Unit 1 Numbers and Calculations (I)
Part One Warming-up activity
Directions:Study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.
1.Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
3. A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
5.Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
6.Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事，不如精一事。
7.It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
8.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.
事事及时做，一日胜三日。
9.One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
10. At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.
二十岁时起支配作用的是意愿；三十岁时是机智；四十岁时是判断。
Part two Statements
Directions: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.
1.Mary is the actress who plays the nurse. (B)
2.The quiz is easy for everyone except Tom. (C)
3.As soon as I got home, it started to rain. (D)
4.Jack is a better student than Henry, but not better than Ed. (A)
5.Xi?an cannot compete with Shanghai in population. (C)
Part three Short Conversations
I.Study the following before listening.
数字与计算机类的对话主要涉及表示时间长短的数，表示价格高低的数，年、月、日数，街道、房间的编号数，电话号码数等。要求掌握各种形式的数的读法，这是辨清数字，进行数字与计算的基础。此外，还包括近音、近形数字辨认等。
II.Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
1.M: Did you get home when your daughter did at 8:50 last night?
W: No, I was 15 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.
Q: When did the woman get home? (C)
2.M: Jane must be over twenty now.
W: Yes, when Tony left Paris 10 years ago, Jane was already 15.
Q: How old is Jane. (A)
3.M: This black bag is $2.00 and that blue one is a dollar more.
W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.
Q: How much are two red bags? (D)
4.M: Is this 415 Fifth Street?
W: No, it?s 514 Fourth Street.
Q: What address is the man looking for? (D)
5.M: The roast beef is $18.00 a kilo now.
W: Yes, it?s exactly a half more than it was tw o years ago.
Q: What was the price of a kilo roast beef two years ago? (B)
Part Four Short Passage
I.Study the following before listening
mistake / mi?steik/ v. 弄错，搞错
answer / …a:ns?(r)/ v. 应答，接（电话）
tired / …tai ?d/ adj. 疲倦的，累的
II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
Mrs. Jones?s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Jones answered the phone. A tired man said, “At what time does the new film begin?”
“I?m sorry”, said Mrs. Jones, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”
“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I?m sorry about that. Goodbye!”Mrs. Jones was very surprised, so he told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man?s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn?t gear your. Now they will stay at home this evening, and her husband will be happy.”
Questions:
1.What was Mrs. Jones?s telephone number? (B)
2.Who answered the phone when the bell rang? (C)
3.What did Mrs. Jones say when answering the phone? (B)
4.What could the man?s wife hear? (D)
5.What can we learn from the passage? (D)
Part Five Spot Dictation
Directions: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Religious and private schools receive little or no (1) support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more (2) expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually (3) run by churches. Therefore they are
less expensive than private schools. When there is free education (4) available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools?
Americans offer different (5) reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools (6) because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not good (7) enough to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States have different sizes and (8) qualities, and they can offer all kinds of (9) programs to meet the needs of (10) certain students.
Part Six Fun Time
I.Study the following before listening.
Bin Laden /bin …ledn/ (人名) 本。拉登
President Bush /?prezid?nt bu?/ 布什总统
rub /r?b/ v. 擦
genie / 'd?ini / n. 精灵，妖精
grant /ɡrɑ:nt / v. 满足
fertile / 'f?:tail / adj. 肥沃
amazed /?'meizd / adj. 吃惊的
Afghanistan / ?f'ɡ?nist?n / n. 阿富汗
Bin Laden, a Canadian, and President Bush were walking down the street when they saw a golden lamp. They rubbed it and a genie came out and said, “I will grant each one a wish, that?s three together.” The Canadian said, “I am a father and my son will be a farmer, so I want the soil in Canada to be forever fertile.” The genie said the magic words and the wish came true. Bin Laden looked amazed, so he wished for a wall around Afghanistan. The genie said the magic words and again the wish came true. Presi dent Bush said “Genie, tell me more about this wall,” the genie said, “It?s 50 feet thick and 500 feet tall, so nothing can get in and nothing can get out.” President Bush said, “Wow! That?s a big bridge… Fill it with water!!!”
II.Answer the following questions after listening.
1.How many people are there walking down the street?
Three ----- Bin Laden, a Canadian and President Bush.
2.What happened when they rubbed the golden lamp?
A genie came out and said it would grant each one a wish
3. What was the Canadian?s wish?
The soil in Canada forever fertile.
4. What was Bin Laden?s wish?
A wall around Afghanistan.
5. What was President Bush?s wish?
Fill Afghanistan with water.
Unit 2 Numbers and Calculations (II)
Part One Warming-up Activity
Directions: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.
1.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
2.Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
3.Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man.
读书使人充实，写作使人严谨。
4.One?s life is limited, but learning is endless.
生命有限，学海无涯。
5.Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
6.Better late than never.
迟做总比不好做。
7.Faith will move mountains.
精诚所至，金石为开。
8.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
9.Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是知识之钥。
10.Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Part Two Statements
Directions: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.
1.I will go to Beijing for our summer vacation instead of Kunming. (A)
2.Tom can?t find his novel, but he?s sure that it will show up soon. (A)
3.The ship is due to arrive at 8. Now it is half an hour late. (D)
4.Diana has two red dresses and Jane has three blue ones. (C)
5.Susan used to travel almost every year. (B)
Part Three Short Conversations
I.Study the following before listening.
