新世纪大学英语视听说
教程答案
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Unit 1 Lesson A
P2 A
a8 b2 c1 d4 e145 f6789 g1367 h145 i67 P3 A
B
P3 B
1F 2T 3F 4T 5T 6F 7T
P4 B Yes
P6 A
1.Sigapore
2.Greenland
3.Angel Falls
4.Etna
5.the Andes
6.Mammonth Cave
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8.the Sahara 9.Canada’s
P8 A
2
P8 B
1257
P8 A
The picture on the right.
P9 B
1.very famous buildings
2.made of glass, steel,concrete
3.designed
4.style
5.1998
6.452 meters high
7.both the modern and the traditional side of my country P10 A
1.world-famous museum,Paris, 500 years,six million
2.ancient capital,big enough,millions of,shopping center P10 B
1.Louvre Museum
2.Kyoto,Japan
3.1989
4.Hiroshi Hara
5.To cope with the millions of visitors
6.brings new life into the city center
7.an ugly, modern mistake
P11 B
Answer 3
P11 C
Answer 2467
Lesson B
P13 A
Sentences 1.3 and 5 are True.
2.False;halfway,not all the way
4. False;from far away,not close up P13 B
1.thousands
2.by car
3.unimpressed
P14 B
1b 2c 3b 4c 5c
P15 A
2e 3c 4a 5d 6f 7h 8b
P16 C
1.man
2.something being built
3.goes up
4.but on the other hand
5.building down
6.underground
7.above ground
8.living in a cave
9.True
10.That’s right.
11.all these buildings popped up
12.I’ll bet.
13.Maybe
14.You know what?
15.you are too much.
P18
1.construction site
2.buildings
3.admires
4.skyscrapers
5.taking pictures
6.something famous
7.the rich and famous stay
8.what’s being built
9.turns out
10.parking garage
Unit 2
P20 B
3.address 3.hardware
4.mouse
5.menu
6.icon
7.surfing
8.crashed 9.crashed 10.mouse 11.surfing 13.icon
14.hardware 15.menu
4.16.address
P20 A
1b 2a 3c
P21 B
1.friend
2.to All
3.keyboard
4.coffee
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6.five
P21 B On typewriters
P24 A
1.pet
2.cell phones
P24 B
Conversation 1:
a.not very affordable
c.interactive
d.rechargeable
e.strange
Conversation 2
d.popular
P24 A message on the right P25 B
P25 A
Toaster,microwave,coffeemaker,clock,washing machine,lights,hearter,air
conditioner,refrigerator,telephone
P26 B
1.T
2.T
3.F;not coffee maker,but clock
4.F;not today live,but in the future will be
5.F;not wanted,but didn’t want
6.F;not all
P27 C
A3 b6 c4 d2 e5 f7
Lesson B
P29 A
2.T
3.T
4.F;computer,not cell phone
5.T
6.F;e-mails,not phones
7.T
8.T
9.F; not reliable
P30 B
1.T
2.T
3.F;today,not tomorrow
4.F;a typewriter,not a computer
5.T
6.F;terrible,not happy
P31 A
2a 3b 4a 5b 6b
P32 C
1.weren’t that bad
2.as for
3.oh my gosh
4.were so unreliable
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6.as affordable or as fast as
7.as fast as some of the newer,more expensive ones
8.nowadays
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10.No big deal
11.in those days
P33 A
Tobuy,tosee,viewing,attractive,innovative,reliable,affordabl e,watching
P34
1.term paper
2.technology
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4.reliable
5.models
6.didn’t use to
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8.the electricity went out
9.old-fashioned
10.assignment
Unit 3 Lesson A
P35 A
2D 3G 4C 5F 6B 7H 8E
P36 A
1.international correspondent
2.journalist and photographer
P36 B
1C 2D 3C 4B 5B 6D
P41 A
1.likes
2.dislikes
P41 B
1.the comics page, the horoscope,the price
2.the news coverage,the headlines
P41 A
Back row,left to right:
Tom,Joseph,Olivia,Randy;
Front row:Tina
P41 B
1.Olivia
2.Amy
3.Randy
4.Tina
P43 A
1.They Couldn’t Communicate
2.A Dangerous Occupation
3.Silent Beauties
4.A Very Busy Thief
B.
