大学英语听力教程2原文

第一部分Thisismyfamily.I'mmarried.Myhusband'snameisBill.Wehavetwochildren—aboyandagirl.Ourlittlegirlissixyearsold,andourlittleboyisfour.Jenniegoestokindergarten,andAarongoestonurseryschool.Myfatherliveswithus.Grandpa'sgreatwiththekids.Helovesplayingwiththemandtakingthemtotheparkorthezoo.Thisisapictureofmeandmythreesons.We'reatasoccergame.Orlandoistwelve,Louisisten,andCarlosisnine.Allthreeofthemreallylikesports.OrlandoandLouisplaybaseball.Carlosisintoskating.ThisismywifeJune,andthesearemythreechildren.Terriontherightistheoldest.She'sinhighschool.She'sveryinvolvedinmusic.She'sintheorchestra.Rachel—she'stheoneinthemiddle—istwelvenow.AndthisismysonPeter.He'soneyearolderthanRachel.RachelandPeterarebothinjuniorhighschool.Timereallyflies.JuneandIhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsnow.Thisisapictureofmewithmythreekids.Thegirls,JillandAnne,arebothinhighschool.ThisisJillontheright.She'llgraduatenextyear.Anneistwoyearsyounger.MysonDanisincollege.Itseemslikethekidsareneverhome.IseethemfordinnerandsometimesonSaturdaymornings,butthat'saboutit.They'rereallybusyandhavealotoffriends.第二部分John:It'ssuper,Mary.It'sjustwhatIwanted.Mary:Well,Iknowyousaidyouroldcalculatorwasnogoodanymore.John:Well,itwasn'tthatitwasnogood.Itjustwouldn'tdoallthethingsIneedtodoatwork.Anditcertainlywouldn'tremembertelephonenumbersformelikethisone.Mary:Isupposeyou'regoingtostartputtinginnumbersstraightaway.John:I'veputinonewhilewe'vebeenchatting.I'veputinoursolicitor'snumber.YouknowhowoftenIneedtocallhimoncompanycontracts.Mary:SowhatothersareyougoingtoputinJohn:Well,numberone.Accountant,Ithink.Mary:Thecompany'saccountantJohn:Yes.Nowjustletmeputinthenumber.That'sit.Mary:Andnumbertwo,thebank.John:OK.Bank.Now,that's345674.Oh...Andnumber3,thedoctor.Mary:Yes.Hisnumber's,er,letmethink.76763.Andthenthedentist,John:Mary:John:

ofcourse.What'sthatNumber4,isn'titDentist.Yes,thenumber's239023.Iremember,becauseIrangyesterdayaboutRobbie'sappointment.That'sfine.Andnow—thegarage.757412.Mary:AndthenhowaboutthestationnumberYou'realwayshuntingaroundforthatinapanic.John:Yes,you'reright.WhatisthenumberanywayMary:Oh,Ican'tremember.I'lljustlookitupinthetelephonedirectory.John:Allright.Now,number7,theflowershop,Ithink.Yes,florist.Andthat's989024.Oh,Imustn'tforgetthenewLondonofficenumber.Sothat'snumber8,newLondonoffice.Mary:John,here'sthestationnumber.546534.John:546534.Thanks.Nowthatwasnumber6onmylist.Mary:HowfarhaveyougotnowJohn:Well,I'veaddedacouplemore.Thenextonewillbe9.Mary:WhataboutBillandSueJohn:No,Icanalwaysremembertheirnumber.ButIalwayshavetolookupJohnandJane'snumber.WhatisitMary:JohnandJane...JohnandJane...Iknow,21463.Mary:ThehairdresserJohn:WhydoIneedthehairdresser'snumberNo,Ithoughtthiswasmypocketcalculator.Oh,Itellyouonenumberwedoneedquiteoften—thesportsclub!Mary:thesportsclub!John:Greatmindsthinkalike!OK,number10.SportsClub.Andthat's—Mary:675645.John:675645.Wellthat'senoughforthemoment,Ithink.Now,asit'smybirthday,whatabouttakingmeoutforamealMary:Idon'tthinkIcanrememberthetelephonenumberofourfavoriterestaurant!第三部分Josephine:Wedidfeelfarmorestabilityinourlives,hesedaysIthinkthere'salwaysaconcernthatfamilieswillseparateorsomething,butinthosedaysnobodyexpectedthefamiliestoseparate.Gertrude:Ofcoursetheremayhavebeensmoking,drinkinganddrug-takingyearsago,butitwasallkeptveryquiet,nobodyknewanythingaboutit.Butthesedaystherereallyisn'tthefamilylifethatweusedtohave.Thechildrenseemtodomoreastheylikewhethertheyknowit'srightorwrong.Oh,thingsareverydifferentIthink.Question:Whatwasyourparents'roleinfamilylifeJosephine:Well,mymotheractuallydidn'tdoatremendousamountinthehouse,butshediddoagreatdealofworkoutsideandshewasveryinterested,forexample,intheNursingAssociationcollectingmoneyforit.Wehadsomebodywholookedafterusandthenwealsohadsomeonewhodidthecleaning.Gertrude:Well,welivedinaflat,weonlyhadthreeroomsandabathroom.FatherworkedontherailwayatVictoriaStationandmymotherdidn'twork,obviously.Myfather'swageIthinkwasabouttwopoundsaweekandIsupposeourrentwasabouttwelveshillingsaweek,youknowasrentwas-I'mgoingbackagoodmanyyears.Wedidn'thaveaneasylife,youknowandIthinkthat'swhymymotherwentoutsomuchwithherfriends.Itwasareliefforher,youknowreally.Question:DidyouhaveacloserelationshipwithyourparentsJosephine:InasenseIwouldsaynotveryclosebutwe,atthattime,didn'tfeelthatway,wedidn'tthinkaboutitverymuchIdon'tthink.Ithinktodaypeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverything,whichwedidn't.Then,ofcourse,weusedtoplayalotofgames,becausewedidn'thaveatelevisionorevenaradioandwewouldplaygamesintheeveningsratherthanhaveconversation,Ithink.Question:WastheremoredisciplineinfamiliesinthosedaysJosephine:Ohyes,Idothinkso,yes.Weweremuchmoredisciplinedandwewentaboutasafamilyanditwasn'tuntilIwasprobablyabout18beforeIwouldactuallygooutwithanyfriendsofmyown.Statements:Seventyyearsagoyoungpeopleoftensmokedanddrankinfrontofothers.Apartfromagreatdealofworkoutside,Josephine'smotheralsolookedafterherchildrenanddidthecleaninginthehouse.Gertrude'sfatherearnedtwopoundsaweek.Gertrude'sfamilyhadtopaytenshillingsaweekfortheirflat.Youngpeopleseventyyearsagodeeplyfeltthattheydidnothaveaverycloserelationshipwiththeirparents.Nowadayspeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverythingtothem.第五部分Woman:Well,mybrotherwassixyearsyoungerthanI,ander,IthinkthatwhenhewaslittleIwasquitejealousofhim.Irememberhehadbeautifulredcurls(mm)...mymotherusedtocoooverhim.OnedayafriendandIplayed,erm,barbershop,and,erm,mymothermusthavebeenaway,shemusthavebeeninthekitchenorsomething(mm)andwegotthesescissorsandsatmybrotherdownandkepthimquietand(strappedhimdown)...That'sright,andcutoffallhiscurls,yousee.Andmymotherjustwassoupset,Man:Woman:ManWoman:Man:

andinfactit'sthefirst...Ithinkit’soneofthefewtimesI'veeverseenmyfatherreallyangry.WhathappenedtoyouOh...Iwassenttomyroomforawholeweekyouknow,itwasterrible.Butwasthatthesortofpattern,weren'tyouclosetoyourbrotheratallWellasIgrewolderIthinkthaterIjustignoredhim...Whatabout...you'vegotanolderbrothertoo,did...weretheyclose,thetwobrothersWoman:No,nomybrother'sjustacoupleofyearsolderthanI...sotheMan:

