英语视听说教程

英语视听说教程

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Unit1Tracesofthepast

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

H=Hina;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.

Part1

H:

night,Iwentoutforamealwithanoldfriendfromuniversity–itwas

ooutalot?

Part2

M1:Idogooutquitealot,yeah.I...IliketogoouttobarsandIquite

likegoingtofriends’housesandhavingdinnerandthingslikethat.

W1:Iliketogotothecinemaandum,IthinkthelastmovieIsawwasThe

Hangover–...andIliketogotothetheateralso.

W2:No,wedon’tgooutalot–um,tformealsor

something.

M2:olf…um,socializeafterwards.

W3:,intheevening,no,,wedon’t.

W4:ubbing;wegotodiscos.

W5:Yes,,weliveinasmallvillage,so

alotofoursociallifeisinthevillage,sowegoouttofriends’houses,

gotoparties,gotothepub.

W6:Um,notsomuch…ogotothetheater,tothe

cinema,meetfriends,eatout.

W7:SometimesIgooutfora...foracoupleofdrinkswithsomegoodfriends,

but...um,eoftimesamonthmaybe.

Part3

H:Didyougooutlastnight?

W4:

fewdrinks,rewas(were)afewguysthere

andtheywerereallycuteandwe,like,talkedtothem.

W5:

hadalovelyeveningofjustlookingatthe…theriverandenjoyingthe

viewandenjoyinglotsoffunwiththefamily.

W6:Well,Iwenttothecinema–seeingthelastHarryPotterfilm–ah,which

Ienjoyedalot.

AndafterwardsImetsomefriendsfora…foradrinkintown.

M2:Wewenttosee,er,MammaMia!AtthePrinceofWalesTheater,anditwas

excellent.

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W2:playbyTomStoppardcalledArcadia,which

ards,wewent

Spanish“tapas”typemeal,whichwas

extremelyenjoyable.

W1:Um,lastnightIwentto,um,WestfieldShoppingCenter,whichisinthe

westofLondonandIenjoyedadeliciousmealthere.

M1:LastnightIwenttoafriendofmine’shousewhichisinsouthLondonand

um,wewentoutandwenttoafishandchipshop,boughtsomefishandchips

andwenthomeandhadthatwithabeerinfrontofthetelevision.

Listening

Scripts

I=Interviewer;B=Baruti

I:Thankyouforcomingontheshow,llveryinterestedtoknow

,firstofall,let’,

wherewereyouborn?

B:IwasborninJohannesburgin1962.

I:CanIaskyouaboutyourchildhood?

B:Yes,efourthchildinaverybigfamily–therewere11

erwasateacherandmymothercleanedhousesforrichpeople.

I:Didyougotoschool?

B:Yes,ionwasveryimportanttomyparents.

I:Whendidyoudecidetoworkwithpoorchildren?

B:WhenIwasinschool,o

family…um…nolivinggrandparents,sohemovedtoahousefororphans.

IvisitedhimandwhenIsawhislifethere,Idecidedtoworkwithorphans.

I:Whendidyouopenyourorphanage?

B:Weopeneditin1996.

I:We?

B:Yes,arriedin1990.

I:Andwho’syourhero?

B:I’mgladyouaskedthat–it’thinkabouther

words:“Icandonogreatthings,onlysmallthingswithgreatlove.”

I:That’nemorequestion:What’syourfavorite

book?

B:anybooks,butLongWalktoFreedomisone

’sthestoryofNelsonMandela’slifeinhisownwords.

I:…now,it’stimetoasktheaudience

reanyquestionsforBaruti?…Yes,youattheback…

Viewing

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Scripts

hefirst

mousaroundtheworld

andinhishomecountryofCubaheisanationalhero.

family

heisn’thatinCubaachild

sabouttheheatandthesea,

aboutdanceandmusicandhappiness.

“art,that’stheonlycountry,

youknow,andbecausethat’swhereallmyrelativesare,mymemories,youknow,

andthisistheonlyplaceI’rnhowto

dancefirst;thenyoulearnhowtospeak,youknow,’ssomething

that’’salso,you

know,theheat,andthetropic(tropics),andtheseaand…it’s…it’s

almost,that’swhatit’saskingfor,danceandmusicandhappiness.”

CarloswasborninHavana,

championbreakdancerinthestreetsbutdidn’t

wasnine,hisfathersenthimtoa

hisfatherhewantedtodosomething

else.

“SoI…IdidtellhimmanytimesthatIdidn’twanttobe…andthatI

wantedto…todosomethingelse–football,youknow–buthedidn’twant

,Iwentand…ButthankGodhedidn’twanttohearitbecause

thankstothatI’mherenow.”

Atballetschool,Carloswasn’talwaysagoodstudentanddidn’twantto

nhewas13,CarlossawtheCubanNationalBalletandhe

dedtoworkhard

andthreeyearslater,at16,

yearhewonfourmajordancecompetitionsandbecamefamousallovertheworld.

Nowheisaninternationalstarandhedancesinmanycountries,buthestill

goeshometoCubaseveraltimesayeartovisithisfamily.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

I=Isabel;M=Marek

Part1

I:Hi,yourweekend?

M:rs?Whatdidyoudo?

I:reat!

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M:Whodidyougowith?

I:Withmyboyfriend,’safootballplayer.

M:idyougo?

I:eallybeautiful.

M:Thatsoundsgood.

Part2

I:Andyou?Whatdidyoudo?

M:Oh,Iplayedfootball;cleanedtheflat.

I:Whodidyouplayfootballwith?

M:everyweekend.

I:Really?Wheredidyouplay?

M:’safootballpitchthere.

I:Didyouwin?

M:dfivegoals!

I:Ha!Idon’tbelieveyou!

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

I=Interviewer;W=Writer

I:Weareverypleasedtohaveyouhere,estartfromthe

beginning?Couldyoutellusaboutyourchildhood?

W:Yes,erwasa

brother

enttothesamelocalschool.

I:Youwroteyourfirstnoveljustoneyearafteryouleftcollege,didn’tyou?

W:Yes,nextyearIwenttoBrazil.

I:Isthatperiodofyourliferelatedtoyourlatercareerinanyway?

W:That’,itwasmyexperiencetherethatinspiredmy

filmLostintheForest,althoughIdidn’tactuallymakethatfilmuntil

severalyearslater,in2008.

I:Whendidyoustartmakingfilms?

W:safterIgaveupfarming.

I:Farming?

W:dinBrazilfor7years,e

fexperiment,

really.

I:yougiveitupthen?

W:sobusyworkingonmysecondnovel…

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Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

Conversation1

W:Hi,John.I’ofmyfriendscallme?Weweresupposedtomeet

atthebarfordrinks,ynevershowedup.

M:Sorry.I’vebeenhomesinceIcamebackfromtheofficeandthephone

neverrangonce.Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

Conversation2

M:Notallgreatpeoplearefamous;takeJackKilbyasanexample.

W:lbyinventedthemicrochip,

’sverysurprising.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkisverysurprising?

Conversation3

W:Idon’tquiteunderstandwhatmadeCharlieChaplinsuchapopularmoviestar.

M:Areyouserious?LookatCharlieChaplin’sworksandcomparethemtoother

filmsofthetime.

Hewassooriginalthatpeoplewerereallysurprisedbyhisfilms.

Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutCharlieChaplin’sfilms?

Conversation4

W:What’sthegreatestinventionofthelastfewhundredyears?

M:Let’puter,thecar,thephone?No,Ithinkit’sthelight

ventionhaschangedtheworldmorethananythingelse.

Q:Whichinventiondoesthemanthinkchangedtheworldmost?

Conversation5

W:’reallproudofBob.

M:obhadrememberedallhislines,hisperformancewouldhavebeen

morenatural.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

Scripts

W:Hey,Bob,I’thinkofany

funthingsforustodo?

M:YouguysshouldgoseethenewHarryPottermovie!

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W:That’sagreatidea!atchedan

knowherfirstbookwasrejectedby

12differentpublishers?Everyonetoldhertogetadifferentjob,andthat

shewouldn’tbeabletomakeanymoneybywritingchildren’sbooks.

M:Yeah,it’shardtobelievethatonceshewasreallypoorbutnowshe’sso

eupwiththeideaforHarryPotteratacaféinLondon…

no,wait,IthinkitwasabookstoreinManchester…right?

W:Haha,almost!

shedidwriteincaféldonlywritewhenherbabydaughterwas

sleeping,soshetookheronlongwalksaroundtheneighborhoodtogetherto

ldusuallyendupinacaféandwriteasmuchaspossible

beforeherbabywokeupagain.

M:gsaywhatshe’sgoingtowritenextinherinterview?I

can’twaittoseewhatshewillwriteafterherHarryPotterbooks!

W:ally,Ihopeshewritesmore

magicstories,withflyinghorsesandlotsofanimals!

M:heworksonmoreseriousmaterial.I’dlovetoreadstories

withhistoricalsettingsandbigbattlescenes!

Q1:Whatdoesthemansuggestthatthewomandothisweekend?

Q2:gcomeupwiththeideaforHarryPotter?

Q3:g’sfutureplans?

Q4:Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

Passage1

Scripts

wasinterviewedbya

newspaperreporterwhoaskedhimwhyhewassomuchmorecreativethanthe

averageperson,herespondedthatitallcamefromanexperiencewithhismother

thatoccurredwhenhewasabouttwoyearsold.

Hehadbeentryingtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorwhenhe

losthisholdonthebottleanditfell,spillingmilkalloverthekitchen

smothercameintothekitchen,insteadofshoutingathim,giving

himalectureorpunishinghim,shesaid,“Whatawonderfulmessyouhavemade!

Well,w,Stephen,wheneveryoumakea

messlikethis,eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandbringeverythingtoits

properorder.”herthen

said,“Whatwehavehereisafailedexperimentinhowtoeffectivelycarrya

’sgooutinthebackyardandfillthe

bottlewithwater,andseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdropping

it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopwithboth

hands,onderfullesson!

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Thisfamousscientistthenremarkedthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknew

hedidn’d,mistakeswerejust

opportunitiesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientific

experimentsareallabout.

Q1:WhathappenedwhenStephentriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromthe

refrigerator?

Q2:WhatdidStephen’smotherdowhenshecameintothekitchen?

Q3:WhatdidStephen’smotherteachhimlater?

Q4:WhatdidStephenlearnfromthisexperience?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

thenew

collegestudentsmayhavebeentocampsor1)programsawayfromhomebefore,

butforsomeit’sthe2)veryfirsttimethey’anshaving

tomakecertain3)decisionsthatthey’veneverreallyhadtomakebefore.

Besidessomebasiceverydayactivities,forexample,eatingand4)doing

laundry,therearemanymoreimportantmatters,suchaswhomtobecomefriends

with.“AndwhathappensifIdon’tdowellonmyfirsttest?DoesthatmeanI

shouldchangefields?”5)Obviously,therearejustsomanyissuesnewcollege

’sreallyajumpfromhighschool.

It’ssuchachangewhentheydon’edto

make6)choiceswiththeirstudies,edto

learnhowtoactintherightwaysothattheycanenjoytheirsociallives

without7)ruiningtheirstudies.

sa

littlewhileforthemto8)getusedtotheircollegelifeandlearntobalance

realotof9)opportunitiesfor

resomanynewwaystomeetotherpeopleon

findoutit’snotworkingforthem,theycan10)stepbackand

ouldjustgiveitago!That’sthewayeverybody

learnstogrowup.

Unit2Abreakforfun

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.

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Part1

F:

aboutyou?Howoftendoyougotothecinema?

M1:Uh,onaverage,probablyonceamonth.

W1:Ilikegoingtothecinemaalot,butprobablyonlygetthereaboutoncea

month.

M2:gooccasionally.

M3:Igotothecinema,probablyonceortwiceamonth.

W2:Igotothecinemaaboutonceaweekduringthesummertime,usuallywhen

therearethebestmovies.

M4:Weprobablygotogether,maybeonceafortnight.

M5:Igo,normally,probablyonceeverymonthortwomonths,butitdependson

thefilm.

M6:’llgoonaWednesday

becauseweget“buyonegetonefree”cinematickets,soIcantakea

friendwithme.

Part2

F:Whatkindsoffilmsdoyoulike?

W1:gMillionairewasagreatmovie.

AustraliawasamovieIsawrecentlywhichwasreallygood.

M1:…probablyrecommend,er,,that’sonceagain

citing.

M5:Ilikeoldfilms.I…I’veacompletecollectionofJohnWayneandCharlton

Heston…Andmusicals,anythingthat’squitehappyoradventurous,that

retheonesIwatch.

W2:eally

interesting;itwasareallyfunny,romanticcomedy.

M3:yenjoyedwithJohnnyDepp–simplybecausehewas

fantastic;andHelenaBonhamCarter,oneofmyfavoriteactresses,wasalso

reallygood.

M4:I’edthatasayoungmanand…andgrowing

it’sa“comingofage”film.

M6:’saJamesBondfilmandIthink

theactionscenesarejustabsolutelyfantasticinit.

Part3

F:Who’syourfavoriteactor?

M5:JohnWayne’smyfavoriteactor.

M6:MyfavoriteactoristhenewJamesBond,er,he’s

riteactressiscalled

’sverybeautiful,but

she’salsoplayedlotsofdifferentrolesinfilms.

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M3:MyfavoriteactorisJohnnyDeppbecauseIthinkhe’sfunnyandIthink

he’slivelyandhealwayshasenergyonstage.

