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新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册



Unit1


II. Listening Skills



1.



M


: Why don



t we go to the concert today?


W


: I



ll go get the keys.


Q


: What does the woman imply?


2.



W


: I can



t find my purse anywhere. The opera tickets are in it.


M


: Have you checked in the car?


Q


: What does the man imply?


3.



M


: Are you going to buy that pirated CD?


W


: Do I look like a thief?


Q


: What does the woman imply?


4.



M


: Do you think the singer is pretty?


W


:


Let’


s just say that I


wouldn’t


/t vote for her in the local beauty contest.


Q


: What does the woman imply about the singer?


5.



M


: Have you seen Tom? I can



t find him anywhere.


W


: The light in his dorm was on just a few minutes ago.


Q


: What does the woman mean?



1.B




2.B



3.D




4.C




5.A





III. Listening In



Task 1: Encore!


As soon as the singer completed the song, the audience cried,



Encore! Encore!



The singer was


delighted and sang the song again. She couldn



t believe it when the audience shouted for her to


sing


it


again.


The


cycle


of


shouts


and


songs


was


repeated


ten


more


times.


The


singer


was


overjoyed with the response from the audience. She talked them and asked them why they were so


much


audience


in


hearing


the


same


song


again


and


again.


One


of


the


people


in


the


audience


replied,



We wanted you to improve it; now it is much better.




1.F




2.T




3.F




4.T




5.F



Task 2: The Carpenters


W


: They play



Yesterday Once More



all the time on the campus radio. Do you like it?


M


: I do. I never get tired of it. I like the Carpenters. Their voices are so beautiful and clear. I guess


that



s why they



re so popular.


W


: I like the way their voices blend. There were just two of them, brother and sister, right?


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M


: Yes, Richard and Karen I think they were. She died I think.


W


: Yes, anorexia. It is hard to believe that someone so beautiful would starve herself to death.


M


: It



s a problem everywhere in the world, including China, I



m afraid. Women worry too much


about their appearances, and are so crazy about losing weight.


W


: Well, let



s go for lunch before we go to the concert.


1. beautiful and clear




2. blend well




3. sister




4. worry too much




5. more important


Task 3: Mozart


Mozart was a fascinating musician and composer whose fame continues to grow more than two


centuries after his death. He was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. Before the age of four, he had


shown great musical talent. His father then decided to let him start taking harpsichord lessons. The


boy’


s reputation as a musical talent grew fast. At five, he was composing music. Form that time on,


Mozart


was


performing


n


concerts


and


writing


music.


By


his


early


teens,


he


had


mastered


the


piano, violin and harpsichord, and was writing symphonies and operas. His first major opera was


performed in Milan in 1770, when he was only fourteen. At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor


for an orchestra in Salzburg. In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a


performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success. But life was not easy because


he was a poor businessman, and his finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next


decade was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs for a living. In 1788


he


stopped


performing


in


public,


preferring


only


to


compose.


He


died


in


1791


at


the


age


of


thirty-five. Although he lived only a short life, he composed over 600 works.


1. Which of the following is true of Mozart?






D


2. How long has Mozart



s fame lasted?










A


3. Which of the following is true of the four-year-old Mozart?




B


4. What could Mozart do at the age of six?








C


5. Which of the following is not mentioned as one of Mozart



s accomplishments while he was in


his early teens?






























C



IV


. Speaking Out


Model 1 Do you like jazz?


Laura


: Hey!


Bob


:



Hello!


Laura


:


Do you like jazz


, Bob?


Bob


:



No, not much


. Do you like it?


Laura


: Well, yes, I do.


I



m crazy about


Wynton Marsalis.


Bob


:



Oh, he



s a piano player, isn



t he?


Laura


: No


, he’s a trumpet player. So,


what kind of music do you like


?


Bob


:



I like listening to rock.


Laura


:


What group do you like best


?


Bob


:



Er, The Cranberries. They



re the greatest.


What about you


? Don



t you like them?


Laura


: Ugh!


They make my stomach turn


!


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A


: Do you like classical music?


B


: No, I


don’t


like it at all.


A


: What type of music do you like?


B


: I



m a real fan of pop songs.


A


: Who



s your favorite singer or group?


B


: Jay Chou. What do you think about him?


A


: I can hardly bear pop songs. They are all noise to me.



Model 2 Do you like punk rock?


Max


:




What kind of music do you like?


Frannie


: Well,


I like different kinds


.


Max


:




Any in particular


?


Frannie


: Er, I especially like punk rock.


Max


:




Punk rock?


You don



t seem like


the punk rock type.


Frannie


: You should have seen me in high school. I had my hair dyed blue.


Max


:




Wow, that must have been a sight!


Frannie


: It sure was.


What about you


?


What



s your favorite music


?


Max


:




I guess I like jazz best. Hey, I



m going shopping for CDs tomorrow.


Would you like to


come along?


Frannie


: Sure,


that sounds great


.


SAMPLE DIALOG


A


: What sports appeal to you?


B


: I like almost every kind of sport.


A


: Is there anything you like especially?


B


: Well, I like X-sports in particular.


A


: x-Sports? You don



t look like the extreme sports type.


B


: I have even tried bungee jumping and surfing.


A


: Wow, you certainly surprised me!


B


: Then how about you? What kind of sport do you prefer?


A


: I like t



ai chi most. In fact, I



m going to buy some books about t



ai chi. Why don



t you come


with me?


B


: Sounds good. Let



s go.



Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.


Philip


:


Turn down that noise


! What on earth is it anyway!


Laura


:


But


dad



This


is


Metallica1


They



re


so


cool.



They


are


one


of


the


most


famous


heavy


metal bands.


Philip


: I don



t care.


It just sounds like noise to me. I can



t stand it!



Laura


: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, I



ll out on something else.


What do you want to hear


?


Philip


:


How about


some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?


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Laura


: Not her again!


Her music isn



t very hip any more. I think she is a bore.



SAMPLE DIALOG


A


: That music is terrible! Turn off!



B


: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boy



s hit song



Get down



! It



s really appealing.


A


: Nonsense.


It’


s just noise tome. I can



t put up with it anymore.


B


: It



s my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, I



ll hate something you like. What would


like to listen to?


A


: What about some old songs of the 1970s like



The White-Haired Girl



?


B


: Ha-ha-ha-ha. It



s not fashionable any longer. I



ll be bored to death.



V


. Let



s Talk


The Origin of the Song



Happy Birthday to You




The story of the song



Happy Birthday to You



Began as a sweet one, but later became bitter. Two


sisters,


Mildred


Hill,


a


teacher


at


a


kindergarten,


and


Dr.


Patty


Hill,


the


principal


of


the


same


school,


wrote


a


song


together


for


the


children,


entitled



Good


Morning


to


All



.


When


Mildred


combined her musical talents with her sister



s knowledge in the area of kindergarten education,



Good


Morning


to


All




was


sure


to


be


a


success.


The


sister


published


the


song


in


a


collection


entitled



Song


Stories


of


the


Kindergarten




in


1893.


Thirty- one


years


later,


after


Dr.


Patty


Hill


became the head of the Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia University



s Teachers


College,


a


gentleman


by


the


name


Robert


Coleman


published


the


song,


without


the


sisters




permission.


He


added


a


second


part,


which


is


the


familiar



Happy


Birthday


to


You


”.



Mr.


Coleman



s addition of the second part made the song popular and, finally, the sisters



original first


part


disappeared.



Happy


Birthday


to


You




had


altogether


replaced


the


sisters




original


song



Good


Morning


to


All



.


In


1916


Patty


took


legal


action


against


Mr.


Coleman.


In


court,


she


succeeded in proving that hey were the real owners of the song.



1.



teacher at a kindergarten


2.



Good Morning to All


3.



Happy Birthday to You


4.



Happy Birthday to You





Good Morning to All


Possible Retelling for the Teacher



s Reference


The story of



Happy Birthday to You



was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning, but later turned


into


a


bitter


one.


There


were


two


sisters:


one


was


Mildred


Hill,


and


the


other


Patty


Hill.


The


former


had


great


musical


talents,


while


the


latter


had


knowledge


of


kindergarten


education.


Bu


combining their abilities, the two produced a song called



Good Morning to All



. It was a success,


and later published in a collection of songs for kindergartens.


Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters



permission.


