大学体验英语六-级level6-上机-答案

Unit1Goodeveningandwelcometo...

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:MayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.Wc'reverygladyoucouldmakeit.Tonight

wearccelebratinganagreementbetweenA&ALimitedandM&NTechnologies,Incorporatedtoparticipate

inajointventure....andsoitisanhonortointroduceMr.TonyBlair,presidentofA&ALimited.

B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.It'sapleasuretobehere.LadiesandGentlemen,weatA&Aarealsoexcited

about...

(Halfanhourlater)

A:ThanksalotMr.Blairforaremarkablespeech.Thankyou.

B:Thankyou,Dr.Lawrence.Thankyouforyourtime.

2.A:Hey,Nancy,isthatyou?Ican'tbelieveit!Heardanygoodpresentations?

B:Notone.Noneofthemismycupoftea.I'mboredtodeath.

A:Isthatright?Whynot?

B:Youknow,I'vebeenworkingforoverthirtyyears.There；snothingnewhere.Thesepresentations

can'ttellmeanythingnew.What'sworseisthattomorrowI,11haveadeskfullofpaperstoworkon.

Say,you'vejustcomebackfromtheStates,haven'tyou?

3.A:Isn'tthattheguymysoniscrazyabout?ButIneverknewhisname.

B:He'sLarryKing,thefamoustalkshowhostwhoisahouseholdname.Healwayspresentsquiteavariety

ofpointsofviewwhenyoulistentohim.

A:But,I'vereallygotathingaboutsometalkshowhosts.Theysometimesarcveryrudetothosewhohave

opposingideas.

B:Iusuallyenjoylisteningtothem.Iparticularlylikeitwhenacallerdisagreeswiththehost.Iliketohear

howhewilldefendhisideas.

4.A:Say,Tom,Ireallyenjoyedthepieceyouhadinthepaperlastweek.You'vereallyworkedyourwayup

sinceImetyouonBob'sweddingday.

B:Thanks.I'msoflattered.Butit'salwaysnicetohaveapatonthebackonceinawhile.

A:Youdeserveit.Ican'tsaythatforalljournalists,however.

B:I,msorrytoadmitthatmanyreportersaregivingtheprofessionabadname.

5.A:Judy,I'dlikeyoutomeetournewbusinessassociate.Hewillberesponsiblefortheprojectof

aGoldenApple”program.

B:Pleasedtomeetyou,Mr.Wang.I'mhappytosaythattheprojectisnowwellunderway.Butwestill

appreciateyourcooperation.

C:Thepleasuresmine,Judy.Yourworkiswonderful.

B:Thankyouforsayingso.Wouldyoupleasefollowmetotheoffice?Thefellowworkersareallwaitingfor

us.

ListeningTask

2.ListeningActivity

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.DanQuayle/RepublicanVice-President

2.AlGore/DemocraticSenator

3.JamesStockdale/RetiredVice-Admiral

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.two-minutcopeningstatement

2.theissuestobediscussedarepresentedbythemoderator

3.a-minute-and-fifteen-secondresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussion

4.five-minutediscussionperiod

5.orderofresponsetotheissuesunderdiscussionisdeterminedbyadrawing

6.two-minuteclosingstatement

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Introductiontothe^dee-presidentialdebate

GoodeveningfromAtlantaandwelcometothe(1)vice-presidentialdebates,(2)sponsoredbythe

NonpartisanCommissiononpresidentialdebates.It'sbeingheldhereinthe(3)TheaterfortheArtsonthe

campusofGeorgiaTech.I'm(4)HalBrunofromABCNewsandI'mgoingtobemoderating(主持)

tonightsdebate.

(5)TheparticipantsarcRepublicanVice-PresidentDanQuayle,(6)DemocraticSenatorAlGore,andRetired

Vice-Admiral(中将)JamesStockdale,whoisthe(7)\dce-presidcntialnomineeforindependent(中立派)

candidateRossPerot.

Now,the(8)groundrulesfortonight'sdebate.Eachcandidatewillhavetwominutesfor(9)anopening

statement.Iwillthen(10)presenttheissuestobediscussed.Foreachtopicthecandidateswillhaveaminute

andfifteenseconds(11)torespond.Thenthiswillbefollowedbyafive-minutediscussionperiodinwhich

theycanaskquestionsofeachotheriftheysochoose.

