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Unit1Startingout

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerCanyoutellmesomethingabouttheIvyLeague?You'reaprofessoratHarvard,isthatright?

ProfessorThat'sright,yes.

InterviewerTellmehowmanyuniversitiesarethere?Howmanyinstitutions?

ProfessorIntotalthereareeightinstitutions:There'sHarvard,Yale,Brown,Columbia,Cornell,

Dartmouth,Princeton,andtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

InterviewerAh,t'sthesporting...Ibelievethere'ssomelinkwithsports.

ProfessorTherecertainlyis,allytheIvyLeaguereferredtothesportsteamsfromthe

universitieswhichcompetedagainsteachother,especiallyinfootball,

sometimestheuniversities,institutions,chotheirstudentsonthebasisoftheirskillsatthe

helast50years,IvyLeagueschoolshaveacceptedawiderrangeofstudents

becauitwasn'tpossibletobebothworld-famousforrearchandalsotopclassinsport.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheiracademicimportance?Igatherthey'reacademicallyvery,very

important,they'reverywell-known.

'

they'realmostalwaysinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsforfinancialresources.

InterviewerAndwhatdoesitmeansociallytogotoanIvyLeagueuniversity?

ProfessorCertainlyifyou'vebeentooneoftheinstitutions,youarepresumedorassumedtobeatthetop

Leagueinstitutionshaveareputationforsocialelitism,manyofthestudents

arerich,intellectual,whiteAnglo-Saxon,ofthemofcour,butquitealotofthem.

InterviewerAnddoyouknow...why'sitcalledtheIvyLeague,what'stheoriginofthename?

ProfessorThereareanumberofstories,derivations,butpossiblyit'sbadonfouruniversities,andIV,the

lettersIV,that'rmorelikelystoryisthativyplants,whichare

symbolicoftheageoftheuniversities,youknow,wouldbegrownatthewallsoftheuniversities,the

institutions,mwascreatedbyasportsjournalist,Ithinkin

the1930s.

InterviewerRight,chistheoldestuniversity?

ProfessorTheoldestgoesbacktothe17thcentury,that'

youngestoftheinstitutionsisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.

InterviewerAndwhichhasthelargestnumberofundergraduates?

ProfessorCornellhasthelargestnumber,about13,000,13,titutionwiththe

smallestnumberisDartmouthCollegewithalittleover4,000.

InterviewerAndwhatabouttheacceptancerate?Isithardtogetinto?

ProfessorThatrangesfromaboutvenpercentto20percent.

InterviewerAndanyfamousalumni?Famousoldboys?

ProfessorHundreds!ppoworldwide,thetwothatwouldbedefinitelyknown

allovertheworldwouldcertainlybeGeorgeBushwhowenttoYale,andJohnFKennedy,President

Kennedy,whowasatHarvard.

InterviewerThankyou.

Passage2

AndyDidyouethefilmontelevisionlastnight?

JaneNo,sit?

'saboutJohnForbesNash,themathematicianwhowontheNobelPrize.

JaneI'veheardaboutthatfilm,'splayedbyRusllCrowe,isn'the?IlikeRusllCrowe,he'sgreat.

AndyThat'stheone,yes.

JaneWhat'sitabout?

AndyWell,thestorybeginsintheearlyyearsofNash'slifeatPrincetonUniversityasagraduatestudent.

JaneThat'soneoftheIvyLeagueschools,isn'tit?

AndyYes,it'salltinNewEngland,lovelyoldbuildings,'slovelytolookat.

Anyway,NashmeetshisroommateCharles,aliteraturestudent,whosoonbecomeshisbestfriend.

NashadmitstoCharlesthatheisbetterwithnumbersthanpeople,andthemainthinghe'slookingfor

isatrulyoriginalideaforhisthesispaper.

JaneSohe'snotinterestedinhavingfun?

AndyWell,yes,buthe'snotverygoodwithpeopleorsuccessfulwithwomen,that',youknow,it's

oneofthebadexperienceswithpeoplewhichultimatelyinspireshisbrilliantworkinmathematics.

JaneNogoodatrelationships,sohebecomesageniusatmaths?

AndyThat'saboutright,hefinisheshisstudiesatPrinceton,heacceptsajobatMassachutts

arslater,hemeetsAlicia,astudentwhohefallsinlovewithand

eventuallymarries.

JaneAh!Atlast,theloveinterest!

