Unit 6 Food
Part One Viewing, Understanding and Speaking
Video Script
Topic: Food Likes and Dislikes
Setting: In a restaurant
Characters: James, Laura, Charlie, Lisa and a Waitress
[Four young people are talking about food in a restaurant.]
Waitress: Good evening, sir. Good evening, madam.
James: Good evening. Do you have a table for four, please?
Waitress: Certainly. Would you like to sit by the window or further back?
James: By the window, please. I think i t‘s much quieter.
Waitress: Sure. This way please.
James, Laura, Charlie, Lisa: Thank you.
(The Waitress shows the customers to a table by the window.)
…
Waitress: Is this all right?
James, Laura, Charlie, Lisa: All right. Wonderful, thank you. Thanks.
(After all are seated, the Waitress hands them each a menu.)
Waitress: Hello,I‘ll give you a few minutes to look at the menu s.
James: Thank you. Yeah, we should be ready in a few minutes… Thank you.
Waitress: I‘ll be back then.
(The Waitress leaves.)
James: So, should I just order for every one? Is there anything particular that anyone does not want to eat?
Laura: Well, yea, I don‘t eat lamb. My family influenced me. My parents never eat lamb. They think it smells. So I don‘t eat it either.I don‘t even know how lamb tastes like. Maybe it doesn‘t taste so bad, but we won‘t just try it.
Charlie: Oh, I see. I thought that had something to do with religious beliefs.
Laura: Oh, no, not in my case. But you know religion plays an important role s(此处的“s”音多余，编辑时请去掉。)in people‘s choice of food. For example, Muslims don‘t eat pork. Charlie: Yeah, and in China devout Buddhists think it‘s sinful to eat animals.
James: Oh, Charlie, I almost forgot. You just got back from China. What was the food like in Sichuan where you were working?
Charlie: It‘s very spicy. People in Sichuan won‘t eat food without chilies and hot peppers. Lisa: Do you like spicy foods?
Charlie: I didn‘t at the very beginning. But I remember at first I could only eat a little bit of it.
Then gradually I got used to it and realized it‘s quite good, and now I like it.
James: Lisa, you were in China for several years. Which part were you in?
Lisa: The southeast part.
Charlie: I heard people there are brought up on sweet, not so spicy food. Is that so?
Lisa: Yes, everything fixed there is sweet. People even add sugar to meat.
James: That sounds interesting. Were you worried about putting on weight when you were there?
Some women, in order to keep their figures slim, do not eat sweet food even though they like chocolate and dessert very much.
Lisa: No, I a ctually love eating sweet food. I don‘t care whether it‘s fattening or not. For me, taste is more important than my figure.
Laura: Yeah. Sometimes, people‘s likes and dislikes of food are related to one‘s opinions about health and nutrition. For instance, some people like rich food, while others prefer vegetables, green food and salads.
James:Sure, and nowadays with the development of sciences, people know more about food.
Something that used to be thought of as disgusting now seems delicious and nutritious. Charlie: I think it‘s also related to the culture s and traditions of the country. The Chinese people like food with… that smells good good, tastes good, looks good. Oh, they also like food to have a pleasant, nice sounding name.
(The Waitress comes again.)
Waitress: Excuse me. Are you ready to order?
James: Yes. Erm…can I get the 24-ounce porterhouse? Try to get that done medium rare please. Waitress: Certainly.
James: And can I just get a Miller Light to go with that …
Waitress: Miller Light, t hat‘s right. OK.
…
(The voices fade away.)
Exercise 1
Directions: You’re going to watch a video in which a group of people talk about food likes and dislikes. Read the following part carefully, which will make it easy for you to
understand the video.
Exercise 2
Directions: Now watch the video and pay attention to how the speakers talk about food likes and dislikes and their relevant causes. Then decide whether the following descriptions
about food likes and dislikes are true. Put a tick in front of the letter you choose. Food likes and dislikes are related to:
Key to Exercise 2: A, B, D, F, G, H
Exercise 3
Directions: Watch the video again and fill in the missing words in the incomplete lines of the speakers’.
