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Ifyoulikemountainclimbing,youcantakeourfabulous2-weekcharterflighttoSwitzerlandforonly$850,includinghotelsandmeals.

OrperhapsyouwouldratherrelaxonabeachinBermuda,andenjoyswimmingintheclearblue-greenwatersoftheAtlantic.OurspecialpriceuntilJune1stisonly$579,foramarvellous9-dayvacationinthesun.

Ifyouareadventurous,youcanflywithInternationalAirlinestotheAmazonJungle.SouthAmericaiswaitingforyou.Ourspecialexcursionfareforathrilling3-weekexpeditionalongtheAmazonRiver,completewithanexperiencedguide,isonly$1,,buthurry,thispricecanonlybeofferedforalimitedtime.

Don'

tmissafantasticopportunity.Theworldiswaitingforyou.AndthewildwonderfulwingsofInternationalAirlinesarewaitingtowelcomeyouaboardforanunforgettablevacation.Flyawaywithus.FlyawaywithInternationalAirlines.

II.ListeningForContent

1.Listeningtoaconversation

Philip:

Hi,Lorraine!

Didyouhaveagoodholiday?

Lorraine:

Hi,Philip!

Allright,thankyou.WewenttoSpain.

Oh?

Whatwasitlike?

Lorraine:

Weenjoyedourselvesverymuch.Theweatherwasfineandwejustlayonthebeachallday.Ifeltreallymarvellousbeingthoroughlylazyforachange.

Well,you'

recertainlylookingbrown.WetouredaroundItaly.Wesawalotofinterestingplaces.WeatespaghettiinRome,drankcoffeeinVenice,andtookalotofpictures.

Soundsterrific!

Whatwastheweatherlikethere?

Thesunwasshiningeveryday,butnotashotasinSpain,Isuppose.Fascinatingcountry!

I'

dneverrealizedhowbeautifulitwas.

Yes,I'

vealwayswantedtogothere.Whataboutyou,John?

Wheredidyougo?

John:

Oh,Istayedathomeandmowedthelawn.

Thatdoesn'

tsoundlikemuchofaholiday.

Well,withtwosmallchildren,it'

sabitofaproblemtogetaway.Hotelsareimpossibleandevencamping'

sdifficult,sowedecidedtostayathomeandjustgooutfordaytrips.

Thatsoundssensible.

It'

ssurprisinghowlittleoneknowsofone'

sowncountry.DoyouknowI'

dneverbeentotheTowerofLondonbefore?

Areyouserious?

2.Listeningtoapassage

Tourism

Tourismisreallyabigbusinessthesedays.It'

samazing.Itinvolveshotels,transportation,shops,andthousandsofpeople.Thetourcompanieskeeptellinguswhatagoodthingitis...abouthowmuchwecanlearnaboutpeopleandcustoms,butsometimesIwonderifthisisreallytrue.

AcouplethatIknowwentabroadlastsummer.Theytravelledwithatourgroup.It'

sinterestingtocomparetheirexperienceswithsomeoftheexperiencesofotherpeopleinthesametourgroup.Myfriends,fortunately,hadsome...someacquaintances,orfriends,actually,alongtherouteoftheirtour.Insomeofthecitiestheyweregoing,theyknewofthe...theyknewsomelocalpeopleandtheycouldeatsomeofthelocalfoodandmaybeseesomeofthelocalsights.

Othermembersofthetourgroup,however,nevergotoutofthegroupatall.They...theyneverwentoutanddidathingontheirown.Ofcoursethetourcompanyleavesitprettymuchuptothepeopletodowhatevertheywant.

Iunderstandwhypeoplewouldn'

tgooutontheirownbecauseofthelanguageproblemsandbeingalittlebitafraid.Itseemstomethatthemoretouristscanmixwithlocalpeople,thebetteroffeveryoneis.Iftourcompaniesemphasizedthat,everyonereallywouldlearnaboutotherpeopleandothercustoms.

3.ListeningtoEnglishnews

Tree-lightingCeremony

Last-minuterehearsals,andthefinaltouchesaretakingplacebeforetonight'

stree-lightingceremonyinRockefellerCentre-.

Thisyear,theNorwaysprucesoarsnearly9storeysanditisthecenterpieceofRockefellerCentreduringtheholidays.

Hoursbeforethetelevisedtree-lightingceremonybegins,peoplefromallaroundthecountryarestartingtocarveoutaviewingspot.

"

It'

sabitearly,butIthinkit'

sworthit."

Withwhatherfriendstoldherfromwork,comeearlysowecangetagoodspot,so..."

"

sgreat,itcouldn'

tbeanybetter."

DebbieMooretravelledallthewayfromDallastoseethetreelightupinperson."

sbeen...,oneofmywife'

slongtimedreamstocomeandseethis,sowefinallymadeithappen.Wishwewouldn'

thavetostandhereforseveralhours."

Andwhentheswitchisturnedon,morethan30,000lightscarefullywrappedonthebranchesbycrewsoverthepasttwoweekswillsignalthestartoftheholidayseason.

Gotadazzlingcrystalstartopp