AndyYes,lievesthathe'sbeenaskedtoworkbyWilliamParcherfortheUS

ointhe'schadbytheRussians,andit'safter

thisthathebecomesmentallyill.

JaneIthinkI'veenthisinthetrailertothefilm.

AndySowhenhe'sputinapsychiatrichospital,'sgiventhis

ops

takingthemedicine.

JaneItsoundsquitehardtowatch.

AndyWell,itis,butit'swellactedanddirected,andso,youknow,there'sa-bitofdistancebetweenthe

audienceandwhat'shappeningonfilm.

JaneSowhathappensnext?

AndyWell,thenhisillnessreturns,etsabit

complicated,becauwe'renolongersureifCharles,youknow,hisoldfriend,orevenParcherwere

real,oriftheywerejustpeoplethatexistedonlyinNash'smind.

havebeensoill,

AndyActually,I',laterinhislife,whilehe'susingthe

libraryatPrincetonagain,he

storyendswhenhegoesontowintheNobelPrizeinEconomics.

JaneWell,itsoundslikeagreatfilm.

AndyYes,youshouldeitsometime.

Unit3Learningtothink

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerWithustodayisMartinDownes,acarpenter,who'go,

he'tellushowitallbegan,Martin?

MartinI'acustomer'shou,buildinga

cupboard,andthenextthingIknew,Iwokeupinhospitalwithpeopleinwhitecoatsbendingoverme.

InterviewerItmusthavebeenveryfrightening.

twasreallyfrighteningwasthatIcouldn'n'

couldn'tunderstandmuchthatpeoplesaidtome.

InterviewerHowawful!

MartinYeah!Idon'tknowwhatwouldhavehappenedtomeifIhadn'ywerethere

forme,methingcalledaphasia,wherethepartofyourbraingetsdamagedthat

demedoallthe

exercis.

InterviewerWhatkindofexercis?

,I'dalsoforgottenthenamesofalot

thisthingcalledawordboardandIcouldpointtowordsandphrasonitthatI

repeatwordsupto20times-boy,itwashard,sohard.

InterviewerCouldyousayanythingtobeginwith?

MartinIcouldsaythreewords."Hi","Yes"and"No".rewerealotofwordsI

couldn'tunderstand-1hadtolearntheirmeaningsalloveragain.

InterviewerItmusthavebeenveryfrustrating.

MartinItwas,ot

wlymylanguagecame

struggle,learntoreadandwriteagaintoo.

InterviewerWhydoyouthinkthatyouwereabletorecovercompletely?It'snotthatcommon,isit?

d12weeksoftherapy,fivedaysa

'sveryimportant,apparently.

InterviewerAndnowthatyou'rebetterhowdoyoufeelaboutyourlife?

MartinWhatcanIsay?I'mjustgratefultohavemylifeback.

Passage2

InterviewerIn1907anItalianeducatorcalledMariaMontessoriopenedaschoolinRomethattaught

youngc,theMontessori

method,asit'sknown,isudinnurryschoolsincountriessuchasAmerica,Canada,Britainand

rearchshowsthatchildreneducatedataMontessorinurrydobetterlateronat

dtwoMontessoriteachers,ClaudiaRollaandSarah

Harrington,...

SarahIthinkthefirstthingtosayisthataMontessoriclassroomisveryquiet,hingstays

hildrenarecalmandquietasaresult.

InterviewerSothey'renotencouragedtobenoisy.

SarahNo,definitelynot...

InterviewerClaudia?

ClaudiaYes,theclassroom'rimportantprincipleisthatchildrendirecttheirown

oowhattheywanttodo.

InterviewerSotheteacherdoesn'ttellthechildwhattodo?

workwiththechildforashort

timeandthenleavethemtoworkontheirown.

taboutyourequipment?It'softenmadeofwood,isn'tit?

SarahYes,andapieceofequipmentisoftendesignedforoneactivityonly.

'ssothatthechildcaneifthey'regettingsomethingrightorwrong.

InterviewerSotheydon'tneedtheteachersomuch"?

SarahThat'enlearnby

doing,sowhenthey'relearningtoread,forexample,thelettersaremadeofsandpapersothatchildren

canfeeltheshapeoftheletter.

InterviewerDoyouthinktherearedisadvantageswithMontessorimethods?

ClaudiaYes,ontessorididn'tunderstandhowimportantitisforchildrentoutheir

asalivetoday,ll,thefactis,hermethodsarevery

successful.

