施心远主编《听力教程》1第2版Unit3.docx

1、施心远主编听力教程1第2版Unit3UNIT 3Section 1 Tactics For ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions.Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (l) last month. Linda: Yeah, we did,

2、 (smiling) Three weeks (2) ago. Friend: Well, congratulations! Linda: Thank you.Friend: Did you (3) have a big wedding?Linda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didnt want to spend very much because (5) were saving to buy a house. Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception?Linda: Oh- we (7) d

3、idnt have a reception. We just (8) invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards. Friend: What (9) did you wear? Linda: Just a skirt and blouse Friend: Oh!Linda: And John wore a (1 0) jacket and jeans.Friend: Where did you (1 1 ) go for your honeymoon?Linda: We (12) didnt have a honeymoon. We wen

4、t back to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus.Friend: Listen. (14) Id love to help celebrate. Why dont you two (15) come over for a drink next week?Linda: Sure. Wed love to. (16) Ill talk to John and (17) call you Monday. Friend: Great. See you (18) next week. Linda: Bye.PART 2 Listening an

5、d Note-taking Bob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fis for 72.64 pounds, Im going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds. Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. Theyre going to sell some washing machines for 98.95 pounds, so we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine i

6、s more important than a hi-fi.Bob: By the way, Angela. Do you know how much money weve got? About 200 pounds, I hope.Angela: Heres the bank statement. I didnt want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: Whats the matter?Angela: We havent got 200 pounds, Im afraid.Bob: Well, come on. How much have we got?Angela:

7、Only 150 pounds 16.A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items: Things they want to buy the price money they can save1. a hi-fi 72

8、.64 at least 20 2. a washing machine 98.95 22B: Complete the following Sentences.The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171. 59.The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds. The amount of money they think they can have: 200 pounds.The amount of money they act

9、ually have: 150 pounds 16 .Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPART 1 DialoguesDialogues 1 whats he like?A: Tell me about your new manager. Whats he like?B: Oh, terrific. Hes tall, good looking., well, I think hes good looking, anyway . and hes about 35 or 36. Hes very interested in all kinds of sports

10、 football, basketball. oh, and tennis. My friend told me hes very good at tennis. He plays at the same tennis club . the club where she plays . you know.A: Oh, is he friendly? I mean, in the office .B: Well, I dont know him very well. Hes a bit . shy, I think. He isnt married; he lives in a flat on

11、his own . well, just him and his dog.A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks.Age: 35 or 36Appearance: good-lookingHobbies: sports football basketball and tennisMarriage status: single / not marriedB: Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.1. What

12、is he good at? How does his friend know that?(He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays.)2. Does he live alone? Has he got a companion? (Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.)Dialogue 2 How Old Are You? Man 1: All right. Keit

13、h. How old are you? Man 2: Thirty-seven.Man 1: Thirty-seven, yeah? And, erm you married? Man 2: Yes.Man 1: Yeah. Have you got children? Man 2: Two.Man 1: Yeah. What are their names? Man 2: Toby and Lucy. Man 1: Toby and Lucy. How old are they? Man 2: Ones 11, thats Lucy; and Tobys 13. Man 1: Yeah. T

14、ell me about your job, Keith.Man 2: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. Im a printers reader and copy editor.Man 1: Erin, what sort of hours of work do you have? Man 2: Erm, 7.30 in the morning. Man 1: You start work at 7.30?Man 2: Yes. I start at 7.30 in the morning and finish at 4.15. Tha

15、ts with a 45-minute lunch break. Man 1: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like starting very early? Man 2: No, I dont. No.Man 1: How do you go to work?Man 2: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot station, and then catch the train and return journey.Man 1: Tell me one or two things you like doing

16、, and one or two things you dont like doing. What do you like doing? What do you do for enjoyment?Man 2: Well, Im quite interested in antiques*. Man 1: Yes.Man 2: Things I dont like- I dont like decorating. Im not awfully keen on gardening. Man 1: OK. What reading what sort of what newspaper do you

17、read? Man 2: The Times. Man 1: The Times, yeah.Man 2: And The Sunday Times.Man 1: Yeah. And what kind of bonks do you read?Man 2: Erm tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially. Man 1: Yeah, OK. Do you smoke, Keith? Man2 : No.Man 1: Yo

18、u drink?Man 2: Occasionally.Man 1: Yeah. Do you go to church?Man 2: Not very often, no.Man 1: Right. Thank you very much indeed.Listen to the interview and complete the following report. Name of the interviewee: Keith.Keith is (1) 37 years old. Hes got (2) two children. One is (3)11 and the other is

19、 (4)13. He is a (5) printers reader and copy editor at the (6) Oxford University Press. He starts work at (7) 7:30and finishes at (8) 4.15 with a (9) 45-minute lunch break. He goes to work by (10) bicycle and train.He is interested in (11) antiques. He dislikes (E2) decorating and is not awfully (13

20、) keen on gardening. He reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books, especially (15) books of history.He doesnt (16) smoke and drinks (17) only occasionally. He doesnt (18) go to the church often. Part 2 PassagePassage 1 Informational interviewing Informational interviews are one of the most beneficia

21、l ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also serve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the ins and outs* of that field from a practitioner*. Rather than being asked questions, you are the questioner, gathering

22、information that will help you evaluate* your interest in and suitability for a particular opportunity.An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have, explore the compatibility* of your work values with those expressed in the field and ask for advice. An individual whom yo

23、u interview for information can also critique your resume.Although you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informational interviewing will often provide leads* as to where to begin a successful job search and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable t

24、o find your former students or parents to meet for an informational interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack*directories in the CRC* library.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1.D 2. A 3.

25、 C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. B 8.DPart 3 NewsNews item 1This presidential election is creating unusual interest and excitement across America, especially with young people and Democrats.The Democrats hope to reclaim the White House after eight years of Republican presidency. Yet candidates from both parties

26、 are promising change.There are major issues facing Americans: the weakening economy, the Iraq war. Other concerns include the troubled housing market, high costs of health care and energy, and the debate over illegal immigration.But interest in the election is also being driven by the candidates th

27、emselves. Democrats Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama would become Americas first female or first black president. Republic John McCain would become, at age seventy-two, the oldest president elected to a first term.A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summary.This news item is a

28、bout the presidential election in the USA. B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.1. D 2. B 3. B 4.A 5. D News item 2The space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Centre in the state of Florida last month. It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twen

29、ty-third to the International Space Station.The United States space agency had two main goals for this flight of Discovery. First, the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other. And then they were to add a new room to the space station.NASA calls the new addition t

30、o the space station the Harmony connecting modules. It is the first new room added to the space station since 2001. Harmony is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. It will be a passageway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station.A: Listen to the news item again and c

31、omplete the following summary.This news item is about the one hundred twentieth flight of the space shuttle Discovery.B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.Landing time : last monthLanding site: Kennedy Space Centre in the state of FloridaIt was the one hundred twentieth

32、 shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space StationTwo main goals for this flight:the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other.They were to add a new room - Harmony -to the space station. - it is a connecting module. - it is the first new room added to the space station since 200