To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present



Happy Birthday to You



. This


new song soon became popular and eventually it replaced the sisters



first part altogether. Then, in


1916, Patty


took


legal


action


against Coleman.


In


court


she


managed


to


prove


that


she


and her


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sister really owned the song.



VI. Further Listening and Speaking


Task 1: Karaoke


Dalin


: It



s Mike



s birthday on Friday, so a bunch of us are going to go to the karaoke bar. Would


you like to come with us?


Laura


: Karaoke bar? You have a special place just for singing? In America, bars sometimes have


a karaoke night where the customers can sing a song, but we haven



t special karaoke bars!


Dalin


: Really? In China, karaoke is a very popular way for friends ro spend time together. We can


select the music that ur group enjoys. We mostly sing pop songs.


Laura


: Do you sing individually or in groups? Singing is not a very in thing, so I don



t sing very


well.


1


. F



2. F




3.T



4.T




5.F




Task 2: When was music first sent down a telephone line?


So you think downloading music from the Internet through a phone line is a really cool modern


thing? Not so. In 1896, Thaddeus Cahill Filed a patent on the instrument for transmitting music


electronically, and until 1914 he sent music signals down telephone lines with this instrument. And


he wasn



t even the first. Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876, which was


the same year the telephone was invented. Gray invented the first electronic music instrument in


1874, calling it the



Musical Telegraph



. Alexander Graham Bell also designed an experimental



Electric


Harp




for


speech


to


be


transmitted


over


a


telephone


line


using


technology


similar


to


Gray



s.


Bell


was


a


speech


teacher


for


the


deaf.


In


1879


he


created


an


instrument


to


measure


hearing loss. That is why the degrees of loudness came to be measured in bels or decibels.



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Task 3: Thank You for the Music


I



m nothing


special


, in fact I



m a bit of a bore


If I tell a


joke


, you



re probably heard it before



But I have a


talent


, a wonderful thing




Cause everyone listens when I start to sing


I



m so grateful and


proud



All I want is to sing it out


loud




So I say


Thank you for the music, the songs I



m singing


Thanks for all the


joy


they



re bringing


Who can live without it, I ask in all


honestly



What would life be


Without a song or a dance what are we


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So I say thank you for the music


For giving it to me



Mother says I was a


dancer


before I could walk


She says I began to sing long before I could


talk



And I



ve often


wondered


, how did it all start


Who found out that nothing can


capture


a heart


Like a melody can


Well, whoever it was, I



m a


fan




So I say


Thank you for the music, the songs I



m singing





Speaking


Musical Memories


Tony


:



Listen! Quick, turn up the radio! Isn



t that



Can You Feel the Love Tonight?




Nancy


: Yeah, it is, but what



s the big deal?


Tony


:



When I was a little boy, my grandmother took me to see the movie


The Lion King


. That



s


the Elton John song from the movie.


Nancy


: I still can



t understand why it



s so important to you.


Tony


:



Because it was the first


movie


I ever saw with my grandma and because I really loved


spending time with her. It is my favorite song of all times!


Nancy


: The first time Tom and I went on a date, we went to see Titanic. I always think of the song



My Heart Will Go On



as our song! Whenever I hear it, I think of that night.


Tony


:



Oh,


I


can


understand


why


you


love


that


song!


Isn



t


it


interesting


all


the


memories


we


connect with songs?



Unit2


II. Listening Skills


1.


W


: From what I can remember, the director asked us to rehearse this a hundred times.


M


: One hundred times? Is the director out of his mind?


Q


: What does the man imply?



2.


M


: Do you think we have made enough food for the party?




W


: The refrigerator is about to explode.




Q


: What does the woman imply?



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3.


W


: She said she might become a famous movie star.




M


: Yes, and pigs might fly.




Q


: What does the man mean?



4.


M


: Although the man often plays a bad guy in movies, in real life he has a heart of gold.




W


: So does a hard-boiled egg.




Q


: What does the woman mean?



5.


W


: What a beautiful sunset!




M


: Don



t blink. You might just miss it.




Q


: What does the man mean?



1. A




2.D




3.B




4.C




5.B



III. Listening In


Task 1: Waiting for the New Harry Potter Movie


Amy


: I



m so excited about finally seeing this movie!


Peter


: Me too. I



m crazy about Harry Potter. Have you heard that J.K. Rowling has added another


book to the series?


Amy


: She



s already written Book Seven? I



m still waiting for Book Five




Peter


: I know. Who isn



t? At least we have the movies to watch in the meantime.


Amy


: By the way, have you seen the trailer yet?


Peter


: Yeah. It was great! I think the movie itself will be really scary.


Amy


:


It


surely


will!


All


that


writing


on


the


wall


in


blood




It


scares


me


to


death just


to


think


about it!



Both the girl and the boy are


excited/crazy


about the movie and the hero Harry Potter. The boy


heard that the writer J.K. Rowling has written the latest


book


, which is Book


Seven


, though the


girl is still waiting for


Book Five


. The boy has been


the trailer


and believes the film will be


scary


.


The girl shares that view because of


the writing


on the wall


in blood


.



Task 2: A Great Actor


There


was


once


a


great


actor


who


could


no


longer


remember


his


lines.


After


several


years


of


searching, he finally found a theater that was willing to give him a try. The director said,



This is


the most important part, and it has only one line. At the opening you walk onto stage carrying a


rose. You hold the rose to your nose with just one finger and thumb, smell it deeply and then say


the line on praise of the rose:



Ah, the sweet smell of my love.


’”


The actor was excited. All day


long before the play he practiced his line over and over again. Finally, the time came. The curtain


went up, the actor walked onto the stage, looked at the audience, and with great emotion said the


line,



Ah, the sweet smell of my love.



The audience exploded in laughter. Only the director was


furious!


“Ahhhhhh


! You


damned


fool!




he cried.



You



ve


ruined


my


play!


You



ve


ruined


me!




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The actor was puzzled,



What happened? Did I forget my line?





No!



shouted the director.



You


forget the rose!





1.D




2.C




3.D




4.A




5.B



Task 3: Movie Reviews


I love movies! And after I see them, I



like


to


comment


on


them.


These


are


movies


I


saw


this


year I would like to recommend: Among comedies I highly recommend



Monsoon Wedding



. It



s


an Indian movie. The story


is about


an Indian wedding. Preparations for the wedding bring out


funny


and


sad


situations


touching


on


love


and


a


past


rape.


This


movie


shows


some


of


the


wonderful customs of India, and the importance of family and love. It’


s great!


Among dramas, I like



Adaptation



. It is an excellent movie! But for me the first part of the movie


was too fast to follow. I hope to see it again on DVD with captions.



The Pianist



is set in the Second World War. It



s about a young Polish-Jewish pianist, who lives


in Warsaw with his family. The Nazis sent his family to die in the concentration camps. He was


safe, but would have died without unusually good luck and the kindness of a few non-Jews. This


is a powerful movie with thought-provoking themes.



Rabbit-Proof Fence



is set in the 1930s in Australia, and it



s based on real events. It is about three


native girls who are separated from their families by the racist police who send them to special


centers. There the girls are taught practical skills, and the government tries to integrate them into


white


Australian


society.


They


can


away


from


the


camp


and


walked


1,500


miles


to


find


their


mothers. This is a sad, touching story that you should not miss.


1.



He likes to see movies and comment on them.


2.



Four.


3.



Three.


4.



One.


Movies


Monsoon Wedding


Contents and Characteristics


It is about an Indian


wedding


. Preparations for


it reveal


love and a past rape


. The movie shows


Indian


customs, family and love.



It is too


fast


for the speaker, who wants to see it


again


on DVD


with captions.


It


is


about


a


Jewish


pianist


in


Warsaw.


The


Nazis


sent


his


family


to


the


concentration


camps


.


He


was


safe


,


and


this


narrow


escape


was due to good


luck


and


the kindness


of a few


non-Jews.


It


is


about


three


native


girls


.


Racist


police


separate


them


from


their


families



and


send


them


to


special


centers


.


There


they


are


taught


practical


skills.


The


government


intends


to


integrate



them


into


white


Australian


society.


Adaptation


The Pianist


Rabbit-Proof Fence


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They


ran


away



from


the


camp


and


walked


1,500 miles


to find their


mothers


.




IV


. Speaking Out


Model 1 Will you come with me?


John


: Laura,


I am wondering if you



re free tomorrow night


.


Laura


: Well,


I guess I am


.


Why


?


