新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案课文讲解翻译

新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案课文讲解翻译新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案课文讲解翻译新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案课文讲解翻译新标准大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案课文讲解翻译编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:HandoutsandKeytobook4unit1-4Unit1Activereading(1)LookingforajobafteruniversityFirst,getoffthesofaBackgroundinformationAboutthepassage:ThisisanarticlebyanEducationCorrespondent,AlexandraBlair,publishedinSeptember2008inTheTimes,along-establishedBritishqualitynewspaper.InEuropegenerally,andinBritaininparticular,foranumberofyearstherehasbeenarisingnumberofstudentswhogotouniversityandthereforemorenewgraduatesseekingemployment.However,formanygraduatesfindingajobbecameharderin2008–2009becausetheeconomicdownturn–thenarecession–meantthatmanyemployerswerereducingtheirworkforce.Aftertheirfinalexams,somestudentsrestedinthesummerbeforelookingforjobsandthentheyfoundthatitwasdifficulttofindemploymentintheirfieldorattheleveltheywanted.Thearticleaddressestheproblemsofsuchnewgraduateswhomightbestuckathomeandadvisestheirparentstobetherefortheirchildren(ietobeavailableiftheirchildrenwanttotalkabouttheproblemoriftheyneedhelp).Thearticlerecommendsfindingworkinabarorsupermarketratherthansittingunemployedathomesincethisismorelikelytoleadtobetteremploymentlater.Thestyleispartlyofareport,butalsoofahumorouscommentforlightentertainment(seeninthejokeylanguageandproblem-solvingadvicetoparents).Whyfindingajobin2008issodifficultforuniversitygraduatesUniversitiesinEurope,particularlyinBritain,haveexpandedgreatlyinthelastfifteenyears(over45%ofyoungadultsnowgoontohighereducation),sotherearemoregraduateslookingforjobs.Thiscompetitivesituationbecamealotworsein2008onwardswiththecreditcrunchandeconomicdepression,whichmeantthattherewerefewerjobsavailableandariseinunemployment.Thusnewgraduateshavetobeactivetoseekajob,theyneedtofillinmanyapplicationformsandtrytogetjobinterviews:theywon’tfindemploymentbylyingonthesofaathome.Culturepointshonoursdegree:Traditionally,intheBritishuniversitysystem,BAandBSchonoursdegreesareawardedindifferentcategories:afirstclassdegree(writtenusingRomannumbersasI),asecond(dividedintotwosubcategories,writtenasIIiiandIIii,whicharecalled“atwoone”and“atwotwo”),athird(writtenIII)andapassdegree.Mostpeoplegetasecond.Therearealsoordinarydegreeswithmoregeneralcoursesofstudywithoutthesecategories.GenerationYandGrunt:ThemainideahereisthatthereisasuccessionofdifferentgenerationsorcohortsofadultswhocomeintotheworkforceinNorthAmericawhicharegivendifferentinformalnamestocharacterizethem.First,“Babyboomers”wereborninthegreatincrease(theboom)ofbirthsafterWorldWarII(1946–1960),followedby“GenerationX”people(born1960–1980)whoweresaidtobringnewattitudesofbeingindependent,informal,entrepreneurial,andexpectedtogetskillsandhaveacareerbeforethem.“GenerationY”orthe“MillenialGeneration”(born1980sand1990sandbecomingadultinthenewmillenium)arenowmakingupanincreasingpercentageoftheworkforce;theyaresaidtobespoiltbydotingparents,tohavestructuredlives,tobeusedtoteamworkanddiversepeopleinamulticulturalsociety.Inthepassage,thisgenerationisnowbecoming(morphinginto)GenerationGrunt,whichisanironicnamereferringtorepetitive,lowstatus,routineormindlesswork–thismaybetheonlyworkavailabletosomegraduates,whomayhavetotakeveryordinaryjobstogetexperiencebeforetheyfindsomethingmoresuitable.