Key to Exercise 3:
1) plays an important role
2) eat animals
3) got used to, like it
4) brought up on
5) slim, even though
6) be thought of
7) with the development of
8) pleasant, nice sounding
Exercise 4
Directions: Watch the video a third time. This time you are required to repeat a few important lines. What you have said will be recorded so that you can compare your
pronunciation and intonation with the speakers’. Try to imitate their pronunciation
and intonation.
Exercise 5
Directions: Now you know the food likes and dislikes discussed by the speakers in the video.
Please describe the foods YOU like and dislike. Your description will be recorded so
that your teacher will be able to know your performance. If you want to improve your
work, try again before you submit your recording.
Part Two Listening, Understanding and Speaking
Listening I
Words You Need to Know:
grapefruit西柚bacon 咸猪肉toast 烤面包片marmalade 柑橘酱preserves 果酱
Tapescript
Guest: Hello, Room Service. This is Room 226. We‘d like to order breakfast for tomorrow.
Floor Waitress: Yes, sir. What would you like?
Guest: We‘d like to start with fruit juice, orange fo r me and grapefruit for my wife. Fresh juice, please. Not canned or frozen.
Floor Waitress: Right, sir. One fresh orange and one fresh grapefruit.
Guest: Good. And then bacon, eggs, and tomato for me and two soft-boiled eggs for my wife, and toast, butter, and marmalade. Do you have different marmalades?
Floor Waitress: Yes, sir. We‘ll put a selection of preserves on your tray. And is it tea or coffee? Guest: Tea, please, but with lemon, not milk.
Floor Waitress: Very good. And when is it for?
Guest: Oh, about 7.30 would be fine.
Floor Waitress: Fine, and could you give me your name, sir?
Guest:It‘s Sands. Mr and Mrs Sands, Room 226.
Floor Waitress: Thank you, sir. (152 words)
Exercise 1
Key to Exercise 1: 1) B 2) D 3) A 4) C 5) B
Exercise 2
Directions:Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the order list below with the information you get from it.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) 226 2) 7:30a.m. 3) orange 4) grapefruit 5) bacon, eggs, tomato
6) two soft-boiled eggs 7) toast, butter 8) lemon tea
Exercise 3
Directions: Work in groups of three. One will be the waiter or waitress and the other two customers. Make up a dialogue ordering food for breakfast.
Sample:
Waitress: Can I help you?
Customer A: Yes, w e‘d like to have a quick breakfast.
Waitress: What would you like to have?
Customer A:I‘d like to start with fruit juice, fresh orange juice.
Waitress: Right, sir. One fresh orange juice. (turning to Customer B) What would you like, Madame?
Customer B:Well, I‘d like some apple juic e. Canned please. And then, bacon, eggs and some toast with butter please.
Customer A: Oh, I‘d like to have some cornflakes with whole milk and two boiled eggs.
Waitress: So bacon, eggs and toast for you (to Customer B) and cornflakes, milk and eggs for you (to Customer A). And is it coffee or tea?
Customer A: Coffee, with milk and sugar.
Waitress: For both?
Customer B:No, I‘d like some black coffee.
Waitress: All right. Please wait a moment. Your breakfast will soon be ready.
Customer A & Customer B: Thank you.
