Unit Three Can Time Move backward(英语听力教程第三版)

1. A. Sure, Mom.B. You're welcome.C. No, I'm not.2. A. Yes, I can.B. Yes, you can.C. Thank you.3. A. Good idea.B. Sure, here you are.C. See you.4. A. Have a good day.B. That's right.C. Sorry, I can't. I have to make dinner.5. A. It looks nice.B. Sorry, I don't know how to fold them.C. Yes, I do.二、听五段对话, 选出能回答所给问题的最佳答案, 每段对话读两遍(每小题1分, 共5分)6. What does the girl help her mother do?A. Sweep the floor.B. Do the dishes.C. Cook dinner.7. What's wrong with the girl?A. She can't take care of herself.B. Her parents make her study all the time.C. She has too much stress from study.C. It's bright.9. Why is the girl's mother happy with her?A. Because she learns to be independent.B. Because she gets good grades.C. Because she learns to do chores.10. What did the boy's mother buy for his birthday?A. A jacket.B. A dress.C. A shirt.三、听下面两段较长对话, 根据对话内容选择正确答案, 每段对话读两遍(每小题1分, 共5分)听第一段对话, 回答第11和12小题11. What does the boy want?A. Some toys.B. Some money.C. A computer.12. When will he finish the work?A. In thirty minutes.B. In fifty minutes.C. In an hour.听第二段对话, 回答第13至15小题13. Who is coming over in an hour?A. Mike's grandfather.B. Mike's grandmother.C. Mike's cousin.14. What do Mark and Mike want to do?15. What do Mike's mother and his grandmother want to do?A. Go to the movies.B. Go to a meeting.C. Go to the store.四、听短文, 根据短文内容完成下面的句子(每空词数不限), 短文读两遍(每小题1分, 共5分)16. One day, my mother __________ me a book.17. It was about how to __________ oneself.18. Later, I learned to make my bed and __________ the floor.19. I __________ good habits.20. I learned to __________ myself.参考答案四、16.passed17.depend on18. clean19.developed20. take care of听力材料：一、1.Could you please make the bed?2. Could I go shopping with my friends tonight?3. Could you please pass me the book?4. Dad, could you play football with me?5. Could you please fold the clothes for me?二、6.M：Do you help your mother with the housework?W：Yes, I often do the dishes.7. M：What's wrong？You look sad.W：I have too much stress from study.8. W：What a mess your room is!M：Sorry, I will clean it.9. M：Is your mother happy with you?W：Yes, because I learn to be independent.10. W：What did your mother buy for your birthday?M：A shirt. I like it very much.三、Text 1M：Could I borrow some money, Mom?W：What for?M：I'm going to the countryside tomorrow. I need to buy some food and books for the children there.W：I'm going to the supermarket. I can buy them for you.M：That's very nice of you.W：Mike, could you take out the rubbish now, please? I really need some help, Mike. Your grandmother is coming over in an hour.M：Sure. Oh, could I use the car this afternoon? Mark and I want to go to the movies.W：No, your grandmother and I need to go to a meeting at the library. But I can give you a ride.M：OK. I can meet Mark at the cinema. Oh, Mom, could I borrow some money for my movie ticket?W：Of course you can.M：Thank you very much.四、My mother teaches me a lot in my study and my life. One day, my mother passed me a book. It was about how to depend on oneself. I understood my mother's meaning. As we grow up, we should learn to be independent. Later, I learned to make my bed and clean the floor. I developed good habits. When I was free, I helped my mother with some housework. I learned to take care of myself. I am thankful to my mother. She is not only my mother but also my good friend.。

选择性必修第二册Unit 3Times change！佳作抢鲜背学写作思路，背精彩范文(发言稿——网上学习的利弊) (2021·全国乙卷)你校将举办英语演讲比赛。

请你以Be smart online learners为题写一篇发言稿参赛。

内容包括：1.分析优势与不足；2.提出学习建议。

精彩范文Be smart online learnersGood morning，everyone，I feel greatly privileged to stand here to deliver a speech titled“Be smart online learners”.It’s widely acknowledged that online learning is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese due to its convenience as well as flexibility.However，online learning also presents us learners with challenges in terms of self－discipline and time management.Tha t’s why we should develop a positive attitude towards online learning.First of all，w e’d better obey our school timetable at home，which will surely contribute to our learning productivity. Besides，it’s wise to follow the teachers closely in online class so that we can become more involved，focused and motivated.Follow these tips，and we will become smart online learners.Tha t’s all! Thank you.迁移运用每日句型练透：which引导的非限制性定语从句1.You’d better make full preparations before class and have a brief understanding of the history of Tang Dynasty，which makes it easy for you to go through the class.上课之前，你最好准备充分并且对唐朝历史有一个简单的了解，这会使你上起课来很容易。

UNIT 3 达标测试卷时间：100分钟 满分：120分第一卷 听力部分(25分)一、听句子, 选择与所听内容相符的图片。

(每小题1分, 共5分) ( )1.A B C( )2.A B C( )3.A B C( )4.A B C( )5.A B C二、听句子, 选择正确的应答语。

(每小题1分, 共5分) ( )6. A. Yes, he does.B. In the morning.C. He rides his bike.( )7. A. Three days.B. Three kilometers.C. At three o'clock.( )8. A. 2 hundred.Unit 3.mp3B. 2 hundred students.C. 2 hundred meters.()9. A. You, too.B. You're welcome.C. Nice to see you.()10. A. 10 minutes.B. At 6：00.C. It's too far.三、听短对话, 选择正确答案。

(每小题1分, 共5分)()11. How does Jack usually go to school?A. By subway.B. By bus.C. By bike. ()12. Who goes to school by bike?A. Linda.B. Alice.C. Jenny. ()13. How far is it from Sam's home to the train station?A. 11 kilometers.B. 12 kilometers.C. 13 kilometers.()14. How long does it take Betty to walk to the library from her home?A. 15 minutes.B. 30 minutes.C. 50 minutes.()15. When does Tony go to school by car?A. On Mondays.B. On Thursdays.C. On Fridays.四、听长对话, 选择正确答案。

Unit 3 听力原文Part IBSam: I won?t be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don?t feel that I?m ready.Counselor: You say that you don?t feel ready for tomorrow?s exam ... what do you feel like right now?Sam: Well, I?m angry with myself because I?m going to have to quit the exam and, well, I guess I?m anxious. Yes, I feel very anxious.Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of yourself?Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn?t make the grade on this course ... and I see him getting angry ... and, well, I start to feel I?ve let him down again.Counselor: You don?t feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you don?t want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last time you let your Dad down.Sam: Oh, well, it was a year ago ... He?d entered me for a chess competition and I got knocked out in the first match ... he was angry because he?d told all his friends how good I was.Counselor: What did you tell him ... as an explanation when you lost the chess game?Sam: I told him that I wasn?t ready to play in that league.Counselor: And now you are preparing to tell him that you?re not ready to sit this examination? Sam: Yes, I suppose I am.Counselor: O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having to explain a poor grade or a failure toyour father. Is that right, Sam?Sam: Yes. That?s exactly it.C1. A: When I read in English, I always want to understand every single word and so I spend a lotof time looking words up in my dictionary. This makes reading difficult for me because by the time I?ve looked up the word in my dictionary, I?ve forgotten what the rest of the sentence was about. That?s my trouble really — I rely too much on my dictionary.B: Well, why don?t you try to read a text without using your dictionary the first time you read it? You?ll probably be able to understand most of it and guess what some of the words mean.2. A: I have to read a lot of books and articles in English for my work —I?m a consultant in business management. What I find most difficult is finding the main point in an article or a paragraph. I always try to take notes when I?m reading and so sometimes I find that I?m almost copying out the whole article because I can?t decide what the really important points are.B: It might help if you read through the book or article very quickly first just to get an idea ofwhat it?s about. I think it?s difficult to read something for the first time and take notes as well.3. A: I like reading novels and short stories in my own language and in English, but there?s one thing I find very difficult in English. I?m never quite sure if the writer is being serious or not. Several times I?ve read something I thought was serious and later I?ve found out it was supposed to be funny.B: I have exactly the same problem. I suppose the only thing to do is to read as much as possible. Then one day perhaps we?ll understand the British sense of humor.4. A: I have to read a lot in English in my studies and this is causing me problems. I read too slowly in English. Do you think I can train myself to read quickly and at the same time understandwhat I?m reading?B: Well, there are special courses in speed reading, I think. But you could probably help yourself if you set yourself a time limit and try to read as much as you can within the time. I?ve done that and it?s helped me a lot.Par tⅡ(Part I)Yes, the teacher I remember best was a teacher I had for French when I was at school ... er ... er ... Many years ago - more years than I care to remember, I?m afraid. Yes, I studied French with him for, um, ooh, let me see, it must have been five years, because I had him when I was in myfirst year there, when I was thirteen, and he was the main French teacher till I left. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study languages — French and German — at university. I mean, French was really the first language I ever learned. Well, I don?t count Latin, because I never managed to speak any Latin at all. Er, well, this ... this teacher didn?t make it easy ... he didn?t make it easy at all, but I found that with him I really learned a lot.When I think back, I ... don?t really know why I liked him so much, because he was very strict with us. He made us work very hard — I mean, lots of grammar exercises, vocabulary tests, that sort of thing — er, and he wasn?t very friendly either, for the first two or three years. Oh, as well as that, he didn?t really try to make the classes interesting —I mean, no ... no video, of course, in those days, no cassettes ... but, er, we had a few films in French every term. No, in fact, the only time we really practiced trying to speak French was, er, was with the wife of one of the music teachers, who was French, er, and she gave us an hour?s conversation class every week. But, you know, because of that man — some people might say in spite of him ... no, that wouldn?t be fair, no — but quite a lot of us began to like France and the French a lot, and, er, to visit France in the summer holidays to see it for ourselves.(Part II)Yes, I think with him I learned that when you learn a foreign language ... it?s, it ... well, it?s like opening a door or a ｗｉｎｄｏｗinto a foreign country. And that?s good for you, I think, because you begin to see that the way they do things and think in your country is, um, isn?t necessarily the only way or, indeed, the best way.It?s funny, I still have a very clear picture of that teacher. He was English but he didn?t look English somehow, ,cos he had very, very black hair and very dark eyes, and he wore glasses with black frames, but you could see his eyes very well, and everyone in the class always had the feeling that he was looking at them. And he had very thick, bushy eyebrows that made him look very, er, very serious.Yes, I remember he was very musical —played the piano very well and sang. Now, he was quite a good rugby and tennis player. Great family man, too. He had three children and a very interesting wife. I suppose he must have been in his thirties when I knew him ...PartⅢChildren of a Decadekeep in touch with：保持联系soak：浸泡come to：到达;共计;突然想起put sb. off：使人离开、气馁bring tears to：使落泪emblazon：颂扬，盛饰decade：十年teddy：妇女连衫衬裤chap：小伙子，小家伙，家伙Lake District：湖区porridge：粥;麦片粥;稀饭incident：事件，事变goody-goody：会巴结的人hymn：赞美诗;圣歌homesick：思乡病favorite：中意的worst：最坏的marvelous：非凡的;神乎其神shy：害羞的stupid：笨Presenter: In this edition of our series “Children of a Decade” I?ll be talking to Jack Thompson, who was born in 1940, and to Shirley Sutton, who was born in 1930. First of all, Jack, thanks for joining us. Perhaps ...Jack: Not at all.Presenter: Perhaps you?d tell us about your memories of your first holiday away from home?Jack: Oh ... yes ... um ... at age ten I think it was, yes, I went to stay with an aunt at the seaside. Well, it wasn?t a very happy experience. I felt very homesick at first.Presenter: Mmm. And what about your first day at school, can you remember that?Jack: Yes, I can. Er ... er ... I was five years old and I wanted to take all my toys with me but ...er ... they wouldn?t let me. In the end it was agreed that I could take my teddy ... er ... but only on the first day.Presenter: Oh, I see. Your school days, were they happy ones?Jack: Well ... er ... I didn?t have a very good time at school — I wasn?t very bright, you see. And the teachers didn?t seem to like me, but ... er ... I made a lot of friends and some of them I stillkeep in touch with. One of them I married.Presenter: Oh, that?s wonderful. Well, did you have a favorite teacher?Jack: Miss Robinson ... or was it ... no, it was Miss Robson. My first teacher, that?s right yeah ...very kind. Marvelous storyteller.Presenter: And who was your worst teacher?Jack: Mr. Goodman, that?s right. We used to call him “Goody”. Yeah, he pulled your ear if you made a mistake or talked in class. Yeah, my left ear is still bigger, look.Presenter: Ha ha. Perhaps you can tell us about your last day at school?Jack: My last day, oh yeah, that?s emblazoned on my mind. Oh, I wanted to get my own back you see on old Mr. Goodman — the chap we used to call ... er ... “Goody”— so I put this bucket of water over the classroom door but it fell on him and he got soaked, you see. Ha ha. I?ve never seen anyone so angry. Oh, it was a good one, that.Presenter: Thank you very much, Jack. And now Shirley.Shirley: Yes.Presenter: Now, can you tell me about your first holiday away from home?Shirley: Oh yes ... er ... yes ... er ... at the age of eight it was. We went on holiday to the Lake District. We stayed at a little guest house, just me and my parents. Er ... I remember we had ... er ... honey for breakfast with ... er ... the toast and ... oh ... and porridge — I hated it.Presenter: That sounds lovely? Oh, porridge, you hated it?Shirley: Ha ha.Presenter: Well, what about your first day at school?Shirley: Well, I ... I ... I don?t remember any special incidents ... er .... Oh, I was very frightened and shy at first ... er ... I ... I know that, I can remember, but I soon came to enjoy school. Presenter: So your school days, were they happy?Shirley: Oh yes, I loved school! Oh, I was sorry when half-term came and... and when the holidays came. Oh, perhaps this was because I was a bit of a goody-goody.Presenter: And what about your teachers? Did you have a favorite?Shirley: I did, yes. I remember her well, she was called Miss Brown and she was our history teacher. Oh, she really made history come to life, she really did.Presenter: Were there any bad moments? Did you have a worst teacher?Shirley: Aye, I did and I can remember her name too. Her name was Mrs. Sharpe and she taught math. Oh, she had no patience. I wasn?t all that good at math and she always said to me, “You stupid girl!” It put me off math for life.Presenter: Oh, what a shame.Shirley: I know.Presenter: Perhaps you could tell me about your last day at school?Shirley: Oh yes, well, I?m afraid I cried. We sang our favorite hymn at the end of the term and I cried. It brought the tears to my eyes.Presenter: Oh, and it?s bringing a tear to my eye now. Thank you very much.Shirley: Thank you.Presenter: And thank you too, Jack Thompson, thank you very much. Next week we?ll be hearing from two people who were born in 1920 and 1910. So from me, Libby Freeman, good-bye.PartⅣSchool reportschool report：学生成绩报告单safety：安全quality：质量empowered：授权;准许;使能够involvement：投入，介入guarantee：保障superior：（级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上...concentrate：集中comment：评论intelligent：聪明的;[计]智能的give up on sb：放弃biology：生物学;生物well above：好于guide back：保证geography：地理（学）oral：口头go to pieces：零散average：平均positive：积极come bottom：打底attitude：态度look on the bright side：看好的一面hockey：曲棍球Mrs. Daniels: Oh, hello, you must be Tracey?s parents? Mr. Thompson: Er, yes. Are you her class teacher, Mrs. Daniels?Mrs. Daniels: Yes, that?s right. Now, just let me find my notes. As you know I don?t actually teach Tracey, but I do see her every day before classes begin. Is there anything you want to ask me?Mr. Thompson: Well, yes, to be honest we?re a bit worried about her last report -- she doesn?t seem to be doing as well as she was.Mrs. Daniels: Well now, let?s see. Oh, yes, her math teacher says she?s finding the work more difficult now that they?re getting near to the exams. Mrs. Thompson: I was never any good at math.Mrs. Daniels: And Dr. Baker feels that Tracey isn?t concentrating very hard in biology lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Oh, but she really likes biology and she?s so good at drawing.Mrs. Daniels: Yes, but even in art her teacher thinks she tends to spend too much time talking toher friends. In fact, several of her teachers have told me that she isn?t giving in her homework. Mr. Brock has complained to me that he hasn?t had a single piece of geography homework from her all term.Mr. Thompson: Yes, we don?t know what to do about it. She doesn?t seem to be interested in school any more.Mrs. Daniels: I don?t think we should give up on her. Tracey?s a very intelligent girl. In English her marks are well above the average and her teacher says she always has a lot to say in lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Yes, that?s part of Tracey?s trouble. She talks too much.Mrs. Daniels: Well, nevertheless, oral skills are very important and if we can all guide her back toa more positive attitude to school work, she?ll do very well.Mr. Thompson: Well I hope so. I?m very disappointed in her. She was doing so well, especially in English and French, and now everything seems to be going to pieces. She came bottom of the class in French this term.Mrs. Daniels: Well it?s not because she can?t do French — she just prefers to chat in English! At least she?s doing well in sport. She?s in the hockey team and you know we haven?t lost a single match this year!Mr. Thompson: Well, it?s nice to know she does something well.Mrs. Daniels: Oh, come now, Mr. Thompson, let?s look on the bright side.Part V Memory test: Study HabitsMan: Do you find that you get a lot of students asking you for advice about revision techniques? Woman: Well, yes, I mean, they do, but, when they?ve got quite big exams coming up, (yeah), you know I really find it quite a problem because (pause) (laugh) well, I don?t have to revise myself very often these days, and ... but when I ... when I was at university, erm I mean, well, it just seems to be a matter of what suits one person doesn?t suit another. (Oh yeah) I mean, because,well, the girl I shared a house with at university. Now she worked, erm, she used to get up amazingly late, and, er, she didn?t really start work until, er, in the evening I think, an?, then she liked to have rock music on really loud an? she used to, you know, play records really loud right through until sort of very late at night, you know, into the small hours (Oh God!) and I was, sort of, well I was just the opposite and er, well, the only way I could ever get any work done was to make myself wake up incredibly early and well, then work a bit and have some breakfast and, then, well, you know, I?d sort of potter about a bit and then I?d go and do my shopping and things, well that?d be about getting on towards midday, but then in the afternoon I?d have a rest and when I woke up I?d think about eating and I suppose I?d call that my supper, and but, er, I mean she was, I mean, it was her lunch or even her brunch that she was having at that time.Man: Yeah, yeah, I suppose I?m a bit like you really. I like to get up fairly early, say around seven, might have a cup of coffee, and... before I started get myself totally organized so that I knew ... exactly what I was doing, get it all organized, and then work solidly, well maybe do six hours revision without stopping and that was the only way I could do it.Woman: Yes, yes, and would you say to yourself, you know, er, “well, I?m gonna do six hours today and I?m not gonna, go, I?m not gonna have any fun until I?ve done six hours,”?Man: Yeah, it was very much like that, erm, an unpleasant thing that you had to regulate.Woman: Mmm. I mean, well, I just hate revising anyway, I mean, you know I hate that sort of thing, I mean, and in fact, I did very little solid, sensible work, and, er ... what I?d do is, because I was doing literature, I used to re-read the novels, you know, on the course, and I?d have ... erm ... classical music on the radio, because well I used to find that I used to get very bored if there was just nothing, you know nothing at all in the background.Man: Yes, I think of the people who do revise, there are two sorts, there are those who ... work almost by topic, they select a topic, and plough through it regardless, and then, there are, there are those who set themselves a time limit of an amount to be done rather than working through a specific topic regardless of the limit ... of time ... as I say ...。

