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Unit1
III.ListeningIn
Task1:
Script
M:
Tellmeyoursecret.You’resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of–classstudentjustlikeme.
W:
Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.
M:
Aw,thatstuff’soldhat:
studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.
W:
Notsofast,wiseguy.I’mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.
M:
Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Association”aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomethingyou’refamiliarwith?
W:
Righton!
‘Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatI’vealreadylearned.
M:
You’removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI’mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.
W:
Whoa,bigguy.That’snottheway.Followtheprincipleof“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter.
M:
Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you’vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?
I’vegotamemorylikeasieve.
W:
You’retoomodest.There’snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon’tforgetit.
Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,thatis,creatingapictureinone’smindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,orreviewingone’snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.
Task2:
Youforgetmytoast!
Script
An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorandleft.
LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishoficecream?
”
Beforethemanleft,sheadded,“Whydon’tyouwritethatdownsoyouwon’tforget?
”
“Nonsense,”saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishoficecream!
”
“Well,”saidthewife,“I’dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You’dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.”
“Don’tbesilly,”repliedthehusband.“There’reonlytwothings:
adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyrememberthat!
”
Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.
Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!
”
Keys:
FTFFF
Task3:
Memory-ImprovingTechniques
Script
Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.Someofthemareintroducedher.
Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,learntopaint.TheseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainsothatItcontinuestofunction.
Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.Don’ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:
itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don’tallowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouareconcentratinginthatpen.
Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.
So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.
Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson’sname,youcanthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.
1.What’sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone’smemory?
2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?
3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?
4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?
5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
Keys:
1A2.C3.D4.B5.D
Unit2
III.ListeningIn
Task1:
OntheFirstDay
Script
Harrison:
I’mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou’veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.
Jenny:
Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.
Harrison:
No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop.
Jenny:
What’sthat?
Harrison:
Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?
Jenny:
Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?
I’veheardheisreallygood.
Harrison:
He’sgoodifyou’reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.
Jenny:
Oh,Iguessthat’sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.
Harrison:
You’rewelcome.
…
Professor:
Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.
Student:
Seeyou.
Jenny:
Harrison,waitup!
Harrison:
Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor’slecture?
Jenny:
Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.
Harrison:
That’sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/
Jenny:
Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?
Harrison:
Noproblem.Wedon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.
Jenny:
Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI’mpreparedfortheseminar.
Harrison:
Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.
SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.
Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.
WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.
Task2:
MoneyforCollege
Script
Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.
“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I…uh…gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.I’mgoingtoneed$100.”
“Iunderstand,”saidhismother,“I’llsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?
”
“Oh,yeah.Thanks,”Robertsaid.
Robert’smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.
“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?
”askedDad.
“Isendtwochecks:
onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,”answeredMom.
“You’reoutingyourmind,”yelledDad,“That’s$1,100.He’lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He’snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”
“Don’tworry,honey,”Momsaid,“Itapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharper13!
”
Keys:
TFFFT
Task3:
HowtoGetStraightA’s
Script
ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.
First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.
Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.
Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,Imaintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.”
Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,Accordingtoab