新视野大学英语( 第三版) 视听说教程2 听力原文
(完整版)新视野大学英语视听说教程2第三版BOOK2UNIT1
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新视野大学英语视听说教程（2）听力原文及答案
新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册UNIT1II. Listening Skills1. M: Why don‟t we go to the concert today?W: I‟ll go get the keys.Q: What does the woman imply?2. W: I can‟t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.M: Have you checked in the car?Q: What does the man imply?3. M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W: Do I look like a thief?Q: What does the woman imply?4. M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Let‟s just say that I wouldn‟t/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.Q: What does the woman imply about the singer?5. M: Have you seen Tom? I can‟t find him anywhere.W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Q: What does the woman mean?1.B2.B3.D4.C5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn‟t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so much audience in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.”1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FTask 2: The CarpentersW: They play “Yesterday Once More” all the time on the campus radio. Do you like it? M: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful and clear. I guess that‟s why they‟re so popular.W: I like the way their voices blend. There were just two of them, brother and sister, right?M: Yes, Richard and Karen I think they were. She died I think.W: Yes, anorexia. It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starve herself to death.M: It‟s a problem everywhere in the world, including China, I‟m afraid. Women worry too much about their appearances, and are so crazy about losing weight.W: Well, let‟s go for lunch before we go to the concert.1. beautiful and clear2. blend well3. sister4. worry too much5. more importantTask 3: MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons. The boy‟s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.1. Which of the following is true of Mozart? D2. How long has Mozart‟s fame lasted? A3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart? B4. What could Mozart do at the age of six? C5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart‟s accomplishments while he was in his early teens? CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura: Hey!Bob: Hello!Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Laura: Well, yes, I do. I‟m crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, he‟s a piano player, isn‟t he?Laura: No, he‟s a trumpet player. So, what kind of music do you like?Bob: I like listening to rock.Laura: What group do you like best?Bob: Er, The Cranberries. They‟re the greatest. What about you? Don‟t you like them?Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!SAMPLE DIALOGA: Do you like classical music?B: No, I don‟t like it at all.A: What type of music do you like?B: I‟m a real fan of pop songs.A: Who‟s your favorite singer or group?B: Jay Chou. What do you think about him?A: I can hardly bear pop songs. They are all noise to me.Model 2 Do you like punk rock?Max: What kind of music do you like?Frannie: Well, I like different kinds.Max: Any in particular?Frannie: Er, I especially like punk rock.Max: Punk rock? You don‟t seem like the punk rock type.Frannie: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.Max: Wow, that must have been a sight!Frannie: It sure was. What about you? What‟s your favorite music?Max: I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I‟m going shopping for CDs tomorrow. Would you like to come along?Frannie: Sure, that sounds great.SAMPLE DIALOGA: What sports appeal to you?B: I like almost every kind of sport.A: Is there anything you like especially?B: Well, I like X-sports in particular.A: x-Sports? You don‟t look like the extreme sports type.B: I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.A: Wow, you certainly surprised me!B: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?A: I like t‟ai chi most. In fact, I‟m going to buy some books about t‟ai chi. Why don‟t you come with me?B: Sounds good. Let‟s go.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Philip: Turn down that noise! What on earth is it anyway!Laura: But dad…This is Metallica1 They‟re so cool. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands.Philip: I don‟t care. It just sounds like noise to me. I can‟t stand it!Laura: I l ove this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I‟ll out on something else. What do you want to hear?Philip: How about some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?Laura: Not her again! Her music isn‟t very hip any mor e. I think she is a bore. SAMPLE DIALOGA: That music is terrible! Turn off!B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy‟s hit song “Get down”! It‟s really appealing.A: Nonsense. It‟s just noise tome. I can‟t put up with it anymore.B: It‟s my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I‟ll hate something you like. What would like to listen to?A: What about some old songs of the 1970s like “The White-Haired Girl”?B: Ha-ha-ha-ha. It‟s not fashionable any longer. I‟ll be bored to death.V. Let‟s TalkThe Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”The story of the song “Happy Birthday to You” Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school, wrote a song together for the children, entitled “Good Morning to All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sister‟s knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, …Good Morning to All” was sure tobe a success. The sister published the song in a collectio n entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten” in 1893. Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University‟s Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman published the song, without the sisters‟ permission. He added a second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”. Mr. Coleman‟s addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally, the sisters” original first part disappeared. “Happy Birthday to You” had altogether replaced the sisters‟ original song “Good Morning to All”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr. Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song.1. teacher at a kindergarten2. Good Morning to All3. Happy Birthday to You4. Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to All Possible Retelling for the Teacher‟s ReferenceThe story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and the other Patty Hill. The former had great musical talents, while the latter had knowledge of kindergarten education. Bu combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to All”. It was a success, and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens.Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters‟ permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present “Happy Birthday to You”. This new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters‟ first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the song.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: KaraokeDalin: It‟s Mike‟s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would you like to come with us?Laura: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we haven‟t special karaoke bars!Dalin: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can select the music that ur group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs. La ura: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don‟t sing very well.1. F2. F3.T4.T5.FTask 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really cool modern thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music electronically, and until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this instrument. And he wasn‟t even the first. Elisha Graytransmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was the same year the telephone was invented. Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in 1874, calling it the “Musical Telegraph”. Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental “Electric Harp” for speech to be transmitted over a telephone line using technology similar to Gray‟s. Bell was a speech teacher for the deaf. In 1879 he created an instrument to measure hearing loss. That is why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.5-4-2-1-3Task 3: Thank You for the MusicI‟m nothing special, in fact I‟m a bit of a boreIf I tell a joke, you‟re probably heard it beforeBut I have a talent, a wonderful thing‘Cause everyone listens when I start to singI‟m so grateful and proudAll I want is to sing it out loudSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs I‟m singingThanks for all the joy they‟re bringingWho can live without it, I ask in all honestlyWhat would life beWithout a song or a dance what are weSo I say thank you for the musicFor giving it to meMother says I was a dancer before I could walkShe says I began to sing long before I could talkAnd I‟ve often wondered, how did it all startWho found out that nothing can capture a heartLike a melody canWell, whoever it was, I‟m a fanSo I sayThank you for the music, the songs I‟m singingSpeakingMusical MemoriesTony: Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn‟t that “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?”Nancy: Yeah, it is, but what‟s the big deal?Tony: When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie The Lion King. That‟s the Elton John song from the movie.Nancy: I still can‟t understand why it‟s so important to you.Tony: Because it was the first movie I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!Nancy: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titanic. I always think of the song “My Heart Will Go On” as our song! Whenever I hear it, I think of that night.Tony: Oh, I can understand why you love that song! Isn‟t it interesting all the memories we connect with songs?UNIT2II. Listening Skills1. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times.M: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?Q: What does the man imply?2. M: Do you think we have made enough food for the party?W: The refrigerator is about to explode.Q: What does the woman imply?3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star.M: Yes, and pigs might fly.Q: What does the man mean?4. M: Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has a heart of gold.W: So does a hard-boiled egg.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: What a beautiful sunset!M: Don‟t blink. You might just miss it.Q: What does the man mean?1. A2.D3.B4.C5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter MovieAmy: I‟m so excited about finally seeing this movie!Peter: Me too. I‟m crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has added another book to the series?Amy: She‟s already written Book Seven? I‟m still waiting for Book Five…Peter: I know. Who isn‟t? At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime. Amy: By the way, have you seen the trailer yet?Peter: Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will be really scary.Amy: It surely will! All that writing on the wall in blood… It scares me to death just to think about it!Both the girl and the boy are excited/crazy about the movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has written the latest book, which is Book Seven, though the girl is still waiting for Book Five. The boy has been the trailer and believes the film will be scary. The girl shares that view because of the writing on the wall in blood.Task 2: A Great ActorThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the mo st important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose: …Ah, the sweet smell of my love.‟” The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious! “Ahhhhhh! You damned fool!” he cried. “You‟ve ruined my play! You‟ve ruined me!” The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget my line?” “No!” shouted the director. “You forget the rose!”1.D2.C3.D4.A5.BTask 3: Movie ReviewsI love movies! And after I see them, I like to comment on them. These are movies I saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend “Monsoon Wedding”. It‟s an Indi an movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It‟s great!Am ong dramas, I like “Adaptation”. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.“The Pianist” is set in the Second World War. It‟s about a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.“Rabbit-Proof Fence” is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it‟s based on real events. It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss.1. He likes to see movies and comment on them.2. Four.3. Three.4. One.Movies Contents and CharacteristicsMonsoon Wedding It is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for it reveal love and a past rape. The movie shows Indian customs, family and love.Adaptation It is too fast for the speaker, who wants to see it again on DVD with captions.The Pianist It is about a Jewish pianist in Warsaw. The Nazis sent his family to the concentration camps. He was safe, and this narrow escape was due to good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews.Rabbit-Proof Fence It is about three native girls. Racist police separate them from their families and send them to special centers. There they are taught practical skills. The government intends to integrate them into white Australian society. They ran away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers.IV. Speaking OutModel 1 Will you come with me?John: Laura, I am wondering if you‟re free tomorrow night.Laura: Well, I guess I am. Why?John: I‟ve got two Star Wars premiere tickets. Will you come with me?Laura: Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!John: It‟s my pleasure.Laura: I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night, but the tickets were sold out. How did you manage to get hold of them?John: A friend of mine works at the “Pepsi” headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the movie. So he was able to get the tickets for free.Laura: Wow, people are paying as much as $200 each on the black market. I‟m flattered you went through all this trouble just for me.John: You‟re welcome.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: Hi, are you busy this weekend?B: Yes. What‟s on your mind?A: I‟ve got two tickets for the car exhibition. Would you like to go with me?B: Sure. Thanks for your invitation.A: It‟s nothing.B: I‟ve been wanting to see exhibition, but it was not at all easy to get a ticket. How did you manage to get two tickets?A: A friend of mine works at the exhibition center. She was able to get three free tickets.B: Wow, people are paying almost 100 yuan for a ticket on the black market. Thank you very much indeed for inviting me.A: No problem.Model 2 What did you think about the movie?John: So… what did you think about the movie?Laura: Well… I think this Star Wars episode is an excell ent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones.John: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode was incredible!Laura: Why do you think so?John: Well, one of the most spectacular things about it was the special effects. State-of-the-art special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes.Laura: You‟re right. The special effects were amazing! And I like the fact that they created so many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes, weapons and creatures.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What did you think about The Lion King?B: Well… I think this cartoon was pretty good, but not as good as Beauty and the Beast. It‟s a killer flick.A: Really? But I think The Lion King was unbelievably good.B: I thought it was just OK. Why do you think so?A: Well, it‟s so interesting that the lives of the lions were similar to the lives of human beings.B: You‟re right. The murder in The Lion King was almost the same as the murder in the Shakespearean play Hamlet.Model 3 The plot is first-class.John: It‟s kind of cool that they still used the same Star Wars theme song for this movie.Laura: Yeah! It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes.John: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me think of the past. Laura: I think the plot was first-class. But I don‟t think the character development was that strong.John: Do you think that has anything to do with the casting of the movie?Laura: No, the casting was great; the actors are excellent, but I think the acting was a little weak. They just didn‟t have a lot of funny or meaningful lines.John: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played “Skywalker”. I can‟t imagine anyone else playing that part.Laura: Yeah, I liked him too. He‟s soooo cute!Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What do you think about the movie?B: I think the plot was first-class. But I don‟t think the character development was so strong.A: Yes, the characterization was rather weak. Do you think it is because of the casting of the movie?B: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all.A: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent.B: Yeah, I liked her too. She‟s adorable!V. Let‟s TalkAlfred HitchcockAlfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in situations beyond their control or even understanding.Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the movie do not know, and thenskillfully builds up tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French airport, a suspicious customs official looked at Hitchcock‟s passport, which was marked simply PRODUCER. The curi ous official asked, “And what do you produce?” “Gooseflesh.” replied Hitchcock.Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The entire movie was set in a lifeboat out at sea, and there were only a few characters in the boat. Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead bod y, but he was afraid he‟d sink! His clever solution was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the course of the movie.1. A2.C3.DVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingListeningTask 1: Only One LinePeter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he‟s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?”1. memorizing lines2. remember one line3. I hear the guns roar4. a loud boom5. his lineTask 2: An Interview with J.K. RowlingQ: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter?A: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into my head. At that point it was esse ntially the idea for a body who didn‟t know he was a wizard.Q: Did you always plan to write Harry‟s story in more than one book? If so, how many?A: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years, from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal with one year of Harry‟s life at the school.Q: Any clues about the next book?A: I don‟t want to i\give anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry‟s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!Q: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your favorites?A: My very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When the girl finally reached me, she said, “I didn‟t WANT there to be so many people here, because this is MY books!” That is e xactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right to know them; let alone like them!1.T2.F3.F4.T5.FTask 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter BookThe Harry Potter books rapidly became one of the most in-demand book series among young readers and have earned large sums of money. Movies based on the books won several Oscar nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book.Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four, they are guessing many things. Some think that Professor Lupin will die or that Harry and his friend Ron may be related!J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place. Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry‟s secret is safe with her!1. D2.C3.A4.BSpeakingViews on MoviesInterviewer: Hello, Robert and Richard, I‟d like to ask you something about movies. Do you prefer going to the theater or watching movies on video at home? Robert: I prefer, personally, going to the theater, because I believe there are certain movies that come over better when you see them in a large theater. The sound effect is much better.Interviewer: What about you, Richard?Richard: Just the opposite. It‟s more comfortable to sit at home.Interviewer: There‟re many different movie genres, for example, science fiction, action, comedy, romance. What‟s your personal favorite?Robert: My favorite would be action movies.Richard: And mine would be nice movies that touch me deeply.Interviewer: How do you like the old black and white movies of the forties, and fifties compared with the modern blockbusters?Robert: For their time, the movies of the forties and fifties were excellent. But try to compare them with today‟s technology, and you‟ll find there isn‟t anything to compare. It‟s so superior today.Richard: I agree.UNIT3II. Listening Skills1. M: Will you love and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?W: I will.Q: Who is the woman?2. W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you‟re going to be late!M: Do n‟t worry. I can sleep all day long. Did you forget today is Martin Luther King‟s birthday?Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?3. M: Could I see your driver‟s license and registration, please?W: What‟s the matter, officer?Q: Who is the man?4. M: I‟d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end of the semester.W: ok. What would you like to know?Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?5. W: I‟ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folde d the laundry. Is there anything else that you would like me to do before I cal lit a day?M: Did you do the living room yet?Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?1.B2.C3.D4.A5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Don‟t be a chicken!Gilbert: Hey, Henry, is Sarah coming with us?。
新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册听力练习录音文本和答案
新视野⼤学英语视听说教程第⼆册听⼒练习录⾳⽂本和答案UNIT1II. Listening Skill1.B2.B3.D4.C5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Encore!1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FTask 2: The Carpenters1. beautiful and clear2. blend well3. sister4. worry too much5. more important Task 3: MozartD A B C CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Do you like jazz?Laura: Do you like jazz, Bob?Bob: No, not much. Do you like it?Laura: Well, yes, I do. I’m crazy about Wynton Marsalis.Bob: Oh, he’s a piano player, isn’t he?Laura: No, he’s a trumpet player. So,what kind of music do you like?Bob: I like listening to rock.Laura: What group do you like best?Bob: Er, The Cranberries. They’re the greatest. What about you? Don’t you like them?Laura: Ugh! They make my stomach turn!Model 2 Do you like punk rock?I like different kinds.Any in particular?You don’t seem likeWhat about you? What’s your favorite music?. Would you like tothat sounds great.Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.Turn down that noiseThey’re so cool.Turn down that noiseThey’re so cool.It just sounds like noise to me. I can’t stand it!What do you want to hear?How aboutHer music isn’t very hip any more. I think she is a bore..V. Let’s Talk1. teacher at a kindergarten2. Good Morning to All3. Happy Birthday to You4. Happy Birthday to You Good Morning to AllPossible Retelling for the Teacher’s ReferenceVI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Karaoke1. F2. F3.T4.T5.FTask 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?5-4-2-1-3Task 3: Thank You for the Musicspecial, joke, talent, proud loudjoy honestlydancer talkwondered, capture fan UNIT2 II. Listening Skills1. A2.D3.B4.C5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter Movieexcited/crazy book, Seven, Book Five. the trailer scary. the writing in blood. Task 2: A Great Acto1.D2.C3.D4.A5.BTask 3: Movie Reviews1. He likes to see movies and comment on them.2. Four.3. Three.4. One.IV. Speaking OutModel 1 Will you come with me?I am wondering if you’re free tomorrow night.I guess I am. Why?Will you come with me?Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!It’s my pleasure.. I’m flattered you went through all this trouble just for me.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGModel 2 What did you think about the movie?what did you think about is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones. was incredible!one of the most spectacular things about it was State-of-the-art somany fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes,Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGModel 3 The plot is first-class.the plot was first-class. But I don’t think the character development was that strong. the casting was great; the acting was a little weak. They just didn’t have a lot of fModel 1 Will you come with me?I am wondering if you’re free tomorrow night.I guess I am. Why?Will you come with me?Yeah, definitely! Thanks for inviting me!It’s my pleasure.. I’m flattered you went through all this trouble just for me.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGModel 2 What did you think about the movie?what did you think about is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the previous ones.was incredible!one of the most spectacular things about it was State-of-the-art somany fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes,Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGModel 3 The plot is first-class.the plot was first-class. But I don’t think the character development was that strong. the casting was great; the acting was a little weak. They just didn’t have a lot of funny or meaningful lines.. I can’t imagine anyone else playing that part.He’s soooo cute!Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGV. Let’s TalkAlfred Hitchcoc1. A2.C3.DVI. Furthering Listening and Speaking ListeningTask 1: Only One Line1. memorizing lines2. remember one line3. I hear the guns roar4. a loud boom5. his lineTask 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling1.T2.F3.F4.T5.FTask 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter Book1. D2.C3.A4.BUNIT3II. Listening Skill1.B2.C3.D4.A5.AIII. Listening InTask 1: Don’t be a chicken!1. go out2. flaming red3. has a crush on4. a chicken5. likes6. the guts7. turn him down8. know9. keeping everything to himself10. how to tell herTask 2: Problem of Meeting People1.F2.F3.T4.T5.FTask 3: Long Distance Friendships1. A2.B3.C4.D1-3-7-5-4-2-6IV. Speaking OutModel 1 I just broke up with Alice!what’s wrong with you? You look so down!N o thing.. You must have a broken heart.I just broke up with Alice.I thought you two were made for each other.I want to settle down, she wants a careerit’s always difficult to choose between career and family.I don’t know what to say to comfort you, but try to cheer up! it’s hard to forget her at the moment.There’s lots more fish in the sea you’ll find your perfect match! Now Your TurnModel 2 Leo proposed to me.Leo proposed to me!Did you accept?I’m really robbing the cradle here.he’s mature for his age.I’m worried about the cultural differences,both of you have the same interests and personalities.Now Your TurnMaybe.what do you like about him?, there’s just something about him.What is this something?He’s certainly mature, but don’t you think he’s a little old for you?, age shouldn’t be something that comes in the way of a person’s marriage. It’s true that age isn’t the most important issue,: I don’t care what other people think.Now Your TurnV. Let’s TalkDatingTogether Americans acceptable“blind date”,Dating DescriptionCausal dating Early teensSteady dating Late teensMany partners e.g. a dance, a game, a picnicDouble dating Two couplesGroup dating Large groupsGo out for a long period Intention to marryAdult dating Men and women.e.g.ski, work, dine togetherCasual dating system Those who hardly know each otherBlind dating Those who have never met beforeVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Finding the Right Type of Girl1.B2.D3.C4.ATask 2: He thinks I’m God.1.F2.T3.F4.T5.TTask 3: LadyUNIT4II. Listening Skills1-i 2-a 3-f 4-b 5-c 6-d 7-h 8-g 9-eIII. Listening InTask 1: The Influence of Advertising1. shoes2. look kind of funny3. there is still a lot of life left4. ad5. give him extra spring6.as much money7. need extra spring8. millions of dollars9.wearing the shoes 10. wear 11. for nothing 12. reach the top13. because of 14. something lese 15. hard work and dedication16. focus/concentrate on his studies 17. forgetTask 2: I’ll get a camera.1.T2.F3.F4.T5.FTask 3: Don’t even think about it!1. A2.D3.B4.C5.CIV. Speaking OutModel 1 Who pays?I think the Pepsi commercial is just as attractive:the competitors are just canceling out each other’s efforts.spend piles of money to increase their market shares,the extra costs of advertising will be passed on to the consumers.the advertising produces a good image of a product,What do you mean by consumer brand loyalty?It means consumers are loyal to a certain product, more sales mean lower production costs,more advertising means higher costs to the consumer. Now Your TurnModel 2 Beware of ads!Now Your TurnswitchJust do it! What a powerful product.A: This is what they want you to believe: use the product and you will get the same skin.B: You mean they are lying about the product? I don’t really think so.A: Advertisers now appeal to emotions, not reason. They want you to like their product.B: Well, I don’t really agree with you, but we can switch to another channel. Model 3 Are the free magazines free Now Your TurnV. Let’s TalkA Job Ad for a Friendly EmployeeVI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task1: Banning Cigarette Ads1. They have banned tobacco/cigarette ads completely.2. Advertisers are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes.3. They keep finding ways around the law.4. They must keep bringing in new customers, as the old ones are dying of lung cancer.5. IT should do some publicity against smoking on campus.Task 2: A Radio Commercial1.F2.F3.T4.F5.TTask 3: An Introduction to Advertising.1.A2.C3.B4.D5.DUNIT5II. Listening Skills1. A2. B3.B4.D5.CIII. Listening InTask 1: Dogs aren’t allowed here!1. allowed movie theater2. a ticket3. well trained intelligent human4.any problem leave the theater any other dog seen5. almost emptyTask 2: Put the cat out!4-1-3-5-2-6 D) She was ill-treated at home.Task 3: A Sudden Change in the Parrot’s Attitude1.C2.D3.B4.C5.AIV. Speaking OutModel 1 The dog will be company for her.John: Se-Jin, come shopping with me. I’m buying a present for my mother.Se-Jin: What are you getting her?John: I’ve got just the perfect idea. A dog.Se-Jin: A dog? Would she like that?John: She’ll love it. My dad works long hours each day, and I think with me away at school, she is a bit lonely. And I’ll just get a small one, a Pekinese.Se-Jin: Good idea! The dog will be company for her.Now Your TurnModel 2 Where to walk dogs?Bob: There’s some talk of a businessman building a dog park in Shanghai.Laura: Really, what on earth for?Bob: Apparently there is a law against having dogs on the streets.Laura: Does it mean that the dogs have to stay inside apartments at all times? Bob: It sounds pretty cruel, doesn’t it? Maybe the park is a good idea.Laura: Maybe they should just allow people to walk their dogs on the streets. Bob: But in many large cities where dogs can be walked, the streets are a mess. I heard Paris is the worst.Laura:Couldn’t people just clean up after their dogs?Bob:Would they?Now Your TurnModel 3 What does having a few fish do for you?Philip: Wow! I see you’ve bought an aquarium. Nice!Peter: You should get one too. I highly recommend it.Philip: Why? What does having a few fish do for you?Peter: I find it relaxing just to sit down and watch tropical fish at the end of a tiring day.Philip: I can understand. I like to take it easy after work , too.Peter: There’s more than that. They’re really fascinating. They give you hours of entertainment, believe me.Philip: Perhaps I should give it a try.Peter: OK, I can lend you a couple of good reference books.Philip: Great! Any other tips on getting started?Now Your TurnV. Let’s TalkAn Intelligent DogVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: A Birthday PresentAfter David gave his mom a dog as a birthday present, she was very pleased, for the dog licked her hand and wagged its tail. She called it Brian after one of her friends. Mary read an article which says that dogs can be faithful totheir owners/masters. David agreed, for he saw a TV interview which introduced adog that could warn its master of an epileptic attack. He explained that this ability of the dog’s has something to do with its keen sense of smell. Jokingly, Mary