新编大学英语视听说第二册Unit8

Unit8Ⅰ.Lead in1.There is no definite answer to this question. Different cultures often require differentapproaches. In Western schools, especially in America, students often like to deal with bullying by themselves. As children, they may not want to talk it over with a teacher if they are bullied, for they do not like to be considered a tattletale or a chicken. In Asian countries, people seem to place more value on collectivism. Against this background, it is not surprising that when a pupil is bullied by a big guy, he may consider the class as a collective to depend on and thus tell the teacher in charge of the class all about it. However, in the context of the quickening globalization process, many Chinese students are beginning to choose to deal with problems on their own..2.To prevent burglaries, we must, first of all, lock doors and windows before going to bed. Butthis is often not enough. Many people are beginning to use iron doors and steel bars outside their windows; some people even install an alarm to scare off a possible burglar. If the alarm system is linked with the police, they can come to your rescue quickly. If the whole family goes on vacation, you should arrange for someone to pick up mails and newspapers delivered to your door. A heavy pile of mail suggests an empty house and is like a beacon for burglars.3.I don't think the death penalty can prevent crime altogether. Capital punishment has beenaround for thousands of years, but crime has never been stopped. Some people commit crimes because of their psychological problems. Others may weigh the material benefits against the risks involved, and thus decide to go ahead in spite of the risks. If potential criminals know a certain crime will cost them their heads, some of them may stop, but some others may commit more serious crimes to avoid getting caught. Thus, the security situation could get worse.4.Many factors contribute to crime, such as poverty, the gap between the rich and the poor, lackof education, emotional outbreaks and loose law enforcement. If one suddenly gets angry, he may lose control over himself and injure or even kill people. Uneducated people may not know what punishments there are and go ahead boldly and foolishly. But lack of education is often linked with a lack of money. Poor people may feel miserable, and ill-feelings breed crime. Clearly, the widening gap between the rich and the poor plays a significant role in crime levels. If people feel resentful and there is no law to stop them from going to extremes, they may vent their anger by committing crimes. Such people need a strong government and strict law enforcement to help them think twice before they leap. To conclude, the gap between the rich and the poor and loose law enforcement may be especially important causes of crime.Ⅱ.Listening SkillsIt’s the same with the book.Ⅲ.Listening InTask1.Robbing the Left ShoeGirl: Yes, I'd like to report a mugging.Police Officer: Okay. Can you tell me exactly what happened?Girl: Well, I was walking home from work when this woman knocked me right off my feet, seized my stuff, and ran off. I was so scared that I didn't go after her.Police Officer: Can you describe the woman for me?Girl: Yeah. He is quite tall, about six foot three.Police Officer: Wait. You said a woman robbed you.Girl: Well, I'm not really sure. [Hmm.] You see, the person was wearing a white dress, a light red sweater over it, and she or he was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.Police Officer: [Hmm.] What else can you remember?Girl: Well, the person... had a beard.Police Officer: Ah! What was, uh, taken exactly?Girl: Well, just my left shoe. Strange, isn't it?Police Officer: Ah. The "Bearded Woman" has struck again!Girl: The "Bearded Woman"?Police Officer: Well, this "Bearded Woman" is a man. He dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reasons, likes to take the left shoe from his victims. He's really harmless andusually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later.Girl: Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my left shoe every time I walk through the park.Task2.SmugglingA young man comes up to the border on his bicycle. He has two large bags over his shoulders. The border guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags?""Sand," answers the young man.The guard is a bit suspicious and asks the young man to open the bags for inspection. The guard empties the bags, but finds nothing in them but sand. Then he has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags. So the young man is allowed to ride across the border with his sandbags.A week later, the same young man presents himself at the border with his bags. The guard asks, "What have you got?""Sand," says the young man.The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand. He gives the sand back to the young man who then rides across the border on his bicycle with the sandbags.This happens every week for three years. Finally, the young man no longer appears at the border crossing. Many months go by and the border guard meets the young man in an expensive café."Hey," says the guard, "for three years you were smuggling something through my crossing station. It's driving me crazy. Just between you and me, what were you smuggling?" The young man drinks his coffee and says, "Bicycles."Task3.Who's the murderer?A passing police car heard loud screams and responded immediately. When the police arrived at the scene, they found Pete's dead body in his backyard, with many knife wounds and blood everywhere. The officer immediately went to question the three neighbors that had been outside in the past thirty minutes.Blake Smith had just finished painting his porch when the officer came. A young, polite man, Blake wiped his hands on his clean jeans before shaking hands, and said, "I've been outside allmorning. Painting the porch ceiling took a long time. Pete lives two doors away. I really didn't see or hear anything," he added apologetically.Nelson Brown had been in his garden, right next door to the victim's yard. He said, "I was in and out of the house. Weeding." His hands were dirty. Then he added, "Inside, I was repairing a chair. It all must have happened when I was indoors. Sorry."Kenny Green's story seemed less believable. "I was on a ladder, washing my windows," the middle-aged man admitted. The officer could see that Kenny's yard overlooked the victim's. But Kenny claimed, "I never looked over into Pete's yard, nor did I hear anything."Now the officer believed that one of the guys was lying. Who was this man?Ⅳ.let’s talkTexas Police Arrest Oldest Bank RobberTexas police say they have arrested a 90-year-old man, Henry Robert, who is accused of robbing a bank, probably making him the oldest bank robber in U.S. history.Police said Robert, who was not armed, asked a teller to put money into a large envelope with the word "robbery" written on it. A witness took down the license number of his car, and he was arrested on a highway about 15 miles outside the city.If he is proved guilty, Robert will face from ten to twenty years in prison. He told police he needed the money, and he had a complaint against banks.Robert left a prison in Florida, where he was the oldest prisoner in the state, about a year ago. Before that, he served a three-year sentence for a bank robbery in Florida in 1999.In a prison interview with a journalist, Robert said he had been a businessman in Texas but had fallen on hard times. He said he robbed his first bank when he was about 80 because he wanted to revenge against banks."A bank that I'd done business with had forced me into bankruptcy. I have never liked banks since," he told the journalist. "I decided I would get even. And I have."Ⅵ.further listening and speakingDescribing a RobberyDetective: Okay, Ms. Brown, just calm down. Could you start from the beginning and tell me what happened?Janet: Well, let's see. I was sitting at the table near the window when two men rushed in and told everyone to freeze.Detective: Can you describe the men?Janet: One was tall and with a long coat on. The other was shorter in a red jacket.Detective: After they burst in what did they do?Janet: Well, the tall one pointed his gun at the clerk and told him to open the cash register. The short one was watching the rest of us. The clerk hesitated a minute and just then the restaurant manager came out of his office. That surprised the thieves.Detective: Yeah, let's see.... The manager's name is Mr. Jackson. I guess he had the key to the safe?Janet: Yeah! That's right! Because the thieves told him to open the safe. The short one went with him. As the manager turned to go back to the office, he told the clerk to cooperate with them. Detective: Did the boss open up the safe?Janet: Yeah, he went back into the office and opened it. He seemed pretty calm, not like the customers. I think that guy deserves a medal or something.Sam: You all do. Living through a robbery is a tough experience.Two Concert TicketsAfter shopping for most of the day, a couple return to find their car has been stolen. They go to the police station to make a full report. Then, a police officer drives them back to the parking lot to see if any evidence can be found at the scene of the crime. To their surprise, the car has been returned.There is an envelope on the windshield with a note of apology and two tickets to a concert. The note reads, "I apologize for taking your car, but my wife was having a baby and I had to use your car to rush her to the hospital. Please forgive the inconvenience. Here are two tickets for tonight's concert."The couple feel relieved. After all, most human beings are kind, they think. They go to the concert and return home late. They find their house has been robbed. Valuable goods have been taken. And, there is a note on the door reading, "Well, you still have your car. I have to put my newly-born kid through college somehow, don't I?"Who Stole the Vase?Amy, the richest woman in town, threw a party. It was crowded and turned out to be a huge success, until about 12:00 a.m. That's when Amy noticed that her valuable vase was missing from the entry hall table.When the police chief arrived, he asked each visitor to make a statement. Phillip McDonald stepped forward, saying, "I was one of the first to arrive, about the same time as Julie Becker. I never once left the house. If people don't remember me, it's because I spent most of the time in a bedroom, watching a basketball game." The chief took down what Phillip's said, then told him he could go.Rod Bush was the next. He also claimed that he had never left the house, though he did step out onto a second story balcony, but it was so cold that he came back in immediately.Julie Becker was the third to make a statement. She also claimed never to have left or seen anything. "I spent much of the party moving from group to group and eating at the various food tables." The chief told her to leave, too, and watched as she went into the hall and took her coat from the top of a crowded coat rack. Now the chief started to suspect one of the three guests.。

新视野视听说第二册第八单元答案Task 1Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6 Unit7 Unit 8 Unit 9Unit 10Task 1 Task 2Task 3Task 1 Task 2Task 3Further listening 1 Further listening2Further listening 3Further speaking 1Unit 8 Crime does pay!Done with this task.Your currentscore: 88%Unit 8 testNextDirections: Click on the speaker to the left tstart playing the audio recordings for PartsI II and III. They will be played continuouslyOnce the recording starts playing, please do N clickon either the speaker icon or the 'UniQuiz' link in the menu bar above. Otherwise,yoPart I may lose the chance of hearing the complet recording.ScriptDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, andthen choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice.After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.(Listen to the audio recording for the1.question.)A. Warning the woman against walkingalone at night.B. Offering to walk back with the woman.C. Saying goodbye to the woman.D. Telling the woman to be on guard.(Listen to the audio recording for the2.question.)A. The woman's book is stolen.B. The woman steals the book.C. The man supports piracy.D. The man tries to persuade the womannot to buy pirated books.(Listen to the audio recording for the3.question.)A. She hopes to get back her laptop ( 笔记本电脑 ).B. She hopes to catch the thief.C. She hopes Steve will get overhis rage.D. She hopes Steve will get somecompensation.(Listen to the audio recording for the4.question.)A. To tell the children who is thecriminal.B. To keep the children stay at homeall the time.C. To encourage children to ask forpermission before playing outside thehouse.D. To tell children not to open doorsfor strangers until they get the name of thestranger.(Listen to the audio recording for the5.question.)A. The man is for harsh punishmentswhile the woman is against them.B. The womanis for harsh punishmentswhile the man is against them.C. They are both in favor of harshpunishments.D. They are both against harshpunishments.Part II ScriptDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then fill in the blanks with the missingwords. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to writethe missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers.W: What do you think about your life here(1)in prison?M: Well,it's not too bad. I spend(2)the greater part of my time in an 8x10 cell ( 囚室), and you spend most of your time in a6x8(3)small office.way ofW: That's a funny looking at (4)things. M: Here I get(5)3 meals a day. There inthe office you (6)get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it.W: You're getting more interesting.M: In prison I can watch TV and(7)play games.At work you (8) get fired for watching TV and playing games.W: Go on. I'm (9).M:Here in prison they(10)allow my family and friends to visit. In the office youcan't even speak to your family and friends(11). Now would you like to(12)with me?W: (13)I wouldn't.what you've said, I'm afraidYour Correctanswer answer(1)in in prison prison the the(2)greater greaterpart of part ofall ears(3)small small office office(4)things thingsthree(5) 3 meals meals/3meals(6)get a get a break break(7)play play games games(8)get get fired fired(9)all all ears ears(10)allow allowon the (11)phone(12)change placesIn(13)spiteofPart III ScriptDirections:Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice.After the first playing,there will be time for you to choose the correct e the second playing to check your answers.1.What is the dialog mainly about?A.The man tells the woman aboutthe mugging he experienced.B.The woman tells the man aboutthe mugging she experienced.C.The woman tells the man about themugging her friend experienced.D.The woman advises the man notto commit mugging.2.What did the woman lose in the mugging?A.Her trust in men and week's pay.B.MasterCard, Visa card and 66 dollars.C.Her ID, Visa card and 60 dollars.D.Her sense of humor and fear of thedark.3.When was the woman robbed?A.Just before dawn in a dark alley.B.At sunset on the sunny side of thestreet.C. In broad daylight in a parking lot.D. In the park during the day.4.What can we learn from the woman'sdescription of the mugger?A. He is about 170 cms tall andunusually fat.B. He is a teenager with pale-blue eyes.C. He is a tall, strong young man.D. He is short, with brown eyes.5. What does Jackie hope will happen to themugger?A. He spends the remaining yearsof his life in prison.B. He reforms and becomes a usefulcitizen.C. He apologizes to her next time theymeet in the park.D. He locks up his apartment at night.Part IVDirections: Choose the best answer to each ofthe following statements.1.I was walking home from work when thiswoman ______ me right ____ my feet.A.knocked...awayB.knocked...offC.hit...awayD.struck...of2. I'll just take off my left shoe _________I walk through the park.A. every timeB. every time whenC. in every timeD. in every time when3.Many months had ______ and theborder guard met the young man again.A.gone offB.gone awayC.gone byD. gone through4.The border guard asked the young man, "Just____________, what were you smuggling?"A.between me and youB.between you and meC.to tell meD.from you to me5.Blake wiped his hands ______ his cleanjeans before shaking hands.A.inB.atC.onD.through6.He told the police that Pete lived _____away.A. two doorsB. in two doorsC. at two doorsD. for two doors7.The officer could see that Kenny's yard_____ the victim's.mandedmanded overC.looked overD.overlooked8. The 91-year-old man was accused of_______ the bank.A.robbingB.robbing fromC.robbing inD.robbing with9.In 1999 the old man ____ a three-yearsentence for bank robbery in Florida.A.served forB.servedC.serviced forD.serviced10. A witness ______ the criminal's licensenumber of his car.A. took onB. took overC. took inD. took down8278Submit??Search onlinWord tipsLanguage and culture tipsOverviewLearning strategiesScriptQuestion 1W:See you guys next week, I'mgoing home now.M: Let me walk you back. It's on my wayanyway. It's dangerous for awoman to be walking alone at night. Q: What is the man doing?Question 2W: Lookbook.at the poorThere are a lotquality ofof mistakestheinit!M: You must have bought a pirated Book piracy is a violationintellectual property rights, youshouldn't support such kind ofstealing act.one.ofsoQ: What can we infer from the dialog? Question 3M:I spoke to Steve yesterday. His flat was broken into. TV, DVD player,stereo, laptop, digital camera—allgone. He's really mad.W: I would be too. That's terrible! Ihope he can claim it on the insurance.Q: What does the woman hope for? Question 4W:I attended a lecture on "Safety for Children" in the community lastnight.A professorsaid thatparents should always encouragechildren to ask for permission beforeleaving the house. Besides, parentsshould tell the children not to opendoors to the strangers.M: Absolutely.But I think more importantly they should be taughtto stay away from the strangers.Q:What can parents do to keep children safe?Question 5M: I think that if a country is too softon its criminals,crime willincrease.W:But it's also a fact that severepunishment has never stopped crime. Q:What do the man and woman think about dealing with crime?ScriptW:What do you think about yourlife here (in prison)?M: Well,it's not too bad. I spend (the greater part of) my time in an 8x10cell ( 囚室 ), and you spend most ofyour time in a 6x8 (small office).W:That's a funny way of lookingat (things).M:Here I get (three meals) a day. There in the office you (get a break) for one meal and you have to pay for it.W: You're getting more interesting.M: I n prison I can watch TV and (play games). At work you (get fired) forwatching TV and playing games.W: Go on. I'm (all ears).M: Here in prison they (allow)my family and friends to visit.In theoffice you can't even speak to yourfamily and friends (on the phone).Now would you like to(changeplaces) with me?W:( In spite of) what you've said, I'm afraidI wouldn't.ScriptM:Jackie, you look as though you've seen a ghost? What's the trouble?W: He came right at me...I was so frightened...M: Slow down. Are you okay?W:Yeah. Let me catch my breath. I was just mugged.M: My god! Are you hurt?W: No, I'm fine, but he took my wallet with 60 dollars in it.M: Where did it happen?W:Just down on the path through the park. In broad daylight, too!M:Did you have credit cards or anything else in your wallet?W: I t had my Visa and school ID.M:We should call the police and thecredit card company right away. Didyou get a good look at the guy? Couldyou describe him to the police?W: Not really.He had a scarf pulled up to cover his face.M:Anything else about him? Eyes? Height?W: All I could see was a pair blood-shot brown eyes. And short, about 160 cms. That's not much help, isit?of he'sM:You did well to remember anything, and those details could help thepolice track him down.W:I hope they catch him and lock him up for life.。

新视野视听说第二册第八单元答案Task 1Unit 1Unit 2Unit 3Unit 4Unit 5Unit 6Unit7Unit 8Unit 9Unit 10Task 1Task 2Task 3Model 1Model 2Model 3Task 1Task 2Task 3Further listening 1Further listening 2Further listening 3Further speaking 1Unit 8 Crime does pay!Done with this task. Your currentscore: 88%Unit 8 testNextDirections: Click on the speaker to the left tstart playing the audio recordings for Parts III and III. They will be played continuouslyOnce the recording starts playing, please do NOclick on either the speaker icon or the 'UniQuiz' link in the menu bar above. Otherwise, yomay lose the chance of hearing the completrecording.Part I ScriptDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, andthen choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice.After the first playing, there will be time foryou to choose the correct answers. Use thesecond playing to check your answers.1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Warning the woman against walkingalone at night.B. Offering to walk back with thewoman.C. Saying goodbye to the woman.D. Telling the woman to be on guard.2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The woman's book is stolen.B. The woman steals the book.C. The man supports piracy.D. The man tries to persuade the womannot to buy pirated books.3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She hopes to get back her laptop (笔记本电脑).B. She hopes to catch the thief.C. She hopes Steve will get over hisrage.D. She hopes Steve will get somecompensation.4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To tell the children who is thecriminal.B. To keep the children stay at home all the time.C. To encourage children to ask for permission before playing outside the house.D. To tell children not to open doors for strangers until they get the name of the stranger.5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man is for harsh punishmentswhile the woman is against them.B. The woman is for harsh punishmentswhile the man is against them.C. They are both in favor of harshpunishments.D. They are both against harshpunishments.Part II ScriptDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers.W:What do you think about your life here(1)in prisonM:Well, it's not too bad. I spend(2)the greater part of my time in an 8x10 cell (囚室), and you spend most of your time in a6x8 (3)small office.W:That's a funny way of looking at (4)thingsM:Here I get (5) 3 meals a day. There in the office you (6)get a break for one meal andyou have to pay for it.W:You're getting more interesting.M:In prison I can watch TV and (7)play games.At work you (8)get fired watching TV and playing games.W:Go on. I'm (9)all ears.M:Here in prison they allowand friends to visit. In the office you can't even speak to your family and friends(11). Now would you like to(12) with me?W:(13) what you've said, I'm afraidI wouldn't.Your answer Correct answer(1)inprisoninprison(2)thegreaterpart ofthegreaterpart of(3)smallofficesmalloffice(4)things things(5) 3 mealsthree meals/3 meals(6)get abreakget abreak(7)playgamesplaygames(8)getfiredgetfired(9)allearsallears(10)allow allow(11)on the phone(12)change places(13)Inspite ofPart IIIScriptDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. What is the dialog mainly about?A. The man tells the woman about the mugging he experienced.B. The woman tells the man about the mugging she experienced.C. The woman tells the man about the mugging her friend experienced.D. The woman advises the man not to commit mugging.2.What did the woman lose in the mugging?A. Her trust in men and week's pay.B. MasterCard, Visa card and 66C. Her ID, Visa card and 60 dollars.D. Her sense of humor and fear of the3.When was the woman robbed?A. Just before dawn in a dark alley.B. At sunset on the sunny side of theC. In broad daylight in a parking lot.D. In the park during the day.4.What can we learn from the woman'sdescription of the mugger?A. He is about 170 cms tall andunusually fat.B. He is a teenager with pale-blueC. He is a tall, strong young man.D. He is short, with brown eyes.5.What does Jackie hope will happen to themugger?A. He spends the remaining years ofhis life in prison.B. He reforms and becomes a usefulC. He apologizes to her next time theyD. He locks up his apartment at night.Part IVDirections: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements.1.I was walking home from work when thiswoman ______ me right ____ my feet.A. knocked...awayB. knocked...offC. hit...awayD. struck...of2.I'll just take off my left shoe _________I walk through the park.A. every timeB. every time whenC. in every timeD. in every time when3.Many months had ______ and the borderguard met the young man again.A. gone offB. gone awayC. gone byD. gone through4. The border guard asked the young man, "Just ____________, what were you smuggling?"A. between me and youB. between you and meC. to tell meD. from you to me5. Blake wiped his hands ______ his clean jeans before shaking hands.A. inB. atC. onD. through6. He told the police that Pete lived _____ away.A. two doorsB. in two doorsC. at two doorsD. for two doors7.The officer could see that Kenny's yard_____ the victim's.A. commandedB. commanded overC. looked overD. overlooked8.The 91-year-old man was accused of_______ the bank.A. robbingB. robbing fromC. robbing inD. robbing with9.In 1999 the old man ____ a three-yearsentence for bank robbery in Florida.A. served forB. servedC. serviced forD. serviced10.A witness ______ the criminal's licensenumber of his car.A. took onB. took overC. took inD. took down8278Submit••Search onlinWord tipsLanguage and culture tipsOverviewLearning strategiesScriptQuestion 1W: S ee you guys next week, I'm going home now. M: L et me walk you back. It's on my wayanyway. It's dangerous for a womanto be walking alone at night.Q: W hat is the man doing?Question 2W: L ook at the poor quality of the book. There are a lot of mistakes init!M: Y ou must have bought a pirated one.Book piracy is a violation ofintellectual property rights, soyou shouldn't support such kind ofstealing act.Q: W hat can we infer from the dialog? Question 3M: I spoke to Steve yesterday. His flat was broken into. TV, DVD player,stereo, laptop, digitalcamera—all gone. He's really mad. W: I would be too. That's terrible! Ihope he can claim it on theinsurance.Q: W hat does the woman hope for? Question 4W: I attended a lecture on "Safety for Children" in the community lastnight. A professor said thatparents should always encouragechildren to ask for permissionbefore leaving the house. Besides,parents should tell the childrennot to open doors to the strangers. M: A bsolutely. But I think more importantly they should be taughtto stay away from the strangers. Q: W hat can parents do to keep children safe?Question 5M: I think that if a country is too softon its criminals, crime willincrease.W: B ut it's also a fact that severe punishment has never stopped crime. Q: W hat do the man and woman think about dealing with crime?W: W hat do you think about your life here (in prison)?M: W ell, it's not too bad. I spend (the greater part of) my time in an 8x10cell (囚室), and you spend most ofyour time in a 6x8 (small office). W: T hat's a funny way of looking at (things).M: H ere I get (three meals) a day.There in the office you (get abreak) for one meal and you have topay for it.W: Y ou're getting more interesting. M: I n prison I can watch TV and (play games). At work you (get fired) forwatching TV and playing games. W: G o on. I'm (all ears).M: H ere in prison they (allow) my family and friends to visit. In theoffice you can't even speak to yourfamily and friends (on the phone).Now would you like to (changeplaces) with me?W: (In spite of) what you've said, I'm afraid I wouldn't.M: J ackie, you look as though you've seen a ghost? What's the trouble? W: H e came right at me... I was so frightened...M: S low down. Are you okay?W: Y eah. Let me catch my breath. I was just mugged.M: M y god! Are you hurt?W: N o, I'm fine, but he took my wallet with 60 dollars in it.M: W here did it happen?W: J ust down on the path through the park. In broad daylight, too! M: D id you have credit cards or anything else in your wallet? W: I t had my Visa and school ID. M: W e should call the police and the credit card company right away. Did you get a good look at the guy? Could you describe him to the police? W: N ot really. He had a scarf pulled up to cover his face.M: A nything else about him? Eyes?Height?W: A ll I could see was a pair of blood-shot brown eyes. And he's short, about 160 cms. That's not much help, is it?M: Y ou did well to remember anything, and those details could help the police track him down.W: I hope they catch him and lock him up for life.。

