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UNIT 5
Section One Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics
Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.
Woman 1: Oh did he I don't (1) believe it!
Woman 2: And so I said...
Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you like?
Woman 2: Oh, I don't know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Let me see ...
Woman 1: Erm. I'll have a cheeseburger, chips (4) and a large coke.
Woman 2: Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) I'll have a beefburger and chips.
Waiter: Anything else?
Woman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juice?
Waiter: Large (7) or small?
Woman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then l said...
Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking
1. Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points.
2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points
to 10.699 -- a fractional gain for the "blue-chips." The
Standard and Poor's 500 index closed 10points higher --
less titan 1%. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points over 1%.
The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing homes in June rose a
surprising 2.8% -- a stronger-than-expected jump.
Exercise: Listen to some statements. Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.
Section Two Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogues
Dialogue 1 With Casual Clothes…
Woman: Hey Dan, where are you going?
Dan: I’m going to work.
Woman: To work
Look at you. You’re not wearing a suit. You’re wearing …
well, just regular clothes.
Dan: We don’t have to wear suits wear suits on Fridays anymore. There are new rules at work. We can wear
whatever we want.
Woman: That’s great!
Dan: Yeah. And believe it or not, casual clothes are good for the environment.
Woman: Good for environment Stopping pollution
Dan: Yeah. Casual clothes actually stop pollution.
Woman: How?
Dan: Well, people don’t dry-clean casual clothes. You have to dry-clean suits. Dry leaning uses chemicals. Some
chemicals are bad for the environment.
Woman: Fewer chemicals. I never thought of that.
Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions:
1.What day is it today?
2.What is the change in the rules at work?
3.Why is it that casual clothes are good for the environment?
4.
5.Where does the man probably work?
Dialogue 2 two 74s please
At MacArthur's, a hamburger restaurant in Putney, near Wandsworth.
Dave: I still don't understand why you had to see your grandmother on Saturday evening.
Carol: Well, it was a sort of family thing. Everyone was there. I'd completely forgotten about the concert.
Anyway, my mum would have been upset if I hadn't gone. Dave: She wouldn't have been, surely She would have
understood. You could have told her you had tickets.
Carol: 1 said I forgot.
Waitress: Are you ready to order now?
Dave: Yes. Two 74s, please -- one medium and one rare –
Oh---and two salads.
Waitress: And to drink?
Carol: Coffee for me.
Dave: Two coffees, please.
Carol: And you haven't phoned me at all during the week.
You're too busy with your cycle club. If you'd
phoned me on Friday night, 1 wouldn't have
forgotten.
Dave: But you know I ~o training every Friday night.
Carol: I'm sorry but it's just that ...
Dave: What?
Carol: Well. I wish you wouldn't take me for granted so much.
Dave: I don't! Anyway, you wanted to go to the concert. You bought the tickets months ago.
Anyway, we always go out on Saturdays.
Carol: That's just it.
Dave: That's just what?
Waitress: Did you want dressing with your salad'
Dave: What Oh, no. thanks.
Waitress: OK. No dressing.
Carol: Oh. 1 don't know. It's just ...
Dave: It's just what?
Waitress: Two 74s. Whose is the rare?
Dave: Mine.
Carol: Oh, sometimes I wish I'd never started going out
with you. You act as if you own me. If only you
were a bit more ...
Waitress: Is everything all right?
Dave: Fine, everything's fine.
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.
F 1. They were supposed to go to the theatre on Saturday
evening. (They were supposed to go to the concert on
Saturday evening.)
F 2. The girl didn't go to meet the boy because she had to
see her grandmother. (The girl didn't go to meet the
boy because she had forgotten.)
T 3. The boy was a member of a cycle club. (Carol: You're too busy with your cycle club.)
F 4. The boy phoned tile gift on Friday night. (The boy
didn't phone the girl on Friday night.)
T 5. The boy thought the girl would remember everything.
(Carol: Well I wish you wouldn't take tile for granted
so much.)
Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.
1. What does "Two 74s' mean?
74 probably is the number of the dish on the menu,
presumably beef. ~they ordered the same dish -- one medium and the other rare.
2. What else did they order?
They ordered salad and coffee also.
Part 2 Passage
Instant Coffee
When coffee arrives at an instant coffee factory it has already been roasted and ground. In the factory, water is slowly passed through the coffee. The resulting* liquid is then repeatedly pumped through tubes at a very high temperature and pressure. The liquid is boiled and sugar, salt and a variety of chemicals are carefully added. This makes some of water evaporate*, leaving very strong coffee liquor*.
To make instant coffee powder, the coffee liquor is poured through large cylindrical* driers at a temperature of 250~C. The heat evaporates the liquid, leaving instant coffee powder, which is collected and put into jars.
Granulated* coffee is made by freeze-drying, The process is a secret one and is passed from one family of manufacturers to the next. The coffee liquor is rapidly frozen into blocks.