Now,theorderofresponsehasbeendetermined(12)byadrawingandwc'11rotatewitheachtopic.Atthe

endofthedebate,eachcandidatewillhavetwominutesforaclosingstatement.OurradioandTVaudience

shouldknowthatthecandidatesweregiven(13)anequalallocationofauditoriumseatsfortheirsupporters,

sol,dliketoasktheaudiencehereinthetheatertoplease(14)refrainfromapplauseoranypartisan

demonstrationoncethedebateisunderwaybecauseittakestimeawayfromthecandidates.

So,(15)withthatpleafromyourmoderator,let'sgetstartedandwc'11turnfirsttoSenatorGoreforhis

openingstatement.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

□Averypopularweeklysmall-talkprogramontelevision.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

Item1:

1.JackieChanSubjectoftheprogram

2.LarryKingHostoftheprogram

3.SimonDirector,checkingthearrangement

4.AmandaProductionassistanttothedirector

5.JasonLookingaftertheguests

Item2:

1.No2.No3.No4.NotGiven5.Yes

Script

Thisisyourlife!

Thisisyourlifeisoneofthemostpopularsmall-talkprogramsonAmericantelevision.Everyweekaleading

personalityisinvitedtoatelevisionstudio,withoutknowingthatheorshewillbethesubjectoftheprogram.

Thehoststartstheprogramwithashortintroductionandthenmeetsthepersonattheentranceofa

specified（指定的）studioandsays,“Thisisyourlife!”Thepersonthenmeetsfriendsandrelativesfrom

hisorherpastintheverystudio.StudioBiswheretoday'sprogramisrecorded.Theprogrambeginsat7:30.

It's6:15nowandthedirector,Simonischeckingthepreparationswithhisproductionassistant,Amanda.

Thesubjectoftonight;sshowwillbeaworld-leadingactor,JackieChan.Thehost,asusual,willbeLarry

King

Simon:Let'sjustcheckthearrangements.We'rebringingJackieChanhereinastudiocar.

Amanda:Isheinformedwhatprogramhe'scomingto?

Simon:No行hethinkshe'scomingtoadiscussionprogram!

Amanda:Great!Now,thedriverhasbeentoldtoarriveatexactly7:25,hasn'the?

Simon:Right!Theprogrambeginsatseventhirty.AtthattimeJackiewillbewalkingtothestudio.Larry

Kingwillstarthisintroductionat7:31,andJackiewillarriveat7:32.Larrywillmeethimatthestudio

entrance...

Amanda:WillCameraBbethere?

Simon:Yes.Thenhe'11takehimtothatseat.It'11beonCameraA.Jackiewillbesittingthereduringthe

wholeprogram.

Amanda:WherewillLarrybesitting?

Simon:FormostoftheshowLarrywillbestandinginthemiddle,andhe'11beonCameraC.Theguests

willcomethroughthatdoor,talktoLarryandJackie...andthensitoverthere.Now,isthatallclear?

Amanda:Yes...there，sjustonething.

Simon:Well,whatisit?

Amanda:Wh。'sgoingtolookaftertheguestsduringtheshow?

Simon:Jasonis.

Amanda:Andwherewilltheybewaitingduringtheshow?

Simon:Inthedressing-room,asusual.Jasonwillbewaitingwiththem,andhe'11bewatchingtheshowon

themonitor.He'11tellthemtwominutesbeforetheyenter.

Amanda:Ithinkthat'severything.

RealWorldSpeaking

UseanextensionactivitytofurtherexpandthediscussioninListeningTaskandRealWorldListening.