Unit Eight MoneyPart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening IExercise 1 1)His allowance. 2)Every Saturday. 3)The father isn’t sure if he’s got enough cash. 4)Under his bed.Exercise 2 1)F 2)F 3)T 4)T 5)FScripts:Joshua: Dad. Allowance day. Can I have my allowance?Father: Oh. I forgot about that.Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.Father: I guess I do. How much do I owe you?Joshua: Just $13.Father: Thirteen dollars? Why do I owe you that much? It seems like I paid you just the other day. Joshua:No. You forget every Saturday, and it’s been piling up.Father:Well, I’m not sure if I have enough cash.Joshua: Go to the bank, Dad .You have lots of money.Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well, I think the bank is closed.Joshua: Then, what about your secret money jar under your bed?Father: Oh, I guess I could do that. So, what are you going to do with the money?Joshua:I’m going to put some in savings, buy Mum a gift for her birthday, and use the rest to buy books. Father: Well, that sounds great, Joshua.Listening IIExercise 2 1)F 2)F 3)T 4)T 5)T 6)TExercise 3 1)no 2)persuading/getting 3)thought 4)fun 5)happiest 6)penniless 7)money 8)peace Scripts:I know a man called John Smith who is a very unusual millionaire. What makes him unusual is that he has no money. He says the average millionaire never uses money and always gets other people to pay for taxis or drinks. This is because he is so used to thinking in millions that small amounts of money are not worth thinking about. But this does not mean he has no worries. On the contrary, the average millionaire worries constantly about his businesses. His great wealth also makes it difficult for him to be happy and comfortable with other people. Are they friendly because they like him? Or do they pretend to like him because they want his money? John Smith says he feels very sorry for millionaires, who, instead of being masters of their wealth, are slaves of their millions. In one way, however, John Smith always behaves exactly like a millionaire. He never has any money and generally manages to persuade someone else to pay for his drinks. But unlike other very rich men, he gives back good value for money. He is full of jokes and fun. An evening spent with him is not cheap because he is usually very thirsty, but he always makes people happy. He does not give much thought for tomorrow. He is the happiest man I have ever met. Whenever I meet him, he tells me, “In money I am not rich, but in peace of mind I am a millionaire.” And then the world’s richest, penniless man usually adds, with a smile, “Do you have time for another drink?” How can I refuse?Listening IIIExercise 1 1)D 2)C 3)B 4)D 5)AExercise 21)shivering 2)desire 3)check 4)repay 5)invitation 6)performScripts:For reasons long forgotten, a 14-year-old girl in Cleveland got so angry with her parent that she ran away to New York City. Cold and hungry, she was shivering on a street corner when a taxi pulled up. As some party-goers got out, a man in the group notice the girl and, asking if she needed help, insisted that she joined them for dinner in a nearby restaurant.After hearing her story, the man took her to the train station and bought her a ticket back to Cleveland. “Whatever you desire,” he told her, “if you want it enough, you can make it happen.” Then he gave her $20 and his address and telephone number. If she ever needed anything, she was to call him.She returned to her family, but could not find the paper with his name and phone number. Twenty-five years later, she found the lost paper in a diary. Ralph Burke received a letter and a check for $300. The woman asked that he accept it with the love and spirit in which it was sent. The idea, she said, wasn’t to repay a “kindness that has no price”; rather, sh e hoped he would come to meet her family. Accepting the invitation, Ralph was welcomed like a long-lost uncle.Today he insists that one should perform those “simple acts of kindness” whenever one can. “Sometime, some way,” Ralph says, “they always come back to you.”Listening IVExercise 1 1)C 2)B 3)B 4)A 5)BExercise 21)He should find a cheaper apartment outside of the downtown area.2)Basketball.3)He would feel ashamed.4)Fifty dollars including her financial consulting fees.Scripts:Gilbert:Sophia, could I borrow a few bucks? I’m a little strapped for cash.Sophia:I’m pinching pennies myself, and you still owe me $20. How are things going anyway? Gilbert:Not very well. To be honest, I’m really in the hole these days.Sophia: What do you mean? I thought you landed a great job recently, so you must be loaded.Gilbert:I do have a job, but I’ve used my credit cards to pay off a lot of things recently.Sophia: Do you have a budget?Gilbert: No, but I guess I should have some financial plan.Sophia: Well, let me see if I can help you. How much money do you spend on your apartment? Gilbert: I pay $750 on rent for the studio apartment downtown, not including utilities and cable TV. Sophia: Seven hundred and fifty dollars! Why not find a cheaper one somewhere outside of the downtown area?Gilbert: OK.Sophia: How much money do you spend on food a month?Gilbert:Around $600. I go out to eat at least four times a week, so those expenses add up. I just don’t enjoy eating alone, and I don’t have a knack for cooking like you do.Sophia: Perhaps you ought to buy some microwaveable meals you could prepare at home.Gilbert: I guess I could.Sophia: And entertainment?Gilbert: I spend a few dollars here and there on basketball and movie tickets, a concert or two, and dance lessons.Sophia:Just a “few” dollars?Gilbert: About $450 or so.Sophia:Or so? No wonder you’re having money problems. And what about transportation?Gilbert: Oh, I go to work every day in my new sports car, and my monthly payments are only $480.Sophia:No, I’ve heard enough. You’ve got to curb your spending. I suggest you get rid of your credit cards, cut back on your entertainment expenses, and sell your car. Take public transportation from now on.Gilbert: Sell my car?! I can’t date without a car. What am I going to say? “Uh, could you meet me downtown at the bus stop at 7:00?” Come on!Sophia: And you need to create a budget for yourself and stick to it, and start with paying off your bills, starting with me. You owe me $50.Gilbert: Fifty dollars! Wait, I only borrowed $20 from you last week. How did you come up with $50?Sophia: Financial consulting fees. My advice is at least worth $30!Part 2 Viewing, Understanding and SpeakingExercise 1 1) √B √C √E 2) √B √D √GExercise 2 1)thrilled 2)By the way 3)pay off 4)spare 5)big deal 6)unique 7)make it 8)07; 23;28 Exercise 3 1-B 2-E 3-D 4-A 5-CPart 3 Video Appreciation and Singing for FunExercise 1 1-D 2-A 3-B 4-CExercise 21)They buy a plasma TV, cell phones, computers, and a SUV.2)One percent.3)They are WMDs. Weapons of Mass Destruction.4)Five thousand million bucks/dollars.5)No one is responsible.Part 4 Further ListeningListening IExercise 1 1)T 2)T 3)F 4)F 5)T 6)TExercise 2 1)Week 2)Million 3)poor 4)alarm 5)give awayScripts:Each Friday evening the TV station chooses a “Person of the Week”, someone who helps others. Two newscasters discuss this Friday’s choice.Jim:Our “Person of the Week” is Mr. Percy Ross, whose newspaper column, “Thank a Million”, is found in 200 newspapers. Mr. Ross lives here in Midville.Ann:Right. Every week about 7,000 people write to him, asking for money. He reads the letters and sends money to some of the people. He also answers three or four letters every week in his newspaper column.Jim: Who gets money from Mr. Ross?Ann: Usually old people, sick people, and poor children.Jim: Good.Ann:Sometimes he doesn’t send money. He sends people the things they need---shoes, a smoke alarm, a hearing aid, etc.Jim: Why does he give away his money?Ann: When he was young, he was poor. He worked hard, and now he is a successful businessman. But Mr. Ross remembers when he was poor. He wants to help poor people.Jim: he also wants to give away his money before he dies and wants to choose who gets it.Ann:He is a good choice for “Person of the Week”.Listening IIExercise 1 1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T 5)F 6)FExercise 2 1)five 2)35 3)excellent 4)countingScripts:My brother, Henry, had an excellent job at a bank. I couldn’t believe him when he told me that he had decided to give it up. Though I tried to make him change his mind, I failed completely.“You should reconsider your decision,” I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wo nderful career. You might become a bank manager by the time you’re 35.”“I know,” Henry answered. “I’ve got no complaints with the bank. It’s a pleasant job in pleasant surroundings and we keep civilized hours. The bank manager told me that my prospects we re excellent.”“Then why do you want to leave?” I exclaimed.“It’s the money,” Henry said.“But you are getting a good salary,” I answered.“I don’t mean that,” Henry said. “What do I do at the bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing.”“What’s depressing about counting money?” I asked, unable to follow the logic of Henry’s argument.“You don’t understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people’s!”Listening IIIExercise 1 1)50 2)85 3)$175,000 4)$3,000 5)$200,000Exercise 2 1)C 2)B 3)A 4)CScripts:For a long time, Albert Smith had the reputation as a miser. But yesterday, people found they had wronged him.Mr. Smith was known by other residents as the meanest man in the village. He was a farmer who also owned a building business, and made money on the stock market. A fellow villager, who had known him for more than 50 years, said, “He never spent money on himself. He never bought a new suit and he even mended his sho es with sticky tape rather than buy a new pair.”A woman villager added, “He was the meanest man I ever knew. He got the greatest pleasure from doing his account books. He worked on them for hours. We thought he was planning to take his money with him.”Mr. Smith died in October at the age of 85, and yesterday his will became known. He left $175,000 for the building of houses for his former employees, and $3,000 for a new village bus shelter. The rest of his estate, more than $200,000, went to charity.Listening IVExercise 1 1)C 2)B 3)A 4)D 5)AExercise 2 1)two blocks 2)30 3)sick; hungry 4)25Scripts:Narrator:It’s a dark, cold, and rainy night. The taxi driver hasn’t had a single passenger all day. W hen he goes by the entrance of the railway station, he sees a young man from the country coming out, carrying two suitcases. “Aha!” thinks the taxi driver, “Here’s an opportunity to make up for the rest of this bad day.” He quickly opens the door of the ta xi.Driver: Where do you want to go, sir?Hayseed: To the Continental Hotel.Narrator:Hearing this, the taxi driver loses hope for a big fare. The Continental Hotel is hardly two blocks away. The most the hayseed will give him is one dollar. What bad luck! The driver then decides to take a long trip around town and then back to the Continental Hotel. So he does, and after a long time they arrive at the hotel.Driver: You owe me thirty dollars, sir.Hayseed: What? Thirty dollars? Do you take me for a fool? You’re trying to cheat me.Driver: How dare you accuse me...Hayseed: Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel. I know how much the trip should cost!Driver: Oh...oh...all right.Hayseed: I think I should call the police.Driver: Oh, no! Please don’t! I have a sick wife and four hungry children.Hayseed: All right! This time I’ll let it go.Driver: Thank you, sir. You are right. The trip isn’t worth 30 dollars...Hayseed: I know that. I may come from the country, but I’m as smart as yo u city folks.Driver: Yes, sir.Hayseed: I won’t pay a cent more then I paid for the other taxi driver last week...26 dollars!。

Part one1、（1）their families（2）what they know about their family, their similarities with parents or siblings, and what they know about their family history2、（1）come from（2）most of my family（3）talking to people3、c-e-a-f-b-d4、（1）height（2）same traits（3）think about things（4）my sister（5）similar to（6）mathematical（7）a younger version（8）organized（9）louder（10）quite calm（11）my brothers（12）quite different5、2，6正确Part two2（1）1689（2）advisor（3）soldiers（4）sailors（5）dull（6）incredibly（7）surname（8）great funPart three2、（1）islands（2）There are no rules（3）an account（4）a digital（5）male（6）half animal（7）edit（8）short（9）face（10）features（11）pick（12）personality（13）online stores（14）over three million（15）chatRole Playing2.1Conversation 11、speaking and listening2、speaking and listening Conversation 21、summer camp2、Different agesConversation 31、online classes2、demanding2.2Conversation 1(1) So for me the most important thing is to Conversation 2(2) I suppose I'd have to say(3) In my opinionConversation 3(4) One thing I'd like to say is thatPresenting（1）1.11、BBC breakfast TV2、hair color3、businesswoman4、personality5、building1.2正确：1、3、4、5、6（2）Step2建议不要抄这个Step3建议不要抄……….I'm a 22-year-old girl studying in a Chinese university.I want to create a new image of myself. One thing I decide to alter is my appearance. I hope I can be 175cm tall, and my weight is about 50kg. I want to make my eyes blue and my hair blonde. I want to become a fashionable and attractive girl so that I can become a good actress and a charming cover girl. I want to be famous.I won't change my personality much. I will still be a positive, easy-going and honest girl as I am now. But I hope I can be more outgoing.The things that haven't changed are my perception of perfect happiness and my dream. For me, perfect happiness means perfect health, lots of money in my wallet and lots of love in my heart. Traveling around the world has long been my dream. I want to have enough money and time to go traveling, and I want to go to different places in the world and meet a lot of humorous and knowledgeable people. And when I come back home, I want to hang out with my friends at coffee bars and shopping malls. I long for that exciting and fun life, and I bet I'll enjoy it.ConversationsPassages1、C、C、A、B2、（1）infancy（2）assumed （3）inherited （4）rooted in（5）fairs（6）compensate for （7）cement（8）witness（9）exposed to （10）contributed toUnite TestPart1B\B\C\C\BPart2B\D\A\APart3B\C\C\A\DPart4(1)kicked out of(2)hang out(3)involved(4)useless(5)failure(6)fell in love with(7)positive(8)especially(9)took off(10)succeed。

