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UNIT 6
Section One Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Spot Dictation
Wind and Spirit
We do notice
the wind when it seems (1)
cruel
, when the trees turn away from
it,
and it (2)
cuts
into
our hearts.
temper
bad
, said
George Eliot. In
Southern California, the Santa Ana is
(4)
associated with
an
increase
in depression and domestic
(5
)
violence
.
Scientists
have
tried
(6)
without
success
to
identify
physiological
reasons
for
these (7)
reactions
. Everyone agrees, however,
that (8)
dry
winds
like the Santa Ana,
the mistral in France and the foehn* in
Germany and Switzerland seem
to have (9)
negative effects
on our mental and physical
(10)
well-being
.
On windy days, playground fights,
(11)
suicides
and heart
failures are more (12)
frequent
.
In
Geneva,
traffic
accidents
(13)
increase
when
a
wind
called
the
bise*
blows.
At
the
(14)
request
of
patients,
some
Swiss
and
German
hospitals
(15)
postpone surgery
during the
foehn.
It is human to ask what is
(16)
behind the wind.
It is
easy to personify the wind
as the
(17)
breath of God
. The act
of taking wind into our lungs is what
(18)
gives us
life
. The Jews, Arabs,
Romans and Greeks all took their word for (19)
spirit
from the
word for wind.
But our day-
to-day lives are no longer (20
blown on
the winds. We do not
identify wind with spirit
anymore.
Part 2
Listening for Gist
A cat got on to a
Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday
and cost the
company about
?
10,000. One of the 66 passengers heard
a strange
plane landed in Copenhagen.
Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline
company
phoned for an animal ambulance.
The mechanics found the cat after eight hours'
work.
It had got into the air-
conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was
twelve hours late
leaving
for
Tokyo,
costing
the
company
?
10,000.
The
cat
was
quite
well
after
its
experience and was given
a large bowl of milk and a plate of fish.
esicrexE
Directions: Listen to the passage and
find its topic sentence.
The topic sentence is
A cat
got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi
yesterday and cost the company about
?
10.000.
Section
Two
Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogue
What a Coincidence!
Storyteller: Talking of
coincidences, did I tell you about what happened
to me and
Jeannie last
holiday?
Friend(s): No.
Storyteller: We went on
holiday in the States and we went to Mexico. Well,
we were
driving down to Mexico City. We
were going to spend a few days in Palm Beach ...
see the sea,
look
up
an old friend, you know. As we left
there we stopped at a garage
for a car
check ... oil, the water, the tires, all that ...
petrol. And the mechanics spotted
something. They said that our fuel pump
was not working properly and it was quite
serious ... it would cost a lot of
money ... well, we were very worried.
Friend(s): Were you insured?
Storyteller: Well, no, we
weren't and I didn't have that much money on me,
you know.
It was meant to be a cheap
holiday. Well, just then, two men drove up and
they said
what's
the
problem?
And,
do
you
know?
They
were
mechanics
-
it
was
such
good
luck.
They
looked
at
our
car
and
they
said,
nothing
wrong
with
your
car.
Don't spend money on
it. Just forget about it.
er, I thought
... I'll trust them, I think they're right. So, we
drove on, we crossed the
Mexican border
and had a marvelous few days sightseeing there
round Monterey.
Friend(s):Oh, oh, brilliant ... jealous
...
Storyteller:
And
then
we
went
on
and
on
to
Mexico
City.
We
drove
about
forty
kilometers and then we saw a car with
the same US number plates as the other car
we'd seen in Palm Beach.
Friend(s): You're joking!
Storyteller: It was parked by the road,
and the same two men who gave us the advice
about our car were stuck
with their car.
Friend(s):
Oh, no!
Storyteller:
So,
we
stopped
and
asked
them
what
was
wrong.
And
do
you
know?