数字与计算类的对话问题形式一般体现为加减计算型，乘除计算型，混合运算法计算型。这就要求在听音时，搞清对话中的数字，哪些是直接按已知条件，通过何种步骤求得问题的结果。
II．Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
1.M: Don?t you have to go to word at 9:00?
W: No, I start half an hour later today and half and hour early tomorrow.
Q: What time does the woman start work today? (A)
2.M: Did you graduate when your cousin did in 1965?
W: No, I finished school a year after she did.
Q: When did the woman graduate? (D)
3.M: I bought this $200 camera at a 25% discount.
W: It?s a good camera, you are lucky!
Q: How much did the man pay for the camera? (A)
4.W: Excuse me. Did you say these jackets were fifteen dollars?
M: No, I said $50 more than that. Here?s the price on the tag.
Q: How much do the jackets cost? (B)
5.M: When does the next bus leave for New York?
W: Buses leave for New York every half hour. You just missed the nine-thirty bus by five minutes.
Q: When will the next bus leave for New York? (A)
Part Four Short Passage
I.Study the following before listening.
software / 's?ftwε?/ n. 软件
figure / 'fiɡ?/ n. 数字
generation / d?en?'rei??n/ adj. 独立的
blindly / 'blaindli/ adv. 盲目地
II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following
questions you hear.
Nowadays, most employees of high-tech industries are below the age of 35, and for newly rising industries such as computer software and the Internet, the figure is below thirty. People at this age are known as generation-X, which is made up of those born between 1963 and 1981.
Compared with those born from 1946 to 1960, Generation-X are very independent, they also have their weak points. Employers often complain that Generation-X is a group hard to manage, because they will not accept orders blindly. In short, Generation-X will not accept strict leadership. They expect their leaders to have a good understanding of the jobs, and most importantly, to treat them as partners, not as employees. As a result, managing Generation-X employees is not only a science but also an art. If the leaders can do well, they may find that the employees they once considered as young, selfish and uncontrollable turn out to be responsible, active team players.
Questions:
1.Generally speaking, how old are those high-tech employees? (A)
2.What is the general name of those young men? (D)
3.What is the main characteristic of those young employees? (B)
4.What do they expect from their leaders? (C)
5.Which of the following sentences is true? (A)
Part Five Spot Dictation
Directions: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
John was (1) blinded i n a car accident several years ago. Last weed he was doing some farming in his garden in front of his house when thunderstorm (2) approached. Since he was standing under a tree, he was (3) struck by lightening. He was knocked down to the ground and woke up several minutes later. Then he (4) struggled back into the house and rested in bed. But when he opened his eyes again, he could see the clock across the room (5) fading in and out. When his old wife returned home, he could even see her clearly.
A doctor (6) confirmed that he has (7) regained his sight from the flash of lightening, but he was (8) unable to explain the occurrence. The only (9) explanation was that he lost his sight in an accident, which could only be (10) restored by another accident.
Part Six Fun Time
I.Study the following before listening.
present / 'prez?nt/ n. 礼物
pleased / pli:zd / adj. 满意的，高兴的
A poor farmer once received a young apple tree as a present from his friend. The farmer was pleased with the present, but when he got home he did not know where to plant it. He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruits. If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples. If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruits. Finally, he planted the tree deep in his woods, where no one could see it. But, naturally, without sunlight and proper soil, the tree soon die.
II. Answer the following questions after listening.
1.Why didn?t the farmer plant the apple tree in his field?
He thought his neighbor would steal the apples at night.
2.Why didn?t the farmer plant the apple tree near the road?
He thought strangers would steal the fruits.
3.Why didn?t the farmer plant the tree near his house?
He was afraid that his children would take the fruits.
4.Where did the farmer finally plant the apple tree?
In the woods where no one would see it.
5.Why did the apple trees soon die?
Because there was no sunlight and proper soil.
Unit 3 Offer and Request (1)
Part one Warming-up activity
Directions: Read out the following tongue twisters after the recording as quickly and clearly as you can.
1.Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.
2.The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders.
3.Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup.
4.Never trouble about trouble until trouble troubles you!
5. A snow-white swan swiftly catches a slowly-swimming snake in a lake.
6.Bill?s big brother is building a beautiful building between two b ig brick
blocks.
7.If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.
8.Peter Piper picked a perk of pickled pepper prepared by his parents and put
them in a big paper plate.
9.How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook
cookies? A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
10.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch
wishes, I won?t wish the wish you wish to wish.
Part two Statements
Directions: Listen to the statements and complete the statements by filling in the blanks with the missing words.
1.Many university students dislike studying history because there is little to get
excited about when historical events are presented in a boring manner.
2.He had worked 30 years for the same company, now he has to retire and
return to his hometown.
3.Religious and private schools receive little or no support from the public
taxes in the United States. Therefore, they are expensive to attend.
4.The secret of silent reading is to seek out those key words and phrases which
carry the thought, and to pay less attention to words which exist only for the sake of grammatical completeness.
5.At about midnight in the moonlight, he saw a lion put his head over a bush
and look around him carefully.
Part Three Short Conversations
1.Study the following before listening.
提供与请求类对话一般涉及对话的一方表示提供帮助，另一方则表示感谢，接受或拒绝；有时一方表示邀请，另一方则表示同意或拒绝。掌握一些相关的常见句型非常重要，比如：would you…? Could you…? How about…? Would you mind …?
