2023年劍橋國際英語教程3級(jí)

Unit1That’swhatfriendsarefor！

P2

2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Chris：Doyouhaveadateforthepartyyet?

Kim：Actually，Idon’t……Doyouthinkyoucouldhelpmefindone?

Chris：Hmm.Whatkindofguysdoyoulike?

Kim：Oh，Ilikeguyswhoaren’ttooseriousandwhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Youknow...likeyou.

Chris：OK.Whatelse?

Kim：Well，I’dprefersomeoneIhavesomethingincommonwith–whoIcantalktoeasily.

Chris：IthinkIknowjusttheguyforyou.BobBranson.Doyouknowhim?

Kim：No，Idon’tthinkso.

Chris：Letmearrangeforyoutomeethim，andyoucantellmewhatyouthink.

BListentoChrisandKimdiscussingBobafterKimmethim.HowdidKimlikehim?

Chris：So，what’stheVerdict?WhatdidyouthinkofBob?

Kim：Well，IwasworriedatfirstespeciallywhenIsawthathewearsnotonebuttwoearrings，Ithoughthemightturnouttobeoneofthoseguyswhoareintoheavyrockmusicandstufflikethat.YouknowwhatImean?

Chris：Buthe’sjustaregularkindofguy，right?

Kim：Yeah，wegotalongreallywell！

Chris：Ijustknewyou’dlikehim.

Kim：Yeah，Ido，andhe’sreallyfunny.Hehadmelaughinghystericallyduringdinner.Ithinkthepeoplesittingnexttousintherestaurantthoughtwewerecrazy.

Chris：So，areyoutwogoingtogettogetheragain?

Kim：Definitely，infact，we’regoingtoaconcerttomorrownight.

Chris：That’sgreat.

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ListeningWhataretheylike?

BListentoconversationsaboutwhatthepeopleabovearelike.

Writedowntwoadjectivesforeachperson.Howsimilarwereyourguesses?

1.Andrea

A：So，haveyouseenAndrealately?

B：Yeah，Iseeherprettyoften.Weworktogetheratacafélatté.

A：How’sshedoing，I’vebeenmeaningtocallher.

B：Well，tobehonest！I’vealwaysthoughtshe’salittledifficult.Butthesedays，Ifindherimpossible.

A：Whatdoyoumean?

B：Oh，youknowhowsheis.Shehassuchstrongideasabouteverything.Ifyoudon’tagreewithhersheletsyouknowwhatshethinksofyou.

A：Yes，that’strue.Butthat’swhyweloveher，right?

B：Yeah，Iguessso.Butshe’schangedalotsinceshestartedcollege.Shetalkedaboutherselfallthetimeandshealwaysmanagestomentionhowgoodsheisateverythingshedoes.

A：Hmm.MaybeIwon’tcallherafterall.

2.James

A：AreyougoingtoJamespartyonSaturday?

B：Ofcourse，Jamesalwaysgivesthebestparties.Andtherearealwayslotsofinterestingnewpeopletomeet.

A：That’strue.Idon’tknowwherehemanagestofindthemall.

B：Well，youknowwhathe’slike.Hemakesfriendsveryeasily.Hereallylikestalkingtopeople，andhelovesinvitingpeopleover.

A：Ur–Ur，heinvitedmefordinnerlastSaturday，whatafeast！

B：Yeah，he’sagreatcooktoo.

A：AfterdinnerIofferedtohelpcleanup，hetoldmenottoworryaboutit.Hesaidhe’dtakecareofitinthemorning.Hewaslike.It’snothing，nobigdeal.

B：Yup，thatsoundslikeJames.

3.Mr.Johnson

A：Haveyoumetthenewapartmentmanager?

B：Mr.Johnson?Hmm.Yeah，Imethimlastweek.He’s…alittlestrange.

A：Yeah，heis.I’mnotsureIlikehim.He’shardtopredict.Sometimeshe’sprettycheerfulandtalkative，

andthenextdayhedoesn’tevensayhello.Ithinkhemusthavepersonalproblemsorsomething.