said she wounded whether the dog Brian can foretell/predict when David’s mom is going to roast a chicken.Task 2: 100 Percent Polar Bear1.T2.F3.F4.T5.FTask 3: An Introduction to Advertising1.D2.C3.B4.A5.DII. Listening Skills1.D2. The first girl(The girl who suggests wearing the short skirt.)Dialog 21. B2. No, she hasn’t.III. Listening InTask 1: A Woman’s Funny Dress1. looks funny2. looks fine to her3. is behind the times4. went out5. looks good on her6. out-dated7. keeping herself in style8. no wonderTask 2: How is fashion decided?1. F2.F3.T4.T5.FFashion designers design fashionable clothes,begin trends and new styles,and their work is copied all over the world.Paris is the center of the world fashion, where the secrets of the new designs areguarded until they are shown to the publicPeople and manufacturers come to Paris to buy and copy new clothes, in Januaryand July. Then the clothes are copied and made up inlarge numbers, for which one does not have to pay a highprice.Other manufacturers use Paris styles simply as a starting point for their own ideas. Still others adapt only a part of the French designTask 3: Dreaming of Being a Fashion Model1.D5.CT op fashion models…..earning large salariesFuture models…..being at least 5’8” tallKimi…………..massaging one’s feetA part of the brain……producing growth hormones directlyCustomers…….buying KimiIV. Speaking OutModel 1 How did you like the fashion show?Laura: How did you like the fashion show last night?John: It was dumb. I think it’s stupid of women to wear clothes like that. Laura:I didn’t see anything wrong with the clothes; they looked pretty nice to me. John:Do you really think people can wear that stuff and walk around the streets? Laura: Yes, I do. At least, some people certainly can. They wear high-fashion clothes to show off their sense of style and wealth.John:Well, I still think they’re dumb. It makes more sense to spend the money on more practical purposes.Now Your TurnModel 2 I’m looking for a light jacket.Salesman: What can I do for you?John:I’m looking for a light jacket.Salesman:Please come this way; they’re just over here. What size do you like? John:I’m not sure.Salesman: ok, I’ll measure you. Well, you are size 42. What color do you like? John: Light blue, please.Salesman: OK, try this one on.John: Yes, that’s comfortable. And the color goes well with my jeans. How much is it? Salesman: 24.99.John: I’ll take it. Can I pay with a credit card?Salesman: Sure, we take both debit and major credit cards.Now Your TurnModel 3 Could you show me a pair of running shoes?Not yet, I’ll look around first…go on saleBut I think they are going to be on the small side., they’re all sold out. I’ll be glad to order a new pair of you.Now Your TurnV. Let’s TalkThe Miniskirt1.D5.BVI. Furthering Listening and SpeakingTask 1: Paying for the New ClothesThe daughter wants to buy new clothes, but the mother disagrees, saying she still has a lot of clothes in good condition and the parents have to pay for the university tuition. The daughter argues that she needs clothes in fashion, so as not to look as if she had come form the middle ages. The daughter then suggests getting a part-time job to cover the expenses. Not wanting to affect the daughter’s studies, the mother finally agrees to buy new clothes.Task 2: A Model’s Description of Her Work1.T2.F3.T4.F5.FTask 3: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-dot Bikini nervousafraidfirst timelockerb lank etcome outwore…UNIT7II. Listening Skills1.B2.A3.A4.D5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: It’s time to buy.9. a banker a loan10. saving save spend11. a mortgage property12. Property values13. risen/gone up/increased by 30 percentTask 2: Can I have my change please1. A2.B3.D4.C5.CTask 3: Why not just print money?1.T2.T3.F4.F5.FIV. Speaking OutModel 1 I want to blow it all.I want to blow it all.That sounds just like you,If you spend all that money on you won’t have any money left if I just save my money, You also need a financial advisor! Now Your TurnModel 2 Can money buy everything?If I could get my hands on a lot of money, I’ll be really happy.I’d be able to have anything I want.there are plenty of people who have a lot of money but aren’t happy.if I became a millionaire, I’d buy whatever I wanted.: So many people think like you do, . How do you explain that?Now Your TurnModel 3 I wonder if you could give me a loan.I was just on my way to find you.What’s up,I’m kind of broke, . I wonder if you could give me a loan.Dream on! I’m hard up myself.I’m just about a hundred short.Why not save up for it?I could save at least 30 percent!I’d lend you money if you were in a jam.Now Your Turn.Story of a MiserModel 2 Can money buy everything?If I could get my hands on a lot of money, I’ll be really happy.I’d be able to have anything I want.there are plenty of people who have a lot of money but aren’t happy.if I became a millionaire, I’d buy whatever I wanted.: So many people think like you do, . How do you explain that?Now Your TurnModel 3 I wonder if you could give me a loan.I was just on my way to find you.What’s up,I’m kind of broke, . I wonder if you could give me a loan.Dream on! I’m hard up myself.I’m just about a hundred short.Why not save up for it?I could save at least 30 percent!I’d lend you money if you were in a jam.Now Your Turn.V. Let’s TalkStory of a Miser1. more than2. money casket3. promise4. in the casket5. sitting black6. next to/beside7. close8. a box9. away/off10. foolish all that money/the money11. a Christian on her word12. put the money13. a checkVI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: Giving Money to a Beggar2. as if3. help4. careful with/about5. a job6. people7. a hard time8. waste9. share10. good luckTask 2: Buying a Machine1.T2.F3.F4.T5.TTask 3: An Introduction to Credit Cards1.D2.C3.B4.C5.A。
新视野大学英语视听说教程2听力材料
Unit11.M: Why don‟t we go to the concert today?W: I‟ll go get the keys.2.W: I can‟t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.M: Have you checked in the car?3.M: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?W: Do I look like a thief?4.M: Do you think the singer is pretty?W: Let‟s just say that I wouldn‟t vote for her in the local beauty contest.5.M: Have you seen Tom? I can‟t find him anywhere.W: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.Unit 21. W: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times.M: A hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?2. M: What did you think about the movie you saw last night?W: I should have stayed at home. It was a complete waste of money.3. W: She said she might become a famous movie star.M: Y es, and pigs might fly.4. M: So if you give me 20 dollars for three tickets, I can give you eight dollars change..W: Oh, that‟s cheaper than I expected.5. W: She‟s the best woman director ever .I‟ve seen all her movies.M: Are you sure? She‟s never won any awards.Unit 31.M: Will you love him, honor him, comfort him and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you bothshall live?W: I will.2.W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you‟re going to be late!M: Don‟t worry. I can sleep all day long. Did you forget today is Martin Luther King‟s birthday?3. M: Could I see your driver‟s license and registration, please?W: What‟s the matter, officer?4. M: I‟d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end of the semester.W: ok. What would you like to know?5. W: I‟ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folded the laundry. Is there anything else that youwould like me to do before I cal lit a day?M: Did you do the living room yet?Unit 51. M: The police gave a few tickets out last week along Highway 15.W: In fact, quite a few tickets were given on that road.2. M: Who do you think the smartest student in the class is?W: Mary is second to none.3. W: What are you so happy about?M: Instead of being given an even dozen, we‟ve been given a baker‟s dozen.4. M: We have had a lot of rain over the last few years.W: But nothing like this.5. M: What effect has the booming economy had on interest rates for loans?W: The interest rates have skyrocketed!Unit 1Task 1: Encore!As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried, “Encore! Encore!” The singer was delighted and sang the song again. She couldn‟t believe it when the audience shouted for her to sing it again. The cycle of shouts and songs was repeated ten more times. The singer was overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so interested in hearing the same song again and again. One of the people in the audience replied, “We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.”Task 2: What are your favorite songs?W: Hi, Bob! Do you want to go to a concert with me?M: A concert? What‟s it about?W: It features recent pop songs.Are you interested?M: Hmm, I was crazy about pop songs when I was in high school, but now I‟m no longer a big fan.Pop songs go out of fashion too quickly.I‟m beginning to prefer old folk songs..W: Many older people find those songs cool,and my parents are hooked on them too. By the way , a program of golden oldies was on TV yesterday evening.M: Oh what a pity! I missed it.W:I have a DVD of oldies,I can lend it to you if you want.W:Oh,that would be great.I‟m dying to hear them.Many thanks.VI T ask 2: MozartMozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let hi m start taking harpsichord lessons. The boy‟s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on, Mozart was performing n concerts and writing music. By his early teens, he had mastered the piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for V ienna, where he was in great demand as both a performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.Unit 2T ask 1: Finally we’ve found something in commonAmy: What did you think of the movie Peter?Peter: Not really, Amy. It seemed that the director was just trying hard to impress us with strange close-ups and special sound effects, but he forgot to include a good story.Amy: The movie made you think. It was different from the superficial dialogs you usually see in films these days. Peter: But the movies seemed to be too dark and sad. Why does a movie have to be sad to be deep ?Amy: But it is better than some violent movies with nothing but gunfights and exploding cars. I prefer thought-provoking movies.Peter: Sometimes you don‟t want to think. Y ou just want light-hearted movies. By the way, did you see the new mystery movie shown at the local cinema yesterday?Amy: Oh, it was so suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.Peter: I loved it too. The plot was great, and the acting was unbelievable.Amy: Now we have found something in common. I guess we can watch mysteries together in the future.T ask 2: An actor forgetting his lineThere was once a great actor who could no longer remember his lines. After several years of searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said, “This is the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a rose. Y ou hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say the line on praise of the rose: …Ah, the sweet smell of my love.‟”The actor was excited. All day long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the line, “Ah, the sweet smell of my love.” The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was furious!”Y ou damned fool!”he cried. “Y ou‟ve ruined my play! Y ou‟ve ruined me!”The actor was puzzled, “What happened? Did I forget my line?”“No!” shouted the director. “Y ou forget the rose!”VI T ask 1: Only One LinePeter has always wanted to be an actor, but never succeeded because he had a hard time memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he could do it because he‟s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only line was, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Peter practiced and practiced, “Listen, I hear the guns roar!” On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line, over and over again, “Listen, I hear the guns roar! Listen, I hear the guns roar!” Finally came his turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself, “WHA T THE HELL WAS THA T?”T ask 2: movie reviewsI love movies! And after I see them, I like to comment on them. These are movies I saw this year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend “Monsoon Wedding”. It‟s an Indian movie. The story is about an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out funny and sad situations touching on love and a past rape. This movie shows some of the wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It‟s great!Among dramas, I like “Adaptation”. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions. “The Pianist”is set in the Second World War. It‟s about a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.“Rabbit-Proof Fence”is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it‟s based on real events. It is about three native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into white Australian society. They can away from the camp and walked 1,500 miles to find their mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss.Unit 3T ask 1: Don’t be a chicken!Gilbert: Hey, Henry, is Sarah coming with us?Henry: Y es. Why?Gilbert: Nothing. I‟m just asking.Henry: Just asking? But why is your face flaming red? Ah-huh, someone has a crush on Sarah, doesn‟t he? Gilbert: Who has a crush?!Henry: Come on, Gilbert, don‟t be such a chicken. If you like her, just go and tell her. Maybe she likes you. Gilbert: But I don‟t have the guts to ask her out.Henry: What are you so afraid of?Gilbert: I‟d totally die if she turned me down.Henry: But that‟s better than keeping everything to yourself. Y ou‟ve got to let her know. Come on! Y ou‟ve got to take a chance!Gilbert: I don‟t know… Well, maybe you‟re right, but how am I going to tell her I like her?T ask 2: Dating in AmericanBefore marriage, younger Americans date each other, that is, they often go out together. Casual dating usually begins in the early teens, and in the late teens a pattern of steady dating develops. There is a great possibility that one goes to a dance with one person, to a football game with another, and to a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as “double dating.”Group dating is also popular among young people. Large groups of boys and girls may go around together. Y oung people may go out together for a long time, which is, in effect, a public statement of their intention to marry. Men and women go out together a great deal, especially those in cities. This is “adult dating.”They ski together, dine together, either at restaurants or in each other‟s homes. The American dating system is a rather casual one. Often young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also acceptable for them to arrange a “blind date”, that is, a date between two young people who have not met before.VI T ask 1: Finding the Right Type of GirlKeith: Hey, Peter! Y ou‟ve been in the room all night. Get out and dance with someone like that babe over there. Peter: No way, Keith! She‟s the intellectual type. My pickup line just won‟t work with her.Keith: Oh, come on, man! What kind of girl do you like?Peter: I want a girl that gentle and mild, and that babe is not the right type.Keith: Times are changing, and you‟ll never find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your beer mug all the time. Wake up.Peter: Oh really? I still prefer women that stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the kids.Keith: Okay, then what will you do after you get home from work?Peter: Hmm. Eat, watch TV, and throw our the trash.Keith: Wit, wait, wait. I can‟t believe my ears. Y ou‟ll never find a wife.T ask 2: He thinks I’m God.A young woman brings home her fiancé to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother tells her father to find out about the young man‟s plans. The father invites the fiancé to his study for a drink.“So what are your plans?” the father asks the young man.“I am a Bible student,” he replies.“A Bible student. Hmm.” The father says. “Good, but what will you do to provide my daughter with a nice housesuch as she‟s accustomed to?”“I will study,”: the young man replies, “and God will provide for us.”“And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring such as she deserves?” asks the father.“I will concentrate on my studies,” the Y oungman replies, “and God will provide for us.”“And children?” asks the father. “How will you support children?”“Don‟t worry, sir. God will provide,” replies the fiancé.The conversation goes on like this, and each time the father questions him, the young man insists that God will provide. Later, the mother asks, “How did it go, honey?”The father answers, “He had no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I‟m God.”Unit 4T ask 1: The Influence of AdvertisingRichard: Dad, I need a pair of new shoes for an important basketball game. My old ones look kind of funny. Father: Funny! We just bought those last spring. There‟s a lot of life left in them.Richard: But look at this ad with Y ao Ming. He says these shoes give him extra spring.Father: Y ao Ming is so tall that he doesn‟t need extra spring. Anyway, he makes money than I do. And they probably give him millions of dollars to wear those shoes.Richard: But if you bought me the shoes, I‟d wear them for nothing. And I‟d have that extra spring.Father: Do you think Y ao Ming reached the top just because of the shoes he wears? Or was it something else? Richard: Y ou mean like hard work, dedication, that sort of thing?Father: Exactly. Just focus on your studies and forget the shoes.T ask 2: A Job Ad for a Friendly EmployeeA firm advertising for a “friendly”employee has been asked to change its wording because it discriminates against unfriendly people.Travelco, a travel agency, put in a request for a “Friendly employee”to provide food for its staff. But the Job Center in Bristol told managing director Harry Smith that he would have to remove the word “friendly” before the advertisement could be accepted.Mr. Smith said he could not believe the decision and thought it was “ridiculous.” He said: “We were told we could not use that particular word because it was discriminatory against people who looked unfriendly. We thought it was ridiculous. It‟s only too natural for us to specify what kind of people we want.” He added, “The people at the center have since said they thought they had been a little over the top.”The center had made it a rule that certain words were nor allowed in ads and the words “motivated”and “enthusiastic” had been banned in the past.An official of the center said: “We do have guidelines of not using personality characteristics in advertisements to ensure that there is no discrimination in the process.”She added: “We should leave the dispute to the local judges. They‟ll make the final decision. It‟s possible that a member of our staff has been over-enthusiastic in cutting out words in ads.”VI T ask 1: Banning Cigarette AdsNancy: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads?Robert: They‟re disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely.Nancy: I heard in the States advertises are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes, neither are ads targeted at youth allowed.Robert: But advertises keep finding ways around the law. Some years ago one cigarette ad showed a deersmoking, but it was dressed in a university sweater. Obviously the ad is trying to attract young people. Nancy: In order to increase sales, they have to make smoking appealing to young people. Make them think it‟s cool.Robert: Right. Cigarette manufacturers need to keep bringing in new customers. The old ones are dying of lung cancer.Nancy: Good point. Our Student Union should do some publicity against smoking in campus.Robert: I couldn‟t agree more.T ask 2: An Introduction to AdvertisingAdvertising has become increasingly specialized in modern times. In today‟s business world, supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their product in commercial radio programs. They employ attractive salesgirls to distribute samples. They organizes competitions, with prizes for the winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television, they have advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. Sometimes they even spend more on ads than on the products themselves. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.Unit 5T ask 1: Put the cat out!A couple was going out for the evening to celebrate the wife‟s birthday. While they were getting ready, the husband put the cat out. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home, the cat ran back into the house. Not wanting their car to have free run of the house while they were out, the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not waiting it known that the house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver, “He‟s just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother.” A few minutes later, the husband got into the car, and said, “Sorry it took it so long. The stupid old thing was hiding under the bed, and I had to poke her with a stick to get her to come out!”.T ask 2: What can dogs do?Dogs have lived with human beings for at least 14000years. They are intelligent and friendly, and can serve people in many ways.Dogs are sometimes referred to as” man‟s best friend”because they are usually playful, friendly and they can listen to and understand humans. Since they appear to enjoy a relationship with humans, dogs are often kept as pets.Dogs can perform important activities for humans. For example, there are guard dogs, hunting dogs, herding dogs and guide dogs for the blind. There are also dogs that are trained to smell for disease in the human body, or to find bombs or illegal drugs. These dogs, called” sniffer dogs”, sometimes assist the police at airports or in other areas. Dogs have even been sent by Russians into outer space, a few years before the first human being.Dogs are intelligent. They can learn by imitating human behavior. In one study, puppies were present with a box and shown that when the trainer pressed a lever, a ball would roll out of it for them to play with. The pups were then allowed to interact with the box. Most of the puppies finally touched the lever to get the ball. It is probably due to their high IQ that dogs can understand instruction and communicate with humans successfully.VI T ask 1: A Birthday PresentMary: David, how did your mom like the dog you gave her for a birthday gift?David: Oh, Mary, she was delighted. It licked her hand and wagged its tail and she was hooked.Mary: What did she call it?David: She‟s calling it “Brian”, after a friend of hers.Mary: Y our mom always did have a sense of humor. I read somewhere that dogs can become very close to their owners.David: I‟ve heard that. I saw an interview on TV with a man who had epileptic attacks, and his dog would warn him before he would have an attack.Mary: Really? I wonder how they can do that1David: It ahs something to do with the dog‟s sense of smell. It‟s very keen.Mary: Do you think Brian will be able to foretell when your mom is going to roast a chicken?T ask 2: A Sudden Change in the Parrot’s AttitudeA young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of this bird‟s mouth was rude. John tried every method to change the bird‟s attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything he could think of to set a good example. Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at the parrot. And the bird yelled back. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and ruder. Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the bird in the refrigerator freezer. For a few minutes, John heard the bird scream and kick. Then suddenly there was silence. Not a sound for over a minute. Fearing that he‟s hurt the bird, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out and said, “I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I am truly sorry, and I will do everything I can to correct my poor behavior.”John was greatly surprised at the bird‟s change of attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what had caused such a sudden change in his behavior, the bird continued, “May Ii ask why you put the chickens there and what they did wrong?”。
新视野大学英语视听说教程第3册听力原文+答案(全)
新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册听力练习录音文本和答案Uint1- Uint10Uint1II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptW: Ok. It’s your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time.M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last turn, but your credit card failed; so I ended up paying! It’s definitely your turn.Q: What is true according to the conversation?2.ScriptM: I’m having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can’t memorize all the vocabulary.W: Me too. I hate having to learn things by heart.I guess we just have to keep reading the texts over and over.Q: What does the woman prefer?3. ScriptW: Oh look! There’s that guy we saw last week, playing football in the park! He looked great in his kit, remember?M: Him? I don’t remember him. I’ve got a terrible memory for faces. I have a hard time even recording people I’ve been introduced to.Q: According to the conversation, what is the man’s problem?4. ScriptM: Why is there a big sign on the back of your door that says “keys”?W: It’s to remind me to take my keys when I go out because I’m always locking myself out by accident! It doesn’t help enough. Now I just forget to read the sign. Q: Why is there a sign on the back of the door?5. ScriptM: That history exam was really hard. The essay question was terrible!W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory, you know. How useful that would be!Q: What is true of DavidKeys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.CIII. Listening InScriptM: Tell me your secret. You’re suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, and you used to be a bottom-of –class student just like me.W:Simple enough. I read an article in a scientific journal that studying with remembering, based on recent research into the brain.M: Aw, that stuff’s old hat: study at the same time every day, be sure your clothes are comfortable, and make sure you have enough light, blah-blah-blah.W: Not so fast, wise guy. I’m talking about principles like “Mental Visualization”, creating a picture in your mind of what is to be remembered.M: Ok, that dies sound different. Id “Association”a principle—you know, you connect what you want to remember with something you’re familiar with?W: Right on! ‘Consolidation”is another. I review my notes right after class and consolidate—or absorb—the new material into what I’ve already learned.M: You’re moving ahead fast with those principles. I swear this weekend I’m going to study sixteen hours a day both Saturday and Sunday.W: Whoa, big guy. That’s not the way. Follow the principle of “Distributes Practice”.Shorter study sessions distributes over several days are better.M: That system is all very well for you; you’ve got a good memory. But what about me? I’ve got a memory like a sieve.W: You’re too modest. There’s nothing wrong with your memory. But memory is likea muscle; it needs exercise. And don’t forget it.While the man is wondering why the woman is suddenly getting excellent marks, she says she read an article on studying and remembering. It talks about principles like “Mental Visualization”, that is, creating a picture in one’s mind of what is to be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle of “Association”, which means connecting what one wants to remember with something one is familiar with. Then the woman adds the principle of “Consolidation”, or reviewing one’s notes after class and absorbing the new materia l into what one has already learned. When the man promise to study sixteen hours a day, the woman recommends the principle of “Distributed Practice”, which favors shorter study sessions distributed over several days. Finally, the woman tells the man that memory is like a muscle, and that it needs exercise.Task 2: You forget my toast!ScriptAn 80-year-old couple was having problems remembering things, so they decide to go to their doctor to see what was wrong with them. They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple over, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might need to start writing things down to help them remember. The couple thanked the doctor and left.Later that night while watching TV, the old woman said to the old man, “Honey, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream?”Before the man left, she added, “Why don’t you write that down so you won’t forget?”“Nonsense,” said the husband, “I can remember a dish of ice cream!”“Well,” said the wife, “I’d like some strawberries on it. You’d better write that down because I know your memory is failing.”“Don’t be silly,” replied the husband. “There’re only two things: a dish of ice cream and some strawberries. I can surely remember that!”With that, he rushed into the kitchen. After about twenty minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs.The wife took one look at the plate, glanced up at her husband, and said, “Hey, you forget the toast!”Keys: FTFFFTask3: Memory-Improving TechniquesScriptThere are many techniques you can use to improve your memory. Some of them are introduced her.First and foremost, you need to stimulate your memory all the time. To put it simply, you should use your memory as much as possible. It is especially important to try to learn something new. If you work in an office, learn to dance; if you are a dancer, learn to deal with a computer, if you work with sales, and learn to play chess; if you are a programmer, learn to paint. These added activities stimulate the brain so that I t continues to function.Older people need to pay attention to things they are dealing with. Don’t try to memorize everything that catches your attention; focus on what you consider important. For example, you can take any object such as a pen and concentrate on it. Think on its various characteristics: its material, its function, its color, and so on. Don’t allow any other thought to occupy your mind while you are concentrating in that pen.Another method that can be used is to relax yourself. It is impossible to remember things if you are tense or nervous.So, try holding your breath for ten seconds, and then release it slowly.Association is also a powerful tool to develop your memory. For example, if youcannot remember a person’s name, you can think about a special feature of his face and then link it with his mane.1.What’s seems to be an especially important way to stimulate one’s memory?2.What seems to be the best way to focus your memory?3.How can you concentrate on a pen?4.How can you relax yourself according to the passage?5.What is the main idea of the passage?Kes: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 It slipped my mind!Amy: I sent out the invitations to the dinner party.Bill: That’s good. Now what should we do?Amy: We’ve got to plan the menu.Bill:Oh, that’s right. Do you have anything in mind?Amy:I think I’m going to make the chicken salad we had at the Christmas party.Remember I sled the chef for the recipe?Bill: Yeah, but did you forget that Linda doesn’t eat chicken?Amy: Linda? Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite Linda! It just slipped my mind. She’ll be mad at me.Bill: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. It’s not too late yet. I’ll make a phone call. Don’t worry.Amy: Thanks! You see, I’m getting forgetful. I think I’m getting old!Bill: Looks like you are, sweetheartNow Y our TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:I’m going to throw a party, and I’ve sent out the invitations to my friends and relatives.B: That’s good. But don’t forget to invite everyone you should invite.A: I think I’ve invited everyone. Do you have anybody in mind?B: Did you invite John? He’s lost his job after recent quarrel with his boss.A: Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite him! He’ll be sad, thinking we look down on him.He just slipped my mind.B: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. Don’t worry. It’s not too late. Makea phone call right away.A: Did I forget anybody else that I should incite?B: There’s yet another person you should invite—Julia. She’s just moved to the city and feels lonely.A: Oh, good heavens, I forgot all about her. She’s our new friend. You see, I’m getting forgetful. I think I’m getting old!B: Looks like you are, buddy. You’d better start writing things down if they’re important.MODEL2 I can’t think of it off the top of my head.ScriptJohn: Hey, Sue. Do you know what Jack’s home phone number is?Susan: I can’t think of it off the top of my head. I don’t have my address book on me, and I don’t have my mobile phone with me, either.John: That’s too bad! I’ve got to find him now. It’s urgent! If I can’t find him today, I’ll be dead!Susan: You might want to look it up in the phone book.John: I’ve checked already, but it seems that hid phone number is unlisted. Susan: Maybe it’s under his roommate’s name.John: Well, I guess so.Susan: Well, why don’t you call Jane? She has his phone number.John: I’ve tried, but no one answered!Susan: Maybe call his office and ask his secretary.John: I’ve already tried. She won’t tell me. She says it’s private.Susan: Oh, that’s right. They usually don’t release private information over the phone.John: It’s a pity. You usually have a powerful memory, but you can’t help today.What’s wrong with you? Your memory seems to be fading early.Susan: It’s not my memory is fading. I do have memory for face and names, but a poor one for number and datesNow Y our TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:Hey, do you remember when is the lecture on the value of information by Professor Smith?B: I can’t think of it off the top of my head. Maybe we can look it up in our notebook, but I don’t have mine with me.A: That’s too bas! I don’t have it with me, either. Do you remember the number of the lecture hail?B: Sorry, I can’t think of it off my head.A: I’m terribly interested in the lecture. I can’t miss it!B: Well, why don’t you call the dean who arranged the lecture?A: I’m afraid it’s not very wise to ask the dean directly.B: Then maybe you can call the office if the department and ask the secretary.A: I’ve already tried, but no one answered.B: Oh!A: You usually have a powerful memory, but you can’t help today. You memory seems to be fading early.B: It’s nit that my memory is fading. I do have a good memory for faces and names, but a poor one for numbers and dates.MODEL3 What’s wrong with your memory?ScriptBill: Hi, honey! My trip to London was wonderful.Amy: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The telephone rings and Bill answers it....He hangs up.]Bill:Er, where was I?Amy: You were talking about your tour in London.Bill: Oh, yeah.Amy: I bet you had a great time.Bill: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the tower of London.Amy: How did you get there? By bus or underground?Bill: Let me see….Sorry, I can’t remember any more.Amy: Wha t’s wrong with your memory?Bill: I hope it’s not Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t want to forget my own name. Amy: I don’t think so. Perhaps it’s just temporary forgetfulness. You’ll be right after a good sleep.Bill: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I must go to see a doctor and get some pillsAmy: It’s not as serous as that. Anyway, I wish you had a good memory for happy events, and a bad one for unhappy things.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: Hey, my trip to Beijing was fantastic.B: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The door bell rings and A answer it….A comes back.]A: Where was I?B: You were talking about your tour in BeijingA: Oh, yeah.B: I bet you had a great time.A: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, though the admission fees were a bit too high for me.B: What were the fees?A: Let me see….Sorry, I can’t remember any more.B: Wha t’s wrong with your memory?A: I hope it’s not Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t want to see a lot of new people everyday.B: I don’t think so. Perhaps you only forget things momentarily. You’ll be right after a good sleep. A: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I have to see a doctor.B: I don’t think it’s so serious. Anyway, a bad memory helps you forget your trouble.V. Let’s TalkScriptStudent:Professor, thank you for graining me this interview. I’m Susan, a reporter from the Student Union magazine. Many students have difficultlymemorizing things. Since you‘re an outstanding psychologist, could yougive us some tips on how top improve our memory?Professor: Well, some people have better memories than others, but that’s largely because they are better at creating mental images.Student: If I’m not good at creating images, what can I do?Professor: Practice helps. And the mind remembers things better if they are connected with other images. For example, I you have to pick up severalitems at the grocery store, say, carrots, egg, bananas, and milk, you cancreate a picture in your mind of a giant carrot, and hanging from it, abanana.Student: Then I could have a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot and banana.Professor: Certainly. Then what would you do with the egg?Student:Hmmm. I’d visualize an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky. Professor:There you go. The more you apply the ideas, the easier it gets. Besides creating pictures, there’s another technique that is very useful. Student:What is it?Professor:Establishing an association. Suppose you are looking for lost keys.Relax, and let your mind look for all the images connected with thosekeys--their feel, the sounds they make.Student:How will that help?Professor:You might remember the sound the keys made when you placed then ina drawer or cold touch of the keys in your jacket were you left them. Student: Oh my gosh! I have to run. It’s time my English class. I see an image of my teacher staring at my empty seat in the classroom. Many thanks,Professor.Professor: Not at all, and good luck with your memory.SAMPLEA:As we just heard from the interview, the technique of associating certainly important in promoting memory.B:And according to the interview, creating images helps remember things. If your shopping list includes eggs, you might visualize an egg or an egg-shaped UFO flying across.A:Another important factor in improving memory can be of interest. If you get interested in something, you can remember it better.B: Yeah. And if you recognize facts into meaningful groups, you can remember them better. For instance, if you want to memorize all the names of American presidents, it is not easy. If, however, you arrange them chronologically into three periods: those before Abraham Lincoln, those between Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, and those after, then the task will be less difficult.A: It is common sense that if you glance at something quickly, you tend to forget it quickly. If you stuffy it slowly, you can remember it better.B: Another technique is intensive practice or repeating. As a saying goes, practice makes perfect. If you repeat something again and again, you will eventually learn it by heart.A:But we should not work too hard. When we get tired, our learning efficiency declines. We need breaks so the mind can rest and absorb what has been learned.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: The Role Memory Plays in Our LifeScriptSince memory plays a significant role in our life, scrientists are increasingly interested in research on how to improver memory, Here are some factors they believe to be important to expanding memory capacity.To begin with, you must take special care in your daily life. Food for example, is very important. Some vitamins are essential foe your memory to work properly. They are found in bread, cereal, vegetables and fruits. Some experts say that synthesizes vitamins improve memory, but others have doubts about this, arguing that the studies have not confirmed they do work. Another essential factor is water. It helps to maintain the memory systems, especially in older persons. According to Dr. Roswell, lack of water in the body has an immediate and strong effect on memory; it can cause confusion and other thought difficulties. Sleep also plays a significant role. To be able to have a goof memory, we must allow the brain to have plenty of rest. While sleeping, the brain no longer controls the senses, and starts to revise and store the information one has receives. Lack of sleep would make one feel exhausted and would weaken one’s ability to concentrate. Also, one’ ability to store information would be affected.1.What is the passage mainly about?2.Why are foods important in promoting memory according to the passage?3.To whom is water especially important in maintaining the memory system?4.What problem can a lack of water cause?5.Why is sleep important to memory?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.CTask 2: Where did the professor go?ScriptThis is a true story, while happened to friends of ours in a small town in South Africa. They were a hospitable couple who often entertained their neighbors for drinks, tea or dinner. On this particular spring night, they have invited a retired professor to super. During the evening, it began to pour with rain, and the heavens really opened. Because he had walked there, they offered to put him up for the night. They pointed out that by staying overnight, he did not need to go to out in the bad weather. He agreed on the soundness of that idea, thanked his hosts profusely, and the matter seemed to be settled. But while they were washing the dishes after supper, the forgetful professor disappeared. No one could find him anywhere. Eventually, after40minutes, the front door bell rang. There was the professor, soaked to the skin. When he was asked what on earth he has been dong in the rain, he replied that because he was going to stay there overnight, he had gone home to get his pajamas and toothbrush.Task3: How to Remember NamesScriptYou just called the TV repair shop, and the voice on the other end of the line tells you, “This is Don Smith”.About 5 minutes later you tell your wife that “this guy”will be out to fix the TV in the morning. You can’t think of his mane although you know he mentioned it on the phone.This happens all the time to just about any of us unless we have learned to concentrate and implant a name in our memory, right at the time we hear it. To do this, you must make a habit of repeating the name back to the person. This action will remind you to store the name in your “memory bank”each time you hear someone’s name, and within a short time the “repeating” process can be discontinuedWhen you meet someone in person, use the same procedure, and in addition, visualize something different, unusual or ridiculous about hid or her appearance, position, or actions that “ties in “with his or her name. Later, you may write the descriptive information on one side of a card and the name in the other side. Look at it repeatedly, see the “picture” in your mind’s eye as you look at the name; or when you see he name, visualize the “picture” you have assigned to the name.Getting this system to work will require changes in your thinking, and it may take several days or several weeks to become proficient.News ReportA Dolphin ExhibitionScriptA recent art exhibition in Florida honored the animal often seen as man’s most intelligent friend, the dolphin.The “Dolphins on Parade” exhibition in the Florida Keys featured life-sized decorates dolphin paintings made of wood and the cost of materials. The dolphins were shown at area business and along the beach. Sponsors paid U.S. $750 to cover the artists’ fee and the cost of materials.There were more than 100 dolphin themes, including a beer-belly dolphin. They showed the work of local artists, as well as the beach atmosphere the Keys are famous for.Probably the most unique was special because of its artist, Pandora. Pandora the dolphin painter is area dolphin, art the Dolphin Research center, in Marathon, Florida. The playful artist streaks colors across a dolphin painting holding a brush in its mouth.The exhibition was held by the Monroe [Florida] Council of the Arts as part of a plan to make the Keys an international arts center. The paintings were to be auctioned off in March, with the money earned going to community art programs.Uint2II. Basic Listening Practice3.ScriptW: Have you chosen your elective for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again?M: Yes I am, but it’s compulsory for us next semester. So I think I’m gong to do marketing as an elective instead.Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective?4.ScriptM: Did you go to that businesses lecture on Friday? I missed it and need to copy your notes.W: I’d say you could borrow my notes, but Sarah’s got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Brown’s seminar; he takes attendance in that.Q: What is the woman telling the man?3. ScriptW: Wow, Steven! In the library! What brings you here?M: I’m enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here are preparing for an exam on Monday.Q: Why is the man in the library?4. ScriptW: How’s your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mine’s terrible.M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steven doesn’t pull his weight and Suzie’s never around. I don’t see how we can pass unless Steven and Suzie realize that this is their last chance.Q: What is the true of Steven and Suzie?5. ScriptW: You took an MBA at Harvard Business School, didn’t you? What’s it like?M: It’s expensive, about U.S. $ 40,000 a year, plus the costs of food and housing. But the teaching is first class. The professors have a lot of practical experience. Theyuse the case system of teaching; that is, you study how actual businesses grew or failed.Q: Why is he MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first class, according to the conversation?Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.AIII. Listening InTask1: On the First DayScriptHarrison: I’m Harrison. Good to meet you. So you’ve bought the books for this biology class.Jenny:Sure, I think everyone had to before class started.Harrison: No. Usually no one does much on the first day because it’s still add-drop. Jenny: What’s that?Harrison: Changing from class to class to find out which one is best. Hey, where are you from?Jenny: Poland. Have you has this teacher before? I’ve heard he is really good. Harrison: He’s good if you’re a hand-worker. He expects a lot.Jenny: Oh, I guess that’s good. I hope I can keep up with everyone else in the class. Maybe I need your help after class.Harrison: You’re welcome.…Professor: All right. See you guys next week.Student: See you.Jenny: Harrison, wait up!Harrison: So what do you think about the professor’s lecture?Jenny: I think half of what he said went over my head.Harrison: That’s all right. A lot of what he said is explain in the reading/Jenny: Hey, would you mind if I borrowed your notes tonight to look them over? Harrison: No problem. We don’t have class until Wednesday. Here you go. Jenny: Thanks. I just want to make sure I’m prepared for the seminar. Harrison: Yeah, participation in the discussion is an important part of the education here.Seeing that Jenny has bought the books for the biology class, Harrison says nobody does much on the first day because it’s still add-drop, which means students are changing from class to class. Jenny knows the professor is really good. But Harrison warns her that the professor is good, only if students are hand-workers, for he expects a lot.After class, Jenny admits that half of what the professor said went over her head, and Harrison assures her that a lot of what the professor said is explained in the reading. When Jenny asks to borrow Harrison notes, he says “on problem”, for they don’t have class until Wednesday. Finally, Harrison says participation in the discussio n at the seminar is an important part of the education there.Task 2: Money for CollegeScriptRobert is a university student. He likes to have fun. But having fun was expensive, so he was rapidly running out of money. There was nothing to do to try to call his mother for help.“Hi, Mom. I certainly miss you and Dad. I…uh…got a big surprise this week in my physics course. We have to buy two new textbooks. I’m going to need $100.”“I understand,” said his mother, “I’ll send you the money right away. You left your calculus book here when you were home two weeks ago. Shall I mail that at the same time?”“Oh, yeah. Thanks,” Robert said.Robert’s mother made up a parcel with the calculus book and two checks, and mailed it to Robert that very day. When she returned from the post office, her husband was waiting for her.“Well, how much did you give the boy this time?” asked Dad.“I send two checks: one for $100 and the other for $1, 100,” answered Mom. “You’re outing your mind,”yelled Dad, “That’s $1,100. He’ll just spend that in a couple of weeks. He’s never going to learn the value of money that way.”“Don’t worry, honey,” Mom said, “I taped the $100 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1,000 one between the pages in Charper13!”Keys: TFFFTTask3: How to Get Straight A’sScriptIt is interesting to note how straight A students achieve academic excellence. Here, according to education experts and students themselves are the secrets of super-achievers.First, they know how to set priorities. Top students allow no intrusions on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is turned on, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Study is business, and business comes before recreation.Also, good students can study anywhere and everywhere. Claudia Hill, an Arizona State University business professor recalls a cross-country runner who worked out every day. Hill persuaded him to use his spare time to memorize biology term. Thenhe posted a list of biology terms on the mirror in the bathroom. He learned a few terms every day while brushing his teeth. Eventually, he scored high on the final examination.Moreover, top students schedule their time well. Study times are strictly a matter of personal preference. Some work late at night when the house is quiet. Others awake early. Still others study as soon as they come home from school when the work is fresh in their minds. All agreed, however, on the need for consistency. A student says, “Whatever I was doing, I maintained a certain period of time every day for studying.”Another important characteristic of super-achievers is that they know hoe to read, According to a book entitled Getting Straight A’s, the secret of good reading is to be “an active reader-one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the author’s message”.6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about super—achievers starting tostudy?7.What did the cross-country runner do to score high on the exam?8.What is the good thing all top students agree on?9.What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”?10.What is the main idea of the passage?Kes: 1B 2.C3. D 4.A 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Y ou’re just going to have study hardNora: Only our first day back at school, and already I feel like I’ve learned a lot. Chris: Only our first day back at school, and I already feel like I’m up to my ears in homework.Nora: You’re going to have to hit the books if you want to keep your grades up. Chris:Tell me about it! I already have two reports, two books reports, a composition, an oral report, and a research project—all due before midterms.Nora: We could work together. Maybe some of my organized study habit would rub off on you.Chris: Better yet, maybe you could do my homework for me.Nora: Forget it! That would be cheating.Chris: All right, all right. I have yet to write a term paper. Can you recommend any articles and books? You’d better find me the exact pages where I can find whatI want.Nora: You could borrow ideas from references, but if you quote without giving the sources, you’re plagiarizing.Chris: The quiz next week will be a headache. If you don’t help me, I’ll have to。
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2听力原文
新视野大学英语( 第三版) 视听说教程 2 听力原文新视野大学英语( 第三版) 视听说教程 2 听力原文Unit 1Life is a learning curveListening to the worldSharingScriptsH = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, I' m studying Spanish. I ' m enjoying it but I 'm finding it quite difficult. Today we 're asking people about learning new things.Part 2W1: I 'm learning to speak another language, actually. I ' m learning French. I ' m also learning, er, to drive.W2: I ' m learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them.W3: I ' m learning to speak Spanish.W4: I am learning Arabic.M1: Well, I ' ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now. And it ' s a constantprocess, so still learning bits, yes.W5: I 'm learning yoga at the moment, and I ' m finding it quite hard.M2: The courses I 'm taking are, are training courses for leadership, er, negotiation, (and) evaluation.M3: I ' m learning Swahili.W6: At the moment, I ' m learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults.W7: I ' m studying part-time after work.M4: I ' ve er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.W9: I ' m in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing I ' m doing at the moment.M5: At the moment, I'm taking up a new instrument. It 's a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and it ' s called the mbira. Er, let me show you.Part 3H: What ' s the most difficult thing you ' ve ever learned?M5: Patience, I think.W4: Arabic.M2: Courage.W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish.W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult.W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. It ' s a combination of all of these things. And yes, that was very difficult because there were lots of unusual body movements to learn.W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and that 's got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. It 's quite difficult by most standards.M4: I think I found French very hard at school.W2: Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er ... and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningScriptsP = presenter; S = SallyP: Hi. You 're listening to Ask the Expert and in today 's program we're talking about languages and how to learn a language. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally. S: Hello.P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, 've just started“le I arning English. Myproblem is that I 'm too frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so I 'm worried about saying the wrong thing. ” Have you got any advice for Andy?S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.P: Speaking to himself? I 'm not sure that' s a good idea.S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice. You don't have to feel embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like - what you had for breakfast, where you' re going for the weekend -anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your pronunciation, so you won ' t feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy should try it. P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar?S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but that ' s not a problem. That' s how he' ll learn. Andy shouldn ' t worry about making mistakes. P: You' re right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and don ' t worry about making mistakes.Our next problem comes from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, “ The problem is I can ' t understand native speakers. They speak so fast and I can ' t understand their pronunciation. ” So Sally, any ideas for Olivia?S: Well, first of all it ' s a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television.P: OK - that' s a good idea.S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read at the same time, it' ll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking.P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, I ' m afraid that' s all we have time for today, but next week we' ll be …ViewingScriptsN = Narrator; I = Ian Deary; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.N: Recent research into the history of IQ tests in Scotland suggests your IQ score might predict, to an extent at least, your health and even your life expectancy.W1: You have 45 minutes to do the test, OK?M1: OK.N: Bill and Davina are 79 years old. This is the second time they 've done this test. The first time was in 1932, when every 11-year-old in Scotland was put through an intelligence test. It 's the only time this kind of mass testing has ever been done in the UK. The results were rediscovered recently in an Edinburgh basement. If you want to know how our intelligence changes as we get older, these results are a potential goldmine.I: We brought hundreds of people back and we got them to sit the exact same test that they had sat when they were aged 11. Now, these people are now 79 or 80 years old. We gave the same instructions. We gave the same test. And we gave the same time limit.M2: It was a little stickier than I thought it would be.M3: I walked through it quite happily, quite honestly.W2: I felt I must have been very bright at 11 if I sat that exam and passed.N: There were some intriguing results. Almost everyone had a better score at 80 than they did at11. But some had gone from being just averagely intelligent to a much higher level.I: Now, that 's what really drives our research. We 're interested in: Why have those people who ' ve gone (people gone) from IQ 100, at age 11, up to 110 or 120? What have they done right? What can be the recipe for successful aging? We ' re finding that the person with more education,even though they had the same IQ in childhood, is doing slightly better in old age, on average. The person who had a more professional job, in old age, is doing slightly better on average than the person who had a manual job, despite the fact that they started at the same level. The people who smoked have got slightly less good mental ability than you would expect.N: What ' s even more remarkable is that the kids who had higher IQ scores at 11 are the very ones still alive today. So it seems high IQ in childhood is good for survival.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsA: Ah, OK, so we need to think of the best ideas for taking tests.B: Yep.A: Er, well, how about this one? It 's a good idea to study with friends at the same time each day. B: Mm, in my opinion, this is a really good idea. You can make it a regular part of your daily life.A: You mean like having breakfast at the same time, lunch at the same time, studying at the same time.B: Yes. And also I think it helps when you study with friends.A: Yeah, I, I think it ' s more motivating.B: And you can actually talk to someone, not just look at books. I find that if I ' m only reading my notes it ' s easy to lose concentration. I start thinking about other things. But when you are talking to someone, it really helps you concentrate. So, yes, I agree with this one.A: OK. Another idea is not to eat too much before the exam.B: Oh, really?A: Mm, when I eat a lot, I get sleepy.B: Oh, I see. I think it depends. Because if you don ' t eat enough, you start to feel hungry in the middle of the exam.A: Mm, that ' s true.B: And then you can ' t concentrate.A: Yeah, that 's true.B: So, I ' m not sure about this advice, for me. As I said, I think it depends. I always try to eat a good meal before an exam. I'm so nervous that I never get sleepy.A: Hm. OK. What other ideas do you have?B: Well, there ' s one thing I always do before an exam.A: What ' s that?B: I go to bed early the night before.A: Right.B: I always try to sleep for eight hours the night before the exam.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: It is the third time my paper has been rejected by journals because of language problems. M: You know, there is a writing center on campus. I had never got a grade better than C for any of my term papers before they helped me out.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Conversation 2M: You said you would choose Spanish as your second foreign language. Why did you finally choose French instead?W: My grandfather speaks fluent French and he says that French is a language that any truly cultured person must know.Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?Conversation 3W: You seem to have no problem understanding native speakers now. How about Dr. Brown ' s speech last night?M: Excellent. But it was still too fast for me to follow, especially when Dr. Brown talked about those abstract theories.Q: What did the man do last night?Conversation 4M: It seems to me that Melissa is in a bad mood today. What ' s wrong with her?W: Melissa forgot to bring her identification card yesterday and she was not allowed to enter the contest. You know she had prepared for the contest for months.Q: What made Melissa unhappy?Conversation 5W: I think my time at school is wasted because it is just studying books and doing tests. M: But you also learn new ideas and new ways of thinking. And more importantly you meet people and develop your understanding of people at school.Q: What does the man think of the woman ' s opinion?Long conversationScriptsM: Miranda, let ' s speak about your performance in class. You ' re not participating; you ' re careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don ' t want to be here, do you?W: I'm sorry Dr. Smith. It ' s just ---ve got lots of things to do. I ' m studying Web design and I'm a first-class player on our golf team. It 's hard to see why I need to take a Spanish language class!M: Well, I ' m sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I ' m supposed to learn Spanish -on top of everything else I have to learn? It ' s just too much! And if I don' t spend enough time on the golf course, I won ' t remain a first-class player on the golf team.I still don ' t see why I should learn a language that' s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses on the golf course or in Web design!M: Listen Miranda, I ' ve known your father since we were students at university 20 yearsago - and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.W: Yes, of course, you ' re like my favorite uncle.M: Your brain isn ' t like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it ' s like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.Passage 1ScriptsI began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method ofstudying verbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester.This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material!Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish.I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with a church group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun.I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the community schools and also used my Spanish to teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most!Q1: What do we know about the speaker ' s Spanish learning experience in high school?Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school?Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?Passage 2Scripts and answersHave you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an 1) alternativeto public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite 2) numerousreasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3) traditionalschool environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the 4) academicinstruction at public and private schools. Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated 5) countrysideor living briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletesand actors are taught at home. Homeschoolers often 7) take advantage ofeducational opportunities at museums, libraries, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, parks, and other community resources. 