教材试题 Unit 1 Using Language Listening and Speaking

Unit 1 Living wellUsing LanguageListening and speaking1 Barry Minto has just made a successful climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Listen to him being interviewed on the radio. Tick the statements that are true. 1 Barry is blind. 2 Barry is between 25 and 45 years old. 3 The blind climbers got assistance from sighted companions. 4 More of the sighted group reached the top of the mountain than those who were blind or weak-sighted. 5 Next year Barry is going to climb Mount Qomolangma. 2 The radio station decided to put a story about Barry on their website, so a writer listened to the interview and took some notes. Listen again and complete the notes below. Interview with Barry MintoAge of the blind and weak-sighted climbers _Age of the sighted companions _Height of Mount Kilimanjaro _Number in the disabled group _Number of the disabled who reached the top of mountain-Number in the sighted group _Number of the sighted who reached the top _Number of days to climb the mountain _Number of days to come down the mountain _3 In groups discuss the following questions. 1 What problems do you think the blind and weak-sighted climbers might have had? 2 In what ways do you think the sighted climbers helped them?4 Listen to the latter part of Barrys story where the interviewer congratulates Barry and wishes him future success, then complete Joans sentences. BARRY：Of the 15 sighted climbers, only 7 made it. JOAN： Oh, _! BARRY：Yes, it just shows you _. JOAN： Well. Barry. Im full of admiration for you and your companions. You have achieved something quite remarkable. BARRY：Thanks. Were_. JOAN： Mm, _. So, Barry, whats your next big challenge?BARRY： My ambition is to climb Mount Qomolangma one day. JOAN： Amazing. I wish you_ Barry. 5 With your partner create dialogues for the following situations. Offer congratulations and best wishes to your partner. Use expressions like the ones below. Congratulations. All the best. Im proud of you. I wish you success. Good luck. Well done. Im very impressed by your performance.You have my best wishes. Im very pleased for you. I hope it goes well for you. Thats wonderfulamazing. Situations：Student A has just passed hisher final exams. Student B has just started a new job. Student A has just won a gold medal in the city sports competition. Student Bs team has just won a football match. Student A has just received her graduation certificate. Student B has invented a new computer game. 6 With your partner, make up some new situations like those in Exercise 5. Practise congratulating and wishing them success for their future plans. LISTENING TEXTAN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTBarry Minto has just made a successful climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Listen to him being interviewed on the radio. JOAN：Today we have Barry Minto in our studio. Barry has just completed a climb of Mount Kilimaniaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. Barry, welcome to our programme. And congratulations on your amazing climb. BARRY：Thank you. Its good to be here. JOAN：Now, Barry, this was a very special climb, wasnt it?BARRY：Yes, thats right. Part of the group had very poor eyesight, or were blind like me, and the other half were sighted people who came along to help us. JOAN：And how old were the climbers?BARRY：Our weak-sighted and blind group were between 16 and 19 years old. JOAN：And the sighted climbers?BARRY：They were between 25 and 45. JOAN：And why did you make such a difficult climb?BARRY: For two main reasons. For ourselves and to raise money. We wanted to prove to ourselves and everyone else that even though we have a disability, we can achieve whatever we decide to do. And we also wanted to raise money to help other people with weak sight. JOAN：Well, that was a big challenge. How tall is Mount Kilimanjaro?BARRY：About 5,900 metres. JOAN：Thats very high! So how many of you got to the top of the mountain?BARRY：That was really interesting. Of the 12 sight-impaired and blind climbers, 9 made it to the top of the mountain. Of the 15 sighted climbers, only 7 made it. JOAN：Oh, well done!BARRY：Yes, it just shows you how determined the blind climbers were. JOAN：How long did it take you?BARRY：Five days to climb up and just two days to come down. JOAN：Well, Barry. Im full of admiration for you and your companions. You have achieved something quite remarkable. BARRY: Thanks. Were very proud of ourselves. JOAN：Mm, you should be. So, Barry, whats your next big challenge?BARRY：Well, Im going to university next year, but Im still going to go climbing whenever I can. My ambition is to climb Mount Qomolangma one day. JOAN：Amazing. I wish you every success in the future, Barry. BARRY：(fade out) Thanks, JoanAnswer key for Exercise 1：1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 FAnswer key for Exercise 2：1 16-19 years old 2 25-45 years old3 5,900 metres 4 twelve 5 nine6 fifteen 7 seven8 five days 9 two daysSample answer key for Exercise 3：1 They would have had many problems as they were in an unfamiliar place and couldnt see. For example, they might have had problems walking over rough ground, they would have to be careful not to close to the edge where they could fall, it would probably have been difficult to put up the tents they slept in, they would need to concentrate so they could hear the I instructions their sighted companions were giving them. 2 The sighted people would have acted as their eyes. They would have walked beside them and given them instruction about where to go and what obstacles were in their way, they would probably have led them by the hand at certain times, they would have helped them put up their tents. They would have described what food was on their plates and helped them get into their tents. They would have read the maps and sign posts. Answer key for Exercise 4：See the underlined parts in the listening text. Sample dialogue for Exercise 5：A：This letter has just arrived. Its about my exam. B：Well, open it. A：It says Ive passed!B：Congratulations. Thats wonderful. A：Your mother told me you have just started