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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?

M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkFmgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

2.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakes

attendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'lpullhisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tsee

howwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?What'sitlike?

M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.The

professorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactual

businessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:l,C2.D3.B4.D5.A

IILListeningIn

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop.

Jenny:What'sthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafter

class.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:That'sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecause

it'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.But

Harrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehandworkers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHairisonassuresherthatalotof

whattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,

Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutof

money.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwo

newtextbooks.Tmgoingtoneed$100.^^

“Iunderstand,saidhismother,urilsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwere

hometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesame

“Oh,yeah.Thanks,vRobertsaid.

Robert'smothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.When

shereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythisaskedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100JansweredMom.

“You'reoutingyourmind,^^yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He'snevergoingto

learnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

“Don'tworry,honey,”Momsaid,6iItapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthe

pagesinCharperl3!”

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA9s

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexpertsand

studentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthe

computeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshowsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,and

businesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessor

recallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiology

term.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhile

brushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklate

atnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhenthe

workisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,''WhateverIwasdoing,I

maintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying.”

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,AccordingtoabookentitledGetting

StraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe“anactivereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafull

understandingoftheauthor'smessage”.

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper-achieversstartingtostudy?

2.Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

3.Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

4.Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“anactivereader”?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1B2.C3.D4.A5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1You'rejustgoingtohavestudyhard

Nora:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andalreadyIfeellikeI'velearnedalot.

Chris:Onlyourfirstdaybackatschool,andIalreadyfeellikeI'mup1。myeaseinhomework.

Nora:You'regoingtohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttokeepyourgradesup.

Chris:Tellmeaboutit!Ialreadyhavetworeports,twobooksreports,acomposition,anoralreport,andaresearch

project—allduebeforemidterms.

Nora:Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitwouldruboffonyou.

Chris:Betteryet,maybeyoucoulddomyhomeworkforme.

Nora:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

Chris:Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteatermpaper.Canyourecommendanyarticlesaedbooks?You'dbetterfind

metheexactpageswhereIcanfindwhatIwant.

Nora:Youcouldborrowideasfromreferences,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.

Chris:Thequiznextwenkwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,rilhavetopreparesomestudysheetsandhide

theminmyhandwhenItakethetest.

Nora:Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.Probably,youwillhavetorepealtheyear.

Chris:Allright,I'Htakeyouradvice.Thelibraryisgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedorm<Hbeburningthe

midnightoil.

NowYourTYirn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:We'regoingtohaveatest,andIalsohaveatermpapertofinish.ButIhaven'tdoneathing.Tmreallyworriednow.

B:You'regoingtohavetohavetohitthebooksifyouwanttogetgoodgrades.

A:ButthiscourseissodifficultthatIalreadydon'tunderstanditatall.

B:Wecouldworktogether.Maybesomeofmyorganizedstudyhabitcanhelpyou.

A:Betteryet,maybeyoucouldwriteatermpaperforme.

B:Forgetit!Thatwouldbecheating.

A:Allright,allright.Ihaveyettowriteitmyself.MaybeIcandownloadsomearticlesfromtheInternetandpiecethem

together.

B:Youcouldborrowideasfromthosearticles,butifyouquotewithoutgivingthesources,you'replagiarizing.

A:Also,thetestnextweekwillbeaheadache.Ifyoudon'thelpme,I'llhavetoprepareacheat-sheetandhideitinmy

handduringthetest.

B:Oh,no!Ifyou'recaught,theprofessorwilldefinitelygiveyouanF.

A:riltrytobecareful.

B:Butiftheprofessorcatchesyou,you'llhavetorepeattheyear.You'rejustgoingtohavetostudyhard.

A:Ok,riltakeyouradvice.Thelibrary'sgoingtobemynewhome,andinthedormrilbeburningthemidnightoil.

MODEL2Whichclassdoyouprefer?

Script

Chris:FirstperiodismathwithMr.Woods.Idon'tknowhowamIgoingtostayawake?

Nora:IlikeMr.Wood.He'sinteresting.

Chris:He'sboring!Hecouldputthrentirebasketballteamtosleep~duringthechampionshipgame!Whodoyouhave

foreconomics?

Nora:Mrs.Jenkins.She'ssmart.Studentsreallylearnalotfromher.

