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Unit4

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics-Stress,IntonationandAccent

1.A:

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethesecretary'sofficeisplease

B:

Yes.It'supthestairs,thenturnleft,...↗

2.A:

Excuseme.Canyoutellmewherethetoiletsare

B:

Yes,they'reatthetopofthestairs.↘

3.A:

Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday

B:

Ah,well,Iwentforadrinkinthepuboppositethecar-park.↘

4.A:

Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday

B:

Oh,IranintoJaneandTom.....↗

5.A:

Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks

B:

Certainly.Erm,firstofallyouadjusttheheightofthestool,andthenputfour10pencepiecesthere,...↗

6．A：

Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks

B：

Yes.Youput30penceintheslotandtaketheticketouthere.↘

Exercise:

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Part2ListeningandNote-taking

Froglegs

Peoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies--oratleastuntiltheyhaverunoutoffrogs.Butthemostfamousfrog-eaters,andthepeoplewhoinspiredfrog-eatinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesaretheFrench.By1977theFrenchgovernment,soconcernedaboutthescarcityofitsnativefrog,bannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.SotheFrenchturnedtoIndiaandBangladeshforfrogs.

AshappenedinFrance,Americanfrog-legfanciersandrestaurantsalsoturnedincreasinglytofrozenimports.Accordingtofigurescollectedfromgovernmentagencies,theUnitedStatesimportedmorethanmillionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.

SomanyfrozenfroglegswereexportedfromIndiatoEuropeandtheUnitedStates.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogs,apartfromthefactthattheyhavebiggerlegsthanFrenchfrogs,wastheprice.InLondon,apoundoffrozenfrog'slegsfromIndiacostabout￡,comparedwith￡fortheFrenchvariety.

Indianscientistshavedescribedas"disastrous"therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands,wheretheyprotectcropsbydevouringdamaging

sincetheIndiaandBangladeshfrog-exportbans,IndonesiahasbecomethemajorexporteroffroglegstotheUnitedStatesandEurope.Butnomatterwhatcountrythelegscomefrom,onethingisusuallyconstant:

Thelegsoncebelongedtofrogsaretakenfromthewild,notfromfarms.Frogsarenearlyimpossibletofarmeconomicallyinthecountrieswherefrogsarecommerciallyharvestedfromthewild.

ExerciseA:

1.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies.

2.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.

3.Indianscientistshavedescribedas"disastrous"therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands.

4.TheUnitedStatesimportedmorethanmillionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.

5.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswastheprice.

ExerciseB:

Froglegs

Peoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies,Themostfamousfrog-eaters,andthepeoplewhoinspiredfrog-eatinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesaretheFrench.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.SotheFrenchturnedtoIndiaandBangladeshforflogs.AndtheUnitedStatesimportedmorethanmillionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswastheprice.

Indianscientistshavedescribedas"disastrous"therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands,wheretheyprotectcropsbydevouringdamaginginsects.

SincetheIndiaandBangladeshfrog-exportbans,IndonesiahasbecomethemajorexporteroffroglegstotheUnitedStatesandEurope.Butnomatterwhatcountrythelegscomefrom,onethingisusuallyconstant:

Thelegsoncebelongedtofrogsthataretakenfromthewild,notfromfarms.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1HealthClub

Interviewer:

Lorna,youandyourhusbandopenedthishealthclubherelastsummer.Canyoutellmesomethingabouttheclub

Lama:

Yes,wellweofferachoiceoffacilities--gym,sunbed*,sauna*and

Jacuzzi*--that'salsofromScandinavia--aswellasourregular

fitnessclasses,thatis.Andthere'sawholefoodbarforrefreshments

afterwards

Interviewer:

AnddoesitcostalotImean,mostpeoplethinkhealthclubsarereally

expensive.

Lama:

Actuallyourratesarereallyquitecompetitive.Sinceweonlystarted

lastJuly,we'vekeptthemdowntoattractcustomers.It'sonly￡30a

yeartojoin.Thenanhourinthegymcosts￡--thesameashalf

anhouronthesunbed.SaunaandJacuzziareboth~forhalfan

hour.

Interviewer:

Andistheclubdoingwell

Lama:

Well,sofar,yes,it'sdoingreallywell.Ihadnoideaitwasgoingtobesuchasuccess,actually.We'rebothverypleased.Thesunbed'ssopopular,especiallywiththeover65s,thatwe'regettinganotheroneinAugust.

Interviewer:

Whatkindofpeoplejointheclub

Lama:

Wehavepeopleofallageshere,fromsmallchildrentoold-agepensioners,thoughofcoursethemajority,aboutthree-quartersofourmembers,areintheir20sand30s.Theycomeintheirlunchhour,tousethegym,mostly,orafterwork,whiletheYoungsterscomewhenschoolfinishes,aroundhalfpastthreeorfour.TheJacuzzi'sverypopularwiththelittleones.

