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1、UNIT 6Secti on One Tactics for liste ningPart 1 Pho neticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and con tracti ons.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at theRestaura nt Ave ni da.Director: What woul

2、d you like, Professor?Archer: What (2) do you suggest?Director: Perhaps caldeirada?Archer: (3) What's that?Director: Fish soup.Archer: That sounds ni ce.Director: And you (4) must have some feijoada.Archer: What's that?Director: (5) It's a local speciality pork (6) with blackbea ns.Arche

3、r: Yes, I'd like (7) some of that.Director: Is there anything you (8) can't eat?Archer: I don't like chili.Do you (10) mi nd if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me (11) for a mome nt? (Towaiter) Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?Waiter: (12) Over there, sir.Par

4、t 2 Liste ning and Note-Taki ngEric: Excuse me. What time's the first train to London1!Clerk: Eight thirty.Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrivebefore lunch. Clerk: Well, now . there's one at ninefourtee n,nine twen ty,nine forty-two .Eric: Oh, just a minute. You'

5、re saying them very quickly .Er, yes . and after nine forty-two?Clerk: After nine forty two, there's . there's one at tenfiftee n . and eleve n twentyEric: Ten fiftee n and eleve n twen ty?Clerk: Y es, that's right.Eric: OK. Thanks very much.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-cle

6、rk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.Birmingham09.40BIRMINHAM - LONDON234(§J>10,50K1IJ0Operator: Hello! Can I help you'?Nan cy: Y es. What's the nu mber of the Leicester Hotel, please?Operator: The Leicester? That

7、's 837 5234.Nan cy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?Operator: That's 785 2491.Nan cy: Than ks. And the Royal Buck in gham?Operator: Just a minute . that's um . 249 6360.Nan cy: Uhhuh . and the Gloucester?Operator: The Gloucester . um . 564 8844 .Nan cy: Than ks, . oh . here&#

8、39;s one more . the, urn. thePeterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, that's 684 2549.Nancy: Oh . and the last one. The Old Bedford?Operator: The Old Bedford? That's 327 6975.Nan cy: Well, that's all now. Thanks very much for your help.ByeExercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, wri

9、tedow n the pho ne nu mber of the hotel.1. The Leicester Hotel837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel785 24913. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel684 25496. The Old Bedford Hotel327 6975Secti on Two Liste ning comprehe nsionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1

10、 What a Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebecca's for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couple's flat.Jack' Hi, Ann! Hello. Sheila! Come on in. I say, you're both looki ng very s

11、mart!Ann: Thanks. It's nice to be invited out. What a super flat you've got, Jack!Sheila: yes, you n ever told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy*!Jack: rm glad you like it. Sit dow n and r II get you a drink.Ann: Where's Rebecca?Jack: Shewon't be long. She's just popp

12、ed* out for a few things at the last minute . (Later)Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. 1 did n't know youcould cook.Jack: I'm afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how itis!Ann: It's delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chanee'?Jack: No, I just followed what is

13、 said in the book.Sheila: Can you give me the n ame of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italia n Cooki ng Made Easy it has to be for him!Exercise A: Liste n to the dialogue and decide whether thefollowing statements are true or false. Write T or F in thespace provided. Discuss with your classmates why you th

14、ink the statement is true or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2.The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place.( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you n ever told us yo

15、u lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!) T 3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mill! Thisspaghetti is really good.)F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: . I did n't know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the follow ing questi ons.1

16、. What did the guests thi nk or the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)2. How many friends didJack inviteto his home? (Two. Ann andSheila.)3. What did they have for dinner? (They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it in stead of buying it? (He thought itis cheaper.)5. Who gave

17、Jack the recipe? (He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back from WorkIt is seven o'clock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home fromwork.Clive: It's not good eno ugh, you know.Cathy: What's wrong, Dad?Clive: Whenl camein. the house was a disgrace. Oneof you was lying on the settee* and

18、 the other was no where to be see n.Cathy: It was n't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework todo.Cathy: When 1 came in, you were in your room listening torecords.Emma: At least my room's tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! I don'

19、;t care whose turn it was yesterday or today.It just won't do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs betwee nyou. You're both old eno ugh now. Whe nl came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to be ironed.*Emma:l'm alw

20、ays doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says she's too busy.Cathy: r ve got exams this year. You have n't.Clive: Girls, girls, that's eno ugh. Have either of you eate nyet?Emma: I've had a san dwich. I'm tryi ng to lose some weight.Cathy: And I don't fe

21、el hun gry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, makesure one of you makes a meal.We've got to live, you know. And I've got to work to keep us.You'll want spending moneyand holidays, you'll have to do your share of the housework!Emma: rm sorry, Dad.Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma,why don't we

22、makea list of jobs and put it on the wall?Exercise:Listen to the dialogue and decide whether thefollowing statements are true or false. Write T or F in thespace provided, Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The house was a mess whentile father came in (Cliv

23、e: When I came in the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The childre n do the chores by tams. (Cathy: It was n't myturn to tidy. It was Emma's.)F 3. Whenthe father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive: Oneof you was lyi ng on the settee and t

24、he other was no where to be see n.)F 4. Whenthe father cameback, the girls had done the washing-up.(Clive: . When I came in the breakfast dishes were still inthe sink )T 5. Emmausually does the ironing. (Emma:l'm always doing the ironin g.)T 6. Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot

25、ofhomework to do. Cathy: r ve got exams this year.)weight.)T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that's eno ugh. Have either of you eate n yet? Emma:l've had a san dwich. Cathy: And I don't feel hun gry. Clive: Well,I do. In future, make sum one of you mak

26、es a meal.)T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look. Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 The "Lost" ReceiptAs my train was not due to leave for ano ther hour, I hadple nty of time to spare. After buy

27、ing some magaz ines to read on the journ ey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and 1 took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be whereI had left it. I empt

28、ied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter howhard 1 searched, the receipt was no where to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfullyto the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if t

29、o say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brow n-look ing object no differe nt from the many cases I could see on the shelves.The assistant then gave mea form and told meto makea list of the chief contents of the case. If

30、they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them dow n as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hun dreds of cases there and for one dreadful mome nt, it occurred to me th

31、at if some one had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately,for after a time, I found the case lyingon its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles in side, the assista nt was soon satisfied that it was mine and told meI c

32、ould take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. 1 pulled out a ten-shillingnote and the "lost"receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushi ng* and glaneed up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen

33、before, too!each of the follow ing questi ons.I.C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9.CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1Voters have approved political cha nges that will establish an elected parliament. State television said more than 98%of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures

34、 also will give women the right to vote and to be can didates for office, making Bahra in one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And equality will be guara nteed among the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of BahrainHamacbin Isa al-Khalifa* welcomed the results. The changes are exp

35、ected to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brun ei.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the follow ing passage.Voters have approved political ch

36、a nges that will establish anelected parliament.State television said more than 98%of thevoters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give wome n the right to vote and to be can didates for office,making Bahra in one of the only Gulf Arabstates to do so. Andequality wi

37、ll be guara nteed amongthedifferentreligious groups in Brunei. The Emir of Bahrain Hamadbin Isa al-Khalifawelcomed the results . The changes areexpected to take effectby the year 2004 at the latest.News Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over vot ing proble

38、ms Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voti ng places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official saidWedn esday that those voti ng cen ters would be ope n soon. Early electio n results show the ruli ng Gen eral People' Con gressParty in the

39、lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Electio n officials say many people took part in the voti ng. Vot ing hours were exte nded to give people more time to vote.More tha n 20,000 can didates are competi ng for 7,000 seats inthe local coun cil* in Yeme n*summary.This news item is

40、about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the bestan swer to complete the followi ng senten ces.1. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced follow ing a disputed preside ntial vote. The gover

41、 nment has agreed to hold a new electi on if ordered by a court.The violenee this week in Kenya has thrown the usuallypeaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in dan ger.The crisisbega n Sun day after electi onofficials declaredPreside nt Mwai Kbaki the winner of a s

42、ec ond term. On FridayKenya' main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new electi on.A spokesma n for the preside nt said the gover nment willaccept ano ther electi on if a court orders a new vote.Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963. It has thelargest economy

43、in East Africa.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the followingsummary.This newsitem is about Ken ya' electi on viole nee that threate ns gains in East Africa ' top economy.Exercise B: Liste n to the n ews item aga in and decide whether the following statements are true or fals

44、e. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. After the election, 300 people have been injured and 25,000 homeless. (More than 300 people have bee n killed and 25,000 displaced follow ing a disputed preside ntial vote.)T 2. A co

45、urt might order a new electi on. (The gover nment has agreed to hold a new electi on if ordered by a court.)T 3. The riot mayslow economic and democratic progress of Kenya. (The violenee this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country in to crisis. Its econo mic and democratic progress ma

46、y be in dan ger.)F 4. After Preside nt Mwai Kibaki won the first term Friday, the main oppositi on party appealed for a new electi on. (The crisis bega n Sun day after electi on officials declared Preside nt Mwai Kbaki the winner of a sec ond term. On Friday Kenya's main opposition party, the Or

47、ange Democratic Movement, called for a new electi on.)F 5. Kenya separated from BritishCommonwealthin I960. (Kenyabecame in depe ndent from Brita in in 1963.)Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questi ons and An swersMother: Where are Jim and Mary?Father: Jim ' gone fishi ng and Mary ' gone with h

48、im.Mother: Oh, dear, I can 'bear cook ing bony little fish.Father: You n eed n 'worry about Jim bringing any thi ng home.Mother: Why n ot?Father: He n ever catches any thi ng. He just likes fishi ng.Mother: I can 'help thi nking Mary will be bored.Father: She hates fishing, of course, bu

49、t she isn ' happy about Jim going off by himself.Mother: Well, you can' be surprised at her wanting to be with him.Father:No. I can even remember a girlwatching me playfootball.Mother: I can 'imagi ne myself doing that aga in.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer somequestions

50、 about it .You will hear the dialogue and the questions only on ce. An swer each questi on in a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Where is Jim?(He ' gone fishing.)2. What can 'Mother bear?(She can 'bear cook ing bony little fish.)3. What needn 'Mother worry about?(She n ee

51、d n 'worry about Jim bringing any thi ng home.)4. What is it that Mother can'help thi nking?(She can 'help thinking Mary will be bored.)5. What isn 'Mary happy about?(She isn 'happy about Jim going off by himself.)6. What can 'Father be surprised at?(He can 'be surprised

52、at Mary's wanting to be with Jim.)7. What can Father remember?(He can eve n remember a girl watch ing him play football.)8. What can 'Mother imagine herself doing again?(She can ' imag ine herself watchi ng Father play footballaga in.)Part 2 Retelli ngThere ' an old say ing that says

53、,It n ever hurts to ask.Here' a famous America n story that proves the truth of that stateme nt. Or does it?In 1620, a group of settlerscame from England to the newworld. ” They built a small community in Massachusetts. Mark Story, a middle aged widower, lived there. After his wife died, Mark sh

54、ared a small cab in with a han dsome young mann amed Joh n Allen. Mark felt very Ionely without a wife. One day he told Joh n that he wan ted Io marry one of the young wome n of the com munity - Pamela Miller. But Mark was afraid to propose to her himself. So he asked his friend John to do it for hi

55、m.Poor Joh n also wan ted o marry Pamela. But he did n'tellMark that. Instead, he went to Pamela and asked her to marry Mark Story. Pamela wassurprised and disappo in ted.She liste nedquietly. Then she said,Why don 'you speak for yourself,John?”Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell

56、 it in your own words. You will hear the passage only on ce.Secti on 4 Suppleme ntary ExercisesPart 1 Liste ning Comprehe nsionPassage 1 A CoinI was not more than thirteenyears old at the time, certainly, but I remember the moment as if it were yesterday.I had just take n my place in class, whe n I

57、no ticed a smallshining coin a few feet away from my desk. I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick it up, for the coi n was a farthi ng and almost completely worthless.But its newnessattracted me, and the fact that I could not spend a coi n of such small value ma

58、de me want to keep it forever. As the teacher was talking to us, I pretended to drop a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the coin was mine.The farthing and I remained firm friendsfor years.Trousers wore out, but the coin survived.It lived to see shorttrousers become long on es; it accompa nied

59、 me in my youth and early man hood. It joined the army with me duri ng the war, and later came to the office every day whe n I became a civilia n aga in.Every ni ght whe n I emptied my pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appeara nee. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with meand makeme dig deeply into my pockets. But sure eno ugh, it was always ther