Listening II
Words You Need to Know:
passion 爱好，热爱counter 柜台McDonald‘s 麦当劳cardboard 硬纸板制的
plastic 塑料的container 容器tight-fitting 紧的drive-in 可坐在车上享用的microphone 传声器trash 废物Mexican 墨西哥的Italian 意大利的Debbie (人名)
Tapescript
Part One
The American passion of speed has now hit the food business. Many restaurants, in particular the great chain restaurant company, McDonald‘s, specialize in ―fast food,‖ food which is served at the counter ready ―to go,‖ or ―to take out.‖ The food, cooked and hot, is packed into cardboard and plastic containers, and hot drinks go into plastic cups with tight-fitting lids. There are also drive-in fastfood restaurants, where the customer does not have to leave his or her car. They first stop at a board where the menu is displayed, give an order through a microphone and then drive another twenty yards, where a girl hands them the meal ready cooked and packed. People who prefer to eat at a table in the restaurant also receive their food in cardboard or plastic containers, and the knives, forks and spoons are plastic, too. When they have finished, customers throw everything except the tray into a trash can. (156 words)
Part Two
In most cities, large and small, you can eat Mexican or Italian food. And even small towns have a coffee shop serving simple meals, drinks of all kinds—and excellent, freshly made coffee. You sit at the counter, or are served at a table. Service in restaurants and coffee shops is efficient and friendly. Waiters and waitresses oft en introduce themselves: ―Hi! I‘m Don (or Debbie). What can I get you folks?‖ This friendliness is natural and not entirely influenced by the hope of a high tip. In any case, people usually tip 15% of the check. One of the most pleasant things about waiters and waitresses is that they refill your coffee cup several times for no extra charge. (119 words)
Exercise 1
Directions: Listen to the first part of the passage and complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks.
Key to Exercise 1:
1) take out, cardboard, plastic, plastic, tight-fitting;
2) board, menu, order, microphone, twenty yards;
3) knives, forks, everything, tray.
Exercise 2
Directions: Listen to the second part of the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or f alse. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T
Exercise 3
Directions: Listen to the whole passage and then choose one of the following two topics to say something according to the information you get from the passage.
1) Fast-food restaurants in the U.S.
2) Coffee shops in the U.S.
Sample:
1) Fast-food restaurants are quite common and popular in the United States. Besides McDonald‘s, there are Burger King, Subway, Wendy‘s, Denny‘s, KFC, and many others. One thing that strikes people is that these fast-food restaurants offer really quick service and people in a hurry like to go to those restaurants. Customers choose their own drinks and can refill their cups when they feel like it. There are also drive-in fast-food restaurants where people don‘t have to leave their cars to get their food, which saves a lot of trouble in parking.
2) Coffee shops, rather than places to provide coffee, are shops that provide simple meals like sandwiches, bagels, bread of different kinds etc. There is also a great variety of drinks for people to choose from. Of course, there is freshly made coffee as well.
Listening III
Words You Need to Know:
Tapescript
1) The big baker bakes black bread.
2) ―The bun is better buttered,‖ Bill muttered.
3) Cheryl‘s cheap chip shop sells cheap chips.
4) You can have:
fried fresh fish,
fish fried fresh,
fresh fried fish,
fresh fish fried,
or fish fresh fried.
5) All I want is a proper cup of coffee
Made in a proper coffeepot.
You can believe it or not –
I want a cup of coffee
In a proper coffeepot.
Tin coffeepots or
Iron coffeepots,
They‘re no use to me.
If I can‘t have a
Proper cup of coffee
In a proper copper coffeepot
I‘ll have a cup of tea.
Exercise1
Directions:Listen to the tongue twisters and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Listen again to check your answers.
Key to Exercise 1:
1) The big, bakes black bread.
2) ―The, is better buttered,‖
3) cheap chip shop sells cheap chips
4) fish, fish fried fresh, fresh fried fish, fresh fish fried, fish fresh fried
5) proper cup of coffee, proper coffeepot, a cup of coffee, proper coffeepot, coffeepots, Iron
coffeepots, proper cup of coffee, proper copper coffeepot, cup of tea
Exercise2
Directions: Work in pairs and practice saying these tongue twisters to each other.
Part Three More Listening
Practice One Peanuts
Words You Need to Know:
jar 罐子peanut花生guilty 内疚的confess 承认lick舔M&Ms 一种巧克力豆
Tapescript
An old man and a young man worked in office next to each other. The young man had noticed that the old man always seemed to have a jar of peanuts on his desk. The young man loved peanuts. One day while the old man was away from his desk the young man couldn‘t resist and went to the old man‘s jar and ate over half the peanuts. When the old man returned the young man felt guilty and confessed to taking the peanuts. The old man responded, ―That‘s OK since I lost my teeth. All I can do is li ck the chocolate off the M&Ms.‖ (106 words)
Exercise 1
Directions: Listen to the short story about peanuts and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space
provided.