B：Ithinkyou’reright.Andhaveyounoticedthathalfthetimewhenhesayshe’sgoingtodosomething，heneveractuallydoesit?Hetoldmethreetimeshe’dcometofixthelightinmykitchen，andhestillhasn’tdoneit.

P5

8ConversationRoommates

Alistenandpractice.

Dave：Hello?

Jim：Hi.Myname’sJimHunt.I’mcallingabouttheadforaroommate.

Dave：Oh，right.

Jim：Areyoustilllookingforsomeone?

Dave：Yes，weare.

Jim：Oh，good.I’mreallyinterested.

Dave：Well，therearefourofus，andit’safairlysmallhouse，sowewantsomeonewho’seasytogetalongwith.

Jim：I’mprettyeasygoing.

Dave：Great！SocanIaskyouafewfairlystraightforwardquestionsaboutyourself?

Jim：Noproblem.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearedirect.

BThinkofthreequestionsthatDavemightaskJim.Thenlistentotherestoftheconversation.WhatquestionsdidDaveask?

D：Whatdoyoudo，Jim?

J：Oh，well，I’vehadalotofdifferentjobs，butI’mnotworkingrightnow.

D：Oh?

J：Yeah，Igotfiredfrommylastjobaboutsixmonthsago，soI’vebeenlookingforsomethingelse.Ihaven’tbeenveryluckysofar.

D：Uh-huh.Well，therenthereis$1,200amonth–uh，that’s$300amonthforeachperson.

J：Oh，Uh….

D：Willyouhaveenoughmoneytopaytherenteverymonth?

J：Yeah，Iprobablywill…ifIcanfindajob.

D：Yeah.Uh，look，whereareyoulivingnow?

J：Well，I’vebeenstayingwithafriendforthepastcoupleofweeks.

D：Uh-huh.

J：Yeah，buthe’saskedmetoleavebyFriday，soIreallyneedtofindaplacetolive.I’vehadtomovefourtimesinthepastyearand，well…

D：Listen，Jim.Iappreciateyourtellingmeaboutyourself.Ilikeitwhenpeoplearehonestwithme.Anyway，Ihavetotalktomyotherroommatesaboutthis，andI’llgiveyouacalltomorrowtoletyouknowwhatwedecide.Whydon’tyougivemeyournumber?

J：Sure，ittwo，two，three…

Unit2Careermoves

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2ConversationJobfair

Alistenandpractice.

Tim：Wow！Therearesomanyjobstochoosefrom！Whatdoyouthink?

Diane：Workinginthemediacouldbefun–there’sTV，newspapers，theinternet….

T：Well，let’slook.Hmm.Howaboutthis?YoucouldbeaTVnewsdirector.

D：Areyoukidding?Directingthenewswouldbenerve-racking！

T：Well，writingforamagazinemustbeexciting.Howaboutthat?

D：No.I’mreallymoreinterestedinworkingwithcomputers.Hey，look.Designinginteractivemedia.I’dlikethat！

T：Designinginteractivemedia?Itsoundsinteresting，butwhatisit?

BListentotherestoftheconversation.Whatdoesaninteractivemediadesignerdo?Doesitsoundinterestingtoyou?Whyorwhynot?

D：Well，mycousindesignsinteractivemedia，andfromwhatshetellsme，itsoundskindofinteresting.She’sinvolved

withdesigningallthedifferentmediathatgointoaninteractiveCD-ROM.Youknow，sound，video，andgraphics.

T：Uh-huh.

D：There’sactuallyalotmoretoitthanyouwouldthink.Sheworkswithcomputergraphicsandspecialeffects–andalsoinfilmingvideomaterialtoincludeinCD-ROMs.Andthenshehastodevelopwhattheycalltheuserinterfacenavigationsystem.

T：Theuserinterfacenavigationsystem?！Nowwhatisthat?

D：Well，that’swhatletstheuserinteractwithallthedifferentelementsoftheprogram.That’sreallythekey

toaneffectiveCD-ROM.

