listeningexpress

Unit1Relationships

1.A:JakeSutton！Isthatyou,man?Howareyou?

B:Hey,Andrew!Ididn’trecognizeyouforamoment,longtimenoe!

A:Yeah,wow,Ihaven’tenyousincehighschoolgraduation!what’veyoubeenupto?

B:I’vebeenbackEast,atcollage.

A:collage?Where?

B:Boston.b.u.

A:Oh,cool.

B:Andthispastyear,IgottogotoSpainasanexchangestudent.

A:Spain?Nokidding?Irememberyoualwayshopedforaninternationallifestyle.

B:exactly.

A:Sohowwasis,amigo?

B:Oh,man,itwassogreat;IgottoealotofEurope.

A:Year!Likewhere,

B:,France,Greece,’veinvitedme

backagainifIwanttogotograduateschoolthere.

A;soundslikewewon’tbeeingyouforantherfewmoreyearsthen,eh?

B:mewantstogo,halfofmewantstostayhere,youknow,wheniwas

there,ImisdhomealotmorethanIthoughtIwould.

A:Icanimagine.

2.A:so,terry,howhaveyoubeen?

B:good,good.

A:Howarethingsgoing?Didyougraduatethisyear?

B:Me?Nah!IwenttoState,butaftermycondyear,IrealizethatwhatIreallywanttodois

takeoverformymomintherestaurant.

A:Oh,that’,Imean,it’snotsolittle,but…

B:SoIcamebackhomeandstartedapprenticingaschef.

A:Really?Thatissocool!Youknow,nowthatIthinkaboutit,itmakesperfectnforyou.

Evenbackinhighschool,,howisitbeingintherestaurant

business?

B:Well,Ilovetocook,but,man,Ihavealottolearnaboutrunningabusiness.I’mreallygladmy

mom’saroundtoteachme.

A:Well,I’ghtsdoyouwork?

B:Takeyourpick.I’mtherevennightsaweek.

3;A:Ken?KenMackney,isthatyou?

B:Uh,yeah,I’mKenMackney.

A:It’w,’scalculusclass,nioryear?

B:Um,so,how’sitgoing?Whatareyouuptothedays?

A:I’mprettybusy.I’mworkingasanaccountantinthecity.

B:Oh,that’sgreat!Itsoundslikeyoureallyputyourmathskillstogoodu.

A:,youmightactuallyknowmywife,TinaChan,Jason

Chan’slittlesister?

B:heonewhowenttoHarvardMedicalSchool?

A:No,nttoartschool.

B:Oh!Well,IguessyouandTinaareagoodmatch,then,youwerealwaysintoart,too,weren’t

you?

A:No,notreally,that’smybrothertomyouarethinkingof,youdon’trememberverymuchfrom

highschool,doyou?

B:No,Iguessnot!It’sbeenalongtime!

4:A:hi,Kate,it’sme,CindyLohan,yourememberme,don’tyou?

B:Cindy,’,mygosh,yes!Idorememberyou!But…

A:Butwhat?

B:Well,it’sjustthatyoudon’kso,so

normal.

A:Normal?Iguessyou’rereferringtomyhair?

B:,you’newyou,youalwayshadyourhair

eday,pinkthenext.

A:Well,I’dgeshaveathingagainstpinkhair,so…

B:Icaneyournofhumorhasn’tchangedmuch!

Unit2Identity

,’tbelievethis.

What?Whathappened,Katie(Kate)?

YouknowthatguyBrett,fromthefootballteam?

Oh,yeah,dhedothistime?

Hegavemeapoem.

Apoem?

Imean,it’sbeautiful!It’sromanticandit’ouldn’tbelieveit

camefromhim.

’teventhinkhecouldread.

IjustfoundoutheplaystwomusicalinstrumentsandspeaksFrenchfluently!

Hmm,well,maybethere’smoretoBrettthanmeetstheeye.

2:

Hey,Jeff(Jeffrey),Ididn’tknowyoutookdancelessons.

What?Howdidyouknowthat?

Yourgirlfriendshowedmesomepicturesofyourdancing.

Man,Itoldhernottoshowthotopeople.

Aw(udtoexpresssympathy,disgust,ordisbelief),comeon(hurry,disagreement).

Actually,Ithinkit’hereweresomethingIfeltthatpassionateabout.

Realy,youknowIlovetodance,butIdon’ttellmyfriendsaboutit.

’sjustsomethingIdoformylf.

3：

Hey,rrowyournotesfromtoday’smathclass?

Yeah,sure,

timetostudy.