2.Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following
questions you hear.
1). W: Would you tell me how I can get to the railway station?
M: Sure, let me give you a hand.
Q: What?s the man doing? (C)
2). W: Could you give me a lift?
M: It?s rather crowded, but you can get in.
Q: What?s the man?s attitude? (C)
3). M: Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?
W: I?d be grateful, but I have to buy some vegetables and then meet my mother at the airport after I finish writing this letter.
Q: What will the woman do first? (D)
4). M: How about a date to the movie tonight, Mary?
W: Sorry, Jack, I can?t. My sister is going to New York to see my mother, and I have to drive her to the station. How about some other time, Jack?
Q: Where will Mary go this evening? (C)
5). W: How about joining us at the party?
M: I?d love to, but I have to go to the bank so I can pay for my ticket to the football match.
Q: What is the man going to do first?
Part Four Short Passage
1.Study the following before listening.
Rocket n. 火箭root n. 树根seed n. 种子Middle East 中东
Domestic adj. 家养的，驯养的civilization n. 文明agriculture adj. 农业
2.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the flowing questions
you hear.
Men sometimes say: “We are better and cleverer than women. Women never invent things. We do.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things: the machines, rockets, and guns, too. But scientists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history.
At the very beginning, men went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals, sometimes animals killed them. Life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out everyday, too. They collected roots, fruits and grasses. Then, one day, more than 10,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. She dropped them near her home in the Middle East. They grew and the first wheat was born.
The idea grew, too. Women planted roots and fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after their children and the animals. Women like baby animals.
Scientists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They stayed at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began. Men began civilization after women invented agriculture.
Questions:
1.Which of the following statements best summarizes the passage? (B)
2.What was women?s invention? (D)
3.What did women do when they went out? (B)
4.When was the first wheat born? (A)
5.According to the passage, who is more important, men or women? (C)
Part Five True or False Exercises
Directions: Listen to the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write “T” for true, “F” for false.
When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changes. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other animals. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only hunting, the dogs
would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has not friends to play with. For young husband and wife, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.
F 1. The main reason why people have dogs remains the same.
F 2. In the past, people kept dogs only for protection.
T 3. A dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world both in the past and at present.
T 4. When a child has no friend to play with, he can play with dog.
F 5. For the old husband and wife, they keep a dog because they have no
children.
Part Six Fun time
Direction: listen to the story and put the following sentences in the right order.
One night a hotel caught fire and the people who were staying in it ran out in their night clothes. A young man and an old man stood outside and looked at the fire,
“Before I came out,” said the young man, “I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. People don?t think of money when they?re afraid. When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fire burns it. So I took all the bills that I could find. No one will be poorer because I took them.”
“You don?t know my work,” said the old man.
“What is your work?”
“I?m a policeman.”
“Oh!” cried the young man. He thought quickly and said, “And do you know my work?”
“No,” said the policeman.
“I?m a writer. I?m always telling stories about things that never happened!”
1.The young man claimed to be a writer.
2.People in the hotel ran out in their night clothes.
3.The old man told the young man his profession.
4.The young man got into other people?s rooms and stole some money without
being noticed.
5. A hotel caught fire one night.
Right order: 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
Unit 4 Offer and Request (2)
Part One Warming up Activity
Directions: Read out the following tongue twisters after the recording as quickly and clearly as you can.
1.The sun shines on shop signs.
2.Silly sheep weep and sleep.
3.I wish you were a fish in my dish.
4.Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.
5.Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers.
6. A noisy noise annoys an oyster most.
7.Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.
8.The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.
9.There?s a sandwich on the sand which was sent by a same witch.
10.Thank the other three brothers of their father?s mother?s brother?s side.
Part Two Statements
Directions: Listen to the following statements and complete each statement by filling in the blanks with the missing words.
1.The common cold is the world?s most widespread illness, which is probably
why there are more myths about it than any of the other diseases.
2.Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their
country but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.
3.Cities contain the very best aspects of a society: opportunities for education,
employment and entertainment.
4.Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon,
I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood.
5.Psychologists now believe that noise has a considerable effect on people?s
attitude and behavior.
Part Three Short Conversations
1.Study the following before listening.
在提供与请求类对话中，有时一方提出一个想法或建议，另一方加以否定，代之以另一个请求与建议，请求与提供交替使用。常见的否定句型有：I?d love to, but… ；I?d like to, but…; I?ll be grateful, but… 等等。按英，美人士的习惯，无论接受与否都要表示谢意。
2.Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following
questions you hear.
1). W: Well, the examination is over now, and we can go out to have a bit of relaxation.
M: Going out is somewhat too tiring, why not come to my home to have a wonderful time?
Q: Where does the man offer to go? (A)
2). M: Let me get you some tea or coffee, but what would you prefer?
W: Just a glass of soda will be OK.
Q: What will the woman want to have? (C)
3). W: Your garden is too dry, and it needs watering. Let me give you a hand to water the flowers first.
M: The garden is dry and I?m drier, would you fe tch me some water please?
Q: What will the woman offer to do? (B)
4). M: If the room has a new color, it will be more pleasant. Can I give you any help?
W: Well, thanks a lot, but I?d like to have my room unchanged.
Q: What offer did the man give? (A)
5). W: Would you like me to play a piece of music for you?
M: All right, but the classical one, not the pop.