T：Ifyousayso.Itsoundsprettycomplicatedtome.Butyoualreadyseemtoknowalotaboutit.Maybeyoushouldbeaninteractivemediadesigner.

D：Hmm.Maybe.

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7ConversationSummerjobs

Alistenandpractice.

Tracy：Goodnews！I’vefoundasummerjob！

Mark：That’sgreat！Anythinginteresting?

T：Yes，workingatanamusementpark.Doesn’tthatsoundfantastic?

M：Sure，itdoes.

T：So，haveyoufoundanything?

M：Nothingyet，butI’vegotacoupleofleads.Oneisworkingasaninternforarecordcompany–mostlyansweringphones.OrIcangetalandscapingjobagain.

T：Beinganinternsoundsmoreinterestingthanlandscaping.Andit’sprobablynotashard！

M：Yeah，butalandscaperearnsmoremoneythananintern.Andyougetagreattan！

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatisTracygoingtodoattheamusementpark?

M：Sowhatwillyoubedoingattheamusementpark，exactly?

T：Actually，I’llhavetwojobs.First，I’llbeworkingataplacecalledChildren’sWorld.Theyhaveallkindsofinterestinggamesandeducationalactivitiesforyoungkids.IhavetogotoatrainingprogramforthreedaysbeforeIstarttofindouthoweverythingworks.

M：Threedays?Wow，theequipmentmustbeprettyhigh-tech！

T：Oh，itis–alotofcomputersandinterestingdevices.It’sjustthekindofstuffthatkidslove.

M：Well，itsoundsliketheperfectjobforyou.Iknowhowmuchyoulivekids.Sowhat’syourotherjob?

T：Well.I’llalsobeoneofthepeoplewhowalksaroundtheparkgreetingpeople.

M：Doyoumeanyou’llhavetodressupinacostume?

T：Yes，asacartooncharacter！Iknow，Iknow.Itsoundssilly.Andit’scertainlynotasrewardingasworkinginChildren’sWorld，butit’spartofthejob.

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Listening

AListentoCarlos，Paul，andJuliatalkingabouttheirsummerjobs.Wheredoeseachpersonwork?Whitethecorrectnameundereachpicture.

Carols

Woman：Sowhereareyouworkingthissummer，Carols?

Carlos：I’mworkingasatutorinalearningcenterforkids.

W：Interesting.Whatkindsofthingsdothekidsdothere?

C：Theyworkonsubjectstheyneedhelpin，uh，mainlymathandEnglish.

W：Isyourjobhard?

C：No，notatall.Thekidsworkoncomputersmostofthetime.Wehavetohelpthemgetstartedandwhentheyrunintoproblems.

W：Doyouenjoyit?

C：Oh，yes.Workingwithkidsissomuchmorefunthanworkingwithadults.AndIgettochoosemyownhours.

AslongasIworkeighthoursaday，Icancomeinatanytimefrom8A.M.TO9P.M.

W：Luckyyou！

Paul

Woman：Paul，didyoufindasummerjob，yet?

Paul：Yeah，I’mworkinginarestaurant.

W：Oh，how’sitgoing?

P：Oh，themoney’snotbad.

W：Whatareyoudoing?Areyouwaitingtables?

P：Iwish！No.I’mworkinginthekitchen.Icutupstuffforthechef–vegetablesandmeatandthings.Ialsowashthedishes.

W：Oh，yuck.

P：Yeah.It’sprettyhardwork.Ididn’trealizehowhotitisinarestaurantkitchenuntilItookthisjob.

W：Sowhydon’tyouquit?

P：I’dloveto，butIneedthemoney.

Julia

Man：Sowhatkindofjobdidyoufindforthesummer?

Julia：I’mworkingforamarketingcompany.I’mdoingtelephonemarketing.

M：Oh，soyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhodrivesmecrazybycallingmeupandtryingtopersuademetobuysomethingthatIhaveabsolutelynoneedfor.

J：Exactly.

M：Doyoulikeit?

