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.UnitOneTrack4-1-OL-lA.JayandElisearetalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.Jay:Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!Elise:Whatisit?Jay:It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.Elise:TheHindenburg...Jay:Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.Elise:Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.Jay:Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.Elise:That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?Itseemssodangerous.Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.Elise:Whorodeinitanyway?Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.OnepersonsaiditwaslikeaJay:Jay:"flyinghotel."Eise:Itsoundsprettygreat.Jay:Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.Elise:Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?Jay:Elise!Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.Elise:Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...Track4-1-OL-2B.Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?Checkyouranswers.Track4-1-OL-3A.Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.Theyalsolookreallycool.Jack:Kayla:Jack:Kayla:Jack:Kayla:Jack:That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.And1thinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.Well,let'sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?Track4-1-OL-4Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.Track4-1-OL-5A.Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.Modernbuildings:Welovethem,WehatethemTheworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.Track4-1-OL-6整理.B.Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.Track4-1-OL-7B.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?Thefuturebuildingboom?Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?Erika:Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.Interviewer:Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.Interviewer:Thinkcreatively?Whatdoyousuggest?Erika:WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresErika:underground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.Interviewer:Isn'titexpensive?Erika:Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'thavetopayrobotsasalary!Interviewer:Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?Erika:Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.Interviewer:Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?Erika:Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But"buildingdown"isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it'sthewaveofthefuture!Track4-1-OL-8C.Listenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagree.Unit2Track4-2-OL-1Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Pam:Lynn:Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–By,Pam.What’sthat?Oh…that’sOllie.Ollie:Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!Well,wedon’t…really.Whatdoyoumean?Comehere.Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”Howinteresting!…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.Howmuchdiditcost?Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.Juliana:Henrik:Juliana:Henrik:Juliana:Henrik:Juliana:Hey,Henrik.Look.Whatisit,Juliana?What’sthatguydoingoverthere?Whichguy?Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.H’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.Really?整理