John


:


I’


ve got two


Star Wars


premiere tickets.


Will you come with me


?


Laura


:


Yeah, definitely


!


Thanks for inviting me


!


John


:


It



s my pleasure


.


Laura


: I really wanted to see Star Wars on the opening night, but the tickets were sold out. How


did you manage to get hold of them?


John


: A friend of mine works at the “


Pepsi



headquarters, which is a major sponsor of the movie.


So he was able to get the tickets for free.


Laura


: Wow, people are paying as much as $$200 each on the black market.


I



m flattered you went


through all this trouble just for me.



John


: You



re welcome.



Now Your Turn


SAMPLE DIALOG


A


: Hi, are you busy this weekend?


B


: Yes. What



s on your mind?


A


: I



ve got two tickets for the car exhibition. Would you like to go with me?


B


: Sure. Thanks for your invitation.


A


: It



s nothing.


B


:


I



ve


been


wanting


to


see


exhibition,


but


it


was


not


at


all


easy


to


get


a


ticket.


How


did


you


manage to get two tickets?


A


: A friend of mine works at the exhibition center. She was able to get three free tickets.


B


:


Wow,


people


are


paying


almost


100


yuan


for


a


ticket


on


the


black


market.


Thank


you


very


much indeed for inviting me.


A


: No problem.


Model 2 What did you think about the movie?


John


: So




what did you think about


the movie?


Laura


: Well



I think this Star Wars episode


is an excellent piece of work, but not as good as the








previous ones.


John


: Really? But I think this Star Wars episode


was incredible


!


Laura


: Why do you think so?


John


: Well,


one of the most spectacular things about it was


the special effects.


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special effects were the main reason for the success of the previous episodes.


Laura


: You



re right. The special effects were amazing! And I like the fact that they created


so


many fantastic settings and other-worldly costumes,


weapons and creatures.


Now Your Turn


SAMPLE DIALOG


A


: What did you think about


The Lion King


?


B


: Well



I think this cartoon was pretty good, but not as good as


Beauty and the Beast


. It



s a


killer flick.


A


: Really? But I think


The Lion King


was unbelievably good.


B


: I thought it was just OK. Why do you think so?


A


: Well, it



s so interesting that the lives of the lions were similar to the lives of human beings.


B


:


You



re


right.


The


murder


in


The


Lion


King


was


almost


the


same


as


the


murder


in


the


Shakespearean play


Hamlet


.



Model 3 The plot is first-class.


John


:


It’s


kind of cool that they still used the same Star Wars theme song for this movie.


Laura


: Yeah! It just reminds me of the previous Star Wars scenes.


John


: I know exactly what you mean! Hearing that song makes me think of the past.


Laura


:


I


think


the


plot


was


first-class


.


But


I


don



t


think


the


character


development


was


that


strong.



John


: Do you think that has anything to do with the casting of the movie?


Laura


: No,


the casting was great


; the actors are excellent, but I think


the acting was a little weak


.






They just didn



t have a lot of funny or meaningful lines.



John


: Well, maybe, but I liked the little kid that played


< p>
Skywalker



.


I can



t imagine anyone else


playing that part.



Laura


: Yeah, I liked him too.


He



s soooo cute


!


Now Your Turn


SAMPLE DIALOG


A


: What do you think about the movie?


B


: I think the plot was first-class. But I don



t think the character development was so strong.


A


:


Yes,


the


characterization


was


rather


weak.


Do


you


think


it


is


because


of


the


casting


of


the


movie?


B


: No, the cast was strong. But the acting was rather poor. And the lines are not interesting at all.


A


: Well, maybe. But I liked the heroine of the movie. She is excellent.


B


: Yeah, I liked her too. She



s adorable!



V


. Let



s Talk


Alfred Hitchcock


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Alfred Hitchcock was a British director. His movies frequently show innocent people caught up in


situations beyond their control or even understanding.


Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense in his movies. In surprise, the director provides the viewer


with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the


characters in the movie do not know, and then skillfully builds up tension around what will happen


when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock had a great sense of humor. Once at a French


airport, a suspicious customs official looked at


Hitchcock’s


passport, which was marked simply


PRODUCER.


The


curious


official


asked,



And


what


do


you


produce?





Gooseflesh.




replied


Hitchcock.


Alfred Hitchcock always managed to make a brief appearance in his movies: He was sometimes


getting on a bus, or crossing a street, pr walking in front of a store, or across the courtyard in an


apartment. However, for the movie Lifeboat in 1944, he was faced with a difficult problem. The


entire


movie


was


set


in


a


lifeboat


out


at


sea,


and


there


were


only


a


few


characters


in


the


boat.


Originally, he wanted to float by as a dead body, but he was afraid he



d sink! His clever solution


was to place a photograph of himself in a newspaper that one of the characters read during the


course of the movie.


1. A




2.C




3.D



VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking


Listening


Task 1: Only One Line


Peter


has


always


wanted


to


be


an


actor,


but


never


succeeded


because


he


had


a


hard


time


memorizing lines. A friend of his told him about a small part in a play. He promised Peter that he


could do it because he



s only have to remember one line. Peter decided to take the part. His only


line


was,



Listen,


I


hear


the


guns


roar!



Peter


practiced


and


practiced,



Listen,


I


hear


the


guns


roar!



On the opening night of the play Peter was very nervous. Backstage, he practiced his line,


over and over again,



Listen, I hear the guns roar!


Listen, I hear the guns roar!”


Finally came his


turn, Peter went onto stage. He heard a loud BOOM and cried out in spite of himself,



WHAT


THE HELL WAS THA


T?




1.



memorizing lines


2.



remember one line


3.



I hear the guns roar


4.



a loud boom


5.



his line



Task 2: An Interview with J.K. Rowling


Q


: How did you get the idea for Harry Potter?


A


: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and the idea for Harry just fell into


my head. At


that point it was essentially the idea for a body who didn’


t know he was a wizard.


Q


: Did you always plan to write Harry



s story in more than one book? If so, how many?


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: I always conceived it as a seven-book series because I decided that it would take seven years,




from age eleven to seventeen, inclusive, to train as a wizard, and each of the books would deal


with one year of Harry



s life at the school.


Q


: Any clues about the next book?


A


: I don



t want to igive anything away, but I tell you that the books are getting darker. Harry



s


going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!


Q


: Of the many things you must have heard people say about Harry Potter, what are some of your


favorites?


A


: My


very favorite was from a twelve-year-old Scottish girl who came to hear me read at the


Edinburgh book festival. At the end of the festival, the queue for signing was very long. When


the girl finally reached me, she said,



I didn



t WANT there to be so many people here, because


this is MY books!



That is exactly how I feel about my favorite books. Nobody else has a right


to know them; let alone like them!


1


.T




2.F




3.F




4.T




5.F



Task 3: The Secret of the Next Harry Potter Book


The


Harry


Potter


books


rapidly


became


one


of


the


most


in- demand


book


series


among


young


readers


and


have


earned


large


sums


of


money.


Movies


based


on


the


books


won


several


Oscar


nominations. Readers are now keen to know the plot of the next book.


Harry Potter movie fans will get a long-awaited treat. The movie


Harry Potter and the Chamber


of Secret


is finally about to come out. This time around, Harry discovers a frightening secret at


Hogwarts School. Eager readers of the first four Harry Potter books are also trying to discover a


secret, the secret plot of the fifth book in the series. Because of the long wait since Book Four,


they


are


guessing


many


things.


Some


think


that


Professor


Lupin


will


die


or


that


Harry


and


his


friend Ron may be related!


J.K. Rowling herself has only said that Book Five will be shorter and scarier than Book Four. To


make sure her readers hear only rumors, she locks all her ideas for the books in a hidden place.


Since the next book does not come out until 2003, for mow Harry



s secret is safe with her!


1. D




2.C




3.A




4.B



Speaking


Views on Movies


Interviewer


:


Hello,


Robert


and


Richard,


I



d


like


to


ask


you


something


about


movies.


Do


you


prefer going to the theater or watching movies on video at home?


Robert


:





I prefer, personally, going to the theater, because I believe there are certain movies


that come over better when you see them in a large theater. The sound effect is much


better.


Interviewer


: What about you, Richard?


Richard


:




Just the opposite. It



s more comfortable to sit at home.


Interviewer


: There



re many different movie genres, for example, science fiction, action, comedy,


romance. What



s your personal favorite?