W2:’sverygood-lookingandhecanplaymany

differentrolesandhe’sverytalented.

M4:Myfavoritefilmstar’sRobertDeNirobecauseIlooklikehim.

Listening

Scripts

I=Interviewer

Part1

I:HelloandwelcometoFashionNow,withme,y’sprogram,

weaskthequestion,“Whatisbeauty?”Domentodayreallylikewomenwith

blondehairandblueeyes?AnddowomenliketheJamesBondlook–tall,dark

andverymasculine,ordotheylikesomethingdifferentnow?Areideasabout

beautychanging?Wewentouttoseewhatyoureallythink…

I=Interviewer;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

Part2

I:Excuseme,aveamoment?

W1:Yes?

I:chsaysthatthesedayswomenprefermenwith

femininefaces…W1:Really?

I:’strue…honestly!

W1:Idon’asculine

faces…I:CanIshowyousomephotos?

W1:Sure.

I:Sowhichoftheseguysdoyoulikebest?

W1:Hmm,’’s

tall,isn’the?

Yeah…keamanwithabeard.

I:outyou?

W2:Mm.I’’shisname?

I:It’’saMexicanfilmstar.

W2:Yeah?Well,he’sgotquiteafemininefaceandhe’sverygood-looking.I

likehiseyes–he’sgotdarkbrowneyesandIlikemenwithdarkeyesand

inkit’smoreinthepersonality…inthesmile…soI

’sgotareallynicesmile.I:Thankyou.

Andhere’ugotamoment?

W3:Well…

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I:I’kyousome

questions?

W3:Yes,.

I:I’tellmewhichofthesepeopleyoulike?

Doyouthinkanyofthemaregood-looking?

W3:Well,Idon’treallylikeanyofthem…

I:No?Er,well,sowhatsortofmandoyoulike?

W3:WhatsortofmandoIlike?Well,myhusband’he’s

uyswithredhair.

I:Whichone?Theonelookingintheshopwindow?

W3:No,he’’swearingawhiteT-shirtandhe’stalkingto…

thatblondewoman…Excuseme…

I:AndthenItalkedtosomementofindoutiftheyreallypreferblondes–

hinkit’struethatmenprefer

blondes,sir?

M1:What?No,notatall!

’’tyoung,butshe’sgot

kskind

andintelligent.

M2:Yeah,illpreferblondes,youknow…likeScarlett

’slovely…slim,blondehair,blueeyes–that’sthesort

ofwomanIlike.

M1:ScarlettJohansson,slim?

M2:Well,OK…butshe’snotfat.

M1:No,that’strue…

I:OK,fortalkingtous…

Viewing

Scripts

V=Voice-over;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

V:Allovertheworld,dopeoplego?

Forthemusic?Thefood?Thefunandgames?WewenttoBestivalintheIsle

ofWight,firstquestionis–wheredowe

sleep?

M1:I...I’vegotabeachhutupheretostayin,andI’vegotthekey.

V:Onemansaiditwaslikesleepinginthebackgarden.

M2:It’slikeopeningyourbackdoor,goingdowntotheendofyourgarden,

gettinginyourshedwithyourbabyandwife,andthencallingitaholiday.

V:Youcanstayinahut,realot

ofdifferentpeoplehere–families,youngpeople,d:

Whydosomanydifferentpeoplecometofestivals?

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W1:Well,Isupposeitgiveseverybodyachancejusttobethemselves,andjust

tobefreeandbeawayfromtheirnormaljobs.

W2:Peoplewillrespecteachotherandhave...um…sortofsomeofthoseold-

fashionedtraditionalvalues,butactuallyvaluesthateveryonereallylikes.

M3:ThethingIalwaysthinkaboutfestivalsisthey’rejustplaygroundsfor

grownups.

V:And,ofcourse,there’sonereasoneveryone’shere:ally

isafestivalforallthecommunity,

heygotofestivals?

W3:Thecommunitygettingtogether,

makecakes;wedopopfestivals;we’llgoanywhere,doanything.

V:So,ifthere’soneanswertothequestion,whyareyouhere?Onething

thateveryonetalksaboutisthis:beingtogether.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

Conversation1

W:OK…Whatdoyoufeellikewatching?

M:Hmm.I…Idon’yourecommend?

W:Um…Well,howaboutFrenchKiss?Doyouknowit?

M:No,Idon’’sitabout?

W:Well,it’’sto

FranceandmeetsaFrenchguyand…’squiteold,but

it’sreallyfunny.

M:Um,soundsOK,’sinit?

W:MegRyanandKevinKline.

M:Oh,hinkI’dlikeit?

W:Yeah,ecomedies,don’tyou?Andit’sveryfunny.

M:Yeah,’twegetitthen?

W:avethisone,please?

Conversation2

W:WhatwasthelastDVDyousaw?

M:Um,–Iknow,itwasSpeed.

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W:Speed?Isitnew?What’sitabout?

M:No,it’’’saboutabusandit

can’ogoattopspeedor…’sgreat!

W:’sinit?

M:SandraBullockand…theguyis,theactoris,er…KeanuReeves.

W:hinkI’dlikeit?

M:Well,doyoulikeactionfilms?

W:Mm…rromanticfilmsanddramas.

M:Oh,thenIdon’tthinkyou’dlikeit…Er,,you’d

likethatFrenchfilm,youknow,’s

itcalled?Oh,yeah:Chocolat.

W:Chocolat?DoIknowit?…Oh,withJohnnyDepp?Mm!Nowthatisagood

ugottheDVD?

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

RecentlyIwenttoaconcertintheparkwithmyboyfriendandsomeother

nCityPark…Wewentbecauseweallliketheband,Double-X,

andwelistentotheirmusicallthetime.

Theconcertonlylastedtwohours,butwetookapicnicwithusandwentout

earlyintheafternoon–itwasafreeconcert,yousee,sotherewerealready

alotofpeoplesittingoutintheparkinfrontofthestage.

Wegotareallygoodplace,tedandlayinthe

sunallafternoon…andthenintheeveningmoreandmorepeoplecameandit

econcertstartedandwell,itwas…fantastic!

Double-Xisanamazingband…andbetterlive!

Ireallylikedtheconcertbecauseeveryonewasdancingandsinging–wehad

agreattime.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

Conversation1

W:Whydidn’tyoushowupatJohn’spartylastnight?Hewasexpectingyou.

Youknow,heisleavingthecityforgood.

M:I’annedtogo,butIhadtotakecareofan

callinghimmanytimesbutcouldn’treachhim.

Q:Whydidn’tthemangototheparty?

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Conversation2

M:Ihaven’veyoubeendoing?

W:I’vebeenreadingShakespeare’ratureprofessor

requiredmetopresentauniquereviewaboutHamletformytermpaper.

Q:Whathasthewomanbeenpreparingfor?

Conversation3

W:Whichdoyouprefer,classicalmusicorpopmusic?

M:ueverseenmelisteningtomusicatall?Youknow,Idon’t

haveanearformusic.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutmusic?

Conversation4

M:I’friends,traveling,

partying–thesearewhatmattermosttomerightnow.

W:I’mnotheretomakefriendsorgotoparties.I’mdoingpart-timejobsto

savemoneytostartmyowncompanyonceIgraduate.

Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

Conversation5

W:Tom,haveyoureadthenoticeontheschoolwebsite?I’vewonthe

scholarshipfornextterm.M:

othersareatparties,youareinthelibrary.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:Aftersuchatiringweek,Ican’twaittohavearestandrelaxalittle

thisweekend.

W:Metoo,areyoudoingthisweekend?Lookslikeit’llbe

niceweatherforsailing.

M:Yes,Mary,Ihopeitstaysthissunny.I’mgoingouttothebeachandspending

allweekendsurfing.

W:You,sir?Surfing?

M:Haha,IbetyouthinkI’mtoooldforsurfing!I’vebeensurfingsinceI

was11,andit’lbluewaves,thesmell

ofthesea,justtakemebacktowhenIwasateenagerfreefromcare.I

aynight,Ifallintoadeepsleep,soreand

tired,withoutacareintheworld.

W:That’sreallynice.I’mgoingtothebeach,elaxinginthe

warmsun,watchingmynieceandnephewplayinthesandandjumpinthewaves.

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They’lltirethemselvesoutbuildingsandcastles,collectingseashells,and

tryingtoburyeachotherinthesand.

M:Oh,Irememberbuildingsandcastleswithmybrothers...

oldarelittleTimmyandMonicanow?

W:Tim’sfiveandMonica’sthree.

M:Wow,kidsgrowupsofast!

Q1:Whyissurfingtheman’sfavoriteactivity?

Q2:Whatisthewomangoingtodothisweekend?

Q3:Whatdoesthewomanlovedoing?

Q4:Whatdoesthemanrememberdoingwithhisbrothers?

Passage1

Scripts

PeopleinBritainenjoyvariousleisureactivitiesincludingwatchingTV,

seeingfriendsandrelatives,listeningtomusic,shopping,listeningtothe

radio,gardening,doingsports,reading,estdatafromasurvey

showthatin2010,89percentofalladultswatchedtelevisionintheirfree

ngtimewithfamilyandfriendswasthesecondmostpopularactivity

at84percent,listeningtomusiccamenextat76percent,andshoppingwas

fourthat71percent.

Truly,themostcommonleisureactivityintheUKhasbeenwatchingtelevision.

levisionprograms

areaboutwildlife,animals,holidays,sethings

ondmostpopularactivityinBritain

ly,inthesurvey,those

aged25to34reportedspendingtimewithfriendsandfamilyastheirtopactivity.

Besides,hoseaged16to24

spendingtimelisteningtomusicwasselectedastheirtopactivity.

ingto

thesurvey,comparingthe16to24agegroupwiththoseaged55andover,the

activitieswhichwerereportedlessfrequentlyasageincreasedwerelistening

tomusic;surfingtheInternetandemailing;doingsportsandexercise;going

outtopubs,clubsorbars;mple,people

aged16to24spentmorethan3hoursadayusingacomputerwhilethoseaged55

omparingtheyoungestand

oldestagegroups,theactivitieswhichwerereportedmorefrequentlyasage

increasedwerereadingandgardening.

Q1:Accordingtothesurvey,whatpercentageofBritishadultswatchedTVin

theirfreetime?

Q2:Whichagegroupwouldbethemostlikelytovisittheirfriendsandrelatives?

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Q3:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutlisteningtomusicasaleisureactivityfor

Britishpeople?Q4:Accordingtothesurvey,howareleisureactivitiesrelated

toage?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

PeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everyonewatchesTV,rents

videos,tpopularreadingmaterialsare1)comic

books,moviemagazines,brarieshaveonly10percentof

the2)doyouexplainthis?Ayearlybook

festivalinwestLosAngelesis3)constantly“soldout”yearafteryear.

Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecome4)available.

Thisoutdoorfestival,supportedbyanewspaper,takesplaceeveryAprilfor

ar,about70,000people5)tookpartinthefestivalon

Saturdayand75,tival6)

wereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withan7)audiencequestion-and-answer

ourtsoldallkindsoflocalfoods,from

fora$7parkingfee,thefestivalwas8)freeof

,somepeopletaketheirownsandwichesanddrinkstoavoidthe

highpricesofthefoodcourt.

TheideaforholdingthefestivalinLosAngleswas9)putforwardyearsago,

ghbookfestivalswerealreadypopular

inotherUScities,wouldpeopleinthiscity10)embraceone?“Fortunately,

theydo,”saidoneofthefestivalfounders.

Unit3Lifemoments

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn

Part1

F:IlovelivinginLondonbecausethere’ssomuchtodo.I’vebeentolots

ofinterestingplacesbutthere’

youfeelaboutLondon?

W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

Part2

W1:llylivedherefor14years.

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W2:hediversity,andallthedifferentpeoplehere,the

multiculturalism.

W3:’ssoexciting;

there’it’soneofmyfavorite

cities.

W4:IlikeLondon,butsometimesit’stoobusy.

M1:There’s(There’re)toomanypeople;it’stoobigacity;um…itdoesn’t

haveanyrealheart,andum,youknow,foraholiday,it’s…it’sjust

not,it’s…it’s…it’snotveryrelaxing.

W5:LivinginAustraliaatthemoment,comparingittoLondon,Ifindthepeople

eemstobemoregoingon.

M2:hebestplaces,Ithink,anyonecanlive.

There’sjustsomuchhappening,,myfather’sjustoverfortwo

weeksand(has)actuallybeengoingdowntoallthegalleriesandstufftoday

alongtheSouthBank.

W6:’salready,like,myfifthtime.

M3:Iwouldn’tliketoliveinLondon,buttovisit,it’sanabsolutely

tremendousplaceandwhereIliveit’sjustashorttrainride.

M4:yliketheoldarchitectureandthehistorythat

’salottoseeandit’sjustareallynicecity.

M5:London’salottogetusedto.

M6:ondonbecauseofitshugediversityof

people,andhugediversityofthingstodoandplacestosee.

Part3

F:What’sthemostexcitingthingyou’vedoneinLondon?

W3:ThemostexcitingthingI’vedoneinLondonrecentlyistoseeOasislive.

ree,

soweendeduphavingnicepasses,sowewereclosetothebandanditwas

’sthebestthingIthinkI’veseeninalongtime.

W2:I’oseeWaitingfor

GodotattheNational.

W5:I’verecentlybeentoHamptonCourt,whichisaroyalpalacemostfamously

knownforbeingtheplacewhereKingHenryVIIIlived,andafewofhiswives

thatmadeitthere.