8) Secondaryschool level students may take classes at community colleges, which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are familycentered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a collectiveeffortto broaden the scope of their children 's education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do hands-on and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes 10) serve asvolunteers to keep costs low and make the program asuccess.Unit 2 Journey into the unknownListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1F: I 've spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn 't one place I think of as home.I 've lived in Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I' m asking people about travel.Part 2W1: I love travel. It ' s one of my passions.M1: Well, I enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several times. I lived there, and I 've lived here, and I' ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed that very much.W2: I ' ve done quite a bit of traveling on holidays and stuff. I think it ' s good, good experience.W3: You get to meet different people coming from different backgrounds, and that' s really important to get an understanding.M2: It ' s always just nice to get out and experience a different culture and different lifestyle.W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, any country.W5: I love to travel to different countries.M3: Absolutely love traveling. I ' ve been traveling for about two and a half years solid now.W6: I 've been to Turkey. I've been to Egypt. I've been to Malta.M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in different countries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom.Part 3F: What do you like about traveling?M3: I thi nk you mature a lot whe n you travel. You, er, you lear n … oh, just completely differe ntexperiences to what you're used to at home.W6: I like the airport experience. I love that.M5: I like the arrival more than the traveling.W5: To see art especially. We love to see theater in other countries.M4: You see some, some of the most beautiful scenery around the world which you wouldn 't experience in other countries.M2: I just really like getting out there and experiencing a different culture, getting far away from,you know, what we ' re used to in Australia, and meeting new people.W4: The anticipation of being in a new place, of seeing very different things, er, of hearing adifferent language, (and) of eating different food. Everything that travel has to offer.Part 4F: What don ' t you like?W6: I don't like long flights.W3: I suppose plane journeys aren 't always the most exciting of things.W1: Flying. I don 't particularly like flying, but it 's a necessity when you live in Ireland, you know.M2: I suppose the biggest problem I have with traveling is living out of a suitcase.W4: In all honesty, I actually see the whole travel as an adventure in itself. So, er, when, when I was backpacking, and we all … we ran out of money, or we were in dangerous situations, I actually quite enjoyed that.M4: You spend a lot of time outside the United Kingdom, and the disadvantage of that is, that you, you tend to miss families and frien ds. I miss out on normal things in life, so 've been (I)outside the United Kingdom for two thirds of the year. I 'd say that's the main disadvantage.W5: The hardest thing for me is that I am handicapped. And so sometimes getting around, especially very old cities, is very difficult.M5: My wife 's usually late for … getting to the airport.'IttwuanstinlI, I got married I actually started missing flights.ListeningScriptsOne place that I think everyone should have the chance to see is Venice. But the problem is that this beautiful and charming city is slowly sinking. Ever since the 14th century engineers have tried to work out a way to stop the floods in Venice, but so far nobody has managed. Sometimes there are as many as 40 floods per year between March and September, and Venice is actually sinking at a rate of two and a half inches every decade. It 's very possible that your grandchildren, and their grandchildren will never have the chance to see this fragile city. Everyone should have the chance to enjoy the city, to walk across its famous bridges, through its ancient squares. There are no cars in Venice, and many people think it helps this to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. So, can it be saved?Well, they are trying. Barriers are being put in to try and stop the water getting too high. This is viewed as a temporary measure, although they should last 100 years, so the problem is finding a permanent solution. If you want my advice, go there while you still can, and then together we can put pressure on the government to spend the money it needs to find a permanent way to keep this beautiful and historic city for future generations. We have an opportunity now to save this city, and we must, before it's too late.ViewingScriptsV = Voice-over; M1 = Man 1, etc.; JL = Joanna Lumley; W1 = Woman 1, etc.;EH = Eamonn Holmes; JJE = Jocelyn Jee Esien; AF = Alex Fraser;JP = John Palmer; MJ = Melanie Jones; LS = Lucy Sassoon; Vs = V oicesV: There are so many amazing places to see around the world. Here are some of your favorites. Welcome to Bangkok! With over six million people, it 's big, it's busy and you love it! It 's very good for shopping and the nightlife is great, too.M1: It ' s got lots of clubs, bars, shops, food … Everything you need, really.V: There are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is an important place for Buddhists around the world, and tourists love to visit the temples, too.V: You also love the Masai Mara in Kenya. It' s a fantastic place to watch animals: zebras, elephants, antelope, hippos, and lions. You can see them all. So, why is it so special?JL: Huge open spaces, fantastic animals, just wide open freedom, warmth, friendliness, and all underneath the great African skies.V: Now a popular, romantic city … the city of lights, Paris.W1: To me, Paris is elegant, romantic and expensive.W2: Go in the spring and enjoy the art galleries.V: And enjoy the views of the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower.V: Back to Africa now, South Africa. Yes, it' s Cape Town. And behind Cape Town is the 1,000-meter-high Table Mountain, with its fantastic views.EH: Cape Town is one of my top three places on earth.JJE: Friendly people, loads of beaches, and the food is unbelievably cheap.M2: We went there um, over New Year and it was lovely. I mean, just a lovely, lovely place.EH: Great place, Cape Town.V: You love the mountains and beaches that make Cape Town so special. And these little guys —the penguins.V: This is the big mom ent: the number one place to see before you die. Your favorite is … theGrand Canyon! The Grand Canyon is an amazing place. You can read about the Grand Canyon and you can look at photographs and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing.AF: There is so much to see that you never stop seeing something new.JP: The colors are just so … amazing.MJ: With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors in the canyon change.LS: I remember actually sitting there … and I just cried.V: But there ' s only one word that everyone says when they talk about the Grand Canyon:Vs: It really is awesome … Just completely awesome … Awesome … “ Awesome” is the wordIt was awesome … Awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the only word … Truly awesome.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsConversation 1Man: Excuse me. We' re trying to get to the carnival. Is this the right bus stop?Woman: Yes, but you don ' t need the bus. It' s very close.Man: Oh! Can we walk?Woman: Yes, it takes about 10 minutes from here. Just go straight on. You ' ll hear the music!Man: OK. Thank you very much.Conversation 2Woman: Excuse me, can you help me? I' m looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right way?Man: Um … Plaza Hotel, er, Plaza Hotel. Oh, yes, keep going, past the cinema and take thefirst left.Woman: OK.Man: Then keep going for about 15 minutes until you reach the end of the road. And you ' ll see the sign for the hotel. You can ' t miss it.Woman: OK. Um, can you show me on the map?Man: Sure.Conversation 3Man 1: Excuse me, we want to get to The Grand Motel. Is it far?Woman: Um … sorry, I' ve no idea. Jim, do you know?Man 2: What?Woman: The Grand Motel?Man 2: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it ' s just over there. Er, just go to the end of this street. Go left and go past the … um …' tshearerestaurant. Go past the restaurant and it' s on the left.Man 1: On the left. So I need to go to the end of the street, turn left, go past the restaurant and it ' s on the left. Man 2: Yeah, that ' s it.Man 1: Thanks a lot.Group discussionScriptsOK, well, we would like to go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far from other places. Er, we are going to travel there by plane and stay with different families and the trip is going to take three months. We want to experience the local culture, their music, food, and way of life. So our plan is to speak to the local people about these things and to film them. We hope to find out about their traditions and to see what they think oftheir history. Well, um, finally, my husband and I always wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it when I was a child and I saw pictures of these amazing stone heads on the island. So for us this is the journey of our dreams.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: I still can ' t decide whether we should have a whole package tour or a self-drive tour.W: A whole package tour means having to spend time in the confined quarters of a coach, bus or train with people you are not familiar with, but considering our budget, perhaps we have to sacrifice comfort and privacy.Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?Conversation 2W: I was so shocked when I saw the tiny, dirty houses where the children grew up.M: So was I. I ' m afraid that they don ' t have enough food, let alone go to school. Next time we should have our daughter come with us. She always takes things for granted. Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?Conversation 3M: I will say it again: India is not a safe place for a woman to travel alone.W: But if I wear the proper clothes, and learn the cultural dos and don' ts, it should be fine. Please don' t be so alarmed.Q: What will the woman do?Conversation 4W: I ' m going to travel with my five-year-old this summer. But I feel kind of uncertain whether things will work out.M: You know Jane? She and her husband spend every holiday traveling in a jeep with their son and dog. Probably you should go to herbefore you go.Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?Conversation 5M: Many people love a good story about somebody traveli ng in time -either to repair the future, or to observe the past. Why are time travel stories so popular?W: I think it 's human nature to dream of what-ifs. What if I could see an alien? Q: What are the two speakers talking about?Long conversationScriptsM: It 's good to have you back at work Emily. How was your trip to the Amazon rainforest? W: It was like a spectacular dream; I saw so many more things than I ever could have imagined.The plants are so thick that you couldn ' t even see the sun or the sky above, and there are more shades of green than I've seen before in my life!M: Wow, with so many plants, how did you get around?W: We rode a tour boat down the Amazon River -it connects the whole jungle, and the localpeople use it to travel, too. It ' s amazing being somewhere so far away from technology, without any electricity for miles and miles. The local people don 't even see the world outside of the jungle, never traveling more than 15 minutes up or down the river their whole lives!M: What an entirely different lifestyle! It must be completely different there. Did you get to meet any of the villagers?W: Oh yes! Here's the story: I finished a smallblue bottle of wine and was about to throw it away. The tour guide told me to save it. Later, when we arrived at one of the villages, he introduced me to an old woman there who greeted our boat. I gave her the wine bottle as a gift. She looked at it like a great treasure, and she said that it would be an honored prize for her hut. I was shocked that something so small and common for me -could mean so much!M: Emily, I suppose we really take modern life for granted.。
新视野大学英语视听说教程2第三版BOOK2 UNIT2
Listening to the world
Sharing Listening Viewing
Listening to the world
Listening
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1 Discuss the questions.
1 What do you know about Venice? • Venice is a great tourist destination in Italy, which is famous for its architecture and its artworks. • It is a city built on small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. That is why it is the only city which has no cars, and people use gondolas to travel around.
Listening to the world
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4 Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks.
1) mature 2) airport 3) theater 4) scenery 5) culture 6) language
Listening to the world
— Marcel Proust
•It means that real discovery doesn’t necessarily come from seeking new things; it lies in seeing things from new perspectives. •Yes. If we pay more attention to the details of our surroundings, we may discover something “new” from our daily routine.
新视野大学英语视听说教程听力材料
Task 2: Big John is coming!ScriptA bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. T his (S1)owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! He’s the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw who’s ever lived!”A few weeks pass (S5)uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is coming! Run for your (S7) lives!”When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As he’s picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. He’s muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar.He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!”He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) T he bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp.As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice.“Dang it, I don’t have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Don’t you hear Big John is coming?”Task3: A View of HappinessScriptDr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.To illustrate this, we may study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is resistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness.Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. T his repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness.According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, followed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. T hus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought.For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals. Even if human strive for goals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals’goals, once those goals are gained, happiness is reinforced.Uint2Task 2: T he Voice LiftAfter the face-lift, the forehead tightened, and the (S1) nose job, something still might be revealing your age: your (S2) voice.For patients who think their trembly, hoarse words don’t (S3) match their newly face and figure, there’s a procedure that claims to make them (S4) sound younger too: the voice lift.T here are two general kinds of voice lifts. In some cases, implants (S5) inserted through an incision in the (S6) neck bring the vocal cords closer together. Doctors also use injections of (S7) fat or other substances to plump up the cords, so that the voice sounds younger.(S8) T he voice lift is becoming more widely known among an aging population, who try to make themselves sound younger.“I speak in a great deal, or I was shouting, on a particular day, at the end of the day, I would feel exhausted,”said Robert Brown, 75, (S9) a retired construction engineer who underwent the voice lift several years ago, “I don’t know if I sound younger, but the hoarseness is gone, which is such a great improvement.”(S10) Voice lift can also benefit people like performers, lawyers, teachers, and telephone operators who need to have a strong voice and hope to shave years off the sound of their voice.Uint3Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican RepublicScriptT he death too continues to (S1) climb from last week’s flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. T he U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least1,068 people are dead, 1,600 are (S3) missing, and 25,000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of (S4)assistance. In Dominican Republic, 414 are dead and 274 are missing, all from the town of Jimani.A key(S5) factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive deforestation and the (S6) presence of settlements along the floodplains of rivers.T he flooding was driven by intense rainfall. A low-pressure system (S7) originating in Central America brought exceptionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from May 18 t o25. (S8) Rainfall exceeded 500 mm (or 19.7 inches) along the border areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic during that period. At the town of Jimani, Dominican Republic, 250mm (or 10 inches) of rain fell in just 24 h ours, causing the Solie River to overflow its banks from May24 to 25.T he heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding and extensive debris flowed over the entire region. Swollen rivers and debris cut off many of the roads traversing the area along the base of the mountains. (S9) T his made it difficult for humanitarian relief worker to rescue stranded people and deliver badly. Now people want to know: How often do floods and related landmass movement also caused landsides in a few places.(S10)Analysis of the past date shows that major floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are now a near-annual event. Since 1986, twelve lethal events have occurred on the island.Task3: A BlizzardScriptA blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow.Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, there are many different definitions of what a blizzard truly is. But it is generally agreed that in order to be classified as ablizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. T he storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile for three hours running. Include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speed of at least 32 miles per hour, which means Force 7 or more on the Wind Scale.Another standard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must have winds of 40 kilometers per hour or mi=ore, plenty of snow, visibility less than 1 kilometer, a temperature of less than -25 degrees Celsius, and all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more, before the storm can properly be called a blizzard.When all these conditions continue after snow has stopped falling, the storm is referred t o as a ground blizzard.An extensive form of blizzard is a whiteout, when the downdrafts, together with snowfall, become so sever that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air. People caught in a whiteout can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction. Severe blizzard can also occur along with arctic cyclones.Uint4Task 2: SOHOScriptT he modern concept of small office and home office, or small and home office, often (S1) shorted to SOHO, is concerned with business that employ from one to ten workers. Also (S2) known as a virtual business, the SOHO has not evolved beyond the idea of an (S3) independent business person who has a few support stall members.Business (S4)enterprises that are large are often called Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.Before the19th century and the (S5) spread of the industrial revolution around the globe, (S6) nearly all offices were small offices or home offices, with only a few exceptions. Most businesses were small, and (S7) so was the amount of paperwork that went with their business activities.At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, the term “Small or Home Office”and (S8) the acronym SOHO have been used t to great extent by companies that sell products to large number of small business with a small-sized office.Some products are often designed specifically for the SOHO market. (S9) Many books are written and sold specifically for this type of office to tell people how to equip a small office.Nowadays many consultants, lawyers, and real estate agents in small and medium-sized towns operate from such home offices.(S10) In the field of software development, engineers often have to work 20 hours or more at a stretch, so they can hardly adapt to normal office hours. T hey often work in small offices to have more freedom.Task3: T he Role of Job DescriptionsScriptPeople who don’t understand what their employers expect them to do may be headed for one of the most common and yet most avoidable career traps. If your boss doesn’t take the time to explain properly what you are expected to do in your position. T hen keep asking questions until you know precisely what it is. Don’t limit your questions to matter of everyday routine. Lee Colby, a management consultant based in Minneapolis, offers his advice. He says you can ask more significant questions like, “What are our departmwnt’s goals? How does my work fit in with theoverall objective of the company?”T hat method helped Lisa James, an assistant manager at an electronics company. When James was transferred to a new department seven years ago, she found herself not only working for the manager of quality control, but assisting three other managers. Because the job was both demanding and ill-defined, James had to put in ten-hour days as well as take work home. T o clarify what was expected of her and what she hoped to get from her job in terms of career department, she drafted a list of goals in collaboration with her principal boss. T he list proved so well though out that her boss used it as the basis for her annual performance reviews. Shortly afterwards, she was given a raise for her efficient work.If your boss is vague about what your goals should be, try this technique suggested by Atkin Simon, director of a Boston-based management-consulting firm: Read your position description, which most large firms provide, and identify the two or three most important tasks it mentions. T hen meet with your boss, point out the tasks you’ve chosen and ask if they accurately reflect what your boss considers important.Uint5Task 2: A Hard-nosed BossScriptMr. Stone was known far and wide as a hard-nosed boss who (S1) watched his employees like a hawk. He was making one of his regular tours of the factory (S2) when he spotted a young man leaning against a (S3)pile of boxes just outside the foreman’s office. Since George, the foreman, wasn’t around. Stone stood off to the side and watched to see just how ling the young men would stand (S4) around doing nothing.T he young man yawned, scratched his head, looked at his watch, and sat on the floor. After ten minutes or so he yawned again and (S5) leaned back on the pile of boxes.Stone stepped from his (S6) hiding place and walked up to the young man. “You!”he yelled, “How much do you make a week?”T he young man looked up (S7) indifferently. “T wo hundred and fifty dollars,”He said.(S8) Stone rushed into the cashier’s office, took$250 from the cash box, and returned. “T ake it,” he said, “and get out! Don’t let me see you around here again!”T he young man took the cash, put it in his pocket, and left. (S9) Seeing the young man showed no sign of embarrassment, Stone got furious. T hen he went looking for George. When he found him, Stone was red with anger. “T hat lazy boy in front of your office,”S tone said, “I just gave him a week’s pay and fired him. What’s the matter with you, letting him stand around as though he has nothing to do?”“You mean the kid in the red shirt?” George asked.“Yes! T he kid in the red shirt!”George said, “(S10) He was waiting for the 20 dollars we owe him for lunch. He works for the coffee shop around the corner.”Task3: Layoffs can be predicted.ScriptIn some cases companies inform their employees in advance that layoffs are coming. In other cases, they come without warning: You arrive on time for work on a Friday, but you are told not to come next week. Ouch!In either case, you may be able to sense some bad signs in advance. Maybe the company hastried very hard to avoid layoffs; maybe it has been preparing for the worst for quite some time. If you think about the bad omens carefully, you might know as much or more than some of the employees in managerial positions with management responsibilities.For example, if you work in sales, you might know that quotas have not been met. If you work in field engineering, you might notice far fewer customer installations. If your company’s competitors, suppliers or customers are laying off employees, it’s likely your company will too, especially if economic conditions are affecting your industry. C heck the layoff statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Search the Net and your local newspaper too for articles concerning layoffs in your industry.Do things like bad sales always mean that layoffs are coming to your company? Not necessarily. Companies have seasonal and economic sales dips all the time, and are always looking for ways to improve their performance. So, if you see only one or two bad signs, don’t jump to a hasty conclusion. But if you see more, especially along the lines of earnings warnings, budget cuts, hiring freezes, restructuring, and massive layoffs in your industry, it might just be time to get your resume up to date and start looking for a new job. Also, it might e a good idea to cancel your vacation, implement money-saving measures, and become more useful on your job. You should prepare in advance if you think you might get the axe soon.Uint6Task 2: Is it really bad luck?ScriptAre you worried because you have just broken a mirr or? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a (S1) terrible thing to do. T hey say it will bring you seven years of (S2) misfortune. T he reason behind this belief stems the old idea that a person’s soul is in their (S3) reflection, so that if you smash your mirror, you soul will be (S4) damaged too, dooming you do an early death, and not giving you entry to (S5) heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes—if you very carefully (S6) pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be”(S7) washed away”..Of all number, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. (S8) Some people claim that the number is bad luck because thirteen people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with thirteen at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, twelve gods had gathered for a feast when a thirteenth, Loke, entered. After the meal, Loke killed Balder, who was the most beloved of all the gods.(S9) Friday the thirteenth of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the thirteenth of March is the worst of the all.T he number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is luck. T he seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and (S10) When people talk about the “seven-year itch”they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete chan ge in personality.Task3: T he Status on Easter IslandScriptOne of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues on Easter Island. T he island is one of the most remote places on Earth, located in the southern Pacific Ocean. It was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722 by a Dutch captain, but it is covered with hundreds of giant statues, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.Who carved these statures, and how and why were they put there?Nobody knows the answer for sure, but many ate trying to find out. T here are many theories to explain this mystery. It has even been suggested the space aliens may have played a role regarding these giant statues. Another theory relates to the fact that Easter Island was inhabited by Polynesian seafarers, who traveled thousand of miles in their canoes, guided by the stars, the color of sky and the sun , the shapes of clouds, and the presence of birds making flights out to sea seeking food. T he Polynesians first arrived on the island in 499A.D.However, the ocean currents which carried them there would mot take them back. T hey were trapped and, having arrived there, could not leave. T he Polynesians probable cared the statues themselves, perhaps as religious symbols.To date, 887 statues have been discovered on the island. However, only a few statues were carried intended destination. T he rest were abandoned along the way.T he statues appear to have been carved out of the top edge of walls of a volcano on the island. After a statue was carved, it may have been rolled or dragged down to the base of the volcano. T hen it was put upright, and ropes were tied around it. Using a pulley system, the statue was moves to its intended destination.At its peak, the population of Eater Island is believed to have reached 11,000. Eventually, the resources of the island were exhausted, and the people resorted to cannibalism, eating one another. Work on the statues stopped and the statues were knocked over. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people lad died out.。
