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Unit1

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:

UniversityLife

Universitylifeisanewanddifferentexperienceforme.Firstofall,livingattheuniversitygivesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsaren’taroundtosay,“No,you’renotgoingouttonight.”Idecideeverythingformyself.BeingaroundlotsoffriendlypeopleisanotheraspectIlikeaboutuniversitylife.Onmyfirstsay,whenIarrivedoncampus,IwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.AnupperclassmannoticedoutIwaslookingformydorm,hesaid,“Oh,justfollowme;that’swhereI’mgoing.”Now,IcanreallysaythatIfeelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearesomanyfriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.Finally,ILOVEHAVINGFridaysoff;Iwouldnotbeabletodealwithfivedaysofclassesinarow.HowdidIdoitinhighschool?

IlovesleepinginonFridays.IguessI’msortofapartyanimal,butitseemslikeIgoouteveryThursdaynight.ItalsoseemslikeIdon’tgethomeuntilearlythenextday1MyheadhitsthepillowandIdon’tmoveuntilFridayafternoon.

Task2:

KeytoLearningEnglish

IthinkoneofthemostimportantkeystolearningEnglishidtoestablisharegularstudyprogram,likeplanningafewminuteseverymorningaroundbreakfasttime.Thisideamaysoundalittletoosimpletothelearners,becausetheytookEnglishinhighschoolforaquiteafewyears,buttheydidn’tbecomeproficientspeakersofthelanguage.AsamatteroffactIdonotmeanthatwecanbecomefluentspeakerswithjustafewminuteshereandthere,butfollowingaregularandconsistentcourseofstudycanhelpusonthewaytolanguagemastery.Inotherwords,peopleneedtoplanouttheirstudybysettingrealisticandattainablegoalsfromthebeginning.Somepeoplegetcaughtupinthecrazeoflearningthelanguageon30days,onlytogiveupwhentheycan’tperformuptotheirexpectations.Andsmallstepslittlebylittle,arethekey.Forexample,planningtolearntousethemactively—isfarbetterthanlearning30andforgettingthemthenextday.

Task3:

ListeningEffectively

Throughitis50%ofeverydaycommunication,listening,itseems,istheleasttaught.Listeningismorethanjusthearing:

itrequiresunderstanding.Inaneducationalsetting,listeningeffectivelyiscritical.Effectivelisteningresultsindoingtherightassignment,doingtheassignmentcorrectly,andtakingnoteseffectively.Doingtheseactivitieswellresultsinlearningand,mostofthetime,goodgrades.Inaprofessionalsetting,listeningisalsocritical.Whenyoureceiveanoralmessage,yourresponsemustbecorrect.Ifyoufailtolistentocustomersorclients,youmaylosetheirbusiness,andyourjob!

Inapersonalsetting,listeningeffectivelydeepensyourrelationships.Whenwelistentosomeone,wesay“Youareimportant”withouteverspeakingaword.Whenwefailtolisten,notonlydowenotreceivethemessage,butwesendthemessagethatwearejustplaindumb.

Unit2

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:

SportsintheU.S.

SportsareveryimportantintheU.S.bothforspectatorsandparticipants.Manypeoplehavejobswheretheysitformostoftheday,sowhentheyhavefreetime,theyliketotakepartinmorephysicalactivities.Bothteamsportsandindividualactivitiesarepopular.Youthsportsareplayedeitherinlocalclubsorforteamsrepresentingschools.Mostmajorleaguesportsrecruittheirplayersfromcollegeorhighschoolteams.SpectersportsarealsoamajorpartofAmericanculture.ManyAmericanswatchsportsweekly,ifnotdaily.Thousandsofpeopleattendprofessionalandcollegesportingeventstocheerontheirlocalteams.MillionsmorechoosetowatchonTVandrootfromtheirownlivingrooms.OnTV,Americanfootball,baseballandbasketballarethemostpopularsports.Soccerhasalongwaytogobeforeitisonthesamelevelwiththe“bigthree”.Althoughthereissomeoverlapping,footballisplayedinthefall,basketballinthewinterandbaseballinthespringandsummer.Americanprofessionalteamsareprivatelyownedandgenerallysituatedinmajorcities,sotheyhavealargefanbasetodrawfrom.There’snogovernmentinvolvementintheseleagues.

1.popular2.weekly3.localclubs4.bigthree5.fanbase

Task2:

Walking

Generally,peopletravelbycar,busorsubwayinAmerica.Rarelyisabicycleusedasamethodfortransportation.Inmanycitiesandtowns,Americanschoosetowalk.Walkingisconsideredoneofthebestwaytostayhealthy.Itistheworld’smostnaturalexercise.About50millionAmericansareactiveinwhatiscalled“fitness”walking.Theytakeshortwalksafewtimeseachweektoimprovetheirhealth.Fitnesswalkingcanbedonealmostanywhere,anytime.Nospecialequipmentisneeded.Expertsadvisedrinkinglotsofwaterbeforeandaftereachwalk.Theysaythemosteffectivewaytowalkisthenaturalway.Anewstudyhasprovideddetailsaboutthelinkbetweenwalkingandyouremotionalhealth.AprofessionalatCaliforniaStateUniversityaskedagroupofstudentstodescribetheirfeelingsofenergyandtension.Thenhesentthemonafastwalkfor10minutes.Whenthestudentsreturned,theyreportedfeelinglesstiredandmoreenergetic.Theprofessorfoundshortwalkscouldalsohelpmakepersonalproblemsseemlessserious.Indeed,onegroupofpeoplesaidtheirproblemsdidn’tseemasbadastheyhadbeenbeforetheywentforafast10-minutewalk.