twoofuswerecloserandwethoughtwewerebothverygrownupandhewasjusta...akid...sowedeliberately,Ithink,kindofignoredhim.AndthenIleft,Ilefthomewhenhewasonlystillaschoolboy,hewasonlyfifteen(mm)andIwenttoliveinEnglandandheeventuallywenttoliveinBrazilandIreallydidlosecontactwithhimforalongtime.WhatwashedoingdownthereWoman:Well,hewasatravelagent,sohewentdowntheretowork...And,erm,Ididn't,Ican'tevenremember,ermsendingacard,even,whenhegotmarried.ButIre...Idorememberthatlateronmymotherwasshowingmepicturesofhiswedding,'causemymotherandfatherwentdownthere(uhhuh)tothewedding,ander,therewasthisguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses,andIsaid,"Oh,who'sthisthen"'causeIthoughtitwasthebride'sbrotherorsomethinglikethis(mm)...andmymothersaidfrostily,"That...isyourbrother!"(laughter)Questionsformemorytest:Accordingtothepassage,howmanybrothersdoestheladyhave？Whenthesistersawhermothercoooverheryoungerbrother,howdidshefeel？What'sherfather'sreactionwhenhegottoknowthatthesisterhadcutoffheryoungerbrother'shair？Howoldwasheryoungerbrotherwhenshelefthome？Wheredidherbrothereventuallylive？Whowastheguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses第二单元第一部分Whenparentsmakealotofrulesabouttheirchildren'sbehavior,theymaketroubleforthemselves.Iusedtospendhalfmytimemakingsuremyruleswereobeyed,andtheotherhalfansweringquestionslike"Jackcangetupwheneverhelikes,sowhycan'tI"or"Whycan'tIplaywithAngelaJack'smumdoesn'tmindwhoheplayswith"or"Jackcandrinkanythinghelikes.Whycan'tIdrinkwinetoo"Jack'smum,Idecided,wasawisewoman.Istartedsayingthingslike"Ofcourse,dear.Youcandrinkasmuchwineasyoulike"and"No,Idon'tmindhowlateyougetup"and"Yes,dear,youcanplaywithAngelaasoftenasyoulike."Theresultshavebeenmarvelous.Theydon'twanttogetuplateanymore,they'vedecidedtheydon'tlikewine,and,mostimportant,they'vestoppedplayingwithAngela.I'venowrealized(asJack'smumrealizedalongtimeago)thattheyonlywantedtodoallthesenastythingsbecausetheyweren'tallowedto.第二部分Radiopresenter:Goodafternoon.Andwelcometoourmidweekphone-in.Intoday'sprogramwe'regoingtoconcentrateonpersonalproblems.AndherewithmeinthestudioI'vegotTessaColbeck,whowritestheagonycolumninFlashmagazine,andDoctorMauriceRex,StudentMedicalAdviserattheUniversityofNorfolk.Thenumbertoringwithyourproblemisohone,ifyou'reoutsideLondon,twotwotwo,twoonetwotwo.Andwehaveourfirstcallerontheline,andit'sRosemary,Ithink,ercallingfromManchester.HelloRosemary.Rosemary:Hello.Radiopresenter:Howcanwehelpyou,RosemaryRosemary:Well,it'smydad.Hewon'tletmestayoutafterteno'clockatnightandallmyfriendscanstayoutmuchlongerthanthat.Ialwayshavetogohomefirst.It'sreallyembarrassingTessa:Hello,Rosemary,love.Rosemary,howoldareyoudearRosemary:I'mfifteenintwomonth'stime.Tessa:Andwheredoyougoatnight—whenyougooutRosemary:Justtomyfriend'shouse,usually.Buteveryoneelsecanstaytheremuchlaterthanme.Ihavetoleaveataboutquartertoten.Tessa:AnddoesthisfriendofyoursdoesshelivenearyouRosemary:Ittakesabouttenminutestowalkfromherhousetoours.Tessa:Isee.YouliveinBrighton,wasn'titWell,Brighton'sRosemary:No.ManchesterIliveinManchester.Tessa:Oh.I'msorry,love.I'mgettingmixedup.Yes,wellManchester'squitearoughcity,isn'titImean,yourdadRosemary:No.Notreally.Notwhereweliveitisn't.Idon'tliveintheCityCenteroranythinglikethat.AndChristine'shouseisinaveryquietpart.Tessa:Christine.That'syourfriend,isitRosemary:Yeah.That'sright.Imean,Iknowmydadgetsworriedbutit'sperfectlysafe.Maurice:Rosemary.HaveyoutalkedaboutthiswithyourdadRosemary:No.Hejustshoutsandthenhesayshewon'tletmegooutatallifIcan'tcomehomeontime.Maurice:Whydon'tyoujusttrytositdownquietlywithyourdad—sometimewhenhe'srelaxed-andjusthaveaquietchataboutitHe'llprobablyexplainwhyheworriesaboutyou.Itisn'talwayssafeforyounggirlstogooutatnight.Tessa:Yes.AndmaybeyoucouldpersuadehimtocomeandpickyouupfromChristine'shouseonceortwice.Rosemary:Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'llagreetothat,butI'lltalktohimaboutit.Thanks.第三部分DisciplineneedstobethereinacertainamountbuttoomuchofitcanbeabadthingIthinkandIcertainlydogettoomuchofitoccasionally.Ithinktalkingtothem,tryingtoexplainwhyyou'reupset,whatitistheyhavedonewrongisbetterthanhittingthem,becauseifyouhitthemtheylearntohitotherthings,otherpeople,you,andIdon'tthinkthatisasolutiontoanything.Myexperienceas,as,asamothernowisyoucan,youcantalkwithachildverymuchand,andthechildisgoingtounderstandmuchmorethanyoubelieve,evenifitisaone-year-oldortwo-years-oldchild.AndIthinkit'sumit'saverybadthingpunishingchildren,becauseitremainsbeingeranawfullyerdarkexperience,andsoitwasitformetoo,becausewhenI'mthinkingaboutmyparentsIcan'thelpthinkingaboutthesedayswheretheypunishedme.Iwouldn'tbeasstrictasmydadwas,definitelynot,cosIdon'tthinkthatworks.Thatonlymakesyourebel.Well,there'ssmackingandsmacking.Idon'tatallagreewithbeatingachild,butIdothinksometimesaquick,shortsmackonthehandorarmisbetterthanalongdrawn-outmoan.It'squickandthechildunderstandsit.Ican'treallydefenditwhenI,whenIhitmychild,Idon'tdoitoftenbutsomethingaboutitmakesmethinkthatit'snotterriblethingtoado.Imean,whatarethealternativesYoucanshoutatyourchild,youcantrytositdownandreasonwithyourchild,whichisincrediblydifficultifyou'retryingtotalktoatwo-year-old.OrwhatelsecanyoudoYoucansendthemoutoftheroom,youcansendthemuptotheirroom,youcannotletthemhaveanypuddingforthedinner,orsomething,butImeantomealittlespank,tomeit'squick,it'shonest,it'sphysical,buthavingsaidallthatIstilltrynottodoit.第五部分Louisa:Shedoesn'tletmewatchthatmuchTVafterschool,whichisreallyannoyingbecausemostofmyfriendswatchHomeandAwayandNeighborsbutIonlygettowatchoneofthem.Isometimesdon't—ImeanIthinkthat'sreallyunfairsosometimesIjustwatchbothanyway.Mother:Firstandforemost,Louisawatchesafairamountoftelevisionwhethershethinksshe'sdeprivedornot,shemustwatchatleast45minutesperday.AndwhenI'mnotaroundyouknowIknowthechildsneaksinafairamountmorethanthat.Soshegetsinafairamountoftelevision,certainlyontheweekends.ButIamoftheopinionthattelevision,veryveryveryfewprogramswillteachthemanything.AndIthinkwhenachildisunderyourcarefor18yearsit'stheparents'responsibilitytomakesurethattheinputisofvalue,andIdon'tthinktelevision,muchtelevisionisofanyvalueatall,IthinkreadingabookanddoingherpianolessonsarefarmorevaluablethanwatchingcrummyAmericansoapoperas.Questionsformemorytest:HowmanyTVplaysarementionedForhowlongatimedoesLouisawatchTVperdayDoesLouisatrytogetmoretimetowatchTVWhichactivitiesdoesLouisa'smotherthinkarefarmorevaluableMyparentsgavemealotoffreetime.Afterdinner,duringtheweekwhenIwassayeven15yearsoldtheywouldletmegooutuntilteno'clockandtheywouldneveraskwhereIwent.Iwouldsmokecigarettesanddrinkbeer,at15yearsoldIhelocalpubsandtheseweretypeofthingsthatIdon'tthinkweretoogoodformeatthattime.Ithinkmyparentsshouldhave,youknow,maybeatleastshowedaninterestastowhereIwasgoing.TheyneverevenaskedwhereIwasgoingandthey,theygavemealotoffreetime,andIthinkthatthey,theyfeltthatthiswasathingthatwasbeingagoodparent.ButIthinkthatteenagersareverynaive,andIwasasateenagerverynaive,andIthinkIcouldhaveusedalittlemoredirectionfromthem.Thesedaysalotofparentsthinktheyshouldbelenientwiththeirchildren,theyshouldletthemgrowandexperienceontheirown.AndIthinkthat'swhatmyparentsweredoing,Ithinkthere'saBiblicalsaying"Sparetherod,spoilthechild"andIthinkthatreallyapplies.AndIthinkyouneedtodirectespeciallyyoungpeople.Theycanbethrownintosuchaharshworld,especiallyifyouliveinacity.IlivedinaverysmallvillageanditwasstillaroughcrowdthatIfoundinthatvillage.Andmyparentsneveraskedquestions,andiftheyonlyknewtheywouldbeshocked.Statements:1.Whentheboywas15yearsold,hecouldstayoutuntilteno'clock.2.Attheageof15,theboywasnotallowedtosmokecigarettesordrinkbeer.3.Theboythoughthisparentswereverygoodbecausetheygavehimalotoffreetime.Theboylivedinaverycrowdedcity.第三单元第一部分Houseagent:right,ifyou'djustcomethisway.Woman:Thankyou.Man:Yes.Houseagent:Erontherightherewehavetheerthebathroom,whichasyoucanseeisfullyfullyfitted.Ifwejustmoveforw,ardnoweercomeintotheermain-sittingmainroombedhere.Anderontheleftarediningroomtableandchairs.Woman:Ohyes.Man:Yes.Houseagent:Anderstraightaheadofusumfoldawaydoublebedandmattress,whichIthinkyou'llagreeisquiteanovelidea.Man:Ohyes.Houseagent:AndthenumtoWoman:Behindthearmchair.Houseagent:Yes,behindthearmchair.Toourright,uminthecornerthere,afittedwardrobe.Andanotheroneonmylefthere.Woman:OneithersideofthebedHouseagent:Yes,that'sright.That'sright,soyoucanputallyourerattireorwhatwhateveryoulikeinthere.Man:Yes,that'sgood.Houseagent:Then,therethewehavethesofaherefrontoferintheumthewindow.Man:Ohyes.Houseagent:Ersothere'splentyoflightcomingthroughintotheroomandasyoucanseethere'saniceviewthroughthewindowsthere.Woman:Nocurtains,though.Houseagent:Nocurtains,butwe'vegotrollerblinds.Woman:Oh.Houseagent:Woman:Man:Houseagent:Man:Woman:Houseagent:Woman:Houseagent:

