研究生英语视听说Unit 3 balance oflife

Unit 3 Balance of Your Life
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1.Are you often under a lot of pressure?
2.What are some of the difficulties in our present studies?
Part 1 Movie Time The Devil Wears Prada
Exercise 1
Questions on the video clip：
1.What’s Andy’s future plan?
2.Who’s Miranda?
3.What’s the attitude of Andy’s father towards Andy’s present life?
4.What do you think of Andy’s life?
Exercise 2
Watch the video clip and complete the following sentences below.
1.Andy often works late at ____________ o’clock, and she is not well-paid.
2.After having graduated from Northwestern University, Andy was accepted by
___________________ but she refused her dream to be a journalist.
3.Andy tries all the means to get a jet from Miami to New York because Miranda’s flight has
been canceled due to weather problem, but she insists to get home tonight to attend her twins__________________ tomorrow morning at school.
Part II Listening Activities
Task 1: University Advice Service
Exercise 1
Listen to Part A and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
1.As for financial matters, the Helpline can provide information, if students feel their
____________ is not enough to see them through college life or they may have some questions regarding the ___________ they are paying if they are overseas students.
2.Another area the Helpline can help with is the “_____________”area; for example, things
such as childcare and the availability of nursery provision.
3.As for “academic” issues, students may wish to know more about ___________________, for
example, or how to use the ___________. The Helpline would be able to provide these.
4.As for “social” life, students may have a particular interest they wish to purse or they may
wish to participate in ___________________ if they don’t know many people at the moment.
Exercise 2
Listen to Part B and answer the following questions.
1. What is the surname of the Helpline officer?
2. What is the telephone number of the Student Welfare Office?
3. What is the opening hours of the Student Welfare Office?
4. When is it inconvenient for a student to make an appointment?
Task 2: The Diploma Course
Exercise 1
Listen to Part A and choose the best answers to the following questions.
1.Andrew has worked at the hospital for __________.
A. 2 years
B. 3 years
C. 5years
D. 6 years
2.During the course Andrew’s employers will pay __________.
A. his fees
B. his living costs
C. his salary
D. his accommodation
3.The part-time course lasts for __________.
A. one whole year
B. 18 months
C. 2 years
D. 3 years
4.What type of coursework is required each month on the part-time course?
A. A case study
B. A survey
C. A study diary
D. An essay
Exercise 2
Listen to Part B and fill in the blanks with the missing information.
Students should study _________________ for short periods. This way they can cover a lot of coursework and attend ____________________ during the day. And each module lasts for one term, that’s to say, about ____________________ at a time. The main advantage is that students can study in a very ___________________ way, which suits some people much better.
Additional Listening: Asking the Advisor for Some Advice
Exercise 1
Listen to the conversation and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
1.Hampton is busy at that time.
2.Tony is faced with an academic problem.
3.The final exam is around the corner.
4.Tony can find solution to this problem in the textbooks.
Exercise 2
Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.
1.What’s Tony’s problem?
2.What’s Professor Hampton’s advice?
Part III Oral Practice
Task 1: Life Balance on Campus
Create your own dialogue based on the following roles and settings.
1.Recently you have been very busy with an upcoming mid-term exam and a speech contest.
You also have a part-time job to do and you are a member of an intramural club. You feel overworked and complain to your best friend. He suggests that you should not do so many thins at the same time and you should give up something. Then you try to decide what to give up.
2.You are at home alone writing your essay. A friend of yours calls to invite you to the
gymnasium. At first you turn down the invitation by saying you want to finish the essay.
But your friend tells you that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
Task 2: Topics about campus life
1.How to achieve the balance between studies and play?
2.What are the factors you consider when looking for a part-time job?。