全新版大学英语第二版听说教程2听力原文及答案

全新版大学英语第二版听说教程2听力原文及答案全新版大学英语〔第二版〕听说教程2Unit1SportsPartA]ListeningStrategyIdentifyingNumbersNumbersappearveryoftenineverykindoflisteningmaterial.TheabilitytocatchtheexactnumbersspokeninEnglishisanimportantbutdifficultskillforaChineselearner.Agoodwayistopracticeoverandoveragainthepronunciationofthenumbers,particularlythedifferentwaystosaythirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.Italsohelpstopracticewritingdownthenumbersyouhearquicklyinnumericalforms,withouttranslatingthemintoChinese.You'regoingtohearapassageaboutMichaelJordan,aretiredAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingnumbers.MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis1.98meterstallandweighs216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe1984season.Inthe1986seasonheshot3041points,thethirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion(扣篮冠军)in1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin1988,anhonorrepeatedfourtimesinthenexttenyearsto1998.JordanguidedhisteamtowinsixNBAchampionshipsduringthe1990s,scoring45pointsduringthesixthandlastgameofthe1998NBAfinals.In1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn'tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingforfivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.[ti:Unit1PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationWhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Peter:HiLaura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?Laura:Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.Laura:Howaboutyou?Doyougetanyregularexercise?Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoymentsometimestentotwentykilometersatatimebutInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.Laura:Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?Peter:Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.Peter:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?Icangetyouaguestpass.Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.Questions1.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeter?2.Wheremightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation?SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1A:What'syourplanforthisevening?B:Well,there'sagoodgameatthestadiumbutIhaven'tgotaticketyet.A:I'mgoingtothegym.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Icangetaguestpassforyou.B:That'swonderful.I'dalwayswantedtoworkoutinthenewgym.Thankyouverymuch.Conversation2A:Hi,XiaoWang.Fancymeetingyouhere!Howareyoudoing?B:Can'tcomplain.I'mbusywithmyexperimentsinthelab.ButafterworkIoftenplaysomesports．A:Likewhat?B:Likeswimming,runningandsometimestennis.A:Tennis?That'smyfavoritegame.Say,what'reyoudoingthisweekend?B:Nothingparticular.IguessI'llprobablyjustworkinthelab.A:Comeon.Youneedtorelax.Whataboutagameoftennis?B:OK.Conversation3A:Areyoudoinganythingspecialtomorrow,Bob?B:Notreally.Whydoyouask?A:Someofusaregoingmotorcycling.Wouldyouliketojoinus?B:Motorcycling?I'veneverdonethat.Isn'titabitdangerous?A:Maybe,butit'sreallyexciting.B:Ienjoyjogging.It'smorerelaxing.A:That'sagoodformofexercise.Itcanhelpyoustayinshape.B:Yes,it'salsosafer.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate[ti:Unit1PartC]TestYourListeningYou'regoingtohearfiveshortconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.W:Ilikeplayingbasketball,volleyballandtabletennis.Whataboutyou?M:Well,tennisismyfavoritesport.Q:Whatsportdoesthemanlike?2.W:Youdon'tlikeboxingverymuch,doyou?M:It'sfarfrombeingmykindofsport.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?3.W:Ithinkyesterday'sfootballgamewasquiteexciting.Whataboutyou,John?M:Yousaidit.Butitwasabitlong.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthefootballgame?4.W:Doyouliketoplaychess?M:Ilikethegame,butIdon'tplayitoftenenough.I'mafraidI'mnotaverygoodchessplayer.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.M:Iknewthenamesofallthefootballplayersandthedatesofallthegamesinmyhighschooldays.ButrecentlyIhavefailedtokeepupwithfootball.W:Nowyouarebusywithyourgolfgames.Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?Unit2FoodandDrinksPartAListeningStrategyListening"BetweentheLines"Peopledonotalwayssaydirectlywhattheymean.Veryoften,wehavetolisten"betweenthelines".TheEnglishlanguageoffersmanywaysforpeopletoimply,ratherthandirectlystate,theirmeaning.Tofindoutwhataspeakerreallymeans,wecanrelyonsuchthingsasthecontext,themeaningofanidiom,andtheintonationused.Forexample,ifsomeonesays"Ihaveanessaytowrite"inanswertoaninvitationtogosomewhere,wecaninferfromthecontextthathecannotaccepttheinvitation.Andifsomeonesays"Andrewpassedwithflyingcolors"inreplytoaninquiryabouthowAndrewdidonatest,wecaninferfromthemeaningoftheidiom"topasswithflyingcolors"thatAndrewdidverywellonthetest.Often,intonationalsohelpstorevealtherealmeaningofamessage.Forexample,"Heisveryclever"saidwithanironictonemeansjusttheopposite.Youaregoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Listencarefullyandwritedown"Yes"or"No"toeachofthefollowingquestions.1.M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate?W:Yes,manytimes.Whenevermyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.2.W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir?M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.3.W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning?M:Weateit,mom.Canyoumakeanotheroneforus?4.W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.M:Nexttobeef.5.M:Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore?W:No,never.It'smyfirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.6.W:John,doyouwantasoda?M:Soda?Ithinkittasteslikemedicine.7.W:Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.8.M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight?W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethisevening..[ti:Unit2PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationWhatAboutDiningOut?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingsentences.Peter:Hi,Kate.Kate:Hi,Peter.Howhaveyoubeen?Peter:Oh,OK,Iguess.Andyou?Kate:Nottoobad.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforawhile,havewe?Peter:No,wehaven't.Sothatmakesmeask.DoyouhaveanyplanforthisSaturday?Kate:No,notyet,Idon'tthinkso.Why?Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend?Kate:Thatwouldbegreat.Doyouhaveanyparticularplaceinmind?Peter:Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuchlately.Kate:Metoo.Peter:IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthistime.TheyalwaysseemtoservesomuchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.Kate:Chinesefoodwouldbegood.Peter:Yes,ormaybesomeJapanesesushi.Thatstyleusesalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoilorcreamorheavysauces.Kate:Yes,eitherofthosechoiceswouldbegood.Let'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethenwheretoeat.Peter:That'sfinebyme.SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1(Attheschoolcanteen)A:Whatacrowd!B:Thisistheworsttime.Themorningclassesarejustover.Everybodyishungryandrushesheretohavelunch.A:That'strue.I'mstarvingandIcan'twait.I'drathernotstandinalongline.B:Whydon'twehavesomefriednoodles?A:NoodlesaresoldatNo.2Box.Noqueuethere,yousee.B:That'sgreat.(AtNo.2Box)Counterhand:WhatcanIgetyou?A:Oneplateoffriednoodles,please.B:Makeittwo.Counterhand:OK.Twoplatesoffriednoodles.Anythingelse?A:Howmuchisthetomatosoup?Counterhand:It'sfree.Itgoeswiththenoodles.A:Isee.(toB)Doyouwantanysoup?B:Yes.A:(tocounterhand)Twobowlsofsoup,please.Conversation2(Atafastfoodrestaurant)Counterhand:WhatcanIdoforyou?Customer:I'llhaveoneorderofchickennuggetsandachickensandwich.Counterhand:Anythingtodrink?Customer:AsmallSprite.Noice,please.Counterhand:Okay.Forhereortogo?Customer:Forhere.Conversation3(AtaChineserestaurant)Waiter:Areyoureadytoorder?A:Doyouhaveanyrecommendations?Waiter:Yes.TheSichuanstylecrispywholefishisverygood.It'stoday'sspecial.A:Mary,wouldyouliketotrythat?Ihearit'sverygood.B:Whynot?AndI'dlikeshrimpinblackbeansauce,too.It'smyfavorite.Waiter:Okay.Anythingelse?A:Whataboutsomevegetables,Mary?B:Yes.Howaboutspinach?A:Spinachisfinewithme.Waiter:Anythingtodrink?A:Yes.I'dlikeoneBudLight,please.What'llyouhave,Mary?B:Orangejuice,please.Waiter:OneBudLightandoneorangejuice.Isthatright?A:Right.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate[ti:Unit2PartC]TestYourListeningListentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.A:Well,hereweare,nottoocrowded.B:Great!Let'sorderquicklysowecanchatalittle.A:OK.Whatareyouinthemoodfor?B:Somethinglight.IhadahugebreakfastandI'mstillfull.A:Therearethreesalads.Oryoucouldhavesoupandasandwich.B:Whatareyouhaving?Ahamburger,Isuppose.A:No,actuallyIateoutlastnight.WehadpizzaatPizzaHut,thenalatesnackatKentuckyFriedChicken.B:Oh,dear.Well,maybeyoushouldhaveasalad.A:Yes,Ithinkso.Look,thedailyspecialisspaghetti.Thatsoundsgood.B:Oh,thepricesaregreattoo.I'llhavethataswell.A:Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.B:I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.A:Italianfoodneedsredwine,youknow.B:Butwehavetogobacktowork.A:OK,aCokeformethen.B:Herecomesthewaitress.Letmeorderfirst.Questions1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?3.Whatwilltheyorder?Unit3WeatherPartAListeningStrategyListeningforImportantDetailsBesidesunderstandingthemainideaofalisteningtext,weoftenfinditnecessarytograsptheimportantdetailsaswell.Whatcountsasimportantdetailsdependsonthekindofinformationwewant.Generallyspeaking,ifwearelisteningtothenarrationofanevent,weneedtosharpenourearsnotonlyforwhathappened,butalsowhenandwhere,howandwhyithappened.Inlisteningtoaweatherreport,ontheotherhand,theimportantdetailsweshouldwatchoutforarethecurrentweatherconditions,temperature,andweatheroutlook.You'regoingtoheartwoshortpassagesaboutweather.Whilelistening,payattentiontosuchdetailsastheweatherconditions,temperature,weatheroutlook,damagecausedbybadweatherandsoon,andwritethemdowninnoteform.Thencompletetheexercisesinyourbook.1.Theweathertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degreesFahrenheit.Lookattheoutlookforthenextfewdays:itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.2.AstorminChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonSunday.Thestormlastedaboutthreehoursfromaround8p.m.Thewindsreachedspeedsofoverahundredmilesanhour,causingseriousdamageandawidespreadpowerfailure.[ti:Unit3PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationDidYouHeartheForecast?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.Michelle:Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn'train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedatefortheannualpicnic.Michelle:Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesandentertainment.Alan:Yeah,sunshine—butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear?Michelle:Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.Alan:Andnoonewantedtoparticipateinanyoftheplannedactivities.Allwewantedwascolddrinks.Andthenwedozedoff.Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.Alan:Buttherewasn't.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustseemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.Michelle:Well,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweatherforecast?Isitsupposedtorain?Alan:Idon'tknow.Ididn'tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.Questions1.WhatareAlanandMichellemainlydoing?2.WhatdoyouknowaboutAlan?3.Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?SpeakingTasksListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1A:Whatlovelyweatherwe'rehaving!Niceandcool.B:Yeah,Ireallylikethiskindofweather.A:What'sthetemperaturetoday？B:Thehighis26andthelowis20.Theweatherforecastsaysthegoodweatherislikelytolast,too.A:Ihopeso.Conversation2A:Itseemstobeclearingup.Allthedarkcloudsaregoneandthesuniscomingout.B:Yes.Let'sjusthopeitstaysthisway.Ihaterainydays.A:Ithinkitwillcontinuetobefineforthenextfewdays.Anyhow,that'swhattheweathermansays.B:That'sgreat.Let'sgoforawalk,shallwe？A:Allright.Conversation3A:It'shotandhumid,isn'tit?Icanhardlybreathe.B:Yeah.Ifeelsuffocatingtoo.A:Aresummersalwaysthishothere?It'salmostlikeinthedesert.B:Yes,especiallyinJulyandAugust.A:Well,whatdidtheweathermansay?B:Hesaidanotherheatwaveisontheway.A:Ohno!Ihopenot.B:Howaboutgoingouttothebeachtocooloff？A:Goodidea.Maybeit'stheonlyplaceforthissortofweather.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate..[ti:Unit3PartCTestYourListeningYou'regoingtohearfiveshortconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.1.W:It'sbeenfreezingforthelastfewdays.M:Yes.Andtheforecastsaystherewillbemoresnownextweek,accompaniedbystrongwinds.Q:Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?2.M:Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforalongtime,havewe?W:No,andtheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?3.W:Whatifitrainshard?Whatarewegoingtodo?M:Ithinkitwillclearupsoon.Butifitkeepsraining,thewholethingwillhavetobecancelled.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?4.M:HowwastheweatherwhenyouleftNewYork?W:ItwasverymuchliketheweatherinBeijing.Youdon'thavetotakealotofclothes.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?5.W:Ifitisthishottomorrow,wemayhavetogiveuptheideaofplayingtennisintheafternoon.M:Theweatherforecastsaysitwillcloudoverbynoon.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Unit4MusicPartAListeningStrategyListeningforSignalWordsTheabilitytoidentifysignalwordscanhelpusfollowthethreadofthespeaker'sthought.Peopleoftenusesignalwordsorphraseslike"but","therefore"and"asaresult"toaddacommentthatcontrastswithwhathasjustbeensaidortosignalwhattheyareabouttosayistheresultorcauseoftheirpreviousremarks.Similarly,wordsandphraseslike"forexample","mostimportantly","first","second","finally"and"then"usuallysignalthatthespeakerisgoingtoprovideanillustrationoremphasizeacertainpointordiscussseveralaspectsofacertaintopic.Soweshouldpayattentiontosignalwordsinlisteningastheywillprepareusforwhatisgoingtobesaid.You'regoingtohearfourshortpassages.Listencarefullyandwritedownthesignalword(s)ineachpassage.Thenchoosea,b,cordtoindicatethefunctionofthesignalword(s)usedineachofthepassages.1.Mostpeoplelikemusic.Infact,wearesurroundedbyit.It'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbeheardinstoresandrestaurants.However,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.2.ThemanagerofthemusicshopwascalledBrianEpstein.BecausesomanypeoplehadaskedforarecordbytheSun,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimself.3.FirstlyIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsrepresentativecomposers,thenIwillmoveontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.4.Welistentoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressurerises,andourbloodflowsmorequickly.Inshort,we'restimulated.