1.could not communicate with each other
2.he slipped on ice
3.they were camels
4.he didn’t return it to the car dealer
P44 A
First story: Kangaroo to the rescue!
Second story: An underwater post office?
P44 B
1.10
2.farmer
3.barking
4.scuba diving
5.draw tourists’
attention 6.three
Lesson B
P46 A
Sentences 1,3 and 7 are True.
2.False;boring and not very creative,not interesting and
very creative
4.False;doesn’t think
5. False;news anchors,not cameramen
6.False;doesn’t feel
P46 B
2.Miyuki:d
3.Dennis:b
4.Alejandra:e
5.Nick:a
6.Gian:c
P47 B
1b 2c 3b 4a 5c
P48 A
P49 C
1.stuff
2.Hey
3.Isn’t he that
4.with the silver guitar
5.long,black hair
6.short spiky hair
7.wears that really
cool white suit 8.man 9.The one sitting down 10.with the long hair and glasses
11.what are you waiting for?
12.Are you kidding
13.I hardly know her
14.Somehow
15.You are kidding me
5.
6.
Unit 4 Lesson A
P52 B.
1.pleasant
2.active
3.punctual
4.careful
5.flexible
6.independent
P52 C
1c 2a 3d 4b 5f 6e
P53 A
1.Diane
2.Mimi
3.Alice
B
1.b boss→customers
2.a late→punctual 2.b Yesterday→Last week
3.a ten→eight 3.b
question→energy
P54 B
Juan has been studying Japanese. Greg has been married for
two years.
P57 D
a.tour guide
b.fashion designer
c.flight attendant
d.farm hand
e.police officer
f.taxi driver
g.fitness instructor
h.film director
P57 E
1b 2f 3d 4h 5c 6a 7c 8g
P58 A flight attendant
B 1No 2No 3No 4Yes
P59 A
1.become a teacher
2.the teaching program is very good
3.a lot of practice
4.young kids
5.graduate from the university next June
6.a kindergarten
P59 B
Position:brochure designer
Requirements:computer skills;cooperative;flexibility in working hours;available right now
Optional Listening
A
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2.warm and friendly
3.three days a week
4.she always screams and she has to avoid hurting her voice
5.by using her voice
6.a computer, a real person
P61 A.
1.Ken
2.Steven
3.Ken
4.Steven
P61 B.
1.interviews
2.introduces
3.famous
4.loves
5.videotape
6.moves
7.drive
8.independent
9.stressful
10.hired
Unit 4 Lesson B
P63 A
2.False;ten,not five
3.False;hospital,not computer company
4.True
5.True
6.True
B.
2d 3f 4c 5a 6g 7e
P64 B
1.True
2.False; sell software, not train people
3.False; Ms.Li wants to know about Claudia’s experience
4.True
5.True
6.True
7.False; calls, not e-mails
P65 A
2a 3c 4b 5c
P66 C
1.Thanks very much for coming in.
2.your resume
3.Here you are
4.tell you a little bit
5.looking for someone
6.flexibility
7.a pleasant manner with customers
8.I’m really good at that.
9.your experience with software programs
10.how to use a similar software product
11.We’ll be in touch
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13.by the way
14.something
P68
1.position
2.mentions
3.trained
4.current
5.sales awards
6.impressive
7.is right for the job
8.calls to offer Claudia the position
9.leaves a message
10.she almost falls over the sofa trying to get to the
phone
Unit 5
P69 A.
1.purchase,employs
2.develops,ship,manage
3.advertse,compete
P70 A
Richard Branson,Virgin Group(Ltd.)
B
1,3,4,5,7,8
P71 B.
