大学英语(四)听说unit 6稿.doc

讲 稿New College English（Second Edition）Listening and Speaking Course 4全新版大学英语（第二版）听说（四）学 校：江西农业大学 教研室：大学英语第二教研室 教学内容Part BListening TasksA Passage Script:College Hunks of JunkIts the universal cry of parents, generally heard by the 2nd day of college summer breaks: “Get a job!” Omar Solimans mother joined the chorus. “You have to do something,” she told him.Solimans friends has obtained prestigious internships in his hometown of Washington, D.C. But he couldnt imagine himself sitting at a desk all day. After years of delivering furniture for his mothers store, he remembered that a lot of people has stuff they wanted to get rid of. If he borrowed his moms van, he could make a little money hauling their trash away for them.That night, Soliman came up with a name for his new business: College Hunks Hauling Junk. He distributed flyers the next day, and within hours, his phone was ringing. He asked his friend Nick Friedman to help out. They made $220 in three hours cleaning out a womans garage.Solima and Friedman pocketed $10,000 that summer. But the two werent ready to become full-time trashmen after graduation. “We were trained to finish college and get a good job,” says Soliman. He graduated with a business degree from the University of Miami and first went into marketing at a research firm. Friedman, who had an economics degree from Ponoma College in California, became an economic analyst for a consulting company. Months later, they quit their jobs and started their junk business full time.At first they had trouble finding a bank willing to lend them money as they didnt have much of a credit rating. After five turndowns, one bank decided to gamble $50,000 on their idea. They put together another $60,000 from their parents and their own savings. They bought a truck, hired a graphic artist to design a logo, ran newspaper and radio ads and recruited haulers on campuses. Wearing bright orange hats and green polos and khakis, these college “hunks” will haul away everything from construction materials to old couches. To cut down the cost of unloading at landfills, they have learned to recycle metals and electronics and donate to charities over 60 percent of what they collect. They also give away a portion of their earnings from each job to local college scholarship programs.And now, just four years later, they run a nationwide company that pulled in $3 million in 2008. They employ 130 people and have 16 franchises in 10 states and D.C. and plan to expand to 80 franchises by 2012.Speaking TasksPair WorkReflections on the textsHow do you feel after hearing the story?A Possible Answer (for the teachers reference)I think the success of College Hunks Hauling Junk is the combination of a number of factors. First of all, they are providing a service that is in demand. Just as Soliman observed, a lot of people have stuff they want to get rid of. But just providing a service that people want does not guarantee the success of a business. The success of College Hunks lies also in how they render the service and whom they employ to do the job. The fact that the company hires college students to do the job is a big selling point. People like the idea of having “hunky” college guys haul away junk for them. And these college haulers do their job in a very professional way. We learn from the passage that they are friendly young people in neat uniforms. All this improves the image of the company and contributes to its success.The success of the company, of course, wouldnt have been possible without the entrepreneurial spirit of its two founders, Soliman and Fredman. Both of them had a college degree and a decent job, but they were brave enough to quit their jobs and build their own business. Their willingness to take risks paved the way for their later achievement.One thing I find very inspiring about them is their generosity with their money. They donate much of what they collect to charities and give away money to college scholarship programs. Their spirit of giving shows me the true meaning of success. To be successful means not only making money and amassing wealth for oneself but also contributing to the larger good of the society. Part CTest Your ListeningA PassageScript:Two years ago, I has a well-paid job in London. Life was comfortable. But it wasnt the life that I had dreamed of. At 29 years old, I felt that life was passing me by. Then, while I was lying in a hospital bed after a serious illness, I decided to travel around the world. I gave up my job and set off to follow my dream.The journey took me through Europe and Africa, where in a remote corner of Tanzania I met Eric Stone, an American who taught in a school there. Eric was like no other man that I has ever met. And soon I fell madly in love with him. After two weeks together, I continued my journey to India but then I decided to go back to Africa. As the plane approached the airport, I felt nervous. I doubted whether Eric had changed his feelings. When I walked out into the arrival hall I looked around, but Eric was not there. I started to panic. After a few minutes I saw Eric walking towards me. We kissed and hugged and it was as if I had never been away.Eric had six months of his contract in Tanzania left. Although we were living in one of the poorest countries in the world, they were the happiest six months of my life.At the end of the six months Eric had to return to America and we flew to Texas where I met Erics family. One morning, at the top of a hill near his home, Eric asked me to marry him.Now we live in London. Thats the place where I was born, but I dont regret anything. The trip was the best thing I have ever done. If I hadnt taken the chance I wouldnt have met so many wonderful people, or seen so many fascinating places. Most of all, I wouldnt have met the man of my dreams. Part DMovie TimeScript:- Law school?- Its a perfectly respectable place, daddy.- Honey, you were first runner up at the Tropics Contest. Why are you gonna throw that all away?- Going to Harvard is the only way Im gonna get the lover of my life back.- Sweetheart, you dont need law school. Law school is for people who are boring and ugly and serious. And you, Button, are none of those things.- Harvard Law School?- Thats right.- But thats a top three school.- Oh, I have a 4.0.- Yes, but your major is fashion merchandising. Harvard wont be impressed that you aced History of Polka Dots. What are your back-ups?- I dont need back-ups. Im going to Harvard.- Well, then, youll need excellent recommendations from your professors.- OK.- And a heck of an admissions essay.- Right.- And at least a 175 on your LSATs.- I once had to judge a tighty- whitey contest for Lambda Kappa Pi. Trust me, I can handle anything. - Thanks.- You are welcome.- Aneither type of opera or neither type of rap is on sale. Bneither type of Jazz and ne