M3:I…IthinkTateModernisthebestplaceI’vebeento,youknow,because

it’s…it’sdifferenteverytime…Um,youknow,theyreallypushthe

boundariesof,youknow,thedisplays,comparedtoalotofthetraditional

museumsandartgalleriesinLondon.

M5:ThebestthingI’veeverdonewaswatchingagiginHydeParkformy

cousin’sbirthday.

W4:ThemostexcitingthingI’vedoneinLondon?Um,I’vewatchedEnglandplay

footballatWembley–thatwasquiteexciting.

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M2:Justthisweekend,wewereiner,Brixton,inBrockwellPark,andtherewas

acountryfairgoingonandjustthecharactersinthecrowdwerejust

absolutelyfantastic.

M4:I’vedonealotofinterestingthings.I’vehadalotofgoodexperiences

herebutprobablythebestthingwaswhenIwenttoWimbledonthisyear.

Um…Igottowatch…ed

asjustareallygoodatmosphereanditwas

agoodexampleof,sortof,Britishcultureandsport.

Listening

Scripts

ThishappenedinAustralia…afewdaysata

hotelinAliceSpringsandwenttoAyersRockand…Well,anyway,oneday,I

wentoutforawalk…lovelydaysoIwalkedand

walked…andthenIrealizedIdidn’it

stupid,really…becauseIdecidedtogofurther…IguessIthoughtI’dfind

…anyway,heardthem

barking,andthenIsawthem…Therewasagroup–maybefiveorsixdogs,

wilddogs,eallyfrightened,butIrememberedsome

adviceI,I,er…um,I…Ireadinmyguidebook:Don’tmove,anddon’tlook

ze,likeastatue…Ididn’tmove…andIlookedata

tree,notatthedogs,anddidn’swereallaroundme,

jumpingandbarking…edogdid

bitemyarm,justalittle,butstillIdidn’nd,afterabout20

minutes,dthereforafewmoreminutesandthen

hemostfrighteningexperience

I’veeverhad!

Viewing

Scripts

F=Francesco;M1=Mamas;M2=Maria

F:,canyoushowmearoundCrete?

M1:Yes.

F:ThisisthebiggestGreekislandofall,soI’vegotalocalguideforthe

nexttwodays.

M1:Francesco,doyouwanttoseeaCretanwedding?

F:Oh,great!ationsoften

stakingmetomeetthebride,MariaSkula.

F:Kalimera,Francesco.

M2:Welcome!Comein.

F:Congratulations!

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M2:Thankyou.

F:Areyoualittlenervous?

M2:Alittle.

F:’remaking

yguestsforyour

wedding?

M2:Er,1,500about(about1,500).

F:Mammamia,it’salot!leofMaria’svillagehasturned

’sgorgeous.

Thisisthenervousbridegroom,minutesheandMariawill

bemanandwife.

M2:Ido!

F:’scertainlythelargestweddingreceptionI’ve

anweddings,the

tof150sheep...nd

Jorgos’firstdanceasmanandwifeincludesalltheclosefamily.I’m

destroyed!Ah,really.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

1

A:Hello.

B:Hi,’sDebbie.

A:Hi,’sup?

B:IsKevinthere?

A:No,he’outabout10minutesago.

B:Oh…

A:What’sup?

B:Well,asthesparekey.

A:Oh,whatadrag!

B:CouldIleaveamessageforhim?

A:Ofcourse.

B:Justaskhimtocallme.

A:Onyourmobile?

B:No,that’sinthecar…I’llgiveyouanumber.

A:Holdon…OK,goahead.

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B:OK,let’ssee…It’s3-double2,6-3,2-8.

A:Gotit.I’lltellhim.

B:Thanks,bye.

A:Bye.

2

A:BerkleyBank.

B:speaktocustomerservices,please?

A:Justamoment.

C:Customerservices.

B:Hello,I’I’velostmycreditcard.

C:Isee.I’msorry,reyoucallingfrom?

B:I’minMadrid,,I’mcallingfromapublicphoneandI’ve

ouringmeback?

C:ougivemethenumberthere?

B:Justamoment…It’s34forSpain,91forMadrid,then3085238.

C:Letmecheckthat.34913085238.

B:That’sright.

C:phonedown–I’llcallyoubackstraightaway.

B:Thankyou.

3

A:Hello?

B:Oh,,uh…Who’sthis?

A:Myname’sMarianne.

B:Thanksforpickingup.

A:Well,thephonerangsoIpickeditup.

B:Yes,well,that’foundit.

A:Oh,OK…It’anttogetitback?

B:Yes,reyou?

A:CentralPark,ereinthegrass.

B:Ah,yes…Ithoughtitmightbe.

A:Sowhereareyou?

B:therein10minutes.

A:OK,I’llwaithere.

B:alot!

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

I=Interviewer;S1=Speaker1;S2=Speaker2;S3=Speaker3

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I:aveasecond?We’reaskingpeopleaboutexperiencesof

alifetime…forasurvey.

S1:Oh…Er,yes,if…ifit’squick.

I:Great!Couldyoulookatthislist?Haveyoudoneanyofthesethings?

S1:Hmm…Yes,yes,,oneofthem!I’vebeentoGuatemala

andI’veclimbedthatvolcano,Ithink.

I:Anythingelse?

S1:No,no,Idon’,I

havetorun…I:Excuseme…S2:What?

I:Haveyoueverriddenanelephant?

S2:Uh,what?Why?Uh,,Ihaven’t…

I:We’owyouthislist?

Um,haveyoudoneanyoftheseactivities?

S2:Oh,,let’ssee…Um…No,no,no,,I’vesaileddown

theNile…Sothat’,IwenttoEgyptlastyear,with

the(my)wife…ourweddinganniversary…Itwasfunnybecause…

I:,we’redoingasurvey…aboutexperiencesofalifetime.

S3:Right…

I:oujustlookatthislist?Haveyoudoneanyofthese

things?

S3:…Idon’ttravelthatmuch,so…I,Ihaven’tbeentoIceland…

butitlooksnice–swimminginathermalspalooksfun.

I:Andtheotherthings?

S3:Hmm…no…Well,I’OK?Doesthat

count?

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

Conversation1

W:dwas

terriblygood!

M:medownwithabadcoldandhadtostayat

hometorest.Q:Whydidn’tthemangototheconcert?

Conversation2

M:WhatdidJenniferthinkaboutherjobinterview?I’msolookingforwardto

hearingaboutit.

W:Shedidn’awherlatethismorning,shesaidshewould

prefernottotalkaboutit.

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Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutJennifer’sjobinterview?

Conversation3

W:wIreallyneededmy

bicycletogotothelibrary.

M:Oh,I’ayingacomputergamewithmyroommateand

completelyforgot.

Youknowwhat,I’vegotitrighthere.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

Conversation4

M:Howwasthehighschoolreunionparty?Youmusthavehadalottotellthose

peoplesinceyouhadn’tseeneachotherfor10years.

W:Isuredid!nehadinteresting

experiences,excitingjobsandahappyfamily.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

Conversation5

W:’t

fallasleepwhensheisaroundmakingnoisesintheroom.

M:I’u,I’manearlybird,’shardto

sharearoomwithanightowl.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

Scripts

W:GuesswhatDad!Iwontheschoolspellingcompetitiontoday!I’mthebest

spelleroutofall450studentsatmymiddleschool!Iwonbyspellingthe

word“excellence”correctlyafterJimmymessedupontheword“vehicle”.

Headdedanextra“k”after“c”.

M:Wow,that’sgreat,sweetheart!I’rememberwhen

Iwas13andIwonmyschool’tedallthe

waytothestatecompetitioninSacramento,California!

W:Youwentallthewaytothestatecapitalforaspellingcompetition?Our

competitionwasjustintheschoolcafeteria.

M:Yes!etwo

ynewbluesuit!Ievenworemy

dad’sfavoritegreentieforgoodluck!

W:Didyouwin?

M:Almost!sadafterImisspelled“knowledgeable”.

Butmymomgavemeabighugafterwards,andthenwewentoutforicecream.

Um…vanillaicecream.

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W:WowDad!Secondplaceinthestatecompetition!Inmynextcompetition,I’m

goingtowearmyfavoritenewyellowdressforgoodluck!Andwecangoout

andhavevanillaicecream,too!

Q1:Whywasthegirlexcited?

Q2:Whathappenedwhenthemanwas13yearsold?

Q3:Whydidtheman’smomgivehimabighug?

Q4:Whatcoloristhegirlgoingtowearforhernextcompetition?

Passage1

Scripts

societiesthatareveryrationalandscientificaresometimesalittlebit

mple,theUnitedStatesisacountrythatisveryadvanced

ricanpeoplesometimesbelieveinsuperstitions.

Americansconsider“13”opleintheUnitedStates

alsobelievethatifFridayfallsonthe13thdayofthemonth,theywillhave

badluck.

SomeAmericansbelievetheywillhavebadluckiftheywalkunderaladder.

Evenifpeoplesaytheyarenotsuperstitious,theywilloftenavoidwalking

son

breaksamirror,ansalso

imeago,

peoplebelievedthatblackcatswereactuallywitches.

However,tance,some

Americansbelieveiftheydreamaboutawhitecat,orstepontheirownshadow,

orputamirrorjustacrossthedoor,eycatch

afallingleafonthefirstdayofautumn,theywillhavegoodluckallwinter.

Othersthinkiftheyblowoutallthecandlesontheirbirthdaycakeinoneblow,

epeoplethinktheywillhavegoodluck

iftheyfindapennyonthegroundandpickitup.

Q1:Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

Q2:Accordingtothepassage,whatisconsideredasbadluck?

Q3:Whyisitconsideredbadlucktoseeablackcatcrossing

one’spath?Q4:Accordingtothepassage,whatwillbring

peoplegoodluck?

Passage2

Scripts

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Somepartsoftheeartharemorelikelytohaveearthquakesthanotherparts.

Thisisusuallytrueof1)mountainousareasbecausetherethethicknessofrocks

isnoteven.

Itiseasytounderstandwhypeopleareso2)frightenedbyearthquakes.

Peopleusedtobelievethatwhenanearthquake3)tookplace,thegroundopened,

swallowedgreatnumbersofpeople,lsothoughtthat

thosepeoplewould4)weknowthisisnotwhatreally

happens.

Whatweneedtofearmostistheeffectsofaseriousearthquake,including

fires,floods,fulearthquake5)occurredinYellowstone

NationalParkonAugust17,thquakewas6)massiveandverystrong.

ItalsocausedtheworstlandslidesinUShistorysince1927.

Aftertheearthquake,somepeoplesaidthattheywouldnevervisit

Yellowstone,becausetheywereafraidtheywouldbe7)caughtinsuchadisaster

earwould8)

ough

earthquakeshappeneveryday,suchapowerfulearthquakeliketheYellowstone

ldfeel9)gratefulthatveryfew

s,ifweknow10)inadvance

andmakecarefulpreparations,thelossoflivescouldbeavoided.

Unit4GettingfromAtoB

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.

Part1

F:mesIread

utyou?Howdoyougettowork?

M1:,it’sabout

15minutes.M2:Igettoworkbycar.

W1:Bus.

W2:Iwalktowork.

M3:IgettoworkonthetubeandIwalksomeoftheway.

W3:Aboutfiveminuteswalktothestation,WaterlooStation,andthenIgeton

abuswhichtakesabout20…25minutes.

M4:OnmostdaysIusethetube–myjourneyintoworkandmyjourneyhomeat

theendoftheday.

M5:’sthequickestandeasiestway.

W4:Icycleintoworkeverydayonmybike.

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Part2

F:Whatdoyoudoonyourjourneytowork?

M3:Iusuallylistentomusicorread.

M1:SometimesIlistentomusicandsometimesIreadabook.

M4:IeitherreadthenewspaperorIreadbooks.

W4:Takeinthefreshair,thescenery,um…andtrytoavoidholesintheroad

whicharequitedangerous.

W3:IlistentomyiPod.

M5:Well,sometimes,if…ifit’sabitofaquietroad,Icanthinkabout

whatI’mgoingtodothatday.

W1:I…Idream,…I,Ilove…ust

lookingoutofthewindow.

M2:Well,it’ssoshort;Idon’tactuallydoverymuchatall,apartfrom

makingsureIdon’thaveanaccident.

Part3

F:Whatdoyoulikeaboutit?

M4:It’sfairlyshort,somyjourneytoworkisonly30minutes.

W3:It’squick.

M2:It’takesmesevenoreightminutes.

W1:Seeinghowthelandscapechangesthroughtheseasons.

M3:Ilikelisteningtomusicandhavingsometimetothinkbeforework.

M1:It’squiteearlyinthemorning,whichmeansthatthebusisalwaysquite

quiet,soum,Idon’thavetofightforaseat.

M5:Iliketohavesomefreshairandtheexercise.

W4:IjustliketheexercisethatIgetfromitandbeingoutsideintheopen.

W2:It’’saboutaquarterofanhour’s

walk,’thavetocatchabus.

Part4

F:Whatdon’tyoulikeaboutyourjourneytowork?

M3:Um,Idon’tlikeitwhenit’sverybusyinthemorningsandIdon’tlike

itwhenit’shotandsweatyonthetube.

W1:It’’spackedwithpeoplebecauseit’sthe“work

bus”.

M5:Therearesomeverybaddriversontheroad.

