新视野大学英语视听说教程2

新视野大学英语视听说教程第二册

听力练习录音文本和答案

UNIT1

ingSkills

1.M:Whydon’twegototheconcerttoday?

W:I’llgogetthekeys.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:Ican’raticketsareinit.

M:Haveyoucheckedinthecar?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

3.M:AreyougoingtobuythatpiratedCD?

W:DoIlooklikeathief?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:Doyouthinkthesingerispretty?

W:Let’sjustsaythatIwouldn’t/tvoteforherinthelocalbeautycontest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthesinger?

5.M:HaveyouenTom?Ican’tfindhimanywhere.

W:Thelightinhisdormwasonjustafewminutesago.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

1.B2.B3.D4.C5.A

ingIn

Task1:Encore!

Assoonasthesingercompletedthesong,theaudiencecried,“Encore!Encore!”The

ldn’tbelieveitwhentheaudience

leofshoutsandsongswasrepeatedten

ked

themandaskedthemwhytheyweresomuchaudienceinhearingthesamesongagain

hepeopleintheaudiencereplied,“Wewantedyoutoimproveit;

nowitismuchbetter.”

1.F2.T3.F4.T5.F

Task2:TheCarpenters

W:Theyplay“YesterdayOnceMore”ike

it?

M:oicesaresobeautiful

that’swhythey’resopopular.

W:erejusttwoofthem,brotherandsister,

right?

M:Yes,dIthink.

W:Yes,rdtobelievethatsomeonesobeautifulwouldstarveherlf

todeath.

M:It’saproblemeverywhereintheworld,includingChina,I’orry

toomuchabouttheirappearances,andaresocrazyaboutlosingweight.

W:Well,let’sgoforlunchbeforewegototheconcert.

important

Task3:Mozart

Mozartwasafascinatingmusicianandcomporwhofamecontinuestogrowmore

orninSalzburg,Austria,the

ageoffour,herthendecidedtolethimstarttaking

’,hewas

attimeon,Mozartwasperformingnconcertsandwritingmusic.

Byhiarlyteens,hehadmasteredthepiano,violinandharpsichord,andwaswriting

stmajoroperawasperformedinMilanin1770,when

een,Mozartbecametheconductorforanorchestrain

1781,heleftforVienna,wherehewasingreatdemandasbothaperformer

ewasnoteasy

becauhewasapoorbusinessman,

musicfromthenextdecadewasnotverypopular,andheeventuallyfellbackonhis

1788hestoppedperforminginpublic,preferringonly

ghhelivedonlyashort

life,hecompodover600works.

fthefollowingistrueofMozart?D

ghasMozart’sfamelasted?A

fthefollowingistrueofthefour-year-oldMozart?B

uldMozartdoattheageofsix?C

fthefollowingisnotmentionedasoneofMozart’saccomplishmentswhile

hewasinhiarlyteens?C

ngOut

Model1Doyoulikejazz?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hello!

Laura:Doyoulikejazz,Bob?

Bob:No,ikeit?

Laura:Well,yes,Ido.I’mcrazyaboutWyntonMarsalis.

Bob:Oh,he’sapianoplayer,isn’the?

Laura:No,he’,whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Bob:Ilikelisteningtorock.

Laura:Whatgroupdoyoulikebest?

Bob:Er,’outyou?Don’tyoulikethem?

Laura:Ugh!Theymakemystomachturn!

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Doyoulikeclassicalmusic?

B:No,Idon’tlikeitatall.

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyoulike?

B:I’marealfanofpopsongs.

A:Who’syourfavoritesingerorgroup?

B:youthinkabouthim?

A:eallnoitome.

Model2Doyoulikepunkrock?

Max:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

Frannie:Well,Ilikedifferentkinds.

Max:Anyinparticular?

Frannie:Er,Iespeciallylikepunkrock.

Max:Punkrock?Youdon’temlikethepunkrocktype.

Frannie:hairdyedblue.

Max:Wow,thatmusthavebeenasight!

Frannie:outyou?What’syourfavoritemusic?

Max:,I’

youliketocomealong?

Frannie:Sure,thatsoundsgreat.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatsportsappealtoyou?

B:Ilikealmosteverykindofsport.

A:Isthereanythingyoulikeespecially?

B:Well,IlikeX-sportsinparticular.

A:x-Sports?Youdon’tlookliketheextremesportstype.

B:Ihaveeventriedbungeejumpingandsurfing.

A:Wow,youcertainlysurpridme!

B:Thenhowaboutyou?Whatkindofsportdoyouprefer?

A:Iliket’,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksaboutt’

don’tyoucomewithme?

B:’sgo.

Model3Itjustsoundslikenoitome.

Philip:Turndownthatnoi!Whatonearthisitanyway!

Laura:Butdad…ThisisMetallica1They’eoneofthemostfamous

heavymetalbands.

Philip:Idon’’tstandit!

Laura:Ilovethiskindofmusic,butifyoureallyhateitthatmuch,I’llouton

youwanttohear?

Philip:omethinglikeCeline

Dion?

Laura:Notheragain!Hermusicisn’sheisabore.

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Thatmusicisterrible!Turnoff!

B:But,Mom,thisisBackstreetBoy’shitsong“Getdown”!It’sreallyappealing.

A:’’tputupwithitanymore.

B:It’ouhateitsomuch,I’llhatesomethingyoulike.

Whatwouldliketolistento?

A:Whataboutsomeoldsongsofthe1970slike“TheWhite-HairedGirl”?

B:’snotfashionableanylonger.I’llbeboredtodeath.

’sTalk

TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Thestoryofthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecame

ters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,ill,

theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled

“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister’s

knowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,‘GoodMorningtoAll”wassureto

terpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStories

oftheKindergarten”-oneyearslater,illbecame

theheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity’s

TeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,without

thesisters’dacondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthday

toYou”.n’sadditionofthecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,

thesisters”originalfirstpartdisappeared.“HappyBirthdaytoYou”hadaltogether

replacedthesisters’originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916Pattytooklegal

t,shesucceededinprovingthatheywerethe

realownersofthesong.

ratakindergarten

rningtoAll

irthdaytoYou

irthdaytoYouGoodMorningtoAll

PossibleRetellingfortheTeacher’sReference

Thestoryof“HappyBirthdaytoYou”wasanice,sweetoneattheverybeginning,

eretwosisters:onewasMildredHill,

merhadgreatmusicaltalents,whilethelatter

iningtheirabilities,thetwo

producedasongcalled“GoodMorningtoAll”.Itwasasuccess,andlaterpublished

inacollectionofsongsforkindergartens.

Thirty-oneyearslateramannamedColemanpublishedthesongwithoutthesisters’

thingswor,headdedacondpart,whichistheprent“Happy

BirthdaytoYou”.Thisnewsongsoonbecamepopularandeventuallyitreplacedthe

sisters’,in1916,PattytooklegalactionagainstColeman.

Incourtshemanagedtoprovethatsheandhersisterreallyownedthesong.

rListeningandSpeaking

Task1:Karaoke

Dalin:It’sMike’sbirthdayonFriday,soabunchofusaregoingtogotothekaraoke

ouliketocomewithus?

Laura:Karaokebar?Youhaveaspecialplacejustforsinging?InAmerica,bars

sometimeshaveakaraokenightwherethecustomerscansingasong,butwe

haven’tspecialkaraokebars!

Dalin:Really?InChina,karaokeisaverypopularwayforfriendsrospendtime

lysingpopsongs.

Laura:Doyousingindividuallyoringroups?Singingisnotaveryinthing,so

Idon’tsingverywell.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task2:Whenwasmusicfirstntdownatelephoneline?

SoyouthinkdownloadingmusicfromtheInternetthroughaphonelineisareally

coolmodernthing?1896,ThaddeusCahillFiledapatentontheinstrument

fortransmittingmusicelectronically,anduntil1914hentmusicsignalsdown

asn’Gray

transmittedmusicoveratelephonelinein1876,whichwasthesameyearthetelephone

ventedthefirstelectronicmusicinstrumentin1874,calling

itthe“MusicalTelegraph”.AlexanderGrahamBellalsodesignedanexperimental

“ElectricHarp”forspeechtobetransmittedoveratelephonelineusingtechnology

similartoGray’1879hecreatedan

whythedegreesofloudnesscametobe

measuredinbelsordecibels.

5-4-2-1-3

Task3:ThankYoufortheMusic

I’mnothingspecial,infactI’mabitofabore

IfItellajoke,you’reprobablyhearditbefore

ButIhaveatalent,awonderfulthing

‘CaueveryonelistenswhenIstarttosing

I’msogratefulandproud

AllIwantistosingitoutloud

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI’msinging

Thanksforallthejoythey’rebringing

Whocanlivewithoutit,Iaskinallhonestly

Whatwouldlifebe

Withoutasongoradancewhatarewe

SoIsaythankyouforthemusic

Forgivingittome

MothersaysIwasadancerbeforeIcouldwalk

ShesaysIbegantosinglongbeforeIcouldtalk

AndI’veoftenwondered,howdiditallstart

Whofoundoutthatnothingcancaptureaheart

Likeamelodycan

Well,whoeveritwas,I’mafan

SoIsay

Thankyouforthemusic,thesongsI’msinging

…

Speaking

MusicalMemories

Tony:Listen!Quick,turnuptheradio!Isn’tthat“CanYouFeeltheLoveTonight?”

Nancy:Yeah,itis,butwhat’sthebigdeal?

Tony:WhenIwasalittleboy,mygrandmothertookmetoethemovieTheLion

’stheEltonJohnsongfromthemovie.

Nancy:Istillcan’tunderstandwhyit’ssoimportanttoyou.

Tony:BecauitwasthefirstmovieIeversawwithmygrandmaandbecauIreally

favoritesongofalltimes!