Unit 8Money Part OneViewing,Understanding and SpeakingVideo Script Topic:The lotterySetting:Lakeside park,lottery booth,and dormitoryCharacters:Elizabeth (girl),Alice (girl),Michael (boy),Tony (boy),and Bill (boy)A group of college students are having a picnic at the lakeside park.They are chatting and laughing cheerfully while listening to pop music on the radio.Their attention is turned to the radio when they hear the disc jockey say,"Now is the time to buy lottery tickets.The jackpot is $18million.$18million.That’s what you can take home tonight if you are the lucky winner."Tony:Hey,Bill,you hear that?Eighteen million bucks!It’ll be so cool to win it.Bill:Yeah.I’d be thrilled to death if I were the winner.Michael:Why don’t you try your luck and buy a lottery ticket?Tony &Bill:That’s a good idea.Elizabeth:Don’t be silly.You guys are daydreaming.Alice:That’s right.It’s a waste of money.By the way,you don’t even have the money to buy a lottery ticket,Tony.You haven’t returned the ten dollars you borrowed from me yesterday.Tony:That’s…that’s exactly why I’m interested in the lottery.If I won it,I’d pay off all my debts.Bill:Who doesn’t want to be rich?Actually,I think it’s not a bad idea if we buy one ticket for all of us.We could share the prize money if we won.For one ticket,it’s only two bucks.I think we could spare the two bucks by skipping dessert at dinner time.Alice:Two dollars isn’t a big deal.I just don’t think we could be that lucky.I’ve heard about so many people who buy the tickets every week and still haven’t won a cent.Bill:Come on,Alice!It may be our lucky day.Elizabeth:Oh,I hope we’ll be lucky,of course.Wait a minute!There’s no lottery booth in this area.Where can we go and buy the ticket?Michael:That’s no problem.We can stop at the lottery booth,can’t we?Elizabeth:OK,let’s go.(At a lottery booth )Tony:Liz,you’re the treasurer.You should go and buy the ticket.Elizabeth:All right.But what numbers do we choose?Michael:Just let the machine randomly select them.Alice:I don’t trust the machine.Let’s try something unique.Tony:What do you mean by “unique”?Alice:Like…Bill:Like what?Alice:Like our lucky numbers.Michael:I’ve an idea.There’re five of us,and seven numbers on the ticket.Why don’t we just useour birthdays and today’s date,Oct.25th ?Tony:That’s a good idea.So mine’s 23rd of May,that’ll be 23for me.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网Bill:I’m 14.Michael:I’m 7.Alice:I’m 2.Elizabeth:I’m 28.Elizabeth:OK,guys.Listen,so the numbers are 23,7,28,14,2,10and 25.Others:Yes,right,here we go.(They have had a good time at the park.It’s evening now and the students are listening to the radio for the result of the lottery.)Michael:So,Bill,what would you say we should do if we won the lottery?Bill:We could start a company like …Alice:Do you mean drop out of university?No way!Bill:What would you do then?Alice:I think we should use the money to make a movie we could all star in.Elizabeth:I’ll be scared to death in front of the cameras.I’d say we should travel around the worldif we did win.Tony:I would like to see the world too.I would also like to own the Houston Rockets .You know,Ilove the NBA so much.Michael:But you’re not ever going to be tall enough to make it to the NBA.I think we should buyan old castle in England and live there like kings and queens.Elizabeth:Shh….,be quiet please.The result is coming!(TV news announcer:And now for this week’s Power Ball jackpot.The numbers are:02,07,10,14,23,25,and…28!)Chorus (excitedly ):Oh,my God!I can’t believe it!That’s our numbers!Tony:Can’t believe it!We won the lottery!…(noisy excitement )…..Alice:Who’s got the ticket?Michael:Liz,of course.She’s the one that bought it for us.Elizabeth:Hold on.It’s…in the backpack.(S he picks up her backpack and searches for a while.The others wait anxiously.Elizabeth takes out the ticket and checks the numbers.Her face suddenly turns pale.)Bill…Bill:Yeah,what?Elizabeth:You said your birthday was on the 13th ,right?Bill:No!It’s 14th !Elizabeth:I’m sorry.But I thought I heard 13.Bill:No,you kid!No!The others:Oh!No!No!…Elizabeth:Sorry…The others:Oh!No!…18…(697words)Exercise 1w ww .k h da w .c o m 课后答案网Directions:You’re going to watch a video of a group of college students who talk about thelottery and their experience of buying lottery tickets.Read the following part carefully,which will make it easy for you to understand the video.1)disc jockey n.an announcer who presents and comments on popular recorded music,especially on the radio;a DJ.流行音乐唱片播放主持人e.g.Her came up and play the role of disc jockey,and we nicknamed him EJ the DJ.2)jackpot n.the largest amount of money that you can win in a game that is decided by chance积累的赌注e.g.A nurse who gambled $6in a slot machine walked away with the biggest ever jackpot of more than $25million.3)buck rmal a dollar 美元e.g.She left home with a couple of bucks in her pocket and the shirt on her back.4)pay off give someone all the money you owe them 还清债务e.g.We should be able to pay off the debt within two years.5)skip v.not do something that one usually does or that one should do 跳过，略过e.g.I’m trying to lose weight,so I’m skipping lunch today.6)dessert n.sweet food eaten at the end of a meal 甜食e.g.There’s apple pie,ice-cream,cheesecake or fruit for dessert.7)treasurer n.a person who is in charge of the finances of a society or organization and keeps its accounts 财务主管e.g.Anthony Fletcher is the committee’s treasurer.8)randomly adv.happening or chosen without any definite plan,aim,or pattern 随机地，任意地e.g.The books were randomly arranged on the shelves.9)drop out of leave an activity,course etc.before it has finished 退出e.g.Several students dropped out of the course after three weeks.1010))scare v.make someone feel frightened 吓，使害怕e.g.Some parents try to scare their children into behaving well.11)Houston Rockets 休斯敦火箭(美国NBA 中的一支篮球队)12)make it be successful in a particular activity or profession 成功，做到e.g.She’s very ambitious,but I don’t think she’ll ever make it to the top.13)backpack n.a bag used for carrying things on one’s back,especially by people on longwalks (野营者，徒步旅行者的)背包e.g.Most teenagers carry too many things in their backpacks.Exercise 2Section ADirections:Now watch the video and pay attention to the reasons why some of the speakerschoose to or not to buy lottery tickets.Then tick (√)the reasons the speakers give inthe video.1)Why do some speakers choose to buy lottery tickets?_____A.Winning the lottery will enable them to pay off their debts of $10thousand._____B.Everybody longs to become rich._____C.It won’t cost them much to try their luck by buying only one ticket.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网_____D.They count themselves luckier and therefore more likely to win the lottery than otherpeople._____E.They can share the prize if they beome the winner._____F.They will all become millionaires and won’t have to pursue their studies._____G.They will get to know the psychology of lottery winners,which they are interested in.2)Why do some others in the same group choose not to buy lottery tickets?_____A.They will get a heart attack if they win the lottery._____B.It’s a waste of money to buy lottery tickets._____C.It will leave them with no money to buy their dinner._____D.Their chances of winning the lottery are remote._____E.It’s inconvenient for them to buy the lottery ticket at the gas station._____F.They cannot get a good deal as businessmen do._____G.They consider it a daydream to think that they are going to be the lottery winner.Key to Section A:1)B,C,E 2)B,D,GSection B Directions:Watch the video again and pay attention to what the speakers plan to do if they win the lottery.Then match the speakers with their plans.Key to Section B:1)B,2)E,3)D,4)A,5)C Exercise 3Directions:Watch the video again and fill in the missing words in the incomplete lines of the speakers’.1)I’d be ______to death if I were the winner.2)__________________,you don’t even have the money to buy a lottery ticket,Tony.3)If I won it,I’d ____________all my debts.4)I think we could ______the two bucks by skipping dessert at dinner time.5)Two dollars isn’t a ____________.6)What do you mean by ______?7)But you’re not ever going to be tall enough to ____________to the NBA.8)The numbers are:02,______,10,14,______,25,and…______!Key to Exercise 3:1)thrilled2)By the way3)pay off4)spare1)Elizabeth A.to live in an old castle in England 2)Alice B.to travel around the world 3)Tony C.to leave university and set up a company 4)Michael D.to buy Houston Rockets 5)Bill E.to make a movie and feature themselves in it w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网5)big deal6)“unique”7)make it8)07,23,28Exercise 4Directions: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.1)Why don’t you try your luck and buy a lottery ticket?2)You haven’t returned the ten dollars you borrowed from me yesterday.3)That’s…that’s exactly why I’m interested in the lottery.4)I just don’t think we could be that lucky.5)I’ve heard about so many people who buy the tickets every week and still haven’t won a cent.6)We can stop at the lottery booth,can’t we?7)Just let the machine randomly select them.8)So,Bill,what would you say we should do if we won the lottery?9)I think we should use the money to make a movie we could all star in.10)I’ll be scared to death in front of the cameras.11)And now for this week’s Power Ball jackpot.12)You said your birthday was on the 13th ,right?Exercise 5Directions:Now you know the different attitudes of the speakers towards the lottery in the video.Please express YOUR opinion about the lottery and your plan to spend the money ifyou won it.Your description will be recorded so that your teacher will be able toknow your performance.If you want to improve your work,try again before yousubmit your recording.Part Two Listening,Understanding and SpeakingListening I Words You Need to Know:Background Information:1.Plastic cards:Instead of the traditional form of money,there are other forms of money,such as:i)credit cards like Visa,MasterCard,City Express,American Express;ii)bank cards like ATM cards.The term “plastic”(塑料信用卡，塑料购物卡)is used to describe all types of plastic cards that replace money.traveler’s check 旅行支票credit card 信用卡issue 发行automatic teller machine (ATM)自动取款机cashier 出纳swipe 刷卡punch in 敲入account 账户neat 极好的w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网2.PIN :It is the short form of Personal Identification Number （个人身份识别号码）.It is a number like a secret code that enables you to carry out a bank transaction at an ATM or in a store which has EPS.3.EPS:It is the short form of Electronic Point of Sale (电子销售点系统).It is an electronic system that enables customers to have the cost of an item withdrawn from their bank account when they are in a store.They punch in their PIN number on a small machine that looks like a hand calculator and the amount of money to withdraw from their account in order to pay for the item they have bought.TapescriptNatalie Portman is from a little town.She is visiting her friend Lin Gang in Hong Kong.They are on a shopping trip.(L=Lin Gang N=Natalie Portman)Part IL:Well,here’s the store I was telling you about where you can buy really nice silk things,to takeback to your hometown.You said your sister wanted some skirts.N:I know just what I want to get but I realize that I left my traveler’s checks at your place and Idon’t have any money with me.L:That’s OK.I’ve got my plastic!N:You mean your credit card?L:No,my bank card.Part IIN:How can you use that in a store?Is it like a credit card?L:No,not really.It’s a card issued by my bank.It’s the same card I use at the automatic tellermachine at the bank.N:I still don’t understand.We’re nowhere near your bank.L:Let’s go to the cashier and I’ll show you how EPS works.N:What does EPS mean?L:Well,it stands for “Electronic Point of Sale”.N:OK.You just gave the cashier your bank card and she swiped it through her machine.Nowwhat happens?L:Now I just have to punch in my PIN on this little thing that looks like a calculator.N:What’s a PIN?L:A personal identification number.N:So now the cost of my sister’s skirts has been taken out of your bank account.L:That’s right.N:Don’t you ever worry that someone might take all your money?L:Well,they could only do that if they knew my PIN number.It’s a neat system because you don’thave to carry around a lot of cash.N:That’s neat.(282words)Exercise 1Directions:Listen to the first part of the conversation and choose an appropriate answer for eachitem.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网1)Where does the conversation take place?A.In a silk store. B.In a plastic factory.C.At a bank. D.At a travel agency.2)What does Natalie want to buy for her sister?A.Air tickets. B.Traveler’s checks.C.Silk skirts. D.Telephone cards.3)What is Natalie’s problem?A.She can’t find the way back to the hotel.B.She forgets the address of her friend.C.She lost her traveler’s checks.D.She doesn’t have any money with her.4)What will Natalie’s friend do for her?A.Give her some cash.B.Carry what she buys to the hotel.C.Let her use his card for the time being.D.Take her back home.Key to Exercise 1:1)A 2)C 3)D 4)C Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the second part of the conversation and fill in the blanks with the information you hear from the recording.A bank card is issued by a particular bank and can be used at a store with EPS (Electronic Point of Sale).The 1)________swipes it through her machine,and then the card holder 2)________in his PIN number on a little thing that looks like a calculator.The cost of the things a customer buys is then taken out of his bank 3)________.One doesn’t have to worry about 4)________the card because one has to have the PIN number to use it,and this is a neat system because people don’t have to carry a lot of 5)________with them.Key to Exercise 2:1)cashier 2)punches 3)account 4)losing 5)cash Exercise 3Directions:Listen to the whole conversation again and then role-play it.Sample:L:Did you say that you want to buy some silk skirts for your sister?N :Yes…L:Now,here’s the place where you can choose from a large variety of silk products.N :But…but I left my traveler’s checks at your place and I don’t have any cash on me.L:Oh,don’t you worry.I have my plastic.N :Plastic?What’s that?L:Oh,that’s my bank card.N :Is it like a credit card?L:No,it’s different from a credit card.It’s issued by the bank where I have my money.I can use iton any automatic teller machine or any store where there is EPS.N :What is EPS then?L:Well,it stands for “Electronic Point of Sale”.When I make any purchase,the cashier will swipew w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网the card through the machine and I enter my PIN,that’s it!And the money for the purchase will be taken out of my account.N :What is PIN then?L:PIN is a personal identification number.N :Is there any danger of your money being taken by someone?L:Well,very unlikely.People could only do this if they have my PIN number.N :Wow,that’s neat.And you don’t have to bring a lot of cash with you.L:That’s right.Listening II An Unusual Millionaire Words You Need to Know:unusual 与众不同的millionaire 百万富翁TapescriptAn Unusual Millionaire I know a man called John Smith who is a very unusual millionaire.What makes him unusual is that he has no money.He says the average millionaire never uses money and always gets other people to pay for taxis or drinks.This is because he is so used to thinking in millions that small amounts of money are not worth thinking about.But this does not mean he has no worries.On the contrary,the average millionaire worries constantly about his businesses.His great wealth also makes it difficult for him to be happy and comfortable with other people.Are they friendly because they like him?Or do they pretend to like him because they want his money?John Smith says he feels very sorry for millionaires,who,instead of being masters of their wealth,are slaves of their millions.In one way,however,John Smith always behaves exactly like a millionaire.I mean he never has any money and generally manages to persuade someone else to pay for his drinks.But unlike other very rich men,he gives back good value for money.He is full of jokes and fun.An evening spent with him is not cheap,because he is usually very thirsty,but he always makes people happy.He does not give much thought for tomorrow.He is the happiest man I have ever met.Whenever I meet him,he tells me,“In money I am not rich,but in peace of mind I am a millionaire.”And then the world’s richest,penniless man usually adds,with a smile,“Do you have time for another drink?”How can I refuse?