About, a large number of, over, up to
P74 C
1. a hobby
2.students
3.Jerry and David’s Guide
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5.grew quickly
6.Internet
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9.e-mail services
10.profit
P75 B
1.for mountain climbing
2.for trimming hair
3.for relaxing
4.for opening bottles
5.for slicing food
6.for cleaning tongues
P76 B
1.April 4,1975
2.Bill Gates and Paul Allen
3.Redmond, Washington, United States
4.Worldwide
5.Microsoft Windows operating systems , Microsoft Office
suite, computer hardware products, home entertainment products
Whether you love it or hate it, work is a major part of most people ' s lives everywhere in tl world. America ns are no excepti on. America ns might compla in about “ blue Mon day, ” whe n the' have to go back to work after the weeke nd, but most of them put a lot of importa nee on their job, not only in terms of money but also in terms of ide ntity .In fact, whe n America ns are in troduced to a new pers on, they almost always ask each other, “ What do you do? ” They are really ask ing, “ What is your job or profession? ” Today, however, we won ' t look at work in terms of what work means socially or psychologically. Rather, um, we ' re going to take a look at work in the United States today in three differe nt ways. First, we ' ll take a historical look at work in "America. Uh, we ll do that by look ing at how things cha nged for the America n worker from the year 1900 to the year of the latest statistics, 2010. That is, from the begi nning of the twen tieth cen tury to rece nt times. Then we ' ll look at how U.S. workers are doing today. And after that, we ' ll take a loo some possible reas ons for the curre nt econo mic situati on. And fin ally, we ' ll look at what peop are saying about what the government should and should not do in order to improve the country ' s economy. As we look at the changes over the last century or so, we ' re going to use a lot of statistics to describe these changes. First, let ' consider how the type of work people were involved in cha nged. At the beg inning of the twen tieth cen tury, in 1900, about 38 perce nt of the workforce was involved in agriculture; that is, they worked on a farm. By the end of the century, only 3 percent still worked on farms, and by 2010, only about 1 percent worked in agriculture. There was also a large decrease in the number of people working in industry, that is, in making, or manufacturing, things in factories. The number of workers in industry is down from over 30 perce nt in 1900 to just over 22 perce nt in 2010. While the number of people in agriculture and manufacturing industries went down, the number of people in the services went up. As you may know, services, rather than goods or products, provide other less con crete things that people n eed. A few examples in clude educati on, health care, transportation, tourism, banking, advertising, and legal services. Cafes, restaurants, and fast-food outlets like McDonald ' s are part of the service sector, as are retail sales jobs, driving taxis, and pump ing gas. The services workforce jumped from 31 perce nt of the workforce in 1900 to 77 perce nt in 2010. Let ' s recap the numbers: in 1900, 38 percent in agriculture; 31 percent in industry; and 31 percent in services. In 2010, about 1 percent in agriculture; 22 percent in industry; and 77 perce nt in services. To put things into perspec tive, let ' s compare the United States today to China, where the picture is very differe nt. From your experie nee, would you expect China to have more workers in agriculture or in industry? Well, it may or may not surprise you, but in China, agriculture takes up only 10 perce nt of the workforce, in dustry a huge 47 perce nt, and services 43 perce nt. Figures for the entire world are somewhere between China ' s and the United States ' figures: 6 percent, 31 percent, and 63 percent for agriculture, industry, and serv ices, respectively. Let ' s get back to the changes in the U.S. workforce in the last century or so. There are just two more points I wan ted to bring up. First, child labor was not unu sual at the beginning of the twentieth century. In 1900, there were 1,750,000 children aged 10 to 15 working full-time in the labor force. This was 6
