Extensive listening

Extensive listening
Unit 6
Task 1
Fluctuates/ supply and demand/ market/ proportional/ increase and decrease/ fundamental analysis/ technical analysis/ predict/ satisfaction/ American Customer Satisfaction Index/ significantly/ forecast
Task 2
1.an increase in share price.
2.dividends
3.by selling a stock for more than the company is worth.
Task 3
1.a decline in prices/ a rise in prices
2.Bears/ bulls
3.the way in which each animal attacks its opponents
Task 4: T; F; T; F;
Task 5:
1.It used to be stockbroker.
2.She put it in her handbag because she thought a talking frog was worth
more than a stockbroker.
3.The story shows that stockbrokers are not very popular.
Task 1
1.trade conventions, professional conventions and fan conventions
2.a particular industry or industry segment
3.concern to the profession and advancements in the profession
Task 2
Facility/ booth/ display/ plan/ companies/ second/ uncomfortable/ stole/ standing/ reserve/ neighbors
Task 3: T; F; T
Task 4:
Para1: exhibitions/ Professional/ careful/ opportunity/ friendship/ successfully
Para 2: channel/ plan/ design/ construction
Para3-4: completed/ operation/ senior/ experienced/ skillful
Para 5-7: construction/ transportation/ guarantee/ satisfying/ smooth Task 5:
1.In Sydney Olympic Park.
2.1500
3.Italian
4.Coffee, light mean and wine.
Task 1
Para1: parent/ children/ peace/ health care
Para2: employer/ attracting/ retaining/ tax/ productivity
Para3: employee/ savings/ paycheck/ reasonable
Task 2
1.The better your record, the lower your premium
2.The more miles you drive the more chance for accidents.
3.6
Task 3: T; T; F; T; F
Task 4
1.Because the operator may go bankrupt or you may need to cancel the
trip due to illness or other unforeseen events.
2.There are 4 types: trip cancellation insurance; baggage insurance or
personal effects coverage; emergency medical assistance and accidental death.
3.Trip cancellation insurance would reimburse you if the cruise line or
tour operator goes out of business or if you have to cancel the trip due to sickness, a death in the family or another calamity listed in the policy.
4.Emergency medical assistance.
5.Accidental death.
UNIT 9
Task 1
1.sulfur dioxide/ nitrogen oxides/ wind/ water
2.Human activities are the main cause of acid rain.
Task 2: D; B; B
Task 3
UNIT 10
Task 1
1.Libraries expand their reach by providing bookmobiles and
homebound delivery services.
2.They help cultivate and foster community growth and involvement.
Task 2: D; C; A Task 3: T; T; F; T; F Task 4:
Task 1
Task 2: B; C; D
Task 3:
It’s best to have a careful plan before you set off.
You must prepare your passport and identification card days in advance. You should get traveler’s checks instead of carrying too much cash. Task 4: F; T; T
Task 5:
lobby/ hall/ left/ hotel room/ extra-large bed/ TV/ refrigerators/ Credit card/ hotel room/ extra-large bed/ TV/ refrigerators/ credit card/ credit card/ stay/ Hold on/ Reservation/ reservation /touching/ ground/ counter/ business/ lobby/ boring
Unit 12
Task 1: T; F
Dos: 1, 4
Don’ts: 2
Task 3
Task 4: B; A
Task 5: B; D; A
Intensive listening
Unit 9 Environment
Pre-listening
Task 1: Climate / global / greenhouse / scientists / level / rising / rate
Task 2: cycles / changes / unbelievable / Burning / life-threatening / causes Core listening
Task 1: F; T; F; T
Task 2: C; D; A
Task 3
1.Heat waves can cause lower crop yields, wildfires, power outages, increased
smog, and mortality.
2.Because children have a smaller body mass to surface area ratio than adults.
3.It suggests a low awareness of the dangers of heat-related illness.
Task 4: D; B; C
Task 5:
Practical listening
Task 1
Task 2: B; D; C
Fun listening
∙handle / twist / sneakers / transportation / emissions / fuel
∙recycle / game boy / teeth / shut / shower / bills / Plant / shade
∙climate / fact / nap / cool / couch
Unit 10 Library
Pre-listening
Task 1: children / memory / kid-friendly / story time / interest in reading / socialize / community members / meet other families
Task 2: Internet computers / bookings/ allowance / different / booked/ available / drop in
Core listening
Task 1: T; T; F; ;F ;F
Task 2: D ; C; D
Task 3
1.It is usually tough economic times.
2.thousands of dollars.
3.It shows that 70 percent of Americans are cutting back luxuries like movies, including
76 percent of young adults.
4.Americans are looking for affordable entertainment options at their local libraries.
5.It’s free.
Task 4
Practical listening
Task 1
1.In an effort to reduce the unemployment rate, the Seattle Public Library offers
its community several resources for job searching.
2.People can access its website through its free computers and WiFi or at home.
munity members can take advantage of the library’s resume/cover letter
workshops, interview preparation and literacy/grammar help.
4.The Seattle Public Library offers classes on English as a second language, as
well as citizenship classes to prepare people for the US citizenship exam. Task 2: T; F; F; T
Fun listening
Task 1: best of friends / Choose an author / portrait / lighthouses erected / appetite is half the feast
Task 2:
1.Because she had a complaint to make.
2.Because the book she borrowed was a telephone book.
Unit 11 Tourism
Pre-listening
Task 1: T; F; T
Task 2:
Core listening
Task 1: 4. 5. 2. 1. 3
Task 2
Task 4
1.“I like Travelling”
2.inbound tours; independent tours; package tours ; vacation tours ;
sightseeing tours ; historical and cultural tours ; eco-tours ; outbound tours
3.Because independent tours give you such great freedom to move around a
different country and experience unique, beautiful and exciting adventure that you will never have in package tours.
4.Because people don't have to worry about how to spend their time, how to
arrange their travel routes and where to live. What’s more, people are safer because they are traveling with a large group of people and tourist guide will help them.
Practical listening
Fun listening
Task 1:home is the best / believing / makes Jack a dull day / worth all the books of travel / knows much / Romans do.
Task 2
∙highway / wind / smell / shimmering / dim / doorway / candle / corridor
∙courtyard / remember / wine / surprise
∙Pink / device / gathered / knives / Relax / check out
Unit 12
Pre-listening
1.The man was lost and couldn't find the way.
2.The lady became his tour guide to show him the direction.
3.She got 20 bucks.
Core listening
Task 1: C; D; C
Task 2
Task 3: T; F; F
Task 4
1.To sit by the window to enjoy a better view.
2.Because it was said that the footprints were left by the Buddha.
3.They are over 80 years.
4.Because there are two white jade statues of Sakyamuni which are 200 years old. Practical listening
Guiding / cases / impression / cases / culture / history / In addition / airport / hotel / interesting / safe / appreciate / types / obey / customs / aware of
Fun listening
Task 1
1.They were on a venture.
2.He was once Sara’s high school love.
3.Yes, she was. Because she thought she can make any man who married her to
be the CEO.
Task 2: sure / gentle / come / Summertime / streets / All across / strange / generation / explanation。