听说教程1 Unit13 The Media 听力原文答案注释.doc

Unit 13 The Media

Part A

Communicative Function Describing Things

In daily life we often describe things to others. In our descriptions, we talk about size, shape, color and so on.

Listen to the Conversation and supply the missing information in the blanks.

Color: orange

Shape: rectangular

Material: wool

Usage: to keep warm

The present: a woolen scarf

Script

Rose: Hi, James. I hear that your birthday is coming soon.

James: Yes. It's next Tuesday.

Rose: I've bought a present for you.

James: What is it? Can you tell me?

Rose: No, it's a surprise. You'll see it next Tuesday.

James: Let me guess. What color is it?

Rose: Um…it's orange.

James: And what about the shape?

Rose: Rectangular.

James: How big is it?

Rose: Oh, about 30 centimeters wide and 2 meters long.

James: Really? Is it heavy?

Rose: Not really.

James: What's it made of?

Rose: It's made of wool.

James: What's it used for?

Rose: To keep warm.

James: Oh, I know! It's a woolen scarf.

Rose: That's it. See you next Tuesday, James. Bye.

Notes

There are a variety of shapes. The common ones are round, square (正方形), oval (橢圆形), long, angular (尖角形), rectangular (长方形) and so on.

Listening Strategy Filling in Forms

In everyday life we often have to fill in different kinds of forms. Knowing how to fill in a form is a skill we must learn. Before filling in a form it is important to find out what kind of information is required and where to write the relevant details.

Now listen to the tape and then complete the student information card and the hotel reservation form below.

Script

Betty Li graduated from No.3 Girls High School in Shanghai in the summer of 2008. She enrolled in the Department of Chinese at Northwest University on August 31st, 2008. Betty lives on campus. She lives in Room 420 of No.1 Residence Hall for students. Her phone number is 52167739.

Betty was born on August 19th, 1990. She is interested in writing, painting and music. She hopes to become a writer when she finishes college.

Part B

Listening Tasks

Script

Radio and TV

The most obvious difference between radio and television is that you listen and look at the television, but just listen to the radio. In this way, radio is more imaginative because it forces you to form pictures in your own mind rather than providing you with visual information, which is what television does.

In addition, radio is more flexible than television, since you don't have to be in the same room as the radio set in order to listen to the programs, but you do have to be in the same room as a television in order to watch it.

A radio is also far more portable than a television. You can listen to the radio while driving in the car, jogging or even just walking around. Although portable televisions do exist, you can't really watch one while you are jogging, for example.

One of the main advantages of radio, however, is that it offers the listener more immediate access to information. Most radio stations broadcast news reports at regular half-hour or hourly intervals, but television news is only broadcast a few times each day. Also, the variety of topics you get on the radio is much greater than that on television.

Radio is more personal than television. Many radio programs are interactive in a way that television can never be. Listeners can call the radio station they are listening to and express their thoughts and opinions live on air. You can't ring up a television station and express your opinions, can you?