AnswersforReference

a.establishthesignificanceofthespeech

b.establishrelevantconnections

c.stressthespeaker?scredibility

d.beconsistentwiththemainspeech

e.bebrief

f.don'tcoverthespeakerstopic

g.don，toversellthespeaker

2.AnswersforReference

Step1:claimtheaudiencesattentionandexpressthanksfortheircoming

Step2:self-introduction

Step3:introducetheparticipants(debaters)

Step4:introducethegroundrules

Step5:announcethestart

3.AnswerforReference

LarryKing:GoodeveningandwelcometoThisisyourlife.ThisisLarryKingspeaking.We?rewaitingfor

thesubjectoftonight'sprogram.He'soneofthework!，sleadingactors,andhethinkshe'scoming

heretotakepartinadiscussionprogram...Icanhearhimnow...yes,hereheis!JackieChan...Thisisyour

life!

4.AnswerforReference

MayIhaveyourattention,please?Thankyouforcoming.Wc'reverygladyoucouldmakeit.Ourspeaker

tonightisaveryinterestingman.Heworksfulltimeasabanker,butpaintsandwritesinhisfreetime.Last

yearhewonthetitleofaStarCitizen“inourcity.ItisanhonortointroduceMr.ThomasWong,Director

oftheArtsFoundation

Unit2Opentoeverything!

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Youlookawful.Whathappened?

B:Ihavedifficultysleeping,andI'manxiousanddepressed.Ifecimiserable.I'mdyingforavacation.

A:Maybeallthatschoolworkistoomuchforyou.Youmaytrymeditationandcutbackonfattyfoods.

B:You,reprobablyright.Ireallyneedtotryadifferentlifestyle.

2.A:Howdoyoulikeyourlifehere?

B:Wonderful.Peoplearcfriendlyandfoodsarcdelicious.

A:ItseemsyouarcgettingoveryourcravingforMcDonald?s.

B:That'strue.I'musedtoalifewithoutKlondikebarsandthepancakehouse.WhatIreallythirstforisa

cappuccinoafterdinner.

3.A:Therecentsurveyfoundthatyoungstersaremoreconcernedaboutfindingworkandearningmoney.

B:That'sunderstandable.Ithinktoday'syouthshaveahighersenseofindependence.

A:Manyolderpeoplesaythatyoungpeoplearelesspreparedforadultlifethanpreviousgenerations.

B:Ican'tagree.Maybeit'sduetothegenerationgap.IrememberwhenIwasyoungIwasitchingto

leavehomeassoonaspossible.

4.A:YQU'rehangingoutalot.Whenwillyoubereadytostartafamily?

B:Whatfor?Iseelittleadvantageintyingtheknot.Lookatmymarriedfriends.Theyusedtobe

career-orientedbutnowtheyaretiedtohouseholddrudgery7.

A:Areyoufollowingthelateststay-singletrend?

B:Yeah,I'dgiveanythingtohavemyownfreetime,andit'smorerelaxingtobealone.

5.A:Iaminthemoodfortravelingabroad,butIcannotaffordit.

B:Ihaveanidea.Ifyouliketoworkwithchildren,youcanvolunteerinBaliatamountainvillage.Ihada

trulyidealexperiencethere.

A:Marvelous!Tellmemoreaboutit.

B:IwasavolunteerEnglishteachertherelastsummer.Itgavemeatasteoflifeinadevelopingcountry.I

learnedthebasicsofawonderfullanguage.Ihadthechancetosurfontheweekends,andIlivedwithan

incrediblefamily.

ListeningTask

1.Pre-listeningActivity

Answer

ScienceFiction

2.ListeningActixdty

1)FirstListening

Answers

1.Byvisitingacybercafe?

2.Notwocybercafearcalike.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.ToenjoyInternetcafe.

2.EnteringanInternetcafeisliketakingaweebiteofaBigMactoher.

3.AtKrakatit,youcansurftheWebwithaspaceshipandtalktodragonsandrobots.

4.Cybercafewillsoonbereplacedbymobilephoneswithhigh-speedInternetaccess.

Script

Keptwithinafewclicksofhearthandhome

InRome,youcanreadyouremailwhileyourdirtyclotheswash,soakanddryinmachinesbesideyou.In

Helsinki,youcansurftheWebwhilestillsweatingfromasimmerinanearbysauna.Somepeopletravelto

samplethefinestofforeigncuisines.Someseeksublimearttoappreciateorsacredarchitecturetocelebrate.