“Grunt”alsoreferstocoarsebehaviourorbadmannersandtothedeepsoundthatismadebyapig;whenpeople“grunt”theyexpressdisgustbutdonotcommunicatewithwords–thismaybehowtheparentsofnewgraduatesthinktheirchildrencommunicatewiththem!AcomprehensivereferstoaBritishtypeofsecondaryschoolwhichbecamepopularinthe1960s.Beforethattherewereacademic“grammarschools”andmoregeneral“secondarymodern”schoolsforthosewhodidnotpassthegrammarschoolentrancetests,butthecomprehensiveschoolsweredesignedforallstudentsinasocialphilosophyofbringingdiversestudentstogetherwhethertheywereacademicornot.Thosestudentswhowenttoacomprehensiveschoolprobablyfeltthathadtostudyparticularlyhard(Iworkedmybacksideoff)togettouniversity,comparedtothosewhowenttogrammarschoolswhereallstudentswereacademic–comprehensivestudentsfelttheyhadtostruggletogettouniversity.ChickensuitThisreferstoalargeyellowcostumethatsomeonewearswhichmakesthepersonlooklikeagiantchicken.Beforehebecameafamousactor,BradPittoncedressedinsuchacostumewhenhehadajobadvertisingforarestaurantcalledElPolloLoco(TheCrazyChicken’inSpanish)–thejobmeantthathehadtowalkaroundthestreetslikeachickentoattractcustomerstocometotherestaurant.Languagepoints1Thosememoriesofforkingoutthousandsofpoundsayearsothathecouldeatwellandgototheoddparty,begantofade.Untilnow.(Para1)Theparentspaidalotofmoneyfortheirson’suniversityfeesandlivingexpenses(sothathecouldeatwell)andforoccasionalsocialevents–atgraduationthesememoriesofmoneyweremostlyforgottenbecausetheparentswereproud.Butnowtheparentsarethinkingofmoneyagainbecausethesondoesn’thaveajobanddoesn’tseemtobeactivelyseekingone.2ThisformerscionofGenerationYhasmorphedovernightintoamemberofGenerationGrunt.(Para2)ThedistinguishedsonofGenerationX(oftheparents’generationwhoworkedhard,gotjobs,andhadgoodcareersandexpectedtheirsontodothesame)haschangedintoamemberofGenerationGrunt–hedoesn’tseemtocommunicatemuch,liesaroundanddoesn’tgetajob(orcanonlydoalowstatusroutingjob).3Ipassedtheexams,butattheinterviewstheyaccusedmeofbeing‘toodetached’andtalkinginlanguagethatwas‘tootechnocratic’,whichIdidn’tthinkpossible,butobviouslyitis.(Para5)Hepassedtheentranceexamsforagovernmentpost,buthewascriticizedintheselectioninterviews:Theysaidhewasdetached(notpersonallyinvolved)andtootechnocratic(heusedthelanguageofatechnicalexpertorhighauthority).Asanewgraduateheprobablywantedtoshowhisexpertiseinhislanguagesohecan’tunderstandthiscriticism.4Fortherestitis9-to-5“chilling”beforeheadingtothepub.(Para6)Theotherswhodonothavearoutinelowstatusjob(likestackinggoodsonasupermarketshelf)chilloutallday(theyspendtheirtimecasuallyrelaxing–theydon’tlookforwork)andgotopubforadrinkintheevening.5IwenttoacomprehensiveandIworkedmybacksideofftogotoagooduniversity…(Para6)Hewenttoaschoolforstudentsofallabilities(nottoaspecialschoolforacademicstudents)andsohehadtoworkveryhardtoenteragooduniversity:Yourbacksidemeansyourbottom–thepartofyourbodythatyousiton–toworkyourbacksideoffisinformalanditmeansyouworkveryhardindeed.6…buthavingworkedfull-timesinceleavingschoolherself,sheandherhusbandfindittrickytoadvisehimonhowtoproceed.