Didyousayyourband?

Yeah.I’hedrums(instrumentplayedbybeatingwith

thehandsorsticks鼓).

You’ythedrumsforarockband?Ineverwould’veguesd.

f

Why?CauI’mastraightAstudent?

Yeah,Imeanyou’ssumedyouwerea…

Anerd?

Well,Idon’tknowaboutthat.

Don’tworry.I’mnotoffended(nooffence----asweakasacat(=asweakaswater)).I’ma

saysnerdscan’tplaydrums?

Unit3Advice

1

A:So,Amy,howmanykidsdoyouandTomhave?

B:Uh,kids,none,Notyet.

A:Notyet?Didyousay”notyet”?Hey,areyouandTomkeepingscorehereorwhat?Youmust

be,what,’sa’tickin’.Tick-tock,tick-tock,youknow?

B:Yeah,Ithinkwe’reawareofallthat,butit’’vegotourcareersright

now,and……

A:Complicated?Youthinkyou’retheonlypeoplewhoaretryingtojugglecareersandfamily?

B:No,no.I’msurewe’,it’skindofapersonalthing

A:So,Jerry,haveyouthoughtaboutwhereyou’regoingtoliveafteryougraduateinJune?

B:Uh,I’mgoingtomovebackinwithmyfolks,savealittlemoney,youknow.

A:Yourfolks?Yougottabekidding!Don’tyouthinkit’stimetoleavethenest?

B:Uh,yeah,’snotlikeit’tilIcansaveupenoughmoney

to…

A:Igottasay,man,Ithinkit’samistake.

B:Well,I’vethoughtaboutitalot,andIreallythinkit’sthebestdecisionformerightnow.

A:Butyouneedtogooutonyourown,getyourownplace,rentsarejust

goingtogetintheway.

B:Well,youknow,I’ikehalfthe

peopleIknowaredoingit.

A:Excume,ma’am.

B:Yes?

A:Yourson’stantrumisdisturbingeveryoneinthestore.

B:Iknow,Iknow.I’,pleabeIlittlegoodboyforMommy.

I’llgiveyouanice,yummycookieifyoustopcrying.

A:Ifyouaskme,what’panking

willdothejob!Youknowwhattheysay:Sparetherodandspoilthechild!

B:’tbelieveinusingphysical

violencewithourchildren.

A:So,Luice,doyouhaveanyonespecialinyourlife?

B:’sbeenawhilesinceI’vedatedanybody.

A:Well,whathaveyoudoingaboutit?Youknowyoucan’tmeetsomeonesittingathomeonyour

’vegottogetyourlfoutthere,girl!

B:Well,Idon’gsomeoneatabarorclubjustisn’torme.

A:Iknow!I’’sperfectforyou.

B:That’sok,I’mnotreallyintoblinddates.

A:Don’tberidiculous!You’regottalovehim!

B:Youknow,I’mnotsureIreallywanttobedatinganyonerightnow.

Unit4Family

1

’’sjustshe’sjusta

meshecomesoverforIfamilydinnerwehavetomakeaspecialdishjust

,like,theforkswe’veudtorvesomemeateventouchesherplatefora

splitcond,ly,shestartsthisnewthing

whereshecan’imeIgoovertoherplace,thecatlooksat

mewiththesadeyes,like,”Meat

…

plea?”

2

hiredtodo

specialeventslikekids’ngaboutPatisthathejustcan’tstopbeing

aclownevenwhenhe’’llshowupathisfriend’shouandstartmaking

nthere’shispetduck,Phoebeinhis

clownact,butsometimeshedoesn’thavetimetotakeherhomeafterwork,sohejustbrings

heralongwhereverhe’’sjustsostrangetoePatwalkinsomewherewithPhoebe

followingbehindhimwearingadiaper.

3

’oplehavehobbies,youknow,

likesportsormusicormovies,

,thewholeroomis

wall-to-wallBarbies!She’sgotoverathousandofthemlineduponshelvesfromfloorto

resthemintheirboxesandnevertakes

’skindofscary,uwalkintothatroom,youjustfeel

’slikethey’reallwatchingyouorsomething.

4

MybrotherAndrewisreallyintoTVandmoviesand,um…HowcanIputthisnicely?He

’salwayspretendingtobeacharacterfromamoviesor

,whenhewastwelveorthirteen,heudtowatchtheTVshowStarTrekall

thetime,andhe’I’dsay.‘Andrew,getout

ofmyroom.I’’resoirritating.”Andrewhe’dsay,Irritating?Ah,yes,oneof

yourearthlingemotions.”Stufflikethat,,sometimes,it’s

whe’,does

heevenknowwhoheis?He’salwaysactinglikesomeoneel.

