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UNIT
1
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: I've got good news (1) for
you!
Woman 2: Oh, yes?
Woman 1: I'm getting
married.
Man: Well, well! (2) Who's the
lucky man? Do we know him?
Woman 1: Of course you (3) know him!
It's David!
Woman 2: (4)
That's wonderful news!
Man:
I'm sure (5) you'll be very happy.
Woman 2: (6) When's the wedding?
Woman 1: Next June. (7) We're going to
have a big June wedding!
Woman 2: Are
we invited?
Woman 1: Of course! I hope
you (8) can all come.
Part
2 Listening and Note-taking
Telephone
rings for a long time.
Operator: Redman
Electronics. Can I help you?
Voice: At
last! Why don't you answer the phone?
Operator: I'm sorry. I was downstairs.
Voice: Well, can I speak to
Mr. Redman please?
Operator: I'm afraid
he isn't here at the moment. He's on holiday. He's
in the South of France.
Voice: What
about Mr. Gray
—
extension
322.
Operator: Mr. Gray's
at home.
Voice: Well, may I speak to
Mr. Redman's secretary?
Operator: She isn't in today. She's at
her sister's.
Voice: I see.
Then I'd like to speak to Mr. Gray's secretary.
Operator: Miss Jones?
Voice: That's right.
Operator: Sorry. She isn't in. She's
gone to the hairdresser's.
Voice: Who is in today?
Operator: Well, I am. But I'm going
home soon. Who is it please?
Exercise A: Listen to the
conversation and take notes.
Exercise B: Complete the following
sentences.
Where are they?
Mr. Redman is on holiday in the South
of France.
Mr. Gray is at
home.
Mr. Redman's secretary is at her
sister's.
Mr. Gray's secretary, Miss
Jones, is at the hairdresser's.
Section Two Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogue
Dialogue 1
Hello
Woman 1 : Professor
Andrews, this is Dr. Baxter.
Woman 2:
How do you do?
Man: How do you do?
Man
l: Hello, Al. How are you?
Man 2: Fine, thanks, Eric.
Nice to see you again.
Woman I: Sally, do you know Steve?
Woman 2: No, how do you do?
Man: Hello, Sally. I'm glad to meet
you.
Man l: Tony, I'd like to introduce ny
friend Mary Parker.
Man 2: Oh, hello. I've heard so much
about you.
Woman: Hello.
Woman: May I introduce myself? My name
is Susan Roper.
Man: Oh, hello.
I'm John Lee. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.
Exercise:
Listen to some people talking at a party. Who is
talking to whom? Who has
known whom
before? Complete the following sentences. Names in
the box are for your
reference.
1.
Professor
Andrews is talking to Dr. Baxter.
2.
A1 is talking
to Eric.
（个人认为答案不对，应该是
Eric
先向
Al
打招呼）
3.
Sally is
talking to Steve.
4.
Tony is talking to Maw Parker.
5.
Susan Roper is
talking to John Lee.
6.
Al and Eric have known each other
before.
7.
Tony
has known Mary Parker before.
Dialogue 2 Welcome to Bristol
Etienne has just arrived in
England,
Etienne: Hello,
Are you Mrs. Baker? I'm Etienne Bertrand, from
Switzerland.
Mrs. Baker: Hello,
Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.
Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you,
Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Baker: Oh,
call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel.
Mr. Baker: How was your
trip? No hijacks?
Etienne: No, it was
all right, thank you. But the plane was late and
the airport was crowded
Mr. Baker:
Well, it's the holiday season. You expect it at
this time of the year. Here, let me take
your bags upstairs.
Etienne: Oh, that's all right. I'll
take this one. it's heavy.
Mr. Baker: Well. Here's your room. I
hope it's big enough for you and not too cold. We
do have
central heating but it doesn't
work very well. There are extra blankets in the
cupboard, I think.
Oh, well ???
Nicola, where are the
blankets? Let's go down and meet the rest of the
family.
Exercise: 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.
T 1.
Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (I'm Etienne
Bertrand, from Switzerland.)
T
2.
The
Bakers
are
expecting
Mr.
Bertrand.
(Mrs.
Baker
says
Etienne.
Come
in.
Welcome to
Bristol.
T 3. There have
probably been hijacks in recent days. (Mr. Baker
says
hijacks?
and
Etienne
answers
it
was
all
fight,
thank
you.
We
may
infer
there
were
hijacks recently. )
个人认为这题是错的，因为听到他们的笑声，应该是在开玩笑。
F 4. the plane was late because there
had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late
probably
because it was the holiday
season.)
T 5. The airport is usually
crowded at this time of the year. (It is the
holiday season.)
T 6. It is probably
still cold. (Mr. Baker mentions central heating
and tells Etienne to use extra
blankets
if he feels too cold.)
