教材试题Unit5(Workbook)Listening

1、Unit 5 Enjoying novels(Workbook)LISTENING1 Answer the following questions before you listen to the tape.1 Have you ever read the novelDavid Copperfieldbefore, either in Chinese or English?2 Who wrote the story? And when?3 What do you know about David Copperfields unhappy childhood?2 David Copperfiel

2、d felt he had to run away because he was so unhappy living withhis stepfather after his parents died. Look at the two boxes and listen to the tape for the first time. Then join the halves of the sentences together.David Copperfieldseemed kind and rather simple.The young manAunt BetsyMr Dickwas not s

3、ure if she would take David ran away because he was unhappy. stole money and goods from David.3 Read these questions and then listen to the tape again.1 Give two reasons why his aunt was startled when she saw him.1 _2 _2 What did David look like when he arrived at his aunts house?shoeshatclotheshair

4、3 Who makes the decision to accept David? How is this done?_4 Discuss in pairs what you would do if someone came to your house for help saying he/ she was a long lost relative who needed a home. Would you behave like Aunt Betsyor not? Give a reason.5 After you have done the four tasks on the previou

5、s page, listen to the tape again and fill in the gaps in the dialogue between David and his aunt.Then out came my aunt Betsy wearing a pair of gardening gloves and carrying a large knife in her hand.Go away! _, ” she cried. I watched as she_ in the garden.“_, maam, ” I said softly.She started and lo

6、oked up.“ If you please, aunt.”“ Eh?” she cried out in. _, aunt, I am _.Oh Lord! said my aunt and suddenly _ on the garden path.ImDavid Copperfield. You came to see my motherthe night _ Ive been very_ since she died. Ive been _ and left to _ and put to work not fit for me.I _ and Ive walked all this

7、 way to find you. Then I _.My aunt _ staring at me. She got up _ and took me into the kitchen. She_ a chair and sat me down on it. _! was all she said.Work in groups of three. Practise reading it aloud using correct rhythm and intonation.Then prepare to act it before the class.LISTENING TEXTDAVID RU

8、NS AWAYI was so unhappy that I decided to run away to my aunt Betsy who lived far away in the countryside. So I collected my box of clothes from my lodging house and set out to take the coach. Outside the house I saw a tall young man with a cart and he agreed to help mecarry the box to the coach for

9、 six pence. Unfortunately as soon as he put my box onto his cart, he quickly grabbed the money from my hand and ran off with my box on his cart. I shouted and ran after him as fast as I could until he was out of sight. Then I sat down indespair. My only hope now was to walk all the way to my aunt s

10、home.When I arrived there a week later my clothes were all in rags. My shoes were muddyand so worn that you could see my toes. My hat was crushed, my shirt and trousers dirtyand torn andI hadnot combedmy hair sinceI left London.Fromheadto toe I wascovered in dust from the road. Nevertheless,I knocke

11、d on the door of Aunt Betsy s house.A man with grey hair came to the window, winked one eye in a naughty way, nodded hishead several times, laughed and went away. Then out came my aunt Betsy wearing a pairof gardening gloves and carrying a large knife in her hand.“ Goaway! No boy shere, ”she cried.

12、I watched as she began to dig a hole in the garden.“If you please, ma am,Isaid” softly.She started and looked up.“ If you please, aunt.”“ Ehe”she cried out in a tone of amazement.“ If youplease, aunt, I am your nephew.”“ Oh Lord! said” my aunt and suddenly sat down flat on the garden path.“ I m Davi

13、d Copperfield. You came to see my mother the night I was born. I ve been veryunhappy since she died. I ve been taught nothing and left to look after myself and put towork not fit for me. I was robbed of my money and I ve walked all this wayfindto you.”Then I burst into tears.My aunt sat on the groun

14、d staring at me. She got up in a great hurry and took me intothe kitchen. She covered a chair and sat me down on it.“ Mercywas me!allshe” said.At this point the gentleman I had seen atsaid my aunt.the window came in laughing.“ Now Mr Dick,”“ You remember I ve talked of David Copperfield. ”“ Yes Davi

15、d Copperfield,repeated” the man.“ Well, this is his son, David. He s run away to me. What shall dohim?with ”“ Why,if I was you ”said Mr Dick considering. “ Ishould ”and he looked at me sharply, “ wash him. ”“ Janet, said” my aunt calling her maid.“ouDidheary Mr Dick? Heat the bath.”And thusI was acc

16、epted into my aunt s home.Suggested answers to Exercise 1 1 Answers may vary.：2 Charles Dickens wrote the novel in 1849 1850 as a serial in a magazine. It was onlylater that it was published as a complete novel.3 Answers may vary.Answer key to Exercise 2：David CopperfieldThe young manAunt BetsyMr Di

17、ckseemed kind and rather simple.was not sure if she would take David.ran away because he was unhappy.stole money and goods from David.Suggested answers to Exercise 3：1 David s aunt was startled to see him becauseshe was not expecting him and she didn t like boys.David looked such an untidy boy with

18、worn out shoes and in need of a bath.2shoesmuddy and so worn you could see his toes outhatclotheshairno hat lost on the journeyin rags, dirty and torncoveredindustandnotLbedsinceDavidleft3 Mr Dick makes the decision to give David a bath. This is also a decision to accept him into the house. Betsy Trotwood agrees with this and