Unit4Persontoperson

Listeningin

Passage1

JohnAreyoupacked?

hing'sthere.

JohnSureyou'vepackedyourmobile?

MikeI'lllookagain,John...yes.

JohnWell,we'vegotanothertenminutesbeforeweneedtoleave,w

someonetoldmeanamazingstoryyesterdayabouttheAustralianswhogotcompletelylostinsome

nationalpark.

MikeAnddon'ttellme,theyudtheirmobiletogethelp?

JohnThat'sright!

MikeSowhathappened?

JohnWell,itwasthisguywithhissonandniece-Ithinkshewasabout14-andtheywerehikinginthis

reallyruggedcountryandtheygotcompletelylost-noideawheretheywereatall.

MikeThat'snotgoingtohappentous.

JohnNo,itisn',theguyhadhismobileandhephonedtheemergencyrvices—itwasn'tdark

yet-andtheyntoutaarchparty,buttheycouldn'n-thisistheinterestingbit-

theguyntphotosoftheplacewheretheywere.

MikeI'dhavethoughtofthat.

JohnYes,wellit'sprettyobvious,hephotosthereweremountainsinthebackground,and

thestaffattheemerge

theyudthephotostopinpointtheirlocation,youknow,togettheexactlocation.

MikeHowdidtheydothat?

JohnTheyudmappingsoftware.

MikeRight.

JohnAnyway,sleptbehindthisridgeandcovered

knowwhattheyounggirlsaidafterwards?Shesaid,"Itwasquite

fun."

MikeReally,wasn'tshefrightened?

JohnIdon'tthinkso.

MikeSo-isthereahappyending?

JohnYes,welltheyntouthelicoptersassoonasitwasdaylightandthehelicopterhoveredoverthearea,

ntheyfinally

foundthemtheywereonly400metresawayfromwherethey'dexpectedthemtobe.

MikeAmazing!

JohnAndthat'sbecauthey'dmoved400metresawayfromwherethey'dtakentheirphotosbecauthe

groundwastooroughtosleepon.

MikeIncredible!

JohnAndthemoralofthestoryis-

MikeAlwaystakeyourmobilephonewithyouwhenyougohiking.

JohnAndtakeonethathasacamera.

MikeHey,Ithinkweshouldgo,John.

JohnYes,nkwe'regoingtogetlost?

MikeNochance,mate!

Passage2

Socialnetworking-it'ou'reunder40,you

'swell-knownthat-.office

workersspenduptotwohoursadayonasite,tudentverdo

anythingel?Differentsocialnetworkingsitesareudbydifferentagegroups.

Forpeopleintheir20s,themostpopularsiteisFacebook,theonlinephenomenonstartedbyan

'stakenonlyfouryearstomakeFacebookahugesuccess-andthewebsite's

madeitsfounder,MarkZuckerberg,averyrichmanindeed.

What'xt

studentatHarvard,oneofAmerica'stopuniversities,whenhelaunchedtheFacebookwebsite,working

twoweeks,morethantwo-thirdsofhiscollegehadsignedupandinayear,

,anhalfofthemvisitthe

siteatleastonceaday.

SowhatmakesFacebooksospecial?Likeothernetworkingsites,youcreateaprofilewithphotos,you

listyourinterests,reFacebookisdifferentisthat

itgivesyouaprivacythatyoujustdon'othersites,youhavealotofcontrolover

ult,one-thirdofFacebookursgiveouttheirmobilenumbers-they

knowit'ssafetodoso.

sonisthatmore

ersonyou'vejust

interviewedasgoodasheems?26-year-oldmansaysonFacebook

thathe'sbeentravellingroundtheworldforthelastthreeyears,andinhisinterviewhesaidhe'dbeen

workinginanoffice-well,heprobablywon'tgetthejob.

Unit5Allyouneedislove

Listeningin

Passage1

InterviewerSo-tellusabouthowyoufirstmet.

AmyHowwefirstmet...Oh,itwasn'tveryromantic.

DavidIthoughtitwasveryromantic.

InterviewerWhydon'tyoubeginatthebeginning?

,Iwas22andI'djustleftuniandIwentonholidaytotheFrenchAlpswitha

as

thisgroupofabouteightguysandtwogirls.

DavidTherewerefourgirls.

