listen this way 3 unit 8
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Clothing
Fun things
Kitchen things
hat T-shirt
baseball cap
volleyball toy truck book (Harry Potter)
plate cup
jacket
magazine (rabbits) CD (Michael Jackson)
1b
somebody must have picked it up. I’ll call them now to check if
anybody has it.
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Summary
New words: whose, truck, picnic, rabbit, attend, valuable, pink, anybody
3. I’m knocking at Tom’s door, but nobody answers it. He
____c_a_n_’_t _____ be at home. 4. —Is this Mike’s book?
—Yes, it _m__u_s_t______be his. There is his name on the cover. 5.You’d better take a raincoat with you. It __m_i_g_h_t_/c_o_u_l_d____
It could be Mei’s hair band.
She has long hair.
Or it might belong to Linda. She was at the
picnic, too.
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b.
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Unit 1 Shopping and Banking OlinePart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: drop 2: shopping 3: mouse4: feet 5: retailing6: street 7: get 8: down 9: third-party 10: online11:30% 12: malls 13: Britain 14: gift-buying 15:50%16: net 17: peroidC. Keys:1 : the site2 : merchant, addresses/phone numbers/call up3 : strict safety measuresPart II Net shopping under fireA. Key s:1 : delivery, delivery2 : delivery charges3 : personal information, 87%4 : returning goods, 47%5 : order, 35%, dispatch, 87%6 : money back, twoB. Key s:1 : convenience2 : choice3 : obstacles4 : complete trust5 : build consummers' trust6 : mature7 : payment8 : servicePart III Banking at homeA. Key s:1 : limited opening hours2 : Online banking services3 : getting current information on products4 : e-mailing questions to the bank5 : competing for customers6 : having no computers at homeB. Key s:1 : It is banking through the Internet.2 : 'Online banking' offers convenience which appeals to the kind of customer banks want to keep.3 : Banks most want to keep people who are young, well-educated, and have good incomes.Part IV More about the topic: Secret of Good Customer ServiceB. Key s:English Good Customer Service(Harrods)1 : in a pleasant environment2 : Second to none3 : different customers, take a look at everything, alternatives,come to sales assistants4 : first contact with the customerAmerican Good Customer Service(Saks)1 : human side, family, occasions in life, a partnership2 : repeat business, salesPart V Do you know…?Key s:1 : c2 : a、b、c3 : a、b、c4 : c5 : c6 : bUnit 2 Hotel or B&BPart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1 : 35%, 60%2 : 45%, 20%3 : 60%, 80%4 : 30%, 15%5 : 50%, 70%6 : 30%, 20%C. Keys:(1)1 : ￡30/single; ￡60/double, children under 122 : ￡29/full board3 : ￡28/double+bath, exc luded(2)1 : hot food, fried egg2 : coffee, tea, jam, cooked3 : dinner, bed and breakfast4 : the room plus all meals5 : V alue Added TaxPart II A touch of homeOutlineI : bed and breakfast, 15 000, advantages over big hotelsII : meeting different peopleIII: features, 1883, guestsIV : B&Bs not suitable for some peoplePart III Renting a carA. Key s:1 : three2 : Mon. July 10th3 : station wagon4 : $79.955 : $59.956 : 4 p.m.7 : 10 a.m.8 : ' free9 : 12 cents 10 : $10 11 : 8% 12 : '$100B. Key s:a compact car/a station wagon/ automatic transmission/ current models/ pick up/return the car/special weekend rate/regular rate/ unlimited mileage/ insurance/ sales tax/ a full tank of gas/ deposit/ lowest rates.Part IV More about the topic: What Type of Room Do You Want? A. Key s:1: 52: 23: 64: 45: 3 6: 1B. Key s:1 : ￡40, all grades2 : ￡55, Sales3 : ￡150, Managerial, entertaining private guest, the lake4: ￡220, privacy, country-side, kitchenPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:(France)Italy, (2)3, (3)2, (4)8(Loudon,UK)Paris,France, (8)4B. Key s:1 : F2 : T3 : F4 : F5 : TUnit 3 “Planting” MoneyPart I Getting readyA.B.C. Keys:1 : Sincere; Y2 : Doubtful; N3 : Sarcastic; N4 : Doubtful; N5 : Sincere; Y6 : Skeptical; N7 : Surprised; Y8 : Sincere; Y9: Emphatic; Y10 : Sarcastic; NPart II National teach children to save dayA. Keys:1 : Thursday, April 172 : teaching children how to save money3 : 2 5004 :5 000 presentationsB. Keys:1: 4; 2: 3; 3: 2; 4: 1Part III Credit cardsKey s:1 : importance2 : later3 : The potential disadvantages4 : lots of purchases5 : interest6 : The benefits7 : emergencies8 : travelPart IV More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and PoorA. Key s:1 : 32 : 13 : 24 : so much of their income5 : ever larger houses and cars6 : social programs or infrastructure repairs7 : happier8 : fewer disputes of work9 : lower levels of stress hormones10 : less often11 : at an older ageB. Key s:1 : vice president2 : Myths of Rich and Poor3 : positive side4 : increased prosperity5 : better off6 : 30 years ago7 : hundreds of gadgets 8 : easier 9 : more pleasurable 10 : cellular and cordless phones 11 : computers 12 : answering machines 13 : microwave ovens14 : 3/4 15 : washing machines 16 : half 17 : clothes dryers 18 : 97%19 : color televisions 20 : 3/4 21 : VCRs 22 : 2/323 : microwaves and air conditioners 24 : 3/4 25 : automobile26 : 40% 27 : home 28 : half 29 : stereo systemsPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:1 : Tokyo2 : Osaka3 : Oslo4 : Zurich5 : Hong Kong6 : Copenhagen7 : Geneva 8 :Paris 9 : Reykjavik 10 : LondonB. Key s:1 : The Euro has appreciated against the US dollar.2 : Persistent economic turmoil.3 : Tehran.4 : The economist team checks prices of a wide range of items from bread and milk cars and utilities to compile this report.5 : Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executives and their families.Unit 4 Loans for the DreamPart I Getting readyA.Part II Raising money for buying a carA. Key s:1 ：college2 ：repairing3 ：a hundred pounds4 ：three hundred fifty to four hundred5 ：interest rates6 ：an Ordinary Loan7 ：24 monthsB. Key s:● 1 ：X 2 ：√ 3 ：7% 4 ：A day-to-day basis● 1 ：overdraft 2 ：repay 3 ：lenders in the short term 4 ：pay interest on 5 ：collateral6 ：life policy7 ：deeds of the house8 ：Government Securities9 ：certificate10 ：on a day-to-day basisPart III Housing in the U.S.A.A. Key s:1 ：cost of housing2 ：1/4-1/3 3 ：size and location4 ：mortgage5 ：easy to get things repaired6 ：mortgage7 ：condominiumB. Key s:1 ：borrows, mortgages, shares, mortgage-based securities2 ：They control about half the home loans in America.3 ：Hiding the changes in the value; Poor supervision; Not carefully reporting its finances.4 ：The price of Fannie Mae has dropped.Part IV More about the topic: Consumer RightsA. Key s:1: a. merchantable qualityb. fitting for particular purpose /sellerc. as described2: no/ retailer's responsibility/take to shop3: item/ too large/ fragile4: evidence of purchase/ date of purchase5: go to court/ sue the sellerB. Key s:1 : F2 : T3 : F4 : FPart V Do you know…?Key s:1：any federal tax2：tax on whiskey and other alcoholic drink; farmers refused3：George Washington;13000 troops; defeated the Whiskey Rebellion.4：personal income5：rejected6：The 16th Amendment7：income8: taxed at 35%;highest rate9：10：no income tax11：7%: income tax on business12：over 40%: personal income tax13: 35%: retirement programs14: below 18%: customsUnit 5 Briefing on Taxation and Insurance Policies Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:a. 1 : 8000/half 2 : 4000b. 3 : 2000/twice 4 : 4000c. 5 : 2000/double 6 : 4000.d. 7 : 8000/a quarter 8 : 2000e. 9 : 4000/similiar 10 : 4000C. Keys:Dialogue one:1 : $300002 : 24%3 : overdraft4 : sailingDialogue two:1 : A brand new video was stolen.2 : Y es.The speaker paid the premium last week.Dialogue three:1 : mortgage2 : income3 : saving money4 : entertaining5 : pension schemes6 : insurancePart II Briefing on personal taxationA. Keys:1 : Structure2 : rates3 : 25%4 : 40%5 : ￡32956 : ￡50157 : pension8 : 40%9: 7%10 : collection 11 : PAYE 12 : Insurance 13 : 9% 14 : 10%B. Keys:1 : 10%2 : simple and relatively low3 : separate taxation4 : 40%, Pay As Y ou Earn, the employer5 : the employeePart III Should I buy an insurance policy? (I)A. Key s:1 : insurance policy2 : save money3 : buying a houseB. Keys:1 : a fixed objective in mind/how much to pay each month; a fixed objective each month in mind/how much to produce over some years3 : No; regular & systematic/short term/bank/Building SocietyPart IV More about the topic: Should I buy an insurance policy? (II)A. Key s:1 : unmarried2 : dependents3 : no need4 : acumulate capital/expand business/end of term5 : saving to produce a pensionPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:1 : T2 : F3 : F4 : T5 : TUnit 6 Visions of BusinessPart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:Scale. 1: Individual proprietorship 2: Two or more people 3: the complex Ownership. 1: property owners 2: all the property 3: Two or more people4: go into business 5: Investors 6: stock 7: share 8: ownership Responsibility. 1: proprietor 2: Limited partners 3: full partners4: A board of directors 5: corporate policies 6: top officers Lifetime. 1: Limited 2: Limited 3: UnlimitedPart II Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (I)A. Keys:Michael Dell:1: Chairman 2: CEO 3: Dell 4: tenured CEO 5: computer industry6: direct-to-consumer 7: build-to-order 8: Dell Computer 9: middle-manFrederick Smith:1: Chairman 2: President 3: CEO 4: FedEx 5: transportation6: overnight delivery 7: just-in-time delivery 8: FedEx 9: FedEx 10: ground deliveryB. Keys:1: the quality of service2: the breadth of the network3: the unique services needed4: the costPart III Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (II)A. Key s:Efficient information system can1: all the unnecessary; costs; more applicable2: the distance betweenA great part of economy will work on "supply chain" because1: a fast cycle basis; a world of choice2: on a computer; customize3: have it delivered very rapidlyB. Keys:Michael:Motivation: The opportunity in the industry, in the businessAmbitions1. a leader not only in client computing, but also in the enterprise and servers and storage.2. business not just in the United States but all over the world3. a lot of services that go along with the productsFrederick:Positive attitude towards future:company’s futurePositive attitude towards work:going to work every day; compete; innovate; wonderful people; a lot of very exciting business trends.Part IV More about the topic: The Business PlanA. Key s:1: the most fundamental 2: business plan 3: large 4: small 5: having a business plan6: a reality 7: essential 8: a map 9:where you’re going to go 10: get started11: go from “A” to “Z” 12: how much money 13: how many people14: prediction where the business may go 15: position yourself16: use the least amount of money 17: more critical 18: budding entrepreneurs19: use the limited resourcesPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:1: 80 2:1003: oldest 4: largest 5: fastest 6: growing 7:1919 8: school9: hours 10: organized 11: operated 12: forming 13: Local14: developed 15: shares 16: materials 17: produced18: profits 19: owned 20: business 21:operate22: 1974 23: classrooms 24: programs25:5 26: 18 27: 2700000 28: 85 00029: 5 30: 11 31: Volunteer 32: main 33: rules34: organized 35: made 36: sold37: economy38: money39: industry40: trade 41: families 42: communities43:12 44:14 45: business 46: expert 47: Project48: economic 49: theories 50: supply demand51: corporations 52: world trade53: 12 54: 14 55: Economics 56: leaving 57: completing 58: continuing59: game 60: jobs 61: education 62: money 63: get 64: earn 65: need66: want 67: high 68:schoolUnit 7 Fame and FortunePart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1：magazine 2：newspaper 3：Microsoft Company 4：successful 5：richest 6：3rd 7：1955 8：Washington 9：computers 10：13 11：baseball12：football 13：computer programs 14：perform 15：high16：computer language 17：Basic 18：valuable 19：office20：home 21：established 22：1975 23：three 24：computer software25：established 26：nternational 27：usiness 28：achines 29：198130：personal computer 31：operating system 32 ：129 33：computer companies 34：Windows 35：easier 36：officials 37：4000000038：thousands of millions of dollars 39：16 000 40：48 41：30 42：100Part II Bill Gates’ new rulesA. Keys:1: quailty2: re-engineering3: velocityB. Keys:1: communication 2: e-mail3: sales data online 4: insights5: knowledge workers 6: high-level thinking7: create virtual teams8: paper process 9: digital process10: eliminate single-task jobs11: digital feedback loop12: route customer complaints13: redefine the boundaries14: business process 15: just-in-time delivery16: eliminate the middle man17: help customers solve problemsPart III Great business dealsA. Key s:1: NA TIONAL STEAMSHIP2: 20 000 3: Aristotle Onassis4: 6 000 5: American6: Big Ben 7: 1 000 8: tourist9: Buckingham Palace 10: 2 00011: The White House 12: 100 00013: The Statue of Liberty 14: 100 000 15: AustralianB. Key s:1: boom 2: world depression 3: millionaire4: identified 5: fraud 6: five 7: California 8: luxuryPart IV More about the topic: Walt Disney1: correspondence course 2: Oswald the Rabbit 3: talking cartoon film 4: Walt Disney himself5: storyteller6: Ub Iwerks7: 35; feature-length cartoon film; 2 000 000; three8: potential9: 55; 17 000 00027: taste; vulgarity; children of all agesPart V Do you know…?1: $24 worth of kettles, axes and cloth.2: $80 000 000.3: $27 000 000.4: About 12 cents.5: About 800 000 square miles.6: About 1 600 000 square miles.7: $7 200 000.8: About 5 cents.9: $750 000 000 worth.10: An estimated 100 000 000 000 tons.Unit 8 Business SuccessPart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: 90-149 pounds2: 465 pounds3: 240 pounds4: 46 pounds5: 835 poundsPart II Witty Ways to SuccessA. Keys:B. Keys:Dos:1: about 3 2: 1 or 2 pumps 3: be firm but not crushing 4: at waist level 5: down6: business format 7: e-mail buttons 8: carbon copy9: praise 10: criticize11: mind reading 12: return your phone call 13: cop toDon’ts:1: the limp handshake 2: the bone-crusher 3: the two-handed handshake 4: up 5: sensitive 6: conflict 7: casual 8: smiley face9: winking 10: capitalizing11: carbon copy the bossPart III Technology in doing businessA. Key s:1: technologies; efficiency and sales2: in the digital world3: computer internet4: electronic commerce; consumers5: embrace; dieB. Keys:1: F 2: T 3: F 4: F 5: TPart IV More about the topic: How to Improve Your ExecutiveImage?A. Key s:1: d 2: c 3: a 4: b 5: aPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:1: Ten percent of American workers.2: Construction, agriculture, communication, retail, manufacturing, engineering and real estate. 3: Her customers' good will and the friendships she has made at her store.4: Because women business owners tend to place more emphasis on nurturing the individual employee's needs.Unit 10 Business StrategiesPart I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1 ：e2 ：h3 ：d4 ：f5 ：a6 ：g7 ：b8 ：cC. Keys:1 ：The European Union2 ：The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries3 ：The World Health Organization4 ：The International Monetary Fund5 ：The North American Free Trade Agreement6 ：The Association of South East Asian Nations7 ：The United Nations8 ：The General Agreement on Tariffs and TradeD. Keys:1 ：A2 ：A3 ：A4 ：B5 ：BPart II SWOT analysisoutline:I.1: Strengths 2: after-sale teamII.3: MarketingIII.4: OpportunitiesIV.5: impressive dealer networkPart III Dealing with growth: Market trendsB. Key s:1 : 2802 : 4403 : the full milk4 : the skimmed milk5 : long life milk6 : milk drenkC. Key s:D. Key s:1 ：grown substantially2 ：change radically3 ：fallen dramatically4 ：rocketed5 ：risen6 ：remained; stable; increasing7 ：decline; gradually; fall; further 8 ：rise steadily; level off9 ：expect; continue rising moderately; represent; significant10 ：project; fairly marked; forecast; eventuallyPart IV More about the topic: Safe InvestingA. Keys:1 ：C2 ：A3 ：C4 ：B5 ：AB. Keys:1 ：gifts2 ：selling goods3 ：inflation4 ：prices5 ：financial4 ：long-term5 ：losingPart V Do you know…?A. Key s:1 ：392 ：crutches3 ：braces4 ：special medical5 ：victims6 ：raise7 ：show business8 ：a dime9 ：The March of Dimes10 ：150 00011 ：1945 12 ：likeness。
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Part I Getting readyA.B.Narrator: What would you reply to these people?Man: Well, as I see it, millions of people in the world are worse off than us, but there's nothing we can do about it.Woman: I'd say that if you do have plenty of money, there's no point in spending it on private education for your children.Man: It seems to me that the only way to help the poor in the world is to find ways of helping them to help themselves. … er … not … by … er … giving them free food.Women: If you ask me, taxes for rich people should be really high — 95% or something - so that everyone is at the same economic level.Man: Er … in my view it … it's worth making a lot of money … er … so that you can leave it to your children when you die.Man: Don't you agree that if people are starving or have nowhere to live, it's the duty of better-off people to give them food and shelter?Woman: Look, let's face it, there's only one reason why people work and that's to make as much money as possible.Man: Surely, as long as you've got enough to live on, there's no point in making more and more money.Woman: If you're earning a good salary, surely you should save as much as you can for a rainy day.Man: I must say that one thing is certain: money doesn't buy happiness.C.Narrator: You'll hear some people reacting to various opinions —decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing with the opinions expressed. Pay attention to the tone of voice they use.1. Woman: Aren't you glad you're not a millionaire?Man: Sure!2. Man: Don't you wish you could afford to spend our holidays in the Caribbean?Woman: Mm, ye-es.3. Woman: It's not worth saving your money, it's better to spend it.Man: Oh, sure!4. Man: It's better to be happy than rich.Woman: Hmm.5. Woman: Well, basically, in a job the most important thing is how much you earn.Man: Oh, yes!6. Man: It's really important to save a little money every month — you never knowwhen you might need it.Woman: I don't know about that!7. Man: The only way to survive on a tight budget is to keep a record of all yourexpenses.Man: I don't know about that!8. Woman: Children these days get far too much pocket money.Woman: Mmm!9. Woman: In a family it should be the mother that controls the budget.Woman: Yes!10. Man: If I inherited a lot of money it wouldn't change my life at all.Man: Oh, yes!Part II National teach children to save dayOn Thursday, April 17, "National Teach Children to Save Day," 2 500 bankers will make 5 000 presentations in elementary school classrooms across the country to teach children how to save money."Bankers are committed to investing in the future of children because we want them to be able to make smart financial decisions throughout their lifetime," said American Bankers Association Executive Vice-president Donald G. Ogilvie. "Education and money management skills are keys to a better life." The ABA Education Foundation declared "National Teach Children to Save Day" as a way to show banking industry support for teaching children money management skills and encouraging them to save money for the future. In 1996, Americans saved only 4.9% of their disposable incomes, compared to 1970 when they saved 8%. The Foundation coordinated a great effort with state bankers associations to encourage bankers to participate in "National Teach Children to Save Day." It also prepared a resource kit with tools to help bankers make presentations in classrooms. More than 125 000 students will be part of this national initiative. The ABA Education Foundation also offers tips for parents to foster the savings habit in their children:●Give them an allowance with the understanding that part of it goes into their own savings —a first step towards learning to budget.●To make their savings visible and real, have them build up savings in a piggy bank. Then helpthem open their own bank savings account, and have them make deposits each month.●Use their monthly statements, or the record in their savings passbooks, to show them howtheir money is multiplying.●For every dollar your children earn, encourage them to spend 25 cents on what they want orneed now, put 25 cents away for a bigger-item purchase later and save or invest the rest.(That's a 50% savings rate!)●Make savings and investing fun. Give your children play money to "invest" in stocks they cantrack in local newspapers. If the stocks go up, pay them in more play money; if the stocks decline, they pay you.Part III Credit cardsCredit cards are an important part of American life. Whether we have a positive or negative image of credit cards, they are an inescapable part of our finances, either now or in the future. Without a credit card, it's just about impossible to rent a car, make a hotel or airline reservation, or even get a membership at a video store. Since credit cards are so important, yet so many people are in financial trouble because of them, we feel education is extremely important. We want to show our customers that credit cards are not toys; they are an important responsibility.A credit card can be used to "charge" things like clothes, tapes or CDs, dinner at a restaurant, or maybe a hotel room while you're on vacation. When you charge something, you are agreeing to pay for your purchase at a later date. Basically, you are buying something now and paying for it later.Credit cards come with a "limit." Let's say your credit card has a limit of $100. That means you can charge up to $100.00 worth of items on your card. You will get a statement in the mail each month that lists the charges you have made. You will also have to make a payment every month that you have a balance owing. Since we're about educating our customers on the realities of credit and credit cards, we're going to be perfectly honest. First, using a credit card can be very expensive. Banks don't offer credit cards just because they like you. They offer them because they make money when customers use credit cards. How do they make money? When you charge something on a credit card, you not only will have to pay for what you bought, but you will also have to pay interest, or a finance charge, if you don't pay your bill in full by the due date. The finance charge is your extra cost for having something now and paying for it later. The interest rate on a credit card can be 15% or even higher. If, however, you pay your bill in full every month by the due date, you do not have to pay interest. And of course, we highly recommend you do that! It's very easy to make lots of purchases on your card and then be surprised at how quickly they add up when your bill arrives! If you're not careful when you use a credit card, you could find yourself in a lot of debt. And it always takes much longer to pay it off than to spend it. You will also want to be careful about buying things with credit card you wouldn't normally be able to afford. Again, you can get in over your head and end up paying a tremendous amount of interest.However, when used correctly, credit cards can be very helpful. It's sometimes hard to do certain things without a credit card. Credit cards are also helpful for emergencies and are good for travel.Some credit cards even insure your purchase, meaning if something is lost, stolen, or broken, it can be replaced. We believe the best way to become responsible with credit is to learn through hands-on experience. If you begin at a young age with a low limit, you won't be likely to blow it and get in financial trouble later on.Part IV More about the topic: Gulf Between the Rich and PoorA.Woman: In 1998, the United Nation's Human Development Report contains some interesting statistical comparisons about global wealth. For example the reportnotes that the world's three richest people own assets which exceed thecombined growth domestic products of the world's poorest 48 countries. Inanother amazing comparison the report says the statistics show that installingwater and sanitation for all the world's poor would cost roughly the sameamount of money as is spent annually on ice-cream in Europe. It also notes thatbasic education for everyone would cost slightly less than is spent annually forcosmetics in the United States. What's wrong with this picture? The author of anew book entitled Luxury Fever says the answer is "spending priorities". RobertFrank, a professor of economics at Cornell University in Ithyca, New York haswritten a book which says Americans are spending so much of their income onever larger houses and cars that they can't afford to spend on social programs orinfrastructure repairs.Frank: It's a strange position really when you look back on it. Over the last 25 years, we've been spending much more on building larger houses, we've beenspending vastly more on automobiles. People in the middle of the incomedistribution don't have any more money in terms of real purchasing power thanthey did 25 years ago. People near the bottom of the income distribution haveeven less than they had. People at the top of course have done spectacularlywell. There's been about a doubling in the real purchasing power that has beenexperienced by the top 1% of earners. So naturally, people at the top find it aperfectly reasonable thing to do to buy bigger houses or more expensive cars.But that's of the chain of imitative spending all the way down the income ladder,and many of the people in the middle who feel they desperately need largerhouses because others have them really could be spending their money in otherways if we look back.Woman: The time required as you put it to earn enough money to pay for a larger house could be used and could be freed up to use for family and friends.Frank: Well that's true. There is always a cost of buying more things. Instead of buildinga bigger house or buying a more expensive car, I can work fewer hours andspend time with family and friends. And what the behavioral studies show veryclearly is that if everyone did that, people would be happier. They'd have fewerdisputes of work. They'd have lower levels of stress hormones in their blood.They get sick less often. They die at an older age. (To) sum it up, there is no freelunch. If we spend more on one thing, that always means spending less onanother. And the best evidence we have such as that rich and poor life would beboth healthier and happier if we rearranged our spending patterns in theseways.B.Woman 1: Another economist and author, however, see the positive side to the increased prosperity of Americans. W. Michael Cox is the vice president of theFederal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas. And his book is entitled Myths of Richand Poor. Mr. Cox disputes the widely held notion that there's a huge gapbetween the rich and poor in America. He says all Americans are better offthan they were 30 years ago.Woman 2: Technological advances have created hundreds of gadgets that did not exit 30 years ago. Mr. Cox contains in his new book, appliances like cellular andcordless phones, computers, answering machines, microwave ovens. He saysthese new inventions make life today both easier and more pleasurable. Andhe says these conveniences are available to a broader cross-section of thegeneral public in the United States than in any other country in the world.That's because improvements in productivity and the openness of the U.S.market has made them affordable for just about anybody.Cox: Today of all the people in poverty in America, almost 3/4 have washing machines, half have clothes dryers, 97% have color televisions, 3/4 have VCRs,2/3 have microwaves and air conditioners, 3/4 own their own automobile, 40%own their own home, half have stereo systems.Part V Do you know…?Europe ranks as the most expensive region in the world in the latest survey by a prestigious London research group, the Economist Intelligence Unit.Seven of the world's 10 most expensive cities are in Europe, according to the report released Monday.The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Oslo as the third most expensive city in the world. Other European cities in the top 10 include Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik and London. Tokyo and Osaka remain on top of the list, as they have for a decade. Hong Kong ranked fifth. The editor of the report, Bill Ridgers, says strong European currencies, led by the euro, account for the continent's high cost of living."We've seen an increase in the relative cost of living in the euro-zone countries as the euro has appreciated against the U.S. dollar, the prices have become relatively more expensive. And the flip side to that is that we've seen U.S. cities actually slipping down in the list because they are becoming relatively cheaper as the dollar becomes slightly weaker," Mr. Ridgers said.New York City has dropped out of the top 10, and now ranks as the 13th costliest city. Latin American cities also have slipped down the ranks amid persistent economic turmoil in the region.Mexico City is in 56th place and Sao Paulo is 120th, just fourth from the bottom of the list. Tehran remains the world's cheapest city, with a cost of living less than one-quarter that of Tokyo. The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items, from bread and milk to cars and utilities, to compile the semi-annual cost of living report.Business clients use the service to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executives and their families.。