Key to Exercise 1:
1) T 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) T
Exercise 2
Directions: Listen to the short story again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) B 2) C 3) C 4) A 5) C
Practice Two Chili
Words You Need to Know:
chili 辣椒corn 玉米pineapple 菠萝athlete 运动员carbohydrate 碳水化合物
Tapescript
Dan: Here‘s a quiz on how much you know about chili. Are you ready?
Ellen: Okay, I‘m ready.
Dan: Question 1: Where did chilies come from originally?
Ellen: Easy! They came from Mexico.
Dan: That‘s right. It came from Mexico and Central America 900 years ago. Question 2: Who brought chilies to Spain in 1493?
Ellen: I‘ll make a guess… Christopher Columbus?
Dan: Well done. Question 3: What other foods did Columbus bring from Mexico to Spain? Ellen: I have no idea. Uh, maybe corn… or sweet potato?
Dan: Well done. Yes, corn, sweet potato and pineapple. Question 4: Do chilies make you fat? Ellen: Impossible! They are very hot and you can‘t eat many.
Dan: Actually, eating chilies makes some people eat more food. They don‘t realize their stomach is already full. And the last question: Are chilies good for athletes?
Ellen: I have no idea. I‘ll say ?no‘.
Dan: Wrong! A study has found that if you eat chilies before exercise, you‘ll perform better because you burn carbohydrates better. (170 words)
Exercise 1
Directions: Listen to a dialogue about chili and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.
Key to Exercise 1:
1) F 2) T 3) T 4) F 5) T
Exercise 2
Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the missing information.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) 900 2) 1493 3) corn, sweet potato, pineapple 4) realize, full
5) exercise, perform better, burns
Practice Three Fast Food
Words You Need to Know:
export 出口物品hamburger 汉堡包Bachelor of Hamburgerology汉堡包学学
fancy想要hang round呆着无所事事，逗留could do with 需要，想要
Tapescript
In the past ten years or so, America‘s most popular export to Britain has been THE HAMBURGER. One very well-known American company, which has restaurants all over the world, even has its own ―university.‖ Here, if you fancy becoming an expert in the subject, you can take a ten-day course leading to the ―degree‖, Bachelor of Hamburgerology. If you get really interested in the subject, you can even go on to do your Master‘s degree—but that takes longer!
Hamburgers are, of course, fast food: they don‘t take long to cook and they take even less time to eat. Next time you are in one of those fast-food restaurants, look around. You‘ll notice that th ey aren‘t usually very comfortable (they don‘t want to encourage you to hang around for too long). And they are normally decorated in bright colors because psychological tests are supposed to show that this makes people hungrier.
Keen students of English should read the menus in these places. If you think you could do with improving your vocabulary, especially adjectives, study them with care. (178 words)
Exercise 1
Directions:Listen to the passage about hamburgers and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Key to Exercise 1:
1) C 2) A 3) B 4) D
Exercise 2
Directions:Listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) T 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T
Practice Four My View on Health Food
Words You Need to Know:
junk food劣等食物Popeye 连环画中的大力水手
spinach 菠菜preservative 防腐剂alternative 选择
protein 蛋白质vegetarian 食素的
Tapescript
All right! Enough biscuits, cola, and chips! It seems that junk food is all that the children want to eat these days. Television controls their tastes. The kids see well-known personalities eating potato chips, candy, and other processed food, and they want to be like their heroes. How do they do it? They eat the same food. I wish there were more characters like old Popeye the sailor, who ate spinach and not chips.
