1、1Unit 6Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsComplete 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 (1) would you like,
2、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 specialty- pork (6) with black beans.Archer: Yes, Id like (7) some of
3、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 (11) for a moment? (To waiter) Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?Waiter: (12) Ov
4、er there, sir.Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingNumber exercise: Time. Try to distinguish -teen and -ty.Former, latter2Eric: 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 n
5、ine fourteen, . nine twenty, nine forty-two Eric: Oh, just 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 v
6、ery much.A: Listen to Eric and the booking clerk at the mi/way station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.BIRMINHAM - LONDON 1 2 3 4 5 6 8.13/8.30 9.14/9.40 9.20/9.30 9.32/9.42 10.15/10.50 11.20/11.30 Dialogue 2Operator: Hello! Can I help you?Nancy: Yes
7、. Whats the number of the Leicester Hotel, please?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: Th
8、e Gloucester . um . 564 8844.Nancy: Thanks,. oh . heres one more . the, urn. the Peterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, thats 684 2549,3Nancy: Oh . and the last one. The Old Bedford?Operator: The Old Bedford? Thats 327 6975.Nancy: Well, thats all now. Thanks very much for your help. ByeB: Listen to the op
9、erator. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.1. 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 comprehen
10、sionPart 1 DialoguesNew words:cosy =warm and comfortable ; pop out (for sth.) 突然出去（做某事） spaghetti=a type of pasta. It looks like long pieces of string and is usually served with a sauce. 意大利式细面条; recipe=a list of ingredients and a set of instructions that tell you how to cook something 食谱A: T or F F
11、 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (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 you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy!)T 3.
12、Jacks spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mill! This spaghetti is really good.)4F 4. File guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: I didnt know you could cook.)B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think of the flat?(They thought the flat was su
13、per, luxury and cosy.)2. How many 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 1 What a Supe
14、r 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 to be
15、 invited out. What a super flat youve got, Jack!Sheila: yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy*!Jack: Im glad you like it. Sit down and Ill 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: Mm! T
16、his spaghetti* is really good. I 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.5Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italia
17、n Cooking Made Easy - it has to be for him!Question: What does the last sentence mean?Dialogue 2 Back from workSettee=a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, which two or more people can sit on. 长沙发A dialogue between a father and his two girls. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the fol
18、lowing 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.T 1. The house was a mess when tile father came in. (Clive: When I came in the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The children do the chores by turns. (Cathy: It
19、 wasnt my turn to tidy. It was Emmas.)F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the 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 I came in. you were in your room listening to records.)F 4. W
20、hen the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: . When I came in, the breakfast dishes 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
21、 this year.)T7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: Im trying to lose some weight.)T8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, thats enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: Ive had a sandwich. Cathy: And I dont feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sum one of yo
22、u makes a meal.)6T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look. Emma, why dont we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)It is seven oclock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work.Clive: Its not good enough, you know.Cathy: Whats wrong, Dad?Clive: When I came
23、 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, I had a lot of homework to do.Cathy: When I came in, you were in your room listening to records.Emma: At least my r
24、ooms tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! I 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 now. When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture,
25、 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, thats enough. Have either of you eaten yet ?Emma: Ive had a sandwich. Im trying to lose some weight.Cathy: And I dont
26、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 have to do your share of the housework!Emma: Im sorry, Dad.Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why dont we make a list of jobs
27、 and put it on the wall?7Part 2 PassageThe “Lost” ReceiptReceipt, reciperegime, regimen, regimentregime reii:m; ri-; ridi:m n.1、政体/权；统治方式2、社会制度；体制3、统治/当政时期，政权的持续时间regimen redimen; -mn n.1、【医学】摄生法，养生法；疗程2、常规强化训练3、罕用语 统治；政体；政权；社会制度regiment redimnt n.1、【军事】团(1963 年起，美国陆军中已撤消这一建制)2、大量，大批，大群3、废语 统治，管辖scr
28、ap, tumble, claim, blushListen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1-5: C A A D B 6-9: D D A C Listen to the ending again and find out where the receipt was.8The “Lost“ ReceiptAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. A
29、fter buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it.
30、 I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter 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
31、 as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-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 c
32、ase. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote 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
33、me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for 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 m
34、e I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-shilling note and the “lost“ receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushing* and glanced up(偷眼观瞧) at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happe
35、n before, too!Part 3 NewsNews item 1 这篇新闻逻辑乱七八糟，不听也罢Bahrain, BruneiBahrain is a small Arab monarchy in the Persian Gulf. Bahrain consists of a group of 9islands between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. It is an island country situated near the western shores of the Pe
36、rsian Gulf in the Middle East.Brunei is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.A: Listen to the news item and complete the follow
37、ing summary.This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei.B: Voters 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
38、(3) the right to vote and to be candidates 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 groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results. The changes are expec
39、ted (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Phrases:take effect 生效at the latest 最迟，最晚News Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting, People at over 100 voting
40、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 Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by 10the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in final vo
41、ting. 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*.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.B: Listen to the news
42、 item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.A A B C D BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court. The violence this week
43、in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger. The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenyas main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, ca
44、lled for a new election. A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote. Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963. It has the largest economy in East Africa.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item
45、is about Kenyas election violence that threatens gains in East Africas top economy. Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are 11true 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. After
46、the election, 300 people have been injured and 25000 homeless. (More than300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote.)T 2. A court might order a new election. (The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.)T 3. The riot may slow
47、economic and democratic progress of Kenya. (The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.)F 4. After President Mwai Kibaki won the first Friday, the main opposition party appealed for a new election. (The c
48、risis began Sunday 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.)F 5. Kenya separated from British Commonwealth in 1960. (Kenya became independent from Britain in
49、 1963.)Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersA dialogue between Mother and FatherListen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Where is Jim? (Hes gone fishing.)122. What cant Mother bear? (She cant bear cooking bony little fish.)3. What neednt Mother w