.Henrik:Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.Juliana:Henrik:Juliana:Doyouplaythem,too?Yes,Ido.Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI’mold-fashioned.Henrik:Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduringbusinessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.Juliana:Henrik:I’dliketotryit.Here,usemine!Track4-2-OL-3Penny:Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.Ted:Hi,Penny.It’sTed.Penny:Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?Ted:well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.Penny:Ted:Ohno!Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneedtospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.Penny:well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.Ted:Great!I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomethingportablethistime.Penny:you.I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:30.I’llaskhimtocallTed:No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.E-mailismyfavouritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcourse,e-mailhassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tasaffordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndIdon’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimese-mailmessagesgetlost.Butinmyopinion,e-mailisasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommyhomeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.Track4-2-OL-5Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavouritekindoftoast:lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.“Pervasivecomputingisasimportantasatelephone,”saysRebeccaBlair,presidentofInnoTechCorporation.Butsomeoftheseproductsarenotuseful,orevenpractical.Companiesshouldlearnmoreaboutthetechnologythatpeoplereallywant.Track4-2-OL-7LocalgirlrescuedShemayhaveabrokenleg,butshecan’tbehappier.MorganBailey,11,ishappytobealive.TuesdaywaslikeanyotherdayforMorgan.Shewasatschool.Itwasfourthperiod,andshewasthefirststudenttoarriveinthegymnasiumforherphysicaleducationclass.整理

.Suddenlytherewasaloudnoise.“Therewasasharpcrackingnoiseandthenaloudboom.Afterthat,Idon’trememberanything,”saidMorgan.Theroofofthegymnasiumhadcollapsedundertheheavysnow.Morganwastrappedunderneath.Shecouldn’tescape.“Iwokeupandtherewasabigpieceofwoodonmyleg.Icouldn’tmoveit.Iwasstartingtogetcold.”Fortunately,helpwasnearby.Anewprogramusing“rescuerobots”wastriedforthefirsttime.“Wewerenervousaboutusingtherobot,”saidDerrickSneed,themaninchargeoftheprogram.“Butintheend,therobotgaveusreliableinformation.Itwentextremelywell.”TherescuerobotwasabletogointothegymandlocateMorgan’sexactposition.“Wesendinrobotsfirstbecauseitmaynotbesafeforhumans,”saidMr.Sneed.“Humanbeingsarenotasusefulasrobotsinsomesituations.Agasleak,forexample,couldkillyouormebutwouldn’thurtarobot.”Althoughitdidn’thappeninMorgan’scase,somerescuerobotscanbringfreshairorwatertopeoplewhoaretrapped.Rescuerobotsgointorough,dangerousplaces.Theyworkinlifeordeathsituations.Theyhavetobedurable.DoctorssaythatMorganisdoingwell.Sheshouldbegoinghomeintwoorthreedays.Whatisthefirstthingshewantstodoaftershegetsoutofthehospital?“Iwanttomeetmyhero,”laughsMorgan.“Thatlittlerobotthatsavedmylife!”Track4-2-OL-9ThefirstwordprocessorMrs.Morgan:Tara:Good.Sochangethefirstpartandmakethosecorrectionsandyourpaperwillbegreat.OK.Thanksforallyourhelp,ProfessorMorgan.I’lle-mailmypapertoyoulatertoday.Mrs.Morgan:Youknow,technologyisamazing.InhighschoolIusedtowritemytermpapersonatypewriter.Tara:Itmusthavetakenalongtimetowriteapaperonatypewriter.Mrs.Morgan:Well,Iwasprettyfast,butImadesomemistakes.Actually,thetypewritersweren’tthatbad.Now,asforthefirstcomputers…ohmygosh!Tara:Whatdoyoumean?Mrs.Morgan:Thefirstcomputersweresounreliable.Theyusedtocrashallthetime.Andtheywerenotasaffordableorasfastastheyarenow.Tara:Mine’sprettyfast,butnotasfastassomeofthenewer,moreexpensiveones.Iknow!Andnowadays,almosteveryonehasacomputer.Inthosedays,nobodyhadtheirowncomputer.Weusedtousetheonesattheuniversity.Inthecomputerlab?Mrs.Morgan:Tara:Mrs.Morgan:Yeah,that’sallwehad.I’llneverforget,onespring,duringfinalexams.Everybodywasworkingontheirtermpapers,andtheelectricitywentout!So?Nobigdeal…laptopshavebatteries…Tara:Mrs.Morgan:Yes,butremember,inthosedayswedidn’thavelaptops.Ifyourcomputercrashed,youlosteverything.Tara:Everything?Mrs.Morgan:Everything.Weusedtoloseinformationallthetime,butthattimeitwasterrible.Everybodylosttheirpapersthatafternoon…includingme.Tara:Whatdidyoudo?Mrs.Morgan:Tara:Iwentbacktothegood,old-fashionedway.Youmeantypewriters?Mrs.Morgan:worked.Nope.Iusedsomethingmoreaffordable,portable,reliable,disposable,somethingthatalwaysTara:Whatwasthat?Mrs.Morgan:(holdsuppencilandpaper)Thefirstwordprocessor.Unit3Track4-3-OL-1/Track4-3-OL-2Joe:Whatareyoureading,Maria?整理

