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Unit3CanTimeMovebackward?,PartGettingready,Ifyoureadaclock,youcanknowthetimeofday.Butnooneknowswhattimeitselfis.Wecannotseeit;wecannottouchit;wecannothearit.Weknowitonlybythewaywemarkitspassing.Despiteofalloursuccessinmeasuringthesmallestpartsoftime,timeitselfisstilloneofthegreatmysteriesoftheuniverse.A.Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtotime.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.,PartGettingready,1.aquarter:fifteenminutes2.half:thirtyminutes3.set:puttotherighttime4.beoff:beslow5.sharp:exactlyatthestatedtime6.localtime:thetimesysteminaparticularpartoftheworld7.killtime:spendtimedoingnothinginparticularinorderthatitseemspassmorequickly8.geton:becomeold9.standardtime:thetimewhichisofficiallyusedinacountryorapartofacountry10.daylight-savingtime:thetimesetusuallyonehourlaterinsummersothatthereisalongerperiodofdaylightintheevenings,PartGettingreadyWecanuseaclockorawatchtomarkthepassingoftime.Butwhattimeisitnow?Clocksindifferentpartsoftheworlddonotshowthesametimeatthesametime.,AYouaregoingtohearfivestatementsabouttimedifference.Completethefollowingsentences.1.WhenitisinTokyo,itisinNewYorkandinHongKong.2.WhenitisinMelbourne,itisinDenverandinBaghdad.3.WhenitisinSingapore,itisinMiamiandinHonolulu.4.WhenitisinMexicoCity,itisinGuamandinRome.5.WhenitisinLondon,itisShanghaiandinSantiago.,7a.m.Monday,5p.m.Sunday,6a.m.Monday,4p.m.Friday,11p.m.Thursday,9a.m.Friday,3p.m.Thursday,3a.m.Tuesday,10p.m.Monday,8p.m.Friday,12noonSaturday,3a.m.Saturday,1a.m.Wednesday,9a.m.Wednesday,9p.m.Tuesday,PartGettingready,Therearefourwaysofreferringtotime.Forexample,10:35p.m.canbecalledtwenty-fiveminutestoelevenintheeveninginBritain,twenty-fiveminutestill/ofelevenintheeveninginAmerica,tenthirty-fiveintheeveningina12-hourclockisnotcommonlyusedinconversation.Itisusedespeciallyintimetablesandatsomeradiostations.,CYouaregoingtoheareightshortdialoguesconcerningtime.Asyoulisten,choosefromthefollowingtheclockwhichgivesthetimeatwhicheachdialoguetakesplaceandwritethenumberofthedialogueinthebracketsaboveit.,1(6)2(1)3(8)4(2)5(4)6(7)7(4)8(5),PartGettingready,Thetimeontheearthissetbythesunspositionintheskyabove.Weallhaveatwelveoclocknooneachday.Noonisthetimewhenthesunisthehighestinthesky.ButwhenitistwelveoclocknoonwhereIam,itmaybetenoclockatnightwhereyouare.Soitisextremelyimportanttoknowthelocaltimewhiletraveling.,PartGettingready,DYouaregoingtohearanannouncementmadeonpaplaneduringlanding.Writedowneverywordasadictation.Itwillbereadthreetimes.Inthefirstreading,youwillhearapauseaftereachsentenceorjustpartofasentence.Duringthepause,youmustwritedownwhatyouhavejustheardasquicklyaspossible.Youcancheckwhatyouhavewrittenwiththethirdreading._,LadiesandGentlemen.Maywekindlyaskyoutoremainseateduntiltheaircrafthasreachitsfinalposition.ThetemperaturehereinLondonis15or59.Theexactlocaltimeis11:35.CaptainSmithandhiscrewwouldliketosaygoodbyetoyou.Wehopeyouenjoyedyourflight.Thankyou.,Dictation,PartLadiesandgentlemen,Thereareallkindsofannouncements:airportannouncements,railwayannouncements,weddingannouncements,radioannouncements,TVannouncements,meetingannouncements,etc.timeandplaceareusuallythemostimportanttwofeaturesofanannouncement.AYouaregoingtohearsomeannouncementsmadebyProfessorWilliamsatthefinalplenarysessionofaninternationalconferenceonurbanplanning.Thefollowingvocabularyisusedintheconversation.Guessthemeaningwhenyouhearthesewordsintheannouncements.Matchthemwiththeirdefinitions.Writethecorrectnumberbeforeeachdefinition.Whileyoulisten,dontforgettoaddmorekeywordsinthenotescolumn.Theywillbeveryhelpfulforthenextsection.,PartLadiesandgentlemen,1.sessionsomethingthatmakesyouthinkofaparticularperson,event,oraction2.urbanthosewhoareinchargeandwhodecidewheneachpersonisallowedtospeakatanofficialmeetingordebate3.domesticameetingorperiodoftimeusedforaparticularpurposeoractivity.4.lodgefruitful,rewarding5.Cductiveasmallhouseattheentrancetothegroundsofalargehouse,oftenusedasthehomeofagatekeeperorotherservant,8,5,1,10,6,2,9,3,7,4,PartLadiesandgentlemen,Notes,PartLadiesandgentlemen,BBelowareProfessorWilliamsnotesfortheannouncements.Listentohisannouncementsagainandfillinthemissinginformation.1.MovediscussionofurbantoRoom.2.DomesticsessionwillbechangedfromRoomtoRoom_.3.Returntolodgebefore.4.Returndiscussiontosessionbyoclockthis.Thatshundredhours.5.FirstcoachforairportwillbeoutsideKennedyBuildingatp.m.Thatshours.6.Secondwillbeatp.m.Thatshours7.Askdelegatestoarriveatleastbefore.8.AskDr.Schapsinger,Dr.GaribeldiandDr.Surinandertoreprintsfromconferencebefore.9.Dr.Goldman(ChicagothAnnualofPES,in.,inHawaii.Askinterestedpartiestoleaveatdesk.,final,pollution,201,shelter,201,304,keys,porters,leaving,records,chairpeople,five,afternoon,17,3:30,15:30,coach,5:15,17:15,fiveminutes,departuretimes,collect,desk,leaving,Institute)six,Convention,Oct,names,conference,PartLadiesandgentlemen,CNowtrythis:Dr.Collinsisattheconference,andhasbeenattendingthesessionsoncomputer-aidedbuildingdesign.Thismorninghetooknotesofthediscussionheattended.Heisleavingtheconferencetodayandisbookedonthe17:15plane.HehasalwayswantedtovisitHawaii.ListentosomemoreauthenticversionsoftheannouncementsanddecidewhatDr.Collinswilldoafterhehasheardtheannouncements.Tickallthepossibleanswers.1.GotoRoom201.2.GotoRoom304.3.Getthekeysandreturnthemtotheconferencedesk.4.Leavethekeysinhisroom.5.Handinthenoteshetookduringthemorningdiscussiontothesessionchairpeoplebefore5p.m.6.WaitoutsidetheKennedyBuildingat3:20p.m.7.WaitoutsidetheKennedyBuildingat5:10p.m.8.Collectreprintsfromtheconferencedesk.9.MarkOctober6thinhiscalendar.10.Leavehisnameattheconferencedesk.,PartIIIKillingtime,Killingtimeissomethingeachandeveryoneofusoftenfindourselvesdoingforvariousreasons.Youmaybewaitingforaphonecall,afriendorinaqueueoryoumaybejustboredingeneral.Itisnotashardasataskitmayseemtofindsomethingtodotopassthetimebyalittlequicker.Haveyougotanyideastohelpyoualongtheway?,A.Youaregoingtohearasurveythattookplaceinasupermarketonwaysofkillingtime.Listencarefully.Takenotesinthefollowingcharttohelpyourememberwhateachspeakersays.Makeyournoteasbriefaspossible,B.Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionoftheconversationandmakealistofwhatyouoryourfriendsusuallydotokilltimeinasupermarket.,PartMoreaboutthetopic:Day-lightsavingTime,Asinternationalcommunicationsandtravelincreased,itbecameclearthatitwouldbenecessarytoestablishacommontimeforallpartsoftheworld.In1884,aninternationalconferencedividedtheworldinto24timeareas.Eachzonerepresentsonehour.TheastronomicalobservatoryinGreenwich,Englandwaschosenasthestartingpointforthetimeareas.TwelveareasarewestofGreenwich;twelveareeast.ThetimeatGreenwichasmeasuredbythesuniscalleduniversaltime.,Thefollowingshortpassageisaboutday-light-savingtime.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.,Standardtimeisaworldwideoftimearebasedonlongitude.LongitudeisthedistanceontheeartheastorwestofthefirstlongitudeatGreenwich,England.Eachtimeareais15longitudewide.Understandardtime,thetimekeptineachtimeareaisthatofitslongitudeline.Theselinesare15degrees,andsooneastorwestofthelineinEngland.Theintimebetweeneachnearbyareaisexactlyhour.Allclockskeepthetimewithineacharea.,system,measuring,line,degrees,30degrees,central,first,difference,one,same,fuel,Inthesummer,mostpeopleintheUnitedStatesmovetheirclocksonehourtousedaylight-savingtime.TheonlywhichdonotareHawaii,ArizonaandmostofIndiana.SomeareasofIndianakeepthesametimeasstatesanddochangetodaylight-savingtime.Theuseofdaylight-savingtimeprovidesanhourOfdaylightintheearlyevening.Itschiefistosaveenergybyreducingtheeveninguseofforreading.Manycountriesfirstuseddaylight-savingtimeduringtime.Forexample,Britainwentonday-lighttimeduring,sodidtheUnitedStates.TheUnitedStatesalsoobserveditduring.Afterthewar,manyAmericanstatesSomekindofdaylightsavingtime.Butthisbecame.Soin1966,establisheddaylight-savingtimeforthenation.ItbegantheSundayofAprilandendedthelastofOctober.,ahead,states,border,nearby,purpose,added,electricity,war,WW,WW,established,confusing,Congress,last,Sunday,Inthe1970s,thattimeperiodwasasaresultofthereductioninAraboilexportsthatcausedashortageintheUnitedStates.In,newlegislationchangedtheofdaylight-savingtimefromthelastSundayinApriltotheSundayinApril.Thiswasdonetosave.ExpertssaythatincludingthemonthofAprilsavesthenationaboutbarrelsofoileachyear.SotodaydaylightsavingtimebeginsthefirstSundayInAprilandendsthelastSundayinOctober.ThatiswhymostAmericanswillsettheirclocksonehourt
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