Nancy:ThefirsttimeTomandIwentonadate,s

thinkofthesong“MyHeartWillGoOn”asoursong!WheneverIhearit,I

thinkofthatnight.

Tony:Oh,Icanunderstandwhyyoulovethatsong!Isn’titinterestingallthe

memoriesweconnectwithsongs?

UNIT2

ingSkills

1.W:FromwhatIcanremember,thedirectoraskedustorehearthisahundred

times.

M:Onehundredtimes?Isthedirectoroutofhismind?

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

2.M:Doyouthinkwehavemadeenoughfoodfortheparty?

W:Therefrigeratorisabouttoexplode.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

3.W:Shesaidshemightbecomeafamousmoviestar.

M:Yes,andpigsmightfly.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Althoughthemanoftenplaysabadguyinmovies,inreallifehehasaheart

ofgold.

W:Sodoesahard-boiledegg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:Whatabeautifulsunt!

M:Don’htjustmissit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.B

ingIn

Task1:WaitingfortheNewHarryPotterMovie

Amy:I’msoexcitedaboutfinallyeingthismovie!

Peter:Metoo.I’ghas

addedanotherbooktotheries?

Amy:She’salreadywrittenBookSeven?I’mstillwaitingforBookFive…

Peter:’t?Atleastwehavethemoviestowatchinthemeantime.

Amy:Bytheway,haveyouenthetraileryet?

Peter:reat!Ithinkthemovieitlfwillbereallyscary.

Amy:Itsurelywill!Allthatwritingonthewallinblood…Itscaresmetodeath

justtothinkaboutit!

Boththegirlandtheboyareexcited/

ghaswrittenthelatestbook,whichisBookSeven,

hasbeenthetrailerandbelieves

lsharesthatviewbecauofthewritingonthewall

inblood.

Task2:AGreatActor

everal

yearsofarching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.

Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,

dtherotoyournowith

justonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiofthe

ro:‘Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.’”longbefore

y,tain

wentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreat

emotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedin

edirectorwasfurious!“Ahhhhhh!Youdamnedfool!”hecried.“You’ve

ruinedmyplay!You’veruinedme!”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?DidIforget

myline?”“No!”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgetthero!”

1.D2.C3.D4.A5.B

Task3:MovieReviews

Ilovemovies!AndafterIethem,removies

IsawthisyearIwouldliketorecommend:AmongcomediesIhighlyrecommend“Monsoon

Wedding”.It’ationsfor

thvie

showssomeofthewonderfulcustomsofIndia,’s

great!

Amongdramas,Ilike“Adaptation”.Itisanexcellentmovie!Butformethefirst

oeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

“ThePianist”’saboutayoungPolish-Jewishpianist,

isnthisfamilytodieinthe

afe,butwouldhavediedwithoutunusuallygoodluck

apowerfulmoviewiththought-provoking

themes.

“Rabbit-ProofFence”istinthe1930sinAustralia,andit’sbadonrealevents.

Itisaboutthreenativegirlswhoareparatedfromtheirfamiliesbytheracist

hegirlsaretaughtpracticalskills,

n

awayfromthecampandwalked1,asad,

touchingstorythatyoushouldnotmiss.

stoemoviesandcommentonthem.

.

.

.

MoviesContentsandCharacteristics

MonsoonWeddingItisaboutanIndianwedding.

Preparationsforitrevealloveandapast

ieshowsIndiancustoms,

familyandlove.

AdaptationItistoofastforthespeaker,whowants

toeitagainonDVDwithcaptions.

ThePianistItisaboutaJewishpianistinWarsaw.

TheNazisnthisfamilytothe

afe,and

thisnarrowescapewasduetogoodluck

andthekindnessofafewnon-Jews.

policeparatethemfromtheirfamilies

governmentintendstointegratetheminto

naway

fromthecampandwalked1,500milesto

findtheirmothers.

ngOut

Model1Willyoucomewithme?

John:Laura,Iamwonderingifyou’refreetomorrownight.

Laura:Well,?

John:I’ucomewithme?

Laura:Yeah,definitely!Thanksforinvitingme!

John:It’smypleasure.

Laura:IreallywantedtoeStarWarsontheopeningnight,buttheticketswere

youmanagetogetholdofthem?

John:Afriendofmineworksatthe“Pepsi”headquarters,whichisamajorsponsorofthe

sabletogettheticketsforfree.

Laura:Wow,peoplearepayingasmuchas$200eachontheblackmarket.I’mflattered

youwentthroughallthistroublejustforme.

John:You’rewelcome.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hi,areyoubusythisweekend?

B:’sonyourmind?

A:I’ouliketogowithme?

B:foryourinvitation.

A:It’snothing.

B:I’vebeenwantingtoeexhibition,butitwasnotatalleasytogetaticket.

Howdidyoumanagetogettwotickets?

A:abletogetthreefree

tickets.

B:Wow,

youverymuchindeedforinvitingme.

A:Noproblem.

Model2Whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

John:So…whatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?

Laura:Well…IthinkthisStarWarpisodeisanexcellentpieceofwork,butnot

asgoodasthe

previousones.

John:Really?ButIthinkthisStarWarpisodewasincredible!

Laura:Whydoyouthinkso?

John:Well,oneofthemostspectacularthingsaboutitwasthespecialeffects.

State-of-the-art

specialeffectswerethemainreasonforthesuccessoftheprevioupisodes.

Laura:You’cialeffectswereamazing!AndIlikethefactthatthey

createdso

manyfantasticttingsandother-worldlycostumes,weaponsandcreatures.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:WhatdidyouthinkaboutTheLionKing?

B:Well…Ithinkthiscartoonwasprettygood,butnotasgoodasBeautyandthe

’sakillerflick.

A:Really?ButIthinkTheLionKingwasunbelievablygood.

B:outhinkso?

A:Well,it’ssointerestingthatthelivesofthelionsweresimilartothelives

ofhumanbeings.

B:You’derinTheLionKingwasalmostthesameasthemurderin

theShakespeareanplayHamlet.

Model3Theplotisfirst-class.

John:It’skindofcoolthattheystilludthesameStarWarsthemesongforthis

movie.

Laura:Yeah!ItjustremindsmeofthepreviousStarWarsscenes.

John:Iknowexactlywhatyoumean!Hearingthatsongmakesmethinkofthepast.

Laura:n’tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wasthatstrong.

John:Doyouthinkthathasanythingtodowiththecastingofthemovie?

Laura:No,thecastingwasgreat;theactorsareexcellent,butIthinktheacting

stdidn’thavealotoffunnyormeaningfullines.

John:Well,maybe,butIlikedthelittlekidthatplayed“Skywalker”.Ican’timagine

anyoneelplayingthatpart.

Laura:Yeah,’ssoooocute!

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthemovie?

B:n’tthinkthecharacterdevelopment

wassostrong.

A:Yes,hinkitisbecauofthe

castingofthemovie?

B:No,linesarenot

interestingatall.

A:Well,xcellent.

B:Yeah,’sadorable!

’sTalk

AlfredHitchcock

iesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeople

caughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.

ri,thedirector

en,thedirectortellsorshows

thingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthen

skillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinally

aFrenchairport,

asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock’spassport,whichwasmarkedsimply

iousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?”“Gooflesh.”replied

Hitchcock.

AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:Hewas

sometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,

r,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,

iremoviewastinalifeboatout

ata,ally,hewantedto

floatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe’dsink!Hiscleversolutionwastoplace

aphotographofhimlfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthe

courofthemovie.

1.A2.C3.D

ringListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Task1:OnlyOneLine

Peterhasalwayswantedtobeanactor,butneversucceededbecauhehadahard

promidPeterthathecoulddoitbecauhe’

ylinewas,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Peter

practicedandpracticed,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Ontheopeningnightof

age,hepracticedhisline,overandover

again,“Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!Listen,Ihearthegunsroar!”Finallycamehisturn,

daloudBOOMandcriedoutinspiteofhimlf,“WHAT

THEHELLWASTHAT?”

zinglines

eroneline

hegunsroar

oom

e

Task2:g

Q:HowdidyougettheideaforHarryPotter?

A:IwastravelingonatrainbetweenManchesterandLondonandtheideaforHarry

pointitwasntiallytheideaforabodywhodidn’tknow

hewasawizard.

Q:DidyoualwaysplantowriteHarry’sstoryinmorethanonebook?Ifso,howmany?

A:Ialwaysconceiveditasaven-bookriesbecauIdecidedthatitwouldtake

venyears,fromageeleventoventeen,inclusive,totrainasawizard,

andeachofthebookswoulddealwithoneyearofHarry’slifeattheschool.

Q:Anycluesaboutthenextbook?

A:Idon’twanttoigiveanythingaway,butItellyouthatthebooksaregetting

’

iftheygettooscary!

Q:OfthemanythingsyoumusthaveheardpeoplesayaboutHarryPotter,whatare

someofyourfavorites?

A:Myveryfavoritewasfromatwelve-year-oldScottishgirlwhocametohearme

ndofthefestival,thequeuefor

egirlfinallyreachedme,shesaid,“Ididn’tWANT

theretobesomanypeoplehere,becauthisisMYbooks!”Thatixactlyhow

elhasarighttoknowthem;letalone

likethem!

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:TheSecretoftheNextHarryPotterBook

TheHarryPotterbooksrapidlybecameoneofthemostin-demandbookriesamong

badonthebookswon

sarenowkeentoknowtheplotofthenextbook.

ieHarryPotterand

mearound,Harrydiscovers

eadersofthefirstfourHarryPotter

booksarealsotryingtodiscoveracret,thecretplotofthefifthbookin

eofthelongwaitsinceBookFour,theyareguessingmanythings.

SomethinkthatProfessorLupinwilldieorthatHarryandhisfriendRonmaybe

related!

gherlfhasonlysaidthatBookFivewillbeshorterandscarierthan

sureherreadershearonlyrumors,shelocksallherideasfor

henextbookdoesnotcomeoutuntil2003,for

mowHarry’scretissafewithher!