Their
car
had
broken
down
for
exactly
the
same
reason:
The
fuel
pump
wasn't
working! It was quite extraordinary.
esicrexE
Directions: Listen
to the dialogue and decide whether the following
statements
are true (T) or false (F)
l. T
2.T
3.F
4.F
5.T
6.F
7.T
8.F
Part 2 Passage
Corporate
Culture
well the employee
job-search success and failure.
guides how employees
think, act, and feel.
amount of time outside the office you're expected
to spend with co-workers is
part of
the
corporate culture.
truth is that you will
never really know the corporate culture until you
have
worked at the company for a number
of months.
should be a
place where you can have a voice, be respected,
and have
opportunities for
growth.
Why
should
jobseekers
care
about
a
potential
employer's
corporate
culture?
Aren't
there
more
important
factors
to
consider,
such
as
the
job
itself,
salary
and
bonuses, and fringe
benefits
（附加福利）
? These
factors are indeed important, but
increasingly career experts are talking
about the importance of employee-employer fit
in
terms
of
culture, with
the idea that how well
the employee
culture can
make
the difference between job-search success and
failure.
What is corporate
culture? At its most basic, it's described as the
personality of
an
organization,
or
simply
as
things
are
done
around
here
It
guides
how
employees think, act,
and feel. Corporate culture is a broad
term
（广义的术语）
used
to define the unique personality or
character of a particular company or organization,
and includes such elements as core
values and beliefs, corporate ethics
（企业
伦理，
公司道德）
,
and
rules
of
behavior.
Corporate
culture
can
be
expressed
in
the
company's
mission
statement
（宗旨）
and
other communications, in the architectural
style or interior decoration of
offices, by what people wear to work, by how
people
address each other, and in the
titles given to various employees.
How does a company's culture affect
you? In many, many ways. For instance:
?
The hours you
work per day, per week, including options such as
flextime and
telecommuting.
?
The work
environment, including how employees interact, the
degree of
competition, and whether it's
a fun or hostile environment - or something
in-between.
?
The dress code,
including the accepted styles of attire* and
things such as
casual days.
?
The office
space you get, including things such as cubicles*,
window offices,
and rules regarding
display of personal items.
?
The training
and skills development you receive, which you need
both on the
job and to keep yourself
marketable for future jobs and employers.
?
Onsite
perks
（特别的待遇）
, such as break
rooms, gyms and play rooms,
daycare
facilities, and more.
?
The amount of
time outside the office you're expected to spend
with co-workers.
?
Interaction
with other employees, including managers and top
management.
How
do you uncover the corporate culture of a
potential employer? The truth is
that
you
will
never
really
know
the
corporate
culture
until
you
have
worked
at
the
company for a number of months, but
you
can
get close
to it through research and
observation.
Understanding culture is a two-step process,
starting with research before
the
interview and ending with observation at the
interview.
If you get a
chance to meet with other employees, you can ask
some questions to
try and get a handle
on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:
?
What's it really like to work
here?
?
What skills and
characteristics does the company value?
?
How
do people get promoted around here?
?
The bottom line
is that you are going to spend a lot of time in
the work
environment ---and to be
happy, successful and productive,
you’ll
want to be
in a place where you fit
the culture, a place where you can have a voice,
be
respect and have opportunity for
growth.
A
：
Pre-listening
Question
Many
articles
and
books
have
been
written
in
recent
years
about
culture
in
organizations,
usually
referred
to
as
Culture
The
dictionary
defines
culture as
educat
ion
organization based on the beliefs,
attitudes, and priorities of its
members
Every
organization
has
its
own
unique
culture
or
value
set.
Most
organizations
don't
consciously
try
to
create
a
certain
culture.
The
culture
of
the
organization
is
typically
created
unconsciously,
based
on
the
values
of
the
top
management
or
the
founders of an
organization.
B
：
Sentence
Dictation
Directions:
Listen
to
some
sentences
and
write
them
down.
You
will
hear
each
sentence three times
C
：
Detailed
Listening
Directions: Listen to the
passage and complete the following paragraphs
At
its
most
basic,
corporate
culture
is
described
as
the
personality
of
an
organization.
