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人教版高中英语必修二 UNIT 5 Listening and Talking

Talking about preferences
Would you prefer doing...? What would you prefer to do? Would you rather do...or...? What would you rather do? I’d prefer...to... I’d rather have...than...
Activity 4 In pairs，talk about what you would do at the music festival.
1 Would you like to sing or play a musical instrument? How else could you help in addition to what has already been mentioned? I would like to play a musical instrument like the piano. I can also volunteer to give people information about where to go and also to help tidy up after the festival. 2 Whom would you invite? What other activities could you do at the music festival? I would invite everyone from local schools and colleges as well as their families and friends. I can also do many artistic activities at the festival as well as eating and drinking food from different parts of the world.

新世纪高级英语视听说4 unit5 听力原文

Unit 5 Big BusinessListeningAudio Track 4-5-1Talk 1Our company employs 100 people from the local area. It develops and produces wooden artware which it sells in one of its five city stores. Even without advertisement, the products are very popular and the stores are always busy. Customers often come directly to the stores to make purchases.*Talk 2I’m the Product Marketing Manager of our company. We are working on a marketing plan at the moment. Before any contracts are signed, there are a lot of things we have to take into careful consideration. We should know, for instance, the needs and preferences of consumers, the best distribution channel, the governing rules and regulations concerning the distribution of products, and the price at which products can be sold.**Talk 3My employer is a world-leading information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. The company supplies networking and telecommunications equipment to 45 of the world’s 50 largest telecom operators. In such a compet itive market, the company has to innovate to stay ahead. That’s why it invests heavily in research and development, the department I work in. I’m a senior analyst in the R&D division.Audio Track 4-5-2/Audio Track 4-5-3He may have been your typical teenager in most ways. But he was different in one particular way: he started his own magazine. At the age of 15 he managed the magazine called Student. It was written for and about young people in school. He was very busy, but it was a satisfying job.His next business venture was completely different. He and some friends started a mail order record company. It was also the same year, 1970, when his music discount store was opened in England. It made a lot of money.In the early 1990s, he sold his successful music business and used the money for another business idea: an airline company. And so, Virgin Airways Ltd. was born. To compete with other airlines, his company offered good prices to customers. Today Virgin is known for its excellent service. Richard Branson now runs the Virgin Group, Ltd. He employs 50,000 people and in many different fields, such as book publishing, financial services, modeling, and even bridal services! Not bad for a teenager from the UK who dreamed of editing his own magazine!Audio Track 4-5-4/Audio Track 4-5-5Host: Welcome back to “You Snooze, You Lose!” the best game show on television! This is our final round. Let me remind you of the rules. We will show an object for a couple of seconds. It’s your job to guess what it is. Michael? Linda? Are you ready to play?Michael & Linda: Yes!!Host: OK, then, let’s play ”You Snooze, You Lose!” Show us item number one.Host: Yes, Michael?Michael: I know what they are. They’re called “cams” and they’re used in mountain climbing. Host: That’s right for one point! They’re used to hold climbing ropes. All right then, here’s our second object. Yes, Linda?Linda: Is it some kind of tool?Host: Can you be more specific?Linda: I don’t know ... a tool used to fix some kind of machine?Host: No, I’m sorry. It’s a nose and ear hair trimmer. Next … item number three. Do you have any idea? Time is up. Since no one guessed, I’ll tell you the answer. Those are called Hopi ear candles. Linda: You stick them in your ears?Host: That’s right. They are used to clean out your ears. They also help to relax you. Let’s move on to item number four. Here it is.Michael: That’s obvious. It’s a corkscrew. You use it to open bottles.Host: Yes, that’s correct! It’s a mini-travel corkscrew. You can pack it in your suitcase. Oh, no! You know what that means! We’re out of time. Michael, with two correct answers, you are today’s winner! Congratulations! And before we leave, let me show the remaining objects. Item number five is an egg slicer. Item number six is a tongue scraper —make sure to use it so that you don’t have bad breath! That’s all the time we have for today. See you next time on “You Snooze, You Lose!” Goodbye everybody!Audio Track 4-5-6/Audio Track 4-5-7Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA, its best selling flagship products are the Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Office suite. Microsoft ships products to Europe, Asia, and Latin America.Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. In the mid-1980s, it rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS. Since 1985, Microsoft has released an upgrading line of Windows operating systems featuring a friendly user interface. The latest one, Windows 7, was released in October 2009 and has sold 600 million copies to date. A more powerful one, Windows 8, is to be released in late 2012. It is reported that this product can deliver a fast and fluid experience, along with a new user interface that responds equally well to touch as it does to keyboard and mouse.As one commentator notes, Microsoft’s original mission was “a computer on every desk and in every home, running Microsoft software,” and now it is a goal near fulfillment. Microsoft alsomakes profits in other markets such as computer hardware products and home entertainment products.Audio Track 4-5-8/Audio Track 4-5-9A different kind of holiday: Shop less, live more!Advertising is everywhere. It’s on race cars and subway trains, on T-shirts and billboards. Every day, you see hundreds of ads, and each advertiser wants you to buy their product. But do we really need all these products? A group in Canada says “No.” In 1991, they started an event called Buy Nothing Day, to protest against consumerism and waste. Every year, on the last Friday in November, no one should spend any money for 24 hours. The event has spread to over 15 countries around the world, including Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom.In the United States, Buy Nothing Day takes place on the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday. This is usually the busiest day of the year in department stores and shopping malls. Traditionally, it’s the first day of the Christmas shopping season, when Americans buy gifts for family and close friends.However, this “season” has grown longer every year. Now some stores put up their Christmas window displays in the middle of October, and Americans are pressured to buy gifts for every one of their relatives, for all of their coworkers, and for everyone they do business with. Many people feel that they are forgetting the real significance of the holidays, because companies just want them to spend more money.Of course, Buy Nothing Day supporters don’t want to change just one day. They want the change to continue all year. But if we take a break from shopping on one day, we can start thinking about wh at we really need in life. Michael Smith, British organizer of Buy Nothing Day, says: “Our message is clear: Shop less, live more!”Audio Track 4-5-10/Audio Track 4-5-11Ad or no ad?Is advertising really necessary? Billions of dollars are spent on it every year, so it must be important. After all, it’s a busy world. You have to advertise, sell products, and make money!Not every company thinks that way. The NO-AD company (“no-ad” stands for “not advertised”) avoids big advertising campaigns. The company was started in 1960 and is successful today. Their products are still affordable because the company saves money on advertising. They also use their savings to support a drug and alcohol awareness program to educate high school students.NO-AD sells by wor d of mouth. “Word-of-mouth advertising” happens when a person tells another person about a good experience with a product or service. That second person then tells another friend, family member, or colleague. And so a chain of information is created.Typic ally, advertisers talk about how good their product is. Although they say things like, “Studies show that our product is the best,” or “Everyone loves this product,” it can sound insincere or unconvincing. It’s much more believable to hear about a product from someone who did not make it. Our friends’ opinions are very important to us, so we often listen to their advice about aproduct.Word-of-mouth advertising has other advantages, too. It’s cost-effective (after all, it’s free) and a company doesn’t have to create a complex business plan to do it. Here is some advice for small business about word-of-mouth advertising:• Be prepared to talk about your company at any time. You never know who you will meet. Always carry business cards.• Only say positive things about your company. Don’t say negative things about your company.