Unit One:Listing tasks:1. A: Jake Sutton! Is that you, man? How are you?•B: Hey, Andrew! I didn’t recognize you for a moment. Long time no see!•A: Yeah, wow, I haven’t seen you since high school graduation! What’ve you been up to? •B: I’ve been back East, at college.•A: College? Where?•B: Boston. B.U.•A: Oh, cool.•B: And this past year, I got to go to Spain as an exchange student.•A: Spain? No kidding? I remember you always hoped for an international lifestyle.•B: Exactly.•A: So how was it, amigo?•B: Oh, man, it was so great. I got to see a lot of Europe.•A: Yeah? Like where?•B: All over. Italy, France, Greece, and my homestay family was really nice. They’ve invited me back again if I want to go to graduate school there.•A: Sounds like we won’t be seeing you for another few more years then, eh?•B: I dunno. Half of me wants to go. Half of me wants to stay here. You know, when I was there, I missed home a lot more than I thought I would.•A: I can imagine.2. A: So, Terry, How have you been?•B: Good, good.•A: How are things going? Did you graduate this year?•B: Me? Nah!I went to State, but after my second year, I realized that what I really want to do is take over for my mom in the restaurant.•A: Oh, that’s right. Your family owns a little restaurant. Well, I mean, it’s not so little, but …•B: So I came back home and started apprenticing as a chef.•A: Really? That is so cool!You know, now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense for you. Even back in high school, you could cook up a storm. So, how is it being in the business?•B: Well, I love to cook, but, man, I have a lot to learn about running a business. I’m really glad my mom’s around to teach me.•A: Well, I’ll have to come by to try your cooking. What nights do you work?•B: Take your pick. I’m there seven nights a week.3. A: Ken? Ken Mackney, is that you?•B: Uh, yeah, I’m Ken Mackney.•A: It’s me. Barry Simmons. You know, Mr. Jones’s calculus class, senior year?•B: Um, so, how’s it going? What are you up to these days?•A: I’m pretty busy. I’m working as an accountant in the city.•B: Oh, that’s great!It sounds like you really put your math skills to good use.•A: Yeah. And I got married last fall. Hey, you might actually know my wife, Tina Chan, Jason Chan’s little sister?•B: Tina. Is she the one who went to Harvard Medical School?•A: No, that was Lisa Fong. Tina went to art school.•B: Oh! Well, I guess you and Tina are a good match, then. You were always into art, too, weren’t you?•A: No, not really. That’s my brother Tom you’re thinking of. You don’t remember very much from high school, do you?•B: No, I guess not! It’s been a long time!4. A: Hi, Kate. It’s me, Cindy Lohan. You remember me, don’t you?•B: Cindy, Cindy. I can’t seem to place the name. Oh, my gosh, yes!I do remember you!But …•A: But what?•B: Well, it’s just that you don’t look like the free-spirited Cindy I remember. You look so, so normal.•A: Normal? I guess you’re referring to my hair?•B: Yeah. I mean, you’re just a regular brunette now. When I knew you, you always had your hair dyed some interesting color. Blue one day, pink the next.•A: Well, I’m a lawyer now. Most judges have a thing against pink hair, so …•B: I can see your sense of humor hasn’t changed much!Real world listening:•Charisse: Karen, I can’t get over how gorgeous you look. I guess you must’ve become an actress, like you always wanted.•Karen: Thanks, but you’re not going to believe this.•Charisse: What?•Karen: Well, I moved away to Hollywood and did the usual waitress thing for a while. •Charisse: Yeah?•Karen: Eventually, I got a small part in a horror movie, and that’s when I discovered my true calling.•Charisse: What’s that? Playing zombies?•Karen: Nope. I’ve become a movie makeup artist!•Charisse: No way!That’s so amazing! But what made you give up acting?•Karen: I guess I just prefer working behind the scenes. But enough about me. How are you and Craig?•Charisse: Craig? Oh, him. You know, we broke up about a year after you left town. •Karen: Oh, I’m sorry. It just seemed like you two were so eager to get married and start a family.•Charisse: Funny how that ended up. I was too busy with school and then my job, and we just sort of drifted apart.•Karen: Huh!So what’ve you been doing all this time, Charisse?•Charisse: Well, a few years ago I got a great job with an advertising agency. And guess what?•Karen: What?•Charisse: They’ve just promoted me. I’m an account executive now!•Karen: Wow, pretty impressive.Unit Two:Listening tasks:1. A: Oh, my gosh. You won’t believe this!•B: What? What happened, Katie?•A: You know that guy Brett, from the football team?•B: Oh, yeah, the big, dumb jock. What did he do this time?•A: He gave me a poem.•B: A poem?•A: I mean, it’s beautiful!It’s romantic and it’s full of imagery. I just couldn’t believe it came from him.•B: You got that right. I didn’t even think he could read.•A: I just found out he plays two musical instruments and speaks French fluently!•B: Hmm. Well, maybe there’s more to Brett than meets the eye!2. A: Hey, Jeff, I didn’t know you took dance lessons.•B: What? How did you know that?•A: Your girlfriend showed me some pictures of you dancing.•B: Man, I told her not to show those to people!•A: Aw, come on. Actually, I think it’s pretty cool. I wish there was something I felt that passionate about.•B: Really? You know, I love to dance, but I don’t tell my friends about it. Dancing is a private thing for me. It’s just something I do for myself.3. A: Hey, Kayla. Can I borrow your notes from today’s math class?•B: Yeah, sure. Just make sure to give them back to me before my band plays tonight. I need time to study.•A: Did you say your “band”?•B: Yeah. I’m in a band called Rock Hard. I play the drums.•A: You’re kidding! You play the drums for a rock band? I never would’ve guessed.•B: Why? ’Cause I’m a straight A student?•A: Yeah. I mean, you’re the one everyone comes to for math help. I just assumed you were a …•B: A nerd?•A: Well, I don’t know about that.•B: Don’t worry. I’m not offended. I am a nerd. But who says nerds can’t play the drums?Real World Listening:•C: TJ, my man!How’s it goin’?•TJ: Hey, Cesar. What’s up, dude?•C: Oh, not much. But you, man. You’re all over the place. I saw you on TV last week. The Pro-Am skateboarding championship. Man, you tore it up on the half-pipe.•TJ: I guess I did OK. I got second place.•C: That flip you did was totally awesome. Anyway, I can’t believe you’ve gone pro, man. You’ve totally made it.•TJ: Yeah, I know. Contests, sponsorships, kids asking for my autograph all the time.It’s weird.•C: Sounds like it. But good weird.•TJ: Yeah. And you won’t even believe what the latest is.•C: What?•TJ: Nike wants me to do a commercial. They’ve been calling my agent. Nike, man.•C: Wow! I don’t believe that. That’s crazy, man. You’ve got it made.•TJ: Yeah, sorta.•C: What’s wrong?•TJ: Well, you know the fame and fortune are great, but sometimes I just want to have my old life back again.•C: Why? With the way things are going for you?•TJ: No, but it’s my family and my friends, like you. They think I’m too good for them now. They think I don’t have time for the stuff we used to do, like go to movies and just hang out.•C: Wow, man. That’s rough. But you know, your life is kinda different now.•TJ: Sure, I mean, people recognize me and stuff, but I’m still the same person I was before I went pro. I just wish everyone would understand that.•C: Don’t you like all the attention you’re getting?•TJ: I dunno, man. The truth is, it’s kind of embarrassing. I guess I’m shy or something.•C: You? No way, TJ. I thought you lived for the crowds.•TJ: Nah, it’s the sport I love. I can live without the spectators.•C: So what are you gonna do, man?•TJ: Just keep doing what I’m doing. I’ve gotta be true to myself, no matter what anyone else thinks about it.Unit Three:Listening tasks:1. A: So, Amy, how many kids do you and Tom have?•B: Uh, kids, none. Not yet.•A: Not yet? Did you say “not yet”? Hey, are you and Tom keeping score here or what?You must be, what, 35 by now. Clock’s a’tickin’. Tick-tock, tick-tock, you know?•B: Yeah, I think we’re aware of all that, but it’s kind of complicated. We’ve got our careers right now, and …•A: Complicated? You think you’re the only people who are trying to juggle careers and family?•B: No, no. I’m sure we’re not. Just, it’s kind of a personal thing.2. A: So, Jerry, have you thought about where you’re going to live after you graduate in June?•B: Uh, yeah. I think I’m going to move back in with my folks, save a little money, you know.•A: Your folks? You gotta be kidding!Don’t you think it’s time to leave the nest?•B: Um, yeah, I guess. But it’s not like it’s gonna be forever. Just until I can save upenough money to …•A: I gotta say, man, I think it’s a mistake.•B: Well, I’ve thought about it a lot, and I really think it’s the best decision for me right now.•A: But you need to go out on your own, get your own place, find yourself. Your parents are just going to get in the way.•B: Well, you know, I’m not the only one moving back home after college. Seems like half the people I know are doing it.3. A: Excuse me, ma’am.•B: Yes?•A: Your son’s tantrum is disturbing everyone in the store.•B: I know, I know. I’m trying to calm him down. Bobby, please be a good little boy for Mommy. I’ll give you a nice, yummy cookie if you stop crying.•A: If you ask me, what your son needs is a little good old-fashioned discipline. A nice spanking will do the job!You know what they say: Spare the rod and spoil the child!•B: Listen. How I raise my son is none of your business. We don’t believe in using physical violence with our children.4. A: So, Lucie, do you have anyone special in your life?•B: No. Not right now. It’s been a while since I’ve dated anybody.•A: Well, what have you been doing about it? You know, you can’t meet someone sitting at home on your couch on Friday nights eating chocolate ice cream. You’ve got to get yourself out there, girl!•B: Well, I don’t know. Meeting someone at a bar or club just isn’t for me.•A: I know! I’m fixing you up with a friend of mine. He’s perfect for you.•B: That’s OK. I’m not really into blind dates.•A: Don’t be ridiculous! You’re gonna love him!•B: You know, I’m not sure I really want to be dating anyone right now.Real World Listening:•Part 1. Andrea talks to Jackie.•Andrea: Andrea Price on “Who Needs Advice.”What’s your problem?•Jackie: Hi, I’m Jackie, from Toronto.•Andrea: Jackie, what’s your problem?•Jackie: My parents are driving me crazy! I’m in college, and my parents make me come home before midnight. Plus …•Andrea: Just a second, Jackie. Slow down. You’re in college, you’re living at home, your parents want you home at midnight. What’s wrong with that?•Jackie: Well, it’s not only that. They always want to know who I’m going out with, and if I’ve done my homework. How can I get them to leave me alone?•Andrea: Jackie, grow up already. If you live at home, you should follow their rules, or move out of their house. Clear enough?•Part 2. Andrea talks to Beatrice.•Andrea: Andrea Price on “Who Needs Advice.”•Beatrice: This is Beatrice from Atlanta.•Andrea: OK, Beatrice. What’s your problem?•Beatrice: I need some advice about dieting. Every time I go on a diet, I lose a few pounds, but it only lasts a little while.•Andrea: Uh huh. Go on.•Beatrice: Once I start eating normally again, I always gain the weight back.•Andrea: Do you exercise regularly?•Beatrice: No.•Andrea: There’s your problem. You can’t lose weight without exercise. Talk to your doctor about an exercise plan, and stick to it.•Part 3. Andrea talks to Pete.•Andrea: Andrea Price on “Who Needs Advice.”•Pete: This is Pete, from Denver.•Andrea: What’s your problem?•Pete: Could I ask you something?•Andrea: That’s what I’m here for.•Pete: Well, my car has been making funny noises lately. Like this—fffft fffft fffft fffft—but only when it’s moving. When it’s idle, it makes sounds sort of like, vvvttt, vvvtttt, vvvttt.•Andrea: Look, Pete.•Pete: I really don’t know what to do.•Andrea: Look, Pete, I give advice about people, not cars. You need to call a mechanic.Unit Four:Listening tasks:1. My sister is a really strict vegan. It’s not for religious or health reasons. It’s just she’s just a little nuts. Every time she comes over for a family dinner we have to make a special dish just for her. And if, like, the fork we’ve used to serve some meat even touches her plate for a split second, she freaks out and has to get another plate. Recently, she started this new thing where she can’t even eat any vegetables that are cooked. They have to be raw. And she put her cat on a vegan diet, too. The poor thing only eats vegetables. Every time I go over to her place, the cat looks at me with these sad eyes, like, “Meat … please?”2. My cousin Pat is a professional clown. He goes by the name Patty Cakes. He gets hired to do special events like kids’birthday parties. The thing about Pat is that he just can’t stop being a clown even when he’s not working. He’ll show up at his friend’s house and start making balloon hats for everyone. And then there’s his pet duck, Phoebe. Pat uses Phoebe in his clown act, but sometimes he doesn’t have time to take her home after work, so he just brings her along wherever he’s going. It’s just so strange to see Pat walk in somewhere with Phoebe following behind him wearing a diaper.3. My Aunt Samantha collects dolls. She’s a real fanatic. Most people have hobbies, you know,like sports or music or movies, but Aunt Samantha spends all her money on dolls. She has one room in her apartment completely devoted to Barbie dolls. I mean, the whole room is wall-to-wall Barbies!She’s got over a thousand of them lined up on shelves from floor to ceiling. The dolls are all in perfect condition. She stores them in their boxes and never takes them out. It’s kind of scary, actually. When you walk into that room, you just feel surrounded by them. It’s like they’re all watching you or something.4. My brother Andrew is really into TV and movies and, um ... How can I put this nicely? He can get pretty extreme about it. He’s always pretending to be a character from a movie or TV show. Now, when he was twelve or thirteen, he used to watch the TV show Star Trek all the time, and he’d go around talking exactly like Mr. Spock. Like if I’d say, “Andrew, get out of my room. I’m studying. You’re so irritating.”And he’d say, “Irritating? Ah, yes, one of your earthling emotions.”Stuff like that, a line right out of Star Trek. Now, sometimes, it’s funny. Like now he’s doing Harry Potter voices. But we worry about him a lot. I mean, does he even know who he is? He’s always acting like someone else.Real world listening:•Lydia: OK, Greg, I got the wedding invitations back from the printers. Let’s do this!•Greg: OK, I’m ready.•Lydia: Got your list?•Greg: Yeah, I just have a short list, though. Just my parents, and my brother Tim, and his wife, and my sister Tanya, and Jamie, my friend from college, and that’s about it. I can’t think of anyone else that I really want to invite.•Lydia: Greg, that’s like, what, ten people? Are you joking? This is our wedding.•Greg: Well, I guess we could invite my mom’s cousin Abigail. She lives nearby, but I don’t know her very well, and she’s kind of crazy. She has, like, fifteen cats.•Lydia: Greg, if she’s family, you should invite her.•Greg: I guess.•Lydia: So, including your mom’s cousin Abigail, you’ve now got a grand total of eleven guests. That just isn’t enough to fill up a reception room.•Greg: Well, how many people are you inviting?•Lydia: Um, let’s see. Here’s my list. I’ve got my brother and his wife.•Greg: Right.•Lydia: And her parents and relatives.•Greg: You’re inviting your sister-in-law’s relatives, too?•Lydia: Greg, this is a family event. Can’t leave anyone out.•Greg: Can’t leave anyone out?•Lydia: And then there’s my mother’s two brothers and their families.•Greg: They’ll come all the way from San Francisco for this?•Lydia: Oh, absolutely. And then my aunt Chia-Lin.•Greg: I thought she lived in Shanghai.•Lydia: She does, but she’ll come for the wedding.•Greg: Really?•Lydia: She wouldn’t miss it for the world, and besides, my mother would never forgiveher if she didn’t come to my wedding.•Greg: Ah.•Lydia: And then my father will want to invite all his close friends from work.•Greg: Wait a sec. Your father’s friends from work are coming? How many is that?•Lydia: Oh, Greg, he’s in the restaurant business. He’s got so many friends. There must be like, one, two, three, eight people who work in the restaurant alone, and then the suppliers, and all of his regular big customers.Maybe eighty or ninety. Something like that.•Greg: Eighty people!•Lydia: There’s no way he wouldn’t invite all of them to his daughter’s wedding. It’d be an insult!•Greg: But I thought we were just inviting family and close friends.•Lydia: Believe me, my father’s business associates are like family.•Greg: Wow! How many people are on that list there?•Lydia: Oh, just a few. This is just like three or four hundred people. I’m trying to keep it small.•Greg: Gosh, Lydia, where are we going to have this wedding, in Yankee Stadium?Unit Five:Listening tasks:1. A: Honey, I’ve been thinking.•B: Huh?•A: I’ve been thinking. I think I’d like to go back to work.•B: Really? Why?•A: Well, the kids are growing up. Jenny is off to university, and Ted is going to be in high school next year.•B: Uh huh, yeah, right?•A: Well, I just don’t think I need to be a stay-at-home mom anymore.•B: But, but who’s going to make dinner and do the laundry, and who’s going to clean the house?•A: I don’t know, honey, but we’ll figure it out. I’ve been weighing the pros and cons, and now it just seems like the best time to make a change.2. A: Hey, how’s it going, Frank?•B: Oh, not too sure.•A: Oh, what’s the problem?•B: It’s not really a problem. It’s kind of a good thing, I guess.•A: You guess?•B: Well, I applied for a job with a really good engineering firm a couple of months ago, and I talked to the boss yesterday.•A: Yeah?•B: And they want to hire me.•A: That’s great news.•B: Well, sort of. But the downside is the job’s in Texas. I would have to move. And they want me to start in six weeks.•A: Ooh, Texas. That’s really far away. What are you leaning toward?•B: At this point, I’m seriously considering accepting the offer. But I have until next week to let them know.3. A: Hey, Jamie, you look stressed out. What’s wrong?•B: Oh, I have to choose my major this month, and I’m still undecided.•A: I thought you were majoring in theater. Didn’t you say you wanted to be the next Angelina Jolie?•B: Yeah, but I changed my mind last semester and started taking more psychology classes.•A: Well, why don’t you do that? You could be the next Sigmund Freud, the female version.•B: I would, but I don’t know. I’m taking a really great physics class this semester. I totally love it.•A: Then why not do physics?•B: So I could be the next Albert Einstein, right? I don’t know about that, either. I kinda want to take some French classes. Yeah, that sounds good! Maybe I should major in French. Although, if I take French, then I can’t really take the physics. And I mean, theater still is really fun.4. A: What do you think about getting a puppy, Rick?•B: A puppy? Why would we do that?•A: Well, I was at the supermarket today, and there was this guy with a box of Labrador puppies out front, and they were so cute.•B: Yeah, of course they’re cute. Puppies are always cute. But they’re messy, too. •A: I know, but you should have seen them. Their little tails and their little faces.•B: The problem with a puppy is that it eventually becomes a dog, a big dog. What’s a big dog gonna do in our little apartment?•A: We’ll take it for walks. It’ll be great. C’mon.•B: I don’t know. I’ll think about it. Why don’t we get a cat instead?•Real World Listening :•Our topic today is decision making. We make decisions every day, right? Maybe about simple, personal things like which train to take to work or should you get a puppy as a pet, and also more complex things like what to major in at college or whether to take a job offer in a new city. We’re going to look at four dimensions of the decision-making process, OK? Approach, information, risk, and decisiveness.•The first dimension is approach, or the way that you view the decision-making process.There are two types of decision makers here: originators and adapters. Adapters tend to think in terms of the minimum change necessary to produce the results they want. They stick with ideas that have worked in the past. Originators, on the other hand, tend to produce decisions that are less similar to past ideas. They make decisions that seem unique and creative.•The second dimension is information. What kind of information do you need to make a decision? Are you a concrete information processor or an abstract information processor?Concrete information processors need complete and detailed information before making a decision. They prefer to work with clear, absolute, and exact facts and values. Abstractinformation processors, on the other hand, focus on the big picture and general information before they make their decision.•The third dimension is risk. What kind of risk taker are you when you make a big decision? How do you deal with struggles and challenges when you face a tough decision?Two types of risk takers here: conciliators and challengers. Conciliators prefer to be cautious and avoid risks. They avoid taking actions that might involve losing too much.The other type is the challenger. And a challenger will take a more extreme and risky choice in order to get a greater gain, even if the situation has a good chance of turning out badly.•The fourth dimension is decisiveness—how fast you make the decision, and how quickly you take steps towards implementing your decision. For this dimension, the two types of decision makers are called organized and flexible. Organized decision makers are quick to choose—bang, come on, make a decision—and also quick to act upon their decisions: OK, let’s do it!They commit their energy and time sooner than others. Flexible decision makers, on the other hand, are slow to choose and also slow to act upon their decisions.•They tend to change plans frequently, and they also procrastinate or postpone their plans unless they become absolutely necessary.•So that’s the theory: four dimensions of decision making. Where do you stand in each dimension? There’s no right or wrong way to make a decision, but by understanding our own decision making styles, we can make more effective, well-informed, and conscious decisions.。