Q: What?s the man?s response to the offer? (B)
Part Four Short Passage
1.Study the following before listening.
Arrangement n. 排列，安排interaction n. 交互作用，交感
Efficiency n. 效率，功效critical adj. 评价的，批评的
Normally adv. 正常地，通常地correct v. 改正，纠正
2.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions
you hear.
The arrangement of classroom space is important to interaction. Most of us have noticed the importance of the arrangement to efficiency and comfort in our work. College classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.
Desks in any college classrooms are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher instead of their classmates. Everything important obviously comes from the teacher. But actually, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourages interaction among students. The goal should be for everyone to be about to see everyone else.
Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Besides, the fixed seats are also helpful for a teacher to remember students? names and faces. Small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possible for students to turn around and form groups of four to six.
Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other and see other students? thinking in developing new modes of critical thinking.
Question:
1.What is the primary purpose of desk arrangement? (A)
2.Why are desks in college classrooms normally placed in straight way?
(C)
3.Which of the following does not result from classroom arrangement? (A)
4.How is the new arrangement beneficial for teacher? (B)
5.How could students easily form small groups in lecture halls? (D)
Part Five True of False Exercises
Directions: Listening to the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write … T? for true, …F? for false.
Every color has a meeting. And as you choose a color, you might like to remember that it?s saying something. The color you pr efer may reveal what kind of person you are. The same color may mean quite different things in different cultures. In the West, generally speaking, red is livable. Green, on the other hand, stands for hope; Pink is romantic, while brown is serious. White is an easy one –white is pure. Orange is generous. What?s your favorite color?
T 1. Different colors have different meanings.
T 2. The color you like most may tell what kind of person you are.
F 3. One color means the same in different cultures.
T 4. In the West, green stands for hope.
T 5. White means purity.
Part Six Fun Time
1.Study the following before listening.
Deliver v. 发表，宣布，讲scribble v. 潦草地写，乱写，滥写
At a dinner party, the speaker, who was the guest of honor, was about to deliver a speech when his wife, sitting at the other end of the table, sent him a piece of paper with the word “KISS” scribbled on it.
Later, the gue st seated next to the speaker said in admire, “Your wife must love you very much, I see her send you a note of “Kiss” before you begin your speech.”
The speaker smiled and explained, “You don?t know my wife, and The “KISS” she gives me stands for “Keep It Short, Stupid.”
2.Answer the following questions after listening.
1). What is the honorable guest going to do at the dinner party?
Deliver a speech.
2). Where did his wife sit?
His wife sat at the other end of the table.
3). What was write on the piece of paper given by his wife?
KISS
4). What did the guest seated next to the speaker think?
The speaker?s wife loves him very much.
5). What does “KISS” stands for according to the speaker?s wife?
Keep It Short, Stupid.
Unit 5 Place and Direction (1)
Part One Warming-up Activity
Directions: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.
1. A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮游手好闲，老大乞食可怜。
2.Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
3.Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
4.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
5.Don?t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
6.Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
7.Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.
经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
8.Idleness is the root of all evil.
懒惰乃万恶之源。
9.It is lost labor to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
10.It is not work that kills, but worry.
工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
Part Two Statements
Directions: listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.
1.Every one except Jean went to the party. (A)
2.How much will the dress be after it is put on sale?(B)
3.Mary will go to the cinema whether her mother says yes or not. (B)
4.I called Tom while John was playing table tennis. (D)
5.Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes. (C)
Part Three Short Conversations
I.Study the following before listening.
地点与方向类的对话指根据会话中直接或间接地提到有关某个地点或方向的内容、关键词及对话者的相互关系进行推理，排除干扰，辨别出对话场所。此类题目提问形式简单明了。最常见的是：Where does this conversation most probably take place?
II.Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
1.W: I need a book of stam ps and I?d also like to send this package first class.
M: Here are your stamps, but you have to take the package to the next window.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? (C)
2.W: Why didn?t your wife come here together with you for dinne r yesterday? M: Oh, she was just back home from Korea yesterday and was too tired to come. She also visited Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Q: which country did the man?s wife visit last? (A)
3.M: Well, let me look at this one. Yes, I think we can get off here and see
what?s on.
W: It?s an air-conditioned one; let?s have a good time here instead of the theatre.
Q: Where are they probably going? (B)
4.M: Can you tell me how much liquor I?m allowed to take into your country?
W: Three bottles, and they are duty free.
Q: Where are they talking? (C)
5.M: Could you tell me how to get to the bookstore?
W: Go eastward along this street, and then turn to the left and walk for three minutes. You are sure to find it on your left.
Q: Which direction does the bookstore face? (A)
Part Four Short Passage
I.Study the following before listening.
psychologist n. 心理学家dull adj.迟钝的
silly adj. 愚蠢的smart adj.聪明的
II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
What makes one person smarter than another? This question is very old and the answers to it are still not clear.
Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull. Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very helpful things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”
Questions:
1.What is the main idea of the passage? (A)
2.What is the question mentioned in the passage? (A)
3.According to the passage, who play an important role in the child?s
growing-up? (A)
4.What should the parents do when they play with their children? (B)
5.What should the parents say to their children? (B)
Part Five Spot Dictation
Directions: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Americans do not always know what to call one another. When you talk to a person, title and last name express (1) respect to someone you don?t know, to someone whose (2) position is higher than yours, to a much old person, and, in general, in (3) formal situations. First name expresses (4) friendship for family, children, and within a group of friends. For instance, all the members of a club will probably use first names, even if their ages and positions are very (5) different.
