Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. c
2.b
3.a
4.e
5.d
6.f
Script
1. A: Hello, my name is Elizabeth.
B: Hi, Elizabeth. I’m Jason.
2. A: This is my friend Taka.
B: Hey, Taka. How’s it going?
3. A: I’d like to introduce our new director, Andrea Williams.
B: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Williams.
4. A: Have you met Jane?
B: Oh, yeah, we have met. How are you?
5. A: I’d like you to meet Sheila Howard.
B: It’s nice to meet you.
6. A: Dad, this is my roommate, Lee.
B: Good to meet you.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. This is …
2. I’d like you to meet…
3. Have you met…
4. Hello, my name is …
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
2. Pleased to meet you.
3. Oh, yeah, we’ve met.
4. Hi, Kathy.
Script
1. Businessman: Good afternoon, Ms. Watson. This is Jim Bauman from Hyun dai.
Ms. Watson: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bauman.
Mr. Bauman: Good to meet you, Ms. Watson.
2. Student: Mom, I’d like you to meet John Lee. He’s a classmate of mi ne.
Mr. Lee: Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Gray.
Ms. Gray: Oh, please call me Norma.
3. Sherry: Kiri, have you met my good friend James?
Kiri: Oh, yeah, we’ve met.
James: We have?
Kiri: Yeah, at the New Year’s party!
James: Oh, right. How are you?
4. Kathy: Hello, my name is Kathy! I’ll be your server tonight. Customer: Hi, Kathy. What are the specials?
Real World Listening
Answer
Alice wants to go out with Robert.
Answers
T Alice likes Robert.
E Robert is interested in Alice.
T Alice introduces Jean to Robert.
T Jean thinks Robert is handsome.
F Jean is going out with Sam.
T Robert is interested in Jean.
T Jean and Robert have met before.
Script
Alice: Look, there he is.
Jean: Who?
Alice: Robert, the guy I’ve been telling you about.
Jean: Oh. The guy you’re going out with?
Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.
Jean: Oh, he’s really handsome. Um, let’s go talk to him.
Alice: Oh, OK. I’ll introduce you. I think you’ll really like him (i)
Robert.
Robert: Oh, hi.
Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?
Robert: Hey, Jean. I think we’ve met before.
Jean: We have? Where?
Robert: Last December, at Sam’s party
Jean: Oh, Sam.
Robert: Oh? Aren’t you going out with him anymore?
Jean: No, we broke up a couple of months ago.
Robert: Oh… Oh, really? Unit 2 How can I reach you?
Unit 2
Vocabulary Task
Answers:
1. Country Code__ 1(USA), 64 (New Zealand)
2. Area Code__613 (Kingstion, Ontario), 212 (New York)
3. E-mail address__barb@https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
4. Web Address__https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
5. Zip (Postal) Code__K7L 3J1 (Canada), NN40SN (England), 95973 (USA) Script
1. The country code for the USA is 1. It’s 64 for New Zealand.
2. So if I want to call a number in Kingston, Ontario, I have to dial 61
3 before the phone number, and for New York 212.
3. Send me an e-mail. My address is barb@https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
4. You can get information on the company’s website at http://www.happy. com
5. I’ve lived in three countries. My zip code in England was NN4 0SN, i n the USA 95973, and in Canada it was K7L 3J1.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. postal code
2. phone number
3. e-mail address
4. web address
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. 655-5670 3. barb@https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
2. 213-555-3421 4. https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
Script
1. A: Say, I can’t read this number at the end of your address. Is it y our phone number?
B: No, that’s my postal code. It’s 655-5670.
2. A: [talking on the phone] Okay, I’ll call and get tickets to the con cert. Oh, do you have the number of the ticket agent? 555-3421? Okay, gr eat. I’ll call. Oh, wait a second. What’s the area code? 213, I got it!
3. A: Barb’s on vacation but I need to get in touch with her.
B: Oh, well, she can get e-mail even when she’s at the beach. Send it t o barb@your https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
4. A: I need to get in touch with Hewlett Packard. I’m having problems with this printer. Don’t they have a website?
B: Yeah, I think it’s https://www.doczj.com/doc/1c11619232.html,
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Dad asks: Did I call the right number? Do you have a place yet? What’s your e-mail addressf?
1 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. A Japanese woman.
2. At a school in Japan.
3. yes, she does.
4. Yes, he is Because she hasn’t contacted him since she went to Japan.
5. Yes, she is.
Script
Woman: Moshi-moshi. Gengo sentaa…
Father: Hello…Hello…Veronica…Veron…Ve-ro-ni-ca Smith…Is Veronica Sm ith there, Please?
Woman: Ah, Ah…Veronica-sensei…Veronica-sensei? Ah, wait a moment, plea se…
Father: [muttering to himself] Wait a moment? What’s going on? Veronica: Hello.
Father: Hello, Veronica. Is that you?
Veronica: Yes, Dad. It’s me.
Father: Where is this place? Somebody was speaking Japanese to me. I mea n, did I call the right number?
Veronica: Dad, you called the school number. And you’re lucky I’m here now. Dad, I told you. Don’t call the school number. Remember?
Father: Yes, but you didn’t give me your home phone number. Why didn’t you call me.
Veronica: I just got here a few days ago… okay, let me give it to you. Are you ready?
Father: Uh, ready. Ready. Okay.
Veronica: Okay. It’s 798-55-4123.
