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Unit6

Unit6

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:

Arethosecigarettesyours?

Ithoughtyouquit.Ifyougobacktoit,yourteethandfingerswillbenicotine-stained;yourbreathandclotheswillsmellsmoky.

M:

Ididn’t.Iswear.Adsshowingdiseasedlungskeptmefromstartingagain.Believeme,I’llneveragainbeaslavetosmoking.

Q:

Whydidn’tthemangobacktosmoking?

Script

M:

What’sthatnoise?

It’sreallyloud!

Soundslikegunshots!

W:

It’sthelocal“youth”throwingfirecrackers.Don’tgoout.They’relikelytothrowoneatyouorputonethroughtheletterboxifyoubotherthem.

Q:

Whatmaytheyoungpeopledo?

3.Script

M:

IwishIhadleftmywalletathome.ButI’msureIputitinmybackpocket.

W:

Oh,no,it’seasyforapickpockettotakeitfromthere.Youshouldoutyourmoneyinyourbreastpocket.

Q:

Whatshouldthemando,accordingtotheconversation?

4.Script

M:

Ihatethatsubwaystation.Wheneveryoucomeour,you’realwaysplaguedbybeggars.

W:

Iknow,butthekidsreallygettome.Ican’thelpbutfeelsorryforthem.Theylooksomiserable.

Q:

Whatdothemanandwomanthinkabouttheyoungbeggars?

5.Script

M:

Thebankcallmetoday:

theywantedtoknowifIspent3,000dollarsinafurnitureshopthismorning!

OfcourseIdidn’t!

W:

Someonemust’vemadeacopyofyourcreditcard.It’seasilydone.You’llhavetocancelitatonceandgetanewone.Hopefully,thebankwillcoverthedamage.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanrecommendthemantodo?

Keys:

1.C2.C3.B4.A5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

HowtoSolveUnemploymentProblem

Script

Alan:

Ihaveameetingwithmyaccountanttomorrowmorning.She’spreparingmyincometaxreturn,andIneedtogooversomeofthereceiptswithher.

Pamela:

Incometaxreturn!

Don’tyouthinkthegovernmentjustsquandersourhard-earnedtaxonsomeunnecessaryprojects?

Alan:

Sure,someonetheydo,butwearelivingprettywelland,tobehonest,Idon’tmindpayingtaxes.IfI’mpayingincometax,itmeansI’mearningwouldbemuchlower.

Pamela:

Ifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,ourtaxeswouldbemuchlower.

Alan:

Mostpeoplewouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,butthesituationiscomplex:

sometimestherearenojobsthattheyaretrainedfor.

Pamela:

Thentheyshouldtaketheneededtraining—upgradetheirskillsandknowledgetobecomemoreemployable.

Alan:

Trainingandupgradingcostmoney.Somegovernmenttaxdollarsaredirectedtoprogramsthathelpthepoorgetjobs.

Pamela:

Butevenwhenjobsareavailable,someoftheunemployeddon’twanttowork.Theywouldratherhaveahandout.

Alan:

It’spartlyamatterofeducation.Somepeoplehavetobeeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeiftheywerenotdependentoncharity.

Pamela:

Ithinkthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentbyreducingthetaxrate.Thatwouldputmoremoneyintopeople’spockets,thentheywouldspendmore,andthespendingwouldcreatemorejobsforthepoor.

Alan:

Manypeoplewouldagreewithyou.

Alan’saccountantispreparinghisincometaxreturn,soheneedstogooversomeofthereceiptswither.Pamelacomplainsthatthegovernmentjustsquanderspeople’shard-earnedtaxmoneyonsomeunnecessaryprojects.ButAlandoesnotmindpayingtaxes,sayingitmeansheisearningmoney,whichisbetterthanlivingoncharity.Pamelainsiststhatifthepoorwouldjustgetjobs,taxeswouldbeemuchlower.Alandisagrees,sayingmostpeoplewouldratherworkthanreceivecharity,butsometimestherearenojobsthattheyaretrainedfor.ButPamelaassertsthatthejoblesspeopleshouldtaketheneededtrainingtoupgradetheirskillsandknowledgetobecomemoreemployable.Alanbelievesthatsomeofthegovernmenttaxdollarsarealreadydirectedtotrainingandupgradingprogramsthathelpthepoortogetjobs.WhenPamelasayssomeoftheunemployeddon’twanttowork,preferringtohavehandouts,Alanpointsoutthatsomepeoplehavetobeeducatedtorealizehowmuchfullertheirlifewouldbeiftheyerenotdependentoncharity.Pamelais,however,moredown-to-earth,thinkingthegovernmentshouldattackunemploymentbyreducingthetaxrate.Thatwouldgivepeoplemoremoney;then,theywouldspendmore,whichwouldcreatemorejobsforthepoor.

Task2:

AProfessionalGambler

Script

Inabaraguytoldthebartender,“I’maprofessionalgambler;I’vemadeoflotsofmoneyfromgambling.”

Thebartenderanswered,“Icanhardlybelieveit.Youroddsarefifty-fiftyatbest,right?

”

“Well,Ionlybetonsurethings,”saidtheguy.

“Likewhat?

”askedthebartender.

Thebartenderthoughtaboutit,“Okay,”hesaid.

Sotheguypulledouthisfalserighteyeandbitit,“Ah,youscrewedme,”saidthebartender,andpaidtheguyfiftydollars.

“I’llgiveyouanotherchance.I’llbetyouanotherfiftydollarsthatIcanbitemylefteye,”saidthestranger.

Thebart