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The mobile phone
•1908: the first telephone that could be carried around •1973: the modern mobile phone was invented by Martin Cooper •1980s: “mobiles” became popular •many countries e.g. the UK, now have more mobile phones than people
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Listening skills
Additional Tips
Note-taking: using a table to organize notes
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Unit 8 Part II A.B.1.Be a sportSport: TennisChanges:(1)t he odd regulation or two (Every once in a while, one or tworegulations are changed.(2)t he desire to win is more and more evident(3)t he pressure and the prize money have increased(4)s tandards of behavior have declined(5)a growing tendency to challenge the umpire’s decisions2. Discussion point: Do we need professional sportspeople at all?C.1.Extract one: (Jo) : squashExtract two (Britain): footballExtract three (Stephanie): skiing2.needs a lot of energy squashis exciting footballcan be dangerous skiingis very popular at the moment squashis fast skiingrequires skill football/skiingcan you not play for a long time because it’s tiring squahis expensive skiing3.a). When did these people begin playing their sport?b) Do they still play now (yes or no)?c) Write down exactly what they say about the length of time they have played their sport.Jo: I’ve been playing it since I was at school –since I was quite young.Brian: I’ve been playing for nearly forty years, ever since I was a little kid.Stephanie: I’ve been doing it every winter holiday since I can rememberD.(1) How did Marieanne begin playing football?When she was small, she saw her uncle, brother and dad play football in front of the house, and took an interest from there.(2) Why did Marieanne continued playing football?She enjoyed it and was good at it.(3)H ow old was Marieanne when she first started playing in team? She was 10 when she started to play 5-a-side, and she was 13 when she started to play 11-a-side.(4)W hat was the problem that Marieanne faced while at school? She played with boys in the playground, but she was not allowed to join their school team.(5)W hich clubs have Marieanne played for?Oakway, BOC Malden, Friends of Fullham.2.Difference between women’s football in Britain and the game in other countries:In Scandinavian countries, Italy and Germany:Football is a way of life.Women’s game is very acceptedIn Britain: Girls are not allowed to join school team.Difference between crowds in Britain and crowds in other countries: In Germany: Crowds of 10000 or 11000,make a lot of noise.In Britain: Crowds of 2500, very quitet.In Scandinavian countries: A way of life, centered around football. Difference between the women’s game and the men’s game:E. Check the main idea of the passage.____________ (1) Adam Keller is the manager of Climb Time.____√______ (2) Indoor climbing is a safe way to get exercise and have fun.____________ (3) Indoor climbing is safer than riding a bike.Check all the topics discussed in the passage.____√______ (1) The safety of indoor climbing___________ (2) How to get to climb Time_____√_____ (3) What beginners and experienced climbers cando at Climb Time___________ (4) How much it costs to climb at Climb Time_____√____ (5) Why people go to Climb Time___________ (6) Where to go outdoor rock climbing in Indiana2.a. Tb. Fc. Fd. Fe. F1. Many people who come to Climb Time do not have rock climbing experience.2. Indoor climbing is a very dangerous activity.3. There are many accidents at Climb Time.4. Only young people can climb at a place like Climb Time.5. It is very expensive to spend the day at Climb Time.Independence ListeningKey Words and PhrasesProblems facing child athletes:Skilled in one sports/early age/extreme training/concerns safety/risks/injuries, delayed menstruation, eating disorders, emotional stress/Suggestions:Levels meet abilities, interests /doctors work with parents/knowledgeable trainer/correct methods/doctors supervise/prevent injuries/balanced diet/watch for sings.。
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英语听力教程第三版(张民伦主编)Unit-2-Wildlife-Conservatin听力原文
Listen this way 听力教程第三册-2Unit 2 Wildlife ConservationPart Ⅰ Getting readygravely：严重species：物种extinct：灭种on the brink：在边缘can't afford to wait any more：不能再等待take action：采取行动abbreviations ：缩写acronyms：首字母缩略词IUCN -- International Union for the Conservation of Nature：世界自然保护联盟convention：会议;全体与会者;国际公约;惯例，习俗，规矩CITES -- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species：华盛顿公约，濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约conservation：保存;保护;避免浪费;对自然环境的保护UNEP -- United Nations Environmental Program：联合国环境规划署WWF -- World Wide Fund for Nature ：世界自然基金会regulate：调节;控制，管理promote the conservation：促进保护under the auspices of：在…的帮助或支持下;有…赞助的prohibit：禁止endangered species：濒危野生动植物种encourage partnerships in doing sth：鼓励伙伴partnership：伙伴关系;合伙人身份;合作关系;合营公司inspiring information：鼓舞人心的信息improve their quality of life：改善生活品质without compromising：不妥协enable sb to do sth：使……能raise funds for ：筹款giant panda：大熊猫a global network：全球网Gland：格兰德Switzerland：瑞士biological diversity：生物多样性ecosystem services：生态系统服务variety：种类a breathable atmosphere：洁净的（能够呼吸的）空气reduce in number ：数量减少role：任务negligible：以忽略的;微不足道的apes：猿whales：鲸seals：海豹marine turtles：海龟walrus：海象dolphins：海豚crocodiles：鳄鱼bludgeon：攻击;威胁，强迫campaign：运动sanctuaries：庇护所sea sanctuary：海洋保护区protected-nesting sites ：受保护的营巢区nesting site：营巢区;筑巢区;巢址pollute：污染ivory：象牙porpoise：动鼠海豚come into force：开始生效habitat：（动物的）栖息地，住处compromise：妥协roll off：辗轧;下降breed：繁殖public appeal：公众诉求;呼吁slaughter：屠宰（动物）;大屠杀make a donation：捐款Wild animals and wild plants and the wild places where they live are gravely threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century; and many hundreds are now on the brink. We can't afford to wait any more. It is time that we take action.A The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.1. habitat: the natural home of a planet or animal2. species: a group of plants or animals of the same kind, which are alike in all important ways and can breed together3. bludgeon: hit with a heavy object4. census: a count of a total population5. logistics: the planning and implementation of the details of any operation6. degrade: bring down7. adversely: in the manner of going against, opposing8. refuge: a place that provides protection or shelter from danger9. aquatic: living in or on water10. mussel: a small sea animal living inside a black shell whose soft body can be eaten as food (淡菜)11. staple food: basic food or main food that one normally eats12. picky eater: someone who is very careful about choosing only what they like to eat13. shrink: to become or cause to become smaller in size14. case study: a detailed analytical study of a person or something with a view to making generalizationsB Listen to some abbreviations and acronyms of some organizations and some information about them. Fill in the blanks.Audioscript:1. IUCN -- International Union for the Conservation of Nature, is the organization established by the United Nations to promote the conservation of wildlife and habitats as part of the national policies of member states.2. CITES -- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. is an international agreement under the auspices of the IUCN with the aim of regulating trade in endangered species of animals and plants. The agreement came into force in 1975 and by 1991 had been signed by 110 states. It prohibits any trade in a category of 8,000 highly endangered species and controls trade in a further 30,000 species.3. UNEP -- United Nations Environmental Program, aims to provide leadershi p and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by inspiring information and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.4. WWF -- World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund), is an international organization established in 1961 to raise funds for conservation by public appeal. Projects include conservation of particular species, for example, the tiger and giant panda. With almost five million supporters distributed throughoutfive continents, WWF has a global network active in over 90 countries. Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland.Biological diversity provides us with a variety of special "ecosystem services", such as clean water, a breathable atmosphere and natural climate control. However, many kinds of wild animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is negligible. Animals like the great apes, the whales, seals, and marine turtles are under particular pressure.C Listen to the conversation. Match column A, which is alist of the names of some endangered animals, with column B, which gives the information about those endangeredanimals. Then anwser the questions.Questions:1. What do people at the World Wildlife Fund work for according to the woman?They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife.2. What are they doing in order to protect those endangered animals? They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species. Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up.3. Can you guess the meaning of "sea sanctuaries"?It refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freely.Audioscript:A: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: The what?A: The World Wildlife Fund. If you've got a few minutes I'd like to tell you what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas, for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction;turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil...B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed to make handbags and shoes; walruses are hunted for their ivory.B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.B: Really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.B: Very interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you'd like to make a donation?Part II Christmas bird countsbe deemed：（被）认为，视为，断定fortunes ：命运critically：危急;严重perilous：危险的，冒险的at risk of ：有……危险imminent extinction：即将灭绝lose a species：丧失一个物种residents：居民maintaining：保持sustain：维持;支撑;忍受quality：质量sustaining the quality of lives ：维持生活质量John James Audubon ：约翰·詹姆斯·奥杜邦，1785年4月26日-1851年1月27日)，美国画家、博物学家，他绘制的鸟类图鉴被称作“美国国宝”illustrate：说明；描绘；画插图in their natural habitats：自然居住地conservationist：自然资源保护者，生态环境保护者feather：羽毛，翎毛manufacture：制造sponsored by ：赞助;发起the National Audubon Society：全国奥杜邦（鸟类保护）协会Bermuda：百慕大群岛（北大西洋西部群岛）Pacific islands：太平洋岛屿volunteer：志愿者bird count：鸟类的清点experienced：有经验的bird watcher：野鸟观察者，鸟类观察家diameter：直径observe：观察actually ：实际上，实质上，事实上，几乎longest-running：播放时间最长的census：人口普查，统计;人口财产调查ornithology：鸟类学;鸟学scheduled：排定，进度表logistics：组织工作ideal：理想；目标virtually：实际上，实质上，事实上，几乎identify ：识别，认出Panama：巴拿马esthetic value：审美价值indicator：指示器habitat alteration：栖息地变更signal：信号，暗号;预兆，征象degrade：降低，贬低;使降级degradation：退化;堕落;降级adversely：反对;不利地;有害地annual：每年Christmas bird counts：对诞（岛）数鸟decline：下降One in eight of the world's bird species is deemed globally threatened and the fortunes of 198 critically endangered species are now so perilous that they are at risk of imminent extinction. Many people feel that every time we lose a species, the world becomes a poorer place. The more successful we are at maintaining or improving the living conditions of the Earth'smany residents, the better our chances will be of sustaining the quality of all species' lives on Earth.A Listen to a news report. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the notes column according to the following cues. While listening for the second time, supply the missing information.Event: Christmas bird countsTime: from Christmas to Jan. 3rdSponsored by: the National Audubon SocietyParticipants:Numbers:more than 40,000 volunteersBackground: from all 50 states of the U.S., every Canadianprovince, parts of Central and SouthAmerica', Bermuda, the West Indiesand Pacific islandsNumber of bird counts this year: more than 1 600 separate bird countsThe logistics of bird counts: Each individual count is in a 15 mile diameter circle around the exact center point.Origin of the National Audubon Society: It was named after an American artist John James Audubon, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society was founded in the late1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds.B Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the report. Complete the summary of this year's Christmas bird counts.Christmas bird counts will start from Christmas to January 3rd., sponsored by the National Audubon Society. This year more than 40 000 volunteers from the U.S., Canada, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands will be outside counting birds. The counts are not only for experienced bird watchers but anyone that is interested or concerned as well.This year more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. Every individual count is in a 15 mile diameter circle around the exact center point. Bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on t he number of birds they actually see.The traditional Christmas bird count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.Audioscript:John James Audubon was an American artist in the early 1800s, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society named after him was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds, which were being killed so their feathers could be used in the manufacture of women's hats.Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, more than 40 000 volunteers will be outside counting birds from today until January3rd. Volunteers from all 50 states of the United States, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands have begun to count and record every individual bird and bird species observed during the two and one half week period of the count.Jeffrey LeBaron is the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count editor. He says the count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.This year, according to Mr. LeBaron , more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10people taking part, others with hundreds. The logistics of the Christmas bird count, he adds, are simple."Each individual count is in a circle. It's a 15 mile diameter circle, um, around the exact center point. And it's always the exactly same area that's done every year, usually, even on the same weekend during the count period. And what the ideal would be, which is virtually impossible, is this census: every single individual bird within that circle on the count day."Mr. LeBaron says experienced bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see. The editor points out, however, that the counts are not only for experienced bird watchers."Anybody that is interested or concerned can become involved. Beginners will go out in a party with experienced individuals who know both the area and the birds in the area, in the field where more eyes and ears are better. And then anybody can point out a bird, and someone in the field will always be able to identify the bird."C Now listen to what Mr. Lebaron says about the information concerning birds. Complete the outline.OutlineI. Total number of known species -- about 9 300II. HabitatA. Larger numbers living in the warmer climatese.g. more than 300 different species counted in PanamaB. far fewer species native to colder climatesIII. ValueA. importance to the environment1. indicator of the quality of environment2. sensitive to habitat alterationB. esthetic value1. getting pleasure out of looking at birds andlistening to birds2. mental quality of life degraded without birds IV. Birds' populationA. some species -- decliningB. many types -- increasingAudioscript:Mr. LeBaron says there are about 9 300 different known species of birds. Larger numbers of them live in the warmer climates. For example, more than 300 different species have been counted in Panama, while far fewer species are native to colder climates. Aside from their esthetic value, Mr. LeBaron says birds are important to the environment because they can signal changes in it."Birds are one of the best indicators that we have of the quality of the environment within the given area. Whether it is a relatively local area, or even primarily on the worldwide bases, they are one of the first things to be altered. They are quite sensitive to a habitat alteration or to other threats. And often times when birds are disappearing out of the area, it just means there is a degradation of the quality of the habitat within that area which will adversely affect everything in there including humans."National Audubon Society editor Jeffrey LeBaron calls the world's bird populations a source of wealth that humans must protect. "People get so much pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds. And if they start disappearing just the er, the quality of life,um, may be not physically, but the mental quality of life can be degraded quickly."Jeffrey LeBaron says that while the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird counts show a decline in some species, many types of birds are actually increasing their populations.Part III Dolphin captivityin captivity：养在笼子（或池子，等）里；囚禁announcer：播音员thesis statements：文意，简述论文，论文主题Colorado Public Radio：科罗拉多州公共广播电台aquatic park：水上公园Denver：丹佛（美国科罗拉多州）ire：愤怒dolphin ：海豚instigate：教唆;煽动;激起a former navy dolphin trainer ：前海军海豚训练员Florida：佛罗里达州ranges：范围family-oriented：面向家庭的；群居的concrete tank：混凝土水箱，混凝土油罐，混凝土贮水池sonar：声呐装置bounce off：试探（某人对某一新设想和意见），大发议论ocean explorer：海洋探险家reject：拒绝;抛弃suicidal：自杀的，自杀性的;自我毁灭的，自取灭亡的;于己不利pool ：池子a very sophisticated brain：发达的大脑sophisticated：复杂的;精致的;富有经验的;深奥微妙的Portland：波特兰(俄勒冈州)Oregon.：俄勒冈州captive dolphins ：被捕的海豚Sarasota Bay：萨拉索塔湾（佛罗里达州）Florida：佛罗里达州the census data ：统计数据distribution：分配，分布debate：讨论;辩论;争论marine mammal：海洋哺乳动物organisms：有机体;生物operate：操作，运行metabolically：代谢的anti-educational：对抗教育，反教育，逆教育natural behavior ：自然行为alter：改变;更改stranded：处于困境的beach：海滩fractured ribs or jaws：头骨、肋骨、下颌骨骨折pros：同意，支持cons：反对We have learned a great deal by observing the animals kept in the zoo. However, wildlife is wild. Do you think we are protecting them or making them suffer by keeping them in captivity?A The following words are used in the news interview. Listen to the words first. Study the definitions carefully.1. ire: anger2. instigate: provoke to some action3. sonar: a method for finding and locating objects under water by means of the sound waves they reflect or produce4. bounce (off): (sound or light) reach the surface and is reflected back5. marine: of, near or living in the sea6. breed: produce offspring7. metabolically: pertaining to what is needed to function8. alter: change9. stranded: left abandonedB Listen to the news interview. There are five persons in it.Match column A with column B to indicate who's who.Then write out the thesis statements they are arguing about.Thesis Statement No. 1:Dolphins should be kept in captivity.Thesis Statement No. 2:There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.C Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of theinterview. Write out each person's pros (agree with thethesis) or cons (disagree with the thesis) for each thesisstatement in note form.Audioscript:[Alan Tu is an announcer for Colorado Public Radio; Peter Jones is a reporter for Colorado Public Radio. The other speakers are identified in the report.]A: A planned aquatic park in Denver is raising the ire of animal rights activists who object to a proposal to include a captivedolphin display. Although officials for Colorado's OceanJourneys say they have yet to make a final decision on the issue, local and national activists have already instigated a "NoDolphins in Denver" campaign. As Colorado Public Radio'sPeter Jones reports, the battle lines have been clearly drawn. P:Rick Troud, a former navy dolphin trainer based in Florida, is taking an active role in the "No Dolphins" campaign.R:Average age in the wild ranges anywhere in some of the studies between 30 and 40 years of age. In captivity, you can expect adolphin to live maybe 5.13 years, and every 7 years in captivity the dolphin population is dead.P:According to Troud, there are many reasons why dolphins can't live full lives in captivity.R:If you take a look at where the real dolphin is in the real ocean, you find the dolphin who swims 40 miles a day, is veryfamily-oriented. These animals are separated from theirmothers; that's a stress. You put them in a concrete tank where their sonar bounces off the walls, they can't swim in the sameamount of time and direction that they can in the wild.P:Environmentalist and ocean explorer, Jean Michel Cousteau:J: There are some animals which reject captivity right away, and they're very suicidal. I've had one of those in my own arms for many days. The next morning when I came to take care of him, he was dead. And what he'd done was to swim as fast as hecould from one end of the pool on ... to the other side anddestroyed his head by hitting the wall. They have a verysophisticated brain. I don't think we have any rights to playwith the lives of these animals.P:Cousteau's anti-captivity position is challenged by Dr. Deborah Duffield, a biology professor at Portland State College inOregon. Her 1990 study compared captive dolphins to the wild population of Sarasota Bay, Florida. Among other findings, the study showed little if any difference in the average age of death.And Duffield says life is generally getting better for captivedolphins.D: The census data say that every time I do a census, I've got older and older animals in it as well as this normal age distribution that we've been looking at. So my feeling is that the trend incaptivity has been that the group of animals that we'refollowing are getting older, and if they continue to do that over the next five years, they will then indeed be older than the wild population.P:There is also a debate over the educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity. According to Duffield, captive dolphins play an important role in our basic understanding of the animals.D: I firmly believe that we cannot learn anything about organisms that we share this world with if we do not understand how they live in an environment, and what they do, and that watchingthem go by in the wild will not do it. I cannot tell what ananimal needs, unless I know how it operates, how it breeds,what it needs metabolically, and I can't learn that from animals in the wild.P:But Troud says the dolphin displays are anti-educational because the animals' natural behavior patterns are altered by captivity.R:In the wild, you don't have dolphins who beat each other to death.There are no dolphins that I've ever seen stranded on the beach, who are suffering from fractured skulls, fractured ribs orfractured jaws, as is the case in captivity.P:The Ocean Journey board will take all factors into consideration before making a final decision on whether to include dolphinsin the park. For Colorado Public Radio, I'm Peter Jones.Part IV More about the topic:Wildlife in dangera profound effect：深远的影响ecosystems：生态系统upsetting：倾复unclear：不清楚adapt enough to：适应得够adapt to：使适应于，能应付survive：活命mountain：山forest：林giant panda：大熊猫roughly：大约bamboo：竹子staple food：主食Michigan State University：密歇根州立大学a dramatic impact：巨大影响the long-term solution：长期的解决方案long-term：长期的;长远heat-resistant：耐热的，抗热的notoriously：恶名昭彰地;声名狼藉地picky eater：好挑食shrink：收缩，皱缩;（使）缩水;退缩，畏缩shrinking fish：水温高鱼变小consequence：结果metabolic：新陈代谢的metabolic rates：代谢率oxygen：氧气stay alive：活着predict：预言，预测kill off：消灭，一个接一个地杀死projection：预测;规划，设计relatively：关系上地;相对地;比较calculate：计算;估计;打算，计划;旨在case study：个案研究;专题;研究实例;范例分析unexpectedly：未料到地，意外地;竟;居然;骤然North Atlantic cod：北大西洋鳕鱼underestimate：低估haddock：小口鳕，黑线鳕Climate change is having a profound effect on ecosystems around the world, upsetting and altering the lives of numerous species of animals. As temperatures continue to rise, it's unclear whether all species will be able to adapt enough to survive, especially as other species in their ecosystems adapt by getting smaller or larger.A In the following report, you will learn some facts about the giant panda, an endangered species in China. Listen carefully and supply the missing information.There are roughly 1 600 pandas living in the wild, mainly in the mountain forests of western China. Bamboo is their staple food. And they eat up to 38 kg a day. But some species of the plant take many years to grow, which means they don't adapt to climate change. Scientists are now predicting that an increasing temperature of even 2°C will kill off the species the pandas need to survive. One of the study's authors is Professor Jack Lu of Michigan State University."Even by the middle of the century, this century, the impact will be very obvious. And by the end of the century, in many areas, 100 percent of this bamboo will be gone. And that's really a dramatic impact that people have not realized". Reducing global warming is the long-term solution and creating new panda habitats is another. It may also be possible to introduce new species of bamboo that are heat-resistant. But unfortunately, pandas are notoriously picky eaters and may reject even a slight change to their diet. Audioscript:There are roughly 1 600 pandas living in the wild, mainly in the mountain forests of western China. Bamboo is their staple food. And they eat up to 38 kg a day. But some species of the plant take many years to grow, which means they don't adapt to climate change. Scientists are now predicting that an increasing temperature of even 2°C will kill off the species the pandas need to survive. One of the study's authors is Professor Jack Lu of Michigan State University. "Even by the middle of the century, this century, the impact will be very obvious. And by the end of the century, in many areas, 100 percent of this bamboo will be gone. And that's really a dramatic impact that people haven not realized". Reducing global warming is the long-term solution and creating new panda habitats is another. Itmay also be possible to introduce new species of bamboo that are heat-resistant. But unfortunately, pandas are notoriously picky eaters and may reject even a slight change to their diet.B The following report is about shrinking fish found in thesea as a consequence of global warming. While listening for the first time, note down as many key words as you can inthe left-hand column. After the second listening, fill in thegaps in the summary in the right-hand column with the help of the notes.Audioscript:Although projections of global temperature rises show relatively small changes at the bottom of the oceans, the resulting impacts on fish body size are "unexpectedly large", according to this research. As ocean temperatures increase, so do the body temperatures and metabolic rates of the fish. This means they use more oxygen to stay alive and, according to the researchers, they have less avalilable for growth.They've calculated that up to 2050, fish will shrink in size by between 14 and 24 percent, with the Indian and Atlantic Oceans worst affected. The warming waters are also likely to drive fish more towards the poles, leading to smaller species living in areas like the North Sea.According to the scientists, their models may underestimate the potential impacts. When they looked at case studies involving North Atlantic cod and haddock, they found that recorded data on these fish showed greater decreases in actual body size than the models predicted.Part V Do you know ...?catalog：目录，目录册，目录簿inhabit v.