Father: 798-55-4123.
Veronica: Oh, oh, wait. Dial the country code. And that’s 81…and then… and then the number.
Father: Why is the number so long?
Veronica: Because it is, Dad.
Father: Do you have a place yet?
Veronica: Yeah. Let me give you the address. Are you ready?
Father: Um…yeah. Okay. What is it?
Veronica: It’s one dash one dash one fifty-five… Uegahara B356. Father: Uh, w-wh-wait. Wait, One…one what? Why is it so long? Veronica: Dad, I’ve got to go. I’ll send it to you by e-mail. Bye. [ki ss sound]
Father: But, what’s your e-mail address?
Unit 3 Don’t you wish we could live here?
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. – I don’t like the place I live now. It’s too isolated. (negative)
2. + I have a big balcony with a great view. I love it! (positive)
3. – I don’t like my parents’ house. It’s so old-fashioned. (negativ
e)
4. + Her new place is really wonderful — it’s so roomy. (positive)
5. + He thinks it’s important to feel comfort-able in a home. (positive)
6. + I think it’s great to live in a modern building, don’t you? (posi tive)
7. – This apartment is too cramped; it’s too small for our family. (ne gative)
8. + Amy has a beautiful spacious loft for her art studio. She’s really happy there. (positive)
9. + Bill and Sherry have a nice, cozy little apartment in the city. The y call it their love nest. (positive)
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a small house
2. a cozy apartment
3. a modern house
4. something old
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. warm and cozy in the winter
2. a great view
3. modern house, easy to keep clean
4. roomy, lots of space
Script
1. I want a small house, something that’ll be warm and cozy in the wint er. My big old house is spacious, but it’s too hard to keep warm.
2. I’m looking for a small, cozy apartment, but with a great view. I wa nt to look at the mountains, not another apartment building.
3. After living in an ld house all my life, I’m ready for a modern hous e, one that’s easy to keep clean. It should have all wood floors, no ca rpets.
4. We’re looking for something old but roomy. Since we have three kids, they need lots of space to move around.
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It’s spacious, it has modern furniture, it has a view
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. It’s spacious and modern.
2. It has a view of the ocean.
3. It makes her feel elegant and relaxed.
4. It’s phony, uncomfortable, and he feels like he’s in a museum. Script
Diane: Isn’t this place fantastic?
John: Well, I don’t know…I mean, it’s okay.
Diane: It’s so big. So spacious. So much room. I feel so…free here. John: It must be cold in the winter. Our place is so cozy and warm. Diane: Oh, John! And the view! Look at the view of the ocean from this w indow! I feel so relaxed.
John: Oh, god. It makes me seasick. Our place is so much more down to ea rth.
Diane: Look at this furniture. It’s so modern. I feel so elegant here. John: You do? I feel like I’m in a museum. It’s so phony, so uncomfort able. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs?
Diane: Oh, John, don’t you wish we could live in a place like this? John: What’s wrong with our place?
Unit 4 It means a lot to me
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. b Henna tattoos – For fun
2. d Leather ring – Grandmother gave it to me
3. a Rakari bracelet – To protect me
4. f Silk scarf – Makes me look good
5. g Digital watch – Reminds me of appointments.
6. c Crystal necklace – Friends said it has special powers
7. e Silver pin – Has a lot of sentimental value
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a rakari – a cloth bracelet
2. a crystal necklace
3. a diamond ring
4. a gold earring
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. a. to protect him
2. b. she likes the way it looks
3. a. it has sentimental value
4. b. it makes him look good
Script
1. Mark: Hey, Steve, whatcha got on your wrist there?
Steve: Oh, it’s something my sister gave me.
Mark: Uh, a bracelet?
Steve: Sort of. It’s a “rakari,” a special piece of cloth Indian wome n give their brothers every August.
Mark: What’s it for?
Steve: To protect me.
Mark: Cool. I guess you’re safe for another year.
2. Andrea: Oh, Shelly, what’s that on your necklace?
Shelly: It’s a quartz crystal.
Andrea: Oh, do you believe in crystals?
Shelly: Not really, but my boyfriend does, and he gave me this. Andrea: What’s it supposed to do?
Shelly: He said it’s supposed to make our love last forever. And I like the way it looks.
3. Claire: That’s an interesting ring, Bridget. Where’d you get it? Bridget: Oh, I got this with money from my grandmother
Claire: Yeah? Is it a real diamond?
Bridget: Mm-hmm. It’s small, but it has a lot of sentimental value. Claire: ‘Cause it reminds you of your grandma?
Bridget: Of course.
4. Lisa: Oh, Scott. Is that an earring?
Scott: It’s a gold earring. I got it in Thailand.
Lisa: Is it something special?
Scott: No, I just think it makes me look good!
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It protects her from illness.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
The necklace is made of silver. The witch doctor told her to wear it. He r grandmother gave it to her. When she took the necklace off, she got si ck. When she put it back on, she got better.
Script
Jean: I’m ready, are you? Why don’t you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?
Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. I’v e had it since I was a kid.
Jean: Really? You’ve worn it since you were little? Why?
Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all t he time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And well, the doctor at firs t didn’t want to treat me because —
Jean: What? Why?
Chandra: Well, because I was a girl.
Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?
Chandra: Yeah, well, that’s the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and I…
Jean: A witch doctor
Chandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a … I don’t know, a sp iritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took a look at me and she said I needed silver.