W3:Sometimesthebusesgetovercrowdedandalotofpeoplearegoingtothe

sameplace.

W4:Ireallydon’tlikecyclingtoworkwhenit’srainingbecauseIgetwet,

(and)allmybooksgetwet.

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M1:Inthewinterit’sverycoldthatearlyinthemorningandum,sometimesif

ImissthefirstbusIhavetowaitabout20minutesforthenextoneto

comealong.

W2:Inwinterit’sverywindycomingoverthebridgeanditmakesmy

eyeswater.M2:It’ssoshort;there’snothingtolikeordislike

aboutit.

Listening

Scripts

G=Guide;V1=Visitor1;V2=Visitor2;V3=Visitor3

G:So,’

youallcomeoverthisway?Let’ansee,

theseearlymethodsoftransporthavetwothingsincommon…They’reall

greatideas,greatwaystotravelthroughtheairratherthanontheground…

buttheyweren’tsuccessful!Therewasabigproblemwitheachone.

V1:Butthemonorail–thatwassuccessful.

G:Well,’sfromtheWorldFair

ilswereaverypopularideainAmerica

wantedtoleavetheircarsathomeandgotoworkby

yweren’tsuccessful–monorailsaredifficultto

’reright.

Therearesomemonorailsintheworld…butnotverymany!

V2:acarunderaplane?

G:Oh,wantedtoflyfromLos

AngelestoNewYork…andthendrivestraightintothecitycenterfromthe

airport.

V2:Noway!How?

G:Well,theideawasthatthecarcameoffthebottomoftheplaneandthenyou

,’sthe

date:niceidea–noairportsorwaitingaround–butit

wasn’tsuccessful.

V2:Whynot?

G:wastooheavyandsmallplanes

weren’tstrongenoughtocarrythem(it).

V3:What’sthis?Ahelicopterinthegarage?

G:Yes,hatthisnow,butpeoplewereveryseriousaboutitat

wantedtoleavehomeinthemorning,saygoodbyetothe

awasverypopular,but,

ofcourse,ptersareverydifficulttoflyandcan

youimaginethetrafficproblemsinthesky?…Sonoisy!

V2:’sfartoomuchtrafficthesedaysinmyopinion.

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G:shouldgotoworkbybikeoronfoot–byfarthebestway

ee,allthese…

Viewing

Scripts

P=Presenter;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

Part1

P:dsofpassengerscan’tfly

inal1,things

rplanesare

leaving,neishopingtofindaflight.

Someofthewaitingpassengersarehavingasnackwhileothersarespending

’sidetheterminal,it’s

oplecameherefivehoursago.

W1:I’mherewithmygrandmotherandmyparentsandit’sterribleforusto

tosleepattheairportbecause

,it’sjustterrible.

M1:isationatitsbest.I’mgladthey’resleeping

pingtogettoBerlinsoon.

P:Peoplearestilltryingtofindaflight.

W2:I’vehadmysongoontheInternet,mydaughterbeinonequeue,mebein

theotherqueueandonthemobile,allatthesametime,tryingtogetto

Amsterdamfor9:30tomorrowmorning.

M2:Afterfivehoursqueuing,you…youreallybecomereallyZen,youknow...

andhereit’sprettycalm.

P=Presenter

Part2

P:Theairportmanagersfindaninterestingsolutiontooneoftheproblems:

echairstorelaxin,somepassengersarefindingnew

Terminal1,it’slateatnight,aftermidnight.

Andmanypassengersarestillhere,300

flightsleftHeathrowthatday,but319flightswerecanceled,andover500

peoplespentthenightintheterminal.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

B=Boss;S=Secretary;D=David;G=George

B:Wherearetheotherpeople?Weweresupposedtostart15minutesago!

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S:Alexcalledandsaidhe’hegottiedupwith

acustomer.

B:That’hatAlex’scustomerislike.

D:Morning,everyone!’

justgettingacupofcoffeeatthecoffeeshopandthelinewaswaytoolong.

Ihadtowaitfor20minutestogetmycoffee!

B:David,themeetingstartsat10,themeeting

-o-one!Anddefinitelynotten-twenty!

D:Yes,’thappenagain,Ipromise.

B:Ihopeso,’irstthingIwantto

talkaboutisour...

G:I’mreallysorry,everyone!IknowI’lly,it’snotmyfault.

B:OK,what’sthestorythistime,George?

G:wwhathappened?They

sayatrainhitacowthatgotontothelinebetweentwostations…B:Acow?

George,doyouexpectmetobelievethat?

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

A=Attendant;P=Passenger

A:Yourmeal,sir.

P:,excuseme.

A:Yes,canIhelpyou?

P:Hopeso!I’msorry,butthere’edavegetarian

meal–butthisismeat.

A:Oh,edandwedon’thavearecordofyourorder.

P:What?!ButIalwaysordervegetarian.I’mafrequentflyer.

A:Iunderstand,sir,butwedon’thaveanymorevegetarianmeals.

P:Idon’tbelieveit!Youalwayshaveextramealsinbusinessclass.

A:Yes,butthisiseconomyclass.

P:Youdon’’teatmeat.I

’’syourjobto

essclassvegetarianmealisfine.

A:uare,arianmeal.

P:Thankyou,’,canIspeaktothe

personincharge,please?

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

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Conversation1

M:Wouldyouliketoshareataxiwithmetotheairport?Wecansavemoneythat

way.

W:Actually,I’mnotflying.I’

thinkingofdriving,butitwillbetootiring.

Q:Howisthewomangoingtotravel?

Conversation2

W:Ihavetocatchthe10:I’dbettergettothestationby

halfpast10.

M:Oh,it’’llbefineifyouarrivetherefive

minutesbeforethetraindeparts.

Q:Accordingtotheman,atwhattimecouldthewomanarriveatthestation?

Conversation3

M:DidyousayIshouldtaketheNo.46bustoyourhouse?BecauseIremember

goingthereonceontheNo.28.

W:torunstraighttomyhouseandit

’stoobad.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthebusservices?

Conversation4

W:Manypeoplewouldrathertakethebusorthesubwaythandrivebythemselves.

Parkingisgettingtobearealheadache.

M:Thatdoesn’tsurpriseme,formoreandmorepeoplearebuying

theirowncars.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Conversation5

M:Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmewhenthenexttraintoLondonis?

W:ttraintoLondonistwohoursfromnow,butifyoudonotmind

connectingatManchester,thereisoneindirecttrainleavingin10minutes.

Q:Whatinformationabouttrainservicesdoesthewomanprovide?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:Didyouhear?Thenewhigh-speedtrainaroundthecapitalisalmostfinished.

Itwilltravelat180milesperhour!

W:Iknow!’twait!Itwill

changemyworktraveltimefrom2hourseachwaytojust45minuteseachway.

M:Wow!Rachel!That’swaytoolongtospendtravelingtowork.

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W:Well,John,

my2-hourtraveltimeonthe

subway,Idocatchuponemailsandtrytoreadandrestalittle.

M:So,thenewhigh-speedtrainwillbeabighelpforyouthen,Rachel!

W:Yes!Nowmytraveltimetoworkissolongthatanyextratime–likefor

shopping–high-speedtrainwillconnectouroffice

,Iwillbeable

todomyshoppingonthewayhomefromwork!

M:Oh,that’newhigh-speedtrainwillmakeacirclearoundthe

eable

torideitfrommyneighborhoodtotheairportin20minutesandsavemoney

onparkingmycar!

Q1:Howlongwillthewomanspendonherwaytoandfromworkbyhigh-speed

train?

Q2:Whendoesthewomanarrivebackhomebysubway?

Q3:Accordingtothewoman,inwhatwaywillthenewhigh-speedtrainbeabig

helptoher?Q4:Howwillthenewhigh-speedtrainaffecttheman?

Passage1

Scripts

rageone-

owingnumberofpeople,

2000,onlyinNewYorkStatedid

nteight

millionpeoplehaveso-calledextremecommutesbecausetheyspendmorethan90

minutesontheirwaytowork.

Steven,anelectricalengineer,hasanextremecommutebetweenhomeandwork.

Heleaveshomebeforedawnandreturnsafterdark,butastiringorboringas

Steven’stripmaysound,hesaysit’sthewaytokeepthehomeandjobhe

loves.“Ihavethebalancerightnow,”Stevensaid.“Icoulddosimilarjobs

closer,

couldlivecloser,butIwouldn’thavethelifestylethatIdesire.”

Longercommutesfrequentlyinvolvepeoplewholiveatoneendofthecity

atternprobablybeginswithcompaniesmovingaway

fromthecitycenter,attractingworkerstomovetolessexpensiveareasfarther

seethisasanopportunitybecausesuchamove

spendsabout$185

ghfuelcostscanpayoffinabetterqualityoflife.

Addedtolongcommutesareincreasedtrafficjams,ers

typicallyspend47hoursayearintrafficjams,upfrom40hoursadecade

earlier.

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Q1:HowmuchtimeonaveragedoAmericansspendontheirwaytowork?

Q2:WhatisthepresentsituationaboutAmericans’commutingtowork?

Q3:WhydoesStevenchoosetohaveanextremecommute?

Q4:Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageoflongcommutes?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

Humans’firstmeansoftransportationwerewalkingandswimming.1)

Gradually,ofanimals

notonlyallowedheavierloadstobehauledbythem,butalso2)enabledhumans

toridetheanimalssotheycouldtravellongerdistancesinashorteramountof

entionofthewheelhelpedmakeanimaltransportationmoreefficient

throughtheintroductionof3),watertransportation4)dates

backtoveryearlytimesanditwasthebestwaytomovelargequantitiesof

materialsoverlongdistancesbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.5)Asaresult,

mostcitiesthatgrewupassitesfortradinghavebeenestablishedalongrivers

orthecoast.

UntiltheIndustrialRevolution,transportationwasveryslowandexpensive.

AftertheRevolution,transportationchanged6)19thcentury,

theinventionofthesteamenginemadelandtransportationindependentofhuman

eedand7)capacityincreasedrapidly.

Withthedevelopmentofcarsatthe8)turnofthe20thcentury,land

1903,thefirstcontrollableairplanewas

invented,andafterWorldWarI,itbecameafastwaytotransportpeopleand

orldWarII,9)automobilesandairplanesbecamemorepopularas

,afterhigh-speedrailwasfirstintroducedin

Japanin1964,passengersstartedusingitinAsiaandEuropeinsteadofusing

airplanestotravellongdistances.

Now,10)thankstothedevelopmentoftechnology,humanbeingsareableto

enjoyvariousmethodsoftransportationfortheirspeedandcomfort.

Unit5Relaxandexplore

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

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Part1

F:Ilovehotweather,sowhenIgoonholidayIliketotraveltohotcountries.

LastyearIwenttoGreece,utyou?Whatkindof

holidaysdoyoulike?

W1:n,Ilikegoingonholidayswherethere’re

loadsoffamouslandmarks.

M1:Ilikerelaxingbeachholidays.

W2:itybreaks,likegoingtoLondon.

Er,Ialsolikebeachholidays,though.

W3:Ilikeactivityholidays,whereweswimor,cycleorum,doboattripsor

skiing,walking,thatkindofthing.

W4:Activityholidaysreally.

M2:Ireallylikebeachholidays.

W5:Ilovetogoonbeachholidays.

W6:Welikerelaxingholidays.

W7:,relaxingonesandcitybreaksespecially.

Part2

F:Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?

M2:MylastholidaywastotheCookIslands,and,um,Ihadafantastictime.I

justsatonthebeachanddidnot(do)verymuch–readacoupleofbooks,

um,andwentkayakinganddidsomeotherwatersports.

W5:ThelastholidayIwentonwas,um,toBali,um,inAsia.

W6:WewenttoSaintLucialastyear,wherewehadarelaxingholidayonthe

beach,readingourbooksandswimming.

W4:We’vegottwoyoungchildren,soourlastholidaywewenttoDisneylandin

Paris.

M3:LastyearIwenttoAustraliawithmymomandfriendsandthatwaspretty

therefortwoandahalfweeksanditwasvery

good,verywarm.

W7:WewenttoNewYork,er,fiveladies!Um,anditwasthemostwonderful

place,wonderfultheaters,er,wonderfulnightlifeandsafe.

W1:Mylastholiday,,wesawtheColiseum,theSpanishSteps.

Um,onenighttherewasliveoperathere.

W3:Ourlastholidaywasacityholiday,andwewenttoNewYorkandhadagreat

otsofshoppingandlooking(looked)at

ewe’dhadthreedaysin,er,inNewYork,wethen

wenttostay,tostaywithfriendsupinMaineinNewEngland.

Part3

W2:Um,mylastholiday,IwenttoFrance,tosouthernFrance,toseesome

friendsofminewholivethere.

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M1:Thelastholiday,elaxing;it

wasabeachholiday.

Thefoodwasfantastic–greatseafood–andthepeoplewerelovely.

W1:gicecream!

W5:Ithoroughlyenjoyed,er,everyminute.

W6:weather.

M1:Itwasagreatplace.

W4:Theboysreallyenjoyedit.

M2:Itwasfantastic.

Listening

Scripts

M:So,howdoyouusuallytravel?Byplaneortrain?

W:Er…

Idon’tlikeflying.

M:Iput“plane”becauseflyingisfasterthangoingbytrain.

W:Notalways!OK,oyouliketostay:inahotelora

self-cateringapartment?

M:?

W:Hmm,inahotel.

M:telismoreexpensivethananapartment!