(274words)Exercise 1Directions:Before you listen to the passage,can you guess from the title what the passage mightbe about?Sample:The passage is probably about a millionaire who has a lot of money but never spends any.He inherited the money from his parents and,in spite of his fortune,he’s very careful with his money.He doesn’t even want to get married since he’s afraid that his wife will get part of his fortune.He shuts himself from the outside world and people seldom see him in public places.w w w .k h da w .c o m 课后答案网Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage and decide which of the following statements are true or false.Put “T”for true and “F”for false in the space provided._____1)John Smith has a lot of money._____2)The average millionaire worries about his businesses and his relationship with other people._____3)John Smith is used to thinking in millions and never uses money._____4)Some people like to associate with the average millionaire probably because they want his money._____5)The average millionaire is the slave of his wealth as he is controlled by it._____6)John Smith usually drinks a lot if other people treat him.Key to Exercise 2:1)F 2)T 3)F 4)T 5)T 6)T Exercise 3Directions:Listen to the passage again and then fill in the blanks with what you hear from the recording.John Smith is considered an unusual millionaire.He has 1)________money,but he behaves like a millionaire by 2)________other people to pay for his drinks.He has no worries,as he does not give much 3)________for tomorrow.He’s full of jokes and 4)________.In this way he makes people happy and is thought of as the 5)________man.In conclusion,he is the world’s richest,6)________man—he’s not rich in 7)________,but he’s a millionaire in 8)________of mind.Key to Exercise 3:1)no 2)persuading/getting 3)thought 4)fun 5)happiest 6)penniless 7)money 8)peace Part ThreeMore Listening Practice One Allowance DayWords You Need to Know:allowance 零用钱pile up 积累jar 罐子Tapescript Joshua:Dad.Allowance day.Can I have my allowance?Father:Oh.I forgot about that.Joshua:You ALWAYS forget.Father:I guess I do.How much do I owe you?Joshua:Just $13.Father:Thirteen dollars!?Why do I owe you that much?It seems like I paid you just the other day.Joshua:No.You forget every Saturday,and it has been piling up.Father:Well,I’m not sure if I have enough cash.Joshua:Go to the bank,Dad.You have lots of money.Father:Lots of money,uh?Uh,well,I think the bank is closed.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网Joshua:Then,what about your secret money jar under your bed?Father:Oh,I guess I could do that.So,what are you going to do with the money?Joshua:I’m going to put some in savings,buy Mum a gift for her birthday,and use the rest to buybooks.Father:Well,that sounds great,Joshua.(142words)Exercise 1Directions:Listen to the conversation and then answer the following questions briefly.1)What does the son want from the father?_________________________________2)When does the father usually give it to his son?_________________________________3)Why does the son suggest his father go to the bank?_________________________________4)What does the father keep to himself secretly?_________________________________Key to Exercise1:1)His allowance.2)Every Saturday.3)The father isn’t sure if he’s got enough cash.4)A money jar.Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage and decide which of the following statements are true or false.Put “T”for true and “F”for false in the space provided._____1)The father usually gives his son $13every week._____2)The father hasn’t given his son the allowance because his son has enough money._____3)The father will go to the bedroom to get money for his son._____4)The boy will spend some of the money on books._____5)The father doesn’t care how his son will spend the money.Key to Exercise 2:1)F 2)F 3)T 4)T 5)F Practice Two I Have Everything I NeedWords You Need to Know:jewel 宝石jail 监狱Man!(感叹词)嘿！TapescriptMy name is Joe Bob Cook and I live on an island now.It’s very small,but it’s all right because I have everything I need.A few years ago I was living in a city and was working in a big office with a computer.It was a good job,I guess,but it was very boring.Everything was always the same.And I didn’t really like to work.I preferred to stay in bed asleep in the morning.And,of course,I never had enough money.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网So one day while I was eating lunch I started to think.“Why are some people rich and some people poor?”I asked.I was always working,but I certainly wasn’t becoming rich.“Maybe I can rob a bank,”I thought,“or steal someone’s jewels.”While I was thinking,I picked up a newspaper.There was a picture of a man the police were looking for.He used to work with a computer too,and at the same time he was also stealing a lot of money from the company.“Man!”I thought.“That’s a good idea.”So now you understand why I’m living here on this little island.There’s a very big jail on it.(204words)Exercise 1Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in each blank with the information you get from the recording.1)My name is Joe Bob Cook and I live on a(n)________now.2)It was a good job,I guess,but it was very ________.3)I preferred to stay in bed ________in the morning.4)I was always ________,but I certainly wasn’t becoming rich.5)“Maybe I can ________a bank,”I thought,“or steal someone’s jewels.”6)There was a picture of a man the ________were looking for.Key to Exercise 1:1)island 2)boring 3)asleep 4)working 5)rob 6)police Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.1)What was Joe Bob Cook’s job a few years ago?___________________________________________________________2)Why is Joe Bob Cook in jail?___________________________________________________________3)How did he come up with such a way to become rich?___________________________________________________________Key to Exercise 2:1)He worked in a big office with a computer.2)Because he stole money from the company he was working for.3)He saw in the newspaper that a man was wanted by the police because of stealing money from the company.Practice Three A Kindness beyond PriceWords You Need to Know:Cleveland (地名)克利夫兰shiver 哆嗦pull up 停车Ralph Burke (人名)TapescriptFor reasons long forgotten,a 14-year-old girl in Cleveland got so angry with her parents that she ran away to New York City.Cold and hungry,she was shivering on a street corner when a taxiw w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网pulled up.As some party-goers got out,a man in the group noticed the girl and,asking if she needed help,insisted that she join them for dinner in a nearby restaurant.After hearing her story,the man took her to the train station and bought her a ticket back to Cleveland.“Whatever your desire,”he told her,“if you want it enough,you can make it happen.”Then he gave her $20and his address and telephone number.If she ever needed anything,she was to call him.She returned to her family,but could not find the paper with his name and phone number.Twenty-five years later,she found the lost paper in a diary.Ralph Burke received a letter and a check for $300.The woman asked that he accept it with the love and spirit in which it was sent.The idea,she said,wasn’t to repay a “kindness that has no price”;rather,she hoped he would come to meet her family.Accepting the invitation,Burke was welcomed like a long-lost uncle.Today he insists that one should perform those “simple acts of kindness”whenever one can.“Sometime,some way,”Burke says,“they always come back to you.”(239words)Exercise 1Directions:Listen to the passage and choose an appropriate answer for each item.1)Why did the girl run away from her parents?A.For no specific reason. B.She felt she was neglected.C.Her parents got divorced. D.She was angry with her parents.2)Where was she when the man noticed her?A.In a restaurant. B.At a party.C.On a street corner. D.In a taxi.3)What did the man do to help her?A.He drove her back home in person.B.He bought her a ticket to Cleveland.C.He gave her $20for her to buy a ticket back home.D.He took her to his home and put her up for the night.4)How old was she when she met the man again?A.14. B.30. C.20. D.39.Key to Exercise 1:1)D 2)C 3)B 4)D Exercise 2Directions:Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences.1)When the taxi stopped beside her,she was __________there,cold and hungry.2)The man encouraged her by saying,“Whatever your __________,if you want it enough,you can make it happen.”3)When she found the paper with his name and address,she sent him a letter and a __________for $300.4)She said in her letter that she didn’t mean to repay his kindness that has no __________by sending him $300.5)The man accepted her __________to go to meet her family.6)Today the man insists that one should __________those “simple acts of kindness”whenever one can.Key to Exercise 2:w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网1)shivering 2)desire 3)check 4)price 5)invitation 6)performPractice Four Hayseed and Taxi DriverWords You Need to Know:hayseed 乡巴佬Continental Hotel 大陆饭店fare 车费take…for…把……看成……accuse 指责folks (plural)人们Tapescript Narrator:It’s a dark,cold,rainy night.The taxi driver hasn’t had a single passenger all day.When he goes by the entrance of the railway station,he sees a young man from the country coming out,carrying two suitcases.“Aha!”thinks the taxi driver,“here’s an opportunity to make up for the rest of this bad day.”He quickly opens the door of the taxi.Driver:Where do you want to go,sir?Hayseed:To the Continental Hotel.Narrator:Hearing this,the taxi driver loses hope for a big fare.The Continental Hotel is hardly two blocks away.The most the hayseed will give him is 1dollar.What bad luck!The driver then decides to take a long trip around town and then back to the Continental Hotel.This he does,and after a long time they arrive at the hotel.Driver:You owe me thirty dollars,sir.Hayseed:What?Thirty dollars?Do you take me for a fool?You’re trying to cheat me.Driver:How dare you accuse me …Hayseed:Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel.I know how much the trip should cost!Driver:Oh …oh …all right.Hayseed:I think I should call the police.Driver:Oh,no!Please don’t!I have a sick wife and four hungry children.Hayseed:All right!This time I’ll let it go.Driver:Thank you,sir.You’re right.The trip isn’t worth thirty dollars…Hayseed:I know that.I may come from the country,but I’m as smart as you city folks.Driver:Yes,sir.Hayseed:I won’t pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…twenty-six dollars!(267words)Exercise 1Directions:Listen to the recording and choose an appropriate answer for each item.1)Why is the taxi driver happy to see the young man?A.He has waited there all day for the young man.B.The young man is the only passenger on the train.C.He hopes to make big money from the young man.D.The young man brings him two suitcases of gifts.2)Why is the taxi driver disappointed then?A.The young man refuses to take a taxi.w w w .k h d a w .c o m 课后答案网。

Part I ScriptDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Warning the woman against walking alone at night.B. Offering to walk back with the woman.C. Saying goodbye to the woman.D. Telling the woman to be on guard.2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The woman's book is stolen.B. The woman steals the book.C. The man supports piracy.D. The man tries to persuade the woman not to buy pirated books.3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She hopes to get back her laptop (笔记本电脑).B. She hopes to catch the thief.C. She hopes Steve will get over his rage.D. She hopes Steve will get some compensation.4.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To tell the children who is the criminal.B. To keep the children stay at home all the time.C. To encourage children to ask for permission before playing outsidethe house.D. To tell children not to open doors for strangers until they get thename of the stranger.5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man is for harsh punishments while the woman is against them.B. The woman is for harsh punishments while the man is against them.C. They are both in favor of harsh punishments.D. They are both against harsh punishments.Part II ScriptDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then fill in the blanks with the missing words. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time to write the missing words. Use the second playing to check your answers.W:What do you think about your life hereM:Well, it's not too bad. I spend time in an 8x10cell (囚室), and you spend most of your time in a 6x8W:That's a funny way of looking atM:Here I getW:You're getting more interesting.M:In prison I can watch TV and At work youfor watching TV and playing games.W:Go on. I'mM:Here in prison they family and friends to visit. In the office you can't even speak to your family and friendsW:(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)Part III ScriptDirections: Listen to the following recording, and then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.What is the dialog mainly about?A. The man tells the woman about the mugging he experienced.B. The woman tells the man about the mugging she experienced.C. The woman tells the man about the mugging her friend experienced.D. The woman advises the man not to commit mugging.2.What did the woman lose in the mugging?A. Her trust in men and week's pay.B. MasterCard, Visa card and 66 dollars.C. Her ID, Visa card and 60 dollars.D. Her sense of humor and fear of the dark.3.When was the woman robbed?A. Just before dawn in a dark alley.B. At sunset on the sunny side of the street.C. In broad daylight in a parking lot.D. In the park during the day.4.What can we learn from the woman's description of the mugger?A. He is about 170 cms tall and unusually fat.B. He is a teenager with pale-blue eyes.C. He is a tall, strong young man.D. He is short, with brown eyes.5.What does Jackie hope will happen to the mugger?A. He spends the remaining years of his life in prison.B. He reforms and becomes a useful citizen.C. He apologizes to her next time they meet in the park.D. He locks up his apartment at night.Part IVDirections: Choose the best answer to each of the following statements.1.I was walking home from work when this woman ______ me right ____ my feet.A. knocked...awayB. knocked...offC. hit...awayD. struck...of2.I'll just take off my left shoe _________ I walk through the park.A. every timeB. every time whenC. in every timeD. in every time when3.Many months had ______ and the border guard met the young man again.A. gone offB. gone awayC. gone byD. gone through4.The border guard asked the young man, "Just ____________, what were yousmuggling?"A. between me and youB. between you and meC. to tell meD. from you to me5.Blake wiped his hands ______ his clean jeans before shaking hands.A. inB. atC. onD. through6.He told the police that Pete lived _____ away.A. two doorsB. in two doorsC. at two doorsD. for two doors7.The officer could see that Kenny's yard _____ the victim's.A. commandedB. commanded overC. looked overD. overlooked8.The 91-year-old man was accused of _______ the bank.A. robbingB. robbing fromC. robbing inD. robbing with9.In 1999 the old man ____ a three-year sentence for bank robbery in Florida.A. served forB. servedC. serviced forD. serviced10.A witness ______ the criminal's license number of his car.A. took onB. took overC. took inD. took down。

Part 1Listening 1Ex1: 1) rocks 2) Yes 3) stones 4) not 5)sand 6) No 7) waterEx2: 1) time management business students 2) wide-mouthed produce at a time 3) dumped work themselves down 4) grabbed filled to the top illustration 5)eager beaver how full your schedule is fit some more things 6) get them in at allScript:One day an expert on the subject of time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to stress a point, used an illustration I'm sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you'll never forget it either.As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers, he said, "Ok, time for a quiz." He pulled out a large, wide-mouthed jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full"Everyone in the class said, "Yes."Then he said, "Really" He reached under the table and pulled out a bag of little stones. Then he dumped some of them in and shook the jar causing the little stones to work themselves down into the spaces between the big he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full" By this time the class was onto him. "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. And he reached under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started dumping the sand in and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the little stones. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full""No!" the class shouted. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he grabbed a bottle of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the top. Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration"One eager beaver raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!""No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."Listening 2Ex1: B C A B D C B B A DEx2: F T F F TScripts:Throughout the day, energy rises and falls. At its peak, you're likely to perform 30 to 40 percent faster and more accurately, than at its lowest, says Lynne Lamberg. So by synchronizing your schedule with your natural energy supply ,it will help you use it more efficiently.She also says, alertness is highest and concentration the most between 9a.m. and early afternoon—the best time to crunch numbers or write a report. You should dive into the hardest tasks first, and your extend high-energy mornings with a late lunch. Many people are still going strong until 1 or 2 ., so why break the momentum During mid-afternoon, you might attend to some routine tasks, such as paying bills or sorting through a pile of junk mail. Work that involves physical activity, such as running down the hall to photocopy a memo, or talking to other people (that includes phone calls)—will keep your energy level from dropping way down.When full alertness returns—around 4 .—you might do a few small projects that give you a feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. Send off an important letter. Or plan and prioritize for the next day.The dark side of your cycle is equally important: For daylong energy we need a good night's sleep. On average, Americans get about seven-and-one-half hours, although some need more and others get by on less. We 're getting enough sleep if we wake up without the help of an alarm clock and don't feel the urge to nap during the day.Listening 3Ex1: 1) London 2) What a wonderful Life 3) Globe 4) changes developments natural resources cities nuclear warEx2: T F T T FScript:(Do you feel depressed when you read newspapers Does the news always seem bad To many people it does, but not to Alexander Dubois, a French scientist living in London. Unlike many scientists, he believes that the world will be a better place in the future. His book, What a Wonderful Life, will be on sale, and Globe sent Reporter Catherine Brown to talk to him. Here is part of their conversation.) Catherine Brown: What changes will we see in the next few yearsAlexander Dubois:Today, work is the most important part of manypeople's lives. In the future, machines will do muchof our work. This means that we'll have more time tothink about how to live happily.Catherine Brown: What developments will there be in medical scienceAlexander Dubois:The day will come when we will eliminate killerdiseases such as diphtheria and typhoid. Also, therewill be fewer babies born with birth defects becausedoctors will be able to operate on children beforethey are born.Catherine Brown:And what about natural resources Will there be anadequate supply of coal, oil and gasAlexander Dubois:Of course! Research shows that there are sufficientresources for the next 20,000 years within onekilometer of the earth's surface.Catherine Brown:Will cities continue to grow and become more and moreovercrowdedAlexander Dubois:No, they won't. People will return to smallercommunities where they can really know theirneighbors and participate in community life.Catherine Brown: Aren't you worried about the possibility of nuclearwarAlexander Dubois: Yes, I am. I expect there will be a nuclear war in thefuture, but it won't end our world. Life willcontinue.Statements:1. Alexander Dubois holds an optimistic point of view for the world's future.2. Alexander Dubois believes that, people's jobs will play the most important partin their lives.3. Alexander Dubois thinks that,6 some defects in babies will be treated beforebirth.4. Alexander Dubois predicts that someday some people will move from big cities tosmaller communities.5. Alexander Dubois believes that a nuclear war can be the end of the world.Listening 4Ex1: e c b f a dEx2: 1)biased 2) unaware 3) success 4) fun 5)control 6) environment 7) flexibility 8)optimal 9)wings 10）exploreScripts:Professor Zimbardo: Time perspectives are easy to identify when people are making decisions. For some people, it’s only about what is in the immediate situation, what other people are doing, and what they are feeling. And those people, when they make their decision in that form, we’re going to call “present-oriented”, because their focus is what is now.Student A: Then maybe , I’m not ”present-oriented”. It seems what I care most is always what will be in the future.Professor Zimbardo: Yes. You might be among those ”future-oriented”. There focus is always about anticipated consequences. OK, anybody here who is neither “present-oriented” nor “future-oriented”Student B: Myself. I think neither of your description about this two time perspectives fits me well.Professor Zimbardo: Then you mast belong to the third type. We call them “pat-oriented”because they focus on what was. For them, both the present and the future are irrelevant. Thire decisions are based on past memories.Student B: That’s true, but sometimes, I just fell my time perspectives are a mixture.Professor Zimbardo: That’s very likely the case. There are actually six time perspectives: past-positive or past-negative; present-hedonistic or present-fatalist: future-oriented or transcendental future, as a matter of fact, these six time perspectives might coexist in a person. But they are biased in different situations. Either of them may rise to be the dominating one that influences us to make decisions. But we’re totally unaware.Student A: But do those perspectives show bias in their influence on human life,for example, positive or negativeProfessor Zimbardo: In a sense, that’s right. Any time perspective in excess has more negatives than positives, you know what those future-oriented people sacrificefor success. They sacrifice family time . they sacrifice friend time. They sacrifice fun time. And they sacrifice sleep. So it affects their health. And they live for work, achievement and control.Student B: Yes. That’s ture. We just never realized that before. But professor,do you think time perspective is something inherent or something we learnProfessor Zimbardo: People’s time perspectives result from the social environment and their life experiences, and they can be learned and be changed . That’s the last point I want to make today. one needs to develop the mental flexibility to shift time perspectives fluidly, depending on the demands of the situation; that’s what you’re got to learn to do. The optimal temporal mix is What you get from the past-positive gives you roots. What you get from the future is wings to soar to new destinations, new challenges. What you get from the present hedonism is energy, the energy to explore yourself, places, people, sensuality.Further ListeningListening 1Ex1: F F F F T T F TEx2: 1)friend 2) end 3) weeks 4)know 5)terrible 6)rang 7)younger 8)tired 9)game 10）make 11）show 12）thinking 13）distance 14）corner 15）telegram16）deserveScripts:Around the Cornerby Henson TowneAround the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end.Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friend's face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell,And he rang mine.But we were younger then,And now we are busy, tired men.Tired of playing a foolish game,Tired of trying to make a name."Tomorrow," I say, "I will call on JimJust to show that I'm thinking of him."But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,And distance between us grows and grows.Around the corner! — yet miles away."Here's a telegram sir—Jim died today."And that's what we get and deserve in the end.Around the corner , a vanished friend.Listening 2Ex1: 1)clocks 2) promptness efficiency 3) impatient 4) household appliances save time 5)control miss avoidEx2: F T F F FScript:Almost every American wears a watch, and in nearly every room in an American home, there's a clock. "Be on time." "Don't waste time." "Time is money." "Time waitsfor no one." All of these familiar sayings reflect the American obsession with promptness and efficiency. Students and employees displease their teachers and bosses when they arrive late. This desire to get the most out of every minute often affects behavior, making Americans impatient when they have to wait. The pressureto make every moment count sometimes makes it difficult for Americans to relax anddo nothing.The desire to save time and handle work efficiently also leads Americans to buy many kinds of machines. These range from household appliances to equipment for the office such as calculators, photocopy machines and computers. One popular machineis the videocassette recorder, which gives Americans a new kind of control over time. Fans of professional football don't have to miss the Sunday afternoon game on TV because of a birthday party. They simply videotape it and watch the game in the evening. What's more, they can actual save time by fast-forwarding through all the sales ads and commercials shown during te game. So a game, seen later on, might only last hours.Listening 3Ex1: A B A B DEx2: 1)pessimistic 2)doubled 3)coal 4)chickens 5) artificial6)well-designed7)fresher 8)leading 9)unnecessaryScript:What will life be like 100 years from now Some experts are optimistic; others,far more pessimistic. They think that by then the population will have doubled. Wewill have run out of essential materials, like oil and coal. We may even have run out of water to drink. They believe that we will be living like chickens- living in little boxes, and eating artificial food.But those who are more optimistic say that life in the future will be much better than it is today. We may be living in well-designed , systematic communities. We may be getting more sunlight, breathing fresher air, living in a better environment and leading far more pleasant lives than we are today.Life will certainly have become far more mechanized by the year 2100. It may even have become too mechanized. Mechanization has already caused quite a few problems and will cause still more. For example, many jobs will have been “automated”. People will no longer be able to learn only one job in their lifetime. Many of the jobs that young people are doing today will have become unnecessary by the time they are 40.Questions:1. What can definitely be said of life in the next century2. What does "many jobs will be 'automated'" mean according to the passage3. What will the influence of automation be upon people in terms of employment4. Is there any possibility hat some jobs will disappear in decades from now Why or why not5. What would the future job market look likeListening 4Ex1: F T T F FEx2: 1) Because they could have a large house and yard there2) The cities have grown larger3) During the last 10 or 15 years of the 20th century4) Because they want to change them into apartment buildings5) It saves people time for traveling back and forthScript:Starting in the early 1900s, many Americans living and working in large cities moved to the suburbs. They wanted to live where they could have a large house and yard, instead of a small apartment with no yard. The problem that this has brought is that as the cities have grown larger, people must travel a long way to their place of work. Often the trip takes as much as two hours each way. Thus they have very little time to enjoy their houses and yards.Therefore, during the last decades of the 20th century, some people became interested in moving back to the business areas of the cities. Many old buildings with businesses or factories on the first few floors have upper floors that are empty- Other old buildings are completely empty. Architects have been buying these buildings and changing them into attractive apartment buildings. Most have large comfortable rooms with big windows, which let in a lot of light. The apartments in these buildings are quickly bought by people who want to move back downtown. As one new apartment owner said, "I don't have a yard anymore, but I also don't have to sit in my car for over three hours a day. And there are nearby parks that I can visitnow that I have more time."。

UNIT 8 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART TWO LISTENINGText 1Airbus A 380Task 1: Watch the video and choose the best way to complete the sentences.1. The Airbus is the world’s _______________ .(a) most expensive aircraft(b) most technologically advanced aircraft(c) biggest commercial aircraft2. The wings are made of ______________ .(a) aluminum and steel(b) carbon fiber material(c) steel3. Tests on landing gears are carried out to make sure that the aircraft can _______________.(a) take off safely(b) land safely(c) land under any conditions4.The flight simulator used the _______________ .(a) latest digital technology(b) latest mechanical technology(c) latest navigating technology5. The world’s airlines have ordered ______________ Airbuses.(a) 154 (b) 164 (c) 1746. The first flight of an airliner was at the airport of __________________.(a) Toulouse(b) Derby(c) FrankfurtTask 2: Listen to the recording again and check the correct answers in the table.Text 2How a waffle cone is madeTask 1: Watch a video about how a waffle cone is made. Put the steps in the right sequence.[ 1 ] a. They start with a lot of dark brown sugar and add caramel coloring.[ 5 ] b. Automated arms transfer the patties to rolling tools.[ 4 ] c. Nozzles deposit batter on a baking plate.[ 3 ] d. The batter flows out of the blender and into a refrigerated tank.[ 2 ] e. They pipe water into the blender and add vegetable oil.[ 6] f. The waffle cones move to a conveyor. Automatic fingers adjust their position.[ 8 ] g. A technician tests the cone’s breaking point.[ 7 ] h. A computer with a camera eye counts the cones and sends a message to a machine.Task 2: Listen to the passage and underline linking and incomplete plosion.At this point, the blend is the consistency of pancake batter, and an agitating blade keeps it that way. Next, nozzles deposit measured amounts of batter on a baking plate that looks like a moving waffle iron. Top plates flip down, and the baking plates roll through a gas-heated oven for a quick bake. The top plates lift up, revealing the cooked waffle patties. Automated arms help transfer the patties to rolling tools. The tools grab the patties and twist them into cones. The cones fall down a shoot and ride an open elevator up and down to cool and harden. The waffle cones slide down another shoot and move into lanes on a conveyor. Automatic fingers adjust their position to prepare them to slide into paper jackets. A computer with a camera eye counts the cones and sends a message to a machine that stacks them in the right increments.Task 3: Listen to the recording and answer the following two questions.1. What do sugar cone patties look like?The patties are fan-shaped and have a flat edge.2. Why are sugar cones more popular choices for hard ice cream?Sugar cones are stronger than waffle cones.PART THREE SPEAKING (30 minutes)Task 1: Watch the video clip “The secret of nano technology”and check [√] the true statements.[√ ] 1. The promise of nano technology is almost unlimited.[ ] 2. Nano technology hasn’t been applied in daily life.[ ] 3. A thin nano layer on trousers can resist spills and stains.[ ] 4. Nano is as small as virus.[√ ] 5. Nano technology can be applied on electronic devices.[√ ] 6. The wound dressing made from nano-silicon is flexible.Task 2: Listen to the recording again and answer the following questions.1.In what aspects are nano trousers different from ordinary cotton trousers?They resist spills and stains.2.How small is nano?A billion times smaller than a real person.3.How is nano technology going to be applied in the making of mobile phones?It will be used in mobile phones with very bright, energy-saving displays.4.What kind of TV can we get when nano technology moves on to plastic?We’ll have the roll-down TV that can be put on the wall.5.How is nano technology used in medicine?A flexible wound dressing.PART FIVE HOMEWORK (5 minutes)Task 1: Inventions.Keys & script:1.People in England made the first computer in 1943. It was made to help England understandsecret messages during World War II.When was the first computer invented? In 1943.2.The first car came from Germany. It was invented by a German called Karl Benz in 1884. Hiscar company merged with another German car company, called DMG, in 1926 and the name Mercedes-Benz was used for the combined product. Now a Mercedes-Benz is still a very good and expensive car.Who invented the first car? A German called Karl Benz.3.The first clock was invented in China. It was invented in the year 725 ---- over 1,280 years ago. When and where was the first clock invented? It was invented in China in725.4.An Australian invented the fax machine. After the machine was invented, it became popularin East Asia.What machine first became popular in East Asia? The fax machine.5. A Canadian invented the chocolate bar. He lived in the eastern part of Canada. He invented itin the 1880s.Who invented the chocolate bar? And when? A Canadian invented it in the 1880s.6.Folding fans came from Japan. They were invented in Japan over 800 years ago.When and where were folding fans invented? They were invented in Japan over 800 years ago.Task 3 The following passage is about the development of the motor car. Listen and answer the questions.1. What does the speaker say about the petrol-driven engines?They have no future.2. What alternative fuel vehicles are mentioned?Vehicles that are powered by solar power, natural gas, and vegetable oil. The most practical are electric vehicles.3. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?A limited driving range and very few recharging points.4. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?They are safe, clean and perform well. The power source is rechargeable.5. What does the speaker say about the future cars?They will be linked to GPS satellites. The controls will be audio-based. An internet link will allow you to receive email, music and movies.。

大学英语视听说第二册Unit8 In the NeighborhoodLesson A Running errands2. ListeningActivity 1 Too much to doA. 1.F 2.T 3.FB.Caller: 1235 Service: 345Activity 2 How is the neighborhoodB.12578C.23 She wanted to be sure it is safe for her and her young child to cross the road. She also wanted to know if there were any parks she could take her son to.Activity 3 We work you playA. 1.immediate release 2. picking up dry cleaning 3. taking your children topractice 4. done for youB. 1. keep your fridge stocked ;deliver groceries to your door ;put yourgroceries away2. developing film; children; dry cleaning; movie CDs3. walk your pet; take your pet to veterinary appointments; keep your pet companyC. 1. The services are affordable and convenient.2. They can call (010)55556666.Activity 4 Better transportation for better neighborhoodsA.Curitiba : 6 Bogota: 3,8 Both: 2, 4, 5 Neither: 1, 7B. 1. Because Curitiba was one of Brazil’s fastest growing cities and there wereserious pollution problems.2. This plan has been very successful. Curitiba’s population has grown by morethan one hundred percent since 1974, but traffic has decreased by thirty percent.Curitiba has reduced air pollution and provided cleaner neighborhoods for its citizens.C. 1. bicycling and walking only 2. Car Free Day 3. without a car 4. 125 5.closed to cars 6. up to two million 7. enjoy the clean air and quietLesson B Running errands in my neighborhood Part 1 Running errands1.Before you watch1.Post office2. laundromat3. pharmacy4. parcel5. bank2.While you watchA. 1. the laundromat ; the supermarket2. the bank; the supermarket; the dry cleaner’s ; the pharmacy3. the supermarket; the bank; the post officeGlobal viewpoints: My neighborhood1.Before you watch1. c2.a3.b2. While you watchA. 1. restaurants 2. residential 3. on the sidewalks 4. school 5. taking public transportationB. 1. pass through 2. pass by my house 3. you don’t want to use a car 4. getaround taking public transportationPart 2 City Living Claudia’s errand service!1. PreviewB. 1. No. 2. Yes. 3. No. 4. Yes. 5. No. 6. Yes.2. While you watchA. 1. False 2.True 3. True 4. False 5.False 6. False 7. FalseB. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5.eC. 1. Roberto was sick and Claudia thought it would be fun to run errands in hisneighborhood since she had never been there before.2. A thermometer.3. Claudia was humorous and happy.4. He asked her to get some groceries, pick up dry cleaning, and rent a movie.5. He said “ Don’t forget the grocery list” to make sure Claudia brought backthe right things.D. 1. Got the groceries. 2. Here you go. 3. Have a great day. 4. Ah, there it is.E. Activity11. How did it go?2. No problem.3. convenient4. Everything’s in one place.5. close to public transportation6. speaking of7. get going8. Hey, there is one more thing9. I hate being alone 10. I suppose 11. You know what would be reallly nice 12. Don’t push your luckActivity 21. She meant she wouldn’t normally stay to watch the movie but would do so on this occasion because Roberto was sick..2. Claudia meant Roberto should be satisfied and grateful with the errands she hadalready completed for him, not asking her for more favors. But she was only joking when she said this.。

Listening skillsScriptTo keep our children safe from dangerous criminals, these tips might be helpful. First, children should be encouraged always to ask permission from their caregivers before they go anywhere. They should not only tell the caregivers where they will be at all times, but also who will be looking after them. Also, children should never walk or ride their bikes alone. Instead, they shouldtravel in groups whenever possible. More importantly, children should be taught to stay away from strangers, though they may offer to show them a puppy or give them candy. Children should be taught to say "no" and run, scream, or fight if necessary. Moreover, children should be told that no problem is too big or too small to ask grown-ups. In fact, it is never too late to ask for help, and to keep asking until they get the help they need. Last but not least, we should realize that many child-attack cases involve a family member or family friend, for example, a stepfather, sister's boyfriend, babysitter, neighbor, and so on.1)First2)not only3)but also4)Also5)Instead6)More importantly7)though8)Moreover9)In fact10)Last but not least11)for exampleListening inTask 1ScriptGirl:Yes, I'd like to report a mugging.Policeofficer:OK. Can you tell me exactly what happened?Girl:Well, I was walking home from work when this woman knocked me right off my feet, seized my stuff, and ran off. I was soscared that I didn't go after her.Policeofficer:Can you describe the woman for me?Girl:Yeah. He is quite tall, about six feet three.Policeofficer:You said a woman robbed you.Girl:Well, I'm not really sure. Hmm. You see, the person was wearing a white dress, a light red sweater over it, and sheor he was wearing a pair of basketball shoes.Policeofficer:Hmm. What else can you remember?Girl:Well, the person... had a beard.Policeofficer:Ah! What was, uh, taken exactly?Girl:Well, just my left shoe. Strange, isn't it?Policeofficer:Ah. The "Bearded Woman" has struck again!Girl:The "Bearded Woman"?Police officer:Well, this "Bearded Woman" is a man. He dresses up like a woman and, for some unknown reason, likes to take the left shoe from his victims. He's really harmless and usually returns the shoe to the crime scene a couple of days later.Girl:Hey, he can keep my shoe, and I'll just take off my leftshoe every time I walk through the park.FTFTFTask 2ScriptA young man comes up to the border on his bicycle. He has twolarge bags over his shoulders. The border guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags?""Sand," answers the young man.The guard is a bit suspicious and asks the young man to open the bags for inspection. The guard empties the bags, but findsnothing in them but sand. Then he has the sand analyzed, only to discover that there is nothing but pure sand in the bags. So the young man is allowed to ride across the border with his sandbags.A week later, the same young man presents himself at the border with his bags. The guard asks, "What have you got?""Sand," says the young man.The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand. He gives the sand back to theyoung man who then rides across the border on his bicycle withthe sandbags.This happens every week for three years. Finally, the young manno longer appears at the border crossing. Many months go by andthe border guard meets the young man in an expensive café."Hey," says the guard, "for three years you were smuggling something through my crossing station. It's driving me crazy.Just between you and me, what were you smuggling?" The young man drinks his coffee and says, "Bicycles."BDCACTask 3ScriptIt is important to keep your personal information secure. Here are some ways to help you fight identity theft. After all, you don't want someone else to ruin your good credit rating and perhaps keep you from getting the loan you want to get.The first thing you want to do is to watch how much information you give out on the Internet. For example, never put your credit card number into an email. If you do make purchases online, you need tobe careful. One way to be extra careful is to only use sites that offer a high level of encryption. Another way to be extra careful is to only use one credit card for all of your Internet purchases. Make sure that credit card has a low limit.Another thing you have to do to help you avoid ID theft is to destroy all your outgoing mail completely. Some thieves will pick up garbage, search through it, and pull out the credit card offers that you threw away because they were junk mail. Remember that a lot of your information is already there. All a thief has to do is forge your signature and mail the form back with a note that says you've changed your mailing address (to their address).The third way to avoid identity theft is to make sure that your mailbox is safe. Have a slot in your front door for the mail to fall through. Even though that is not completely safe, it is still much safer than the post box outside your front door.Correct answer(1) give out(2) number(3) online(4) sites(5) credit card(6) low(7) outgoing(8) thieves(9) offers(10) mailbox(11) front doorLet's talkTask 1ScriptTexas police say they have arrested a 91-year-old man, J. L.Hunter Rountree, who is accused of robbing a bank, making himprobably the oldest bank robber in U.S. history.Police said Rountree, who was not armed, asked a teller to putmoney into a large envelope with the word "robbery" written on it.A witness took down the license number of his car, and he was arrested on a highway about 15 miles outside the city.If he is proved guilty, Rountree will face from 10 to 20 years in prison. He told police he needed the money, and he had a complaint against banks.Rountree left a prison in Florida, where he was the oldestprisoner in the state, about a year ago. Before that, he served a three-year sentence for a bank robbery in Florida in 1999.In a prison interview with a journalist, Rountree said he had beena businessman in Texas but had fallen on hard times. He said he robbed his first bank when he was about 80 because he wanted toget revenge against banks."A bank that I'd done business with had forced me into bankruptcy.I haven't liked banks since," he told the journalist. "I decided I would get even. And I have."(7) Rountree first robbed a bank when he was 80 because he wanted toget revenge against banks.(6) He stayed in prison for three years for a robbery in Florida in1999.(5) Rountree left a prison in Florida about a year ago.(1) In Texas Rountree asked the teller to put money into an envelopemarked "robbery".(2) A witness took down the license number of his car parked outside.(3) Rountree was arrested on a highway 15 miles outside the city.(4) If proved guilty, Rountree will be imprisoned for 10 to 20 years. Further listening and speakingFurther listeningTask 1Detective:OK, Ms. Brown, just calm down. Could you start from the beginning and tell me what happened?Ms. Brown:Well, let's see. I was sitting at the table near the window when two men rushed in and told everyone to freeze.Detective:Can you describe the men?Ms. Brown:One was tall and with a long coat on. The other was shorter in a red jacket.Detective:After they burst in what did they do?Ms. Brown:Well, the tall one pointed his gun at the clerk and told him to open the cash register. The short one was watching therest of us. The clerk hesitated a minute and just then therestaurant manager came out of his office. That surprisedthe thieves.Detective:Yeah, let's see... The manager's name is Mr. Jackson. I guess he had the key to the safe?Ms. Brown:Yeah! That's right! Because the thieves told him to open the safe. The shorter one went with him. As the manager turnedto go back to the office, he told the clerk to cooperatewith them.Detective:Did the boss open up the safe?Ms. Brown:Yeah, he went back into the office and opened it. He seemed pretty calm, not like the customers. I think that guydeserves a medal or something.Detective:You all do. Living through a robbery is a tough experience.1.freeze2.(1) tall(2)shorter(3)red jacket(1)his gun(2)open(3) the rest of the people4.(1)key(2)safe5.(1)calm(2)a medalFurther listening and speakingFurther listeningTask 2ScriptA passing police car heard loud screams and responded immediately. When the police arrived at the scene, they found Pete's dead body in his backyard, with many knife wounds and blood everywhere. Theofficer immediately went to question the three neighbors that had been outside in the past 30 minutes.Blake Smith had just finished painting his porch when the officer came. A young, polite man, Blake wiped his hands on his clean jeans before shaking hands, and said, "I've been outside all morning. Painting the porch ceiling took a long time. Pete lives two doors away. I really didn't see or hear anything," he added apologetically.Nelson Brown had been in his garden, right next door to the victim's yard. He said, "I was in and out of the house. Weeding." His hands were dirty. Then he added, "Inside, I was repairing a chair. It allmust have happened when I was indoors. Sorry."Kenny Green's story seemed less believable. "I was on a ladder, washing my windows," the middle-aged man admitted. The officer could see that Kenny's yard overlooked the victim's. But Kenny claimed, "I never looked over into Pete's yard, nor did I hear anything."Now the officer believed that one of the guys was lying. Who was this man?ACDCDBFurther listening and speakingFurther listeningTask 3ScriptThe list of institutions where personal information was reportedto have been stolen or lost this year is long, including manylarge banks, hospitals, universities and automobile stores. These places contain large numbers of precious records coveted by ID thieves. Even the Department of Justice is reported to have lost personal records when a laptop was stolen!The most common causes of these incidents are reported to behacking and lost records. Also, the theft of personal records canbe an inside job, where employees who have access to computer systems are tempted to steal large volumes of customer personaldata records. This temptation can be real, because stolen personal data can sell anywhere from $10 to $60 per record.Identity theft could be happening to you right now and youwouldn't know it until the damage was done. Even more disturbingis that newborns and the elderly are often the favorite victims of identity thieves, because the abuse of their personal informationcan go on longer before it is found out.Today, the theft of personal records is more dangerous than theloss of personal information through the careless discarding ofcredit card receipts or mail.FTTFF。

Unit 8-Conversation 1Mark:Look, there's a careers fair on at the Examination Schools. Do you want to goJanet : What happens in a careers fairMark: There are lots of different companies and theygive you information about careers .advice, that kind of thing.Janet : OK, I'll come. You coming, KateKate : Yeah, sure. But I've already decided on mycareer.Mark: We know. You're going to be a brilliant lawyer.Kate : That's the plan —I'm off to a law firm soonas I get my degree.Janet : You're so lucky. I wish I knew what I wanted to do.Kate : Didn't you say something about teachingJanet : Yes, I'm thinking about it. I'm quite attracted to teaching. But I'm not really sure yet.Kate : Well, you've got lots of time. What about you, Mark What are your plansMark: I'm going to row for England.Kate : SeriouslyMark: No. Problem is, I think if you want to besuccessful, you've got to plan ahead —starting atthe age of 12.Janet : So we're not doing very well.Mark: No.Kate : SoMark: Well ... I'm thinking of going into business management. It's a possibility.Janet : ReallyMark: Yes.Kate : Hey, let's go to the Careers Fair. It might give you some ideas.Janet : It was very interesting, wasn't it You werehaving a long conversation with that man from the law firm.Kate : Yes.They said there's a possibility of a job placement as an intern over the summer. They're going to let meknow about it.Janet : Fantastic!Unit 8-Conversation 2Kate : You know that job placement I told you about—they've asked me to go for an interview.Janet : That's brilliant. WhenKate : Two weeks' time ...Interviewer : So what made you decide to study law,KateKate : A number of reasons. Law interests me a lot.I've got a good brain, a good memory. And I'd certainly like to do some part-time work for LegalAid. And also, I must admit, the money's good.Interviewer : Well, those are good, honest answers. Certainly, your CV's very good. I seem to rememberthat you only want the work placement for six weeks. Is that rightKate : Yes, it is.Interviewer : Why is thatKate : Well, to be honest, I'm planning to go backto the States and spend time with my family.Interviewer : Ah, that's understandable. Now, tellme, what questions do you haveKate : I've got some idea but obviously, what I'dlike to know is, what does the job involveInterviewer : Of course. Well, for the first fewweeks, your main responsibility would be to readthe environmental project at Curu, the volunteers are files and summarize them. We'd also want you to dosome research for us. How does that soundRather boringKate : No, not at all. I think I'd learn a lot.Interviewer : Good, well ... you'll be taking yourfirst year exams soon, won't youKate : Yes, in a few weeks' time.Interviewer : Well, provided they're OK, I think wecan say you're in.Kate : Thank you—that's wonderful!Kat e: Hey, guess whatJanet : WhatKate : They've accepted me. I start at the end ofJune.Janet : Well done!Unit 8-Outside viewEvery year, millions of young people take timeout to help others as volunteers.Many of them do thisduring a gap year between finishing school andstarting in higher education. Volunteers learn tosolve problems, work together as a team and developtheir personalities. Communities in need get helpthey couldn't afford to pay for. In Britain, one ofthe main agencies for voluntary work is RaleighInternational. It arranges for thousands of people,aged between 17 and 25, to help out in their owncountry or abroad.This group of 100 people has just arrived at thebase camp in Costa Rica. In the next ten weeks, theyare taking part in three different projects. One ofthe projects is environmental, one community-basedand one an adventure project. But first, they havetraining for the conditions they will encounter. Forgoing to help to build an artificial reef from recycled materials. This forms a protective environment for the fish to breed and feed. It helps the local economy of commercial fishing and protects the natural reefs from over-fishing and destruction. The community project is in one of the poorest rural areas in the world. In the village of El Porvenir,volunteers are going to make bricks.They're going to help to build a storehouse forthe important sesame crop. If they have more storage, the villagers will be able to make more money fromselling sesame. Volunteers also take part in a survival activity. Tomorrow, this group is trekkingto the summit of Costa Rica's highest mountain, Mount Chirripo. At the end of the ten weeks, the volunteers are proud that their efforts have helped to improvethe lives of the people and the environment of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.Unit 8-Listening inNews reportA survey of more than 14,000 UK residents hasrevealed that being an author is the most desired job in Britain. Sixty per cent of adults would like towrite for a living, followed by 54 per cent who wantto be a librarian and 51 per cent who want to be an academic.The survey shows that people prefer literary jobs to jobs in medicine, film and investment banking,which may be surprising to some since literary jobsoften do not pay as well as other professions. Theaverage salary for professional authors in Britainis￡11,000, which is less than the minimum incom e. Librarians make between ￡19,500 and ￡29,500 annually,depending on the type of library one works in.However, it ’s not a secure job because the government isplanning to close more than 10 per cent of Britishlibraries, which means many librarian jobs will becut. Academics can earn more, depending on their experience and level of education.1.What is the most desired job in Britain2.What do we learn about literary jobs in Britainfrom the news reportPassage 1Speaker 1So how's it all goingSpeaker 2 Well, second year exams are in two weeks,so it's all go at the moment.Speaker 1 It's notgoing to ease up! So what can Ido for youSpeaker 2 Well, next year's my final year and I need to think seriously about my career.Speaker 1 I would agree with you there. Let's havea look atyour file. You're reading English, you're gettinggood grades,you got a merit in your first year exams and you'reon trackfor a 2:1 according to your tutor. Have you any ideawhatyou'd like to doSpeaker 2 I'm very drawn to publishing.I read a lot ofnovels and I'm quite a good critic.Speaker 1 That's a good start.I'm guessing you'd like to be aliterary editorSpeaker 2 That's right. Speaker 1 Well, I should tell you that literary editing is a hardprofession to get into and it doesn't pay very well, unlessyou're at the top. You could think a bit more broadly than justliterature.For example,there's educational publishing,professional publishing and there's also specialistpublishing,such as sports.Speaker 2I'm not very sporty.Speaker 1Well, I understand sport may not be yourthingbut... you get the idea.Speaker 2Yes, I do. So how do I startSpeaker 1First of all, you need a good degree buteven before that I would contact publishers and seeif they'll offer you work experience. You won't getpaid, of course, but it's good for your CV and you'll learn something about the business.Speaker 2 Right. How do I find out who to write toSpeaker 1 All the publishers are listed in the Publisher's Yearbook. There's a copy in the libraryin the careers section, so you can use that for a start. Check the job adverts in the newspapers and maybe look at the specialist publishing trade journal, the Bookseller.That has job ads as well.Speaker 2 Thank you.Speaker 1 The other thing you might do is check the Internet - sometimes, the publishers'websites offer internships or job experience opportunities for newgraduates.Speaker 2 I'll do that.Speaker 1 One other thing. Graduates studying Englishalways want to be an editor, they're quite romanticabout it,but there are other departments - marketing, sales,and theproduction side. Don't dismiss those.Speaker 2 Thanks for the advice, it's very helpful.But it'sliterary editing that I want to do.Speaker 1 Well, I wish you the best. Let me know how youget on. And good luck with your exams.Passage 2Harry So how was your first day of teaching, LucyLucy It was all right - wasn't as terrifying as Ithought it would be.Harry Well done!Lucy Yes, I was frightened I'd go completely blank but it was OK. I think the students were happy. It'sthe grammar I find difficult, there's so much tocover.Jessica It's extraordinary,isn't it We speak English, we think we know the grammar and then we doa teaching English course and discover we don't know anything.Lucy How long have you been teaching, JessicaJessica Just over two years. I did the trainingcourse and then got a job teaching in Japan — Tokyo.It was an eye-opener really - the whole thing aboutkeeping face. You have to be so polite all the time.Patrick So you're teaching English because you want to travel Jessica Yes, that's part of it, but also because Ienjoy it, I enjoy the interaction with students, and also it's a good career.Patrick I feel the same. So what do you want to donextJessica Marketing, I think. I'm going to do a yearhere, then -1 hope - get a job at a language schoolin London, do my MA, then apply for a marketing job. Anyway, that's the plan.Patrick Sounds good.Harry What about you, Patrick Where have you worked Patrick I did three years in Italy - Director ofStudies in Rome. I want to spend a couple of yearshere, then work in London, hopefully become a teacher trainer. Your turn. Harry.Harry Well, I'm not like you and Jessica. I'm justhappy to be here, in a beautiful city doing a job Ienjoy.Jessica You don't see teaching English as a careerHarry Well, my thing is travel, for the momentanyway.Lucy Which countries have you been to, HarryHarry I did a year's teaching in Brazil - Rio deJaneiro —such a stunning city and stunning beaches, Copacabana, and all overlooked by Sugar Loaf mountain.Patrick Cool. And thenHarry Two years in Mexico City . . .Jessica You should be a travel writer.Harry I'm too busy travelling! In fact I just arrived from Spain three days ago, from Barcelona, I wasteaching primary school kids.Lucy Great!Harry Well,we're all giving our reasons forteaching English, so what's yours, Lucy Lucy Um -I think I'm going to really enjoy it, simple as that. And obviously it's great to be in Italy. I mean Venice, what more can you ask。