体验英语(六级)

Unit1Goodeveningandwelcometo...

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:MayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.We're

verygladyoucouldmakeit.Tonightwearecelebratinganagreement

betweenA&ALimitedandM&NTechnologies,Incorporatedto

participateinajointventure....andsoitisanhonortointroduceMr.

TonyBlair,presidentofA&ALimited.

B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.It'sapleasuretobehere.Ladiesand

Gentlemen,weatA&Aarealsoexcitedabout...

(Halfanhourlater)

A:ThanksalotMr.Blairforaremarkablespeech.Thankyou.

B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.Thankyouforyourtime.

2.A:Hey,Nancy,isthatyou?Ican'tbelieveit!Heardanygood

presentations?

B:Notone.Noneofthemismycupoftea.I'mboredtodeath.

A:Isthatright?Whynot?

B:Youknow,Fvebeenworkingforoverthirtyyears.There?snothing

newhere.Thesepresentationscan'ttellmeanythingnew.What'sworse

isthattomorrowrilhaveadeskfullofpaperstoworkon.Say,you've

justcomebackfromtheStates,haven'tyou?

3.A:Isn'tthattheguymysoniscrazyabout?ButIneverknewhisname.

B:He'sLarryKing,thefamoustalkshowhostwhoisahouseholdname.

Healwayspresentsquiteavarietyofpointsofviewwhenyoulistento

him.

A:But,Fvereallygotathingaboutsometalkshowhosts.They

sometimesareveryrudetothosewhohaveopposingideas.

B:Iusuallyenjoylisteningtothem.Iparticularlylikeitwhenacaller

disagreeswiththehost.Iliketohearhowhewilldefendhisideas.

4.A:Say,Tom,Ireallyenjoyedthepieceyouhadinthepaperlastweek.

You'vereallyworkedyourwayupsinceImetyouonBob'swedding

day.

B:Thanks.Tmsoflattered.Butit'salwaysnicetohaveapatontheback

onceinawhile.

A:Youdeserveit.Ican'tsaythatforalljournalists,however.

B:I'msorrytoadmitthatmanyreportersaregivingtheprofessionabad

name.

5.A:Judy,rdlikeyoutomeetournewbusinessassociate.Hewillbe

responsiblefortheprojectof“GoldenApple”program.

B:Pleasedtomeetyou,Mr.Wang.I'mhappytosaythattheprojectis

nowwellunderway.Butwestillappreciateyourcooperation.

C:Thepleasure'smine,Judy.Yourworkiswonderful.

B:Thankyouforsayingso.Wouldyoupleasefollowmetotheoffice?

Thefellowworkersareallwaitingforus.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.DanQuayle/RepublicanVice-President

2.AlGore/DemocraticSenator

3.JamesStockdale/RetiredVice-Admiral

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.two-minuteopeningstatement

2.theissuestobediscussedarepresentedbythemoderator

3.a-minute-and-fifteen-secondresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussion

4.five-minutediscussionperiod

5.orderofresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussionisdeterminedbya

drawing

6.two-minuteclosingstatement

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Introductiontothevice-presidentialdebate

GoodeveningfromAtlantaandwelcometothe(1)vice-presidential

debates,(2)sponsoredbytheNonpartisanCommissiononpresidential

debates.It'sbeingheldhereinthe(3)TheaterfortheArtsonthecampus

ofGeorgiaTech.I'm(4)HalBrunofromABCNewsandI'mgoingtobe

moderating(主持)tonightJsdebate.

(5)TheparticipantsareRepublicanVice-PresidentDanQuayle,(6)

DemocraticSenatorAlGore,andRetiredVice-Admiral(中将)James

Stockdale,whoisthe(7)vice-presidentialnomineeforindependent(中立

派)candidateRossPerot.

Now,the(8)groundrulesfortonight'sdebate.Eachcandidatewillhave

twominutesfor(9)anopeningstatement.Iwillthen(10)presentthe

issuestobediscussed.Foreachtopicthecandidateswillhaveaminute

andfifteenseconds(11)torespond.Thenthiswillbefollowedbya

five-minutediscussionperiodinwhichtheycanaskquestionsofeach

otheriftheysochoose.