1.D2.C3.A4.B

Speaking

ViewsonMovies

Interviewer:Hello,RobertandRichard,I’dliketoaskyousomethingaboutmovies.

Doyouprefergoingtothetheaterorwatchingmoviesonvideoathome?

Robert:Iprefer,personally,goingtothetheater,becauIbelievethereare

certainmoviesthatcomeoverbetterwhenyouetheminalargetheater.

Thesoundeffectismuchbetter.

Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Richard?

Richard:’smorecomfortabletositathome.

Interviewer:There’remanydifferentmoviegenres,forexample,sciencefiction,

action,comedy,’syourpersonalfavorite?

Robert:Myfavoritewouldbeactionmovies.

Richard:Andminewouldbenicemoviesthattouchmedeeply.

Interviewer:Howdoyouliketheoldblackandwhitemoviesoftheforties,and

fiftiescomparedwiththemodernblockbusters?

Robert:Fortheirtime,themoviesofthefortiesandfiftieswereexcellent.

Buttrytocomparethemwithtoday’stechnology,andyou’llfindthere

isn’’ssosuperiortoday.

Richard:Iagree.

UNIT3

ingSkills

1.M:Willyouloveandkeephiminsicknessandinhealth,aslongasyoubothshall

live?

W:Iwill.

Q:Whoisthewoman?

2.W:Mike,poryou’regoingtobelate!

M:Don’forgettodayisMartinLutherKing’s

birthday?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

3.M:CouldIeyourdriver’slicenandregistration,plea?

W:What’sthematter,officer?

Q:Whoistheman?

4.M:I’dliketoaskyouabouttherearchpaperyouassignedthatwehaveto

dobytheendofthemester.

W:uldyouliketoknow?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

5.W:I’vecleanedthewindows,moppedthefloors,e

anythingelthatyouwouldlikemetodobeforeIcallitaday?

M:Didyoudothelivingroomyet?

Q:Whoisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

1.B2.C3.D4.A5.A

ingIn

Task1:Don’tbeachicken!

Gilbert:Hey,Henry,isSarahcomingwithus?

Henry:?

Gilbert:Nothing.I’mjustasking.

Henry:Justasking?Butwhyisyourfaceflamingred?Ah-huh,someonehasacrush

onSarah,doesn’the?

Gilbert:Whohasacrush?!

Henry:Comeon,Gilbert,don’ikeher,justgoandtell

helikesyou.

Gilbert:ButIdon’thavethegutstoaskherout.

Henry:Whatareyousoafraidof?

Gilbert:I’dtotallydieifsheturnedmedown.

Henry:Butthat’’vegottolether

!You’vegottotakeachance!

Gilbert:Idon’tknow…Well,maybeyou’reright,buthowamIgoingtotellher

Ilikeher?

geverythingtohimlf

ellher

Task2:ProblemofMeetingPeople

Beforethewedding,thegroomwentuptheministerwithanunusualoffer.“Look,

I’llgiveyou$100ifyou’ugettothepartwhere

I’mexpectedtopromito‘love,respectandobeyher,’‘givingupallothers,’

and‘betruetoherforever,’I’dbehappyifyou’djustleavethatpartout.”He

dingdayarrived,

andthebrideandgroomreachedthatpartoftheceremonywheretheywouldmakevows

wastimeforthegroom’svows,theministerlookedtheyoung

manintheeyeandsaid,“Willyoupromitokneelbeforeher,obeyhereverycommand

andwish,rveherbreakfastinbedeverymorningofyourlifeandmakeavowbefore

Godandyourlovelywifethatyouwillneverevenlookatanotherwoman,aslong

asyoubothshalllive?”Thegroomwasshocked,butinspiteofhimlf,hesaid

inalowvoice,“Yes,Iwill.”Thenthegroomwhisperedtotheminister,“Ithought

wehadadeal.”Theministerputthe$100intohishandandwhisperedback,“She

mademeamuchbetteroffer.”

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Task3:LongDistanceFriendships

Americanweddingsarenotalwaysthesame.I’dliketoshowyoupicturesofmywedding.

Whenwegotengaged,ouncement

typicallyincludesthenamesofthebride,thebridegroomandtheirparentsandthe

monthbeforethewedding,wentoutwedding

thechurchwherewehadthewedding.

eministerstartedtheweddingceremony.

Hegreetedtheguests,,weexchanged

hevows,

eministerdeclaredushusbandandwife,andwe

mysister,thebouquetI

ionally,theunmarriedwomengatherafterthewedding,andthebride

whocatchesitwill,accordingtotradition,

eception,wecuttheweddingcakeandfed

y

thereceptionwasover,andtheministersignedthemarriagecertificateandwewere

legallymarried.

1.A2.B3.C4.D

1-3-7-5-4-2-6

ngOut

Model1IjustbrokeupwithAlice!

John:Hey,Se-Jin,what’swrongwithyou?Youlooksodown!

Se-Jin:Nothing.

John:Iknowit’snotyourstudies,thavea

brokenheart.

Se-Jin:Well,you’rokeupwithAlice.

John:Oh,I’htyoutwoweremadeforeachother.

Se-Jin:Well,ottledown,butshewantsacareerwhile

she’sstillyoung.

John:Well,it’salwaysdifficulttochoobetweencareerandfamily.

Se-Jin:Maybeyou’reright.

John:Idon’tknowwhattosaytocomfortyou,buttrytocheerup!

Se-Jin:Yeah,butit’w,weweretogether

foralmostthreeyears.

John:There’slotsmorefishintheaandyou’llfindyourperfectmatch!

NowYourTurn

A:Whydoyoulooksoupt?

B:I’mallright.

A:Iknowit’hingwrongwithSusanandyou?

B:Well,you’piltupwithher.

A:Oh,I’htthetwoofyoumadeagoodmatch.

B:IthinkIshouldhaveacareerfirstbutshewantstogetmarriedrightnow.

A:Well,it’shardtomakeachoicebetweencareerandfamily.

B:Yeah,it’shard.

A:Iknowit’sdifficult,buttrytocheerup!

B:Youknow,’tgetheroutofmymind.

A:Well,you’llfindagoodmatchsoonerorlater.

Model2Leopropodtome.

Mary:Laura!Guesswhat!Leopropodtome!

Laura:’accept?

Mary:omedoubts…liketheagefactor.I’mreallyrobbingthecradle

here.

Laura:Iknowhe’sfuryearsyoungerthanyou,buthe’smatureforhisage.

Mary:I’mworriedabouttheculturaldifferences,too.

Laura:ButIcanethatbothofyouhavethesameinterestsandpersonalities.

That’venmoreimportant.

Mary:Maybeyou’reright.

NowYourTurn

A:Canyoubelieveit?Philipmadeaproposaltome!

B:sayyes?

A:Notyet.I’’smuchyoungerthanme.

B:Iknowhe’safewyearsyoungerthanyou,butIthinkheismaturethanmind.

A:I’

know,helivesinanothercity.

B:’sveryimportant.

A:Maybeyou’reright.

Model3There’ssomethingabouthim.

Jane:Laura,IknowyoulikeCharlesalot,butwhatdoyoulikeabouthim?

Laura:Well,there’sjustsomethingabouthim.

Jane:Really?Whatisthissomething?

Laura:Well,he’smature,handsome,gentle,he’sforme.

Jane:He’scertainlymature,butdon’tyouthinkhe’salittleoldforyou?He’salmost

twiceasoldasyouare!

Laura:Well,ageshouldn’tbesomethingthatcomesinthewayofaperson’smarriage.

Jane:It’struethatageisn’tthemostimportantissue,butwhatwouldyourparents

think?

Laura:Idon’nowthatIlovehimandhelovesme.

Love’sallthatmatters.

NowYourTurn

A:Well,ehisgoodpoints?

B:There’ssomethingwonderfulabouthim.

A:Really?Whatdoyoumeanbythissomething?

B:Well,he’shandsome,humorous,he’smyperfectmatch.

A:ButIthinkheistoooldforyou.

B:Well,agedoesn’tmattertoomuchforme.

A:Butwhatwouldyourparentsandfriendsthink?

B:Idon’,loveisthemost

’sTalk

Dating

Beforemarriage,youngerAmericansdateeachother,thatis,theyoftengoout

datingusuallybeginsintheearlyteens,andinthelateteens

sagreatpossibilitythatonegoesto

adancewithoneperson,toafootballgamewithanother,andtoapicnicwitha

knownas“doubledating.”Group

roupsofboysandgirlsmaygo

eoplemaygoouttogetherforalongtime,whichis,ineffect,

womengoouttogetheragreat

deal,“adultdating.”Theyskitogether,dine

together,eitheratrestaurantsorineachother’ricandatingsystem

oungAmericanswhohardlyknoweachothergoouton

soacceptableforthemtoarrangea“blinddate”,thatis,adatebetween

twoyoungpeoplewhohavenotmetbefore.

DatingDescription

CausaldatingEarlyteens

SteadydatingLateteens

,agame,apicnic

DoubledatingTwocouples

GroupdatingLargegroups

GooutforalongperiodIntentiontomarry

,work,dinetogether

CasualdatingsystemThowhohardlyknoweachother

BlinddatingThowhohavenevermetbefore

ringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:FindingtheRightTypeofGirl

Keith:Hey,Peter!You’anddancewithsomeone

likethatbabeoverthere.

Peter:Noway,Keith!She’uplinejustwon’twork

withher.

Keith:Oh,comeon,man!Whatkindofgirldoyoulike?

Peter:Iwantagirlthatgentleandmild,andthatbabeisnottherighttype.

Keith:Timesarechanging,andyou’llneverfindawomanthatwillshineyourshoes

.

Peter:Ohreally?Istillpreferwomenthatstayhome,cook,clean,andtakecare

ofthekids.