Yes,they'reniceandstraightforward.Noproblemsaboutthat—don'thavetowashthemofcourse.Andumontheleftoftheersofathere,youcanseenicecoffeetables.Ififwemovestraightastraightahead,actually,intotheerthekitchenyoucanseethatumonmyleftherewe'vegotawashingmachine,tumbledryerandumelectriccookerOh,yes.Mmm.Allasyoucanseetothemostmoderndesigns.Andthereumontheothersideofthekitchenumrefrigeratorthereinthethecorner.Ohyeah,yes.Oh,whatanicelittlecubbyhole!Yes,veryneat.Yes.WellumIdon'tknowwhetheryou'vegotanyquestions.That'sitofcourse.Well,couldcouldweperhapsseethebathroom,becausewewedidn'tseethatOK,yes,yes.Let'sumlet'sgoonoutofhereandumupinthebathroom

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in第二部分Mydreamhousewouldbeacanalboat.I'dliketowakeupeverymorningandseethewater.Erm,I'dpaintitbrightred,anditwouldhavealittleroof-gardenforallmypot-plants.2.Myidealhousewouldbemodern,ermm,itwouldbemadeofbricks,anditwouldhavewhitepillarsoutsidethefrontdoor.Anditwouldbedetachedohyes,itwouldhaveagarage.3.Myidealhomewouldbetoliveinacottageinasmallvillagebythesea.Er,somewherelikeCornwall,soit'sunspoiltandtherearecliffsandtreesaround.4.IthinkifIcouldhaveanysortofhouse,I'dlikeoneofthosewhite-walledvillasinSpain.(It'd)Bemarveloustobeabletojustfalloutofbedandintotheseafirstthinginthemorning.(It'd)Beabsolutelygreat.Allthatheat.Marvelous.5.I'vealwayswantedtoliveinareallybighouseinthecountry,abigfamilyhousewith,ermatleasttwohundredyearsold,Ithink,withabiggarden,andbestofallI'dliketohaveadry-stonewallaroundthegarden.I'vealwaysloveddry-stonewalls.6.D'youknow,ImaysounddaftbutwhatI'vealwayswantedtodoislivesomewheretotallyisolated,preferablysomewhereenormouslikeacastleorsomething,youknow,rightoutinbytheseaorevensortofinalittleisland,onanisland,youknow,outatsea,whereyouhavetogettherebyaboatorsomething,whereit'scutoffathightide.Ithinkit'dbereallygreat.Questions:1.Accordingtothefirstspeaker,inwhatcolorwouldherdreamhousebepainted3.Inthesecondspeaker'sopinion,whatwouldtherebeoutsidethefrontdoorofhisidealhouse9.4.Whatwouldtherebearoundthethirdspeaker'sidealhome10.5.Whenthefourthspeakergotupinthemorning,whatwouldhedofirst6.WhatisSpainfamousfor7.Accordingtothefifthspeaker,whatwouldsheliketohavearoundthegardenofherdreamhouse8.Howshouldonegettothelastspeaker'sidealhouse第三部分WendyStott:Ohhello.(Hello.)Myname'sWendyStott.DidtheestateagentringyouandtellyouIwascomingHouseowner:Ohyes,yesIwasexpectingyou.Docomein.Thank(you.)HaveyouhadtheparticularsandeverythingDidtheestateagentgiveyou,youknow,allthedetailsWendyStott:Ohyes.YesIhave,andIwasratherinterested;thatwaswhyIcameroundthisafternoon.YouseemtohavedecoratedquiterecentlyHouseowner:Yes,oh,yes,itwasdecoratedlastyear.Nowthisisthethisistkitchen.WendyStott:YeserWhatkitchenequipmentareyouleavingbehindorareyougoingtotakeitallHouseowner:Well,youknowitratherdependsonwhatIendupbuying.I'vegotsomethinginmindatthemomentbutasyouknowthesethingscantakeagesYes().buttheplaceI'mgoingtohasnogassoI'llprobablybeleavingthisstove,thisovenhere.WendyStott:Isit...isitquitenewHaveyouhaditlongHouseowner:Oh,no,notlong.It'saboutfiveorsixyearsold.(Isee).I'vefounditveryreliablebutIshallbetakingthatfridgebutyoucanseeeverythingelse.It'safullyfittedkitchenWendyStott:Yes,whataboutthedishwasherumisthatadishwasherunderthesinkHouseowner:No,no,that'sawashingmachine,Ishallbetakingthat,yes,Iwill,butthereisplumbingforawashingmachine.(Right.)WendyStott:Isthegascookertheonlygasapplianceyou'vegotHouseowner:No,no,thereisagasfirebutIdon'tuseitverymuch;it'sinthemainroom,thelounge.WendyStott:Oh.Right.Thatseemsfine.Houseowner:Well,thenacrosshereifyou'dliketocomeinwithme,thisisthesittingroom.(Oh.Yes).Wellyoucanseeforyourselfitisreally.WendyStott:OhIlikethewindows,rightdowntothefloor,that'sreallyniceHouseowner:Yes,yes,theyarenice.It'sgotaverypleasantviewandthere'sabalconyyoucansitoutoninthesummer.(Yes,it'saniceview).Yes,itisnice.Nowthenacrossherethisisthesmallestbedroom;(Yes).therearethreerooms,thisisthesmallestandit'snomorereallythanaboxroombutofcourseyoucangetabedin.WendyStott:Youcouldmakeitintoastudy.ItwouldbemoreusefulIthink.Houseowner:Yes,wellIthinksomebodyelsehasgotthisroomasastudy.ThenthisthisisthesecondbedroomYes.(.)Asyoucanseeit'sgotafittedcupboardandthoseshelvestheretheyarealsofitted.WendyStott:HaveyougotanairingcupboardanywhereHouseowner:Oh.Yes,there'soneinthebathroom.I'llshowyouthatinamoment.(Ohright.)Nowthisisthethirdbedroom,thisisthelargestbedroom.(Oh.)Ofcourseit'sgotthewashbasin,doublefittedcupboard,plentyofspacereally,there,(Verynice.)andofcoursethisroomdoestakethedoublebed.Nowumbathroom.There'stheairingcupboard.(Isthattheairingcupboard)Yes,that'sright.It'sniceandwarminthere;it'srathersmallbutImeanitisadequate,youknow,andofcoursethereisthereistheshower.WendyStott:Isthat,didyouputthatinyourselforwasitinwiththeflatHouseowner:Oh,no.Nothatwasinwhentheflatwasbuilt.WendyStott:Isitquitereliable(Oh,yes).becauseI'vehadproblemswithashowerrecently(Yes,noI'veneverhadproblemswiththat.No.It'sreallygood.)IsitgasheatedatthewaterpointHouseowner:No,thatiselectric.(Ah.)

