Usinglanguage-Listeningandspeaking

Unit1 Livingwell UsingLanguage I Listeningandspeaking DoyouknowwhereMountKilimanjarois KilimanjaroisthehighestmountaininAfricaandthetallestfreestandingmountainknowntoman Itisamountainwhereyoucanhikeformorethan90kilometers gain4 000metersinaltitude traverserainforest moorland alpinedesert snowfieldsandicecliffs allvirtuallyontheequator Atrulyunforgettableandfascinatingadventure Whatkindofdifficultydoyouthinkweak sightedorblindpeoplewouldhaveclimbingamountain walkoverroughground betooclosetotheedgeofsomethingdangerous havedifficultiesputtingupthetents couldonlylistentotheirsightedcompanions instructions Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkthesightedclimbershelpedthem actastheireyes walkbesidethemandgiveinstructions mayleadthembythehand helpthemputupthetentsandhavefood BarryMintohasjustrecentlyclimbedMountKilimanjaroinAfrica Barryandhisteamwantedto provethattheycouldachievewhatevertheydecidedtodoandatthesametimeraisemoneyforpeoplewithweaksight JoanthinksBarry splanisamazingbecause afterclimbingonedifficultmountainhewantstoclimbanevenmoredifficultone Listenandcompletethenotes InterviewwithBarryMintoAgeoftheweak sightedandblindclimbers Ageofthesightedcompanions HeightofMountKilimanjaro Numberinthedisabledgroup Numberofthedisabledwhoreachedthetopofmountain Listentotheinterviewagainandcompletethenotesbelow 16 19yearsold 25 45yearsold 5 900meters twelve nine Numberinthesightedgroup Numberofthesightedwhoreachedthetop Numberofthedaystoclimbthemountain Numberofthedaystocomedownthemountain fifteen seven 5days 2days Discussion Discussinpairs Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkthesightedclimbersgaveassistancetotheirweak sightedorblindcompanions Doyouthinktheweak sightedorblindclimberscouldhaveclimbedthemountainwithoutthem ListentothelatterpartofBarry sstorywheretheinterviewcongratulatesBarryandwisheshimfuturesuccess thencompletethesentences Welldone Fivedays two fullof companions Amazing everysuccessinthefuture Whatdoyouplantodonext Answerkey Expressionstoshowcongratulationsinthedialogue andcongratulationsonthatgreatclimb Mmm Welldone Well Barry I mfullofadmirationforyouandyourcompanions Iwishyoueverysuccessinthefuture Barry Inpairsmakeashortdialogueinwhichyouoffercongratulationsandbestwishestoyourpartner FirstreadthesituationsonPage7andchooseoneofthem Pair work Situation1 StudentAhasjustpassedhis herfinalexam A Thisletterhasjustarrived It saboutmyexam B Well openit A ItsaysI vepassed B Congratulations That swonderful Situation2 StudentBhasjuststartedanewjob A Yourmothertoldmeyouhavejuststartedanewjob B Yes I mworkingatthetelevisionstationnow A Really That sgreat Ihopeitgoeswellforyou B Thanks Ihopesotoo Situation3 StudentAhasjustwonagoldmedalinthecitysportscompetition B Let sseeyourmedal A Hereitis B It sbeautiful Welldone A Thanks Situation4 StudentB steamhasjustwonafootballmatch A Youlookhappy what sup B ourteamjustwon A Wow That swonderful Youdeserveitaftertrainingsohard B Yeah Andifwekeeptraininglikethatweshouldwinmoregames A I msureyouwill Keepupthegoodwork Situation5 StudentAhasjustreceivedhergraduationcertificate A Hereitisatlast mygraduationcertificate B Letmesee Welldone I msoproudofyou Situation6 StudentBhasinventedanewcomputergame A Didyoureallyinventanewcomputergame B Yes Ididandacomputercompanyisgoingtobuyit A That samazing I mreallyimpressed WBP46 Listening Dogsareman sbestfriends Guidedogsareassistancedogstrainedtoleadblindorvisionimpairedpeoplearoundobstacles Hasanyoneseenoneguidedoginuse Whendopeopleneedguidedogs Whentheyareblindorweaksighted Whentheyneedtogotowork shoppingorleavethehouseforanypurpose Whentheywanttoliveafullandindependentlife Howaretheyuseful Theyenableblindorweak sightedpeopletobeindependent Theyenableblindorweak sightedpeopletogettoworkandearntheirownliving Theyarefriendsandhelperstoblindorweak sightedpeople Listentothewholetapeforthefirsttime Thenwritedownthemainideaofthelistening Themainideaofthislisteningistoshowhowaguidedogistrainedanditsusefulnesstoitsowner ListentoPart1againandfillinthefollowingtable Thenanswerthequestions Aguidedog Phil JaneRobinson HowtotakeSaratowork HowdidSaragettoworkonherown 2 HasSaraalwaysbeenblind Howdoyouknow 3 WhatwillLucylearnfirstatSara shome Shewenttoworkbytrainonherown No Shesaidhermotherhadhelpedheralotsinceheraccident Howtogettothetrainstation ListentoPart1againandcompletethedialoguebelow PHIL Definitely Shetoldme sinceheraccident MOTHER Well I ve butIknowSarawantstobe PHIL Well withLucy shelpshewillbe How sLucy bytheway MOTHER Oh it slike isn tit Sara SARA Yes She sbeen everythinginthehouseandsheknewwhichwasmybedroom howmuchyou vehelpedher donemybest moreindependent settlingin she salwaysbeenhere smelling rightaway HowdidLucygoacrossthestreet 2 WhatisPhilgoingtoteachLucyafterlunch 3 HowwillLucyimproveSara slife Shesatdownatthecrossingandwaitedtillthecarsstopped thenshestoodupandtookSarastraightacrosstheroad HowtogetoffthetrainandwalktoSara sworkplace LucywillhelpSararesumeherpreviouslife becomeasindependentassheusedtobeandgivehertheconfidencetoleadanormallife ListentoPart2andanswerthequestionsinpairs ListentoPart2againandcompletethedialoguebelow PHIL We ll Lucy restandthenwe llaskher Saratothestationagain SARA ThenPhil sgoingto Lucy thetrainand myoffice LucyandIwillbegoingtowork MOTHER That s I mso you give abitof totake show howtogetoff takemeto Inafewdays onourown fantastic pleasedfor WBP50 Listeningtask Doyouhowblindpeoplereadbooks DoyouknowwhatBrailleis Whocreatedit Brailleisasystembywhichblindpeoplecanreadbyfeelingraiseddotsonapage BothEnglishandChinesesystemofBrailleusesixdots Theirformissimilar buttheirmeaningisdifferent That stosay Chineseblindpeoplecan tunderstandtheEnglishsystemofBraille I WhatcountrydidLouisBraillecomefrom Whatdisabilitydidhehave 3 WhatdidbooksfortheblindlooklikewhenLouiswasaboy HecamefromFrance Hewascompletelyblind Theywereordinarybookswithlettersraisedupoffthepage ListentoPaul stalkaboutLouisBraille Thenanswerthequestions 4 Whatwerethetwoproblemswiththebooksfortheblind 5 WhatinventiongaveLouistheideaforhissystem 6 Whatadvantagesdo