视听说文本Unit 1

Unit 1 All About Me

Listening

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Nora (N): Is that your van?

Katherine (K): Yes, it is. We’re moving in.

N: Oh, I see. … We? Who is “we”?

K: My husband, Myles, and I. Oh, I’m sorry.Let me introduce myself. I’m Katherine —Katherine Jones.

N: I’m Nora Nelson.

K: It’s nice to meet you, Nora.

N: Welcome to Parkside Apartments. I live in 2A. By myself.

K: Oh, then we’re neighbors! We’re moving into Apartment 2B.

N: It’s a quiet building. Very nice. Except for …Wes and Lydia in 3B.

K: Oh?

N: Yes. They play loud music sometimes.

K: Oh … I see. …

N: Then there are the two students in 3A. They’re classmates at the university.

K: Um … I think I need to …

N: They’re good boys, but they have too many parties!

K: I …

N: It is a quiet bui lding, though. … Let’s see,there’s also Mrs. Hanson in 3C. We’re related.She’s my aunt. She talks all the time and …

K: Nora, I’m sorry. I’m very busy right now.It was nice meeting you. Really … Um, goodbye. N: What a strange woman!

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Boy (B): Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box?

Grandma (G): Oh, nothing really. … Just a few old keepsakes.

B: Keepsakes?

G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is!

B: No, I don’t. I really don’t.

G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s somethi ng that gives you a lot of memories.

B: Oh. What’s this?

G: Now don’t go just digging around in there! … Hmmm, let’s see … that’s my first diary.

B: Can I …?

G: No, you can’t read it! It’s personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather!

B: Oh, OK. … Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it.

G: That’s my passport. You can see, I traveled to Europe by ship.

B: What’s that big book?

G: My yearbook. It’s my high school book of memories.

B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old!

G: That’s about enough out of you, young man.

I think it’s time we put this box away and …

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At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, but my mother said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. I stayed there for two weeks, and I had so much fun with them! It was my first time in Los Angeles, and I saw lots of really interesting places. In the end, I didn’t want to go home!

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Making memories

A popular new hobby is scrapbooking —making beautiful books to hold special memories. Scrapbook pages can include photos, drawings, journal entries. It’s not hard to make a scrapbook that you will enjoy for many years. Here are the steps.

1. Choose a theme for your scrapbook pages. Some examples: ”School days, “ “Family travel,” “Memories

of my grandparents,” “Baby’s first year. “

2. Select photos for each page. Two or three really good photos are better than ten so-so photos.

3. Find other paper keepsakes to use with your photos. Look for old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters — anything made of paper. Use your imagination!

4. Design the pages. Put photos and keepsakes together on each page and move them around until you find a layout that you like.

5. Glue your photos and keepsakes into place. Then decorate your pages with felt pens, paint, and stickers. Use your imagination!

6. Label your pages. This is the most important step! Remember to write down the “5 Ws” of your photos: Who, What, Where, When, and Why. This will make your scrapbook much more interesting and valuable in the future.

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Yearbooks in the United States

Most high schools in the United States publish a yearbook. The yearbook comes out once a year, usually in the spring. It is a record of the school year —a “book of memories”for the students.

Inside a yearbook is each student’s photo. The seniors are graduating soon, and their photos appear first. Next are the juniors. They are one year behind the seniors. Next come the sophomores, or secondyear students. The last photos are the first-year students, the freshmen. The yearbook is not only about students.