[ti:Unit4PartB]ListeningTasksAPassageBackgroundMusicExercise1Listentothepassage.Asyoulisten,readthesignalwordsinyourbookandputatick()inthebracketsaftertheonesyouhaveheard.Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutlisteningtomusic.Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboostsalesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccanincreasereceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.Theexpertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,whichreducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving—unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.Questions1.Wherewasrecordedbackgroundmusicfirstused?2.Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbackgroundmusic?3.Whatkindofmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectoncustomersinshops?4.Whydoesn'tthesamekindofmusicworkinrestaurantsaccordingtothepassage?SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1A:DoyoulikeEnglishsongs?B:I'mcrazyaboutthem.A:What'syourfavoritesong?B:It'shardtosay.Therearesomanybeautifulsongs.A:Who'syourfavoritesingerthen?B:SarahBrightman,undoubtedly.Idoadmireher,youknow.Iloveallhersongs.A:Ilikeher,too,butnotthatmuch.Conversation2A:Doyoucareforopera?B:Yes,Ido,verymuch.A:Whichdoyoulikebetter,operaormusical?B:Opera.A:Doyoujustlistentoitorgotoperformances?B:Iprefergoingtoaperformance.Ithaseverything,colorandspectacleandgreatmusic.A:Whydon'twegoandseeAidatogether?It'sbeingperformedattheGrandTheater.B:I'veseenitalready.It'sexcellent.A:Oh,luckyyou!Conversation3A:Doyouenjoylisteningtomusic?B:Yes,verymuch.Ienjoylisteningtomusicmorethananyotherpastime.A:What'syourfavoritemusic?B:Itdepends.WhenIaminagoodmood,I'dprefersomethingexciting,withafastrhythm.ButifIfeellow,Icanonlylistentosomethingsoftandquiet.A:Mm,metoo.Nowmakesimilarconversations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsabovewhereappropriate.Yourconversationsshouldincludethefollowingpoints.[ti:Unit4PartC]TestYourListeningListentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada.Herparents,whobothlovedmusic,encouragedhertodevelophermusicaltalent.At12,Celinehadcomposedthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".HermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrenchsinger.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,buttherewouldbemillionsmore.Celine'srisefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithoutdifficulties.RecordcompanieswereatfirstlessenthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswonagreatsuccess.Andby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademyaward.In1996sheperformedattheopeningceremonyofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997sherecordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulfilm.CelineDion'sfavoritethemeislove.Shesingsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreatmanyofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauseYouLovedMe","ThePowerofLove"and,ofcourse,thethemesongofTitanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".Unit5HealthPartAListeningStrategyIdentifyingtheRelationshipBetweentheSpeakersinaConversationIdentifyingtherelationshipbetweenthespeakersinaconversationisanimportantskillinlisteningcomprehension.Althoughsometimestheconversationitselfdoesnotcontainwordsthatsayexactlywhattherelationshipis,wecanrelyoncontextualcluestofinditout.Suchcluesincludethedegreeofintimacy(e.g.,howintimatelythespeakersaddresseachother,whatendearmentsareused),thedegreeofpoliteness(strangerstendtobemorepolitetowardseachotherthanfriendsorfamilymembers),andtheparticularsituation(atadoctor'sconsultingroom,atashop,etc.).Listentothefollowingconversationsandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsthatfollowtheconversations.1.M:What'sthetrouble?W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick?W:Twoorthreedaysnow.M:How'syourappetite?W:I'vegotnoappetite.Thesightoffoodsimplyturnsmystomach.What'swrongwithme?M:Youseemtobegenerallyrun-down.Q:Whatisthemnostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?2.W:What'sthematter,Jack?Youlookpale.M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.W:Why?What'sthematter?M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.W:Whydidn'tyoutellme?M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeelworsethismorning.I'machingallover.W:Hmm.Youfeelwarm,too.Youmusthavegotafever.There'saprettybadflugoingaround,youknow.Q:What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?[ti:Unit5PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationGoingtoSeetheDoctorExercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstocompletethestatements.D:Sowhat'syourtrouble?P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwelllately.MybiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtroublesleeping