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1、Unit 1 Leisure activities in Book 4Unit 1 Leisure activities in Book 4Part 1 listening oneEver wish you could do magic tricks, or introduce yourself as “the magician” at a party? Imagine, everybody wants to have fun, but nothings really happening, its time for you to show one of your new tricks. Her

2、e, you can learn how, and without any need for special materials or much practice.A trick with a coin, a handkerchief and a friend: Put the coin on your palm. Cover the coin with the handkerchief. Ask several people to put their hands beneath the handkerchief and feel the coin, to make sure that it

3、is still there. Then take the corner of the handkerchief and pull it rapidly off your hand. The coin has gone! How? You must make sure the last friend who feels the coin knows the trick and removes the coin when he seems to be just feeling it. And nobody knows where it has gone!A trick with a piece

4、of paper and a pencil: Tell your friend that you can communicate your thoughts without speaking to other people. Write on the piece of paper the word “No”. Dont let your friends see what you have written. Say, Now I will put this word in your mind. Pretend to concentrate. Ask them if they know what

5、is written on the piece of paper. They will say, No! And you say, Quite correct! I wrote No on the paper!A trick with an egg and some salt: Ask your friends to stand the egg upright on the table. They wont manage to do it. Say that you can speak to the chicken inside. Say, Chicken! Can you hear me?

6、Get ready to balance your egg!When you first get the egg back from your friends, pretend to kiss the egg at the base. Make the base wet. Then put the base into salt which is in your other hand. The salt will stick to the egg. Then put the egg on the table. Twist the egg around a few times as this wi

7、ll arrange the grains of salt. Then it will stand up. Dont forget to thank the chicken.Exe. 1 T F F F F TExe. 2Questions:1. What does the magician ask people to do in the first trick?2. What happens to the coin?3. How does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to the audience in th

8、e second trick?4. What is the first step to make the egg stand upright?5. What else is needed to make the egg stand upright?Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. DPart 1 listening two(The following is an interview from a weekly program.)Presenter: Good morning. Welcome to our weekly program aimed at all thos

9、e underactive youngsters with time on their hands! Listen to what our two guests have to say about their hobbies and how their hobbies have made a difference to their lives. Adrienne first, then, Jonathan.Adrienne: I collect very interesting jewelry. I tend to travel a lot as most of my family do, s

10、o whenever I have a holiday, I like to go traveling. Whenever I travel somewhere, I like to pick up something to remind me of the place that I visited. And, the easiest thing to do is to pick up a small piece of jewelry instead of getting a poster or a T-shirt that wont last. I like the idea of havi

11、ng something small and also, I find whenever I wear jewelry from somewhere, its a good conversation piece. Usually people ask you, “Where did you get this?” I then have a story to tell, and its a good way to meet and talk to people. Its just interesting. I have jewelry that I picked up when I travel

12、ed to Thailand, when I traveled to Africa and when I traveled to Europe.Presenter: Wow! Sounds nice. Youll have to show your collections to us.Adrienne: Id love to.Presenter: Thank you, Adrienne. Now Jonathan.Jonathan: I prefer canoeing because youve always got the water there for support. If youre

13、a good swimmer, have a good sense of balance and strong arms, youll like canoeing! The main trouble is transporting your canoe to the right placesmy father takes it on the roof of the caror sometimes I put it on the roof of the clubs Land Rover. What it has taught me most is to be independent. Its j

14、ust you and the canoe against the wind, the weather and the water. It gives you a lot of self-confidence and it can be really exciting as long as you dont mind getting soaked, of course! It makes you feel close to nature somehow. Last year, when I was qualified, I began to run my own canoeing center

15、.Presenter: So you are making your hobby work for you.Jonathan: People are usually very skilled at their hobbies. The combination of interest and skills is a very compelling reason to choose a particular career.Presenter: Then, Adrienne, do you have a similar plan?Adrienne: Yes, I love making beaded

16、 jewelry. Ive decided to get some formal training. I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.Exe 1:Questions:1. Who is the target audience of the program?2. What is Adriennes hobby?3. What does Adrienne usually buy when she visits a place?4. How does Jonathan benefit from canoeing?5. What should

17、be the major concern in choosing a career according to Jonathan?Keys: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. BExe 2 T T F F T T F FPart 1 listening threeGerry: Ive just been to see Gone with the Wind. It was fantastic, well worth seeing. Have you ever seen it?Judy : No, but Ive read the book. I dont think I would l

