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Unit 5 Friendship00:06.00Part B00:07.85Listening Tasks00:10.38A Passage00:11.96The Hospital Window00:15.43Exercise 100:17.33Listen to the story and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.00:23.42Jack and Ben, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.00:30.33Jack, whose bed was next to the rooms only window,00:34.21was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon00:38.23to help drain the fluid from his lungs.00:41.41But Ben had to spend all day and night lying flat on his bed.00:46.29To kill time the two men began to talk.00:50.75They talked for hours about their wives, families, their homes, their jobs,00:57.21their involvement in the military service,00:59.91and where they had been on vacation.01:02.70As days went by, a deep friendship began to develop between them.01:07.44Every afternoon when Jack could sit up,01:10.65he would pass the time by describing to Ben all the things01:14.71he could see outside the window.01:16.83And Ben began to live for those one-hour periods01:20.17where his world would be broadened01:22.47and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.01:27.35The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.01:31.48Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.01:37.21Young lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow.01:42.49Grand old trees beautified the landscape,01:45.96and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.01:50.48As Jack described all this in great detail,01:54.10Ben would close his eyes and imagine the wonderful scenes.01:58.24One warm afternoon Jack described a parade passing by.02:02.80Although Ben couldnt hear the band,02:05.10he could see it in his minds eye as Jack described it with colorful words.02:10.79Days and weeks passed.02:13.14One morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths02:17.42only to find the lifeless body of Jack,02:20.31who had died peacefully in his sleep.02:23.16She was very sad and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.02:28.03Ben was heartbroken.02:30.61Life without Jack was even more unbearable.02:33.37How he longed to hear Jacks voice and his fine descriptions of the outside world!02:39.50As he looked at the window, an idea suddenly occurred to him.02:43.65Perhaps he could see for himself what it was like outside.02:48.08As soon as it seemed appropriate,02:50.31Ben asked if he could be moved next to the window.02:53.25The nurse was happy to make the switch,02:56.12and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.03:00.63Slowly, painfully,03:02.44he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside.03:08.62Finally he would have the joy of seeing it for himself!03:13.14He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.03:17.83It faced a blank wall!03:21.12What could have compelled my roommate to describe03:23.54such wonderful things outside this window?03:26.39Ben asked the nurse when she returned.03:28.55Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you to live on, she said.03:33.43You know, he was blind and could not even see the wall.03:39.83Questions03:42.491. What does the story mainly tell us?03:48.142. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Jack?03:55.263. What did Jack describe to Ben according to the story?04:02.53Exercise 204:05.27Listen to the story again04:06.55and write T (true) or F (false) for each of the statements you hear.04:14.95Jack and Ben, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.04:21.80Jack, whose bed was next to the rooms only window,04:25.55was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon04:29.47to help drain the fluid from his lungs.04:33.13But Ben had to spend all day and night lying flat on his bed.04:38.05To kill time the two men began to talk.04:42.14They talked for hours about their wives, families, their homes, their jobs,04:48.82their involvement in the military service,04:51.20and where they had been on vacation.04:54.23As days went by, a deep friendship began to develop between them.04:59.28Every afternoon when Jack could sit up,05:02.44he would pass the time by describing to Ben all the things05:06.41he could see outside the window.05:08.31And Ben began to live for those one-hour periods05:11.47where his world would be broadened05:13.87and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.05:19.46The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.05:23.12Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.05:28.67Young lovers walked arm in arm amid flowers of every color of the rainbow.05:34.29Grand old trees beautified the landscape,05:37.40and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.05:42.64As Jack described all this in great detail,05:45.80Ben would close his eyes and imagine the wonderful scenes.05:50.18One warm afternoon Jack described a parade passing