人教版八年级第三单元上册英语课文听力全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Unit 3 Listening Exercises: A Student's PerspectiveHey there! I'm an 8th grader and I've got to tell you about the listening exercises we did in Unit 3 of our English textbook. Let me just say, some of them were pretty challenging but also really helpful for improving my English listening skills.The first listening exercise was called "An Interview About Dreams." It was an interview with a psychologist talking about the meaning and importance of dreams. I'll be honest, some of the vocabulary was a bit over my head at first - words like "subconscious" and "phenomena." But the speaker spoke clearly and at a good pace, so I was able to catch the main ideas. The big takeaway was that dreams are a window into our inner thoughts and feelings. Pretty deep stuff for an 8th grade listening!Next up was a dialogue called "Asking for Directions." This one was more straightforward - just two people having a conversation about finding their way around a city. The tricky part was understanding the specific street names and turns theywere describing. But by listening carefully to phrases like "turn left on Main Street" and "go straight until you reach the park," I was able to visualize the route they were taking. Essential skills for not getting lost on a trip!Then we had "A Radio Interview About Summer Jobs." This was probably my favorite because I could really relate to wanting a summer job. The interviewer asked some high school students what kinds of jobs they wanted and why. Their answers were interesting - things like being a camp counselor, working at a grocery store, or having an internship. They talked about making money, gaining work experience, and exploring potential career paths. It got me thinking about what kind of summer job I might want next year!One of the hardest exercises was "A News Report on Environmental Issues." With so much new vocabulary around climate change, pollution, and conservation efforts, I really had to concentrate to piece together the overall meaning. The reporter used some terrific descriptive language, like "the relentless rise of emissions" and "eco-friendly alternatives." Taking notes while listening helped me identify key facts and central ideas. I realized how crucial listening skills are for staying informed about real-world issues.Finally, we did "A Short Play About Making Choices." This one took the form of a short drama between a brother and sister trying to decide what activities to do over summer break. With different characters' voices and back-and-forth dialogue, it was tricky following the various perspectives and opinions being expressed. But focusing on recognizing expressions of agreement/disagreement ("I guess so" vs. "No way!") helped me keep track of the conversation flow. Plus the role-play format was a fun change of pace.Overall, I'd say these listening exercises were both educational and engaging. Hearing authentic English conversations, interviews, and reports is such valuable practice compared to just reading along. It really forces you to concentrate and think on your feet as you're processing the language.Of course, at this level, the content is still simplified to some degree. The speech is a bit slower and clearer than everyday chat. And the subject matter sticks to accessible, high-interest topics for teenagers. But that's all perfect for an 8th grade learner like me who's still building up those crucial listening skills.I'm definitely becoming a better listener thanks to these exercises. Now if I could just get my little brother to listen to meonce in a while, that would be great! But really, the variety of accents, speaking styles, and situations we cover is helping me prepare for the "real world" of English beyond the classroom. Who knew 8th grade listening could be so fun and illuminating?篇2Listening to English, Loud and ClearHey there! I'm an 8th grader and I've got to tell you all about the listening exercises we did in Unit 3 of our English textbook. I know listening can be really tough, but these exercises actually helped me get better at understanding spoken English.The first listening was a dialogue between two friends, Amy and Sam, who were talking about after-school activities. It started off with Sam asking Amy what clubs she was in this semester. I had to listen carefully to catch all the details as Amy listed a few different activities like hiking club, art club, and student council.One part that tripped me up a bit was when they were discussing the hiking club. Amy said something about going on "challenging trails" and I didn't quite catch that phrase at first. But after listening again, I got the meaning. The dialogue also mentioned some vocabulary about outdoor activities that wasnew to me, like "trek" and "panoramic views". Paying close attention to context clues in the conversation helped me deduce what those words meant.By the end of that listening exercise, I felt like I had a better grasp on the back-and-forth of a natural English conversation between friends. Okay, on to the next one!This listening was a longer monologue by a teenage boy telling a funny story about getting lost on his way to soccer practice. As he narrated how he took a wrong turn, got turned around in an unfamiliar neighborhood, and finally had to ask for directions, I could really picture the whole situation in my mind. The narrator had an animated speaking style which made it easier to stay engaged.There were a couple of idiomatic expressions he used, like "a creature of habit" and "won't hurt a fly", that went over my head at first. But our teacher stopped and explained what those meant, which I appreciated. The narrator also spoke at a pretty natural pace, so that was good practice for my ears.One strategy that helped me a lot was trying to pick out key phrases and sentences that summarized the main idea of each paragraph in the monologue. Like when he said "I've lived in this city my whole life, but I had no clue where I was" - that capturedhis total confusion in one sentence. Focusing on those content-rich sentences helped me follow along better.The third listening was super interesting - a short news report about a teenager who started her own non-profit organization. I'm always motivated when I learn about young people doing inspiring things! The reporter had a straightforward, clear delivery which made the content pretty accessible. Though at times, I had to replay certain parts to catch specific numbers, dates, and other details.What struck me most was how the reporter used a variety of descriptive language to make the story come alive. Vivid verbs and adjectives like "spearheaded", "grassroots", and "environmentally sustainable" turned a plain news report into a dynamic portrait of this teenager's initiative. I realized I should try to incorporate more of those higher-level vocabulary words into my own English writing and speaking.By the time I got to the final listening task, an excerpt from a documentary about the history of animation, I felt much more prepared to tackle it. Sure, there was some dense, academic language thrown in there from the professor being interviewed. But I could apply strategies like listening for contextual redefinition of difficult terms and focusing on key information.Overall, these listening exercises exposed me to a range of different accents, language levels, and formats like dialogues, monologues, news reports, and more. They really helped improve my listening comprehension skills and awareness of different elements of spoken English like idioms, descriptive language, and varied speech patterns.I'm feeling a lot more confident to keep practicing and taking on even more challenging listening material. Honestly, a huge part of improving any language skill is just...listening. And listening some more. Repeatedly exposing my ears to fluent English speakers has trained my brain to better process vocabulary, grammar, and meaning on the fly.So thanks, Unit 3 listening exercises! You've helped make my English listening skills a little sharper and reinforced that the best way to get better at listening is just to listen as much as possible. Maybe I'll scan the upcoming units for some cool audio files to load onto my music player. A little daily listening practice could go a long way toward making English input feel as natural as my native language. Lay it on me - my ears are ready!篇3Listening Lessons from Unit 3 Book 1Hey there! I'm here to give you the inside scoop on the listening exercises we covered in Unit 3 Book 1 of our PEP English textbook. As an 8th grader, let me tell you, some of those listening activities were pretty wild! But don't worry, I've got all the juicy details right here for you.First up, we had this listening exercise about a girl named Emily and her pet parrot, Polly. Now, I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical at first. A talking parrot? Come on, that's just something you see in cheesy pirate movies, right? But boy, was I wrong! This parrot had quite the impressive vocabulary. The dialogue went something like this:Emily: "Polly, can you say 'Hello'?"Polly: "Hello!"Emily: "That's a good bird! Now can you say 'How are you?'"Polly: "How are you?"I was absolutely floored. A real-life talking parrot! My mind was blown. But just when I thought it couldn't get any crazier, Polly started reciting the entire alphabet and counting to twenty. Talk about an overachiever parrot! I have to give Emily props for training that feathery friend so well.Next, we listened to a conversation between two friends,let's call them Jack and Jill, discussing their plans for the weekend. Jack was really excited because he had scored tickets to see his favorite band perform live in concert. Can you imagine? An actual rock concert! As an 8th grader, that's like the holy grail of weekend activities.Jill, on the other hand, had a different idea in mind. She was planning on going camping with her family. Now, don't get me wrong, camping can be fun and all, but when your best friend is about to experience the thrill of a lifetime at a rock show, it's kind of hard to get pumped about roasting marshmallows over a campfire, you know?The conversation went back and forth, with Jack trying to convince Jill to ditch the camping trip and join him at the concert. He even offered to split the cost of the ticket with her. But Jill was determined to stick with her family's plan, citing the fresh air and quality time together as her main reasons.In the end, they agreed to go their separate ways for the weekend, but made plans to swap stories about their adventures on Monday. Personally, I would have chosen the rock concert hands down, but hey, to each their own, right?Moving on, we had this wild listening exercise about a group of friends who decided to start their own small business. Now, as an 8th grader, the idea of running a business seems totally out of this world, but these kids were really ambitious!The plan was to start a dog-walking service in their neighborhood. They made flyers, posted ads online, and even went door-to-door to drum up customers. And you know what? It actually worked! Before long, they had a decent-sized client base and were raking in some serious cash (well, serious for an 8th grader, at least).Of course, it wasn't all smooth sailing. There were a few mishaps along the way, like the time one of the dogs accidentally got loose and led them on a wild chase through the park. Or the time they forgot to bring enough doggy bags and had to get a little too up-close-and-personal with the, uh, clean-up process, if you catch my drift.But overall, they learned some valuable lessons about responsibility, time management, and the importance of customer service. Plus, they got to hang out with a bunch of adorable pups all day, which is basically every kid's dream, am I right?Last but not least, we had this fascinating listening exercise about a group of scientists who were studying the behavior of dolphins. Now, I'll be honest, I didn't expect to be all that interested in this one. Dolphins are cool and all, but how exciting could a bunch of scientists talking about them really be?Boy, was I wrong again! These researchers had somemind-blowing stories to share. Like the time they witnessed a pod of dolphins working together to herd a school of fish into a tight ball, then taking turns swimming through the middle to catch their prey. It was like a well-choreographed dance routine, but with dolphins instead of dancers!Or the time they observed a mother dolphin patiently teaching her calf how to use echolocation to navigate and hunt. The level of intelligence and social cooperation these creatures displayed was truly remarkable.But the story that really blew me away was about a dolphin that seemed to have formed a special bond with one of the researchers. Whenever this particular scientist was in the water, the dolphin would swim right up to them and engage in what could only be described as playful behavior. It would nudge them gently with its snout, swim circles around them, and evenbring them little "gifts" in the form of shiny objects from the ocean floor.The researcher hypothesized that the dolphin might have mistaken them for another dolphin, or perhaps it was just a particularly friendly and curious individual. Either way, it was a heartwarming example of the potential for cross-species connection and understanding.So, there you have it, folks – the listening exercises from Unit 3 Book 1 in all their glory. From talking parrots to ambitious kid entrepreneurs to the fascinating world of dolphin behavior, we covered a lot of ground. And you know what? Despite my initial skepticism about some of these topics, I have to admit, they really opened my eyes to the wonders of the world around me.Who knows, maybe one day I'll be the one training a parrot to recite Shakespeare, or starting my own successful small business, or even studying the incredible intelligence of dolphins up close. The possibilities are endless when you keep an open mind and a curious spirit. So, here's to many more wild and wonderful listening lessons to come!。

Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?Section A, 1bMom：Peter, we need to clean the house. Your grandma is coming over at seven.彼得，我们需要打扫一些房子。

你祖母起点会过来。

Peter：Sure, but I need to do my homework first.好的，但我要先做作业。

Mom：OK. Then after you finish your homework, let’s clean up the kitchen. I can do the dishes and sweep the floor. Could you please take out the rubbish?好的。

那你做完作业后，我们打扫一下厨房吧。

我可以洗碗和拖地。

你可以倒一下垃圾吗？Peter：Sure, Mom.当然，妈妈。

Mom：Good. And could you please make your bed and fold your clothes?很好。

那你可以整理一下你的床并叠一下你的衣服吗？Peter：All right.好的。

Mom：And let’s see...I have to clean the living room before your grandma arrives.再看看，在你祖母来之前我要打扫一下客厅。

Section A, 2a, 2bPeter：Hey, Dad?爸爸？Dad：Yes?什么事？Peter：Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight?我今晚可以和朋友们出去吃饭吗？Dad：Sure, that should be OK.当然，没问题。

Peter：Could I go to the movies after that? My friends said the new action movie is really good.之后我可以再去看电影吗？我朋友说新的动作电影非常好。

义务教育基础课程初中教学资料UNIT 3Section A1b Listen and complete the conversations in the picture in 1a.Conversation lGirl: Excuse me, could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?Boy: Yes. There’s a post offic e on Center Street. Girl: Oh, could you tell me how to get to Center Street?Boy: Sure. You see that bank there?Girl: Hmm…oh, yes.Boy: Just go past the bank and then turn right. The post office is on the right, next to the library. Girl: Thanks a lot!Conversation 2Boy: Excuse me, do you know where I can get a dictionary?Girl: Sure. There’s a bookstore on Main Street. Boy: Oh, could y ou please tell me how to get there?Girl: Yes. Go along Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then you will see the bookstore on the other side of the street. Boy: Thanks! Do you know when the bookstore closes today?Girl: I think it closes at 7:00 p.m. t oday.2a Listen. You will hear some of the directions below. Number the directions in the order you hear them.Boy 1: Excuse me, can you tell me where I can buy some medicine?Boy 2: Yes, there’s a supermarket in this shopping center.Boy 1: Do you know how to go there?Boy 2: Yes. Go to the second floor and then…then turn left. Let’s see…Then go past thebookstore. And umm…the supermarket isbetween the flower store and the bookstore. 听录音，并完成1a图片中的对话。

《英语听力》教学大纲
一、课程性质和任务
1、课程的性质：本课是高等职业技术学院商务英语专业的一门专业基础课。

2、课程的任务：本课程旨在通过课堂教学和引导学生课外开展大量的以英语为媒介的商务材料的自主听力练习，帮助学生巩固英语语言的系统性知识，培养他们准确感知英语语音和语调的能力，增强他们对商务英语口头交际的听力理解能力，在培养学生听力能力的同时，让学生熟悉各种商务活动，了解相关的商务知识，针对学生的就业岗位而进行的英语应用能力的强化训练。

二、教学目的、要求
1、本课程的目的、任务
本课程以培养商务英语专业的学生专业听力能力为基础，旨在通过由浅入深、由易到难渐进式的听力技能训练，逐步提高学生“听”的能力，由“听不懂”到“听得懂”，从“被动听”到“主动听”的转变，达到语言交际和获取知识信息的目的。

2、本课程的教学要求
（1）听辩词汇发音与语义，听辩英语句子及句群的意义
（2）能够辨别语音、单词和句子结构并熟悉数字、时间的表达。

（3）能听懂小的商务对话，并能进行模拟表演，掌握商务对话的特点。

（4）能听懂会概括段落大意，抓住要点、进行内容复述。

（5）掌握听的技巧，能根据上下文推测词、句等大意。

（6）了解听力中存在的英语国家文化。

三、本课程与其它课程的关系
前导课程：《商务英语口语》，《综合英语》
后继课程：《商务英语精读》
四、课时分配建议
四、考试：听力卷面测试
五、参考书目：《英语听力教程１，2，3，4》张民伦主编高等教育出版社。

Unit 3 World News: Economic DevelopmentsPart I Warming upA1. Who have been meeting in Hong Kong today to discuss the outlook for the global economy?Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries.2. What does UNCTAD say about the worldwide total of foreign investment?It grew by 40% last Year to more than 600 billion dollars.3. Who has approved a cut in income tax rates?The United States House of Representatives.4. Who has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products? IntelWhat is its plan?To reduce its workforce by5,000.5. What decisions have been made by EU, the U.S. and Canada after a case offoot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France?EU has imposed further restrictions on the movement of livestock.The U.S. and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of animal produce from EU.Tapescript:1. Central Bank governors from more than a dozen countries have been meeting in Hong Kong today. One subject they likely discussed is the outlook for the global economy because of the U. S. slowdown and Japan's struggling recovery. Another topic they may have discussed is how to strengthen financial markets in emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.2. A United Nations' report says the worldwide total of foreign investment grew by nearly 40% last year to more than 600 billion dollars. The report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD says most of it took place between developed countries as big companies took one another over.3. The United States House of Representatives has approved a cut in income tax rates,the first part of a package of tax cutting measures put forward by President Bush. The income tax reductions will amount to nearly 1 trillion dollars over ten years.4. The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, has announced job cuts after a fall in demand for its products. Intel said it expected its revenue in the first quarter of this year to fall by a quarter than the same period last year. The California-based company plans to reduce its 85,000-strong work force by 5,000.5. The European Union has imposed further restrictions on the movement oflive-stock after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in France. The United States and Canada have issued temporary bans on the import of all animal produce from EU countries.B1.Foreign exchange rates:1 dollar = 1.733 German marks= 126.9 Japanese yen1 pound =1.624 dollarsShare IndexDow Jones (up to) 6,783 (+45)London’s 100 (up to) 4,390 (+20)Nikkie closed2. Share Index:Dow Jones 10,116 (+96)Standrd and Poor’s 500 1,254 (+6)NASDAQ: (-1.5%)3. Share Index:Dow Jones 8,094 ( - 66 )NASDAQ 1,662 (- 3 )FT100 ( -36 )CAC Quarante ( -33, -1% )DAX ( -1% )4. Most active stocks:Cable and Wireless HKT up $ 0.45HSBC down $ 0.50Hutchison down $ 0.50Shanglongkai Property up $ 2.25China Telecom down $ 1.50Chang Kong down $ 0.25Pacific Century Cyberworlds down $ 0.10CCT Telecom down $ 0.275New World CyberBase down $ 0.075Hanong Holdings down $ 0.25Gold prices:Hong Kong gold: HK$ 2,670London gold: US $ 2895. Earnings:Philips Electronics (last year): $ 2.4 billion ($ 300 million)Royal Dutch Shell (4th quarter): $ 3.6 billionElectronic Data Systems (4th quarter): $ 0.70 per share ( $ 0.02 up)Tapescripts:1. The dollar is trading at one German mark seventy-three point three and at 126.9 Japanese yen. The pound buys one dollar sixty-two point four. In New York, the Dow Share Index closed 45 higher at 6,783. Earlier London's 100 Share Index ended 20 higher at 4,390. In Tokyo, the Nikkei Share Index is closed for a holiday.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 96 points at 10,116. The Standard and Poor's 500 Index gained 6 points to close at 1,254. But the NASDAQ Index lost 1.5% as high technology and Internet stocks were battered.3. Right now the Dow is down another 66 points at 8,094; the NASDAQ Composite down 3 points at 1,662. Turning to Europe's major markets: London stocks were hit by a wave of profit taking after five straight record closes; the FT 100 Index down 36 points; Paris seeing losses as well, the CAC quarante down 33 points or 1%; andFrankfurt's DAX also fell 1% after briefly moving into record territory.4. The Hang Seng Index closed down 89 points at 3,521. The turnover was 7.71 billion dollars. Now look at the ten most active stocks. Cable and Wireless HKT up 45 cents, HSBC holdings down 50 cents, Hutchison down 50 cents, Shanglongkai Property up $2.25, and China Telecom down $1.50, Chang Kong up 25 cents, Pacific Century Cyberworlds down 10 cents, CCT Telecom down 27.5 cents, New World Cyberspace down 7.5 cents, and Hanong Holdings down 25 cents. The Hang Seng Index future for November and December were all down. Hong Kong gold closed at 2,670 Hong Kong dollars, and London gold is trading at 289 U.S. dollars.5. Consumer electronics maker Philips Electronics reported a lower than expected profit for last year. The company made about $2.4 billion, more than $300 million below estimates. Oil company Royal Dutch Shell posted its earnings. It made roughly a $3.6 billion profit for its fourth quarter. That was essentially in line with Street expectations. Electronic Data Systems also reported its fourth quarter numbers last night. It posted a 70-cent profit per share, two cents better than expectations.Part II News reportsASummary:This news report is about Forbes's "Super 100 Global" list.Answer the questions:1. Which of the following corporations are the top five on Forbes's list? Mark their ranks.2 Citigroup4 HSBC Banking Company-- BP-Amoco5 Daimler-Chrysler1 General Electric Corporationn Microsoft3 Bank of America2. How are the companies ranked?The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of their stock.3. How are the 100 companies distributed?46 in the United States, 54 in Europe and Japan.4. Why were none of the Internet-related firms included in the list?Because most of the Internet-related firms have little or no profits so far. Tapescripts:For the second year in a row, the General Electric Corporation is ranked number one in an annual survey of the 100 most powerful corporations in the world.The survey, compiled and published by Forbes business magazine, shows General Electric of the United States ranked number one, followed in second and third place by the U.S. banking and financial services giants Citigroup and Bank of America. In fourth and fifth place are the British-based HSBC Banking Company andDaimler-Chrysler, the German-American auto-company. The companies are ranked with a composite formula, which includes total sales, profits, assets and market capitalization, or the total value of its (their) stock. What the magazine calls its "Super 100 Global" list are 46 companies based in the United States and 54 in Europe and Japan.Mike Ozanian, the Forbes editor who compiled the list, says there is a growing trend of international mergers and acquisitions, citing companies such as Daimler-Chrysler and BP-Amoco, the Anglo-American Oil Company. Mr. Ozanian says that despite the huge capitalizations of many Internet-related firms, none were included because most have little, if any, profits -- at least not yet.BSummary:This news report gives us a general picture of the U.S. stock market. It also presents some analysts' views on the market.Statements:1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up less than one percent, to 10,546.2. An analyst said that sales growth at Intel could be stronger than expected.3. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales because of the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season.4. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9% in October, their second monthly decline.5. According to investment strategist Alan Skrainka, this is a very good entry point fora long-term investor to get into the market.Tapescript:U.S. stock prices were mixed on Monday, with the "blue-chips" in a rally mode. But volume was only moderate after a holiday-shortened week last week, showing lingering uncertainty among investors.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 75 points, less than one percent, to 10,546. The S & P 500 Index gained 7 points. But the NASDAQ Composite backed off an early rally, taking a loss of almost one percent on weakness in selected technology stocks.The Dow Industrials actually got a boost from their technology components. Shares of Intel traded higher after an analyst said sales growth at the leading computerchip-maker could be stronger than expected. Microsoft stock also edged higher. Retail stocks gained on stronger-than-expected sales over the Thanksgiving weekend, as the holiday shopping season got underway.However, analysts caution the retail picture is still clouded because many stores offered bargains to attract shoppers. Experts worry that higher oil prices and interest rates will make this a less than merry Christmas season for U.S. merchants.The latest on the U.S. economy points to slower growth. Sales of existing homes fell a steep 3.9 percent in October, their second monthly decline.Many analysts think uncertainty over the economy makes it increasingly likely that the major stock averages will close lower for the year. But investment strategist Alan Skrainka says the longer-term looks better."No one can guess what will happen to the market over the next month. But over the long-term, we think the market looks very good. If you're a long-term investor, this is a very good entry point for getting into the market because this is what you've beenwaiting for. All the fear and uncertainty in the marketplace is setting us up for some very good values in the market."Part III Voice mail may cost company’s businessAJud Jessup (TakeCare HMO): …personalized service…”high service”…getting a recording…efficient…cost effective……individual problems….Stanley Plogue (Plogue Research): …a fourth…let out…voice mail system…given up…Sandy hale (Pacific Bell):… bottom line…costs…more efficient…customer service operations…a valuable tool.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. T6. F7. F8. T9. T 10. T C3. Five years ago, people were wary of voice-mail.4. TakeCare used a funny voice-mail message in its advertisements.6. V oice-mail decreases contact between customers and companies.7. The problem is not the technology, but the voice-mail menus.Part IV Business jargonA1.…language shorthand….2.…overuse business jargon…a negative effect…3.…a low opinion…management jargon…a third…a lack of confidence…one infive …untrustworthy…cover something up.4.…an effective boss…can easily understand…of management jargon.B1. T2. T3. F4. F5. FC1.blue-sky thinking: imagine new or different ways of doing things2.get our ducks in a row: have everything arranged efficiently3.brain dump: tell everything you know about a particular subject4.think outside the box: be creative in how you think about problems5.the helicopter view: an overview6. a heads up: a warning7.that’s a real no-brainer: that’s simple。

Unit 3 El Nino? La Nina?Part ID. warmer/ green house effect / sea levels/ climate zonesAs 1998 ends and people look forward to the last year of the century, the World Almanac spoke with experts about what comes next. Almanac editorial director says the experts believe the next century will bring lots of changes.Warm, of course, that our climate is going to continue getting warmer. That’s the subject, by the way, of another new article on the 1999 World Almanac. The greenhouse effect, exactly w hat causes it, and what steps to be taken to, perhaps to alleviate global warmings. I’ve seen recently that 1998 is going to go down as the warmest year ever on record. And so that’s going to be a major issue of the next century, and possible tremendous consequences of the global warmings, whether it is rising sea levels affecting the coastal areas; changes in climate zones affecting what crops can be grown, and in what regions. This is potentially a very significant trend to be watched.E. Cyclone: North or south of equator / Typhoon:/ Hurricane: Eastern PacificMajor ocean storms in the northern part of the world usually develop in late summer or autumn over waters near the equator. They are known by several different names. Scientists call these storms cyclones when they happen just north or south of the equator in the Indian Ocean. In the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, these storms are called typhoons. In the eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, they are called hurricanes.Part IIA. Outline 1. A. weather pattern/ global climateB. 1. twice a decade 2. 12-18 monthsC. 1. warmer weather/ 2. wetter than usual/ drierD. the decline of winds II. 1. droughtsB. a cyclic weather pattern/ about twice a decade/ wetter/ drier/ cold water away from South America’s west/ to expand eastward toward the America’s / move eastward too/ the weather around the world/ droughts/ rains and flooding/ on the South American fishing industry/ to become depletive/ the strength of it/Satellite readings confirm that conditions are right for another El Nino, a cyclic weather pattern that affects the global climate.El Nino’s normally show up about twice a decade and it lasts about 12 to 18 months, bringing warmer weather to parts of the earth. Some regions become wetter than usual, others drier. The El Nino, which began in 1991 has lingered through this year. Although several years might have been expected to pass before the next one, an American-French satellite observing the oceans has found a sign that El Nino may come back quicker than expected.These kinds of things still happen. This is Brig Jacker, an oceanographer of the US Naval Research Laboratory in Mississippi.Every year is unpredictable. One year might be El Nino year, one year might not. Generally El Nino’s come in four year cycles. But there’s nothing to say that you can’t have two El Nino years in a row.El Nino’s begin with the decline of winds pulling cold water away from South America’s west coast to around the equator. This allows warm water in the western Pacific Ocean to expandeastward toward the America’s. At the same time, the clouds and rain over the warm water move eastward too. Radar aboard the American-French satellite detected the hint that such water movement began in early August and reached South America two months later. It saw a ripple called a “Calvin wave”moving slowly eastward. Such pulses sometimes give rise to El Nino conditions in the eastern equatorial Pacific.El Nino’s can change the weather around the world, but how much depends on its strength. A strong one in 1982 and 1983 has been linked to droughts in Australia and Indonesia, rains and flooding in South America, and unseasonably in 1991 has caused trouble. It has been associated with devastating floods in the US southeast last year and in the US Midwest this year. El Nino’s are hard on the South American fishing industry. The warm waters prevent nutrients rich cold water from rising to the surface, causing fish stocks to become depletive. Mr. Jacker said a new El Nino apparently would be mild but he is not betting on it yet.The US Naval oceanographer says predictions are difficult because the strength of El Nino depends on how winds affect the Calvin wave that has moved across the Pacific.Part III Lick ObservatoryB. location: an hour’s drive/ summit/Origin of the name: a wealthy businessmanSize: one meter diameter/ secondTime: 1888Present function: research/ an educational toolC. way of observation: human eyes; in the cold/ TV screenGains and losses: Romance/ the sky/ efficiency/ reality/ universeQuestions:1.Because lick Observatory is near “Silicon V alley”, a region of the states high-technology.2.Because Lick Observatory was built on his estate and he was buried at the base of thetelescope at this won request.3.By using the 19th century telescope, you have a feeling of romance with direct viewing withthe human eyes. By sing the modern devices, you lose that romance but gain the efficiency.That’s an exchange.It’s about an hour’s drive from the outskirts of San Jose, California, near the upper side of the state’s high-technology region known as Silicon V alley. As a visitor drives up the narrow winding road past red flowers, and eucalyptus trees, one of the first two seismographic stations in the world, it’s almost a surprise to glimpse the largest dome of Lick Observatory’s eight telescopes. Overlooking the world of computer age manufacturing are telescopes from the turn of the century which help shape our understanding of the universe.The huge dome, housing Lick Observatory’s giant, one meter wide reflecting telescope, is one of the few instruments in motion this morning on Mount Hamilton. At the 1260-meter summit of Mount Hamilton is a small village of 55 permanent residents, some of them students in a one-room school house. But most at the research complex are visiting astronomers catching their first hours of sleep in an old dormitory after a night’s work at the telescopes. Reminton Stone, director of operations at Lick Observatory has worked at the top of Mount Hamilton for three decades. Now a part of the University of California, Lick Observatory got its name from a welthy businessman who never studied astronomy as MR. Stone explains: “And he came to SanFrancisco, just before the gold rush and he made a huge amount of money on real estate. When he died, he specified that some portion of his estate should be used to build the largest and most powerful telescope yet made and which was a 36 inch at that time. And at his own request he is buried at the base of the telescope. So this s a memorial to himself.”The telescope with its ode-meter-diameter reflecting lens was the largest telescope in the world for seven years following its completion in 1888. and today, its’ still the second largest telescope of its kind. Although the one meter reflecting telescope is still used for some research, its hard to adapt today’s electronic instruments to the old historic telescope. Now, it is used mostly as an educational tool for teachers and the thousands of visitors who come each year. While the other telescopes at Lick Observatory are connected to electronic imagine devices that allow the astronomers to view celestial objects on television screens, the 19th century telescope allows direct viewing with the human eye. It’s one of the few giant telescopes in the world tht still requires some users to sit out in the cold under the dark sky and the dome. That brings a feeling of nostalgia to Reminton Stone.I really do miss being able to see the sky, and seeing these wonderful data appear in the computer screen is really nice, but it’s very divorced from the reality, from the universe. I miss a lot being in a dark place in these fields to look up to see the stars. We go out every now and then if we are working at…, we’re at the control room, we do go out to keep track of the skies, where the clouds are, and so forth, but one loses the romance and one gains greatly the efficiency. It’s a trade-off. Astronomer Reminton Stone, who manages the Lick Observatory complex at the top of mount Hamilton, California.Part IV. The national climatic Data Center.A.OutlineI. A. 1951 B. headquarters C. satellites, radar, solar radiation system, airplanes, shipsII. B. collecting weather records from around the world D. publications about earth environment.E. requests fro information from all over the world.B.questions.1.The Department of Defense, the National Weather Service, the coastguard2.The office has written weather observations made by early American diplomat BenjaminFranklin and by the third President of the U.S.3.Y ou can get the information by computer, microfilm and telephone4.American cities. Another publication has monthly reports from 1500 observation stationsaround the world.5.The center had more than 900,000 requests from government officials, business owners,weather researchers and the general public last year.More and more people need to know about the weather. Anyone wanting information about past weather conditions can turn to a center supported by the United States government.The National Climatic Data Center reportedly has the world’s largest active collection of weather information. The National Climatic Data Center or NCDC was formed in 1951. it was established as a record center for America’s Department of Commerce. Its headquarters is in the southern city of Asheville, North Carolina.The NCDC collects weather records gathered by a number of weather observers and theUntied States government agencies. The Department of Defense, the National Weather Service and the coastguard are among those providing weather information. The center also collects weather records from around the world. Some information held by the NCDC is only a few hours old. Other records are a lot older. For example, the office has written weather observations made by early American diplomat Benjamin Franklin and by the third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson.Today modern scientific equipment including satellites, radar and solar radiation systems help people learn about the weather. Information collected by airplanes and ships also is used. The NCDC organizes this information and helps prepare it for publication and other uses. The center assists in the production of written records, weather maps and pictures. The information also is shared by computer, microfilm and telephone. The NCDC produces several publications about earth environment. One has monthly and yearly records about weather conditions in about 270 American cities. Another publication has monthly reports from 1500 observation stations around the world. It also has information from about 800 upper air stations which measure weather conditions at all levels of the atmosphere. The National Climatic Data Center receives requests for information from all over the world. Last year the center reportedly had more than 900,000 requests from government officials, business owners, weather researchers and the general public.Part V Do you know…?Meaning: little girlTime: the western coast of South America / The Pacific coast of Peru and EcuadorTime: winter monthsDuration: one to two years.Evidence: the eastern Pacific oceanImpacts: those of EL Nino/ drier than normal and others wetter.Scientists say the weather event known as El Nino is ending. Scientific instruments have shown that the Pacific Ocean waters warmed by El Nino are becoming cooler. Many weather experts are expecting the change in ocean temperatures to lead to conditions known as La Nina. El Nino means the little boy in the Spanish language, La Nina means the little girl.La Nina develops when winds near the western coast of South America strengthen. This causes cold air to form near the Pacific coast of Peru and Ecuador. Unusually low water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean are evidence of La Nina. Ocean surface temperatures there drop almost 4 degrees. La Nina is strongest during winter months in the northern part of the world. It usually lasts one to two years. La Nina’s effects can be just as severe as those of EL Nino.Recently weather experts met in Colorado to exchange their findings about La Nina. The National Center for Atmospheric Research organized the conference. The experts agreed that the colder Pacific Ocean waters might influence weather conditions around the world. La Nina could make some places drier than normal and others wetter. Some reports presented at the conference said Southeast Asia is likely to receive a lot of rain during the present la Nina, so could South America, Central America and Africa. The northwestern part of Canada and the United States could be wetter than normal. The studies found that the southern untied States could be warmer and drier and more severe storms are possible in the western Atlantic Ocean.。

Unit 1 Can I Take a Message? (I)教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I.Pre-class Task: Asking the students how important they think listening is; tell them why it is so important; tell them how to improve their listening; tell them what is needed in this course.II.Detailed Teaching Procedure: Let the students listen and check the answers.1.Part I Getting ready: New words and phrasesDisconnected: not in servicePut through: connect by telephoneHang on: continue waitingHang up: to end a telephone conversation by putting the receiver downLanguage Use1.I'd like to speak to ..., please./ Can I speak to ..., please?· I'd like to speak to Mr. Turner, please.· Can I speak to Dr. Henderson, please?2.Is ... in, please?· Is Mr. Turner in, please?3.This is ... calling.· This is Mr. Brown calling.4.This is ... from ...This is Mary Roberts from the First National Bank.5.Can you connect me back ...?· Can you connect me back through the switchboard please?6.Is that ...?/Is that you ...?· Is that Dr. Henderson?· Is that you Sue?7.I'm trying to get hold of ...· I'm trying to get hold of Dr. Bill Henderson.8.I'm calling ... from ...· I'm calling you from France.9.Are you there ...?· Are you there Sue?2.Part II Giving and receiving phone callsHopping mad: very angryReschedule:To schedule again or anew:重新安排；重新计划：3.Part III I’d like to speak to …4.Part IV More about the topic: A Birthday PresentSolicitor: lawyerIII.Assignment: Part V Memory test: Two Girls Talking on the PhoneUnit 2 Can I Take a Message? (II)教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning. Teaching Course:IV.Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.V.Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1. I'd like to speak to ..., please.· I'd like to speak to Mr. Guy Dobson, please.2. Is ... around?· Is Guy around?3. This is ... calling from ...· This is Paola Andreotti calling from Rome.4. I'm trying to call /reach ...· I'm trying to call 7982294.· I'm trying to reach Willian Hawkins at 6099525.5. lines are busy· All our lines are busy.6. Stay on the line· Your call really is important to us so please stay on the line.7. Can I leave a message with ...?· Can I leave a message with you?2. Part II Giving and receiving phone callsmix-up: (n.) a situation that is full of confusionClear up: solve or explain3. Part III Oh, there’s a phoneBoy:（感叹词）Used to express mild astonishment, elation, or disgust:用于表示惊奇、颂扬或厌恶：Oh boy—what a surprise! 哦…真令人吃惊C’mon: come on4. Part IV More about the topic: Videophones Get the CallExtended family: a family group that includes not only parents and children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents, etcNuclear family: a family that consists of father, mother and childrenIn-law: relatives by marriage, especially the parents of your husband or wifeVI.Assignment: Part V Memory testUnit 3 Clear or Cloudy?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1.The temperature is a ...degrees.· The temperature is a warm 30 degrees.· The temperature is a cool 7 degrees.· The temperature is a sunny 26 degrees.2.promising· Tomorrow's forecast is not very promising.3.there's a good chance that ...· In the evening there's a good chance that we'll get some rain or snow.4.the extended forecast· The extended forecast through Friday: hot, with daily highs 90 to 95 anddaily lows in the upper 60s.5.1988 saw ...· 1988 saw the century's highest global average temperature.6.to focus public attention on ...· The 1988 heat wave focused public attention on a possibility that hadworried scientists for some time.7.to prevent our debt from growing out of control· It is increasingly urgent that we act to prevent our debt from growing out ofcontrol.2. Part II A weather reportFair: (adj.) bright and not raining 晴朗的：无云和风的；睛朗的Promising: Likely to develop in a desirable manner. 有前途的：有可能以期望中的方式发展的3. Part III At a bus stopAround the corner: very nearTypical: happening in the usual way 一贯的4. Part IV More about the topic: Effects of Climate Change5. Part V Memory test: Weather ForecastSleet: a mixture of rain and snowIII. Assignment: Preview the new words in unit 4Unit 4 Can Time Move Backward?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1.My watch has ...· My watch has 10:30.2.to set by the radio· I have just set mine by the radio.3.to be off· That clock is always off.4. a little before ...· It's a little before eleven.2. Part II Local timeCrew: all the people working on a ship, plane, etc.3. Part III Ladies and gentlemen4. Part IV More about the topic: Day-light-saving TimeEstablish: start or create5. Part V Memory test: Radio AnnouncementIII. Assignment: Preview the new words in unit 5Unit 5 Flying in and Out教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning. Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1.to acclimatize· Well, I think it's important to arrive a day early to give yourself time to adjust and acclimatize.2. Part II Airport announcementsBe subject to: be likely to be affected by; be depending on3. Part III A trip to the StatesHello and thank you for calling World Airways. The following is the current arrival and departure information for Saturday, October 1st:Flight 41 from Oakland is scheduled to arrive at 12:05 through Gate 17.Passengers may be met at Baggage Claim Area 14.Flight 40 to Oakland is scheduled to depart at 12:05 through Gate 17.For further information and reservations please call 5235611. Thank you for calling World Airways.Aloha and welcome to United's Friendly Skies. United Airliens presentscurrent friendship arrival and departure information for Saturday, October 1st.Friendship arrival flight are as follows:one-eight-one from San Francisco, 11:10 a.m.one-nine-one from Los Angeles, 11:55 a.m.one-nine-nine from San Diego, 1:10 p.m.one-nine-five from Los Angeles, 12:45 p.m.sixty-seven from Seattle 12:32 p.m.one-eight-three from Potland and San Francisco, 1:06 p.m.one-one-nine from Los Angeles, 2:28 p.m.one from Chicago, 2:02 p.m. andthree from Chicago, at 5:00 p.m.Thank you for calling Pan Am. Recorded information for flights today,Saturday, October 1st, between 5:00 a.m and 3:00 p.m.Pan Am arrivals are as follow:Flight eight-one-two from Sydney and Auckland at 5:50 a.m.Flight ten from Osaka at 8:25 a.m.Flight eight-three-zero from Osaka and Tokyo at 8:30 a.m.Passengers arriving on these flights may be greeted at the Flight ArrivalsBuilding.Pan Am departures are as follow:Flight one-two-four, San Francisco and London, at 8 o'clock a.m.Flight eight-one-two to Los Angeles and Houston, at 8 :30 a.m.Flight nine to Osaka at 11 o'clock a.m.Flight eight-three-one to Tokyo and Osaka at 12 o'clock noon.Thank you for calling Pan American.III. Assignment: Preview unit 6Unit 6 By Bus or by Train?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Useexact change·— How much is the fare?— Fifty cents. Exact change.be good for ...· Your ticket is good for three weeks.to let one's hair down· You can relax in our intimate bars or let your hair down at our first class night clubs and karaoke lounges.Chef: a professional cook, especially the most senior cookSelection: a collection of things from which sth can be chosen2. Part II At the railway stationThe train now standing at platform 4 is the 15:15 to Bath Spa, calling at Keynsham and Oldfield Park. The 15:15 to Bath Spa now at platform 4.Here is a platform alteration. The 14:45 from Weston-super-Mare to Severn Beach, due in at 15:17, will depart from platform 3 not platform 5. The 15:17 to Severn Beach will depart from platform 3.The 13:30 from Taunton to Cardiff due in at 15:20 is reported running 40 minutes late. Passengers for Newport and all stations to Cardiff are advised to catch the Swindon train, leaving platform 6 at 15:25 and change at Bristol Parkway.The next train to arrive at platform 5 will be the 15:29 to Gloucester calling at Filton, Bristol Parkway and Gloucester. Passenger for Newport and Cardiff change at Bristol Parkway. Passengers for Hereford change at Filton.The 11:31 inter-city train to Exeter and Plymouth has been delayed. This train is now running approximately fifteen minutes late and is now due to arrive at platform 1 at 11:46. We apologise to passengers for the delay.The train now arriving at platform 2 is the 11:10 to Paddington London, calling at Didcot and Reading.3. Part III Why are we waiting here4. Part IV More about the topic: Grand Central Terminal5. Part V Memory testIII. Assignment: Preview unit 7Unit 7 This Way or That Way?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning. Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1.· Do you know how to get to ...?· What's the best way to get to ...?· How do I get to ...?· Can you tell me the way to ...· I can't remember how to get to ...?· Could you tell us how to get to ..., please?· Excuse me, where is ...?· Excuse me, do you know where ... is?· Could you tell me where ... is?· Can you direct me to ...?· How far is it to ...?a. Do you know how to get to Jane's house from here?b. What's the best way to get there?c. How do I get to your house?d. Can you tell me the way to the Art Gallery, please?e. I can't remember how to get to your house?f. Excuse me, could you tell us how to get to the Tower of Boston, please?g. Excuse me, where is the Tower of Boston?h. Excuse me, do you know where Room 316 is?i. Could you tell me where Room 316 is?j. Excuse me, officer, can you direct me to Young's Shoe Store?k. How far is it to the hospital?2.turn left/right on ...a. Turn right on South Park Street and walk about a block.b. Then turn left on Twist Avenue.3.You can't miss it.· Go three blocks and turn to your left, you can't miss it.2. Part II Giving directions3. Part III Route 664. Part IV More about the topic: Automobiles in the USA5. Part V Memory testIII. Assignment: Preview unit 8Unit 8 Cash or Cheque?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesLanguage Use1.I'd like to open a(n) ... account.· I'd like to open a savings and a checking account.2.to make gains on ...· A bank may make gains on buying and selling currencies on the inter bankmarket.3.One's account be credited with ...· So, after bank charges, your account was credited with￡3 476.28.4.... without folded corners or wrinkled edges· Modern vending machines accept dollar bills, but remember, only perfectlykept dollar bills, without folded corners or wrinkled edges.5.to win the favour of ...· That will finally help smart cards win the favour of all users and in effectbecome the money of the future, sooner than we imagine.Dictation ScriptForeign exchange dealing is, as its name implies, the exchange of the currency of one country for the currency of another. The rate of exchange is the value of one unit of the foreign currency expressed in the other currency concerned. A bank may make gains on buying and selling currencies on the inter-bank market. Making a profit on the transaction is the basic idea of foreign exchange dealing.2. Part II Using a band account3. Part III Making phone calls to chase late paymentsEnquiries: a place where you can get information 咨询处Round figure: a whole number ending in 0 or 54. Part IV More about the topic: Origins of MoneyBarter: to exchange goods for other goods5. Part V Memory testIII. Assignment: Preview unit 9Unit 9 Toward Better Health教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesMild: not severeLanguage Use1.Is this the first time you've (done ...)?· Is this the first time you've come here to see the doctor?2.to take an x-ray of ...· Well, let's take an x-ray of your chest.3.to get into the habit of ...· If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day.4.My main interest is in ...· My main interest is in diseases that are carried in water, but it also involves me in general problems about water supply.5.on a regular basis· Walking must be done on a regular basis for at least 20 minutes three times a week.Dictation ScriptA passive smoker is a non-smoker who happens to be near a smoker and has no choice but to breathe in the cigarette smoke. In the past, non-smokers rarely questioned the rights of smokers to smoke anywhere at any time they chose. Nowadays, non-smokers are questioning, “Why should your pleasure be at the expense of my health and comfort?” As a non-smoker, here is what you can do. Let your family and friends know that you mind if they smoke; put up non-smoking signs in your room or on your desk at home; always ask a seat in a non-smoking zone when you travel on an airplane; complain to the steward if the non-smoking rule is not enforced.2. Part II Heart attack3. Part III Smoking kills4. Part IV More about the topic: Walking Toward Better HealthStroll: a leisurely walkBrisk: quick5. Part V Memory testDrop off: fall into a slight sleepDesperation: feeling that you have little hopeGravely: seriouslyCritical: saying what you think is bad about them 批评的III. Assignment: Preview unit 10Unit 10 Are you Fit and Healthy?教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning.Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesCraze: an enthusiastic interest in sth that is shared by many people but does not last long 一时狂热Language Use1. May I help you? / What'll it be for you?2. Is this to go or to eat here?· Is this to go or to eat here?3. to be listed as ...· In 1930 fewer than 3 000 Americans were listed as dying from lung cancer. 4. ... makes ...· A pound makes four big hamburgers.5. to serve ... with ...· You put the hamburger inside the big roll, and serve it with ketchup andpickles.6. to grow/rocket/rise from ... to ...· The total market has grown substantially from 280 million liters to 440 million liters.· The skimmed milk sector has rocketed from only 12% to 35%.· It's interesting to see that the long life sector has risen from 5% to 13%.7. to increase by ...· And finally, the milk drinks have remained pretty stable, just increasing by1%.8. the weight of publicity directed towards ...· The skimmed milk sector has rocketed from only 12% to 35%, reflecting the weight of publicity directed towards low fat diets.9. to judge ... by ...· There is an old saying that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Now you can no longer judge a hamburger by its color.10. to play a part in ...· Income, education, and occupation all play a part in determining a person'ssmoking habits.2. Part II Stress and catching colds3. Part III “So you wanna keep fit, huh?”4. Part IV More about the topic: Are You Fit and Healthy?5. Part V Memory testIII. Assignment: Preview unit 11Unit 11 The Interviewer’s Eye教学时数：4学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to the relevant words and phrases;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning. Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Part I Getting ready: new words and phrasesRate: estimate 评价Rewording: offering satisfactionComical: funnyBland: showing no strong emotions or excitementPushy: tring hard to get what you want in a rude way 执意强求的Brilliant: very skillfulSloppy: showing a lack of care or effortNasty: unkind offensive 不友好的，无礼的Disorganized: badly planned 缺乏条理的Language Use1.to find sth. rewarding about ...· Describe your present job — what do you find rewarding about it?2.in terms of ...· If they won't look at you in a job which depends on making a goodimpression, then probably in the job they won't do very well in terms ofmaking contact and having good relations with other colleagues.3.to reflect on ...· That doesn't mean that they have to have had a lot of experience but that they should be able to reflect on whatever experience they've had.4.to be the worst time for sb. to do ...· The summer of 1993 was the worst time for college graduates to be looking for a job since the end of World War II.5.to be experienced for ... / have experience in ...· a. You must be experienced for this job and the pay will be agreed.· b. So it's very useful to have experience in large scale cooking.6.to fancy (doing) sth.· a. How do you fancy working out of doors?· b. Well, if you fancy any of those jobs, give us a ring here on job spot atRadio Southwest and now back to the music.7.restrictions on ...· There is no age restrictions on this job.8.green fingers·So if you've got green fingers, how about applying for that pay 1 pound 70 an hour?2. Part II A good interviewConsultancy: a company that gives expert advise on a subject to others Presentation: sth set forth for an audience; and formal introduction Correspondence: communication by exchange of letters3. Part III The interviewer’s eye4. Part IV More about the topic: Finding the Right JobLiteracy: the ability to read5. Part V Memory testStraightforward: easy to understandScriptDavid: Hi you're listening to radio Southwest. The best in the Southwest from music along to the minute news. Sue is here. Hello, Sue.Sue: Hello, David.David: And we've got a job spot for you today, so if you are unemployed and looking for a new job, this could be a spot for you. So let's have a lookand see what we've got today. How about a hairdresser? You must beexperienced for this job and the pay will be agreed. So that will dependon experience. The hours are 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday8:45 to 1 p.m. So that's hours 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday, and Saturday8:45 to 1 p.m. a hairdresser. How about you Sue? What have you got? Sue: Right, David. Well, the first one we've got is a cook. That's in a large busy restaurant. So it's very useful to have experience in large scalecooking. The age is around 25 or so and pays 2 pounds an hour. So that'snot bad, isn't it? (Mum) The hours are good, too. That's Monday toFriday 3 to 6:30.David: Great. Thanks Sue. So that's a cook. Now how do you fancy working out of doors? How do you fancy being a gardener? There is no agerestrictions on this job. So as long as you're fit and strong, any age andit'll suit you. If you are keen on gardening, this could be a great job. Thepay is 1 pound 70 an hour, and the hours: Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 to 5.Sunday you have to work once a month. But the bonus is on Monday.The garden center’s closed. Now the third work you would be doing is ageneral assistant in a garden centre. Potting, watering, things like that.So if you've got green fingers, how about applying for that pay 1 pound70 an hour? Sue, what else have you got?Sue: Right, David. From outdoors to indoors, we've got a short-hand typist job here. That's in an office. And this job may suit a woman withschool-age children. Because the hours are only 15 hours a week. Theage is twenty to fortyish and the pay depends on the age. It's a smallfriendly office, but there is experience of course. The accuracy is moreimportant than the experience. So they go. That's a nice short-handtypist job in an office.David: Great. Here is a job possibly to somebody who is a school leaver. It says: requires no experience at all but training will be given on the job.And pay is 67 pounds a week. What's the job? Hm, it's a shop assistantin a busy supermarket. It's a full time job, but the big thing is you don'tneed any experience. So if you're just leaving school, and fancy workingin the supermarket, try that. You get one day off during a week and youmust work one late evening to 9:30 p.m. OK, that's a shop assistant.Well, if you fancy any of those jobs, give us a ring here on job spot atRadio Southwest and now back to the music.III. Assignment: Preview unit 12Unit 12 Review教学时数：7—8学时教学内容：Aims:Get the students to be familiar to what they have learnt in the book;Let the students understand important details in listening;Help them to master some listening skills.Main Points: To complete the tasks in the book.Difficult Points: Grasp important information in the authentic version of listening materials.Teaching Method: Presentation, listening, explanation and questioning. Teaching Course:I. Pre-class Task: Check the assignment and make correction if necessary.II. Detailed Teaching Procedure1. Activity 1Short conversations2. Activity 2 Numbers3. Activity 3 Announcements4. Activity 4 Prices5. Activity 5 Telephone messages6. Activity Addresses7. Activity Spot dictationIII. Assignment: Review the words and phrases in the previous units.课程教材：张民伦，《英语听力教程》，高等教育出版社，2006年第2版。

《英语听力教程3》答案与听力材料UNIT 1Part I Getting readyA。

B。

Keys：1：burning of the forests/tree removal （deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests2: global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2Part II The Earth at risk (I)A。

Keys：1。

a。

More people--------more firewood-—-—fewer treesb. More domestic animals--————more plants—-———fewer available plants a，b-—More desert————move south———--desrtt expanding south-——-no grass2。

Growing crops stabilize soil，without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn’t enough rain the crops don't grow。

3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mineB。

Keys：1：Sahara Desert2：North America ＆most of Europe3: top soil blowing away4: tropical forests destruction5: animal/plant species becoming extinct6: climate change for the whole worldPart III The Earth at risk （II)A. Keys:1: Trees would hold rainfall in their roots。

人教版英语九年级全一册Unit3听力原文及翻译Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?Section A, 1bConversation 1Girl：Excuse me, could you tell me where I can buy some stamps?打扰一下，你能告诉我哪儿能买些邮票吗？Boy：Yes. There’s a post office on Center Street.可以。

在中央大街有个邮局。

Girl：Oh, could you tell how to get to Center Street?哦，你能告诉一下怎么去中央大街吗？Boy：Sure. You see that bank there?当然。

你看到那边的银行了吗？Girl：Hmm…oh, yes.嗯，看到了。

Boy：Just go past the bank and then turn right. The post office is on the right, next to the library.就经过那个银行，然后向左转。

邮局就在右边，图书馆的旁边。

Girl：Thanks a lot!非常感谢！Conversation 2Boy：Excuse me, do you know where I can get a dictionary?打扰一下，你知道哪儿能买到字典吗？Girl：Sure. There’s a bookstore on Main Street.当然。

在主街有个书店。

Boy：Oh, could you please tell me how to get there?哦，你能告诉我怎么去那儿吗？Girl：Yes. Go along Center Street and then turn left on Main Street. Then you will see the bookstore on the other side of thestreet.可以。

Unit 3II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptW: Chinese students are often too shy to say anything in class.M: I think they don’t speak because their culture values modesty，and they don’t want to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius.Q: Why don’t Chinese students say in class according to the man?C) They are modest.2.ScriptW: The government is doing something at last about sex discrimination in the work place. Women deserve the same pay as men for the same work.M: Yeah. In the United States, women earn only 70 percent of what men get for the same job. It’s a situation that has to be changed.Q: What does the man say about the women?A) They earn less than men.3. ScriptW: I admire Michael Dell. He had a dream to be the world’s largest manufacture of personal computers, and he has realized that dream.M: And he dropped out of university to become a success. I wonder if there is a lesson in that.Q: What do we learn about Michael Dell from the dialog?D) He succeeded in his career though he did not complete his education.4. ScriptM: Successful entrepreneurs are often self-made people who have a vision and know where they are going.W: But do they enjoy life like you and me, or is money their only concern?Q: What are the two speakers’ attitudes toward successful entrepreneurs?D) The man admires the entrepreneur but the woman does not.5. ScriptW:Do you agree that equal opportunity for all in an educational system is important？M: Yes, but we have to recognize that all of us are not of equal ability.Q: What does the man imply？A)We should acknowledge differences between students.III. Listening InTask 1: Competition in AmericaScriptAlan: What are you reading, Eliza?Eliza: An article on America competition.Alan: Competition is everywhere. Why so much fuss about it, Miss Knowledge? Eliza:Don’t make fun of me. According to the author, competition is especially important in American life. They’re taught to complete from early childhood.When children play games, they learn how to beat others.Alan: And many girls want to look more attractive than the girls sitting next to them in class. Do you think that way?Eliza: Don’t be silly. Let’s get back to the point. When children are growing up, they complete with one another in their studies.Alan: Is n’t that also true of students in other nations? As we all know, many Asian students would kill for a high test score and grab every opportunity to sharpen their competitive edge over others.Eliza:American boys find great pleasure in competing with each other in sports, according to the author.Alan:I do like sports. When our football team beats the other team, I feel great…makes me want to shout out loud. But isn’t that normal throughout the world? Eliza:American people also compete with each other at work and at climbing the social ladder.Alan: But there’s such competition in other countries as well.Eliza:You’re right in a sense, but the author says the idea of competing is more deeply rooted in the minds of Americans. They’re even taught that if you lose and don’t feel hurt, there must be something wrong with you.Alan: I hear that some Asians put emphasis on cooperation. Which approach do you think makes more sense?Eliza: It’s hard to say. Anyway, it’s just culture difference.Question and key:1.What is the dialog mainly about?C) Varies aspects of American competition.2.What is the woman reading?A) Reading an article on American competition.3.What do children learn from playing games according to the woman?C)Competitiveness.4.What does the man say about Asian and American students?B) Competition exacts among both Asian and American students.5. What does the woman think more sense, competition or cooperation?D) It’s difficult to arrive at a definite conclusion.Task2: Americans’ work ethicScript and keyFor 400 years or more, one thing has been a characteristic of Americans. It is called their“work ethic”. Its (S1) roots were in the teachings of the Christian Puritans who first settled in (S2) what is now the northeastern state of Massachusetts. They believed that it was their (S3) moral duty to work at every task to please God by their (S4) diligence, honesty, attention to details, skill, and attitude. To these Puritans, it was a (S5) sin to be lazy or to do less than your best in any task. They and later Americans tried to follow Bible’s (S6) teachings,“If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”Therefore, American have for (S7) centuries believed that they were guilty of sin if they did not work carefully and hard as they could when they did anything. God would punish those who were careless or lazy in their work. (S8) Even as children they were taught, “If it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing well.”But some people have gone beyond the usual sense of diligence. They are especially attracted to the notion of “climbing the ladder”so as to increase their status, financial position, and sense of self-worth.(S9) In English a new word has been created to describe people who work compulsively. The word “workaholic”describes an individual who is as addicted to work as an alcoholic is to alcohol.They are conflicting points of view about workaholics. Those concerned with problems of mental stress believe workaholics abuse themselves physically and mentally. (S10) Others hold that workaholics are valuable members of society because they are extremely productive. The American culture values achievement, efficiency, and production, and a workaholics upholds those values.Task3: Cross-cultural tips on doing businessScriptCountries from around the globe, such as Germany, the U.S., the U.K., and Russia, conduct a lot of business in China-the biggest market in the world. Here are some tips to help you deal more successfully with people from those nations.Firstly, you must be punctual with the Germans. Being even five minutes late makes a poor impression. Being punctual is also very important with Americans and the British. But while it’s important to be on time for business meetings, nobody expects you to be punctual for a social event. Half past seven is really means a quarter to eight, or even eight o’clock! With Russians, always be on time, but don’t be surprised if your Russian contact is very late! It is not unusual for them to be one or even two hours late!In the business environments of those four countries, it is best to wear formal clothes of dark colors. In Russia, designer clothes are rather common. However, don’t be surprised if you go to an office in the U.K., on a Friday and find everyone wearing jeans. Many companies in the U.K. have “dress down Fridays”, when people wear casual attire.In conversation, the British and the Americans love humor and talking about sports. The weather is also a good topic of conversation with the British, but you should avoid political talk. With the Russians, say positive things about their country, and avoid making complaints. The Germans, however, prefer to get straight down to business!Remember that with the Germans, once a deal has been agreed upon, you can’t change it! With the Americans, money is more important than relationships, whereas with Russians it’s important to get to know your contacts well. Also, don’t be surprised if a British meeting seems like a chaos, with everyone participating and giving opinions!Remember these tips and you will be on your way to a successful international career. Question and key:1.What is true of the Americans and the British in term of punctuality?D) They are punctual for business meetings, but less for social events?2.In which country do people have “dress down Fridays”?A) The U.K.3.What can you infer about the Russians from their conversation?D) They are patriotic.4.How can you do business well with the Russians?A) You should know your contacts well.5.What is the speaker’s attitude toward the four nationalities?C) He is neutral to all of them.IV. Speaking OutMODEL 1: Americans glorify individualism.ScriptSusan: John, I was looking for you. Where have you been hiding all morning? John: Well, I caught Professor Brown’s lecture on American individualism. Susan: Oh, how did you find it?John:Enlightening. Americans glorify individualism. They believe (1) individual interests rank above everything else.Susan:Sounds interesting. (2) It’s a sharp contrast to the oriental collectivism Professor Wang talked about last semester.John: But you should know that the individualism in the United States (3)is not necessarily an equivalent for selfishness.Susan: Then what does it mean in the States?John:They believe (4) all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals, so they emphasize individual initiative and independence.Susan:There could be something in that. Of course (5) an oriental countries the interests of the group are more important than anything else.John:So, it’s all the necessary for foreigners to understand American culture, or they can’t hope to understand the importance of privacy in the West. Susan: Maybe that’s the reason nuclear families outnumber extended families in the United States.John:Right on! You’re catching on fast!Susan: Now let me ask you a question.John: Shoot. Go ahead.Susan: (6) Why do Americans cherish individualism more than oriental people? John:I don’t know. Anyway, Professor Brown didn’t say.Susan: One reason might be that American children stop sleeping with their parents at an early age. They learn independence early, so it’s deeply rooted.John:Wow. That’s an intelligent guess!Model2: What do you think are the reasons for that difference?ScriptSusan:Do find that people in America often walk faster than people in China?American (1) always seems to be in a hurry.John:It’s hard to come to a definite conclusion. Some Americans walk in a leisurely way, and some Chinese hurry all the time. But on the whole, I think you’re right.Susan: (2) What do you think are the reasons for that difference?John: Americans treasure time. For them, time is tangible. It’s a thing. “Time is money.”You can “spend time”, “waste time”, “save time”. You can even “kill time”!Susan: (3) Does this strong sense of time affect their lifestyle?John:Sure. If you’re 20 minutes late for a business appointment, the other person or persons will be annoyed. They may not trust you anymore.Susan: But as far as I know, English-speaking people may be 15-30 minutes late for a dinner party.John: That’s true. For an informal occasion like that, punctuality is not so important.Also, a boss may keep his employees waiting for a long time.Susan:But if his secretary is late, she’s in trouble. She will probably receive a reprimand.John:How true!Susan: The American worship of time probably (4) let them to create fast food. John: I agree. And (5) globalization shrinks the differences between cultures. Now people everywhere are rushing, and anywhere you go, you find Kentucky Fried Chicken.Susan: But plenty of Chinese are still making appointments saying, “If I am late, wait for me.”John: But with more intercultural, I think (6) the gap will eventually be bridged, and Chinese will be hurrying everywhere.Model3: That’s the secret of their success. ScriptChris: Hey, Sue, how’s the math class going? Are you head of the class?Susan: Are you kidding? There’s a bunch of foreign students in the class-from China somewhere-and (1) they’re on top.Chris:Why do you think so many Chinese students excel in math? It’s been my observation that the Chinese students are usually the best.Susan: In class they don’t say much, but (2) they definitely get the best marks. Chris: I think part of it is their work ethic. (3) They never skip in class, and they pay attention.Susan: One Chinese student in my class (4) did homework each day until the early hours. He never took a break, watched TV, or went out for a beer.Chris: (5) That’s the secret of their success: hard work and diligence.Susan:It’s so unfair. I could probably do better if I worked harder, but that’s no fun. I think learning should be more fun.Chris:Someone with a knowledge of chess would find a chess tournament fascinating. But if you don’t have the knowledge, then you won’t understand the significance of the moves, and you’ll be bored.Susan:So what you’re saying is knowledge requires hard work, and knowledge makes things interesting. I’m not against knowledge; (6) I just want to learn in an interesting way. What’s more, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.“Ⅴlet’s talkInternational Slavery MuseumScriptThe international Slavery Museum has opened at Albert Dock, in Liverpool. Many people travelled from all over the world to celebrate the opening on 23rd of August. The museum is a place of reflection, contemplation and education.It tells the story of the cruel acts of the transatlantic slave trade, the stories of the lives of the millions of Africans people, who were forced from their homelands onto ships that sailed to unknown lands where they were made to work on farms and in mines in harsh conditions without dignity or payment.Liverpool is one of the many British seaports that became very rich from money made transporting goods such as cotton and sugar, produced by African slaves.One of the most important parts of the museum’s exhibits are the stories of the lives of people who live all over the world today, whose family history can be traced to the Africans whose lives were changed forever by the transatlantic slave trade.It has taken four years of the hard work and planning to organise the creation of the museum, and its opening year is a very significant date because in 2007 we commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.This was a law made in 1807; it banned all British people from taking part in the slave trade. Later in 1833 all people who had been forced into slavery to work for British companies were freed.Key:1.It tells the story of the cruel acts of the (1) transatlantic slave trade, the stories ofthe lives of the millions of African people, who were forced from their homelands onto ships that sailed to (2) unknown lands where they were made to work on farms and in mines in harsh conditions without (3) dignity or payments.2.Liverpool is one of the many British seaports that became very (1) rich from manymade transporting goods such as (2) cottons and sugar, produced by African slaves.3.One of the most important parts of the museum’s exhibits are the stories of thelives of people who live (1) all over the world today, whose (2) family history can be traced to the Africans whose lives were (3) changed forever by the transatlanticslave trade.4.Because 2007 marks the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.5. A law made in 1807; it (1) banned all British people from (2) taking part in theslave trade. Later in 1833 all people who had been forced into (3) slavery to work for British companies were (4) freed.ⅥFurther listening and speakingListeningTask1 PunctualityScriptTo Americans, punctuality is a way of respect for other people’s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people can arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don’t try that at work.American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friend will just “dropped in”unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they might already be in bed. The time may vary, but most people think twice about calling after 10:00p.m.To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in some Eastern cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don’t try to control time, but to experience it. Many Eastern cultures, for example, view time as a cycle. The rhythm of nature- from the passing of seasons to the monthly cycle of the moon-shapes their view of events. If they have wasted some time or let an opportunity pass by, they are not very worried, knowing that more time and opportunities will come in the next cycle. But Americans often want to jump at the first opportunity. They are unwilling to stand by idly and give up the opportunity.The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed that view of time like this: “Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”Question and key:1.When people are running late in America, what do they do?C) They call ahead to inform others of their delays.2.What do Americans do after the time for an appointment is fixed?B) They change it only when there is an emergency.3.How do people in Eastern cultures view relationships and schedules?A) Relationships are more important than schedules.4.Why aren’t some Eastern people worried if they let an opportunity pass by?C) Another opportunity will come in next cycle.5.What was Benjamin Franklin’s view of time?D) It is part of life.Task2: Our personal spaceScriptOur personal space, that piece of the universe we occupy and call our own, is contained within an invisible boundary surrounding our body. As the owners of this area, we usually decide who may enter and who may not. When our space is invaded, we react in a variety of ways. We back up and retreat, stand our ground as our hands become moist from nervousness, or sometimes even react violently. Our response shows not only our unique personality, but also our cultural background.For example, cultures that stress individualism such as England, the United States, Germany, and Australia, generally demand more space than collective cultures do, and tend to aggressive when their space is invaded. The idea of space is quite different from the one found in the Mexican and Arab cultures. In Mexico, the physical distance between people when engaged in conversation is closer than what is usual north of the border. And for Middle Easterners, typical Arab conversations are at close arrange. Closeness cannot be avoided.As is the case with most of our behavior, our use of space is directly linked to the value system of our culture. In some Asian cultures, for example, employees do not stand near their bosses; the extended distance demonstrates respect. Extra interpersonal distance is also part of the cultural experience of the people of Scotland and Sweden, for whom it reflects privacy. And in Germany, private space is scared. Key:1.T2. F3.T4. F5. FTask3: We don’t know what to do with them.ScriptA Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman, and an American lawyer were passengers on a fast train speeding across the French countryside. As time wore on, they gradually became friendly with one another, introducing themselves and shaking hands. Eventually, the Russian took out a large bottle of vodka and poured each of his traveling companions a drink. Just as the American businessman was sipping the vodka and praising its fine quality, the Russian hurled the half-full bottle out of the open window.“What did you do that for?”asked the startled American businessman.“V odka is plentiful in my country,”said the Russian. “In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it-far more than we need.”The American businessman shook his head and leaned in his seat, obviously baffled by the Russian’s reasoning .A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasure of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window.“I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year,” the American businessman said,“Yet you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.”“Cigars,” the Cuban replied, “are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.”The American businessman sat in silence for moment. Then he got up, grabbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window.Key:1.The Russian hurled the half-full bottle of vodka out of the open window.2.He answered, “V odka is plentiful in my country. In fact, we have thousands andthousands of liters of it-far more we need.”3.The businessman said, “I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year. Yetyou threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling. ”4.He replied, “Cigars are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than weknow what to do with.”5.The American businessman sat in silence for moment. Then he got up, grabbedthe lawyer, and threw him out of the window. He did that probably because he thought there were too many lawyers in the United States.Viewing and speakingReviving the image of tea1.Script and keyVoice-over: Walk down any high street and you can’t help noticing the explosion of trendy coffee shops. The old style of cafes are gradually (1) disappearingto make way for the caffeine culture. As people become espresso fiendsand cappuccino connoisseurs, designer coffees are (2) kicking thetraditional British beverage-tea-off the menu. But there are still a fewoases of calm.[On-screen text: Charlotte Grindling.]Voice-over:Charlotte Grindling is a design guru and a tea fanatic.Charlotte:I’ll have a pot of house blend please.Waitress:OK, and a cream.Charlotte:Yes, thank you. Here we are in a quintessentially English (3) tea shop. I love these places. Look, they even give you a doily. But the problem isthat tea is undergoing an (4) image crisis. You think of your granny, teaat four, the flat cap. But with the explosion of the new coffee shopshitting the high street, the question is: How is tea going to (5) update itsimage？Voice-over:One tea manufacturing company saw a niche in the market for a chain of tea shops to (6) compete with the American-style coffee shops thatdominate the high street. But to compete successfully, they needed a teamachine that made quality tea as (7) fast as the coffee machines makecoffee. They turned to the company Design Bridge for help.David: I’m David.Richard:I’m Richard.David:We work for Design Bridge.Richard:And we design things like that.David:And that.Richard:And that.David:Yeah, and that.Richard: And this one.David:In fact, all of these.Voice-over:David and Richard are (8) product designers.They’re responsible for repackaging many familiar high street brands. Repackaging tea was justone of their briefs and it was because of the (9) contacts that they madewith the tea company that they got the job of designing the tea machine. [On-screen text: David Helps.]David:we met up with our client in a place (10) similar to this, and he said he wanted a tea machine to fit into a load of tea shops he was launching theyear after. So he all spun around and looked at that, and said actually Ithink that’s the sort of thing we (11) want.[On-screen text: Richard Rees.]Richard:The trouble is there it’s a beautiful coffee machine. It’s been around for 30 years, it’s got this gorgeous Italian styling: lots of chrome, lots ofstainless steel, but we weren’t sure whether that style was what weneeded for a tea machine. So that was our (12challenge: What’s the rightstyle for a new tea machine?Voice-over:Faced with creating a new product from scratch, David and Richard would need a design brief. The brief is crucial because they need toknow about the (13) consumer before they can design the product. Thereis a (14) traditional way of finding out what the consumer wants andcreating this design brief.。