外研社英语必修三听力原文

必修三Module 1

Carlos: Hello, my name is Carlos and I'm from Spain.

Helen: Hi, Carlos. I'm Helen.

Amy: And my name is Amy. Pleased to meet you.

Carlos: Are you English?

Helen: No! Neither of us is English.

Amy: Helen's from Scotland and I'm from Wales.

Carlos: Really? So, Helen, where do you live in Scotland?

Helen: In Edinburgh.

Carlos: Edinburgh. Nice, that's the capital of Scotland, isn't it?

Helen: Yes, it is.

Carlos: And Amy, you're from Wales.

Amy: That's right.

Carlos: That's west of England, isn't it?

Amy: Yes, it is. It's a separate country and it's to the west of England.

Carlos: And where in Wales do you live?

Amy: Well, my family lives in Cardiff.

Carlos: Cardiff? I've never heard of Cardiff. Is it a big city?

Amy: Yes, it is! It's the capital!

Carlos: Oh, I'm so sorry!

Amy: That's all right.

Carlos: There are so many capital cities in the United Kingdom.

Helen: Yes, Scotland and Wales are separate countries. And each of them has a capital city.

Carlos: So what are you doing here in London?

Helen: We're students.

Carlos: What are you studying?

Helen: Languages.

Carlos: Which ones?

Helen: Well, there are about 60 students in the class, and all of them are studying at least two languages. I'm studying French and Chinese.

Amy: And I'm studying German and Russian.

Carlos: So neither of you is studying Spanish.

Amy: No, sorry. In fact, none of the students in our class is studying Spanish. Carlos: Oh. That's sad.

Helen: Where in Spain do you live?

Carlos: In Valencia.

Amy: Valencia? Whereabouts is that?

Carlos: It's on the east coast. It's about 200 kilometres south of Barcelona.

Amy: I see. Is it a big city?

Carlos: Yes. Quite big.

Amy: What's it like?

Carlos: It's a wonderful place. And our soccer team is fantastic.

Helen: What kind of work do people do there?

Carlos: Well, a lot of them work in tourism.

Helen: Really? And what are you doing here in London?

Carlos: Well, I'm studying English at university, so I'm here for a month.

Amy: Really? That's nice.

Carlos: Yes. In fact, my whole class is coming.

Helen: How many students are there in the class?

Carlos: Forty-seven. But none of them has arrived yet!

Module 2

Lingling: Is this your first time in Beijing, Richard?

Richard: Yes, it is.

Lingling: How do you find it?

Richard: It's totally fascinating. It's so different from Sydney, where I live. Lingling: Now I'm fascinated. Tell me about the differences, as you see them. Richard: Well, Sydney's a younger city than Beijing. Beijing has a lot more inhabitants and is much more crowded.

Lingling: Yes, we certainly have a huge population, like most Chinese cities. Richard: It's very exciting, as a result. And there's so much construction going on. Lingling: I know, we're growing very fast. For example, I don't think we have as many freeways as Sydney does, but we soon will!

Richard: I believe you! I think there are fewer tourists in Beijing—at least for now.

And I get the feeling that Beijing's less dangerous.

Lingling: Yes, there's probably a lot less crime here.

Richard: What about the climate? I think Sydney has less rain.

Lingling: Yes, we can get a lot of rain in July and August.

Richard: I've noticed! It's pouring at the moment!

Lingling: The good thing about the rain, of course, is that it washes the pollution away.

Richard: I've noticed that too. We don't have as much pollution as you do. Lingling: That's because you have less industry. The air can get quite polluted here...Ok, so that covers a lot of the differences. But are there any

similarities?

Richard: Oh yes...for example, I notice the wealth and the energy.