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Unit 8SectionOnePart1PhoneticsJillandMonicagotoatravelagency.Jill:Wedliketomakeabooking(1)foralongweekendholiday,please.Clerk:Where(2) wouldyouliketogo,madam?Jill:Paris.Clerk:Wheredoyouwantto(3)stayinParis?Monica:Werenotsure.Whichhotelwouldyousuggest?Clerk:TheResidenceMagentaisverygood(4)anditsquitecheap.Irecommendyoustaythere.Monica:What(5)doyouthink,Jill?Jill:Ok.Thatswhat(6)welldo.Clerk:Wouldyoucompletethisform,please?Jill:Isit (7)allrightifwepaybycheque?Clerk:Ofcourse,(8)thatsquiteallright.Part2ListeningandNote-TakingA.Itsgotfourwheels,andusuallycarriesoneperson,butitcancarrytwo.Ittopspeedsaround6kmsanhour,anditweighsabout15kilos.Itcosts72.B.Thisvehiclecostsabout5,000.Itcangoupto160kph,andcancarryfourpeopleincomfort.Itweighs695kiloswhenitsempty.Therearefourwheels.C.Thesetwo-wheeledvehiclesareverypopularwithteenagers.Theyarefast,butmuchlesssafethanvehicleAorB.Thismodelhasamaximumspeedof224KPH,andweighs236kilos.Itcancarryoneortwopeople,andcosts1,700.D.Thisvehicle,whichcots65,000,iscommonlyusedforpublictransport.Ithastwodecks,orfloors,andcancarry72peoplewhenfull.Itsmaximumspeedis110kmsanhour,butitdoesntusuallygofasterthan80.Ithassixwheels,andweighs9,000kilos.E.Thisvehiclewasbuiltbytwocountriesworkingincollaboration.Ittravelsat2,160kph-fasterthansound-carryingamaximumof100people.Whenitisfullyloadedwithpassengersandfuel,itweighs175,000kilograms.Ithastenwheels.Eachofthesevehiclescosthundredsofmillionsofpoundstoproduce-itisimpossibletosayexactlyhowmuch.F.“Howmaywheels”“Two”“Whatdoesitweigh?”“Thirteenandahalfkilos.”“Howmuchdoesitcost?”“140”“Howmanypeoplecanitcarry?”“Justone”“Topspeed?”“Itdepends.Formostpeople,perhapsabout25kph.”ExerciseB ABCDEFNumberofwheels4426102Howmanypeopledoesitcarry?1-241-2721001Topspeed(inkph)61602241102,16025Weight(inkilos)156952369,000175,00013.5Price(inpounds)725,0001，70065,000/140SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1DialoguesDialogue1Interviewer:SoyoureoverfromtheStates?Woman:Thatsright.Wevebeenhereabouter,twoandahalfweeksandwevegotanotherthreedaysbeforewegoback.Interviewer:Haveyoubeentothetheatrehere?Woman:Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concert,thelot.Weveseensomemagnificentthingsatthetheatre,reallyexcellent-theacting,thestagesets,thewholeatmosphere,really,itwasfantastic.Interviewer:Whichdoyouthinkwasyourfavoriteplay?Woman:Itshardtosay.Er,theShakespeareplay,thatwasbrilliant,andthenwesawacomedylastnight,thatwasreallyfunny,Ilovedthat.Idontknow,itsbeenaveryentertainingtwoweeks,IthinkIveenjoyedmostthingIveseen.Interviewer:andwhatsnextthen?Woman:Thebank!TomorrowmorningImgoingtocashsomemoretravellerscheques.YoucanspendquitealotofmoneyinLondon,youknow.Nevermind,itsbeenworthit.ThemostexcitingtwoweeksIvehadforalongtime.AndIthinkIllcomebacknextyearifIcan.IfIhaveenoughmoneyleftthatis!Ex. A. Listen to the interview and answer the questions.1. Where are they now? They are in London.2. Where is the woman from? She is from the United States.3. How long has she been here? She has been here for two and a half weeks.ExerciseB: Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1. F. Plan to stay there for 3 weeks. (W: Weve been here about two and a half weeks and weve got another three days before we go back.)2. F. She also has been to a concert. (W: Oh, yes. Theatre, opera, concerts, the lot.)3. F. She has travellers cheques. (W: Tomorrow morning Im going to cash some more travellers cheques.)4. T (W: Ill come back next year if I can. If I have enough money left that is!)Dialogue 2 Are you Free for Lunch Today?Stuart: Woodside 8432Margaret: Hello again, Stuart. What can I do for you?Stuart: Are you free for lunch today?Margaret: Yes, I think so. What time?Stuart: One oclock?Margaret: OK, where?Stuart: Lacys, in Marston Street. Do you know where it is?Margaret: No.Stuart: Well, you take a 47 bus from the office, get off at Grange Square, cross the road, turn left, take the first on your right, and Lacys is a few yards down the road on you left, opposite a church. You cant miss it.Margaret：But I wont be coming from the office. Ive got a meeting at the town hall; Ill be coming straight from there.Stuart: OK. Then get a number 17, get off in front of the cathedral, walk through the park, then go along the canal to the right and over the first bridge, and youll come out opposite Marston Street. Lacys is down the other end on the right. You cant miss it.Margaret: No, I bet. Did you say one oclock?Stuart: Yes. Is that OK?Margaret: No, on second thoughts, can we make it a bit earlier? Say a quarter to?Stuart: Quarter to one, OK.Margaret: All right. See you then. Macys, in Caxton Street, right.Stuart: No!Ex. Listen to the dialogue and complete the passage. Stuart asked Margaret to have (1) lunch together. They will meet at Lucys, in (2) Marston Street at (3) a quarter to nine. Margaret can take a (4) 47 bus from the (5) office, gets off at (6) Grange Square, (7) cross the road, turns (8) left, takes the (9) first on her (10) right, and Lacys is a few yards down the road on the (11) left, opposite a (12) church. However, Margaret wont be coming from the office. Shes got a meeting at the (13) town hall. Shell be coming straight from there. Then she can get a number (14) 17, gets off in front of the (15) cathedral, walk through the (16) park, then go along the (17) canal to the (18) right and over the (19) first bridge, and shell come out (20) opposite Marston Street. Lacys is down at the (21) other end on the (22) right.Part2PassagesPassage1SleepandLanguagelearningIfyouasksomepeople“howdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?”,youmaygetasurprisinganswer:“Inmysleep!”Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperimentstotestlearn-while-you-sleepmethods,whicharenowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects,ofwhichEnglishisonlyone.Specialistssaythatthissleep-studymethodspeedslanguagelearningtremendously.Theysaythattheaveragepersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringtheday-andthisdoesnotaffecthisrestinanyway.Awordofwarning,however:sleep-teachingwillonlyhammerintoyourheadwhatyouhavestudiedwhileyouareawake.Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradioatintervalsofafortnight.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours-from8p.m.to8a.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyweregivenwiththestudentsawake.At11p.m.asoothinglullabywasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradiowhisperedthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutesofrevision.Thenhewaslulledbacktorestagainwhiletheradiopurredon.At5oclockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonforthreehoursbeforehishard-earnedbreakfast.Exercise:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C6.C7.A8.BPart3NewsNewsItem1In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped in the capital. National weather services have the information, but no way to get it to farmers and other people in rural communities.This is the job of an international project called RANET-Rural Communications using Radio and the Internet. RANET works with national weather services to improve their reach.The project develops networks of satellite receiver systems, community radio stations and other technologies. Communities often are provided with some equipment, but the systems are locally owned and supported. RANET is working to improve communications in countries with limited power supplies.ExerciseA: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about getting weather reports to rural communities.ExerciseB: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. Whats the situation of weather services in many developing countries?In many developing countries, national weather services have the information, but there is no way to get it to people in rural communities.2. What does RANET mean?RANET means Rural Communications using Radio and the Internet.3. What does RANET aim at?RANET aims at working with national weather services to improve their reach.4. Who owns and supports networks of satellite receiver systems?The local communities own and support the systems.5. Besides networks of satellite receiver systems, what else does the project help to develop?The project also helps to develop community radio stations and other technologies.NewsItem2A government report says climate change is already affecting American agriculture.The news report is from the Climate Change Science Program, which brings together the research efforts of thirteen federal agencies.Much of the East and South now gets more rain than a century ago. But the report says there is some evidence of increased drought conditions in the West and Southwest. Western states have less snow and ice on the mountains and earlier melting in the spring.Grain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But higher temperatures will increase the risk of crop failures.Also, horticultural crops such as tomatoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed crops.The Department of Agriculture was the lead agency for the new report.ExerciseA:This news item is about the effect of climate change on American agriculture.ExerciseB: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. Where is the news report from?The new report is from the Climate Change Science Program.2. How many federal agencies conducted the research?Thirteen federal agencies conducted the research.3. Which is the lead agency for the report?The Department of Agriculture was the lead agency for the new report.4. On what condition are grain and oilseed crops likely to develop faster?Grain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster if carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.5. What is more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed crops?Horticultural crops such as tomatoes, onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change.C: Complete the following form.Parts of the United StatesClimate changeMuch of the East and SouthGets more rain than a century ago.The West and SouthwestHave evidence of increased drought conditions. For example, there are less snow and ice on the mountains in western states and the snow melts earlier in the spring.NewsItem3Science has made it possible to harvest energy from the wind, sun and water. All these renewable resources are used today to power an energy-hungry world. But imagine harvesting energy from crowds of people moving to and from work every day. That is one of the possibilities of piezoelectricity, the science of gaining power from motion.James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. They designed