Unit 1 Listening skills (1)David(2) Leigh(3)Vicky Klein(4) Laura Tish Hill(5)Anthony McDonald Listening in Task 1BDBCA Task 2 John 2,3,5 Lisa 1,4,6 Task 3 1. In order to gain admission to a study course. 2.To corner him. 3.He could answer either ten easy questions or one really difficult. 4.He was jolted / shocked. 5.Because the interviewer had promised that he would only ask one difficult question. Task 4 (1)attention(2)closing(3)five(4)checkouts (5)leave Let’s talk Further listening and speaking Task 1 1.new and different 2.on his own 3.a bit confused4.talk with 5. sleep in Task 2 FTTFT 第一单元Unit test Part I BDCDB
Part II (1)all right (2)better(3)meet(4)how’s(5)major(6)What about Part III DBCAC Part IV 1-5 AACBD6-10 DCADB11-15 CBDAD16-20 CBCBD Unit 2 Lead in task 1 baseball basketball kickboxing tennis tai chi jogging skiing swimming Listening skills DACBD Listening in Task 1 DBCDA Task 2 (1)strong and healthy (2) energy (3) sleep better(4)different (5)tastes and needs (6)careful Task 3 went golfing together. 2. He was giving him tips. 3. On Hole 8. 4. The ball bumped against the tree and landed near where it had started. 5. Because the tree was only three feet tall at that time. Task 4 Department 6. exercise opportunity Let’s talk Jack 2,4,5 Jim 1,3,6 Further listening and speaking Task 1 1. local clubs 2. weekly 3. popular 4. big three 5. fan base Task 2 FTTFT
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说3 答案Unit 1 Sharing Task 2 (1) daredevil (2) bungee jumping (3) cup of tea (4) feel good (5) achievement Task 3 c-d-e-b-a Task 4 1, 2, 4 Task 5 BCBCB Task 6 1.(1) started off (2) a huge business empire (2) taught me so much about lifeteacher 2.(1) (2) survived(1) 3.imprisoned (4) ability or the skillsimpressed (3) Listening Task 2 Activity 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 Viewing Task 2 Activity 1 3 Activity 2
e-g-c-b-f-a-d Activity 3 90 minutes1. 2. true landmark 3.(1) 10 times (2) focus 4. make this challenge 5. seven miles(2) outstanding achievement 6.(1) four months Role-play Task 1 Activity 1 B Activity 3 1. Like I said 2. having said that 3. That's what I was saying Presenting Task 1 Activity 2 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 Conversations Short BCADC Long BAAC Passage Task 1 DCAB Task 2
Unit 3 Psychology C. Listening Exercise Listen to a conversation and choose the best answers to the questions you hear. 1. What do you know about Harry’s dog Fido? A. He doesn’t like his master any more. B. He has just moved to a new place. C. He gets up late every morning. D. He has been quite nervous and restless. 2. What does Jenny suggest Harry should do? A. He should take Fido to the vet. B. He should put Fido on medication. C. He should take Fido for a walk. D. He should let Fido play fetch. 3. What do you think Harry will do to his dog? A. He will take his dog for a walk everyday. B. He will consult a scientist for a test on his dog. C. He will try his best to perk up his dog. D. He will put his dog on medication. 4. What does the scientific research tell us? A. Dog emotions are quite similar to the emotions of humans. B. Dogs should be put on medication whenever they are ill. C. The brain of humans is more complicated than that of dogs. D. Antidepressants cannot be used as medication for dogs. 5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the conversation? A. Jenny may have a different idea towards pet treatment from Harry. B. Some pet-owners may overdo the treatment when their pets are ill. C. Harry is an expert on brain science of humans and dogs. D. Magnetic Resonance Scanner can be used in analyzing dog emotions. Script: Jenny: Hello, Harry, you look pale. What’s wrong? Harry: Hi, Jenny. It’s just Fido, my beloved dog. He’s been acting kind of lazy these days. Ever since we moved, he’s just been like this. Jenny: Oh my! Do you take him for a walk everyday? Harry: I used to, but now he doesn’t even want to play fetch. He loved that so much before. Jenny: If I were you, I’d take him to the vet. Probably he’s ill. Harry: Well, I did so yesterday. The vet says the reason he’s been so down is that he’s depressed, and he recommends we put him on medication. Jenny: Are you sure you want to take his suggestion? Harry: Yeah, I think so. We’re hoping that the medication will cheer Fido up. If it doesn’t, maybe we’ll consider upping his dosage until he seems back to normal.