Me,I'vecometothinkofmyselfasaninternationalconnoisseurofInternetcafe.

Inmypastfivemonthsoverseas,I'vesurfedtheinformationsuperhighwayinSwaziland,driventhedata

expresswayinEstoniaandcruisedthecommunicationcausewayinCroatia.AndIcansaythis:Gonearcthe

dayswhenpostcardswerethepreferredmethodofmakingthoseathomeenviousofyouradventuresabroad.

Setfootontheroadtofarawayplacesandyou'11soonfindthatcybercafeareaninescapablepartofthe

contemporarytravelexperience.

JustaskMichelleAmundsonfromAttleboro,Mass.Ifoundthis23-year-oldparkedinfrontofaflat-screen

monitoratBigNetcafe-thebiggestInternetcafeinVienna行exchanginglovenoteswithherboyfriend

backhome.Nlichcllchasbeenonvacation10daysandhasemailedhimevery7oneofthem.Thinkofmyself:

My(much)betterhalfistravelingwithmeandstillofthe35citieswe'vevisitedthusfar,I'veusedcyber

cafeinprecisely71.4percentofthem.

WhenIlefttheUS,IvowedIwouldn'teatatasingleMcDonald'snomatterhowcheapandsoothingly

familiarthefoodmightbe.I'vestayedtruetothatpromise.ButIadmitwhenIslipintoanInternetcafeI

feeljustaweebitlikeI'mtakingabiteofaBigMac.

Icomfortmyself,however,withthediscovetythatnotwocybercafearealike.It'shardtoknowwhereto

begininPrague,acitysufferingaparticularlyvirulentstrainofcybercafc-itis.AtTheGlobeyoucansurfthe

Netwhilelisteningtoajazztrio.AtBohemianBagelyoucanorderupthenamesakerollandacupofjoe

alongwithasideofcybercrack.AndatKrakatit,aasciencefiction“cafeyoucansurftheWeb

surroundedbypicturesofdragonsandspaceshipsandrobots,ohmy.

Somepeoplepredictthatcybercafe,likepostcards,willsoonfindthemselvesarelicasmobilephoneswith

high-speedInternetaccessreplacethemasthenewtraveler,sdarling.Thatmeansnomatterwhereweare

we,11alwayshavetheWorldWideWebinourpocket.Andnomatterwherewearc,we,11neverbemore

thanabuttonpress(ortwo)fromthecomfortsofhome.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

口Heisanexchangestudentlivingwithahostfamily.

2.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

1.Japan

2.it'sthefirsttimehecametotheUnitedStates

3.theywantedtobroadentheirchildren；shorizons

4.scienceandhistory

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Opentoevetything

Anchor:Believeitornot,weareseeingmanyforeignstudentsinourtown.We'reinterestedintheirlife

andstudyhere.Todaywe'veinvitedtheadministrativespecialistforforeignexchangeJeffHein,ahost

motherTeriBenedetti,andanexchangestudentAkitojoinourtalk.Mr.Hein,whydosomanyforeign

studentscometoourtown?

JeffHein::Theyarriveherethroughprogramsoperatedbynonprofitplacementservices.Mostofthemare

herebecausetheyknowsomeonehereandareabletolivewiththem.Or,theirparentshavedoneworkhere

andhadmetsomeone,andtheyoungpeoplelivewiththosefamilies.It'sespeciallytrueforourhigh

schools.

Anchor:Wherearetheyfrom?

JeffHein::They,refromAustralia,China,Korea,ThailandandthePhilippines.

Anchor:Aki,whereareyoufromandhowdidyoucomehere?

Aki:I'mfromKorea.I'vevisitedtheUnitedStatesonvacationtwicebefore.Iwanttodosomethingelse

after10yearsofschoolingbackhome.IlearnedaboutWorldHeritageatmyschoolinKoreaandIapplied

andthisprogramarrangedmystayhere.

Anchor:Mrs.Benedetti,howdidyoucomeupontheideaofhostingaforeignstudent?

TeriBenedetti:MyhusbandandIappliedtohostanexchangestudentpartlytobroadenourchildren's

horizons.It'sgoodforourchildrentoknowtheUnitedStatesisnottheonlycountryintheworld,andthat

everyonehasthesamefeelingsinside,butwcliveindifferentcultures.