J：Believeitornot，Ido.It’smostlyabunchofstudentsworkingthere，andwehavealotoffunwhenwe’renotmakingcalls.It’sreallyeasy，too，sincewejusthavetoreadfromascript.

M：Areyoudoingthisfulltime?

J：Yes，butIworkfromtwointheafternoonuntilelevenatnight，soIgettosleepaslateasIwanttointhemorning.

Unit3Couldyoudomeafavor?

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2Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Jack：Hi，Rod.ThisisJack.

Rod：Oh，hi，Jack.What’sup?

J：I’mgoingtomybestfriend’sweddingthisweekend.I’dlovetovideotapeit.WouldyoumindifIborrowedyouvideocamera?

R：Um，yeah.That’sOK，Iguess.Idon’tthinkI’llneeditforanything.

J：Thanksamillion.

R：Sure.Haveyouusedavideocamerabefore?It’sprettyeasy.

J：Yeah，acoupleoftimes.WoulditbeOKifIpickedituponFridaynight?

R：Fine.Noproblem.

BListentotwomoretelephonecallsJackmakes.Whatelsedoeshewanttoborrowfromfriends?Dotheyagreetolendthemtohim?

1.

Andy：Hello.

Jacj：Hi，Andy.ThisisJack.

A：Oh，hi，Jack.

J：Iwaswonderingifyoucoulddomeafavor.

A：Thatdepends.

J：Well，Ihavetogotoaweddingthisweekend.WoulditbeOKifIborrowedyournavybluesuit?

A：Oh，sure.Noproblem.

J：Thanksalot.I’llcomebyandpickituptonight.

A：That’sfine.

2.

Rose：RoseRizzo.

Jack：Hi，Rose.ThisisJack.

R：Oh，hello.Howareyou?

J：Prettygood，thanks.Listen，thereasonI’mcallingisIhaveareallybigfavortoaskyou.

R：Yes?

J：RememberItoldyouaboutthatfriendofminewho’sgettingmarriedtoawomanhemetinBarcelona?

R：Yeah，Iremember.And?

J：Well，thewedding’sthisSaturdayafternoon，andit’soutinthecountry–aboutanhour’sdrivefromhere–andIwaswonderingifIcouldborrowyourcarfortheafternoontogetthere.

R：Gee，Jack，I’dreallylovetohelpyouout，butI’mgoingtobeneedingmycarallweekend.I’vegotafriendcominginfromoutoftown，andIpromisedtoshowherthesights.

J：Oh，OK.Iunderstand.Anyway，howarethings?Ihaven’tseenyouforages.

R：Oh，prettygood.

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5Listening

AListentothreetelephoneconversations.Writedownwhateachcallerrequests.Doestheotherpersonagreetotherequest?Check(√)YesorNo.

1.Tina

Robert：Hello?

Tina：Hi，Robert.ThisisTina.

R：Hi，Tina.What’sup?

T：Well，actually，Iwaswonderingifyou’dmindlendingmeyourcameraforafewdays.Iwanttotakesomephotosofmynewapartmenttosendtomyfolks.

R：Sure.Youcanborrowit.

T：Oh，thanksamillion.

2.Mike

Mike：Hi，Sandy.ThisisMike.

Sandy：Oh，hi.Howarethingswithyou?

M：Prettygood.Listen.IwaswonderingifIcoulduseyourvideogamesystemovertheweekend.

S：YoumeanmySonyPlayStation?

M：Yeah.Mysister’saskedmetotakecareofmynieceandnephewovertheweekend–they’resixandeight–

andIthoughtitwouldbeagreatwaytokeepthembusy.

S：That’sagoodidea–kidsthatagelovevideogames–but，well，Ihavebadnews：Mymachineisn’tworking.

I’vebeenmeaningtotakeitintogetfixed，butIhaven’tgottenaroundtoit.

M：Oh，toobad.

S：Butyouknowyoucanalwaysrentone.Mostvideostoreshavemachinestorent.Youjusthavetoleaveadeposit.

M：Oh，perfect.I’lldothat.Thanks，Sandy.

