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Unit13
SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1Spotdictation
Encouragement
"MaybewhenI'mahundred,I'llgetusedtohavingeverythingIdo
(1)takenforgranted,"ayounghomemaker
(2)confidedtoherneighbor."IfBillwould(3)complimentmeonceinawhile,(4)he'dmakemylifemuchhappier."
Fewofusrealizehowmuchweneed(5)encouragement.Yetwemustbask*inthewarmthof(6)approvalnowandthenorloseourself-confidence.
Allofusneedtofeel(7)neededandadmired.Butunlesswehearwordsofpraisefromsomeoneelse,howcanweknowthatweare(8)valuedfriendsorco-workers?
Anyonewhowantstoimprovehisrelationshipswithothersneedonlyshowa(9)sympatheticunderstanding.Thewaytoexpressthisunderstandingandtogiveothersthefeelingof(10)importanceandworthinessboilsdownto*this:
alwayslookforsomethingintheotherpersonyoucan(11)admireandtetegraise-andtellhimaboutit.
Weeachhaveamentalpictureofourselves,a(12)self-image.Tofindlifereasonablysatisfying,thatself-imagemustbeonewecan(13)livewith,onewecanlike.Whenweareproudofourself-image,wefeel(14)confidentandfreetobeourselves.Wefunctionatourbest.Whenweare(15)ashamedofourself-image,weattemptto(16)hideitratherthanexpressit.Webecome/
(17)hostileandhardtogetalongwith.
The(18)effectsofpraisecanbegreatindeed.Praise(19)transformedtheice-cubemembersintowarmhearted(20)humanbeings.Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.(RefertoTapescript)
Part2listeningforGist
Fouroutoffiveofallchildrenwhogotleukemia*in1960died.Nowfouroutofeveryfivesurvive.Thesecretofthismiraculouschangeistherosyperiwinkle*,aforestflowerwhichtribaldoctorshadusedforcenturies.TheUnitedStatesNationalCancerInstitutehasidentifiedmorethan2,000tropicalrainforestplantswithabilitytofightcancer.Infact,about4,000ofalldrugsgivenoutintheUnitedStatestodayowemuchoftheirstrengthtochemicalsfromwildlife,largelyfromtherainforest.
Otherdrugsincludequinine,whichcomesfromaSouthAmericantree,andsufferersfromhighbloodpressuregetrelieffromthesnakeroot*plantfrom
Indianforests.Thearmadillo*,ofSouthAmericaishelpingusfindacurefor
leprosy*.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthat
helpyoudecide.
1)Thispassageisaboutsomewildlifefromforeststhatcanbeusedinthetreatmentofcertaindiseases.
2)Thekeywordsareleukemia,survive:
change,forestflower:
_2.000tropicalrainforestvlants,fightcancer,quinine,aSouthAmericantreeMiighbloodpressure,snakeroot:
armadillo,leprosy.
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Partidialogue
HowtoSucceed
Dario:
IthinkthemostimportantthingyoumusthavetosucceedinItalyiser...ofcourse,youhavetobeambitious,becauseifyouarenotambitiousyoucan'treachyouraim,yourtarget.Andyoumusthavealsoanaturalability*,becauseyoumustadaptyourselfandyourworkander...enjoyyourwork,ofcourse.AndItalianpeopleareusedtoworkingalotandtodoinghardwork.Ofcourseyoumustalsoknowtherightpeoplebecauseifyouwantajobandyoudon'tknowanybodyyouhavetoworkmuchharder.
Interviewer:
Soifyouweregoingtochooseonefactor,Dario,whichonedoyou
thinkwouldbethemostimportant?
Couldyouchooseone?
Dario:
Yes,ambition,interviewer:
Thankyou.(DialogueB)
Sue:
IthinkthattobesuccessfulinSpainyouneedambition,becauseit's
whatmakesyou
wanttoworkanddosomethingdifferent.AndIthinknaturalabilityisalsoimportant.TobeagoodmusicianandtosucceedIthinkthatyoumusthavesomethingspecial.AndIthinkthatknowingtherightpeopleisimportantbecauseitcansaveyoualotoftime.Youdon'tspendsomuchtimetryingtogetsomethingifyouknowpeoplethatcanhelpyou.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousayisthemostimportantthing?
Sue:
AmbitionIthinkisthemostimportant.
(DialogueC)
Taylor:
Ithinkthemostimportantthingsarehardwork,andgoodeducation,andnaturalability.
TheJapanesehaveatraditionalcultureandwethinkthatworkingindustriouslyisavirtue,solazinesscannotbeacceptedbysociety.Andagoodeducation-anyonewhowantstoandwhomakestheeffortcanenterthefamousuniversities,soer...whenweestimate
someone'sabilitywelookatwhetherhe'sgraduatedfromuniversityornot.Butifsomeonewantstosucceed,ofcourseheneedsambitionandnaturalability.Interviewer:
Soforyou,whichisthemostimportantfactor?