Keith:Okay,thenwhatwillyoudoafteryougethomefromwork?

Peter:,watchTV,andthrowourthetrash.

Keith:Wit,wait,’’llneverfindawife.

1.B2.D3.C4.A

Task2:HethinksI’mGod.

Ayoungwomanbringshomeherfiancéinner,hermother

tellsherfathertofindoutabouttheyoungman’herinvitesthe

fiancétohisstudyforadrink.

“Sowhatareyourplans?”thefatheraskstheyoungman.

“IamaBiblestudent,”hereplies.

“.”Thefathersays.“Good,butwhatwillyoudotoprovidemy

daughterwithanicehousuchasshe’saccustomedto?”

“Iwillstudy,”:theyoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovideforus.”

“Andhowwillyoubuyherabeautifulengagementringsuchasshederves?”asks

thefather.

“Iwillconcentrateonmystudies,”theYoungmanreplies,“andGodwillprovide

forus.”

“Andchildren?”asksthefather.“Howwillyousupportchildren?”

“Don’tworry,lprovide,”repliesthefiancé.

Theconversationgoesonlikethis,andeachtimethefatherquestionshim,the

,themotherasks,“Howdiditgo,

honey?”

Thefatheranswers,“Hehadnojobandnoplans,butthegoodnewsishethinksI’m

God.”

1.F2.T3.F4.T5.T

Task3:Lady

Lady,I’myourknightinshiningarmorandIloveyou.

YouhavemademewhatIamandIamyours.

Mylove,there’ssomanywaysIwanttosayIloveyou.

Letmeholdyouinmyarmsforevermore.

Youhavegoneandmademesuchafool;

I’msolostinyourlove.

Andon,webelongtogether.

Won’tyoubelieveinmysong?

Lady,forsomanyyearsIthoughtI’dneverfindyou.

Youhavesomeintomylifeandmademewhole.

Foreverletmewaketoeyoueachandeverymorning.

Letmehearyouwhispersoftlyinmyear.

InmyeyesIenooneelbutyou.

There’snootherlovelikeourlove.

Andyes,ohyes,I’llalwayswantyounearme.

I’vewantedforyousolong.

Lady,yourlove’stheonlyloveIneed

AndbesidemeiswhereIwantyoutobe.

‘Cau,mylove,there’ssomethingIwantyoutoknow,

You’retheloveofmylife,you’remylady.

Speaking

MutualLove

Jill:Youknow,Robert,we’vebeendatingalongtimenow.

Robert:monthsnextweek.

Jill:Youremembered!

Robert:ldIforgettheanniversaryofourfirstdate?

Jill:You’llyousomething?

Robert:tellmeanything.

Jill:Fromourveryfirstdate,Iknewwe’dbetogetheralongtime.

Robert:CanUtellyousomething?

Jill:Yes.

Robert:Thefeelingwasmutual.

UNIT4

ingSkills

1-i2-a3-f4-b5-c6-d7-h8-g9-e

ingIn

Task1:TheInfluenceofAdvertising

Richard:Dad,

oneslookkindoffunny.

Father:Funny!’salotoflifeleftinthem.

Richard:theshoesgivehimextraspring.

Father:YaoMingissotallthathedoesn’,hemakes

yprobablygivehimmillionsofdollarstoweartho

shoes.

Richard:Butifyouboughtmetheshoes,I’’dhavethat

extraspring.

Father:DoyouthinkYaoMingreachedthetopjustbecauoftheshoeshewears?

Orwasitsomethingel?

Richard:Youmeanlikehardwork,dedication,thatsortofthing?

Father:cusonyourstudiesandforgettheshoes.

sstillalotoflifeleft4.

ad

ns

hing

hetop

rkanddedication

/

Task2:I’llgetacamera.

Onedayjustbeforeclosingtime,JohnrushedintoaTVstoretobuyacolorTVt

endlyshopassistantwaswaiting

fortheday’slastand100thcustomertoreachhissalestargetforhisbonus,so

dJohn

moment,anew

commercialcameontothescreen,introducingapopularbrandofcameraaswellas

suddenlychangedhismindandtoldtheshopassistant:“ThankyoufortheTV

vetohurrytothecamerastoretogetthatcamera.”

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:Don’teventhinkaboutit!

“Don’teventhinkaboutit!”isaphracommonlyudintheUnitedStateswhen

apersonemphaticallydeniesorrefusomething.

In1995,ShaquilleO’Neal,apopularbasketballplayer,madeaPepsicommercialin

mercialbeginswithShaqplayingbasketball,and

eboycriesoutthenameofthisbasketball

sovertotheboy

andsays,“Hey,canIhaveit?”Hebendsover,supposingthathisadmirerwillgive

nthekidsays,“Don’teventhinkaboutit!”Thiscommercial

wasratherpopular,mercial

emstohaveamoredramaticeffectthanthatproducedbytheCoca-Colacompany

okeadayoungboymeetsfootballstar“Mean”JoeGreenas

giveshisheroabottleofCoke,andinexchange

forthedrink,thefootballplayerthrowstotheboy,whoexcitedlycatchesthe

souvenir.

Thephra“Don’teventhinkaboutit!”rs

toNewYorkCityareoftenamudtoearoadsignwiththewords:“Don’teven

thinkaboutparkinghere.”Thisroadsignmeansthatpeoplearestrictlyprohibited

fromparkingthere.

1.A2.D3.B4.C5.C

ngOut

Model1Whopays?

Laura:Hey!

Bob:Hey!Look,thisisacoolTVcommercial.“ThingsgobetterwithCoke!”

Laura:IthinkthePepsicommercialisjustasattractive:“Thechoiceofanew

generation!”

Bob:Yeah,butthecompetitorsarejustcancelingouteachother’fforts.

Laura:That’thspendpilesofmoneytoincreatheirmarket

shares,butneithergains.

Bob:I’mafraidtheextracostsofadvertisingwillbepasdontotheconsumers.

Laura:Ihearthattheadvertisingproducesagoodimageofaproduct,andthatleads

toconsumerbrandloyalty.

Bob:Whatdoyoumeanbyconsumerbrandloyalty?

Laura:,

they’rewillingtopaymore.

Bob:rwords,moresalesmeanlowerproductioncosts,

ndthewinner

isofcourthecompany.

Laura:That’strue!

NowYourTurn

A:Look,“Makeyourlfheard!”TheEricsson’sTVcommercialissocool.

B:IthinktheNokia’scommercialisjustasfascinating:“ConnectingPeople.”

A:I’mafraidconsumerswillhavetopayfortheadvertising.

B:Ihearthattheadvertimentscreateasafavorableonmageofaproduct,and

thatleadstoconsumerbrandloyalty.

A:Couldyouexplain“consumerbrandloyalty”?

B:mesthey’re

evenwillingtopaymore.

A:Itiscontradictorythatincreassalesleadtoalowerproductioncostperunit,

nerisalways

thecompany.

B:Iagree.

Model2Bewareofads!

Peter:MindifIswitchchannels?ThoTVcommercialsarekillingme.

Jane:Howcanyousaythat?Watch:“TakeToshiba,taketheworld.”Fantastic!There’s

fulproduct.

Peter:IfIwereyou,Iwouldn’ttrustthocommercials.

Jane:Now,lookatthisMcDonald’scommercials!Aren’ttholittlekidscute?Oh,

andthere’ssuchawarmfamilyfeeling.

Peter:JusthowanadvertisingagencywantsyoutoeMcDonald’’rethetarget

audience.

WhentheymakeTVcommercials,theyuscientificmethodstolearnwhatyou’ll

likeandbuy.

Jane:AreyoutellingmethodarlinglittlechildrenbitingintoBigMacsarepart

ofascientificprojecttogetmeintoMcDonald’s?

Peter:Advertisdon’dtheywantthe

end-ur—that’syou—tofallinlovewiththeirproduct.

Jane:you’resayingis,“Watchout,orcommercialswilltakeover

yourlife.”

NowYourTurn

A:Shallweswitchtoanotherchannel?Idon’tlikethoTVcommercials.

B:Whydoyouthinkso?Look:Justdoit!Whatapowerfulproduct.

A:Idoubtit.

B:Now,lookatthisL’el’sskinissosmooth.

A:Thisiswhattheywantyoutobelieve:utheproductandyouwillgetthesameskin.

B:Youmeantheyarelyingabouttheproduct?Idon’treallythinkso.

A:Advertirsnowappealtoemotions,ntyoutoliketheir

product.

B:Well,Idon’treallyagreewithyou,butwecanswitchtoanotherchannel.

Model3Arethefreemagazinesfree?

Peter:Jane,what’sthatmagazineyou’rereading?

Jane:It’’sgotsome

prettyinterestingarticlesinit.

Peter:Wakeup,Jane!It’it:It’salladvertising.

Jane:Maybeso,butiftheadvertisingpaysforthemagazine,thenIdon’thaveto.

Peter:toftheadsisbuiltintotheproducts.

Jane:Still,smeaboutnew

products.

Peter:Alotofcompaniesspendmoremoneyonadvertisingthanonmakingquality

products.

Jane:s,youhavethefreedom

tochoonottolookattheads.

Peter:Well,it’stimetocookdinner.

NowYourTurn

A:What’sthatbrochureyou’rereading?

B:It’’sgotsomepretty

interestingthingsinit.

A:Doyoureallythinkso?It’alltheadsinit.

B:Couldbe,butIdon’thavetopayforit.

A:t6ooftheadsisincludedintheproducts.

B:Still,smeinchoosing

whattobuy.

A:Thisisjustwhattheadvertirswantyoutodo.

B:s,you’redidn’thaveto

believealltheads.

A:Well,let’’sTalk

AJobAdforaFriendlyEmployee

Afirmadvertisingfora“friendly”employeehasbeenaskedtochangeitswording

becauitdiscriminatesagainstunfriendlypeople.