Interviewer:

Whatabouttheold-agepensioners

Loma:

They'reusuallyaroundinthemornings,whenweofferthemspecialreducedratesfortheJacuzziorsauna,plussunbed,it'sonly￡2,whichishalfprice,actually.Itdoesn'taffectourprofitsreally--onlyabout5%ofourmembersareretired.

Exercise:

Facilities

Gym2.￡foranhour

Sunbed3.￡forhalfanhour

1.Sauna4.￡forhalfanhour

Jacuzzi（极可意漩水浴缸）5.￡forhalfanhour

Otherfacilities:

Wholefoodbar

MembershipFee:

6.￡30ayear

peoplewhojoinmehealulclub

Agegroup

Proportion

Facilitiestheyuse

Usualvisitingtime

7.Youngpeopleintheir20sand30s

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gym

Lunchhourorafterwork

Youngsters

Afterschool

Children

Jacuzzi

Old-agepensioners

5%

9.morning

Specialoffer;10.reducedratesforoldpensioners

Dialogue2skiing

Simon:

Thisoneshowstheviewfromthetopofthemountain.

Sally:

Oh,it'slovely!

Teresa:

That'smewiththeredbobblehat.

Sally:

Isit

Teresa:

Yet,itlookskindofsilly,doesn'tit

Sally:

Yes,itdoesrather.

Teresa:

Oh,don'tworry.Iknowitlooksridiculous.

Simon:

Look.That'sourinstructor,Werner.

Teresa:

Yeah,wewereinthebeginners'class.

Sally:

Well,everyonehastostartsomewhere.

Simon:

Ah,now,thisisagoodone.

Sally:

Whatonearthisthat

Simon:

Can'tyouguess

Sally:

Well,itlookslikeapileofpeople.Youknow,sortofontopofeachother.

Teresa:

Itis!

Sally:

Howdidthathappen

Simon:

Well,youseewewereallprettyhopelessatfirst.EverydayWernerusedtotakeustothenurseryslope*topractise,andtogettothetopyouhadtogouponaskilift.

Teresa:

Whichwasn'treallyveryeasy.

Simon:

No,andifyoufelloffyou'dstartslidingdowntheslope,rightintoallthepeoplecomingup!

Sally-Mmm.

Simon:

Well,onthatdaywewereallgoingupontheskilift,youknow,wewerejustgettingusedtoit,and,youseetherewasthisonewomaninourclasswhonevergotthehangof*it.Shedidn'thaveanysortofcontroloverherskisandwhenevershestartedsliding,shewouldsortofstickherskisticksoutinfrontofher,youknow,likeswordsorsomething.

Teresa:

Ialwaystriedtoavoidher,butonthatdayIwasrightbehindherontheskilift*andjustasshewasgettingtothetop,sheslippedandstartedslidingdowntheslope.

Sally:

Didshe~

Simon:

Mmm,withherskistickswavingaroundinfrontofher!

Teresa:

Soofcourseeveryonesortofletgoandtriedtojumpofftheskilifttogetoutoftheway.

Simon:

Andthat'showtheyallendedupinapileatthebottomoftheslope--itwasluckyIhadmycamerawithme.

Sally:

Ibetthatwomanwaspopular!

Simonoh,yes.everybody'sfavourite!

ExerciseA:

1.Theyarelookingatsomepictures.

2.Askiclassforbeginners.

3.Two.

ExerciseB:

Everydaythecoachtookthemtoanurseryslope.Theygottothetoponaskilift.Intheirclasstherewasonewomanwhocouldneverlearnhowtoski.Shecouldn'tcontrolherskisandwhenevershestartedsliding,shewouldstickherskisticksoutinfrontofher.Peoplealwaystriedtoavoidher.

Onedayasshewasgettingtothetop,sheslippedandstartedslidingdowntheslope.Everyoneletgoandtriedtojumpofftheskilifttogetoutofthewayandtheyallendedupinapileatthebottomoftheslope.

Passage2TheTruthabouttheFrench!

SkiinginFranceisheavenonEarthforadedicatedskier.ThereareresortswhereyoucanaccessskiingterrainthatislargerthanalltheskiresortsinUtah*andColorado*combined.

Thelargerresortshaveanadequatenumberofrestaurantsanddiscos.Itisagoodideatoeatagoodlunchbecausethemountainrestaurantsarenormallymuchbetterthantherestaurantsintheskistations.

Frenchresortsaremostlygovernmentownedandoperated.Thesocialsystemputsahighpercentageofmoneybackintotheareas.Thisprovidesstate-of-the-art*lifts,snowmakingandsnowgrooming.Ingeneral,anintermediateskierwhocanreadaliftmapwilleasilybeabletoskialldayavoidingliftlinesandcrowds,evenduringthebusiestseason.

TheFrenchschoolsystemshaveastaggered*two-weekwintervacationperiod.Whenthesnowisgood,nearlyallofFrancemigr