It
guides
how
employees
think,
act,
and
feel
.
Corporate
culture
is
a
broad term used to
define the unique
personality
or
character
of a particular
company
or
organization,
and
includes
such
elements
as
core
values
and
beliefs,
corporate
ethics
,
and
rules
of
behavior.
Corporate
culture
can
also
be
expressed
in
the
company's mission statement and
other
communications
, in
the
architectural
style or
interior decoration
of
offices, by what people
wear
to work
, by how people
address
each
other
, and in the
titles
given to various employees.
A company's culture affects
you in many ways, such as
the working
hours, the
work
environment,
the
dress
code,
the
office
space
you
get,
the
training
and
skills
development
you
receive,
onsite
perks,
the
amount
of
time
outside
the
office
you're
expected
to
spend
with
co-workers
and
interaction
with
other
employees
,
including
managers and top
management
.
D
：
After-listening
Discussion
Directions: Listen to the
passage again and discuss the following questions.
1.
The truth is that you will never really
know the corporate culture until you
have worked at the company for a number
of months, but you can get close to it
through research and observation.
Understanding culture is a two-step process,
starting with research before the
interview and ending with observation at the
interview.
If
you get a chance to meet with other employees, you
can ask some questions to
try and get a handle on an
organization's corporate culture. Such as: What's
it really
like to work here? What
skills and characteristics does the company value?
How do
people get promoted
around here?
2.
(Open)
Section Three
News
News Item 1
News Item 1
英巴首脑就巴冲突问题举行会谈
On
his way home from his first official visit to the
United States, Pakistani
President Asif
Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of
discussions.
在首
次正式访问美国之后的返回途
中，巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里在英国停留两天，讨
论问题。
His
first
meeting
was
with
British
Prime
Minister
Gordon
Brown
at
his
official residence.
扎尔达里首先在英国首相官邸会见了布朗。
At a joint news conference, Mr. Brown
praised the current Pakistani army
offensive against Taliban targets in
the Swat valley.
在两位领导人举行的联合记
者会上，布朗赞扬了当前巴基斯坦军队打击塔利班在斯瓦特谷目标的行动。
Because
of
this,
Mr.
Brown
said
Britain
is
pledging
$$18
million
worth
of
additional
humanitarian
aid
in
the
form
of
food,
water,
shelter
and
sanitation
that will directed at those being
displaced in the northwest.
因此，布朗说英国准
备另外直接向西北部那些流离失所的民众提供价值
18
亿美元的食品、饮水、帐
篷以及卫生设备等人道救援物资。
< br>
In
addition
to
the
aid,
the
prime
minister
said
he
expects
much
more
cooperation between Britain
and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.
< br>除了上述
那些援助，英国首相布朗说，他期待英国和巴基斯坦之间在更广泛的议题
上展
开更多的合作。
Mr.
Brown
said
helping
the
effort
to
tackle
terrorism
in
Pakistan
and
improving
health
and
education
there
were
important
priorities
for
his
government.
布朗说，帮助打击恐怖主义、
提高健
康和教育水平，这些都是巴
基斯坦政府工作的重中之重。
Mr. Zardari said the fight against
extremists in particular is a struggle that
will not be solved overnight.
扎尔达里说，打击极端份子的斗争不是一朝一夕间
就能解决的。
Islamabad says 15,000 security
troops have moved into the tribal areas.
巴
基斯坦当局说，
1
万
5
千人的安全部队已经开进部落地区。
A: Directions: Listen to
the news item and complete the summary .
This news item is about
an anti-Taliban campaign that British
and Pakistani leaders
discussed.
B:
Directions: Listen to the
news again and answer the following questions.
1. He stopped in London for
two days of discussions.
2. British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
3. He praised the current Pakistani
army offensive against Taliban targets in Swat
valley.
4. It
included food, water, shelter and sanitation that
will be directed at those being
displaced in the northwest.