英语听力教程第一册Unit_3

Dialogue 2 How old are you?
•Keith is 37 years old. She's got two children. One is 11 and the other is 13. She is a printer's reader and copy editor at the Oxford University Press. She starts work at 7.30 and finishes at 4.15 with a 45-minute lunch break. She goes to work by bicycle and train. •He is interested in antiques. He dislikes decorating and is not awfully keen on gardening. She reads quite a lot, newspapers, books, especially books of history. He doesn't smoke and drinks only occasionally. She doesn't go to the church often.
Informational Interview
• TAPESCRIPT • Informational interviews are one of the most beneficial ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also serve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the "ins and outs*" of that field from a practitioner*. Rather than being asked questions, you are the questioner, gathering information that will help you evaluate* your interest in and suitability for a particular opportunity.
Part 2 Passage Informational Interviewing
• Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions • 1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B • 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. D
Section Two
Listening Comprehension
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What’s He Like?
Exercise A • Age: 35 or 36 • Appearance: good-looking • Hobbies: sports football basketball and tennis • Marriage status: single / not married • Exercise B • What is he good at? How does his friend know that? • He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays. • Does he live alone? Has he got a companion? • Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.
• Linda: Oh, we didn't have a reception. We just invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards. • Friend: What did you wear? • Linda: Just a skirt and blouse Friend: Oh! • Linda: And John wore a jacket and jeans. • Friend: Where did you go for your honeymoon? • Linda: We didn't have a honeymoon. We went back to work the next • day Ah, here comes my bus. • Friend: Listen. I'd love to help celebrate. Why don't you two come over for a drink next week'? • Linda: Sure. We'd love to. I’ll talk to John and call you Monday. Friend: Great. See you next week. • Linda: Bye.
• Exercise B: • The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171 pounds 59. • The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds • The amount of money they think they can have: 200 pounds • The amount of money they actually have: 150 pounds 16
Part 2 Listening and Note-taking
• Bob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hifi's for 72.64 pounds, I'm going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds. • Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They're going to sell some washing machines for 98.95 pounds, so we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more important than a hi:fi. • Bob: By the way. Angela. Do you know how much money we've got? About 200 pounds, I hope. • Angela: Here's the bank statement. I didn't want to open it. Oh, dear. • Bob: What's the matter? • Angela: We haven't got 200 pounds, I'm afraid. • Bob: Well, come on. How much have we got? • Angela: Only 150 pounds 16.
News Item 1
• This news item is about the presidential election in the USA • D B B A D
• Tapescript
• This presidential election is creating unusual interest and excitement across America, especially with young people and Democrats. • The Democrats hope to reclaim the White House after eight years of Republican presidency. Yet candidates from both parties are promising change. • There are major issues facing Americans. The weakening economy. The Iraq war. Other concerns include the troubled housing market, high costs of health care and energy, and the debate over illegal immigration. • But interest in the election is also being driven by the candidates themselves. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would become America's first female or first black president. Republican John McCain would become, at age seventy-two, the oldest president elected to a first term.
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• Exercise A price money they can save 72.64 pounds at least 20 pounds 98.95 pounds 22 pounds • Things they want to buy • 1 a hi-fi • 2. a washing machine
Unit 3
Section one
Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics
• Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married last month. • Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Three weeks ago. • Friend: Well, congratulations! • Linda: Thank you. • Friend: Did you have a big wedding? • Linda: No, we got married at City Hall. We didn't want to spend very much because we're saving to buy a house. • Friend: Where did you have the reception?
• An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have, explore me compatibility* of your work values with those expressed in the field and ask lot advice. An individual whom you interview for information can also critique your resume. • Although you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informational interviewing will often provide leads* as to where to begin a successful job search and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable to find your former students or parents to meet for an informational interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack*directories in the CRC* library.