W:Yeah,butit’…youpreferto

do:gosightseeingorrelaxonabeach?

M:Oh,that’seasy!Ihatebeachholidays!Boring!

W:OK–there’reeaboutthat.

M:Yeah,sightseeing’sdefinitelymoreinteresting!

W:youliketogo:inspringorsummer?

M:Er…inspring–Idon’tplacesaremore

crowdedinsummer.

W:weather’ot

weather.

M:Well,wedon’,youliketoeat:

localdishesorthefoodyouusuallyeat?

W:Localdishes,?

M:Definitely!That’stwoanswersthesame!

W:Hmm,…whatdoyouliketodointheevening?Gotoaclub

orgotoarestaurant?

M:Well,gotoarestaurant.

W:Oh,,’smuchquieterthanaclub.

M:Yes,rantsarequieter…hmm,morerelaxing.

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W:Andthelastquestion…howlongisyourperfectholiday?

M:Er,threemonths.

W:Youcan’thavethreemonths!Theansweriseitheraweekoramonth.

M:OK,amonththen.

W:Me,too!

M:Sowe’vegotfouranswersthesame!

W:Maybewecantraveltogether…

Viewing

Scripts

N=Nicki;W=Woman;M=Man;J=Juan;F=Juan’sfather

N:Andfinally,thecountrythatI’min:20-laneAvenue9thJuly

isthewideststreetontheplanetandifyouneedtoknowwhereyouarein

thecity,it’saneasyreferencepointasitcutsthroughthemetropolis

,theportwherethefirstSpaniardslanded,is

pleofLaBocashareoneof

Argentina’sgreatestpassions:sslumshavecomesomeof

iswhereDiegoMaradona,

oneoffootball’sleadinglegends,sfootballso

importanttoArgentinians?

W:atins.

M:Ineveryway,wehavepassion,forfootball,lsofamous

starteddancingthetangointhe1800s.

N:It’sadancefullofpassionandemotion.

N:I’vebeenridingonandoffsinceIwaseightornineandIlovehorsesand

I’veneverplayedpolobeforeandapparentlyArgentinaistheplacetolearn.

Morning,g,Gada.

Firstlesson:gettingonthehorse.

J:Comeon,doit!

N:Icandoit.I’vegottodoone,haven’tI?Herewego!

J:Ola,Nicki!

N:Yes!Thatwasone!Oneoutofahundred!TheBritishoriginallycameto

,’s

t-eatersoverhere,aren’tyou?

J:the,theaverage(consumption)ofmeatperpersoninArgentina

peryearislike80kilosinoneyear.

N:That’salot!

J:,that’s…it’salot.

N:Youcan’tbeavegetarian,canyou,withallthisfantasticmeat?

F:Ifyouwant,wehaveverygoodvegetableshere!

N:Verysocial,isn’tit?

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F:Asyousay,withfamilyandfriends,goodtable,goodwine,youshare

essthantwo,threehours.

N:That’e!

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

Wa=Waiter;M=Man;W=Woman

Wa:fortwo?

M:Yes,please.

Wa:Bythewindow?

M:That’sfine.

Wa:CanItakeyourcoats?

M/W:Thankyou.

Wa:Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

W:Er…yes,haveanorangejuice?

M:AndI’dlikeacola,wehaveabottle

ofmineralwater?Wa:…themenu…M:

Thankyou.

Wa:Tonight’sspecialisChickenàlaChefdeSaintGermainedeParisRive

Gauche.

W:What’sthat?

Wa:It’sgrilledchickenwithpotatoesandgreenbeans.

W:IsitFrench?

Wa:Er…notreally…

W:ButithasaFrenchname.

Wa:Well,that’strue…It’sverygood…Areyoureadytoorder?

M:Yes,I’dlikesomesoupandthespecial.

W:Thesameforme,please.

Wa:Thankyou.

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

M=Man;W=Woman

M:WewanttotalkaboutRimini,anoldcityontheAdriaticcoastinItaly.

It’

themostimportantplacesinRiminiisthecathedral,andalsotheArchof

Augustus.

W:Ah,butformethemostimportantplaceisthebeach.

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M:Yes,forme,ight,thebarsonthebeach…Youcangodancing

–it’sreallygoodfun…

W:Andwhataboutthefood?Well,atypicalfoodfromRiminiispuntarelleor

pastawithfreshvegetables,yisby

theseasothefishisveryfresh.

M:So,wethinkRiminiisabeautiful,sitonthebeach

allday,eatgreatfoodanddanceallnight.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversation

Scripts

Conversation1

W:egoandspendthelongweekendonthe

farm?WecouldleaveonThursdaynight.

M:I’friendfromNewYorkiscomingherefora

businessconferenceandIhaveinvitedhimtodinneronThursday.

Q:Whycan’tthemanleaveonThursday?

Conversation2

M:Havetheyfinisheddiscussingtheirvacationplans?Havetheyreachedan

agreement?

W:Theyonlyseemtohaveagreedtosetanotherdateforfurtherdiscussion.

Theywillwaitandsee.

Q:Whatistheresultofthediscussion?

Conversation3

W:I’msohappythatIhaveboughtsomeChristmasgiftsinlessthanhalfaday.

Youknow,sometimesIcan’tfindanythinggoodenoughevenaftershopping

anewlampforyou.

M:Somegifts!Icanhardlyfindspaceforthenewlamphere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?

Conversation4

M:Jane,we’’thaveenoughmoneytogotoEuropeon

vacationasplanned.I’mthinkingofgivingupmyjobandfindinganotherif

mybossstillrefusestogivemearaise.

W:Well,Idon’bewecanstophiringacleaner.

Q:Whatproblemarethemanandwomantalkingabout?

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Conversation5

W:

hasbeenadmittedtohisfirstchoiceuniversity.

M:Congratulations!That’sagreatwaytocelebrate.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:Katy,JasoncalledinvitingyoutohisHalloweenparty!

W:Ugh,Dad!Idon’twanttogotoJason’sparty!Iwentlastyear!Therewere

onlysixpeoplethere!

M:Katy!Youcan’tjudgethesuccessofapartybythenumberofpeoplewho

attend!BesidesJasonandhisfamilyareoldfriends!You’veknownhimsince

youwerethreeyearsold!

W:IknowDad–butHalloweenismyfavoriteholiday–Myfavorite!AndI

workedfortwomonthsmakingmyrabbitcostume!PlusJason’spartylastyear

tely!!.

M:Itwasn’tallthatbad,ebackwithahugebagofcandy

andtalkingabouthowcooltheHalloweendecorationswereinJason’sfront

havefunlastyearatJason’sparty!

W:Well,’strue,,Ireallydon’twanttogo–

becauseIneedtogotoLinda’spartyinstead!Please!!!Dad,don’tmakeme

gotoJason’!!

M:Andwhat’ssospecialaboutLinda’sparty?

W:Well,allmyfriendsaregoingtoLinda’spartynotJason’s–and,they’re

goingtohavespecialmusic,aHalloweenvideo,andanewgamecalled“Guess

Who”.

M:OK,whynotgotoJason’spartyforonehourorsoandthengotoLinda’s

partyfortherestoftheevening?

W:ThanksDad!Thankssomuch!That’sagreatidea!

Q1:WhatdidKatylikeaboutJason’slastHalloweenparty?

Q2:WhatistheactualreasonthatKatydoesn’twanttoattendJason’sparty?

Q3:WhatisspecialaboutLinda’sparty?

Q4:WhatwillKatydotosolveherproblem?

Passage1

Scripts

Bargainshoppersusedtogetupveryearlyinthemorningtotakeadvantage

ofbigdiscountsonBlackFriday,ar,some

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shoppers,however,angeinbehavior

wasinlargepartduetotheeffortsofdifferentstorestobeateachother

pularstores

forthefirsttimeopenedatmidnightonThanksgivingnighttoofferdealsthat

eportedthat24percentofBlack

’supfrom9.5percenttheyear

beforewhenonlyafewstoreswereopenduringthattime.

eshoppingat

midnightonBlackFriday,hoppersweren’t

23.5percentof35-to54-year-oldswerein

artmentstore,forexample,attracted10,000people

toitsmidnightopeningandmanyofthemwereyoungpeoplewhoturnedoutfor

,15yearsold,wentoutwith

herfourcousinstoonebigdepartmentstoreatmidnightandthenshoppedat

anotheroneuntil2:,sheandhercousinswenthometobed.“It’s

alwaysbeeninconvenient,”riday

openingsofyearspast.“Noonelikestowakeupthatearly.”

Q1:Whatisspecialaboutthisyear’sBlackFridayshopping?

Q2:WhydidsomestoresopenatmidnightonThanksgivingnight?

Q3:HowmanyBlackFridayshopperswerereportedtogototheshopsatmidnight

thisyear?Q4:Whatcanwelearnaboutthe15-year-oldJenny?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

Mostpeopleliketokeepahealthydietduringtheholidayseasonstarting

remanysocialeventsto1)

needhealthyfoodto2)provide

uswiththeenergynecessarytogotoallofthesepartieswithenthusiasm.

Buttheunfortunaterealityisthatmanyofushaveahardtime3)sticking

more4)challengesatthis

ngfromThanksgiving,manyof

usarealready5)idayseasoniswhen

,ham,cakesandothergreat

foodsattractustoeatlarger6)usaremore

likelythanusualto7)stuffourselves,andnotalwayswiththehealthiestfood.

Moreover,theholidayseasonisabusy,andoftenstressful,

arerushingtoomuch,spendingtoomuch,andlettingstress8)takeholdofus

nleadtoemotionaleating,thatis,eatingtoomuchortoo

little.

Luckily,therearesome9)effectivewaystofightholidayeatingproblems.

ehealthy

foodbeforeyougotoapartysothatyouwon’se

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se10)strategiescanhelpyoucurbholiday

eatingwithoutreducingyourholidayjoy.

Unit6Witandfit

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn

Part1

F:Oftenit’shardtofindatimetoexercisewhenyouhaveafull-timejob.

LotsofmyfriendsbelongtogymsbutIprefertogorunningoutsidetokeep

utyou?Whatdoyoudotokeepfit?

M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.

Part2

M1:Uh…,Igotothegymquiteregularly.

,I’malsoalittlebitinvolvedinthesportofrowing.

So,I’,actuallycoachrowingaswell.

W1:Ihavethreechildren,n’thavealotoftime

todoanyextraorganizedexercise.

W2:Er,themainthingIdoisIdopracticeyoga,thatincorporatesdifferent

positionsaswellasmeditation,anddifferentbreathingtechniques.

M2:Usually,Iridemybike,tothegymmoreorless

sowatchwhatIeat.

W3:Idance,andIdoyoga–andIjusttrytobeasactiveaspossible–enjoy

naturealso.

M3:Itryandwalkeverywherebecause,um,Idon’treallyenjoyrunning.

W4:IhavequiteahecticlifestyleasamusicianbutIdotrytokeepfit–

goingtothegym,yogaclasses,Pilatesclasses,er,sometimesrunning,and

generallykeepingactive.

W5:I’mapoliceofficer,,Icanspend8or

12hoursdoingfootpatrol,um,walkingroundthestreetsofLondonsoI

supposethatkeepsmequitefit.

Part3

F:Whatotherthingswouldyouliketodotokeepfit?

M1:I’yenjoy,sortof,

,particularlyIthinkI’dliketogetinto

hockey.

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W1:I’,it’sprobablyone

oftheonlysportsthatI’minterestedin;it’ssomethingIwouldwatchon

TV.

M2:Iwouldliketorun,but,er…mylegsare,arenotrunninglegs,soI

prefertocycle.

W3:Iwouldliketolearntorockclimb.

M3:Iwouldactuallyliketojoinarowingclub,er,butunfortunatelyIdon’t

havetimeanditisalittlebitexpensive.

W4:IreallyenjoygettingoutofLondonattheweekendandgoingsailing.

W5:WhenIwasatuniversity,um,Igotquiteintoswingdancing,whichisvery

likejive,,I’dquiteliketotakethatupagain

sinceit’saneasywayofkeepingfit,and

youmeetalotofpeople.

Part4

F:Doyoudoanythingthatisn’tveryhealthy?

M1:Um,,Ilovedessert,andIlovetoeat,

er,sweetthings.

W4:Idefinitelydrinktoomuchcoffee,andIdolikechocolateaswell.

W2:EatinglateisreallybadforyousoItryandavoidthat–asmuchasI

can,althoughitdoeshappenquiteregularly.

W1:Ilovechocolate,andIprobablyeattoomuchofit.

W5:Um,becauseofmyshiftwork,Ieatalotoffastfood,er,especiallyin

theearlyhoursofthemorning.

W3:Gosh,Idon’tknow.I’’’tsmoke.I

don’tdrinkcaffeine.

M3:Ieatfartoomanycrisps,auseIbake,

Ialsoeatalotofcake.

Listening

Scripts

I=Interviewer;W=Woman

I:Canyoutellusalittleaboutsuperfoods?

W:Well,um,superfoodsincludetomatoes,broccoliandspinach.

I:Hmm.

W:Thesehavelotsofvitamins,andtheyarereallygoodforyou.

I:Right.

W:Anyway,theymayimproveourhealth,butIdon’tthinksuperfoodswillbe

theanswertooureatingproblemsinthefuture.

I:Canyoutelluswhynot?

W:Well,themostimportantthingistoeathealthyfoodeveryday.

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I:Um,right.

W:anappleaday

isbetterforyouthaneatingakiloofspinachonedayaweek.