Jean: Silver?
Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and she had this silver necklace m ade for me. They put it on me, and I got better.
Jean: I don’t believe that.
Chandra: Well, I didn’t either for a while. But you know what? When I w as 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And the n, I started to get sick again. And I didn’t get better. I was just sic k all the time. And then I remembered the necklace, and I put it on. And after that, I was fine.
Jean: Wow.
Unit 5 It changed my life
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Japan/Japanese
2. Canada/French/English
3. Panama/Spanish
4. Brazil/Portuguese
5. Thailand/Thai
6. India/Hindi
7. South Africa/ Afrikaans
8. Morocco/ Arabic
9. Germany/ German
10. Norway/Norwegian
Script
1. Helen is going to Japan to study Japanese.
2. Pam is from Canada. She speaks French and English.
3. Linda’s family lives in Panama. They speak Spanish.
4. Andrea is from brazil. She speaks Portuguese.
5. Vira moved here from Thailand. He speaks Thai.
6. Sita’s grandmother came from India 50 years ago. She speaks Hindi.
7. Jean is South African. She speaks Afrikaans.
8. Ali is from Morocco. He speaks Arabic.
9. Hans lives in Germany. He speaks German.
10. Lars is from Norway. He speaks Norwegian.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. French 3. Spanish
2. Japanese 4. Russian
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. His relatives are French. He wants to travel to France.
2. He’s interested in business. There are business opportunities in Jap an.
3. No other language was offered. Her friends speak Spanish.
4. It’s a challenge. It’s the hardest language she can think of. Script
1. A: What language are you studying?
B: French.
A: Why are you studying French?
B: Some of my relatives are French and I’d like to go visit them in Fra nce someday.
A: Don’t they speak English?
B: Only a little. But I think it’d be fun to use my French and see if t hey can understand me and all. I want to work on my accent, too.
2. A: So why did you choose Japanese?
B: Well, I guess the main reason I’m interested in Japanese is internat ional business. I know there are a lot of business opportunities in Japa n, so I figured it was the best language for me to study.
3. A: Why are you studying a foreign language?
B: Um, well… I don’t know. I started Spanish cause it was the only lan guage offered in our middle school. And then I just kept doing it. And t here’re a lot of Spanish speakers where I live cause we live in Souther n California and we’re close to Mexico so almost everyone speaks Spanis
h. My friends at school speak Spanish outside of class.
4. A: What language are you studying?
B: I just wanted a challenge so I thought, “Hey, I’m gonna do the hard est language I can think of.” So I chose Russian, Just to see if I coul d do it, I guess. And you know what? It is the hardest language I can th ink of and it takes a lot of work. But I’m gonna keep at it…
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It has different tones.
The writing system is different.
Thai people help him learn the language.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. F Dave lives in Thailand. He has visited Thailand and hopes to return.
2. T Dave had a good experience in Thailand.
3. ? Dave likes writing Thai. He doesn’t talk about writing.
4. F Thailand is “The land of Laughs.” It’s called “The Land of Smil es.”
5. F People in Thailand laugh at him when he makes a mistake. They smile.
6. T Thai is easy to learn. It may be hard for some people, but it’s no t hard for him.
Script
Cindy: What the heck is that?
Dave: It’s a Thai magazine.
Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?
Dave: Well, a little.
Cindy: How?
Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.
Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?
Dave: Well, I started to learn some Thai…and practiced talking with peo ple and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice… you know, Th ailand is called the Land of the Smiles…they even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life.
Cindy: But I’ve always heard that Thai was impossible to learn. Dave: Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally differe nt from English. The writing system is different, they use different ton es, every- thing is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back.
Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should stud y another language.
Dave: No, Cindy, it’s not the language, you’ve just got to get into it Unit 6 What do you like about him?
Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Steve is great! He’s sweet and he has a good sense of humor.
2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I don’t care f or people who are too serious
3. Sure, Jana is very honest; it’s too bad she’s also kind of selfish.
4. Brad is a little odd, but I like that he’s so outgoing and talkative.
5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. honest, a sense of humor
2. outgoing, talkative
3. a little bit odd, like to have fun
4. kind of shy, sensitive
2 Second Listening
Answers
They don’t like people who are:
1. selfish
2. shy or quiet
3. too serious
4. loud and talk too much
Script
1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?
Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense of humor. I th ink honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they can’t be self ish. I don’t get along with selfish people.
2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I lo ok for in a friend.
Francine: Yeah, like what?
Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkative. I love havin
g long conversations on the phone.
3. Francine: This might sound weird, Lisa, but I like people that are a little bit odd.
Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?
Francine: You know, they’re different and like to have fun doing off-th e-wall stuff. They have to like having fun and not be too serious.
4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?
Stuart: What kind of people do I like?
Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?
Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy an d sensitive. I don’t really get along with people who are loud and talk too much.
Jane: Yeah, you’re kind of a sensitive person yourself.
Stuart: Oh?
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
He’s sensitive.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. They went to a romantic movie.
2. He cried.
3. She thought he was sensitive.
4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.
Script
Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend! Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?
Sheri: Not really.
Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?
Sheri: Not especially.
Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?
Sheri: No…but he has a nice smile…dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute.
Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?
Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.
Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?
Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this r eally sad part, and, and he…cried.
Jeremy: He cried?
Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.
Jeremy: Oh…you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!