• Help other companies by referring people to them. The more you help others, the more good fortune will come back to you.Speaking & CommunicationAudio Track 4-5-12Noun: He gave me a beautiful present.Verb: Tomorrow I will present my ideas to the board of directors.Audio Track 4-5-131. a. I buy my produce at the market.b. We produce stereos and CD players.2. a. No one buys records anymore.b. I like to record my voice and listen to it.3. a. I can’t deliver it without an address.b. You need to address the envelope.Audio Track 4-5-14Host: So, welcome to our show. Why don’t you tell our listeners who you are and what you do. Woman: My name is Beverly Smith. I’m the CEO for TalkBack Communications.Host: Can you tell us about your company?Woman: Certainly. Our company was founded in 1995. We’re based in New York City. We have about 10,000 employees worldwide.Host: What does your company do?Woman: We do business in a large number of fields, such as telecommunications and computers. Our main area of business is new cell phone technology.Host: I hear your company is doing quite well.Woman: Well, we made over five million dollars profit last year. Experts say our company willgrow by up to 10% next year.Audio Track 4-5-15Conversation 1A: What’s the name of your company?B: It’s called Moonlights.A: Can you tell us about your company?B: Certainly. Our company was founded in 1999. We’re based in Seattle. We have over 5,000 employees.A: What does your company do?B: Moonlights produces and sells bottled coffee drinks. We also purchase coffee from farmers and sell it in our stores. Moonlights has over 3,000 stores worldwide.A: I hear your company is growing.B: Well, we made approximately 100 million dollars in profit last year. Experts say our company will grow by up to 10 percent next year.Conversation 2A: What’s the name of your company?B: It’s called Wasedosoft.A: Can you tell us about your company?B: Certainly. O ur company was founded in 2001. We’re based in Tokyo. We have over 12,000 employees.A: What does your company do?B: Wasedosoft produces millions of computer games and ships them to many countries. We also purchase computer games from freelancers and sell them in our stores. Wasedosoft has over 4,000 stores worldwide.A: I hear your company is growing.B: Well, we made approximately 1.5 billion dollars in profit last year. Experts say our company will grow by up to 15 percent next year.Audio Track 4-5-16History of Yahoo!This company was originally started as a hobby by two students in 1994. In the beginning it was called “Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” Their product was placed on two computers. The computers were named after two sumo wrestlers. The company grew quickly. Many stories were broadcast about it in the 1990s.Yahoo! TodayThis company’s Internet destination is visited by millions of people worldwide. It is used to find information. Free e-mail services are offered, too. Most of its profit is provided by advertising. Its main offices are found in California.Video CourseVideo Track 4-5-1Catherine: I’m a lawyer and the company I work for, we help people in the city … um … get assistance in a lot of different ways. We help them get housing, food, shelter …Gian: My company is a management consulting firm. We do education for executives. I make brochures that I send out to many executives throughout the United States. We invite those people to come to our trainings.Kevin: My friends and I founded a smoothie business back in college. We advertise by word of mouth and we also hand out flyers to students on campus.Malinda: The company that I work for employs about thirty people. We do a lot of things so that other people will know the kinds of work that we do. We talk to reporters to try to get articles in the newspaper, and we take lots of photographs.Calum: For my … um … classes I had to study a company. And I chose a company that produces advertisements. The adverts are usually quite complex, but they also have to be easy to remember. David: My friend’s dad’s business is a janitorial service. And businesses call him and he has people come in and clean the building, after hours. The business is successful because he’s a very hard worker.Video Track 4-5-2Gian: My company is a management consulting firm. We do education for executives. I make brochures that I send out to many executives throughout the United States. We invite those people to come to our trainings.Kevin: My friends and I founded a smoothie business back in college. We advertise by word of mouth and we also hand out flyers to students on campus.David: My friend’s dad’s business is a janitorial service. And businesses call him and he has people come in and clea n the building, after hours. The business is successful because he’s a very hard worker.Video Track 4-5-3Takeshi: By the way Mike, thanks a lot for helping me out with this. I can’t believe Tara got sick! And on the day of my first real commercial shoot. Can you believe it?Mike: Don’t worry about it. It’s going to be great … especially since you have a “lovely assistant” like me.Takeshi: Right … there, that should do it. Got your signs?Mike: Check!Takeshi: Ready Mr. Howard? (Mr. Howard nods ) And ro lling … OK … “Furniture Showroom” commercial — take one.Mr. Howard: Hello there! My name is John Howard, president of Furniture Showroom, and I’m here to tell you why we’re one of the most successful furniture stores around. The keys to our success are excellent quality, great design, and affordable prices. And who are these keys for? Why for you —our customers! And that’s why I’m here today to show you some of our premier pieces. Like this sleek and stylish lounge chair. All our loungers are covered in 100% genuine leather, and built with solid steel-frame construction. Take a look at that — talk about well-made. Or take a look at this Super Sleeper Sofa… why it’s one of the most comfortable sofas you’ll ever lay your head on! It’s true! See for yourself! (Mike lies down on sofa ) You know, folks, Furniture Showroom is not one of those flyby- night operations —“here today, gone tomorrow.” Our company was founded in 1982 with only three hard-working employees: my wife, my son, and me. Here at Furniture Showroom, we really pride ourselves in giving you the best product at the right price! So come on down to Furniture Showroom and take a look at our … (interrupted by Mike’s snore)Tara: Hey, what happened to that TV commercial? The one I couldn’t do because I was sick? Takeshi: You mean the one where Mike fell asleep on my first paying client? I just sent in the tape last week. Who … who knows what’ll happen.Mike: Look, I said I was sorry. Plus that couch was really comfortable …Takeshi: (phone rings) Hello? This is. Oh, hello, Mr. Howard! Yeah … uh-huh … OK … great! Thank you!Tara: Well?Takeshi: They loved it. They just booked me for another five commercials! Mr. Howard said that the big guy who fell asleep on the couch was the best part!Mike: Well, you k now what this calls for, don’t you?Takeshi: Yeah … an apology.Mike: No, an encore! (jumps on sofa )Video Track 4-5-4Takeshi: By the way Mike, thanks a lot for helping me out with this. I can’t believe Tara got sick! And on the day of my first real commercial shoot. Can you believe it?Mike: Don’t worry about it. It’s going to be great … especially since you have a “lovely assistant” like me.Takeshi: Right … there, that should do it. Got your signs?Mike: Check!Takeshi: Ready Mr. Howard? (Mr. Howard nods ) And rolling … OK … “Furniture Showroom” commercial — take one.Mr. Howard: Hello there! My name is John Howard, president of Furniture Showroom, and I’m here to tell you why we’re one of the most successful furniture stores around. The keys to our success are excellent quality, great design, and affordable prices. And who are these keys for? Why for you —our customers! And that’s why I’m here today to show you some of our premier pieces. Like this sleek and stylish lounge chair. All our loungers are covered in 100% genuineleather, and built with solid steel-frame construction. Take a look at that — talk about well-made. Or take a look at this Super Sleeper Sofa… why it’s one of the most comfortable sofas you’ll ever lay your head on! It’s true! See for yourself! (Mike lies down on sofa ) You know, folks, Furniture Showroom is not one of those flyby- night operations —“here today, gone tomorrow.” Our company was founded in 1982 with only three hard-working employees: my wife, my son, and me. Here at Furniture Showroom, we really pride ourselves in giving you the best product at the right price! So come on down to Furniture Showroom and take a look at our … (interrupted by Mike’s snore)Video Track 4-5-5Tara: Hey, what happened to that TV commercial? The one I couldn’t do because I was sick? Takeshi: You mean the one where Mike fell asleep on my first paying client? I just sent in the tape last week. Who … who knows what’ll happen.Mike: Look, I said I was sorry. Plus that couch was really comfortabl e …Takeshi: (phone rings ) Hello? This is. Oh, hello, Mr. Howard! Yeah … uh-huh … OK … great! Thank you!Tara: Well?Takeshi: They loved it. They just booked me for another five commercials! Mr. Howard said that the big guy who fell asleep on the couch was the best part!Mike: Well, you know what this calls for, don’t you?Takeshi: Yeah … an apology.Mike: No, an encore! (jumps on sofa )Audio Track 4-5-17Mike was helping Takeshi shoot a TV commercial for a store called Furniture Showroom. The president of Furniture Showroom, Mr. Howard, was starring in the commercial. First Mr. Howard talked about the company, which was founded in 1982. Then Mike helped show off the furniture while Mr. Howard described it and elaborated on how well each piece was made. However, while Mr. Howard was describing one of the sofas, Mike lay down on it and fell asleep!Later, Tara asked Takeshi about the TV commercial that she had failed to help him with. While Takeshi was telling Tara about the commercial, the phone rang and it was Mr. Howard! Mr. Howard said that his company loved the commercial, so they had decided to hire Takeshi to make five more commercials!。