I:you’resayingis…

I:There’sbeenalotoftalkaboutfoodpills.

W:Yes.

I:Aretheyhealthierthanothertypesoffood?Couldtheybethefoodofthe

future?

W:Well,inthepastastronautsateatypeoffoodpillwhentheywereinspace.

Itwasdriedfoodandtheyaddedwatertoit.

I:Right.

W:ButIdon’tthinkfoodpillswillreplacenormalfood.

I:’sthat?Forhealthreasonsorsocialreasons?

W:Well,cookingandeatingtogetherisanimportantpartoffamilylifeandit

’s

averyoldtradition,andeatingpillsisn’tthesame.

I:Hmm,sowewon’teatonlyfoodpills?

W:Foodpillsmightbecomemorepopular,butno,wewon’teatonlyfoodpills

inthefuture.I:Well,that’sinterestingbecauseIwasreadingabout…

W:Inthefuturewemayhavespecialfoodthatcanchangeitsflavor.

I:Canyougiveanexample?

W:Forexample,imagineyoulikechocolateicecream,butyourfriendlikes

thesameicecreambutitwilltastedifferentforboth

ofyou.

I:Thesamefoodthattastesdifferentfordifferentpeople…

W:You’llthinkit’schocolateicecreamandyourfriendwillsayit’s

thappenwithdrinks,eabottleofliquidout

ssthebuttonwhichsays“coffee”or“lemonade”or

“hotchocolate”.Youputthebottleinthemicrowaveandtheliquidbecomes

thedrinkthatyouchoose.

I:Soitstartsoffasthesamefoodordrink,butthenwechangeitsflavorby

pushingabutton.W:That’pushingabutton.

I:Sohowdoesitwork?

W:Well,hnologymightnot

replacenormaldrinksandfood,butitmaybecomecommoninthefuture.

I:Andnanotechnologyissomethingthat’susedindifferentareasofscience…

Viewing

Scripts

B=RonnieBarker;C=RonnieCorbett

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B:Isay,thatwas,ayIreally

verymuch.

C:That’.

B:Isay,it’s,it’sasupergame,isn’tit?I,Ican’tunderstandwhyI’ve

nkstoyou,old

boy,ofcourse,fromnowon,Ishallbeadedicatedsquishplayer.

C:Squash.

B:Pardon?

C:Thegameiscalled“squash”.

B:Ohsquash,yes,that’sright.I’…whoactuallywon?Imean,I

couldn’,didI,didIwin?

C:Yes,you…yes,youwon,youwon.

B:Oh,that’ygoalsdidIget?

C:Goals?!

B:Well,youknow,er…thingies,er…whatever…runs….

C:Points!

B:…runs…ah,points!

C:Points!

B:Points,yes.

C:Points.

B:HowmanypointsdidIget?

C:Well,thescorewas,ifyouwanttoknow,game-love,game-love,game-love,

?

B:Yes.

C:Youwon…fourgamestolove!

B:Oh,,Igotfourandyougotlove.

C:Yeah.

B:manyislove?

C:Loveisnothing.

B:Ohno,’snotright,I’msure,becauseI’msureyougotagoal,

earlieron,rightatthebeginning.

C:Apoint!

B:Apoint,Imean.

C:Apoint,yes,swhenyou…

B:Oh,Iknow,emember,hold

thebatbythethinend.

C:Theracket!

B:Racket,Imean.

C:Theracket!

B:Yes.

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C:Thisis…thisisaball.

B:Yes.

C:Thegameiscalled“squash”.

B:Yes.

C:Let’sstartfrombasicprinciples.

B:Yes.

C:Thewholethingiscalled“squash”.

B:Squash.

C:Thisisaball.

B:Yes.

C:Thisisa...’aracket.

B:worknowyou’vedonethat?

C:Ah…Idon’tmuchcare,…I’mnotgoingtobeplaying

squashanymoreever!

B:Oh,’sapity,becauseIwashopingwecouldhaveanothergame

,Ican,Ithought,wellyouknow,IthoughtImightgeta

bitbetter.

C:Abitbetter?Abitbetter?!Lookmatey,I’mthesecretaryofthissquash

w.I,I,Imean,w.I’moneofthe

bestplayersroundhere,w,Iwontheareafinals

lastyear,allthatsortofthing,w,I’w,

comealonghere,’veneverplayedthegame

’revastlyoverweight,’reveryslowonthe

’vegoneoutonthatcourt,andyou’’vepounded

verizedme,infrontofmyfriends,fourgamesto

love!Well,howdoyoudoit?

B:Beginner’sluck?

C:It’’swhatitis,afluke,’thappenagain.

I’lltellyouwhat…Itwon’thappenthenexttime.

B:No,well,therewon’tbeanexttime,willthere?Becauseyou’vebroken

yourrocket.

C:Myracket!I’’tcare.I’,

mate.I’llgetanewone,andtomorrowmorning,here,10o’clock,things

willbedifferent!

B:Ohno,,,o.

C:Whatdoyoumean,“Nocando”?

B:I’vegottogouptoaplacecalledLordstomorrow.I’vegottoplaya

gamecalled“cracket”orsomething.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

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Conversation1

D=Doctor;W=Woman

D:Hello.I’,what’sthematter?

W:Well,doctor,eseheadachesandIfeelsick.

D:ghaveyouhadthisproblem?

W:n’tsleepatnightbecausemyheadhurts.

D:Youcan’tsleep?

W:That’sright.

D:Andareyouveryworriedorunderpressureatthemoment?

W:No,Idon’tthinkso.

D:Doyouhaveahealthydiet?

W:ealthy.

D:Doyoudrinkteaorcoffee?

W:Yes,Ido.

D:Howmuch?

W:Tea?Er…probablyabouteightcups,orten.

D:Aday?

W:Yes.

D:thatchangedinthelastfewweeks?

W:Notreally.

D:efirstthingisIthinkyoushouldstopdrinkingsomuchteaand

rinkjustonesmallcupaday.I’llgiveyousomepainkillers

’tthinkit’s

anythingtoworryabout,butifyourheadachescontinue…

Conversation2

D=Doctor;M=Man

D:Ihelp?

M:Well,I’mworriedaboutmyfoot.

D:Yourfoot?

M:swhenIwalk.

D:doanythingtoit?Didyouhaveanaccident?

M:,sortof.

D:Whathappened?

M:Ikickedawall.

D:dyoudothat?

M:Aboutaweekago.

D:gotohospital?

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M:No.

D:CanIhavealook?

M:Yes,ofcourse.

D:Wheredoesithurt?Here?

M:,there.

D:Canyoumoveit?

M:Yes,alittle,butit’sverypainful.

D:’snothingtoworryabout,butIthink

youshouldgotothehospitalforanX-ray.I’llwriteyouanoteandifyou

justtakethis…

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

A:Doesexercisemakeyoufeelrelaxed?

B:Yes,mesit’sdifficulttofindtimetoexercise,

butIplayfootballafterworkonaMonday,andIplaytennisattheweekend,

’tplayoneweek,,

yes,lmuchbetter,andmore

relaxed.

A:Howmuchexercisedoyoudoinaweek?

C:Inaweek,wellIprobablydoabouttwoorthreehoursofexercise,maybe

hegymonceortwice,ifIhavetime,andIsometimesgo

,andIridemybikeattheweekend,soactually,probablythree

,fourhours,that’sOK.

A:Doyouhaveasportinghero?

D:Ohyes,Pelé.He’sahero,notjustforme,butprobablyforallBrazilians.

uchagood

athlete,“KingofFootball”,andscored

w

hedidn’thavemoneyforafootballsoheusedtopracticekickinga

grapefruit,orasockstuffedwithpaper.

A:Howmuchdoyouwalkaday?

E:,’twalkverymuchactually.I…um…

Idrive,’sterrible,isn’tit?,Iprobably

onlywalkabout,aboutmaybefiveminuteseveryday.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

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Conversation1

W:projecttodoandIwillhavetostayatworkuntil6o’clock.

SoIcan’tmakeittothebarat5:30.

M:t’smeetatthecinema10minutesbeforethe

moviestarts.Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodowiththemanin

theevening?

Conversation2

M:Sally’nderhow

shecansucceedwhensheeatslikethat.

W:Oh,llyshouldwatchherdietandtrytoeat

somethinglessfatty.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutSally?

Conversation3

W:,earlyriserscanbeginworkat

atesleepersneednotgotoworkuntil10

ymustworkuntil6intheevening.

M:That’scoolforanightowllikeme.

Q:Atwhattimeisthemanmostlikelytogotowork?

Conversation4

M:You’oudon’twanttorestbecauseyoulove

emberwhatpeoplesay:Relaxordie.

W:,really,I’’t

needtimeoff.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Conversation5

W:DoyouknowJohnhasgotstraightA’sinthefinalexams?He’sbeentaking

6coursesthistermandworkingmorethan20hoursaweek.

M:GoodforJohn!Howhecanbalanceworkandstudysowellisreally

beyondme.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:SoMary,Iheardyouwerethinkingaboutdoingatriathlon?

W:That’knowtriathlonsaretoughwiththethreeevents:

swimming,thencyclingandfinallyrunning!Mysister,Jennifer,dida

triathlonlastyearandlovedit!So,Idecidedtogiveitatry.

M:Goodforyou!,I

smefitandhealthywithregular

swimming,cycling,andrunning.

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Sodoyouhaveafavoriteofthethreeevents?

W:Yes!edrunningbackinhighschoolandlovedit!

tI’m

trainingforthetriathlonI’ningagain.

M:Notme!Runningismyworstevent!daydreaming

aboutotherthingsandforgetwhereI’mgoing!TwotimeslastweekImadea

wrongturnandalmostgotlost!

W:Forme,it’ngpoolsarefine–buttriathlons…take

…I’mscaredthatagiantfishwilleatme!

M:What?!Comeon!Therearen’tanygiantpeople-eatingfishinlakesandeven

thesmallfishwillbescaredawaywhenhundredsofpeoplefromthetriathlon

areswimmingthereallatthesametime!

Q1:Whydidthewomandecidetodoatriathlon?

Q2:Whendidthemanfirstdoatriathlon?

Q3:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutrunning?

Q4:Whydoesn’tthewomanlikeswimminginthetriathlon?

Passage1

Scripts

Happinessincreaseswhenweexperiencemorepositiveemotionsthroughoutthe

ckson,aleaderinthefieldofpsychology,identifies10positive

emotions,includingjoy,interest,hope,pride,amusement,inspiration,loveand

enweexperiencethesepositiveemotionscomparedtonegative

emotionsinadayaffectsnotonlyourmood,

hasdiscoveredthatthosewhohavea3:1ratioofpositivetonegativeemotions

onadailybasisarehappierandhealthier.

Sadly,mostpeople,eventhosewhoconsiderthemselvespositivepeople,are

dnewsisyoucanlearntoincreaseyourratioof

beingpositive,whichleadstogreaterhappiness,healthandsuccess.

Researchshowsthatbyincreasingpositiveemotions,webecomemorecreative,

performbetterattasks,texcitingfinding

isthatwenowhaveproofthatself-generatedpositiveemotionscanimproveour

physicalhealth.

Nevertheless,wedon’ve

’sappropriatetofeelsadabout

ftenpushesusintoactiontoimproveasituation

r,ifyoufindyourselfwaitingimpatientlywhenthe

driverinfrontofyoudoesn’tinstantlynoticethelightturnsgreen,orif

youfindyourselfscoldingyourkidsforlaughingtooloudwhileyouareonthe

phone,u

shouldstepbackandanalyzethosefeelings,andturnthemaround.

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Q1:Whatistheratioofpositivetonegativeemotionsthatcanmakeaperson

happier?

Q2:Whatisthemostexcitingfindingaboutincreasingpositiveemotions?

Q3:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutnegativefeelings?

Q4:Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

Therearemanyfactorsthataffectaperson’isthenumber

fulsituationsinclude

school-orjob-related1)pressures,y

thesleepingproblems2)r,

ifshort-termsleepingproblemsarenotmanagedproperlyfromthebeginning,

theycanlastlongandthus3)compromisegoodhealth.

ngcoffeeor4)

alcoholintheafternoonorevening,exercisingclosetobedtime,followingan

irregularmorningandnighttimeschedule,andworkingordoingothermentally5)

intenseactivitiesrightbeforeoraftergettingintobedcaninterruptsleep.

Travelingalso6)interfereswithsleep,especiallytravelingacrossseveral

n7)undermineyourbiologicalrhythmsandcausesleep

disorderssuchastroublefallingasleepandtroubleremainingasleep.

Environmentalfactorssuchasaroomthat’stoohotorcold,toonoisyor

nfluencesto8)payattention

youhavetosleepbesidesomeonewhohasdifferentsleepinghabits,breathesin

anoisyway,or9)suffersfromothersleepingdifficulties,itoftenbecomes

yourproblemtoo!

Havinga24/ries

areworkingroundtheclocktobe10)competitive,sosomepeoplehavetowork

atnight;withnonstopautomaticcommunicationsystems,peoplearecommunicating

semakesleepingatregulartimesdifficult.

Unit7Weird,wildandwonderful

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.

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Part1

F:Ilikebeinginthecountryside,butI’malwayshappytocomebacktothe

utyou?

M1:ponafarm.

W1:ovedmytimeinLondon,butasI’mgetting

older,Iincreasinglywanttovisitthecountrysidemoreandmore.

M2:It’snice;it’s,it’squiet–youknow,youcanforgetaboutthecity.