(Para7)Themotherhasalwayshadafull-timejob(presumablythefatherisalsoworkingfull-time),soshedoesnothaverelevantpersonalexperience.Forher,itistrickytogiveadvice(difficulttodo).7Carryonlifeasnormalanddon’tallowthemtoabuseyourbankaccountorsapyourreserveofemotionalenergy.(Para11)TheadvicefromGaelLindenfieldhereisthatparentsshouldliveasusual.Theyshouldneitherlettheirchildrenspendtheparents’moneyunnecessarily,norlettheproblemtakeawayalltheirenergyandemotions.Saptheirreservemeansuseuptheirstoreofemotionalenergy.8Afterthatthesonordaughterneedstobenudgedfirmlybackintothesaddle.(Para12)Thentheparentsshouldgentlypushtheirchildrenfirmlysothattheygetbackintocontroloftheirlives.Readingandunderstanding2Choosethebestanswertothequestions.TeachingtipsGooverthecorrectanswerswithSsandaskthemtoexplainwhytheotheranswersarewrong(Seebelow).1Whyhasn’tJackGoodwingotajobyet(a)Hedoesn’thaveaverygooddegree.(No,hehasa2:1whichisconsideredagooddegree.)(b)Herefusestoapplyforjobswithlowsalaries.(Hefeelsheshouldgetabetterjobafterstudyingatuniversity.)(c)Itisn’teasytogetajobinthecurrentfinancialclimate.(Thismaybetruebutthepassagedoesnotmentionthis.)(d)Hepreferstostayathomeandhelphisfamily.(No,hedoesn’tseemtobehelpinghisfamily:hewatchesTVandtalkstofriends.)2Howdoeshespendatypicalday(a)Doingatemporaryjob.(No,someofhisfriendsareworkingintemporaryjobsbuthedoesn’twanttodothis.)(b)Watchingtelevision.(HewatchesTValot.)(c)Queuingupintheuniversitycareersservice.(No,hewentthereoncebuthedidn’twanttoqueuesohewalkedaway.)(d)Preparingforthenextjobinterview.(No,hedoesn’tseemtobepreparingforinterviews.)3Howdomostofhisfriendsspendtheday(a)Theydonothingalldayandgotothepubintheevening.(Allexceptoneofthemdonothingexceptchill,thentheygotothepub.)(b)Theydooutdooractivitiessuchassailing.(No,noneofthemseemtodooutdooractivities;thereisnomentionofsailing.)(c)Theyareforcedtoworkbytheirparents.(No,onlyoneofthemhasbeenforcedouttostackshelvesbyhisparents;theothersseemtobelikeJack.)(d)Theydopart-timejobssuchasworkinginabar.(No,thetextmentionsbarworkbutnoneofJack’sfriendsseemtodothiswork.)4HowareJack’sparentshelpinghim(a)Bylookingforjobsforhim.(No,Jackhastriedtogetajobhimself;there’snothinghereabouthisparentshelpinghimlookforajob.)(b)BypayingforatriptoSouthAmerica.(No,althoughheisgoingonathree-weektriptoSouthAmerica,thepassagedoesnotsaythatJack’sparentshavepaidforthis.)(c)Bygraduallymakinghimmorefinanciallyaware.(Thepassagedoesnotsaysoexplicitly,butthisistheimplicationaboutthecut-offpointafterthetripwhenhemaybeexpectedtopayrentandcontributetothehouseholdbills.)(d)Bythreateningtothrowhimoutofthehouse.(No,theyhaven’tthreatenedtodothis,buttheydefinitelywanthimtoworkafterhegetsbackfromhistrip.)5WhatdoesGaelLindenfieldsayaboutJack’sparents(a)TheyhavenotreallyunderstoodJack’sproblems.(No,shedoesn’tsaythis;shesaystheymustbalancebeingpositivewithnotmakinglifetoocomfortable.Thisdoesn’tmeantheyhaven’tunderstoodJack’sproblems.)(b)TheyhavemadelifetoocomfortableforJack.(No,shesaystheymustbalancecomfortwithbeingpositive.Thisdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyhavealreadymadelifetoocomfortableforJack.)(c)Theapproachtheyhavechosenistherightone.(Shesaystheyhavestruckexactlytherightnote.)