Unit5Decisions

Longtimenoe!Butyouhaven’tchangedmuch.

Sorry,Ididn’trecognizeyou.

Whathaveyoubeenuptoaftergraduation?

Ihopetogettogethersometimenextyear.

Theyareverycloandoftenplaybasketballtogether.

We’vestayedintouchwitheachotheraftergraduation.

Doyoureallyknowhim?

’

Somepeoplearen’twhattheyem/looklike.

There’smorethanhimthanmeetstheeye.

Inalongrun,personalityismoreimportantthanphysicalappearance.

Theperformanceyoumadelastnightwasawesome.

Justkeepondoingwhatyou’redoingandnevermindwhatotherssay,

It’avemealone.

Ifyouaskme,Iwouldn’tgobymylf.

IfIwereyou,I’dsayit’sapersonalthing./it’sprivate.

Don’tyouthinkit’stimetomakesomechangesnow?

Whynotgotoyourteachersforhelp?

You’dbetterlookbeforeyouleap./Youdbetterbeprudent.

Herparentsareopenandfairwithalltheirkids.

There’snothingdifficultaslongaswespeakfranklyandsincerely.

Shelovesmusicanditemsthatshecan’tlivewithoutit.

HowcanIputit/thisnicely?It’sreallyhardtosay.

’sreallydifficulttogetalongwellwithhim.

Weallliketostayintouchwithherbecausheisverykindandconsiderate.

You’dbetterweightheprosandconsbeforemakinganydecision.

It’salwaysdifficulttomakeasounddecision.

Threemonthsafterwardshecametoadecisiontoworkforanothercompany.

Theyheldveralhearingstoinvitedifferentpublicopinions.

I’vebeenthinkingabouthowtomakefewmistakes.

TakeyourtimeandIdon’twanttorushyouforadecision.

A：Honey,I’vebeenthinking.

B:Huh?

A:I’I’dliketogobacktowork.

B:Really?Why?

A:Well,sofftouniversity,andTedisgoingtobeinhigh

schoolnextyear.

B:Uhhuh,yeah,right?

A:Well,Ijustdon’tthinkIneedtoastay-at-homemomanymore.

B:But,butwho’sgoingtomakedinneranddothelaundry,andwho’sgoingtocleanthe

hou?

A:Idon’tknow,honey,butwe’llfigureitout.I’vebeenweighingtheprosandcorns,

andnowitjustemslikethebesttimetomakeachange.

A:Hey,how’sitgoing,Frank?

B:Oh,nottoosure.

A:Oh,what’stheproblem?

B:It’’skindsofagoodthing,Iguess.

A:Youguess?

B:Well,Iappliedforajobwithareallygoodengineeringfirmacoupleofmonthsago,

andItalkedtothebossyesterday.

A:Yeah?

B:Andtheywanttohireme.

,

A:That’sgreatnews.

B:Well,downsideisthejob’y

wantmetostartinsixweeks.

A:Ooh,TexasThat’eyouleaningtoward?

B:Atthispoint,I’veuntilnextweek

toletthemknow.

3.

A:Hey,Jamie,’swrong?

B:Oh,Ihavetochoomymajorthismonth,andI’mstillundecided.

A:’tyousayyouwantedtobenext

AngelinaJolie?

B:Yeah,butIchangedmymindlastmesterandstartedtakingmorepsychology

class.

A:Well,whydon’tyoudothat?YoucouldbethenextSigmundFreud,thefemale

version.

B:Iwould,butIdon’tknow.I’mtakingareallygreatphysicsclassthismester,I

totallyloveit.

A:Thenwhynotdophysics?

B:SoIcouldbethenextAlbertEinstein,right?Idon’tknowaboutthat,

,thatsoundsgood!MaybeIshouldmajorin

French,thenIcan’an,theaterstillisarealfun.

4

A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingapuppy,Rick?

B:Apuppy?whywouldwedothat?

A:Well,Iwasatthesupermarkettoday,andtherewasthisguywithaboxofLabrador

puppiesoutfront,andtheyaresocute.

B:Yeah,ofcour,yaremessy,too.

A:Iknow,ittletailsandtheirlittlefaces.

B:Theproblemwithapuppyisthatiteventuallybecomesdog,’sabig

doggonnadoinourlitterapartment?

A:begreat.C’mon.

B:Idon’’twegetacatinstead?

Unit6Language

1.A:Hey,Andrew!You’rebackfromAustralia.