Just because I like brown rice, beans, and fresh vegetables, I don‘t expect my children to eat thi s ―health food.‖ I‘m glad to cook traditional meals of meat and potatoes for them. I really can‘t be too upset with the kids because most adults aren‘t careful about what they eat. The other night, my wife and I went to a party where there was plenty to drink but very little for us to eat. They served hot dogs and hamburgers. I can‘t eat hot dogs, with all those preservatives, and hamburgers are filled with chemicals so that they look good. Besides the meat, they had sugar-filled biscuits and cake, and, of course, chips. Terrible! I don‘t want the world to change because of me, but I think that people should realize that there are alternatives to eating meat. They always tell me that I probably don‘t get my essential proteins. But I feel better than ever and I‘m sure that it‘s because I‘m vegetarian. I would really like to see more television advertisements which show the benefits of good, healthy, natural food. (256 words)
Exercise 1
Directions:Listen to the passage about a person’s view on health foo d and put a tick (√) before each food item the speaker would like to have.
Key to Exercise 1: C) E) F)
Exercise 2
Directions: Listen again and then answer the following printed questions with as few words as possible. Be sure to read the following questions carefully before your listening.
Key to Exercise 2:
1) Television.
2) A sailor.
3) Meat and potatoes.
4) Biscuits, cakes and chips.
5) To make them look good.
6) Excellent.
7) One can remain healthy without meat.
8) Opposed but tolerant.
Part Four Testing Yourself
Section I
Eating Out
Tapescript
M: What do you want to have for supper tonight?
W: Well, the refrigerator is empty, so we‘ll have to go to the supermarket.
M: Well, how about going out to eat to save the trouble? But… let‘s not go to t he French restaurant on Broadway. Maybe it‘s the best in town but it‘s too expensive.
W: There‘s a new Mexican place called Tortilla Flat. I don‘t know about the prices, though.
M: But we both love hot food. Why not take a chance? Where is the place?
W: It‘s on Hope Street, just past the High School.
M: Oh, we‘d better hurry. It‘ll take us a half hour to get there. It‘s already 8, and most restaurants around here stop serving dinner by 9 or so.
W: Relax! I can be ready in 5 minutes. We‘ll get there in plenty of time.
(143 words)
Part A
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Put “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.
Key to Part A:
1) T 2) F 3) F 4) T 5) T
Part B
Directions: Listen again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Key to Section B:
1) D 2) C 3) C 4) B 5) B
Section II
On a Diet
Tapescript
Dr. Young: Here‘s your diet, Simon. R emember to follow it carefully.
Simon: Is this all I can eat? One small glass of juice, one hard-boiled egg… That isn‘t enough!
I‘m going to be hungry all day! Can‘t I have any fried food?
Dr. Young: I‘m sorry, Simon. Not when you‘re on a diet.
Simon: Can‘t I even eat bread?
Dr. Young: You can have some bread, but you can‘t have any butter.
Simon: How about fruit?
Dr. Young: Fruit is OK, but don‘t eat too much because it‘s too sweet.
Simon: What about pizza and spaghetti?
Dr. Young: No pizza and no spaghetti.
Simon: How about potato? Can I have potato?
Dr. Young: No, potato is also a fattening food.
Simon: Oh, boy! It‘s going to be a long six weeks! (131 words)
Part A
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and put a tick (√) beside the types of food that are mentioned. Key to Part A: √for 1), 2), 4), 6), 7), 9), 10), 11) and 12)
Part B
Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and put a tick (√) beside the types of food that Simon is allowed to have.
Key to Part B: √for 1), 2), 7) and 11)
Section III
Food
Tapescript
Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food.
When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that sometimes it is terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food—we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don‘t generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. You can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns, where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors come to London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of food, so why should they complain about it? (218 words)
Part A
Directions:
or false. Put “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided.
Key to Part A: 1) T 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) T
Part B
Directions: Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences.