W2:oughtupinthecountryside.

M3:hequiet;Ilovethefreshair.

It’sgreat.

W3:,I’vecome,IcomefromHertfordshire,

so,althoughit’snot…whereIliveisn’tactuallydirectlyinthe

rivefor10minutes,you’reinitandit’sbeautiful.

W4:’sanicechangetolivinginLondonandIenjoy

oycamping.

M4:IenjoythecountrysidebecauseI’ve,I’velivedthereforabout37years.

AndparticularlyIenjoyed(enjoy)gardening–growingalotofvegetables.

Part2

F:ThethingIlikemostaboutbeinginthecountrysideiswatchinganimalsand

utyou?Doyoulikewildlife?

W1:Well,Iam,er,,I’mavegetarianaswell.

W4:,sinceIwasalittlegirl,I’vealways

owalotofpeopledon’t,but

foxeshavealwaysbeenmyfavoriteanimal.

M1:,Ireally,sortof,enjoythingsthatyoudon’tsee

everyday–um…enjoysortofveryexoticwildlifethatIhaven’tseen

before.

M4:Ilike,um,watchingthemonthetelly.

W2:Ithink,Ithinkanimalsarelivingbeingsandshouldbetreatedasso–

shouldbetreatedwithrespect.

M3:Ilike,um,’reverygraceful;they’,

andum,somethingI’ve,I’vealwaysjusthadafascinationwithfroman

,dofmineusedtokeep

them.

W3:Mynephewandniecehaveaguineapig,whichIlove.

Part3

F:Arethereanyanimalsyou’refrightenedof?

M2:,just’causeIknowthatusuallyonebitecould

meanthat’stheend.

W3:Idon’’snotreallyananimal–butIhatespiders.

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M1:,andeventhoughinAustralia,wegetsome

verysmallbutverydangerousspiders–I’mafraidofverybigspiders.

M4:Idon’tparticularlylikehorsesbecausethey’rebig,andtheyfrighten

ourdog.

W1:I’hemall.

M3:There’snothingthatscaresme–thatIhaven’tgotanymemoriesof

animalsscaringmeasachild.

W4:I’’treallyliketheseaandsowhalesand

um,animalssuchasthat,Idon’,Isupposebecauseit’s

theunknown,Ijustfinditquitescary.

Listening

Scripts

Part1

WelcometoSavethePlanetwherewetalkabouttheworld’senvironmental

,didyouknowtherearemorethansixbillionpeopleontheplanet,

andby2050theremightbemorethanninebillion?Peoplearelivinglongerand

healthierlivesthaneverbefore,butabigpopulationmeansbigproblemsfor

theplanet.

Part2

Let’stproblemis

opleintheworldcan’omecountries

ninGambia,Africa,forexample,usesmuchlesswater

ia,onepersonusesfourandahalf

heUSit’aketheproblem

worse,araDesertisoneofthehottest

placesintheworld,hyearitgets

biggerthanbefore,ond

remorepeopleontheearththaneverbefore.

theanimalsthismeansthatthereisless

hehighest

numberofplantandanimalspeciesintheworld,butit’sgettingsmallerevery

aredestroyingtherainforesttomakemorespaceforhouses,roads

ast10yearswehavedestroyedmorethan150,000square

kilometersofforest–that’sanarealargerthanGreece!Sointhefuture,

lastproblemonour

list,butnottheleastimportant,ldisgettingwarmer.

alevelsare

ansthatsoonsomeoftheworld’smostimportantcities,like

NewYork,London,Bangkok,SydneyandRiodeJaneiromightallbeunderwater.

Viewing

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Scripts

JL=JoannaLumley;T=Tura;KS=KjetilSkoglie

JL:’

landofthemagicalNorthernLightsissomewhereI’velongedforallmy

tlegirlIlivedinthesteamyheatoftropicalMalaysia.I

usedtoyearntobecold.I’torybookswere

fullofsnowqueens,andnowI’thejourney

I’’

e’reveryluckywemightseetheelusive

pthingsthataregoingtobeessentialonevery

reI’vegot,forinstance,oil-basedpastels;andI’vegot

alovelylittledrawingbook,butI’vegotthatcoloredpagessothatyou

candrawindifferentcolors;alovelyoldguidebook–it’scalledThe

’t

wasn’tforoneiteminmycase,Iwouldn’

isthebook:whenIfirstheardoftheNorthern

rewasthispicturewhichhauntedmeofasortofrippling

notyouraveragetaxirankatthe

station.I’minthehandsofTuraChristiansenandhisteamof11sleddogs.

Goodmorning.I’mJoanna.

T:Tura.

JL:etoseeyou,Tura.

T:Yes.

JL:Thesearewonderful

dogs.T:Theyliketo…

to,er…JL:Theylike

torun?

T:Yes.

JL:TheweathernearTroms?alguide,KjetilSkoglie,

promisesmewe’lltrackdownthelightsevenifittakestillmorning.I

can’tseeanything,Kjetil.

KS:No,it’s…it’thavetobepatient.

JL:OK,soIjustwaithere.

KS:Yeah,youjustwaithere.

JL:Yeah.

KS:Goodluck.

JL:Thanks,inthepitch-blackbythesideofthefjord,and

,,something’…

Lookuphere!Lookwhat’shappeninghere!Lookatthat!Oh…Oh!Lookat

this!’tbelieveI’mseeing

’sfantasticandit’eenwaitingall

mylifetoseetheNorthernLights.I’the

mostastonishingthingIhaveever,everseen.

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Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

Part1

A:Thebestsenseofdirection?Perhapsit’sthebutterfly.

B:Er…I’mnotsure.

A:It’,itcouldbeseaturtles.

B:Maybe.

A:Theyswimeverywhere,don’tthey?

B:Um,itmightbe,butIthinkit’’tbethetaxidriver,

canit?

A:It’sdefinitelynotthetaxidriver.

C:OK,tlestravel3,n

theylayeggs,havea

ktaxidriversdrive37,500milesayear.

TheyknowthefastestwaytoanyaddressinNewYork.

Butseaturtlesandtaxidriversdonothavethebestsenseofdirection!

B:Soitmustbethebutterfly.

C:ndofeverysummer,theyfly

neknowshowtheydoit.

Part2

A:Er,sowho’sthebestathlete?That’sagoodquestion.

B:I’mnotsure.

A:Itcouldbetriathletes.

B:Orrats?

C:nkillanimals

thataremuchbiggerthantheyare,n

nalsojump3feetandfall

45feetandsurvive.A:That’samazing.

Part3

B:Whosleepsthemost?,itcan’tbethehumanbaby,canit?

Andit’snottheblackbear.

A:endmostoftheirlivesasleep.

B:Sowhat’stheanswer?

C:Well,alesareeven

halfasleepwhentheyhavetheirbabies.

B:Wow.

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C:Humanbabiesusuallysleepabout18hoursaday,butonlyintheirfirstfew

eep15to18hoursadayfortheir

wholelife.

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

A:OK,themostbeautifulplaceI’vebeento…Well,afewyearsagoIwentto

FishRiverCanyon.

B:Where?

A:’sthesecondbiggestcanyonintheworld.

B:AftertheGrandCanyon?

A:AftertheGrandCanyon.

B:Whereisit?

A:It’sinNamibia,inAfrica.

B:tdidyouthinkofit?

A:Ah,itwasamazing!Thefirstthingyounoticeishowbigitis,ofcourse.

B:Ofcourse.

A:bestthingabout

itwasthesilence.

B:Right.

A:thereinAugustandthereweren’tmany

touristsanditwasjustsoquiet.

B:Wouldyouliketogoback?

A:!

B:Oneday.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

Conversation1

W:t

ugotanyideaofwhereyou’d

liketogo?

M:Well,wewerethinkingofflyingtoasmallislandwherewecanenjoysome

speciallocalfood.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Conversation2

M:Haveyouevertrieddivinginthesea?Nowordscandescribethebeautyof

etrackoftimedownthere!

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W:No,I’hearallthesestoriesaboutgetting

sickfromgoinguptoofasttothesurfaceanddangerousfish.

Q:Whatmakesthewomanscaredofdiving?

Conversation3

W:Manypeopleareconcernedabouttherisingcostsoffuel.

M:Ithinktheyarealittleshort-sighted;theyshouldlookonthebrightside.

Withhighercosts,hussave

moreenergy,whichisgoodfortheenvironment.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheriseoffuelcosts?

Conversation4

M:I’veneverbeentothemountainsbefore.I’mnotmuchofanadventurer,you

know.

W:Well,’sgreatspendingsometimewithfriendsandjustbeing

nyoucomeback,you’llbeanewperson,relaxedand

readytostudyagain.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatcanthemanbenefitfromgoingtothemountains?

Conversation5

M:Look!n’’sbeen

rainingforaweek!It’smuchtoobeautifuladaytowasteindoorsreading,

cookingorcleaning.

W:’smakethemostofit.

Q:Whatarethemanandwomanprobablygoingtodo?

Longconversation

Scripts

W:IjustsawagreatmovieaboutthetruestoryofChristopherMcCandless’

oinspiring!Hisloveof

naturewassobeautiful.

M:Well,oolishandjustthrewhislifeaway!

W:Whywouldyousaythat?It’sashamethathedied,butatleasthelived

imaginelivinginAlaskaalone,eatingonlythe

plantsyoucangatherandtheanimalsyoucanhunt?

M:No,that’sjustit!Hediedinthewildernessbecausehethoughtnaturewas

edtorealizethatnatureispowerfulandfullof

risks!Christopherwascompletelyunpreparedforthemanydangersofthe

Alaskanwilderness.

W:Likewhat?Hefoundshelterandhehadaguntohunt!

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M:Hedidnotusehismapofthearea–therewasaboatwherehecouldget

helponlyaquarterofamileaway!Hedidn’thaveanyemergencyfoodsupplies!

Mostofall,ofthose

threethingswouldhavesavedhislife!

W:Yes,heshouldhavebeenmoreprepared,butIstilladmirewhathewastrying

todo.

M:It’snotromantic!

becausehewasunprepared!

W:Still,Iadmirehisspiritfortrying!

Q1:Whatarethemanandwomantalkingabout?

Q2:WhatcanwelearnaboutChristopher?

Q3:WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutChristophertakingthetriptoAlaska?

Q4:WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedassomethingthatwouldhavesaved

Christopher’slife?

Passage1

Scripts

Withinfivesecondsoftakingoff,anavalanchecanmoveat80milesanhour,

sedays,avalanches

don’toftenstrikeskiersatofficialskiingzonesbecausetheskipatrolmakes

suretheskiingareasaresafe.

Anavalancheoccurswhenoneentireareaorlayerofsnowslidesoffanother

ayerstartstoslide,anythingontopiscarriedalong,

andtheavalanchepicksupwhateverliesinitspathasitmovesdownaslope,

includingrocks,ersonstartstotravelacrossanarea

ofunstablesnow,theirweightcanstartaslide.

Aslongasskiersstayintheofficialskiareas,theydon’thavetoworry.

“Wecontrolthehazard,soitisunlikelyyou’llgetcaught,”explainsMike,

asnowsafetyexpert.“Wedothatbypressingthesnowtogethertomakeitmore

solid,andweuseexplosivestomakeanavalanchemoveortotestanareatosee

ifitisunstable.”Thisworkcanbedangerous,soskipatrolmemberslookout

foreachotherandkeepthepublicatasafedistance.

theygoback,theyentermeasurementsintoacomputer;aspecialsoftwarecreates

ealooksrisky,

theskipatrolclosesit.

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Q1:Whatspeedcananavalanchereachwithinfivesecondsoftakingoff?

Q2:Accordingtothepassage,underwhatcircumstancesmayanavalancheoccur?

Q3:Whatareskiersadvisedtodotoavoidbeingcaughtinan

avalanche?Q4:Whydoestheskipatroluseexplosives?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

Annawasawardedaspecialdayoutforherselfandherfamilyaftertaking

partinacompetitionrunbyamagazineinApril,beatingover2,000peoplewho

1)participatedintheevent.

Anna’swilddayoutwillincludeaspecialtourofthecity’snaturepark,

withexclusive2)accesstoareasofthesitethatarenotusuallyavailableto

hervisit,Annaislikelytoseesomenaturalwondersincluding

rarebirdsfeedingtheiryounganda3)tremendousnumberofnewlyhatchedchicks.

Annamayalsoseeagreatflamingo4)currentlynestingatthenatureparkafter

itescapedfromthezoolastyear.

Themost5)incrediblethingisthatMikeDilger,awell-knownwildlife

reporterforBBC,will6)an

experiencedbiologist,soheisreadytosharehisexperiencesandknowledgeof

thenaturalworldeverystepoftheway.

Henry,managerofthenaturepark,says,“Visitinganatureparkisa7)

remarkablewaytolearnmoreabouttypesofwildlifethatyoujustcan’tseein

’san8)amazingtimeofyearforavisit–thehatching

seasoniswellunderway,sotherearelotsofchickshatchingacrossthepark,

andasparentstakeregulartripstofindfoodfortheiryoung,thereisavery

goodchanceof9)ll

haveagreatday;wearereally10)lookingforwardtohervisit.”

Unit8Moneymatters

Listeningtotheworld

Sharing

Scripts

F=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

Part1

F:ings

online,utyou?Howdoyou

feelaboutshopping?

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W1:Er,Idon’,Ifinditcanget

verystressful–bigcrowds,especiallyinLondon.