Travelco,atravelagency,putinarequestfora“Friendlyemployee”toprovide

JobCenterinBristoltoldmanagingdirectorHarrySmith

thathewouldhavetoremovetheword“friendly”beforetheadvertimentcouldbe

accepted.

aidhecouldnotbelievethedecisionandthoughtitwas“ridiculous.”

Hesaid:“Weweretoldwecouldnotuthatparticularwordbecauitwas

ghtitwasridiculous.

It’sonlytoonaturalforustospecifywhatkindofpeoplewewant.”Headded,“The

peopleatthecenterhavesincesaidtheythoughttheyhadbeenalittleoverthe

top.”

Thecenterhadmadeitarulethatcertainwordswerenorallowedinadsandthe

words“motivated”and“enthusiastic”hadbeenbannedinthepast.

Anofficialofthecentersaid:“Wedohaveguidelinesofnotusingpersonality

characteristicsinadvertimentstoensurethatthereisnodiscriminationinthe

process.”

Sheadded:“’llmakethefinal

’spossiblethatamemberofourstaffhasbeenover-enthusiasticin

cuttingoutwordsinads.”

Persons/AgenciesWords/ActionsReasons/Purpos

Afirmadvertidforafriendly

employee;

Wasaskedtochangethe

wording

discriminationagainst

unfriendlypeople

Travelcorequestedforafriendly

employee

toprovidefoodforits

staff/employees

TheJobCentertoldtheTravelcomanaging

directortoremovetheword

“friendly”

Themanagingdirectorsaidwastoldnottou

thatword;thoughtitwas

ridiculous

Itwasnaturaltospecify

thekindofpeoplethey

wanted

addedthatthepeopleatthe

centerthoughttheyhad

beenalittleoverthetop

Thecenterhaddecidedthatcertain

wordswerenotallowed;

ted,

enthusiastic

Anofficialsaidtheyhadguidelinesof

notusingpersonality

characteristics

nodiscrimination

addedthattheyshould

leavethedisputetothe

localjudges

tomakethefinaldecision

maybeamemberoftheir

staffhadbeen

over-enthusiastic

incuttingwords

ringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:BanningCigaretteAds

Nancy:Hey,Robert,whatdoyouthinkaboutcigaretteads?

Robert:They’untrieshavebannedtobaccoadscompletely.

Nancy:IheardintheStatesadvertisarenotallowedtoshowyoungpeoplesmoking

cigarettes,neitherareadstargetedatyouthallowed.

Robert:arsagoonecigarette

adshowedadeersmoking,butitwasdresdinauniversitysweater.

Obviouslytheadistryingtoattractyoungpeople.

Nancy:Inordertoincreasales,theyhavetomakesmokingappealingtoyoungpeople.

Makethemthinkit’scool.

Robert:

oldonesaredyingoflungcancer.

Nancy:dentUnionshoulddosomepublicityagainstsmokingin

campus.

Robert:Icouldn’tagreemore.

vebannedtobacco/cigaretteadscompletely.

irsarenotallowedtoshowyoungpeoplesmokingcigarettes.

epfindingwaysaroundthelaw.

stkeepbringinginnewcustomers,astheoldonesaredyingoflungcancer.

lddosomepublicityagainstsmokingoncampus.

Task2:ARadioCommercial

Areyoulookingforappliancesorfurnituretogivenewlifetoyourhome?

Looknofurther!HereatFrontierFurniture,wehaveeverythingyouneedtogive

s,videomachines,refrigerators,diningtables,

eit;wehaveit!Lowoncash?Wehaveaneasyrent-to-own

orTVscostonlytwo

hundredandtwenty-fivedollars;digitalpianosstaringatthreeninety-nine($399);

liveryonallmajor

appliances.

ddowntowntwoblockastofcityhall,

’reopendailyfrom10:00AMto9:,comeon

in,andletusmakeyourdreamhomeareality.

1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T

Task3:AnIntroductiontoAdvertising

y’sbusiness

world,sgreatcompetitionamongdifferent

manufacturersofthesamekindofproducttoattractcustomerstotheirproduct.

Theyalwayshavetoremindtheconsumerofthenameandthequalitiesoftheirproduct.

ufacturersadvertiinthenewspapersandon

metimespayforsongsabouttheirproductincommercialradio

ganizes

competitions,tenadvertionthescreensof

portantofall,incountriesthathavetelevision,theyhave

cturersoftenspend

mestheyevenspendmoreonadsthan

llythinksobecauoftheadvertimentsthat

opleneverpautoaskthemlvesiftheadvertimentsaretelling

thetruth.

1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D

Speaking

InfluenceofaHigh-ProfileStar

Jill:Hey,isn’tthatthesamejacketthesoccerstarRobertowearsinthatmagazine

ad?

Robert:esamecolor.

Jill:Buthiswouldhavebiggerpocketstoholdallthemoneythecompanypays

himtowearit.

Robert:You’ec.I’stofit

meprettywell.

Jill:lforeveryadyoue.

Robert:obuyitjustbecauIlikeit.

Jill:oberto.

UNIT5

ingSkills

1.M:ThepolicegaveafewticketsoutlastweekalongHighway15.

W:Infact,quiteafewticketsweregivenonthatroad.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M:Whodoyouthinkisthesmarteststudentintheclass?

W:Maryiscondtonone.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary?

3.W:Whatareyousohappyabout?

M:Insteadofbeinggivenanevendozen,we’vebeengivenabaker’sdozen.

Q:Whyisthemansohappy?

4.M:Wehavehadalotofrainoverthelastfewyears.

W:Butnothinglikethis.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.M:Whateffecthastheboomingeconomyhadoninterestratesforloans?

W:Theinterestrateshaveskyrocketed!

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

1.A2.B3.B4.D5.C

ingIn

Task1:Dogsaren’tallowedhere!

Manager:I’,butdogsaren’tallowedinthistheater.

Mary:ButIhaveaticketforhim.

Manager:I’mverysorry,butanimalsaren’tpermitted.

Mary:Youdon’ssowelltrainedand

sointelligentthathe’salmosthuman.

Manager:Iethatyouhaveanexceptionalanimal,but…

Mary:Ipromiyouthatifthereisanyproblemwe’llleavethetheaterimmediately.

Ipromiyouthatthisdogisn’tlikeanyotherdogyou’veeveren.

Manager:Well…allright.I’llletyougoin,sincethetheaterisalmostempty

rdogwillhavetobehavehimlf,oryouwillhavetoleave.

Mary:Thankyouverymuch.

dmovietheater

t

ainedintelligenthuman

blemleavethetheateranyotherdogen

empty

Task2:Putthecatout!

Acouplewasgoingoutfortheeveningtocelebratethewife’hey

weregettingready,iarrived,andasthecouple

walkedoutoftheirhome,tingtheircar

tohavefreerunofthehouwhiletheywereout,thehusbandwentbackupstairs

e,notwaitingitknownthatthehouwouldbeempty,

explainedtothetaxidriver,“He’sjustgoingupstairstosaygoodbyetomymother.”

Afewminuteslater,thehusbandgotintothecar,andsaid,“Sorryittookitso

pidoldthingwashidingunderthebed,andIhadtopokeherwitha

sticktogethertocomeout!”

4-1-3-5-2-6D)Shewasill-treatedathome.

Task3:ASuddenChangeintheParrot’sAttitude

rothadabadattitude

ordoutofthisbird’

triedeverymethodtochangethebird’sattitudebyconstantlysayingpolitewords,

playingsoftmusic,g

y,birdyelled

ooktheparrot,y,inamoment

ofdesperation,wminutes,

und

gthathe’shurtthebird,Johnquicklyopenedthedoor

rotcalmlysteppedoutandsaid,“IbelieveImayhaveoffended

lysorry,andIwilldoeverything

Icantocorrectmypoorbehavior.”

Johnwasgreatlysurpridatthebird’sabouttoask

theparrotwhathadcaudsuchasuddenchangeinhisbehavior,thebirdcontinued,

“MayIiaskwhyyouputthechickensthereandwhattheydidwrong?”

1.C2.D3.B4.C5.A

ngOut

Model1Thedogwillbecompanyforher.

John:Se-Jin,comeshoppingwithme.I’mbuyingaprentformymother.

Se-Jin:Whatareyougettingher?

John:I’.

Se-Jin:Adog?Wouldshelikethat?

John:She’orkslonghourachday,andIthinkwithmeaway

atschool,’lljustgetasmallone,aPekine.

Se-Jin:Goodidea!Thedogwillbecompanyforher.

NowYourTurn

A:Hi,obuyagiftformyneighbor.

B:Whatfor?

A:Hiswifediedacoupleofweeksago,’sbeenkind

obuysomethingtocheerhimup.

B:Whatdoyouwanttogetforhim?

A:I’mthinkingofbuyingabunchofflowersforhim.

B:ButI’.

A:Adog?Why?

B:He’’ssolonely;heneedscompanyratherthanbeautiful

flowers.

A:Goodthinking!Thedogcankeephimcompany.

Model2Wheretowalkdogs?

Bob:There’ssometalkofabusinessmanbuildingadogparkinShanghai.

Laura:Really,whatonearthfor?

Bob:Apparentlythereisalawagainsthavingdogsonthestreets.

Laura:Doesitmeanthatthedogshavetostayinsideapartmentsatalltimes?

Bob:Itsoundsprettycruel,doesn’tit?Maybetheparkisagoodidea.

Laura:Maybetheyshouldjustallowpeopletowalktheirdogsonthestreets.

Bob:Butinmanylargecitieswheredogscanbewalked,thestreetsareamess.

IheardParisistheworst.

Laura:Couldn’tpeoplejustcleanupaftertheirdogs?

Bob:Wouldthey?

NowYourTurn

A:Haveyouheardthecityhaspassalawagainstwalkingdogsinthestreets?