Unit 5 Listening and Speaking Reading and Thinking

Section ⅡListening and Speaking&Reading and Thinking——Language Points1．basis n．基础；根据；基点→basic adj.基本的；基础的→base n．基础，基地2．apologise v i道歉；谢罪→apology n．道歉；认错3．ignore v i.忽视；对……不予理会ignorant adj.无知的；不知道的→ignorance n．无知；愚昧4．judge v t.&v i.评价；评判；判断n．法官；审判员；裁判员→judgement n．判断；审判；判断力5．narrator n．(书、戏剧或电影中的)叙述者，讲述者；(电视节目中的)幕后解说员→narration n．叙述；讲述；解说6．mining n．采矿；采矿业→mine n．矿；矿业→miner n．矿工7．patience n．耐心；忍耐力；毅力→patient adj.忍耐的，有耐心的→patiently ad v.忍耐地；有耐心地8．indicate v t.&v i.表明；显示v t.象征；暗示→indication n.表明，暗示；预兆；说明9．odd adj.奇怪的；怪异的，反常的→oddly 奇怪地，怪异地→oddness 奇怪；奇妙1．judge v t.&v i.评价；评判；判断n．法官；审判员；裁判员①His father is a fair judge.法官②They were the judges at the flower show.评判员③A man should be judged by his deeds，not his words.判断④He was judged innocent.判决2．bet n．打赌；赌注v i.&v t.下赌注；用……打赌v t.敢说①He bet $2，000 on the final score of the game.用……打赌②I bet that you are too late.敢说③We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first.打赌3．spot v t.看见；注意到；发现n.地点；处所；斑点；污迹①The leopard has spots all over its body.斑点②His jacket was covered with spots of mud.污迹③He likes to live on the lonely spot in the small island.地点；场所④I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.发现；注意到Words And Phrases知识要点1apologise/apologize vi.道歉；谢罪(教材P50)Wang Zheng apologised to Chen because he couldn't offer her more money.王真因为不能给陈更多的钱而向她道歉。

Unit 5 Listening and Speaking高中英语(人教版2019)(必修第一册)

One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark. When she was little, her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark.
Task2
Listen to the speech again and choose the right answers.
1. How many languages are there in the world?
A. over 700 B.less than 6700 C. nearly 7000
A. studying English B.studying abroad
C. Studying a UN language
3.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people
A. Chinese and English
B. the six official UN languages
〇 Russian 〇 Korean 〇 Spanish 〇 English

〇 Chinese 〇 Japanese 〇 Arabic 〇 French
To some students, it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English. There are, however, nearly 7,000 languages in the world. After Chinese, the language with the most native language speakers isn’t English—it’s Spanish! Learning English is very useful, but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language, if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language.