M1:Itdependsonmymood,butgenerallyyes,Ienjoyit.

W2:Imightthinkit’soneofthebestthingstodo,ever!

W3:Ilikeshopping–n’tafforditmostofthe

time.

W4:’s,it’havefun,

gooutwithyourfriendsorfamilyandcomehomewithsomenewthings.

W5:’sgreat…givesyouabuzz.

M2:mesI’minthemoodandother

times,Ican’tbeartheideaofshopping.

W6:Iloveshopping,becauseit’slikeyoufindnewthingsandyouspendtime

,it’sgoodfun.

M3:rshoppingontheInternet,whereIcanlookat

everythingandhaveeverythingdeliveredtomyhouse.

W7:IloveitandIhateit.

M4:WhatdoIfeelaboutshopping?Idon’tlikeshopping.

Part2

F:Wheredoyouusuallyshop?

W1:Forclothes?findthemin

lotsofplacesaroundLondon.

M1:Usuallyclothesshops,er,independentclothesshops.

W2:I’sisreallyexpensive,obviously,butit’s

justwonderfultogointhereandseewhatthey’vegotonofferandthings

likethat.

M3:Baybecauseyoucanfind,er,olderthingsorvery

rareitems.

W3:intagestoresandmarkets,andthosesortsof

places.

W4:IfIhavethemoney,allyjust

midrange.

W5:Iusuallyshopinlargestores,er…likeSelfridges.

M2:Itrytoavoidthebigdepartmentstores,butIfindthesmallindependent

shops.

W6:Iusuallyshopinhighstreetstoresorvintageshops,becauseinvintage

shops,youcanfindrarethingsthatnobodyelsehas.

W7:BecauseIliveinCapeTown,IdomostofmyshoppinginCapeTown,South

metoEuropequiteoftenduringsummertime,soIdomy

shoppinginEngland,inLondonorinItaly.

Part3

F:Haveyouboughtanythingrecently?

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W1:,IboughtadressandIboughtatelephone.

M1:Yes,Iboughtabook–toreadonthetrain.

W2:Iboughtmyselfanewcoat.

M5:ApairoftrainersthatI’,

that’sthemostrecentthingI’vebought.

W6:Iboughtlotsofthingsinthesale,ughta

pairofshoesaswellthatIhadmyeyeonforawhile.

M2:Yes,I’veboughtsomeverycheaptrousersinthesales,um,whichI’mvery

ttwopairsbecausewhenyoufindonepairthatyou

like,youshouldalwaysbuyanother.

W3:Ihaven’t,no,butmyfriendNataliehas.

W4:’reChanel,sothey’

that’erweekthough,IboughtaMimcohandbagwhichwas

alsofairlyexpensivebutIthinkit’sverynice.

Listening

Scripts

WelcometoMoneyMatters,e’regoingto

youthink

thisis?It’safoodwhichyoudon’’sasweetwhichismadeofrubber.

It’schewinggum!Chewinggumwasoriginallymadefromchicle,aplantfrom

CentralandSouthAmerica,nows

whofirstusedchewinggum,butitwasin1891thatWrigleyCompanystarted

oplesayithelpsthemtoconcentrate,andtheUS

heindustryisworth

st

1954film,

Sabrina,acharacterplayedbyactorHumphreyBogartmadeacallfromtheback

ofhiscar!Butitwasin1973thatthemodernmobilephonewasinventedbyan

American,MartinCooper,andinthe1980s“mobiles”startedtobecomepopular.

Manycountries,includingtheUK,

’nycalled

Appleinventedit,

sawthemachineandthoughtofalinefromthefilm2001:ASpaceOdyssey,“Open

thepodbaydoor,Hal!”2007,from

JanuarytoMarch,albig

1934CharlesDarrowshowedagametoa

ywanttoinvestinit?No,theydidn’t.

So,withafriendwhoworkedinaprintingcompany,made500copies

ofthegameandstartedsellingthemunderthename“Monopoly”.Theideaof

became

heownerssaythey’ve

gameistrulyinternational:It’ssoldin103countriesandin37languages.

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Viewing

Scripts

P=Presenter;SB=SergeyBrin

P:It’sthefastestgrowingcompanyinhistory,usedby400millionpeoplea

ernetsearchengineGooglehasturneditsfoundersfromstudents

t,TheMoneyProgramdoesitsownresearchonthis

extraordinarymoneymakingmachineandfindsouthowit’schangedthelivesof

countlessmillionsofpeoplewhonowinhabit“theWorldAccordingtoGoogle”.

’sfounders,LarryPage

andSergeyBrin,stillintheirearly30s,andeachworthanestimated6billion

isadramatictalewhichbegan10yearsagowhenLarryandSergey

metonadayoutfrom

Sergey’wasactingasatourguideforsomeprospective

ndSergeydevelopedapieceof

imehockeyinthe

:It’sarevolution,

andyouknow,liketheIndustrialRevolution.

P:Inside,

himselfcreatedtheGooglelogo,withitschildlikecolors,toremindusers

2000,LarryandSergeyhitthe

jackpotandturnedthecornerfromsuccessfulsearchenginetosuccessful

ecret?oesitwork?

Well,ifyou’retryingtofindoutabout,say,“Stonehenge”,here’swhat

reordinarysearchresultsandoverhereisalistofads.

They’refromcompanieswhohavepicked“Stonehenge”asakeywordwhich

ebusinesseswhoallthinksomeone

searchingfor“Stonehenge”twas

howahumblestudentprojectbecamethefastestgrowingandoneofthemost

profitablecompaniesever.

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

Conversation1

S=Shopassistant;W=Woman

S:CanIhelpyou?

W:No,thanks.I’mjustlooking.

S:OK,justletmeknowifyouneedanything.

W:Thanks.

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Conversation2

S=Shopassistant;M=Man

S:lookingforanythinginparticular?

M:Yeah,doyousellthosethingsthatsoldierswear?Er,er…it’slikea

jacket.

S:Um,atypeofjacket?

M:Er,yeah,alightgreenjacketwithlotsofpockets.

S:Ah,youmeanaflakjacket?

M:Er,yes.

S:They’rejustonyourleft.

M:Ah,ythison?

S:Ofcourse.

M:Where’sthefittingroom?

S:Justoverthere.

M:Er,thanks.

Conversation3

M=Man;S=Shopassistant

M:aveoneoftheseinalargersize?Itdoesn’tfit.

S:IsthattheLarge?I’lljustgoandcheckforyou.I’all

we’resomeotherT-shirtsoverthere

ightbesomeExtraLargesizesthere.

Conversation4

W=Woman;S=Shopassistant

W:nderingifyou’vegotanyofthatstuffyouuseforcleaning

swimmingpools.

S:Um…yeah,weusuallysellaliquidcleaner.

’sonehere.

W:CanIhavealook?

S:Yep.

W:Howmuchisit?

S:Er,thisone’s￡28.99foraliterbottle.

Conversation5

S=Shopassistant;M=Man;W=Woman

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S:payingbycashorcreditcard?

M:Creditcard.

S:CanyouenteryourPIN,please?’syourcard.

M:Thanks.

S:’snext,please?

W:DoyoutakeMastercard?

S:Yes,that’,canyoujustsignhere,please?

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

A:Personally,’re20years

oldandthey’it’scrazy.

B:rnenoughmoneyinoneweektobuyahouse,acar–anything.

Nowifyoulookat,say,firefighters,whorisktheirlives…A:Firefighters

don’tearnenough.

B:Theydon’tearnenough.

A:Whataboutdoctors?CertainlyinBritaintheyworkveryhard.

B:yfriendsisadoctorandhesometimesdoes18

hourshifts.

A:Ha,that’scrazy.

B:,they’resavingpeople’slives.

A:Teachers,sowork

reallylonghours.B:Yeah,althoughtheydogetgoodholidays.

A:’strue.

B:Actually,’sChristmasandhalf

itinthesummer–aboutsixweeks?A:

Yeah,butIthinkteachersneedit’causeofallthestress.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversations

Scripts

Conversation1

M:Accordingtothispolicy,youcangetmorewelfaremoneyifyouhavechildren.

W:Sure,ingchildrenwouldalsocostalotofmoney,soIdoubt

s,I’mhappier

bymyself.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutthepolicy?

Conversation2

W:Inamarriage,doyouthinkonepersonshouldhandlemoney,orboth?

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M:Ithinkit’parentsfor

adsomepocketmoneyandtherestofhissalarywentinto

rfailedonce.

Q:Accordingtotheman,howshouldafamilydealwithmoney?

Conversation3

M:shertosignan

agreementonmoneyproblemsbeforetheygetmarried.

W:,Iwouldn’thavemarriedyouifyouhadaskedmetosign

ntswouldhavegonemad.

Q:Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

Conversation4

W:Howcanyouaffordsuchnicethingsonyoursalary?Somethingmustbegoing

onhere.

M:OK,I’llbehonestwithyou,butyoucan’ttellanyoneelse.I’vebeen

ymeverygoodmoney.

Q:Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

Conversation5

M:I’dliketobuyanewcar,butthismodelistooexpensive.

W:Howaboutloaningsomemoneyfromyouruncle?It’sbetterthanborrowing

moneyfromthebankbecauseyouwillhavetopayhigherinteresttothebank.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:That’sabeautifulnewcoat,realleather?

W:Yes,itis!Ifounditinasalelastweekforonly$ouldn’t

resist!

M:$180?!Howcanyouaffordthatkindofpurchaseasacollegestudent?Back

whenIwasbeginningcollege,itwasastruggletoaffordtuition,booksand

food!

W:Noproblem!Mystudentloanjustcameinforthisterm,soIhaveplentyof

moneytospend!Itookallofmyfriendsoutfordinnerlastnight,and

tonightwe’regoingouttoaconcert!Wegotgreatticketsfor$75!You

shouldcomewithus,Mike!

M:Thanksfortheinvitation…Um.I’opreparefor

a…$75!You’dbetterlearntobemorecarefulwithyour

llyoudoifyourunoutofmoneybeforetheendoftheterm?

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W:I’lljustcallmymom!edupforcollege

dIshouldreallyenjoymycollegelife!

So,Iam!

M:OK,well,I’a,Imaybeanoldfamilyfriendofover15

years,buthereattheuniversity,I’mthegraduateteachingassistantin

,don’tforgettostudyfortheexamthis

Thursday!

W:OK!Bye!

Passage1

Scripts

NoonewantstoworkonamajorholidaylikeChristmasorNewYear’sEve.

Butmanysmallbusinesseschoosetoremainopenduringholidaystocompetewith

ostworkers

wouldprefertocelebratesucheventswithfamilyorfriends,businessowners

canmakesmallbutmeaningful,gesturestoshowtheirappreciationtoemployees.

DanielRubin,ahumanresourceexpert,said,“Whilemanysmallercompanies

can’taffordtogivetheirholidayworkersgoodextrabenefits,thereareother

waystokeepemployees’mple,itisimportanttogive

employeesasmalltokenaroundtheholidays,evenifit’sjusta$10or$20

giftcard,orahome-cookedmealorahandwrittenthank-youcard.”

Rubinalsosaidsmallercompaniesinparticularhavetheabilitytothank

panymanagercouldsay“Weappreciatethis,

anditmeansalottothecompany.”Thatisfreebutwillreallygoalongway

agercanalsotalkwithworkersabouthowworkingon

an

givetheworkerssomechoiceinwhentheycometowork,orletthemhaveaday

offonanotherdate.

Havingasmallcelebrationattheworkplace,orevenplayingafewholiday

gamesduringtheworkdaycanhelpemployeestogetintotheholidayspirit.“Let

themdosomethingfunthatrelatestotheholidayandthiswillkeeptheir

spiritshigh,”Rubinsaid.“Remember,whatcountsmostistakingthetime,not

necessarilyspendingmoney,andthatissomethingeverysinglecompanyshould

do.”

Q1:Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

Q2:AccordingtoRubin,whatcansmallcompaniesdotothankholidayworkers?

Q3:Whatcansmallbusinessownersdotohelpholidayworkersgetintothe

holidayspirit?Q4:Whoaresupposedtobenefitmostfromthispassage?

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Scriptsandanswers

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Accordingtoanewstudy,happinessinlifehasmoretodowithrespectand

cherssaythattheygotinterestedinthisidea

becausethereisabundant1)evidencethathigherincomeorwealthdoesnot

ametime,manytheoriessuggest

thathigherstatusshould2)enhancehappiness.

,they

3)untofrespectthestudentsreceived

fromtheirpeerswas4)ratedbasedonpeerevaluation,self-reportsandthe

earchersalso5)took

intoaccountthestudents’familyincomeandaskedthemabouttheirsocialwell-

undtheadmirationthestudentsreceivedfromtheirpeers6)

r,theirwealthorincomedidnot.

Similarresults7)emergedinanotherstudywithalargergroupofstudents.

Inafinalstudy,theresearchersfollowedgraduatestudentsinbusiness

undtheMBAstudents’socialwell-being8)wasrelatedto

changesintherespecttheyfeltfromtheirpeersbeforeandaftergraduation.

Theynotedthatrespecthadmoretodowiththestudents’well-beingafter

graduationthanthemoneytheymade.

Oneofthereasonswhymoneydoesn’tbuyhappinessisthatpeoplequickly

9)ywinners,for

example,areinitiallyhappybutthenreturntotheir10)originallevelof

nlastisthefeelingofbeingrespected,having

influenceandbeingsociallyconnected.