After these have been broken up into very small pieces, they
are dried in a vacuum. This removes the water without heat, leaving instant coffee granules*.
Part 3 News
News Item 1
The leaders of North and South Korea met this week. It was the first such meeting in 7 years, and only the second since Korea was divided in 1953.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korea’s Kim Jong Ⅱended three days of talks in Pyongyang on Thursday. They signed a joint declaration to support peace and economic growth on the Korea Peninsula.
It says the South and the North will closely cooperate to end military hostilities and ease tensions. The two Koreas have been increasingly cooperative, but technically they are still at war.
Earlier this week, North Korea agreed to disable its main nuclear centers and document all of its programs by the end of the year. The agreement came in the six-party talks with China, South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States.
News Item 2
Reports say a civilian was at one of the controls of the nuclear submarine that hit a Japanese fishing boat last week.
The Navy said there is no evidence that the civilian was
directly involved in the accident. Nine Japanese students and crew members from the fishing boat are still missing. Twenty-
six other people survived the accident. The Navy has sent a deep-sea vehicle to the sunken wreckage. It also will decide if the boat can be raised. On Tuesday, President Bush told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori that he greatly regretted sinking the boat. The president spoke to Mr. Mori by telephone. News Item 3
South Korea’s government has issued a stern warning in reaction to Saturday night protests that left more than 100 people injured. Officials say police will take every necessary measure to track down violent protesters, and will consider resuming the use of tear gas for the first time in nearly a decade.
Saturday’s day-long protest escalated into clashes between police and demonstrators by nightfall. Police say the demonstrators vandalized busses authorities and set up as barricades. Authorities say some of the protesters attacked by throwing stones, swinging steel pipes, and even shooting acid from squirt guns at police. More than 50 protesters were taken into custody.
Section 3 Oral Work
Part 1 Questions and Answers
Man: Hello. Could I speak to Miss Appleby, please This is John Blofeld.
Woman: One moment, please. I'm afraid she's out at tile moment. She's visiting a factory.
Man: I see. Will she be back in her office at 10.30?
Woman: Let me see, Uhm. Well, she might be late because of the traffic.
Man: All right. She's a difficult person to get hold of, isn't she?
What about lunch time Is she free then
Woman: Yes, I'm awfully sorry. Just one moment. I'll check. No, she's having flinch with a designer.
Man: Oh, dear. What time will she be back?
Woman: Erin ... At two o'clock. She's seeing a customer here
in her office.
Man: Ah. So what time can I phone back'
Woman: Any time after 2.30.
Man: Are you sure?
Woman: Definitely. She will be in her office for the rest of the afternoon.
Man: OK. I'll phone back then. Thank you.
Woman: That's ~dl right. Goodbye.
Exercise: Listen to a dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question in complete sentence after you have heard it.
Questions:
1. Was Miss Appleby in?
(No, she was out.)
2. Where was she
(She was at a factory.)
3. Would she be back at 10:30?
(No. she would be back later than that.)
4. Why would she be back late?
(The traffic was busy.)
5. Would she be free at lunch time?
(No, she would be having lunch with a designer.)
6. What would she do at two o'clock?
(She would see a customer in her office.)
7, She was a person who was hard to get hold of, wasn't she?
(Yes. she was a difficult person to get hold of.)
8. When could John Blofeld phone back?
(He could phone back anytime after 2.30.)
Part 2 Retelling
Jimmy left home when he was fifteen and went to London He did lots of different jobs and always got tip very early, at about 6.30. He went to work on a bicycle and always crossed a vet busy main road to work.
One Monday morning he had an accident. He crossed the road carelessly and a car hit him. He fell off his bike and hit his head on the pavement. He was sent to hospital in an ambulance. When he was in hospital he did a lot of thinking about this life and his work.
When he left hospital, he went straight to a second-hand shop and got all old electric guitar for 25 pounds. He forgot about his job in the factory and never went back to it again. He lost his job but he found another work and a better way of life. He often thinks, “I’m glad I had that accident." Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.
Section Four Supplementary exercise
Part 1 Listening Comprehension
Passage 1 Tinned Tomato Soup
Tinned tomato soup is horrible. Why not make your own It's dead easy, and it tastes delicious.
You need some onions*, some tomatoes, butter or margarine*, salt, pepper*, some wine, and any herbs* that you feel like putting in.
The first thing to do is to pour yourself a glass of wine. Then chop* the onions up small, wash the tomatoes carefully ---
-- you don't know what sort of chemicals they've had on them,
do you -- and cut them into quarters. Then you ---- I'm sorry,
I didn't say how many tomatoes, did I My book says 700 grams
for four to six people, but I don't find that's enough, because the soup's so good that everybody asks for more. So I usually make twice as much. If they don't eat it all you can always freeze it. I use about one and a half kilos of tomatoes, and
two or three big onions, or five or six small ones. You must have enough onions -- that's what makes the soup taste good,
OK, so you chop the onions and cut the tomatoes into quarters. When you've done that, you put some butter in a big saucepan -- or you can use margarine or oil instead, if you
prefer put it on a low heat and fry* the onions and garlic gently for three or four minutes. Yeah, sorry, 1 should have said -- you need two cloves* of garlic, chopped up small or crushed*. You might like to throw in a piece of bacon rind* as well. Keep stirring* everything gently while it's frying.
After three or four minutes, put the tomatoes into tile saucepan, and pour in some water about a quarter of a litre. A bit more if the tomatoes aren't very juicy. Add plenty of salt and pepper, and herbs if you want to.
Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and bring it to the boil* Then leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so. Pour yourself another glass of wine. When it's ready -= you can tell if it's ready, because everything's soft and it smells terrific --when it's ready,
take it off the cooker and strain* it carefully through a
sieve*. Actually, it's best if you've got one of those little machines where you turn a handle and it pushes everything through a round metal plate with little holes in -- you know what I mean?
Put the soup back into the saucepan and see whether it needs any more salt. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently for two or three minutes; keep stirring it. When you
serve it, you can mix in some milk if you like, but I don't bother--- I think it's nice as it is. You're supposed to make croutons* as well -- you know, little squares of toast or fried bread--- but I don't bother about that either. It's too much trouble. Do try it. You'll thank me.
Exorcise A: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
1.B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. A
8. B
Exercise B: Listen to the passage again and complete the following outline.
1.Preparation
A. ingredients
a. onions
b. tomatoes, about 700 grams for four to six people
c. butter or margarine
d. herbs (optional)
e. two cloves of garlic
B. Preparation
a. chop the onions
b. wash and cut the tomatoes into quarters
c. chop or crush the garlic
Il. Cooking
A. Put some butter or margarine or oil in a big saucepan.
B. Put it on a low heat.
C. Fry the onions and garlic gently for three or four
minutes. Keep stirring everything gently while it's
frying.
D. Put the tomatoes into the saucepan, and pour in some
water--- about a quarter of a litre. Add plenty of salt
and pepper, and herbs if you want to.
E. Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and bring it to the boil.
F. Leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so.
G. When it's ready, take it off' the cooker and strain it carefully through a sieve.
H. Put the soup back into the saucepan and add more salt
if necessary.
I. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently for two or three minutes: keep stirring~ it.
J. Serve it, you can mix in some milk if you like.
Passage 2 WHO Medical Training Center
The World Health Organization bas opened a new medical training center to help developing countries identify and control diseases. The center opened last month in Lyons*, France. It will help poor countries set up laboratories to quickly identify and control infectious diseases.
The WHO already operates an international system that watches for major health threats that could develop into world problems. The WHO executive director for communicable diseases is David Heymann. Doctor Heymann says the new medical center in France will help strengthen public health laboratories and services in developing countries.
Doctor Heymann says there is a great need for this. In Africa, for example, he says only one laboratory can identify tile Ebola* or Marburg* viruses that cause serious diseases. It is the WHO laboratory in South Africa.
Bacteria or other substances that are collected in any country in Africa are sent to the laboratory in South Africa. Or they are sent to laboratories in Europe, North America or Asia. Doctor Heymann says Ebola is an example of a very complex disease that is hard to identify. But many countries, he says, do not even have the ability to identify more commonly known diseases, such as cholera* or yellow fever*.
The World Health Organization estimates that diseases spread to other people kill more than 13,000,000 people around the world each year. Most of the victims are poor people in developing countries.
To help solve this problem, the WHO hopes to train people from 45 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, The first training class begins in April in Lyons. Laboratory experts from eight countries in West Africa and Central Africa will take part. The programme will offer the medical experts and, scientists new skills to identify diseases. They also will learn how to use communications equipment, the Internet and electronic mail. This technology will help them respond quickly to possible medical problems.
The WHO says the purpose of the project is to build a system that will help countries identify diseases. With these skills, the WHO says countries will be able to react more quickly to fight the spread of disease.
Part 2 Oral Work
Last Christmas Professor Smith wanted to show his family that he was young and fashionable at heart, so he decided to give them clothes as Christmas presents.
For his twelve-year old nephew he thought a pair of shorts would be suitable. Unfortunately the pair he got didn't fit him at all. They were much mo big. His brother was very keen on swimming so he got him a pair of swimming trunks. They were a size too small, however, and so were much too tight. But that was the last mistake the poor professor made, because while he was picking out a bright pink summer dress for his daughter, she happened to see him in the shop and managed to persuade him that the colour didn't go with the colour of her hair, She was quite relieved to open her Christmas present the next week and find a book on wild flowers.
Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics,
I. Wily do you think Professor Smith couldn't buy the right presents for his children?
2. Have things of this kind ever happened in your family?。