.Maria:TheDailyNews.Joe:TheNews?Ugh!That’saterriblepaper.Maria:Oh,Joe,it’snotsobad.Joe:Notsobad?Lookatthatheadlineonthefrontpage!It’ssosensational.Maria:Well,they’vegotgreatcomics.Ican’tlivewithoutmycomics.Joe:Iknow.Butthenewscoverageissopoor,...especiallytheinternationalnews.It’sajoke,really.Maria:I’mnotsointerestedintheinternationalnews.Besides,theyhavesomanyothergoodfeatures.Joe:Likewhat?Maria:Like…thedailyhoroscope,forexample.Iloveit.Joe:That’snotagoodreasontobuyanewspaper…forthehoroscope!Maria:Look,thenewspaperonlycosts50cents.Whatsoyouexpect?Joe:Goodpoint.Maria:Besidesthehoroscope,Ialsoliketheentertainmentnews.Iliketoreadaboutthestarsandtheirloveaffairs.Joe:Well,youcankeepTheDailyNews.I’mgoingtostickwithTheTimes.Track4-3-OL-3Amy:John,I’venevernoticethisoldphotoofyourfamilybefore.John:Mymotherjustfounditintheattic.Shedecidedtohangitup.Amy:It’sanicepictureofyourfamily.John：Ithinkit’sembarrassing.AndIlookstupid.Amy:Well,youcould‘vecombedyourhair…it’saniceshot,though.Lookathowyoungyouare!Howoldwereyouinthephoto?John:Eight…nowait,I’djustturnednine.Amy:Iguessthesetwopeopleareyourparents.John:Yep.Theyweremarriedwhenthatpicturewastaken.Nowthey’redivorced.Amy:Oh.Whatdotheydo?John:Myfather’sretired.Momworksinahospital.Amy:Whataretheirnames?John：Well,myfather’snameisJoseph.MymotherisOliviashewasnamedafterapopularactress.Amy:Howgreat!Ihaveanauntwiththesamename.IlovethenameOlivia…Who’sthatguy?John:Whichone?Amy:Theguystandingbehindyou.Isthatyourbrother,Tom?John:No,that'smyUncleRandy.He’sonlytwoyearsolderthanmybrother.Amy:He’scute.Iloveaguywithamoustache.John:Um,sorry,buthe’smarriednow.Hiswifejusthadababy.Amy:Iwasjustmakingacomment…Sotheotheryoungguymustbeyourbrother.John:Yes.That’sTom.Amy:Howoldisheinthepicture?John:Let’ssee…h(huán)e’snineyearsolderthanme…sohewould‘vebeen18then.Amy:Andthere’syourlittlesister,Tina.She’ssocute!John:Yeah.She’stwoyearsyoungerthanme.It’shardtobelieveshe’sinhighschoolnow!Track4-3-OL-51.AbankrobberyinVirginia,USA,wasstoppedwhentherobberandthebanktellercouldn’treachanagreement.Therobberpushedaholdupnoteunderthewindow,butthetellerlookedatit,said,”Ican’treadthis,”andgaveitback.Therobberpushedthenotethroughasecondtime.Thetellercrumpledthenoteupandthrewitattherobber.Hepickeditupandwalkedoutofthebank.2.Aprofessionalicehockeyplayerwillmisstherestofthisseason’sgamesbecauseheinjuredhimself.NationalHockeyLeaguegoalieJean-LouisBlanchardwentontheinjuredlistafterhefellandseriouslyhurthisback.HewaswalkingoutofarestaurantinOttawa,Canada,whenheslippedonsomeice.3.ThefirstinternationalcamelbeautycontestwasheldlastweekinAlxa,inwesternChina.Morethan100dressed-upcamelsenteredthecontest.Thejudgesexaminedthemforshinyhair,tallhumps,andbeautifulcostumes.Unlikehumanbeautycontests,though,therewerenointerviewswiththecontestants.4.PoliceinSheffield,England,arresteda41-year-oldmanforstealingfivecars.GrahamOwenswenttocardealersandsaidhewantedtobuyacar,andborrowedacartotest-drive.Eachtime,hedrovethecar整理