What do people do about names at (6) university? Students use first names with one another. (7) Professors usually use first names among themselves too. Most instructors call (8) undergraduate students by their first name and call teaching (9) assistants “Mr.” or “Ms.” and last name. Graduate students are often not sure what to call their professors and they listen to other students to see what is (10) appropriate. Part Six Fun Time
A burglar broke into a house one night. He shone his flashlight around, looking for valuables, and when he picked up a MP3 to place in his sack, a strange voice echoed from the dark, saying “Jesus is watching you.”
The thief nearly jumped out of his skin, clicking his flashlight off and froze. When he heard nothing more, he clicked the light back on and began searching for more valuables. Just as he was trying to put a cell phone into his sack, clear as a bell, he heard, “Jesus is watching you.” Frightened, he shone his light around to look for the source of the voice. In the corner of the room, he saw a parrot.
“Did you say that?” he asked.
“Yep,” the parrot confessed, “I?m just trying to warn you.”
The burglar relaxed. “Warn me, huh? Who are you?”
“Moses,” replied the bird.
“Moses??!!” the burglar laughed. “What kind of stupid people would name a parrot Moses?”
“Probably the same kind of people that would name a rottweiler Jesus,” the bird answered.
Unit 6 Place and Direction (II)
Part One Warming-up Activity
Directions: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.
1. A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
2. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如满园杂草重生。
3. A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
4.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好
5.Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
6.Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
https://www.doczj.com/doc/d43989947.html,placency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
8.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
9.Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
10.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Part Two Statements
Directions: listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.
1.Sam walked to the park and he came across Bill on the way. (D)
2.Susan wanted ice cream but they gave her geese instead. (B)
3.In our school, no one was not insured. (A)
4.John should have handed in his homework yesterday. (B)
5.The man who caught the thief was awarded by the local government. (C) Part Three Short Conversations
I.Study the following before listening.
地点与方向类的对话不会直接地谈及东西南北，而是要经过分析和思考才能得出答案。此类对话经常以先后顺序，场景辨别，地点名称混合的方式来干扰听者思路。因此，不能单凭录音中某个孤立的信息做出判断。
II．Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
1.W: Are you going to serve lunch on this express and are there any soft
drinks?
M: Yes, madam. We serve lunch and drinks until we get to the next station.
Q: Where are they talking? (B)
2.M: Hello, I?d like to reserve a single room with a bath.
W: Just go to the front desk and they will help you.
Q: Where does this conversation take place? (C)
3.W: Hello, I want to open an account. Shall I fill in this form, please?
M: Yes, you?d better fill in the form, but not this one. Go over to that desk and the man there will help you.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place? (D)
4.M: Mary, just stay. Don?t get into the water; the sea is getting rough now.
W: I see, and I prefer here on sands.
Q: Where does the woman want to stay? (D)
5.M: I want to have this shirt washed and this suit dry-cleaned. When can I
have them back?
W: Oh, I?ll send them to your home as soon as I?ve got them done.
Q: Where is the man talking now? (B)
Part Four Short Passage
I.Study the following before listening.
headquarters n. 总公司，总部Seattle n.西雅图
order n.订购，订单credit n.信用
II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.
In 1995, a small company began selling books from its headquarters in the western city of Seattle, Washington. It was an unusual company. It did not have a store you could visit. The only way you could buy a book from the company was to use a computer linked with the Internet.
It was one of the first businesses to offer products for sale by using the Internet. The company made it easy to buy almost any book you wanted. You used your computer to link with the company so you could read about many different books. When you found the book you wanted, you place an order and typed the number of your credit card to pay for it. A worker at the company placed the book in a box and usually mailed it to you the next day. It was really very simple. Business experts say buying products using the Internet is becoming increasingly popular. They say buying on the Internet has increased as much as thirty-six percent over last year. Experts say people have spent almost ten-thousand-million dollars buying products on the Internet during the first nine months of this year.
Questions:
1.When did the small company begin its business? (C)
2.Why was this small company unusual? (B)
3.According to the passage, how did you pay the bill when you bought books
on the Internet? (A)
4.How much had been spent on buying products on the Internet? (C)
5.What do you learn from the passage? (D)
Part Five Spot Dictation
Directions: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words.
Women in China and many other countries (1) participate in a growing number of sports. But this has not always been the case. In fact, women were not as (2) active as men. Part of their explanation for this was that women didn?t have time. Many women had to cook and (3) care for children so they didn?t have time. A second reason was that the woman?s (4) image appears too (5) delicate and even sick to be (6) involved in any sports.
But great changes have taken place and the (7) general view of women has changed (8) gradually. People do not think it is unlady-like for a woman to (9) compete in sports. Many women now take part in sports and games and those who win in the sports (10)
activities are highly regarded. This development is partly the result of a change of women in the today?s world.
Part Six Fun Time
I.Study the following before listening
adjective n. 形容词superlative adj.最高的
banquet n. 宴会chopstick n. 【常用复】筷子
A boy who is learning English likes to use adjectives in the superlative degree: largest, biggest, finest, longest, prettiest, and so on. Once he told some foreign guests: “I n China everything is the greatest. When we give a banquet, several dozens of guests sit around the biggest table: food is served in the largest dishes and chopsticks are three feet long, the longest chopsticks in the world.”
