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1、Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape Pay specialattention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman: Good evening.Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please?Woman: Certainly.

2、(2) Would you like to wait?Man: How long (3) will it take?Woman: (4)Itll be ready in twenty minutes.Man: Oh, (5) Ill come back later.Woman: All right, sir,Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later?Woman: (7) Laterll be all right.Part 2 Listening and Note-takingMan: Excuse me. How can I get to the station pl

3、ease?Woman: The station, the station, the station .let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down . no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Lets see now- thats the second turn on your right. The cinemas on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and youll be in Bridge Street. I think its Bridge Street. Go

4、 along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second - no, not the second, the first, thats fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you.Man: So thats second right and first left. Thank you very much. Thats very kind of you.Woman: Dont menti

5、on it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map. Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 where did you living now?Interviewer: You say you mov

6、ed out of London five years ago?Alistair: Yes, I did. I lived in Hampstead*.Interviewer: Thats very close to the centre, isnt it?Alistair: Yes, quite close. 1 went to work by bicycle - I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour.Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs?Alista

7、ir: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I work for a newspaper. But that isnt the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and theres so much stress Interviewer: And now you live in -.Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles a

8、way, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles. I still work in London.Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work?Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door.Exercise A: Listen o the interview and decide whether the following statements are true or false. W

9、rite T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live in Hampstead.) T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertising agency five years ago but now he works for a newspape

10、r.) F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away from London. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.)Exercise B: Listen to the interview again and answer the following questions. 1. Why did the man move out

11、of London? (Because he finds that London is so dirty and theres so much stress.)2. Where does he live now? (He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.) 3. How did he use to go to work? (He used to go to work by bicycle.) 4. How does he go to work now? (Most likely he goes

12、 to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work.) 5. Where does he work now? (He works for a newspaper now.)Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroad Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis? Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What abo

13、ut you? Interviewer: No, unfortunately I havent. Phyllis: Oh, what a shame! Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad? Phyllis: I lived in Australia. Interviewer: Really? Thats a long way away. Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!Interviewer: How long were you there for? Phyllis: I was there for twelv

14、e yearsInterviewer: Oh! What a long time! Phyllis: Yes. Rather,Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: Ive been back about, erm. ten years now,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home? Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mea

15、n by home. When 1 was. home to me is being near the people youre fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia? Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me.Interviewer: And presumably theyve . they came back to the UK? Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came

16、 back with me,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think youd be living now?Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to AustraliaInterviewer: Oh, yeah? Whys that? Phyllis: Well. for one thing, its the climate.Interviewer: Uhm Phyllis: And. er. secondly, its . very relaxe

17、d.Interviewer: Oh? In what way? Phyllis: Well, you know. the wave of life, nobody hurries.Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially? Phyllis: Thats right, everythingExercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire.Part 2 PassagePassage one welcome to LondonWelco

18、me to London! You and seven million other tourists will fill Britains capital city this season, jostling each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, and complaining about the food and the weather. What can you do when youre here? There are the obvio

19、us tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*. You can spend a lot of money, in shops

20、 from aristocratic Knightsbridge to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may well be able to talk to you in your own language - though probably not in English, Restaurants

21、are here by the hundred. You can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. BPart 3 N

22、ewsNew research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by under-nutrition-hunger. The Lancet, the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greater investment in nutritional services and improvements to health system. The research invo

23、lved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than 3.5million mothers and children under 5die in poor countries each year because

24、of under-nutrition.News Item 2Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the worlds biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975. Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on,

25、 Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it. At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr. Gates will now spend mo

26、st of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the worlds largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries. News Item 3The competition between Microso

27、ft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Yahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market.This week, Yahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors sa

28、id the price undervalued the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Yahoo share. Yahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share. Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest

29、of shareholders. Yet since February first, the value of Microsofts offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock. Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Yahoos expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover. But that is not the way it norma

30、lly does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoos employees. Section Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. Ill have the roast beefMan: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? Ill have the garlic mushrooms please.Man: And would you like salad or

31、 vegetables with your roast beefWoman: Er, what vegetables have you got?M011: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, Im afraid not,Woman: Oh, well, never mind, Il have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And wo

32、uld you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Yes?Woman: Im afraid this bread is stale,Man: Oh, Im terribly sorry, Ill get you some fresh, madam.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once

33、. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What did the woman order?(She ordered the roast beef.)2. What would the woman like to have as a starter(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer?(It offers cauliflowe

34、r and carrots.)4. What vegetable did the woman order?(She ordered carrots.)5. What sort of drink did she order? (She ordered a glass of water.)6. She ordered a dessert, didnt she?(No, she did not order any dessert.)7. Did the woman like the bread served?(No, she didnt like it.)8. Why didnt she like

35、the bread?(Because it was stale / not fresh) PART 2 RetellingIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arriv

36、ed at the office.When she entered the office, she saw Mr. Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didnt dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr. Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way

37、out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.Exercise: Listen to the

38、passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPART 1 Listening Comprehension Passage 1entertainments in LondonYou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new rep

39、utation as a good place to have fun - a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960s, that era* of Swinging London,* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers. Theres certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakesp

40、eare to West End comedy*. Theres a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being

41、sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter- and theyre free! When its fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*. You may be exhausted by London; you

42、may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but youre not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.C 2. A 3. D 4. B

43、 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. DPassage 2Health InsuranceMost full-time students at American universities must have health insurance, 12qis is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness,Many American colleges have h

44、ealth centers where doctors and nurses treat students medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.Students may already be protected under their parents health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer t

45、heir own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance

46、pays or hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also pays for laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive car

47、e such as injections* that prevent disease.Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period

48、. It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment.Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries

49、 and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do net need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences.1. Students at American universities must have he