新视野大学英语第二版视听说第三册答案

UNIT1

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Ok.It'syourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soI

endeduppaying!It?sdefinitelyyourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:I'mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijustcan'tmemorizeallthe

vocabulary.

W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejusthavetokeepreadingthetexts

overandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:Ohlook!There'sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballinthepark!Helookedgreatin

hiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.Ihaveahardtimeeven

recordingpeopleI'vebeenintroducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman'sproblem?

4.Script

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”？

W:It'storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecauseI'malwayslockingmyselfoutby

accident!Itdoesn'thelpenough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwasterrible!

W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,youknow.Howusefulthat

wouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:I.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Script

M:Tellmeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedto

beabottom-of-classstudentjustlikeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,based

onrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstuff'soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,

andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I'mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatinga

pictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association“aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyou

wanttorememberwithsomethingyou'refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!'Consolidation“isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate-or

absorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI'vealreadylearned.

M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI'mgoingtostudy

sixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.That'snottheway.Followtheprincipleof"DistributesPractice”.Shorter

studysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?Fvegota

memorylikeasieve.

W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;it

needsexercise.Anddon'tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshe

readanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,

thatis,creatingapictureinone'smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanofthe

principleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomething

oneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone's

notesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whentheman

promisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof“Distributed

Practice"，whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewoman

tellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheir

doctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemsthey

werehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthatthey

werephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.The

couplethankedthedoctorandleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyouplease

gotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?”

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,"Whydon'tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon'tforget?”

“Nonsense,"saidthehusband,canrememberadishoficecream!”

“WeHJsaidthewife,'Tdlikesomestrawberriesonit.You'dbetterwritethatdownbecauseI

knowyourmemoryisfailing.^^

“Don'tbesilly,“repliedthehusband."There'reonlytwothings:adishoficecreamandsome

strawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenand

handedheraplateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthe

toast!”

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroduced

her.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshould

useyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.If

youworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyou

workwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.Theseadded

activitiesstimulatethebrainsothat11continuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don'ttrytomemorize

everythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,you

cantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:its

material,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don'tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmind

whileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyou

aretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotremember

aperson'sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

1.What'sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone'smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:That'sgood.Nowwhatshouldwedo?

Amy:We'vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,that'sright.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI'mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadattheChristmasparty.RememberIsled

thecheffortherecipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn'teatchicken?

Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjustslippedmymind.She'llbemadatme.

Bill:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Ifsnottoolateyet.rilmakeaphonecall.

Don'tworry.

Amy:Thanks!Yousee,Tmgettingforgetful.IthinkI'mgettingold!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I'mgoingtothrowaparty,andI'vesentouttheinvitationstomyfriendsandrelatives.

B:That'sgood.Butdon'tforgettoinviteeveryoneyoushouldinvite.

A:IthinkI'veinvitedeveryone.Doyouhaveanybodyinmind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He'slosthisjobafterrecentquarrelwithhisboss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He,Hbesad,thinkingwelookdownonhim.Hejust

slippedmymind.

B:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Don'tworry.It'snottoolate.Makeaphonecall

rightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There'syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—Julia.She'sjustmovedtothecityandfeels

lonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,Iforgotallabouther.She'sournewfriend.Yousee,I'mgettingforgetful.I

thinkI'mgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,buddy.Ybu'dbetterstartwritingthingsdownifthey'reimportant.

M0DEL2Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.

Script

John:Hey,Sue.DoyouknowwhatJack'shomephonenumberis?

Susan:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Idon'thavemyaddressbookonme,andIdon't

havemymobilephonewithme,either.

John:That'stoobad!Tvegottofindhimnow.It'surgent!IfIcan'tfindhimtoday,Tilbedead!

Susan:Youmightwanttolookitupinthephonebook.

John:Fvecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphonenumberisunlisted.

Susan:Maybeit'sunderhisroommate'sname.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,whydon'tyoucallJane?Shehashisphonenumber.

John:I'vetried,butnooneanswered!

Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:I'vealreadytried.Shewon'ttellme.Shesaysit'sprivate.