One guest asked, “When you use such long chopsticks, how can you put the food into your mouths?” The clever boy answered, “When we use such long chopsticks, we don?t put the food into our own mouths but put it into the mouth of the guest across the table.”
II. Retell the story in your own words.
Unit 7
Part One
Warming-up Activity
1. We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
2. A bloke?s back bike brake block broke.
3. Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread.
4. A tidy tiger tied a tied tighter to tidy her tiny tail.
5. Where?s the big black bear the big black bug bit?
6. Bob bought a big bag of buns to bait the bear?s baby.
7. Give me the gift of a grip top sock: a drip-drape, ship-shape, tip-top sock.
8. A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed.
9. Three gray geese in the green grass grazing. Gray were the geese and green was the grass.
10. Finnish fisher named Fisher failed to fish any fish one Friday afternoon and finall y he found out a big fissure in his fishing-net.
Part Two
Statements
1. understanding of the social structure
2. most men would choose to live
3. warn someone of danger
4. economic and religious reasons
5. death and taxes
Part Three
Short Conversations
1. W: Do you want your son to be a lawyer after he graduates?
M: No, not really. I hope he would take over my company when I retire.
Q: Who is the man? (C)
2. W: I?d like the dresses to be cleaned and pressed.
M: Yes, Miss. They?ll be ready by Monday.
Q: What is the man?s occupation? (D)
3. W: You just told me there was no room any more. Why do you give one to that ma n?
M: I?m sorry, Madam. But he had a reservation.
Q: To whom the woman is speaking? (A)
4. W: Thank you for seeing us off, but do not forget to finish your homework on time. M: Of course, Madam. Your order will always be followed by your son.
Q: Who is the woman? (B)
5. W: You are quite clever. You know who to speak French, German and Japanese. W hich is the easiest to learn?
M: They all required a lot of time but Japanese gave me the easiest time since it?s my mother tongue.
Q: Who is the man? (A)
Part Four
Short Passage
We will explain some sayings about birds. For example, if something is “for the birds”, it is worthless or not very interesting. Someone who “eats like a bird” eats very little. And “a bird?s eye view” is a general look at an area from above. Have you ever observed that “birds of a feather flock together”? In other words, people who are similar become friends or do things together. There is some good advice. “A bird in a hand is worth two in a bush.” This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have. Sometimes, I can do two things by making only one action. This is called “killing two birds with one stone”. But I would never really kill any birds. I love all kinds of animals. This is “a real
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Unit 1-Conversation 1**（1）Janet: So this is the Cherwell Boathouse — it's lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy. Mark: I'm not so sure about that! Janet, there's something Kate and I wanted to discuss with you. Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. We've decided to get involved. Janet: Raising money for charity Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students don't usually do that. Mark: Students often do that here. Anyway, we're thinking of doing sponsored punting. Janet: Sponsored punting! What's that Kate: Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something — like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt. Janet: What a great idea! I'd love to join you! Mark: That's why we're telling you about it. So that's decided then. Let's make a list of things we need to do. Kate: I'll do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity. Mark: Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. I've got one here. Kate: That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that Mark: I'll do that. What have we got so far Kate: Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form... Um ...
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新视野大学英语视听说教程1听力原文 Unit 1 How's your college life? Lead-in Grammatically, English is not too hard to learn, but learning to speak it fluently is a different story! I think vocabulary is probably the most difficult. There are so many words and phrases for us to learn. I find it takes time and energy to learn it well even though I know "No pains, no gains." Listening Skills 听力原文1: Doris: Good morning. Can I help you? David: Yes. I need to change one of my courses. Doris: I'll see what we can do. What's your name, please? David: My name's David Brown. Doris: Y our first name again? David: David. D-A-V-I-D. 参考答案1: David 听力原文2: Nancy: Excuse me. I want to make sure if I am registered for the new semester of English with Dr. Lang? Doris: Just a minute and I'll check for you. What's your name, please? Nancy: Nancy Leigh. Doris: Is "Lee" your last name? Nancy: No, it's Leigh. L-E-I-G-H. But "Lee" would be easier to spell, wouldn't it? 参考答案2: Leigh 听力原文3: Doris: I'm sorry. But if you need a loan, you'll have to go to the Financial Aid Office before you can register. Nancy: Then who should I see there? Doris: Well, Mrs. Vicky Klein can help you. As a matter of fact, anybody there is very nice. Nancy: Oh, thank you. What is her name again? Doris: Vicky Klein. V-I-C-K-Y, K-L-E-I-N.
Unit 6-Conversation 1 Janet: What are you reading, Kate Kate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know it Janet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary. Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year. Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials. Janet: My screen's gone dark. Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously. Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet. Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything! Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ... I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ... Janet: If only I'd backed things up! Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK. Janet: I hope so. Unit 6-Conversation 2 Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland. Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ... Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop! Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon. Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work. Kate: She should have been more careful. Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief! Kate: You were talking in your sleep. Janet: What was I saying Kate: "Stupid, stupid." M ark: I've sorted out your computer. Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problem Mark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark. Kate: He's great, isn't he Janet: Yes. So are you, Kate. Kate: You're such a good friend. Unit 6-Outside view Computers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about that Unit 6-Listening in
朗文英语听说教程（一）Quiz Unit 1 Happiness What did psychologists want to find out ? 1. a. Which people are happy b.What makes people happy c. How people define happiness How do happy people feel about their lives ? 2. a. They like everything. b.They want to change. c. They are satisfie d. Why are happy people optimistic ? 3. a. They have few problems. b.They don’t worry much. c. They have negative attitudes. What factor is most important for happiness ? 4. a.Good relationships b. A successful career c. A lot of money 5. Describe how psychologists learned what makes people happy. Psychologists asked hundreds of people how happy they are. Then they asked questions to find out about their personalities. They looked at the differences between happy people and unhappy people. 6. What three personality factors do happy people have? Happy people are satisfied with themselves. They are also optimistic about their problems. In addition, they have good relationships with their friends and family. Unit 2 New Kinds of Food (1’:50”) What is genetically modified food ? 1. a. Fresh food b. Dangerous food c.Altered food What genetically modified fruit did the speaker mention ? 2. a. Strawberries b. Apples c. Bananas
Unit 1, Lesson A Track1-1-1 A. listen to three people from the pen pals website. Match the name of the speaker with his or her interest: Fiona: Hi, I'm Fiona. I'm from Sydney, Australia. I'm 19, and a student at the University of Canberra. I'm majoring in computer science. When I'm not studying, I like going to the movies. Miguel: Hi, I'm Miguel. I'm from Mexico City. I'm 28 and I'm a math teacher. In my free time, I like playing soccer with my fiends. Hiromi: Hi, I'm Hiromi, and I'm from Tokyo. I'm 24, and I'm a graphic artist. When I have some free time, I usually work on a comic book I'm creating. The main character's name is Damen. Track1-1-2 B. listen again. Answer the questions about the people. Check the correct box. Track1-1-3 B. Mariana and Danny live in the same apartment building. Are they meeting for the first time? Listen to their conversation. Mariana: Hi. My name is Mariana. I'm in apartment 201. Danny: Hi, Mariana. I'm Danny. I'm in 302. It's nice to meet you. Mariana: Nice to meet you, too. Danny: So, are you a student, Mariana? Mariana: yeah, I study music at NYU. Danny: That's interesting. Mariana: What do you do, Danny? Danny: I'm a student at Hunter College. I also work in an art gallery. Track1-1-4 your information.C. Listen again. Practice the conversation. Then practice with Track 1-1-5 C. Listen to Dan describing himself and Dayanne describing her friend. Pay attention to the expressions used for describing people. Then describe yourself to your partner. 1. My name is Dan and I'm from the United States. I'm 28 years old and work at a hospital. I speak English, and Spanish and Portuguese. I'm pretty tall. I'm about six feet. I have a muscular build and short blonde hair. I have hazel-colored eyes. 2. I have a friend who looks like Antonio Banderas. He's tall, dark hair, brown eyes, but he's thin and Antonio Banderas is a little more muscular. Track 1-1-OL-1 A.Emily is at the airport. Listen and check the correct box. Josh: Hello?
Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. A: How are you getting along, Julie B: After the vacation Much refreshed. A．It is interesting. B．It is tiring. C．It is exciting. D．It is refreshing. A: Why are you so cheerful while I'm so stressed all day B: Well, you should work off your stress. A．work not so hard B．work on easier problems C．eat healthy D．get rid of her stress I see you laughing all the time. B: Oh Eric. I'm ... reading a comic book. A: Comic book I didn't know you are interested in it. B: Well, it's a recent interest. When I was low in spirit three months ago, a friend gave me a comic book to read. And I became instantly addicted to such books. You know ... the pictures are so funny ... now I feel much better. A: I didn't know that. No wonder you are always in good spirits these days. B: Yes, and maybe you should read them, too, Eric. A: I ... I don't know. I'm just too busy with my thesis. It's for my master's degree and time is running out ... Ah, pretty much stress on me. B: Now you see Eric That's why you need to give yourself a break to read something amusing. It helps, I promise. A: Really Can reading comic books reduce your stress B: Of course. I'm a living example. Actually I'm having stress too ... you know, the tests, the job, things like that. But when reading the fun stuff, I just forgot all my worries. Later I find myself more powerful to deal with the issues in my life. A: That sounds magical. I'd like to try. Er ... what are you reading now B: Garfields, the cat. It's good. There's another one and you can borrow it. A: Oh, thank you, Penny. You're very helpful. Questions 3 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. months ago, a friend gave Penny _____ when she was in low spirits. （岭师分享群4发布） A．a flower B．a comic book C．a comic DVD
听说教程的参考答案 Unit1 part C: 1) most difficult the words he doesn’t know focus on the general idea 2) focus on the general idea carefully 3) main idea details Part D 1—5 DCBDB Unit 2 1) T 2) F the frowning students remembered the angry article better 3) T 4) F the specialists still don’t know why facial expressions help money Part D 1---3 DCD Unit 3 part C: busy lives 2) six to fifteen 3) reading 4) remain current 5) revise and update Part D : 1---3: ACA Unit 4 Part C: 1) he calls because he can’t attend Laura’s party 2) Some of his friends are coming from Scotland to see him 3) He will take his friends out to dinner 4) She says that Simon can drop in later with his friends Part D : 1---5 BDDCA Unit 5 Part D : 1---4: BDBA Unit 6 Part D : 1---5: ACBDD Unit 7 Part D : 1---3: DCB Unit 8 Part D : 1---3: BCB Test 1: 1—5: ACCBD 6---8：DBD 9---12：ACBD 13----15：BCD 16) language 17) acquire 18) success 19) throughout 20) radio 21) concerts 22) succeed 23) Listening is basically the understanding of words and the relationship between sentences 24) This is impossible even when we listen in our own language
1.M: You call Mike a dreamer, but I think he’s got a lot of ideas. W: Good ideas are only useful if you make something out of them. Q: Why does the woman think that Mike is a dreamer? 2.M: Hello, Susan. Could you please meet Mr. James at the airport? His flight is BA 553 from London. He should arrive at about 10 o’clock. Mr. James is in his late fifties, average height and has short, curly, gray hair. His meeting with the Sales Department is at 4:00. Thank you. W: Sure, no problem. Q: What does the man mean? 3.M: Hello, I’m a senior student. Could you tell me whether this reference room is only for faculty members? W: No, it’s also open to the postgraduates; and undergraduates can come too if they’ve got professors’ written permission.