18、ike to see the film . It would spoil the story for me.Gerry: Really? Oh, give me a film any day. Honestly, if I had to choose between the film of a story and the book of it, Id choose the film.Judy : Would you?Gerry: Yes. Its far more real. You can feel the atmosphere much better. You know, the phot

19、ography and location shots, period costumes, the right accents. Dont you think so?Judy : Not really. I much prefer to use my own imagination. I can imagine how I want it, rather than how someone makes me see it. Anyway, I think you get much more insight into the characters when you read a book. Part

20、 of a persons character is lost on the film because you never know what they are thinking.Gerry: True, but I dont know. Its much easier going to the cinema and it takes less time. I can get the whole story in two hours, but it might take me a week to read the book.Judy : I know, but its so expensive

21、 to go to the cinema nowadays.Gerry: I know, but its a social event. Its fun. You can go with your friends. When you read a book you have to do it on your own.Judy : All right. Lets agree to differ. Ill get some coffee.Keys:1.1. spoil the story1.2. any day1.3. Honestly choose the film1.4. atmosphere

22、 photography location period accents1.5. insight into the characters1.6. social event1.7. agree to differ2. Films: get the atmosphere better-photography/location shots/period costumes/right accenteasiertake less time: two hoursan social event: fun, go with friendsBooks: take more time: one weeknot a

23、 social event: do it on your ownbooks: use readers own imaginationget much more insight into the charactersfilms: spoil the storyexpensivePart 1 listening fourSally Marino gets married. After the wedding, there is a big partya wedding reception. All the guests eat dinner. There is a band and, after

24、dinner, everyone dances. Sallys mother and father pay for everything. At the end of the reception, Sally and her new husband cut the wedding cake and all the guests get a piece.Pete and Rose buy a new house. After moving in, they invite their friends and family to a partya housewarming party. Everyb

25、ody comes to see the new house. They look at the bedrooms, the dining room, even the garage. Pete and Rose serve drinks, sandwiches, and snacks. The party is on a Saturday afternoon.It is Christmas time. Ted and Sarah Robinson want to see many of their friends over the holiday. So they invite their

26、friends to an open house. The hours of the party are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The guests arrive and leave whenever they want. The Robinsons serve sandwiches, drinks, and snacks. Some guests stay for just 20 minutes; others stay for 3 hours. About 50 people come to the open house.Mr. and Mrs. Todd ask t

27、heir neighbors to come to an evening party. They dont serve much food, just snackspretzels, chips, peanuts and many types of drinks. No one dances. Conversation is important with people asking questions like Whats new with you?.Keys:1. 2 32.1. dinner band dances piece2.2. house drinks snacks2.3. inv

28、ite arrive fifty/502.4. snacks Conversation new with youPart 4 Further ListeningListening 1Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Cathy: Er.a friend told me that you have exercise and dance classes here.Receptionist: Thats right.Cathy: OK. Can you give me some information about days and times, p

29、lease?Receptionist: Yes, there are four classes a day, every day from Monday to Saturday with nothing on Sunday.Cathy: Yeah, can you tell me the open hours?Receptionist: The first one is an aerobics class from 8:30 to 9:30 in the morning. Then theres another aerobics class at lunchtime from 12:30 to

30、 1:30.Cathy: Right.Receptionist: Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30another aerobics class too. And theres a jazz dance class from 6:30 to 7:30.Cathy: Right. And what level are they for? I mean, would they be OK for a beginner?Receptionist: The morning aerobics8:30 to 9:30is advanced. All the othe

31、rs are at the beginner to intermediate level. But let me give you a schedule.Cathy: Thanks. And how much does it cost for a class?Receptionist: You pay 1 entrance fee and then the classes are 2.50 each and 3.50 for the jazz dancing. Its there on the sheet.Cathy: Oh, yes, I see.Receptionist: If you b

32、ecome a member, entrance is free and.Cathy: Oh, no, its OK. Im only in London for two weeks.Receptionist: Oh, right. That wont work.Cathy: And I guess you have showers and everything?Receptionist: Yes, sure, and in the evening you can use the sauna free, too.Cathy: Oh, great. So the next class is at 5:30? Well, Ill see you then.Receptionist: Fine. See you later!Questions:1. Where does the conversation most likely take