：居住the planet：这个行星（地球）estimate：估计，预测;报价，exceeding：胜过in the form of parks：在公园的形式下wildlife refuge：野生动物保护区reserve：保护区，保存，储备aquatic animal：水生动物crayfish：淡水螯虾（肉）;龙虾mussel：贻贝，蚌类;淡菜In general, an endangered species is one that's in immediate danger of becoming extinct. Its numbers are usually low, and it needs protection in order to survive.Listen to some facts about endangered species. Pay special attention to the numbers.Audioscript:● Scientists hav e cataloged more than one and one-half million ofthe species that exist on Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least 20 times that many species inhabit the planet.● Up to 100 species become extinct every day. Scientists estimatethat the total number of species lost each year may climb to40,000 by the year 2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last 65 million years.● Around the world more than 3 500 protected areas exist in theform of parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of about 2 million square miles (5 million square km, or 3% of our total land area).● Today, more than 200 animal species in the United States areclassified as endangered. More than 1,000 animal species areendangered worldwide.● Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America,a third of our fish species, two-thirds of our crayfish speciesand nearly three-quarters of the mussel species are in trouble. Part VI Reminder of key points inthis unitPart VII Watch and enjoyYou're going to watch a video clip taken from Saving Species, a program by National Geographic Society. Watch carefully and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Write "T" or "F" for each statement.endangered species.creatures.plants and animals in immediate danger of extinction.endangered species in the America.of a biological catastohpe.depend utterly on other creatures for our very survival and therefore they're our companions in the biosphere.Videoscript::The first Europeans on this continent had a common enemy to conquer. It was called nature. America seemed to be an endless expanse of hostile wilderness. Bison wandered along the Potomac. Grizzly bears strolled the beaches of California. Human beings did not even know it was possible for a species to go extinct, but we。
ListenThisWayUnit1-6答案解读
Unit 1 PartⅠPartⅡIn this section you are going to hear some recorded phone calls for Mr. Turner.PartⅢFirst listen to some sentences taken from the phone call. Supply the missing words.PartⅣ答案与课本不匹配，不提供答案。
PartⅤUnit 2 PartⅠPartⅡIn this section you are going to hear several calls that are answered by machines.Listen to the recorded messages. Write down the reasons why each call is beingPartⅢYou are going to hear the conversation again. Answer the following questions with the help of the notes.PartⅣPartⅤNow you are going to hear some Access, Country and Area Code. Write down the numbers as quickly as possible.Unit 3PartⅠYou are going to hear five statements about temperature. Write down all the degrees in both Centigrade (°You are going to hear a report on weather around the world. Complete the following table.PartⅡYou are going to hear a National Weather Service forecast for the Chicago, IllinoisNow try this: listen to a more authentic version of the weather report. Pay more PartⅢPartⅣ答案与课本不匹配PartⅤYou are going to hear a weather forecast for the UK. Write down all the words thatUnit 4PartⅠYou are going to hear eight short dialogues concering time. As you listen, choose fromWe can use a clock or a watch to mark the passing of time. But what time is it now?Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time. PartⅡYou are going to hear a recorded phone call. While listening for the first time, addPartⅢYou are going to hear some announcements made by Professor Williams at the finalPartⅣ答案与课本不匹配PartⅤUnit 5 PartⅠPartⅡZurichIberia Airlinesof SpainNow try this: listen some more authentic versions of the airport announcements.Complete the following chart. Note that there is a dash(PartⅢYou are going to hear some sentences talen frome some conversations. Supply thePartⅣ答案与课本不匹配PartⅤUnit 6 PartⅠYou are going to hear some short conversations. Supply the missing words.You are going to hear a tourist guide about Hong Kong's most exciting new shopping center. Write down every word as a dictation. It will be read three times. In the firstPartⅡNow listen to the announcements again. Complete the following chart. Note thatNow try this: listen to some more authentic versions of the announcements. After listening, answer the following questions with the help of the above chart.PartⅢYou are going to hear the conversation again. Answer the following questions withPartⅣ答案与课本不匹配PartⅤ。
新世纪大学英语（第二版）综合教程3课后习题答案完整版UNIT8
新世纪⼤学英语（第⼆版）综合教程3课后习题答案完整版UNIT8Listen and RespondTask One Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) What should you do when you are traveling abroad according to the speaker?A) Get to know about the manners of the foreign country.B) Try to remember your own manners.C) Read some books about the manners of that country.D) Observe closely the foreigners’ manners.2) How do Americans feel when Chinese point to the nose to ind icate ―me‖?A) They think it strange. B) They feel it funny.C) They find it amazing. D) They feel puzzled.3) Who never bothers to use two hands to give or receive a gift?A) Chinese. B) Bulgarians.C) Indians. D) Americans.4) To Indians, what is the left hand used for?A) Serving dishes. B) Passing food at table.C) Washing themselves. D) Showing disagreement.5) What does the passage mainly tell us?A) It is necessary to adapt to different cultures.B) Cultural misunderstanding is common today.C) Cultural differences are a worthy topic to study.D) People of different cultures may have different manners.Task Two Zooming In on the DetailsListen to the recording again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.1) When Chinese stamp their feet to show anger , Americans interpret this as showing impatience . Chinese clap for themselves after a speech. Americans may see this as being immodest .2) Americans may pat other adults on the head to show sympathy, affection, or encouragement. This behavior could insult Chinese.3) A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there think it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table.4) Also in India, you might see a man apparently shaking his head at the other to show that he is disagreeing. But in many other parts of India a rotating movement of the head is to show agreement .5) In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs while sitting and talking to someone, even at an important meeting. But doing this could cause offence to a Thailander.Read and ExploreTask One Discovering the Main Ideas1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) What causes culture shock according to the author?Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing the familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. These signs and symbols include all the countless ways and means we resort to for daily survival.2) How does an individual feel when he or she enters a strange culture?Like a fish out of water, he or she feels frustrated and anxious.3) How do people react to the frustration and anxiety caused by culture shock? At first they may reject the environment which causes the discomfort, thinking that the ways of the host country are bad because they make them feel bad. And then they may enter another phase of culture shock, which is called―regression‖. They start missing their home country and the home environment suddenly assumes a tremendous importance. All the difficulties and problems back home are forgotten and only the good things are remembered.4) What is the relationship between culture and the individual?The individual lives not only in a physical environment but also in a cultural environment. The individual must learn the culture he or she is born into because he or she is not born with culture but only with the capacity to learn it and use it. Once learned, culture becomes a way of life.5) What is ethnocentrism and what characterizes it?Ethnocentrism is a belief that not only the culture but the race and the nation form the center of the world. People with this attitude identify themselves with their own group to the extent that any critical comment is taken as a remark that is rude to the individual as well as to the race or the nation. Along with this attitude goes the tendency to attribute all individual peculiarities as national characteristics.6) What can we do to get over culture shock as quickly as possible?To get over culture shock as quickly as possible, we have to get to know the people of the host country. For this purpose, we must, first of all, learn its language. When we are able to talk with the natives of the host country, we will be confident and a whole new world of cultural meanings will open up for us. Then, we must try to find out the value and interest pattern of the native people. In this way, we can find it quite easy to get people to talk to us and be interested in us. Thirdly, we can join the activities of the people, whether it is a carnival, a religious ritual, or some economic activity.2 Text A can be divided into three parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Part Paragraph(s) Main IdeaOne 1–3 We might call culture shock a disease which is caused by the frustration and anxiety resulting from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse.Two 4–6 Culture shock is due to our own lack of understanding of other people’s cultural background and our l ack of the means of communication rather than the hostility of an alien environment.Three 7–9 To get over culture shock, we should get to know the people of the host country and their language; we should find out what they do, how they do it, and what their interests are, etc. But understanding the ways of a people does not mean that we have to give up our own.Task Two Reading Between the LinesRead the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicised parts.1. We might almost call culture shock an occupational disease of people who have been suddenly transplanted abroad. (Para. 1)People working under the same conditions may contract occupational diseases owing to the dangers associated with the work. More broadly and figuratively,as here, the phrase ―occupational disease‖ can be applied to the unpleasant consequences associated with any activity.2. All of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues. (Para. 2)These familiar cues can exactly tell us what to do and how to do things, which helps us deal successfully with the various situations we encounter. Without these numerous cues, we cannot enjoy peace of mind or efficiency in work and life.3. It usually takes a trip home to bring one back to reality. (Para. 3)When you step into a new culture, you tend to feel that your own culture back home is the best; it is only after you return to your homeland that you will find the culture of your own nation or race is by no means perfect.4. The culture of any people is the product of history and is built up over time largely through processes which are beyond his awareness. (Para. 4) Culture develops and accumulates through a long but hardly noticeable process.5. It is thus best to recognize that ethnocentrism is a permanent characteristic of national groups. (Para. 5)People tend to regard their own culture and lifestyles as the best; meanwhile, they tend to regard the behavior of an individual from another culture as apermanent trait of his or her national group. Accordingly, an awareness of this fact should help us deal with a new culture more successfully.6. But once you begin to be able to carry on a friendly conversation with your maid, your neighbour, or to go on shopping trips alone, you not only gain confidence and a feeling of power but a whole new world of cultural meanings opens up for you. (Para. 7)Language is the principal symbol system of communication. Knowing the language of the host country is a principal means by which we can settle down comfortably and confidently in a new culture.Task Three Voicing Your ViewsA Chinese marketing manager in Beijing was sent to Los Angeles for a two-year sales promotion. It should have been a thrilling experience but, like a fish out of water, he felt very uncomfortable soon after he got there. Work in groups of threes or fours and discuss the challenges he might have possibly met and the symptoms of his discomfort. And then give him some suggestions so that he could get over culture shock as quickly as possible.Write down your outlines first and then present your ideas to the whole class.ChallengesThe following tips may be of some help.1. He cannot communicate well;2. He is not familiar with the transportation system;3. He does not know how to make purchases;4. He cannot adapt to the food;5. He finds difficulties in seeing a doctor;6. He does not know how to open a bank account, etc.Symptoms1. anxiety, frustration, depression, and resentment;2. insomnia, loneliness, and homesickness;3. rejection of the new environment and unwillingness to interact with others;4. lack of confidence; feelings of insecurity or helplessness;5. compulsive eating and drinking, etc.Suggestions1. He should learn English well;2. He should learn about the gestures, facial expressions, customs, values, and beliefsof the American people;3. He should maintain contact with Chinese people for a sense of belonging;4. He should participate in community activities to get familiar with the Americanculture;5. He should value relationships at work to get support;6. He should follow his ambition and continue his plan for the future, etc.Checking Your VocabularyWord Detective1 Put down the right word from Text B in the space provided according to the given definition. The first letter of each word is already given.Example: f orgettable: not important or good enough to be remembered1) s lice: cut into thin flat pieces2) t ender: easy to bite through; soft3) p roof: facts, information, documents, etc., that prove sth.4) f uneral: a ceremony, usu. religious, of burying or burning a dead person5) p reserve: prepare (food) for being kept for a long time by some special treatment6) f amiliarity: the freedom of behaviour usu. only expected in the most friendly relations7) p roclaim: make (esp. news of national importance) known publicly, esp. using speech rather than writing8) i ngredient: any of the things that are formed into a mixture when making sth., esp. in cooking2 Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from Text B. Both the explanation and the number of the paragraph in which the target word or phrase appears are given in brackets. Be sure to use the proper form.Example:She’s against the idea, but I’m sure I can win her over .(gain the support of, often by persuading: Para. 1)1) I like the house but I think the price is a bit on the high side .(rather; too: Para. 6)2) Remember to hold your breath when you dive into the water.(stop breathing for a short time: Para. 7)3) Be careful. The road is icy, wet, and slippery .(difficult to stand on without slipping: Para. 15)4) Half drunk, Michael got up and helped ... to some more brandy.(serve oneself with food, drink, etc.: Para. 16)5) I invited her to join us, but she declined .(refuse (a request or offer), usu. politely: Para. 17)6) You can improve the flavor of the sauce by adding a little red wine.(the quality of tasting good: Para. 20)Checking Your Comprehension1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text B.1) Why did the narrator ask her boyfriend to praise her mother’s cooking? Because her mother was proud of her skill of cooking. By asking her boyfriend to praise her mother’s cooking the narrator hoped that he would win her mother’s favor. 2) What was her mother’s first impression of Rich?He looked rather plain with too many freckles across his nose.3) What mistakes did Rich make at the dinner table?At dinner he drank two full glasses of the French wine he had brought while everybody else had a half-inch ―just for taste.‖He did not know how to use chopsticks and how to show appreciation for the food the mother cooked. He ate big portions of the dish he liked, instead of taking only a polite spoonful. He declined the tender and expensive new greens the narrator’s mother had carefully prepared. What is worse, he spoiled the flavor of the mother’s famous dish by pouring too much soy sauce into it.4) Why did the narrator shudder when she remembered how Rich parted with her parents?When he shook hands with her parents, Rich showed that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients and he addressed them by their first names, which sounded quite impolite. Nobody except a few older family friends, had ever called them by their first names.5) What did Rich think of the evening?He thought it was good and that everything had gone well that night. He was expecting to see the narrator’s parents again.6) Why didn’t the narrator tell her mother that she was getting married? Because at every possible moment when she was alone with her mother, her mother would be voicing her dissatisfaction with Rich. So the narrator did not have a chance —not even the courage — to tell her mother about her marriage plan.7) Why couldn’t Rich understand the narrator’s mother?It was the cultural differences that caused their misunderstanding. Rich did not know much about Chinese table manners and he took others’ words literally.2 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicised parts.1) She can only cook looking at a recipe. (Para. 4)She is poor at cooking and could not cook creatively; no one would enjoy the dishes she cooked.2) Rich obviously had had a different opinion on how the evening had gone. (Para. 23)Rich didn’t realize at all how serious his mistakes were in my parents’ eyes. Instead, he thought what he had done was proper in the situation.3) When we got home that night, I was still shuddering, remembering how Rich had firmly shaken both my parents’ hands with that same easy familiarity he used with nervous new clients. (Para. 23)He did not realize that he had shaken my parents’ hands in a way that had irritated them.4) How long d oes it take to say, Mom, Dad, I’m getting married? (Para. 26)It is extremely easy to tell them that you are getting married.Enhance Your Language AwarenessWords in ActionWorking with Words and Expressions1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with the words given. Change the form where necessary.Text A abroad dictate reject transmit transplant tremendousText B burst delay flavor proof slice slippery splash tender1) Do you have any proof that it was Jeremy who stole the bike?2) Could you slice a piece of cake for me? I want to taste it.3) A large number of trains were delayed because of bad weather conditions.4) Laura rejected all her parents’ offers of financial help and started to make an independent living.5) The company has increased its share of the market both at home and abroad .6) The tennis club rules dictate that suitable tennis shoes must be worn on the courts.7) I’m afraid I’d have to throw away my T-shirt because there are splashes of paint on it.8) To make the meat tender enough for my grandmother, I cooked it for a long time.9) It has been raining for a whole week and the dam is likely to burst under the heavy weight of water.10) The food we had last night had no flavor at all; perhaps we should go to another restaurant next time.11) Some diseases are transmitted from parents to children; they are called hereditary diseases.12) My uncle has spent a tremendous amount of money on that house — much greater than he had expected.13) The stepping-stones (踏脚⽯) look really slippery ; I don’t think I will be able to get across the stream without getting wet.14) Adults are often less flexible (随遇⽽安的), so they need more time to adapt themselves to the new surroundings when they are transplanted to another place.2 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.Text A a fish out of water as such build up by means of enter into get over identify oneself with open up orient oneself to result fromText B from head to toe hold one’s breath on the … side win over1) I’m afraid I shall be like a fish out of water if I live abroad.2) It’s a traditional Chinese custom for a bride (新娘) to be dressed in red from head to toe .3) Everything here is new to me; I need some time to orient myself to the new surroundings.4) He is a child, and must be treated as such ; it’s unreasonable to treat him like an adult.5) This hat is a bit on the small side for me. Would you please show me a bigger one?6) While traveling in Italy I made myself understood mainly by means of sign language.7) Talk to someone or a professional about your problems. Don’t let your depression build up .8) He disagrees at the moment, but I’m sure we can win him over to our point of view.9) They are reluctant to identify themselves with any organizations because they hate to get involved in any public affairs.10) The doctor told me it was only a stomach upset, not food poisoning, and I would get over it in a day or two.11) They refuse to enter into any discussion on this matter; therefore the problem can’t be solved for the time being.12) Soon after she settled down in the city she realized that a completely new life was opening up before her.13) He explained that his bad temper resulted from his lack of sleep; he had been working for three days and nights without any rest.14) Only two out of the twenty applicants could get the jobs offered; we all held our breath while waiting for the results to be announced.Increasing Your Word Power1 Study the following confusable words and fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the proper words. Be sure to use them in their proper forms.accusecharge (sb.) with doing wrong or breaking the law 指责，谴责；控告，告发accuse sb. of (doing) sth.He was accused of robbery.blameconsider (sb. or sth.) responsible for (sth. bad) 责怪，怪罪，把…归咎于blame sb.blame sth. on sb.blame sb. for (doing) sth.be to blame for (doing) sth.1. Don’t blame me if it doesn’t work—it’s not my fault.2. She blamed the failure of their marriage on him.3. She blamed him for the failure of their marriage.4. Which driver was to blame for the accident?chargebring an esp. criminalcharge against / state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime; accuse 控告；指控charge sb. with (doing) sth.He was charged with stealing the jewels.condemnexpress very strong disapproval of (sb. or sth.) 谴责，强烈指责condemn sb. / sth. as1. Many people would condemn violence of any sort.2. The law has been condemned by its opponents as an attack on personal liberty.criticizejudge with disapproval; point out the faults of 批评；指责criticize sb. for (doing) sth.The report strongly criticizes the police for failing to deal with this problem.scoldspeak angrily and complainingly to (sb. who has done sth. wrong) 责骂；斥责scold sb. for (doing) sth.Did you scold her for breaking the window?1) She is charged with murdering her husband.2) We love peace and we strongly condemn war.3) If I walk in wearing muddy boots, Dad will scold me.4) The children were not to blame for the accident. It was not their fault.5) The man had been accused of kidnapping (绑架) a movie star and was found guilty in court.6) The terrorist action was condemned as an act of cruelty and barbarism (野蛮).7) Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother since she never encourages him.。
英语听力教程LTW2 Unit8
*every now and again 偶尔，又时 *make sacrifices for 做出牺牲 *Two heads are better than one. 人多智广 *bear with 容忍，宽恕
Relationship problems → disagreement between people __________ handle people how to _______
My target heart speed range is between____and____beats per minute.