B:Sure,it’spublishedinthenewspapers.

A:Itmeansthatdogshavetobekeptinsideallthetime.

B:It’srathercruel,isn’tit?Weshouldn’tbesocrueltodumbanimals.

A:Butdogsoftenleaveamessfromtheirdogs.

B:Butownerscancleanupthemessfromtheirdogs.

A:Wouldthey?

B:oplecanwalktheirdogs

there.

A:yisalreadytoocrowedwithoutthedogs.

Model3Whatdoeshavingafewfishdoforyou?

Philip:Wow!Ieyou’!

Peter:yrecommendit.

Philip:Why?Whatdoeshavingafewfishdoforyou?

Peter:Ifinditrelaxingjusttositdownandwatchtropicalfishattheendof

atiringday.

Philip:otakeiteasyafterwork,too.

Peter:There’’veyouhoursof

entertainment,believeme.

Philip:PerhapsIshouldgiveitatry.

Peter:OK,Icanlendyouacoupleofgoodreferencebooks.

Philip:Great!Anyothertipsongettingstarted?

NowYourTurn

A:Wow!You’veboughtadiscman!Itdoeslooknice!

B:You’glyrecommendit.

A:Why?Whatcanitdoforyou?

B:Ifinditrelaxingtolistentomusiconit.

A:day’sworkIliketorelaxabitmylf.

B:siccheersyouupandmakesyouforgetallyourtroubles.

A:MaybeIshouldhaveatry,butIdon’tknowhowtouthediskman.

B:OK,Icanlendyouthismanual.

A:Wonderful!Anyothertipsongettingstarded?’sTalk

AnIntelligentDog

Ablackdogwalkedintoabutcher’

llyfixedhiyeson

thelambchopsandbarked,cher,

thinkingthedogwouldn’tknowthedifference,

barkedangrilyandcontinuedtobarkuntilthebutcherlectedthefinestchops.

Afterthebutchertookthemoneyfromthedog’smouth,thedogpickedupthechops

andlefttheshop.

Thebutcherwasdeeplyimpresdanddecidedthathewouldliketoownacleverdog

entered

anapartmenthou,climbedtothethirdfloor,andbegantoscratchonthedoor.

Withthat,d

so,thebutchersteppedforwardtoaskthemantostop.“Whatareyoudoing?”That’s

thesmartestanimalI’veeveren!Surelyitdoesn’tdervethiskindoftreatment.”

Thebutcherthenwentontoexplainhowthedoghadboughtthebestlambchopsin

lookedatthebutcherfromthecornerofhiyeandsaid,“Idon’t

thinkhe’,thisisthirdtimethisweekhe’sforgottenhis

key.”

CharactersActionsandWords

Adogwalkedintoabutcher’sshopwithfivedollars;

fixedeyesonthelambchopsandbarked—wantedsome.

Thebutcherpickeduptheworst/lowestqualitychops.

Thedogbarkedangrilyandcontinuously

Thebutcherlectedthefinestchops;

tookthemoney.

Thedogleft.

Thebutcherwantedtoown/havesuchadog;

followedthedog.

Thedogenteredanapartmenthou

climbedtothethirdfloor;

scratchedonthedoor.

Amanopenedthedoor;

yelledatthedog.

Thebutcheraskedhimtostop,

sayingitwasthesmartest/cleverestanimal;

explainedhowthedoghadgotthebestlambchops.

Themanlookedathimsideways;

saiditwasthethirdtimethisweekthedoghadforgotten

hiskey.

ringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:ABirthdayPrent

Mary:David,howdidyourmomlikethedogyougaveherforabirthdaygift?

David:Oh,Mary,edherhandandwaggeditstailandshe

washooked.

Mary:Whatdidshecallit?

David:She’scallingit“Brian”,afterafriendofhers.

Mary:omewherethatdogscanbecome

veryclototheirowners.

David:I’interviewonTVwithamanwhohadepilepticattacks,

andhisdogwouldwarnhimbeforehewouldhaveanattack.

Mary:Really?Iwonderhowtheycandothat1

David:Itahssomethingtodowiththedog’’sverykeen.

Mary:DoyouthinkBrianwillbeabletoforetellwhenyourmomisgoingtoroast

achicken?

AfterDavidgavehismomadogasabirthdayprent,shewasveryplead,forthe

leditBrianafteroneofherfriends.

Maryreadanarticlewhichsaysthatdogscanbefaithfultotheirowners/masters.

Davidagreed,forhesawaTVinterviewwhichintroducedadogthatcouldwarnits

ainedthatthisabilityofthedog’shas

ly,Marysaidshewoundedwhether

thedogBriancanforetell/predictwhenDavid’smomisgoingtoroastachicken.

Task2:100PercentPolarBear

OneafternoonintheArctic,afatherpolarbearandhissonpolarbearweresitting

turnedtohisfatherandasked,“Dad,amI100percentpolar

bear?”“Ofcour,son,you’re100percentpolarbear.”

Afewminutespasd,andthebearturnedtohisfatheragainandsaid,“Dad,tell

100percentpolarbear?Nobrownbearorpanda

bear?”“Son,I’m100percentpolarbearandyourmotheris100percentpolarbear,

soyou’recertainly100percentpolarbear.”

Afewminutespasd,andthesonpolarbearagainturnedtohisfatherandasked,

“Dad,don’’llhurtmyfeelingsifit’yneedto

know…amIreally100percentpolarbear?”

Somewhatangeredbythiscontinuedquestioning,thefatherpolarbearyelledathis

son,“Whyonearthdoyoukeepaskingisyou’re100percentpolarbear?”

“BecauI’mfreezingtodeathouthere!”

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.F

Task3:AnIntroductiontoAdvertising

“Areyoureadytogotowork?”washertail.

shesitsdown,ymoldisfoundwithinthree

dbefrom

edotherwaystofindit,butthey

didn’sfound

itcanbecleanedoutandtheboywillfeelmuchbetter.

nt

.S.,

peoplehaveuddogstofinddrugsandbombsforalongtime,butdogsthatfind

moldaresomethingnew.

echeaperto

sodoitquickly

andforlessthan%ethodsmaycostthousandsofdollarsandtakemany

weeks.

1.D2.C3.B4.A5.D

Speaking

AFuneralforaDeadFish

Nancy:Westernersoftentakepetsastheirfriends,eventheirfamilymembers.

EspeciallydogsTheythinkdogsareman’sbestfriends.

Michael:Whatpetsdopeopleusuallykeep?

Nancy:,cats,hors…anythingcouldbeapet.

Michael:Doyouhaveapet?

Nancy:,hadafuneral

forher.

Michael:Afuneral?

Nancy:Yes,usuallyit’adafuneralforthe

deadfish.

Michael:Soundsinteresting.

Nancy:Well,youlater.

Michael:OK,bye.

UNIT6

ingSkills

Dialog1

Girl1:Whatdoyouthinkofthisminiskirt,Amy?Prettyhotstuff,eh?

Girl2:Wow…it’ouldneverletmewearsomethinglikethat.

Girl1:Mymom’smemakemyowndecisionsaboutclothes.

Girl2:’dbemadifIcamehomeinaskirtlikethat.

Girl1:Let’sbothgotone;thenmaybeyourmomwouldn’tbesouptifwebothwore

thesameskirt.

Girl2:Well…maybe.

stgirl(Thegirlwhosuggestswearingtheshortskirt.)

Dialog2

Mother:Lily,wheredidyougetthatskirt?Youcan’’smuchtooshort!

Whatwillothersthink?

Lily:Youdon’’itlooks

veryattractive.

Mother:Nonn,it’’snotmeant

dissuretosaytheskirtisfartoo

revealing!

Lily:Butit’sreallyinhighfashion;everyoneiswearingclotheslikethis.

Mother:iendAmywouldneverwearaskirtlikethat!

[Amycomesin,wearingthesamestyleofshortskirt!]

Lily:Look,’swearingthesameskirt!

Mother:MyGod,Igiveup.

,shehasn’t.

ingIn

Task1:AWoman’sFunnyDress

Lily:Mom,sslooksfunny.

Mother:Iwouldn’tsaythat,sfinetome.

Lily:Areyoukidding?She’’slastyear’sstyle.

Mother:Oh,comeone,aslongasitlooksgoodonher.

Lily:Wow,you’rereallyasout-datedassheis.

Mother:You’reright.I’?What’sthepointoffollowingthe

fashion?

Lily:Nowonderyouneverbuymenewdress.

unny

inetoher

ndthetimes

t

oodonher

-dated

gherlfinstyle

er

Task2:Howisfashiondecided?

ign

asbeenthetraditionalcenterofworldfashion,

thoughrecentlyBritishdesignershavehadgreatinfluenceinttingnewstyles,

designersguard

thecretsoftheirnewdesignsuntiltheircollectionsareshowntothepublic.

Thenpicturesofthestylesarepublishedinnewspapersandmagazinesalloverthe

frommanycountriestraveltoParistobuytheclothesandcopythe

arytheygotoethespringclothes;andinJuly,toethe

essmanufacturersfromothercountriesbuytheoriginal

entakethembacktotheirownwing

rooms,’swhyyou

maybeabletobuyinyourtowntheclothingthatisinthelateststylewithoutpaying

anufacturersutheParisstylessimplyasa

thersmayadaptonlyapartoftheFrench

designintotheirownstyles.

1.F2.F3.T4.T5.F

Fashiondesignersdesignfashionableclothes,

begintrendsandnewstyles,

andtheirworkiscopiedallovertheworld.

Parisisthecenteroftheworldfashion,wherethecrets

ofthenewdesignsareguardeduntiltheyareshown

tothepublic

PeopleandmanufacturerscometoParistobuyandcopynewclothes,inJanuary

eclothesarecopiedandmadeupin

largenumbers,forwhichonedoesnothavetopaya

highprice.

OthermanufacturersuParisstylessimplyasa

startingpointfortheirownideas.

