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新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册

听力练习录音文本和答案

Unit1

isteningPractice

M:I’mbesidemylfwithjoy.I’hat?I’vewona

litofmoneyinthelottery.

W:Yeah?Well,youdoknowthatmoneyistherootofallevil,right?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

W:wreckeduphercar.

M:Heshouldn’thavedrivenacarwithoutadriver’‘sstill

takingdrivinglesson.

Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary’sson?

M:Susan,Ihearyou’oplethinkyou’ll

regretit.

W:Isthatso?Onlytimetell.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

M:Mary,IjustwanttosayhowsorryIwastolearnofyourmother’s

owcloyoutwowere?

W:osudden.I’MstillinastateofshockIdon’t

knowwhattodo.

Q:Whichoffollowingistrue?

W:Igetfuriousatworkwhenmyopinionsaren’tconsideredjustbecau

I’mawoman.

M:Youshouldairyourviewmoreemphaticallyanddemandthatyourvice

beheard.

Q:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

Keys:1.C2.B3.D4.A5.D

ingIn

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Mary:Dam!You’ressisruined.

John:I’mterriblesorry!WhatcanIdotohelp?Here’ssomewaterto

washitoff.

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Mary:Stopsplashingwateronme!Oh,thisissoembarrassing!I’mamess.

John:Well,don’’tlo

yourcool.

Mary:Hmm,you’vegotthenervetalkinglikethat!Whoshouldn’tfly

offthehandle?Thisdresscostafortune.

John:Youlookreallycutewhenyou’ople

dolookattractivewhentheyareinarage.

Mary:formonthstobuyit,andnow

it’thisstain!

John:yourdress,andI’lltakeittothe

cleaners.

Mary:Sure!Youwantmetotakeitoffrighthereinpublicandgiveit

toyou?Idon’tevenknowyou!

John:Thismightbeareallygooftimetogetacquainted.I’mJohnOwen.

Mary:Mmm,atleastyou’Ireallyshouldn’thaveflared

ll,itwasanaccident.I’mMaryHarvey.

John:Comeon.I’changeyourclothes,andI’ll

getthedresscleanedforyou.

Mary:Nowyou’’rearealgentleman.

John:You’dbetterbelieveit.I’mgladtoethatyou’vecooleddown.

Feellookabitetoeatafterward?I’mstarving.

Mary:’reprettygood.I’angetthis

stainout,I’llbeveryhappy.

John:I’can’tgetthestainout,pleadon’t

letyourhappinessturntowrath.

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthedialog?

sthewomangetangry?

esthemansaytopleathewomanwhenshelooksangry?

sthewomansaythemanisarealgentleman?

theman’sfinalproposal?

Keys:1D2.A3.C4.B5.C

Task2:BigJohniscoming!

Script

(S1)

owneroftheestablishmentisgivinghisnewhiresomeinstructionson

(S2)sthetimidman,“Ifyoueverhearthat

BigJohniscomingtotown,(S3)dropeverythingandrunforthehills!

He’sthebiggest,nastiest(S4)outlawwho’verlived!”

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Afewweekspass(S5)afternoon,alocalcowhand

comesrunningthroughtown(S6)yelling,“BigJohniscoming!Runfor

your(S7)lives!”

Whenthebartenderleavesthebartostartrunning,heisknockedtothe

groundbyveraltownspeoplerushingoutoftown.(S8)Ashe’spicking

himlfup,heesalargeman,’smuscular,

andisgrowingasheapproachesthebar.

Hestepsuptothedoor,ordersthepoorbarkeepinside,anddemands,“I

wantabeerNOW!”

Hestrikeshisheavyfistonthebar,splittingitinhalf.(S9)The

bartendernervouslyhandsthebigmanabeer,sthe

beer,bitesthetopofthebottleoff,anddownsthebeerinonegulp.

Astheterrifiedbartenderhidesbehindthebar,thebigmangetsupto

leave,“Doyouwantanotherbeer?”thebartenderasksinatrembling

voice.

“Dangit,Idon’thavetime!”thebigmanyells,(S10)“Igottoget

outoftown!Don’tyouhearBigJohniscoming?”

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

aspropodareasonable,ifperhapssomewhatoversimplifies,

ingtohistheory,happinessmightbedescribed

nhumanorcertainanimalsachievethat

balance,theyrendtoremaininthatconditioninordertorepeatthehappy

feeling.

Toillustratethis,eirpositiveand

negativepolesmeet,theyarecomfortablyjoined,andtheyremainthere.

Inotherwords,

ontheotherhand,oneofthepolesisreverd,andpositivepoleis

pressagainstpositivepole,thereisresistance,instability,

imbalanceastateofunhappiness.

Animalswithsomedegreeofintelligenceemtofindhappinessin

eyhavegainedoneormoreoftheirgoalssuchas

food,andwater,theylearntorepeattheactionsthatledtosatisfaction

petitionorreinforcementproducesastateof

balanceornofhappiness.

Accordingtothistheory,onlyanimalswithasignificantcapacityto

ruthlearningcan

takeplacethroughsurprisinglysimpleshort-termactionsuchas

scratchinganitch,followedbypleasure,followedbymorescratching,

arningcanoccurwithalmostnoconsciousthought.

Forhumanbeings,blesdwiththeabilitytoreason,goalsarenotlimited

,thereisastronglink

human

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striveforgoalsthataremorecomplexandlonger-termthantheanimals’

goals,oncethogoalsaregained,happinessisreinforced.

sthespeakermention“magnets”?

ingtothepassage,whatmayanimalsdoaftertheyhavegotfood?

fthefollowingistrueaccordingtothespeaker?

esthespeakersayisspecialaboutthegoalsofhumanbeings?

fthefollowingbestcapturesthemainideaofthepassage?

Keys:1D2.C3.B4.D5.A

ngOut

MODEL1Don’tletitgettoyou!

Susan:ppened?

Chris:NothingI’n’task.

Susan:me.

Chris:rningItookmycartothegaragetocheckthe

lygaveitaquicklook,refilleditwith

someFreon,andchargedme300bucks!

Susan:Nowonderyou’relivid.I’dbemadtooifsomeonerippedmeoff

likethat.

Chris:idIdidn’tknowanythingabout

cars,whichIdon’t,buttheydidn’thavetobeblunt!

Susan:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

Chris:What’swor,asIwasleaving,Iherdthensaying,“Don’ttrust

sbroke.”WhenIheardthat,Ialmosthittheroof.

Susan:Don’ignorethem.

Chris:nagetokeepmycool.

Susan:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththe

ConsumerProtectionAgency.

Chris:soundslikeagoodidea.

MODEL2I’mtoodepresd.

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Script

Susan:Chris,Ihearyou’vebeendowninthedumps,soI’vecometocheer

youup.

Chris:It’snotgongowork.I’mtoodepresd

Susan:Come,what’sonyourmind.

Chris:friendleftme;mydogranaway;mywalletwas

stolen.

Susan:Don’tworry.I’llhelpyousolvethebiggestproblem:finding

youanewgirlfriend.

Chris:,I’mgettingbadgrades,andIwastoldthat

I’eardthat,

Ialmostlostit.

Susan:Look,relax.I’llhelpyouwiththocours.

Chris:Yeah,butIalsohavethreeweek’slaundrytodo.,andmyroom

isapigsty.

Susan:’reonyourown.

Chris:Come,efriendsfor?

Susan:Tokeepyouinhighspirits;nottodoyourlaundry.

MODEL3Youemtobeontopoftheworld.

Script

Nora:Oh,hey,John!

John:Hey!

Nora:’sup?

John:I’msohappyI’hat?

Nora:You’vegotme.

John:Itmightbetruethatmisfortunesnevercomesingly,butyoucan

alsohavea“doubleblessing”.Andthat’swhatIhad.

Nora:Youmeanyou’vehadtwohappyeventsinyourlife?

John:w,

I’vefinallypasdthetest--theoneIneededtoqualifyfora

Bachelor’sdegree.

Nora:Congratulations!You’deryou’rebeaming.

What’stheothergoodnews?

John:ThemultinationalIwasdongmyfieldprojectatofferedmeajobatagood

staringsalary.

Nora:Wow,wonderful,simplewonderful.

John:egotoabar?

Nora:Whynot?

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NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ppened?

B:Nothing.I’n’task.

A:uldn’dtolet

,talktome.

B:rningIwenttoashoptobuyadigitalcamera,I

oughformytoursinthesummervacation.

Buytheypersuadedmetobuyaprofessionalcamera,whichcostthreetimes

asmuch.

A:,itmustworkbetter.

B:Youe,simply

trickedmeintobuyinganexpensiveone.

A:Nowonderyou’relividwithrage.I’dbemadtooifIwererobbed

eyougoingtodo?

B:Ialreadywentbacktothemandaskedtoexchangeitforacheaperone.

A:Whatdidtheysay?

B:Oh,sistedthattheyhadn’tencouragedmeto

buyaprofessionalcamera,andthatIboughtitmylf.

A:Soundslikeyougotarawdeal!

B:What’swor,asIwasleaving,Iheardtheysay,“

shouldn’thaveboughtanycamera.”

A:Don’ignoretheirruderemarks.

B:nagetokeepmycool.

A:Well,thebestthingyoucandoistofileacomplaintwiththeConsumer

talktotheshop,maybetheywillgiveyou

arefund.

B:Soundstoogoodtobetrue.

’sTalk

Script

Hello,inviteyoutojoinmeinanexplorationoffthe

temanyfactorsinvolved,butIbelievesome

dervespecialattention.

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Hereditycertainlyplaysarole..Thetendencytodevelopdepressionmay

beinherited;thereividencethatthisdisordermayruninfamilies.

aybechanges

orimbalancesinchemicalswhichtransmitinformationinthebraincalled

dernantidepressantdrugsattempttoincrea

levelsofcertainneurotransmitterssoastoincreabraincommunication.

Whilethecausalrelationshipisunclear;itisknownthatantidepressant

medicationsdorelievercertainsymptomsofdepression.

cludethecomplex

developmentofone’spersonalityandhowonehaslearnedtocopewith

externalenvironmentalfactors,eeqentlyobrved

thatlowlf-esteemandlf-defeatingthinkingareconnectedwith

tisnotclearwhichisthecauandwhichistheeffect,

itisknownthatsuffererswhoareabletomakecorrectionstotheir

thinkingpatternscanshowimprovedmoodandlf-esteem.

Anotherfactorcausingdepressionisone’

suchasthedeathofaparent,thedivorceoftheparents,neglect,chronic

illness,andverephysicalabucanalsoincreathelikelihoodof

depressionlaterinlife.

s,financial

difficulties,longperiodsofunemployment,thelossofaspouorother

familymember,-term

stressathome,work,orschoolcanalsobeinvolved.

Itisworthnothingthattholivingwithsomeonesufferingfrom

depressionexperienceincreadanxietywhichaddstothepossibility

oftheiralsobecomingdepresd.

Depression-causing

Factors

ProblemDescriptionSolution

HeredityItisinheritedandrunin

families.

Physiologychangesorimbalancesin

chemicalscalled

neurotransmitters,which

transmitinformationinthe

brain

Antidepressantdrugs

relievecertain

symptomsof

depression.

Psychological

Factors

Lowlf-esteemand

lf-defeatingthinkingare

connectedwithdepression.

Suffererswhomake

correctiontotheir

thinkingpatternscan

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showimprovedmood

andlf-esteem.

EarlyExperiencesEventlikethedeathofa

parent,thedivorceof

parents,neglect,chronic

illness,andverephysical

abucanincreathe

likelihoodofdepression.

Prent

Experiences

Jobloss,financial

difficulties,longperiods

ofunemployment,thelossof

aspouorotherfamily

member,orlong-termstress

maytriggerdepression.

Livingwith

somebodywith

depression

Thiscausincread

anxiety,whichaddstothe

possibilityoftheiralso

becomingdepresd.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ReasonandEmotion

Script

Emotionissometimesregardedastheoppositeofreason;sissuggested

byphrasuchas”appealtoemotionsratherthanreason”and“don’t

letyouremotionstakeover”.Emotionalreactionssometimesproduce

conquencesorthoughtswhichpeoplemaylaterregretordisagreewith;

butduringanemotionalstate,,

itisgenerallybelievedthatoneofthemostdistinctivefactsabouthuman

beingsisacontradictionbetweenemotionandreason.

However,recentempiricalstudiesdonotsuggestthereisaclear

,angerorfearcanoften

anmind

eactions

canlieonacontinuum,withsomeoftheminvolvingtheextremeofpure

intellectuallogic,whichisoftencalled“cold”,andothersinvolving

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theextremesofpureemotionnotrelatedtologicalagreement,whichis

called“theheatofpassion”.Therelationlogicandemotionmerits

n,emotion,orfeelingcanreinforceanargument,

especiallytrueinreligion

orideology,whichfrequentlydemandsanall-or-nothingrejectionor

areasofthought,humanbeingshavetoadopta

comprehensiveviewpartlybackedbyempiricalargumentandpartlyby

er,veralrearchershavesuggestedthat

typicallythereisno“pure”decisionorthought;thatis,nothought

isbad“purely””onintellectuallogicor“purely”on

emotion—mostdecisionsarefoundedonamixtureofboth.

sultsdoesthespeakermaysomefromemotionalreactions?

thepopularbeliefaboutreasonandemotion?

esthespeakermeanby“cold“?

ingtothepassage,whatshouldpeopledoinreligiousmatters?

thespeaker’sconclusion?

Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.C5.D

Task2:Depression

Script

Pat:feelingblue?I’vecometocheeryou

up.

Ted:Butthere’snothingthatcancheermeup.I’mdowninthedumps.

Life’smirable

Pat:Youhavetotrytogetyourmindoffthings.

Ted:ButIcan’eelthere’stoomuchpressureonmesometimes!

Pat:Youcan’orelaxandstopworrying

’syourproblem?

Ted:Ifailedmylastexam,andanotherexamiscoming,Igetbored.

Pat:IfIwereyou,I’orkhardforalong

time,you’,“nopain,no

gain”.

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Ted:It’asiersaidthandone!IfIreadforfifteenminutes,Iget

bored.

Pat:Youhavetolearnsomelf-discipline.

ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Ted:Worthanthat!IfIreadforhalfanhour,

Istarttoworryaboutpassingthenextexam.

Pat:It’taycheerfullikeme,everythingwill

soonbeOK.

Ted:ButhowcanIstaycheerfulallthetime?

Pat:Trytolookonthebrightsideofthings.

Ted:Butwhatifthereisn’tabrightside?

Pat:Youknowthesaying:s

there’realwaystowsidestoeverything—boththedarkandthebright

,trytoidentifyyourstrengthsandbringthenintofull

play.

Ted:Oh,no!Yourcornyoldsayingsaremakingmeevenmoredepresd.

Keys:TFFTF

Task3:Anger

Script

ethis,weshould

ostinten

momentsofanger,weusuallyhavetwochoices:

chootheoptionofviolence,whichisanegativereactiontoanger;and

theoptionofwalkingawayandclaimingdownisthemoreproductivemethod

fficulttowalkaway,especiallywhenyourheart

isracing,andyourangerisboilingover.

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,

at

momentandcalmdownidyoufeelyourlfbeingpushed.

efutoadmit

you’reangryorhurt,orifyoumakeitappearthateverythingispeaches

andcream,uldfirst

example,youcanstayinaquietplacebyyourlfandshout;oryoucan

onotacknowledgeyour

anger,itonlybuildsupinsideyouandwilleventuallyexplodelikea

volcano

Then,inordertomanageyourangry,youcanaskyourlfanimportant

questionthatweallmustaskourlves,“Whatmademeangry?”Whenyou

gettheanswer,andthenaskyourlf,“Whydidthatmademeangry?”

Throughsuchlogicalreasoning,onetendstocalmdownandmovetoward

ansiblesolution.

NewsReport

Coaster

Script

Theworld’sfirst4Drollercoaster,“X”,tookonitsfirstpasngers

lastweekattheSixFlagsMagicMountainthemepark,justoutsideLos

Angeles.

Afterclimbingonboardandproperlycuringtheirsafetyharness,

“X”op,the

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pasngertrainisreleadandbuildsupenoughspeedtoraceandplummet

aroundthetrackatspeedsofover130kmanhour.

Theridertakesthedaringpasngersdownanincredible66mdiveandover

thetopofa62mloop,incarsthatspinindependentlyoftherollercoaster

iquedesignallowsriderstospin360degree,bothforwards

andbackwards,throughtheentireride.

Pasngershurtlethroughthisrideoftenmovinginmanydifferent

directionsatthesametimeadthecarssomersaultbackandforthandthe

rollercoastertwists,loops,anddives.

Thecomplicatedriesofmaneuversincludestworaventurn,onefront

flip,onetwistingfrontflip,andtwobackflips.

Sincepasngersaren’talwaysfacingtherightdirectiontoewhat’s

comingupnext,“X”riders,this

addstothethrilloftheride.

Thetrackofthisnewestrollercoasterrunsatotallengthofalittle

over1,ngertrainsmeasure6meterswideand21meters

long,capacity,

thetrainscantake1,600pasngersfortherideoftheirliveachhour.

Theentireridelastsforonlyatotalabout2minutes,butyoucantell

fromtheexhilaratedfacesofpasngersreturningtotheboardingdock

thattheyweretwoofthemostthrillingminutesofheirlives.

Uint2

isteningPractice

W:Didyouhear?Helengotmodelingjib!She’sgoingtobesashayingdown

thecatwalk.

M:Wow,that’sgreat!

onceshewon’tbecomplainingaboutbeingsotall.

Q:WhydidHelengetmodelingjob?

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M:Julia,beautiful

girlsarewalkingaroundinbathingsuits,sothejudgescandecide

whohasthebestfigure.

W:Bah!That’etreatingwomen

nevertakepartinthiskind

ofcontest.

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutthebeautifycontest?

W:WhatshallIdo?I’obeslimandbeauty,butI’mfat.

I’vetriedallthenewideas,highcarbandlowcarb,butnothing

works.

M:Thodietsarejustfads,

followtheusualdietwithfruits,vegetables,fish,water,andget

longyou’lleresults.

Q:Whathasthewomantried?

W1:’shalfSpanishandhasthis

reallysultrylookabouther.

W2:Thatexplainswhyshetanssowell.I’vealwaysbeenjealousofher

skincolorinthesummer.

Q:WhichoffollowingistrueofLily?

M:Trustme,itwastightthereontheInternet:“PlasticSurgery

IncreasingataFasterRateAmongMen”.Apparentlymoreandmoremen

aretryingtoimprovetheirappearance.

W:-lifts,nojobs,andboxtohidewrinkle

it’sforbusinessreasons,but

weknowit’svanity.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinktherealreasonisthatmenhaveplastic

surgery?

Keys:1.B2.A3.C4D5B

ingIn

Task1:AFriendlyStylist

Stylist:Morning,air,nIdoforyou?

Nick:Asimplehaircut:shortonthebackandsides.

Stylist:,ofcour,dosomethingfashionableforonly

$60.

Nick:60dollars!That’shighwayrobbery—twicewhatIordinarilypay.

Stylist:Perhaps,rhaircutshaven’tbeeninharmonywith

irisatwarwithyoursoul.

Nick:I’veneverheardofsuchathing.

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Stylist:IfImaysay,I’manexpertatmatchinghairstyleto

eme;you’resufferinga“disjunction”.

Nick:Adisjunction?Whatthedevilisadisjunction?

Stylist:Yourhairdoesnotmatchyou.

Nick:r,I’dliketohearhowyou’dsolve

thisso-calledproblem.

Stylist:Yourcharacterisartistic,rhairisdull.

Icancorrectthatimbalanceinconds.

Nick:Okay,letmeewhatcanyoudoaboutthe…uh…disjunction,asyou

callit.

Stylist:We’regoingtouscissorstocreatepeaks,whichwe’llkeep

inplacewithaliberalhelpingofgel….Thistuftinthebackwe’llbraid

,it’sthenewyou!

Nick:’sjustlikeme:t

areyoudoing?What’swrong?Don’tyoueharmonyinmynew

hairstyle?

Stylist:Something’spreventingyourhairstylefrombeingatrue

fashionablestatement.

Nick:Forheaven’ssake,tellmewhat’smissing.

Stylist:inginafewyellowstreaksinyourhair,itwill

ingwillcostyoumore,but…

Nick:,bytheway,whatisthetotalgetting

tobe?HowmuchamIpayingtoavoiddisjunction?

Stylist:That’s…$?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

estylistmentions$60,whatdoesthecustomersay?

esthestylistthinkaboutthecustomer’shairstyle?

llthestylistdowiththecustomer’shair?

llstreakingdototheman’shairaccordingtothestylist?

thepassagemainlyabout?

Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.A

ForReference:

sthereisnomatchbetweenyouandyourhair.

’s…$?Sir,areyouallright?Oh,hefainted.

Task2:TheVoiceLift

Script

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Aftertheface-lift,theforeheadtightened,andthe(S1)nojob,

somethingstillmightberevealingyourage:your(S2)voice.

Forpatientswhothinktheirtrembly,hoarwordsdon’t(S3)matchtheir

newlyfaceandfigure,there’saprocedurethatclaimstomakethem(S4)

soundyoungertoo:thevoicelift.

cas,implants(S5)

inrtedthroughanincisioninthe(S6)neckbringthevocalcordsclor

salsouinjectionsof(S7)fatorothersubstancesto

plumpupthecords,sothatthevoicesoundsyounger.

(S8)Thevoiceliftisbecomingmorewidelyknownamonganagingpopulation,

whotrytomakethemlvessoundyounger.

“Ispeakinagreatdeal,orIwasshouting,onaparticularday,atthe

endoftheday,Iwouldfeelexhausted,”saidRobertBrown,75,(S9)a

retiredconstructionengineerwhounderwentthevoiceliftveralyears

ago,“Idon’tknowifIsoundyounger,butthehoarnessisgone,which

issuchagreatimprovement.”

(S10)Voiceliftcanalsobenefitpeoplelikeperformers,lawyers,

teachers,andtelephoneoperatorswhoneedtohaveastrongvoiceandhope

toshaveyearsoffthesoundoftheirvoice.

Task3:AViewofHappiness

Script

Menareturningtoplasticsurgeryandcosmeticprocedurestobrighten

uptheirappearancesatafasterratethanwomen,accordingtoasurvey

releadonWednesday.

Men’suoffatinjectionstosoftendeepwrinklesleaped47percent

’suoftheinjectionsfell36

percent,accordingtoasurveybytheAmericanAcademyofFacialand

PlasticReconstructiveSurgeons.

Men’suofbotoxinjectionstoeliminatefrownlinesro88percent,

whilewomen’sbotoxufell8percent.

Andforsmoothingskin,theuoflarresurfacingamongmenro

13percent,ile,women’suoflar

resurfacingdropped38percentduringthesametimeperiod.

Thenumberofmengettingnojobsro47percent,whilethenumberof

womendoingsoro5percent.

Typically,menandwomenvisitingplasticsurgeonsforcosmeticreasons

wereage40to59.

Thestudysaid44percentofmenand57percentofwomentelltheirdoctor

thatlookingyoungeristhereasontheyarechoosingcosmeticsurgery.

Byabout18percent,menaremorelikelythanwomentosaytheywantfacial

cosmeticsurgeryforwork-relatedreasons.

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ThestudywasconductedbywrittenquestionnairesfromJanuary20toMarch

3amongmorethan2,600membersoftheassociation,whofocusontreatment

oftheface,head,andneck.

Bycomparison,inthepreviousyear,women’suofbotoxro60percent

whilemen’sfell14percent;women’suoflarresurfacingro13

percentwhilemen’sfell19percent;women’suoffatinjections

fell17percentandmen’sfell54percent.

trueofmenandwomen’suoffatinjections?

fthefollowingistrueofnojobs?

hgreateristhepercentageofwomenchoosingcosmeticsurgery

tolookyoungerthanthepercentageofmen?

trueofmenandwomenusingbotoxinthepreviousyear?

fthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

Keys:1C2.C3.B4.B5.D

ngOut

MODEL1She’shavingsomecosmeticsurgery.

Amy:DidyouhearNora’sofftoKorea?

Bill:whyisshegoingtoKorea?

Amy:Sheishavingsomecosmeticsurgery.

Bill:I’mfloored!Ithoughtshewasbeautifulalready.

Amy:’shavinghernofixed.

Bill:Wasitbroken?

Amy:No,stupid,she’shavingitmadesmaller.

Bill:Ifshewasn’tbeautifulalready,Icouldunderstandgetting

alreadyhasaniceno.

Amy:’salsohavingherteethstraighten.

Shewantstohaveaperfectsmile.

Bill:Whatfor?

Amy:Shebelievesabetterphysicalappearancewillimproveherchance

ofgettingagoodjob.

Bill:Wewon’tevenrecognizeherwhenshegetsback.

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MODEL2IthinkIneedaface-lift.

Script

Susan:Hey!

Amy:Hi!Don’tyouknowanyonewho’shadcosmeticsurgery?

Susan:Youmeanlikealiposuction?Idon’tthinkthat’snecessary.

That’snotthewayawomanshouldstayattractive.

Amy:Honestly,Iwon’rgery,Imightlook

gorgeous,butitwouldn’tbetherealme.

Susan:Yeah,peopleshouldbehappywiththewaytheyare.

Amy:’mworriedaboutthewrinklearoundmyeyes.

’twegobacktothewaythings

were?

Susan:Becau…Idon’tknow!But,Amy,youwouldn’tdothat,wouldyou?

Amy:DarnedrightIwould!Idon’texpectmyskintobebaby-smooth,

butIshouldatleastbeyoung-looking.

Susan:Isn’tmakeupenough?

Amy:Comeon,-minded!Lookatmyeyes!They’

mylowerlidsaredarkandloo,y

hopesurgerycanwipeoutthetiredlook.

Susan:Butwhatwouldotherpeoplethink?

Amy:Idon’tcareotherpeoplethink.I’malreadyforalift.

MODEL3Howdidyoufindtheplasticsurgerythere?

Script

Susan:HowwasyourtriptoKorea?Howdidyoufindtheplasticsurgery

there?

Nora:Itwasallprettyscaryatfirst.

Susan:AsIeit,n’t

recognizedyourclothes,Iwouldn’thaveknownitwasyou!

Nora:Tanks,butunderneaththissurgery,it’sstillthesameoldme.

Susan:Well,whydidyouwantthesurgeryafterall?

Nora:IfIwanttobecompetitiveinthejobmarket,Ithinkthisis

indispensable.

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Susan:Howcanyousaythat!Youdon’tneedtochangeyourlookstoget

,shallwegetsomelunch?

Nora:I’mnothungry,reallyI’mnot.

Susan:Didyoualreadyhavelunch?

Nora:I’I’m

gettingabittoofatalready.

Susan:Oh,Nora,don’tbesosilly!You’renotfatatall,andyouneed

on’teat,you’llgetsickandwindupinhospital.

Nora:Ok,ttostayhealthy.

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Sally:Hi,John,nicetoeyouhere.

John:Hi,sorry,yournameescapesmemomentarily

Sally:Oh,I’’tyourecognizeme?

John:NowIe,you’reSally!Youhavechangedbeyondrecognition!

Sally:Ihadcosmeticsurgery.

John:I’mconfus!Ithoughtyouweregood-lookingbefore.

Sally:dgeofmynowasn’thighenough.

SoIgotmynofixed.

John:That’soeyoureyeshave

changedalot.

Sally:Yeah,mysingle-foldedeyelidshavebecomedouble-folded.

John:Whateldidyoudo?

Sally:ncomfortableaboutmy

inkIhaveabettersmile.

John:Whydoyouhavesomuchsurgery?

Sally:Ibelieveabetterphysicalappearancewillhelpmelandabetter

job.

John:ployersaremoreinterestedinyourpractical

abilitythanyourlooks.

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Script

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Greetings,ou’llfinditinterestinghow

tobefashionablewithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.

Sure,veunlimitedclothing

budgetsthatputthelatestlooksattheirfingertips!Butyoucanalso

try

thefollowingsuggestionsonforsize.

First,youshouldmakeasonalpurchas;thatis,youshouldbuywinter

coats,leatherjackets,bathingsuits,adsummerdressattheendofthe

’llgetmajordiscountsasyoustockupforthenextyear.

Ifyouwantclothestowearrightnow,

maynotbetheplacetobuyanexpensiveeveningdress,butthey’re

perfectforbuyingthingslikeT-shirts

stheyoffercurrentstyles

butaremuchcheaperthanbig-namebrands.

Tosavemoney,animportantprincipleforyoutofollowistonotbuy

“outfits”.Withtheexceptionofsuits,interchangeablepiecearemore

affordable—buyingclothinginparate.

mple,youcan

almostalwayswearapairofblacktroursandawhitedressskirt;you

canwearthemveraltimesaweek,pairedwithdifferentaccessories.

Ifyoucan’taffordexpensiveclothes,youcanspendmoneyonaccessories

trasmakeeventhesimplest

outfitlookpolished.

Finally,uhairlooksfabulous,you

lookmorestylishandfashionable.

Money-savingMethodsDetailedDescription

asonalpurchasYoushouldbuythingsattheendof

’llgetmajor

discounts,andyou’llbestockedup

forthenextyear.

discountstoresThey’reperfectforbuyingthings

likeT-shirts.

AstorebrandStoresoffercurrentstylesthatare

muchcheaperthanbig-namebrands.

Don’tbuyoutfitsBuyingparatesismuchmore

affordable.

Wear-with-anythingpiecesYoucanalmostalwayswearapairof

blacktroursandawhitedress

skirt;youcanwearthemveral

timesaweek,pairedwithdifferent

accessories.

spendmoneyonaccessoriesExamplesareniceshoesand

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trasmake

eventhesimplestoutfitlook

polished

agreathaircutYoulookmorestylishand

fashionablewithanicehaircut.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:BeautyContestsandPlasticSurgeries

Script

JulianaBorges,whowasnamed“MissBrazil”earlyonTuesday,had

justoneofmanycompetitorswhoweredeterminedtoimprovetheir

appearancethroughsurgery.

“Plasticsurgerymakememorebeautifulandgavemeconfidenceinmylf

andtheperfectmeasurementthatwonmethistitle,”saidthebeautyqueen

inagreendress,whowasreprentingBrazil’ssouthernmoststateof

RioGrandedoSul.

Borges,22,hadliposuctionandhadherchin,no,andearsworkedon,

aswellas,hadherbreastnlarged.

Withthedevelopmentofplasticsurgery,moreandmoreofBrazil’s

would-bebeautyqueenarefindingiteasiertoachievetheideal

ays,younghopefulsfromtheAmazonjungletobig

citiesinBrazil’ssouthareplanningsurgery.

Athirdofthe27finalistsatthebeautycontestwentunderthescalpel

rulespermitplasticsurgery,

coloredcontactlens,andhairdyeatbeautycontests.

TheorganizersoftheMissBrazilcontestsaid,“It’sawaroutthere,

ountries

likeVenezuelapavedtheway,andBrazilisgoingtohavetoutho

toolsaswellifitwantstocompeteinMissUniversitybeautycontests.”

ButBrazil’sloveforplasticsurgeryisnotlimitedtobeautycontests.

Mostyoungwomenwhoundergosurgerywanttofindabettermanora

higher-payingjob.

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ysurgicaloperationsdidtheformerMissBrazilhave

altogether?

angehasplasticsurgerybrought,accordingtothepassage?

fthefollowingisallowedaftertheruleschangedinthe1990s??

fthefollowingcountriesismentionedasapioneerinusing

beautytools?

thegoalofmostyoungBrazilianwomenwhoundergosurgery?

Keys:1.A2.C3.D4.B5.A

Task2:Isittruebeauty?

Script

John:ksgorgeoustoday,doesn’tshe?Herskin

isassmoothasababy’sareaperfectCupid’s

thavedozensofadmirers.

Becky:toutit

’’tunderstandwhatmenfind

soattractiveabouther.

John:DoIdetectahintofjealousy?

Becky:Shehasnothingformetobejealousabout.

John:I’llbeyoubelieveinthosayinglike:Beautyisintheeye

ofthebeholder.

Becky:lmaterialsshouldbeenough

tobringitout.

John:Butdoyoualwayssticktothorules?WhenIwentpastyour

apartmentlastnight,Isawyouinthekitchenwithsomegreen

substancesmearedallyourface.

Becky:’’t

youheardpeoplesayonTVthattheysoftentheskin,wipeoutthe

roughness,andbuildstrengthandresilience?

John:Yeah,yeah,yeah!,blah,

blah!See,Icanevenrecitethatadvertiment.

Becky:You’velearnedalot,haven’tyou?

John:Sinceyoucankeepyourskinsoyoung-lookingandmaintainyour

figuresowell,youmightaswellaswriteabookonbeautycrets.

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Becky:Don’,you’ddowelltotrythecucumber

leastthey’llkeepthatbaldspotfromshiningsobrightly.

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Keys:FTFTF

Task3:ChangingYourHairstyletoImproveYour

Appearance

Script

Ifyouwanttolookbetter,changingyourhairstylecanbeasimplefix.

Ifyou’retryingtoreachaweight-lossgoal,anewhairstyleisaquick

andeasywaytofreshenupyourlooks—andboostyourconfidence.

Accordingtoapopularhairstylist,clientsoftensay,“Iwanttocut

myhair,butIshouldloweightfirst.”Butthat’snottheright

quence;it’uldknowwhathairstylewill

flatteryouthemost,thestylethatwillshowoffyouparticularfeature

tothebestadvantageevenbeforeyoubegintoloweight.

Forexample,e

maylookbetterwithshorterhairiftheyhavearoundface.“Whenit’s

toolong,itcandragyourfacedownandactuallybringattentiontothe

featuresyoudon’twanttoemphasize,”saysGuyRiggio,afamoushair

rtistooshort?Thatdependsthelength

says,“Thelongertheneck,theshorteryoucango.”

bangsmaybefashionableattimes,buteventhinbangsarehardtowear.

“Theychangetheshapeofyourface,makingitemshorter,”saysNew

YorkhairstylistO’d,youshouldpullyourhairawayfrom

makeyourfacelooklonger.

Finally,pickastylistwho’sknowledgeableandwhoopinioncanbe

vefunwiththenewstyle.

ForReference:

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uickandeasywaytofreshenupyourlooks—andboostyour

confidence

softensay,“Iwanttocutmyhair,butIshouldloweight

first.”Butthat’snottherightquence;it’stheotherwayaround.

akersayifyouhavearoundface,youmaylookbetterwithshort

hair.

gertheneck,theshorter

youcango.

angetheshapeofyourface,makingitemshorter

NewsReport

MissWorld

Script

TheMissWorldtitlewenttofirstblackAfricancontestanteverinits

51-yearhistoryattheMissWorldfinalsinSunCity,SouthAfricaon

Friday.

Organizersofthepageantsaidtheyexpectedaboutonebillionpeopleto

ntwashosted

byAmericantalkshowhost,JerrySpringer,ataglitzyresortintheheart

ofSouthAfrica’sbushcountry.

[SOUNDBITE]

Thepageantwascreatedin1951byapublicrelationxecutiveforasmall

nitiallyintendedtobeonly

aone-timeevent,butwascontinuedaftertheUnitedStatesbegantherival

MissUnivercontestin1952.

Inmorethanhalfacentury,therehavebeenonlythreeMissWorldwinners

fromAfrica,twoofthemwhiteSouthAfricaandthethirdfromEgypt.

MissWorldhasuntilnowbeendominatedbywinnerfromEurope,theAmericas,

andIndia,themajorityofthembeingCaucasian.

Thecontestantsinthispageantarejudgesinthreedifferentcategories:

beauty,grace,andcharm;talent,poi,andpersonally;andfigureand

hefirstroundofjudging,theoriginalgroupof92

contestantswaspareddowntoonlytenfinalistswhowouldgoontocompete

forthetitle.

Thecond-runnerupinthistenyear’spageantwasMissScotland,

18-year-oldJuliet-JaneHorne.

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ThePeople’sRepublicofChinawasreprentedforthefirsttimethis

yearby18-year-odBingLi.

[SOUNDBITE]

ThetitleoffirstrunnerupwenttoMissAruba,19-year-oldZereldaLee.

[SOUNDBITE]

Thecompetitionwasfierceaachofthetenfinaliststookherturnin

thespotlightinfrontofaliveaudience.

Butoutofthe92contestants,itwasMissNigeria,18-year-oldAgbani

Darego,whotookhomecoveredtitleandthe$100,000prize.

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Beforebeingcrowed,Daregotookthevictorywalkwearingalime-green,

bodyhuggingdressandwavedtoacheeringcrowd.

ThenewsofhervictorysparkedrapturouscelebrationsalloverNigeria’s

biggestcity,Lagos.

Uint3

isteningPractice

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W:Didyouethepapertoday?TherewasanearthquakeinBrazil.

M:Yes,’tthinkthere

wereanycasualties.

Q:Whatistheresultoftheearthquakeof3.5ontheRichterscale

accordingtotheman?

W:I’’sthe

rainyasonthere,andtheremaybelandsides.

M:Suziecantakecareofherlf;shewon’tgoanywheretoorisky.

Besides,youcanalway-mailherifitmakesyoufeelbetter.

Q:WhatisSuziedoing?

M:Hi,IthoughtyouwereonholidayinAsia!Backalready?

W:wenevergotthere!Ourtravelagentcancelledourarrangementsbecau

sodisappointed;wewon’tget

anotherchancetogothisyear.

Q:Whatisthewomandoing?

M:believeit?

Atyphoonhittheeastcoastanditwaschaos.

W:’t

thinkanyonewashurtthough.

Q:Whatistheconquenceofthetyphoon?

W:Didyouetheprogramlastnightaboutvolcanoes?Itwasfascinating!

M:Yes,theweirdthingisthemoltenlavalookssobeautiful,yetit’s

uldn’tbelievehowfartheashcantravel.I’m

gladwedon’thaveanyvolcanoeshere!

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkthevolcanois?

Keys:1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C

ingIn

Task1:Softanswersturnawaywrath.

Son:Hi,mom,whatarewehavingfordinnertonight?

Mom:Ihaven’,haveyouanyrequires?

Son:Howabouttsunamiforachange—Idon’tknowwhatis,butIheard

t’ssimilartosushi.

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Mom:icomesfromJapanewordsmeaningharborandwave.

Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbetheotherwayaround,youngman.

Son:Why?Whatisit?

Mom:miisanenormousriesofvery

powerfulwaves.

Son:Couldyousurfonthem?Thatcouldbecool.

Mom:They’eypoundthe

shoreofpopulatedareas,

destroyeverythingintheirpath.

Son:Whatcausthem?

Mom:Ithinktheyarecaudbysomesortofshock,likeanearthquake,

volcano,orlandsidethatstartsachainreactionintheocean.

Son:Dothewavesgettobigthattheycrushbuildings?

Mom:sscarsandhous

aroundasthoughtheywerechildren’stoys.

Son:Canyouethemcoming?

Mom:re’snotmuchyoucan

penoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhen

itreachestheshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

Son:Howbig?

Mom:ughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

esonthinkatsunamiis?

esMomimplybysaying,“Ifwehadatsunami,itwouldbethe

otherwayaround”?

esthesonthinksurfingontsunamiwaveswouldbelike?

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedasthecauofatsunami?

hcantsunamiwavesreach?

Keys:1B2.C3.A4.D5.C

ForReference

penoceantheymoveatupto800kmperhour,butwhenitreaches

theshore,thesystemslowsdownandthewavesgetbigger.

ughtofinishyouoffinonegulp.

Task2:FloodinginHaitiandtheDominicanRepublic

Script

Thedeathtoocontinuesto(S1)climbfromlastweek’sfloodinginHaiti

forInternationalDevelopment

(S2)reportsthatatleast1,068peoplearedead,1,600are(S3)missing,

and25,000areinneedofemergencyfoodandotherformsof(S4)assistance.

InDominicanRepublic,414aredeadand274aremissing,allfromthetown

ofJimani.

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Akey(S5)factorinthewidespreaddestructionistheextensive

deforestationandthe(S6)prenceofttlementsalongthefloodplains

ofrivers.

-pressuresystem(S7)

originatinginCentralAmericabroughtexceptionallyheavyrainand

thunderstormstoHaitiandtheDominicanRepublicfromMay18to25.(S8)

Rainfallexceeded500mm(or19.7inches)alongtheborderareasofHaiti

ownofJimani,

DominicanRepublic,250mm(or10inches)ofrainfellinjust24hours,

vy

rainfallresultedinflashfloodingandextensivedebrisflowedoverthe

nriversanddebriscutoffmanyoftheroads

traversingtheareaalongthebaofthemountains.(S9)Thismadeit

difficultforhumanitarianreliefworkertorescuestrandedpeopleand

plewanttoknow:Howoftendofloodsandrelated

landmassmovementalsocaudlandsidesinafewplaces.

(S10)AnalysisofthepastdateshowsthatmajorfloodsintheDominican

1986,twelvelethal

eventshaveoccurredontheisland.

Task3:ABlizzard

Script

Ablizzardisaverweatherconditioncharacterizedbylowtemperatures

andstrongwinds,greaterthan15milesperhour,bearingagreatamount

ofsnow.

Becauthefactorsforclassifyingwinterstormsarecomplex,thereare

sgenerally

agreedthatinordertobeclassifiedasablizzard,asoppodtomerely

awinterstorm,rmmust

e

snoworiceasprecipitation,andhavewindspeedofatleast32miles

perhour,whichmeansForce7ormoreontheWindScale.

Anotherstandard,accordingtoEnvironmentCanada,isthatthewinter

stormmusthavewindsof40kilometersperhourormi=ore,plentyofsnow,

visibilitylessthan1kilometer,atemperatureoflessthan-25degrees

Celsius,andalloftheconditionsmustlastfor4hoursormore,before

thestormcanproperlybecalledablizzard.

Whenalltheconditionscontinueaftersnowhasstoppedfalling,the

stormisreferredtoasagroundblizzard.

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Anextensiveformofblizzardisawhiteout,whenthedowndrafts,together

withsnowfall,becomesoverthatitisimpossibletodistinguishthe

caughtinawhiteoutcanquicklybecome

disoriented,losingtheirnofupanddownaswellastheirnof

blizzardcanalsooccuralongwitharcticcyclones.

thepassagemainlyabout?

fthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothefirst

standard?

fthefollowingistrueofablizzardaccordingtothecond

standard?

agroundblizzard?

fthefollowingisintheorderofincreasingforce?

Keys:1A2.B3.C4.D5.C

ForReference

Theycanquicklybecomedisoriented,losingtheirnofupanddown

aswellastheirnofdirection.

ngOut

MODEL1Itwasastrongearthquake

Amy:Bill,itwasastrongearthquake!Thehouwasshaking,thewindow

breaking!Terrible.

Bill:Iknow,urfaceturnwhitasyouranand

gotunderthetable.

Amy:asn’tanoccasionforustobecareless.

It’ightbeaftershocks.

Bill:Oranevenbiggerquake!

Amy:Toplayitsafe,let’sturnoffthegasandelectricity.

Bill:’’sin

ood,flashlights,andafirst-aidkit.

Amy:Let’thequakemeasuresatleast

5ontheRichterScale.

Bill:Whoknowwhatmighthappentomorrow,nextmonthornextyear?After

all,thiscityissaidtobelocatedinanearthquakezone

Amy:Therehasn’tbeenmuchactivityfordozensofyears

Bill:Butamajorquakemayhitatanytime.

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Amy:Ithinkwe’dbettermovetoanearthquake-proofhou.

Bill:Smartthinking!

MODEL2Thingsareabitoutofbalance.

Script

John:’areabit

outofbalance.

Susan:Yeah,toomuchrainhere,mmerfirestorms

destroyedmanypartsoftheglobe.

John:nerateso

gyoucando

aboutit.

Susan:Onceafiredevelopedintoafirestorm,there’snostoppingit.

Somepeoplethinkweshouldn’ttry.

John:Youmean,justlettheforestsburn?Howcanwewatchpeople’shomes

onfirewithfoldedarms?

Susan:Someexpertsarguethatforestfiresarepartofnature,andthat

weshouldn’ttrytointerfere,except,ofcour,tosavehomes

andlives.

John:astethatwould

be!

Susan:Butthat’snature’swayofcleaningupthedebristhatcollects

ontheforestfloorandcreatingnewkindofgrowth.

John:Maybeso,butitstillemswrongtojustletfiresburn.

Susan:Afterall,therehavebeenverdantforestsformillionsofyears

withoutman’shelpfightingthefires.

John:Thatmaybetrue,butIstillthinkit’swrongtonotputoutforest

fires

MODEL3Thisistheislandthatdisappeared

Script

Susan:’tthetwilightcolorsbeautiful?

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John:ardofthefamoussuntsthatfollowedtheKrakatoa

volcanoeruption?

Susan:DoyoumeanthePacificislandthatblewupintheeighteen

hundreds?

John:dsuntsappearedonthehorizonforthethreeyears

aftertheexplosion.

Susan:Theywerecaudbythefinedustthatspreadthroughtheearth’s

atmosphere.

John:People5,000kilometersawayfromKrakatoareportedhearingthe

enormousblast.

Susan:AndashevenfellonSingapore,morethan500kilometerstothe

north.

John:AsIremember,twothirdsoftheislandsimplydisappeared,blown

tobits.

Susan:Andthengiantawavesfollowed,killingmorethan40,000peoplewholived

there.

John:Apparentlythebiggestofthowavestraveled4,000kilometersinjust12

hours.

Susan:Idon’tthinkthere’verbeenanothernaturaldisasterquite

likeit,doyou?

John:AmountaincalledVesuviurupted,buryingthenearbytownofPompeiiin

ashes;butthatwasinasmallerscale.

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Josh:Maggie,I’vejustreadafiredestroyedmuchoftheforestonDay

MountaininHongKongtheotherday.

Maggie:I’algovernmentntfirefightersand

inkthey

shouldn’thavetried.

Josh:Youmean,theyshouldjustlettheforestsburn?Howcantheystand

byandwatchpeople’shomesgoupinflames?

Maggie:Someexpertsarguethatforestfiresareaphainthecycleof

nature,andweshouldn’,ofcour,tosave

lives.

Josh:aste

thatwouldbe!Youe,thefire-hitareaextendsnearly4,00square

meters.

Maggie:Butthat’snature’swayofcleaningupthedebristhatcollects

ontheforestfloorandcreatingspacefornewgrowth.

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Josh:Thatmaybetrue,butitstillemswrongtojustletfiresburn.

Theydestroyednotonlytimber,butmanyrarebutterfliesliving

there

Maggie:Anyway,therehavebeenverdantforestsformillionsofyears

withoutman’shelpincombatingfires.

Josh:Youmaybecorrect,butIstillthinkit’swrongtonotputout

anytreesaredestroyed,theveryexistence

ofhumanbeingsisthreatened

’sTalk

Script

Anaturaldisasteristheconquenceofahazardouvent,occurringwhen

humanactivitiesareaffectedbyadvernaturalphenomenasuchasflood,

drought,hailstorm,heatwave,forestfore,hurricanesortyphoons,

tornado,tsunami,landsidesandmudslides,

resultingdeathsorpropertydamagesdependonthehumanabilitytoresist

thedisasters.

Sometimestwoeminglydifferentdisastersmayberelatedtoeachother.

Forexample,here

isalongdryspellinonearea,theremaybeagreatfloodinanother.

Itisnecessaryforhumanbeingstounderstandandcombatnatural

disasters.

Adroughtisalong-lastingweatherpatternconsistingofdryconditions

thisperiod,foodandwater

suppliescanrunlow,andothercondition,suchasfamine,canresult.

Droughtcanlastforveralyearsandareparticularlydamaginginareas

inwhichtheresidentsdependonagricultureforsurvival.

Afloodfollowstoomuchrainorwaterinalocation,andcouldbethe

canbecaudbyheavy

rainfallfromastorm,includingthunderstorms,rapidmeltingofalarge

amountsofsnow,orriverswhichswellfromtoomuchprecipitation

upstream,rpossible

cauofafloodistheburstingofman-madedams.

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Description

Naturaldisaster

Advernaturalphenomenasuchas

flood,drought,hailstorm,heat

wave,forestfore,hurricanesor

typhoons,tornado,tsunami,

landsidesandmudslides,or

volcaniceruption.

RelationshipBetweenTwoDisasters

underaearthquakemayresultina

hereisalongdry

spellInonearea,theremaybea

greatfloodinanother.

Drought

Duringadrought,foodandwater

suppliescanrunlow,andother

condition,suchasfamine,can

tareparticularly

damaginginareasinwhichthe

residentsdependonagriculture

forsurvival.

Flood

Floodscanbecaudbylong

rainfallfromastorm,including

thunderstorms,rapidmeltingofa

largeamountsofsnow,orrivers

whichswellfromtoomuch

precipitationupstream,causing

widespreaddamagetoareasdown

rcauofafloodis

theburstingofman-madedams.

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rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:DescriptionofaTsunami

Script

Astrangehissingnoifilledtheair,saidwitnesstothedisaster,

towardtheshore

atspeedof450kilometersperhourwasavastblackwallofwatermore

than20metershigh.

Forsunbathersonthebeachesanddinersatoutdoorbeachfrontcafesthere

ithfishingboats,automobiles,trams,trains,

early-morningshoppersandbeachbungalowstheyweresmashedtotheground

andsweptasfarastwokilometersinlandbytheforceofthetsunamithat

cameafteraforce9earthquakedeepundertheaoffthecoastofSumatra.

Manylocalresidents,includingnumerouschildren,rushedontothebeach

theycould

returntosafety,acondpowerfulwavestruckandsweptthemtotheir

deathsata.

Whentheworstofthewatersfinallyretreatedbackintotheocean,bodies

layeverywhere,t140,000peopledied

inthefloodingaroundtherimoftheIndianOceanandasfarawayasKenya

issingaremorethanathousandpeople,amongthen

200Indonesianfishmen.

HundredsoffishingvillageinIndia,Indonesia,SriLankaandThailand

arecutofffromsuppliesofcleanwater,

effortsfromacrosstheglobearerushingtowardsthedisasterarea.

Whethertheywillbeabletopreventfurtherdeathsfromdiaremain

tobeen.

ppenedaftershoppersweresmashedtotheground?

ingtothepassage,whathappenedafterthefirstgiantwave?

ypeoplearemissinginthedisaster?

yfollowimmediatelyafterthedisaster,accordingtothe

passage?

thepassagemainlyabout?

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Keys:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.A

Task2:DroughtinSouthAfrica

Script

SouthAfricaisheadingforadisasterinthenewyearbecauofadrought.

Thewaterlevelatsomedamshavedroppedbelow20%whilethegroundwater

tablehasdroppedbyasmuchs30meters

Emergencymeasurehavebeenintroducedensurethatmillionsofpeoplehave

lareaswithoutdams,thegovernmenthas

tondwaterbytruckandsinknew,deeperwellstoprovidedrinkingwater.

here

normallyubarely30litersaday,andisimpossibletofurtherlimit

whyagriculturaluhastoberestricted.

Morethan100,000farmworkersmightlotheirjobsifitdoesnotrain

estrictions,whichhaveanegativeinfluenceonthe

agriculturalctorinparticular,havealreadybeenimpodinveral

shavebeenforcedtostopirrigatingtheircropsto

armersin

theeasternpartsofthecountryhavealmostnohopeofplantingtheir

edrainwithinthenexttwoweekstobeabletostart

armersdidsow,theedlingshavebeenscorchedunder

thesun.

Anestimated40,000headoflivestockhavediedbecauofthedryspell.

Thousandsofstockfarmerswillhavetoslaughtertheirlivestockona

largescalebecauthereisnograssleft.

es

notrain,thepeopletherewillfaceahugecrisis.

Keys:FFTFT

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Task3:Bravefiremen

Script

AfirestartedonsomegrasslandnearafarminAlberta,e

e

provedtobemorethanthesmalltownfiredepartmentcouldhandle,so

thecompanywascompodentirelyofmenover65,therewasdoubtthatthey

hnootherhelpavailable,thefarmercalled

thefirecompanyaway.

Thevolunteerfirecompany’smenarrivedinadilapidatedoldfiretruck.

Thetruckdrovestraighttowardthefireand,insteadofstoppinginfront

ofthefire,unteer

firemenjumpedoffthetruckandstartedsprayingwaterinalldirections.

Soontheyhadputoutthecenterofthefire,breakingtheblazeintotwo

nhourofintenfighting,theyhad

extinguishedthefire.

Thefarmerwasimpresdbythebravevolunteerfiremenandtheirwork.

Hewassogratefulthathisfarmhadbeensparedthatheprentedthe

volunteercompanywithacheckfor$10,000.

Alocalnewsreporteraskedthevolunteerfirecaptainwhatthecompany

emanlookedhimrightintheeyeand

said,“stthingwe’regoingtodoisto

getthebrakesfixedonthatstupidfiretruck.”

ForReference

hecompanywascompodentirelyofmenover65,therewasdoubt

farmercalledthefirecompany

awaybecauthefireprovedtobemorethanthesmalltownfire

departmentcouldhandle,andtherewasnootherhelpavailable.

ckdrovestraighttowardthefireand,insteadofstoppingin

frontofthefire,droverightontothemiddleoftheflames.

nhourofintenfighting,theyhadextinguishedthefire.

entedthevolunteercompanywithacheckfor$10,000.

Thecaptainsaid,“Thefirstthingwe’regoingtodoistogetthebrakes

fixedonthatstupidfiretruck.”Thatsuggeststhattheydroveright

intothemiddleoftheflamesbecauofulessbrakesratherbravery.

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NewsReport

AustralianWaterspout

Script

AbigtwisterstrucktheSydneytoHobartyachtracelateonWednesday,

nearlyknockingouttheteamhighlyfavoredtowin,Nicorette.

DisasterstrucktheSwedishmaxiyachtofftheeastcoastofAustralia,

tearingitsmainsailandnearlycarryingawayskipperLuddeIngvall.

Whenaskedabouthincounterwiththewaterspout,Ingvalldescribedthe

experienceas“surreal”.

Ingvall,aasonedsailor,saidthathe’sentwistersbeforebuthad

e,however,emedtobefollowing

themandtheyhadnochoicebuttogorightthroughthemiddleofit.

TheencounterwiththetwisterforcedNicorettetodropintofifteenth

placeovernight.

Crewmembervaliantlybattledextremeweatherwhileattemptingtokeep

theyachtocour.

SkipperIngvallreportedthattheteamwasnowinsixthplaceandmaking

upgroundwiththeuofitsbackupmainsail.

NicorettemanagedtogetbackontrackonThursday,closingthegapon

teamIllbruckofGermany,thecurrentleader.

ThisfootagefromvideotakenaboardtheNicoretteshowstheterrible

conditionstheyexperiencedastheystruggledtostayintherace.

Ittookrealteamworktogettheunluckyyachtbackintothisposition.

Evenundertheharshestofconditions,theNicoretteteammanagedto

teamhasahistory

ofsuccessfulteamwork.

Lastyear,Nicoretteachievedthecond-fastestlinehonorsvictoryin

onlyyachttosurpassNicorette’stimewasthe60-footDanishNokia,

ttingtherecordof1day,19hours,48minutes,and2condsin1999.

EarlieronThursday,8ofthe75entrantsdroppedoutoftheraceafter

anightofthunderstormactivityandwindsofupto30knots.

TeamIllbruckistheoverallwinnersofaraftertwolegsotherace,but

thereisstillmoreracetogo.

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BoatarecurrentlyenroutetoAuckland,NewZealandastheybeginthe

thirdlegofthearoundtheworldrace.

Nicorettestillhasachancetofinishinoneofthetopspotsdespite

theincredibleobstaclethatalmoststoppedthem.

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isteningPractice

M:Doyoueyourlfasaleaderormoreofateamplayer?

W:Well,lyenjoyworkingaspart

heleadership

isweak,I’mnotafraidtotakeoverinordertoachievethegoalat

hand.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?

W:Goodmorning,at11o’clock.

M:Yes,heleftamessageforyousayinghe’sterriblysorrybuthe’s

takeaat

andhe’ouliketeaorcoffee?

Q:Whereistheconversationprobablytakingplace?

W:Youdon’getthatpromotion?

M:No,theybroughtinsomenewguy.I’mnotgoingtohangaroundfor

muchlonger,Ican’tassureyou.

Q:Whyisthemanunhappy?

W:salf-mademillionaire,andI’mhonoredtohaveworked

forhimforthepastthirtyyearsashisaccountant.

M:Hemustbepleadtohavealoyalandfaithfulemployeesuchas

yourlf.

Q:Whatistrueofthewoman?

W:Jane,we’reconsideringyouforthenewofficemanager’sposition.

We’vebeenverypleadwithyourwork.

M:Thankyouverymuch.I’vealwaynjoyedworkinghere,andIwould

welcomeanopportunityformoreresponsibility.

Q:Whichofthefollowingistrue?

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Keys:1.C2.B3.A4.B5.D

ingIn

Task1:You’refired!

Joan:Comein,…uh…Iwantyoutoknowthisis

goingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

Carl:Yes,ma’’mnotquitesurewhatyou’retalkingabout.

Joan:You’’swhatI’mtalkingabout.

Carl:Ifindthatsurprising,ll,Isoldtwenty-five

percentmoreofourproductsthananyothersalesperson.

Joan:Look,I’’tand?

Carl:onderwhat’sgoingtohappento

thecontractI’dbeashametoloit;

’mtheonlyonewhoknows

thedetails.

Joan:earoutyourdesk,andthat’sthe

emylfclear,ke?

Carl:Crystalclear—apartfromonesmalldetail.

Joan:Andwhat,praytell,isthatdetail?

Carl:I’ke.I’mCarlSmith.

Joan:Wellthen,that’sadifferentkettleoffish,

you’vebeenworkinglatealmosteverynightandcominginon

panyisveryhappywithyour

progress.

Carl:That’ginningtothinkthatIwasn’t

appreciated.

Joan:You’approvedyourfirstsalaryincrea.

Carl:That’sgreat!Thankyou!I’llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrust

youhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiinpay.

hemansurpridatthebeingfired?

thecondreasonmentionedofthemantoobjecttohisbeing

fired?

stakedidthewomanmake?

youknowabouttheman’sworkperformance?

esthemanfinallyget?

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Keys:1C2.B3.D4.A5.A

ForReference

outoknowthisisgoingtohurtmemorethanitwillhurtyou.

’sgreat!Thankyou!I’llcertainlytrytoliveuptothetrust

youhavedemonstratedinmewiththisraiinpay.

Task2:SOHO

Script

Themodernconceptofsmallofficeandhomeoffice,orsmallandhome

office,often(S1)shortedtoSOHO,isconcernedwithbusinessthatemploy

(S2)knownasavirtualbusiness,theSOHO

hasnotevolvedbeyondtheideaofan(S3)independentbusinessperson

whohasafewsupportstallmembers.

Business(S4)enterpristhatarelargeareoftencalledSmalland

Medium-sizedEnterpris.

Beforethe19thcenturyandthe(S5)spreadoftheindustrialrevolution

aroundtheglobe,(S6)nearlyallofficesweresmallofficesorhome

offices,sinessweresmall,and(S7)

sowastheamountofpaperworkthatwentwiththeirbusinessactivities.

Attheendofthe20thcenturyandthebeginningofthe21st,theterm“Small

orHomeOffice”and(S8)theacronymSOHOhavebeenudttogreatextent

bycompaniesthatllproductstolargenumberofsmallbusinesswith

asmall-sizedoffice.

SomeproductsareoftendesignedspecificallyfortheSOHOmarket.(S9)

Manybooksarewrittenandsoldspecificallyforthistypeofofficeto

tellpeoplehowtoequipasmalloffice.

Nowadaysmanyconsultants,lawyers,andrealestateagentsinsmalland

medium-sizedtownsoperatefromsuchhomeoffices.

(S10)Inthefieldofsoftwaredevelopment,engineersoftenhavetowork

20hoursormoreatastretch,sotheycanhardlyadapttonormaloffice

tenworkinsmallofficestohavemorefreedom.

Task3:TheRoleofJobDescriptions

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Script

Peoplewhodon’tunderstandwhattheiremployerxpectthemtodomay

beheadedforoneofthemostcommonandyetmostavoidablecareertraps.

Ifyourbossdoesn’ttakethetimetoexplainproperlywhatyouare

epaskingquestionsuntilyouknow

’tlimityourquestionstomatterofeveryday

by,amanagementconsultantbadinMinneapolis,offers

youcanaskmoresignificantquestionslike,“What

areourdepartmwnt’sgoals?Howdoesmyworkfitinwiththeoverall

objectiveofthecompany?”

ThatmethodhelpedLisaJames,anassistantmanageratanelectronics

meswastransferredtoanewdepartmentvenyearsago,

shefoundherlfnotonlyworkingforthemanagerofqualitycontrol,

ethejobwasbothdemanding

andill-defined,Jameshadtoputinten-hourdaysaswellastakework

ifywhatwaxpectedofherandwhatshehopedtogetfrom

herjobintermsofcareerdepartment,shedraftedalistofgoalsin

tprovedsowellthoughout

thatherbossuditasthebasisforherannualperformancereviews.

Shortlyafterwards,shewasgivenaraiforherefficientwork.

Ifyourbossisvagueaboutwhatyourgoalsshouldbe,trythistechnique

suggestedbyAtkinSimon,directorofaBoston-bad

management-consultingfirm:Readyourpositiondescription,whichmost

largefirmsprovide,andidentifythetwoorthreemostimportanttasks

etwithyourboss,pointoutthetasksyou’vechon

andaskiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsidersimportant.

bossdoesnotdescribeyourjobresponsibilityclearly,what

canyoudo?

ndofquestionscanyouaskaboutyourjob?

meswastransferredtoanewdepartment,howmanymanagersdid

shehavetoworkfor?

omdidJamesdraftalistofgoals?

herlistofgoalsreceived?

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Keys:1B2.D3.D4.A5.C

ForReference

Readyourpositiondescriptionandidentifythetwoorthreemost

etwithyourboss,pointoutthetasks

you’vechonandaskiftheyaccuratelyreflectwhatyourbossconsiders

important.

ngOut

MODEL1I’.

Susan:Ihelpyou?

:ThisisWilliamJonesofSea-landLimited.I’mcallingfrom

oupleatransfermetoHelenParker,

extension513?

Susan:Pleahold,.I’idavailable

totakeyourcall…I’msorry,isoutofthe

oneelassistyou?

:No.I’’ll

shebeback?

Susan:I’keamessage?

:stshipment

wasdamaged.

Susan:Oh,eaparticulartimeyouwantherto

callyou?

:Shecangetintouchwithmeanytimetomorrowat

613-2775-2940.

Susan:Letmerepeatthatback:fSea-land,

613-2775-2940;callassoonaspossibleregardingthe

bereachedalldaytomorrow.

:issingpartsareholdingup

ourproduction.

Susan:I’llgiveherthemessage,’llgetbackto

youassoonasshecan.

:-bye.

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MODEL2Somethingunexpectedhascomeup.

Script

Bob:Hello.

Susan:Hello,it’sSusanSmithfromParkerElectronics.

Bob:Hi,Sue,tgoing?What’sonyourmindday?

Susan:I’mcallingonbehalfofmyboss,ts

someofyourinexpensivelate-modelDVDplayer.

Bob:

suppowecouldarrangeameeting?

Susan:Shewashopingtogettogetherwithyouthisweek,ifpossible.

Shewantstogetgoingonthisrightaway.

Bob:,I’mfreeasthebreezeonFriday.

Susan:Whynotmeetataboutteninthemorningatyouroffice?

Bob:’sconfirmthat.I’lllookforwardtoeingher

attenonFriday.

Susan:I’msureit’-bye.

[Later]

Bob:Hello,BobSmithspeaking.

Susan:Hello,Bob,ingunexpectedhascomeup.I’m

afraidwehavetocancelthemeetingwithyouonFriday.

Bob:That’emeetsomeothertime?

Susan:She’

thatbeconvenientforyou?

Bob:Well,I’vegotafullscheduleonMonday,butI’dbefreeafter

five.

Susan:Couldwemakeitfivethirtythen?

Bob:Fivethirty’sperfect.I’lleHelenatfivethirtyonMonday.

Susan:!.

MODEL3It’smuchmorethanjustsatisfactory.

Script

Helen:Youknow,Susan,I’vebeenlookingoverthereviewofyour

performanceinthepastthreemoths.

Susan:Iverythingsatisfactory?

Helen:Weshouldsayit’ingtothe

reviewgivenbyyoursupervisors,youaredoingexcellentworkduringthis

internship.

Susan:Thankyou,Helen.

Helen:Well,yourattendancerecordisperfect,andyou’reverydiligent.

Andontopofallthat,youwentoutofyourwaytobringinnewcustomers.

Susan:Ienjoyworkinghere,soItrytodomyverybest.

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Helen:Well,wonderful!Ourcompanycouldumorehardworkingemployees

,theboardofdirectorsisunanimousindecidingtooffer

youajob.

Susan:I’msogladtohearthat.I’llgraduateinlessthanamonth.

BythenIcandevotemoretimetothecompany.I’llworkheartandsoul

topromoteitsbusiness.

Helen:AndIalsothinkyouarereadytotakeonsomenewresponsibilities.

Susan:Whatdoyoumean,Helen?

Helen:I’mpromotingyoutoassistantmarketingmanager,butyoumight

OKwithyou?

Susan:ou.I’mhonoredthatyouhavesomuchconfidenceinme.

Helen:Well,Susan,omotioniffective

immediately.

Susan:orwardtothenewchallengeofthejob.

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Jenny:Hell,JennyofMokiaMobile.

Dick:Hello,thisisDick,yourmobilephonebatterysupplier.

Jenny:Hi,’sonyourmind?

Dick:We’veproducedanewbatterythatisinexpensive,butpowerful.

Itcanlastalongtime.

Jenny:We’’ssospecialaboutyour

newproduct?

Dick:Well,couldyouarrangeformetomeetyourbossLinda?ThenI’ll

gointodetails.

Jenny:OK,whencanyoucome?

Dick:IwashopingtogettogetherwithLindathisweek,ifpossible.I

wanttogetgoingonthisrightaway.

Jenny:Letmecheckhertimetable…Yes,she’scompletelyfreeThursday

Dick:Whynotmeetataboutteninthemorningatyouroffice?

Jenny:ayitagain:We’lllookforwardtoeingyou

attenonThursday.

Dick:I’msureit’-bye.

[Later]

Jenny:there,plea?

Dick:eaking.

Jenny:Hi,Dick,ingunexpectedhascomeup.I’m

afraidwehavetopostponethemeetingwithyouonThursday.

Dick:That’nwemeet?

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Jenny:

thatsuityou?

Dick:I’mafraidIcan’tgoonFriday.I’llbeflyingtoanothercity

onbusiness.

Jenny:ThencouldyoucomeafterfiveonThursday?

Dick:Certainly,Canwemakeitfivethirtythen?

Jenny:Fivethirty’illbewaitingforyouatfivethirty

onThursday.

Dick:!.

’sTalk

Script

Lillian:,youhaveworkedinthecompanyforfiveyears,and

youmanageeverythingheresmoothly,outellusthe

cretofyoursuccessfulcareer?

Baxter:Justasthegoldenruleofrealestateislocation,location,

location,thegoldenruleofworkisrelationships,relationships,

unately,manyworkersfocussohardonthejobat

handthattheyneverdevelopufulrelationshipswithpeopleinother

,whentheydointeractwithcolleagues

inotherdepartments,theymaynottreatthenwithrespect.

Lillian:Couldyougivemoredetails?

Baxter:Let’tchedjobsveralmonths

irstposition,asamarketingmanager,she

frequentlyfoundherlfinconflictwiththefinancialdepartmentover

herstaff’umentformorefundsusuallyendedinvain.

Theninhernewjobastrainingadministrator,shewantedtolaunchan

dedthefinancialdepartmentto

sheconvincethemthistime?

Althoughthefinancialdepartment’sofficeswerelocatedinanothercity,

Wendydecidedtovisitthemintheirofficesandtrytoestablishclor

ievedshemustfirstofallunderstandtheirmission

efoundanallyinthecompany’s

chieffinancialofficer,whosawhowhergroupcouldhelpdevelophisstaff.

Sothetwoforgedalong-tern=malliance,whichledtoatrainingprogram

sosuccessfulthatithassincebeenpickedupbythecompany’soffices

inGermanyandJapan.

Winningalliesthroughoutyourorganizationhasanadditionalbenefit.

Thedays,it’sfartooriskytoexpectyourworktospeakforitlf.

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Havingallieswhospeakwellofyouincreasyourreputationwiththe

topmanagement.

PositiveStatementsNegativeStatements

Thegoldenruleofworkis

relationships.

Manyworkersneverdevelopuful

relationshipswithpeopleinother

,

theymaynottreatthenwith

respect.

Wendyfrequentlyfoundherlfin

conflictwiththefinancial

departmentoverherstaff’s

umentformore

fundsusuallyendedinvain.

Sheandthecompany’schief

financialofficerforgeda

long-termalliance,whichledtoa

trainingprogramsosuccessfulthat

ithassincebeenpickedupbythe

company’sofficesinGermanyand

Japan.

Havingallieswhospeakwellofyou

increasyourreputationwiththe

topmanagement.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Asmallmisstepcanbecomeabigcareertrap.

Script

GeorgeAdams,amarketrearcherataMidwesternfirm,finallyprinted

onthsofrearch,hundredsofsurveys,and

veralboringdrafts,hisreportwascomplete,

goingawayfortheweekend,andhewantedtorelaxknowinghisreportwas

fullyproofreadhisdocumentandthendeliveredcopies

toalltheexecutivesonhisdistributionlist.

Whenhereturnedtohisdesk,hediscoveredhisboss,thedepartment

manager,thedidnotrealizehehadaccidentallygone

,shehadgivenhimthecontributionlistinthefirst

bosswasfurious

thatshehadn’tenthefinaldocument.

ThebossaskedAdamstogetbackthecopies,

AdamsgottotheCEO’soffice,hewasalreadyreadingthereport.

overbearingand

tendedtofindfaultwithhisworkafterhe’dbrokenhisbacktomeet

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instance,however,herealizedhehadmadearious

swaxtremelyupt,forhismistakemadeherlookas

thoughshewasn’tincontrolofherdepartment.

Fromtheboss’spointofview,

resultwassimpleandnatural:Adamslefthisjobsoonafterward.

Adams’sstoryillustratesafundamentaltruthabouttheworkplace:small,

eminglyinnocentmisstepscansometimesbecomeabigcareertrap.

didAdamsdelivercopiesofthereport?

dAdamsdiscoverafterhedeliveredthecopies?

ppenedwhenthebossaskedAdamstogetbackthecopiesofthe

report?

ingtothepassage,whywashisbosxtremelyupt?

nclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?

Keys:1.B2.B3.C4.A5.C

Task2:Thebossisangry!

Script

Sam:Tellme:Doesthisplacelooklikeanursinghome?

Sally:?

Sam:DoIlooklikeamalenur?

Sally:Notatall.

Sam:Thenwhydomyemployeesactasthoughthiswereanursinghomeinstead

ofaworkplace?

Sally:You’’swrong?Tellme.

Sam:You’reright.I’muptaboutalotofthings.

Sally:Canyoutellmewhattheproblemsare?

Sam:FirstofallI’muptbecausomanyofthestaffhavebeenshowing

uplateforwork.

Sally:It’obably

thinkyoudon’wthere’saprettyrelaxedatmosphere

here.

Sam:Maybeit’sbecauIhangoutwithalotofthemoutsidetheoffice.

Sally:’sbecauyou’re

sofriendly.

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Sam:You’n’tviewmeasanauthorityfigureanymore.

I’mafraidtheydon’trespectmeasaboss

Sally:Sowhatareyougoingtodoaboutit?

Sam:I’y.I’mgoingtostart

crackingthewhip.

Sally:Whendoyouwantthischangetotakeplace?

Sam:Startingtoday,I’won,everyone

inthecompanymustfollowregulationstothelatter.

Sally:I’oulditsay?

Sam:calling

insickwithoutagoofreasonorwithoutadoctor’snote.

Sally:Anythingel?

Sam:Nomorepersonalphonecallsore-mailsoncompanytime!

Sally:Allright,I’llgetrightonit!

Keys:FTFTF

Task3:ThreeEnvelopes

Script

Afterahigh–levelfiringatSupertech,thetopexecutivesgatheredfor

lunchtowelcomethenewChiefExecutiveOfficer,CarlMartin,andsay

good-byetothedepartingCEO,DickJackson.

LunchwasprettywelloverwhenJacksontookhisreplacementasideand

said:“Carl,it’

graduateofHarvardBusinessSchooldon’tstickupforoneanther,who

will?Nobody,that’swho.”

Jacksonexplainedthatatraditionthecompany’arting

edMartinthree

envelopes.“Openoneifthere’saproblemyoucan’tsolve.”

ThingswentsmoothlyforMartinatfirst,butsixmonthslatersalestook

adownturn,it’nd,he

messageread,“Blameyourpredecessor.”

Martinheldapressconferenceandtactfullylaidtheblameatthefeet

ss—andWallStreet—reactedpositively,

salespickedup,andtheproblemwassoonbehindhim.

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Ayearlater,thecompanywasagainexperiencingadipinsales,combined

messageread,“Recognize.”

Thishedid,andthecompanyquicklyrebounded.

Afterveralconcutiveprofitablequarters,thecompanyonceagain

wenttohisoffice,clodthedoorand

gerread,“Preparethreeenvelopes.”

ForReference

theredforlunchtowelcomethenewChiefExecutiveOfficer,

CarlMartin,andsaygood-byetothedepartingCEO,DickJackson.

artingCEOleftthreenumberedenvelopesforthenewCEO

sageread,“Blameyourpredecessor.”So,thenewCEOhelda

pressconferenceandtactfullylaidtheblameatthefeetofthe

previousCEO.

sageread,“Recognize.”ThenewCEOdidit,andthecompany

quicklyrebounded.

gersaid,“Preparethreeenvelopes.”Itimpliedthatitwas

timeforMartintoleaveandgivethreesimilarenvelopestothenextCEO.

NewsReport

AWearableTranslator

Script

Theinabilitytocommunicateinaforeignlanguageisaproblemthatmany

,aMinnesotacompanyisdeveloping

asystemthatwouldmakethisaproblemofthepast.

Minneapolis-badViaisthecompanybehindthe“MobileLanguage

TranslationSystem”,yarenottheonlycompanytrying

romotinganew

high-speedtexttranslationsystem,andNECisworkingonsoftwarethat

providesrapidvoicetranslationsfromEnglishtoJapaneandviceversa.

ButViaCEOEdMcConaghaysaysthatthebiggestdifficultyindeveloping

MLTShsbeentocombineexistingtechnologywithbidirectionalcapability

andportablepackaging.

[SOUNDBITE]

AtranslatordemonstratesjusthowMLTSworks.

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Thetranslationstakeaboutfivecondsandarenotalwaysperfect.

However,thetexttranslationonthescreencanhelpursgetthegeneral

ideaofaconversation.

[SOUNDBITE]

Inthefuture,MLTSmaybeabletoassistmilitarypersonnelin

communicatingwithforeignlanguagespeakersinthefield.

Thissystemmayalsobeofhelptoborderpatrolofficers,airport

personnel,andlocallawenforcement.

Eventually,though,thedevicewillbeavailabletotravelersoranyone

inthegeneralpublicwhowouldliketocommunicatewithaforeignfriend.

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isteningPractice

W:Whydosomepeoplestayinonejobforlifewhileothersswitchjobs

fromtimetotime?

M:Somepeoplewantafixedroutinesothattheydon’thavetoadapttot

newcircumstancesoverandoveragain,whileothersthinkvarietyis

thespiceoflife.

Q:Accordingtothedialog,whydosomepeoplesticktoonejobforlife?

M:Kathleen,you’vebeenlateforworksomanytimeslatelythatIhave

towarnyouthatanyrepetitionwillresultinyourdismissal.

W:I’msorry.I’s

IcouldworklatertomakeupthetimeI’velost.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansay?

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M:,better

opportunitywithanotherfirm,andI’mtakingit.

W:Wewon’tbesorrytoeyouleave,’vedoneyourbest

tomakeeveryonehereasmirableasyouare.

Q:Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sleaving?

W:,Iwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonth

I’llbeleavingthecompany.

M:Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyou

thebestofluck.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwant?

W:Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe’recaughtinabudgetcrunch,

andwemustlayyouoff.I’msorry.

M:Iunderstand.I’veenjoyedmytimehere,andI’mconfidentIcanfind

somethingel.

Q:Whatistheman’srespon?

Keys:1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D

ingIn

Task1:HowtoAvoidBankruptcy

Manager:Adam!Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?

Adam:w,

makeusleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday’smarket.

Manager:Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthestaffcuts?

Adam:

usuallyoverstaffed.

Manager:That’

ofthemhavebeenwiththecompanyforyears.

Adam:It’spainfulprocess,butthere’’lljusthave

togetudtotheidea.

Manager:Wecangivethemafairlydecentverancepackagewhenthey’re

fired.

Adam:inkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecould

reduceofficestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatinga

lotofpaperwork.

Manager:yoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,will

thatbeenoughtogetthecompanybackonitsfeet?

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Adam:’llalsoneedtomakesomecutsinthe

rvicedepartment.

Manager:Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofrvicethatweoffer

ourpasngers?

Adam:Well,we’llhavetoretrainthervicestaffandstreamline

ouroperations,sowewon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthings

smoothly.

Manager:Well,thisisrious,butIreallydon’tthinkwehaveanyother

eplosingmoneylikethis,we’llhavetoshut

everythingdown.

thedialogmainlyconcernedwith?

esthemanmeanby“makeusleanandmean”?

thedifficultyincuttingtheadministrativestaff?

llhappenasaresultoffiringtheadministrators?

esthemanthinkwillhappenaftertheycut20percentofthe

administrators?

Keys:1B2.D3.A4.C5.C

ForReference

estsretainingthervicestaffandstreamingtheiroperations,

sotheywon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.

ariousstep,butshethinkstheyhaven’tanyotherchoice.

Iftheykeeplosingmoney,theywillhavetoshuteverythingdown.

Task2:AHard-nodBoss

Script

asknownfarandwideasahard-nodbosswho(S1)watched

akingoneofhisregulartoursofthe

factory(S2)whenhespottedayoungmanleaningagainsta(S3)pileof

boxesjustoutsidetheforeman’eorge,theforeman,

wasn’toodofftothesideandwatchedtoejusthow

lingtheyoungmenwouldstand(S4)arounddoingnothing.

Theyoungmanyawned,scratchedhishead,lookedathiswatch,andsat

enminutesorsoheyawnedagainand(S5)leanedback

onthepileofboxes.

Stonesteppedfromhis(S6)hidingplaceandwalkeduptotheyoungman.

“You!”heyelled,“Howmuchdoyoumakeaweek?”

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Theyoungmanlookedup(S7)indifferently.“Twohundredandfifty

dollars,”Hesaid.

(S8)Stonerushedintothecashier’soffice,took$250fromthecashbox,

andreturned.“Takeit,”hesaid,“andgetout!Don’tletmeeyou

aroundhereagain!”

Theyoungmantookthecash,putitinhispocket,andleft.(S9)Seeing

theyoungmanshowednosignofembarrassment,

foundhim,Stonewasredwithanger.

“Thatlazyboyinfrontofyouroffice,”Stonesaid,“Ijustgavehim

aweek’’sthematterwithyou,lettinghimstand

aroundasthoughhehasnothingtodo?”

“Youmeanthekidintheredshirt?”Georgeasked.

“Yes!Thekidintheredshirt!”

Georgesaid,“(S10)Hewaswaitingforthe20dollarsweowehimforlunch.

Heworksforthecoffeeshoparoundthecorner.”

Task3:Layoffscanbepredicted.

Script

Insomecascompaniesinformtheiremployeesinadvancethatlayoffs

rcas,theycomewithoutwarning:Youarriveontime

forworkonaFriday,!

Ineitherca,

thecompanyhastriedveryhardtoavoidlayoffs;maybeithasbeen

hinkaboutthebad

omenscarefully,youmightknowasmuchormorethansomeoftheemployees

inmanagerialpositionswithmanagementresponsibilities.

Forexample,ifyouworkinsales,youmightknowthatquotashavenot

orkinfieldengineering,youmightnoticefarfewer

company’scompetitors,suppliersor

customersarelayingoffemployees,it’slikelyyourcompanywilltoo,

he

the

Netandyourlocalnewspapertooforarticlesconcerninglayoffsinyour

industry.

Dothingslikebadsalesalwaysmeanthatlayoffsarecomingtoyour

company?ieshaveasonalandeconomicsalesdips

allthetime,andarealwayslookingforwaystoimprovetheirperformance.

So,ifyoueonlyoneortwobadsigns,don’tjumptoahastyconclusion.

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Butifyouemore,especiallyalongthelinesofearningswarnings,

budgetcuts,hiringfreezes,restructuring,andmassivelayoffsinyour

industry,itmightjustbetimetogetyourresumeuptodateandstart

,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,

implementmoney-savingmeasures,

shouldprepareinadvanceifyouthinkyoumightgettheaxesoon.

thepassagemainlyabout?

ingtothepassage,whencanonenlayoffsarecoming?

mentionedasabadsignforthefieldengineeringdepartment?

ingtothepassage,whatdobadsalessignal?

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasignforyoutoupdate

yourresume?

Keys:1D2.C3.B4.C5A

ForReference

,

itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-saving

measures,andbecomemoreufulonyourjob.

ngOut

MODEL1We’regoingtomissyou.

Susan:Excume,Helen,doyouhaveaminutetotalk?

Helen:Thatquestionalwayscarriessomeweight,’sup?

Susan:Well,uh…Heregoes…Myuniversitywantsmetogobacktoupdate

theuniversitywebsite.

Helen:Sowhat?Youcangobackontheweekend,orintheevening.

Susan:Butit’’mafraidIhavetoterminatemy

ogobacknextThursday.

Helen:Oh?Thisisquiteasurpri,Sue.I’msadthatyou’llbeleaving

thisplacewithclockworkefficiency,’re

goingtomissyou.

Susan:Ihopethisone-weeknoticewillgiveyoutimetohireandtrain

areplacement.

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Helen:Thanksforthenotices,antslikeyouareoneina

we’dbetterstartlookingassoonaspossible.

Susan:Withyourapproval,I’llputoutnoticetodayandscreenthe

applicationmylf.

Helen:,Sue,things

certainlywon’tbethesamewithoutyouaroundhere.

Susan:aveanyproblem,pleafeel

freetocallme.

MODEL2Wehavetoletyougo.

Script

Helen:Tom,thereasonIcalledyouintomyofficeisyourwork.

Tom:Really?

Helen:Thetruthis..I’mnotsatisfiedwithyourjobperformance.

Tom:AreyousureIhaven’tbeendoingagoodjob?

Helen:Tom,you’vebeenreprimandedanumberoftimesforbeinglateand

’smore,youu

thecompanyphonetotalkwithyourfriendsforhours.

Tom:IknowI’vebeenlateacoupleoftimes;mymotorcyclehasbeen

breakingdown.I’todobetterinthe

future.

Helen:I’mafraidit’ow,yourtardinessistheleast

ofmyproblems.

Tom:Whatdoyoumean?

Helen:Mycretaryhasproofthatyouhavemisappropriatedcompanyfunds

’tbeprocuting,butthissimply

can’tbeallowed.

Tom::Ididn’tstealanymoney!Yourcretaryislying!

Helen:I’msorry,wehavetoletyougo.

Tom:You’refiringme?Youaregivingmemypinkslip?

Helen:Exactly.I’rmination

iffectiveimmediately.

MODEL3I’mtheoneyou’vebeenlookingfor.

Script

Helen:So,Bill,ndsofworkdidyou

do?

Bill:Marketinvestigation,salespromotion,after-salervices,risk

analysis,investmentplanning–tonamejustafew.

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Helen:Whydidyouleave?

Bill:panywasn’’s

nlywayoutwastolayoffredundant

employees.

Helen:Whydoyouthinkourcorporationmakesagoodcareermoveforyou?

Bill:Myexperienceatthelastcompanyiscompletelytransferableto

yourcompany,sinceyoudealinthesameproducts.

Helen:Goon.

Bill:What’venbetter,yourcorporationisawell-known

multinational,andit’sworkingtobecomeanindustrylear.I

likethat.

Helen:Andthatwouldbearealboosttoyourcareer?

Bill:employerdealtwithonlysmallinvestments.

llhelpmegrow

professionally.

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Pamela:Excume,,doyouhaveaminutetospare?

Atkin:Thequestionsuggestssomethingrious,’sup?

Pamela:Well,uh…Thankyouverymuchforofferingmeapermanentjob.

ButnowI’vereceivedanoticeofadmissiontoaMaster’sdegree

programinmyuniversity.I’mafraidIhavetoleave.

Atkin:Oh,anexcellentjobhere,andeveryonelikes

you.

Pamela:therstudieswillgiveme

moreopportunitiestogrowprofessionally.

Atkin:Yourskillsinsoftwaredevelopmentarealmostirreplaceable

oustayifIpromoteyoutothedepartmentheadand

giveyouaraiinpay?

Pamela:Thankyouverymuchindeed,andIdoappreciatethegolden

allyneedtoacquiremoreknowledgewhile

I’aster’sdegreeinmyhands,I’llbemore

competitiveinthefuture.

Atkin:Inthatca,Iwon’tkeepyou,anttotellyou

thatI’msadyou’thisplacewith

clockworkefficiency,’llallmissyoualot.

Pamela:Ihopethisone-monthnoticewillgiveyoutimetohireandtrain

areplacement.

Atkin:Thanksforthenotice,

we’dbetterstartlookingassoonaspossible.

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Pamela:Withyourapproval,I’llpostnoticetodayandinterview

applicantsforyou.

Atkin:,

withoutyou,thingsherewillbedifferent.

Pamela:aveanyproblem,plea

feelfreecallme.

’sTalk

Script

Kathy:Well,nowthateverybodyIhere,let’scallthemeetingtoorder.

Todaywehavetodiscusstheoperationofoursoftwaredevelopment

’reallawarethatnowadaysmarketcompetitionis

nttokeepour

competitiveedge,theonlywayistoofferexcellentand

consideratervicetoourcustomerand,atthesametime,lower

,whatI’mthinkingis,maybewecouldoutsource

t

impactwillithaveonourengineers?It’,I’d

beinterestedtoknowyourthoughts,Warton.

Warton:Itotallyagreewithyou.

Kathy:Couldyougointomoredetailaboutyouropinion?

Warton:Ithinkthatoutsourcingthispartofouroperationtoanother

twareengineersate

gettingabittooold,andtheirtechnologyisabitoutofdate.

Worstill,ofessional

software-designingcompaniesareofferingbetterproductsat

tsourcing,wecangivesomeoftheengineers

thesack.

Jennifer:fromthePRdepartment,Ilook

weshould

considerallsidesofthisissuebeforewemakeadecision.

Kathy:Jennifer,I’dbeinterestedtoknotyourviewtoo.

Jennifer:Ithinkasalargecompanyweshouldconsidernotonlycustomers

andprices,kershavecontributed

themevenstartedworkinghere

ecanfindasolutionthatwon’t

requireustolayoffourloyalandtrustemployees.

Kathy:I’’dbettergivethis

issuemorecarefulconsideration.

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KathyMaybewecouldoutsourcethesoftwaresideofout

timpactwillit

haveonourengineers?

Warton

Oursoftwareengineersategettingabittoo

old,andtheirtechnologyisabitoutofdate.

Worstill,

professionalsoftware-designingcompaniesare

outsourcing,wecangivesomeoftheengineers

thesack.

Jennifer:Ourworkershavecontributedalottoour

themevenstartedworking

ecanfind

asolutionthatwon’trequireustolayoffour

loyalandtrustemployees.

KathyWe’dbettergivethisissuemorecarefulconsideration.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ProblemsofJoblessness

Script

Joblessnesscanleadtoariesofproblem,anditisnoteasytosolve

them.

Firstofall,beingwithoutajoboftenmeanslackingsocialcontractwit

hfellowemployees,andlackingapurpoformanyhoursoftheday,.Also,

itobviouslyaffectsyourabilitytopaybillsandtopurchathe

necessitiesoflife,Lackofthisabilityispeciallyriousfortho

witfamilyobligations,debts,ormedicalcosts,anditispeciallytrue

idinacountryliketheUnitedStates,wheretheavailabilityofmedical

insuranceisoftenlinkedtoholdingajob.

Somemaintainthatjoblesspeoplecanrelyonunemploymentinsurance,but

llydoesnot

evenreplace50percentoftheincomeonereceivedonthejob,andone

ore,theunemployedoftenendupaping

welfareprogramssuchasFoodStamps—oraccumulatingdebt:bothformal

debttobanksandinformaldebttofriendsandrelatives.

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Someholdthatlow-incomejobsprovidesolutiontojoblessness,butthis

tisdifficultorimpossibletogetunemployment

insurancebenefitswithouthavingworkedinthepast,job-ekershave

,unemploymentinsurancekeepsaready

thingswor,manyemployerstake

eyresorttosuchmanagementtechniquesaslow

wagesandbenefits,aswelladfewchancesforadvancement,theybearthe

unemploymentinsuranceoptioninmind.

Underincreasingunemploymentpressure,joblesspeoplesufferfroma

varietyoffinancial,

unemploymentencouragesbadhealthandraisbothcrimeandsuicide

rates.

thefirstproblemmentionedconcerningjoblessness?

fthefollowingistrueofAmericanunemploymentinsurance?

eopleacceptlow-incomejobs?

ingtothepassage,whatproblemsmightunemploymentcau?

fthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthe

passage?

Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.D5.A

Task2:Beforethecutback

Script

Barbara:I’’veheardofthe

cutbacksthemanagement’smaking,right?

Alan:Oh,yes.I’haven’tanythingtobe

concernedabout.

Barbara:Aroundhereyouneverknowfromonedaytothenextwhetheryou

cankeepyourjob

.Alan:Comeon,theywon’’s,

you’regoodatyourjob.

Barbara:Thatmightbe,butIfeelthatI’vereachedtheglassceiling

inthiscompany.

Alan:Glassceiling?Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

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Barbara:I’’tgottena

htIshouldbeVicePresident

eaman,I’msureIwouldbeVicePresident.

Alan:There’snoofficialcompanypolicy,butit’struethatthey

don’tpromotewomentomanagementpositionshere.

Barbara:it’stimetochange

job,andmaybeevencareers,ifIwanttogetahead.

Alan:Changecareer?That’hangecareers,what

willyoudo?

Barbara:I’mdoingmarketrearchhere,butIstudiespublicrelations

incollege.I’dliketodoPRforalargemultinationalcompany.

Alan:Thatsoundxciting,andthepaywouldbebetter,,

ifIwouldkeepaneyeonthejobpositingontheInternet.

Barbara:Soonerorlatersomethinggoodisboundtoturnupinthejob

market.

Keys:TTFFF

Task3:CareerTransitions

Script

InJulyof2001,myhusband,aprofessionalintheinformationtechnology

consultingindustry,emyexperienceasacareer

counlorwhohadcounledhundredsofpeopleaboutcareerchanges,when

thebadnewsfinallyarrived,ared

totellourchildren,unpreparedforthemixofemotionsandmost

dramatically,

realitywasthatthoughtwebothknewwellhowtofindjobs,wehadnever

ber

watchingmyhusbandsittinginourofficeashepattedhisforeheadand

mutteredtohimlf,“NowwhatamIsuppodtodo?”

turnedtothebookstoreforassistanceandfoundlotsofbooksaboutjob

arch,butnotasinglebookontheday-to-daychallengesyoufacewhen

yougetlaid-off.

overedterrificresources,

identifiedshortcuts,andlearnedfromothersgoingthroughthesame

withmycolleaguesandclientsandcollectedtheirbest

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weknewit,wehadgatheredenoughinterestingmaterialfor

abookoncareertransitions–thebookweneededbutcouldn’tfindlast

July

Nowwewanttosharethisgoldmineofinformationwithyou.

ForReference

experienceasacareercounlorwhohadcounledhundreds

nherhusband’slostjob,they

bothwerecaughtunprepared.

reunpreparedtotellourchildren,unpreparedforthemixof

emotionsandmostdramatically,unpreparedforthesuddenlossof

routineinourlives.

herhusbandsittinginourofficeashepattedhisforehead

andmutteredtohimlf,“NowwhatamIsuppodtodo?”

ookstoretheyfoundlotsofbooksaboutjobarch,butnot

asinglebookontheday-to-daychallengespeoplefacewhentheyget

laid-off.

dgatheredenoughinterestingmaterialforabookoncareer

transitions–thebookweneededbutcouldn’tfindlastJuly

NewsReport

antstoBeClod

Script

FordMotorCompanyhasannouncedplanstocloplantsnscutmorethan

35,000jobsaspartofmassiverestricting

[SOUNDBITE]

Theannouncementdidn’temtocomeasasurpritomanyFordemployees.

.[SOUNDBITE]

FordChiefExecutive,BillFord,Jr.,calledthecutspainful,but

necessarytorescuetheworld’snumbertwocarmakerfromgoingunder.

Theplannedcutsinclude22,ada.

,suchastheCougar,Escort,Villager,andLincoln

Continentalwillbediscontinuedduetoplantclosings.

Ford,wouldreceivenosalaryuntilthecompanyrecovered.

[SOUNDBITE]

Ford’srecentfinancialtroublesreflectacompleteturnaroundfromlast

year,whenthecompanyreportedaprofitofmorethan$6billionforthe

year2000.

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Thecompanywashithardin2001,whentheyspent$3billionduringasafety

recall.

Whennewsoftheplantclosingsandjobcutstheworkers,manyreacted

withemotion.

[SOUNDBITE]

ChairmanFord,atrecoverywillbebadongettingbackto

basicsinproductdevelopmentandonimprovingqualityandproductivity.

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Uint6

isteningPractice

W:What’sthat?Isitatoy?Diditgetchewedbyadog?

M:Hey,that’smymascot!MyunclegaveittomewhenIwasfive,and

it’ghtmeluckinallmycollege

’tbringmylftopartwithit.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouthisluckycharm?

W:Wishmeluck;I’vegotajobinterviewthisafternoon.I’mreally

nervous.

M:Staycalm,bestofluck!I’vegotmyfingercrosdforyou.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansayhehascrosdhisfingersforthewoman?

W:Ohno!Didyouethatblackcatwalkrightinfrontofme?That’s

unlucky!

M:Really?metownit’s

theopposite:It’

needtoworry!

Q:Whatdothemanandthewomanthinkaboutablackcatcrossingtheir

path?

M:GuesswhatIdidthismorning?waytostart

theday!

W:Ohno,venyears’badluck,isn’tit?

Q:Whathappenedinthemorning?

M:Ican’tbelievethisrain;it’sbeenpouringforhours!Wherecan

Idrymyumbrella?

W:Notinhereplea!It’

putitontheporch.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanaskthemandotoopenhisumbrella?

Keys:1.C2.C3.A4.D5.B

ingIn

Task1:DavidCopperfieldiscoming.

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W:MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometickersfortheDavid

erestedincomingwithus?

M:Idon’tknow.I’vebeencardtricksbefore,andrabbitsfromhats.

Ievendotricksmylf—watchmechangethiscoinintoanice

creamcone.

W:opperfieldistheworld’sgreatestmagician;

he’scertainlyworthalook.

M:Actually,soffsomepretty

pullarabbit

escapefromastraitjacketand

handcuffs—uldsawawomaninhalf.

W:ttemptstheimpossible

monTVwhenhe

walkedthroughtheGreatWallofChina.

M:Howcouldhedothat?

W:Ihavenoidea,butIknowwhatIsaw:Heenteredacanvasshelter

ononesideofthewall,andhecameoutofacanvasshelteron

theotherside.

M:yes,burwashealwaysinfullviewofthecamera,ordidtheycut

toacommercialorsomethingel?

W:Notonlywasthecamerarunningallthetime,buthewashooked

upaheartmonitor,andyoucouldtrackhisprogressashemoved

throughthewall.

M:It’t’snotpossible

forhimtodothat,but…

W:Itsoundstomelikeit’sashowworthwatching.

M:dofanicecreamcone,I’llturnmymoneyinto

aticket.

thedialogmainlyabout?

fthefollowingDOESN’Tthemanmention?

dDavidCopperfielddoattheGreatWallofChina,according

tothewoman?

hatconditiondidDavidCopperfieldgothroughtheGreatWall?

esthemanfinallydecidetodo?

Keys:1C2.B3.A4.D5.C

ForReference

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dmakeapersonfloatintheair,pullarabbitoutofhishat,

escapefromastraitjacketandhandcuffs—allunderwater,andsawa

womaninhalf.

nksDavisCopperfieldintheworld’sgreatestmagicianand

he’scertainlyworthalook.

Task2:Isitreallybadluck?

Script

Areyouworriedbecauyouhavejustbrokenamirror?Somepeoplebelieve

thatbreakingamirrorisa(S1)yitwill

bringyouvenyearsof(S2)sonbehindthisbelief

stemstheoldideathataperson’ssoulisintheir(S3)reflection,so

thatifyousmashyourmirror,yousoulwillbe(S4)damagedtoo,dooming

youdoanearlydeath,andnotgivingyouentryto(S5)e

anywaytoreverthisbadluck?Yes—ifyouverycarefully(S6)pick

upallthebrokenpiecesofthemirrorandthrowthemintoariverorstream,

thenthebadluckwillbe”(S7)washedaway”..

Ofallnumber,13isthemostassociatedwithbadluck.(S8)Somepeople

claimthatthenumberisbadluckbecauthirteenpeoplesatdownfor

theLastSupperbeforeJesuswascrucified,andwiththisinmindfewhosts

ordingtoanancient

Norwegiantale,twelvegodshadgatheredforafeastwhenathirteenth,

Loke,hemeal,LokekilledBalder,whowasthemostbeloved

ofallthegods.

(S9)Fridaythethirteenthofanymonthisconsideredespeciallybador

unlucky,andFridaythethirteenthofMarchistheworstoftheall.

id

thatGodcreatedtheworldinvendays,andanyassociationwiththe

enthsonoftheventhsonissaidtobethe

luckiestofmen,and(S10)Whenpeopletalkaboutthe“ven-yearitch”

theymeanthateveryvenyearsapersonundergoesacompletechangein

personality.

Task3:TheStatusonEasterIsland

Script

OneofthegreatestmysteriesonEarthisthestatuesonEasterIsland.

TheislandisoneofthemostremoteplacesonEarth,locatedinthe

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lmostuninhabitedwhenitwasdiscovered

onEasterDayin1722byaDutchcaptain,butitiscoveredwithhundreds

ofgiantstatues,eachweighingveraltonsandsomestandingmorethan

30feettall.

Whocarvedthestatures,andhowandwhyweretheyputthere?

Nobodyknowstheanswerforsure,

venbeensuggestedthe

r

theoryrelatestothefactthatEasterIslandwasinhabitedbyPolynesian

afarers,whotraveledthousandofmilesintheircanoes,guidedbythe

stars,thecolorofskyandthesun,theshapesofclouds,andtheprence

ynesiansfirst

r,theoceancurrentswhichcarried

retrappedand,havingarrived

there,ynesiansprobablecaredthestatues

themlves,perhapsasreligioussymbols.

Todate,r,only

twereabandoned

alongtheway.

Thestatuesappeartohavebeencarvedoutofthetopedgeofwallsof

statuewascarved,itmayhavebeenrolled

wasputupright,and

pulleysystem,thestatuewasmoves

toitsintendeddestination.

Atitspeak,thepopulationofEaterIslandisbelievedtohavereached

11,ally,theresourcesoftheislandwereexhausted,andthe

peopleresortedtocannibalism,thestatues

efirstEuropeans

finallyarrivedontheisland,mostofthepeopleladdiedout.

dbywhomwastheislanddiscovered?

mentionedinthepassageaspossiblebuildersofthestatues?

trueofthePolynesiansontheislandaccordingtothepassage?

ystatuerecarriedtotheirintendeddestination?

fthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthe

passage?

Keys:1A2.B3.D4.D5B

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ForReference

Theresourcesoftheislandwereexhausted,andthepeopleresortedto

cannibalism,efirstEuropeansfinallyarrived

ontheisland,mostofthepeopleladdiedout.

ngOut

MODEL1

ThisisacustomthatdatesbacktotheancientCelts.

Chris:Sue,doyouknowwhypeoplesay,“knockonwood”whentheywant

toavoidbadluck?

Susan:sIknow,ithasalottodowith

rshippedtrees.

Chris:Soundsinteresting.

Susan:Theythoughtstreeswouldsuckdemonsbackintotheground.

Chris:Well,whenyouthinkaboutthedeeproots,theirbeliefemsto

makesomens.

Susan:What’smore,knockingonwoodwasawaytobragwithoutbeing

oncethoughtthatevilspiritswouldbecome

jealousifgoodfortunewaspointedouttothem

Chris:Uh,yes,goon.

Susan:well,byknockingonwoodthreetimes,thenoicouldfrightened

awaytheevilspirits,andtheycouldn’thavetorobthebraggart

ofthatgoodfortune

Chris:I’mafraidthowhodon’tknowthissuperstitionmightbe

frightenedawayaswell.

Susan:Nowhere’nowhowthecustomofkissingunder

themistletoeoriginated?

Chris:Ihaven’ttheslightestidea,butI’mallears.

Susan:

theyworshippedtrees,theyconductedmanyoftheir

ceremoniesinthewoodsintheshadeoftrees.

Chris:lyit’sunderthemistletoetreesthatweddings

tookplace.

Susan:Iwishyouwerestandingundersomemistletoerightnow.

Chris:LuckilyI’ood.

MODEL2Isthereanyrelationshipbetweensuperstitions

andreallife?

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Script

Chris:It’ust

besomerelationshipbetweensuperstitionsandreallife.

Susan:Youknow,RichardWiman,aBritishpsychologistrearchedthe

relationshipbetweensuperstitionandluck.

Chris:Whatdidhefind?tIwould

Susan:Hepolled,000peopleandfondthatpeoplewhobelievethemlves

ywear

aringasatalismanoroftensay,”touchwood”forgoodluck.

Chris:Then,whatabouttheunluckypeople?Doyoumeaniftheythinkthey

ateunlucky,theytendtobelieveinsuperstitionsabutbadluck.

Susan:rryalotaboutabrokenmirror,ablackcatrunning

acrosstheirpath,andsoon.

Chris:Sowhatishispoint?

Susan:Hispointisthatpeoplemaketheirownluckbytheirattitudeto

,49percentofluckypeopleregularlycrosstheirfingers,

y18percentof

luckypeopleareanxiousiftheybreakamirror.

Chris:So,ourfateislinkedtoourattituderatherthantoour

superstitions.

Susan:Ithinkthat’swhatheissuggesting.

Chris:eapsychologist,I

wouldconductasurveytofindwhether13reallyisanunluckynumber.

Ifthereeretrafficaccidentsormurdersonthe13ththanonother

days,thenwehavetobelieveinsuperstitions.

Susan:Whatifthereweren’t?

Chris:ThenIwouldn’tbesuperstitious.

Susan:Whatabrilliantidea!IneverexpectedyoutobeaswiasSolomon.

Chris:Wellaslongasyoudon’tthinkI’mafool.

MODEL3IbelieveETshavevisitedtheearthbefore.

Script

Nora:Hey,what’sthispictureofyours?Itlookslikeaflyingsaucer.

Chris:sitedbyalienslastweekandthisisapictureof

theirspacecraft.

Nora:WhenIlookclor,itremblesaliverFrisbee.

Chris:veETshavevisitedtheearth

youthink?

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Nora:tslikethepyramids

aredifficulttoexplainaway,giventheleveloftechnologythat

wasavailableatthetime

Chris:That’emysterious.

Nora:Whenyouconsideralltho“impossibilities,it’stemptingto

inferthatsomehighlyadvancedcivilizationassistedhumansin

theirconstruction.

Chris:Thinkaboutthis:ifyouwereabductedbyaliensandtakenupto

theirspaceshiporsomething…well…

Nora:Whatdoyoumean?

Chris:Imean,whowouldbelieveyou?You’dgonutstellingeveryone:

“It’strue!Iwasabductedbyaliens!”

Nora:Andeveryonewouldthinkyouwerecrazy,orjustmakingupastory

togetattention.

Chris:FromwhatIunderstand,sometimesthepeopledogocrazy,trying

toconvincepeopleabouttheirexperiences.

Nora:Ibelievethatinsomecastheyofferprettygoodevidence.

Chris:So,tillthinkit’s

aFrisbee?

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Simon:Eliza,doyouknowwhypeoplesay”keepyourfingerscrosd”

whentheywanttowishothersluck?

Eliza:sIknow,it’salottodowith

anancientChristianbelief.

Simon:Uh,goon.

Eliza:IntheChristianbelief“makingthesignofthecross”would

keepawayevilspiritsandbadluck.

Simon:uthinkaboutthecross,signofChristianity,that

beliefemstomakesomen.

Eliza:That’’swhychildrenoftencrosstheirfingerswhen

nttokeepbadluckaway,orto

avoidbeingpunished.

Simon:,I’llcrossmyfingersforyoubeforeyou

takethefinalexamination.

Eliza:Thankyou.

Simon:Butthowhodon’tunderstandthissuperstitionmightbepuzzled

Eliza:Withinterestingcommunicationsamongnations,moreandmore

peoplecanunderstanditnow.

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’sTalk

Script

Thanks,perhaps,tofallingstockmarketsandunrestintheMiddleEast,

Britonshavebecomeevenmoresuperstitiousthanusual,accordingtoa

reportpublishedtoday.“Therehasbeenasignificantincreain

superstitionoverthelastmonth,possibleasaresultofcurrenteconomic

andpoliticaluncertainties,”chedan

InternetSurveyofnationalsuperstition,andfoundittobesurprisingly

high,reintenof

utoffour

peopleinBritainfeeltheneedtotouchwood,and65%crosstheirfingers.

Itisinterestingtonotethatluckypeopleweremuchlesssuperstitious

ly,

superstitiouspeopletendedtoregardthemlvesasamongthelesslucky,

worriedaboutlife,hadastrongneedforcontrol,andcouldnottolerate

ambiguity.

mple,one

respondentcouldnotstayinthebathroomonceatoilethadbeenflushed.

Therewasnoevidencethatsuperstitiouverworked,even,whenpeople

dn’tfeelany

luckierormorestratifiedwiththeirlivesattheendofthatweekthan

whentheystarted.

Armstrongattemptedtoexplainthisphenomenon:“Whenstudentsare

preparingforexamswithaluckycharm,theymaytrustthecharm,rather

thandoingsomeextrarevision.”

ReasonsfoeMore

Superstitions

Thanks,perhaps,tofallingstockmarketsandunrest

intheMiddleEast,Britonshavebecomeevenmore

superstitiousthanusual

Whoaremore

superstitious?

Luckypeopleweremuchlesssuperstitiousandtended

totakeconstructiveactiontoimprovetheirlives.

Converly,superstitiouspeopletendedtoregard

themlvesasamongthelesslucky

Do

superstitions

work?

Therewasnoevidencethatsuperstitiouverworked,

even,whenpeoplewereinstructedtocarryluckycharms

dn’tfeelanyluckierormore

stratified

ExplanationWhenstudentsarepreparingforexamswithalucky

charm,theymaytrustthecharm,ratherthandoingsome

extrarevision.

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rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:HorshoesasaSignofGoodLuck

Script

oplebelievethis

comesfromthefactthatthehorshoeisshapedlikethecrescentmoon,

endhasitthattheDevil

wasindisguiandwanderingatlarge,ened

n,n

recognizedtheDevilandtiedhimtoawallwithonlyhisfeetfreeto

ttoworkshoeinghimasthoughhewereahor,butwith

nstoppedhiswork

andreleadtheDevilaftermakinghimprominevertoenterahomeon

sfearhors,sotheyarealsoturned

issueregarding

horshoesiswhethertheyshouldbehungpointsuporpointsdown.

Theoriginalsuperstitionwasthatthehorshoeispointsuptokeepthe

ethisviewmostbuildingswithhorshoes

shoeCasinoinLas

ybehopingtheir

customers’luckrunsout,butthisisusuallynotsomethingyouadverti

ringsmadeofhorshoenailaresaidtokeepaway

,robbingtwohorshoestogetherissaidtobringgoodluck.

ingtothepassage,whatdoesthecrescentmoonreprent?

ndototheDevil?

dtheDevilpromi?

thebigissueconcerningthehorshoe?

hearcofthehorshoeupatthecasinoinLasVegas?

Keys:1.A2.C3.D4.C5.B

Task2:Superstitionsorrealbadlucks?

Script

Joan:Passmethatmirror,wouldyou?I’lleifmymakeupisOK.

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Dick:OOOPS!!SorryIdroppedit…butisityouormethatgetstheven

yearsofbadluck?

Joan:You,Ihope,rwherethat“old

wives’tale”originatedanyway.

Dick:Thereudtobealotofsuperstitions:blackcats,ladders,

ntandgrandparentsarefullofthem.

Joan:

superstitionsarejustamusingpiecedofhistoryratherthanbeliefs,

don’tyouthinkso?

Dick:Perhaps,who

livelihoodsdependmoreonluck—likeprofessionalathletes,or

fishermen—oftentheyhavesuperstitiousroutines.

Joan:It’eardofathleteswhowearluckysocksora

treasuredmedaltobringthemgoodfortune.

Dick:Andlet’nowaboutthenumber4,6,

and8inChina.

Joan:Iknow4isdeathand8iswealth,butwhatisthesignificanceof

6?

Dick:opleinclude6intheire-mailaddress

justforluck.

Joan:Maybewearenotassmartaswethinkweare.

Dick:Well,therearemanythingsintheuniverthatwecannotcontrol,

andthat’swhypeoplearesuperstitious.

Keys:TTFFT

Task3:CareerTransitions

Script

TherewasakinginAfricawhohasaclofriendthathegrewupwith.

Thefriendhasahabitoflookingateverysituationinhislifeandsaying,

“Thisisgood!”

endwouldload

endhadapparentlydonesomething

wronginpreparingoneoftheguns,foraftertakingthegunfromhisfriend,

ingthesituation,

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thefriendremarkedasusual,“Thisisgood!”towhichthekingreplied,

“No,thisisNOTgood!”andproceededtondhisfriendtojail.

Aboutayearlater,thekingwashuntinginanareathatheshouldhave

alscapturedhimandtookhimtotheir

camenear

totfiretothewood,theynoticedthatthekinghadbutonethumb.

Beingsuperstitious,

theytthekingfree.

Ashereturnedhome,hewasremindedoftheeventthathadtakenhisthumb

immediatelytothejailtospeakwithhisfriend.“Youwereright,”he

said,“itwasgoodformythumbwasblownoff.”Thenheapologized,

“I’adforme

todothis.”

“No,”hisfriendreplied,“thisisgood!”

“Whatdoyoumean,‘thisisgood’?HowcoulditbegoodthatInt

you,mygoodfriend,tojailforallthistime?”

“IfIhadnotbeeninjail,Iwouldhavebeenwithyou—andeaten.!”

ForReference

habitoflookingateverysituationinhislifeandsaying,

“Thisisgood!”

akingthegun,thekingfireditandhisthumbwasblownoff.

tthekingfree,becaubeingsuperstitious,theyneverate

anyonethatwaslessthanwhole

sorryforhisfriendandwenttothejailtoapologizetohim.

dnotbeeninjail,Iwouldhavebeenwithyou—andeaten.

NewsReport

EgyptianTombs

Script

Archaeologisthaveuncoveredtwotombsthatdatebackmorethan2,500

yearsinthepartofCairowheretheancientcityofHeliopolisoncestood,

accordingtoEgyptianantiquityauthorities.

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AlthoughthereisamodernsuburbofHeliopolisinCairosoutheastofits

ancientnamesake,theoriginalHeliopoliswasknownasacenterof

learningandacademicstudyinancientMediterraneantimes.

The26-century-oldtombsthatdatebacktotheyears664to625BCwere

developedduringaroutinearchaeologicalinspectionofanemptyplotof

strict

coverspartofthegroundthatudtobetheancientcityofHeliopolis.

Theownerofthelandwasekingconstructionrightsandbylaw,

constructioncannotbeginwithoutapermitcertifyingthatthesitehas

nohistoricalsignificance.

Thefirstofthetwolimestonetombstobeopenedcontainedasarcophagus

andsixteenstatuettes,saidthechiefstatearchaeologistforthe

Cairo-Gizaarea,ZahiHawass.

Hawasssaidinastatementthatthetombswerefoundinadowntown

residentialarea,threemetersbelowtheground.

[SOUNDBITE]

Hawasswentontogiveamoredetailedaccountoftheimportantfind.

[SOUNDBITE]

Itappearsthatthetombshavenotbeenraidedbygraverobbers,butthey

havebeendamagedbyleakingwagewater.

namewangravedonthestatuettes,whichtheancientEgyptiansplaced

intombstoanswerquestionsforthemintheafterlife.

Teprocessofrecoveringtheartifactscanbelongandtedious,butthe

historicalsignificanceofthepiecesmakesthepainstakingwork

worthwhile.

[SOUNDBITE]

EgyptianarchaeologistsplantoopenthecondtombonSunday.

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Uint7

isteningPractice

M:aveanything

particularinmind?

W:Notreally,we’djustliketoethelocalsightsandhaveanEnglish

husbandisinterestedinthelocalstoriesandfolklore.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmentionasoneofherpreferences?

M:AreyoujoiningatourgroupwhenyougotoIndonesia?

W:No,I’eingindependentand

s,there’smorechanceofmeeting

localpeoplethatway.I’vejustgottobecareful.

Q:whatdothewomanwant?

W:Hey,couldyoubringyourvideocameratothekids’concerttomorrow?

I’dlovetocaptureitonfilm.

M:Noproblem.I’llburnittoaDVDforyouafterwards,thenyoucan

watchitathome.

Q:Howwillthewomanwatchtheconcertlaterintheweek?

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W:Ican’’snotonCDsin

anyoftheshops,andIreallywantitonaCD.

M:Well,let’ecandownloadit,thenburnitto

aCD.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingtogetthetrack?

W:Here’sariddle:Youlovedeep-afinishinginFlorida,andyou’re

crazyaboutskiinginCanada,butyoucan’taffordevenonevacation

youdo?

M:Ibuyashareintwoholidayhomes,soIownaweekormoreateach

aringisthewaymanypeopleaffordeminglyexpensive

holidays.

Q:Whatadvicedoesthemangiveforpeopleunabletoaffordexpensive

holidayhomes?

Keys:1.A2.A3.D4.B5.C

ingIn

Task1:I’mdoingalotofthingsonthe

computer!

Script

Barbara:Jack,you’resittinginfrontofyourcomputeragain!Thea

youwastingthe

beautifulholidays?Thesummerwillbeoverbeforeyouknowit.

Jack:I’puterisagood

nternetyoucangotoanypartoftheworld;I

’smorerealthanreality.

Barbara:But…butyoucan’tspendyourentiresummerwatchingthatscreen.

You’llgetabigbottom.

Jack:I’mnotjustwatchingthescreen.I’mdoingalotof

things—I’mndinge-mails,I’mlearningthings,I’m

chattinginchatrooms…

Barbara:Right!ButI’llbetyou’respendingmostofyourtimeplaying

computergames—atime-wasting,mindlessactivitythatI’ll

turnyourbrainintoChinedoufoo.

Jack:No,itisn’’smanyactivities:

role-playinggames,arcadegames,adventuregames,strategy

games…

Barbara:Iunderstandthecomputerisawonderfulthing,butyouhave

ife

dbealothealthierifyou

playedachessgameoutdoors,inthepark.

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Jack:Itwouldn’egamesintheparkIcan’t

playagainstthegrandmasterofMoscow,canI?Andthereare

creativegamesinthecomputer,whereIcanlearncityplanning

andpsychology.

Barbara:Well,whataboutme?Don’tyouthinkI’dlikealittle

attention?

Jack:Now,Baby,that’llthistimetogether,

youknowIloveyou.

Barbara:I’’

goingtobemoremeorthecomputer?

Jack:Well…

oesthisdialogprobablytakeplace?

themanliketodoaccordingtothedialog?

esthewomanmeanwhenshesaystheman’sbrainwillturninto

Chinedoufoo?

esthemanthinkaboutachessgameoutdoors?

esthewomanmeanwhenshesays,“Don’tyouthinkI’dlike

alittleattention?”

Keys:1.A2.B3.C4.D5.C

ForReference

thatinthogamesintheparkhecan’tplayagainstthe

rearecreativegamesinthecomputer,

wherehecanlearncityplanningandpsychology,

shimtomakeachoicebetweenherandthecomputer.

Task2:AMagicianandaParrot

Script

(S1)

audiencewasdifferenteachweek,sothemagiciandidthesame(S2)tricks

hecouldcastaspellovertheaudience(S3)

wheneverhewantedto.

Therewasonlyoneproblem:Thecaptain’s(S4)parrotwatchedeveryshow

andbegantounderstandwhatthe(S5)

heunderstoodthat,hestartedshoutinginthemiddleoftheshow.

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“Look,it’snotthesame(S6)hat!”“Look,he’shidingtheflowers

underthetable!”“Hey,whyareallthe(S7)cardstheAceofSpades?”

(S8)metheparrotrevealedoneofhis

crets,formanceheintended

narage.(S9)

Hedreamedofvariouswayshecoulddoawaywiththetroublesomebird.

Buthedidn’hecaptain’sparrotafterall.

magicianfoundhimlfonapieceofwood,inthemiddleoftheocean,

andtheparrotwasbyhisside.(S10)Theystaredateachotherwithhate,

ntonforveraldays.

Afteraweektheparrotfinallysaid,“Okay,peyou’ll

tellmewhattrickyouaregoingtodowiththeboat.”

Task3:TheModernCircus

Script

ThefirstmoderncircuswasstagedinLondonin1768byPhilipAstley,

aformerEnglishcavalryofficer,ing

withavisittoParisin1772,Astleyintroducedthecircusincities

throughoutcontinentalEuropeandwasresponsibleforestablishing

permanentcircusinanumberofEuropeancountriesaswellasinEngland.

Acircuswasfirstprentedin1793attheWinterPalaceinSaint

Petersburg.

Bytheearly19thcentury,veralpermanently-badcircuswerelocated

tion,smalltravelingshowsmovedfrom

veling

showswereusuallysimpleaffairs,featuringafiddlerortwo,ajuggler,

aropedancer,arlycircussuchperformers

gavetheirshowsinopenspacesandtookupacollectionforpay;later,

arlierpartofthe19thcentury

amainfeatureofthepermanentcircusprogramwastheprentationof

houtthe19thcentury

lly,trained

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horandhormanshipperformancesdominatedcircus,butropedancing,

juggling,acrobaticacts,wild-animalacts,andclowningwereall

ingtrapeze,animportant

partofthemoderncircus,wasnotinventeduntil1858,andthestreet

paradeandsideshowdidnotbecomestandardcircuventsuntillaterin

rebelievedtohavecomeintouinthe1820s,

butitisuncertainwhethertheyappearedfirstinEuropeorintheUnited

States.

Nowadays,theentertainmentactivitiesofferedatacircusaremore

elaborate,generallyconsistingofdisplaysofhormanship,exhibitions

bygymnasts,aerialists,wild-animaltrainer,performinganimals,and

comicperformancebyclowns.

sPhillipAstleyespeciallygoodat?

ingtothepassage,whatwastrueoftheearlytravelingshows?

tswerefeaturedinpermanentcircusprogramsintheearly19th

century?

rewild-animalactsintroduced?

themainideaofthepassage?

Keys:1C2.A3.B4.B5.D

ForReference

Theyaremoreelaborate,generallyconsistingofdisplaysofhormanship,

exhibitionsbygymnasts,aerialists,wild-animaltrainer,performing

animals,andcomicperformancebyclowns

ngOut

MODEL1Wouldyouliketodoanything?

Amy:Wouldyouliketogotoeamovietonight,say,TheLordofthe

Rings

Bill:Thanksforasking,butthere’stoomuchviolenceintho

blockbusters.

Amy:Then,let’sgoroller-skating.

Bill:Idon’treallyliketonowthatI’

know,mykneesacheterribly.

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Amy:I’,let’sgotoeacountrysinger

tonight?

Bill:No.I’mnotreallyinthemood.

Amy:Well,wouldyouliketodoanything?

Bill:Sure,let’sstayhomeandwatchTV.

Amy:Isthereanythingworthwatchingtonight?

Bill:,Survivor’sonChannel

3at7:30.

Amy:IfIremembercorrectly,there’sadocumentaryaboutanimalson

anotherchannel.

Bill:Yes,anttowatchit?

Amy:Doyoumindifwewatchit?

Bill:ywantedtowatchtheRocketgametonight.

MODEL2Ican’tmakeupmymind!

Script

John:Hey!

Nora:Hey!

John:Ieyou’ngaholidaytrip

somewhere?

Nora:aboutgoingplaces.

John:Willthisbeatripabroadorsomeexcursionclotohome?

Nora:TwotoursareofferedinMay:onetobigAmericancities;oneto

Europe.

John:Arethewhirlwindtoursthatallowyouafewhoursineachplace?

Nora:Oh,no,no,they’reboththree-weekthree-citytours,withaweek

ineachcity.

John:That’

cities?

Nora:Ican’tmakeupmymind:London,ParisandRomeorNewYork,San…?

John:’a’sOK,butit’s

allthesame.

Nora:Youdidn’nciscoandChicago,amodern

metropolis.

John:ancitiesdifferfromone

anther.

Nora:Yeah,like,they’reindifferentcountries.

John:Thereareotherdifferencesinlanguages,architecture,food,and

customs.

Nora:yvariety’sthespiceoflife.

Variety,hereIcome.

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MODEL3You’dbettergetmoreexerciinyour

leisuretime.

Script

Amy:Lookatyou!You’’dbettergetmoreexerci

inyourleisuretime,oryou’llneverbeGovernorofCalifornia.

Bill:That’sright.I’mnoSchwarzenegger,,sodon’t

bugme.

Amy:tobeaskinnykidfromAustria.

Bill:Helikexerci;Idon’rntired,andI’vebeen

restingeversince.

Amy:Seeingafinespecimenlikehim,don’tyoufeellikeexercising

vigorouslytostayingoodshape?

Bill:WheneverIfeellikeexercising,Iliedownandrestuntilthe

feelingpass.

Amy:Ha,ha,you’vereadaboutthedangersofobesity.

Bill:Scientistsconstantlyfinddangers:smoking,

elisnew?

Amy:Youmustknowanexercilikewalkingbenefitsthemindandbody.

Bill:Ido,andIwalkeveryday—frommyofficetotheparkinglot,

not-stop.

Amy:OK,allyyou’llbeaburdenonourhealth

system.

Bill:Andjustwhatdoyoumeanbythat?I’titeis

good.

Amy:Ifyoustayfat,hearttroubleorhighbloodpressurecould

hospitalizedyou.

Bill:Well,wecouldgoforawalk

afterdinner,slowly.

NowYourTurn

Task1

SAMPLEDIALOG

Qiang:Ieyou’ngaholidaytrip

somewhere?

Li:aboutgoingplaces.

Qiang:Willthisbeatripabroadorsomeexcursionclotohome?

Li:’venevervisitedaforeigncountry

before.

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Qiang:Whatcountriesareadvertidinthebrochure?

Li:o

anearbycountrylikeKoreaorJapan,andtheotheristoEuropean

countries.

Qiang:Whichtourdoyouprefer?

Li:I’’sclotoChinasothatthe

tourislesxpensive.

Qiang:ee

verydifferentpeopleandarchitecture,enjoydifferentfood,and

appreciatedifferentcustoms.

Li:yvariety’sthespiceoflife.

Butshallwetakealongtourorawhirlwindtourthatallowus

onlyafewhoursineachplace?

Qiang:Inalongtourwecanlookaroundandnotfeelrushed,butit’s

’’swhatwe

canafford.

Li:windtourallowsustovisitmanyimportantplaceswe’ve

’sgoodenoughforus.

Qiang:Righton.

’sTalk

Script

ianreligionscelebratea

dayofrestknownastheSabbath,alsocalledtheLord’

the

industrialrevolutionthewagelaborforcewasasmallfractionofthe

oftheSabbathwasviewedasonededicatedtoGod,

notoneofrelaxation.

TheearlyindustrialperiodinEuropesawasix-dayworkweekwithonly

Sundayoff,eworkers’

rightsmovementsinthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturysaw

afive-dayworkweekintroducedasSaturdaybecameadayofrestand

vementbeganinEngland.

Inmanywaysthishasbeenagreatboontotheeconomyasitleadstoa

greatincreainconsumerspendingonSaturdaysasrestaurantvisits,

motorcarjourneys,

jurisdictionscontinuedtoenforcestrictLord’sDaylawsonSunday,

whichmeantthatmostplacesofrecreation,suchasstoresandtheaters,

egulationsbegantoweakenin

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theyearsaftertheSecondWorldWar,andSundayalsobecameadayof

recreationformany.

Aftercenturiesofdevelopment,theweekendisnowapartoftheweek

atimeforleisureandrecreation,andforreligiousactivities.

ChristianreligionscelebrateadayofrestknownastheSabbath,also

calledtheLord’Sunday.

BeforetheindustrialrevolutionthedayoftheSabbathwasviewedasone

dedicatedtoGod,notoneofrelaxation.

TheearlyindustrialperiodinEuropesawasix-dayworkweekwithonly

Sundayoff.

Onlytheworkers’rightsmovementsinthelatenineteenthandearly

twentiethcenturysawafive-dayworkweekintroducedasSaturdaybecame

adayofrestandrelaxation

Inmanywaysthishasbeenagreatboontotheeconomyasitleadstoa

greatincreainconsumerspendingonSaturdays.

AftertheSecondWorldWar,andSundayalsobecameadayofrecreation

formany.

Theweekendisnowapartoftheweekusuallylastingtwodaysinwhich

atimeforleisureandrecreation,

andforreligiousactivities.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:TheHistoryofChineAcrobatics

Script

WelcometothemagnificentworldoftheBeijingAcrobats!Herethe

impossibleismadeofpossible,and“daring”onlybeginstodescribe

jingAcrobatsarecompridofthe

finestacrobatictroupesinChinatodayandhavereceivedacclaimfrom

rowthofGreatChinaCircus,popular

duringthe1920’s,thisgroupbecameanintegratedprofessional

acrobaticcompanyin1958.

Manyofthemagnificentandsophisticatedfeatsweetodaywere

toryofChineacrobaticsisrich

intraditionanddatesbackover2,nwithfolkarts;

tumbling,jugglingordinaryhouholdobjectsandbalancing.

n

symbolforthespiritofrenewal

houtthehistoryofChinatheacrobatic

.

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artsflourished,ally,courtentertainments

wereformalandmonotonous,quitetheoppositeofthelivelyfolkarts

ally,however,theexcitementoftheacrobats’

tic

performerswereroutinelyinvitedtothecourttoentertainandimpress

ariedactsoftumbling,singing,dancingandjuggling

becameknownas“TheHundredEntertainments”intheHanDynasty,more

than2,obaticartshavealwaysmaintainedtheir

heacrobaticsoffamiliescarryonthis

enbegintrainingatayoungagetodo

handstandsonachair,balancejar,spinplatesandthrowknives;they

sticktoastricttrainingschedulewhichtheyfollowtherestoftheir

lives.

Nowlet’ssitback,relaxandenjoytheshowsasourperformersreveal

toyoutheirmasteryofanancientartfrom,thousandsofyearsinthe

making!

oesthisspeechprobablyoccur?

stheGreatChinaCircuspopular?

gisthehistoryofChineacrobatics?

ingtothepassage,whatdoesthelioninaLionDancesymbolize?

gdoacrobatsreceivestraining?

Keys:1D2.A3.C4.B5.D

Task2:ExercitoRelax

Script

Wendy:Whataday…awalkonthebeach,bodysurfing,anhourofpumping

iron,ecanfinishoffwith

alittlebadmintonthivening.

Howard:Groan.

Wendy:Sofarthisweek,we’veplayedbeachvolleyball,gonehiking,gone

swimming,’tyoufeelbetterinmind

andbodythanwhenwearrivedhere?

Howard:Totellthetruth,lesarecomplaining

thatthey’rebeingmistreated.

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Wendy:Oh,now,admitit:Thisisthewaytogetthemostoutoflife.

ThisishowNatureintendedustolive.I’llbetyou’dbe

exercisingevenifIweren’there.

Howard:erIfeeltheurgetoexerci,Ilieandwait

rsittingaroundfishingor

restingonacomfortablechairandwatchingthegrassgrowor

stretchingoutonthebeachwhilethesunslowlyts.

Wendy:You’longyou’llbefatandweakandshort

hinkwehadabigworkoutthisweek,justwait

’regoingrafting,andafterthat,Iwantto

gocampingandmountainclimbing.

Howard:Knowwhatyouare?You’’rehookedon

exerci.

Wendy:Well,’

promitogocampingwithmenextweek,we’llgotoamoviethis

weekend.

Howard:dslikeagreat

omedayIcanevenhelpyoubreakfreefrom

thathorriblefitnesshabit.

Wendy:That’llbetheday!

Keys:FTTFF

Task3:HowAmericansUTheirTime

Script

IfyouwanttoknowwhatAmericansdowhentheyarenotworking,well,

theaverageadultspendsalmosttwohoursadayonhouholdactivities

likecooking,eknow?TheDepartment

ofLaborhasjustreleadastudyofhowAmericansutheirtime.

pend

moretimeonchildcareandhouworkthanmendo,evenwhenthewomen

,however,ospendmore

.

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eragefivehoursandtwenty

minutesaday,halfanhourmorethanwomen.

Leisureactivitiesincludethingslikewatchingtelevision,visiting

nandwomenreportedthattheyspentabout

ngfriendsand

attendingsocialeventswasthenextmostcommonleisureactivityforboth

xes.

OlderAmericansspentmoreoftheirleisuretimewatchingTVandreading

rpeoplereportedspendingmoretimewith

friends,,19percentofmen

and16percentofwomenplaysportsonanygivenday..

ForReference

endalmosttwohoursadayonhouholdactivitieslikecooking,

cleaningandpayingbills.

ospendmoretimeonleisure

eragefivehoursandtwentyminutesa

day,halfanhourmorethanwomen

nandwomenreportedthattheyspentabouthalftheirleisure

ngfriendsandattendingsocialevents

wasthenextmostcommonleisureactivityforbothxes.

endtimewithfriends,usingthecomputerandplayingsports

,19percentofmenand16percentofwomenplaysportsonany

givenday..

NewsReport

LatestSpaceWalkfromSpaceStation

Script

AmericanastronautCarlWalzandRussiancosmonautYuriOnufrienkotook

theirfirstspacewalkoutsideofaninternationalspacestationonMonday.

Theirmissionwastomoveaconstructioncraneandinstallaradioantenna

outsidethespacestation.

Walz,Onufrienko,andAmericanastronautDanielBurschfirstmovedinto

stheirfirstattemptsincethento

exitthestation.

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AsBurschmonitoredfromoutside,WalzandOnufrienkoexitedthestation

aintaskwastomoveaRussian-built

thespacestationto

lanwastouanothersimilar

lwasforboth

cranestoeventuallybelocatedontheRussiansideofthespacestation,

whichwaslaunchedinSeptember.

Thejobwasnotaneasyone,consideringthatthecranetheywereincharge

ofmovingisnearly15meterslongwhenfullyextendedandabletomove

menworkedtogether

complicatedjobtookveralhourstocomplete,buttheirhardwork

resultedinthesuccessfulrelocationofthecranetotheRussianside

ofthespacestation.

Themenwerealsogiventhetaskofinstallingthefirstoffourradio

antennasonthelivingquartersofthespacestation.

Duringthespacewalk,thetwomencomplainedofacontinualhigh-pitched

beepingsoundthatdistractedthemastheyfloatedinspace.

Russianengineersattemptedtofindthecauofthenoithemenwere

hearinginsidetheirspacesuits,butcouldnotprovideanimmediate

solution.

Thethree-mancrewisthefourthcrewtoliveonthespacestationand

willremainonboardthereuntilMay.