thisistheStatements:1.WendyStottknowsnothingabouttheflatbeforeshecomestohavealookatit.Theflatwasdecoratedfiveorsixyearsago.Thehouseownerhasusedtheovenandthestoveforaboutfiveorsixyears.Thewindowsinthelargestbedroomarerightdowntothefloor.Thereisabalconyinthesitting-room.第四单元第一部分Sam:Counselor:Sam:

Iwon'tbeabletodotheexamtomorrow.Ijustdon'tfeelthatI'mready.Yousaythatyoudon'tfeelreadyfortomorrow'sexam...whatdoyoufeellikerightnowWell,I'mangrywithmyselfbecauseI'mgoingtohavetoquittheexamand,well,IguessI'mCounselor:Sam:Counselor:Sam:Counselor:Sam:

anxious.Yes,Ifeelveryanxious.Whenyouthinkaboutthisanxiety,whatimagedoyouhaveofyourselfWell,IseemyselftryingtoexplaintomyDadwhyIdidn'tmakethegradeonthiscourse...andIseehimgettingangry...and,well,IstarttofeelI'velethimdownagain.Youdon'tfeelreadyforyourexam,youfeelanxiousandyoudon'twanttoletyourDaddownagain.TellmeaboutthelasttimeyouletyourDaddown.Oh,well,itwasayearago...He'denteredmeforachesscompetitionandIgotknockedoutinthefirstmatch...hewasangrybecausehe'dtoldallhisfriendshowgoodIwas.Whatdidyoutellhim...asanexplanationwhenyoulostthechessgameItoldhimthatIwasn'treadytoplayinthatleague.Counselor:Sam:Counselor:Sam:

Andnowyouarepreparingtotellhimthatyou'renotreadytositthisexaminationYes,IsupposeIam..Sam,sowhatyouaresayingtomeisthatyoufeelreluctanttotaketheexamtomorrowbecauseyoudonotlikethethoughtofhavingtoexplainapoorgradeorafailuretoyourfather.Isthatright,SamYes.That'sexactlyit.Mrs.Daniels:Mr.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:Mr.Thompson:Mrs.

Oh,hello,youmustbeTracey'sparentsEr,yes.Areyouherclassteacher,Mrs.DanielsYes,that'sright.Now,justletmefindmynotes.AsyouknowIdon'tactuallyteachTracey,butIdoseehereverydaybeforeclassesbegin.IsthereanythingyouwanttoaskmeWell,yes,tobehonestwe'reabitworriedaboutherlastreport—shedoesn'tseemtobedoingaswellasshewas.Wellnow,let'ssee.Oh,Daniels:Mrs.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:Mrs.

yes,hermathteachersaysshe'sfindingtheworkmoredifficultnowthatthey'regettingneartotheexams.Iwasneveranygoodatmath.AndDr.BakerfeelsthatTraceyisn'tconcentratingveryhardinbiologylessons.Oh,butshereallylikesThompson:biologyandshe’ssoMrs.Daniels:Mr.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:

goodatdrawing.Yes,buteveninartherteacherthinksshetendstospendtoomuchtimetalkingtoherfriends.Infact,severalofherteachershavetoldmethatsheisn'tgivinginherhomework.Mr.Brockhascomplainedtomethathehasn'thadasinglepieceofgeographyhomeworkfromherallterm.Yes,wedon'tknowwhattodoaboutit.Shedoesn'tseemtobeinterestedinschoolanymore.Idon'tthinkweshouldgiveuponher.Tracey'saMrs.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:Mr.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:

veryintelligentgirl.InEnglishhermarksarewellabovetheaverageandherteachersaysshealwayshasalottosayinlessons.Yes,that'spartofTracey'strouble.Shetalkstoomuch.Well,nevertheless,oralskillsareveryimportantandifwecanallguideherbacktoamorepositiveattitudetoschoolwork,she'lldoverywell.WellIhopeso.I'mverydisappointedinher.Shewasdoingsowell,especiallyinEnglishandFrench,andnoweverythingseemstobegoingtopieces.ShecamebottomoftheclassinFrenchthisterm.Wellit’snotbecauseshecan'tdoFrench—shejustpreferstochatinEnglish!Atleastshe'sdoingwellinsport.She'sinthehockeyteamandyouknowwehaven'tlostasinglematchthisyear!Mr.Thompson:Mrs.Daniels:

Well,it'snicetoknowshedoessomethingwell.Oh,comenow,Mr.Thompson,let'slookonthebrightside.第二部分(PartI)Yes,theteacherIrememberbestwasateacherIhadforFrenchwhenIwasatschool...er...er...Manyyearsago-moreyearsthanIcaretoremember,I'mafraid.Yes,IstudiedFrenchwithhimfor,um,ooh,letmesee,itmusthavebeenfiveyears,becauseIhadhimwhenIwasinmyfirstyearthere,whenIwasthirteen,andhewasthemainFrenchteachertillIleft.ItwasmainlybecauseofhimthatIwentontostudylanguages—FrenchandGerman—atuniversity.Imean,FrenchwasreallythefirstlanguageIeverlearned.Well,Idon'tcountLatin,becauseInevermanagedtospeakanyLatinatall.Er,well,this...thisteacherdidn'tmakeiteasy...hedidn'tmakeiteasyatall,butIfoundthatwithhimIreallylearnedalot.WhenIthinkback,I...don'treallyknowwhyIlikedhimsomuch,becausehewasverystrictwithus.Hemadeusworkveryhard—Imean,lotsofgrammarexercises,vocabularytests,thatsortofthing—er,andhewasn'tveryfriendlyeither,forthefirsttwoorthreeyears.Oh,aswellasthat,hedidn'treallytrytomaketheclassesinteresting—Imean,no...novideo,ofcourse,inthosedays,nocassettes...but,er,wehadafewfilmsinFrencheveryterm.No,infact,theonlytimewereallypracticedtryingtospeakFrenchwas,er,waswiththewifeofoneofthemusicteachers,whowasFrench,er,andshegaveusanhour'sconversationclasseveryweek.But,youknow,becauseofthatman—somepeoplemightsayinspiteofhim...no,thatwouldn'tbefair,no—butquitealotofusbegantolikeFranceandtheFrenchalot,and,er,tovisitFranceinthesummerholidaystoseeitforourselves.(PartII)Yes,IthinkwithhimIlearnedthatwhenyoulearnaforeignlanguage...it's,it...well,it'slikeopeningadoororawindowintoaforeigncountry.Andthat'sgoodforyou,Ithink,becauseyoubegintoseethatthewaytheydothingsandthinkinyourcountryis,um,isn'tnecessarilytheonlywayor,indeed,thebestway.It'sfunny,Istillhaveaveryclearpictureofthatteacher.HewasEnglishbuthedidn'tlookEnglishsomehow,'coshehadvery,veryblackhairandverydarkeyes,andheworeglasseswithblackframes,butyoucouldseehiseyesverywell,andeveryoneintheclassalwayshadthefeelingthathewaslookingatthem.Andhehadverythick,bushyeyebrowsthatmadehimlookvery,er,veryserious.Yes,Irememberhewasverymusical—playedthepianoverywellandsang.Now,hewasquiteagoodrugbyandtennisplayer.Greatfamilyman,too.Hehadthreechildrenandaveryinterestingwife.IsupposehemusthavebeeninhisthirtieswhenIknewhim...第三部分(PartI)Presenter:Christine:

Christineteachesinasecondaryschool.WhatdoessheenjoyaboutbeingateacherIenjoythefunyouhave,Ienjoythe...er...theunexpected,thethingsthatc...thatyoucan'tplanfor.WhenwewereatcollegeIthinktheonlythingthatthey...theykeptonaboutwasplanninglessons,andweusedtohavetomaketheselessonplansupandtheyalwaysseemedtomelikethegreatworksofmodernfiction,thelessonplans,becausereallessonsaren'tlikethat,theydon'tworkoutthewayyouplanthemandthat'swhatmakesitreallyinterestingisthatyoujustgoin,thinkingyou'regoingtodothingAanditturnsintothingB,dependingonwhatthestudentsdoandsay.Andthey'realsosofunny,yeah,Imeanstudentsareterriblyentertaininga...they'rejustahoot.Andthey...theycomeoutwithalltheseamazingthingsandtheytellyouthings.Andifyou'reanygoodatthattheywilltrustyouasaperson.Andsowhatyou'reteachingtheminEnglishismuchlessimportantthanwhatyou'reteachingthemabout"thebigworld"andtheworldthey'regoinginto,andaboutrelationshipsandvaluesandthingslikethat.Ithinktheonlydownsideisthatit'sterriblyhardworkandit'sawfullytiringphysically—andemotionallyattimes.But...um...childrenarejustsuchnicepeople,andifyoutreatthemproperlythenthey'lldoanything.Youcan...youcanturnthemintoanythingyouwantifyoutreatthemwellandyoudevelopappropriaterelationshipswiththem.Thenthere'sverylittlethattheycan'tlearnandcan'tdo,andagoodteachercantakechildrenintoawholeworldwhichismagicandexciting.(PartII)Presenter:Christine:

WhatchangeshavetakenplaceintherelationshipbetweenteachersandpupilssinceshewasatschoolIthinkthattherehasbeenarealchangeinthequalityofrelationships,Ithinkthey'remuchmoreopen,morerelaxed,lessformal.SomepeoplewouldsaythatimpliesaI...adropinthestandards,Iwoulddisagreeviolentlywiththat.Ithinkthatqualityrelationshipsbringqualitywork.Andfamiliaritydoesnotbreedcontempt,careandcontrolarenotopposites.Ifyoucareforchildrenyoumanageyourclassroomwell,anditisawell-orderedclassroom,itdoesn'tmeanitisnotarelaxedclassroom,it'snotafriendlyclassroom,it'snotasupportiveclassroom.Whatmattersisthat...thatit'sa...thereisagoodqualityofrelationshipbetween