Susan:Oh,that'sright.Theyusuallydon'treleaseprivateinformationoverthephone.

John:It'sapity.Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.What'swrong

withyou?Yourmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

Susan:It'snotmymemoryisfading.Idohavememoryforfaceandnames,butapooronefor

numberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueofinformationbyProfessorSmith?

B:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Maybewecanlookitupinournotebook,butIdon't

haveminewithme.

A:That'stoobas!Idon'thaveitwithme,either.Doyourememberthenumberofthelecturehail?

B:Sorry,Ican'tthinkofitoffmyhead.

A:Tmterriblyinterestedinthelecture.Ican'tmissit!

B:Well,whydon'tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthelecture?

A:I'mafraidit'snotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentandaskthesecretary.

A:Tvealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.Youmemoryseemstobe

fadingearly.

B:It'snitthatmymemoryisfading.Idohaveagoodmemoryforfacesandnames,butapoor

onefornumbersanddates.

MODELSWhat'swrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswersitHehangsup.J

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerofLondon.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

Amy:What'swrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:Ihopeit'snotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoforgetmyownname.

Amy:Idon'lthinkso.Perhapsit'sjusttemporaryforgetfulness.You'Hberightafteragoodsleep.

Bill:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkImustgotoseeadoctorandget

somepills

Amy:It'snotasserousasthat.Anyway,Iwishyouhadagoodmemoryforhappyevents,anda

badoneforunhappythings.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAansweritAcomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall,thoughthe

admissionfeeswereabittoohighforme.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

B:What'swrongwithyourmemory?

A:Ihopeit'snotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoseealotofnewpeopleeveryday.

B:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsyouonlyforgetthingsmomentarily.You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

A:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkIhavetoseeadoctor.

B:Idon'tthinkit'ssoserious.Anyway,abadmemoryhelpsyouforgetyourtrouble.

V.LefsTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.I'mSusan,areporterfromthe

StudentUnionmagazine.Manystudentshavedifficultlymemorizingthings.Sinceyou'rean

outstandingpsychologist,couldyougiveussometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,butthat'slargelybecausetheyare

betteratcreatingmentalimages.

Student:IfI'mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?

Professor:Practicehelps.Andthemindremembersthingsbetteriftheyareconnectedwithother

images.Forexample,Iyouhavetopickupseveralitemsatthegrocerystore,say,carrots,egg,

bananas,andmilk,youcancreateapictureinyourmindofagiantcarrot,andhangingfromit,a

banana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotandbanana.

Professor:Certainly.Thenwhatwouldyoudowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.I'dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky.

Professor:Thereyougo.Themoreyouapplytheideas,theeasieritgets.Besidescreatingpictures,

there'sanothertechniquethatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:Establishinganassociation.Supposeyouarelookingforlostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnectedwiththosekeys—theirfeel,thesounds

theymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyouplacedtheninadraweror

coldtouchofthekeysinyourjacketwereyouleftthem.

Student:Ohmygosh!Ihavetorun.It'stimemyEnglishclass.Iseeanimageofmyteacher

staringatmyemptyseatintheclassroom.Manythanks,Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

WaysofImprovingOne'sMemory

Examples

Creatingimages

Toremembertheitemstobuysatthegrocerystoresuchascarrots,eggs,bananas,andmilk

Imagesthatyoumayhelp:

Lagiantcarrotandabananahangingfromit

2.agiantmilkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotandbanana

3.anegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky

Establishingassociations

Tofindyourlostkeys

Associationswithsoundtouchthatmayhelp:

I.Thesoundofthekeysmightremindyouofy\havingplacedtheninadrawer.

2.Thecoldtouchofthekeysmightremindyouoftheminyourjacket.

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueofassociatingcertainlyimportantin

promotingmemory.