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Unit 1Life is a learning curveListening to the worldSharingScriptsH = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, I’m studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it quite difficult. Today we’re asking people about learning new things.Part 2W1: I’m learning to speak another language, actually. I’m learning French. I’m also learning, er, to drive.W2: I’m learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them.W3: I’m learning to speak Spanish.W4: I am learning Arabic.M1: Well, I’ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now. And it’s a constant process, so still learning bits, yes.W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment, and I’m finding it quite hard.M2: The courses I’m taking are, are training courses for leadership, er, negotiation, (and) evaluation. M3: I’m learning Swahili.W6: At the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults.W7: I’m studying part-time after work.M4: I’ve er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.W9: I’m in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing I’m doing at the moment.M5: At the moment, I’m taking up a new instrument. It’s a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and it’s called the mbira. Er, let me show you.Part 3H: What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever learned?M5: Patience, I think.W4: Arabic.M2: Courage.W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish. W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult.W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. It’s a combination of all of these things. And yes, that was very difficult because there were lots of unusual body movements to learn.W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and that’s got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. It’s quite difficult by most standards.M4: I think I found French very hard at school.W2: Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er ... and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningScriptsP = presenter; S = SallyP: Hi. You’re listening to Ask the Expert and in today’s program we’re talking about languages and how to learn a language. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally.S: Hello.P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, “I’ve just started learning English. My problem is that I’m too frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so I’m worried about saying the wrong thing.” Have you got any advice for Andy?S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.P: Speaking to himself? I’m not sure that’s a good idea.S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice.You don’t have to feel embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like – what you had for breakfast, where you’re going for the weekend – anything.And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your pronunciation, so you won’t feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy should try it.P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar?S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but that’s nota problem. That’s how he’ll learn. Andy shouldn’t worry about making mistakes.P: You’re right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and don’t worry about making mistakes. Our next problem comes from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, “The problem is I can’t understand native speakers. They speak so fast and I can’t understand their pronunciation.” So Sally, any ideas for Olivia?S: Well, first of all it’s a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television.P: OK – that’s a good idea.S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read at the same time, it’ll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking.P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, I’m afraid that’s all we have time for today, but next week we’ll be …ViewingScriptsN = Narrator; I = Ian Deary; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.N: Recent research into the history of IQ tests in Scotland suggests your IQ score might predict, to an extent at least, your health and even your life expectancy.W1: You have 45 minutes to do the test, OK?M1: OK.N: Bill and Davina are 79 years old. This is the second time they’ve done this test. The first time was in 1932, when every 11-year-old in Scotland was put through an intelligence test. It’s theonly time this kind of mass testing has ever been done in the UK. The results were rediscovered recently in an Edinburgh basement. If you want to know how our intelligence changes as we get older, these results are a potential goldmine.I: We brought hundreds of people back and we got them to sit the exact same test that they had sat when they were aged 11. Now, these people are now 79 or 80 years old. We gave the same instructions. We gave the same test. And we gave the same time limit.M2: It was a little stickier than I thought it would be.M3: I walked through it quite happily, quite honestly.W2: I felt I must have been very bright at 11 if I sat that exam and passed.N: There were some intriguing results. Almost everyone had a better score at 80 than they did at 11.But some had gone from being just averagely intelligent to a much higher level.I: Now, that’s what really drives our research. We’re interested in: Why have those people who’ve gone (people gone) from IQ 100, at age 11, up to 110 or 120? What have they done right? What can be the recipe for successful aging? We’re finding that the person with more education, even though they had the same IQ in childhood, is doing slightly better in old age, on average. The person who had a more professional job, in old age, is doing slightly better on average than the person who had a manual job, despite the fact that they started at the same level. The people who smoked have got slightly less good mental ability than you would expect.N: What’s even more remarkable is that the kids who had higher IQ scores at 11 are the very ones still alive today. So it seems high IQ in childhood is good for survival.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsA: Ah, OK, so we need to think of the best ideas for taking tests.B: Yep.A: Er, well, how about this one? It’s a good idea to study with friends at the same time each day. B: Mm, in my opinion, this is a really good idea. You can make it a regular part of your daily life. A: You mean like having breakfast at the same time, lunch at the same time, studying at the same time.B: Yes. And also I think it helps when you study with friends.A: Yeah, I, I think it’s more motivating.B: And you can actually talk to someone, not just look at books. I find that if I’m only reading my notes it’s easy to lose concentration. I start thinking about other things. But when you are talking to someone, it really helps you concentrate. So, yes, I agree with this one.A: OK. Another idea is not to eat too much before the exam.B: Oh, really?A: Mm, when I eat a lot, I get sleepy.B: Oh, I see. I think it depends. Because if you don’t eat enough, you start to feel hungry in the middle of the exam.A: Mm, that’s true.B: And then you can’t concentrate.A: Yeah, that’s true.B: So, I’m not sure about this advice, for me. As I said, I think it depends. I always try to eat a good meal before an exam. I’m so nervous that I never get sleepy.A: Hm. OK. What other ideas do you have?B: Well, there’s one thing I always do before an exam.A: What’s that?B: I go to bed early the night before.A: Right.B: I always try to sleep for eight hours the night before the exam.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: It is the third time my paper has been rejected by journals because of language problems.M: You know, there is a writing center on campus. I had never got a grade better than C for any of my term papers before they helped me out.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Conversation 2M: You said you would choose Spanish as your second foreign language. Why did you finally choose French instead?W: My grandfather speaks fluent French and he says that French is a language that any truly cultured person must know.Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?Conversation 3W: You seem to have no problem understanding native speakers now. How about Dr. Brown’s speech last night?M: Excellent. But it was still too fast for me to follow, especially when Dr. Brown talked about those abstract theories.Q: What did the man do last night?Conversation 4M: It seems to me that Melissa is in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with her?W: Melissa forgot to bring her identification card yesterday and she was not allowed to enter the contest. You know she had prepared for the contest for months.Q: What made Melissa unhappy?Conversation 5W: I think my time at school is wasted because it is just studying books and doing tests.M: But you also learn new ideas and new ways of thinking. And more importantly you meet people and develop your understanding of people at school.Q: What does the man think of the woman’s opinion?Long conversationScriptsM: Miranda, let’s speak about your performance in class. You’re not participating; you’re careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don’t want to be here, do you?W: I’m sorry Dr. Smith. It’s just … I’ve got lots of things to do. I’m studying Web design and I’ma first-class player on our golf team. It’s hard to see why I need to take a Spanish language class!M: Well, I’m sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I’m supposed to learn Spanish – on top of everything else I have to learn? It’s just too much! And ifI don’t spend enough time on the golf course, I won’t remain a first-class player on the golf team.I still don’t see why I should learn a language that’s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses onthe golf course or in Web design!M: Listen Miranda, I’ve known your father since we were students at university 20 years ago – and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.W: Yes, of course, you’re like my favorite uncle.M: Your brain isn’t like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it’s like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.Passage 1ScriptsI began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method of studyingverbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester.This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material!Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of theclassroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish.I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with achurch group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun.I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the community schools and also used my Spanishto teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most!Q1: What do we know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school?Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school?Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?Passage 2Scripts and answersHave you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an 1) alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite 2) numerous reasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3) traditional school environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the 4) academic instruction at public and private schools. Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated 5) countryside or living briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletes and actors are taught at home.Homeschoolers often 7) take advantage of educational opportunities at museums, libraries, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, parks, and other community resources. 8) Secondary school level students may take classes at community colleges, which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are family- centered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a collective effort to broaden the scope of their children’s education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do hands-on and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes 10) serve as volunteers to keep costs low and make the program a success.Unit 2 Journey into the unknownListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn’t one place I think of as home.I’ve lived in Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I’m asking people about travel.Part 2W1: I love travel. It’s one of my passions.M1: Well, I enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several times. I lived there, and I’ve lived here, and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed that very much.W2: I’ve done quite a bit of traveling on holidays and stuff. I think it’s good, good experience.W3: You get to meet different people coming from different backgrounds, and that’s really important to get an understanding.M2: It’s always just nice to get out and experience a different culture and different lifestyle.W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, any country.W5: I love to travel to different countries.M3: Absolutely love traveling. I’ve been traveling for about two and a half years solid now.W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to Egypt. I’ve been to Malta.M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in different countries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom.Part 3F: What do you like about traveling?M3: I think you mature a lot when you travel. You, er, you learn … oh, just completely different experiences to what you’re used to at home.W6: I like the airport experience. I love that.M5: I like the arrival more than the traveling.W5: To see art especially. We love to see theater in other countries.M4: You see some, some of the most beautiful scenery around the world which you wouldn’t experience in other countries.M2: I just really like getting out there and experiencing a different culture, getting far away from, you know, what we’re used to in Australia, and meeting new people.W4: The anticipation of being in a new place, of seeing very different things, er, of hearing a different language, (and) of eating different food. Everything that travel has to offer.Part 4F: What don’t you like?W6: I don’t like long flights.W3: I suppose plane journeys aren’t always the most exciting of things.W1: Flying. I don’t particularly like flying, but it’s a necessity when you live in Ireland, you know. M2: I suppose the biggest problem I have with traveling is living out of a suitcase.W4: In all honesty, I actually see the whole travel as an adventure in itself. So, er, when, when I was backpacking, and we all … we ran out of money, or we were in dangerous situations, I actually quite enjoyed that.M4: You spend a lot of time outside the United Kingdom, and the disadvantage of that is, that you, you tend to miss families and friends. I miss out on normal things in life, so … I’ve been outside the United Kingdom for two thirds of the year. I’d say that’s the main disadvantage.W5: The hardest thing for me is that I am handicapped. And so sometimes getting around, especially very old cities, is very difficult.M5: My wife’s usually late for … getting to the airport. It wasn’t until I, I got married I actually started missing flights.ListeningScriptsOne place that I think everyone should have the chance to see is Venice. But the problem is that this beautiful and charming city is slowly sinking. Ever since the 14th century engineers have tried to work out a way to stop the floods in Venice, but so far nobody has managed. Sometimes there are as many as 40 floods per year between March and September, and Venice is actually sinking at a rate of two and a half inches every decade. It’s very possible that your grandchildren, and their grandchildren will never have the chance to see this fragile city. Everyone should have the chance to enjoy the city, to walk across its famous bridges, through its ancient squares. There are no cars in Venice, and many people think it helps this to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. So, can it be saved?Well, they are trying. Barriers are being put in to try and stop the water getting too high. This is viewed as a temporary measure, although they should last 100 years, so the problem is finding a permanent solution. If you want my advice, go there while you still can, and then together we can put pressure on the government to spend the money it needs to find a permanent way to keep this beautiful and historic city for future generations. We have an opportunity now to save this city, and we must, before it’s too late.ViewingScriptsV = V oice-over; M1 = Man 1, etc.; JL = Joanna Lumley; W1 = Woman 1, etc.;EH = Eamonn Holmes; JJE = Jocelyn Jee Esien; AF = Alex Fraser;JP = John Palmer; MJ = Melanie Jones; LS = Lucy Sassoon; Vs = VoicesV: There are so many amazing places to see around the world. Here are some of your favorites.Welcome to Bangkok! With over six million people, it’s big, it’s busy and you love it! It’s very good for shopping and the nightlife is great, too.M1: It’s got lots of clubs, bars, shops, food … Everything you need, really.V: There are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is an important place for Buddhists around the world, and tourists love to visit the temples, too.V: You also love the Masai Mara in Kenya. It’s a fantastic place to watch animals: zebras, elephants, antelope, hippos, and lions. You can see them all. So, why is it so special?JL: Huge open spaces, fantastic animals, just wide open freedom, warmth, friendliness, and all underneath the great African skies.V: Now a popular, romantic city … the city of lights, Paris.W1: To me, Paris is elegant, romantic and expensive.W2: Go in the spring and enjoy the art galleries.V: And enjoy the views of the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower.V: Back to Africa now, South Africa. Yes, it’s Cape Town. And behind Cape Town is the 1,000-meter-high Table Mountain, with its fantastic views.EH: Cape Town is one of my top three places on earth.JJE: Friendly people, loads of beaches, and the food is unbelievably cheap.M2: We went there um, over New Year and it was lovely. I mean, just a lovely, lovely place.EH: Great place, Cape Town.V: You love the mountains and beaches that make Cape Town so special. And these little guys – the penguins.V: This is the big moment: the number one place to see before you die. Your favorite is … the Grand Canyon! The Grand Canyon is an amazing place. You can read about the Grand Canyon and you can look at photographs and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing.AF: There is so much to see that you never stop seeing something new.JP: The colors are just so … amazing.MJ: With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors in the canyon change.LS: I remember actually sitting there … and I just cried.V: But there’s only one word that everyone says when they talk about the Grand Canyon:Vs: It really is awesome … Just completely awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the word … It was awesome … Awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the only word … Truly awesome. Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsConversation 1Man: Excuse me. We’re trying to get to the carnival. Is this the right bus stop?Woman: Yes, but you don’t need the bus. It’s very close.Man: Oh! Can we walk?Woman: Yes, it takes about 10 minutes from here. Just go straight on. You’ll hear the music! Man: OK. Thank you very much.Conversation 2Woman: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right way? Man: Um … Plaza Hotel, er, Plaza Hotel. Oh, yes, keep going, past the cinema and take the first left.Woman: OK.Man: Then keep going for about 15 minutes until you reach the end of the road. And you’ll see the sign for the hotel. You can’t miss it.Woman: OK. Um, can you show me on the map?Man: Sure.Conversation 3Man 1: Excuse me, we want to get to The Grand Motel. Is it far?Woman: Um … sorry, I’ve no idea. Jim, do you know?Man 2: What?Woman: The Grand Motel?Man 2: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it’s just over there. Er, just go to the end of this street. Go left and go past the … um … there’s a restaurant. Go past the restaurant and it’s on the left. Man 1: On the left. So I need to go to the end of the street, turn left, go past the restaurant and it’s on the left. Man 2: Yeah, that’s it.Man 1: Thanks a lot.Group discussionScriptsOK, well, we would like to go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far from other places. Er, we are going to travel there by plane and stay with different families and the trip is going to take three months. We want to experience the local culture, their music, food, and way of life. So our plan is to speak to the local people about these things and to film them. We hope to find out about their traditions and to see what they think of their history. Well, um, finally, my husband and I always wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it when I was a child and I saw pictures of these amazing stone heads on the island. So for us this is the journey of our dreams.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: I still can’t decide whether we should have a whole package tour or a self-drive tour.W: A whole package tour means having to spend time in the confined quarters of a coach, bus or train with people you are not familiar with, but considering our budget, perhaps we have to sacrifice comfort and privacy.Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?Conversation 2W: I was so shocked when I saw the tiny, dirty houses where the children grew up.M: So was I. I’m afraid that they don’t have enough food, let alone go to school. Next time we should have our daughter come with us. She always takes things for granted. Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?Conversation 3M: I will say it again: India is not a safe place for a woman to travel alone.W: But if I wear the proper clothes, and learn the cultural dos and don’ts, it should be fine. Please don’t be so alarmed.Q: What will the woman do?Conversation 4W: I’m going to travel with my five-year-old this summer. But I feel kind of uncertain whether things will work out.M: You know Jane? She and her husband spend every holiday traveling in a jeep with their son and dog. Probably you should go to her before you go.Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?Conversation 5M: Many people love a good story about somebody traveling in time – either to repair the future, or to observe the past. Why are time travel stories so popular?W: I think it’s human nature to dream of what-ifs. What if I could see an alien? Q:What are the two speakers talking about?Long conversationScriptsM: It’s good to have you back at work Emily. How was your trip to the Amazon rainforest?W: It was like a spectacular dream; I saw so many more things than I ever could have imagined. The plants are so thick that you couldn’t even see the sun or the sky above, and there are more shades of green than I’ve seen before in my life!M: Wow, with so many plants, how did you get around?W: We rode a tour boat down the Amazon River – it connects the whole jungle, and the local people use it to travel, too. It’s amazing being somewhere so far away from technology, without any electricity for miles and miles. The local people don’t even see the world outside of the jungle, never traveling more than 15 minutes up or down the river their whole lives!M: What an entirely different lifestyle! It must be completely different there. Did you get to meet any of the villagers?W: Oh yes! Here’s the story: I finished a small blue bottle of wine and was about to throw it away.The tour guide told me to save it. Later, when we arrived at one of the villages, he introduced me to an old woman there who greeted our boat. I gave her the wine bottle as a gift. She looked at it like a great treasure, and she said that it would be an honored prize for her hut. I was shocked that something so small and common for me – could mean so much!M: Emily, I suppose we really take modern life for granted.Q1: What does the woman say about the plants in the Amazon rainforest?Q2: What does the woman say about the local people?Q3: Why was the old woman in the village so excited?Q4: What has the woman learned from her traveling experience?Passage 1ScriptsI believe watching nature programs on television is not going to give us and our children a real experience of nature. On the contrary, they may distance us from nature – actual nature – even further.Because real nature experiences mean contact with nature. It means being with and within nature, to experience it with all five senses.True, TV programs give us joy but they will never be able to help us form a relationship with nature. We watch our small screens come alive with the vivid colors and we all let out “aahhhh …” and “wooooow”. But, never once will we feel the pleasure of being close to nature.Worse still – the programs such as those on the Discovery Channel make nature seem so strange, and so far away, in the forests of the Amazon or in the wilds of Africa. Children may grow up without even realizing that the flowers, plants or a couple of trees in their backyard are nature and they are。
大学英语视听说听力原文第三版第二册
大学英语视听说听力原文第三版第二册Book 2 Unit 1 All about MeLesson A Listening and Speaking The People in My Life2. Listening Activity 1 Nosy Nora Audio Track 2-1-1 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 2 A. 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 are 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 building, 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!Activity 2 Just a few old keepsakes Audio Track 2- 1-3 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 something 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 just 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 t hink it’s time we put this box way and?Activity 3: My first trip alone Audio Track 2- 1-5At the age of thirteen 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. Ma 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. I the end, I didn’t want to go home!Activity 4: Making memories Audio Track 2- 1-7 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 thatyou 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 mygrandparents,” “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. Activity 5: A book of memories Audio Track 2- 1-9 Yearbook in the United StatesMost 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 second-year students. The last photos are the first year students, the freshmen. The yearbook is not only about students. The teachers have photos, too. The yearbook also has photos and descriptions of sports teams, academic subjects, andextracurricular activities. These are activities students do after school, such as the chess club and Spanish club. There is even a yearbook club. Students in this club write, design, and take photos all year for the yearbook. At the end of the year, the book is printed.In the yearbook, some students receive special titles. The seniors vote and choose the “class clown” (afunny student), the “most likely to succeed“ (a student everyone thinks will be successful), and the “best dressed” (a student with a good fashion sense). There are also other awards and categories.Students typically sign each other’s yearbooks. This is especially important for the seniors, because they are graduating. Students write notes to each other, such as, “We had a lot of fun,” or “I’ll never forget you.” They also write about all the fun and funny experiences they shared in school together.11/21页Audio Track 2- 1-131. He’s dating a really nice girl.2. I’m fixing my car.3. She’s working in her garden.4.We’re gong to the movies. Speaking and CommunicationActivity 1 I’d like you to meet? Audio Track 2- 1-14Conversation 1 Maria: Hi, Junko.Junko: Hi, Maria. It’s good to see you again! How are you?Maria: I’m fine, thanks. How about you? Junko: I’m fine.Maria: Junko, this is Ricardo. We’re classmates. We’re both taking accounting this semester.Junko: Hi, Ricardo. Maria: Hi, Junko.Conversation 2Yong Il: Hi, let me introduce myself. I’m Yong Il. Ileana: Nice to meet you. My name is Ileana.Yong Il: It’s nice to meet you, too, Ileana. I’d like you to meet Tammy.Ileana: Nice to meet you, Tammy. Yong Il: Nice to meet you, too, Ileana.Ileana: We’re colleagues. We work in the same department.Audio Track 2- 1-16 Liu Xiang: David, let me introduce you to Shakira, one of the greatest singers and songwriters of our time.She is from Colombia in Latin America.David: It’s very nice to meet you, Shakira. Shakira: Very nice to meet you too, David. What do you do?Davi d: I’m an international footballer and a model.Shakira: Oh! In which country do you play football? David: I’ve won football championships for teams in England, Spain and America. Shakira: That’s wonderful. Did you know Liu Xiang is an extremely talented athlete too? David: Oh Shakira, you are too kind. Lesson B Special people and memoriesVideo Track 2- 1-1Alex: The most important people in my life are my mother, my father, my two sisters, and my brother. Alejandra: My grandmother is a very important person to me. Her name is Ester and she is 80 years old. Kumiko: The special person in my family is my grandfather, because he’s always kind to me and supportive.Calum: My friends are important to me because I like to go out with them and I can talk to them about most things. I think the three most important people in my life are my friends Tony, Dan, and David. Video Track 2- 1-2Kumiko: The special person in my family is my grandfather,because he’s always kind to me and supportive. Calum: My friends are important to me because I like to go out with them and I can talk to them about most things.I think the three most important people in my life are my friends Tony, Dan, and David. Video Track 2- 1-3 Catherine: Memories are very important to me. I have a shoe box where I put all the letters and pictures andall the little things that I’ve collected for the past years and ?um? have it in the shoe box.Agnes: My favorite memory is my visit to my grandfather. He was a very old and wise man and he told me a lot of interesting stories.Calum: One of my happiest memories is when I was a child and I went outside Scotland for the first time. I wentto an amusement park in France and I had a very good time there with my family. Julianna: One of the happiest memories from my childhood was my first day of school. I was really excited andthe thing I wanted the most was to learn how to read.City Living A favorite keepsake Video Track 2- 1-4 Sun-hee: Hey, what are you doing?Tara: I’m getting ready for my blind date.Sun-hee: A blind date? You don’t know this man? Tara: No, but he’s a friend of Claudia’s, so it should be OK.Sun-hee: Oh. So where did she meet him?Tara: They met at work. He’s a colleague of hers. He’s from Brazil, too, but he’s working in the U.S. office right now.Sun-hee: Are you excited?Tara: Excited? and a little nervous! What jewelry should I wear? Sun-hee: I don’t know. Hey,what’s that? That’s nice.Tara: This? Oh, this is a bracelet my first boyfriend, Joe, gave me. Isn’t it beautiful?Sun-hee: Yeah. Tara: We were so “in love.” Too bad we were only 17—too young.Sun-hee: What’s this?Tara: That? Oh, that’s a souvenir fr om my first trip to the U.S.I was five years old. Sun-hee: Why are you still hanging on to it?Tara: Oh, I’m keeping it for the memories.Sun-hee: How about this? Tara: Now, that is my favorite keepsake. It’s a pendant from my grandmother. She gave it t o me when I was 18years old.Sun-hee: For your birthday? Tara: No. I was in my first year of college and things were rough. I had no friends. I hated my classes. I didn’t think I could make it. And one day my grandmother told me a story. Sun-hee: Yeah? Tara: My grandmother’s father died when she was only eight years old. Things were hard for her family afterthat. She went to school. She helped out at home and she had a job.Sun-hee: She was just a little girl! Tara: I know. She worked really hard throughout her whole childhood. So, when my grandmother turned 18, her22/21页mother gave her this pendant to say “thank you”.Sun-hee: That was nice.Tara: Yeah. So? when life was difficult for me in college, my grandmother gave me the pendant as a reminder to be strong?Sun-hee: That’s beautiful. And it’s perfect for tonight.Tara: You know, you’re right. Here goes? Video Track 2- 1-5 Sun-hee: Hey, what are you doing?Tara: I’m getting ready for my blind date. Sun-hee: A blind date? You don’t know this man?Tara: No, but he’s a friend of Claudia’s, so it should be OK.Sun-hee: Oh. So where did she meet him? Tara: They met at work. He’s a colleague of hers. He’s from Brazil, too, but he’s working in the U.S. officeright now.Sun-hee: Are you excited? Tara: Excited? and a little nervous! What jewelry should I wear? Sun-hee: I don’t know. Hey, what’s that? That’s nice.Video Track 2- 1-6 Tara: This? Oh, this is a bracelet my first boyfriend, Joe, gave me. Isn’t it beautiful?Sun-hee: Yeah.Tara: We were so “in love.” Too bad we were only 17—too young. Sun-hee: What’s this?Tara: That? Oh, that’s a souvenir from my first trip to the U.S.I was five years old. Sun-hee: Why are you still hanging on to it? Tara: Oh, I’m keeping it for the memories.Video Track 2- 1-7Sun-hee: How about this? Tara: Now, that is my favorite keepsake. It’s a pendant from my grandmother. She gave it to me when I was 18years old.Sun-hee: For your birthday? Tara: No. I was in my first year of college and things were rough. I had no friends. I hated my classes. Ididn’t think I could make it. And one day my grandmothertold me a story. Sun-hee: Yeah? Tara: My grandmot her’s father died when she was only eight years old. Things were hard for her family afterthat. She went to school. She helped out at home and she had a job. Sun-hee: She was just a little girl! Tara: I know. She worked really hard throughout her whole childhood. So, when my grandmother turned 18, hermother gave her this pendant to say thank you.Sun-hee: That was nice. Tara: Yeah. So? when life was difficult for me in college, my grandmother gave me the pendant as a reminderto be strong?Sun-hee: T hat’s beautiful. And it’s perfect for tonight. Tara: You know, you’re right. Here goes?Book 2 Unit 2 Express YourselfLesson A Listening and Speaking Feelings 2. ListeningAudio Track 2-2-1A. The woman in the red is smiling and the woman in the blue jeans beside her is laughing. Why are they so happy?B. Maybe they’re going to the movies and they are excited. Activity 1 Why are you smiling?Audio Track 2-2-21.Angie: Okay, what’s the next question? Marc: The next question is? What’s the capital of Greenland?Angie:(yawning)?It’s ?Marc: Angie! Angie: What?Marc: Stop yawning. This is serious!Angie: I’m sorry. I’m listening. 2. Pablo: So, my plane leaves at 8:00, and ? hey Carolyn, are you crying?Carolyn: No, not really.Pablo: Yes, you are! What’s wrong? Carolyn: Well, it’s summer vacation and you’re going away.Pablo: Come on now. Don’t cry. It’s only for three months.Carolyn: Okay. But write to me. I’ll miss you. 3. Vickie: T ony, what’re you doing?Tony: I’m planning our trip to Las Vegas! Ugh! I can’t find a hotel room.Vickie: So we can’t visit Las Vegas? Tony: No, we can’t. Hey Vickie, why are you smiling?Vickie: I don’t really want to go to Vegas, Tony. I’m glad. Now we can visit London instead! Activity 2: What are they doing? Audio Track 2-2-41.Man: Where are you running to, Paula?Woman: I have Connie’s wallet. I need to give it to her. Man: Come on. I’ll help you.Woman: I don’t see C onnie anywhere.Man: Look! She’s over there, standing at the bus stop. Woman: Oh, yeah, I see her. Connie! Connie!Man: She doesn’t see us.Woman: You’re right. It’s too noisy, and she’s talking to someone. 2.Man: Well, here we are. This is my mom’s hou se.33/21页Woman: It’s beautiful.Man: Hey, Jen. Are you okay?Woman: I’m just a little nervous. It’s my first time meeting your mother. Man: Come on. Don’t worry. Here she is now.Woman 2: Hi, Tim!Man: Hi, Mom. I’d like you to meet Jen. Woman 2: Hi, Jen. It’s very nice to meet you.Woman: It’s nice to meet you, too. Mrs. Harris.3.Man: Hey, Anne. Where are you going? Woman: I’m going to the library to study.Man: For what? It’s only 7:00 a.m.!W oman: My final exams. They’re next week. Man: Wow, well, good luck!Woman: Thanks!4.Woman: Bill, it’s late. Where’s the theater? Man: Hmmm?I think it’s near here.Woman: Are you sure? What street is this?Man: Uhm? I don’t know. Woman: Where’s the ma p? I want to check.Activity 3: How are you doing?Audio Track 2-2-6Paula: So, Jane, what are you doing these days? Jane: I’m working in an office. And I’m studying computer science in the evening.Paula: You’re really busy!Jane: That’s for sure! And in my free time, I’m learning Spanish for my vacation. I’m planning a trip to Mexico next year.Paula: What about your brothers? How are they doing?Jane: They’re doing great! Alex is helping our father in his business, and Adam is going to Pacific University. Paula: How nice!Jane: Paula, how about you? How are you doing these days?Paula: I’m doing great, too. I’m working on a project about community safety. Jane: Community safety?Paula: Yeah. We’re planning a campaign against theft, fire, AIDS and drugs in our community. Jane: Oh, that sounds interesting! Paula: Yes, indeed it is interesting. And it is very important to the community. Activity 4: Travel Asia: Know before you go!Audio Track 2-2-8Bangladesh People greet their friends by shaking hands softly and then putting their hands over their heart. People in Bangladesh don’t use many gestures. Waving at people and winking are very rude. Don’t touch people on the head. Don’t point with your foot—Bangladeshi people think feet are very dirty. IndonesiaIndonesians greet people with a long handshake, and they bow at the same time. At a meeting, give every person your business card, but use your right hand—using your left hand is very rude. Audio Track 2-2-9ThailandIn Thailand, the traditional greeting is called wai—people put their hands together and bow. Men and women don’t often touch each other in public. Thai people don’t use their hands for gestures, but they love to smile a lot. They sometimes laugh when they feel nervous or embarrassed.The United Arab Emirates People in the United Arab Emirates have some special gestures. When two men meet, they shake hands. Sometimesold men touch noses together. Women kiss their friends on the cheek. If a man meets a woma n, he doesn’t shake hands with her. He just smiles. When you give your friend something, give it to him with your right hand. Don’t use your left hand. And don’t point at people with your finger. Use your hand to gesture towards them. Activity 5: World greetingsAudio Track 2-2-11In Brazil men often shake hands when they meet for the first time. When women meet, they kiss each other on the cheek. Women also kiss male friends to say hello. When you shake hands, look at the person in the eyes.This shows interest and friendliness.In New Zealand, usually, both men and women shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. If you see two people pressing their noses together, they are probably Maori. The Maori are the native people of New Zealand.This is their traditional greeting.In Japan when people meet for the first time, they usually bow. In business, people also shake hands. In formal situation, people often exchange business cards. When you give a business card, give it with two hands. Thisis polite. Special note: In Japan, when people smile it can have different meanings. It usually means that theperson is happy, or that the person thinks something is funny. But it can also mean that the person is embarrassed. PronunciationAudio Track 2-2-131. The man is laughing. The man’s laughing.2. The bus is coming. The bus’s coming.3. Why is she frowning? Why’s she frowning?Audio Track 2-2-141. Tina’s studying in the library.2. My sister’s nervous. She is studying for a test.3. When is your class?4. Cintra’ dad is talking on the phone.5. How’s your family doing?6. Toshi’s car is not working.Speaking and CommunicationAudio Track 2-2-15 Jim: Hi, Katy.Katy: Hey, Jim. How’s it going?Jim: Great! How’re you doing? Katy: I’m stressed.44/21页Jim: Yeah? What’s wrong?Katy: Oh, I have an important test tomorrow.Jim: Well, why aren’t you studying? Katy: I’m kind of tired.Jim: Come on. Let’s have a cup of coffee. Then you can study.Katy: Okay, sounds good! Audio Track 2-2-16A: Hi, Mike!B: Hi, Jim. How are you doing? A: Not so good. Actually I’m a bit angry.B: Yeah? What’s wrong?A: Oh, I’m going to see a football game tonight with my friend Dan, but he’s late. B: Why not give him a call right now?A: I did, but his mobi le is out of service and I couldn’t reach him.B: Calm down. When will the game start? A: It starts in 20 minutes! There’s not much time left to get there.B: Don’t worry. Just take a taxi to the game. Maybe Dan is there already. A: Yeah, I guess that’s the best thing to do! Audio Track 2-2-17Lesson B Feelings and Emotions Video Track 2- 2 -2Alyssa: I don’t like to feel angry or sad or frustrated. I do like to feel happy and excited. When I’m angry, I like to be alone.I don’t like to be around other people.Jennifer: When I have stress, I like to take my dog to the park and throw the ball or throw the Frisbee, andthat relaxes me. Video Track 2- 2 -2Dennis: We have a special way of greeting our elders in the Philippines by taking their hand and kind of kissingit like this. And it’s called mano. Dayanne: In Brazil when you greet a friend you give them a big hug and sometimes yougive them a kiss on thecheek and in some places you give two kisses and in some places three kisses. Miyuki: Bowing is a very polite gesture in Japan, but I often shock people when I stick my hands out to shake their hands because it’s not very common.Agnes: When you greet somebody in Senegal you shake hands for a long time or you can hug, too, and ask about him, and his family, and his friends, and it takes a while. Part 2 City Living An important rule for travelingVideo Track 2- 2 -4Takeshi: Ok, let’s begin. In Japan, you bow when you greet people?like this.(bows) Claudia: (bows) That’s cool!Tara:(Tara enters) Hi! What are you two doing?Claudia: Takeshi is teaching me traditional Japanese greetings for my trip to Japan. Tara: Your trip to Japan? When?Claudia: I have a big meeting in Tokyo in July.Tara: Wow! That’s great. Claudia: I’m a little nervous about the whole trip, though.Takeshi: Why? There’s no need to be nervous.Claudia: I’m kind of worried about making mistakes. I don’t know anything about Japan. Tara: Don’t worry. Everything’s going to be fine.Takeshi: And you have a good teacher. Let’s see, what else? Oh, remember—always use two hands when you givea person your business card?like this.(hands Claudia business card, she responds) Tara: (points to Claudia) Hey! That looks really good, Claudia. Y ou’re a natural!Takeshi: And remember—never use your finger to point. That’s actually rude in a lot of countries. Tara: Really? Takeshi: Yep. Oh, and one more thing. In Japan, for luck, you jump threetimes and nod your head?like this. Claudia: What?Ta keshi: Yeah. Let’s try it, come on. Come on, Claudia, try it. Claudia: Ok.(Claudia starts to jump and nod her head) Takeshi: Good.Claudia: Like this? Takeshi:(winks at Tara) Yup. (Tara and Takeshi laugh)Claudia: Hey! They don’t do that in Japan! You g uys are joking. Oh! TakesCome on Claudia! I only wanted to teach you a very important rule for traveling—relax! And have a littlefun! Claudia: You’re right. Some teacher you are!Video Track 2- 2 -5Takeshi: Ok, let’s begin. In Japan, you bow when you gr eet people?like this.(bows) Claudia: (bows) That’s cool!Tara:(Tara enters) Hi! What are you two doing?Claudia: Takeshi is teaching me traditional Japanese greetings for my trip to Japan. Tara: Your trip to Japan? When?Claudia: I have a big meeting in Tokyo in July.Tara: Wow! That’s great. Video Track 2- 2 -6Claudia: I’m a little nervous about the whole trip, though.Takeshi: Why? There’s no need to be nervous. Claudia: I’m kind of worried about making mistakes. I don’t know anything about Japan. Tara: Don’t worry. Everything’s going to be fine.Video Track 2- 2 -7 Takeshi: And you have a good teacher. Let’s see, what else? Oh, remember—always use two hands when you givea person your business card?like this.(hands Claudia business card, she responds)Tara: (points to Claudia) Hey! That looks really good, Claudia. You’re a natural! T akeshi: And remember—never use your finger to point. That’s actually rude in a lot of countries.55/21页。
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说教程2 听力原文.doc
Unit 1Life is a learning curveListening to the worldSharingScriptsH = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, I’m studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it quite difficult. Today we’re asking people about learning new things.Part 2W1: I’m learning to speak another language, actually. I’m learning French. I’m also learning, er, to drive.W2: I’m learning to play golf at the mom ent. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them.W3: I’m learning to speak Spanish.W4: I am learning Arabic.M1: Well, I’ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now.And it’s a constant process, so still learning bits, yes.W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment, and I’m finding it quite hard.M2: The courses I’m taking are, are training courses for leadership, er, negotiation, (and) evaluation.M3: I’m learning Sw ahili.W6: At the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults.W7: I’m studyi ng part-time after work.M4: I’ve er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.W9: I’m in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing I’m doing at the moment.M5: At the m oment, I’m taking up a new instrument. It’s a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and it’s called the mbira. Er, let me show you.Part 3H: Wh at’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever learned?M5: Patience, I think.W4: Arabic.M2: Courage.W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish. W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult.W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. It’s a combination of all of these things. And yes, that was very difficult because there were lots of unusual body movements to learn.W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and that’s got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. It’s quite difficult by most standards.M4: I think I found French very hard at school.W2: Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er ... and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningScriptsP = presenter; S = SallyP: Hi. You’re list ening to Ask the Expert and in today’s program we’re talking about languages and how to learn a language. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally.S: Hello.P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, “I’ve just start ed learning English. My problem is that I’m too frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so I’m worrie d about saying the wrong thing.” Have you got any advice for Andy?S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.P: Speaking to himself? I’m not sure that’s a good idea.S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice. You don’t have to feel embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like –what you had for breakfast, where you’re going for the weekend – anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your pronunciation, so you won’t feel so frightened in the classro om. Andy should try it.P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar?S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but that’s nota problem. That’s how he’ll learn. Andy shouldn’t worry about mak ing mistakes.P: You’re right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and don’t worry about making mistakes. Our next problem comes from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, “The problem is I can’t understand native speakers. They s peak so fast and I can’t understand their pronunciation.” So Sally, any ideas for Olivia?S: Well, first of all it’s a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television.P: OK –that’s a good idea.S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read at the same time, it’ll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking.P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, I’m afraid that’s all we have time for today, but next we ek we’ll be …ViewingScriptsN = Narrator; I = Ian Deary; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.N: Recent research into the history of IQ tests in Scotland suggests your IQ score might predict, to an extent at least, your health and even your life expectancy.W1: You have 45 minutes to do the test, OK?M1: OK.N: Bill and Davina are 79 years old. This is the second time they’ve done this test. The first time was in 1932, when every 11-year-old in Scotland was put through an intelligence test. It’s the only time this kind of mass testing has ever been done in the UK. The results were rediscovered recently in an Edinburgh basement. If you want to know how our intelligence changes as we get older, these results are a potential goldmine.I: We brought hundreds of people back and we got them to sit the exact same test that they had sat when they were aged 11. Now, these people are now 79 or 80 years old. We gave the same instructions. We gave the same test. And we gave the same time limit.M2: It was a little stickier than I thought it would be.M3: I walked through it quite happily, quite honestly.W2: I felt I must have been very bright at 11 if I sat that exam and passed.N: There were some intriguing results. Almost everyone had a better score at 80 than they did at 11.But some had gone from being just averagely intelligent to a much higher level.I: Now, that’s what really drives our research. We’re interested in: Why have those people who’ve gone (people gone) from IQ 100, at age 11, up to 110 or 120? What have they done right?What can be the recipe f or successful aging? We’re finding that the person with more education, even though they had the same IQ in childhood, is doing slightly better in old age, on average. The person who had a more professional job, in old age, is doing slightly better on average than the person who had a manual job, despite the fact that they started at the same level. The people who smoked have got slightly less good mental ability than you would expect.N: What’s even more remarkable is that the kids who had higher IQ scor es at 11 are the very ones still alive today. So it seems high IQ in childhood is good for survival.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsA: Ah, OK, so we need to think of the best ideas for taking tests.B: Yep.A: Er, well, how about this one? It’s a good idea to study with friends at the same time each day. B: Mm, in my opinion, this is a really good idea. You can make it a regular part of your daily life. A: You mean like having breakfast at the same time, lunch at the same time, studying at the same time.B: Yes. And also I think it helps when you study with friends.A: Yeah, I, I think it’s more motivating.B: And you can actually talk to someone, not just look at books. I find that if I’m only reading my notes it’s easy to lose concentration. I start thinking about other things. But when you are talking to someone, it really helps you concentrate. So, yes, I agree with this one.A: OK. Another idea is not to eat too much before the exam.B: Oh, really?A: Mm, when I eat a lot, I get sleepy.B: Oh, I see. I think it depends. Because if you don’t eat enough, you start to feel hungry in the middle of the exam.A: Mm, that’s true.B: And then yo u can’t concentrate.A: Yeah, that’s true.B: So, I’m not sure about this advice, for me. As I sai d, I think it depends. I always try to eat a good meal before an exam. I’m so nervous that I never get sleepy.A: Hm. OK. What other ideas do you have?B: Well, there’s one thing I always do before an exam.A: What’s that?B: I go to bed early the night before.A: Right.B: I always try to sleep for eight hours the night before the exam.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: It is the third time my paper has been rejected by journals because of language problems. M: You know, there is a writing center on campus. I had never got a grade better than C for any of my term papers before they helped me out.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Conversation 2M: You said you would choose Spanish as your second foreign language. Why did you finally choose French instead?W: My grandfather speaks fluent French and he says that French is a language that any truly cultured person must know.Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?Conversation 3W: You seem to have no problem understanding native speakers now. How about Dr. Brown’s speech last night?M: Excellent. But it was still too fast for me to follow, especially when Dr. Brown talked about those abstract theories.Q: What did the man do last night?Conversation 4M: It seems to me that Melissa is in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with her?W: Melissa forgot to bring her identification card yesterday and she was not allowed to enter the contest. You know she had prepared for the contest for months.Q: What made Melissa unhappy?Conversation 5W: I think my time at school is wasted because it is just studying books and doing tests.M: But you also learn new ideas and new ways of thinking. And more importantly you meet people and develop your understanding of people at school.Q: What does the man think of the woman’s opinion?Long conversationScriptsM: M iranda, let’s speak about your performance in class. You’re not participating; you’re careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don’t want to be here, do you?W: I’m sorry Dr. Smith. It’s just … I’ve got lots of things to do. I’m s tudying Web design and I’ma first-class player on our golf team. It’s hard to see why I need to take a Spanish languageclass!M: Well, I’m sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I’m supposed to learn Spanish –on top of everything else I have to learn? It’s just too much! And ifI don’t spend enough time on the golf course, I won’t remain a first-class player on the golfteam. I still don’t see why I should learn a language that’s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses on the golf course or in Web design!M: Listen Miranda, I’v e known your father since we were students at university 20 years ago –and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.W: Yes, of course, you’re like my favorite uncle.M: Your brain isn’t like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it’s like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.Passage 1ScriptsI began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method ofstudying verbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester.This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material!Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish.I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with achurch group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun.I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the community schools and also used my Spanish to teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most!Q1: What do we know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school?Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school?Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?Passage 2Scripts and answersHave you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an 1) alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite 2) numerous reasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3) traditional school environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the 4) academic instruction at public and private schools. Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated 5) countryside or living briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletes and actors are taught at home.Homeschoolers often 7) take advantage of educational opportunities at museums, libraries, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, parks, and other community resources. 8) Secondary school level students may take classes at community colleges, which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are family- centered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a collective effort to broaden the scope of their childr en’s education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do hands-on and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes 10) serve as volunteers to keep costs low and make the program a success.Unit 2 Journey into the unknownListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn’t one place I think of as home.I’ve lived in Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I’m asking people about travel.Part 2W1: I love travel. It’s one of my pass ions.M1: Well, I enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several times. I lived there, and I’ve lived here, and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed that very much.W2: I’ve done quite a bit of traveling on holidays and stuff. I think it’s good, good experience.W3: You get to meet different people coming from different backgrounds, and that’s really important to get an understanding.M2: It’s always just nice to get out and experience a different culture and different lifestyle.W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, any country.W5: I love to travel to different countries.M3: Absolutely love traveling. I’ve been traveling for about two and a half years solid no w.W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to Egypt. I’ve been to Malta.M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in different countries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom.Part 3F: What do you like about traveling?M3: I think you mature a lot when you travel. You, er, you learn … oh, just completely different experiences to what you’re used to at home.W6: I like the airport experience. I love that.M5: I like the arrival more than the traveling.W5: To see art especially. We love to see theater in other countries.M4: You see some, some of the most beautiful scenery around the world which you wouldn’t experience in other countries.M2: I just really like getting out there and experiencing a different culture, getting far away from, you know, what we’re used to in Australia, and meeting new people.W4: The anticipation of being in a new place, of seeing very different things, er, of hearing a different language, (and) of eating different food. Everything that travel has to offer.Part 4F: What don’t you like?W6: I don’t like long flights.W3: I suppose plane journeys aren’t always the most exciting of things.W1: Flying. I don’t particularly like flying, but it’s a necessity when you live in Ireland, you know.M2: I suppose the biggest problem I have with traveling is living out of a suitcase.W4: In all honesty, I actually see the whole travel as an adventure in itself. So, er, when, when I was backpacki ng, and we all … we ran out of money, or we were in dangerous situations, I actually quite enjoyed that.M4: You spend a lot of time outside the United Kingdom, and the disadvantage of that is, that you, you tend to miss families and friends. I miss out on normal things in life, so … I’ve been outside the United Kingdom for t wo thirds of the year. I’d say that’s the main disadvantage. W5: The hardest thing for me is that I am handicapped. And so sometimes getting around, especially very old cities, is very difficult.M5: My wife’s usually late for … getting to the airport.It wasn’t until I, I got married I actually started missing flights.ListeningScriptsOne place that I think everyone should have the chance to see is Venice. But the problem is that this beautiful and charming city is slowly sinking. Ever since the 14th century engineers have tried to work out a way to stop the floods in Venice, but so far nobody has managed. Sometimes there are as many as 40 floods per year between March and September, and Venice is actually sinking at a rate of two and a half in ches every decade. It’s very possible that your grandchildren, and their grandchildren will never have the chance to see this fragile city. Everyone should have the chance to enjoy the city, to walk across its famous bridges, through its ancient squares. There are no cars in Venice, and many people think it helps this to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. So, can it be saved?Well, they are trying. Barriers are being put in to try and stop the water getting too high. This is viewed as a temporary measure, although they should last 100 years, so the problem is finding a permanent solution. If you want my advice, go there while you still can, and then together we can put pressure on the government to spend the money it needs to find a permanent way to keep this beautiful and historic city for future generations. We have an opportunity now to save this city, and we must, before it’s too late.ViewingScriptsV = V oice-over; M1 = Man 1, etc.; JL = Joanna Lumley; W1 = Woman 1, etc.;EH = Eamonn Holmes; JJE = Jocelyn Jee Esien; AF = Alex Fraser;JP = John Palmer; MJ = Melanie Jones; LS = Lucy Sassoon; Vs = VoicesV: There are so many amazing places to see around the world. Here are some of your favorites.Welcome to Bangkok! With over six million people, it’s big, it’s busy and you love it! It’s very good for shopping and the nightlife is great, too.M1: It’s got lots of clubs, bars, shops, food … Everyt hing you need, really.V: There are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is an important place for Buddhists around the world, and tourists love to visit the temples, too.V: You also love the Masai Mara in Kenya. It’s a fantastic place to watch animals: zebras, elephants, antelope, hippos, and lions. You can see them all. So, why is it so special?JL: Huge open spaces, fantastic animals, just wide open freedom, warmth, friendliness, and all underneath the great African skies.V: Now a popular, romantic city … the city of lig hts, Paris.W1: To me, Paris is elegant, romantic and expensive.W2: Go in the spring and enjoy the art galleries.V: And enjoy the views of the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower.V: Back to Africa now, South Africa. Yes, it’s Cape Town. And b ehind Cape Town is the 1,000-meter-high Table Mountain, with its fantastic views.EH: Cape Town is one of my top three places on earth.JJE: Friendly people, loads of beaches, and the food is unbelievably cheap.M2: We went there um, over New Year and it was lovely. I mean, just a lovely, lovely place.EH: Great place, Cape Town.V: You love the mountains and beaches that make Cape Town so special. And these little guys –the penguins.V: This is the big moment: the number one place to see befor e you die. Your favorite is … the Grand Canyon! The Grand Canyon is an amazing place. You can read about the Grand Canyon and you can look at photographs and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing.AF: There is so much to see that you never stop seeing something new.JP: The colors are just so … amazing.MJ: With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors in the canyon change.LS: I remember actually sitting there … and I just cried.V: But there’s only one word that everyone s ays when they talk about the Grand Canyon:Vs: It really i s awesome … Just completely awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the word …It was awesome … Awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the only word … Truly awesome.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsConversation 1Man: Excuse me. We’re trying to get to the carnival. Is this the right bus stop?Woman: Yes, but you don’t need the bus. It’s very close.Man: Oh! Can we walk?Woman: Yes, it takes about 10 minutes from her e. Just go straight on. You’ll hear the music! Man: OK. Thank you very much.Conversation 2Woman: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right way? Man: Um … Plaza Hotel, er, Plaza Hotel. Oh, yes, keep going, past the cinema and take the first left.Woman: OK.Man: Then keep g oing for about 15 minutes until you reach the end of the road. And you’ll see the sign for the hotel. You can’t miss it.Woman: OK. Um, can you show me on the map?Man: Sure.Conversation 3Man 1: Excuse me, we want to get to The Grand Motel. Is it far?Woman: Um … sorry, I’ve no idea. Jim, do you know?Man 2: What?Woman: The Grand Motel?Man 2: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it’s just over there. Er, just go to the end of this street. Go left and go past the … um … there’s a restaurant. Go past the restaurant and it’s on the left. Man 1: On the left. So I need to go to the end of the street, turn left, go past the restaurant and it’s on the left. Man 2: Yeah, that’s it.Man 1: Thanks a lot.Group discussionScriptsOK, well, we would like to go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far from other places. Er, we are going to travel there by plane and stay with different families and the trip is going to take three months. We want to experience the local culture, their music, food, and way of life. So our plan is to speak to the local people about these things and to film them. We hope to find out about their traditions and to see what they think of their history. Well, um, finally, my husband and I always wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it when I was a child and I saw pictures of these amazing stone heads on the island. So for us this is the journey of our dreams.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: I still c an’t decide whether we should have a whole package tour or a self-drive tour.W: A whole package tour means having to spend time in the confined quarters of a coach, bus or train with people you are not familiar with, but considering our budget, perhaps we have to sacrifice comfort and privacy.Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?Conversation 2W: I was so shocked when I saw the tiny, dirty houses where the children grew up.M: So was I. I’m afraid that they don’t ha ve enough food, let alone go to school. Next time we should have our daughter come with us. She always takes things for granted. Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?Conversation 3M: I will say it again: India is not a safe place for a woman to travel alone.W: But if I wear the proper clothes, and learn the cultural dos and don’ts, it should be fine. Please don’t be so alarmed.Q: What will the woman do?Conversation 4W: I’m going to travel with my five-year-old this summer. But I feel kind of uncertain whether things will work out.M: You know Jane? She and her husband spend every holiday traveling in a jeep with their son and dog. Probably you should go to her before you go.Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?Conversation 5M: Many people love a good story about somebody traveling in time – either to repair the future, or to observe the past. Why are time travel stories so popular?W: I think it’s h uman nature to dream of what-ifs. What if I could see an alien? Q:What are the two speakers talking about?Long conversationScriptsM: It’s good to have you back at work Emily. How was your trip to the Amazon rainforest?W: It was like a spectacular dream; I saw so many more things than I ever could have imagined.The pl ants are so thick that you couldn’t even see the sun or the sky above, and there are more shades of green than I’ve seen before in my life!M: Wow, with so many plants, how did you get around?W: We rode a tour boat down the Amazon River –it connects the whole jungle, and the local people use it to travel, too. It’s amazing being somewhere so far away from technology, without any electricity for miles and miles. The local peo ple don’t even see the world outside of the jungle, never traveling more than 15 minutes up or down the river their whole lives! M: What an entirely different lifestyle! It must be completely different there. Did you get to meet any of the villagers?W: Oh yes! Here’s the story: I finished a small blue bottle of wine and was about to throw it away.The tour guide told me to save it. Later, when we arrived at one of the villages, he introduced me to an old woman there who greeted our boat. I gave her the wine bottle as a gift. She looked at it like a great treasure, and she said that it would be an honored prize for her hut. I was shocked that something so small and common for me – could mean so much!M: Emily, I suppose we really take modern life for granted.Q1: What does the woman say about the plants in the Amazon rainforest?Q2: What does the woman say about the local people?Q3: Why was the old woman in the village so excited?Q4: What has the woman learned from her traveling experience?Passage 1ScriptsI believe watching nature programs on television is not going to give us and our children a real experience of nature. On the contrary, they may distance us from nature – actual nature – even further.Because real nature experiences mean contact with nature. It means being with and within nature, to experience it with all five senses.。
新视野大学英语视听说教程2第三版2 UNIT2
Listening to the world
3 Watch Part 2 and check the true statements.
Listening to the world
Sharing
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Listening to the world
1 Watch a podcast for its general idea. The podcast is mainly about people's traveling experiences and what they like and don't like about traveling.
Listening to the world
4 Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks.
1) mature 2) airport 3) theater 4) scenery 5) culture 6) language
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5 Watch Part 4 and match the statement 1-6 to the people A-F. 1B 2A 3E 4C 5F 6D
?Probably only by going deep into nature can we truly find our true self, our real value, and our relation with others and the world.
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说2
新视野大学英语 (第三版 )视听说 2网课答案Unit 1 (1)Sharing (1)Listening (1)Viewing (2)Role-play (2)Conversations (3)Passage (3)Unit test (4)Unit 2 (4)Sharing (4)Listening (5)Viewing (6)Role-play (6)Presenting (7)Conversations (7)Passage (7)Unit test (8)Unit 3 (9)Sharing (9)Listening (9)Viewing (10)Role-play (10)Presenting (11)Conversations (11)Passage (12)Unit test (12)Unit 4 (13)Sharing (13)Listening (14)Viewing (14)Role-play (15)Presenting (15)Conversations (16)Passage (16)Unit test (16)Unit 5 (17)Sharing (17)Listening (18)Viewing (18)Role-play (19)Conversations (19)Passage (20)Unit test (20)Unit 6 (21)Sharing (21)Listening (21)Viewing (22)Role-play (22)Presenting (23)Conversations (23)Passage (23)Unit test (24)Unit 7 (25)Sharing (25)Listening (25)Viewing (26)Role-play (26)Presenting (27)Conversations (27)Passage (28)Unit test (28)Unit 8 (29)Sharing (29)Listening (30)Viewing (30)Role-play (31)Presenting (31)Conversations (32)Passage (32)Unit test (32)Unit 1SharingTask 2(1)new things(2)At the moment(3)quite difficultTask 31, 3, 7, 8Task 41.(1)ever learned(2)found2.(1)a combination(2)body movements3.Learning to drive4. (1) nine cases(2) by most standards5.French6.hatedListeningTask 2Activity 1e-c-a-g-d-h-b-fActivity 2(1)speak(2)saying the wrong(3)native speakers(4)pronunciation(5)talking to himself(6)making mistakes(7)listening skills(8)listeningActivity 31.(1) embarrassed (2) hear2.anything you like3.(1)voice(2)pronunciation4.(1)how it sounds(2)the news (3) English television5.on the Internet6.sound likeViewingTask 2Activity 1BABAActivity 2DABADRole-playTask 2Activity 11Activity 2G： 1, 3, 5R： 2, 4, 6, 7Activity 31. (1) you should eat(2) a good2.(1) should not spend (2) You're3.(1)Why don't(2)am not sure that's4.(1)it's a good(2)suppose so ConversationsTask 1BDDCATask 2CDACPassageTask 1DACDTask 2(1)alternative(2)numerous(3)traditional(4)academic(5)countryside(6)athletes(7)take advantage of(8)Secondary(9)in a collective effort(10)serve asUnit testPartⅠCBBCCPartⅡBADCBPartⅢAADBCPartⅣ(1)political(2)Traditional(3)acquire(4)bear in mind(5)difficult(6)invented(7)successful(8)reason for(9)thousands of(10)brainsUnit 2 SharingTask 2(1)different countries(2)home(3)places(4)culturesTask 31, 4, 5Task 41.mature2.airport3.theater4.scenery5.culturenguage Task 5b-a-d-f-c-e Listening Task 2Activity 11.slowly sinking2.two and a half3.try and stop4.temporary5.permanent Activity 23, 4, 5ViewingTask 2Activity 1DBBCDActivity 21.busy2.bars3.friendliness4.elegant5.views6.(1) beaches (2) cheap7.(1) changing (2) sunset8.criedRole-playTask 2Activity 13Activity 2(1)trying to(2)takes(3)looking for(4)right way(5)the first left(6)until you reach(7)get to(8)Is it far(9)Go left(10)on the left Presenting Task 1(1)isolated(2)far(3)plane(4)three months(5)culture(6)way of life(7)speak to(8)find out(9)history(10)dreams Conversations Task 1ADBCDTask 2ADCA PassageTask 1DABDTask 2(1)scared(2)perceive(3)negative(4)result in(5)lose faith in(6)goes down(7)depressed(8)preferably(9)adapt(10)revealUnit testPartⅠABBAAPartⅡBCADPartⅢCADBPartⅣ(1)vacation(2)walks of life(3)routine(4)adventure(5)treat(6)popularity(7)gain a better understanding of(8)similarities(9)perspective(10)marvelousUnit 3SharingTask 2(1)concerts(2) a bar(3)bandTask 31.(1)keep fit(2)theater2.(1)small children(2)seeing friends3.(1)eating and drinking(2)houses4.(1)friends around(2)a jazz club5.(1)love to read(2)oil painting6.(1)playing the guitar(2)watching films Task 41, 6ListeningTask 2(1)free art exhibition(2) a concert(3)dinner(4)bus home(5)museum(6)paintings(7)entertainers(8)comedy(9)comedy club(10)Covent GardenViewingTask 2Activity 1(1)sightseeing(2)beach(3)get away from(4)relaxing(5) a dozen(6)fantastic(7)attitude(8)perfectActivity 2BAABABActivity 3c-e-f-b-a-dRole-playTask 2Activity 1(1)Book a table(2) 4(3)Saturday(4)10 o'clock(5)two tickets(6)Starr(7)June the fifth(8)June the ninth(9)dinner with friends(10)eight-thirty(11)Saturday(12)dinner tonight(13)098845673 Activity 2(1)repeat(2)check(3)catch(4)slow down(5)speak up Presenting Task 1Activity 1e-d-b-f-a-cActivity 2b-a-c-e-d Conversations Task 1DCCBCTask 2DAADPassageTask 1AADDTask 2(1)objectives(2)farthest(3)recognized(4)separated into(5)involves(6)is referred to(7)life-threatening(8)designed(9)endurance(10)putting themselves at risk Unit testPartⅠACBBBPartⅡDBDCAPartⅢCDCCPartⅣ(1)have a passion for(2)looked upon(3)take risks(4)probably(5)ignore(6)attractive(7)familiar(8)obviously(9)powerful(10)requires Unit 4 SharingTask 2(1)finding out(2) a normal person(3)feel about fame Task 32, 3, 4Task 41.exciting2.worthwhile3. a model4.real fame5.invention6.in the street Task 5b-a-c-f-e-dListeningTask 2(1)advertising(2)enjoy the job(3)travel(4)chance(5)go traveling(6) a doctor(7)have time(8)play the piano(9)writing songs(10)make more timeViewingTask 2Activity 11. (1) the attitude(2) the talent2.speed3. (1) Formula One(2) big guys4.ambitious driversActivity 2(1)speed(2)survive(3)October(4)richest(5)track(6)bank(7)glory(8)betterActivity 3(1)7(2) 4(3)everythingRole-playTask 2Activity 1(1)White House(2)tomorrow afternoon(3) a space flight(4)next week(5)her husband(6)80(7)three or four(8)organize(9)this weekend(10)restaurant service(11)French(12)Paris(13)directions(14)bookActivity 2R： 1, 2, 4O： 3, 5, 6 PresentingTask 11.South Wales2. a rock star3.his dream4. (1) drum kit(2) write songs5.apart from Conversations Task 1BBCDDTask 2ABBDPassageTask 1BDACTask 2(1)commentators(2)exaggerated(3)focus on(4)lead an active life(5)laid the foundation(6)annual(7) a series of(8)advocating(9)abolish(10)influential Unit testPartⅠCACCCCBBAPartⅢBCCBAPartⅣ(1)champion(2)challenges(3)Regardless of(4)inspiration(5)remarkable(6)legendary(7)dominance(8)appeal in(9)aspire to(10)magnificent Unit 5 SharingTask 2(1)cities(2)mix of people(3)peace and quiet Task 3d-e-a-c-f-bTask 41.horribly2.get round3. (1) on the go(2) take time out(3) missing out4.green transport5. (1) crime(2) committing crimesListeningTask 2(1)shopping(2)good nightlife(3)safe(4)cheap(5)terrible(6)restaurants(7)fantastic(8)fast(9)green(10)crowded(11)friendly(12)atmosphere(13)clean(14)safe(15)see(16)do(17)beautiful(18)perfect(19)culture(20)too muchViewingTask 21. a combined age2. (1)forgotten(2)stuck indoors(3)felt right(4)16 times(5)closure(6)meet3.404. (1) available online(2) 2 million Role-playTask 2Activity 1Conversation 11. a hotel2.The air conditioning3.send someoneup Conversation 21. a restaurant2. (1) 20 minutes(2) the service charge3.busy timeConversation 31. a train station2.an hour3.wrong type of snowActivity 2C： 1, 2, 5R： 3, 4, 6 ConversationsTask 1AABADTask 2AADBPassageTask 1BDCDTask 2(1)join up(2)reaction(3)makes increasing sense(4)sustainable(5)aims(6)monitored(7)access to(8)experimenting with(9)eye-catching(10)commutingUnit testPartⅠBCDABPartⅡBCDACPartⅢDCBDDPartⅣ(1)widespread(2)property(3)penetrates(4)robbed(5)victim(6)argue about(7)contribute to(8)population(9)remains unsolved(10)proposed Unit 6 SharingTask 2(1) a researcher(2)gets too busy(3)relax(4)flatTask 33, 4Task 4c-e-a-d-b-f ListeningTask 2(1) a free bus(2) a dentist(3)Lunch(4) a cheap(5) a surprise holiday(6)free coffee(7)bring their children(8)free drinks(9)go fishing(10)all the fishViewingTask 2(1)traveling to work(2)live abroad(3)cheap houses(4)an online map company(5)working(6)drive(7)700(8)38 pounds(9)quality of life(10)the trafficRole-playTask 2Activity 11, 3Activity 21.like2.can't stand3.absolutely love4. (1) don't like(2) prefer5.don't mind6.keen on7.hate8. (1) not very keen on(2) want to bePresentingTask 1Activity 11.(1)shaped(2)faces2.(1)personal(2)special message3.at home4.beautiful websiteActivity 2c-e-a-b-dConversationsTask 1BDACCTask 2ADBBPassageTask 1BBADTask 2(1)evaluate(2)compensation(3)negotiating(4)confirm(5)schedule(6)circumstances(7)turn down(8)start over(9)work out(10)informed Unit testPartⅠBACCDPartⅡBDDCCPartⅢCADBCPartⅣ(1)opportunities(2)practical(3)define(4)compassion(5)focusing on(6)significance(7)think big(8)plays a huge role(9)attend(10)ContentedUnit 7SharingTask 2(1)enjoy(2)live without(3)plan my life(4)listening to musicTask 3b-e-f-a-d-cTask 51.(1)on it all the time(2)my husband2.(1)my laptop(2)phone(3) essential3.beyond that4. (1) computer(2) InternetListeningTask 2Activity 11, 2Activity 21.on the Internet2.videos3. (1) a break(2) someone in the office (3) looking through4.reading books5. (1) the computer (2) sports and going out (3) live in the real worldViewing Task 2 Activity 1 1, 4 Activity 2 CBDDC Role-play Task 2 Activity 1Speakers12 ReasonsGadgets Essential Not essentialMobile phone√MP3 player√Television√Digital camer√aLaptop√Mobile phone√TV√Laptop√Digital camer√aMP3 player√(1)all the time(2)texting(3)watch much television(4)terrible(5)for work(6)an emergency(7) a problem with(8)go on the Internet(9)Someone else Activity 2Speaker 1：c-a-bSpeaker 2：b-a-c PresentingTask 1(1) 2(2)near the sea(3)real achievement(4)12(5)talked online(6)hello(7)lonely(8) a new girl(9)bored(10)my real friends(11) a club(12)good-looking(13)start talking to him(14)on the dance floor(15)haven't been dancing ConversationsTask 1BCDDCTask 2BBAC PassageTask 1DAADTask 2(1)response(2)illegal(3)in charge of(4)consequently(5)relied heavily on(6)linked to(7)anticipate(8)familiar with(9)remedy(10)betraying Unit testPartⅠADBCBPartⅡBCADCPartⅢABCDDPartⅣ(1)refer to(2)involves(3)unique(4)valuable(5)at your expense(6)associated with(7)responsible(8)minimize(9)regularly(10)maintainUnit 8SharingTask 2(1)come from(2)most of my family(3)talking to peopleTask 3c-e-a-f-b-dTask 41.(1)height(2)same traits(3)think about things2.(1)my sister(2)similar to(3)mathematical3.(1)a younger version(2)organized(3)louder4.quite calm5. (1) my brothers(2) quite differentTask 52, 6ListeningTask 2(1)1689(2)advisor(3)soldiers(4)sailors(5)dull(6)incredibly(7)surname(8)great fun ViewingTask 2(1)islands(2)There are no rules(3)an account(4) a digital(5)male(6)half animal(7)edit(8)short(9)face(10)features(11)pick(12)personality(13)online stores(14)over three million(15)chatRole-playTask 2Activity 1Conversation 11.speaking and listening2.conversationConversation 21.summer camp2.Different agesConversation 31.online classes2.demandingActivity 2(1)So for me the most important thing is to(2)I suppose I'd have to say(3)In my opinion(4)One thing I'd like to say is that PresentingTask 1Activity 1(1)BBC breakfast TV(2)hair color(3)businesswoman(4)personality(5)buildingActivity 21, 3, 4, 5, 6Conversations Task 1BCCDATask 2CDAB PassageTask 1CCABTask 2(1)infancy(2)assumed(3)inherited(4)rooted in(5)fairs(6)compensate for(7)cement(8)witness(9)exposed to(10)contributed to Unit testPartⅠBBCCBPartⅡBDAAPartⅢBCCAAPartⅣ(1)kicked out of(2)hang out(3)involved(4)useless(5)failure(6)fell in love with(7)positive(8)especially(9)took off(10)succeed。
新视野大学英语视听说教程三――听力原文及答案
新视野⼤学英语视听说教程三――听⼒原⽂及答案新视野⼤学英语视听说教程三――听⼒原⽂及答案新视野⼤学英语视听说教程第三册听⼒练习录⾳⽂本和答案完整版Uint1II. Basic Listening Practice1. ScriptW: Ok. It‘s your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time.M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last turn, but your creditcard fail ed; so I ended up paying! It‘s definitely your turn.Q: What is true according to the conversation?2. ScriptM: I‘m having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can‘t memorize allthe vocabulary.W: Me too. I hate having to learn things by heart. I guess we just have to keep readingthe texts over and over.Q: What does the woman prefer?3. ScriptW: Oh look! There‘s that guy we saw last week, playing football in the park! Helooked great in his kit, remember?M: Him? I don‘t remember him. I‘ve got a terrible memory for faces.I have a hardtime even recording people I‘ve been introduced to.Q: According to the conversation, what is the man‘s problem?4. ScriptM: Why is there a big sign on the back of your door that says―keys‖?W: It‘s to remind me to take my keys when I go out because I‘m always lockingmyself out by accident! It doesn‘t help enough. Now I just forgetto read the sign. Q: Why is there a sign on the back of the door?5. ScriptM: That history exam was really hard. The essay question wasterrible!W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory,you know. Howuseful that would be!Q: What is true of David?Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.CIII. Listening InScriptM: Tell me your secret. You‘re suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, and you used to be a bottom-of –class student just like me.W: Simple enough. I read an article in a scientific journal that studying with remembering, based on recent research into the brain.M: A w, that stuff‘s old hat: study at the same time every day, be sure your clothes are comfortable, and make sure you have enough light, blah-blah-blah.W: Not so fast, wise guy. I‘m talking about principles like―Mental Visualization‖,creating a picture in your mind of what is to be remembered.M: Ok, that dies sound different. Id ―Association‖ a principle—you know, you connect what you want to remember with something you‘re familiar with?W: Right on! ?Consolidation‖ is another. I review my notes righ t after class and consolidate—or absorb—the new material into what I‘ve already learned.M: You‘re moving ahead fast with those principles. I swear this weekend I‘m going to study sixteen hours a day both Saturday and Sunday.W: Whoa, big guy. That‘s n ot the way. Follow the principle of―Distributes Practice‖.Shorter study sessions distributes over several days are better.M: That system is all very well for you; you‘ve got a good memory. But what about me? I‘ve got a memory like a sieve.W: You‘re too modest. There‘s nothing wrong with your memory. But memory is like a muscle; it needs exercise. And don‘t forget it.While the man is wondering why the woman is suddenly gettingexcellent marks, shesays she read an article on studying and remembering. It talks about principles like ―Mental Visualization‖, that is, creating a picture in one‘s mind of what is to be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle of ―Association‖, which means connecting what one wants to remember with something one is familiar with. Then the woman adds the principle of ―Consolidation‖, or reviewingone‘s notes after classand absorbing the new material into what one has already learned. When the manpromise to study sixteen hours a day, the woman recommends the principle of―Distributed Practice‖, which favors shorter study sessions distributed over severaldays. Finally, the woman tells the man that memory is like a muscle, and that it needsexercise.Task 2: You forget my toast!ScriptAn 80-year-old couple was having problems remembering things, sothey decide to go to their doctor to see what was wrong with them. They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple over, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might need to start writing things down to help them remember. The couple thanked the doctor and left.Later that night while watching TV, the old woman said to the old man, ―Honey, willyou please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream?‖Before the man left, she added, ―Why don‘t you write that down so you won‘tforget?‖―Nonsense,‖ said the husband, ―I can remember a dish of icecream!‖―Well,‖ said the wife, ―I‘d like some strawberries on it. You‘d better write that downbecause I know your memory is failing.‖―Don‘t be silly,‖ replied the husband. ―There‘re only two things: a dish of ice creamand some strawberries. I can surely remember that!‖With that, he rushed into the kitchen. After about twenty minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs.The wife took one look at the plate, glanced up at her husband, and said, ―Hey, youforget the toast!‖Keys: FTFFFTask3: Memory-Improving TechniquesScriptThere are many techniques you can use to improve your memory. Someof them are introduced her.First and foremost, you need to stimulate your memory all the time. To put it simply,you should use your memory as much as possible. It is especially important to try to learn something new. If you work in an office, learn to dance; if you are a dancer, learn to deal with a computer, if you work with sales, and learn to play chess; if you are a programmer, learn to paint. These added activities stimulate the brain so that I t continues to function.Older people need to pay attention to things they are dealing with. Don‘t try tomemorize everything that catches your attention; focus on what you consider important. For example, you can take any object such as a pen and concentrate on it. Think on its various characteristics: itsmaterial, its function, its color, and so on. Don‘t allow any other thought to occupy your mind while you are concentrating inthat pen.Another method that can be used is to relax yourself. It is impossible to remember things if you are tense or nervous.So, try holding your breath for ten seconds, and then release it slowly.Association is also a powerful tool to develop your memory. For example, if you cannot remember a person‘s name, you can think a bout a special feature of his face and then link it with his mane.1. What‘s seems to be an especially important way to stimulateone‘s memory?2. What seems to be the best way to focus your memory?3. How can you concentrate on a pen?4. How can you relax yourself according to the passage?5. What is the main idea of the passage?Kes: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 It slipped my mind!Amy: I sent out the invitations to the dinner party.Bill: That‘s good. Now what should we do?Amy: We‘ve got to plan the menu.Bill: Oh, that‘s right. Do you have anything in mind?Amy: I think I‘m going to make the chicken salad we had at the Christmas party.Remember I sled the chef for the recipe?Bill: Yeah, but did you forget that Linda doesn‘t eat chicken?Amy: Linda? Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite Linda! It just slipped my mind. She‘ll bemad at me.Bill: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. It‘s not too late yet. I‘ll make aphone call. Don‘t worry.Amy: Thanks! You see, I‘m getting forgetful. I think I‘m getting old!Bill: Looks like you are, sweetheartNow Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: I‘m going to throw a party, and I‘ve sent out the invitations to my friends andrelatives.B: That‘s good. But don‘t forget to invite everyon e you should invite.A: I think I‘ve invited everyone. Do you have anybody in mind?B: Did you invite John? He‘s lost his job after recent quarrel with his boss.A: Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite him! He‘ll be sad, thinking we look down on him.He just slipped my mind.B: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. Don‘t worry. It‘s not too late. Make a phone call right away.A: Did I forget anybody else that I should incite?B: There‘s yet another person you should invite—Julia. She‘s just moved to the city and feels lonely.A: Oh, good heavens, I forgot all about her. She‘s our new friend. You see, I‘m getting forgetful. I think I‘m getting old!B: Looks like you are, buddy. You‘d better start writing things down if they‘re important.MODEL2 I can’t think of it off the top of my head.ScriptJohn: Hey, Sue. Do you know what Jack‘s home phone number is?Susan: I can‘t think of it off the top of my head. I don‘t have my address book on me, and I don‘t have my mobile phone with me, either.John: That‘s too bad! I‘ve got to find him now. It‘s urgent! If I can‘t find him today,I‘ll be dead!Susan: You might want to look it up in the phone book.John: I‘ve checked already, but it seems that hid phone number is unlisted. Susan: Maybe it‘s under his roommate‘s name.John: Well, I guess so.Susan: Well, why don‘t you call Jane? She has his phone number.John: I‘ve tried, but no one answered!Susan: Maybe call his office and ask his secretary.John: I‘ve already tried. She won‘t tell me. She says it‘s private.Susan: Oh, that‘s right. They usually don‘t release private information over the phone.John: It‘s a pity. You usually have a powerful memory, but youcan‘t help today.What‘s wrong with you? Your memory seems to be fading early.Susan: It‘s not my memory is fading. I do have memory for face and names, but a poor one for number and datesNow Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: Hey, do you remember when is the lecture on the value of information by Professor Smith?B: I can‘t think of it off the top of my head. Maybe we can look it up in our notebook,but I don‘t have mine with me.A: That‘s too bas! I don‘t have it with me, either. Do you remember the number of thelecture hail?B: Sorry, I can‘t think of it off my head.A: I‘m terribly interested in the lecture. I can‘t miss it!B: Well, why don‘t you call the dean who arranged the lecture?A: I‘m afraid it‘s not very wise to ask the dean directly.B: Then maybe you can call the office if the department and ask the secretary.A: I‘ve already tried, but no one answered.B: Oh!A: You usually have a powerful memory, but you can‘t help today. You memoryseems to be fading early.B: It‘s nit that my memory is fading. I do have a good memory for faces and names,but a poor one for numbers and dates.MODEL3 What‘s wrong with your memory?ScriptBill: Hi, honey! My trip to London was wonderful.Amy: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The telephone rings and Bill answers it....He hangs up.] Bill: Er, where was I?Amy: You were talking about your tour in London.Bill: Oh, yeah.Amy: I bet you had a great time.Bill: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the tower of London. Amy: How did you get there? By bus or underground?Bill: Let me see….Sorry, I can‘t remember any more.Amy: What‘s wrong with your memory?Bill: I hope it‘s not Alzheimer‘s disease. I don‘t want to forget my own name. Amy: I don‘t think so. Perhaps it‘s just temporary forgetfulness. You‘ll be right after agood sleep.Bill: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I must go to see adoctor and get some pillsAmy: It‘s not as serous as that. Anyway, I wish you had a good memory for happyevents, and a bad one for unhappy things.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: Hey, my trip to Beijing was fantastic.B: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The door bell rings and A answer it….A comes back.]A: Where was I?B: You were talking about your tour in BeijingA: Oh, yeah.B: I bet you had a great time.A: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, thoughthe admission fees were a bit too high for me.B: What were the fees?A: Let me see….Sorry, I can‘t remember any more.B: What‘s wrong with your memory?A: I hope it‘s not Alzheimer‘s disease. I don‘t want to see a lot of new people everyday. B: I don‘t think so. Perhaps you only forget things momentarily. You‘ll be right after a good sleep. A: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I have to see a doctor. B: I don‘t think it‘s so serious. Anyway, a bad memory helps you forget your trouble.V. Let’s TalkScriptStudent: Professor, thank you for graining me this interview. I‘m Susan, a reporterfrom the Student Union magazine. Many students have difficultly memorizing things. Since you?re an outstanding psychologist, could yougive us some tips on how top improve our memory?Professor: Well, some people have better memories than others, but that‘s largelybecause they are better at creating mental images.Student: If I‘m not good at creating images, what can I do?Professor: Practice helps. And the mind remembers things better if they areconnected with other images. For example, I you have to pick up severalitems at the grocery store, say, carrots, egg, bananas, and milk,you cancreate a picture in your mind of a giant carrot, and hanging from it, abanana.Student: Then I could have a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot andbanana.Professor: Certainly. Then what would you do with the egg?Student: Hmmm. I‘d visualize an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky.Professor: There you go. The more you apply the ideas, the easier it gets. Besidescreating pictures, there‘s another technique that is very useful.Student: What is it?Professor: Establishing an association. Suppose you are looking forlost keys.Relax, and let your mind look for all the images connected withthosekeys--their feel, the sounds they make.Student: How will that help?Professor: You might remember the sound the keys made when youplaced then ina drawer or cold touch of the keys in your jacket were you left them. Student: Oh my gosh! I have to run. It‘s time my English class. Isee an image ofmy teacher staring at my empty seat in the classroom. Many thanks, Professor. Professor: Not at all, and good luck with your memory.Ways of Improving One’s ExamplesMemoryImages that you may help:1.a giant carrot and aTo remember the items to banana hanging from itCreating images buy sat the grocery store 2. a giant milk cartonsuch as carrots, eggs, pouring milk over thebananas, and milk carrot and banana3. an egg-shaped UFOflying across the skyAssociations with soundtouch that may help:1. The sound of the keysmight remind you ofEstablishing associations To find your lost keys y\having placed then ina drawer.2. The cold touch of thekeys might remind youof them in your jacket.DiscussionSAMPLEA: As we just heard from the interview, the technique of associating certainly important in promoting memory.B: And according to the interview, creating images helps remember things. If yourshopping list includes eggs, you might visualize an egg or an egg-shaped UFOflying across.A: Another important factor in improving memory can be of interest. If you getinterested in something, you can remember it better.B: Yeah. And if you recognize facts into meaningful groups, you can remember thembetter. For instance, if you want to memorize all the names of American presidents,it is not easy. If, however, you arrange them chronologically into three periods:those before Abraham Lincoln, those between Abraham Lincoln and FranklinRoosevelt, and those after, then the task will be less difficult.A: It is common sense that if you glance at something quickly, you tend to forget itquickly. If you stuffy it slowly, you can remember it better.B: Another technique is intensive practice or repeating. As a saying goes, practicemakes perfect. If you repeat something again and again, you will eventually learnit by heart.A: But we should not work too hard. When we get tired, our learning efficiency declines. We need breaks so the mind can rest and absorb what has been learned.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: The Role Memory Plays in Our LifeScriptSince memory plays a significant role in our life, scrientists are increasingly interested in research on how to improver memory, Here are some factors they believe to be important to expanding memory capacity.To begin with, you must take special care in your daily life. Foodfor example, is very important. Some vitamins are essential foe your memory to work properly. They are found in bread, cereal, vegetables and fruits. Some experts say that synthesizes vitamins improve memory, but others have doubts about this, arguing that the studies have not confirmed they do work. Another essential factor is water. It helps to maintain the memory systems, especially in older persons. According to Dr. Roswell, lack of water in the body has an immediate and strongeffect on memory; it can cause confusion and other thought difficulties. Sleep also plays a significant role. To be able to have a goof memory, we must allow the brain to have plenty of rest. While sleeping, the brain no longer controls the senses, and starts to revise and store the information one has receives. Lack of sleep would make one feel exhausted and would weaken one‘s ability to concentrate. Also,one‘ ability to store information would be affected.1. What is the passage mainly about?2. Why are foods important in promoting memory according to the passage?3. To whom is water especially important in maintaining the memory system?4. What problem can a lack of water cause?5. Why is sleep important to memory?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.CTask 2: Where did the professor go?ScriptThis is a true story, while happened to friends of ours in a small town in South Africa. They were a hospitable couple who often entertained their neighbors for drinks, tea ordinner. On this particular spring night, they have invited a retired professor to super.During the evening, it began to pour with rain, and the heavens really opened.Because he had walked there, they offered to put him up for the night. They pointed. He out that by staying overnight, he did not need to go to out in the bad weatheragreed on the soundness of that idea, thanked his hosts profusely, and the matter seemed to be settled. But while they were washing the dishes after supper, the forgetful professor disappeared. No one could find him anywhere. Eventually, after40minutes, the front door bell rang. There was the professor, soaked to the skin. When he was asked what on earth he has been dong in the rain, he replied that because hewas going to stay there overnight, he had gone home to get his pajamas and toothbrush.。