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:





My favorite would be action movies.


Richard


:




And mine would be nice movies that touch me deeply.


Interviewer


: How do you like the old black and white movies of the forties, and fifties compared


with the modern blockbusters?


Robert


:





For their time, the movies of the forties and fifties were excellent. But try to compare


them with today



s technology, and you



ll find there isn



t anything to compare. It



s so


superior today.


Richard


:




I agree.



Unit3


II. Listening Skills


1.



M: Will you love and keep him in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?


W: I will.


Q: Who is the woman?


2.



W: Mike, wake up1 It is time to go to school. Hurry up or you



re going to be late!


M:


Don



t


worry.


I


can


sleep


all


day


long.


Did


you


forget


today


is


Martin


Luther


King



s


birthday?


Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?


3.



M: Could I see your driver



s license and registration, please?






W: What



s the matter, officer?






Q: Who is the man?


4.



M: I



d like to ask you about the research paper you assigned that we have to do by the end of


the semester.






W: ok. What would you like to know?






Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?


5.



W:


I’


ve cleaned the windows, mopped the floors, and folded the laundry.


Is there anything


else that you would like me to do before I cal lit a day?






M: Did you do the living room yet?






Q: Who is the woman most likely to be?


1.B




2.C




3.D




4.A




5.A


III. Listening In


Task 1: Don



t be a chicken!


Gilbert


: Hey, Henry, is Sarah coming with us?


Henry


: Yes. Why?


Gilbert


: Nothing. I



m just asking.


Henry


: Just asking? But why is your face flaming red? Ah-huh, someone has a crush on Sarah,


doesn



t he?


Gilbert


: Who has a crush?!


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Henry


: Come on, Gilbert, don



t be such a chicken. If you like her, just go and tell her. Maybe she


likes you.


Gilbert


: But I


don’t


have the guts to ask her out.


Henry


: What are you so afraid of?


Gilbert


:


I’d


totally die if she turned me down.


Henry


: But that



s better than keeping everything to yourself. You



ve got to let her know. Come on!


You



ve got to take a chance!


Gilbert


: I don



t know



Well, maybe you



re right, but how am I going to tell her I like her?


1. go out






2. flaming red






3. has a crush on






4. a chicken






5. likes







6. the guts





7. turn him down




8. know












9. keeping everything to himself


10. how to tell her



Task 2: Problem of Meeting People


Before the wedding, the groom went up the minister with an unusual offer.



Look, I



ll give you


$$100 if you



ll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I



m expected to promise



to



love, respect and obey her,





giving up all others,



and



be true to her forever,



I



d be happy if


you



d just leave that part out.



He gave the minister the cash and walked away with a light heart.


The wedding day arrived, and the bride and groom reached that part of the ceremony where they


would make vows to each other. When it was time for the groom



s vows, the minister looked the


young man in the eye and said,



Will you promise to kneel before her, obey her every command


and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life and make a vow before God and


your lovely wife that you will never even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?




The groom was shocked, but in spite of himself, he said in a low voice,



Yes, I will.



Then the


groom whispered to the minister,



I thought we had a deal.



The minister put the $$100 into his


hand and whispered back,



She made me a much better offer.




1.F




2.F



3.T




4.T




5.F


Task 3: Long Distance Friendships


American weddings are not always the same. I



d like to show you pictures of my wedding. When


we got engaged, an announcement was published in the newspaper. The announcement typically


includes the names of the bride, the bridegroom and their parents and the wedding is expected to


be


held.


About


a


month


before


the


wedding,


we


sent


out


wedding


invitations


to


relatives


and


friends. This is the church where we had the wedding. My father gave me to my future husband.


Then


the


minister


started


the


wedding


ceremony.


He


greeted


the


guests,


and


talked


about


the


meaning of marriage. Next, we exchanged vows and gave each other rings. This is the main part


of the wedding. After the vows, the minister prayed for us. Then the minister declared us husband


and wife, and we kissed each other. Here is my sister, who was a bridesmaid. This is the bouquet I


carried.


Traditionally,


the


unmarried


women


gather


after


the


wedding,


and


the


bride


throws


her


bouquet


to


them.


The


one


who


catches


it


will,


according


to


tradition,


be


the


next


one


to


get


married. At the reception, we cut the wedding cake and fed each other bites of the cake. Then we


toasted each other with champagne.


Finally


the reception was over, and the


minister signed the


marriage certificate and we were legally married.


1. A




2.B




3.C




4.D


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IV


. Speaking Out


Model 1 I just broke up with Alice!


John


:



Hey, Se-Jin,


what



s wrong with you


?


You look so down


!


Se-Jin


:


Nothing


.


John


:



I know it



s not your studies, so it must be girl trouble.


You must have a broken heart


.


Se-Jin


: Well,


you’re


right.


I just broke up with Alice


.


John


:



Oh, I



m sorry.


I thought you two were made for each other


.


Se-Jin


:


Well,


you


never


know.


I


want


to


settle


down


,


but


she


wants


a


career



while


she



s


still


young.


John


:



Well,


it



s always difficult to choose between career and family.



Se-Jin


: Maybe you



re right.


John


:



I don



t know what to say to comfort you, but try to cheer up!



Se-Jin


: Yeah, but


it



s hard to forget her at the moment


. You know, we were together for almost


three years.


John


:



There



s lots more fish in the sea


and


you



ll find your perfect match


!


Now Your Turn


A


: Why do you look so upset?


B


: I



m all right.


A


: I know it



s not your work. So anything wrong with Susan and you?


B


: Well, you



re right. I just spilt up with her.


A


: Oh, I



m sorry. I thought the two of you made a good match.


B


: I think I should have a career first but she wants to get married right now.


A


: Well, it



s hard to make a choice between career and family.


B


: Yeah, it



s hard.


A


: I know it



s difficult, but try to cheer up!


B


: You know, we were together for a long time. I can



t get her out of my mind.


A


: Well, you



ll find a good match sooner or later.


Model 2 Leo proposed to me.


Mary


: Laura! Guess what!


Leo proposed to me


!


Laura


: Wow. That



s wonderful.


Did you accept


?


Mary


: Not yet. I have some doubts



like the age factor.


I



m really robbing the cradle here


.


Laura


: I know he



s fur years younger than you, but


he



s mature for his age


.


Mary


:


I



m worried about the cultural differences


, too.


Laura


: But I can see that


both of you have the same interests and personalities


. That



s even more


important.


Mary


: Maybe you



re right.


Now Your Turn


A


: Can you believe it? Philip made a proposal to me!


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: How wonderful. Did you say yes?


A


: Not yet. I



m concerned about the age gap. He



s much younger than me.


B


: I know he



s a few years younger than you, but I think he is mature than mind.


A


: I



m also worried about whether we can maintain a long distance relationship. You know, he


lives in another city.


B


: But you love each other. That



s very important.


A


: Maybe you



re right.


Model 3 There



s something about him.


Jane


:



Laura, I know you like Charles a lot, but


what do you like about him


?


Laura


: Well,


there



s just something about him


.


Jane


:



Really?


What is this something


?


Laura


: Well, he



s mature, handsome, gentle, and successful. I think he



s for me.


Jane


:



He



s certainly mature


,


but


don’t


you think he



s a little old for you


? He



s almost twice as


old as you are!


Laura


: Well,


age shouldn



t be something that comes in the way of a person



s marriage


.


Jane


:



It



s true that age isn



t the most important issue


, but what would your parents think?


Laura


:


I don



t care what other people think


. I just know that I love him and he loves me. Love



s





all that matters.


Now Your Turn


A


: Well, you and Chris have been together for a long time. What are his good points?


B


: There



s something wonderful about him.


A


: Really? What do you mean by this something?


B


: Well, he



s handsome, humorous, and hard-working. I think he



s my perfect match.


A


: But I think he is too old for you.


B


: Well, age doesn



t matter too much for me.


A


: But what would your parents and friends think?


B


: I don



worry too much about what other people think. For me, love is the most important



V


. Let’s Talk



Dating


Before marriage, younger Americans date each other, that is, they often go out together. Casual


dating usually begins in the early teens, and in the late teens a pattern of steady dating develops.


There


is


a


great


possibility


that


one


goes


to


a


dance


with


one


person,


to


a


football


game


with


another, and to a picnic with a third. Sometimes two couples go out together. This is known as



double


dating.




Group


dating


is


also


popular


among


young


people.


Large


groups


of


boys


and


girls


may


go


around


together.


Young


people


may


go


out


together


for


a


long


time,


which


is,


in


effect, a public statement of their intention to marry. Men and women go out together a great deal,


especially


those


in


cities.


This


is



adult


dating.




They


ski


together,


dine


together,


either


at


restaurants or in each other



s homes. The American dating system is a rather casual one. Often


young Americans who hardly know each other go out on dates. It is also acceptable for them to


arrange a


“blind


date



, that is, a date between two young people who have not met before.


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Dating























Description


Causal dating





























Early


teens


Steady dating





























Late


teens


Many partners




























e.g. a dance, a game,


a picnic



Double dating




























Two couples


Group dating






























Large groups


Go out for a long period




















Intention to


marry



Adult dating





























Men and , work, dine together


Casual dating system






















Those who


hardly


know each other


Blind dating






























Those who have


never


met before


VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking


Task 1: Finding the Right Type of Girl


Keith: Hey, Peter! You



ve been in the room all night. Get out and dance with someone like that


babe over there.


Peter: No way, Keith! She



s the intellectual type. My pickup line just won



t work with her.


Keith: Oh, come on, man! What kind of girl do you like?


Peter: I want a girl that gentle and mild, and that babe is not the right type.


Keith: Times are changing, and you



ll never find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your


beer mug all the time. Wake up.


Peter: Oh really? I still prefer women that stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the kids.


Keith: Okay, then what will you do after you get home from work?


Peter: Hmm. Eat, watch TV, and throw our the trash.


Keith: Wit, wait, wait. I can



t believe my ears. You



ll never find a wife.


1.B




2.D




3.C




4.A


Task 2: He thinks I



m God.


A


young


woman


brings


home


her


fiancé



to


meet


her


parents. After


dinner,


her


mother


tells


her


father


to


find


out


about


the


young


man



s


plans.


The


father


invites


the


fiancé



to


his


study


for


a


drink.



So what are your plans?



the father asks the young man.



I am a Bible student,



he replies.



A Bible student. Hmm.



The father says.



Good, but what will you do to provide my daughter


with a nice house such as she



s accustomed to?





I will study,



: the young man replies,



and God will provide for us.





And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring such as she deserves?



asks the father.



I will concentrate on my studies,



the Youngman replies,



and God will provide for us.





And children?



asks the father.



How will you support children?





Don



t worry, sir. God will provide,



replies the fiancé


.


The conversation goes on like this, and each time the father questions him, the young man insists


that God will provide. Later, the mother asks,



How did it go, honey?




The father answers,



He had no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I



m God.




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2.T




3.F




4.T




5.T


Task 3: Lady


Lady, I



m your knight in shining armor and I love you.


You have made me what I am and I am yours.


My love, there



s so many ways I want to say I love you.


Let me hold you in my arms forever more.



You have gone and made me such a fool;


I



m so lost in your love.


And on, we belong together.


Won



t you believe in my song?



Lady, for so many years I thought I



d never find you.


You have some into my life and made me whole.


Forever let me wake to see you each and every morning.


Let me hear you whisper softly in my ear.



In my eyes I see no one else but you.


There



s no other love like our love.


And yes, oh yes, I



ll always want you near me.


I



ve wanted for you so long.



Lady, your love



s the only love I need


And beside me is where I want you to be.



Cause, my love, there



s something I want you to know,


You



re the love of my life, you



re my lady.



Speaking


Mutual Love


Jill


:




You know, Robert, we



ve been dating a long time now.


Robert


: Yeah. Twelve months next week.


Jill


:




You remembered!


Robert


: Of course I did. How could I forget the anniversary of our first date?


Jill


:




You



re so sweet. Can I tell you something?


Robert


: Sure. You can tell me anything.


Jill


:




From our very first date, I knew we



d be together a long time.


Robert


: Can U tell you something?


Jill


:




Yes.


Robert


: The feeling was mutual.



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II. Listening Skills


1-i



2-a




3-f




4-b




5-c




6-d




7-h




8-g




9-e


III. Listening In


Task 1: The Influence of Advertising


Richard:


Dad, I need a pair of new shoes for an important basketball game. My old ones look


kind of funny.


Father


:



Funny! We just bought those last spring. There



s a lot of life left in them.


Richard


: But look at this ad with Yao Ming. He says these shoes give him extra spring.


Father


:



Yao Ming is so tall that he doesn



t need extra spring. Anyway, he makes money than I


do. And they probably give him millions of dollars to wear those shoes.


Richard


:


But


if


you


bought


me


the


shoes,


I



d


wear


them


for


nothing.


And


I’


d


have


that


extra


spring.


Father


:



Do you think Yao Ming reached the top just because of the shoes he wears? Or was it


something else?


Richard


: You mean like hard work, dedication, that sort of thing?


Father


:



Exactly. Just focus on your studies and forget the shoes.


1. shoes





2. look kind of funny






3. there is still a lot of life left





4. ad







5. give him extra spring






much money





7. need extra spring



8. millions of dollars











g the shoes





10. wear










11. for nothing










12. reach the top


13. because of





14. something lese





15. hard work and dedication


16. focus/concentrate on his studies





17. forget



Task 2: I



ll get a camera.


One


day


just


before


closing


time,


John


rushed


into


a


TV


store


to


buy


a


color


TV


set


with


the


money he had saved for three months. The friendly shop assistant was waiting for the day



s last


and 100


th


customer to reach his sales target for his bonus, so he warmly greeted John and showed


him the various models on display. He asked John to see how sharp and colorful the imagine on


the screen was. At that moment, a new commercial came onto the screen, introducing a popular


brand of camera as well as some beautiful pictures it had taken. The camera and pictures attracted


John.


He


suddenly


changed


his


mind


and


told


the


shop


assistant:



Thank


you


for


the


TV


commercial. Now I have to hurry to the camera store to get that camera.




1.T



2.F



3.F




4.T




5.F


Task 3: Don



t even think about it!



Don



t


even


think


about


it!




is


a


phrase


commonly


used


in


the


United


States


when


a


person


emphatically denies or refuse something.


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In 1995, Shaquille O



Neal, a popular basketball player, made a Pepsi commercial in which this


phrase was used. The commercial begins with Shaq playing basketball, and a little kid is watching


him. Then the boy cries out the name of this basketball star. Shaq turns to see the kid with a Pepsi


n his hand. He walks over to the boy and says,



Hey, can I have it?



He bends over, supposing that


his


admirer


will


give


him


the


Pepsi.


But


then


the


kid


says,



Don



t


even


think


about


it!




This


commercial


was


rather


popular,


and


it


had


been


shown


on


TV


for


about


three


years.


The


commercial seems to have a more dramatic effect than that produced by the Coca- Cola company


in the 1970s. In the Coke ad a young boy meets football star



Mean



Joe Green as he is leaving


the


field


a


game.


The


boy


gives


his


hero


a


bottle


of


Coke,


and


in


exchange


for


the


drink,


the


football player throws to the boy, who excitedly catches the souvenir.


The phrase



Don



t even think about it!



is used on many other occasions. Visitors to New York


City are often amused to see a road sign with these words:



Don



t even think about parking here.




This road sign means that people are strictly prohibited from parking there.



1. A




2.D




3.B




4.C






5.C


IV


. Speaking Out


Model 1 Who pays?


Laura


: Hey!


Bob


:



Hey! Look, this is a cool TV commercial.



Things go better with Coke!




Laura


:


I think the Pepsi commercial is just as attractive


:



The choice of a new generation!




Bob


:



Yeah, but


the competitors are just canceling out each other



s efforts.



Laura


:


That



s


quite


true.


They


both


spend


piles


of


money


to


increase


their


market


shares


,


but


neither gains.


Bob


:



I



m afraid


the extra costs of advertising will be passed on to the consumers.



Laura


: I hear that


the advertising produces a good image of a product


, and that leads to consumer


brand loyalty.


Bob


:



What do you mean by consumer brand loyalty?



Laura


:


It means consumers are loyal to a certain product


and keep buying it. Also, they



re willing


to pay more.


Bob


:



It seems contradictory. In other words,


more sales mean lower production costs,


but


more


advertising


means


higher


costs


to


the


consumer.



In


the


end


the


winner


is of


course


the


company.


Laura


: That



s true!


Now Your Turn


A


: Look,



Make yourself heard!



The Ericsson



s TV commercial is so cool.


B


: I think the Nokia



s commercial is just as fascinating:



Connecting People.




A


: I



m afraid consumers will have to pay for the advertising.


B


:


I


hear


that


the


advertisements


create


as


a


favorable


onmage


of


a


product,


and


that


leads


to





consumer brand loyalty.


A


: Could you explain



consumer brand loyalty



?


B


: I mean consumers identify with the product and keep buying it. Sometimes they



re even willing


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to pay more.


A


:


It


is


contradictory


that


increases


sales


lead


to


a


lower


production


cost


per


unit,


but


more


advertising results in greater costs for consumers. The winner is always the company.


B


: I agree.


Model 2 Beware of ads!



Peter


: Mind if I switch channels? Those TV commercials are killing me.


Jane


: How can you say that? Watch:



Take Toshiba, take the world.



Fantastic! There



s a product


you can depend on. A powerful product.


Peter


: If I were you, I wouldn



t trust those commercials.


Jane


: Now, look at this McDonald



s commercials! Aren



t those little kids cute? Oh, and there



s


such a warm family feeling.


Peter


: Just how an advertising agency wants you to see McDonald



s. you



re the target audience.







When they make TV commercials, they use scientific methods to learn what you



ll like and


buy.


Jane


: Are you telling me those darling little children biting into Big Macs are part of a scientific


project to get me into McDonald



s?


Peter


: Advertises


don



t


bother


with


facts


more.


Instead


they


want


the


end-user



that



s


you



to


fall in love with their product.


Jane


: I see. So what you



re saying is,



Watch out, or commercials will take over your life.




Now Your Turn


A


: Shall we switch to another channel? I don



t like those TV commercials.


B


: Why do you think so? Look: Just do it! What a powerful product.


A


: I doubt it.


B


: Now, look at this L



Oreal commercial. The model



s skin is so smooth.


A


: This is what they want you to believe: use the product and you will get the same skin.


B


: You mean they are lying about the product? I don



t really think so.


A


: Advertisers now appeal to emotions, not reason. They want you to like their product.


B


: Well, I don



t really agree with you, but we can switch to another channel.


Model 3 Are the free magazines free?


Peter


: Jane, what



s that magazine you



re reading?


Jane


: It



s one of those free magazine you can pick up around town. It



s got some pretty interesting


articles in it.


Peter


: Wake up, Jane! It



s not free at all. Look at it: It



s all advertising.


Jane


: Maybe so, but if the advertising pays for the magazine, then I don



t have to.


Peter


: Sure you do. The cost of the ads is built into the products.


Jane


: Still, I think advertising serves a useful purpose. It tells me about new products.


Peter


: A lot of companies spend more money on advertising than on making quality products.


Jane


: But some commercials are really fascinating. Besides, you have the freedom to choose not


to look at the ads.


Peter


: Well, it



s time to cook dinner.


Now Your Turn


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A


: What



s that brochure you



re reading?


B


:


It



s


a


giveaway


brochure


you


can


easily


find


here


and


there.


It



s


got


some


pretty


interesting


things in it.


A


: Do you really think so? It



s not really free. Look at all the ads in it.


B


: Could be, but I don



t have to pay for it.


A


: You bet you do. The cost6oof the ads is included in the products.


B


: Still, I think advertising tells me about new products. It helps me in choosing what to buy.


A


: This is just what the advertisers want you to do.


B


: But some commercials are really fascinating. Besides, you



re didn



t have to believe all the ads.


A


: Well, let



s go swimming.


V


. Let’s Talk



A



Job Ad for a Friendly Employee


A


firm


advertising


for


a



friendly




employee


has


been


asked


to


change


its


wording


because


it


discriminates against unfriendly people.


Travelco, a travel agency, put in a request for a



Friendly employee



to provide food for its staff.


But the Job Center in Bristol told managing director Harry Smith that he would have to remove


the word


friendly



before the advertisement could be accepted.


Mr. Smith said he could not believe the decision and thought it was



ridiculous.



He said:



We


were told we could not use that particular word because it was discriminatory against people who


looked unfriendly. We thought it was ridiculous. It



s only too natural for us to specify what kind of


people we want.



He added,



The people at the center have since said they thought they had been


a little over the top.




The


center


had


made


it


a


rule


that


certain


words


were


nor


allowed


in


ads


and


the


words



motivated


and



enthusiastic

< br>”


had been banned in the past.


An official of the center said:



We do have guidelines of not using personality characteristics in


advertisements to ensure that there is no discrimination in the process.




She added:



We should leave the dispute to the local judges. They



ll make the final decision. It



s


possible that a member of our staff has been over-enthusiastic in cutting out words in ads.




Persons/Agencies


A firm


Words/Actions


Reasons/Purposes


against


advertised


for


a


friendly


discrimination


employee


;


unfriendly people



Was


asked


to


change


the


wording



requested


employee



for


a


Travelco


The Job Center


friendly


to


provide


food


for


its


staff/employees



told


the


Travelco


managing



director



to


remove


the


word < /p>



friendly


< br>


said


was


told


not



to


use


that


It


was


natural



to


specify



the


word


; thought it was


ridiculous



kind of people they


wanted



added


that


the


people


at


the



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center


thought they had been


a


little over the top



The center


had decided that


certain words



were


not


allowed;


e.g.


motivated, enthusiastic



said they had


guidelines


of not


no discrimination


using


personality


characteristics



added


that


they


should


leave


to make the


final decision



the dispute


to


the local judges



maybe a


member


of their


staff


in cutting words


had been


over- enthusiastic



An official





VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking


Task 1: Banning Cigarette Ads


Nancy


: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads?


Robert


: They



re disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely.


Nancy


: I heard in the States advertises are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes,


neither are ads targeted at youth allowed.


Robert


:


But


advertises


keep


finding


ways


around


the


law.


Some


years


ago


one


cigarette


ad


showed a deer smoking, but it was dressed in a university sweater. Obviously the ad is


trying to attract young people.


Nancy


: In order to increase sales, they have to make smoking appealing to young people. Make


them think it



s cool.


Robert


: Right. Cigarette manufacturers need to keep bringing in new customers. The old ones are


dying of lung cancer.


Nancy


: Good point. Our Student Union should do some publicity against smoking in campus.


Robert


: I couldn



t agree more.


1.



They have


banned tobacco/cigarette ads completely


.


2.



Advertisers are not allowed to


show young people smoking cigarettes


.


3.



They keep


finding ways around the law


.


4.



They must keep


bringing in new customers


, as the


old ones


are


dying


of


lung cancer.



5.



IT should do some


publicity against smoking on campus


.


Task 2: A Radio Commercial


Are you looking for appliances or furniture to give new life to your home?


Look no further! Here at Frontier


Furniture, we have everything


you need to give your home a


new look and feel. Stereos, video machines, refrigerators, dining tables, washers and dryers. You


name it; we have it! Low on cash? We have an easy rent-to-own plan that will put you on your


favorite sofa tonight. Big color TVs cost only two hundred and twenty-five dollars; digital pianos


staring


at


three


ninety-nine


($$399);


king


size


beds


from


two


hundred


and


fifty


dollars.


Free


delivery on all major appliances.


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So come on down to Frontier Furniture.


Located downtown two blocks east of city hall, across


from


Union


Square.


We



re


open


daily


from


10:00


AM


to


9:30 PM.


So, come


on


in,


and


let


us


make your dream home a reality.


1.F




2.F



3.T




4.F




5.T


Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising


Advertising


has


become


increasingly


specialized


in


modern


times.


In


today



s


business


world,


supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of


the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the


consumer


of


the


name


and


the


qualities


of


their


product.


They


do


this


by


advertising.


The


manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about


their


product


in


commercial


radio


programs.


They


employ


attractive


salesgirls


to


distribute


samples.


They


organizes


competitions,


with


prizes


for


the


winners.


They


often


advertise


on


the


screens


of


local


cinemas.


Most


important


of


all,


in


countries


that


have


television,


they


have


advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of


money


on


advertisements.


Sometimes


they


even


spend


more


on


ads


than


on


the


products


themselves.


We


usually


think


so


because


of


the


advertisements


that


say


so.


Some


people


never


pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.


1.A




2.C




3.B




4.D




5.D


Speaking


Influence of a High-Profile Star


Jill


:




Hey, isn



t that the same jacket the soccer star Roberto wears in that magazine ad?


Robert


: The very same one indeed. Even the same color.


Jill


:




But his would have bigger pockets to hold all the money the company pays him to wear it.


Robert


: You



re just jealous. Wait a sec. I



m going to try it on. It seems to fit me pretty well.


Jill


:




You make me sick. You fall for every ad you see.


Robert


: Not at all. I want to buy it just because I like it.


Jill


:




Sure you do. It and Roberto.



Unit5


II. Listening Skills


1.


M:


The police gave a few tickets out last week along Highway 15.




W:


In fact, quite a few tickets were given on that road.




Q:


What does the woman mean?



2.


M:


Who do you think is the smartest student in the class?




W:


Mary is second to none.




Q:


What does the woman say about Mary?


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3.


W:


What are you so happy about?




M:


Instead of being given an even dozen, we



ve been given a baker



s dozen.




Q:


Why is the man so happy?



4.


M:


We have had a lot of rain over the last few years.




W:


But nothing like this.




Q:


What does the woman mean?



5.


M:


What effect has the booming economy had on interest rates for loans?




W:


The interest rates have skyrocketed!




Q:


What does the woman mean?


1. A




2. B




3.B




4.D




5.C


III. Listening In


Task 1: Dogs aren



t allowed here!


Manager:


I



m sorry. Miss, but dogs aren



t allowed in this theater.


Mary:






But I have a ticket for him.


Manager:


I



m very sorry, but animals aren



t permitted.


Mary:





You don



t understand. This is a special case. My dog is so well trained and so intelligent


that he



s almost human.


Manager:


I see that you have an exceptional animal, but




Mary:





I promise you that if there is any problem we



ll leave the theater immediately. I promise


you that this dog isn



t like any other dog you



ve ever seen.


Manager:


Well



all right. I



ll let you go in, since the theater is almost empty tonight. But your


dog will have to behave himself, or you will have to leave.


Mary:





Thank you very much.


1. allowed




movie theater





2. a ticket






3. well trained





intelligent




human






problem





leave the theater





any other dog





seen







5. almost empty








Task 2: Put the cat out!


A couple was going out for the evening to celebrate the wife



s birthday. While they were getting


ready, the husband put the cat out. The taxi arrived, and as the couple walked out of their home,


the cat ran back into the house. Not wanting their car to have free run of the house while they were


out, the husband went back upstairs to chase the cat out. The wife, not waiting it known that the


house would be empty, explained to the taxi driver,



He



s just going upstairs to say goodbye to my


mother.



A few minutes later, the husband got into the car, and said,



Sorry it took it so long. The


stupid old thing was hiding under the bed, and I had to poke her with a stick to get her to come


out!




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D) She was ill- treated at home.


Task 3: A Sudden Change in the Parrot



s Attitude


A young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even


worse


vocabulary.


Every


word


out


of


this


bird



s


mouth


was


rude.


John


tried


every


method


to


change the


bird’s


attitude by constantly saying polite words, playing soft music, and anything he


could think of to set a good example. Nothing worked. Finally, John got fed up and he yelled at


the parrot. And the bird


yelled back. John shook the parrot, and the bird got angrier and ruder.


Finally, in a moment of desperation, John put the bird in the refrigerator freezer. For a few minutes,


John


heard


the


bird


scream


and


kick. Then


suddenly


there


was


silence.


Not


a


sound


for


over


a


minute.


Fearing


that


he



s


hurt


the


bird, John


quickly


opened


the


door


to


the


freezer.


The parrot


calmly


stepped


out


and


said,



I


believe


I


may


have


offended


you


with


my


rude


language


and


actions. I am truly sorry, and I will do everything I can to correct my poor behavior.




John was greatly surprised at the bird



s change of attitude. As he was about to ask the parrot what


had caused such a sudden change in his behavior, the bird continued,



May Ii ask why you put the


chickens there and what they did wrong?




1.C




2.D




3.B




4.C






5.A


IV


. Speaking Out


Model 1 The dog will be company for her.


John:



Se- Jin,


come shopping with me


. I



m buying a present for my mother.


Se-Jin:


What are you getting her


?



John:



I



ve got just the perfect idea


. A dog.


Se-Jin:


A dog


? Would she like that?


John:



She



ll love it


. My dad works long hours each day, and I think with me away at school, she


is a bit lonely. And I



ll just get a small one, a Pekinese.


Se-Jin:


Good idea


!


The dog will be company for her


.


Now Your Turn


A


: Hi, come shopping with me. I want to buy a gift for my neighbor.


B


: What for?


A


: His wife died a couple of weeks ago, and he is feeling lonely. He



s been kind to us. I want to


buy something to cheer him up.


B


: What do you want to get for him?


A


: I



m thinking of buying a bunch of flowers for him.


B


: But I



ve got a perfect idea. A dog.


A


: A dog? Why?


B


: He



ll be crazy about it. He



s so lonely; he needs company rather than beautiful flowers.


A


: Good thinking! The dog can keep him company.


Model 2 Where to walk dogs?



Bob:



There



s some talk of a businessman building a dog park


in Shanghai.


Laura:


Really, what on earth for


?


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Bob:



Apparently


there is a law against having dogs on the streets


.


Laura:


Does it mean that the dogs have to stay inside apartments at all times


?


Bob:



It sounds pretty cruel, doesn



t it


? Maybe the park is a good idea.


Laura:


Maybe they should just allow people to walk their dogs


on the streets.


Bob:



But in many large cities where dogs can be walked,


the streets are a mess


. I heard Paris is


the worst.


Laura:



Couldn



t people just clean up after their dogs


?


Bob:




Would they


?


Now Your Turn


A


: Have you heard the city has passes a law against walking dogs in the streets?


B


: Sure, it



s published in the newspapers.


A


: It means that dogs have to be kept inside all the time.


B


: It



s rather cruel, isn



t it? We shouldn



t be so cruel to dumb animals.


A


: But dogs often leave a mess from their dogs.


B


: But owners can clean up the mess from their dogs.


A


: Would they?


B


: Perhaps the best solution is to build a dog park. Then people can walk their dogs there.


A: Sounds too good to be realistic. The city is already too crowed without the dogs.


Model 3 What does having a few fish do for you?


Philip:


Wow!


I see you



ve bought an aquarium. Nice


!


Peter


:


You should get one too. I highly recommend it


.


Philip:


Why? What does having a few fish do for you


?


Peter


:


I find it relaxing just to sit down


and watch tropical fish at the end of a tiring day.


Philip:


I can understand.


I like to take it easy after work


, too.


Peter


:


There



s more than that


.


They’re


really fascinating. They give you hours of entertainment,


believe me.


Philip:


Perhaps I should give it a try


.


Peter


: OK, I can lend you a couple of good reference books.


Philip:


Great! Any other tips on getting started


?


Now Your Turn


A


: Wow! You



ve bought a discman! It does look nice!


B


: You



d better buy one as well. I strongly recommend it.


A


: Why? What can it do for you?


B


: I find it relaxing to listen to music on it.


A


: I can understand. After a day



s work I like to relax a bit myself.


B


: Not only that. Some music cheers you up and makes you forget all your troubles.


A


: Maybe I should have a try, but I don



t know how to use the diskman.


B


: OK, I can lend you this manual.


A


: Wonderful! Any other tips on getting starded?


V


. Let’s Talk



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An Intelligent Dog


A black dog walked into a butcher



s shop with a five-dollar bill in his mouth. He spent several


minutes looking at the meat on display. He finally fixed his eyes on the lamb chops and barked,


showing that he wanted to buy some of them. The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn



t know the


difference,


picked


out


the


worst


chops.


The


dog


barked


angrily


and


continued


to


bark


until


the


butcher selected the finest chops. After the butcher took the money from the dog



s mouth, the dog


picked up the chops and left the shop.


The butcher was deeply impressed and decided that he would like to own a clever dog like that.


He closed up shop and followed the dog to see where it went. The dog entered an apartment house,


climbed to the third floor, and began to scratch on the door. With that, the door opened and an


angry man started yelling at the dog. As he did so, the butcher stepped forward to ask the man to


stop.



What are you doing?



That



s the smartest animal I



ve ever seen! Surely it doesn



t deserve


this kind of treatment.



The butcher then went on to explain how the dog had bought the best lamb


chops in the shop. The man looked at


the butcher from the corner of his eye and said,



I don



t


think he



s so intelligent. You see, this is third time this week he



s forgotten his key.