B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelpsrememberthings.Ifyourshoppinglist

includeseggs,youmightvisualizeaneggoranegg-shapedUFOflyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeofinterest.Ifyougetinterestedin

something,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Yeah.Andifyourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,youcanrememberthembetter.For

instance,ifyouwanttomemorizeallthenamesofAmericanpresidents,itisnoteasy.If,

however,youarrangethemchronologicallyintothreeperiods:thosebeforeAbrahamLincoln,

thosebetweenAbrahamLincolnandFranklinRoosevelt,andthoseafter,thenthetaskwillbeless

difficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomethingquickly,youtendtoforgetitquickly.Ifyou

stuffyitslowly,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Anothertechniqueisintensivepracticeorrepeating.Asasayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.

Ifyourepeatsomethingagainandagain,youwilleventuallylearnitbyheart.

A:Butweshouldnotworktoohard.Whenwegettired,ourlearningefficiencydeclines.Weneed

breakssothemindcanrestandabsorbwhathasbeenlearned.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Task1:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsareincreasinglyinterestedinresearch

onhowtoimprovermemory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpanding

memorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodforexample,isveryimportant.

Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,

vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothers

havedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Another

essentialfactoriswater.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolderpersons.

AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasanimmediateandstrongeffecton

memory;itcancauseconfusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasignificantrole.

Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,

thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehas

receives.Lackofsleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone'sabilityto

concentrate.Also,one'abilitytostoreinformationwouldbeaffected.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?

3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5,C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.Theywerea

hospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfbrdrinks,teaordinner.Onthisparticular

springnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringtheevening,itbegantopour

withrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimup

forthenight.Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogotooutinthebad

weather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematter

seemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetfulprofessor

disappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,thefrontdoorbell

rang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeen

dongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythereovernight,hehadgonehometo

gethispajamasandtoothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,'Thisis

DonSmith”.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethatt4thisguy“willbeouttofixtheTVinthemorning.

Youcan'tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrateandimplant

anameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakeahabitofrepeating

thenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethenameinyour“memory

bank”eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,andwithinashorttimethe“repeating“processcanbe

discontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andinaddition,visualizesomething

different,unusualorridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat"tiesin”with

hisorhername.Later,youmaywritethedescriptiveinformationononesideofacardandthe

nameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe“picture“inyourmind'seyeasyoulookat

thename;orwhenyouseehename,visualizethe“piclure“youhaveassignedtothename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,anditmaylakeseveraldaysor

severalweekstobecomeproficient.

NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseenasman'smostintelligentfriend,

thedolphin.

The“DolphinsonParade“exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeaturedlife-sizeddecoratesdolphin

paintingsmadeofwoodandthecostofmaterials.Thedolphinswereshownatareabusinessand

alongthebeach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750tocovertheartists?feeandthecostofmaterials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-bellydolphin.Theyshowedthework

oflocalartists,aswellasthebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.Pandorathedolphinpainteris

areadolphin,arttheDolphinResearchcenter,inMarathon,Florida.Theplayfulartiststreaks

colorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinitsmouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]CounciloftheArtsaspartofaplantomakethe

Keysaninternationalartscenter.ThepaintingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,withthemoney

earnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

UNIT2

Uint2

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?

M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI'mgongtodomarketingasan

electiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

2.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessor

Brown'sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamon

Monday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweightandSuzie'snever

around.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What'sitlike?

M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteaching

isfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemof

teaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtothe

conversation?

Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:TmHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.

Jenny:What'sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeI

needyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureFmpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpailoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchon

thefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.

Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,only

ifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrison

assuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon'thaveclassuntil

Wednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportant

partoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewas

rapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysics

course.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.Tmgoingtoneed$100.”

“Iunderstand,saidhismother,'THsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbook

herewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?”

“Oh,yeah.Thanks,Robertsaid.

Robert'smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobert

thatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythisaskedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,“answeredMom.

“You'reoutingyourmind,^^yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'Hjuslspendthatinacoupleofweeks.

He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

“Don'tworry,honey,“Momsaid,“Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe

$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!”

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA's

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingto

educationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethe

booksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,

snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaState

Universitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hill

persuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiology

termsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.

Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonal

preference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudy

assoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagre