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1、Unit 4 It means a lot to meVocabulary TaskAnswers/script1. b Henna tattoos For fun2. d Leather ring Grandmother gave it to me3. a Rakari bracelet To protect me4. f Silk scarf Makes me look good5. g Digital watch Reminds me of appointments.6. c Crystal necklace Friends said it has special powers7. e

2、Silver pin Has a lot of sentimental valueListening Task1 First ListeningAnswers1. a rakari a cloth bracelet2. a crystal necklace3. a diamond ring4. a gold earring2 Second ListeningAnswers1. a. to protect him2. b. she likes the way it looks3. a. it has sentimental value4. b. it makes him look goodScr

3、ipt1. Mark: Hey, Steve, whatcha got on your wrist there?Steve: Oh, its something my sister gave me.Mark: Uh, a bracelet?Steve: Sort of. Its a rakari, a special piece of cloth Indian women give their brothers every August. Mark: Whats it for?Steve: To protect me.Mark: Cool. I guess youre safe for ano

4、ther year.2. Andrea: Oh, Shelly, whats that on your necklace?Shelly: Its a quartz crystal.Andrea: Oh, do you believe in crystals?Shelly: Not really, but my boyfriend does, and he gave me this.Andrea: Whats it supposed to do?Shelly: He said its supposed to make our love last forever. And I like the w

5、ay it looks.3. Claire: Thats an interesting ring, Bridget. Whered you get it?Bridget: Oh, I got this with money from my grandmotherClaire: Yeah? Is it a real diamond?Bridget: Mm-hmm. Its small, but it has a lot of sentimental value.Claire: Cause it reminds you of your grandma?Bridget: Of course.4. L

6、isa: Oh, Scott. Is that an earring?Scott: Its a gold earring. I got it in Thailand.Lisa: Is it something special?Scott: No, I just think it makes me look good!Real World Listening1 PredictAnswerIt protects her from illness.2 Get the main ideasAnswersThe necklace is made of silver. The witch doctor t

7、old her to wear it. Her grandmother gave it to her. When she took the necklace off, she got sick. When she put it back on, she got better.ScriptJean: Im ready, are you? Why dont you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. I

8、ve had it since I was a kid.Jean: Really? Youve worn it since you were little? Why?Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all the time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And well, the doctor at first didnt want to treat me because Jean: What? Why?Chandra: Well, because I

9、 was a girl.Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?Chandra: Yeah, well, thats the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and IJean: A witch doctorChandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a I dont know, a spiritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took

10、a look at me and she said I needed silver.Jean: Silver?Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and she had this silver necklace made for me. They put it on me, and I got better.Jean: I dont believe that.Chandra: Well, I didnt eith

11、er for a while. But you know what? When I was 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And then, I started to get sick again. And I didnt get better. I was just sick all the time. And then I remembered the necklace, and I put it on. And after that, I was fine.Jean: Wow.Unit 5 It

12、 changed my lifeVocabulary TaskAnswers/script1. Japan/Japanese2. Canada/French/English3. Panama/Spanish4. Brazil/Portuguese5. Thailand/Thai6. India/Hindi7. South Africa/ Afrikaans8. Morocco/ Arabic9. Germany/ German10. Norway/NorwegianScript1. Helen is going to Japan to study Japanese.2. Pam is from

13、 Canada. She speaks French and English.3. Lindas family lives in Panama. They speak Spanish.4. Andrea is from brazil. She speaks Portuguese.5. Vira moved here from Thailand. He speaks Thai.6. Sitas grandmother came from India 50 years ago. She speaks Hindi.7. Jean is South African. She speaks Afrika

14、ans.8. Ali is from Morocco. He speaks Arabic.9. Hans lives in Germany. He speaks German.10. Lars is from Norway. He speaks Norwegian.Listening Task1 First ListeningAnswers1. French 3. Spanish2. Japanese 4. Russian2 Second ListeningAnswers1. His relatives are French. He wants to travel to France.2. H

15、es interested in business. There are business opportunities in Japan.3. No other language was offered. Her friends speak Spanish.4. Its a challenge. Its the hardest language she can think of.Script1. A: What language are you studying?B: French.A: Why are you studying French?B: Some of my relatives a

16、re French and Id like to go visit them in France someday.A: Dont they speak English?B: Only a little. But I think itd be fun to use my French and see if they can understand me and all. I want to work on my accent, too.2. A: So why did you choose Japanese?B: Well, I guess the main reason Im intereste

17、d in Japanese is international business. I know there are a lot of business opportunities in Japan, so I figured it was the best language for me to study.3. A: Why are you studying a foreign language?B: Um, well I dont know. I started Spanish cause it was the only language offered in our middle scho

18、ol. And then I just kept doing it. And therere a lot of Spanish speakers where I live cause we live in Southern California and were close to Mexico so almost everyone speaks Spanish. My friends at school speak Spanish outside of class.4. A: What language are you studying?B: I just wanted a challenge

19、 so I thought, Hey, Im gonna do the hardest language I can think of. So I chose Russian, Just to see if I could do it, I guess. And you know what? It is the hardest language I can think of and it takes a lot of work. But Im gonna keep at itReal World Listening1 PredictAnswerIt has different tones.Th

20、e writing system is different.Thai people help him learn the language.2 Get the main ideasAnswers1. F Dave lives in Thailand. He has visited Thailand and hopes to return.2. T Dave had a good experience in Thailand.3. ? Dave likes writing Thai. He doesnt talk about writing.4. F Thailand is The land o

21、f Laughs. Its called The Land of Smiles.5. F People in Thailand laugh at him when he makes a mistake. They smile.6. T Thai is easy to learn. It may be hard for some people, but its not hard for him.ScriptCindy: What the heck is that?Dave: Its a Thai magazine.Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?Dave: Well

22、, a little.Cindy: How?Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?Dave: Well, I started to learn some Thaiand practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants an

23、d everybody was so nice you know, Thailand is called the Land of the Smilesthey even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life.Cind y: But Ive always heard that Thai was impossible to learn.Dave: Maybe for some people

24、but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English. The writing system is different, they use different tones, every- thing is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back.Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should study another

25、 language.Dave: No, Cindy, its not the language, youve just got to get into it.Unit 6 What do you like about him?Vocabulary TaskAnswers/script1. Steve is great! Hes sweet and he has a good sense of humor.2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I dont care for people who are too seri

26、ous3. Sure, Jana is very honest; its too bad shes also kind of selfish.4. Brad is a little odd, but I like that hes so outgoing and talkative.5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.Listening Task1 First ListeningAnswers1. honest, a sense of humor2. outgoing, talkative3. a litt

27、le bit odd, like to have fun4. kind of shy, sensitive2 Second ListeningAnswersThey dont like people who are:1. selfish2. shy or quiet3. too serious4. loud and talk too muchScript1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense

28、of humor. I think honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they cant be selfish. I dont get along with selfish people.2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I look for in a friend.Francine: Yeah, like what?Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkativ

29、e. I love having long conversations on the phone. 3. Francine: This might sound weird, Lisa, but I like people that are a little bit odd.Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?Francine: You know, theyre different and like to have fun doing off-the-wall stuff. They have to like having funand n

30、ot be too serious.4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?Stuart: What kind of people do I like?Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy and sensitive. I dont really get along with people who are loud and talk

31、 too much.Jane: Yeah, youre kind of a sensitive person yourself.Stuart: Oh?Real World Listening1 PredictAnswerHes sensitive.2 Get the main ideasAnswers1. They went to a romantic movie.2. He cried.3. She thought he was sensitive.4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.ScriptSheri: Hey, I went out with

32、 the neatest guy over the weekend!Jeremy: Yeah, whats he like? Tall? Handsome?Sheri: Not really.Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?Sheri: Not especially.Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?Sheri: Nobut he has a nice smiledimples. I like dimples. Hes kind of cute.Jeremy: And thats

33、what you like about him?Sheri: No, its more than that. Hes sensitive.Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and hecried. Jeremy: He cried?Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didnt try to hide it or anything. It w

34、as so sweet.Jeremy: Ohyou like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!Unit 7 I really take after my DadVocabulary TaskAnswers1. brothers daughter = niece2. Dads new wife = stepmother3. uncle and aunts children = cousins4. sisters new husband = brother-in-law5. my mothers two girls = my half-sisters6.

35、 brothers three boys = nephews7. made her our legal child = adoptedScript1. My niece is so cute. Shes only two but she can sing 10 songs2. I get along okay with my stepmother. Shes actually pretty nice.3. When I was little, I used to go to camp with my cousins. They were like my brothers and sisters

36、.4. everybody had a great time at my sisters wedding. My brother-in-law was even dancing on the tables.5. After my mother remarried, she and Robert had two girls my half-sisters. But we feel like one family and I call them my sisters.6. Im not in a hurry to have kids yet. I spend a lot of time with

37、my nephews and I know they can be a handful.7. We are so happy to have Lena. We adopted her when she was just three months old.Listening Task1 First ListeningAnswers1. The man in front of him is his father.2. Angie is his stepmother.3. Tara is his half-sister.4. Jake is Steves older brother.5. The w

38、oman to the right of Jake is Steves sister-in-law. Cristina is Steves niece.2 Second ListeningAnswersTara c. likes to read and play pianoJake a. looks like Steves fatherHis mother d. lives in CaliforniaCristina b. Was adoptedScript1. Sylvia: When was this picture taken? You look so young!Steve: Oh,

39、that was when I was still in high school.Sylvia: Is that your mom and dad?Steve: Well, yeah, thats my dad, but thats not my real mom. Shes my stepmother. My real mother lives in California.2. Sylvia: So, who is this next to you? Is that your sister?Steve: Yeah, thats my half-s ister, Tara. Shes grea

40、t. Were a lot alike.Sylvia: In what way?Steve: Well, we both like reading books, and we both like playing the piano.3. Sylvia: And whos this next to your stepmother?Steve: Thats Jake, my older brother.Sylvia: Wow, he looks a lot like your father.Steve: Yeah, people say he looks more like my father t

41、han the rest of us.4. Sylvia: That must be Jakes wife next to him. And your niece?Steve: Yep, thats little Cristina.Sylvia: Wow, sheshe doesnt really look like either of her parents, does she?Steve: No, she doesnt. Actually she was adopted. But she does take after Jake in a lot of ways.Real World Li

42、stening1 PredictAnswerM has beautiful eyesF loves surfingF enjoys dangerous activitiesF likes snowboarding2 Get the main ideasAnswers1. Jane looks like her mother. They both have beautiful eyes.2. Jane acts like her father. They both ride motorcycles, surf and skydive.3. Jane is proud that she takes

43、 after her father.ScriptNate: Are these your parents?Jane: Yeah, thats my whole family.Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your momespecially your eyes. Very deep, beautiful eyes.Jane: Oh, thank youNate: And the same figuresame shape.Jane: Uhh, hey, I dont want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I

44、really take after my dad.Nate: Really, in what way?Jane: Were both very adventurous. My dad was, like into motorcycles when he was youngerand he was in one of those. You know, motorcycle clubs.Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?Jane: Yeahbut that was before he was married. Ive been riding a moto

45、rcycle myself since I was 17.Nate: You? No way!Jane: Yeah, Ive always done stuff like that.Nate: Really, like what else?Jane: Well, surfing, snowboardingMy dad and I even wentskydiving once. We didnt tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!Unit 8 where the heck am I?Vocabulary TaskAnswers/Scri

46、pt1. Go to the end of this hallway. Its the last door on your left.2. Marlas house? Go down this street. Her place is across the bridge.3. Drive down Spring Street about half a mile.Turn right at University.4. Walk until you get to the river. Then go along the river until you get to the tower.5. The

47、 Hard Rock Café is very hard to find. Youd better take a taxi.Listening Task1 First ListeningAnswers1. Hotel Vancouver =32. Century Plaza=13. Hyatt Regency=44. Days Inn=8Second ListeningAnswers1. Turn left at Thurlow. Go along the park.2. Youll see it on your right. When you get to Burrard turn

48、 right.3. Its across Georgia on the left. Turn left at Burrard.4. Its on the corner. Go down to West HastingsScript1. A: Excuse me, can you help me? Im looking for Hotel Vancouver.B: Sure! Go along the park until you get to Thurlow Street.A: Um-hum.B: Turn left at Thurlow. Walk until you get to Albe

49、rni Street.A: Yeah.B: Turn right on Alberni and go one block.A: Okay. so turn left at Thurlow, down to Alberni and turn right?B: Yep, and youll run right into it.2. A: The Century Plaza? Yeah, thats real close to here.B: Great!A: Go down Nelson Street until you get to Burrard Street. When you get to

50、 Burrard turn right. And youll see it on you right.B: Take Nelson to Burrard, turn right and the Century Plaza is on the left?A : No, its on the right .The hotel on the left is the Sheraton.B: Okay, thanks.3. A: Excurse me. Im looking for the Hyatt Regency.B: The Hyatt Regency? Yeah, okay. Go down t

51、his street and turn left at Burrard .A: go down Nelson and turn left at Burrard.B: Yeah. Then follow Burrard until you get to Georgia. Its across Georgia, on the left. Great, got it!4. A: What you want to do is go down here to Hornby.B: Down Nelson Street?A: Yeah. Turn left at Hornby and go all the

52、way down till you get to West Hastings Street. Its on the corner of Hornby and West Hastings.B: On the right or the left?A: On the far left .Its kind of far .You might want to take a taxi.Real World listeningPredictAnswer: she got lost.Get the main ideasAnswers1. Paula was feeling adventurous, so sh

53、e went out alone.2. A Turkish man helped Paula.3. He took her to his nephews restaurant.4. Paula felt scared.5. Paula had the best Turkish food on her whole trip.ScriptPaula: I was in Istanbul oncePart this group tourand I thought Id try to find a restaurant and eat dinner alone for a change. So I w

54、alked out of the hotel by myself. I was looking around at all the restaurants and I couldnt decide which one to go to. And this little Turkish man comes up to me and he says, My nephew has a good restaurant. Come with me. So I decided to follow him. And we went down these little streets and backand

55、it was getting dark back alleys, and I didnt know what was going on. People were starting to stare at me. And I got really scared. And I thought, Id just better leave. So I was going to run. And then suddenly we rounded the corner and there we were at the restaurant. And it ended up being the best T

56、urkish food I had the whole time I traveled. And ever since then, I havent been so afraid to take chances.Unit 9 You can meet lots of important peopleVocabulary TaskAnswers1. travel2. responsibility3. flexible schedule4. prestige5. high pay6. long hours7. teamwork8. telecommutingScript1. Im a tour g

57、uide. I get to see a lot of exotic places all over the world. I love to travel.2. Im a teacher. I like my job because I feel that, in a way, the future of my students is in my hands. I like the responsibility.3. I like the flexible schedule of my job. Im a flight attendant. I only have to work three days a week.4. I enjoy the prestige of my job. As a jo