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Unitone
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.
1.newanddifferent
2.onhisown
3.abitconfused
4.talkwith
5.sleepin
Task2:
KeytoLearningEnglish
IthinkoneofthemostimportantkeystolearningEnglishidtoestablisharegularstudyprogram,likeplanningafewminuteseverymorningaroundbreakfasttime.Thisideamaysoundalittletoosimpletothelearners,becausetheytookEnglishinhighschoolforaquiteafewyears,buttheydidn’tbecomeproficientspeakersofthelanguage.AsamatteroffactIdonotmeanthatwecanbecomefluentspeakerswithjustafewminuteshereandthere,butfollowingaregularandconsistentcourseofstudycanhelpusonthewaytolanguagemastery.Inotherwords,peopleneedtoplanouttheirstudybysettingrealisticandattainablegoalsfromthebeginning.Somepeoplegetcaughtupinthecrazeoflearningthelanguageon30days,onlytogiveupwhentheycan’tperformuptotheirexpectations.Andsmallstepslittlebylittle,arethekey.Forexample,planningtolearntousethemactively—isfarbetterthanlearning30andforgettingthemthenextday.
1.T2.F3.F4.F5.T
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.
1.B2.D3.A4.B5.D
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.
1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T
Task3:
AtYourSide
Whenthedaylight’sgoneandyou’reonyourown,
Andyouneedafriendjusttobearound.
Iwillcomfortyou;Iwilltakeyourhands.
AndI’llpullyouthrough,Iwillunderstand.
AndyouknowthatI’llbeatyourside.
There’snoneedtoworry.
Togetherwe’llsurvivethroughthehasteandhurry.
I’llbeatyourside.
Ifyoufeellikeyou’realone,andyou’venowheretoturn,
I’llbeatyourside.
Iflife’sstandingstillandyoursoul’sconfused,
Andyoucannotfindwhatroadtochoose.
Ifyoumakemistakes,
Youcan’tletmedown.
Iwillstillbelieve,
Iwillturnaround…
Unit4
VI.FurtheringListeningandSpeaking
Task1:
DustStorms
AmericanresearcherssaydustcloudsfromdryAfricandesertsmaybeathreattohumanhealthintheUnitedStates.Thedustmaycontainmanysmallorganismsthatcouldbedangerous.Eachyear,hugestormsformintheSaharadesertofnorthernAfrica.WindscarrythedustacrosstheAtlanticOcean.Themovementofdusthasbe