Taylor:
Oh,inJapan,hardwork,definitely.Exercise
Directions:
Youaregoingtolistentothreepeopletalkingabouthowtheysucceededindifferentcountries.Takenotesandcompletethefollowinggrid.
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Hardworking,well-educated,havingnaturalability
Hardwork
Part2passage
GlobalEconomyofthe21stCentury
1)Themovetowardaglobaleconomyhasbeenfurtherstrengthenedbythewidespreadadoptionofliberaleconomicpolicies.
2)Currenttrendssuggestthattheworldismovingrapidlytowardaneconomicsystemthatismorefavorableforthepracticeofinternationalbusiness.
Theworldmaybemovingtowardamoreglobaleconomicsystem,butglobalizationisnotinevitable.
3)Itissimplyworthnotingthatevenfromapurelyeconomicperspective,globalizationisnotallgood.
4)Theopportunitiesfordoingbusinessinaglobaleconomymaybesignificantlyenhanced,buttherisksassociatedwithglobalfinancialcontagionaregreater.
Thelastquarterofthecenturyhasseenrapidchangesintheglobaleconomy.Barrierstothefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalhavebeencomingdown.Thevolumeofcross-bordertradeandinvestmenthasbeengrowingmorerapidlythanglobaloutput,indicatingthatnationaleconomiesarebecomingmorecloselyintegratedintoasingle,interdependent,globaleconomicsystem.Astheireconomiesadvance,morenationsandareasarejoiningtheranksofthedevelopedworld.Agenerationago,SouthKoreaandSingaporewereviewedassecond-tierdevelopingareas.Nowtheyboastpowerfuleconomies,andtheirfirmsaremajorplayersinmanyglobalindustriesfromshipbuildingandsteeltoelectronicsandchemicals.Themovetowardaglobaleconomyhasbeenfurtherstrengthenedbythewidespreadadoptionofliberaleconomicpoliciesbycountriesthatfortwogenerationsormorewerefirmlyopposedtothem.Thus,followingthenormativeprescriptionsofliberaleconomicideology,incountryaftercountryweareseeingstate-ownedbusinessesprivatized,widespreadderegulation*,marketsbeingopenedtomorecompetition,andincreasedcommitmenttoremovingbarrierstocross-bordertradeandinvestment.Thissuggeststhatoverthenextfewdecades,countriessuchasthe
CzechRepublic,Poland,Brazil,China,andSouthAfricamaybuildpowerfulmarket-orientedeconomies.Inshort,currenttrendssuggestthattheworldismovingrapidlytowardaneconomicsystemthatismorefavorableforthepracticeofinternationalbusiness.
Ontheotherhand,itisalwayshazardoustotakeestablishedtrendsandusethemtopredictthefuture.Theworldmaybemovingtowardamoreglobaleconomicsystem,butglobalizationisnotinevitable.Countriesmaypullbackfromtherecentcommitmenttoliberaleconomicideologyiftheirexperiencesdonotmatchtheirexpectations.Clearly,thiswouldbeatougherworldforinternationalbusinessestocompetein.
Moreover,greaterglobalizationbringswithitrisksofitsown.Thiswasstarklydemonstratedin1997and1998whenafinancialcrisisinThailandspreadfirsttootherEastAsiannationsandthenin1998toRussiaandBrazil.Ultimatelythecrisisthreatenedtoplungetheeconomiesofthedevelopedworld,includingtheUnitedStates,intoarecession.Itissimplyworthnotingthatevenfromapurelyeconomicperspective*,globalizationisnotallgood.Theopportunitiesfordoingbusinessinaglobaleconomymaybesignificantlyenhanced,butaswesawin1997-1998,therisksassociatedwithglobalfinancialcontagion*arealsogreater.Still,therearewaysforfirmstoexploittheopportunitiesassociatedwithglobalization,whileatthesametimereducingtherisksthroughappropriatehedging*strategies.
ExerciseAPre-listeningQuestion
Thefollowingtwofactorsmustbetakenintoconsiderationalthoughtherearemanyotherswhichwilldecidethefutureofthedevelopment.Oneisthatthefoodandenergysituationwillbecomeworseandworsewiththeincreasingworldpopulation.Theotheristhatourlivingenvironmenthasnowbeenheavilypollutedasaresultoftheboomingofmodemindustries.Peopleallovertheworldarenowfacingthepressurestopreservetheenvironment.Forexample,rainsofbittertastesometimesmixedwithfinegrainsofsand,blackascoal,havebeenfallingupontheroofs,hillsandfields,riversandlakes.ExerciseBSentenceDictation
Directions:
Listentosomesentencesandwritethemdown.Youwillheareachsentencethreetimes.
ExerciseCDetailedListening
Directions:
Listentothepassage-andcompletethefollowingsentences.
1)Therapidchangeshavetakenplaceinthepast25yearsintheglobaleconomybecausebarrierstothefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalhavebeencomingdown.
2)Thevolumeofcross-bordertradeandinvestmentresultsinestablishingasingle,interdependent,andglobaleconomicsystem.
3)TheexamplesofeconomicdevelopmentinSouthKoreaandSingaporeshowthatmorena