Characters


A dog


The butcher


The dog


The butcher


The dog


The butcher


The dog


Actions and Words


walked into a


butcher



s shop


with five dollars;


fixed eyes on the lamb


chops


and


barked



wanted some.


picked up the


worst/lowest quality


chops.


barked


angrily and continuously


selected


the finest


chops;


took


the money


.


left.


wanted to


own/have


such a dog;


followed


the dog.


entered


an apartment house



climbed to


the third floor


;


scratched


on the door.


opened the


door


;


yelled


at the dog.


asked him to


stop


,


saying it was the


smartest/cleverest


animal;


explained how the dog had got the best


lamb chops


.


looked at


him sideways;


said it was the third time this week the dog had


forgotten his key


.


A man


The butcher


The man



VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking


Task 1: A Birthday Present


Mary:


David, how did your mom like the dog you gave her for a birthday gift?


David:


Oh, Mary, she was delighted. It licked her hand and wagged its tail and she was hooked.


Mary:


What did she call it?


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David:


She



s calling it



Brian



, after a friend of hers.


Mary:


Your mom always did have a sense of humor. I read somewhere that dogs can become very


close to their owners.


David:


I



ve heard that. I saw an interview on TV with a man who had epileptic attacks, and his


dog would warn him before he would have an attack.


Mary:


Really? I wonder how they can do that1


David:


It ahs something to do with the dog



s sense of smell. It



s very keen.


Mary:


Do you think Brian will be able to foretell when your mom is going to roast a chicken?



After David gave his mom a dog as a


birthday


present, she was very pleased, for the dog


licked



her


hand



and


wagged


its


tail.


She


called


it


Brian


after



one


of


her


friends.


Mary


read



an


article


which


says


that


dogs


can


be


faithful


to


their


owners/masters


.


David


agreed,


for


he


saw


a


TV


interview


which introduced a dog that could


warn


its master of an epileptic


attack


. He explained


that this ability of the dog



s has


something



to do with


its keen sense of


smell


. Jokingly, Mary said


she


wounded


whether


the


dog


Brian


can


foretell/predict



when David



s


mom


is


going


to


roast


a



chicken


.


Task 2: 100 Percent Polar Bear


One afternoon in the Arctic, a father polar bear and his son polar bear were sitting in the snow. The


son turned to his father and asked,



Dad, am I 100 percent polar bear?





Of course, son, you



re


100 percent polar bear.




A few minutes passed, and the bear turned to his father again and said,



Dad, tell me the truth. I


can take it. Am I 100 percent polar bear? No brown bear or panda bear?





Son, I



m 100 percent


polar bear and your mother is 100 percent polar bear, so


you’


re certainly 100 percent polar bear.




A few minutes passed, and the son polar bear again turned to his father and asked,



Dad,


don’t



worry. But it



ll hurt my feelings if it



s not true. I really need to know



am I really 100 percent


polar bear?




Somewhat angered by this continued questioning, the father polar bear yelled at his son,



Why on


earth do you keep asking is you



re 100 percent polar bear?





Because I



m freezing to death out here!




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2.F



3.F




4.T




5.F


Task 3: An Introduction to Advertising



Are you ready to go to work?



a woman asks her dog Sydney. The dog was her tail. Then she


starts


sniffing


around


inside


the


house.


Sydney


is


hunting


for


mold.


When


she


sits


down,


that


means she smells mold nearby. Usually mold is found within three or four feet. A boy who lives in


this house has epileptic attacks. It could be from mold. His mother wanted to find the mold. She


tried other ways to find it, but they didn



t work. She said she trusted the dog more than the other


ways. Workers found mold near where Sydney sat. Nobody had thought to look for mold there


before. Now it can be cleaned out and the boy will feel much better.


Sydney


is


very


special.


Only


about


ten


animals


in


the


U.S.


can


do


this.


She


spent


hundreds


of


hours with a police dog trainer in Florida to learn how. In the U.S., people have used dogs to find


drugs and bombs for a long time, but dogs that find mold are something new.


People


in


Europe


have


used


mold- sniffing


dogs


for


many


years.


Dogs


are


cheaper


to


use


than


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human


trackers


and


can


find


exactly


where


the


mold


is.


They


also


do


it


quickly


and


for


less


than %500. Other methods may cost thousands of dollars and take many weeks.


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2.C




3.B




4.A




5.D


Speaking


A Funeral for a Dead Fish


Nancy:


Westerners often take pets as their friends, even their family


members. Especially dogs


They think dogs are man



s best friends.


Michael:


What pets do people usually keep?


Nancy:




A lot. Fish, cats, horses



anything could be a pet.


Michael:


Do you have a pet?


Nancy:


I have three fish. One day, the fish called Susan died. We even had a funeral for her.


Michael:


A funeral?


Nancy:


Yes, usually it



s a ceremony for dead people. But we had a funeral for the dead fish.


Michael:


Sounds interesting.


Nancy:


Well, I need to go back to feed my fish. Talk to you later.


Michael:


OK, bye.



Unit6


II. Listening Skills


Dialog 1


Girl 1:


What do you think of this miniskirt, Amy? Pretty hot stuff, eh?


Girl 2:


Wow


< p>
it



s pretty short. My mom would never let me wear something like that.


Girl 1:


My mom



s cool. She lets me make my own decisions about clothes.


Girl 2:


Not my mom. She



d be mad if I came home in a skirt like that.


Girl 1:


Let



s both got one; then maybe your mom wouldn



t be so upset if we both wore the same


skirt.


Girl 2:


Well



maybe.


1.D




2. The first girl(The girl who suggests wearing the short skirt.)



Dialog 2


Mother: Lily, where did


you get that skirt? You can



t wear that. It



s


much too short! What will


others think?


Lily:




You


don



t


understand


fashion.


It



s


what


everyone


is


wearing.


I


think


it


looks


very


attractive.


Mother: Nonsense, it



s only suitable for a supermodel on the catwalk. It



s not meant for ordinary


people like us. Your dad is sure to say the skirt is far too revealing!


Lily:




But it



s really in high fashion; everyone is wearing clothes like this.


Mother: Not everyone. Your friend Amy would never wear a skirt like that!


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[Amy comes in, wearing the same style of short skirt!]


Lily:




Look, Amy has come. She



s wearing the same skirt!


Mother: My God, I give up.


1. B




2. No, she hasn



t.


III. Listening In


Task 1: A Woman



s Funny Dress


Lily:





Mom, look at that woman. Her dress looks funny.


Mother:


I wouldn



t say that, Lily. It looks fine to me.


Lily:




Are you kidding? She



s out of fashion. That



s last year



s style.


Mother:


Oh, come one, as long as it looks good on her.


Lily:




Wow, you



re really as out-dated as she is.


Mother:


You



re right. I



m out of date. So what? What



s the point of following the fashion?


Lily:




No wonder you never buy me new dresses.


1.



looks funny


2.



looks fine to her


3.



is behind the times


4.



went out


5.



looks good on her


6.



out-dated


7.



keeping herself in style


8.



no wonder


Task 2: How is fashion decided?


Fashion designers design and make fashionable clothes for men and women. They


deign trends


and


create


new


styles.


Paris


has


been


the


traditional


center


of


world


fashion,


though


recently


British designers have had great influence in setting new styles, and so have certain designers in


the


United


States


and


Italy.


French


designers


guard


the


secrets


of


their


new


designs


until


their


collections are shown to the public. Then pictures of the styles are published in newspapers and


magazines all over the world. People from many countries travel to Paris to buy the clothes and


copy the newest ideas. In January they go to see the spring clothes; and in July, to see the autumn


designs.


Many


dress


manufacturers


from


other


countries


buy


the


original


clothes


of


the


famous


French


designers.


They


then


take


them


back


to


their


own


sewing


rooms,


where


the


clothes


are


copied


and


made


up


in


great


numbers.


That



s


why


you


may


be


able


to


buy


in


your


town


the


clothing that is in the latest style without paying a very high price for it. Other manufacturers use


the Paris styles simply as a starting point for their own ideas. Still others may adapt only a part of


the French design into their own styles.


1. F




2.F




3.T




4.T




5.F


Fashion designers














design


fashionable clothes


,






























begin


trends


and new styles,






























and their work


is copied


all over the world.


Paris

























is


the center


of the world fashion, where the secrets of the new


designs


are guarded


until they are shown to


the public


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