*目标心速
Check whether your exercise gives you the fitness effect:
*健身效果
1. starting energetic exercise 2. stopping 3. 5 minutes’ warm-up exercise 4. checking pulse rate 5. 10 minutes’ energetic exercise 6. counting pulse beats 4 6 3 5 1 2 ___→___→___→___→___→___
Stressful situations decision making Work-related __________ problems → problem solving; _____________ spend Money problems → not enough to _______; what to spend on disagreement over ______________
A. You are going to hear a short passage. Focus on the stressful situations involved and the four ways to control stress. Supply the missing information.
英语听力教程第三版(张民伦主编)Unit 6 Find the Right Words听力原文
Listen this way听力教程第三册-6Unit 6 Find the Right WordsPart I Getting ready Audioscript:The English language can be traced back to prehistoricIndo-European through the West Germanic line. However, many other influences have shaped the development of Modern English. We will review some important dates in the history of the English language. The first three are Latin influences:1. In 5,5 B.C. Caesar conquered Britain and the Celtic people.2. In 43. B.C. Rome colonized the island.3. The Romans remained for 400 years (the first four centuries of the Christian Era).The next significant dates were:4. The year 499 (which was the year of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of the island).5. From 500 on, the West Germanic language was the basic language of Britain (or England).Influences from other languages continued however.6. In the sixth and seventh centuries England was Christianized bymissionaries sent by the Pope (so that Latin influence continued). Then,7. In the eig11th and ninth centuries the Norsemen (Vikings), invaded England with their Old Norse language.8. In 1066. the Norman Conquest brought French linguistic influence.9. The French influence continued for 300 years (the ninth century through the 11th century).10. And finally, in the fifteen and sixteen hundreds, when classical learning was revived, there was continued Latin language influence. Audioscript:1. People are delighted if you can speak their language, and theydon't care how well you speak it. They are not upset when you make mistakes. I think in order to learn, you mustn't be afraid of making mistakes.2. I'm a very shy person and it's not easy for me to talk to strangers. But you have to force yourself to talk to people. That's what I did and it really helped me.3. I think the best language learners are people with a sense of humor. Try to laugh at your own mistakes and don't take yourself too seriously. You'll find that other people will be sympathetic when you make mistakes.4. I took two courses in business studies. I read, studied, listened tolectures and took notes in English. It was a very good experience for me because I didn't have time to think about the language. I recommend forgetting about the grammar and thinking about the meaning instead.5. In my experience, learning a foreign language always involves a lot of time, a lot of boring work and lots of problems! In short, if you want to learn another language you have to work hard.6. Try to read as much as you can. I think that's the best way to improve your English and to learn more new words. I always try to read something in English everyday.Part II Skills to communicate badnewsAudioscript:Avi Arditti：I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: giving doctors better skills to communicatebad news.Rosanne Skirble：Anthony Back is a medical oncologist at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson CancerResearch Center in Seattle. He and four colleagues are inthe fifth year leading a program funded with one andone-half million dollars from the National Cancer Institute. Avi Arditti：Doctor Back says specially trained actors play cancer patients to help oncologists learn how to avoid soundinginsensitive when the prognosis is grim.Anthony Back：Probably the biggest misconception I face is that you're either born with this or you're not. In fact, what theresearch shows is that people learn to do this over time.And the way they learn to do it is they see good role models,they practice, they get specific feedback on what they'redoing, they try-out new things, they innovate and developnew conversational practices for themselves.Avi Arditti：Can you give us some examples of those conversational practices -- what are some ways to impart bad news? Anthony Back：Here's an example: The patient has had cancer in the past, has been doing well and is coming in for some routinefollow-up tests. The routine follow-up tests unexpectedlyshow the cancer has started to come back.The doctor will typically go in and say to the patient,"Guess what, your cancer's back." And the patient will bejust blown away, right? There are a couple of practicesthere that doctors can do that can help. One is to start with-- especially if you don't know the patient -- asking what thepatient expected, what did they understand about theircancer, what were they expecting with this test. Because ifthe patient says to you "You know, they didn't tell meanything. I'm just here because I got this appointment in themail," that's one whole kind of comprehension level.Whereas if the patient says "I had a Tl Nl MO lung cancerand they told me I had a fifty-five percent chance of diseaserecurrence in the next two years," that's a whole differentstory, right?The second thing is that after you give this difficult news,then I think it's really important to address both thecognitive reaction and also the kind of the emotional side ofit.Rosanne Skirble：What are some of the phrases or the ways in which you can couch this news?Anthony Back：You know, the way to make it easier is to make sure that you are going from the context the patient drew for you.So you go from what the patient understands and you try touse their words as much as possible. And then, when youget to the really bad part of the news, I think it's actuallyimportant to be direct and concrete and not to couch thenews. It's better to say "The cancer has come back" than tosay "There are hypo-densities in your liver on the CT" (or)"You have a malignancy." All those euphemisms forcepatients to struggle to understand what's happening to them,and it adds to their confusion and distress.Rosanne Skirble: ：Well, should they say things like "I wish things were different" or "I hope for the best," or should a doctorkind of maintain a distance?Anthony Back：You know, my thought about that actually is that the more skilled the physician, the less they have to distancethemselves. There are some phrases that we use, and themost important ones are really the ones that are aboutempathy for the patient. You know, "I see this is a difficultsituation, I see this is not what you expected, I'm hoping forthe best." And I think it's fine for doctors to talk about hope,and I think it's important actually.AviArditti：Let me ask you, have you seen any cultural differences come up in the training programs as you've had doctors gothrough?Anthony Back：You know, we have actually a very multicultural group of physicians who come, and they all bring in alltheir own different values about how frank should peoplebe. Because the American standard, of course, is thatpatients themselves get all the information, they make thedecision themselves, and there's this very strong emphasison autonomy. And in a lot of other cultures that's really notthe case.Rosanne Skirble：And what got you started in the first place? Anthony Back：What got me started was, when I was an oncology trainee, and this was after a personal experience -- mymother had died of a pre-leukemia kind of thing -- Iremember walking around in the bone-marrow transplantwards with this experienced -- it was this other, older seniorphysician -- going around having these life-and-deathconversations with patients and thinking, God, there has gotto be a better way to do this.Avi Arditti：The result, says Doctor Anthony Back in Seattle, is a program that has now trained about one hundred-eightyoncologists at retreats held twice a year. The program Website is -- that's o-n-c-o-t-a-l-k dot i-n-f-o.Part III Foreign accents Audioscript:Section IAs far as I'm concerned, I do tend to judge people I meet by their accents. I don't mean that I'm a sort of snob, and only like people with posh accents, but I never feel comfortable with a new person until I've been able to place them from the way they speak. If it's an English person, I feel much more at ease if I can say "Ah, he comes form Liverpool", or "He's probably been to public school". I suppose then I know what to talk about and what to expect from the other person.The same is true of foreigners. Personally, I prefer a foreigner to speak with a recognizable foreign accent, so that I know that I'm talking to a Frenchman, a Ghanaian, a Pole, and so on. So for me, it seems a bit pointless for foreigners to try desperately hard to get rid of their national accent and try to speak BBC English. If someone isclearly French, I know there's no point in talking about cricket or making jokes about the Irish. And frankly, I think it even sounds more attractive. I can't really explain why, but if a person has a foreign accent, they seem to be more interesting, even if they are saying the most ordinary things.Audioscript:Section IIMind you, there is a limit to intelligibility. If the accent is so strong that you have a struggle to understand what they are saying, then that gets in the way of the conversation, and the flow is broken while you try to sort out the sounds into meaningful bits. I don't mean an accent as strong as that. I'm talking about the kind of accent where you can tell immediately which country the person comes from, but where they've got enough English to carry on a good conversation without searching for words, or messing up the grammar so that you lose the thread. I suppose it's the kind of accent most foreigners have, really. To be honest, it's only a very few who have such a good ear that they produce more or less genuine British English, and even then it can be quite amusing because they may have picked up a clearly regional accent, or even a very upper-class accent which doesn't fit in with their character at all. But most foreigners who learn English aredesperately keen to get rid of their foreign accents and waste a lot of time trying to do so.Part IV More about the topic:Love and Grammar Audioscript:Are you looking for love? When you want to impress a potential girlfriend or boyfriend, you take great care with your appearance and try to be on your best behaviour. But . . . what about your grammar? Do you check if you are using verbs and commas properly?If not, you'd better think again. The research arm of dating site OKCupid has suggested that bad grammar can ruin your love life. It looked at 500 000 first contacts on the site and concluded that "netspeak, bad grammar and bad spelling are huge turn-offs".On the other hand, the correct use of apostrophes seems to be quite an aphrodisiac. Using "don't" and "won't" caused better than average response rates says the research.American writer Twist Phelan, who went on 100 online dates in 100 days and later married someone she met online, believes that grammar is an important "filter system" for prospective partners. Shesays: "If you're trying to date a woman, I don't expect flowery Jane Austen prose. But aren't you trying to put your best foot forward?" Perhaps you think you are ready to start looking for anEnglish-speaking girlfriend or boyfriend. Am I right? You go online, look at the picture and start calling him or her "beautiful", "gorgeous" and "sexy" before you meet. Will it work? The research says it won't! The wrong adjective can put a full stop on a potential relationship. People enjoy receiving compliments but not when they sound like a pick-up line.General compliments such as "cool", "it's nice that ..." and "awesome" got good responses from the dating site users.So now you are ready. Keep your wits about you because many things online are not what they seem; and watch your vocabulary and punctuation.Some say that a comma might even save lives -- as in the example: "Let's eat, my darling!" as opposed to "Let's eat my darling!"Can you see which one would grant you a meal with your date and which one would land you in jail?Part V Do you know ...?Audioscript:Alex：Hello, Carole? Is that you?Carole：Alex! What on earth are you doing ... a stupid question, you're doing the same as I am.Alex：What are you laughing at?Carole：Well, actually I'm just reading this article in Punch. It's the Franglais column. It's very funny.Alex：Oh, yes, yes, er ...Carole：I know this is only a spoof, but I think these adaptions of English into French or French into English can be veryfunny. How does it occur actually?Alex：Oh, I suppose it came after the war, you know when the Americans were in France and a lot of English words andexpressions came into French. Er ...Carole：Oh, I see, yes, so ...Alex：But after that there was a strong reaction against it, I think.Carole：You mean people don't... aren't very keen on it. A sort of linguistic imperialism.Alex：Exactly, yes, er, take the ex ... example like "lift" you see.We've got no, no word in French for "lift".Carole：You mean "lift", the thing that goes up and down ... Alex：No, no. No, no, I mean, erm, would you like a lift home or something like that.Carole：Mm.Alex：Would you like a lift. What would you say in French? You would say something like, er, can I take you home with mycar?Carole：Oh, I see, so ...Alex：It's so much easier to say er, would you like a lift, you see. Carole：... I see, so in fact it's often for words that there's no equivalent for in...Alex：Yes, that... that's it, yes.Carole：... in French.Alex：Yes.Carole：Or something ... I suppose the same would apply to something like erm, "le weekend".Alex：Yes, yes. That goes a bit ... that goes back a bit. Yes, I suppose it was something er, before, even before the first WorldWar.Carole：Oh, that one's really old. Are there any more recent examples?Alex：Er, oh yes. "Speakerine" is a good example.Carole：Speakerine?Alex：Speakerine, yes.Carole：That doesn't even sound French. That sounds more German. Alex：Yes, it's a bit of a monster actually. You know, it means an announcer or a, a newsreader.Carole：Oh, I see, on the, on the box!Alex：Yes.Carole：And there are other things, aren't there, that are distortions like that. Erm ... oh, what's the one I can, erm ... "lesmoking" ...Alex：Ah, le smoking, yes.Carole：... which means, er, dinner jacket in English ...Alex：And we say smoking in French. It's very strange, in fact. But you've got another one, "the training", the training. Andyou ...Carole：What's that?Alex：Oh, it's like, it's like a pyjama in French. And you will say, I don't know, er...Carole：The pyjama?Alex：... children it's getting late, erm, put, put your training on and go to bed.Carole：How peculiar, because I mean, training means something quite different. Are there any other reasons why we borrow,why the French borrow words, borrow English words? Alex：Er, snob value, I suppose.Carole：Oh, really.Alex：Oh, yes. Er ...Carole：You mean English words are snobbish in French?Alex：Yes. They would, they would take a word like "building" and think it's much better to live in a building than to be -- tolive in a house.Carole：How strange, because building is such ...Alex：So we say building; we are living in the building.Carole：It's such a mundane word in English. I mean, it sounds just so ordinary.Alex：Yes, it is.Carole：But surely, I mean something like "le parking" which is very common, that, that can't have snob value, can it?Alex：No, no, of course, I mean just the French is cumbersome. Carole：Mm. Receptionist: Mrs. Harding, could you go through now please?Carole：Oh dear! I've got to go.Alex：Bye, bye, Carole.Carole：I hope it's not too painful, Alex. Thanks, bye.Part VII Watch and enjoy Videoscript:-- Jove! Good heavens!-- Oh, sir. Is there any sign of it stopping?-- I'm afraid not. It's worse than before.-- Oh, dear.-- If it's worse, it's a sign it's nearly over. Cheer up, captain. Buy a flower off a poor girl?-- I'm sorry. I haven't any change.-- Oh, I can change half a crown. Here, take this for tuppence.-- I told you, I'm awfully sorry. I haven't ... Oh, wait a minute. Oh, yes. Here's three pence, if that's any use to you.-- Thank you, Sir.-- Hey, you, be careful. Better give him a flower for it. There's a bloke here behind that pillar, taking down every blessed word you're saying.-- I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. I've a right to sell flowers if I keep off the curb. I'm a respectable girl, so help me. I never spoke to him except to ask him to buy a flower offme!-- Oh, don't start!-- What's all the b100ming noise?-- There's a "tec" taking her down.-- Well, I'm making an honest living!-- Who's doing all that shouting?-- Where's it coming from?-- Oh, sir. Don't let him charge me! You don't know what it means to me! They'll... They'll take away me character and drive me on the streets for ... for speaking to gentlemen!-- There, there, there, there. Who's hurting you, you silly girl? What do you take me for?-- On my Bible oath, I never spoke a word.-- Oh, shut up, shut up. Do I look like a policeman?-- Then what do you take down me words for? How do I know you took me down right? You just show me what you wrote about me. Oh. What's that? That ain't proper writing. I can't read it.-- I can. I say, captain, now buy you a flower off a poor girl.-- Oh, it's cause I called him "captain". I meant no harm. Oh, sir. Don't let him lay a charge against me for a word like that!-- Charge? I'll make no charge. Really, sir. If you are a detective, you needn't begin protecting me against molestation from youngwomen until I askyou. Anyone can tell the girl meant no harm.He ain't no "tec". He's a gentleman. look at his boots.How are all your people down at Selsey?Who told you my people come from Selsey?Never mind. They do. How do you come to be up so far east? You wereborn in Lisson Grove.Oh. What harm is there in my leaving Lisson Grove? It weren't fit for apig to live in and I had to pay four and six a week.Oh, live where you like, but stop that noise.Come, come. He can't touch you. You have a right to live where you please.I'm a good girl, I am!Yes, dear. Yes.Where do I come from?Hoxton.Well, who said I didn't? Blimey, you know everything, you do. You, sir. Do you think you could find me a taxi?I don't know whether you've noticed it, madam, but it's stopped raining.You can get a motorbus to, uh, Hampton Court. Well, that's where youlive, isn't it?What impertinence!Hey, uh, tell him where he comes here, you want to go fortune telling.Cheltenham, Harrow, Cambridge and, uh, India?Quite right!Blimey, he ain't a "tec". He's a b100ming busybody. That's what he is.If I may ask, sir, do you do this sort of thing for a living at a music hall?Well, I have thought of it. Perhaps I will one day.He's no gentleman. He ain't, to interfere with a poor girl!How do you do it, may I ask?Simple phonetics. The science of speech. That's my profession. Also myhobby. Anyone can spot an Irishman or Yorkshireman by his brogue, butI can place a man within six miles. I can place him within two miles inLondon. Sometimes within two streets.He ought to be ashamed of himself, unmanly coward!Is there a living in that?Oh, yes. Quite a fat one.Let him mind his own business and leave a poor girl alone ... Woman! Cease this detestable "boohooing" instantly ... or else seek theshelter of some other place of worship.-- I've a right to be here if I like, same as you.-- A woman who utters such disgusting and depressing noise has no right to be anywhere, no right to live. Remember that you're a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech, that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and the Bible. Don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.-- Oh!-- You see this creature with her curbstone English, the Englishthat'll keep her in the gutter till the end of her days? Well, sir. In six months, I could pass her off as a duchess at an Embassy ball. I could even get her a job as a lady's maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English.-- Here, what's that you say?-- Yes, you squashed cabbage leaf; you disgrace to the noble architecture of these columns; you incarnate insult to the Englishlanguage. I could pass you off as, uh, the Queen of Sheba.-- Oh! You don't believe that, captain?-- Anything's possible. I, myself, am a student of Indian dialects. -- Are you? Do you know Colonel Pickering, the author of Spoken Sanskrit?-- I am Colonel Pickering. Who are you?-- I'm Henry Higgins, author of Higgins' Universal Alphabet.-- I came from India to meet you.-- I was going to India to meet you!-- Higgins!-- Pickering!。
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Unit 1Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: burning of the forests/tree removal (deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests2: global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2Part II The Earth at risk (I)A. Keys:1.a. More people--------more firewood----fewer treesb. More domestic animals------more plants-----fewer available plantsa, b-- More desert----move south-----desrtt expanding south----no grass2. Growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow.3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mineB. Keys:1: Sahara Desert2: North America & most of Europe3: top soil blowing away4: tropical forests destruction5: animal/plant species becoming extinct6: climate change for the whole worldPart III The Earth at risk (II)A. Keys:1: Trees would hold rainfall in their roots. When forests in the higher up-river have been destroyed, all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river and starts the flooding.2: He implies that some national governments just consider the results of their policies in the near future, or just think as far ahead as the next election.B. Keys:1: flooding in Bangladesh2: Action to be taken3: population controlPart IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingKeys:1: Warming up of the world2: Effects of global3: reduced potential for food production4: change of patterns of hear-related food poisoning, etc.Part V Do you know…?A. Keys:1: F 2: F 3: F 4: F 5: TB. Keys:Dos 1: your towels 2: Cut out 3: a wall-fire 4: fridge 5: wait until you've a full load 6: a complete mealDon’ts 7: iron everything 8: the iron up 9: the kettle 10: to the brim11: hot foodTape script of Unit 1Part I Getting readyA.B.1.The Amazon forests are disappearing because of increased burning and tree removal. In September, satellite pictures showed more than 20000 fires burning in the Amazon. Experts say most of these fires were set by farmers. The farmers were attempting to clear land to grow crops. The World Wildlife Fund says another serious problem is that too many trees in the Amazon rain forest are being cut down. The World Wildlife Fund says the fires show the need for urgent international action to protect the world's rain forests. The group warns that without such action some forests could be lost forever.2. Environmental issues swell to the full in Berlin this week, for the UN spongsored conference on global warming and climate change is the first such meeting since the Rio summit three years ago. With scientists and governments now generally ready to accept that the earth climate is being affected by emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, over a hundred countries are sending delegations. But how much progress has been made implementing the greenhouse gas reduction target agreed on at Rio? Simon Dary reports...Part II The Earth at risk (I)A.I (Interviewer): Brian Cowles is the producer of a new series of documentaries called "The Earth at Risk" which can be seen on Channel 4 later this month. Each program deals with a different continent, doesn't it, Brian?B (Brian Cowles): That's right. We went to America, both North and South and then we went over to Africa and South-East Asia.I: And what did you find in each of these continents?B: Starting with Africa, our film shows the impact of the population on the environment. Generally speaking, this has caused the Sahara Desert to expand. It's a bit of a vicious circle we find. People cut down trees for firewood and their domestic animals eat all the available plants — and so consequently they have to move south as the Sahara Desert expands further south. I mean, soon the whole of Mali will become a desert. And in East Africa: here the grasslands are supporting too many animals and the result is, of course, there's no grass — nothing for the animals to eat.I: I see. And the next film deals with North America?B: That's right. In the USA, as you know, intensive agriculture requires a plentiful supply of rain for these crops to grow, I mean if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow. And growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. This is also true for any region that is intensely farmed — most of Europe, for example. I: And what did you find in South America?B: In South America (as in Central Africa and Southern Asia) tropical forests are being cut down at an alarming rate. This is done so that people can support themselves by growing food or to create ranches where cattle can be raised to be exported to Europe or America as tinned meat. The problem is that the soil is so poor that only a couple of harvests are possible before this very thin soil becomes exhausted. And it can't be fed with fertilizers like agricultural land in Europe.For example, in Brazil in 1982 an area of jungle the size of Britain and France combined was destroyed to make way for an iron ore mine. Huge numbers of trees are being cut down for exports as hardwood to Japan, Europe, USA to make things like luxury furniture. These forests can't be replaced — the forest soil is thin and unproductive and in just a few years, a jungle has become a waste land. Tropical forests contain rare plants (which we can use for medicines, for example) and animals — one animal or plant species becomes extinct every half hour. These forest trees also have worldwide effects. You know, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. The consequence of destroying forests is not only that the climate of that region changes (because there is less rainfall) but this change affects the whole world. I mean, over half the world's rain forest has been cut down this century.Part III The Earth at risk (II)A.I: So, Brian, would you agree that what we generally think of as natural disasters are in fact man-made?B: Yes, by and large. I mean, obviously not hurricanes or earthquakes, but take flooding, for example. Practically every year, the whole of Bangladesh is flooded and this is getting worse. You know, the cause is that forests have been cut down up in Nepal and India, I mean higher up-river in the Himalayas. Trees would hold rainfall in their roots, but if they've been cut down all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows sraight into the river Ganges and floods the whole country. The reason for flooding in Sudan is the same — the forests higher up the Blue Nile in Ethiopia have been destroyed too.I: Well, this all sounds terribly depressing. Um ... What is to be done? I mean, can anything be done, in fact?B: Yes, of course it can. First, the national governments have to be forward-looking and consider the results of their policies in ten or twenty years, not just think as far ahead as the next election. Somehow, all the countries in the world have to work together on an international basis. Secondly, the population has to be