Now,theorderofresponsehasbeendetermined(12)byadrawingand

we'llrotatewitheachtopic.Attheendofthedebate,eachcandidatewill

havetwominutesforaclosingstatement.OurradioandTVaudience

shouldknowthatthecandidatesweregiven(13)anequalallocationof

auditoriumseatsfortheirsupporters,soI'dliketoasktheaudiencehere

inthetheatertoplease(14)refrainfromapplauseoranypartisan

demonstrationoncethedebateisunderwaybecauseittakestimeaway

fromthecandidates.

So,(15)withthatpleafromyourmoderator,let'sgetstartedandwe'll

turnfirsttoSenatorGoreforhisopeningstatement.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Averypopularweeklysmall-talkprogramontelevision.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

Item1:

1.JackieChanSubjectoftheprogram

2.LarryKingHostoftheprogram

3.SimonDirector,checkingthearrangement

4.AmandaProductionassistanttothedirector

5.JasonLookingaftertheguests

Item2:

1.No2.No3.No4.NotGiven5.Yes

Script

Thisisyourlife!

Thisisyourlifeisoneofthemostpopularsmall-talkprogramson

Americantelevision.Everyweekaleadingpersonalityisinvitedtoa

televisionstudio,withoutknowingthatheorshewillbethesubjectofthe

program.Thehoststartstheprogramwithashortintroductionandthen

meetsthepersonattheentranceofaspecified（指定的）studioandsays,

“Thisisyourlife!”Thepersonthenmeetsfriendsandrelativesfrom

hisorherpastintheverystudio.StudioBiswheretoday'sprogramis

recorded.Theprogrambeginsat7:30.It's6:15nowandthedirector,

Simonischeckingthepreparationswithhisproductionassistant,Amanda.

Thesubjectoftonight'sshowwillbeaworld-leadingactor,JackieChan.

Thehost,asusual,willbeLarryKing.

Simon:Let'sjustcheckthearrangements.We'rebringingJackieChan

hereinastudiocar.

Amanda:Isheinformedwhatprogramhe'scomingto?

Simon:No行hethinkshe'scomingtoadiscussionprogram!

Amanda:Great!Now,thedriverhasbeentoldtoarriveatexactly7:25,

hasn'the?

Simon:Right!Theprogrambeginsatseventhirty.AtthattimeJackiewill

bewalkingtothestudio.LarryKingwillstarthisintroductionat7:31,

andJackiewillarriveat7:32.Larrywillmeethimatthestudio

entrance...

Amanda:WillCameraBbethere?

Simon:Yes.Thenhe'lltakehimtothatseat.It'llbeonCameraA.Jackie

willbesittingthereduringthewholeprogram.

Amanda:WherewillLarrybesitting?

Simon:FormostoftheshowLarrywillbestandinginthemiddle,and

he'llbeonCameraC.Theguestswillcomethroughthatdoor,talkto

LarryandJackie...andthensitoverthere.Now,isthatallclear?

Amanda:Yes...there'sjustonething.

Simon:Well,whatisit?

Amanda:Who'sgoingtolookaftertheguestsduringtheshow?

Simon:Jasonis.

Amanda:Andwherewilltheybewaitingduringtheshow?

Simon:Inthedressing-room,asusual.Jasonwillbewaitingwiththem,

andhe'llbewatchingtheshowonthemonitor.He'lltellthemtwo

minutesbeforetheyenter.

Amanda:Ithinkthat'severything.

RealWorldSpeaking

UseanextensionactivitytofurtherexpandthediscussioninListening

TaskandRealWorldListening.

AnswersforReference

a.establishthesignificanceofthespeech

b.establishrelevantconnections

c.stressthespeaker'scredibility

d.beconsistentwiththemainspeech

e.bebrief

f.don'tcoverthespeaker'stopic

g.don'toversellthespeaker

2.AnswersforReference

Step1:claimtheaudience'sattentionandexpressthanksfortheircoming

Step2:self-introduction

Step3:introducetheparticipants(debaters)

Step4:introducethegroundrules

Step5:announcethestart

3.AnswerforReference

LarryKing:GoodeveningandwelcometoThisisyourlife.ThisisLarry

Kingspeaking.We'rewaitingforthesubjectoftonight'sprogram.He's

oneoftheworld'sleadingactors,andhethinkshe'scomingheretotake

partinadiscussionprogram...Icanhearhimnow...yes,hereheis!