B:Yeah,justgotbackyesterday.

A:Well,g’day,mate!Howdidyoulikemyhomeland?

B:Oh,man,itwasgreat!eof

theAustralianslangyoutaughtmereallycameinhandy.

A:Oh,upickedupsomemorewhileyouwerethere.

B:,lemmeeIknow‘mozzies’are‘mosquitoes’and‘tucker’means‘food’.And,of

cour,AustralianEnglishiscalled‘Strine’.

A:Notbad,mate!AfewmoretripsdownunderandyouwillbeanexpertinStrine!

2.A:So,howdidyoulikeProfessorLee’sclass?

B:Man,Idon’tknow.

A:Whatdoyoumean?

B:Imean,it’lishissohardtounderstand.

A:Youthinkso?

B:Yeah,shehasastrongaccent,youknow.

A:Well,yeah,uhaveanaccent!Hereisjustdifferentfrom

yours,that’sall!

B:Sureis.

A:Don’tworryaboutit,’llgetudtohowshetalks.

B:Maybe,butI’mreallyhavingahardtimeunderstandingherrightnow.

A:Well,teson

sheknowsthatsomepeopleneedtogetudtoher.

3.A:everyone!’Gonewiththewind,’scene25,ion!

B:Rhett,IonlyknowthatIlove…

A:Cut!Cut!Cut!Julia,you’tdon’tsound

likeScarlet.

B：Iknow,tnotgettingitforsomereason.

A：’,outherndialectofAmericanEnglish,the

pronoun‘I’Soundslike‘AH’.Iloveyou,Rhett.

B:nowthatIloveyou.

A:therthing.‘R’,for

example,yousay‘suga’,not‘sugar’.

B:’tbothameanymo’.Anddon’tcallmesuga’!

A:Muchbetter!Allright,Placeveryone!We’,camera,

action!

RealWordListening:

terviewsforthejob.

Unit7Personality

ListeningTask

,I’mMichael.I’m32-year-oldwhitemale.I’mdivorced,andIwanttotryagainwith

ockmusic,dancing,kingforanattractivewoman

gexperienceisaplus,’re

willingtolearn,I’mwillingtoteachyou!

2.I’mAnitaandI’m34-year-oldAfrican-Americanwoman.I’msingleandIworkfora

majorcorporation.I’malsoveryinvolvedwiththeenvironmentorganizationGreenpeace,

sorespectfornatureisamust.I’mlookingforasingleprofessionalman,35to40,who

obehonestaboveallel.

,mynameisJack.I’mansitive28-year-oldguy.I’mreadyforsomeonewhowants

alifetimeofcommitment.I’mintobodybuilding,movies,greatjobwitha

greatincome,soyoudon’thavetoberich,’mhopelessinkitchen,

’sgettoknoweachotherandenjoylifelongtogether.

isCora,andI’masingleChine-Americanwomen.I’minmymid-twenties.

Ifyoulovelongwalksonthebeach,candlelightdinners,andintelligentconversation,I’dlike

manwhocomesfromagoodfamily,likestoread,andhasagoodn

my‘knightinshiningarmor’?

RealWorldListening:

Unit8Technology

Listeningtask

1.A:Youwouldn’tbelievewhathappenedtome.

B:What?

A:Well,Igotmycreditcardbillyesterday,andIwaslookingitover,andthereallthe

chargesforthingsdidn’asafurcoatfromsomeexpensivewebsite,and,

like,fiftyphonecallstoParis.

B:Oh,eonestealyourcreditcard?

A:No,Istillhavethecard,mesthat’sall

youneedtobuysomethingoverthephoneorontheInternet.

B:Wow,that’sscary.

A:Yeah,veidentitytheftinsurance,sothey’re

goingtogivemeanewcard,anewnumber,andIdon’thavetopayforanyofthatstuff.

2.A:How’sthatnewcomputerworkingout,man？

B:Well,’sdefinitelyacoolmachine,’sgotwaymorememory

thanmyoldcomputer,ngis,noneofmyoldsoftwareworksinit.

A:Really?

B:Yeah,it’sanewoperatingsystem,sonothingiscompatible.

A:Wow.

B:SonowIhavetobuyupgradesforallmyprograms,allthenewversionsofeverything.

A:That’sgoonabeexpensive.

B:Yep,it’sreallylame.

3.A:Hey,didyougetthee-mailIntyouyesterday?

B:neofthojokeforwards,right?Oneofthekindthataresuppodto

befunny.

A:Yeah,,thatwashilarious.

