施心远听力教程1(第三版)第二单元文本及答案

Unit 2 Visiting a New Place
Section 1 Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics
A. Listen and repeat
1. Oh, you need some lean meat, some vegetables, some butter, flour, salt.
2. I’d like to. But I can’t.
3. A: I had a call from Bill.
B: From Bill Who’s Bill
A. He’s a very special friend of mine. He telephones me from overseas. Every day.
B. Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening.
Man: Good evening. Can you (1) make up this prescription, please Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait
Man: How long (3) will it take
Woman: (4)It’ll be ready in twenty minutes.
Man: Oh, (5) I’ll come back later.
Woman: All right, sir,
Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later
Woman: (7) Later’ll be all right
Part 2 Listening and Note-taking
Exercise:
Where they are ① now Cinema ④Bridge Street ⑦ Station ③Tapescript:
Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please
Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let’s see now—that’s the second turn on your right. The cinema’s on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you’ll be in Bridge Street. I think it’s Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second —no, not the second, the first, that’s fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that’s second right and first left. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
Woman: Don’t mention it.
Section 2 Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Words or Message
A. Listen to two sentences. Is it “eligible”or “illegible”Tick the right box.
1. No one knows why the most prescriptions written by doctors are almost illegible, including those in the general hospitals.
2. The people in the United States are eligible to claim a refund if they buy anything undesirable within 30 days.
B. Listen to some sentences and rewrite them with the help of the clue.
1. His knowledge of English is very limited.
2. At time have I have a member of that club.
3. Little is known about that primitive tribe.
He speaks very little English.
I have never been a member of that club.
Nobody knows about that primitive tribe.
Part 2 Dialogues
Dialogue 1 Welcome to Bristol
Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.
T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland.
(I’m Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.)
T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand.
(Mrs. Baker says “Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.”)
T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days.
(Mr. Ba ker says “How was your trip No hijacks” and Etienne answers “No, it was all fight, thank you/” We may draw a conclusion that they were serious.)
F 4. The plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.)
T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year.
(It is the holiday season.)
T 6. It is probably still cold.
(Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.)
F 7. The cent ral heating doesn’t work.
(It doesn’t work very well.)
T 8. Mr. Baker can’t find the blankets.
(Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)
Exercise B: Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the missing words.
Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.
Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Tapescript:
Etienne has just arrived in England,
Etienne: Hello. Are you Mrs. Baker I’m Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.
Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.
Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel.
Mr. Baker: How was your trip No hijacks
Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and the airport was crowded.
Mr. Baker: Well, it’s the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs.
Etienne: Oh, that’s all right. I’ll take this one. It’s heavy. Mr. Baker: Well. Here’s your room. I hope it’s big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesn’t work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well…Nicola, where are the blankets Let’s go down and meet the rest of the family.
Dialogue 2 Have You Ever Lived Abroad
Exercise A: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire.
•Questionaire
•Name: Phyllis Nationality: British
•Being abroad:
•Yes:√ No: _______
•If has been abroad:
•Country: Australia
•Length of stay: 12 years
• Where were his family during his stay in that country: They were with her.
•Advantages of living in that country: good climate; relaxed at work as well as socially
•Time when he returned home: ten years ago
Exercise B: Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and write down what the speaker really wants to say.
1. Home to me is being near the people you’re fond of.
2. And presumably they came back to the U.K.
Tapescript:
Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis
Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What about you
Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven’t.
Phyllis: Oh, what a shame!
Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad
Phyllis: I lived in Australia.
Interviewer: Really That’s a long way away.
Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!
Interviewer: How long were you there for
Phyllis: I was there for twelve years
Interviewer: Oh! What a long time!
Phyllis: Yes. Rather,
Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK
Ph yllis: I’ve been back about, erm, ten years now.
Interviewer: Uhm. When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home
Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was... home to me is being near the people you’re fond of.
Interviewer: Uhm, yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia
Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me.
Interviewer: And presumably they’ve ... they came back to the UK Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came back with me.
Interviewer: Uhm. If you had a choice, where do you think you’d be living now Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to Australia Interviewer: Oh, yeah Why’s that Phyllis: Well, for one thing, it’s the climate. Interviewer: Uhm.
Phyllis: And, er, secondly, it’s ... very rela xed.
Interviewer: Oh In what way
Phyllis: Well, you know, the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially Phyllis: That’s right, everything
Part 3 Passage Welcome to London!
Exercise A: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. How many tourists pour into London in the summer
2. What will happen to Oxford Street
3. How about the food and weather in London
4. Which of the following is not one of the many obvious tourist attractions mentioned in London
5. Where can travelers find a good introduction to the historical London
6. What does “democratic” refer to
7. What does the speaker say about shopping
8. What does the speaker say about eating
1. A
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. B
Exercise B: Complete the following sentence with what you have remembered.
You can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic Knightsbridge to democratic Marks and Spencer.
Tapescript:
Welcome to London! You and seven million other tourists will fill Britain’s capital city this season, jostling* each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, and complaining about the food and the weather.
What can you do when you’re here There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*.
You can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic* Knightsbridge* to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers’cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may well be able to talk to you in your own language —though probably not in English, Restaurants are here by the hundred. You can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English
food.
Section 3 Oral Work
Part 1 Questions and Answers
Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.
1. What did the woman order
(She ordered the roast beef.)
2. What would the woman like to have as a starter’-
(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)
3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer
(It offers cauliflower and carrots.)
4. What vegetable did the woman order
(She ordered carrots.)
5. What sort of drink did she order
(She ordered a glass of water.)
6. She ordered a dessert, didn’t she
(No, she did not order any dessert.)
7. Did the woman like the bread served
(No, she didn’t like it.)
8. Why didn’t she like the bread
(Because it was stale / not fresh.)
Tapescript:
Man: Are you ready to order
Woman: Er, yes, please. I’ll have the roast beef.
Man: Uhm, Would you like a starter
Woman: No thanks, oh, why not I’ll have the garlic mushrooms please. Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got
Man: Cauliflower and carrots.
Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage
Man: No, I’m afraid not.
Woman: Oh, well, never mind, I’I1 have the carrots.
Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink
Woman: Er, just a glass of water.
Man: And would you like anything for dessert
Woman: No thanks.
…
Woman: Excuse me
Man: Yes
Woman: I’m afraid this bread is stale.
Man: Oh, I’m terribly sorry, I’ll get you some fresh, madam.
Part 2 Retelling
It was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office.
When she entered the office, she saw Mr. Crump, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn’t dare to say anything.
Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr. Crump
came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.
Section 4 Supplementary Exercises
Part 1 Listening Comprehension Entertainments in London
Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1. When was London known as “Swinging London”
2. Why are so many people attracted to visit London
3. Why is the British Theatre world-famous
4. Where are the films shown in a large number of cinemas from
5. What does “take your choice”mean here when the concert is mentioned
6. Which are the best places to go when it rains
7. How can a traveler get to Greenwich
8. What does the speaker think of making a trip to London
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. D
Tapescript:
You come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun — a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960’s, that era* of “Swinging London,”* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers.
There’s certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is
world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There’s a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter— and they’re free! When it’s fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*.
You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you’re not likely to be bored.
Part 3 Video British Pub Tradition Under Threat
Exercise:
1. Why are pubs important for British people
For hundreds of years, British pubs have been at the center of social life. They are the places where people can go for a pint of beer and lively conversation.
2. Why is pub culture changing recently
According to Bridget Walsh, people tend to go restaurants instead of pubs and they buy cheap booze in supermarkets and drink it at home.
3. What makes British pub business go downward
They are the poor economy, a ban on smoking inside and high taxes on beer consumed at pubs.
4. How does Stuart Mills, an entrepreneur, view the rapidly deteriorating
economic conditions
He sees the economic downturn as an opportunity and runs an Internet service to get more people into pubs by allowing them to have their mail delivered to their local pub.
5. Do you think British pubs will dry up someday
I’m afraid not. The British love of beer and the rare British summer day is a good reason for them to have a pint of beer in the pub. Tapescript:
For hundreds of years, British pubs have been at the center of social life. The place to go for a pint of beer and lively conversation. But Britain’s pubs are under threat. The poor economy, a ban on smoking inside and high taxes on beer consumed at pubs are all putting pubs under pressure. Bridget Walsh has been in the business for 42 years. She says pub culture is changing.
“People aren’t going into pubs the way they used to years ago. They tend to go restaurants. They tend to buy cheap booze in supermarkets and drink indoors, because people have entertainment indoors these day,”she said.
It’s not just indoor entertainment people are looking for. Pubs—once smoke-filled rooms—are no longer. Smokers have to go outside these days. That’s hurt business too. “If they can’t have a pint and cigarette, you might as well drink at home,” Walsh adds.
At the annual Great British Beer Festival in London, there are hundreds of beers, bitters, ales and plenty of enthusiasts. One might almost believe that pubs will be forever. But Neil Williams from the British Beer & Pub Association says the problem is serious.
“Fifty-two pubs are closing every week here in the U.K., and that’s
a big increase and, if we don’t take action, we’re going to lose a lot of our much-loved community pubs,” he said.
Williams says taxes on beer served in pubs rose by 20 percent in 18 months. All in all, he says it’s a difficult time.
“Unfortunately, the smoking ban coincided with a lot of other very adverse trading conditions: rising costs, we had rapidly deteriorating economic conditions, plus hug tax increases, so we’ve likened it to a perfect storm,” he said.
Stuart Mills, an entrepreneur, sees the downturn as an opportunity. He runs an Internet service that allows customers to have their mail delivered to their local pub.
“What we’re really trying to do is to do two things, to get more people into pubs more often, but also really to help pubs cement their position at the heart of their local communities,” Mills explains.
Tastes here are changing though. Wine bars, a recent trend, are taking away some of the business for pubs. But the British love of beer and the rare British summer day will mean, pub owners hope, that business will never totally dry up.。