JackieChan...Thisisyourlife!

4.AnswerforReference

MayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.We'revery

gladyoucouldmakeit.Ourspeakertonightisaveryinterestingman.He

worksfulltimeasabanker,butpaintsandwritesinhisfreetime.Last

yearhewonthetitleof“StarCitizen“inourcity.Itisanhonorto

introduceMr.ThomasWong,DirectoroftheArtsFoundation

Unit2Opentoeverything!

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Youlookawful.Whathappened?

B:Ihavedifficultysleeping,andI'manxiousanddepressed.Ifeel

miserable.Tmdyingforavacation.

A:Maybeallthatschoolworkistoomuchforyou.Youmaytry

meditationandcutbackonfattyfoods.

B:You'reprobablyright.Ireallyneedtotryadifferentlifestyle.

2.A:Howdoyoulikeyourlifehere?

B:Wonderful.Peoplearefriendlyandfoodsaredelicious.

A:ItseemsyouaregettingoveryourcravingforMcDonald's.

B:That'strue.PmusedtoalifewithoutKlondikebarsandthepancake

house.WhatIreallythirstforisacappuccinoafterdinner.

3.A:Therecentsurveyfoundthatyoungstersaremoreconcernedabout

findingworkandearningmoney.

B:That'sunderstandable.Ithinktoday'syouthshaveahighersenseof

independence.

A:Manyolderpeoplesaythatyoungpeoplearelesspreparedforadult

lifethanpreviousgenerations.

B:Ican'tagree.Maybeit'sduetothegenerationgap.IrememberwhenI

wasyoungIwasitchingtoleavehomeassoonaspossible.

4.A:You'rehangingoutalot.Whenwillyoubereadytostartafamily?

B:Whatfor?Iseelittleadvantageintyingtheknot.Lookatmymarried

friends.Theyusedtobecareer-orientedbutnowtheyaretiedto

householddrudgery.

A:Areyoufollowingthelateststay-singletrend?

B:Yeah,I'dgiveanythingtohavemyownfreetime,andit'smore

relaxingtobealone.

5.A:Iaminthemoodfortravelingabroad,butIcannotaffordit.

B:Ihaveanidea.Ifyouliketoworkwithchildren,youcanvolunteerin

Baliatamountainvillage.Ihadatrulyidealexperiencethere.

A:Marvelous!Tellmemoreaboutit.

B:IwasavolunteerEnglishteachertherelastsummer.Itgavemeataste

oflifeinadevelopingcountry.Ilearnedthebasicsofawonderful

language.Ihadthechancetosurfontheweekends,andIlivedwithan

incrediblefamily.

ListeningTask

1.Pre-listeningActivity

Answer

ScienceFiction

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Byvisitingacybercafe?

2.Notwocybercafearealike.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.ToenjoyInternetcafe.

2.EnteringanInternetcafeisliketakingaweebiteofaBigMactoher.

3.AtKrakatit,youcansurftheWebwithaspaceshipandtalktodragons

androbots.

4.Cybercafewillsoonbereplacedbymobilephoneswithhigh-speed

Internetaccess.

Script

Keptwithinafewclicksofhearthandhome

InRome,youcanreadyouremailwhileyourdirtyclotheswash,soak

anddryinmachinesbesideyou.InHelsinki,youcansurftheWebwhile

stillsweatingfromasimmerinanearbysauna.Somepeopletravelto

samplethefinestofforeigncuisines.Someseeksublimearttoappreciate

orsacredarchitecturetocelebrate.Me,I'vecometothinkofmyselfasan

internationalconnoisseurofInternetcafe.

Inmypastfivemonthsoverseas,Fvesurfedtheinformation

superhighwayinSwaziland,driventhedataexpresswayinEstoniaand

cruisedthecommunicationcausewayinCroatia.AndIcansaythis:Gone

arethedayswhenpostcardswerethepreferredmethodofmakingthose

athomeenviousofyouradventuresabroad.Setfootontheroadto

farawayplacesandyou'llsoonfindthatcybercafeareaninescapable

partofthecontemporarytravelexperience.

