1、Unit 10Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1-PhoneticsArcher: Excuse me, do you speak Enlgish?Woman: Yes, a little.Archer: Im looking for a bank.Woman: Im sorry, could you say that again, please?Archer: Im looking for a bank.Woman: Theres a bank just round the corner. I can show you whereit is.Ar
2、cher: Thank you very much. Thats very kind of you.Woman: Thats all right.Archer: Your English is very good.Woman: Im learning English at evening classes. Are you here on holiday?Archer: No, Im giving some lectures at the university.Woman: Well, I hope you enjoy yourself here.Part 2-Listening and Not
3、e-TakingWoman: How do you find living on a grant? Can you manage it?Man: Well, rent is the biggest item on my budget. Thats more than 8. Im quite luck, because I share a house with some friends and its quite near the University, and we share the bill, of course, you know, gas, electricity and that.
4、They come about 1.50. After rent comes food-thats my next biggest expense, I suppose. Of course, I cant afford to eat in restaurants or anything like that.Woman: What about books? Do you have to spend a lot on books?Man: Well, well, it depends,-I mean last week I spend 3.25 just on one book, and tha
5、ts about average for a week, Id say.Woman: Do you buy newspapers and magazines much?Man: Well, not a lot, becausewell, they have them in the college library, you see, but I reckon to spend about, urn 1, or 1.5 on papers.Woman: What about entertainment, do you go out a lot?Man: Well, I go to the pub
6、nearly every evening if thats what you mean, you know, for a drink with you know, with my friends, and I smoke and well, altogether I spend about 5 a week on that.Woman: So its not very easy to live on your grant then, is it?Man: No, no, not really, I work, I get job every vacation as a driver or in
7、 a factory or something like thatTheres nothing I can give up really. http:/rses.anu.edu.au/tectonics/people/index.php?print=1 I mean, if I giveup smoking, Ill only save 1.50 pe week anyway. Sometimes I save on transportthat averages aout 2 a week usually, but if I hitchhike home to my parents for e
8、xample, I save on the train fare, and thats quite a bitExercise Spending (per week)Item Money spentrent 8bill(gas, electricity) 1.50food 5.50books 3.25papers 1.50transport 2entertainment 5Section Two: Listening ComprehensionPart 1-DialoguesDialogue 1: The National Telecom ShowroomMrs Fennell: Have y
9、ou any idea what time the National Telecom Showroom opens, Kate?Kate Mitcham: The National Telecom Showroom? No, Im afraid I havent. Why dont you phone them?Mrs Fennell: Can you pass me the telephone directory, please?Kate Mitcham: Yes, er. Do you want L to R or S to Z?Mrs Fennell: L to R, I suppose
10、. Thanks.Information clerk: Good morning. National Telecom Showroom.Mrs Fennell: Could you tell me what time the showroom opens, please?Information clerk:Certainly. It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Monday to Fridays.Mrs Fennell: Thank you. And could you possibly send me some information a
11、bout office systems?Information clerk: Of course. We have some brochures. Would you like to give me your name and address?Mrs Fennell: Yes, my names Fennell. F-e-double n-e-double l. And the address is Communico Limited, 138 East Avenue, London N19.Information clerk: N19. Right. Ill put that in the
12、post to you today. Do you require anything else?Mrs Fennell: No, thats all, thank you.Exercise :1. What does Mrs Fennell want to know?(She wants to know when the National Telecom Showroom opens)2. Where can she find the telephone number?(She can find the telephone number from the telephone directory
13、.)3. When does the showroom open?( It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays.)4. Why does the Infromation clerk want to know her name and address?( Because he wants to send her some brochures by post.)5. Where does Mrs Fennell work?(She works for a company, Communico Limited.)Di
14、alogue 2: At Heathrow AirportNick and Lise are waiting for Malcolm at Heathrow Airport. They are listening to the announcements, but there is a lot of noise.Lise: Could you hear, Nick? Did she say “Toronto”?Nick: I dont know. Theres too much noise. What time does Malcs plane arrive?Lise: I told you.
15、 At 9.30. Flight AC 866.Nick: Gosh, its almost 10.15 now! The planes probably landed. Why dont you go and ask at the Information Desk?Lise: OK. And you go and wait by the exit over there.Nick: Hey, wait a minute! What does Malc look like?Lise: Oh, hes like me. But hes taller and thinner. And his hai
16、rs much darker. Anyway, dont worry. Ill be back in a minute.Nick: Excuse me, are you Malcolm Anderson?Man: What? No, Im not.Nick: Oh, sorry.Malc: Er are you looking for Malcolm Anderson?Nick: Yes, oh, its you! But youre not like your sister!Malc: Arent I? Anyway, you must be Nick. Nice to meet you.
17、Wheres Lise?Nick: Shes just gone to the Information Desk. Ah, here she is.Lise: Malc! What happened to you? Weve been here for hours!Malc: Well, first of all I had trouble at Immigration. And then they coldnt find some of my luggage. And then they asked me a lot of questions in Customs.Lise: Well, n
18、ever mind, youre here now. But Ill just go back to theInformation DeskExercise A:F 1. Malcolm is traveling on Flight 886. ( Malcolm is traveling on Flight AC 866.)F 2. The plane is delayed. (Probably not. The plane landed on time but Malcolm is delayed.)F 3. Lise askes Nick to go and wait at the arr
19、ival lounge. (Lise asks Nick to go and wait by the exit.)T 4. Malcolm is Lises brother.F 5. Theyve been waiting for him for hours. (Probably theyve beenwaiting for him for about an hour. Nick: What time does Malcs plane arrive? Lise: At 9.30. Nick: Gosh, its almost 10.15 now!)Exercise B:1. Why is Ma
20、lcolm delayed? (Because he first had trouble at Immigration. And then they couldnt find some of his luggage. And finally they asked him a lot of questions in Customs.)2. Why does Lise go back to the Information Desk again? (Probably she has asked the Information desk to make an announcement. Now she
21、 goes there to tell them not to broadcast it.)Part 2-PassagesPassage 1: The Weather ForecastIts five to nine and here is the weather forecast for the British Isles until midnight.For all areas east of London and as far north as the Wash it will be dry with a few patches of hazy sunshine along the co
22、astal regions. Inland the winds will drop, and temperatures should rise to 20C although there is little chance of the sun breaking through.Along the south coast the day will start clear and bright, with temperatures climbing to 25C by midday. However, by late afternoon, clouds will appear from the s
23、outhwest bringing the possibility of some humidity.In western region, covering Wales and southwest england as far as Bristol, heavy rain has already set in, and in England it is expected to continue for the rest of the day, with temperatures only reaching 17 or 18 degrees.The worst of the rain shoul
24、d have cleared Pembroke and west Wales by mid-afternoon and occasional breaks in the cloud may lift the temperatures to 19, but further north, more rain blowing across the Irish sea, with high winds, will keep the temperature down to 15 or 16 degrees; low for this timeof the year.Finally, for the re
25、st of England and Scotland, the weather will be changeable; with rain from the west clearing by mid-morning, and then brighter periods with scattered showers will cover most of the Midlands and Scotland. The winds will be fresh from the northwest becoming chilly in the north of Scotland. As night fa
26、lls, fog will roll in from the North Sea and most of the northeast Scottish coast will have restricted visibility. Temperatures will decrease rapidly in the evening, in some places in the extreme north falling to 7 degrees. That is the end of theeweather forecast, and the shipping forecast will foll
27、ow shortly.Exercise: 1. D2. C5. D6. A3. A4. B7. B8. CPart 3-NewsNews Item 1Last Saturday, in Japan, finance ministers of the Group of Eight countries urged oil producing countries to increase production. But they also called on the International Monetary Fund and the International Energy Agency to j
28、ointly examine the recent price rise. I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that some G-Eight ministers were concerned about financial speculation. How important it is and what influence it has on the market will be investigated, he says. A report is expected in October. Futures markets now large
29、ly set the price of oil. Yet these contracts rarely involve an exchange of real barrels of oil. Most oil is traded on what is called the spot market or through other contracts between producers and users. The prices, however, are usually based on futures prices.Exercise A:This news item is about con
30、cerns of the G-eight ministers over high oil prices.Exercise B: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. TNews Item 2Last Friday, President Bush called for an economic growth package - a plan to give a quick shot of energy to the slowing American economy. Now, the administration has an agreement with Democratic
31、and Republican leaders in the House of Representatives.President Bush called the 150 billion dollar deal, reached Thursday, the right set of policies and the right size. He urged Congress to pass it as soon as possible, saying the economy urgently needs action. He said the plan would lead to higher
32、consumer spending and increased business investment this year.The measures must be approved by the House and the Senate and signed into law by the president.Many economists worry that the worlds largest economy will enter or has already entered a recession.Exercise A:This news item is about a plan t
33、o aid the US economy.Exercise B:1.T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T News Item 3World economic growth remained strong in 2007. The International Monetary Fund estimated growth at five and two-tenths percent. But predictions for 2008 call for slower growth in the world economy. In October the I.M.F. cut its
34、estimate for global growth this year by almost half a percentage point, to four and eight-tenths percent. There are worries of an economic slowdown or possibly a recession in the United States. The most important issue for 2008 may be the American housing market. Another major issue for two thousand
35、 eight is what effect energy prices will have on economic growth. The price of a barrel of oil doubled in two thousand seven. And on the second day of two thousand eight, the price hit one hundred dollars for the first time. The dollar continued its drop against most major currencies in 2007.Exercis
36、e A:This news item is about world economic growth that is predicted to slow in 2008.Exercise B:1. The estimated growth of the world economy in 2007was at five and two-tenths percent.2. According to the International Monetary Funds estimation, the growth in 2008 is at four and eight-tenths percent.3.
37、 In 2007, the price of a barrel of oil doubled.4. On the second day of 2008, the oil price reached $100 per barrel.Exercise C:The global economic growth, though remaining strong in 2007, is predicted to slow in 2008. The housing market and the energy prices are two major issues that affect world eco
38、nomic growth for 2008. These two major issues plus US dollar continuing to drop against most major currencies lead to worries of an economic slowdown or a recession in the United States.Section Three: Oral WorkPart 1-Questions and AnswersHarry is a journalist. He is interviewing Professor Thomas, th
39、e NobelPrize Winner and his wife.Prof. Thomas: Well, Im surprised above all. The Prize was completely unexpected.Harry: Mrs Thomas, are you happy about it?Mrs. Thomas: Oh, Im absolutely delighted.Harry: Professor Thomas, do you enjoy being famous?Prof. Thomas: Its a new experience. In fact, its quit
40、e unbelievable.Harry: Do you find it difficult to work with all your interviews and press conferences?Prof. Thomas: Indeed I do. I find it quite impossible to work under such circumstances.Harry: Would you like to give up work altogether?Prof. Thomas: Oh, no. The idea is utterly ridiculous.Mrs Thoma
41、s: He couldnt, even if he wanted to. Hes totally dedicated to his work.Harry: Im glad to hear that because everyone is really delighted at your success.Prof. Thomas: Thank you very much.Harry: Mrs Thomas, Professor Thomas is a brilliant scientist. Whats he like as a husband?Mrs Thomas: Oh, hes quite
42、 remarkable in this field too.Harry: I suppose you consider yourself lucky to have a man like this for your husband.Mrs. Thomas: Youre absolutely right, I do.Harry: Professor Thomas, what are your plans for the future?Prof. Thomas: Well, the only plan I have at the moment is to enjoy a really superb
43、 dinner.Harry: Mrs Thomas, Professor, thank you.1. Why is Professor Thomas surprised?Hes surprised because the Prize was completely unexpected.2. How does Mrs Thomas feel about it?Shes absolutely delighted. 3. Does Professor thomas find it difficult to work at the moment?Yes, he finds it quite impos
44、sible.4. What does Professor Thomas think about giving up work?He thinks the idea is utterly ridiculous.5. What does Mrs Thomas say about her husbands attitude to his work?She says hes totally dedicated to his work.6. What is the reaction of everyone to Professors success?Everyone is really delighte
45、d at his success.7. What is the professor like as a husband?Hes quite remarkable.8. What does Professor Thomas plan to do now?He plans to enjoy a really superb dinner.Part 2-RetellingThe tooth had been bothering David for some time. He knew he should have gone to the dentist earlier. But he always p
46、ut off seeing the dentist.Yesterday afternoon David went to see his dentist because he couldnt bear the pain any more. David told him that the tooth had kept him awake the night before. Then the dentist looked into his mouth, but he did not look only at the one tooth. Instead he looked them all over
47、.“Hmm,” he said. “Im afraid several of your teeth need seeing to.” He began to describe exactly what needed doing. David listened to him with a kind of sick feeling in the stomach.“I should say that at least four teeth have cavities. Well have to see to them immediately.”David asked about the tooth
48、that had been aching. “I may be able to save it,” the dentist said to him.Section Four: Supplementary ExercisePart 1Listening ComprehensionPassage 1: Package HolidaysPackage holidays, covering a two weeks stay in an attractive location are increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price
49、with few extras. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination.Excursions, local entertainment, swimming, sunbathing, skiingyou name itits all laid on for you. There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves. You make friends and have a good time, but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almo