B:Yeah,um,actually,Ikindofwishyouwouldn’just

deletingthemanyhow.

A:Oh,’trealize.

B:Sorry,butit'sjustthatIget,like,fiftyforwardsaday,fromyou,mymum,mysister,my

xisalwayssocloggedupwithforwardsthatsometimesIdon’tevenget

toreadmyreale-mails,importante-mails,youknow.

4.A:John,you’vebeenplayingthevideogamesforhours.

B:Iknow,’sjustthatIhavetogettolevelfivebeforeIcantakeabreak.

A:Well,you’vebeenplayingnonstopeverydaylikethisforthepastweek.

B:omiI’llstopjustassoonasIgetintothe

cretroom.

A:Thecretroom?

B:Yeah,butfirstI’vegottogetaholdagoldenkey.

A:John,listentoyourlf!Ithinkthisgameismessingwithyouhead.

Unit9LivingSituations

ListeningTask

1.A:Hi,’syourfirstweekawayatschool?

B:Well,Ihavetosaythatdormitorylivinghassomemajornegatives.

A:Likewhat?Youdon’thaveacurfew,doyou?

B:No,andthat’’skindofdisgustingtohavetoshareabathroom

othernight,Ihadmyfirstexam,andIwastryingtogetagoodnight’ssleep,butitwas

impossible,theyweresonoisy.

A:Yeah,thasuresoundslikeadormlife!That’swhyImovedoutmysophomoreyear.

B:IthinkIwill,too.

2.A:n’ghtmyparents

bargedintomyroomwhileIwasoninternetandwanttoewhatI’mdoing.

B:Wow!That’ays

knocksbeforeshecomesintomyroom.

A:nddadarealwayssnoopingaroundmyroom,tryingtofigureoutwhat

I’mdoing,andtheylookthroughmycellbilltoewho’vencalledone

ofthephonenumbersshefound!

B:Oh,antstoknowwhomyfriendsare,shejustasksme.

A:man,you’’arebedroomforme?

3.A:Anthony!Kim!Howareyoutwolovebirds?Haveyouadjustedtomarriedlife

yet?

B:Well,we’restillworkingonit!

C:Yeah,’reworkingonit.

A:Iguessittakesawhiletogetudtoeachother’shabits,huh?

C:Yeah,well,youknow,I’mabitofaneatfreak.

A:yeah,Iknow.

C:andAnthony,well,let’sjustsayhe’salittleonthemessyside.

B:yeah,differentstyles,nthere’

talksinhersleep.

C:Orsohesays.

B:it’!

C:andhesnores!Betweenthetwoofus,wecan’temtogetmuchrest.

A:lookslikeyoutwostillhavealottogetudto.

4.A:Harry,HaveyoubeenusingmyiPodagain?

B:Alice!don’tgetsouptight

A:Andmynewheadphones,too？Youcreep!

B:Well,OK,,what’sthebigdeal?

A:Thebigdealisthatitissodisrespectfultotakethingswithoutasking.

B:Well,howaboutyou?You’realwaysborrowingmysweaters,andjerys,andstuff.

A:Yeah,well,that’sdifferent.

B:Idon’tthinkso.

Unit10Survival

LISTENINGTASK

:Yeah,reallife-changing

theendofourtrip,ntainjustwentcrazy!itwasunbelievable.

Therocksandsnowstartedfalling,andwewereknocked800feetdownthesideofthe

mountain.

Idon’rslater,

shoulderwasbroken,andIwasparatedfrommyfriendsandwasjustinakindofdaze.

keepmyeyesopenand

nallymadeittosafety.

2．Sue:Once,

mpingwithMarty,afriend,andwewereaboutfifteenmiles

,andwewerepackingupourtentwhenboom,wheniterupted.

Withinminutes,own

dmylfoutofthehole,butthenicechunks

startedfailingfromthesky!

Martyhadbeenhurtprettybadlybyafailingtree,imalittle

eallypainfulbecauIwas

ght,anemergencyhelicopterfinallysaw

versothankfulinmylife.

:I’hemiddleofthenight,andI

wassleeping,t

thing,Iknew,Ihadfallenthroughthefloorintoaholeandthingshittingmyheadandbody.

Itwasn’tlongbeforeIrealizedthatthebuildinghadcollapd,ontopofme.

Icalledformyparents,butnobodyanswered,

eryscaredinthedarkness,

butIkeptplayinglittlegamesinmyheadandsingingsongsandthinkingofthingsIwanted

enhours,Iheardsomeonecallmynameandsawatinylightshine

ved!