新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说教程1 Unit 1 1.2 （1）busy （2）friends （3）university （4）social life 1.3 a-c-e-d-b-f 1.4 （1）danced （2）view of （3）fun （4）drink （5）west （6）delicious meal （7）house （8）TV 2.1
（1）1962 （2）4th （3）1990 （4）1996 2.2 （1）teacher （2）cleaned houses （3）lost （4）visited （5）work （6）his wife （7）in his own words 2.1 a-c-h-f-d-e-g-b 2.2 （1）home （2）country
（3）relatives （4）foreigner （5）speak （6）passed on （7）heat （8）sea （9）happiness 2.2 （1）It was great （2）He's a football player （3）It was really beautiful 2.3 1 3 5 7 10 1.1 （1）a small town （2）1993 （3）XXXX （4）XXXX
（5）seven 1.2 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 一BABDD 二DBCD 三DDBA Passage 2 （1）programmes （2）very （3）decisions （4）doing laundry （5）Obviously （6）choices （7）ruining （8）get used to （9）opportunities （10）step back News report 一BC
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说3 网课答案 Unit 1 ............................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Sharing ............................................................................. 错误!未定义书签。 Listening ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Viewing ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Role-play .......................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Presenting ........................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Conversations ................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Passage ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 News ................................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Unit test ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。Unit 2 ............................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Sharing ............................................................................. 错误!未定义书签。 Listening ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Viewing ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Role-play .......................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Presenting ........................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Conversations ................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Passage ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 News ................................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Unit test ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。Unit 3 ............................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Sharing ............................................................................. 错误!未定义书签。 Viewing ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Role-play .......................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Presenting ........................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Conversations ................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Passage ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 News ................................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Unit test ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。Unit 4 ............................................ 错误!未定义书签。 Sharing ............................................................................. 错误!未定义书签。 Listening ........................................................................... 错误!未定义书签。 Viewing ............................................................................ 错误!未定义书签。
第一册 第一单元 Sharing: Task 1 (1) their social life (2) whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last nightSharing: Task 2 (1) busy (2) friends (3) university (4) social life Sharing: Task 3 Correct order: a, c, e, d, b, f Sharing: Task 4 Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 5 Key(s): danced Key(s):Key(s):drink Key(s):Key(s):(1) view of(1) west(1) house(2) fun(2) delicious meal(2) television/TVListening: Task 2 Activity 1 Q 1 Key(s): 1962Q 2 Key(s): fourth/4th Q 3 Key(s): 1990Q 4 Key(s): 1996Listening: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) teacher
(2) cleaned houses (3) lost (4) visited (5) work (6) his wife (7) in his own words Viewing: Task 2 Activity 1 Correct order: a, c, h, f, d, e, g, b Viewing: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) home (2) country (3) relatives (4) foreigner (5) speak (6) passed on (7) heat (8) sea (9) happiness Role-playing: Task 2 Activity 1 (1) It was great (2) He's a football player/He is a football player