F 7. The central
heating doesn't work. (It doesn't work very well.)
T 8. Mr. Baker can't find the blankets.
(Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets
are.)
Part 2 Passages
A young waiter
The most
interesting part of the little town was the market
square, which was surrounded
by cafes,
restaurants and small shops full of all kinds of
cheap goods likely to attract tourists. At
this time of the year it was not very
crowded. It was a lovely day with only a few
little white
clouds, like puffs* of
smoke, in the sky. It was not too hot, as it
sometimes was during the
summer, but
pleasantly warm.
Edward and Ann sat
down at a table outside one of the cafes. After
they had been sitting
there enjoying
the sunshine for a few minutes, a young waiter,
not much more than a boy,
came to take
their order. He spoke no English, but after a lot
of laughter and pointing at the
menu,
they thought they had managed to make him
understand that all they wanted was ice
cream. There were several flavors*,
lemon, chocolate, coffee, orange and vanilla* and
they
both chose coffee,
After a little while the waiter
returned. He was carrying a big tray, which he set
down very
carefully on the table in
front of Edward and Ann. There were two cups of
coffee and two plain
ice creams on the
tray.
be able to understand
simple English.
The waiter smiled and
looked pleased.
Exercise: Listen to the passage and
choose the best answer to complete each of the
following
sentences.
1-4:
BCDB
5-8: CCDA
Part 3
News
News Item 1
In
Houston
Texas,
a
federal
investigating
jury
has
charge
d
the
Arthur
Andersen
Company
with
blocking
efforts
to
seek
justice
in
the
Enron
case.
Arthur
Andersen
employees
kept
financial
records
and
provided
advice
to
the
failed
energy
company
Enron.
The
charges
say
Arthur
Andersen
destroyed
tons
of
documents
while
an
investigation
was
taking
place
after
Enron's
failure.
The
Arthur
Andersen
Company
condemn
ed
the charges
as
a serious
misuse of government power.
A: Arthur Andersen Company is charged
with blocking investigation in the Enron case.
B: FTT
News Item 2
NATO
Secretary General
George Robertson has arrived in Moscow for talks
aimed at
calming
Russian
fears
about
NATO
’
s
future
plans.
He
is
expected
to
meet
with
President Vladimir Putin and other
officials. Mr Robertson says
NATO
’
S expansion to
the
east
will
not
harm
the
balance
in
Europe.
Russia
strongly
opposes
NATO
membership
for
Lithuania,
Latvia
and
Estonia.
A
Defense
Ministry
spokesman
reportedly said
the entry of these countries would threaten
Russia
’
s security interests.
He says Russia will take extra security
measures if they join the alliance. NATO will
consider their membership next year.
NATO=North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
北大西洋公约组织
A: This
item is
about
NATO Secretary
General
’
s visit
to
Moscow for talks
aimed at
calming Russian fears about
NATO
’
s future plans.
B: Listen to
the news item again and complete the following
blanks.
Talks between NATO
Secretary General and Russian officials:
Participants: NATO Secretary General
George Robertson,
President
Vladimir Putin and other officials
Place of talks:
Moscow
Purpose of talks: to
calm Russian fears about
NATO
’
s future plans
Situation: NATO
’
S
continues to expand to the east
Russia
’
s opinion:
1. Russia strongly opposes NATO
membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
2.
Russia will take extra security measures if they
join the alliance.
News Item 3
A:
This news item is about the arrest of an American
student.
B:
An
official
of
the
Federal
Security
Service
has
linked
(1)
an
American
student
arrested
this
month
to
2)
American
Intelligence.
The
Federal
Security
Service
says
John Edward Tarbin (3)
was arrested Feb.1st for possessing the drug
marijuana. The
Russian official says
(4) Mr Tarbin has not been charged with (5)spying.
However, he
told the Interfax News
Agency that (6) the American may have been
preparing (7) to
spy
for
the
United
States.
The
spokesman
for
the
American
State
Department
dismissed (8) the
Russian accusation.
intelligence n.
1) the
ability to comprehend; to understand and profit
from experience
2) a unit responsible
for gathering and interpreting information about
an enemy
情报机
关
/
机构
同义词：
intelligence service/agency
3) secret information about an enemy
(or potential enemy)
IQ
quotient
（数）商，系数
EQ
情商；
AQ
逆商
SQ
灵商
Section 3
Oral
Work
1. What is Peter looking for?
(He
is looking for his door key.)
2. Is Ann
at home?
(No,
she is not at home.)
3. What is William
worrying about?
(He is worrying about the weather.)
4. What does Peter want to do?
(He wants to
get into the house through the pantry window.)
5. Why can't he get in through the
window?
(Because the window is not wide
enough.)
6. Peter's father won't mind
if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he'?
