研究生英语视听说Unit 6原文与答案

Unit 6 Traveling and Sightseeing Thinking Ahead

Students are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below:

1. Do you like traveling? Where have you been before?

Yes, I do. I have been to quite a lot of places, Mountain Tai, the Great Wall, Korea and Singapore, among which, Singapore impresses me the most for its combination of both a prosperous society and city of natural beauty. Believe me: you can never forget this country once you take a deep breath of fresh air there.

2. How to make a reservation in the hotel?

Firstly, you should make it clear when you want to check in, how long you are supposed to stay there. Then, you should tell what kind of room and how many rooms you want. The last but not the least is that, you must leave your name and maybe your contact number, which will surely help you a lot afterwards.

3. What should you pay attention to when at table abroad?

mind your manners at table;

pay attention to your words and gestures;

handle your knives and forks correctly;

never talk with your mouth full;

never make sounds when you’re eating or drinking something.

Part I Video Time

In this part, students will have 2 tasks to accomplish.

Task 1

In task 1,students will watch a video clip from The Beach and then do the exercises as required. Before watching, they are supposed to read the words, expressions and cultural notes related to the video.

Transcript

First Visit to Bangkok

My name is Richard.

So what else do you need to know?

Stuff about my family or where I’m from?

None of that matters.

Not once you cross the ocean and cut yourself loose.

Looking for something more beautiful, something more exciting, and yes, I admit, something more dangerous.

So after 18 hours in the back of an airplane, three dumb movies, two plastic meals, six beers and absolutely no sleep, I finally touched down in Bangkok.

“Hey, you! How about you? You want to go to the waterfall? Come on! Floating market! 1,500! Cheap for you! Come on. Hey!”

“Hey, you need somewhere to stay?”

“No. I’ll be fine. I’ll find my own place. Thanks.”

“What do you want, man?”…

And this is it—Bangkok, good time city, gateway to Southeast Asia.

Where dollars and Deutschmarks get turned into counterfeit watches and genuine scars.

“Good time. Boy? Girl? No problem.”…

This is where the hungry come to feed.

“You want to drink snake blood?”

“Wait a minute. Did you say snake blood?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“No, thanks.”

“What is wrong with snake blood?”

“I just don’t like the idea.”

“Or maybe you’re scared? Afraid of something new?”

“No. I just don’t like the idea, that’s all.”

“Ha ha! Like every tourist. You want it all be safe, just like America.”

So never refuse an invitation.

Never resist the unfamiliar.

Never fail to be polite.

“Gentlemen, that was excellent.”

Never outstay your welcome.

Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience.

And if it hurts, it’s probably worth it.

(From /u/40/114596200.pdf) Key to Exercises

Exercise 1 Watching for Global Understanding

Students are asked to watch the video clip and answer the following questions.

1) What did Richard do in the plane?

He watched three dumb movies, had two plastic meals, and drank six bottles of beer.