新世纪大学英语视听说教程2的optional listening 原文及答案免费下载 Unit One, Book 2 Listening 1 Boy: Hey, Grandma, what's in this box? Grandma: Oh, nothing really…Just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is ! B: No, I don't. I really don't. G: Well, it's something you keep. It's something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What's this? G: Now don't go just digging around in there! ... Hmmm, let's see…. that's my first diary. B: Can I….? G: No, you can't read it! It's personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, ok…. Well then, what's that? It has your picture in it. G: That's my passport. YOU can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What's that big book? G: My yearbook. It's my high school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that's old! G: That's about enough out of you, young man. I think it's time we put this box away and… Listening 2 At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, but my mother said, “Don't worry. You'll be fine.”I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. I
新视野大学英语（第三版）视听说 1 Unit 1 Sharing 1.2 (1)busy (2)friends (3)uni versity (4)social life 1.3 a-c-e-d-b-f 1.4 (1)danced (2)view of (3)fun (8) TV
(4)drink (5)west (6)delicious meal (7)house (8) TV
Listening 2.1 (1)1962 (2)4th (3)1990 (4)1996 2.2 (1) teacher (2) cleaned houses (3) lost (4) visited (5) work (6) his wife (7) in his own words Viewing 2.1 a-c-h-f-d-e-g-b 2.2 (1) home
(2) country (3) relatives (4) foreigner (5) speak (6) passed on (7) heat (8) sea (9) happ in ess Role-playing 2.2 (1) It was great (2) He's a football player (3) It was really beautiful 2.3 1 3 5 7 10 Presenting 1.1 (1) a small town (2)1993
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新世纪大学英语视听说教程4（第二版）答案 Unit 1 P2 a.8 b.2 c.1 d.4 e.1,4,5 f.6,7,8,9 g.1,3,6,7 h.1,4,5 i.6,7 P3 A. b B. F T F T T F T P8 OP1: A. 2B. 1,2,5,7 OP2: A. the picture on the P9 1.very famous buildings 2.made of glass, steel and concrete 3.designed 4.style 5.1998 6.452 meters high 7.both the modern and traditional side of my country P10 A: 1.world-famous museum, Paris, 500 years, six million 2.ancient capital, big enough, millions of, shooping center B: Louvre Museum 1989 an ugly, modern mistake Kyoto Japan Hiroshi Hara to cope with millions of brings new life into the city visitors center P11 B: 3 C: 2,4,6,7 P13 A: TRUE:1,3,5 FALSE:2 halfway, not all the way 4 from far away, not close up B: thousands by car unimpressed P14 b,c,b,c,c
百度文库- 让每个人平等地提升自我 Listening and Speaking Book 1 Answer key Unit 1 Inside view Activity 2 Hertford College accommodation form First name Family name Janet Li Staircase number 6 Room number 5 Keys Janet Li (sign here) 3 Sir. 4 He asks her to call him Stewart. 5 To sign for her keys. Activity 5 Janet Kate English name Janet Li Kate Santos Chinese name Li Hui -------------- Home town Anshan New York Activity 7 Suggested predicted questions: 1 What’s your name? 2 Are you British? 3 What are you studying? 4 What are you studying? 5 And how about you? Correct questions from video:1 And you are …?2 Y ou’re British, huh? 3 What are you reading? 4 How about you, Kate? 5 And you? Activity 8 1 (b)2 (b)3 (a)4 (b)5 (b)6 (a) Outside view Activity 1 Clip 1 – interview Clip 2 – conversation Activity 3 True statements according to the passage 3, 5 Activity 4 (1) one of the best universities(2) most talented students(3) well-known around the world(4) have open doors(5) good social life(6) you want it to be(7) on another campus(8) it’s a fun place (9) go to concerts(10) during the week Activity 5 1 From the library system Tree or four times a For leisure purposes, such as following news and sport.5 In the libraries. Listening in Activity 1 Number of institutions: 8 Sporting importance: university sports teams competed against each other Academic importance: near or at the top of the US colleges and university rankings Social importance: social elitism, mostly rich intellectual white students Location: the US Origin of name: four universities, Ivy plants growing on walls Oldest institution: Harvard, founded in 1636 Largest number of undergraduates: Cornell, about 13,000 Acceptance rates: 7% – 20% Famous alumni: George Bush, John F Kenne Activity 2 1 (d) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (d) Activity 5 3–6–4–1–5–2 Activity 6 1 At Princeton University. 2 That he is better with numbers than people. 3 Not very. He finds relationships difficult at first. 4 He thinks the Soviets have captured him. Pronunciation Activity 3Mark Hi Janet. Welcome to England. What are you reading? Janet English. Mark How about you, Kate? Kate My major is law. And you? Mark I’m studying PPE. Kate That’s a special Oxford subject, isn’t it? Activity 6 Harvard University in Cambridge / is one of the best universities / in the world. He explained / that Harvard looks for the best / and most talented students / from around the world. We asked five students / at Harvard / to tell us / what kind of social life / they have. If you wanna / sit in your room / and study all night / like my friend over here, / you can also do that.