新视界大学英语视听说教程第一册听力原文Unit 1 A new start Inside view Conversation 1 Porter Good afternoon. Janet Good afternoon. Porter New student? Janet Yes. Porter Welcome to Hertford College. Janet Thank you. Porter Can I have your family name, please? Janet Yes, it's Li. Porter Er, L-double E? Janet No, L-I. Porter And what's your first name, Ms Li? Janet Janet. Porter Janet Li... ah yes, there you are. Here are your keys. Janet Where's my room? Porter You're in Staircase 6 Room 5. Janet Who am I sharing with? Porter Nobody. You have your own room. Er...there's a Ms Santos in the room next to you.
Janet Oh. My own room? In China we usually have several people in a dormitory. Porter Well, here you don't have to share with anyone. Janet Thank you Sir. Porter No need to call me sir, Ms Li. Everyone calls me Stewart. Janet Please call me Janet! Porter OK, Janet, um, can you just sign for your keys, please? Conversation 2 Kate Hi, have you just arrived too? Janet Yes! Kate I guess we're neighbours. My name's Kate Santos. Janet I'm Janet Li. Where are you from? Kate From New York. How about you? Janet I'm from Anshan in China. Kate Is Janet your real name? Janet No, it's my English name. My Chinese name is Li Hui. Is Kate your full name? Kate No, it's short for Catherine. Janet So do I call you Catherine or Kate? Kate Everyone calls me Kate. Janet Nice to meet you. Kate OK, Janet. See you later. Janet Bye! Conversation 3
Unit 1 Starting out Outside view Julie My name's Julie Dearden, and I'm the Director of International Programmes here at Hertford College. Eugene My name's Eugene Berger, I studied here in Oxford for four years er, studying modern languages at Somerville College. Julie Oh, there are many Oxford traditions. Oxford is a very old university, the oldest English-speaking university in the, in the world. And so there are many traditions which are associated with the colleges, with the times of the year, and with sport, and with eating, for example. Eugene Each college is very different um, from um, the others, and it has its own character. Some colleges are very conservative, and some are much more liberal and have a tradition of um, kind of liberal politics. But there are also some specific traditions. Julie Formal Hall is when we all eat together here in college, the professors and the students. Usually it takes places at seven o'clock in the evening, and the professors sit on high table which is the table over here, and the students sit on common table, which are the tables here. But everybody eats together. It's a very beautiful evening because there are, there's a special meal and we eat by candlelight. Eugene I think er, the traditions that make Oxford so unique are firstly the Oxford Union and er, secondly, May Day. The Oxford Union being a debating society where speakers come from all around the world to address the students and even allow themselves to be questioned by the students, making it a very interesting forum. Julie My favourite is er, May Day. And May Day is the first day of May, and we have a tradition called May Morning, and on May Morning everybody gets up very early and the students have a celebration. There is a choir which sings on top of the tower at Magdalen College and all the people of the town and all the students go to listen to the singing. So it's very nice. Eugene The tradition that er, was most important to me was probably Summer Eights. I was a rower. And Summer Eights is a rowing competition, held in May in the summer term. And in this competition, each college is trying to improve its place which it won the previous year and gradually work its way up the river. Julie When the students take exams, they must go to a special building and it's called Examination Schools. And also they must wear a special uniform, so they wear E.gown like mine, a black gown, and they wear a white shirt, arid the men wear a white tie and black trousers. The women wear a white shirt and a black skirt or black trousers. And they must wear this uniform, which has a Latin name - sub fuse — and they must wear this uniform in order to take their examinations. Eugene I think the Oxford traditions lend character to the place and it's such an old institution, it should have traditions, but they can be very inconvenient. For example, sub fuse. This is the uniform that we are required according to the university rules, to wear. Julie They also wear flowers in their buttonholes, and those flowers are carnations. And they wear different colours, the students wear different coloured flowers for different examinations. So when you take your first exam you wear a white flower, and when you take your second exam you wear a pink flower, and when you take your final examination you wear a red carnation. Eugene So we have to dress up in a full black suit, starched collar, white bow tie and carry a mortarboard. And to write an exam in the summer heat whilst wearing all that which you're not allowed to take off is um, uncomfortable. Julie I really like the Oxford traditions, I think it's part of our history, and part of um, being a student or a teacher here at Oxford University. Listening in Passage 1 Interviewer Can you tell me something about the Ivy League? You're a professor at Harvard, is that right?