AmyAlright!Well,anyway,noonehadtoldmethatthemountainweweregoingtoclimbwas-vertical-

andthatwewereclimbingwithropes!Iwasterrified,absolutelyterrified,Ijustreallyhadn'texpected

it.

DavidShewasterrified!kedsoscared-shewaswearingthisgreathat—

butshewaswhiteasasheet.

AmyOh,Idon'tknowaboutthat,ameoverandstarted

assosweet,youknowIthinkIfell

inlovewithhimrightthen.

DavidYeah,itwasthesamewithme...WeropedupandImadesureIstayednexttoher...Ikepttalking

toherandencouragingher.

Iwouldhavefallenoffthemountainifyouhadn'tdonethat.

DavidRubbish!,wegottothesummit—itwasakindofflatarea-and

Amyjustcollapd-shecouldn'tstandup!

AmyIt'strue,Icouldn'-1wasjust-everyoneignoredmeexceptDavid-everyone.

DavidQuiteafewpeoplecametotalktoyou.

AmyTheydidn't!

DavidTheydid!

AmyWell,youtalkedtome,andthat'sallthatmattered.

DavidThankyou!

AmySo-

DavidSoweclimbedbackdownthemountain.

Amywhichwasjustasbad-

Davidandweheadedforthenearestvillageandwebothhadhugepizzas.

AmyIdidn'teatathing!Iwasstillfeelingtoosick.

DavidYoudid,youknow.

AmyYouknow,youhaveaterriblememorysometimes.

DavidSodoyou!...Tocutalongstoryshort,wegotmarriedsixmonthslaterandwentonathree-week

honeymoontoBarbados.

AmyTwoweeks!

DavidAndwe'velivedhappilyeverafter.

Passage2

PrenterAndnowlet'smoveontoonlinedating,awayofmeetingapotentialpartnerthat'sbecoming

'HanlanandClaireGoodallaretwoonlinedatingexpertswhoare

goingtogiveally...

stthingtosayis,don'peopleareandit'

there'snoneedtobe,providedyoufollowtherules,whichwe''tthat

right,Claire?

ClaireAbsolutely.

JamesSo,let'ujoinanonlinedatingsite,thefirstthingyoudoisgive

,don'tbetemptedtolie-aboutyourage,

youwantagoodrelationship,'renot,you'llgetfoundoutandthatcouldbe

painful.

ClaireAnotherthing-it'sagoodideatouaphoto,you'llgetmanymorerepliesthanifyoudon't.

JamesButuarecentphoto,notonethatwastakentenyearsago!

ClaireLet''vehadsomerespons响应andchononeortwopeopleyou'd

,themostimportantadvicehereis,don'tgiveoutanypersonalinformationuntil

you're100percentsureyou'cludesyourrealname,yourphonenumbers,

emailfacility设备atthewebsiteandonlygive

outyouremailaddresswhenyoufeelcompletelysafe.

JamesAndemailforaslongasyouwant,it',thenextstage

t'sveryrevealing,becauyou'llheartheperson'svoice,andalso

becaupeoplehavetobespontaneousonthephone-theycan'tthinkaboutwhatthey'regoingtosay

forhalfaday,unlikeemails.

ClaireThen,ifyou'refeelingreallycomfortable,'tgo

tosomeone'shome.

JamesAcafeorbaristhebestchoice.

ClaireAnddon'tforgettotellafriendwhereyou''s

important.

JamesAnothergoodideaistoaskthesamefriendtocallyouduringthemeetingsothatifyouwanttoleave

quicklyyoucansaythatsomethingurgent'scomeupandyouhavetogo.

ClaireThat'verything!mayfindtheman-

James...orwoman—

Claire...ofyourdreams!

James&ClaireHappyhunting!

Unit6Shopfillyoudrop!

Listeningin

Passage1

Speaker1］

InterviewerSo,howareyouenjoyingyourlfinStPetersburg?What'sitlike?

Speaker1Oh,Ithinkitisaverybeautifulplace.

InterviewerWhatsortof...Isitgoodforshopping?WhatdoyoubuyinStPetersburg?

Speaker1Yes,,vodkaisverygoodhereandtheotherthingvery

vedotheysay?Matrioshka

dolls.

oodendollsthatgoinsideeachother?

Speaker1Yes,eoffthetopandthereis

all.

InterviewerOK.

Speaker1Andofcour,etheyareveryfamoushereinthispartoftheworldtoplaythe

chess.

tsortofshopsarethere?Where'sitbesttoshop?