2019新人教高中英语必修一Unit5 listening and speaking公开课课件

Listening and Speaking
Teaching ojectives:
1.Get familiar with countries and their languages , especially the 6 official languages of the UN. 2.Better understand the pronouns and what the pronouns refer to in listening. 3.Talk about the languages and tell the reasons in simple English. 4.Arouse the students’ interests in learning a foreign language.
English, French
Brandenburg Gate Germany
German
Louvre Museum France
French
Red Square Russia
Russian
Taj Mahal India
Hindi, English
Royal Palace Spain
Spanish
Speaking
If you have the chance, what other language(s) do you want to learn? Why?
Let’s first read some students’ choices.
➢ My father is doing business with Russians. I’d like to learn Russian so I can help him in the future.

新编大学英语视听说教程第四册第三版unit5音频原文及答案

Unit 5 AthletesPart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening II'm Ted. Well, I've been playing it since I was quite young. My father was very keen on it and he used to give me lessons. We didn't have to go far to play, so we used to play together quite a lot. Unless you have to join a club, it's not an expensive sport. You just need a racket and some balls. When I was in university, I played for an hour or so every morning. Sometimes it was not easy for us to book a court because it was so popular. For most people, i t’s great exercise and requires a lot of energy. Of course, you have to be fit, as it demands a lot of running and speed around the court. Usually, there’s not a lot of standing around; one is constantly moving. But that’s why it’s a sport I like to play and watch so much.I'm Mike. I think I've been playing it for nearly 40 years now, ever since I was a little kid. It has always been a great interest of mine. When I watch a game, I appreciate the athletic skills of the players: the strategies of the manager or coach; and the excitement of the uncertainty. I enjoy not knowing how the game is going to end, even when a very strong team is playing against a very weak team. There's always that possibility of surprise, and of the unexpected changing the game.I'm Lisa. Well, I've been doing it every winter holiday for as long as I can remember. I love doing it because you can get better every time. It's fast and exciting and although it's really cold, you can still get a tan. Of course, the scenery is beautiful and it's really nice when you're tired to go and have a hot drink afterwards. The problem is that it's very expensive and really dangerous. But apart from getting hurt occasionally, I still thoroughly enjoy it.1. 1) tennis 2 ) quite young 3)soccer 4) a little kid 5) nearly 40 years6)skiing 7) remember2. tennis 1, 5, 7 football/soccer 2, 9, 10 skiing 3, 4, 6, 8Listening IIDuring the 1930s and 1940s, when someone asked a kid whom his role models were, he would often respond with the names of baseball players. Advertisers trying to sell a product would often turn to baseball stars because the public knew them and loved them. Now looking at today's baseball players, the only time we seem to hear about them is when they are complaining about their salaries. Baseball is no longer the great national pastime, and kids are looking elsewhere for their role models.Back in the 1930s and 1940s, money wasn't such an important issue. Players played baseball because they loved the game. They rarely complained about money. And they earned very little in comparison with players today.Most players back then were also positive role models both on and off the field. They did a lot of things for the neighborhood, from visiting sick children in hospitals to signing autographs—not for the publicity, but just one of the kindness of their hearts. Parents then could be proud when their children said that they wanted to grow up and play major league baseball. Today, however, most baseball players visit hospitals only when they need care, and some of them even charge 20 dollars for their autograph.In the past, players always tried to be positive role models for America's youth. Today, it is a totally different story. It seems that we can't get through a week without some baseball player doing something stupid or illegal.If today’s players would just grow up and stop worrying about who's making the most money, they would start feeling better about themselves; the public would start respecting the game again; and kids could start finding some role models on the baseball field again.1. B D A C2.T T F F F F F T T TListening IIIBuilding team spirit is always the focal point of what I try to do as a manager. When I first went to Crystal Palace, players would finish training and then go straight home. There was no atmosphere. So we brought in a pool table and fruit machines. When players choose to spend time together, it generates a better atmosphere.The team spirit is very important, but I don't believe in motivating the team as a team. I don’t give team talks. I try to motivate the team as individuals. I speak to the players individually and try not to put too much pressure on anyone. I believe players perform best when they are relaxed. If they're too tense, I can guarantee they won't play well.I also believe in giving people autonomy. I like all the people who work for me to be autonomous.I very rarely interfere. I feel people should be judged on their results. If they prove incompetent, then I'm incompetent if I continue employing them.It's like that with the team. I get criticized for not interfering during a game and for not making more substitutions. But I feel if I've chosen those 11 players to get a result, then I should leave them alone to get on with it.If I'm dropping a player from the team, I don't feel I have to explain it to them. If they want to discuss it, I'll say, "Come back and talk about it in a couple of days' time." But I don't try to remotivate them. It's up to them to have the character to fight their way back to the team. I'm a great believer that almost everything you achieve in life is due to your attitude. If I have a player who is magnificently gifted but has a stinking attitude, I won't waste my time on them.1. 1) team spirit 2) A. spend time together B. individuals pressure C. autonomy interfered drop a player2. 1.2.4.6.8.10（√）Listening IVEver since the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, they've had their critics. Every form of competitive activity attracts trouble. But part of the aim of the Games, when they were first held in ancient Greece, was to discourage war between states by engaging them in a friendlier kind of combat.The spirit of competition in the Games uses up a lot of energy which might otherwise be harmfully deployed. It does a lot of good getting people to forget their differences in a communal activity. Any competitor or spectator at the event will tell you that the atmosphere of friendship there is unforgettable, as if the world really is one big family. And the hostilities that the press always likes to exaggerate, exist only in a few places. Indeed, it is safe to say, we often suffer more from bad publicity than bad sportsmanship.These Games are the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world. Not only do they bring sports people together, but they unite the world’s public. Isn't this a sufficient reason for continuing them? Of course, a few people are going to use them as an occasion for propaganda. But why should the feelings of a few spoil it for all those who continue to be inspired by the Games?No! As long as the majority wants it, these Games will continue. This is sport, not politics, and it should remain so.1. 1.What is said about the purpose of the Olympic Games? C2.What is said about the spirit of the Olympic Games ? B3.What is said about the influence of the Games ? B2. 