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Unit
3
KEYS
to
listening
Tasks
P4
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2.
W
: It’s 7:50,
lazybones, and you’re going
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to be late for
the meeting.
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M
: God! I was sleeping like
a log. Well, I still have ten minutes.
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Q
: When is the
man’s meeting?
B) 8
o’clock
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3.
M
: Thank you, Laura.
We’d like to go
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to the barbecue
with you. What time should we be there
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W
: Some people
are coming around 11:00, and we’re going to play
badminton, but we won’t
eat
until around
12:30.
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Q
: At
what time are they going to eat?
C)Around
12:30 <
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2008
年
6
月
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4.
M
: I knew Dr. Smith’s
birthday was
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October 26
th
, but
I didn’t realize it was this Saturday.
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W
: Let’s give him a surprise
party. We could ask him to meet us at his office
at 5, and then we
could take him to
dinner at the restaurant around 5:30.
A) 5:00
,
Saturday
time and
energy.
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Q
: What time does the woman
suggest meeting Dr. Smith?
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5.
M
:
I just read that Einstein was born on March 14,
1879, when very little was understood about
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W
: Absolutely. But when he
died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more,
and nuclear power
stations had been
built.
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Q
: When was
Einstein born?
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B) On March
14,1879
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P32
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Task 1: A
Picture
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1. C
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2.A
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3. D
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4.D
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5.B
1
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I
have a picture that sits on my desk in my
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bedroom. When I
have trouble studying, or I’m worr
ied
about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a
picture of my best friends taken years
ago when we were in high school. It reminds me of
the good
time we’ve shared and the
support their friendship still gives me today.
Even though our lives have
gone in
different directions, the bond we created has kept
us close. Every week I get a message on my
answering machine from one of them, or
a letter in the mail with the latest news or
vacation photos.
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I often get e-mail with a
joke for the day, or
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words of comfort about some
problems in my life.
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My friends have shown up
for surprise birthday parties, and one of them
even traveled two hours
from the other
end of town just to watch my first English speech
contest. Our friendship has carried
me
through a lot of difficult experiences, and has
enriched the good ones. It is the kind of
friendship
that outlasts disagreements,
changes, and separation.
1.I
feel
confident
about my ability to cope with problems
from my studies, but I’m not comfortable
making friends
with other
students, especially local ones.
2. The
primary reasons is the
language
barrier
3. It seems I really need
informal
, colloquial
English. Besides, there’s the
cultural
gap.
As a foreign
student, I have a number of problems, both
academically and socially. The biggest
one is meeting people. I feel confident
about my ability to cope with problems from my
studies, but
I’m not comfortable making
friends with other students, especially local
ones. Perhaps I’m worrying
unnecessarily, but I find it difficult
to talk to them and to make friends.
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The
primary reasons is the language barrier. My
English is quite standard and forma, and although
that helps me with my academic work, I
have trouble understanding other students when
they are just
t
alking. It
seems I really need informal, colloquial English.
Besides, there’s the cultural gap. That’s
why it’s so difficult for overseas
students and native English speaking students to
really get to know
each other. I really
want to overcome this difficulty.
I guess the
best way to begin is to start talking about
coursework that we share; and then I could
suggest going for a cup of tea or
coffee. Over coffee we could get to know each
other. Another way
would
be
to
join
a
club,
like
a
tennis
club
or
a
photo
club,
because
that
immediately
gives
you
something in common with
other people there.
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Task
3
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1.
How did the neighbor react to the
woman's gossip?
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The neighbor was deeply offended and
hurt.
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2.
What did the woman learn about what she
had said
about the
neighbor?
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It
was completely untrue.
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3.
Why did the woman go to the wise old
man?
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To find out what she
could do to repair the damage.
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4.
What happened to the feather the next
day?
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The wind had blown the
feathers all away.
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5.
What lesson did the woman learn from
her experience?
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Once you do something wrong, you can
never completely undo it.
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There was a
community in which people
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were all good friends. They
got on well and often helped each other. One day,
a woman repeated a bit
of
gossip
about
a
neighbor.
Within
a
few
days
the
whole
community
knew
the
story.
The
person
concerned was deeply
hurt and offended. Later the woman learned that it
was completely untrue. She
was very
sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what
she could do to repair the damage.
the
marketplace,
he
said,
a
chicken,
and
have
it
killed.
Then
on
your
way
home,
pluck
its
feathers and drop them one by one along
the road.
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I
have your attention, please? (1)The Students
Friendship
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Associationwill have an (2)
outing this Saturday. All members are requested to
meet at the (3)school
gate at (4)6:40
a.m. The bus will leave at (5)7:00 sharp
Make sure you're (6)on
time! Thank you.
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My friend saved me.
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One day, I saw a kid from
my class walking home from school. His name was
Robert. It looked like
he was carrying
all of his books. I thought to myself,
a Friday?
out of his arms.
His glasses went flying. He looked up and I saw
terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart
went out to him. As I handed his
glasses, there was a big smile on his face. I
helped him pick up his
books. We talked
all the way home, and I carried his books.
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.
Monday morning came, and there was Robert with the
huge stack of books again. Over the next
four years, we became best friends. On
graduation day, Robert gave a speech
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on
behalf
of
the
class.
He
said,
am
here
to
tell
you
a
story.
I
just
looked
at
my
friend
with
disbelief as he told the story of the
first day we met. He had planned to kill himself
that weekend. He
talked of how he was
?
carrying his stuff home.
he said,
Not
until that moment did I realize that sometimes,
with one small gesture, you can change a person's
life.
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