(Yes, he will.)
7. Where is the door key'?
(It's in the grass.)
g. What does William think of Peter?
(He thinks he
is really careless.)
Section Four Supplementary Exercises
V
ocabulary:
Rank=position;
associate=colleague; assume=take it for granted;
Filthy=morally very
unpleasant and disgusting, sometimes in a sexual
way.
淫秽的
explicit
Exercise:
Listen to the passage and
choose the best answer to each of the following
questions.
1-4: BDDC
5-8: BBDB
Greeting and Introductions
Greetings and introductions are an
essential aspect of US culture. The importance of
which can
never be overemphasized.
In social situations, a man
is traditionally introduced to a woman. However,
in the business
world
introductions
are
based
on
a
person's
rank
or
position
in
a
company.
Whoever
is
the
highest-
ranking person is introduced to everyone else in
order of their position. If you introduce two
people of equal rank to each other,
introduce the one you know less well lo the one
you know better.
There might be occasions wherein you
will have to introduce yourself. For example, if
you are
meeting
a
new
colleague
or
an
associate,
you
might
start
off
by
extending
your
hand
and
saying
I
am ...
'
If
you
have
been
introduced
earlier
to
someone,
do
not
assume
that
the
person
would
remember you and be prepared to reintroduce
yourself should it be necessary.
Americans shake their hands when first
introduced to a new people. Rarely they shake
hands
while parting, As a part of
greeting, sometimes, social kissing is acceptable
between men and women
and also between
women who know each other very well.
If
you are with a group of English-speaking people
and the conversation is going on in English, do
not use your native or any foreign
language for more than a few sentences, as it is
not considered to
be polite. Try to
avoid using any filthy, sexually explicit stories
or jokes. When you are in a theatre,
it's not polite to talk or whisper
during the performance.
Beverage, food, and flash photography
are not permitted.
American Indians
The
native
people
of
North
and
South
America
were
given
the
name
by
the
explorer
Christopher
Columbus.
He
thought
he
had
reached
a
place
called
the
Indies.
In
time,
the
terms
American
Indian
and
Indian
became
widely
used.
About
2,000,000
native
Americans
live
in
the
United States today. Some Indians live
on government lands called reservations, or on
tribal lands.
Others live in cities.
Traditional
culture
remains
strong
in
areas
where
large
numbers
of
Indians
live.
But
many
native Americans worry
that their cultural traditions will be lost as
young people leave these areas
for
economic reasons.
The
economic situation of American Indians as a group
is not good. About 50% of those who
live
on
reservations
have
no
jobs.
Those
who
do
have
jobs
earn
less
than
other
Americans.
Most
Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs.
Indians have many health problems and do not live
as long
as other Americans. But the
situation is improving as more Indians are
becoming educated. Today,
most native
Americans graduate from high school. At least 9%
of all Indians 25 years old or older
have finished college.
The economic situation also has
improved as native American tribes create
businesses on their
lands.
One
example
is
the
Pequot
tribe
of
the
northeast.
The
tribe
owns
and
operates
a
hotel,
gambling
casino,
and
a
museum
of
its
culture
and
history.
Today,
American
Indians
are
trying
to
control their land without interference
from the government. This includes control over
hunting and
fishing rights, and mining
operations. They are trying to protect their land
from pollution. And they
are
taking
legal
action
to
regain
lost
lands
or
to
receive
payment
for
them.
American
Indians
are
trying to change their
economic situation, improve their lives and honor
their culture.
Exercise:
Listen to the passage about the American Indians
and choose the best answer to complete
each of the following sentences.
CCDACB
Part 2 Oral Work
I work in a small office from 9 till 5
Monday to Friday. Occasionally my boss asks me to
come in on
a Saturday morning as well.
I don't earn a large salary and my job is rather
dull, really. But I have a
secret
dream. My dream is to make a return flight to New
York on Concorde. I know people say rude
things about it. They say that it's
noisy and expensive and that it uses too much
fuel, and ...
My problem is that I can
only afford to put aside &5 a week and a return
ticket to New York costs
over &1,000.
Then of course New York is quite an expensive
city, they say.
Never mind.
One day, perhaps ...
Exercise: Listen to the passage and
then give your opinion on the following topics.
1.
Do you think
the speaker's secret dream could be realized? If
so, how?
2.
What
is your dream? What will you do to realize your
own dream?
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1
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/p>
第一
个
策略
f<
/p>
或听
第
1
部分
语
音
练习︰
完成以下
简
短的
对话
，
如
你
听一听磁
带
< br>。
工
资
特
别
注意的弱形式，
链
接
ups
和收
缩
。
女人
1
︰
我有好消息
(1)
为你
!
女人
2
︰
哦，是
吗
？
女人
1
︰
我要
结
婚。