Third week Unit 2

Third week Unit 2Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Sport DictationWords:taskmaster: n. a person who gives other people work to do, often work that is difficultchores: n. a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean Chrysler: trademarka large US company that makes cars of many different types and sizes. In 1998, Chrysler joined with the German car maker Daimler-Benz to form a new company.a type of car made by this companyportray: v. 1 : to make a picture of : DEPICT2 a : to describe in words b : to play the role of :ENACThose: n. a flexible tube for conveying fluidsMy MotherMy mother was an efficient (1) taskmaster who cooked, cleaned and shopped for nine people (2) on a daily basis. She was a disciplinarian who would (3) make us seven kids walk up anddown the stairs a hundred times if we clumped like (4)field hands to dinner. She also enlisted us to help her in the day's (5) chores.My mother believed that each of her children had a special (6) knack* that made him or her invaluable on certain (7) missions. My brother Mike, for example, was believed to have especially (8) keen eyesight. He was hoisted up as a human (9) telescope whenever she needed to see something (10) far away. John was the climber when a kite (11) got caught. My own job was navigator for our (12) gigantic old Chrysler.But my mother's (13) ability to get work done well was only (14) one side. She also had an (15) imagination that carried her in different directions, that (16) allowed her to transcend her everyday life. She did not (17) believe in magic as portrayed on a stage, but (18) valued instead the sound of a metal bucket being (19) filled by a hose, or the persistence of a dandelion at the (20) edge of a woodpile.Part 2 Listening for GistExercise:1.This passage is about the early history of flying.2. The key words are flying, designs, an Italian artist,fifteenth century: eighteenth century, fly. float, balloons: hot-air balloon. April 1783: airships. September 1852: aeroplane.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Dialogue Buying a CarSection Three NewsNews Item 1 World Basketball Championshiptournament: n. a competition in which players compete againsteach other in a series of games until there is onewinner squad: n. a group of players from which a team will be chosenfor a particular sports event e.g. the Italian World Cup squadoust: v. to force someone out of a position of power, especiallyso that you can take their placeExercise AThis news item is about the semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament.The semifinal round of the World Basketball Championship tournament is later today (Saturday) in the mid-western(US) state of Indiana.Argentina is the only undefeated team at the tournament. The South Americans have outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points per game. On Wednesday, Argentina shocked the host United States (87-80) to snap a 58-game international winning streak* by professional squads of the National Basketball Association players.Argentina also defeated Brazil (78-67) to reach the semifinal round where the team will face Germany. Primarily using European experienced players, Argentina defeated Germany earlier in the second round, 86-77.Defending champion Yugoslavia, which ousted the United States (81-78) in the quarterfinals, plays upstart* New Zealand. But Yugoslav head coach Svetislav Pesic says he is not surprised.The losers of each game will play for the third place on Sunday before the championship game.News Item 2 European FootballExercise A:This news item is about European football matches.English football club Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League, despite fighting back from a 3-0 deficit totie FC Basel 3-3 in Switzerland. Liverpool needed a win Tuesday to qualify / for the second phase. Instead, the English club will play for the UEFA Cup. Basel became the first Swiss side ever to reach the last 16 of the Champions League, qualifying second in Group B- behind Valencia of Spain, which beat Spartak Moscow 3-0.English champion Arsenal played to a scoreless home draw against Dutch-side PSV Eindhoven to top Group A and move into the second phase, where the team will be seeded. They'll be joined by German team Borussia Dortmund, which advanced despite a 1-0 loss to Auxerre in France.AS Roma played to a 1-1 draw against AEK Athens in Italy, to capture second place in Group C. Group winner Real Madrid of Spain will also advance, after drawing 1-1 with Racing Genk in Belgium.In Group D, Inter Milan of Italy got a pair of goals from Hernan Crespo to beat Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in the Netherlands. Both teams qualified at the expense of French side Lvon, which was held to a 1-1 draw by Rosenborg in Norway.News Item 3 Remper Open Gulf Previewfabulous: adj. (informal) extremely goodExercise A:This news item is about an annual Kemper Open golf tournament on Thursday.The annual Kemper Open golf tournament gets underway Thursday near Washington at the Tournament Players Club at Avenel.Twenty-eight-year-old American Rich Beem is back to defend his title. Before his victory here, he had missed the halfway cuts in five straight tournaments. He hopes he can again find his form during the next four days, as he is currently 132nd on the money list.The player who is number-one on golf’s money list and in the world rankings, American Tiger Woods, decided to skip this event after winning the rain-delayed Memorial Open in (Dublin) Ohio on Monday.Compatriot Jeff Sluman says even Tiger has to take periodic breaks.“He’s unbelievable. He’s got an opportunity, as I said even a couple years ago, if he stays healthy and does and does the right things, he can maybe be the best golfer of all time, and he’s showing right now what he can do. The kid is just fabulous, fabulous player, but he can’t play every week. ”Eight of the past 10 Kemper Open winners are in this year’s field’s of 156 golfers, who are vying for three million dollars in prize money. The first-place check has been increased from 450 thousand to 540 thousand dollars.。