by.05:54.38Although Ben couldnt hear the band,05:56.79he could see it in his minds eye as Jack described it with colorful words.06:02.26Days and weeks passed.06:04.60One morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths06:08.71only to find the lifeless body of Jack,06:11.35who had died peacefully in his sleep.06:14.11She was very sad and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.06:19.57Ben was heartbroken.06:22.10Life without Jack was even more unbearable.06:25.44How he longed to hear Jacks voice06:27.85and his fine descriptions of the outside world!06:31.15As he looked at the window, an idea suddenly occurred to him.06:35.30Perhaps he could see for himself what it was like outside.06:39.04As soon as it seemed appropriate,06:41.98Ben asked if he could be moved next to the window.06:45.28The nurse was happy to make the switch,06:47.67and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.06:52.01Slowly, painfully,06:54.13he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the world outside.07:00.05Finally he would have the joy of seeing it for himself!07:03.65He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed.07:09.25It faced a blank wall!07:12.59What could have compelled my roommate to describe07:14.89such wonderful things outside this window?07:18.00Ben asked the nurse when she returned.07:20.39Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you to live on, she said.07:25.04You know, he was blind and could not even see the wall.07:31.23Statements07:34.021. Both Jack and Ben were suffering from serious lung trouble.07:40.802. Both Jack and Ben had served in the army.07:47.663. Ben could only lie on his back day and night07:52.44whereas Jack could sit up and walk about for a brief period every day.07:59.124. There was a park outside the hospital room where Ben and Jack stayed.08:07.115. Jacks descriptions of the outside world helped Ben to recover from illness.08:15.336. It can be inferred from the story that Jack lost his eyesight during his army days.08:24.397. It can be learned that Jack died peacefully in his sleep.08:31.128. Ben asked to be moved to Jacks bed immediately after Jacks death08:36.80because he was eager to see for himself what was happening outside.08:42.499. Jack was a man full of imagination.08:48.4910. It can be inferred from the story that a life cut off08:53.02from the outside world is painful.08:58.07Speaking Tasks09:00.65Pair Work09:02.59A. Reflections on the text09:06.92Youve just heard a story about two seriously ill patients.09:11.21What do you think of the friendship between them?09:14.10Are you impressed by what Jack did for his friend?09:17.35What qualities can you find in him?09:20.33Exchange views with your partner.09:22.99You may mention the following points in your discussion.09:26.99 the painful life of the two patients cut off from the outside world09:32.65 the window the only link to the world outside09:37.30 Jack a man of great compassion and vivid imagination,09:41.63a man with a noble heart09:45.15B. Picture talk Describing a friend09:50.29A Sample09:51.74Describe a friend of yours who is athletic, capable and helpful.09:56.86Possible Description (for reference)10:01.31Hu is my best friend.10:03.43There are several things about him that I admire.10:06.68First, he is very athletic.10:09.17As he works in a business office,10:11.02his daily responsibilities do not provide him with any physical exercise10:15.71to keep him healthy and strong.10:18.60Therefore, he spends two to three evenings a week working out in a gym.10:24.06On weekends he and I often go swimming, cycling,10:27.85playing tennis or football together.10:31.15The exercise helps him keep fit and feel relaxed.10:35.71Second, he is capable.10:37.87Being good with his hands,10:39.50he seems to be able to fix almost anything from changing a fuse10:43.90and mending a broken piece of furniture to repairing TV sets and computers.10:49.27Imagine that! Besides, he is also a person of good taste.10:54.55He can speak eloquently on music and art.10:57.76But above all he is sympathetic and helpful.11:02.13He is always ready to give a helping hand to others,11:05.52especially the elderly and disabled.11:08.27He donates blood and gives money to charitable causes.11:11.84He has a heart of gold. Im proud of having him as my friend.11:16.98* * * *11:17.84Now use the above sample as your model11:20.33and carry on similar activities with your partner.Part C00:03.40Test Your Listening00:05.84Listen to five short conversations00:08.14between two speakers and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.00:14.101. M: How do you like your roommate, Debby?00:18.07W: Ever since we met on the first day of college, weve been inseparable.00:23.31Q: What do you know about Debby and her roommate?00:29.352. M: Have you heard from Linda lately?00:33.55You two were so intimate in coll