Unit 7 I really take after my Dad
Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. brother’s daughter = niece
2. Dad’s new wife = stepmother
3. uncle and aunt’s children = cousins
4. sister’s new husband = brother-in-law
5. my mother’s two girls = my half-sisters
6. brother’s three boys = nephews
7. made her our legal child = adopted
Script
1. My niece is so cute. She’s only two but she can sing 10 songs
2. I get along okay with my stepmother. She’s actually pretty nice.
3. When I was little, I used to go to camp with my cousins. They were li ke my brothers and sisters.
4. everybody had a great time at my sister’s wedding. My brother-in-law was even dancing on the tables.
5. After my mother remarried, she and Robert had two girls – my half-si sters. But we feel like one family and I call them my sisters.
6. I’m not in a hurry to have kids yet. I spend a lot of time with my n ephews and I know they can be a handful.
7. We are so happy to have Lena. We adopted her when she was just three months old.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. The man in front of him is his father.
2. Angie is his stepmother.
3. Tara is his half-sister.
4. Jake is Steve’s older brother.
5. The woman to the right of Jake is Steve’s sister-in-law. Cristina is Steve’s niece.
2 Second Listening
Answers
Tara – c. likes to read and play piano
Jake – a. looks like Steve’s father
His mother – d. lives in California
Cristina – b. Was adopted
Script
1. Sylvia: When was this picture taken? You look so young!
Steve: Oh, that was when I was still in high school.
Sylvia: Is that your mom and dad?
Steve: Well, yeah, that’s my dad, but that’s not my real mom. She’s m y stepmother. My real mother lives in California.
2. Sylvia: So, who is this next to you? Is that your sister?
Steve: Yeah, that’s my half-sister, Tara. She’s great. We’re a lot al ike.
Sylvia: In what way?
Steve: Well, we both like reading books, and we both like playing the pi ano.
3. Sylvia: And who’s this next to your stepmother?
Steve: That’s Jake, my older brother.
Sylvia: Wow, he looks a lot like your father.
Steve: Yeah, people say he looks more like my father than the rest of us.
4. Sylvia: That must be Jake’s wife next to him. And your niece? Steve: Yep, that’s little Cristina.
Sylvia: Wow, she…she doesn’t really look like either of her parents, d oes she?
Steve: No, she doesn’t. Actually she was adopted. But she does take aft er Jake in a lot of ways.
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
M has beautiful eyes
F loves surfing
F enjoys dangerous activities
F likes snowboarding
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Jane looks like her mother. They both have beautiful eyes.
2. Jane acts like her father. They both ride motorcycles, surf and skydi ve.
3. Jane is proud that she takes after her father.
Script
Nate: Are these your parents?
Jane: Yeah, that’s my whole family.
Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your mom…especially your eyes. Very deep, beautiful eyes.
Jane: Oh, thank you…
Nate: And the same figure…same shape.
Jane: Uhh, hey, I don’t want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I really take after my dad.
Nate: Really, in what way?
Jane: We’re both very adventurous. My dad was, like into motorcycles wh en he was younger…and he was in one of those. You know, motorcycle club s.
Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?
Jane: Yeah…but that was before he was married. I’ve been riding a moto rcycle myself since I was 17.
Nate: You? No way!
Jane: Yeah, I’ve always done stuff like that.
Nate: Really, like what else?
Jane: Well, surfing, snowboarding…My dad and I even went skydiving once. We didn’t tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!
Unit 8 where the heck am I?
Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
1. Go to the end of this hallway. It’s the last door on your left.
2. Marla’s house? Go down this street. Her place is across the bridge.
3. Drive down Spring Street about half a mile.
Turn right at University.
4. Walk until you get to the river. Then go along the river until you ge t to the tower.
5. The Hard Rock Café is very hard to find. You’d better take a taxi.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Hotel Vancouver =3
2. Century Plaza=1
3. Hyatt Regency=4
4. Days Inn=8
Second Listening
Answers
1. Turn left at Thurlow. Go along the park.
2. You’ll see it on your right. When you get to Burrard turn right.
3. It’s across Georgia on the left. Turn left at Burrard.
4. It’s on the corner. Go down to West Hastings
Script
1. A: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for Hotel Vancouver. B: Sure! Go along the park until you get to Thurlow Street.
A: Um-hum.
B: Turn left at Thurlow. Walk until you get to Alberni Street.
A: Yeah.
B: Turn right on Alberni and go one block.
A: Okay. so turn left at Thurlow, down to Alberni and turn right?
B: Yep, and you’ll run right into it.
2. A: The Century Plaza? Yeah, that’s real close to here.
B: Great!
A: Go down Nelson Street until you get to Burrard Street. When you get t o Burrard turn right. And you’ll see it on you right.
B: Take Nelson to Burrard, turn right and the Century Plaza is on the le ft?
A: No, it’s on the right .The hotel on the left is the Sheraton.
B: Okay, thanks.
3. A: Excurse me. I’m looking for the Hyatt Regency.
B: The Hyatt Regency? Yeah, okay. Go down this street and turn left at B urrard .
A: go down Nelson and turn left at Burrard.
B: Yeah. Then follow Burrard until you get to Georgia. It’s across Geor gia, on the left. Great, got it!
4. A: What you want to do is go down here to Hornby.
B: Down Nelson Street?
A: Yeah. Turn left at Hornby and go all the way down till you get to Wes t Hastings Street. It’s on the corner of Hornby and West Hastings. B: On the right or the left?