S：Noproblem.

3.Phil

Phil：Hi，Greg.It’sPhil.

Greg：Hi.What’sup?

P：Notmuch，butIwaswonderingifIcouldaskyouforafavor.

G：Hmm…maybe.Tryme！

P：Well，Ihavetogooutoftownforafewdaysnextweek.

G：Uh-huh.

P：CouldIleavePollywithyouwhileI’mgone?

G：Polly?Who’sPolly?

P：Youknow–Polly，mybird.

G：Oh，yeah.Iforgot，yourbird.Idon’tknow，Phil.Ireallydon’tlikebirdsverymuch.They’remessy，andtheymakealotofnoise，and…

P：No，notPolly.She’sreallyagreatbird.She’sreallycleanandveryquiet.Shewon’tbotheryou–Ipromise.

G：Oh，allright.I’lldoit.

P：Thanks.Ireallyappreciateit.I’llbringheroveronTuesdaynight.

G：OK.Butyouowemeone！

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8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Amy：Hello?

Jeff：Hello.MayIspeaktoSophia，please?

A：I’msorry，she’snotinrightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

J：Yes，please.ThisisJeff.WouldyoutellherthatTonyishavingapartyonSaturday?

A：Un-huh.

J：Andwouldyouaskherifshe’dliketogowithme?

A：Allright，Peter.I’llgiveherthemessage.

J：No，thisisJeff，notPeter.

A：Oh，I’msorry.

J：Bytheway，who’sPeter?

BListentoAmytalkingtoSophia.WhoisPeter?IsSophiagoingtogotothepartywithJeff?

Sophia：Hi！I’mhome！

A：Oh，hi.

S：Didanyonecall?

A：Uh-huh.YouroldfriendPetercalledafewhoursago.He’sgoingtobeintownonSaturdayandwantstogettogetherwithyouSaturdaynight.Hesaidtocallhim.

S：Oh，super！Ihaven’tseenPeterinalmostayear.Anyothercalls?

A：Uh，yeah.Jeffcalled.HewantstoknowifyouwanttogotoTony’spartywithhim.

S：Oh.WhenisTony’sparty?

A：OnSaturday.

S：Oh，perfect.That’sthesamenightI’mgoingtogettogetherwithPeter，soIhaveanexcusenottogo.EvenifIweren’tgoingoutwithPeter，Iwouldn’tgoanywherewithJeff.Oh，he’ssuchapain！

A：Oh，hedidn’tsoundsobad.Hesoundedkindofsweet.

S：Yeah，yeah，Iguessheis.It’sjustthatIdon’twanttogooutwithhim–andhejustdoesn’tseemtogetthemessage.Domeafavor.Amy：Ifhecallsagain，couldyoujusttellhimI’mnothome?

A：Hmm.OK.

Unit4Whatastory！

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2ConversationStorytelling

AListenandpractice.

Jake：Whatanawfulstory！AcouplewassailingtheiryachtfromHawaiitoMexico.WhiletheywerecrossingthePacific，theirboathitawhaleandsank！

Anne：Isthattrue?Whathappenedtothewhale?

J：Itdoesn’tsay！Ohandhere’sanotherone.AguyinLosAngleswasrobbingabank.Butashewasescaping，hegotcaughtintherevolvingdoor.

A：Iguessitwashisfirstbankrobbery！

J：Yeah.Onandlistentothis.Someguygotlockedoutofhishouse，sohetriedtogetinthroughthechimney.

A：Don’ttellme！Hegotstuckinthechimney！

J：Exactly.Andhewasstilltryingtogetouttwodayslaterwhenthepolicerescuedhim.

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5ListeningNewsbroadcasts

AListentonewsbroadcastsaboutthreeevents.Takenotesabouteachevent.

1.

AmanwhoconsideredhimselfasnakecharmerwasstrangledtodeathonSundaybyathree-and-a-half-meterboaconstrictorinatowninThailand.Itseemsthatthemanrushedtoseethegiantsnakeafterfriendstoldhimtheserpentwasseenbesideoneofthetown’smainroads.Thesnakecharmerputitaroundhisneck；whileheandhisfriendswerewalkinghome，thesnakestrangledhimtodeath.

2.

Twoteenagegirlswhodisappearedfromashipwerefoundaliveandwell.ThegirlsturneduponFriday，nearasmalltownonthenortheastcoastofAustralia.Thegirlssaidtheywerevisitingafriendontheshipandfellasleepintheirfriend’scabin.Whentheywokeup，theshipwasheadingforSingapore，sotheydecidedtojumpofftheshipandswimtoshore.TheyfoundthemselvesonadesertedpartoftheAustraliancoast，andhadtowalkover100milestothenearesttown.

3.

EarlyTuesdaymorninginCalifornia，twopoliceofficerswhowerepursuingacarthiefdownHollywoodBoulevardinahigh-speedchasewererescuedbythethief.Duringthechase，theofficers’caroverturnedandfellintoashallowriver.Theofficerscouldn’tgetoutofthecar，whichwasrapidlyfillingupwithwater.Thethiefwentbacktothesceneoftheaccidentandhelpedrescuetheofficers.TheHollywoodPoliceDepartmenthasdecidedtodropchargesagainstthethiefforsavingtheofficers’lives.

P23

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Brian：Someonestolemywalletlastnight！

Kate：Ohno！Whathappened?

B：Well，Iwasworkingout，andIhadputmystuffinmylocker，justlikeIalwaysdo.WhenIcameback，someonehadstolenmywallet.IguessI’dforgottentolockthelocker.

K：I’msorry.That’sterrible！Didyoulosemuchmoney?

B：Onlyabout$20.ButIlostmycreditcardandmydriver’slicense.Whatapain！

BListentotherestoftheconversation.WhatdidKatehavestolenonce?Wherewasshe?Whathappened?

K：Hmm.ThatremindsmeofwhenIhadmypursestolenlastyear.

B：Really?Whathappened?

K：Well，itwaswhenIwasinBelgium.Iwasonmywaytotheairport，soIwasstandingonthesideoftheroadwithmybags，tryingtofigureoutthebusschedule.Anyway，thisabunchofguyscamebyandaskediftheycouldhelpme.TheyspokeverybrokenEnglish，andIcouldn’treallyunderstandwhattheyweresaying.Ireallyjustwantedthemtoleavemealone.Finally，theyleftandwhenIlookeddown，Irealizedmypursehaddisappeared.Ithadmywalletinitwithallmytraveler’schecksandmymoneyandmycreditcard.Well，luckily，Ihadputmyairlineticketandmypassportinoneofmycarry-onbags.

B：Howawful！Sowhatdidyoudo?

K：Well，firstIscreamedatthetopofmylungsandtriedtorunaftertheguys–buttheywerelonggone.Then–thissoundsreallycorny–IdidjustwhatIhadseenpeopledoonTV：Icalledmycreditcardcompany.

B：Weretheyhelpful?

K：Theywerelifesavers！Innotimeatall，they’dgivenmenewtraveler’schecksandanewcreditcard，andsentmeonmyway.

ReviewofUnits1-4

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2ListeningFavoritegripes

AListentotwopeoplediscussingthesetopics.Completethechart.

1Taxidrivers

A：Itreallyupsetsmewhentaxidriversdrivesofast.I’malwaysterrifiedofhavinganaccident.

B：Thatdoesn’treallybotherme.IliketogetwhereI’mgoingquickly.ButIcan’tstanditwhentheyhavetheirradiosturnedupallthewayfullblast.Youcan’tevenhearyourselfthink！

2Peoplewithdogs

A：Ihateitwhenpeopletaketheirdogsintoaparkandletthemmakemessesallovertheplace.It’ssoirresponsible！

B：Youknowwhatbothersme?Ihateitwhentheygooutandleavetheirdogathome，barkingallday.