JustaskMichelleAmundsonfromAttleboro,Mass.Ifoundthis

23-year-oldparkedinfrontofaflat-screenmonitoratBigNetcafe—the

biggestInternetcafeinVienna行exchanginglovenoteswithher

boyfriendbackhome.Michellehasbeenonvacation10daysandhas

emailedhimeveryoneofthem.Thinkofmyself:My(much)betterhalf

istravelingwithmeandstillofthe35citieswe'vevisitedthusfar,I've

usedcybercafeinprecisely71.4percentofthem.

WhenIlefttheUS,IvowedIwouldn'teatatasingleMcDonald'sno

matterhowcheapandsoothinglyfamiliarthefoodmightbe.Fvestayed

truetothatpromise.ButIadmitwhenIslipintoanInternetcafeIfeel

justaweebitlikeI'mtakingabiteofaBigMac.

Icomfortmyself,however,withthediscoverythatnotwocybercafeare

alike.It'shardtoknowwheretobegininPrague,acitysufferinga

particularlyvirulentstrainofcybercafe-itis.AtTheGlobeyoucansurf

theNetwhilelisteningtoajazztrio.AtBohemianBagelyoucanorder

upthenamesakerollandacupofjoealongwithasideofcybercrack.

AndatKrakatit,a"sciencefiction“cafeyoucansurftheWeb

surroundedbypicturesofdragonsandspaceshipsandrobots,ohmy.

Somepeoplepredictthatcybercafe,likepostcards,willsoonfind

themselvesarelicasmobilephoneswithhigh-speedInternetaccess

replacethemasthenewtraveler'sdarling.Thatmeansnomatterwhere

wearewe'llalwayshavetheWorldWideWebinourpocket.Andno

matterwhereweare,wellneverbemorethanabuttonpress(ortwo)

fromthecomfortsofhome.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Heisanexchangestudentlivingwithahostfamily.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

1.Japan

2.it'sthefirsttimehecametotheUnitedStates

3.theywantedtobroadentheirchildren'shorizons

4.scienceandhistory

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Opentoeverything

Anchor:Believeitornot,weareseeingmanyforeignstudentsinour

town.We'reinterestedintheirlifeandstudyhere.Todaywe'veinvited

theadministrativespecialistforforeignexchangeJeffHein,ahostmother

TeriBenedetti,andanexchangestudentAkitojoinourtalk.Mr.Hein,

whydosomanyforeignstudentscometoourtown?

JeffHein::Theyarriveherethroughprogramsoperatedbynonprofit

placementservices.Mostofthemareherebecausetheyknowsomeone

hereandareabletolivewiththem.Or,theirparentshavedoneworkhere

andhadmetsomeone,andtheyoungpeoplelivewiththosefamilies.It's

especiallytrueforourhighschools.

Anchor:Wherearetheyfrom?

JeffHein::They5refromAustralia,China,Korea,Thailandandthe

Philippines.

Anchor:Aki,whereareyoufromandhowdidyoucomehere?

Aki:I'mfromKorea.FvevisitedtheUnitedStatesonvacationtwice

before.Iwanttodosomethingelseafter10yearsofschoolingbackhome.

IlearnedaboutWorldHeritageatmyschoolinKoreaandIappliedand

thisprogramarrangedmystayhere.

Anchor:Mrs.Benedetti,howdidyoucomeupontheideaofhostinga

foreignstudent?

TeriBenedetti:MyhusbandandIappliedtohostanexchangestudent

partlytobroadenourchildren'shorizons.It'sgoodforourchildrento

knowtheUnitedStatesisnottheonlycountryintheworld,andthat

everyonehasthesamefeelingsinside,butweliveindifferentcultures.

Anchor:Howdidyourchildrenfeelaboutlivingwithaforeignstudent?

TeriBenedetti:Theywerereallyveryexcitedabouthavinganewolder

brother.Itoffersthemagreatopportunitytobeexposedtoanother

lifestyleandanotherlanguage.