A: On the far left .It’s kind of far .You might want to take a taxi.
Real World listening
Predict
Answer: she got lost.
Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Paula was feeling adventurous, so she went out alone.
2. A Turkish man helped Paula.
3. He took her to his nephew’s restaurant.
4. Paula felt scared.
5. Paula had the best Turkish food on her whole trip.
Script
Paula: I was in Istanbul once…Part this group tour…and I thought I’d try to find a restaurant and eat dinner alone for a change. So I walked out of the hotel by myself. I was looking around at all the restaurants and I couldn’t decide which one to go to. And this little Turkish man c omes up to me and he says, “My nephew has a good restaurant. Come with me.” So I decided to follow him. And we went down these little streets… and back…and it was getting dark… back alleys, and I didn’t know wha t was going on. People were starting to stare at me. And I got really sc ared. And I thought, “I’d just better leave.” So I was going to run. And then suddenly we rounded the corner and there we were at the restaur ant. And it ended up being the best Turkish food I had the whole time I traveled. And ever since then, I haven’t been so afraid to take chances.
Unit 9 You can meet lots of important people
Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. travel
2. responsibility
3. flexible schedule
4. prestige
5. high pay
6. long hours
7. teamwork
8. telecommuting
Script
1. I’m a tour guide. I get to see a lot of exotic places all over the w orld. I love to travel.
2. I’m a teacher. I like my job because I feel that, in a way, the futu re of my students is in my hands. I like the responsibility.
3. I like the flexible schedule of my job. I’m a flight attendant. I on ly have to work three days a week.
4. I enjoy the prestige of my job. As a journalist, I get to meet a lot of important people.
5. I’m a stockbroker. My job is stressful, but I’ll be able to retire by the time I’m 40! The thing I like most about my job is the high pay.
6. I’m a nurse. I love helping people get better, but sometimes I don’t get home until late at night. My job has long hours.
7. I love being a firefighter. I especially like the teamwork. My co-wor kers and I really count on each other during a fire.
8. I’m a computer programmer. My company allows me to work from my comp uter at home. I love telecommuting.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. an accessories shop
2. a fast food place
3. an insurance company
4. a tourist hotel
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Leslie: could practice foreign languages
2. Arthur: learned to work quickly
3. Nima: learned to work on computers
4. Anna: had many chances to ski
Script
1. Leslie: I worked in an accessories shop in the middle of London. I us ed to work on Fridays and Sundays. It was quite tiring – I was on my fe et the whole time. And I had to do quite menial things, like tidy up. Bu t I got of customers from foreign countries. They often told me about wh ere they were from and I liked talking to them.
2. Arthur: I finally got a promotion at the fast food place. I was allow ed to work the cash register, which was challenging because it had many pictures. It’s for people who couldn’t read or write who wanted to wor k as cashiers. So when the customer said, “Can I get a two-piece with f ries?” you’d look for the picture with the two pieces of chicken and f ries. I would see how fast I could find the picture while the customer w as telling me the order. It was like a game.
3. Nima: My first job was data entry at an insurance company. It wasn’t very hard. I pretty much did the same thing all day. The great thing abo ut it was that I learned a lot about computers. Every time the computer crashed I had to figure out how to fix it. My knowledge of computers is what got me the job I have now.
4. Anna: I was working in Switzerland, actually, as a maid in a tourist hotel. It was up in the mountains, so you could ski after you got off wo
rk. It was cool, since I love skiing. I made good money, and the scenery was magnificent.
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Amy believes her ideal job is as a journalist, specifically a foreign co rrespondent.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. She applied for the job because she has always wanted to be a journal ist, she likes traveling, and she wants to interview important people.
2. The interviewer asked about her qualifications for the job: experienc
e in journalism, teamwork and journalism courses.
3. Amy’s strong points are that she has taken acting lessons, looks goo
d on camera and enjoys travel.
4. Amy’s weak points are that she has had little experience and few cou rses in journalism, and has no evidence of her writing skills.
Script
Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN?
Amy: Well, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And you can interview lots of important people.
Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.
Amy: Um…well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my hig h school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazines…Int: Do you think you’re qualified for the prestige of this job? Amy: Absolutely. I’ve taken acting lessons. And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think I’d be good as a foreign correspondent. Int: what about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team? Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, and…
Int: You don’t seem to have much experience as a writer.
Amy: Well, that’s not exactly true. I write a lot of e-mail to my frien ds.
Int: And you haven’t taken any journalism courses, have you?
Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.
Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. We’ll be in touch.
