1、Unit4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent1 . A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretarys office is please? B: Yes. Its up the stairs, then turn left, . 2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are? B: Yes, theyre at the top of the stairs.
2、3. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park. 4. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom . 5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of
3、the stool, and then put four 10 pence pieces there, .6A：Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B：Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. Exercise: Has finished Hasnt finished 123456Part2 listening and Note-taking Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asi
4、an cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries - or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of
5、its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United S
6、tates imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price.
7、In London, a pound of frozen frogs legs from India cost about 1.75, compared with 3.75 for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects.ssince the I
8、ndia and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossib
9、le to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.Exercise A:1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have described as
10、 disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Exercise B:Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly f
11、or food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned
12、to India and Bangladesh for flogs. And the United States imported more than 6.5 million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price. Indian scientists have described as disastrous the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the r
13、ice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects. Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The le
14、gs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild. not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer. Can you tell me something about the club?Lama: Yes, well we offer a choice of
15、facilities - gym, sunbed*, sauna* and Jacuzzi* - thats also from Scandinavia - as well as our regular fitness classes, that is. And theres a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwardsInterviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are really expensive.Lama: Actually our ra
16、tes are really quite competitive. Since we only started last July, we ve kept them down to attract customers. Its only 30 a year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs 2.50 - the same as half an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both 1.50 for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing w
17、ell?Lama: Well, so far, yes, its doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be such a success, actually. Were both very pleased. The sunbeds so popular, especially with the over 65s, that were getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lama: We have people of
18、all ages here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work, while the Youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three or four
19、. The Jacuzzis very popular with the little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Loma: Theyre usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, its only 2, which is half price, actually. It doesnt affect our profits really
20、- only about 5% of our members are retired.Exercise:FacilitiesGym 2. 2,50 for an hour Sunbed 3. 2.50 for half an hour1. Sauna 4. 1.50 for half an hour Jacuzzi (极可意漩水浴缸) 5. 1.50 for half an hour Other facilities: Wholefood bar Membership Fee: 6.30 a year people who join me healul clubAge groupProport
21、ionFacilities they useUsual visiting time7. Young people in their or after 20s and 30s 8.75%gymLunch hour or after workYoungstersAfter schoolChildrenJacuzzi Old age pensioners5%9. morningSpecial offer; 10 .reduced rate for old pensioners Dialogue 2 skiingSimon: This one shows the view from the top o
22、f the mountain.Sally: Oh, its lovely!Teresa: Thats me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesnt it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, dont worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. Thats our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners cla
23、ss.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Cant you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty h
24、opeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift.Teresa: Which wasnt really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off youd start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally- Mmm.Simon: Well
25、, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class who never got the hang of* it. She didnt have any sort of control over her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks o
26、ut in front of her, you know, like swords or something. Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift* and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Sally: Did she? Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around i
27、n front of her! Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way. Simon: And thats how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope - it was lucky I had my camera with me. Sally: I bet that woman was popular! Simon oh,yes. everybodys fav
28、ourite!Exercise A:1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.Exercise B:Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. In their class there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldnt control her skis and whenever she
29、 started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her. One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Everyone let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all ended up in a pile at t
30、he bottom of the slope.Passage 2 The Truth about the French! Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaura
31、nts and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations. French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides stat
32、e-of-the-art* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season. The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow
33、is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the Paris school holiday week which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates st
34、arting the first or second week of the break. No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Tree, in large tourist centers there are unpleasant people and if youre looking for or expecting rudeness, you may just p
35、rovoke* it. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity*. When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Dont use a firm, pumping handshake,
36、 but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a sbop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men dont usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where
37、you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of othercountries. To gain their respec
38、t, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France. France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not unheard of. In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and dont
39、carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Exercise A:When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Dont use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there, lf you meet a person you k
40、now very well use their first name and kiss both cheeks, men dont usually kiss unless they are relatives.Exercise B:1.C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. DExercise C:1. Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier.2. An intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to sk
41、i all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude, They are as kind as you wish.5. In large cities in F
42、rance, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and dont carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging childrenPart 3 NewsNews Item 1 Frances busiest airport will reopen part of a terminal that was not damaged when a segment of the roof collapsed in May, killing four pe
43、ople. The Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said a segment of the three-building 2E terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport would return to service on July 15. In the May 23 disaster, failing glass, steel and masonry* killed four travelers - two Chinese,one Czech* and one Lebanese*. Three others wer
44、e injured. A preliminary report by experts said Tuesday that a weakness in the concrete that formed the futuristic terminals vaulted roof may have contributed to the collapse. Officials are still unsure about what exactly caused it to collapse.Exercise A:This news item is about the new information O
45、f France Charles de Gaulle airport where a segment of the roof collapsed in May.Exercise B:1. Frances busiest airport will reopen the whole terminapart of a terminal.2. A segment of the roof collapse inMay.July.3. A segment of the three-building 2E terminalreturnto service on July 15delay4. In the disasterFalling stoneKill four travelersFalling steel5.It is already clearwhat exactly caused the roof to collapse.It is still uncertainNews Item 2An Antonov 26 plane crashed in northwestern Congo shortly after take-off on Saturday, killing all 22 Congolese passengers and the crew. It was not kn