StillothersadaptonlyapartoftheFrenchdesign

Task3:DreamingofBeingaFashionModel

Topfashionmodelstravelallovertheworld,earnhugesalariesandliveexciting

anttobeamodel,reusually

y,theyare

tall,long-legged,imumheightisabout5’8”,andtheaverageweight

herimportantthingsforafashionmodelareclearskin,

healthyhair,straightteeth,’llalsoneedambition,

intelligence,confidence,independence,andwill-power.

Ifyou’vegottherightlooksbutareworriedovernotbeingtallenoughorfitenough,

themagickeytodevelopingyourfashionmodelpotential.

agesyourfeettostimulateapart

llgiveyouthefashion

uldalsogoinforsomesportslikerunningorbasketball.

TheincreathebenefitsofusingKimi.

imirightnow!Don’tyouthinkhavingthe

hegithandshapeofafashionmodelwouldbewonderful?Yes,Kimihelpsyourealize

yourdream.

1.D2.B3.A4.B5.C

Topfashionmodels…..earninglargesalaries

Futuremodels…..beingatleast5’8”tall

Kimi…………..massagingone’sfeet

Apartofthebrain……producinggrowthhormonesdirectly

Customers…….buyingKimi

ngOut

Model1Howdidyoulikethefashionshow?

Laura:Howdidyoulikethefashionshowlastnight?

John:it’sstupidofwomentowearclotheslikethat.

Laura:Ididn’teanythingwrongwiththeclothes;theylookedprettyniceto

me.

John:Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundthestreets?

Laura:Yes,t,arhigh-fashionclothes

toshowofftheirnofstyleandwealth.

John:Well,Istillthinkthey’smorentospendthemoneyon

morepracticalpurpos.

NowYourTurn

A:Whatdidyouthinkofthelow-cutdressatthefashionshowyesterdayevening?

B:Ithinkit’snotdecentforChinegirlstowearadresslikethat.

A:,theylookedprettynicetome.

B:Doyoureallythinkpeoplecanwearthatstuffandwalkaroundthestreets?

A:Yes,’oplewear

high-fashionclothestoshowofftheirnofstyleaswealth.

B:Well,dbebettertospendthe

moneyonhigh-quality,traditionalclothes.

Model2I’mlookingforalightjacket.

Salesman:WhatcanIdoforyou?

John:I’mlookingforalightjacket.

Salesman:Pleacomethisway;they’zedoyoulike?

John:I’mnotsure.

Salesman:ok,I’,lordoyoulike?

John:Lightblue,plea.

Salesman:OK,trythisoneon.

John:Yes,that’h

isit?

Salesman:$24.99.

John:I’ywithacreditcard?

Salesman:Sure,wetakebothdebitandmajorcreditcards.

NowYourTurn

A:CanIhelpyou?

B:Canyoushowmeapairofjeans?

A:zedoyouwear?

B:Idon’tknow.

A:Noproblem,I’lltakeyourmeasurements…OK,whatcolordoyoulike?

B:Darkblue,plea.

A:Pleatrythisoneon…Howdoesitfeel?

B:Yes,that’esitcost?

A:$79.90.

B:I’ywithacreditcard?

A:Sorry,weacceptonlycash.

Model3Couldyoushowmeapairofrunningshoes?

Salesman:Goodmorning,eanythingyoulike?

John:Notyet,I’lllookaroundfirst…Excume,couldyoushowmeapairof

runningshoes?Areanyoftheonsale?

Salesman:ThepriceoftheReebokswon’tchange,buttheNikesgoonsalethis

afternoon:25%’sagooddeal.

John:No,Idon’tlikeNikesatall.

Salesman:Well,whydon’tyoutryonthispairofReeboksandehowtheyfeel?

John:,there,I’m

aveasize24?

Salesman:I’msorry,they’’llbegladtoorderanewpairof

you.

John:Howlongwillittake?

Salesman:Threedays.

John:Thendon’ouanyway.

NowYourTurn

A:MayIhelpyou?

B:vealookatthegreenone?

A:tryitonandehowitfeels.

B:OK…Ithinkit’aveasmallerone?

A:I’msorry,uttheblueone?

B:No,Idon’’sTalk

TheMiniskirt

ncontributiontofashion

the1960smanyyoungpeoplewerestartingtothink

sbecameaweaponin

ngdifferentanddaringwassoonpopular.

Duringthisperiodminiskirtsattractedtheworld’eenagersand

aid

thatatherfashionshop,youngwomenbegandemandingshorterandshorterskirts.

“IfIdidn’tmakethemshortenough,thegirlsthathadwonderfullegswouldtake

scissorsandshortentheskirtsthemlves.”ally,’s

skirts,whicharrivedintheUnitedStatesinthemid-60’s,werereducedtoabout

sofEuropeandNorthAmericatheminiskirtreprentedloo

softheoldergenerationbelievedgoodgirlswouldneverappearin

’sopinion,shortskirtswornwithheavypantyhowould

,feministshavecometoeminiasasymbol

ofwomen’sliberation,asapowerfulweaponagainstthetraditionalstereotypeof

thewomansimplyaswifeandmother.

1.D2.D3.A4.C5.B

ringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:PayingfortheNewClothes

Daughter:Mom,

mesterwillbestartingsoon—canwegoshopping?

Mother:Youhaveaclotfullofclothesthatarestillinverygoodcondition.

YourfatherandIalreadyhavetopayyouuniversitytuition…andthere’re

thebookstoo.

Daughter:lllookstupid

willthinkIcameformthemiddleages.

Mother:But…

Daughter:MaybeIcouldgetapart-timejobtohelppayforthenewclothes.

Mother:No,versityisanewexperience…maybewecanlook

forsomethingnottooexpensive.

Daughter:Wonderful,atleastwecanhavealook.

Thedaughterwantstobuynewclothes,butthemotherdisagrees,sayingshestill

hasalotofclothesingoodconditionandtheparentshavetopayfortheuniversity

ghterarguesthatsheneedsclothesinfashion,soasnottolook

ghterthensuggestsgettinga

tingtoaffectthedaughter’sstudies,

themotherfinallyagreestobuynewclothes.

Task2:AModel’sDescriptionofHerWork

Beforethefashionshowstarted,llroomwewereeach

ergotusintothefashionclothes,thenanassistantchecked

thatthestylewasright—thecorrectnumberofbuttonsundone,thetrourspulled

esd,hion

icstarted,andwe

dforthephotographers,breeze.

Iwalkedbackintotheroom,

ing

todoso,Ialmostmisdmynextturn.

At8:30p.m.,withtheaudienceinplace,out

again,icwasloud,ldhearthe

talking—fashionshowsarenottheatre,andpeopledon’lists

discusswhattowriteabout;buyersdiscusswhethertheycanmakeaprofitfromthe

houghyouhavebeenchonforyourlooksthataresuitablefor

certaindress,asamodel,

walkthroughconversations,notacreativehuman

being,justasmilingdoll.

1.T2.F3.T4.F5.F

Task3:ItsyBitsyTeenieWeenieYellowPolka-dotBikini

Shewasafraidtocomeoutofthelocker

Shewasasnervousasshecouldbe

Shewasafraidtocomeoutofthelocker

Shewasafraidthatsomebodywoulde

One,two,three,four,tellpeoplewhatshewore

Itwasanitsybitsyteenieweenieyellowpolka-dotbikini

Thatsheworeforthefirsttimetoday.

Anitsybitsyteenieweenieyellowpolka-dotbikini

Sointhelockershewantedtostay.

Two,three,four,stickaroundwe’lltellyoumore

Shewasafraidtocomeoutintheopen

Andsoablanketaroundhershewore

Shewasafraidtocomeoutintheopen

Andsoshesatbundledupontheshore

Two,three,four,tellthepeoplewhatshewore…

Speaking

BuyinganExpensiveDress

Nancy:Yournewlow-cutdressiswonderful.

Jill:Thankyou,arkedd9own50%.

Nancy:Wheredidyougetit?

Jill:dayear-endsalethatwastoogoodtopassup.

Nancy:veallthehigh-endstuff.

Jill:Nothinggoodinlifeischeap.

Nancy:Well,let’’tforgettobringit.

Jill:Bringwhat?

Nancy:Yourcreditcard.

UNIT7

ingSkills

1.W:Howmuchmoneyistherentforanapartmentinthisneighborhood?

M:Yourrentshouldbeaboutaquarterofthat.

Q:Howmuchshouldbethewoman’srentbe?

2.M:Ipaid$3,nsaleata30$discount.

W:It’sarealbargain.

Q:Howmuchdidthecameracostoriginally?

3.M:What’stherateforaneconomycar?

W:Thedailyrateis$32,unlimitedmileage.

Q:Howmuchwillthemanpayifherentsthecarforaweek?

4.M:I’hdotheycost?

W:Theyare$180eachandfourmakesatotalof$ayweareoffering

a20%discount.

Q:Howmuchdoesthemanhavetopay?

5.W:Whatanoldcaryou’vegot!

M:Well,ithadrun12,’scovered

3,080milessincethen.

Q:Howmanymileshasthecarrun?

1.B2.A3.A4.D5.B

ingIn

Task1:It’stimetobuy.

Mike:Hey,Robert,whereareyouoffto?

Robert:I’mgoingtotalktoabankeraboutaloan.

Mike:Youareshortofmoney?Ithoughtyouwerethesavingtype.

Robert:There’satimetosaveandatimetospend.

Mike:’stheloanfor?IhaveafewbucksIcould…

Robert:I’mconsideringgettingamortgagetobuysomeproperty.

Mike:Doyouthinkpropertyisagoodinvestment?Imean,it’salotofmoney.

Robert:Well,Mike,asyouknow,propertyvalueshavebeengoingthroughtheroof.

IfIhadboughtanapartmenttwoyearsago,itsvaluewouldhavegoneup

by30percenttoday.