Unit 10 We have a few rules
7 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese. If you ask me, real life is not all it’s cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do I find? Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It’s just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct income tax, the bank manager wants repayments on my student loan, the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep coming in, and all that’s before I’ve had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I’m interested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won’t even last till the end of the year, let alone till I’m 60.（?翻译时可以根据上下文增译，即增加原文暗含了但没有直接表达出来的意思。如最后一句译文加了“领养老金”，点出了与上一句的关联。）依我看，现实生活与人们想象的不一样。我们上了12年的中、小学，又上了3年的大学，这期间老师们一直在没完没了地谈论在安宁的学生生活之外那个广阔天地里的各种机会，可我遇到的又是什么呢？ 无论我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻烦事总是接踵而来：有时是跟人争吵（尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他们什么时候才能长大？），但通常是为钱发愁。这个地方什么东西都很贵！人人都想从我身上拿点钱去：国税局要收个人所得税，银行经理要我偿清学生贷款，房东催我交房租、燃气费、水费、电费，手机账单也不断地寄来。所有这些还没算上吃饭的钱。更可气的是，不知从哪里冒出一个自作聪明的家伙冷不丁地给我打电话，问我要不要买养老金。照这样下去，我连今年都活不过去了，更别提活到60岁领养老金了。 6 Translate the paragraph into Chinese. Indubitably the vast majority of books overlap one another. Few indeed are those which give the impression of originality, either in style or in content. Rare are the unique books – less than 50, perhaps, out of the whole storehouse of literature. In one of his recent autobiographical novels, Blaise Cendrars points out that Rémy de Gourmont, because of his knowledge and awareness of this repetitive quality in books, was able to select and read all that is worthwhile in the entire realm of literature. Cendrars himself – who would suspect it? – is a prodigious reader. He reads most authors in their original tongue. Not only that, but when he likes an author he reads every last book the man has written, as well as his letters and all the books that have been written about him. In our day his case is almost unparalleled, I imagine. For, not only has he read widely and deeply, but he has himself written a great many books. All on the side, as it were. For, if he is anything, Cendrars, he is a man of action, an adventurer and explorer, a man who has known how to “waste” his time royally. He is, in a sense, the Julius Caesar of literature. （几处倒装句应灵活处理，以体现原文语气。every last book the man has written 等于all the books he has written。注意这段话的逻辑关系。If he is anything, he is a man of…一句中的if 从句起强调作用，说明他不是一个书生或思想家，而是一个行动家。此处需灵活翻译。） 不容置疑的是，大多数书都互相重复，在文体或内容上让人感到具有独创性的书实在是少之又少。在整个文学库藏中，或许只有极少数作品——不到50本——是独具一格的。在最近出版的一部自传体小说中，布莱斯·桑德拉尔指出，雷米·德·古尔蒙之所以能够选择并通读文学领域中一切值得读的书籍，就是因为他知识渊博，了解书的这种重复性。没有人会怀疑桑德拉尔本人就是一个博览群书的人，他阅读了大部分独具个性的作家的作品。不仅如此，一旦他喜欢上一个作家，就会阅读这个人写的每一本书，包括他的书信以及所有有关他的书籍。我猜想，在当
Uint1 II. Basic Listening Practice M: I’m beside myself with joy. I’m so lucky. Guess what? I’ve won a lit of money in the lottery. W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right? Q: What does the woman mean? W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car. M: He shouldn’t have driven a car without a driver’s license. He‘s still taking driving lesson. Q: What do we know about Mary’s son? 3.M: Susan, I hear you’re going to marry that guy. Some people think you’ll regret it. W: Is that so? Only time tell. Q: What does the woman imply? 4. M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother’s passing. I know how close you two were? W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I’M still in a state of shock I don’t know what to do. Q: Which of following is true? 5. W: I get furious at work when my opinions aren’t considered just because I’m a woman. M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard. Q: What is the woman complaining about? Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.D III.Listening in Task 1.What a clumsy man! Maria: Jack, can you help me move this heavy box? Jack: No problem, Maria. Here let me lift this end... Oops! Maria: Ouch! My foot! Come on, can't you be a little more cautious? Jack: I'm so sorry. It was an accident. No need to be furious! Maria: You're always so clumsy, Jack. I'm really losing my patience with all the stupid mistakes you make around the office. Jack: Calm down, Maria; I'll certainly be more careful next time. This was just an accident. Maria: If you aren't more careful, then next time someone could be badly hurt. Oh, look! The glass in the box is all broken now. Mr. Johnson is going to fly into a rage. Jack: Oh no! What can I do to keep him from hitting the roof? Maria: Well, you can begin by helping me clean up the mess and then honestly tell
大学英语听说3听力原文和答案 Unit 1 Reservations Part A Exercise 1 1. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights. W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do? 2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please. W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning? Q: What does the woman say to the man? 3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show ―42nd Street‖ on Sunday night, Oct. 31st? M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号). Q: When can the woman see the show? 4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th. W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But we still have a few seats available on the 21st. Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? 5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?
