3月18日直播课听力素材

B3M1 听力补充材料(3月18日)
The UK
On the right is a map of the islands of Britain and Ireland. The larger of the two islands is Britain, 1) ________________ the east of Ireland. The two are separated by the Irish Sea.
The letters "UK" 2) __________________"The United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland." The UK is 3)_________________four countries. In the north is Scotland, with its capital Edinburgh. Scotland has many lakes and mountains, and is famous for its beautiful countryside.
Wales 4) ____________________ England. Its capital is Cardiff. Everyone there can speak English, but the first language in North Wales is Welsh. There are Welsh newspapers. Programmes on the radio and TV are in Welsh. The countryside here is very beautiful too, with lots of mountains and rivers. There used to be a lot of 5) ___________ in the south, but many of them have been closed, or are about to be closed.
England, the largest country in Britain, is in the southeast. Its capital is London, which is also the capital of the UK. London lies on the River Thames and 6)_______ ____________ seven million. Much of England is rather flat, although there are hills in the northeast and in the centre of the country. [Presented by Spring]
Ireland 7) _________________ two countries. In the north, Northern Ireland, with its capital Belfast, 8) _____________ the United Kingdom. The southern part of the island is a separate country, called the Republic of Ireland with Dublin as its capital.
Generally, the weather in Britain is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer. It is 9) _______ in the north, 10) _________ in the south, 11) _________in the east and 12) __________ in the west. Ireland is especially wet. In all parts of Britain it rains every month of the year; there is no 'dry season'. Snow falls in Scotland every winter, and sometimes in England and Wales too. 13) ___________ in Ireland are most unusual.
Book 2 Module 1
教材Listening原文
Carlos: Hello, my name is Carlos and I'm from Spain.
Helen: Hi, Carlos. I'm Helen.
Amy: And my name is Amy. 1) ____________________.
Carlos: Are you English?
Helen: No! Neither of us is English.
Amy: Helen's from Scotland and I'm from Wales.
Carlos: Really? So, Helen, where do you live in Scotland?
Helen: In Edinburgh.
Carlos: Edinburgh. Nice, that's the capital of Scotland, isn't it?
Helen: Yes, it is.
Carlos: And Amy, you're from Wales.
Amy: That's right.
Carlos: That's west of England, isn't it?
Amy: Yes, it is. It's a separate country and 2) ______________________.
Carlos: And where in Wales do you live?
Amy: Well, my family lives in Cardiff.
Carlos: Cardiff? I've never heard of Cardiff. Is it a big city?
Amy: Yes, it is! It's the capital!
Carlos: Oh, I'm so sorry! [Presented by Spring]
Amy: That's all right.
Carlos: There are so many capital cities in the United Kingdom.
Helen: Yes, Scotland and Wales 3) _________________________. And each of them has a capital city.
Carlos: So what are you doing here in London?
Helen: We're students.
Carlos: What are you studying?
Helen: Languages.
Carlos: Which ones?
Helen: Well, there are about 60 students in the class, and all of them are studying at least two languages. I'm studying French and Chinese.
Amy: And I'm studying German and Russian.
Carlos: So neither of you is studying Spanish.
Amy: No, sorry. In fact, none of the students in our class is studying Spanish. Carlos: Oh. That's sad.
Helen: Where in Spain do you live?
Carlos: In Valencia.
Amy: Valencia? 4) __________________________?
Carlos: It's on the east coast. It's about 200 kilometres south of Barcelona.
Amy: I see. Is it a big city?
Carlos: Yes. Quite big.
Amy: What's it like?
Carlos: It's a wonderful place. And our 5) ______________________.
Helen: What kind of work do people do there?
Carlos: Well, a lot of them work in 6) ___________.
Helen: Really? And what are you doing here in London?
Carlos: Well, I'm studying English at university, so I'm here for a month.
Amy: Really? That's nice.
Carlos: Yes. In fact, my whole class is coming.
Helen: How many students are there in the class?
Carlos: Forty-seven. But none of them has arrived yet!。