.around,thencleaneditinsideandwasheditoutsidebeforeleavingitatthesideoftheroad,andwalkinghome.Track4-3-OL-71.NuttynewsLuluisakangaroo.For10yearsshehaslivedwiththeRichardsfamily.Luluwasadoptedbythefamilyaftertheyfoundhernexttoherdeadmother.Mr.KenRichardsisafarmer.Hewasworkingonhisfarmwhenaheavytreebranchsuddenlyfellontopofhim.LulustoodnexttoMr.Richards’body.Shestartedbarkinganddidn’tleaveMr.Richards’side.I’veneverheardLulubarklikethatshesoundedlikeadog.Shebarkedandbarkedandshedidn’tstop,“saidCeleste,Mr.Richards’daughter.After15minutes,theRichardsfamilywenttoinvestigate.TheyfoundKenonthegroundandhewasunconscious.“Luluisahero,“saidCeleste.“Shesavedmyfather.”Mr.Middleton,anexpertveterinarian,saidthatLulu’sstoryisrare.“Ihaveneverseenakangarooactlikethat.MaybeluluhelpedKenRichardsbecausetheRichardsfamilyistheonlyfamilyshehaseverknown.”LuluhasalwaysfollowedKenaroundthefarm.She’saloyal,friendly,andveryintelligentkangaroo.AfterKenleavesthehospital,heisplanningtogoeverywherewithLulu.2.NuttynewsApproximately175,000peopleliveintheRepublicofVanuatu,anislandchaineastofAustralia.Itisapopulartouristdestinationbecausethere’salottodothere:youcanvisitwaterfalls,gohorsebackriding,takeanaerialtour,orvisitatraditionalNi-Vanuatuvillage.Vanuatuismostfamousforitsscubadivingandsnorkeling.Inanefforttodrawattentiontothesepopularwatersports,Vanuatuhascreatedaworld’s“first”:thegovernmenthasopenedanunderwaterpostoffice.Youhavetobeacertifiedscubadrivertoworkthere.TheofficeisthreemetersbelowthesurfaceinanareaontheoutskirtsofPortVila,thecapitalcity.Sofar,thepostofficehashiredfourworkers.TheywillworkinaroomsurroundedbythebeautyofVanuatu’sunderwaterworld.Customerswillbuywaterproofpostcardsonlandandthendrivedowntothepostofficetoreceiveaspecialwaterproofstamp.3-OL-51.cool2.soldout3.realizes7.goesover10.mindTakeshigoingwithouthim4.musicreviewer5.apartmentbuilding6.getthemconcerttickets8.inviteshimtogowithher9.adatewithUnit4Track4-4-OL-1A.ListentoCamille’sjobinterview.Thencircletheanswertothequestion.So,Iseeherethatyouwenttocollege.Camille:Yes,sir.Fortwoyears.Ididn’tgraduate.DoyouspeakanylanguagesbesidesEnglish?Camille:Yes,IspeakconversationalFrench.Anyotherlanguages?Camille:No,that’sit.Man:Man:Man:Man:Man:Well,that’sgreat.Asyouknow,weflytoParistwiceaweek.WealwaysneedpeoplewhocanspeakFrench.Let’ssee…h(huán)aveyouworkedforanairlinebefore?Camille:No.Ihavenojobexperience.So,thiswouldbeyourfirstjob.Camille:Yes.Man:Man;Well,Ionlyhavetwomorequestions.Areyouhealthyandphysicallyfit?Canyouliftheavyobjects?Camille:Yes,Ithinkso.Man:Well,theemergencywindowexitontheplaneweighsabout50pounds.Andthemealcartisveryheavy,too.Youneedtomovethoseobjectssometimes.整理

.Camille:IthinkIcandothat.Man:Wonderful.Letmetellyouaboutthenextstep.Wehaveasix-weektrainingprogramthattakesplaceinthesummer.Youhaveto…Track4-4-OL-2B.Listenagain.CheckYesorNoforeachstatementaboutCamille.Track4-4-OL-3A.ListentoOliviatalkingaboutherfutureplanandfillintheblankswithinformationfromthetalk.IplantobecomeateacherafterIfinishmystudies.Idecidedtostudyatthisuniversitybecausetheteachingprogramisverygood.Wehavealotofpracticeworkingwithchildren.Ilovetoworkwithyoungkids.IexpecttograduatefromtheuniversitynextJune,andIhopetofindajobinakindergarten.I’lltrytostartworkinginSeptember.Track4-4-OL-4B.Listentothejobinterview.Checktherightiteminthetablebasedontheinformationfromtheinterview.Mr.Grant:Hello,Ms.Hale.I’mMr.Grant,theadvertisingmanagerforthecompany.Doyouhavearesumeorcurriculumvitaetogivetome?Ms.Hale:Yes,Mr.Grant.Hereitis.Mr.Grant:Thankyou.Now,letmetellyoualittlebitaboutthejob.Weneedsomeonetodesignbrochuresonthecomputer.Doyouhaveup-to-datecomputerskills?Ms.Hale:Yes,Ido.InmypresentpositionIusecomputergraphicsallthetime.Ihaveexperiencewithanimationaswell.Mr.Grant:Oh,that’sverygood.Wehopetolaunchanewgroupofanimatedadsnextspring.Canyouworkwithothersinapleasantmanner,Ms.Hale?Ms.Hale:Myco-workersseemtothinkso.Icanalsoworkindependentlybymyself.Mr.Grant:That’snecessary,too.Whataboutflexibilityinworkinglonghoursonaproject?Ms.Hale:IhavealotofenergyandI’mwillingtogetthejobdone.TheworkIdidlastyearwontwoawardsatanationalconference.Mr.Grant:Excellent.That’sveryimpressive.Bytheway,didImentionthatweneedsomeonetostartnextweek?Ms.Hale:No,youdidn’t,butitmightbepossible.Mr.Grant:Good.Thankyouforcomingtoday.We’llbeintouchsoon.Track4-4-OL-5A.Listentothepassageaboutanunusualjob.Fillintheblankwithinformationfromthepassage.You’venevermetMelissaHayes,andyoudon’tknowhername,butyouknowhervoice.Mellissarecordinformationmessagesforthetelephonecompany.Whenyouhearthenumberyoucalledhasbeenchanged…--that’sMellissa!“Yes,it’strue,”shesay.“I’mthevoicetalentforNationTelephone.”Atleast50000peoplehearhervoiceeveryday.“Itrytosoundwarmandfriendly,evenwhenI’msaying,I’msorry,thatnumberisincorrect.Pleasetryagain.”Melissaworksonlythreedaysaweek,butshehastopracticealot.“Myvoicehastosoundthesameattheendofeighthours.”She’sverycarefulabouthervoice.“Idon’tdrinklotsofwaterwithhoney.Ican’tgtohorrormoviesbecauseIalwaysscream,andImighthurtmyvoice!”Howdidshegetherjob?“Afriendtoldmeaboutit.Ilistenedtoallthetelephonecompanymessagesonmyphone,andthenIrecordedacassetteofthosemessages.AfterIsentittothecompany,Icalledthemeverydayforamonth!”She’sdonethisworkforthreeyearsnow,andshelovesit.“It’sfun!AndI’mhelpingpeoplebyusingmyvoice.”Plus,peoplearealwayssurprisedwhentheyhearaboutMelissa’sjob.Theysay,“You’rearealperson?Ithoughtitwasacomputer!”Track4-4-OL-6B.Listenagain.Checkyouranswers.Track4-4-OL-7A.ListentotheinterviewsaboutKen’sandSteven’sjobs.ThencheckKenorStevenforeachitemintheboxbelow.Interview1Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Ken?Ken：I’maV.J.or“videojockey.”整理

.Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?Ken:I’monTV.Iintroducemusicvideosandtalkaboutthem.Ialsointerviewsingerswhoappearinvideos.Interviewer:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?Ken:Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.That’sveryexciting.Also,Ilovemusic,soit’salotoffun.Interviewer:Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?Igettomeetalotoffamouspeople.Someofthemarenotverynice.Theythinktheyarebetterthanme.Ken:Theycanbeverydemanding.Interviewer:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?Ken:Lastyear,IpresentedanawardonTVatavideomusicawardshow.Icouldn’tbelieveit.TheyflewmeouttoLosAngelesandIstayedinBeverlyHill.IwasontheTVshowforawhole45seconds!Igottomeetalotofstars.Interviewer:IwanttobeaV.J.HowIgetthejob?Ken:Well,firstyouhavetomakeavideotapeaboutyourself.Youneedtotalkaboutcertainthingsonthevideo.Inmycase,therewasalistofquestion,like“Whatdidyoudolastweekend?”and“What’sinyourCDplayerrightnow?”Afteryoutalkaboutyourself,yousendthevideotapeintotheTVstation.Theycallyouiftheylikethetape.Interview2Interviewer:Whatisyourjob,Steven?Steven:I’macarcourier.Interviewer:Howwouldyoudescribeyourjob?Steven:Sometimesapersonoracompanyneedsacarmovedfromoneplacetoanother.Theymaynothavetimetodoitthemselves.Theyhiremetodrivethecar.Interviewer:Steven:Whatisthebestpartofyourjob?Iliketodrive,soit’sfunforme.Lastsummer,IdroveallthewayfromNewYorktoCalifornia.Theweatherwasgreat.Ihadtheradioonandenjoyedmytripverymuch.Whatistheworstpartofyourjob?Ihavetobeverypunctual.IfIsayI’llarriveonMondayat6:00,IhavetobetherebyMondayat6:00.Ihavetobedependable.It’sstressfulattimes.Interviewer:Steven:Interviewer:Steven:Whatwasyourmostmemorablemoment?Idroveacrossthedesertasthesunwassetting.Itwasincredible!Iwanttobeacarcourier.HowdoIgetthejob?Interviewer:Steven:That’sagoodquestion.Mymotherstartedthisbusiness,soshehiredme.You’dhavetocallmymothertofindout!Track4-4-OL-8B.ListenagainandthecompletethesummariesofKen’sandSteven’sjobbelow.Usethewordsinthebox.Unit5Track4-5-OL-1B.NowlistentoaquizshowandcheckyouranswersinA.Host:Welcomebackto“YouSnooze,YouLose!”thebestgameshowontelevision!Thisisourfinalround.Letmeremindyouoftherules.Wewillshowanobjectforacoupleofseconds.It’syourjobtoguesswhatitis.Michael?Linda?Areyoureadytoplay?Yes!M&L:Host:Ok,then,let’splay“YouSnooze,YouLose!”Showusitemnumberone.Yes,Michael?Host:Michael:Host:Iknowwhattheyare.They’recalled“cams”andthey’reusedinmountainclimbing.That’srightforonepoint!They’reusedtoholdclimbingropes.Allrightthen,here’soursecondobject.Yes,Linda?Linda:Host:Linda:Isitsomekindoftool?Canyoubemorespecific?Idon’tknow…atoolusedtofixsomekindofmachine?整理

.Host:No,I’msorry.It’sanoseandearhairtrimmer.Next…item