a way to capture the energy of people footsteps. They created a design for a special floor covering that moves a little when people step on it. The movement would create an electrical current that could be captured to provide electrical power.Gathering power from the movements of large groups of people is called crowed farming. And interest in crowd farming continues to grow.ExerciseA:This news item is about gathering electrical power from the movements of people.ExerciseB: Listen to the news item and give the definition of the following expressions.Piezoelectricity: the science of gaining power from motionCrowd farming: gathering power from the movements of large groups of peopleC: Complete the following passage.James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. They designed a way to capture the energy of peoples footsteps. They created a design for a special floor covering that moves a little when people step on it. The movement would create an electrical current that could be captured to provide electrical power.SectionThreeOralWorkPart1QuestionsandAnswersRadio:Goodafternoon.ThisisRadioBrighton.Itstwooclockandtimefor“OntheTown”andthisisJudyNashintroducingtheprogram.Judy:Hello.ImhereonPalacePireanditsabeautifulholiday.Thepieriscrowedwithvisitors,Letstalktosomeofthem.Wheredoyoucomefrom,sir?Ben:Montreal.Judy:AllthewayfromCanada?Ben:Thatsright.Judy:AreyouenjoyingyourselfhereinBrighton?Ben:Yes.Itsalovelydayandthereslotstodo.Judy:HowmuchofBrightonhaveyouseen?Ben:Notverymuchweveonlybeenhereforanhour.Judy:Whereareyougoingnow?Ben:WeregoingtoRoyalPavilion.Judy:Andafterthat?Ben:Wehaventdecidedyet.Judy:Whatabouttonight?Ben:WellprobablygotoarestaurantandthencatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Judy:Well,thanksfortalkingtous,andhaveagoodtime.Exercise:1.WhereisJudy?SheisonPalacePier.2.Whomisshetalkingto?Sheistalkingtoavisitor.3.Wheredoeshecomefrom?HecomesfromMontreal,Canada.4.IsheenjoyinghimselfinBrighton?Yes.Itsalovelydayandthereslotstodo.5.HowmuchofBrightonhasheseen?HehasntseenmuchofBrighton.6.Howlonghashebeenthere?Hehasbeenthereforanhour.7.Whereishegoingnow?HeisgoingtotheRoyalPavilion.8.WhichtrainwillhecatchbacktoLondon?HewillcatchthelasttrainbacktoLondon.Part2RetellingOne cold winter afternoon, a postman was slowly pushing his bicycle up the hill. He had only one letter to deliver: this was for an old lady who lived at the top of the hill. The old lady had lived alone ever since her daughter had moved to Australia many years before. She always invited the postman in for a cup of tea whenever he took her a letter and told him about her two grandchildren in Australia, whom she had never seen.Just as the postman went towards her gate, a small boy came running down the hill. Suddenly the boy slipped on the icy road and fell. The postman hurried across the road to help the boy. After a quick examination, he found that the boy hurt his leg badly. So the postman decided to send the boy to the hospital first. He carried the boy onto his bicycle and took him to the hospital.SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionPassage 1 RunningWhen I started running seven years ago, I could manage only about a quarter of mile before I had to stop. Breathless and aching, I walked the next quarter of a mile, then I jogged the next quarter of a mile, alternating these two activities for a couple of miles. Within a few weeks I could jog half way round Hampstead Heath without stopping. Soon I started to run up the quarter-mile slope to the top of Parliament Hill, although I had to stop at the top to get my breath back. Eventually I found that I could even manage to get up the hill comfortably.I started to run because I felt desperately unfit. But the biggest pay-off for me was- and still is- the deep relaxation that I achieve by taking exercise. It tires me out but I find that it does calm me down.In those early days I saw few other runners. Now there are many more- and not just the macho* sports freaks*. Men and women of all ages have now taken up running. Some 25,000 runners aged 5 to 85 are attracted each year to the Sunday Times Fun Run in Hyde Park.In the last two years the London Marathon has become the biggest British sporting event overtaking the boat race and the Derby* in the number of spectators it attracts. When I started to jog I never dreamt of running of a marathon, but in 1982 I realized that if I trained for it, it would be with in my reach, and after a slow, six-month build-up I managed the 26.2 miles in just four hours. A creditable performance for a first-timer and a far cry from those days when I had to stop for breath after a quarter of a mile.Ex. Listen and choose the best answer.1.C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. A 6.C 7. C 8.A 9.APassage2 Cats in AmericaAnoldexpressionsays“Mansbestfriendishisdog.”Today,however,itseemsthatcatshavereplaceddogsasthemostpopularpetsinAmericanhomes.Americanshavemorethan62millionpetdogs.Butevenmorecatsmorethan64millionliveinAmericanhomes.Thesepetcatsmayhavelonghairorshorthair.Theyareofdifferentcolorsandsizes.Somearecostlyanimalsthattakepartincompetitions.ManymorearecommonAmericanmixturesofseveralkindsofcats.Mosthousecatsliveagoodlife.Theyarenotexpectedtoworkfortheirfood.Instead,theyruletheirhomeslikefurrykingsandqueens.Theywaitfortheirownerstoservethem,Ame