Unit1 Task1 【答案】 A. 1)SusanHudsonandinterculturalCommunication 2)TheclasswillmeetintheroomtheRareinnowandOnTuesdaRandThursdaRfrom3:15to4:50. 3)TheRcanpurchasetheteRtbookatthebookstorethedaRaftertomorrow. 4)Theofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdaRs. B. 1)thefirsthalf,theresearchlab,ThursdaR,405,thelasttwomonths 2)outline,performance,quizzes,project,participation 【原文】 OkaR,okaR,let’s begin.Hello,everRone.MR name’s SusanHudsonand I’ll beRourteacherforthiscl ass,InterculturalCommunication. Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesRllabus(教学大纲）infrontofRou.AsRouallshouldknowbRnow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaRsfrom3:15to4:50.Wewillbeme etinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtheresearchlabeverRotherweekonThur sdaRinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsoftheclass. Uh,thisistheteRtfortheclass,BeRondLanguage.UnfortunatelR,thebooks haven’t comeinRet,butI wastoldthatRoushouldbeabletopurchase（购买）thematthebookstorethedaRaftertomorrow.Again,asRouseeonRourcourseoutline,gradingisdetermin edbRRourperformanceonamidtermandfinaltest,periodic（周期的、定期的）quizzes（问答比赛）,uh,aresearchproject,andclassroomparticipation（参加、参与）. MRofficehoursarefrom1:00to2:00onWednesdaRs,andRoucansetupanappointmenttomeetwith meatothertimesaswell. Task2 【答案】 A. 1)AccordingtothesRllabus,thebookheislookingforisinthelibrarR,buthe couldn’t findit. 2)Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedstogotoaspecialr oomcalledthereserveroom. 3)TheprofessorwantseverRoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthebookfromthelibr arR,itislikelRthatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitRtoreadit.So,Rourprofessorhasinsur edthatallstudentshavetheopportunitRtoreaditbRplacingitonreserve. B. 1)F,2)T,3)F 【原文】 Librarian:CanIhelpRou? Student:Res.Iamabitconfused.MRsociologRclassissupposedtoreadachapter（章、回）inabookcalled SociologRandtheModernAge.AccordingtothesRllabus,thebookisinthelibra rR,butI haven’t beenabletofindit. Librarian:DoRouhaveRoursRllabuswithRou?MaRIseeit? Student:Res,uh...IputitinthefrontofmRsociologRnotebook.Res,hereitis. Librarian:Letmesee.OhRes.Rourprofessorhasplacedthisbookonreserve.ThatmeansRoucannotfindit ontheshelvesinitsusualplace.Rouneedtogotoaspecialroomcalledthereserveroom.It’s dow nthehallandtotheright. Student:I’m sorrR—Istill don’t understandwhatRoumeanbRonreserve. Librarian:Rousee,RourprofessorwantseverRoneintheclasstoreadthechapter.Ifonestudentremovesthe bookfromthelibrarR,itislikelRthatnoneoftheotherstudentswillhavetheopportunitRtoreadi t.So,RourprofessorhasinsuredthatallstudentshavetheopportunitRtoreaditbRplacingitonre serve. Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook? Librarian:Res,whenabookisonreserve,astudentcangotothereserveroomandaskthereservelibrarianfor thebook.Thestudentcanhavethebookforafewhours,andheorsheMUSTreaditinthelibrarRd uringthattime.ThatwaR,thebookstaRsinthelibrarR,andallstudentshaveachancetoreadit. Student:OK.ThankRou.Iunderstandnow.
2016年6月大学英语四级真题听力原文(一二三套) 2016年6月大学英语四级真题第一套听力原文 SectionA News report 1 The international labor organization says the number of people without jobs is increasing. In its latest update on global employment trends, the agency says projections of the number on unemployed people this year range from 210 million to nearly 240 million people. The report warns that 200 million poor workers are at risk of joining the ranks of people leaving on less than 2 dollars per day in the past 3 years. The Director-General of the International Labor Organization Juan Somavia notes that some countries have taken measures to address the effects of the global crisis. However, he points out that many countries have not done so. And based on past experiences, it takes 4-5 years after economic recovery for unemployment to return to pre-crisis levels. Mr. Somavia says the International Labour Organization is proposing a global job agreement to deal with unemployment. “It's key objective is to place the center of recovery efforts, measures will generate higher levels of employment and provide basic social protection for the most vulnerable.” 1、What is the news report main about? 2、What does Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Organization say? News Report 2 Big fast food chains in New York city have started to obey a first kind of its rule, requiring them to post calorie counts right on the menu. City Nurses is with New York department of health. “We wanted to give people an opportunity to actually see the calories before they purchase the food and make a decision and informed decision that if they want to make the healthier choice. If they want to eat fewer calories, they can. And we expect this will have a huge impact on obesity. And of course, if this has an impact on obesity, it will have an impact on diabetes and heart disease and high blood pressure.” The new rules will be introduced as a part of anti-obesity campaign. That also includes a recent citywide ban on artificial trans-fats in restaurant food. The menu roll only applies to restaurants that serves standardized potion sizes and have fifty or more locations nationwide. Starting last Saturday, chains big enough to fall under the rule will face penalties of up to 2000 dollars for not showing calorie information in a prominent sports on their menus, preferably next to the price. 3. what are big fast food chains in New York city required to do according to the new rule? 4.What will happen to big restaurant chains that violate the new rule? News Report 3 Almost all companies recognize the importance of innovation today, but not many are able to
第一部分 1.Woman: This is my family. I'm married. My husband's name is Bill. We have two children — a boy and a girl. Our little girl is six years old, and our little boy is four. Jennie goes to kindergarten, and Aaron goes to nursery school. My father lives with us. Grandpa's great with the kids. He loves playing with them and taking them to the park or the zoo. 2.Man: This is a picture of me and my three sons. We're at a soccer game. Orlando is twelve, Louis is ten, and Carlos is nine. All three of them really like sports. Orlando and Louis play baseball. Carlos is into skating. 3.Man: This is my wife June, and these are my three children. Terri on the right is the oldest. She's in high school. She's very involved in music. She's in the orchestra. Rachel — she's the one in the middle — is twelve now. And this is my son Peter. He's one year older than Rachel. Rachel and Peter are both in junior high school. Time really flies. June and I have been married for twenty years now. 4.Woman: This is a picture of me with my three kids. The girls, Jill and Anne, are both in high school. This is Jill on the right. She'll graduate next year. Anne is two years younger. My son Dan is in college. It seems like the kids are never home. I see them for dinner and sometimes on Saturday mornings, but that's about it. They're really busy and have a lot of friends. 第二部分 John: It's super, Mary. It's just what I wanted. Mary: Well, I know you said your old calculator was no good any more. John: Well, it wasn't that it was no good. It just wouldn't do all the things I need to do at work. And it certainly wouldn't remember telephone numbers for me like this one. Mary: I suppose you're going to start putting in numbers straightaway. John: I've put in one while we've been chatting. I've put in our solicitor's number. You know how often I need to call him on company contracts. Mary: So what others are you going to put in?