Chris:She'stough!Youhavetoworkhardinherclass,oryou'llprobablyfail.

Nora:Nopain,nogain.

Chris:Nonsense,YoucouldhavelearnedevenmorewithMr.Sharp.Butnotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.

Nora:What'swrongwithhim?

Chris:Often,thehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisC+,andheusuallyfailshalfofthestudents.

Nora:Nowonderhe'sgotthenicknameMr.Shark.Well,howaboutPE?Whatareyoudoingthissemester?

Chris:That'stheworstpart.InPE,we'relearningt'aichi.I'mboredtodeath.

Nora:Ha-ha!Nottorubsaltintothewound,butourclassisplayingyourfavoritesport:basketball.

Chris:Oh...thatfigures!Thisisgoingtobeaterriblesemester.

Nora:Thisisgoingtobeagreatsemester!

NowYourTYirn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thehistoryclassisreallyboring.HowamIgoingtostayawake?

B:Ilikethehistoryteacher.She'sknowledgeable.Shetoldusalotofinterestinghistoricaleventsinclass.

A:BurIfindherboring!Shecouldputtheentirebasketballteamtosleep-duringthechampionshipgame!Whichclass

doyoufinddull?

B:Ihatetheeconomicscourse.Theteacheralwaystalksabovemyhead.SoFvelostinterestinthecourse.

A:Bureconomicismyfavorite.Theprofessorissmart.Moststudentsreallylearnalotfromhim.

B:Buthe'stough!Heexpectsalot.Youhavetoworkhardinhisclass,oryou'llprobablyfail.

A:Nopain,nogain.

B:Actuallynotmanystudentsoptforhisclass.

A:What'swrongwithhim?

B:OftenthehighestgradehegivesonatermpaperisB-.Lastseme4stwehefailedmorethanathirdofthestudentsand

Iwasoneofthem.

A:Oh,that'stoobad.

B:Well,howdoyoufindyourEnglishteacher?Idon'tthinkmuchofher,eithe匚

A:Ifindherkind,alwayswillingtoanswermyquestions;shealwaysgivesmehighmarks.

B:You'rerubbingsaltintomywound.Shefailedmelastsemester.

MODEL3Publishorperish

Script

Chris:Tellus,ProfessorGrant,Whalareyourprimaryduliesasaprofessor?

ProfessorGrant:Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.It'sroughbeinganassociateprofessor.It'spublishorperish.

Chris:Soyouspentalotoftimeinyouroffice?

ProfessorGrant:Yes,butIalsohavetoprepareclassmotes,givelectures,holdofficehours.Teachingisanimportant

partofbeingaprofessor.

Chris:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney.

ProfessorGrant:Iwish.Actually,Ispendalotoftomeapplying「ocgrantslofundmyresearch.ThenIcanoffer

assistantshipsandscholarshipstotheworthygraduate.

Chris:Iseewhytheycallyou“theboss”.Butbeinga-rofessorsoundscompclilive.

ProfessorGrant:Actually,Ithinkyouwereinoneofmyclasses...

Chris:Um.…Iihinkyou'remistaken,ProfessorGrant!

ProfessorGrant:No,Irememberveryclearlynow!Youowemeanessay!

Chris:Sorry,IhavetoomuchworktodofortheStudentUnionNewsletter,andIhavetoworktwojobsto

payforschool.

ProfessorGrant:SoyougetanFinthiscourse.

NowYourTYirn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:ProfessorSmith,I'mfromtheStudentUnionnewspaper.Manystudentswanttoknowawesternprofessor\main

dutiesandcomparethemwithaChineseprofessor'sduties.

B:Well,Idoalotofresearchandwriting.It'stoughtobeaprofessor.

A:Chineseprofessorarealsofacingincreasingpressure,astheyarerequiredtodomoreresearchthanbefore.Professor

Smith,doyouspendallotoftimeonteaching?

B:Yes,Ihavetoprepareclassnotes,givelectures,hostseminar,andholdofficehours.Infact,teachingisanimportant

partofbeingaprofessor,thoughsomeprofessorsbelievethatresearchismoreimportantthanteaching.

A:Withallthoseresponsibilities,youmustmakealotofmoney,Isuppose.

B:Iwish.Salaryisasensitivetopicinthewest.Letmesaysomethingaboutresearchfunds.ActuallyIspendalotof

timeapplyingforgrantstofundmyresearch.

A:Howareyougoingtousethegrants?

B:Withthatmoney,Icanofferassistantshipsandscholarshiptograduatestudentswhocanhelpwithmyresearch

project.

A:NowIseewhytheycallyou“boss”.Butbeingaprofessorsoundsprettycompetitive.

B:That'strue.Alotofyoungteacherswanttobepromotedtoaprofessorship.

A:Whatyousaidhasgivenusafairlyclearpictureofawesternprofessor'sprimaryresponsibilities.Thankyouvery

muchforyourtime.

B:You'rewelcome

V.LefsTalk

Script

Hi,everybody.Mytopictodayis"ProblemswithOurEducationalSystem”.

TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatIdon'tagreewith.Itseemsthateducatorsjustwanttogive

standardizedtests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformancebutneglectstudents,abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.

Ithinkthere?realotofpeoplewhoareveryintelligent,buthaven'lhadtheopportunitiestheycould'vehad,hadthey

beeneducatedinabroader-mindededucationalsystems.Ifeelthatalotofcoursesthatstudentsarefocusedtotakein

highschoolaretooacademic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheirinterestinlearning.

Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.Theyoftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeas

well-roundedaspossible.Ithinkbeingwell-roundedisn'treallypossible.Andasaconsequencesomestudentswhoare

believedtobeintelligentcan'tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,forexample,haven'tscoredwellonthemathsection,even

iftheyatebrilliantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called“weakstudents“areseparatedfromtherestoftheschool.Somekids

arekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.Andthey'veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,you

know.Ithinkitcausesthemtoactinawaythatisnotreallypositive.They'rejustactinginawaythattheyareexpected

toact.Oftentheirgradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat'sprettysadtome.Ithinkthatmanyofthekidsinthoseclassed

areintelligent,butneveractuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseofthewaytheyaretreatedveryearlyonintheir

education.

ProblemsResults

Educatorsjustwantlogivestandardizedlesls.Kidsloseinlereslinlearning.

Theyonlyfocusonacademicperformancebut

neglectsludenls'abilitiesandinlcreslsinelher

areas.

EducatorsoftenexertalolofpressureonSomeintelligentkidscan'lenlergoodcolleges.

studentstobeaswelhroundedaspossible.

“Weak"studentsareseparatedfromthercslofTheirgradesgofrombadloworse.

theschool.

Debate

SAMPLE

A:ManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,"Don'tletyourkidslosethecompetitionjustbecausetheystart

later."Iquiteagree.Ihearyoungchildrenoftenlearnaforeignlanguagefasterthenadults.

B:It'shardtosay.Kidsmaylearnthepronunciationbetterthanadults,butadultsusuallylearnvocabularyandgrammar

faster.

A:Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyougrowup,youcanhardlychangeyourpronunciation.

B:Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthebeginning?Iftheydon5tlearnEnglishwhentheyareyounginthe

rightway,it'llaffecttheirEnglishstudies

A:Anyway,somegoodor"key"schoolsgiveEnglishteststokidsbeforeadmittingthem.

B:Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseandmathateequallyimportant.Ifkidsspendtoomuchtimeon

English,theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.

A:Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelpdevelopchildren'smentalabilitiessuchasmemory,

attentionspanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpinlearningothersubjects.

B:Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleftforplaying,children'smoralandphysicaldevelopmentwillbe

affected.

A:Well,it'sdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andviceversa.Let'sagreetodisagree.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:HarvardUniversity

Script

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded16yearsaftertheanivalofthe

PilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmore

than18,000students,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000people

workatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.HarvardhasproducessixpresidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34

Noelwinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,HarvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelofEnglishuniversities,but

consistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.AlthoughmanyofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurch

throughoutNewEngland,theuniversityneverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.

UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raisingcampaigninthehistoryof

Americanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogramfortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfaculty

salaries,broadenedstudentaid,creatednewprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard'sphysicalfacilities.

NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26,hpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverallefforttoachievegreater

coordinationamongtheuniversity'sschoolandfaculties,Rudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsome

ofHarvard'smainintellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity'sexcellenceinundergraduate

education,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfromfamiliesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,

thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoaneraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.

1.Whatismainideaofthepassage?

2.HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?

3.WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey'sfund-raisingprogram?

5.WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?

Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

Task2:TheFinalExam

Script

Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theyweredoingsowellonallthequizzes,

midterms,labs,thateachhad"A"sofarforthesemester.

Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidentthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogouptotheUniversityof

Virginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,butafteralltheheartypartying,theysleptallday

Sundayanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschooluntilearlyMondaymorning.

Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexamandexplaintohimwhythey

missedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomebackintimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theyhada

flattireonthewayback,didn'thaveaspare,andcouldn'lgethelpalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.

Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.Theguyswererelieved

andelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,handeachofthematestbooklet,andloldihemto

begin.

Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemicalreaction.t4Cool»,'theythoughtat

thesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,“Thisisgoingtobeeasy."Eachfinishedtheproblemandthenturnedthe

page.

OnIhcsecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichofihelireswasflal?”

Task3:ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversity

Script

Internationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyforadmissiontoacollegeoruniversity

intheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakebysettingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetime

youhopetobeginyourstudies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestway

forward.Tofindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicorprofessionalgoals,allowyourself

sufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Thenmeettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyou

apply.Thesemaybeasmuchas10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.

TheneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyontheInternet.Universitywebsitesandotheracademic

Internetsitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms,butyoustillneedtimeto

researchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,

andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplicationdeadlines.Infact,

althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenotadmittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthe

deadline.

ForReference:

1.Theyoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.

2.Theymustallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlytheiroptions

3.Theymayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms.

4.Theystillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationand

transcriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests.

5.Becausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.

NewsReport

PrinceWilliaminChile

Script

Whatgoesintoaprince'seducationtoday?ForBritain'sPrinceWilliam,natureplayedanimportantroleinhiseducation

thislastwinter,asthefuturekingwentona10-weekexpeditioninChilewithRaleighInternational.

Theexperiencewasaverydifferentonefortheprince.Hekayakedinoceanfjords,trackedararedeer,andwasstranded

onabeachduringastorm.

Healsogotusedtosleepingontheground-attimesinaroomfilledwith16people-andlivinginsimplsconditions.

Thosewhotookpart,called“volunteers”，bothcontributedandlearned.Theprincehelpedlocalsbuildwooded

walkwaysandbuildings,andtaughtEnglishtoschoolchildren.

Hewasdescribedbyothervolunteersashardworking,humble,andlaid-back.Asonesaid,"Hestruckareallygood

balancebetweenworkinghardandhavingfun...gettingonwitheveryone,andtakingontheteamspirit.”

Theprincesaidhelikedbeingtreatedasan“equaF'byothervolunteer,whocamefromallwalksoflife.Around20

percentwerefromproblembackgrounds,somehavinghadtroubleswithdrugsorcrime.

Itseemsthatthere'salotmoretoeducationthanuniversityandbooks,andtheChileanforestsandalittlecontactwith

regularpeoplemaydoalotofaBritishprince.

Uint3

ILBasicListeningPractice

3.Script

M:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohaveanormalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

4.Script

M:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyoubothforahappy

anniversary.

W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethemanager'sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

3.Script

W:WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?

M:Youbet,darling.Tilalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

4.Script

W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andI'mafraidIcan'lmissit.

M:Butthiseveningistheparents,meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou'dcometoit.OK,I'llphoneDad,maybe

heandhisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.Script

Wl:Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhaveahusbandbynow.

W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted^^.Thereweredozensofe-mailresponses.Butthey

allsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:ReasonsforaDivorce

Script

W:I'mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:Thirteenyears.

M:Doyouhavechildren?

W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband'sirresponsibility

M:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?

W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We'vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!

M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don'tI?

M:Aren'ttheyhischildren,too?

W:Butmyhusbandisn'tfulfillinghisduties!

M:Ishepayingthebills?

W:Well,yes,butwejustlivearoundthepovertyline.Ourkidsarebeingteasedbyotherkidsatschoolbecausewecan't

dressthemingoodclothes!Wehavetoliveinasmalldepartmentanddriveanoldcar!

M:Doesthecarrun?

W:Yes,butitlooksOLD!

M:Doyouyellathimandcallhimnames?

W:Well,heyellsatme!

M:So,thosearethe