Anchor:Mr.Hein,whatdotheforeignstudentslearnhereinourschools?

JeffHein::They'reheldtothesameacademicstandardsasanyother

studenthere.They'rerequiredtobeproficientinEnglishandtakea

courseloadthatincludesmath,reading,English,scienceandhistory

classes.Butthecreditstheyearnheredon'tnecessarilytransferbackto

theirhomeschools.Asaresult,thetimeexchangestudentsspendhere

oftenamountstoayearoffoftheirstudies.Sothisyearisbasically

languagepracticeandlearningAmericanculture.

Anchor:Areexchangestudentswelcomeinourschools?

JeffHein::Certainly.Learningisatwo-waystreet.Ourstudentslearnas

muchfromtheinternationalstudentsastheylearnfromus.Theyalldeal

withmanyofthesamethings,eventhoughthey'refromdifferentcultures

anddifferentlands.

Anchor:Aki,whatdoyouparticularlywanttodohere?

Aki:Justtoseethecountryandanotherculture.Tmopentoeverything.

Unit3Youarewhatyouwear

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Youlookgreatrecently.

B:Thankyou.Ihavefinallyworkedoutwhatstylematchesmybodyand

personality.

A:Youreallylookniceintheselivelycoloreddresses.Youshouldstick

toit.

B:It'sverykindofyoutosayso.

2.A:Youlookalittledown.What'sthematterwithyou?

B:Ididn'tdowellononeofmycollegeentrancetests.Ifeelratherblue.

A:I'msosorryforyou.But,cheerup!Trythesefestivelookingclothes.

Clothingthatfeelsgoodcanboostyourmorale.

B:Thankyouforremindingme.

3.A:rdliketolookataclassicbusinesssuit,anall-occasionsuitthat

nevergoesoutofstyle.

B:Whatdoyouthinkofthisonewithalightpinstripe.

A:Yes,itlooksgood.ButIpreferasolidcolor.

B:Here,trythisthree-piecedarkworsted.Thatlooksalmosttailor-made

foryou.

4.A:Hi,Sue.It'sMary,MaryGraham.

B:Ohhi,Mary.Howareyou?

A:Listen,um...IwanttoaskyousomequestionsaboutJimWilson.Um,

ishea,aformalkindofguy,ordoeshedresscasually?

B:Oh,heisaguywhoisoftendressedtokill.Healwayswears

three-piecesuitsandties行dressedverymuchinstyle.

5.A:Whyareyoulookinglikeyou?eoncloudnine,dear?

B:Yes,Iam.Guesswhat,Fveinvitedtheprofessorandhiswifeto

dinner.

A:Howwonderful.Tmreallyhappyforyou.

B:Thankyou,dear.You'dbetterputyourgladragson.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

□Thatclothesoftendefinethepersonmeansclothescanreveal

personality,statusandattitudetolife.

□Clothingnotonlytellssomethingaboutthewearerbutalsoaffectsthe

wayothersthinkoftheperson.

□Clothingmayoftenbetraywhatiswithin.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Anopportunityforindividuality/independencevanishes.

2.No.

3.Throughtheclothingheorshewears.

4.Clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatiswithin.

5.Clothingcanhelpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresent

apositiveimagetothosearoundthem.

Script

Clothesmaketheman

uClothesmaketheman?runstheoldproverb.Ifyoubelievethat,you

mightfeelthatclothingenhancesappearance,increasesindependence,

allowsforfunction,andprovidescomfort.What'smore,clothingthatis

neatandclean,fitswell,andfeelsgoodcanboostanyone'smorale.

Peopleexpresstheirpersonalityinmanyways,includingthroughtheir

clothing,hairstyle,andaccessories.That'swhyclothesoftendefinethe

person.Clothescanindicatepersonality,status,andattitudetolife.Aman

mayhavewornabeardallhislife,awomanmayhavewornmakeup.If

theirabilitytochoosetheirappearanceistakenaway,thenanopportunity

forindependence/individualityvanishes.Keepingsomefamiliarclothes

andpersonalarticleshelpsthemretainsomesenseofself-controlover

whatishappening.Researchshowsthatwhenawomandressesfor

success,itdoesnotguaranteesuccess,butifshedressespoorlyor

inappropriately,italmostalwaysensuresfailure.

Ourclothesareverymuchpartofourpersonality.Clothingprotects

peoplefromhumidity,heat,andcold,andhelpsthemfeelphysically

comfortable.Clothingatthesametimegivesthewearerasenseof

well-being.Ittellssomethingabouttheperson.Clothingalsoaffectsthe

wayotherssee,thinkof,andreacttotheperson.Apersoncanbe

comfortableoruncomfortablewearingacertaingarmentortypeof

clothinginasocialsituation.Socialcomfortmaybeinvolvedwhena

personwishesto“makeanimpression"throughtheclothingheorshe

wears.So,clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatis

within.

Beforemakingchoicesaboutclothing,itisimportanttounderstandhow

clothingaffectspeople.Forexample,makingdecisionsaboutclothing

canincreaseolderpeople'ssenseofindependenceandhelpthemfeel

betteraboutthemselves.Thestereotypesaysolderpeopledon'tcare

abouttheirappearance.But,researchshowsthatmostolderpeoplethink

ofthemselvesasyoungerthantheyare,theirsenseoffashionreflects

theiryouthfulthinkingandthefashionofearlieryearswhentheywere

younger,andtheylikeclothingthatlooksgoodonthem.Clothingcan

helpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresentapositive

imagetothosearoundthem.Sendingpositiveappearancemessagesmay

increaseolderpeople'sopportunitiesforsocialinteraction.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Theoutfitssheshouldtakealongforhertrip.

1.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

TSuehasaconferencetoattendinaNorthernEuropeancountry.

TInadditiontotheconference,Suemayhavemanyothersocial

activitiestoattend.

FAnnsuggestsSuenotbringanywool,becausetheworstedisout

ofdate.

FSueplanstogetoneortwobrand-namegownsbecauseshewants

todrawundueattention.

FAccordingtoAnn,thesyntheticblenddressisespecially

convenientfortravel.ButSuethinksitwillmakeherlookoutofplace.

Sue

□Sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns.

□Coordinatesomeskirtsandblouses.

□Wearthesameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.

□Addafewcardigansandascarffordifferentoccasions.

□Getoneortwodesignergownssoasnottolookoutofplace.

Ann

□Needseveralchangesofbusinesssuits.

□Eveningdressesforsocialgatheringsandparties.

□Asmartlytailorednavybluesuithasacasuallook.

□Awhiteorblueblousethatmatchesthebluesuitgivesaprofessional

look.

□Asyntheticblenddressisconvenientfortravel.

□Livelycoloreddresseswillprovideanicechangefromtimetotime.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Clothesforaspecialoccasion

Sue:Ann,Ineedyourhelp.

Ann:Whatdoyouneed,Sue?I'malwayspleasedtohelp.

Sue:IhaveaninternationalconferencetoattendinNorway,andI'm

goingtostaytherefortwoweeks.ButIhavenoclothesforthatcold

climate.Iknowyou'vebeentoNorthernEurope,soIneedyour

suggestionsaboutthe(1)outfitsIshouldtakealong.

Ann:OK.You'vefoundtherightperson.Let'ssee.You'llbegonefor

twoweeks,soyou'llneed(2)severalchangesofbusinesssuits.Nodoubt,

there,llbeafewpartiesand(3)socialgatheringswhileyou?ethere,so

you'llneedsomeeveningdressesforthosespecialoccasions.AmIright?

Sue:Yes,I'msureyouare.ButwhatshouldIwearforthoserather(4)

elegantbanquetsanddancesduringtheconference?

Ann:Noproblem.THhelp(5)outfityoucompletelybeforeyougo.Let's

startwithyourbusinesssuitsanddresses.You'llwantthemwarm,of

course,butyouwon'twantthemtobetoomuchtroubletocarefor,so(6)

allwoolisout.

Sue:IguessI'dbetter(7)sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns,and

rdliketo(8)coordinatesomeskirtsandblousessothatIcanwearthe

sameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.

Ann:That'sexactlywhatIhadinmind.Ithinka(9)smartlytailored

navybluesuitwouldsuityou.Ithasa(10)casuallook,yetitcanbeworn

withamatchingwhiteblouseorlightblueblousetogiveitamore

professionallook.Youcanwearittoanyofyourmeetings,withor

withouttheblouse.

Sue:IfIaddafew(11)cardigansandascarftogowithit,Icanwearit

ondifferentoccasions.Howaboutsomethinginblue?

Ann:Whatdoyouthinkofa(12)syntheticblenddress?It'swarm,yet

quitelightweight.It'sespeciallyconvenientfortravel.Andthebestthing

isthatyoucanwashitrightinyourhotelroom,hangitup,anditwilldry

(13)wrinkle-freeovernight.

Sue:IthinkFilalsogetoneortwodesignergowns.Iwon'tlookoutof

placeinthemthere,willI?

Ann:No,youwon't.Thoughyoudon'twantto(14)drawundueattention,

you'llwanttolook(15)professionalandfestiveatthesametime.A

coupleoflivelycoloreddresseswillgiveyouanicechangefromtimeto

time.

Sue:Right.Ican'tbelieveI'mdoingthis.I'mgoingtobuyseveralnew

outfitsanddoublemywardrobe—allforatwo-weektrip!

Unit4Anoutsiderlookingin

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:It'sthestrangestthingthattheysayhellotoeverybodyinthestreet,

eventoaworkingmanatafillingstation.

B:Yes,theyalsothankeachotherforeverylittlething.

A:Wefindthatstilly,nottomentionirritating.

B:WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Otherwisewelookimpolite,

angryorgloomy.

2.A:Weconsiderclothesasymbolofmaterialstatusandpeopleare

dressedneatandoriginal

B:Youwouldn'tbelievemyastonishmentwhenIfirstcamehere.People

wearverysimpleclothes;theyactuallylookrathercareless.

A:Hereevenvery,veryrichpeoplewearsimpleclothes.

B:Theylikethoseclothesthatareconvenient,likeY-shirtsandblouses.

Sincetheychangeclotheseachday,suchclothesareeasytowashand

iron.

3.A:Ijustdon'tgetit.EverytimeIaskmystudentsquestionsthey

remainsilent.

B:Don'tbefrustrated.Heremodestyismoreimportantthanspeakingout.

Studentsareafraidthattheymightappeararrogantiftheyarethefirstto

answeraquestion.

A:EquallypuzzlingtomeisthathereIhaven'tcomeacrossany

challengesinmyclass.

B:Well,ifstudentsdisagreewithaprofessoritisregardedasalackof

respect.

4.A:Iwassupposedtomeetmysupervisorbuthewasn'tintheoffice.

That'sodd.

B:Letmesee.Didyougothereontime?

A:No,butIwasonlyfiveminuteslate.

B:Thereyougo.Herepunctualityseemstotakepriorityoveranyother

matter.Iyouarrivelate,theappointmentmaybecancelledandtheperson

maybeunabletoseeyou.

5.A:Itlooksasifyouareinaflurry.Whatareyoupreparingfor?

B:Youknow,peopleherehavebeensokindtome.SoIinvitedthesenew

friendstodinnerhere.Butitreallybeatsmewhattomake.

A:Isee.Butyoudon'thavetogotoalotofexpense.Peoplewill

appreciatesamplingafavoriteethnicdishthatyouhavepreparedand

enjoyaneveningofconversation.

B:Afavoriteethnicdish?Whataboutspicybean-curd?

ListeningTask

1.Pre-listeningActivity.

Answers

1.“Zeny"meanswomaninCzech.

2.Chickensandwich.

3.Isthedishmadeoffish?

4.Whereisthetrainstation?

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Thespeakercannotdecidewhichtoiletiswomen's.

2.Alotofphysicalcommunicationisinvolvedduringthespeaker's

travel.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Beforeleavinghomethespeakerthoughtajoyoftravelingwouldbe

encounteringpeoplewhospeakadifferentlanguage.

2.Thespeakerhasfoundthatherinabilitytospeakanotherlanguageis

frustrating.

3.Inordertobuyachickensandwich,thespeakerim