controlled in some way: there are too many people trying to live off too little land. Thirdly, we don't need tropical hardwood to make our furniture — it's a luxury people in the West must do without. Softwoods are just as good, less expensive and can be produced on environment-friendly "tree farms", where trees are replaced at the same rate that they are cut down.I: And, presumably, education is important as well. People must be educated to realize the consequences of their actions?B: Yes, of course.I: Well, thank you, BrianB.I: So, Brian, would you agree that what we generally think of as ... er... as er ... natural disasters are in fact man-made?B: Yes, by and large ... er ... I mean, obviously not hurricanes or earthquakes, but take flooding, for example. I mean, practically every year, the whole of Bangladesh is flooded and this is getting worse. You know, the cause is that forests have been cut down up in Nepal and India ... I mean ... higher up-river in the Himalayas. Trees ...er ... would hold rainfall in their roots, but if they've been cut down all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river Ganges and floods the whole country. The reason for flooding in Sudan is the same — the forests higher up the Blue Nile in Ethiopia have been destroyed too.I: Well, this all sounds terribly depressing. Um ... what is to be done? I mean, can anything be done, in fact?B: Yes, of course it can ... er ... first, the national governments have to beforward-looking and consider the results of their policies in ten or twenty years, not just think as far ahead as the next election. Somehow, all the countries in the world have to work together on an international basis. Secondly, the population has to be controlled in some way: there are too many people trying to live off too little land. Thirdly, we don't need tropical hardwood to make our furniture — it's a luxury people in the Westmust do without. Softwoods are just as good, less expensive and can be produced on environment-friendly "tree farms", where trees are replaced at the same rate that they are cut down.I: And, presumably, education is important as well. People must be educated to realize the consequences ... um ... of their actions?B: Yes, yes of course.I: Well, thank you, Brian.Part IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingThe world is warming up. We know this because average temperatures are the highest since scientists started measuring them 600 years ago. The increase is about 0.2℃every year. This may seem very slight, but we know that slight changes in temperature can have a big effect on other things. Most scientists now believe this global warming is due to human activity.Jeff Jenkins is head of Britain's Climate Prediction Center. He explains how global warming can happen."Sunlight strikes the earth and warms it up. At the same time heat leaves the earth, but part of that is trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases in the earth's atmosphere. That has been happening ever since the earth was formed. But the fear is that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide produced by industrial processes and transport and so on will lead to a greater warming of the earth's surface. So that's the golbal warming that people are concerned about."People are most concerned about the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, coal, wood and so on. When these burn, they produce the gas carbon dioxide. Many scientists agree that an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and some of the gases in the atmosphere will increase the amount of warming. Computers are being used to predict what this may mean. They showed that there could be great changes in rainfall and the rise in the sea level as ice caps in the north and south poles melt. This could have a serious effect on agriculture according to Prof. Martin Perry of University College in London. He says it could become more difficult to grow food in the tropics at lower latitudes nearer to the equator."The most clear pattern emerging is the possibility of reduced potential production in lower latitude regions, and most generally speaking, increased potential in higher latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm, to put it extremely simply, and plants there are quite near their limits of heat and drought stress. An increase in temperature or reduction in moisture would place limits on crop growth."Woman: Global warming could reduce food production in lower latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm. Global warming could put more stress on plans and place limits on crop growth.Food production is only one area that could be affected. There could also be health and social problems. Prof. Antony MacMichael of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine believes that some rural areas are already suffering. And the insects and bacteria could spread disease more easily."Already a number of rural populations around the world are suffering from the decline of agricultural systems. Climate change would add to this. And we would expect that it would accelerate the flood of environmental refugees around the world. But it includes not just the food production systems, but the patterns of distribution of insects and infective agents around the world. It includes likely effects on patterns of hear-related food poisoning, water contamination and diarrhea diseases, lots of things like this that would respond sensitively to changes in climate."Woman: Global warming could affect the distribution of insects. Global warming could change patterns of heat-related food poisoning.Many countries now agree that something must be done to reduce the danger of global warming. But a worldwide agreement on lowering the production of carbon dioxide has been difficult to reach. This is because many economies depend on fossil fuels like oil. Scientists believe it's now the politicians in every region of the world who need to take action.Part V Do you know…?Environment has taken rather a back seat politically since the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro nearly 5 years ago. But the problems that meeting highlighted had not gone away. One environmental think tank — the International Food Policy Research Institute — has been looking at the future of water and its report reflects growing concern at the huge leap in usage over the past few years.In some parts of the world, water consumption has increased five fold. And the institute, known by its initials IFPRI, says shortages could soon become the trigger for conflict and a major barrier to feeding the world's growing population. Here's Richard Black of our Science Unit."It's often been said that water rather than oil will be the cause of warfare in the next century. According to the IFPRI report, the time when that happens might not be far away. The number of people affected by water shortage will increase ten fold over the next 30 years, it says, which could well lead to large scale conflicts.The main reason why water is becoming a scarce resource is agriculture, which now accounts for 70% of water consumption worldwide, 90% in some developing countries. Countless farmers have switched from growing indigenous crops for the home market to high yield export varieties, which inevitably need far more water. But the IFPRI report says that in some regions water shortage is now the single biggest impediment to feeding the population. Water scarcity also leads to water pollution. In the Indian State of West Bengal, for example, over extraction of water from bore holes has led to arsenic poisoning which is estimated to have affected two million people so far. But the IFPRI report calls for better water management worldwide including financial incentives to encourage conservation."That report by Richard Black of our Science Unit.Unit 2Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: International Union for the Conservation of Nature,United Nations, wildlife, policies2: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,trade, animals and plants, 1975, prohibits, 8000, controls,300003: United Nations Environmental Program,leadership, environment, quality of life4: World Wide Fund for Nature(formerly World Wildlife Fund) ,1961, Sahara Desert, North America & most of Europe,top soil blowing awayC. Keys:1: 2 2: 4 3: 5 4: 1,6 5: 3Questions:1: They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife2: They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some ofthese endangered species.Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up 3: It refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freelyPart II Christmas bird countsA. Keys:1: Jan. 3rd 2: more than 40 000 volunteers 3: 1 600 4: a 15 mile diameter5: an American artist 6: their natural habitats 7: the late 1800sB. Keys:1: start 2: sponsored 3: outside counting birds 4: experienced bird watchers5: anyone that is interested or concerned 6: scheduled 7: 10 people taking part 8: 15 mile diameter circle 9: the total bird populations 10: the number of birds 11: the longest-running bird census 12: undefinedPart III Dolphin captivityA.B. Keys:1: 1 2: 3 3: 4 4: 5 5: 26: Dolphins should be kept in captivity.7: There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.C. Keys:1: stress (family-oriented) 2: sonar bouncing off3: average age of death; life getting better for captive dolphins4: natural behabior patterns-altered5: suffering from fractured skulls, ribs or jaws6: can't learn from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc. Part IV More about the topic: Birds----A Source of WealthKeys:1：9300 2：Habitat 3：warmer climates 4：300 different species5：colder climates 6：habitat alteration 7：esthetic value 8：Birds' populationPart V Do you know…?Keys:1: one and one-half million 2: 20 times3: 100 4: 40000 5: 65 million6: 3500 7: 2 million square miles 8: 3%9: 200 animal species 10: 100011: a third 12: two-thirds 13: three-quartersTape script of unit 2Part I Getting readyA: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: The what?A: The World Wildlife Fund. If you've got a few minutes I'd like to tell you what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas, for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction; turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil …B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed to make handbags and shoes; walruses are huntedfor their ivory.B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.B: Really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.B: Very interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you'd like to make a donation?Part II Christmas bird countsJohn James Audubon was an American artist in the early 1800s, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society named after him was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds, which were being killed so their feathers could be used in the manufacture of women's hats.Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, more than 40 000 volunteers will be outside counting birds from today until January 3rd. Volunteers from all 50 states of the United States, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands have begun to count and record every individual bird and bird species observed during the two and one half week period of the count. Jeffrey LeBaron is the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count editor. He says the count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.This year, according to Mr. LeBaron, more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. The logistics of the Christmas bird count, he adds, are simple."Each individual count is in a circle. It's a 15 mile diameter circle, um, around the exact center point. And it's always the exactly same area that's done every year, usually, even on the same weekend during the count period. And what the ideal would be, which is virtually impossible, is this census: every single individual bird within that circle on the count day."Mr. LeBaron says experienced bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see. The editor points out, however, that the counts are not only for experienced bird watchers. "Anybody that is interested or concerned can become involved. Beginners will go out in a party with experienced individuals who know both the area and the birds in the area, in the field where more eyes and ears are better. And then anybody can point out a bird, and someone in the field will always be able to identify the bird."Part III Dolphin captivityA: A planned aquatic park in Denver is raising the ire of animal rights activists whoobject to a proposal to include a captive dolphin display. Although officials for Colorado's Ocean Journeys say they have yet to make a final decision on the issue, local and national activists have already instigated a "No Dolphins in Denver' campaign. As Colorado Public Radio's Peter Jones reports, the battle lines have been clearly drawn. P: Rick Troud, a former navy dolphin trainer based in Florida, is taking an active role in the "No Dolphins" campaign.R: Average age in the wild ranges anywhere in some of the studies between 30 and 40 years of age. In captivity, you can expect a dolphin to live maybe 5.13 years, and every 7 years in captivity, the dolphin population is dead.P: According to Troud, there are many reasons why dolphins can't live full lives in captivity.R: If you take a look at where the real dolphin is in the real ocean, you find the dolphin who swims 40 miles a day, is very family-oriented. These animals are separated from their mothers; that's a stress. You put them in a concrete tank where their sonar bounces off of walls, they can't swim in the same amount of time and direction that they can in the wild.P: Environmentalist and ocean explorer, Jean Michel Cousteau:J: There are some animals which reject captivity right away, and they're very suicidal. I've had one of those in my own arms for many days. The next morning when I came to take care of him, he was dead. And what he'd done was to swim as fast as he could from one end of the pool on ... to the other side and destroyed his head by hitting the wall. They have a very sophisticated brain. I don't think we have any rights to play with the lives of these animals.P: Cousteau's anti-captivity position is challenged by Dr. Deborah Duffield, a biology professor at Portland State College in Oregon. Her 1990 study compared captive dolphins to the wild population of Sarasota Bay, Florida. Among other findings, the study showed little if any difference in the average age of death. And Duffield says life is generally getting better for captive dolphins.D: The census data say that every time I do a census, I've got older and older animals in it as well as this normal age distribution that we've been looking at. So my feeling is that the trend in captivity has been that the group of animals that we're following are getting older, and if they continue to do that over the next five years, they will then indeed be older than the wild population.P: There is also a debate over the educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity. According to Duffield, captive dolphins play an important role in our basic understanding of the animals.D: I firmly believe that we cannot learn anything about organisms that we share this world with if we do not understand how they live in an environment, and what they do, and that watching them go by in the wild will not do it. I cannot tell what an animal needs, unless I know how it operates, how it breeds, what it needs metabolically, and I can't learn that from animals in the wild.P: But Troud says the dolphin displays are anti-educational because the animals' natural behavior patterns are altered by captivity.R: In the wild, you don't have dolphins who beat each other to death. There are no dolphins that I've ever seen stranded on the beach, who are suffering from fractured skulls, fractured ribs or fractured jaws, as is the case in captivity.P: The Ocean Journey board will take all factors into consideration before making a final decision on whether to include dolphins in the park. For Colorado Public Radio, I'm Peter Jones.Part IV More about the topic: Birds----A Source of WealthMr. LeBaron says there are about 9 300 different known species of birds. Larger numbers of them live in the warmer climates. For example, more than 300 different species have been counted in Panama, while far fewer species are native to colder climates. Aside from their esthetic value, Mr. LeBaron says birds are important to the environment because they can signal changes in it."Birds are one of the best indicators that we have of the quality of the environment within the given area. Whether it is a relatively local area, or even primarily on the worldwide bases, they are one of the first things to be altered. They are quite sensitive to a habitat alteration or to other threats. And often times when birds are disappearing out of the area, it just means there is a degradation of the quality of the habitat within that area which will adversely affect everything in there including humans."National Audubon Society editor Jeffrey LeBaron calls the world's bird populations a source of wealth that humans must protect."People get so much pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds. And if they start disappearing just the er, the quality of life, um, may be not physically, but the mental quality of life can be degraded quickly."Jeffrey LeBaron says that while the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird counts show a decline in some species, many types of birds are actually increasing their populations.Part V Do you know…?Scientists have cataloged more than one and one-half million of the species that exist on Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least 20 times that many species inhabit the planet.Up to 100 species become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that the total number of species lost each year may climb to 40 000 by the year 2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last 65 million years.Around the world more than 3 500 protected areas exist in the form of parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of about 2 million square miles (5million square km, or 3% of our total land area).Today, more than 200 animal species in the United States are classified as endangered. More than 1 000 animal species are endangered worldwide.Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America, a third of our fish species, two-thirds of our crayfish species and nearly three-quarters of the mussel species are in trouble.Unit 3Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:Weather condition:1: Partly sunny 2: Partly cloudy 3: Periods of clouds and sunshine 4: Expecting snow Temperatures:1: -2 2: 1 3: 5 4: 0 5: 8 6: -2 7: 10 8: 1 9: 5 10: -7 11: -9 12: -4C.D. Keys:1: warmer 2: Green house effect 3: sea levels 4: climate zonesE. Keys:1: North or south of equator 2: Typhoon 3: Eastern PacificPart II El EinoA. Keys:1: weather pattern 2: global climate 3: twice a decade 4: 12-18 months5: warmer weather 6: wetter than usual 7: drier 8: the decline of winds9: droughtsB. Keys:1: a cyclic weather pattern 2: about twice a decade 3: wetter 4: drier5: cold water away from South America's west6: expand eastward toward the America's 7: move eastward too8: the weather around the world 9: droughts 10: rains and flooding。
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TapescriptListen This Way (Book 2)Unit 4 Going to School (I)Part I Getting readyA.Words & phrasesB.True or False?1.T2. F3. T4. F5. T6. T7. F8. F9. FTapescript:Sam: I won’t be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don’t feel that I’m ready. Counselor: You say that you don’t feel ready for tomorrow’s exam... What do you feel like right now?Sam: Well, I’m angry with myself because I’m going to have to quit the exam and, well, I guess I’m anxious. Yes, i feel very anxious.Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of yourself?Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn’t make the grade on this course... and I see him getting angry... and, well, I start tofeel I’ve let him down again.Counselor: You don’t feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you don’t want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last time you letyour dad down.Sam: Oh, well, it was a year ago... he’d entered me for a chess competition and I got knocked out in the first match... he was angry because he’dtold all his friends how good I was.Counselor: What did you tell him... as an explanation when you lost the chess game?Sam: I told him that I wasn’t ready to play in that league.Counselor: And now you are preparing to tell him that you’re not ready to sit this examination?Sam: Yes, I suppose I am.Counselor: O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having toexplain a poor grade or a failure to your father. Is that right, Sam?Sam: Yes. That’s exactly it.C.Find the right answers.1.b2. c3. a, c4. b, c, e, f, g, h, i, l5. d6. a7. c8. b Tapescript:Steve’s first morningSteve was rather nervous about his first day of the polytechnic. He didn’t know any other students and he didn’t know his way around the building. At 9 o’clock, he was at the main entrance with a crowd of hundreds of other students. All of them seem to know what to do except Steve. Then he found a notice. Rhere was a meeting for all the first-year students. He found them all waiting in the large hall. First, the director of the Polytechnic welcomed them. Then the head of students’ services, and finally the head of physical education.Head of physical education: I’m here to tell you about the sport you can do at the Poly. Here in Edinfton, we have a fitness room where you can doexercises to keep fit, and weekly you can do all sorts of sports, such astennis, football, hockey and badminton. But there was also many otheractivities. You can go sailing. You can go down-caves. You can goclimbing and many more. We hope all of you will take part in at least oneof these. If you want to join, come on weekly on Wednesday afternoon.Any questions?A student: What about swimming?Head of physical education: We don’t have our own pool. But you can swim in the public pools in Hanksy or Muston ferry.After the meeting was over, Steve looked at this timetable. His first class was business studies, and was in room 316. But where was Room 316?Steve: Excuse me. Do you know where Room 316 is?Male student 1: Oh, I haven’t a clue mate.Steve: Do you know where Room 316 is?Female student 1: No, do you?Steve: I’m looking for Room 316.Male student 2: Oh, not another first year. Look at the notice board.Steve: But where is the notice board?Male student 2: Don’t ask me.Steve: Could you tell me where Room 316 is?Female student 2: You mean business studies for Catering students.Steve: That’s it.Female student 2: Oh, I’m looking for it for myself. You’re a first-year?Steve: Yes.Female student 2: So am I. Let’s see if we can find it together.Questions:1. Where was Steve at 9 o’clock?2. How many people made welcome speeches at the meeting for all the first yearstudents?3. Who are they?4. What kinds of sports are available in Edington Polytechnic?5. What was Steve’s first class?6. Where will he have the class?7. How many students did Steve ask when he tried to find his class?8. Did he get the answer?Part II The teacher I remember bestA.Answers to questions:1.The French teacher.2. For five years.3. 13 years old.1.French and German. 5. Grammar and vocabulary.2.Video and cassettes. 7. Conversation class. 8. Visit France.plete the following chart:Key (to the chart):C. Listen to the whole monologue. Answer the question: Why can’t I forget the French teacher?(blank-filling)Key:Ques tion: Why can’t I forget the French teacher?Though he was serious and not very friendly, with him I really learned a lot. He was very strict with us. He made us work very hard. Because of the limitation of the teaching facilities, his classes were not very interesting, but he successfully made quite of us begin to like France and French. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study languages at the university. With him I learned that learning a foreign language is like opening a door or a window into a foreign country. And it helps us to see that the way we do things and think in our country isn’t necessarily the only way or, indeed, the best way.Tapescript:(Part I)Yes, the teacher I remember best was a teacher I had for French when I was at school... er... er... Many years ago---- more years than I care to remember, I’m afraid. Yes, I studied French with him for, um, ooh, let me see, it must have been five years, because I had him when I was in my first year there, when I was thirteen, and he was the main French teacher till I left. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study languages ---- French and German ---- at university. I mean, French was really the first language I ever learned. Well, I don’t count Latin, because I never managed to speak any Latin at all. Er, well... this teacher didn’t make it easy... he didn’t make it easy at all, but I found that with him I really learned a lot.When I think back, I ... don’t really know why I liked him so much, because he was very strict with us. He made us work very hard ---- I mean, lots of grammar exercises, vocabulary tests, that sort of thing ---- er, and he wasn’t very friendly either, for the first two or three years. Oh, as well as that, he didn’t really try to make the classes interesting ---- I mean, no ... no video, of course, in those days, no cassettes ...but, er, we had a few films in French every term. No, in fact, the only time we really practiced trying to speak French was, er, was with the wife of one of the music teachers, who was French, er, and she gave us an hour’s conversation class every week. But, you know, because of that man ---- some people might say in spite of him ... no, that wouldn’t be fair, no ---- but quite a lot of us began to like France and the French a lot, and, er, to visit France in the summer holidays to see it for ourselves.(Part II)Yes, I think with him I learned that when you learn a foreign language ... it’s it ... well, it’s like opening a door or a window into a foreign country. And that’s good for you, I think, because you begin to see that the way they do things and think in your country is, um, isn’t necessarily the only way or, indeed, the best way.It’s funny, I still have a very clear picture of that teacher. He was English but he didn’t look English somehow, he had very, very black hair and very dark eyes, and he wore glasses with black frames, but you could see his eyes very well, and everyone in the class always had the feeling that he was looking at them. And he had very thick, bushy eyebrows that made him look very, er, very serious.Yes, I remember he was very musical ---- played the piano very well and sang.Now, he was quite a good rugby and tennis player. Great family man, too. He had three children and a very interesting wife. I suppose he must have been in his thirties when I knew him ...Part III Teachers and PupilsA.The advantages and disadvantages of teaching as a jobKey (to the chart):B. The same speech-the second half (note-taking and flow diagram-completing)Key(to the flow diagram):According to Christine, there are two major changes in the relationship betweenteachers and pupils:a)THE QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP (fill in the blanks.)b)The handing over of responsibility in classroom (Tick the right box.)↓C. The whole speech (answering a question: blank-filling)Key:What makes a good teacher?According to Christine, a good teacher:●enjoys instead of fearing the unexpected things that can’t be planned for;●is a good listener;●is someone that students trust as a person;●teaches students about “the big world” they’re going into, and about relationships andvalues as well as what is written in the textbook;●treats students properly and is able to develop appropriate relationships with students;●is able to take the students into a whole world which is magic and exciting;●really cares for students;●is skillful enough to organizes a well-ordered, relaxed, friendly and supportiveclassroom;●trusts students as individuals;●allows students to know more about him/her as individual;●takes students’ voice on board, and listens to students’ feedback which he/she finds avaluable resource in planning and developing his/her own work;●is able to earn the respect of students, and therefore builds up a relaxed relationship withthem.Tapescript:(Part I)Presenter: Christine teaches in a secondary school. What does she enjoy about being a teacher?Christine: I enjoy the fun you have, I enjoy the ... er ... the unexpected, the things that c...that you can't plan for. When we were at college I think the only thing that they ... they kept on about was planning lessons, and we used to have to make these lesson plans up and they always seemed to me like the great works of modern fiction, thelesson plans, because real lessons aren't like that, they don't work out the way you plan them and that's what makes it really interesting is that you just go in, thinking you're going to do thing A and it turns into thing B, depending on what the students do and say.And they're also so funny, yeah, I mean students are terribly entertaining a ... they're just a hoot. And they ... they come out with all these amazing things and they tell you things. And if you're any good at that they will trust you as a person. And so what you're teaching them in English is much less important than what you're teaching them about "the big world" and the world they're going into, and about relationships and values and things like that.I think the only downside is that it's terribly hard work and it's awfully tiring physically —and emotionally at times. But ... um ... children are just such nice people, and if you treat them properly then they'll do anything. You can ... you can turn them into anything you want if you treat them well and you develop appropriate relationships with them. Then there's very little that they can't learn and can't do, and a good teacher can take children into a whole world which is magic and exciting. (Part II)Presenter: What changes have taken place in the relationship between teachers and pupils since she was at school?Christine: I think that there has been a real change in the quality of relationships, I think they're much more open, more relaxed, less formal. Some people would say that implies a I ... a drop in the standards, I would disagree violently with that. I think that quality relationships bring quality work. And familiarity does not breed contempt,care and control are not opposites. If you care for children you manage your classroom well, and it is a well-ordered classroom, it doesn't mean it is not a relaxed classroom, it's not a friendly classroom, it's not a supportive classroom.What matters is that ... that it's a ... there is a good quality of relationship between the teacher and the student, and the student trusts the teacher as an individual and vice versa. And I think teachers have become more human and more open with their students and are more prepared to allow the students to know more about them as individuals. Students are involved much more in their own progress and their own assessment, they have a voice in their programs of study and their progress. And that voice has always been a vital voice and the teachers who failed to take that on board, who didn't listen to student feedback, were losing out on a whole valuable resource for planning and developing work: it's how the students are receiving the work.And I think one of the big changes has been the handing over of some of the responsibility in the classrooms to children. But it does, I think, demand more skill not less. I think it's much harder to take risks with youngsters, to be open, to be relaxed. It's easy to run an authoritarian classroom, it's easy to rule using t ... f ... fear and punishment and threat. But winning and earning the respect of children, and earning a ... a relaxed relationship and relaxed classroom, that's much harder. A relaxed classroom isn't about low expectations, it's about purposeful quality work. And it's very very hard to achieve, it's much easier to bully them into submission and shout at them.Part IV More about the topic: Computers and University LifePart V Memory test: Children of a DecadeTapescript:Presenter: In this edition of our series “Children of a Decade” I’ll be talking to Jack Thompson, who was born in 1940, and to Shirley Sutton, who was bornin 1930. First of all, jack, thanks for joining us. Perhaps...Jack: Not at all.Presenter: Perhaps you’d tell us about your memories of your first holiday away from home?Jack: Oh... yes... at age ten i think it was, yes, i went to stay with an aunt at the seaside. Well, it wasn’t a very happy experience. I felt very homesick atfirst.Presenter: Mmm. And what about your first day at school, can you remember that?Jack: Yes, I can. Er... er... I was five years old and I wanted to take all my toys with me but... er... they wouldn’t let me. In the end it was agreed that icould take my teddy... er... but only on the first day.Presenter: Oh, I see. Your school days, were they happy ones?Jack: Well... er... I didn’t have a very good time at school—I wasn’t very bright, you see. And the teachers didn’t seem to like me, but...er... I madea lot of friends and some of them I still keep in touch with. One of them Imarried.Presenter: Oh, that’s wonderful. Well, did you have a favorite teacher?Jack: Miss Robinson... or was it ... no, it was Miss Robson. My first teacher, that’s right yeah... very kind. Marvelous storyteller.Presenter: And who was your worst teacher?Jack: Mr. Goodman, that’s right. We used to call him “Goody”. Yeah, he pulled your ear if you made a mistake or talked in class. Yeah, my left ear is stillbigger, look.Presenter: Ha ha. Perhaps you can tell us about your last day at school?Jack: My last day, oh yeah, that’s emblazoned on my mind. Oh, I wanted to get my own back you see on old Mr. Goodman ---- the chap we used to call...er... “Goody” ---- so I put this bucket of water over the classroom doorbut it fell on him and he got soaked, you see. Ha ha. I’ve never seenanyone so angry. Oh, it was a good one, that.Presenter: Thank you very much, Jack. And now Shirley.Shirley: Yes.Presenter: Now, can you tell me about your first holiday away from home? Shirley: Oh yes ... er ... yes ... er ... at the age of eight it was. We went on holiday to the Lake District. We stayed at a little guest house, just me and my parents. Er (I)remember we had ... er ... honey for breakfast with ... er ... the toast and ... oh ... and porridge — I hated it.Presenter: That sounds lovely? Oh, porridge, you hated it?Shirley: Ha ha.Presenter: Well, what about your first day at school?Shirley: Well, I ... I ... I don't remember any special incidents ... er .... Oh, I was very frightened and shy at first ... er ... I ... I know that, I can remember, but I soon came to enjoy school.Presenter: So your school days, were they happy?Shirley: Oh yes, I loved school! Oh, I was sorry when half-term came and ... and when the holidays came. Oh, perhaps this was because I was a bit of a goody-goody. Presenter: And what about your teachers? Did you have a favorite?Shirley: I did, yes. I remember her well, she was called Miss Brown and she was our history teacher. Oh, she really made history come to life, she really did. Presenter: Were there any bad moments? Did you have a worst teacher? Shirley: Aye, I did and I can remember her name too. Her name was Mrs. Sharpe and she taught math. Oh, she had no patience. I wasn't all that good at math and she always said to me, "You stupid girl!" It put me off math for life.Presenter: Oh, what a shame.Shirley: I know.Presenter: Perhaps you could tell me about your last day at school?Shirley: Oh yes, well, I'm afraid I cried. We sang our favorite hymn at the end of the term and I cried. It brought the tears to my eyes.Presenter: Oh, and it's bringing a tear to my eye now. Thank you very much. Shirley: Thank you.Presenter: And thank you too, Jack Thompson, thank you very much. Next week we'll be hearing from two people who were born in 1920 and 1910. So from me, Libby Freeman, good-bye.。
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money with your money. First, you have to earn money. As a kid, you get money from allowance, gifts, services, or from selling goods such as lemonade. Try to save some, if not all of this money. The next step is to make your money grow through investing.There are two main reasons why you should invest. The first is to stay ahead of inflation and the second is to achieve financial goals. Inflation causes the increase of prices. When a Big Mac goes up from $1.20 to $1.50 or when gas goes up from $1.30 to $1.70 a gallon, we say that is inflation. Y ou need to make more money just to keep up with the rising cost of living.Financial goals can be separated into two types: short-term goals and long-term goals. The first refers to the things that you need or want now or within the year, such as a bike, a computer, or a video game. Generally, it takes less money to reach these short-term goals. However, long-term goals are expensive and require some planning. They are things you need or want in a few years or more, for example, going to college, buying a house, and even starting a business.Investing is like “planting” money. A small amount of money invested will often grow to a larger sum over time. Y ou’ve heard the phrase, “ Time is money.” With investing, time also makes money.Although investing can make money with money, the downside of investing is that there is a risk of losing your money. The key to investing is to minimize the risk and to maximize the financial reward.PART 2-BOn Thursday, April 17, “ National Teach Children to Save Day,” 2500 bankers will make 5000 presentations in elementary school classrooms across the country to teach children how to save money.“Bankers are committed to investin g in the future of children because we want them to be able to make smart financial decisions throughout their lifetime,” said American Bankers Association Executive Vice-president Donald G. Ogilvie, “ Education and money management skills are keys to a better life.”The ABA Education Foundation declared “ National Teach Children to Save Day” as a way to show banking industry support for teaching children money management skills and encouraging them to save money for the future. In 1996, Americans saved only 4.9% of their disposable incomes, compared to 1970 when they saved 8%.The Foundation coordinated a great effort with state bankers associations to encourage bankers to participate in “National Teach Children to Save Day”. It also prepared a resource kit with tools to help bankers make presentations in classrooms. More than 125 000 students will be part of this national initiative.The ABA Education Foundation also offers tips for parents to foster the savings habit in their children:Give them an allowance with the understanding that part of it goes into their own savings—a first step towards learning to budgetTo make their savings visible and real, have them build up savings in a piggy bank. Then help them open their own bank savings account, and have them make deposits each month.Use their monthly statements or the record in their savings passbooks, to show them how their money is multiplyingFor every dollar your children earn, encourage them to spend 25 cents on what they want or need now, put 25 cents away for a bigger-item purchase later and save or invest the rest. (That’s a 50% savings rate!)Make savings and investing fun. Give your children play money to “invest” in stocks they can track in local newspapers. If the stocks go up, pay them in more play money; if the stocks decline, they pay you.PART 3Credit cards are an important part of American life. Whether we have a positive or negative image of credit cards, they are an inescapable part of our finances, either now or in the future.Wit hout a credit card, it’s just about impossible to rent a car, make a hotel or airline reservation, or even get a membership at a video store.Since credit cards are so important, yet so many people are in financial trouble because of them, we feel education is extremely important. We want to show our customers that credit cards are not toys; they are an important responsibility.A credit card can be used to “charge” things like clothes, tapes or CDs, dinner at a restaurant, or maybe a hotel room while you’re on vacation. When you charge something, you are agreeing to pay for your purchase at a later date. Basically, you are buying something now and paying for it later.Credit cards come with a “limit’. Let’s say your credit card has a limit of $100.00 worth of items on your card. Y ou will get a statement in the mail each month that lists the charges you have made. Y ou will also have to make a payment every month that you have a balance owing.Since we’re about educating our customers on the realities of c redit and credit cards, we’re going to be perfectly honest. First, using a credit card can be very expensive. Banks don’t offer credit cards just because they like you. They offer them because they make money when customers use credit cards.How do they make money? When you charge something on a credit card, you not only will have to pay for what you bought, but you will also have to pay interest, or a finance charge, if you don’t pay your bill in full by the due date. The finance charge is your extra cost for having something now and paying for it later. The interest rate on a credit card can be 15% or even higher. If, however, you pay your bill in full every month by the due date, you do not have to pa interest. And of course, we highly recommend you do that!It’s very easy to make lots of purchases on your card and then be surprised at how quickly they add up when your bill arrives! If you’re not careful when you use a credit card, you could find yourself in a lot of debt. And it always takes much longer to pay it off than to spend it.Y ou will also want to be careful about buying things with credit card youwouldn’t normally be able to afford. Again, you can get in over your head and end up paying a tremendous amount of interest.However, when used cor rectly, credit cards can be very helpful. It’s sometimes hard to do certain things without a credit card. Credit cards are also helpful for emergencies and are good for travel. Some credit cards even insure your purchase, meaning if something is lost, stolen, or broken, it can be replaced.We believe the best way to become responsible with credit is to learn through hands-on experience. If you begin at a young age with a low limit, you won’t be likely to blow it and get in financial trouble later on.PART 4-BTeenagers and children everywhere like to buy toys and special treats if they have the money to spend. Indeed studies show there are quite a few young consumers in the world today. But there are some real differences from country to country. An American business school professor has been traveling around the world studying just how children tend to spend their money. He is trying to predict the international market place trends of the future.University Professor James McMill can tell you what type of consumers your economy is going to have in 15 years just by watching the way your children spend money today. He has been making spending predictions like that for thirty years now and is considered so accurate in the United States that advertising agencies frequently call upon his expertise. Over the last decade Mr. McMill began studying children in cultures outside the United States. His most recent stop was Beijing, China, where he studies the consumer behavior patterns of 780 children between the ages of 8 and 12, whose parents’ jobs range from professionals to unskilled workers. Mr. McMill said he anticipated finding very little consumer behavior among China’s children. But he was wrong.“Those children are participating in the market place. Typically there is one child in the household and the child has two, four, six parents. In other words there are two parents and four grandparents, and they’re receiving a great deal of money. But I think it was a surprise to me how robust the economy was, you know firsthand, and how robust the participation in the economy was by the children.”Mr. McMill says most of the money Chinese children spend comes from gifts from their parents and grandparents. In addition, he says, 15% of the (Beijing) children he surveyed are given money for performing household chores and other 6% receive money for work outside the home. China’s children average three and a half store visits a week during which they average one and a half purchase. He estimates children in China receive only 66% as much as children in the United States because Chinese children save more of their income than U.S children. Mr. McMill says the number one purchase for children in both the United States and China is the same thing---snacks.“But when you get to number two then, for our children it’s play, it’s toys, it’s play items; for their children it’s reading material we’ll call it. When you get to number three items, for the Chinese children, it will probably be school supplies and for our children it will be clothing. And when you get to the number four for theirchildren it’ll be toys, play items because they like to play too, and for our children it will probably be electronics of some sort.”PART 5When we think of money today, we picture it either as round, flat pieces of metal which we call coins, or as printed paper notes.However, the earliest method of exchange was barter in which goods were exchanged directly for other goods. Problems arose when either someone did not want what was being offered in exchange for the other good, or if no agreement could be reached over how much one good was worth in terms of the otherV aluable metals such as gold and silver began acting as a medium of exchange. Governments then decided to melt down these metals into coins. By the seventeenth century people were leaving gold with the local goldsmith for safe keeping. Receipts of ?1 and ?5 were issued which could then be converted back into gold at any time. Soon these receipts were recognized as being “as good as gold” and were readily taken in exchange for goods. Goldsmiths became the first specialist bankers and their receipts began to circulate as banknotes.Nowadays, however, notes are not usually used to buy expensive items such as cars. The buyer is more likely to write out a check which instructs his bank to transfer money from his account into the account of the seller. Hence bank deposits act as money.Unit 4 Loans for the DreamPart 1 Getting readyB: Dialogue One.Items ItemsEating out √Hobbies √ Antiques √Food and groceries √Dialogue Two:Items Same Up down figuresEntertainment √ 2566Depreciation √Secretarial expenses √…Motor expenses √2612Audit & accountancy costs √Telephone & postage √Part 2 Raising money for buying a carA: SummaryMr. Jackson … in the college… As… worth repairing, he … . Since… about a hundred pounds for …, … , three hundred fifty to four hundred….The bank … different interest rates and conditions: a Persona l Loan and an OrdinaryLoan. Mr. Jackson is expected to repay the money with 24 months.B.Security charge … Interest rate charged Interest rate …Personal Loan × 7%Ordinary Loan √ 7.5%(1.5%+6%) A day-to-day basis1. 透支额（贷款）overdraft2. 偿还repay3. 短期贷款（业务）lenders in the short term4. 付利息pay interest on5. 担保物collateral6. 寿险life policy7. 房屋的房契deeds of the houses8. 政府证券Government Securities9. 凭证certificate10. 按日计算on a day-to-day basisPart 3 Housing in the U. S. A.A. Outline1. A. cost of housing1. 1/4-1/3 of a family’s income2. depending on size and locationB. way to buy a house—mortgage2. B. easy to get things repaired3. Buying …1. mortgage: …2. condominium: …B. 1. Home buyer borrows money from Bank sells mortgages to Fannie Mae sells shares and mortgage-based securities to Investors2. They control about half the home loans in America.3. Hiding changes in its value, poor supervision and not carefully reporting its finances.4. The stock price of Fannie Mae has dropped.Part 4 More about the topicA: 1. a. merchantable qualityb. fitting for particular purpose/ sellerc. as described2. no / retailer’s responsibility/ take to shop3. item/ too large/ fragile4. evidence of purchase/ date of purchase5. go to court / sue the sellerB. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. FPart 5 Do you know …?B: Chart 1 Development of the idea of national taxesTime/ Number EventsApril 15th the last day to pay federal taxes1791 tax on whiskey and other alcoholic drink, farmers refused1794 George Washington, 13000 troops, defeated the Whiskey RebellionThe late 1800s people’s pay taxed by Congress, but rejected by the Supre me Court 1913 The 16th Amendment passed, legal for Congress to tax incomeMore than $312000 taxed at 35%, highest rateLess than $7000 no income taxChart 2 Composition of federal money in 20027%— income tax on businessesOver 40— personal income taxBelow 18%— other taxes, including customs35%— taxes for retirement programs and other servicesPart 1 Getting readyB.Sentences Key words Answersa 8000/half 4000b 2000/twice 4000c 2000/double ～4000d 8000/a quarter ≤2000e 4000/similar ～4000C.Dialogue one1. ￡30 000 24%2. overdraft3. sailingDialogue two1. A brand new video was stolen.2. Y es. The speaker paid the premium last week.Dialogue threeSimilarities DifferencesMan A Man Ba.b. A mortgage to payc. Same incomea.b. Never saving moneyc. Spending more on entertaining a. Investing far more in pension schemes.b. Spending more on insurancePart 2 Briefing on personal taxationA. Outline1. Structure of personal taxationA. rates1. lower rate: up to ￡23 700: 25%2. higher rate: above ￡23 700: 40%B. allowances1. single person: ￡32952. married person: ￡50153. pension: maximum 17.5% to 40%4. mortgage interest relief: 7%2. Collection of personal taxA. income tax — PAYEB. National Insurance1. employee’s contribution: 9%2. employer’s contribution: 5% to 10%B. 1. According … both simple and relatively low.2. The new … opt for separate taxation.3. The tax … pension is 40%4. PAYE stands for Pay As Y ou Earn. The scheme … from the employer before … bank transfer to the employee.5. Taxable income … deduction and the allowance have been excluded.Part 3. Should I buy an insurance policy?(1)A. insurance policy save money buying a houseB. 1. A. a fixed objective in mind/ how much to pay each monthB. a fixed objective each month in mind/ how much to produce over some years2. No/ regular & systematic/ short-term/ bank/ Building SocietyPart 4 More about the topicA. unmarried dependents no needAnswer the question with key wordsA. accumulate capital/ expand business/ end of termB. saving to produce a pensionPart 5 Do you know … ?1. T2. F3. F4. T5. TPart 1 Getting readyB: 这部分没有给答案C．Tone Agree?Sincere Doubtful Sarcastic Skeptical Surprised Emphatic Y N1 √√2 √√3 √√4 √√5 √√6 √√7 √√8 √√9 √√10 √√Part 2 National teach children to save dayA: Time: Thursday, April 17Purpose: teaching children how to save moneyWay of teaching: 2500 bankers making 5000 presentationsB: 1. Making savings visible and real: building up savings in a piggy bank/ opening children’s own bank savings account.2. Encouraging children to save as much as they can: putting 25 cents away for every dollar the children earn3. A first step toward learning to budget: giving children an allowance and part of it goinginto their own savings.4. Making savings and investing fun: giving children play money to “invest” in stocks they can track in local newspapersPart 3 Credit cardsA: Outline1. The importance of credit cards2. NatureA. “charge” —paying at a later dateB: “limit”3. The potential disadvantages—expensiveA. easy to make lots of purchases on cardB. likely to pay a tremendous amount of interest4. The benefitsB. helpful for emergenciesC. good for travelPart 4 More about the topicA: Exercise 1Column A Column B1. 32 13 2Exercise 2: Answer the following two questions.1. “Spending priorities” refe rs to the following situation:Americans are spending so much of their income on ever larger houses and cars that they can’t afford to spend on social programs or infrastructure repairs.2. By doing so, one would feel happier, would have fewer disputes of work and lower levels of stress hormones in their blood. One gets sick less often and dies at an older age.B: Summary:Mr. Cox, the vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,…, of Myths of Rich and Poor, sees the positive side to the increased prosperity of … Americans arebetter off than they were 30 years ago. Here … :Technological … created hundreds of gadgets that … both easier and more pleasurable, for example, cellular and cordless phones, computers, answering machines, and microwave ovens;Today … about 3/4 have washing machines, half have clothes dryers, 97% have color televisions, 3/4 have VCRs, 2/3 have microwaves and air conditioners, 3/4 own their own automobile, 40% own their own home, half have stereo systems.Part 5 Do you know …?A. Tokyo, Osaka, Oslo, Zurich. Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik, LondonB. 1. The euro has appreciated against the US dollar.2. Persistent economic turmoil.3. Tehran.4. The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items—from bread and milk to cars and utilities—to compile this report.5. Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executive and their families.。
牛津上海版(三起)英语六年级上册Module 3 Unit8 单元测试卷含答案