1.F2.F3.F4.T5.T

Task3:

The27thSummerOlympicGames

The27thsummerOlympicGameswereheldinSydney,Australia,in2000.ThousandofathletesgatheredtheretotakepartinthefirstSummerOlympicofthenewcentury.Itwas,however,notthefirsttimeforAustraliatohosttheOlympicGames.Australiaalsoplayedhostin1956,whenthecityofMelbournewasthesiteoftheGames.The2000Olympiclastedalittlemorethantwoweeks,fromSeptember15toOctober1.ThemascotofSydneyOlympicGameswas,notsurprisingly,aKangaroo.Thereweresomeneweventsinthe1000Olympic,suchaswomen’swaterpoloandweightlifting.TheGameswereagreatsuccess.Insportingcompetition,athletesbrokelotsofOlympicandworldrecords.Also,theeventwasahugefinancialsuccessforAustralia,especiallyinthetourismindustry.

1.D2.B3.B4.C5.D

unit3

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:

WorryofaTeacher

SusanSmithcaredforherstudentsverymuch,andtheyalllikedher.Shewantedthemtolearnandtobehappy.Shehadaspecialrelationshipwithonestudent,Doris.DorishadbeentoSusan’shouseseveraltimesandhadcometoknowherhusbandandchildren.Lately,SusanhadbeenveryworriedaboutDorisbecausethestudent’shometownhadrecentlybeenhitbyastrongearthquake.SusanobservedthatDorishadlostalotofweightandoftenhaddarkcirclesunderhereyes.ShetalkedtoDorisandwasashelpfulasshecouldbe,butfeltthatDorisreallyshouldseeadoctor.Oneday,SusantalkedtoDorisandsuggestedthatshegotothehealthcentertotalktooneofthedoctors.Doris’facebecameveryred.Shesaid,“Idon’tneedadoctor.Howcouldyoumakeasuggestionlikethat?

Ithoughtyouweremyfriend!

”SusanwasverysurprisedbyDoris’reaction.Shesaid,“I’msorrytohaveupsetyou.Ijustwanttohelp.”Afterthatconversation,DorisstoppedtalkingtoSusan.Shealsotransferredoutofherclass.

1.learnhappy

2.earthquake

3.weightdarkcircles

4.thehealthcenterturnedred

5.surprisedtalkingtransferred

Task2:

Howtobuildlifelongfriendship?

Youmayhavealotoffriendsandexpectyourfriendshipstolastalifetime.However,lifelongfriendshipsarenotalwayswhateverybodycanget.Friendssometimesmisunderstandeachother.Foronething,youmaywantyourfriendstobenearathand,butalsoyouneedyourindependenceandprivacy.Forexample,whenoneofyourfriendscomesaskingifitisallrighttospendtheeveninginyourhouse,sometimesyoujustsay“no”tohiorherbecauseitisnorconvenientforyou.Unfortunately,notallyourfriendsunderstandthistypeofindependence.Theybelievethatfriendscanaskforanyfavorandtheanswershouldalwaysbe“yes”.Also,misunderstandingsometimesoccurswhenyouaskforhelp.Youexpectyourfriendstohelpyoumomatterwhatthecircumstancesare.Butthefactis,yourfriendsmaynotalwaysdropeverythingtosatisfyeachofyourneeds.Thismaymakeyouangrywiththemandyourfriendshipcouldfade.Themostimportantthingforyouandyourfriendstodoistoalwaysshowunderstandingandrespectforeachother.

unit4

VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:

DustStorms

AmericanresearcherssaydustcloudsfromdryAfricandesertsmaybeathreattohumanhealthintheUnitedStates.Thedustmaycontainmanysmallorganismsthatcouldbedangerous.Eachyear,hugestormsformintheSaharadesertofnorthernAfrica.WindscarrythedustacrosstheAtlanticOcean.ThemovementofdusthasbeenincreasinginrecentyearsbecauseoflongerperiodssettlesinSouthAmerica.FromJunetoOctober,thewindschangeandtransportthedusttoNorthAmerica,CentralAmericaandtheCaribbean.MorethanhalfofthedustthatreachestheUnitedStatessettlesinthesateofFlorida.Formanyyears,ithascausedtheskiestheretoturnred.Thereisprobablyalinkbetweentheduststormsandhigherratesofallergiesandbreathingproblemsinpeopleinthisarea.

1.humanhealthdustclouds

2.theSaharaAtlanticOceanSouthAmerica

3.OctoberCentralAmericatheCaribbean

4.theUnitedStatesFloridatheskies

5.duststormsallergiesbreathingproblems

Task2:

MentalEnergyandSeason

Youmaynotbelievethatourmentalenergyvariesfromseasontoseas