Unit1 reading2 if you ask me This is an informal and personalized account of an economic graduate who gets a job in a pub for a year and then has an opportunity to be successful (a lucky break). Since her family can’t support her to further study, she has to work. She has financial problems and feels lonely. She tells her troubles to Tony, a regular customer of the pub, who talks to some friends and gets her a loan to set up a business. With this help she has her master’s degree and her own company. however, unluckliy,Tony is disabled after an accident and needs the repayment of the loan to adapt his house for his disability. She pay back Tony’s help, and Tony thinks that investing in people gives the best return you can ever hope for. Unit2 reading1 Reading is a life-changing activity. It helps us enter a new world and liberate us from the real world we come from; it stimulates our emotions and allows us enjoy and celebrate the variety and difference from books; it aids us to get out of confusion in a material world and to discover the real meaning of the life. Simply put, books are supremely influential in the way we live. Homerun book might be the answer for the book that everyone should read. It describes the first reading experience that
大学英语四级听力题目答案及原文第套资料
Part II Listening Comprehension Section A News Report One 【话题预测】由college students，sleep，problem，stress，psychological 等词可推断，本则新闻与大学生 睡眠或心理健康有关。 【正确答案】1—2 B D 听力原文 You probably think college students are experts at sleeping, but parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wreck a student’s sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind. Texas Tech University is even offering a class called “Improving Your Sleep Habits”. People suffering from sleep loss are at an increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes. Students who don’t get enough sleep have poor attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning and Memory finds you are probably better off
Unit One Optional Listening 1 Boy(B): Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box? Grandma(G): Oh, nothing really…just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is! B: No, I don’t. I really don’t. G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What’s this? G: Now don’t go just digging around in there!... Hmmm, let’s see… that’s my first diary. B: Can I …? G: No, you can’t read it! It’s personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, OK… Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it. G: That’s my passport. You can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What’s that big book? G: My yearbook, it’s my high school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old! G: That’s about enough out of you, young man. I think it’s time we put this box away and… Optional Listening 2 1. At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. 2. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. 3. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, 4. but my mother said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” 5. I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. 6. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. 7. I stayed there for two weeks, 8. and I had so much fun with them! 9. It was my first time in Los Angeles, 10. and I saw lots of really interesting places. 11. In the end, I didn’t want to go home! Optional Listening 3 Making memories A popular new hobby is scrapbooking---making beautiful books to hold special memories. Scrapbook pages can include photos, drawings, journal entries. It’s not hard to make a scrapbook that you will enjoy for many years. Here are the steps. 1. Choose a theme for your scrapbook pages. Some examples: “School days,”“Family travel,”“Memories of my grandparents,”“Baby’s first year.” 2. Select photos for each page. Two or three really good photos are better than ten so-so photos. 3. Find other paper keepsakes to use with your photos. Look for old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters--- anything made of paper. Use your imagination!
Unit 14 Task 1 A reporter is interviewing some people about unusual sports. Interviewer: Hello, Andrea. I’ve just been watching you skiing. You’re really very good, aren’t you? Very fast indeed. Andrea: Thank you. I do teach skiing, you know, so I have to be good. But now I also have to be very fast, because I’ve been selected for the Olympic team and I’m traini ng for the Olympic Games next year. Interviewer: Photos, water sports are your work — water skiing, parasailing. Do you still enjoy them? Photos: Oh yes, I love water skiing particularly, but some days, when it’s raining, there’s nothing to do. So I’m learning to play chess in my spare time. It’s a nice game, you know. Interviewer: And Yannis, how old are you? Yannis: I’m fifteen. I’m on holiday at the moment and I’m helping my brother. I’m learning to drive the boat. But I live in Athens with my family. I’m a student there. Interviewer: Claude, you look very fit. How old are you? Claude: I’m fifty now. I own this windsurfing club, but I’m also the club manager. I windsurf a lot and I meet a lot of British and Canadians, so I’m studying English twice a week — in the evenings. Interviewer: Stewart, you are from Scotland, aren’t you? Stewart: Yes, I’m a bank m anager in Aberdeen. But as you know, I go underwater caving. I want to go to Borneo next summer. But it’s a very dangerous sport so I’m practicing diving every weekend, at the moment. Task 2 【答案】 1) b, 2) Lift the club backwards away from the ball; keeping left arm straight till you get to the top of the wing; keep your head down; keep looking at the ball; swing down; hit the ball; throw that club towards the hole. 3) c, 4) Bend your knees; thrust your hands back; go into the water; make your heads follow, go straight in and your legs follow; put your hands back, behind your back. 5) c, 6) Take your left hand; get some hair on its neck; get a good firm hold; lift your left leg; put it in the stirrup; hang on tight with your left hand onto the hair; your toes are facing towards its back; put your other hand on the back of the saddle; swing your leg over the back. 【原文】 Extract 1: