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Ifyoulikemountainclimbing,youcantakeourfabulous2-weekcharterflighttoSwitzerlandforonly$850,includinghotelsandmeals.
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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