Key to Part B:
1) foreign owners, foreign food
2) aware, very good
3) time, effort
4) slower, a hurry
5) shopping, sightseeing
Unit 1 Listen1_Ex1 Interviewer:Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you? Angela:Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer:Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela:Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer:That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela:Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer:Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela:Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer:Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela:Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am. 1.Angela immigrated from Canada to Korea.(F ) 2.Angela is about 20 years old now.(F ) 3.Angela had two different personalities,one at school and one at home.(T ) 4.Sun-Kyung is Anglela's gilefriend at school.(F ) 5.Angela agrees that culture affects personality.(T ) 6.Being expected to two different cultures is sometimes confusing.(T) 1) outside world 2) at home 3) wave hello 4) bow 5) look straight in the eyes of 6) openly 7) look at my feet 8) shy and silent Listen2_Ex1 I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People
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
Unit 6 Traveling and Sightseeing Thinking Ahead Students are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below: 1. Do you like traveling? Where have you been before? Yes, I do. I have been to quite a lot of places, Mountain Tai, the Great Wall, Korea and Singapore, among which, Singapore impresses me the most for its combination of both a prosperous society and city of natural beauty. Believe me: you can never forget this country once you take a deep breath of fresh air there. 2. How to make a reservation in the hotel? Firstly, you should make it clear when you want to check in, how long you are supposed to stay there. Then, you should tell what kind of room and how many rooms you want. The last but not the least is that, you must leave your name and maybe your contact number, which will surely help you a lot afterwards. 3. What should you pay attention to when at table abroad? mind your manners at table; pay attention to your words and gestures; handle your knives and forks correctly; never talk with your mouth full; never make sounds when you’re eating or drinking something. Part I Video Time In this part, students will have 2 tasks to accomplish. Task 1 In task 1,students will watch a video clip from The Beach and then do the exercises as required. Before watching, they are supposed to read the words, expressions and cultural notes related to the video. Transcript First Visit to Bangkok My name is Richard.
Unit 1 Part 1 Listening I 1．1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 776-2235，65, 11，loud, quieter Listening II 1. 1-5 ABBDA 2. 1-5 old, torn/ blue, by the hand, holiday, children Listening III 1.1-5 181st，very tired, take hold of; for her trouble, never/ again Listening IV 1.1-5 CDBDB 2.. R: fulfills my every need./stay home, cook, clean, and watch the kids. E: open-minded/ something interesting to say. Part 2 1. ACDEGIJ 2. 1-8 in a mess, my turn, a hand, work on, expectations of, how about, too much, what we have Part 3 1. 1)-15) nicer, excited, promises, married, first, lasted, kids, enough, changes, loves, mad, care about, boy friend, get better, help Part 4 Listening I 1. CEFGKL 2. 1-5 personality/ background, good sense of humor, terrible, different environments, looks Listening II 1. 1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 gone by, no sign, taken over, enough, limits Listening III 1. 1-5 TFFTT 2. 1-5 seventies, selfish, unnatural, husband, surrounded Listening IV 1.1-5 ABDCD 2.c: done his part of the housework h: high priority with w: responsibility Unit 2 Part 1 Listening I 1. 1-5 TFTFT 2. 1 He moved to Newton. 2 She wrote down the new address on it. 3 It was thrown away. / The professor threw it away.
II. Listening Skills Listening to People Talk About Health 1.M: I haven’t been to see my doctor for a very long time. I’m worried that he’ll be angry with me for not having a physical examination for so long. W: Which is more important, the doctor’s feelings or your health? You’d better go if you want to make sure everything is all right with you. It seems that the man worries more about the doctor’s feelings than his own health. 2.W: Oh, I’ve got a cold. I’m not used to the cold weather, and it often gets the best of me. What I need now is some good medicine. M: The best medicine is to keep healthy. I promise you that if you get involved with some sort of physical exercise, you’ll get sick a lot less. Why don’t you try joining a gym? The woman catches cold easily and believes in taking some good medicine, but the man thinks physical exercise is more important. 3.W: Exams are coming up soon. I’ve been so busy with schoolwork that I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping. M: School is important, but so is your health. Maybe you should talk to a doctor. Doctors see people all the time for this very problem. They can help you. The woman has been so busy with schoolwork that she has had difficulty sleeping. The man believes that health is important that she should see a doctor. 4. M: Do you mind if I have a cigarette before we eat? W: Well, actually, I do. If you don’t mind, could you smoke outside? If you want to poison your body and shorten your life, that’s your business. But as for me, I want to live long and healthy. The woman asks the man to smoke outside because she wants to live long and healthy. She believes second-hand smoke causes cancer too. 5. W: Robert, when we last talked, you promised there would be less television and junk food, and more exercise in your life. But now you’re becoming quite overweight. M: I know it’s bad, but I really like watching TV. After all we should enjoy ourselves while we are young. W: But you’re risking your health watching TV so much. M: Oh, yes: heart trouble, high blood pressure. But I’d rather die than give up TV. The man once promised he would watch TV less, eat less junk food and have more exercise. But he believes it is more important to enjoy himself, although the woman says he’s risking his health watching TV so much. III. Listening In Task 1: Diets If you’re a young lady in your twenties, you may be either on a diet or wondering which diet to follow. Indeed, people are so concerned with their appearance that the word “diet”has lost its original meaning. It now has the same meaning as “weight loss diet”. There was a time when women bound their waists to have a nice figure. Them came Twiggy, a British supermodel most famous in the 1960s, and since then everyone has wanted to look like a twig. Because of this trend, many diets have become popular. It is not uncommon to meet young girls who look weak enough to be blown away in the wind, yet they are still talking about diets! However, extreme diets can lead to health problems. Many such dieters may end up with very serious disorders. Princess Diana suffered from an excessively strong appetite; Karen Carpenter, a popular singer of the 1970s, died of the less of appetite. You should know that looking good is important but not when it comes at he risk of your health and life. Better eating habits and proper exercise are all you need to be fit and look good. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C Task 2: Culture Shock (D=Doctor; S=Student) D: Hello, I’m Dr. Black. How’re you feeling? S: I’m not feeling well, doctor.
Interviewer: Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you? Angela: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer: Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela: Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela: Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am. I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People trust me with their secrets, and they're right for doing so because I never tell any secret that is told to me. I'm always there to help in any way that I can. All you have to do is ask. I enjoy life and people, which makes me feel good. I find fun in almost everything I do (except housework). I like to watch people, talk to them, and be around them. It
Unit One Tr a ck 4-1-O L-l A. Jay and Elise are talking about an accident. Listen and check the correct picture. Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show! Elise: What is it? Jay: It's called "The Titanic of the Sky." It's about the Hindenburg, a great engineering feat. Elise: The Hindenburg ... Jay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died. Elise: Oh yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing. Jay: Right. It's so funny looking, don't you think? It doesn't look anything like the airplanes as have today. Elise: That's true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway? It seems so dangerous. Jay: Well, some people called the Hindenburg "man's greatest achievement in flight." They thought it was safe, I guess. Elise: Who rode in it anyway? Jay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a "flying hotel." Eise: It sounds pretty great. Jay: Yeah, and it was fast. That's why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster. Elise: Why didn't they just take a jet plane? Jay: Elise! You know they didn't have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the U.S. by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy. Elise: Well, maybe I'll sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe I'll learn something ... Tr a ck 4-1-O L-2 B. Listen again. How was the zeppelin described? Check your answers. Track 4-1-OL-3 A. Listen to the conversation and check the correct picture. Jack: I think we should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer. Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they consume more oil. Jack: They also look really cool. Kayla: That's true, but there are some SUVs which are not big but also very beautiful. Jack: And 1 think big cars are more fun to drive. Kayla: But then again, it's very expensive. Jack: Well, let's get more information about several kinds of cars, okay? T r a c k4-1-O L-4 Listen to another person talking about famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information you hear. My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is 452 meters high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country. T r a c k4-1-O L-5 A. Listen to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Modern buildings: We love them, We hate them The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris is almost 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: There simply wasn't enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect I.M. Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the building's center to be a visitor entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the ones inside the museum. Others said it was just an ugly, modern mistake. Kyoto, Japan, is the country's ancient capital, and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small for the millions of visitors. In 1997, the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the oldest part of the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was built, critics said that the high, wide, modern building would destroy the city's traditional look. On the other hand, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center. Track 4-1-OL-6