(d)Theyneedhelpfromapsychologist.(No,shedoesn’tsaythis.)6WhatdoWhoopiGoldberg,BruceWillisandBradPitthaveincommon(a)Theyalldidbarworkbeforegoingtouniversity.(No,wedon’tknowfromthepassageifanyofthemdidthis.)(b)Theytookpartinprotestsagainstnuclearpowerplants.(No,wedon’tknowisanyofthemdidthis)(c)Theylearnttoactbydressingupasgiantchickens.(No,onlyBradPittdidthis.)(d)Theyalldidtemporaryjobsatonestageintheirlives.(Thisisright,althoughtheyallhadcompletelydifferenttemporaryjobs.)Dealingwithunfamiliarwords3Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1tomakeprogressbymovingtothenextstageinaseriesofactionsorevents(proceed)2theprocessofchangingfromonesituation,formorstatetoanother(transition)3notfeelinginvolvedwithsomeoneorsomethinginacloseoremotionalway(detached)4referringtosomethingwhichwillhappensoon(upcoming)5tobesittingstillinapositionthatisnotupright(slump)6toreturntoapreviousstateorwayofbehaving(revert)7tosaywhathappened(recount)4CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity3.Itisn’teasytomakethe(1)transitionfromabusyuniversitystudenttoanunemployedyoungadult(2)slumpedonabarstoolorhalfwatchingamindlesstelevisionshow,wonderingifandhowtheircareerisgoingto(3)proceed.Manypeoplewhohaveexperiencedalongperiodofinactivitylikethis,when(4)recountinghowtheyfeltatthetime,refertothesamestrangepsychologicaleffect.Asthedayspass,theybegintofeel(5)detachedfromanysenseofpressuretogoandlookforajob,andtendtoregard(6)upcominginterviewsasiftheywerenotveryimportant.Typically,backathomeafterthreeorfouryearsaway,they(7)reverttooldhabits,startseeingoldfriends,and,inmanycases,becomedependentagainontheirparents.5Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.1Iwenttoamixed-abilitysecondaryschooljustoutsideLondon.(comprehensive)2Igotstoppedbyapolicemanwhoaskedtoseemydrivinglicence.(cop)3HaveyouseenthisbeautifulfromtheairviewofOxford(aerial)4Isabeltightlyherbagasshewalkeddownthecorridortowardstheoffice.(clutched)5YoushouldspeaktoToby;he’sansupporterofflexibleworkinghours.(advocate)6Ihurtmylegbadlyacoupleofmonthsago,anditstillhasn’tgotbettercompletely.(healed)6Answerthequestionsaboutthewords.1Isadead-endjobonewith(a)excitingprospects,or(b)nofuture2Isatrickyproblem(a)difficult,or(b)easytosolve3Ifanactivitysapsallyourenergy,doyoufeel(a)tired,or(b)moreactivethanusual4Doesapushypersontryto(a)persuadeyoutodosomethingyoudon’twantto,or(b)helpyoubylisteningtowhatyouhavetosay5Ifyoufeelapathy,doyouwantto(a)changetheworld,or(b)stayathomeanddonothing7Answerthequestionsaboutthephrases.1Isforkout(a)aformal,or(b)aninformalwayofsayingtopayforsomething2Ifyouareinthesameboatasanotherperson,areyou(a)makingthesamejourneytogether,or(b)inthesamedifficultorunpleasantsituation3Ifyoufeelyouhavecomefullcircle,doyou(a)feelyouarebackwhereyoustarted,or(b)feelasenseofsatisfactionbecauseyouhavecompletedsomething4Ifsomeonetakesasoftline,dotheydealwithaperson(a)inakindandsympatheticway,or(b)inalazywaywithoutmakingadecision5Ifyoustriketherightnoteaboutsomething,areyouexpressingyourself(a)well,or(b)badly6Ifyoudosomethingbyallmeans,doyou(a)tryyourbesttodoit,or(b)notcareaboutit7Ifyounudgesomeonebackintothesaddle,areyouencouragingthemto(a)takeresponsibilityagain,or(b)takeiteasy8Ifyoutalkthroughaproblemwithsomeone,doyou(a)examineitcarefullyandsensitively,or(b)refertoitquicklyandthenchangethesubjectReadingandinterpreting8Answerthequestions.1“Willheevergetajob”WhoisaskingthisquestionWhatmooddoesitexpressTheparentsareaskingthisbecausetheparagraphisaddressedtoparents(earlieritsays“yourgraduateson”).Themoodseemstoexpresspatienceorresignationbecausetheword“ever”suggeststhatgettingajobwilltakealongtime.2WhodescribesGenerationYas“rebelswithoutacause”IsitafairdescriptionThisisthewriter’sdescriptiontoindicatethatthisgenerationisrebellingagainstparentsorsociety,buttheyhavenothingparticulartorebelagainst.Thisdoesn’tseemveryfairbecausethestudentsaretryingtofindwork–itisjustthattheydon’tliketheirparentsnaggingthem.Sotheyareabitrebelliousagainsttheirparents,butnomorethanthat.3Jack“walkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain”.WhatdoesthissuggestaboutJack’scharacterItsuggeststhatJackisnotverydetermined.Assoonashesawthequeueheleftwithoutwaitingandwithouttryingtoaskaboutjobsorcareers.4Jackspentthesummer“hiding”.HidingfromwhatWhyarequotationmarksusedProbablythismeanshewashidingfromtheworldofwork,stayingathomeandnotlookingforajob.Thequotationmarkstellusthathewasn’tliterallyhiding,hejustspentalotoftimeathome.5HowisMrsGoodwin’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperienceInonewayherexperiencehasn’taffectedherattitude:Sheleftschoolandwentimmediatelytoajob(withoutgoingtouniversity)andhasbeenworkingfull-timesincethenandyetsheissympatheticandtakesasoftline.6HowisLindenfield’spointofviewaffectedbyherownpersonalexperienceHerpersonalexperiencewasthatsheworkedinabarbeforefindingherfirstproperjobasanaerialphotographicassistant.Soshesayssuchworkisagreatnetworkingopportunity.Ifnewgraduatesaregoodatsuchworkandbright,cheerfulandpolite,theywillsoonbepromoted.Herpersonalexperiencethusreflects–orperhapshascreated–herpointofview.7WhatwouldthefirsttwoparagraphshavefocusedoniftheyhadbeenpresentedfromthepointofviewofthestudentsratherthantheparentsThefirsttwoparagraphswouldhavefocusedontheneedforthenewgraduatestorestforabitaftertheirhardstudies.ItisOKforstudentstorelaxwiththeTVortosocializewithfriendsforawhile,thentheycanstartaserioussearchforemploymentafterthat.Activereading(2)IfyouaskmeBackgroundinformationThisisaninformalandpersonalizedaccountofaneconomicsgraduatewhogetsajobinapubforayearandthenhasanopportunitytobesuccessful(aluckybreak).SheworksinaLondonpubcalled“TheSalisbury”or“TheMarquisSalisbury”,namedaftersomeonewhowastheBritishPrimeMinisterthreetimesbetween1885and1902andwhosefamilyonceownedthepub’sland.The100yearoldpubisinLeadenhallStreet,justofftheCharingCrossRoadandLeicesterSquare.Daytimecustomerscangetapublunchandeveningcustomersincludemanyofficeworkersandtheatregoers(thepubisnearmanyWestEndtheatres).Theinteriorofthispubisdazzling,withlargemirrors,cutglassandamahoganydécor.Britishpubsareoftennamedafterfamouspeople(RobinHood,TheDukeofWellington)orroyalty(TheQueen’sArms,thePrinceofWales)orhistoricalsymbols(TheRoseandCrowntorepresentKingEdwardIII,TheRoyalOaktorepresentKingCharlesIIwhooncehidinalargeoaktree).Othernamesoftenincludecoloursandanimals(TheRedBull,TheBlackHorse,TheGoldenLion,TheSwan)orsymbolsoftraditionaltrades(TheCompassesforcarpenters,TheThreeHammersforblacksmiths,TheThreeTunsforwinemakers).Asthepubisasocialplacetomeetaswellasaplacetogetadrink,peopleoftenplaygameslikedominoesordartsorjoinaquizorcompetition.Acommonexpressionisto“godownthepub”or“goroundtothelocal”(bothmeaningtogotothelocalpub).CulturepointspubinLondon:Apubisaplacewherepeoplegoforadrinkandtomeetfriendsandsocialize.Peoplecanplaygames–suchasdarts,cards,dominoes–inapubandpubsoftenhavequiznights,withprizesforthewinners,andlivemusic(SeealsoBackgroundinformation)TheSalisburyisawell-knownpubincentralLondon(SeealsoBackgroundinformation)LondonSchoolofEconomicsisadistinguisheduniversityincentralLondon,famousforsocialsciences.Languagepoints1Ifyouaskme,reallifeisnotallit’scrackeduptobe.(Para1)Inmyopinion(Ifyouaskmeintroducesanopinion),reallifeisnoteverythingthatpeoplesayitis.Ifathingiscrackeduptobe,peoplenormallypraiseitbutintheopinionofthespeakertheyarewrong.2…spendingmoneywhenyoudon’thaveanyisdeadeasy.(Para7)Deadheremeansvery.Forexample,wecansaydeadtired(exhausted),adeadloss(acompletelossoruseless),adeadweight(veryheavy,difficulttolift).3Whatweretheoddsonanyonebeingsonice(Para11)WhatarethechancesthatsomeonewouldbesoniceThewriterisemphasizingherethatsuchkindnessisveryunusual.4…lookingbackafteralltheseyears,youonlyneedoneortwobreaksinyourlifetosucceed.(Para13)Abreakheremeansachancetobesuccessful.Aluckybreakisanunexpectedopportunity.Readingandunderstanding2Choosethebestanswertothequestions.1Whatdidthewriterwanttodoafterfinishingherdegree(a)TodoanMAattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.(b)Toearnsomemoneytopayoffherloan.(c)Tostartworkingassoonaspossible.(d)Toreturnhomeandhelphermother.2WhydidsheaskforajobinTheSalisbury(a)Shewashungryandthirsty.(b)Shethoughtitwouldleadtobetterthings.(c)Shewasafriendofthelandlord.(d)Shehadtheideawhenshesawthelandlordworking.3Whatdidshebuywithherfirstsalary(a)Abunchofflowers.(b)ACDandaplantfortheflatshelivedin.(c)Ahamsandwichandaglassofbeer.(d)Shedidn’thaveanymoneyleftafterpayingthebills.4WhydidTonygiveher£20,000(a)Hefoundoutitwasherbirthdayandwantedtohelp.(b)Hetrustedherandthoughtitwouldhelpher.(c)Hewantedhertoleavethepubandworkforhim.(d)Hewassecretlyinlovewithher.5Whatdidshedowiththemoney(a)SheusedittopayforhercourseattheLSE.(b)Shelostalotofitinthe2008stockmarketcrash.(c)SheinvesteditandpaidbackTonyandotherinvestors.(d)Sheusedittostartherownbusiness.6WhywasTonypleasedwhensherepaidtheloan(a)Hehadhadanaccidentandneededthemoneyforawheelchair.(b)Itmeantthathewouldbeabletoseeheragain.(c)Itprovedthathehadbeenrighttoinvestinher.(d)Shepaidbacktheloanwithalotofinterest.3Workinpairsandanswerthequestions.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter’s:1familybackgroundHermotherhadworkedhardfor15yearstosupporthereducationbutcouldn’taffordanyfurthersupport.Herfatherwasn’taroundmostofthetime.Hedidn’thaveanymoneybecausehespentitongamblingondogracingordrinkinginpubs.2careerasastudentShehadagooddegreeineconomicsandwantedtostudyforamasterscourseattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.3ambitionShewantedtogetajobinfinanceorinvestmentsinLondonbecausethenshewouldbeabletouseherdegree.4appreciationofotherpeopleSheappreciatedMike’sfriendlinesswithcustomersandhisskill,andsheappreciatedTonyasaniceperson;latersheappreciatedthetrustofTonyandhisfriends5lovelifeWedon’tknowmuchaboutthis,exceptthatshedoesn’tlikeboystohassleher.Shethinkstheyareimmature.6financialexpertiseItmustbequitegood:Sheinvestedthe£20,000andmadeenoughprofittopaythemoneybackwithinterestandsetupherowncompany.7senseofresponsibilityShehasastrongsenseofresponsibilitybecauseshepaidbackthemoneytotheinvestorsandpaidthemanannualinterestfortheloan.8philosophyoflifeShebelievesthatyoushouldworkhard;youmayneedoneortwobreakstosucceedbutyoushouldknowhowtousethebreaks.Youshouldbehonestandresponsiblewithpeoplewhotrustyou.Dealingwithunfamiliarwords4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1funnyorentertaining(amusing)2usedforemphasizingthatsomethinggoodhashappened,especiallybecauseofgoodluck(fortunately)3anamountofmoneythataperson,businessorcountryborrows,usuallyfromabank(loan)4totakeanamountornumberfromatotal(deduct)5themostexciting,impressive,orinterestingpartofanevent(highlight)6toshowthatyouunderstandsomeone’sproblems(sympathize)7needingalotoftime,ability,andenergy(demanding)5CompletetheconversationwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.TeachingtipsWhenSshavecompletedtheblankswiththecorrectformoftheappropriatewords,askthemtopracticereadingthedialogue,tryingtomaketheirreadingsoundasconversationalaspossible.Chooseapairtoperformtheirreadingtotheclass.Theclasslistensandgivestheperformingpairaratingonascaleof1-10forfluencyandnaturalness.AAfterthreeyearsatuniversity,I’mnowquiteheavilyindebt.BI(1)sympathizewithyou,Iknowwhatit’sliketohavefinancialproblems.But(2)fortunatelyIdidn’tneedtotakeoutastudent(3)loanwhenIwasatuniversity,becauseIhadapart-timejob.AWhatdidyoudoBIworkedinarestaurantatweekends.AThatmusthavebeenvery(4)demanding.BYes,itwas.Ihadtogettherightbalancebetweenworkandstudy.Buttheotherpeoplewhoworkedthereweregoodfuntobewith,soitwasquite(5)amusingtoo.The(6)highlightoftheweekendwasalwaysSaturdaynightwhenweworkedovertime.AButIdon’texpectyoumadealotofmoneyBNo,therewasn’tmuchafterthey’d(7)deductedtaxandpensioncontributions.Butitwasenoughtokeepmegoing.6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.1WhenIwasatcollegeIkeptallmypersonalthingsinanoldcupboard.2Alotofpeoplewholeaveuniversitybeforegettingadegreeendupingoodjobs.3Ithinkshe’llgetagooddegree,butIwouldn’triskmymoneyontheexactresult.4ThemoneyIspentatcollegewasmorethanwhatIearnedinmypart-timejob.5Thechancesofmybeingofferedajobafterthatinterviewmustbequiteremote.6Ourbusinesshasdoneverywellsincewechangedouradvertising.7Ithinktellingthetruthandnotcheatingisalwaysthebestpolicy.Key:(1)belongings(2)dropouts(3)gamble(4)exceeded(5)odds(6)hasthrived(7)honesty7Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.1Ifsomethingisnotallit’scrackeduptobe,isit(a)validandinteresting,or(b)justalittlebitdisappointing2Ifsomeonekeepsbangingonaboutsomething,areyoulikelytobe(a)interestedin,or(b)boredbywhattheysay3Ifthereisalotofhassleinyourlife,areyoulikelytofeel(a)stressed,or(b)relaxed4Ifsomethinghappensoutoftheblue,isit(a)unexpected,or(b)partofyourplan5Ifyousayyouendedupinaparticularjob,doyousuggestthat(a)youhavefulfilledyourambition,or(b)ithappenedalmostbychance6Aretheregularsinapub(a)thecustomerswhocomeveryoften,or(b)thefoodthepuboffersmostoften7Ifsome