1. Criticism.2. It could be harmfully deployed, as in war.3. The world is like a big family.4. Hostilities.5. The majority of people.6. To explain why the Olympic Games should be continued.Part 4 Further ListeningListening IAnnouncer: And in today's Sports World we have a special report from Karen Finch who is with the athletes in the Olympic Village in Atlanta. The line's clear. Can you hearme, Karen?Karen: Fine, Barry, just fine.Announcer: Great. So here is Karen Finch with her report from the Olympic Village.Karen: Well, I have two athletes with me in the studio. First, Bo Lundquist.Bo: Hi!Karen: Bo is a cyclist and he's here with the Swedish team. This is your first Olympics, isn't it, Bo?Bo: Yes, it is.Karen: And how do you feel about it?Bo: Happy, very happy.Karen: Let's talk about your training schedule, Bo. I imagine it's pretty hard.Bo: Yes, it is. I get up at five...Karen: Five! And do you start training then?Bo: Well, first I have a cup of coffee then I start training at about five- thirty. You know, it's quite cold at that time.Karen: Right! I'm sure it is. When do you finish training, Bo?Bo: Well, I practice cycling on the track for about two hours. Then I have a short break for breakfast. After that, I do exercises for another few hours. I suppose I finish atabout midday.Karen: So you're free after twelve. What do you do then?Bo: You mean, what do I do in my spare time?Karen: Right.Bo: Well, we usually go swimming in the afternoon. That's all. I go to bed early. I want to win a gold medal for Sweden.Karen: Well, I hope you do. Thank you, Bo Lundquist. Next we have Bob Smith with me in the studio. Bob's a long distance runner and the American 3000 meterschampion.Bob: Hi!Karen: Hello, Bob. How is your training going?Bob: Fine, just fine. I have a really good program and I think I'm in first-class condition.Karen: Tell me about it, Bob.Bob: Well, I don't like training early in the morning. I don't know why. I just don't like it. So I start around 10 o’clock.Karen: Mmm. And what about having lunch?Bob: I don't have lunch. Lunch makes me tired. I train all through the day until about five o'clock.Karen: Really? So late?Bob: Yes! Then I shower and go home.Karen: So you live right here in Atlanta, do you, Bob?Bob: Yes. I'm married. We live on campus at the University.Karen: What do you do in your spare time, Bob?Bob: I don't have much spare time. I'm studying to be a doctor.Karen: Don't you have any free time?Bob: Not much. But when I relax I like listening to music. Music is really special to me.Karen: Well, thank you, Bob and Bo. Good luck! This is Karen Finch at the Olympic Village in Atlanta.Announcer: Thank you, Karen. And now for our other sports news.1.2,3,5,7 (√)2.Swedish Americancycling long distance running3,000 championship5:30 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.swimming listening to musicListening IIPeople in tropical countries can read about winter sports but are unable to participate in them. They cannot build snowmen, throw snowballs, toboggan, or ice-skate. Above all, they cannot go skiing.Someone defined skiing as gliding over the ground on two boards. The sport is popular in America in the states which have snow in the winter months. The pleasure we take in this healthy outdoor activity is shared by the Finns, the Russians, the Swedes, the Norwegians, the Germans, the Italians, the Swiss, and the French, who all live in temperate zones with winter climates. But what must people from Egypt, Libya, and Nigeria think of this strange sport?Skiing, unlike tennis or baseball, is not a city sport. Until recently, even in countries with snow, it was limited to mountainous regions. Now there is a new variation that can be enjoyed by everyone. It is called ski touring.1. 1.building snowman2.throwing snowballs3.tobogganing4.ice-skating5.skiing2. Finland; Sweden; Switzerland; Germany; U.S.A; Italy; France; Norway; Russia (√)Listening IIIWoman: On the matter of careers, a lot of the jobs that people go into are lifetime careers. What about baseball? Is it a career over one's full lifetime?Man: Baseball has been my life so far...as you know. I mean, I know someday, could be tomorrow, that I'm going to be out of it.Woman: But how long can you really expect to play, let's say, actively?Man: I've set goals, and I made my first goal, which was to make it to the big leagues. Now, my next goal is to make it through four years, to get my pension.Woman: But how many years can you expect to play professional ball?Man: I'm a pitcher, so it's difficult to say because you never know whether you're going to have a sore arm, whether it's going to go out on you, or what other problem mighthappen. But normally, as a pitcher, I guess the prime time for a pitcher is between27 to 30. I'm 24 and this is my sixth year.Woman: Well, is there any problem with a feeling of insecurity and...Man: Yeah, there is. Especially, like I said, during my first year. I disciplined myself, and I worked hard—and that's what got me here. And I realize that I have to work hard tostay here. And there is the insecurity.Woman: You're under contract?Man: Right, I'm under contract. But that doesn't necessarily mean anything. They could send me down tomorrow. They could do whatever they wanted with me.Woman: What does it take to play professionally? I'm thinking about the level of skill. Is it something that you just work hard to get, or is there a natural sort of ability?Man: Well, there're people that have the natural ability, you know. I feel like I didn't have much. I just worked hard and that's what got me here.1. Male Baseball player 24 Pitcher five to six2. 1.What is the prime career time for a pitcher? C2. What makes the man successful in baseball, according to the conversation? A3. What can be inferred from the conversation? D4. Which of the following statements is true? D5. What kind of feeling does the man have now and then ? D6. What does the man think of baseball as a career? AListening IVLearning to swim had been surprisingly easy, thanks to the Navy's policy of dealing with fear by ignoring it. My fear of deep water left after my Navy experience. On the first day in the pool, an instructor with a voice like a bullhorn ordered 50 of us to climb a high board and jump in feet first. The board looked about 200 feet high, though it may have been only 20 or 25. A line was formed to mount the ladder and jump. I drifted to the end of the line, and then stepped out when the splashing started and introduced myself to the instructor."I'm a non-swimmer," I said, "shall I go to the shallow end of the pool?" At City College I'd spent four years in the shallow end of the pool."This pool doesn't have a shallow end," the instructor said."Well, what am I going to do?""Get up on that platform and jump," he said.The pool depth was marked as 15 feet at that point."I'm not kidding. I can't swim at all.""Up! Up!" he shouted."But I'll drown.""This pool has got the best lifesaving equipment in the Navy," he said. "Don't worry about it." "Come on."Then he shouted again, "I'm giving you an order, mister. Up!"Quaking in every fiber, I climbed the ladder, edged out onto the board, took one look down and unable to faint, stepped back."Jump!" the instructor roared.I stepped to the edge, closed my eyes, and walked into space. The impact of the water was great; then I was sinking, then My God! I was rising irresistibly to the surface. My head broke water. The water was actually supporting me, just as everybody had always said it would. The instructor glared."You didn't keep your legs straight," he shouted. "Get back up there and do it again."1. 1. What does the speaker say about learning to swim in the Navy? A2. How high was the board/? C3. What did the instructor do when he found out about the speaker’s problem? A4. Why did the speaker eventually jump into the pool? A5. What is the best way to overcome fear, according to the speaker? B6. Which of the following is true about the speakers’ education? D7. Which of the following can be used to describe the instructor? C8. Why did the speaker want to go to the shallow end of the pool? B9. Why did the instructor ask the speaker to do it again? D10. How did the instructor assure the speaker that he wouldn’t drown? B2. 1) drifted 2) stepped 3) introduced 4) Quaking 5) climbed6) walked into 7)sinking 8) rising 9) broke 10) supporting。