Anchor:Howdidyourchildrenfeelaboutlivingwithaforeignstudent?

TeriBenedetti:Theywerereallyveryexcitedabouthavinganewolderbrother.Itoffersthemagreat

opportunitytobeexposedtoanotherlifestyleandanotherlanguage.

Anchor:Mr.Hein,whatdotheforeignstudentslearnhereinourschools?

JeffHein::They,reheldtothesameacademicstandardsasanyotherstudenthere.They,rcrequiredtobe

proficientinEnglishandtakeacourseloadthatincludesmath,reading,English,scienceandhistoryclasses.

Butthecreditstheyearnheredon'tnecessarilytransferbacktotheirhomeschools.Asaresult,thetime

exchangestudentsspendhereoftenamountstoayearoffoftheirstudies.Sothisyearisbasicallylanguage

practiceandlearningAmericanculture.

Anchor:Areexchangestudentswelcomeinourschools?

JeffHein::Certainly.Learningisatwo-waystreet.Ourstudentslearnasmuchfromtheinternationalstudents

astheylearnfromus.Theyalldealwithmanyofthesamethings,eventhoughthey'refromdifferent

culturesanddifferentlands.

Anchor:Aki,whatdoyouparticularlywanttodohere?

Aki:Justtoseethecountryandanotherculture.I'mopentoeverything.

Unit3Youarewhatyouwear

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:Youlookgreatrecently.

B:Thankyou.Ihavefinallyworkedoutwhatstylematchesmybodyandpersonality.

A:Youreallylookniceintheselivelycoloreddresses.Youshouldsticktoit.

B:It'sverykindofyoutosayso.

2.A:Youlookalittledown.What'sthematterwithyou?

B:Ididn'tdowellononeofmycollegeentrancetests.Ifeelratherblue.

A:I'msosorryforyou.But,cheerup!Trythesefestivelookingclothes.Clothingthatfeelsgoodcanboost

yourmorale.

B:Thankyouforremindingme.

3.A:I'dliketolookataclassicbusinesssuit,anall-occasionsuitthatnevergoesoutofstyle.

B:Whatdoyouthinkofthisonewithalightpinstripe.

A:Yes,itlooksgood.ButIpreferasolidcolor.

B:Here,trythisthree-piecedarkworsted.Thatlooksalmosttailor-madeforyou.

4.A:Hi,Sue.It,sMary,MaryGraham.

B:Ohhi,Mary.Howareyou?

A:Listen,um...IwanttoaskyousomequestionsaboutJimWilson.Um,ishea,aformalkindofguy,or

doeshedresscasually?

B:Oh,heisaguywhoisoftendressedtokill.Healwayswearsthree-piecesuitsandties行dressedvery

muchinstyle.

5.A:Whyareyoulookinglikeyou?eoncloudnine,dear?

B:Yes,Iam.Guesswhat,I'veinvitedtheprofessorandhiswifetodinner.

A:Howwonderful.I'mreallyhappyforyou.

B:Thankyou,dear.You'dbetterputyourgladragson.

ListeningTask

1)FirstListening

Answers

□Thatclothesoftendefinethepersonmeansclothescanrevealpersonality,statusandattitudetolife.

口Clothingnotonlytellssomethingaboutthewearerbutalsoaffectsthewayothersthinkoftheperson.

口Clothingmayoftenbetraywhatiswithin.

2)SecondListening

Answers

1.Anopportunityforindividuality/independencevanishes.

2.No.

3.Throughtheclothingheorshewears.

4.Clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatiswithin.

5.Clothingcanhelpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresentapositiveimagetothosearound

them.

Script

Clothesmaketheman

“Clothesmaketheman?runstheoldproverb.Ifyoubelievethat,youmightfeelthatclothingenhances

appearance,increasesindependence,allowsforfunction,andprovidescomfort.What'smore,clothingthat

isneatandclean,fitswell,andfeelsgoodcanboostanyone'smorale.

Peopleexpresstheirpersonalityinmanyways,includingthroughtheirclothing,hairstyle,andaccessories.