Unit8 Visiting museumsPart 1 Listening (第一部分听力）30%I. Listen and choose (听录音，选出听到的内容) 6%( ) 1. A. bought B. boat C. boring D. born( ) 2. A. learnt B. learn C. love D. loved ( ) 3. A. car museum B. science museum C. insect museum D. train museum ( ) 4. A. so cool B. so exciting C. so beautiful D. so great ( ) 5. A. We went to a bike museum last Saturday afternoon.B. They went to a car museum last Sunday morning.C. We went to a car museum last Sunday morning.D. They went to a bike museum last Saturday morning.( ) 6. A. There is a car museum and an art museum in this city.B. There is an art museum and a bus museum in this city.C. There is a film museum and a car museum in this city.D. There is a bus museum and a film museum in this city.II. Listen and match (听录音，把人物和相应的图片连起来) 5%1. Peter2. Alice3. Kitty4. Susan5. TonyA. B. C. D. E.III. Listen and choose (听录音，选出相应的应答句) 6%( ) 1.A. Different kinds of animals. B. Butterflies and ants. C. Insect museum.( ) 2.A. It opens at 10 a.m. B. It opened at 10 a.m. C. It is on at 10 p.m. ( ) 3.A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I like. C. Yes, I’d like to.( ) 4.A. I love parks. B. Let’s go together. C. Sure( ) 5.A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I was. C. Yes, I am.( ) 6.A. She is going to visit my grandmother.B. She went to visit my grandmother.C. She visited my grandmother.IV. Listen and judge (听录音，判断句子正误，正确的用T表示，错误的用F表示) 6%( ) 1. Mr Liang went to an art museum this Sunday.( ) 2. Mum bought some milk and orange juice.( ) 3. Danny visited four museums during his holiday.( ) 4. Linda and Mum are going to be late for the film.( ) 5. Linda and Kevin both like the story.( ) 6. Maybe it’s twelve o’clock now.( ) It opens from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.( ) They say many interesting insects there and had fun too.( ) The museum was not open.( ) Peter and Pam went to the museum last Sunday.( ) There are always a lot of people in this museum.( ) They went to the insect museum beside it.( ) There is a big car museum in this city.Part 2 Reading and Writing (第二部分读写）60%I. Read and judge (判断下列各组单词划线部分的发音是否相同，相同的打“√”，不同的打“×”) 6%1. sport doctor ( )2. wall small ( )3. daughter aunt ( )4. home office ( )5. floor door ( )6. museum his ( )II. Look and write (根据图意，填上适当的单词完成句子) 6%①②③④⑤⑥1. My little son likes going to the __________ museum very much.2. The students are __________ how to make a pizza.3. I like this robot. He can __________ the piano very well.4. Don’t __________. Stop!5. The robot __________ danced beautifully.6. The blind man can read with his __________.III. Read and write (用所给单词的适当形式填空) 7%1. —What did you _________ (buy) at the supermarket?—I __________ (buy) some vegetables.2. I like __________ very much. I want to be a scientist(科学家).3. Aunt Mary is super. She is a brave __________ (policeman).4. Don’t shout! My mother __________ (sleep). She __________ (get) home very late last night.5. Did you buy __________ (something) in the museum?IV. Read and choose (选择填空) 10%( ) 1. — What did you buy at the market? — I ______ some meat and fish.A. sawB. foundC. bought( ) 2. — Why did you like football so much? —Because it’s ______.( ) 3. — What did you do in the English club? — We ______ English.A. talkB. learntC. learn( ) 4. This museum is open ______ 8 a.m. ______ 4 p.m.A. at, atB. from, toC. at, to( ) 5. Did you visit any parks ______ the holiday?A. atB. inC. during( ) 6. Mum, come and help me! I can’t ______ my head.A. moveB. touchC. see( ) 7. There are many ______ robots in the science museum.A. kinds ofB. kindsC. kind of( ) 8. I played the piano ______ about an hour.A. inB. atC. for( ) 9. I know you like ______. Would you like to ______ with me?A. fishing, fishingB. fish, fishC. fishing, go fishing ( ) 10. — Where did you go just now? — I ______.A. go shoppingB. went shoppingC. shoppingV. Rewrite the sentences(按要求改写下列句子) 7%1. I saw a lot of birds at the beach. (对划线部分提问)______________________________________________________________________________2. I bought a model car in the toy shop. (改为一般疑问句)______________________________________________________________________________3. Would you like to visit the robot show? (另写一句，但意思不变)______________________________________________________________________________4. There were two houses beside the river. (对划线部分提问)______________________________________________________________________________5. I have some e-friends in other cities. (改成否定句)______________________________________________________________________________6. My winter holiday was fun. (对划线部分提问)______________________________________________________________________________7. moved, the, piano, robot’s, quickly, on, fingers, the (连词成句)______________________________________________________________________________VI. Read and match (读一读，把句子前后两部分配对) 6%( ) 1. Shall we go A. next Sunday afternoon.( ) 2. Jack saw a lot of things B. to the museum with Mr Fang.( ) 3. Would you like to C. in the science museum.( ) 4. I went to buy a lot of D. in the insect museum?( ) 5. I want to visit my grandparents E. food and drinks at the supermarket.( ) 6. What did you see and buy F. go and see a film with me?VII. Read and write (读句子，选词填空) 6%robots museum city scientists cinema insects1. It’s a place to keep old things. People can learn a lot there. It’s a __________.2. They are not real people. But they can sing, dance and help you do the housework. They are __________.3. It’s a good place for you to spend your weekend. You can go there to see films. It’s a __________.4. Most of them are small. They have a head, two or four wings and six legs. Most of them can fly. They are __________.5. They are all very clever. They can do research(研究) and help people live a better life. They are __________.6. It’s a good place for people to live. There are tall buildings, cars, museums and cinemas. It’s a __________.VIII. Read and answer (阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题) 6%My name is Tony. I went to visit the Transportation(交通) Museum with my family yesterday. It was my first time to visit there. I was very happy.First, we went to see the old buses. There was a very old bus on the first floor. We got on the bus. The seats were broken(坏的). It could move, but it moved slowly and made a lot of noise. “It is very interesting! I like it!” my brother Tom said.Then we went to the second floor to see the old cars. There were many old cars there. I thought they were all very beau tiful, but Tom didn’t think so. He thought they were old and ugly. He stayed on the second floor for only about five minutes and went to buy ice creams. But I stayed there with my father for about half an hour!On the third floor, we saw some planes! Tom felt very excited(兴奋的). He likes planes very much. He wants to be a pilot in the future! He climbed up one plane and I took a picture for him. He was so cool in the picture.We were all happy yesterday. The visit was great. Tom and I are going to visit it again next weekend!1. Where did Tony and his family go yesterday?______________________________________________________________________________2. What did they see first?______________________________________________________________________________3. Did Tom like the old cars?______________________________________________________________________________4. What did Tom do when Tony was seeing the old cars?______________________________________________________________________________5. How did Tom feel when he saw the old planes?______________________________________________________________________________6. What are Tony and Tom going to do next weekend?______________________________________________________________________________IX. Writing (请根据提示问题，写一下你参观某个博物馆的经历，至少写六句) 6%●What museum did you visit?●When did you go to the museum?●What did you see and do there?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part 3 Speaking (第三部分口语）10%I. Read aloud (朗读下面的句子) 5%1. The Palace Museum in Beijing is famous around the world.2. My daughter always walks to her office in August.3. People can see a lot of wonderful things in museums.4. I bought a model car and a model train there.5. The queen had a magic mirror.II. Answer the questions (回答问题) 5%1. Did you visit any museums before?2. What can you see at a science museum?3. What did you do before bedtime yesterday?4. Which floor is your classroom on?5. What is the story Snow White about?Unit8 Visiting museumsPart 1 Listening (第一部分听力）30%I. Listen and choose (听录音，选出听到的内容) 6%1. B2. B3. C4. B5. D6. D II. Listen and match (听录音，把人物和相应的图片连起来) 5%1. C2. A3. D4. E5. BIII. Listen and choose (听录音，选出相应的应答句) 6%1. B2. A3. C4. C5. B6. A IV. Listen and judge (听录音，判断句子正误，正确的用T表示，错误的用F表示) 6%1. F2. T3. T4. F5. F6. F V. Listen and number (听录音，按顺序给句子编号) 7%2,7,5,4,3,6,1Part 2 Reading and Writing (第二部分读写）60%I. Read and judge (判断下列各组单词划线部分的发音是否相同，相同的打“√”，不同的打“×”) 6%1. ×2. √3. ×4. ×5. √6. √II. Look and write (根据图意，填上适当的单词完成句子) 6%1. insect2. learning3. play4. move5. dancer6. fingersIII. Read and write (用所给单词的适当形式填空) 7%1. buy, bought2. science3. policewoman4. is sleeping, got5. anything1. C2. B3. B4. B5. C6. A7. A8. C9. C 10. BV. Rewrite the sentences(按要求改写下列句子) 7%1. What did you see at the beach?2. Did you buy a model car in the toy shop?3. Do you want to visit the robot show?4. How many houses were there beside the river?5. I don’t have any e-friends in other cities.6. How was your winter holiday?7. The robot’s fingers moved quickly on the piano.VI. Read and match (读一读，把句子前后两部分配对) 6%1. B2. C3. F4. E5. A6. DVII. Read and write (读句子，选词填空) 6%1. museum2. robots3. cinema4. insects5. scientists6. cityVIII. Read and answer (阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题) 6%1. They went to the Transportation Museum.2. They saw the old buses.3. No, he didn’t.4. He went to buy ice creams.5. He felt excited.6. They are going to visit the museum again.IX. Writing (请根据提示问题，写一下你参观某个博物馆的经历，至少写六句) 6%I visited an insect museum last Sunday. It is big. I saw ants, bees, butterflies and other insects. Some of them are beautiful, but some were very ugly. I learnt a lot about them. I wanted to visit it again.六年级上册。
Listen this way 第6册答案详解
Unit 1 Treasure PleasureA: 1. Regional Park 2. 37th Renaissance 3. 8 weeks from now through June 20th4. 8 cages of continuous entertainment, costume performers, fine handcrafts, exotic foods, hearty ales5. 180052 fairB: 1. ①home/caterpillar/comes out/butterfly or moth ②a warm, safe, snug home2. stay home for meals, rent videos3. ①take-out food/ convenience food ②big-screen TVs/ CD players/computers4. ①long hours at work/ not want/ spend time traveling/lack time to cook②have money/take-out food/need not pay a baby-sitter/video renting cheaperC: 1. recreation center 2. tennis courts 3. programs and lessons4. special-interest groups5. neighborhood watch programs, and community theaters6. have a strong community spirit7. a safer and better placeD：一： 1．①drink coffee ②chat2．①homework ②play games ③the Internet ④send/receive e-mails ⑤entertainment information3．a cybercafe4．①check e-mails ②send business documents ③communicate with office5．video-conferencing equipment6．①business meetings with people across the globe ②poetry reading on Thursday nights ③musical events on Saturday nights二：⑴F ⑵F ⑶T ⑷F ⑸F ⑹TE:一： 1. every summer 2. 10 days3. ①different cultures and people ②stories and celebrations4. the Smithsonian Institution5. 33 years二：1．New Hampshire Part ①Guns/sport hunting ② a winter dog-sled race/canoe building③throw and catch balloons filled with water2. Romanian Area ①play horn and drum ②step and kick/turn and spin③prepare Romanian salad3. Monument ①music playing4. Capitol Building ①weave a floor-covering ②make a rug5. South African Area ①jewelry/baskets and toys ②wall hangings/covers for tablesF: 1. Duke Ellington’s life①April 29th, 1899 ②Washington D.C. ③occupations④pianist ⑤bandleader2. Duke Ellington’s music①some of his musical legacy ②In a Sentimental Mood③Popular songs ④theatrical works⑤his music roots ⑥classical music⑦dance music ⑧music is a reflection of everyday life3. Duke Ellington centennial celebrations①concerts ②lectures ③tours ④ a new tribute album⑤high school jazz and competitionG: 1. short for “magazines”/thinner/less glossy/reduced cost2. the first ’zine/in Sydney/1991/intelligent and c ontroversial articles/interest highly educated youth3. tell the whole story/issues friends want to know/2000 reprinted/2300 sold in alternative bookshops/3 inthe team/at home on a computer/not leave out facts/not tell liesUnit 2 Buckle Up for SafetyA: 1. zip into any little space/in between cars/save a few seconds/squeezing past every year2. winter/freezing rain/black ice/drifting snow/potholes3. rubbernecking/an accident/everybody slow down/look/traffic slow to crawlB: 1. This Wednesday2. ①the driver of a car ②all passengers in the front seat ③children between four and sixteen④children under four and weighing less than 40 pounds3. $25 for adults and $48 for passengers under the age of 154. 298\5. 1996. 1107. About 70%8. People between the ages of 18 and 29 9. People in their 30s10. 50 lives would be saved and more than 2000 injuries prevented11. 75% happen within 25 miles of home and the average speed is less than 40 miles per hourC: 1. ①play loud nusic in your car ②pay a $50 fine ③appear in court2. ①it makes no sense to appear in court for it②old laws/against disturbing peace/enough/priorities not in the right place/speeding/mail in thepayment/car radio loud/come to court/waste a lot of time4. ①create safer roads and save lives ②strict about enforcing the law/radio loud/notsafe/distraction/can’t hear other cars/ beach resorts/music screaming/no peace and quiet/complain/annoyingD: 1. ①less tolerance ②harsher penalties/drive/alcohol or drugs2. ①Mothers Against Drunk Driving ②a woman/child killed/drunk driver ③in 1980④life and death ⑤criminal act ⑥public health and safety ⑦about 3 million⑧campaigns/preventive education/tougher laws ⑨help reduce/ alcohol related fatalities4. ①+90%/favor/mandatory anti-drunk driving component/driver ed instruction/longer jail terms/stifferfines/confiscate vehicles ②3/4 /support/suspension/license/decline/sobriety test/blood alcohol content/above legal limit5. persuade governments/pass tougher laws/deter drunk driving/educate the publicE: 1. 2 adults/2 children/a cargo 2. small/quiet/maneuverable/smooth3. 70km per hour4. $50005. quiet/enough pickup6. 80km per battery charge/4-5 times/average driving distance7. heavy vehicle traffic/poorly refined fuelsF:一: 1. speed progress 2. cleaner environment 3. joining forces4. fuels and transportation systems5. tomorrow6. Mobil7. Ford8. alliance9. Drive 10. Better Future二: 1. change/automobile & fuel technologies/needed/future efficiency/emission reductions/2. commercially viable compact fuel processor/fuel cell/clean source of power3. improve/technologies/diesel engines/for emission reduction & mileage increase/direct dieselinjection type engine4. alternative fuel system/compressed natural gas/future promises/current/not feasible/infrastructurenot there/expensive/possible to use/densely populated hubs5. General Motors/Amoco/fuels/for 21st century/at reasonable costsUnit 3 What do you gain from slowing down?A. 1. Cost airlines a lot of money / require pilots 8 hours rest in 24 hours2. Work more than 8 hours during 24 hours3. Somebody stays up 24 hours equivalent to blood alcohol level 0.14. Pilots extremely tired5. Enforce the ruleB. 1. Immune system / 7 hours / 7 and a quarter / 6 hours / early death / little sleep / sleep deprivation / insufficient / poor quality / accidents / fall asleep at the wheel / shift workers / pressures / catnaps / proper sleep / insomnia2. (1) a. British troops erected huge loudspeakers on the battlefield during the Gulf War, and playedheavy metal music at the Iraqi forces throughout the night.b. The performance of those shift workers at work deteriorates.(2) former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher could get by on the less than 4 hours sleep a night.(3) many people who undersleep are more likely to be heavy smokers, to be under stress or to drinkmore alcohol.(4) a. People falling asleep at the wheel is a commoner cause of motorway death than alcohol, weatheror mechanical failure.b. Not only professional drivers but also shift workers regularly fall asleep at the wheel, and manyhave road accidents as a result.(5) a. If you are kept away by a child at night, then catnapping through the day might be necessary.b. If you are having difficulty in sleeping, then catnapping through the day is the worst thing you canpossibly do.C. 1. Keywords: Prolonged stress / sickness / absence from work / cope successfully / day-to-day pressures / prolonged difficulties / unsafe situations2. Practical tips Detailspanic WASP sequence/ don't hyperventilate/ breathe slowly gentlyCoolly use anger/get things done/put things right/be assertive/discipline asapthe action / the person end matter/ somewhere quiet, warm, undisturbed/ dim lights/sit, lie down/threedeep breathesomeone you trust colleague, partner, relative, friend/ control stress / keep nerve / be kind toyourself/ positive/ decisions.too hard on yourself mistake-learning opportunity/ get go of failures/ reflect on successeswell organized daily action plan/ one thing at a time/ unpleasant tasks first/ 30 minutes' enjoyablethings/ 20 minutes exerciseget overloaded delegate/"no"/favorite card photo/ funny/ spiritual side/ right balanced work homeenvironmentD. 1. Major points Supporting detailsInfection slow down on the inside/ reduce stress / boost immune systems /fight off infection/ heal faster and more effectivelyOvereat overly busy, overeat/ skip workouts and meditation/ turn to cigarettes, alcohol,drugs/ create time for our healthRelationships/ spouse/family minds slow /more present/ better listeners/ talk from heart / experience moreintimacyIntelligence/creativity slow down/ more intelligent thoughts/ more creative insights/ new ideas/ bestideas/ in slower/ on vacation2. Major Points Supporting DetailsMinute vocation stop what you're doing/take deep breaths/release tension/ be conscious ofyourself and surroundings/ release anxietyRestroom heated business meeting/ bathroom break/ leave room/peaceful place/calm down Self-indulge 15 minutes a day/focus on yourself /meditate/enjoy lifeJust for the fun of it make time/do something for fun/ no gain, self-enhancement, reward/pleasureIndependent listeningLead: stress increase/ satisfaction decrease/work life unbalance/family-friendly programs/work duties/ childcare/eldercare/intimate adult relationshipsNorwegians: paid potential leave/ job guarantee/ draw back/ discourage full-time career womenGermany: half day childcare/ little public care for infant/ expensive private careAmerican companies: on-site childcare/encourage career women/ tougher rougher work culture/ less protective time-wise/ mixed blessing -expanding childcare/ increasing work hoursUnit 4 Advice on survivalA. (bears) Take a spray2. Tie/rope 2. Keep food/in tent3. Hang/tree/away 3. Approach/closely4. Pull/high 4. Close-up shot5. Make noise / when walking/talk/sing/bell 5. Between a bear and cubsB. 1. (1). the Robertson family and a group of reporters(2). At the dockside(3). It is about how the Robertson family survived a shipwreck and returned safely to civilization.2. (1). 38 days(2). Thirst/storms/spines of fish/turtles' blood(3). Northeast(4). A Japanese fishing boat(5).fish/turtle meat & eggs/shark/flying fish(6).do exercises/keep a look-out/empty water/dream about food(7). Best restaurant in townC. For burnsWrong Sensible ways1. Grease/butter 1. Under cold tap/iced water slowly/10 minutes2. Give drinks(esp. Alcohol drinks) 2. No touch/expert help immediately/cover lightly/clean sheet orhandkerchief3. No alcohol drinks/thirst/wash mouth/not sallowGeneral advice 1. If no/ artificial respiration2. Stop bleeding3. No move/ keep warm/ loosen tight clothing/reassure victimD. The Himalayas/ two or three chocolate bars/ snow/ dehydrated/ frightened/ his fiancée and his parents/ to the fullest/ his frostbitten feet and weakness/ 43/ a helicopterIndependent Listening: Life altering / Melanie biking trip/in my 20s/ Club Meds / outgrew / different / sweat /day / comfortable / accommodations / guides / equipment/something unexpected / give confidence / feel incredible/ get through anything/ persevere/ develop relationships/ wear/ car/ meaningless / core personality/ important/ see/ at your best& worst / laugh & experience together/ ultimate risk / not physical danger/ your world / upside down/ tap into/ inner strength / convictionUnit 5 The Green ImageA: 1. giraffes 2. extinct 3. the environment 4. greenhouse effect5. acid rain6. unleaded petrol7. unclear energy8. recycledB: 1. beginning of new millennium —1.3 million/ middle of next century — 1.6 billion2. 1/4 of land — dry/ arable land — decrease3. since 1993 — a net importer of petroleum/ by 2010 — 100 million tons gap4. drying lakes, rivers, desertification, salinization, deterioration of grasslands/ top 10 air-polluted cities — 7 inChina5. core of information industry: CPU, operating systems —dominated by foreign companies/ accessories, sensors, software — not protected by intellectual property rightsC: (Part 1) 1. While he was a teacher, he began to wonder what the future world would be like for the children he was teaching.2. Because the state of the environment depends on what we as citizens and politicians as decision makers want to do with it.(Part 2) 3. A pessimist, because there is a lot to be pessimistic about, and constructive because something must be done about it.4. Problems Details1)population This will be a big problem in the middle of next century2)the w orld’s resources We are using up both renewable and non-renewableresources very quickly.3)poverty, famine and hunger In various parts of the world, this will get worse beforethe turn of the century.4)the arms build-up One thousand million million dollars are spent every year. 6．Reasons Details1) environment awareness More people are aware of the need to look after the planet, and arebetter informed.2) increasing political awareness People need to involve themselves in organization.3) awareness of spiritual values More people are aware of the spiritual values or an alternative tomaterialism, rather than search for material wealth alone.D: John Mortimer’s Andy Pearson’s1) The lifestyle today is much better Most people, if given a choice, would try to minimizethan 30 years ago — travel by car. environmental damage — use unleaded petrol.2) Medicines are the contribution of the Asthma is ten times more common now than 50 yearschemical industry to the good life-- ago — industrial pollution.cure asthma.3) Thanks to chemical preservatives, The unrestricted use of phosphates and nitrates ispeople can eat most produce all the having a terrible effect on our environment —year round — vegetables and fruits. super-bugs.Independent listening Key words and phrases:1) multi-media/ animated/ high tech/ music-filled/ fun/ colorful/ booming2) teach children 4-12 about environment/ bring ecology down to day-to-day life/ there are choices/ choicesmake difference3) American youngsters/ concerned about environment/ doubtful about own ability4) JD junkyard dog/ TV monitors/ Tox monster/ puzzles/ games/ scavenger hunt/ model of car/ model of house/ process5) Philadelphia/ end of May/ five-year tour/ United States/ CanadaUnit 6Changing LifestyleA: 1. 1) eating places/ movie theaters/ stores/ containers of green plants/ places for people to sit/ games/ amusement park rides/ wild animals// buy things/ meet friends/ see a movie/ walk around/ most people shopped/ the center of public life 2) lower price/ lower prices/ buy goods directly from factories/ 3002. 1) outdoor/ different buildings/ southern California/ palm trees/ sandy beach/ fountains/ musicians, singers/neon museum/ university classroom/ 25,000 per day2) first: Aug.11, 1992/ largest: 4.2 million square feet/ over 525 stores/ over 100 places: eat, dance, movies/ funcenter: 20 rides, shows/ 40 million per day3) over 200 stores, 30 movies, computer games, rides/ American Wilderness Experience/ zoo, therter,eatingplaces, store/ 70 wild animals/ five environments/ 3 hours/ $ 160/18million last year4) largest outlet mall/ 230 stores/ 20% to 80% less/ 17 million per yearB: work/ disappear/ 12 years old/ longer/ agreeable/ sooner/ very small/ disappear/ 5 years of age/ working mother/ harm/ good parentsC: 1. make beds/ do shopping/ match slipcover material/ eat with children/ drive children about/ sleep beside husband2. 1) career first/ family second/ 20s establish career/ 30s or 40s childless, no partner/ too late for both2) marry, have children in 20s/ establish career in 30s3. equality between men and women/ share parenting, house chores/ both men and women take responsibilityfor work-family conflictD: 1. You’ve given them private information.2. A bill that has just passed the senate in April.3. It gives consumers the right to dicide whether or not they want grocery stores to track information abouttheir purchases, and the right to keep the stores from selling that information.4. No. They are not aware that information might be analyzed and used.5. California Grocers’ Association and Retailers’ Association believe it’s unnecessary since they don’t sellinformation.6. Yes. But retailers’ and grocers’ lobby is strong.7. Send a letter out of bill./ Lep people know at cash register./ Have brochure or new application available./Educate people that they have a choice, don’t have to trade privacy for grocery bill.Independent listening1. funny/ not used to serve people/ no feeling for helping/ just do job2. new service concept/ friendly/ attentive/ “license to smile”/ attractive/ relaxed atmosphere/ no objection3. pay off in long run/ no reliable figures/ customers acknowledge efforts4. friendly/ help without question/ like/ better service/ example for whole service cultureUnit 7 what’s on?A. 1. (1)more than once a month (2)comedies and suspense (3)from friends/the newspaper (4)alone/withfriends (5)at the box office2.(1)telephone service (2)buy tickets over the phoneB. 1.Majestic Theater/ 12:30, 5:30, 9:30, 11:30/2. Shattered/ 7:30 nightly/ 2:00 on Saturday and Sunday/3.Sydnney/ 8:00/ by donation/4. Art Gallery/ The Gold Rush/ paintings/5. Focus at the Front Line/ The San Francisco Press Photographers’ AssociationC. The Last Lieutenant, Norway/ Honey in Ashes, tradition and modernity/ The Emperor’s Shadow, China/Israel, political and religious conflictsD. 5000, shadow plays, projection/ magic lanterns, projection and photography/ 1877, photo/ 1888, on a roll/ 1890, 40 photos per second/ 1893/ project pictures onto a large screenE. annoying/ interrupt the programs/ upset/ make money/ buying the products( they advertise)/ interesting and amusing/ pay for the programsF. Disney animated feature/ Austin powers/ The General’s Daughter, military murder mystery, an army detective determined to catch a brutal rapist killer on a military base/ The Phantom Menace, sci-fi epic/ Notting Hill, romance comedy, a movie star falling in love with a mortalIndependent Listening: 1. Treasures of American Film Archives 2.in part by the federal government 3.aconcrete building/ hillside/ the Wright Patterson Airforce Base 4. 99 doors—50 down one side and 49 down the other 5. 4 feet wide, 20 feet deep 6. Pictures of aliens and monsters, lions, tigers, and bears and Bugs Bunny; first motion pictures/ by Thomas Elva Edisons; movies / first half of the century 7. double doors to prevent fire; not use top shelves; sprinkler system; copy the nitrate movies into safety ones; restore missing footage in the original negativesUnit 8 why the sport?A. 1. Soccer 2. Tennis 3. Football 4. SwimmingB. 1.Sport: tennis (1)/ (2)the desire to win is more and more evident (3) the pressure and the prize money haveincreased (4) standards of behavior have declined (5)a growing tendency to challenge the umpire’s decisions2. Discussion point: do we need professional sports people at all?For(1)Kids dream of becoming big sports stars(2)Kids couldn’t live without their idols(3)Outside chance of fame and fortureAgainst(1)Thousands don’t make the grade; thrown back into routine: disenchanted(2)Schools’ facilities falling(3)Divorce between professional sports player and the community(4)Money could be better spent on more access to recreational facilities for ordinary people: sport for allC. 1. Squash, football, skiing2. squash, football, skiing, squash, skiing, football, squash, skiing3. since she was at school for nearly forty years since she can rememberYes Yes YesJo: I’ve been playing it since I was at school—since I was quite young.Brian: I’ve been playing for nearly forty years, ever since I was a little kid.Stephanie: I’ve been doing it every winter holiday since I can remember.D. 1.(1) when she was small, she saw her uncle, brother and dad play football in front of the house, and took aninterest from there.(2) she enjoyed it and was good at it.(3) she was 10 when she started to play 5-a-side, and she was 13 when she started to play 11-a-side.(4) she played with boys in the playground, but she was not allowed to join their school team.(5) Oakway, BOC Malden, Friends of Fulham.2. Football is a way of life.Women’s game is very accepted.In Germany: Crowds of 10 000 or 11 000, make a lot of noise.In Scandinavian countries: Make a lot of noise, a way of life, centred around football.In Britain: Crowds of 2 500, very quiet.Women’s game Men’s gameSpeed slower quickerStrength a skillful game a physical gameFairness fairer, more sporting lessE. 1. check the main idea: √(2)indoor climbing is a safe way to get exercise and have fun.Check all the topics: √(1)√(3)√(4)√(5)2. (1)T (2)F (3)F (4)F (5)F3. supporting details: (1) average age 14-30/ older than 70 (2) safer than bike riding/ very careful/ noaccidents (3) beginners 10 feet/ experienced 25 feet (4)$10 all day/ $3 shoes, equipment/ price of twomoviesIndependent listening: key words: against, single sport, additional, demands, intense training, many skills Problems facing child athletes: skilled in one sport/ early age/ extreme training/ concerns safety/ risks: injuries, delayed menstruation, eating disorders, emotional stressSuggestion: levels meet abilities, interests/ doctors work with parents/ knowledgeable trainer/ correct methods/ doctors supervise/ prevent injuries/ balanced diet/ watch for signs。