【公开课】Unit+5+Listening+and+speaking人教版(2019)必修第三册

T F 4. Chen took up a large loan to cure her daughter.
T F 5. Wang set up a fundraising website for Chen’s daughter after Chen told him about her situation.
its owner.
When __in__te_r_v_i_e_w__e_d_b_y___ the local paper yesterday, Chen said,"I _w_o_u__ld__h_a_v_e__f_e_lt_b__a_d
if I had kept the money. After all, the owner might have needed it badly."
2 Chen Liyan found Wang Zheng’s money and returned it to him. 6 Chen gave an interview to the local newspaper. 5 Wang built a website to help raise funds for Liu Xia. 4 Ma Dongbao shared Chen’s story with Wang. 1 Chen spent all her savings and took out a large loan. 3 Wang offered Chen 5000 Yuan.
Fortunately, Ma Dongbao, who works at the police
station, stepped in. Living in the same apartment building

全新版大学英语听说教程4unit5

Unit 5 Friendship
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
• • • •
Real friends are friends forever / for life. A friend is a person before whom I may think aloud. Life without friends is like life on a desert island. A person can have many friends but only one or two bosom friends. • Friendship involves affection and intimacy. • Friendship is based on warmth, trust and shared experience.
Unit 5 Friendship
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
2. What is true friendship? True friendship is rational and responsible. True friendship is when he has one bottle of water in the desert, he would like to share half bottle with you. To me, friendship is like the two oars of a boat, they both help to pull the boat forward to its destination. Sometimes they are not coordinating very well with each other in the process of providing the power for the boat. But they need each other and can adjust each movement to get along. Besides, a true friend can be someone who is totally different with you, but

研究生新世纪大学英语视听说教程5练习参考答案Unit5

Lesson A The story of my life
Optional Listening
Lesson B Tell me a story.
Listen to the first part of the story. Circle the correct words or phrases to complete each sentence based on what has been said.
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worked in the kitcd in the café filled in wherever they needed
in the 1950s
help
3. What she wasn’t allowed serve the customers directly,
5. The monkey’s paw is special because it has had a (bell / spell) put on it by a (lonely / holy) man.
6. For (four / three) owners, the paw will grant ( three / two) wishes each. 7. Morris (wants to / doesn’t want to) tell what he had wished for. 8. Morris has the paw because the first owner ( had died / didn’t like
Keys
Lesson A The story of my life
Lesson B Tell me a story.
Optional Listening

全新版大学英语听说5听力材料unit4partb

[00:37.45]M: This saying has been scientifically proven!
[00:41.42]According to our research,
[00:43.44]laughter strengthens the immune system and lowers the levels of stress hormones?
[02:57.26]W: What about the situation in which you aren't in a mood to laugh?
[03:01.64]M: OK, remember, even when you fake a smile or laugh,
[03:05.66]you get the same physiological benefits as when it's the real thing,
[05:01.32]W: What else?
[05:02.75]M: Another year-long study of heart attack victims done
[05:06.50]at the Oakhurst Health Research Institute in California found
[02:01.12]and incorporated humor into their recovery regimen
[02:04.28]by watching comedies or reading collections of jokes.
[02:07.97]W: You said Norman learned this?

新编剑桥商务英语unit 5

4
Speaking - A meeting about artwork
Reading: Art at work
Read about a company that deals with art in the workplace. Complete the information with answers A, B, C or D.
Draw up selection of possible art works. ____ 3
Installation. _____ 5
Select or commission artworks. ____ 4
1 Art consultant makes initial visit. ____
Present possible choices to client. ____ 2
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Module 5
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Reading: - Art at work
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Listening: - An interview with an art consultant Listening: - Some opinions on art
1. A. Founded 2. A. international B. Set B. worldwide C. Since C. all D. Last D. around
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4. A. divisions 5. A. range 6. A. department
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B. industries B. report B. building

高二英语选择性必修第二册(2020版)_Unit5_Listening_and_S词汇-情景破

Unit5 Listening and Speaking and Reading and Thinking词汇-情景破知识点1 the sense of touch触觉情景导学1. The rhino's most acute sense is smell.犀牛最敏锐的感觉官能是嗅觉。

2. He looked around，sensing danger.他环顾四周，觉察到了危险3. Our school is trying to teach young people to develop a sense of responsibility.我们的学校正努力教育年轻人培养责任感。

4. What you say is true in a sense.你说的话在某种意义上是真的。

5. What you say doesn't make sense to me.我不能理解你说的话归纳拓展1. a sense of _____ 责任感2. ____________ 从某种意义上说3. ____________ 讲得通；有意义4. sense vt. _____ n. _______链接高考写出画线词在句中的含义1-1（2019课标全国Ⅱ，阅读理解B，★★☆）In that sense，I’m pretty sure volunteering is more of a selfish act than I'd freely like to admit.1-2（2018课标全国Ⅱ，阅读理解D，★★☆）Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging，a bond with others. 1-3（2018天津，阅读理解D，★★☆）The first step awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs.1-4（2018天津，阅读理解B，★★☆）Suddenly I sensed a man standing behind me.1-5（2018浙江，阅读理解B，★★☆）Hs strange habit makes sense when you consider that he's an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road.知识点2 minor adj.较小的；次要的；轻微的n.未成年人；（大学中的）辅修课程vi.辅修情景导学1. She played a number of minor roles in films.她在电影里扮演过一些小角色。

