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1、UNIT 5Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman 1: Oh did he? I dont (1) believe it!Woman 2: And so I said.Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you like?W

2、oman 2: Oh, I dont know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Let me see .Woman 1: Erm. Ill have a cheeseburg, ecrhips (4) and a large coke.Woman 2: Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) Ill have a beefburger and chips.Waiter: Anything else?Woman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juice?Waiter: Large (7) or small

3、?Woman 2: Small, please. So anyw, a(8y) and then 1 said. Part 2 Listening and Notaek-iTng1. Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points to 10.699 a fractional gain for the blue-chips. The Standard

4、 and Poors 500 index closed l0 points higher less titan 1%. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points over 1%.The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing homes in June rose a

5、 surprising 2.8% a stronger-than-expected jump.Exercise: Listen to some statements. Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Are you ready to orderWaiter: Are you ready to order?Woman: E,r yes, please. Ill have the roast beef.Waiter:

6、Mhm. Would you like a starter?Woman: No, thank . oh, why not? Ill have the garlic* mushrooms* please.Waiter: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef?Woman: E,r what vegetables have you got?Waiter: Cauliflower* and carrots.Woman: E,r have you got any cabbage?Wa/tel: No, Im afraid

7、not.Woman: Oh, well, never mind, Ill have the carrots. Waiter: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink? Woma,n j:u Estr a glass of wate. rWaiter: And would you like anything for dessert? Woman: No, thanks.Exercise: Listen to the conversation between a woman and a wa. iterComplete the following form

8、.Order FormTableStarter.Main course: roast beef with carrots Drinks:a glass of waterDialogue 2 two 74s please At MacArthurs, a hamburger restaurant in Put,n neeyar Wandsworth. Dave: I still dont understand why you had to see your grandmother on Saturday evening.Carol: Well, it was a sort of family t

9、hing. Everyone was there. Id completely forgotten aboutthe concert. Anyway, my mum would have been upset if I hadnt gone.Dave: She wouldnt have been, surely? She would have understooouud .c oYuld have told heryou had tickets.Carol: 1 said I forgot.Waitress: Are you ready to order now?Dave: Yes. Two

10、74s, please one medium and one rare - Oh and two salads.Waitress: And to drink? Carol: Coffee for me. Dave: Two coffees, please.Carol: And you havent phoned mee at all during the week. Youre too busy with your cycle club. If youd phoned me on Friday night, 1 wouldnt have forgotten. Dave: But you kno

11、w I o training every Friday night. Carol: Im sorry but its just that. Dave: What?Carol: Well. I wish you wouldnt take me for granted so much. Dave: I dont! Anywa,y you wanted to go to the concert. You bought the tickets months ago.Anyway, we always go out on Saturdays. Carol: Thats just it. Dave: Th

12、ats just what?Waitress: Did you want dressing with your salad?Dave: What? Oh, no. thanks.Waitress: OK. No dressing.Carol: Oh. 1 dont know. Its just.Dave: Its just what?Waitress: Two 74s. Whose is the rare?Dave: Mine.Carol: Oh, sometimes I wishfd I never started going out with you. oYu act as if you

13、own me. If only you were a bit more . Waitress: Is everything all right?Dave: Fine, everythings fine.Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true

14、or false.F 1. They were supposed to go to the theatre on Saturday evening. (They were supposed to go to the concert on Saturday evening.)F 2. The girl didnt go to meet the boy because she had to see her grandm. o(tThheer girl didnt go to meet the boy because she had forgotten.)T 3. The boy was a mem

15、ber of a cycle club. (Carol: Youre too busy with your cycle club.)F 4. The boy phoned tile gift on Friday night. (The boy didnt phone the girl on Friday night.)T 5. The boy thought the girl would remember everything. (Carol:Well I wish you wouldnttake tile for granted somuch.)Exercise B: Listen to t

16、he dialogue again and answer the questions.1. What does Two 74sf mean?74 probably is the number of the dish on the menu, presumably beef, -they ordered the same d isohn e medium and the other rare.2. What else did they order?They ordered salad and coffee also.Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Instant CoffeeW

17、hen coffee arrives at an instant coffee factory it has already been roasted and ground. In the fac,t resulting* liquid is then repeatedly pumped through tubes at a very high temperature and pressure. The liquid is boiled and s,u sgalrt and a variety of chemicals are carefully added. This makes some

18、of water evaporate*, leaving very strong coffee liquor*.To make instant coffee powde, rthe coffee liquor is poured through large cylindrical* driers at a temperature of 250-C. The heat evaporates theliquid, leaving instant coffee powde, rwhich is collected and put into jars.Granulated* coffee is mad

19、e by freeze-drying, The process is a secret one and is passed from one family of manufacturers to the next. The coffee liquor is rapidly frozen into blocks. After these have been broken up into very small pieces, they are dried in a vacuum. This removes the water without heat, leaving instant coffee

20、 granules*.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1,B 2. A 3. C 4, C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. APassage 2 Tinnedo Tmato SoupTinned tomato soup is horrible. Why not make your own? Its dead easy, and it tastes delicious.You need some onions*, som

21、e tomatoes, butter or margarine*, salt, pepper*, some wine, and any herbs* that you feel like putting in.The first thing to do is to pour yourself a glass of wine. Then chop*the onions up small, wash the tomatoes carefully you dont knowwhat sort of chemicals theyve had on them, do you? and cut them

22、into quarters. Then you Im sorry, I didnt say how many tomatoes, did I?My book says 700 grams for four to six people, but I dont find thats enough, because the soups so good that everybody asks for more. So I usually make twice as much. If they dont eat it all you can always freeze it. I use about o

23、ne and a half kilos of tomatoes, and two or three big onions, or five or six small ones. You must have enough onions thats what makes the soup taste good,OK, so you chop the onions and cut the tomatoes into quarters. When youve done that, you put some butter in a big saucep oarn you can use margarin

24、e or oil instead, if you prefer put it on a low heat and fry* the onions and garlic gently for three or four minutes. Yeah, sorry, 1 should have said you need two cloves* of garlic, chopped up small or crushed*. You might like to throw in a piece of bacon rind* as well. Keep stirring* everything gen

25、tly while its frying.After three or four minutes, put the tomatoes into tile saucepan, and pour in some water about a quarter of a litre. A bit more if the tomatoes arent very juicy. Add plenty of salt and pepp,e arnd herbs if you want to.Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and

26、bring it to the boil* Then leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so. Pour yourself another glass of wine.When its ready -= you can tell if its ready, because everythings soft and it smells terrifwich en its ready, take it off the cooker and strain* it carefully through a sieve*. Act

27、ually, its best if youve got one of those little machines where you turn a handle and it pushes everything through a round metal plate with little holes in you know what I mean?Put the soup back into the saucepan and see whether it needs any more salt. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently

28、 for two or three minutes; keep stirring it. When you serve it, you can mix in some milk if you like, but I dont bother I- -th ink its nice as it is. Youre supposed tomake croutons* as well you know, little squares of toast or fried bread but I dont bother about that eithe. rIts too much trouble. Do

29、 tryit. Youll thank me.Exorcise A: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A 8. BExercise B: Listen to the passage again and complete the following outline.1. PreparationA. ingredientsa. onionsb. tomatoes, about 700 grams for fo

30、ur to six peoplec. butter or margarined. herbs (optional)e. two cloves of garlicB. Preparationa. chop the onionsb. wash and cut the tomatoes into quartersc. chop or crush the garlic II. CookingA. Put some butter or margarine or oil in a big saucepan.B. Put it on a low heat.C. Fry the onions and garl

31、ic gently for three or four minutes. Keep stirring everything gently while its frying.D. Put the tomatoes into the saucepan, and pour in some water about a quarter of a litre. Add plenty of salt and pepp, earnd herbs if you want to.E. Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and brin

32、g it to the boil.F. Leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so.G. When its ready, take it off the cooker and strain it carefully through a sieve.H. Put the soup back into the saucepan and add more salt if necessary.I. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently for two or three mi

33、nutes: keep stirring- it.J. Serve it, you can mix in some milk if you like.Part 3 News News item 1 Talks about the disputed* sea border between North and South Korea have ended. The forty five minute meeting Wednesday did not produce an agreement. The North Korea representative later said his countr

34、y might take defensive action. He did not say what action that might be. Officials have met six times since the navies of the two Koreas fought a sea battle in June. Each side accused the other of violating* th. e border Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.There wa

35、s no agreement on talks about ( 1 ) the disputed sea border between North and South Korea. Each side accused(2) the other of violating the borde.r Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided, Discuss with

36、 your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. North and South Korea had a forty-minute meeting Wednesday to talk about the disputed sea border between them. (North and South Korea had a forty five minutes meeting Wednesday to talk about the disputed sea border between them.)F 2.

37、 The North Korea representative later said his country might take offensive action. (The North Korea representative later said his country might take defensive action.)F 3. Officials have met sixty times since the navies of the two Koreas fought a sea battle in June. (Officials have met six times si

38、nce the navies el the two Koreas fought a sea battlen iJune.)T 4. They accused each other of violating the bor.d (eErach side accused the other of violating the bor.d) er News Item 2Reports say a civilian* was at one of the controls of the nuclear submarine that hit a Japanese fishing boat last week

39、. The Navy said here is no evidence that the civilian was directly involved in the accident. NineJapanese students, and crew members from the fishing boat axe still missing. Twenty-six other people survived die accident. The Navy has sent a deep-sea vehicle to the sunken wreckage* It also will decid