That'swhyclothesoftendefinetheperson.Clothescanindicatepersonality,status,andattitudetolife.A

manmayhavewornabeardallhislife,awomanmayhavewornmakeup.Iftheirabilitytochoosetheir

appearanceistakenaway,thenanopportunityforindependence/indhddualityvanishes.Keepingsome

familiarclothesandpersonalarticleshelpsthemretainsomesenseofself-controloverwhatishappening.

Researchshowsthatwhenawomandressesforsuccess,itdoesnotguaranteesuccess,butifshedresses

poorlyorinappropriately,italmostalwaysensuresfailure.

Ourclothesareverymuchpartofourpersonality.Clothingprotectspeoplefromhumidity,heat,andcold,

andhelpsthemfeciphysicallycomfortable.Clothingatthesametimegivesthewearerasenseofwell-being.

Ittellssomethingabouttheperson.Clothingalsoaffectsthewayotherssee,thinkof,andreacttotheperson.

Apersoncanbecomfortableoruncomfortablewearingacertaingarmentortypeofclothinginasocial

situation.Socialcomfortmaybeinvolvedwhenapersonwishesto“makeanimpression“throughthe

clothingheorshewears.So,clothesshouldbecarefullychosensoasnottorevealwhatiswithin.

Beforemakingchoicesaboutclothing,itisimportanttounderstandhowclothingaffectspeople.For

example,makingdecisionsaboutclothingcanincreaseolderpeople'ssenseofindependenceandhelpthem

feelbetteraboutthemselves.Thestereotypesaysolderpeopledon，tcareabouttheirappearance.But,

researchshowsthatmostolderpeoplethinkofthemselvesasyoungerthantheyare,theirsenseoffashion

reflectstheiryouthfulthinkingandthefashionofearlieryearswhentheywereyounger,andtheylikeclothing

thatlooksgoodonthem.Clothingcanhelpolderpeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselvesandpresentapositive

imagetothosearoundthem.Sendingpositiveappearancemessagesmayincreaseolderpeoples

opportunitiesforsocialinteraction.

RealWorldListening

1.Predict

Answer

口Theoutfitssheshouldtakealongforhertrip.

1.GettheMainIdeas

Answers

TSuehasaconferencetoattendinaNorthernEuropeancountry.

TInadditiontotheconference,Suemayhavemanyothersocialactivitiestoattend.

FAnnsuggestsSuenotbringanywool,becausetheworstedisoutofdate.

FSueplanstogetoneortwobrand-namegownsbecauseshewantstodrawundueattention.

FAccordingtoAnn,thesyntheticblenddressisespeciallyconvenientfortravel.ButSuethinksitwill

makeherlookoutofplace.

Sue

□Sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns.

口Coordinatesomeskirtsandblouses.

□Wearthesameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.

口Addafewcardigansandascarffordifferentoccasions.

口Getoneortwodesignergownssoasnottolookoutofplace.

Ann

口Needseveralchangesofbusinesssuits.

□Eveningdressesforsocialgatheringsandparties.

□Asmartlytailorednavybluesuithasacasuallook.

□Awhiteorblueblousethatmatchesthebluesuitgivesaprofessionallook.

口Asyntheticblenddressisconvenientfortravel.

□Livelycoloreddresseswillprovideanicechangefromtimetotime.

ScriptandAnswerstoSelf-study

Clothesforaspecialoccasion

Sue:Ann,Ineedyourhelp.

Ann:Whatdoyouneed,Sue?I'malwayspleasedtohelp.

Sue:IhaveaninternationalconferencetoattendinNorway,andI,mgoingtostaytherefortwoweeks.But

Ihavenoclothesforthatcoldclimate.Iknowyou,vebeentoNorthernEurope,soIneedyoursuggestions

aboutthe(1)outfitsIshouldtakealong.

Ann:OK.You,vefoundtherightperson.Let'ssee.You'11begonefortwoweeks,soyou'11need(2)

severalchangesofbusinesssuits.Nodoubt,there'11beafewpartiesand(3)socialgatheringswhileyou?e

there,soyou'11needsomeeveningdressesforthosespecialoccasions.AmIright?