新世纪大学英语视听说教程第二版第二册OL听力原文unit_5

Unit 5, Book 2Optional Listening 1Mike: …So, we can look forward to warmer temperature. It’ll be a good weekend for the beach. Over to you, Alexa.Alexa: Thank you for that weather report, Mike. And finally, this story just in. … We have a report that a local man, Nick Brown, saw some strange lights. He was driving home at about 10 p.m. He said the lights were bright and they moved across the sky. He stopped at a gas station and talked to a police officer about the lights. The police officer had seen the lights, too.M: Hmmm, … that’s strange story. What happened next?A: Well, Mr. Brown took some pictures, but there was no film in his camera. Finally, he called his wife on his cell phone. But by that time, the lights were gone.M: Well, I know that there is a legend around here about mysterious lights … a lot of local people have seen the lights. It’s starting to seem like those lights really exist.. What do you think, Alexa? A: I don’t believe it. I think it’s some kind of hoax!Optional Listening 2It was raining heavily. I couldn’t see clearly. I drove slowly. Suddenly, I saw a young girl. She was dressed neatly and standing in the middle of the road. I was surprised! Somehow, I stopped the car quickly. “What are you doing?〞I asked. She looked at me strangely but didn’t answer. “Are you OK?〞I asked. “I’m fine,〞she answered. Then she smiled happily and walked away quietly. Nervously, I drove to my hotel and checked in. I told the clerk about the little girl. “Do you know her?〞I asked. “Oh yes,〞he said calmly. “That’s Mary Anne. She died five years ago on that road. It was a car accident during a rainstorm.〞Optional Listening 3A. The Tunguska mysteryIt was early morning, June 30, 1908, in eastern Russia. Suddenly, a terrible explosion rocked the forest in Tunguska. People fell to the ground, and all the trees for 2000 square kilometers were down. People heard the explosion 800 kilometers away, and the fire burned for many weeks.B. What caused this terrible explosion? A century later, scientists are still trying to find theanswer. Here are some possible explanations.1. An asteroid: Asteroids are very large pieces of rock that goes around in space and sometimes hit the planet. They can cause lots of damage. Some of them weigh as much as 100,00 tons. If an asteroid hit the earth, it would cause a huge explosion.2. A comet: Comets are giant balls of gas, ice., and rock with long tails. They travel through space in a regular pattern. Encke’s Comet was near Earth in1908, and it’s possible that a part of it broke off and hit the earth.3. An UFO accident: Some people believe that a spaceship crashed into the ground in Siberia and its engine exploded.4. An extraterrestrials might have wanted to destroy the earth, so they aimed their weapons at Earth and set fire to the forest.5. A scientific experiment: Another idea is that scientists made a mistake during an experiment with electricity. A man named Nikola Tesla tried to build a “supergun〞that used electricity. Maybe it was a test of his gun and it didn’t work correctly.Optional Listening 4Q. Where is Marfa and what exactly is it famous for?A. Marfa is a small town in west Texas in the United States. It’s famous for the “Marfa mystery lights〞Q. What are the mystery lights exactly?A. No one knows for sure. There are many different ideas about that.Q. Can you describe them?A. That’s a difficult question. Different people see different lights. They are not always the same. I can say that they appear after sunset in the sky. They dance mysteriously in air and vanish. Then they suddenly reappear.Q. Some people say they are car headlights. Do you think so?A. No. I don’t. A man first saw the mystery lights over 100 years ago. The man was Robert Ellison and the year was 1883. Of course we didn’t have cars in 1883.Q. What do you think causes the lights?A. There are many theories. The Native Americans thought the lights were stars falling to Earth. Some people think uranium gas causes the lights. Other people suggest that ball lightning does it. Ball lightning is lightning in the shape of circle. It often appears just after a rainstorm.Q What are some of the weirdest ideas about the lights?A. Well, some people call them “ghost lights〞. They think ghosts do it. That’s the strangest idea. Some say they are UFOs. I don’t think so.Q. What do the experts say?A. They can’t figure it out. Some engineers even came from Japan one time. They studied the lights, but couldn’t solve the mystery.Q. Are the local people scared?A. No, actually, they aren’t. They like the lights. And every year in early September there is a big town festival to celebrate the mystery lights.KeysOL1:A.从左至右：4-5-1-2-3 B. Nick Brown, police officer, local peopleOL 2:A. 1. A young girl standing in the middle of the road; 2. Because it was raining heavily3. He stopped the car quickly;4. She said “I’m fine.〞and walked away quietly.5. He said the girl was Mary Anne and was killed in a car accident five years ago.B. heavily; clearly; slowly; neatly; quickly; strangely; happily; quietly; Nervously; calmly;OL3A. 1. A terrible explosion; 2. In eastern Russian; 3. June 30, 1968.B. (first row) 4, 1, 3 (second row) 5, 2C. 1. a part of it broke off 2. lots of damage 3. its engine exploded 4. used electricity 5. set fire to the forestOL 4A. 2. a 3. h 4. d 5. g 6. e 7. b 8. cB. 1. different people see different lights 2. Robert Ellison saw the lights in 1883.3. The Native Americans thought the light were stars failing to the Earth4. A team from Japan studied the lights, but couldn’t solve the mystery.OL 51. solve; 2. it’s very likely; 3. stole; 4. apartment; 5. showing; 6. has an alibi; 7. it isn’t true; 8. walks in; 9. take out; 10. thief.贵州大学法学院法学102班梁江维上传QQ:342113906。

【教案】Unit+5Listening+and+speaking+教学设计人教版高中英语必修第一册

主题单元分课时教学设计课题指向学科核心素养的高中英语主题式教学（第1 课时）课时类型Listening and Speaking学时40分钟教学素材PPT, 视频资料；黑板；指导思想和理论依据1.主题为语言学习提供主题范围或主题语境。

学生对主题意义的探究应是学生学习语言的重要内容，直接影响学生语篇理解的程度、思维发展水平或语言学习的成效。

语言技能是语言运用能力的重要组成部分。

学生应通过大量的专项和综合性语言实践活动，发展语言技能，提升认知策略技能——在语境中学习词汇和语法。

2.设计理念重点在于从传统的讲解式的被动式学习转变成语法知识的积极主动的体验式学习，突出语篇和主题的功能性，培养学生积极探索的学习意识内容分析/语篇研读/文本分析本课内容的主题语境属于：人与社会—探索世界上的语言，主题活动为一段关于“learn a foreign language”的演讲。

要求学生通过听一段介绍语言和语言学习的演讲，了解联合国的工作语言，并和同伴探What听力文本是一段演讲，信息量较大，介绍了世界上的语言数量、母语使用人数最多的语言，以及当代年轻人学习外语的动机和理由等内容。

作为演讲文体，文本语言注重节奏，讲究对转折、欲扬先抑等技巧的运用，以制造兴奋点、吸引注意力，引起青年听众的共鸣，并逐步引导听众随着演讲者的陈述，分析和思考相关的内容。

文本从学生把英语学习视作唯一的外语学习说起，首段运用了表示转折和表达观点的多种句式，例如:“it seems that the only ...""There ar...”"However ...”“But it is very wise to learn ...”，等等。

这些带有转折意味的句子环环相扣，能有效地吸引听众跟随演讲者的思路，关注演讲内容。

接下来文本通过将介绍联合国的六种工作语言与语言学习相结合，启发学生从国际视野的角度思考自身的语言学习。

新视野大学英语第二册视听说unit5

Unit 5
miserably /5mIzErEblI/ ad. end up in doing
disrespectful /7dIsrI5spektfJ l/ a. racist /5reIsIst/ a. take sb. down keep one’s nose on the grindstone way too condescend /7kɒndI5send/ vi. inclusive /In5klu:sIv/ a. cheer leader
糟糕地以……最终结束、成为、变得失礼的种族的贬抑某人埋头苦干
极，太屈尊包容的啦啦队队员
mind reader
能测人心思者
Unit 5
Unit 5
Activity 2: Guided Note-taking
Directions: Watch the video again and complete the following guided note-taking.
Unit 5 Section One Lead-in
Activity 1: Instructor’s Opening Words
Directions: Listen to the instructor’s opening words carefully and try to get the message. Before that, getting to know the following useful language might be helpful.
2. understand and use the language for such notions as admitting your errors, accepting the blame for something, promising never to repeat a particular mistake, offering sincere or polite apologies, making excuses for failure or offense, asking for forgiveness and offering

英语视听说IV课程全新版大学英语(第二版)听说教程4答案unit5

bosom friends. • Friendship involves affection and intimacy. • Friendship is based on warmth, trust and shared
experience.
Unit 5 Friendship
Pre-listening Task
2. What is true friendship? 3. What kind of friends do you think are true friends? 4. What kind of people do you want to make friends
with? 5. How do you make friends? 6. How can we keep friendship alive?
Unit 5 Friendship
Pre-listening Task
Language Focus
2. What is true friendship?
True friendship is rational and responsible. True friendship is when he has one bottle of water in the desert, he would like to share half bottle with you. To me, friendship is like the two oars of a boat, they both help to pull the boat forward to its destination. Sometimes they are not coordinating very well with each other in the process of providing the power for the boat. But they need each other and can adjust each movement to get along. Besides, a true friend can be someone who is totally different with you, but

Listening and Speaking for Unit 5

C. By 5%.
D. By 6%.
3.
A. This is Other suppliers’ offers are 15% lower.
C. The woman can give the man a 5% discount.
D. They finally settle the problem of price.
To tell the truth：实话告诉你 close the deal：完成这笔交易 based on your offer：按照你的报价. there is competition from America: 有来自美国的对手跟你竞争 they could give us offers about 10% lower than yours：他们能给我们大约低于你们10%的报价 Taking everything into consideration：各方面都考虑到的话 place the order for something with somebody：向某人订购某物 To be honest, we make little profit at this price. 说实在的，按照这个价格我们赚不了多少利润。
Listening & Speaking for Unit 5
目录：
1 Task 1 2 Task 2 3 Task 3 4 Task 4 5 Task 5 6 Task 6
1 Task 1
Task1题目： Rose Winn is discussing the price with Tom Green. Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer to each question you hear.

七年级上册Unit5

__K_a_te_d__o_e_s_n_’t_h_a_v_e__a_n_y_m__o_n_e_y__in__h_e_r_p_o_c_k_et 10．My parents have some good friends．(变否定句M) _y_p_a_r_e_n_t_s__d_o_n_’_t _h_a_v_e_a_n_y__g_o_o_d__fr_i_e_nds 11. 我每天晚上7点做作业。I _d_o_____ my homework at 7 every evening.
(A )2. Hurry up (快点) , Mary! We’re _______!
A. late B. great C. good D. tidy
(C )3. — Let’s _______.
— OK.
A. to play basketball
B. to play the basketball
C. play basketball D. play the basketball
4. Do the ___b__o_y_(sboy) have CDs. 5. His friendd__o_e_s_n’t h(avneot have) a cup
6.Gina ___D___ an English dictionary. A. doesn’t has B. don’t have C. have D.
(B )4. — _______ Anna _______ a ping-pong bat?
— Yes, she _______.
A. Do; have; do
B. Does; have; does
C. Do; have; has
D. Does; have; has

Unit 5 Period 1 Listening课件-高中英语(人教版2019必修第三册)

Is money the basis of a happy life? Why or why not?
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material needs
spiritual needs
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Money is quite useful as a help for us to get what we need.
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Recently, a cleaner by the name of Chen Liyan has made the headlines for her generous and honest act. The 45-year-old Chen was sweeping the floor at Taiyuan Railway Station early last Tuesday morning when she found a small plastic bag near a chair and discovered 100,000 yuan inside. Chen was shocked but she was determined to return the money to its owner. When interviewed by the local paper yesterday, Chen said, “I would have felt bad if I had kept the money. After all, the owner might have needed it badly.” While working, Chen watched carefully for anyone who might have been the owner. She waited for over two hours,but having no luck, she went to the nearest police station to turn the money in. There, it was finally returned to its owner. Wang Zheng. Wang thanked Chen repeatedly and apologised for the inconvenience, even offering her 5,000 yuan as a reward. To his surprise, however, Chen refused, believing that it would be wrong to accept money that she had not earned. But what is even more surprising, perhaps, is that Chen’s daughter, 16-year-old Liu Xia is currently seriously ill. Chen had already spent the last of her savings on the ongoing treatments and has also taken out a large loan. Fortunately, Ma Dongbao, who works at the police station, stepped in. Living in the same apartment building as Chen’s family, Ma was well aware of Chen’s difficulties. When Wang was told about Chen’s situation, he decided to set up a fundraising website to pay for Liu’s hospital bills. Chen Liyan’s example shows a different way of thinking about money. Money is important, but to people like Chen, it definitely isn’t everything. And that’s a great attitude to take. Now, in other news, one city in …[Fade out.]