第三版新视野大学英语2视听说教程智慧版(UNIT6 99页 you view3)
第三版新视野大学英语2视听说教程智慧版UNIT 6 you view 3听力原文99页：cripts:P = Presenter; JS = Justin Saunders; W1 = Woman 1, etc; RS = Rebecca SaundersP: Tonight on The Money Program. Are you fed up of traveling to work on packed commuter trains? Are you tired of being sat in endless traffic queues? Well, now there's an alternative. More and more people are choosing to live abroad and commute to their jobs in Britain like this. It's cheap houses in Europe and budget flights that are changing the way we live. We're following some of the lucky people who've moved across the channel but still earn their living here. They're Britain's dream commuters. It's the end of the working week and Justin Saunders is heading home.JS: Bye everybody. See you next week then.W1: See ya.P: He runs an online map company near Reading.JS: I get fed up with the traffic. There's (There're) just so many cars on the road. It ... it's been a tiring, tiring week, ah ... but I'm, I'm glad to be going home.P: But his home is a little further away than most. Justin's part of Britain's new breed of Euro commuters.W2: Boarding starts at six o'clock and the gate number will be on the screens in Departures.P: He flies from Gatwick to his house in southwest France. And Justin's not alone. He's one of a group of commuters who take the same flight to Toulouse every week.P: There's a hotel operator, an IT worker, a charity manager and a BT consultant. Only this week they've got one more: me. It's straight off. No time for shopping with these guys.P: So why did you decide to make this move in the first place?JS: Er, we basically decided to move to France for the better quality of life. We thought ... we looked on the Internet, uh, we saw properties available much cheaper than in Britain. We were fed up with the commuting and the traffic.P: But what's the cost of the commute?JS: When I book the flights early enough, I'm paying something like 38 pounds return.P: Justin's life is in a village in southwest France, an hour's drive from Toulouse Airport and over 700 miles from his Hampshire office.JS: Honey.RS: Daddy's home.JS: Where's Georgie?RS: She's asleep.JS: She's asleep.RS: So, how was the flight?JS: Oh, not too bad. Nice to be back home, though.P: It's morning in the French village of Albas, beside the River Lot, and Justin Saunders seems pretty happy.RS: That's the house down there. With the terrace. With the ...P: The one just here with the river view.RS: The river view, yeah.JS: We're still pinching ourselves. Is this really real? P: Yeah.JS: We've just transformed our lifestyle.P: Well, wouldn't you commute by plane for this?。
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新视野大学英语( 第三版) 视听说教程2 听力原文新视野大学英语( 第三版) 视听说教程2 听力原文Unit 1Life is a learning curveListening to the worldSharingScriptsH = Hina; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. At the moment, I’m studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it quite difficult. Today we’re asking people about learning new things.Part 2W1: I’m learning to speak another language, actually. I’m learning French. I’m also learning, er, to drive.W2: I’m learning to play golf at the moment. Um, my husband and my son play golf, and when we go on holiday, I feel that I want to be able to play with them.W3: I’m learning to speak Spanish.W4: I am learning Arabic.M1: Well, I’ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now. And it’s a constant process, so still learning bits, yes.W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment, and I’m finding it quite hard.M2: The courses I’m taking are, are training courses for leadership, er, negotiation, (and) evaluation.M3: I’m learning Swahili.W6: At the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in evening classes for adults.W7: I’m studying part-time after work.M4: I’ve er, just learned how to er, do a lot of kayaking.W8: I am learning how to design a website at the moment.W9: I’m in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing I’m doing at the moment. M5: At the moment, I’m taking up a new instrument. It’s a traditional instrument from Zimbabwe, and it’s called the mbira. Er, let me show you.Part 3H: What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever learned?M5: Patience, I think.W4: Arabic.M2: Courage.W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself (me), so probably learning the Spanish.W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learned is Mandarin Chinese. I did it in evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult.W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial art, fight thing. It’s a combination of all of these things. And yes, that was very difficult because there were lots of unusual bodymovements to learn.W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.M3: Well, I learned some Sanskrit, and that’s got um, nine cases, two more than Latin. It’s quite difficult by most standards.M4: I think I found French very hard at school.W2: Um, I learned to play the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. Er ... and maybe learning to drive. I hated learning to drive.ListeningScriptsP = presenter; S = SallyP: Hi. You’re listening to Ask the Expert and in today’s program we’re talking about languages and how to learn a language. Our expert today is Sally Parker, who is a teacher. Hi Sally.S: Hello.P: Sally, our first question today is from Andy. He says, “I’ve just started learning English. My problem is that I’m too frightened to speak. My grammar is not very good, so I’m worried about saying the wrong thing.” Have you got any advice for Andy?S: OK. Well, the first thing is I think Andy should practice speaking to himself.P: Speaking to himself? I’m not sure that’s a good idea.S: I know it sounds silly, but talking to yourself in a foreign language is a really good way to practice. You don’t have to feel embarrassed, because nobody can hear you. You can talk to yourself about anything you like –what you had for breakfast, where you’re going for the weekend –anything. And the more you do it, the more you will get used to hearing your own voice and your pronunciation, so you won’t feel so frightened in the classroom. Andy should try it.P: Hm, I suppose so. Anything else? What about his grammar?S: He has only just started learning English, so he is going to make lots of mistakes, but that’s not a problem. That’s how he’ll learn. Andy shouldn’t worry about making mistakes.P: You’re right. So Andy, try talking to yourself, and don’t worry about making mistakes. Our next problem comes from Olivia in Brazil. She is worried about pronunciation. She says, “The problem is I can’t understand native speakers. They speak so fast and I can’t understand their pronunciation.” So Sally, any ideas for Olivia?S: Well, first of all it’s a good idea for her to practice her listening skills. She should listen to English as much as possible to get used to how it sounds. Listen to the news, listen to podcasts, (and) watch English television.P: OK – that’s a good idea.S: And another thing she should do is to focus on listening and reading at the same time. If you listen to something on the Internet, you can often read the transcript. If you listen and read at the same time, it’ll help you see what the words sound like and how the words sound when a native speaker is talking.P: Great. Thank you, Sally. Well, huh, I’m afraid that’s all we have time for today, but next week we’ll be …ViewingScriptsN = Narrator; I = Ian Deary; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.N: Recent research into the history of IQ tests in Scotland suggests your IQ score might predict, to an extent at least, your health and even your life expectancy.W1: You have 45 minutes to do the test, OK?M1: OK.N: Bill and Davina are 79 years old. This is the second time they’ve done this test. The first time was in 1932, when every 11-year-old in Scotland was put through an intelligence test. It’s the only time this kind of mass testing has ever been done in the UK. The results were rediscovered recently in an Edinburgh basement. If you want to know how our intelligence changes as we get older, these results are a potential goldmine.I: We brought hundreds of people back and we got them to sit the exact same test that they had sat when they were aged 11. Now, these people are now 79 or 80 years old. We gave the same instructions. We gave the same test. And we gave the same time limit.M2: It was a little stickier than I thought it would be.M3: I walked through it quite happily, quite honestly.W2: I felt I must have been very bright at 11 if I sat that exam and passed.N: There were some intriguing results. Almost everyone had a better score at 80 than they did at 11. But some had gone from being just averagely intelligent to a much higher level.I: Now, that’s what really drives our research. We’re interested in: Why have those people who’ve gone (people gone) from IQ 100, at age 11, up to 110 or 120? What have they done right? What can be the recipe for successful aging? We’re finding that the person with more education, even though they had the same IQ in childhood, is doing slightly better in old age, on average. The person who had a more professional job, in old age, is doing slightly better on average than the person who had a manual job, despite the fact that they started at the same level. The people who smoked have got slightly less good mental ability than you would expect.N: What’s even more remarkable is that the kids who had higher IQ scores at 11 are the very ones still alive today. So it seems high IQ in childhood is good for survival.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsA: Ah, OK, so we need to think of the best ideas for taking tests.B: Yep.A: Er, well, how about this one? It’s a good idea to study with friends at the same time each day. B: Mm, in my opinion, this is a really good idea. You can make it a regular part of your daily life. A: You mean like having breakfast at the same time, lunch at the same time, studying at the same time.B: Yes. And also I think it helps when you study with friends.A: Yeah, I, I think it’s more motivating.B: And you can actually talk to someone, not just look at books. I find that if I’m only readingmy notes it’s easy to lose concentration. I start thinking about other things. But when you are talking to someone, it really helps you concentrate. So, yes, I agree with this one.A: OK. Another idea is not to eat too much before the exam.B: Oh, really?A: Mm, when I eat a lot, I get sleepy.B: Oh, I see. I think it depends. Because if you don’t eat enough, you start to feel hungry in the middle of the exam.A: Mm, that’s true.B: And then you can’t concentrate.A: Yeah, that’s true.B: So, I’m not sure about this advice, for me. As I said, I think it depends. I always try to eat a good meal before an exam. I’m so nervous that I never get sleepy.A: Hm. OK. What other ideas do you have?B: Well, there’s one thing I always do before an exam.A: What’s that?B: I go to bed early the night before.A: Right.B: I always try to sleep for eight hours the night before the exam.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: It is the third time my paper has been rejected by journals because of language problems. M: You know, there is a writing center on campus. I had never got a grade better than C for any of my term papers before they helped me out.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?Conversation 2M: You said you would choose Spanish as your second foreign language. Why did you finally choose French instead?W: My grandfather speaks fluent French and he says that French is a language that any truly cultured person must know.Q: Why does the woman choose to learn French?Conversation 3W: You seem to have no problem understanding native speakers now. How about Dr. Brown’s speech last night?M: Excellent. But it was still too fast for me to follow, especially when Dr. Brown talked about those abstract theories.Q: What did the man do last night?Conversation 4M: It seems to me that Melissa is in a bad mood today. What’s wrong with her?W: Melissa forgot to bring her identification card yesterday and she was not allowed to enter the contest. You know she had prepared for the contest for months.Q: What made Melissa unhappy?Conversation 5W: I think my time at school is wasted because it is just studying books and doing tests.M: But you also learn new ideas and new ways of thinking. And more importantly you meet people and develop your understanding of people at school.Q: What does the man think of the woman’s opinion?Long conversationScriptsM: Miranda, let’s speak about your performance in class. You’re not participating; you’re careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don’t want to be here, do you? W: I’m sorry Dr. Smith. It’s just … I’ve got lots of things to do. I’m studying Web design and I’m a first-class player on our golf team. It’s hard to see why I need to take a Spanish language class!M: Well, I’m sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I’m supposed to learn Spanish – on top of everything else I have to learn? It’s just too much! And if I don’t spend enough time on the golf course, I won’t remain a first-class player on the golf team.I still don’t see why I should learn a language that’s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses on the golf course or in Web design!M: Listen Miranda, I’ve known your father since we were students at university 20 yearsago –and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.W: Yes, of course, you’re like my favorite uncle.M: Your brain isn’t like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it’s like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.Passage 1ScriptsI began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method ofstudying verbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester.This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material!Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish.I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with a church group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun.I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the community schools and also used my Spanish to teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most!Q1: What do we know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school?Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school?Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college?Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?Passage 2Scripts and answersHave you ever heard of homeschooling? It is a legal choice for parents in most countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an 1) alternativeto public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite 2) numerousreasons for homeschooling their children. The three reasons that are selected by the majority of parents in the United States are the concern about the 3) traditionalschool environment, the lack of religious or moral instruction, and the dissatisfaction with the 4) academicinstruction at public and private schools. Homeschooling may also be a factor in the choice of parenting style. Homeschooling can be a choice for families living in isolated 5) countrysideor living briefly abroad. Also many young 6) athletesand actors are taught at home. Homeschoolers often 7) take advantage ofeducational opportunities at museums, libraries, community centers, athletic clubs, after-school programs, churches, parks, and other community resources. 8) Secondaryschool level students may take classes at community colleges, which typically have open admission policies.Groups of homeschooling families often join up together to create homeschool co-ops. These groups typically meet once a week and provide a classroom environment. These are family- centered support groups whose members seek to pool their talents and resources 9) in a collectiveeffortto broaden the scope of their children’s education. They provide a classroom environment where students can do hands-on and group learning such as performing, science experiments, art projects, foreign language study, spelling contests, discussions, etc. Parents whose children take the classes 10) serve asvolunteers to keep costs low and make the program asuccess.Unit 2 Journey into the unknownListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn’t one place I think of as home. I’ve lived in Scotland and Poland and China. I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I’m asking people about travel.Part 2W1: I love travel. It’s one of my passions.M1: Well, I enjoy it a lot. I have traveled to India several times. I lived there, and I’ve lived here, and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed that very much.W2: I’ve done quite a bit of traveling on holidays and stuff. I think it’s good, good experience. W3: You get to meet different people coming from different backgrounds, and that’s really important to get an understanding.M2: It’s always just nice to get out and experience a different culture and different lifestyle.W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, any country.W5: I love to travel to different countries.M3: Absolutely love traveling. I’ve been traveling for about two and a half years solid now.W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to Egypt. I’ve been to Malta.M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in different countries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom.Part 3F: What do you like about traveling?M3: I think you mature a lot when you travel. You, er, you learn … oh, just completely different experiences to what you’re used to at home.W6: I like the airport experience. I love that.M5: I like the arrival more than the traveling.W5: To see art especially. We love to see theater in other countries.M4: You see some, some of the most beautiful scenery around the world which you wouldn’t experience in other countries.M2: I just really like getting out there and experiencing a different culture, getting far away from, you know, what we’re used to in Australia, and meeting new people.W4: The anticipation of being in a new place, of seeing very different things, er, of hearing a different language, (and) of eating different food. Everything that travel has to offer.Part 4F: What don’t you like?W6: I don’t like long flights.W3: I suppose plane journeys aren’t always the most exciting of things.W1: Flying. I don’t particularly like flying, but it’s a necessity when you live in Ireland, you know.M2: I suppose the biggest problem I have with traveling is living out of a suitcase.W4: In all honesty, I actually see the whole travel as an adventure in itself. So, er, when, when I was backpacking, and we all … we ran out of money, or we were in dangerous situations, I actually quite enjoyed that.M4: You spend a lot of time outside the United Kingdom, and the disadvantage of that is, that you, you tend to miss families and frien ds. I miss out on normal things in life, so … I’ve been outside the United Kingdom for two thirds of the year. I’d say that’s the main disadvantage.W5: The hardest thing for me is that I am handicapped. And so sometimes getting around, especially very old cities, is very difficult.M5: My wife’s usually late for … getting to the airport. It wasn’t until I, I got married I actually started missing flights.ListeningScriptsOne place that I think everyone should have the chance to see is Venice. But the problem is that this beautiful and charming city is slowly sinking. Ever since the 14th century engineers have tried to work out a way to stop the floods in Venice, but so far nobody has managed. Sometimes there are as many as 40 floods per year between March and September, and Venice is actually sinking at a rate of two and a half inches every decade. It’s very possible that your grandchildren, and their grandchildren will never have the chance to see this fragile city. Everyone should have the chance to enjoy the city, to walk across its famous bridges, through its ancient squares. There are no cars in Venice, and many people think it helps this to be one of the most romantic cities in the world. So, can it be saved?Well, they are trying. Barriers are being put in to try and stop the water getting too high. This is viewed as a temporary measure, although they should last 100 years, so the problem is finding a permanent solution. If you want my advice, go there while you still can, and then together we can put pressure on the government to spend the money it needs to find a permanent way to keep this beautiful and historic city for future generations. We have an opportunity now to save this city, and we must, before it’s too late.ViewingScriptsV = V oice-over; M1 = Man 1, etc.; JL = Joanna Lumley; W1 = Woman 1, etc.;EH = Eamonn Holmes; JJE = Jocelyn Jee Esien; AF = Alex Fraser;JP = John Palmer; MJ = Melanie Jones; LS = Lucy Sassoon; Vs = V oicesV: There are so many amazing places to see around the world. Here are some of your favorites. Welcome to Bangkok! With over six million people, it’s big, it’s busy and you love it! It’s very good for shopping and the nightlife is great, too.M1: It’s got lots of clubs, bars, shops, food … Everything you need, really.V: There are 400 temples in Bangkok, so Bangkok is an important place for Buddhists around the world, and tourists love to visit the temples, too.V: You also love the Masai Mara in Kenya. It’s a fantastic place to watch animals: zebras, elephants, antelope, hippos, and lions. You can see them all. So, why is it so special?JL: Huge open spaces, fantastic animals, just wide open freedom, warmth, friendliness, and all underneath the great African skies.V: Now a p opular, romantic city … the city of lights, Paris.W1: To me, Paris is elegant, romantic and expensive.W2: Go in the spring and enjoy the art galleries.V: And enjoy the views of the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower.V: Back to Africa now, South Africa. Yes, it’s Cape Town. And behind Cape Town is the 1,000-meter-high Table Mountain, with its fantastic views.EH: Cape Town is one of my top three places on earth.JJE: Friendly people, loads of beaches, and the food is unbelievably cheap.M2: We went there um, over New Year and it was lovely. I mean, just a lovely, lovely place. EH: Great place, Cape Town.V: You love the mountains and beaches that make Cape Town so special. And these little guys –the penguins.V: This is the big mom ent: the number one place to see before you die. Your favorite is … the Grand Canyon! The Grand Canyon is an amazing place. You can read about the Grand Canyon and you can look at photographs and videos, but nothing can prepare you for the real thing.AF: There is so much to see that you never stop seeing something new.JP: The colors are just so … amazing.MJ: With every changing inch of the sunset, the colors in the canyon change.LS: I remember actually sitting there … and I just cried.V: But there’s only one word that everyone says when they talk about the Grand Canyon:Vs: It really is awesome … Just completely awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the word … It was awesome … Awesome … Awesome … “Awesome” is the only word … Truly awesome.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsConversation 1Man: Excuse me. We’re trying to get to the carnival. Is this the right bus stop?Woman: Yes, but you don’t need the bus. It’s very close.Man: Oh! Can we walk?Woman: Yes, it takes about 10 minutes from here. Just go straight on. You’ll hear the music! Man: OK. Thank you very much.Conversation 2Woman: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right way? Man: Um … Plaza Hotel, er, Plaza Hotel. Oh, yes, keep going, past the cinema and take thefirst left.Woman: OK.Man: Then keep going for about 15 minutes until you reach the end of the road. And you’ll see the sign for the hotel. You can’t miss it.Woman: OK. Um, can you show me on the map?Man: Sure.Conversation 3Man 1: Excuse me, we want to get to The Grand Motel. Is it far?Woman: Um … sorry, I’ve no idea. Jim, do you know?Man 2: What?Woman: The Grand Motel?Man 2: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it’s just over there. Er, just go to the end of this street. Go left and go past the … um … there’s a restaurant. Go past the restaurant and it’s on the left.Man 1: On the left. So I need to go to the end of the street, turn left, go past the restaurant and it’s on the left. Man 2: Yeah, that’s it.Man 1: Thanks a lot.Group discussionScriptsOK, well, we would like to go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far from other places. Er, we are going to travel there by plane and stay with different families and the trip is going to take three months. We want to experience the local culture, their music, food, and way of life. So our plan is to speak to the local people about these things and to film them. We hope to find out about their traditions and to see what they think of their history. Well, um, finally, my husband and I always wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it when I was a child and I saw pictures of these amazing stone heads on the island. So for us this is the journey of our dreams.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: I still can’t decide whether we should have a whole package tour or a self-drive tour.W: A whole package tour means having to spend time in the confined quarters of a coach, bus or train with people you are not familiar with, but considering our budget, perhaps we have to sacrifice comfort and privacy.Q: What does the woman say about a whole package tour?Conversation 2W: I was so shocked when I saw the tiny, dirty houses where the children grew up.M: So was I. I’m afraid that they don’t have enough food, let alone go to school. Next time we should have our daughter come with us. She always takes things for granted. Q: What are the two speakers planning to do?Conversation 3M: I will say it again: India is not a safe place for a woman to travel alone.W: But if I wear the proper clothes, and learn the cultural dos and don’ts, it should be fine. Please don’t be so alarmed.Q: What will the woman do?Conversation 4W: I’m going to travel with my five-year-old this summer. But I feel kind of uncertain whether things will work out.M: You know Jane? She and her husband spend every holiday traveling in a jeep with their son and dog. Probably you should go to herbefore you go.Q: What does the woman feel uncertain about?Conversation 5M: Many people love a good story about somebody traveling in time – either to repair the future, or to observe the past. Why are time travel stories so popular?W: I think it’s human nature to dream of what-ifs. What if I could see an alien? Q: What are the two speakers talking about?Long conversationScriptsM: It’s good to have you back at work Emily. How was your trip to the Amazon rainforest? W: It was like a spectacular dream; I saw so many more things than I ever could have imagined. The plants are so thick that you couldn’t even see the sun or the sky above, and there are more shades of green than I’ve seen before in my life!M: Wow, with so many plants, how did you get around?W: We rode a tour boat down the Amazon River – it connects the whole jungle, and the local people use it to travel, too. It’s amazing being somewhere so far away from technology, without any electricity for miles and miles. The local people don’t even see the world outside of the jungle, never traveling more than 15 minutes up or down the river their whole lives!M: What an entirely different lifestyle! It must be completely different there. Did you get to meet any of the villagers?W: Oh yes! Here’s the story: I finished a smallblue bottle of wine and was about to throw it away. The tour guide told me to save it. Later, when we arrived at one of the villages, he introduced me to an old woman there who greeted our boat. I gave her the wine bottle as a gift. She looked at it like a great treasure, and she said that it would be an honored prize for her hut. I was shocked that something so small and common for me – could mean so much!M: Emily, I suppose we really take modern life for granted.。