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Unit 1Part I Getting readyB. Keys:1: burning of the forests/tree removal (deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests2: global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2Part II The Earth at risk (I)A. Keys:1.a. More people--------more firewood----fewer treesb. More domestic animals------more plants-----fewer available plantsa, b-- More desert----move south-----desrtt expanding south----no grass2. Growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow.3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mineB. Keys:1: Sahara Desert2: North America & most of Europe3: top soil blowing away4: tropical forests destruction5: animal/plant species becoming extinct6: climate change for the whole worldPart III The Earth at risk (II)A. Keys:1: Trees would hold rainfall in their roots. When forests in the higher up-river have been destroyed, all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river and starts the flooding.2: He implies that some national governments just consider the results of their policies in the near future, or just think as far ahead as the next election.B. Keys:1: flooding in Bangladesh2: Action to be taken3: population controlPart IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingKeys:1: Warming up of the world2: Effects of global3: reduced potential for food production4: change of patterns of hear-related food poisoning, etc.Part V Do you know…?A. Keys:1: F 2: F 3: F 4: F 5: TB. Keys:Dos 1: your towels 2: Cut out 3: a wall-fire 4: fridge 5: wait until you've a full load 6: a complete mealDon’ts 7: iron everything 8: the iron up 9: the kettle 10: to the brim11: hot foodTape script of Unit 1Part I Getting readyB.1.The Amazon forests are disappearing because of increased burning and tree removal. In September, satellite pictures showed more than 20000 fires burning in the Amazon. Experts say most of these fires were set by farmers. The farmers were attempting to clear land to grow crops. The World Wildlife Fund says another serious problem is that too many trees in the Amazon rain forest are being cut down. The World Wildlife Fund says the fires show the need for urgent international action to protect the world's rain forests. The group warns that without such action some forests could be lost forever.2. Environmental issues swell to the full in Berlin this week, for the UN spongsored conference on global warming and climate change is the first such meeting since the Rio summit three years ago. With scientists and governments now generally ready to accept that the earth climate is being affected by emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, over a hundred countries are sending delegations. But how much progress has been made implementing the greenhouse gas reduction target agreed on at Rio? Simon Dary reports...Part II The Earth at risk (I)A.I (Interviewer): Brian Cowles is the producer of a new series of documentaries called"The Earth at Risk" which can be seen on Channel 4 later this month. Each program deals with a different continent, doesn't it, Brian?B (Brian Cowles): That's right. We went to America, both North and South and then we went over to Africa and South-East Asia.I: And what did you find in each of these continents?B: Starting with Africa, our film shows the impact of the population on the environment. Generally speaking, this has caused the Sahara Desert to expand. It's a bit of a vicious circle we find. People cut down trees for firewood and their domestic animals eat all the available plants — and so consequently they have to move south as the Sahara Desert expands further south. I mean, soon the whole of Mali will become a desert. And in East Africa: here the grasslands are supporting too many animals and the result is, of course, there's no grass — nothing for the animals to eat.I: I see. And the next film deals with North America?B: That's right. In the USA, as you know, intensive agriculture requires a plentiful supply of rain for these crops to grow, I mean if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow. And growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. This is also true for any region that is intensely farmed — most of Europe, for example. I: And what did you find in South America?B: In South America (as in Central Africa and Southern Asia) tropical forests are being cut down at an alarming rate. This is done so that people can support themselves by growing food or to create ranches where cattle can be raised to be exported to Europe or America as tinned meat. The problem is that the soil is so poor that only a couple of harvests are possible before this very thin soil becomes exhausted. And it can't be fed with fertilizers like agricultural land in Europe.For example, in Brazil in 1982 an area of jungle the size of Britain and France combined was destroyed to make way for an iron ore mine. Huge numbers of trees are being cut down for exports as hardwood to Japan, Europe, USA to make things like luxury furniture. These forests can't be replaced — the forest soil is thin and unproductive and in just a few years, a jungle has become a waste land. Tropical forests contain rare plants (which we can use for medicines, for example) and animals — one animal or plant species becomes extinct every half hour. These forest trees also have worldwide effects. You know, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. The consequence of destroying forests is not only that the climate of that region changes (because there is less rainfall) but this change affects the whole world. I mean, over half the world's rain forest has been cut down this century.Part III The Earth at risk (II)A.I: So, Brian, would you agree that what we generally think of as natural disasters are in fact man-made?B: Yes, by and large. I mean, obviously not hurricanes or earthquakes, but takeflooding, for example. Practically every year, the whole of Bangladesh is flooded and this is getting worse. You know, the cause is that forests have been cut down up in Nepal and India, I mean higher up-river in the Himalayas. Trees would hold rainfall in their roots, but if they've been cut down all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows sraight into the river Ganges and floods the whole country. The reason for flooding in Sudan is the same — the forests higher up the Blue Nile in Ethiopia have been destroyed too.I: Well, this all sounds terribly depressing. Um ... What is to be done? I mean, can anything be done, in fact?B: Yes, of course it can. First, the national governments have to be forward-looking and consider the results of their policies in ten or twenty years, not just think as far ahead as the next election. Somehow, all the countries in the world have to work together on an international basis. Secondly, the population has to be controlled in some way: there are too many people trying to live off too little land. Thirdly, we don't need tropical hardwood to make our furniture — it's a luxury people in the West must do without. Softwoods are just as good, less expensive and can be produced on environment-friendly "tree farms", where trees are replaced at the same rate that they are cut down.I: And, presumably, education is important as well. People must be educated to realize the consequences of their actions?B: Yes, of course.I: Well, thank you, BrianB.I: So, Brian, would you agree that what we generally think of as natural disasters are in fact man-made?B: Yes, by and large ... er ... I mean, obviously not hurricanes or earthquakes, but take flooding, for example. I mean, practically every year, the whole of Bangladesh is flooded and this is getting worse. You know, the cause is that forests have been cut down up in Nepal and India ... I mean ... higher up-river in the Himalayas. Trees ...er ... would hold rainfall in their roots, but if they've been cut down all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river Ganges and floods the whole country. The reason for flooding in Sudan is the same — the forests higher up the Blue Nile in Ethiopia have been destroyed too.I: Well, this all sounds terribly depressing. Um ... what is to be done? I mean, can anything be done, in fact?B: Yes, of course it can ... er ... first, the national governments have to beforward-looking and consider the results of their policies in ten or twenty years, not just think as far ahead as the next election. Somehow, all the countries in the world have to work together on an international basis. Secondly, the population has to be controlled in some way: there are too many people trying to live off too little land. Thirdly, we don't need tropical hardwood to make our furniture — it's a luxury people in the West must do without. Softwoods are just as good, less expensive and can be produced on environment-friendly "tree farms", where trees are replaced at the same rate that they are cut down.I: And, presumably, education is important as well. People must be educated to realize the consequences ... um ... of their actions?B: Yes, yes of course.I: Well, thank you, Brian.Part IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingThe world is warming up. We know this because average temperatures are the highest since scientists started measuring them 600 years ago. The increase is about 0.2℃every year. This may seem very slight, but we know that slight changes in temperature can have a big effect on other things. Most scientists now believe this global warming is due to human activity.Jeff Jenkins is head of Britain's Climate Prediction Center. He explains how global warming can happen."Sunlight strikes the earth and warms it up. At the same time heat leaves the earth, but part of that is trapped by carbon dioxide and other gases in the earth's atmosphere. That has been happening ever since the earth was formed. But the fear is that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide produced by industrial processes and transport and so on will lead to a greater warming of the earth's surface. So that's the golbal warming that people are concerned about."People are most concerned about the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are oil, coal, wood and so on. When these burn, they produce the gas carbon dioxide. Many scientists agree that an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and some of the gases in the atmosphere will increase the amount of warming. Computers are being used to predict what this may mean. They showed that there could be great changes in rainfall and the rise in the sea level as ice caps in the north and south poles melt. This could have a serious effect on agriculture according to Prof. Martin Perry of University College in London. He says it could become more difficult to grow food in the tropics at lower latitudes nearer to the equator."The most clear pattern emerging is the possibility of reduced potential production in lower latitude regions, and most generally speaking, increased potential in higher latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm, to put it extremely simply, and plants there are quite near their limits of heat and drought stress. An increase in temperature or reduction in moisture would place limits on crop growth."Woman: Global warming could reduce food production in lower latitude regions. Lower latitude regions are already warm. Global warming could put more stress on plans and place limits on crop growth.Food production is only one area that could be affected. There could also be health and social problems. Prof. Antony MacMichael of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine believes that some rural areas are already suffering. And the insects and bacteria could spread disease more easily."Already a number of rural populations around the world are suffering from the decline of agricultural systems. Climate change would add to this. And we would expect that it would accelerate the flood of environmental refugees around the world. But it includesnot just the food production systems, but the patterns of distribution of insects and infective agents around the world. It includes likely effects on patterns of hear-related food poisoning, water contamination and diarrhea diseases, lots of things like this that would respond sensitively to changes in climate."Woman: Global warming could affect the distribution of insects. Global warming could change patterns of heat-related food poisoning.Many countries now agree that something must be done to reduce the danger of global warming. But a worldwide agreement on lowering the production of carbon dioxide has been difficult to reach. This is because many economies depend on fossil fuels like oil. Scientists believe it's now the politicians in every region of the world who need to take action.Part V Do you know…?Environment has taken rather a back seat politically since the Earth summit in Rio de Janeiro nearly 5 years ago. But the problems that meeting highlighted had not gone away. One environmental think tank — the International Food Policy Research Institute — has been looking at the future of water and its report reflects growing concern at the huge leap in usage over the past few years.In some parts of the world, water consumption has increased five fold. And the institute, known by its initials IFPRI, says shortages could soon become the trigger for conflict and a major barrier to feeding the world's growing population. Here's Richard Black of our Science Unit."It's often been said that water rather than oil will be the cause of warfare in the next century. According to the IFPRI report, the time when that happens might not be far away. The number of people affected by water shortage will increase ten fold over the next 30 years, it says, which could well lead to large scale conflicts.The main reason why water is becoming a scarce resource is agriculture, which now accounts for 70% of water consumption worldwide, 90% in some developing countries. Countless farmers have switched from growing indigenous crops for the home market to high yield export varieties, which inevitably need far more water. But the IFPRI report says that in some regions water shortage is now the single biggest impediment to feeding the population. Water scarcity also leads to water pollution. In the Indian State of West Bengal, for example, over extraction of water from bore holes has led to arsenic poisoning which is estimated to have affected two million people so far. But the IFPRI report calls for better water management worldwide including financial incentives to encourage conservation."That report by Richard Black of our Science Unit.Unit 2Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: International Union for the Conservation of Nature,United Nations, wildlife, policies2: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,trade, animals and plants, 1975, prohibits, 8000, controls,300003: United Nations Environmental Program,leadership, environment, quality of life4: World Wide Fund for Nature(formerly World Wildlife Fund) ,1961, Sahara Desert, North America & most of Europe,top soil blowing awayC. Keys:1: 2 2: 4 3: 5 4: 1,6 5: 3Questions:1: They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife2: They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some ofthese endangered species.Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up3: It refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freelyPart II Christmas bird countsA. Keys:1: Jan. 3rd 2: more than 40 000 volunteers 3: 1 600 4: a 15 mile diameter5: an American artist 6: their natural habitats 7: the late 1800sB. Keys:1: start 2: sponsored 3: outside counting birds 4: experienced bird watchers5: anyone that is interested or concerned 6: scheduled 7: 10 people taking part8: 15 mile diameter circle 9: the total bird populations 10: the number of birds11: the longest-running bird census 12: undefinedPart III Dolphin captivityA.B. Keys:1: 1 2: 3 3: 4 4: 5 5: 26: Dolphins should be kept in captivity.7: There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.C. Keys:1: stress (family-oriented) 2: sonar bouncing off3: average age of death; life getting better for captive dolphins4: natural behabior patterns-altered5: suffering from fractured skulls, ribs or jaws6: can't learn from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc. Part IV More about the topic: Birds----A Source of WealthKeys:1：9300 2：Habitat 3：warmer climates 4：300 different species5：colder climates 6：habitat alteration 7：esthetic value 8：Birds' populationPart V Do you know…?Keys:1: one and one-half million 2: 20 times3: 100 4: 40000 5: 65 million6: 3500 7: 2 million square miles 8: 3%9: 200 animal species 10: 100011: a third 12: two-thirds 13: three-quartersTape script of unit 2Part I Getting readyA: Hello, I'm calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: The what?A: The World Wildlife Fund. If you've got a few minutes I'd like to tell you what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas, for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction; turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil …B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed to make handbags and shoes; walruses are huntedfor their ivory.B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.B: Really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.B: Very interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you'd like to make a donation?Part II Christmas bird countsJohn James Audubon was an American artist in the early 1800s, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society named after him was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds, which were being killed so their feathers could be used in the manufacture of women's hats.Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, more than 40 000 volunteers will be outside counting birds from today until January 3rd. Volunteers from all 50 states of the United States, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands have begun to count and record every individual bird and bird species observed during the two and one half week period of the count. Jeffrey LeBaron is the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count editor. He says the count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.This year, according to Mr. LeBaron, more than 1 600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. The logistics of the Christmas bird count, he adds, are simple."Each individual count is in a circle. It's a 15 mile diameter circle, um, around the exact center point. And it's always the exactly same area that's done every year, usually, even on the same weekend during the count period. And what the ideal would be, which is virtually impossible, is this census: every single individual bird within that circle on the count day."Mr. LeBaron says experienced bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see. The editor points out, however, that the counts are not only for experienced bird watchers. "Anybody that is interested or concerned can become involved. Beginners will go out in a party with experienced individuals who know both the area and the birds in the area, in the field where more eyes and ears are better. And then anybody can point out a bird, and someone in the field will always be able to identify the bird."Part III Dolphin captivityA: A planned aquatic park in Denver is raising the ire of animal rights activists who object to a proposal to include a captive dolphin display. Although officials for Colorado's Ocean Journeys say they have yet to make a final decision on the issue, local and national activists have already instigated a "No Dolphins in Denver' campaign. As Colorado Public Radio's Peter Jones reports, the battle lines have been clearly drawn.P: Rick Troud, a former navy dolphin trainer based in Florida, is taking an active role in the "No Dolphins" campaign.R: Average age in the wild ranges anywhere in some of the studies between 30 and 40 years of age. In captivity, you can expect a dolphin to live maybe 5.13 years, and every 7 years in captivity, the dolphin population is dead.P: According to Troud, there are many reasons why dolphins can't live full lives in captivity.R: If you take a look at where the real dolphin is in the real ocean, you find the dolphin who swims 40 miles a day, is very family-oriented. These animals are separated from their mothers; that's a stress. You put them in a concrete tank where their sonar bounces off of walls, they can't swim in the same amount of time and direction that they can in the wild.P: Environmentalist and ocean explorer, Jean Michel Cousteau:J: There are some animals which reject captivity right away, and they're very suicidal. I've had one of those in my own arms for many days. The next morning when I came to take care of him, he was dead. And what he'd done was to swim as fast as he could from one end of the pool on ... to the other side and destroyed his head by hitting the wall. They have a very sophisticated brain. I don't think we have any rights to play with the lives of these animals.P: Cousteau's anti-captivity position is challenged by Dr. Deborah Duffield, a biology professor at Portland State College in Oregon. Her 1990 study compared captive dolphins to the wild population of Sarasota Bay, Florida. Among other findings, the study showed little if any difference in the average age of death. And Duffield says life is generally getting better for captive dolphins.D: The census data say that every time I do a census, I've got older and older animals in it as well as this normal age distribution that we've been looking at. So my feeling is that the trend in captivity has been that the group of animals that we're following are getting older, and if they continue to do that over the next five years, they will then indeed be older than the wild population.P: There is also a debate over the educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity. According to Duffield, captive dolphins play an important role in our basic understanding of the animals.D: I firmly believe that we cannot learn anything about organisms that we share this world with if we do not understand how they live in an environment, and what they do, and that watching them go by in the wild will not do it. I cannot tell what an animal needs, unless I know how it operates, how it breeds, what it needs metabolically, and I can't learn that from animals in the wild.P: But Troud says the dolphin displays are anti-educational because the animals' natural behavior patterns are altered by captivity.R: In the wild, you don't have dolphins who beat each other to death. There are no dolphins that I've ever seen stranded on the beach, who are suffering from fractured skulls, fractured ribs or fractured jaws, as is the case in captivity.P: The Ocean Journey board will take all factors into consideration before making a finaldecision on whether to include dolphins in the park. For Colorado Public Radio, I'm Peter Jones.Part IV More about the topic: Birds----A Source of WealthMr. LeBaron says there are about 9 300 different known species of birds. Larger numbers of them live in the warmer climates. For example, more than 300 different species have been counted in Panama, while far fewer species are native to colder climates. Aside from their esthetic value, Mr. LeBaron says birds are important to the environment because they can signal changes in it."Birds are one of the best indicators that we have of the quality of the environment within the given area. Whether it is a relatively local area, or even primarily on the worldwide bases, they are one of the first things to be altered. They are quite sensitive to a habitat alteration or to other threats. And often times when birds are disappearing out of the area, it just means there is a degradation of the quality of the habitat within that area which will adversely affect everything in there including humans."National Audubon Society editor Jeffrey LeBaron calls the world's bird populations a source of wealth that humans must protect."People get so much pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds. And if they start disappearing just the er, the quality of life, um, may be not physically, but the mental quality of life can be degraded quickly."Jeffrey LeBaron says that while the National Audubon Society's annual Christmas bird counts show a decline in some species, many types of birds are actually increasing their populations.Part V Do you know…?Scientists have cataloged more than one and one-half million of the species that exist on Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least 20 times that many species inhabit the planet.Up to 100 species become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that the total number of species lost each year may climb to 40 000 by the year 2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last 65 million years.Around the world more than 3 500 protected areas exist in the form of parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of about 2 million square miles (5 million square km, or 3% of our total land area).Today, more than 200 animal species in the United States are classified as endangered.More than 1 000 animal species are endangered worldwide.Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America, a third of our fish species, two-thirds of our crayfish species and nearly three-quarters of the mussel species are in trouble.Unit 3Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:Weather condition:1: Partly sunny 2: Partly cloudy 3: Periods of clouds and sunshine 4: Expecting snow Temperatures:1: -2 2: 1 3: 5 4: 0 5: 8 6: -2 7: 10 8: 1 9: 5 10: -7 11: -9 12: -4C.D. Keys:1: warmer 2: Green house effect 3: sea levels 4: climate zonesE. Keys:1: North or south of equator 2: Typhoon 3: Eastern PacificPart II El EinoA. Keys:1: weather pattern 2: global climate 3: twice a decade 4: 12-18 months5: warmer weather 6: wetter than usual 7: drier 8: the decline of winds9: droughtsB. Keys:1: a cyclic weather pattern 2: about twice a decade 3: wetter 4: drier5: cold water away from South America's west6: expand eastward toward the America's 7: move eastward too8: the weather around the world 9: droughts 10: rains and flooding11: the South American fishing industry 12: to become depletive13: the strength of it。
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Unit 8 Aspects of Education (Ⅱ)
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