3TVcommercials

A：Ican’tstanditwhentheyshowthesamecommercialtwiceinarow.Whydotheydothat?Itdrivesmecrazy！

B：Thethingthatbothersmethemostiswhentheyinterruptaballgameatthemostexcitingmomenttoshowsomestupidcommercial.

4Storeclerks

A：Itreallyupsetsmewhenstoreclerkspretendtheyhaven’tnoticedyouandjuststandaroundchattingtoeachother.It’ssorude.

B：Yeah.Orontheotherhand，theygiveyouthehardsell，andtrytogetyoutobuysomethingyoudon’treallywant.

Unit5Crossingcultures

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1Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Fred：IhearMaggieisgoingtoworkinIndia.

Pam：India！Wow！Ihearit’sabeautifulplace，butIdon’tthinkIcouldeverlivethere.

F：Whynot?

P：Well，it’stoofarfromhome.I’dmissmyfamily.

F：Idon’tthinkI’dmindmovingtoaforeigncountry.ThelanguageistheonlythingthatI’dbeworriedabout.

P：Yeah，butwouldn’tyoumissyourfriends?

F：Sure，forawhile，butI’dmakenewones.

P：Youcertainlysoundveryconfident.

F：Youknow，actually，thereisonethingI’dmiss.

P：What’sthat?

F：Mydog！

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4Listening

BListentoaradiobroadcastbyjournalistJamesFallows，whotalksaboutsomeofhisexperiencesinJapan.

1.Whatisthemostdifficultthingaboutlearningaforeignlanguage?

2.WhyisheabletoreadmorebooksinJapan?

3.Whatotheradvantagesdoeshemention?

Announcer：Languageistakenforgranted–unlessofcourse，you’retryingtolearnonethatisn’tyourown.CommentatorJamesFallowshasdiscoveredthatlivinginanothercountrycancreatebarrierstocommunicationthatarelimitinginsomewaysandliberatinginothers.

Fallows：Rightnow，you’relisteningtotheradio，butIbetyou’redoingsomethingelse，too–gettingdressed，finishingyourbreakfast，leafingthroughthepaper，drivingtowork–thatis，you’reenjoyingtheluxuryofoperatinginyourownfamiliarlanguage，whichyourbraincanhandlesoeasilythatithasplentyofpowerlefttosupervisetheotherthingsthatyoudo.

HereinJapan，I’vebeeninexilefromthatcomfortableworld.IfIwanttomakeanysensewhateverofthesoundscomingoutoftheradio，theTVspeaker，orsomeoneelse’smouth，Ihavetoconcentratemycompleteattentiononthattask.There’snobrainpowertospareforanythingelse，includingwalkingorchewinggum.I’vebecomeamanwhocandoexactlyonethingatatime.

Thispredicamenthasitsgoodandbadsides.Thebadpartisacertainnarrowing，toputitmildly，oftheinformationflowingintomylife.Youtakeininformationasifyouaredrinkingfromabigbeenstein；forme，it’slikesuckingthroughatiny，cloggedstraw.Butthegoodpartisthesameenforcedneedtoconcentrate.Imaydoonlyonethingatatimenow，butIdothatthingveryintently.OneofthethingsI’vebegundoingmostseriouslyistoreadbooksallthewaythrough.Ofcourse，weallreadbooksinAmerica，too，butpreciselybecauseoftheotherdistractions，it’softenhardtostickwiththem.Reviews，excerpts，TVinterviewstaketheplaceofactualbooks.

Buthere，withmyone-trackmindandmyexhaustiveneedtoretreatintoEnglish，there’snothingtokeepmefromfinishingabookonceIgetstarted.IhavetheaddedplusofspendingthreetofourhourseachdayontheTokyotrainsystem，which，whenit’snotsocrowdedthatIcan’traisemyarms，letsmegothroughseveralbooksaweek.Indeed，thankstothetrain，IamtheonlypersononEarthactuallytohavereadPaulKennedy’sfamousRiseandFalloftheGreatPowersbook.Thiswhole-bookenvironmentchangesyourworldview，makingyoumoredeeplybutmorespottilyinformed.IfindthatIhavebecomemorepatientwithlong-windedexplanation，andlesslikelytocutsomebodyelseoffandmakehimgettohispoint.Thereareproblemswiththisperspective，too，I’msure，butrightnowmybraincan’thandlethinkingwhattheymightbe.

