1、1Unit 6Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.Director: What (I) would
2、you like, Professor?Archer: What (2) do you suggest?Director: Perhaps caldeirada?Archer: (3) Whats that?Director: Fish soup.Archer: That sounds nice.Director: And you (4) must have some feijoada.Archer: Whats that?Director: (5) Its a local speciality - pork (6) with black beans.Archer: Yes, Id like
3、(7) some of that.Director: Is there anything you (8) cant eat?Archer: I dont like chili.Director: (9) Thats all right - theres no chili in feijoada. Do you (10) mind if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me (I 1) for a moment? (To 2waiter) Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?W
4、aiter: (12) Over there, sir.Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingEric: Excuse me. What times the first train to London!Clerk: Eight thirty,Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch.Clerk: Well, now . theres one at nine fourteen, . nine twenty, nine forty-two Eric: Oh, jus
5、t a minute. Youre saying them very quickly . Er, yes . and after nine forty-two?Clerk: After nine forty two, theres . theres one at ten fifteen . and eleven twenty. Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?Clerk: Yes, thats right,Eric: OK. Thanks very ninth.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-cler
6、k at the mi/way station. Look at the timetable.After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.3 BIRMINHAM - LONDON 1 2 3 4 5 6 Birmingham 8.13/8.30 9.14/9.40 9.20/9.30 9.32/942 10.15/10.50 t1.20/1130 Operator: Hello! Can I help you?Nancy: Yes. Whats the number of the Leicester Hotel, plea
7、se?Operator: The Leicester? Thats 837 5234.Nancy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?Operator: Thats 785 2491.Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham?Operator: Just a minute . thats, um . 249 6360.Nancy: Uh-huh . and the Gloucester?Operator: The Gloucester . um . 564 8844.Nancy: Thanks,. oh
8、 . heres one more . the, urn. the Peterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, thats 684 2549,Nancy: Oh . mid the last one. The Old Bedford?4Operator: The Old Bedford? Thats 327 6975.Nancy: Well, thats all now. Thanks very much for your help. ByeExercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, write down t
9、he phone number of the hotel.I. Tile Leicester Hotel 837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel 785 24913. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel 564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel 684 25496, The Old Bedford Hotel 327 6975Section Two Listening comprehensionPart 1 dialoguesDialogue 1 What a
10、Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebeccas for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couples flat.Jack: Hi, Ann! Hello. Sheila! Come on in. I say, youre both looking very smart!Ann: Thanks. Its nice t
11、o be invited out. What a super flat youve got, 5Jack!Sheila: yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy*!Jack: Im glad you like it. Sit down and 111 get you a drink.Ann: Wheres Rebecca?Jack: She wont be long. Shes just popped* out for a few things at the last minute .(Later)Sheila:
12、 Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. l didnt know you could cook.Jack: Im afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is!Ann: Its delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chance?Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book.Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, I
13、talian Cooking Made Easy - it has to be for him!Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (
14、They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2.The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place.( Ann: ,What a super flat youve got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us 6you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy!)T 3. Jacks spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheil
15、a: Mill! This spaghetti is really good.)F 4. File guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: . I didnt know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think or the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)2. How ma
16、ny friends did Jack invite to his home?(Two. Ann and Sheila.)3. What did they have for dinner?(They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it?(He thought it is cheaper.)5. Who gave Jack the recipe?(He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back from workIt is seven oclock. Clive Su
17、tton has just arrived home from work.Clive: Its not good enough, you know.Cathy: Whats wrong, Dad?7Clive: When I came in. the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the other was nowhere to be seen.Cathy: It wasnt my turn to tidy. It was Emmas.Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides
18、, I had a lot of homework to do.Cathy: When l came in, you were in your room listening to records.Emma: At least my rooms tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! 1 dont care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just wont do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. Youre both old enough
19、now. When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to be ironed.*Emma: Im always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says shes too busy.Cathy: Ive got exams this year you havent.Clive: Girls, girls, tha
20、ts enough. Have either of you eaten yet ?Emma: Ive had a sandwich. Im trying to lose some weight.Cathy: And I dont feel hungry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. Weve got to live, you know. And Ive got to work to keep us. Youll want spending money and holidays, youll ha
21、ve to do your share of the housework!Emma: Im sorry, Dad.8Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why dont we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided, Discuss with your classmates
22、 why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The house was a mess when tile father came in (Clive: Wben I came in the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The children do the chores by tams. (Cathy: It wasnt my turn to tidy. It was Emmas.)F 3. When the father came iii, one of the girls was lying on the
23、settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive one of you was lying on the settee and the other was nowhere to be seen Cathy: When 1 came in. you were in your room listening to records.)F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: . When I came in the breakfast dis
24、hes were still in the sink .)T 5. Emma usually does the ironing. (Emma: Im always doing the ironing.)T 6 . Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: Ive got exams this year.)T7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: Im trying to lose some weight.)T8. The father has to
25、 cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, thats enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: Ive had a sandwich. Cathy: 9And I dont feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sum one of you makes a meal.)T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look. Emma, why
26、 dont we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)Part 2 PassageThe “Lost“ ReceiptAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcaseI had left there
27、 three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and l took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matte
28、r how hard l searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the 10case. I told him that it was an old, bro
29、wn-looking object no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves.The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wro
30、te them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, fo
31、r after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. 1 pulled out a ten-shilling note and the “lost“ receipt
32、 slipped out with it. I could not help blushing* and glanced up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1.C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D
33、7. D 8. A 9. C11Part 3 NewsNews item 1Voters have approved (I) political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said (2) more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women (3) the right to vote and to be candidates
34、 for office, making Bahrain* (4) one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And (5) equality will be guaranteed among (6) the different religious group in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results, The changes are expected (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at
35、the latest.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about democratic reform in Bahrain and Brunei.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.News Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent pr
36、otest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed 12and many injured during the voting, People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General Peoples Congres
37、s Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in final voting. Voting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7.000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*.Exercise A: Lis
38、ten to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been
39、killed and 250,000displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court. The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger. 13The crisis began S
40、unday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenyas main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election. A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote. K
41、enya became independent from Britain in 1963. It has the largest economy in East Africa. This news item is about Kenyas election violence that threatens gains in East Africas top economy. 14Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersMother: Where are Jim and Mary?Father: Jims gone fishing an
42、d Marys gone with him.Mother: Oh, dear, I cant bear cooking bony little fish.Father: You neednt worry about Jim bringing anything home.Mother: Why not?Father: He never catches anything. He just likes fishing.Mother: I cant help thinking Mary will be bored.Father: She hates fishing, of course, but sh
43、e isnt happy about Jim going off by himself.Mother: Well, you cant be surprised at her wanting to be with him.Father: No. I can even remember a girl watching me play football.Mother: I cant imagine myself doing that again.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You
44、will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. Where is Jim?(Hes gone fishing.)152. What cant Mother bear?(She cant bear cooking bony little fish.)3. What neednt Mother worry about?(She neednt worry about Jim bri
45、nging anything home.)4. What is it that Mother cant help thinking?(She cant help thinking Mary will be bored it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with me during the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a civilian again.Every night when 1 emptied my
46、 pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appearance. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with me and make me dig deeply into my pockets. But sure enough, it was always there, trapped* inside larger items, like a pen-knife, or sleeping in the folds of my handkerchi
47、ef. It certainly kept strange company. When I was a boy, it would attach itself to sticky sweets, or get caught in pieces of wire. When I grew up, it took its place proudly beside the silver coins that jingled* in my pocket. It had reason to be proud, for I am sure it knew that I would rather have l
48、ost every single silver coin I had than part with the precious little farthing. It did not shine any more, but at nighttime it would unfailingly arrive, last but smiling, and look up at me from my bedside table. One night, however, the coin was missing. I 18searched everywhere, but weeks passed and I did not find it. This time I realized sadly that it had gone for good* and could only hope that it had found some nicer pocket to live in.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1.C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. DPassage