40、e if the boat can be raised. On Tuesday, President Bush told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori* that he greatly regretted sinking the boat. The president spoke to Mi Marl by telephone.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about an accident in wh

41、ich a US nuclear submarine hit a Japanese fishing boat last week. Exercise B: Listen to the news item and fill in the following blanks.Sinking of a Japanese Fishing BoatAccident: a nuclear submarine hit a Japanese fishing boat last week Result of the accident: The Japanese fishing boat sank after be

42、ing hit by tile nuclear submarine.Casualty of the accident: A Japanese students and crew members are missing Number of survivors: 26Actions of the American Navy: 1. The Navy has sent a deep-sea vehicle to the sunken wreckage2. The Navy also will decide if the boatcan be raised.Action of President Bu

43、sh: President Bush expressed his regrets at sinking the boat to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori by telephone on Tuesday.News Item 3 In the United States, the Navy has released* underwater pictures of the Japanese fishing boat sunk by an American submarine 9 days ago. A deep-sea robot took the p

44、ictures 600 meters below the ocean surface near the state of Hawaii. The families of 9 missing Japanese saw the pictures S. aTtwurod ay of the missing victims were teachers. Four others were students. They are believed to be dead. Earlier the commander of the Navys Pacific Fleet* said 3 officers fro

45、m the submarine will face a public investigation court* later this week. The officers could be tried* by a military court if the investigation finds them responsible.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the release of underwater pictures of t

46、he Japanese fishing boat sunk by an American submarine 9 days ago. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. I,B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5.C Section 3 Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersMan: Hello. Could I speak to Miss Apple, bpylease

47、? This is John Blofeld.Woman: One moment, please. Im afraid shes out at tile moment. Shes visiting a factory.Man: I see. Will she be back in her office at 10.30? Woman: Let me see, Uhm. Well, she might be late because of the traffic. Man: All right. Shes a difficult person to get hold of, isnt she?W

48、hat about lunch time? Is she free then? Womane:s Y, Im awfully sorry. Just one moment. Ill check. No, shes having flinch with adesignerMan: Oh, dea. rWhat time will she be back?Woman: Erin . At two oclock. Shes seeing a customer here in her office.Man: Ah. So what time can I phone back? Woman: Any t

49、ime after 2.30. Man: Are you sure?Woman: Definitely. She will be in her office for the rest of the afternoon. Man: OK. Ill phone back then. Thank you. Woman: Thats dl right. Goodbye.Exercise: Listen to a dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions o

50、nly once. Answer each question in complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions: 1. Was Miss Appleby in? (No, she was out.)2. Where was she? (She was at a factory.)3. Would she be back at 10:30?(No. she would be back later than that.)4. Why would she be back late?(The traffic was busy.)5. Wou

51、ld she be free at lunch time?(No, she would be having lunch with a design.)e r6. What would she do at two oclock?(She would see a customer in her office.)7. She was a person who was hard to get hold of, wasnt she?(Yes. she was a difficult person to get hold of.)8. When could John Blofeld phone back?

52、(He could phone back anytime after 2.30.) Part 2 RetellingJimmy left home when he was fifteen and went to London He did lots of different jobs and always got tip very early, at about 6.30. He went to work on a bicycle and always crossed a vet? busy main road to work.One Monday morning he had an acci

53、dent. He crossed the road carelessly and a car hit him. He fell off his bike and hit his head on the pavement. He was sent to hospital in an ambulance. When he was in hospital he did a lot of thinking about this life and his work.When he left hospital, he went straight to a second-hand shop and got

54、all old electric guitar for 25 pounds. He forgot about his job in the factory? and never went back to it again. He lost his job but he found another work and a better way of life. He often thinks, Im glad I had that accident. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own wordosu. wY

55、ill hear thepassage only once.Section Four Supplementary exercise Part 1 Listening ComprehensionThe World Health Organization bas opened a new medical training center to help developing countries identify and control diseases. The center opened last month in Lyons*, France. It will help poor countri

56、es set up laboratories tc quickly identify and control infectious diseases.The WHO already operates an international system that watches for major health threats that could develop into world problems. The WHO executive director for communicable diseases is David Heymann. Doctor Heymann says the new

57、 medical center in France will help strengthen public health laboratories and services in developing countries.Doctor Heymann says there is a great need for this. In Africa, for example, he says only one laboratory can identify tile Ebola* or Marburg* viruses that cause serious diseases. It is the W

58、HO laboratory in South Africa.Bacteria or other substances that are collected in any country in Africa are sent to the laboratory in South Africa. Or they are sent to laboratories in Europe, North Anrerica or Asia. Doctor Heymann says Ebola is an example of a very complex disease that is hard to identify. But many countries, he says, do not even have the ability to identify more commonly known diseases, such as cholera* or yellow fever*.The World H