AnnouncerThisreportwasoriginallybroadcastonNationalPublicRadioonMorningEdition，andisreproducedwithpermissionofNationalPublicRadio.Anyunauthorizedduplicationisprohibited.

P31

8Conversation

AListenandpractice.

Marta：Guesswhat！Ijustgotinvitedtomyteacher’shousefordinner！

Karen：Oh，hownice.

M：Yes，butwhatdoyoudowhenyou’reinvitedtosomeone’shousehere?

K：Well，it’sthecustomtobringasmallgift.

M：Really?Likewhat?

K：Oh，maybesomeflowersordessert.

M：Andisitallrighttobringafriendalong?

K：Well，ifyouwanttobringsomeone，you’reexpectedtocallfirstandaskifit’sOK.

P32

10ListeningUniquecustoms

Listentothreepeopledescribinguniquecustomstheyobservedwhiletraveling.Completethechart.

1.Alice

OnethingthatIneverreallygotusedtowhenIwastravelinginAsiawasthewaypeoplemakenoisewhentheydrinksoup.Ithinkit’sbecausetheywanttoshowthatthey’rereallyenjoyingtheirfoodsotheymakealoudslurpingnoise.Italwaysbotheredme.Iguessit’sbecausemyparentsspentyearswhenIwasakidtellingmenottomakenoisewhileIwaseating.

2.Mark

WhenIlivedinSpain，Iwassurprisedathowlatepeopleeatintheevening.Whenyou’reinvitedtodinner，youareaskedtocomearoundnineo’clockandyouusuallydon’tstartdinneruntilten.Andpeoplestayterriblylate–sometimesuntiltwointhemorningorevenlater.Ifounditdifficult.Howdoesonegetupandgotoworkorschoolthenextdayaftereatinganddrinkinguntilthreeinthemorning?

3.Susan

IlivedintheMiddleEastforawhile，andwhenIwentout，Ihadtoobeythelocalcustomofwearingsomethingovermyheadandwearingadressthatcoveredmywholebody.Atfirst，Ifounditarealnuisance，butafterawhile，Igotusedtoitandevenstartedtolikeit.Youfeelreallysecure，andalsoyoudon’thavetoworryaboutwhattowearallthetime.

Unit6What’swrongwithit?

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2Conversation：

Listenandpractice.

Clerk：CanIhelpyou?

Helen：Yes，I’dliketoreturnthisjacket.

C：Istheresomethingthematterwithit?

H：Yes.Ididn’tnoticewhenIboughtit，butthereareafewproblems.First，ithasatearinthelining.

C：Hmm，actually，it’storninseveralplaces.

H：Andsomeofthebuttonsareveryloose，thisonecameoff，infact.Andthere’sastainonthecollar.

C：I’mreallysorryaboutthis.Wouldyouliketoexchangeitforanotherone?

H：Well，tobehonest，Idon’tthinkthisjacketisverywellmade.I’drathergetarefund.

C：Iunderstand.Doyouhavethereceipt?

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4ListeningFairexchange?

Listentothreecustomersreturningitemstheypurchased.Completethechart.

1.

C：CanIhelpyou?

M：Yes，Iboughtthisbriefcaseherelastweek，butthere’ssomethingwrongwiththelock.Ican’tgetittocloseproperly.

C：Letmesee.Yes，Iseewhatyoumean.Thelockseemstobejammedorsomething.Noproblem.I’llgetyouanotherone.Sorryaboutthat.

2.

W：Hi.

C：Yes?

W：IwonderifyoucouldtakealookattheseshoesIboughthere.They’reprettynew，buttheyseemtobefallingapart.

C：Hmm.Letmesee.Yes，thisdoesn’tlookright.Thestitchingiscomingout.Howlongdidyousay