Sue:Yes,I'msureyouare.ButwhatshouldIwearforthoserather(4)elegantbanquetsanddancesduring

theconference?

Ann:Noproblem.I'11help(5)outfityoucompletelybeforeyougo.Let'sstartwithyourbusinesssuits

anddresses.You'11wantthemwarm,ofcourse,butyouwon'twantthemtobetoomuchtroubletocare

for,so(6)allwoolisout.

Sue:IguessI'dbetter(7)sticktoconservativecolorsandpatterns,andI'dliketo(8)coordinatesome

skirtsandblousessothatIcanwearthesameoutfitinseveraldifferentways.

Ann:ThatsexactlywhatIhadinmind.Ithinka(9)smartlytailorednavybluesuitwouldsuityou.Ithasa

(10)casuallook,yetitcanbewornwithamatchingwhiteblouseorlightblueblousetogiveitamore

professionallook.Youcanwearittoanyofyourmeetings,withorwithouttheblouse.

Sue:IfIaddafew(11)cardigansandascarftogowithit,Icanwearitondifferentoccasions.Howabout

somethinginblue?

Ann:Whatdoyouthinkofa(12)syntheticblenddress?It'swarm,yetquitelightweight.It'sespecially

convenientfortravel.Andthebestthingisthatyoucanwashitrightinyourhotelroom,hangitup,andit

willdry(13)wrinkle-freeovernight.

Sue:IthinkI'11alsogetoneortwodesignergowns.Iwon'tlookoutofplaceinthemthere,willI?

Ann:No,youwon't.Thoughyoudon'twantto(14)drawundueattention,you'11wanttolook(15)

professionalandfestiveatthesametime.Acoupleoflivelycoloreddresseswillgiveyouanicechangefrom

timetotime.

Sue:Right.Ican'tbelieveI'mdoingthis.I'mgoingtobuyseveralnewoutfitsanddoublemywardrobe

—allforatwo-wecktrip!

Unit4Anoutsiderlookingin

VocabularyTask

ScriptandAnswers

1.A:It,sthestrangestthingthattheysayhellotoeverybodyinthestreet,eventoaworkingmanatafilling

station.

B:Yes,theyalsothankeachotherforeverylitdething.

A:Wefindthatstilly,nottomentionirritating.

B:WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Otherwisewelookimpolite,angryorgloomy.

2.A:Weconsiderclothesasymbolofmaterialstatusandpeoplearedressedneatandoriginal

B:Youwouldn'tbelievemyastonishmentwhenIfirstcamehere.Peoplewearverysimpleclothes;they

actuallylookrathercareless.

A:Hereevenvery,very7richpeoplewearsimpleclothes.

B:Theylikethoseclothesthatareconvenient,likeY-shirtsandblouses.Sincetheychangeclotheseachday,

suchclothesareeasytowashandiron.

3.A:Ijustdon'tgetit.EverytimeIaskmystudentsquestionstheyremainsilent.

B:Don'tbefrustrated.Heremodestyismoreimportantthanspeakingout.Studentsareafraidthatthey

mightappeararrogantiftheyarethefirsttoansweraquesrion.

A:EquallypuzzlingtomeisthathereIhaven?tcomeacrossanychallengesinmyclass.

B:Well,ifstudentsdisagreewithaprofessoritisregardedasalackofrespect.

4.A:Iwassupposedtomeetmysupervisorbuthewasn'tintheoffice.That'sodd.

B:Letmesee.Didyougothereontime?

A:No,butIwasonlyfiveminuteslate.

B:Thereyougo.Herepunctualityseemstotakepriorityoveranyothermatter.Iyouarrivelate,the

appointmentmaybecancelledandthepersonmaybeunabletoseeyou.

5.A:Itlooksasifyouareinaflurry.Whatareyoupreparingfor?

B:Youknow,peopleherehavebeensokindtome.SoIinvitedthesenewfriendstodinnerhere.Butitreally

beatsmewhattomake.

A:Isee.Butyoudon'thavetogotoalotofexpense.Peoplewillappreciatesamplingafavoriteethnicdish

thatyouhavepre