Mike:AndfromwhatIknow,interestratesarelownow.

Robert:likeagoodtimetobuy.

raloan

savespend

ageproperty

tyvalues

/goneup/increadby30percent

Task2:CanIhavemychangeplea?

toabarandhad

wasdone,man

shoutedafterhim,“Heymister,areyougoingtopayforthodrinks?”

Tomturnedaroundandreplied,“Ihavealreadypaidyou,”andthenwalkedoutof

immediatelyhesawoneofhisfriendsRichardandtoldhimabout

thebarman,“Justgointhereanddrinkallyouwant,

thebarmanasksyoutopaythebill,justtellhimyouhavealreadypaid.”

Thissoundedeasyenough,manwent

tohimandsaid,“Beforeyoucamein,skedhimtopay

hisbill,hetoldmehe’dpaid,butIdon’trememberhimpayingme.”

Richardsaid,“Iwouldlovetostayandhearyourstory,butIdon’

Ihavemychangeplea?”

1.A2.B3.D4.C5.C

Task3:Whynotjustprintmoney?

What’sthesolutiontoarecession,atimeoflittleeconomicactivity?Justprint

money!Soundsreasonable,doesn’tit?Let’seifthiswillworkbyusinganexample.

Let’spretendthatallthestudentsinyourclassmakeuptheENTERpopulationof

thecountry,’salsopretendeachstudent

haxactly$1.00.

Sinceweareinarecession,let’shavetheteacher,whoreprentsthegovernment,

ts$ryonehas$1.00moretospend.

Moremoneytospendsoundslikeagreatwaytogetusoutofrecession,sincemore

moneytospendmeansdemandforgoodsandrvices.

Thenifthatworks,whydon’twegiveMOREmoneyaway?Howabout$100?Nowwehave

rerecession,right?

Notreally,andmore

peoplereceivemoreandmoremoney,what’llhappen?

Sinceeveryonehasmoremoney,thestudentsallgoshoppingtospendthatextramoney.

Thiscausthedemandforgoodsandrvicestori,andpeoplewhollgoods

mple,ifyoucouldbuyanewmusicCDat$10in

thepast,nowthepricecouldbe$1,000!Thisiscalledinflation.

So,theoriginalreasonforprintingallthismoneywastohelpgetusofrecession,

butwehaveonlyreplacedoneproblemwithanother.

1.T2.T3.F4.F5.F

ngOut

Model1Iwanttoblowitall.

John:Hey,Se-Jin,doyouwanttocomeshoppingwithme?Mydadjustgavememy

monthlyallowanceandIwanttoblowitall.

Se-Jin:Thatsoundsjustlikeyou,John!Whatdoyouwanttobuy?

John:Idon’tknow…SomemusicCDs,maybe.

Se-Jin:Ifyouspendallthatmoneyonthingsyoudon’tevenknowifyouwant,you

won’thaveanymoneyleftwhenyouneedit.

John:ButifIjustsavemymoney,thatdoesn’s,

IneedsomenewCDs.

Se-Jin:Youalsoneedafinancialadvisor!

NowYourTurn

A:Hey,doyouwanttocomeshoppingwithme?Ijustgotsomemoneyfrommypart-time

job,andIwanttogetridofitrightaway.

B:That’youwanttobuy?

A:Idon’tknow…somefashionableclothes,maybe.

B:Ifyouwasteallyourmoneyonthingsyoudon’tevenknowifyouwant,you’ll

beoutofmoneycompletelywhenyouneedit.

A:ButifIjustholdontomymoney…thatdoesn’y

’sthepointofsavinglotsofmoneywithoutfun?

B:AsIeit,youneedapersontolookafteryourmoney.

Model2Canmoneybuyeverything?

Peter:I’ldgetmyhandsonalot

ofmoney,I’llbereallyhappy.

Jane:Doyoureallythinkso?I’mnotsosure.

Peter:Ofcour,whywouldn’tI?I’dbeabletohaveanythingIwant.

Jane:Well,thereareplentyofpeoplewhohavealotofmoneybutaren’

doyousaytothat?

Peter:ButifIbecameamillionaire,I’dbuywhateverIwanted.

Jane:Canyoubuytruelove?Canyoubuythemoon?

Peter:Maybenot,butIcanbuyahouwithalotofmodernconveniences.

Jane:Somanypeoplethinklikeyoudo,buylookatallthedivorces,suicidesand

ouexplainthat?

Peter:Maybethere’ssomethinginwhatyousaid.

NowYourTurn

A:alotofmoney,I’dbeashappyas

aking.

B:Doyoureallybelieveso?Ihavemydoubtsaboutit.

A:Ofcour,whywouldn’tI?IfIwereamillionaire,there’snothingIcouldn’t

buy.

B:Well,canyoubuthealth?Canyoubuttruefriendship?

B:nbutabighouandcar,andmakemylifemorecomfortable.

A:’tforget,

therearealsodivorcesandsuicidesamongwealthypeople.

B:Well,annotbutrealhappiness.

Model3Iwonderifyoucouldgivemealoan.

John:Hey,Se-Jin,Iwasjustonmywaytofindyou.

Se-Jin:What’sup,John?

John:Se-Jin,I’mkindofbroke,r

ifyoucouldgivemealoan.

Se-Jin:Dreamon!I’mhardupmylf.

John:Youe,Iwanttobuysomenewstereoequipment,andI’mjustaboutahundred

short.

Se-Jin:Whynotsaveupforit?

John:save

atleast30percent!

S-Jin:John,I’wstereoisn’tan

emergency.

John:ThenI’mafraidIhavetofindsomeonewhoismoreeasy-going.

NowYourTurn

A:Hi,Iwastryingtocatchupwithyou.

B:Whathappened?

A:r

ifyoucanlendmesomemoney?

B:You’redaydreaming.I’mshortofmoneymylf.

A:Look,Iwanttobuyadigitalcamera,andI’monlyshortof150bucks.

B:Whynotsavetowardsit?

A:nsavemealmost25percent.

B:Well,I’wcameraisn’turgent.

A:ThenI’mafraidI’llhavetotrysomeonewho’’sTalk

StoryofaMir

forehedied,he

saidtohiswife,“Now,ie,Iwantyoutotakeallmymoneyandputitinthe

otakemymoneytotheafterlifewithme.”

Hemadeherpromiwithallherheartthatwhenhedies,shewouldpitallthemoney

aidinthecasket,hiswifewassitting

therewearingblack,andherfriendwassittingnexttoher.

Whentheyfinishedtheceremony,justbeforetheundertakersgotalreadytoclo

thecasket,thewifesaid,“Waitaminute!”eover

withtheboxandputitinthecasket.

Thentheundertakerslockedthecasketdown,ndsaid,

“Girl,Iknowyouweren’tfoolenoughtoputallthatmoneyintherewithyour

husband!”

Shesaid,“Listen,I’’himthat

Iwouldputallthemoneyinthecasketwithhim.”

“Youmeanyoureallyputthatmoneyinthecasketwithhim!?”

“Isurelydid,”saidthewife.“Iwrotehimacheck.”

an

asket

e

asket

gblack

/beside

/off

hallthatmoney/themoney

tianonherword

money

ringListeningandSpeaking

Task1:GivingMoneytoaBeggar

Susan:Hey,Robert,yougavethatbeggarsomeofyourhard-earnedcash?

Robert:edasifheneededhelp.

Susan:Buyyou’realwayssocarefulwithyourmoney.

Robert:Yeah,Iguessso,butIliketohelpwhensomeone’sinneed.

Susan:Ijustwonderwhytheguydoesn’tgetajobandmakehisownliving.

Robert:It’sjustnotthatsimple,oplehaveahardtimeofitinlife.

Susan:ivethemmoney,theywilljustgo

onwastingit.

Robert:Lifehasbeengoodtome,Susan,andI’dliketosharesomeofmyluck.

gar

lwith/about

ime

ck

Task2:BuyingaMachine

AnAme

noon,whenthelunchbellrings,twothousandmenandwomenimmediatelystopworking

andleavethebuilding.

“Yourworkers,they’reescaping!”criesthevisitor.“You’vegottostopthem.”

“Don’tworry,they’llbeback,”eed,anexactlyone0’clock

thebellringsagain,andalltheworkersreturnfromtheirbreak.

Whenthetourisover,themanufacturerturnstohisguestandsays,“Well,now,

whichofthemachineswouldyouliketoorder?”

“Forgetthemachines,”saysthevisitor.“Howmuchdoyouwantforthatbell?”

1.T2.F3.F4.T5.T

Task3:AnIntroductiontoCreditCards

Creditcardsareplasticcardsissuedbyabankorotherfinancialinstitutions

ericandon’t

mthecardsareconvenientandsafetou.

Creditcardsaregainingpopularity,eaccepted

almosteverywhere,thoughnotatfastfoodrestaurants.

Creditcardsallowyoutopurchathingsthatyoumaynotcurrentlyhavethemoney

uuacreditcard,thecreditcardcompanythatissuedthecredit

,abillwillbemailedtoyoubyyourcreditcardcompany

time,youcaneitherpaythebillinfull,

oronlypayaminimumamount,aittill

later,youwillowethecreditcardcompanyinterestontheamountthatyoudonot

pay.

1.D2.C3.B4.C5.A

Speaking

Canyouchangeatwenty-dollarbill?

Cashier:HowcanIhelpyou,Miss?

Jill:Couldyouchangea20forme?

Cashier:ouwantit?

Jill:CouldIhavetwo5’s,butnotenough1’rtersallrightwithyou?

Cashier:Well,Ihavesome5’s,butnotenough1’rtersallrightwithyou?

Jill:Oh,that’venbetter!Inthatca,Iwon’thavetoworryaboutthesmall

changeforthelaundry.

Cashier:Hereyouare!

Jill:Thanksamillion!