Speaker1Oh,herethereareverygooddepartmentstores,whereyoucanbuyeverythingthatyoulike,

o,lotsofsmallkiosksthatareveryunique独一无二的,ownedby

differentshopkeepers,kiosksandalsomarkets

reisaverygoodmuumshopatthemuum-attheHermitageMuum.

InterviewerAndwhataretheopeninghours?

Speaker1Atthemuum?

InterviewerWell,allshops,etheopeninghours...forshopping?

y,theyopenataround10o'clockinthemorningandIthinktheyareopento7o'clock

atnight;sometimevenlonger,to8o'clock.

InterviewerAndhowdoyou,howdoyouactuallybuythings?Howdoyoupayforthings?Ithink,thereisa

slightlydifferentwayofdoingthisinRussia.

Speaker1Yes,youpointtothethingthatyouwanttobuy,whichisusuallybehindthecounteror

somethinglikethat;nyouhavetogobacktothecounter

andthenyoutakethethingyouhavebought.

InterviewerItsoundsasthoughit'squitealongprocess.

Speaker1Itisveryinteresting.

Speaker2

InterviewerSo,howareyouenjoyingitinCairo?What's,what'stheshoppinglike?

Speaker2Oh,it',youcangeteverythingfromfantastic

getallkindsofleatherstuff-sandalsand

,andthethingthatthey'rereallyfamousforhereofcour,isthewaterpipesthattheycallit

asheesha.

'sthewaterpipe.

Speaker2That'sright,,theylikethesmokinghere.

InterviewerAndwherearethebestplacestoshop?

Speaker2Well,Ithinkthebestplaceactuallyhereistogo,'sa

commercialcentrget

spices,er,youcangetgoldandsilver,andcopperstuff,and-er-theyalsollyourfruitandveg.

esitopen?Whenaretheshopsopen?

Speaker2Well,ayopentillabout10

o'avetoremember,ofcour,,they

areclodforthislongtimeintheafternoonbutthey,youknow,,

andtheotherthingyouhavetorememberisthatthey-everythingisclodonaFriday.

InterviewerRight,andhowdoyoupayforthings?Doyouhavetobargainfor,forgoods?

Speaker2Well,,they,someof

ustartthe,thebargaining,

you'vegottobe,well,firstofall,you'vegottobedefiniteandriousaboutwhatyou'

don'tofferanythinglikethepricethatthey'reasking,w,goinatabouthalf

thepriceofwhatthey'reaskingyou.

InterviewerThat'sfascinating迷人的.ou.

Speaker2That'sagreatplace.

Speaker3

InterviewerSo,how'syourvisittoVenice?Isitgood?

Speaker3Oh,'ssounique!

InterviewerHaveyoudoneanyshopping?Isitagoodplacetoshopping?

Speaker3Yes,''rejust

xpensivebutyoucangetlittlebitsofglass,ofpaperarereally

nice.

InterviewerYeah.

Speaker3Also,laceisjust...exquisitelace.

InterviewerYes.

Speaker3Carnivalmasks,d-painted.

InterviewerYes,Carnival,yes.I'veenthis.

Speaker3Then,theshopsareamazing.

InterviewerAndwhere'sthebestplacetoshopinVenice?

Speaker3OK,well,themainshoppingstreetisastreetfromStMark'sSquaretotheAcademmiaBridge.

That'sthemainbitButifyoulikefood,'sjust

'snotthatmanydepartmentstores.

InterviewerNo.

Speaker3There'sjustnotroomforthemontheisland.

ttimedotheshopsopenandclo?Whataretheopeninghours9

Speaker3Oh,'ll

reopenagain-inthewinter,3.30to7.30andinthesummerjustabitlater-4to8,say.

doyoupay?Canyouucreditcardsordoyouhavetoucash?

Speaker3Well,youknow,justucashforthesmalleritemsandtheyacceptcreditcardsmostplacesfor

thelargerones,butjustmakesureyougetareceipt.

theshopsopenallweekoristhereonedaywhenthey...?

Speaker3Yeah,oh,actually,Monday,theyaretraditionallyclod.

InterviewerYeah,veryinteresting.

Passage2

Speaker1Haveyouevergonedowntothelocalsupermarketforsomemilkorbreadandcomeoutwithfar

morethanyouintended打算tobuy?Thenyou'vefallenforthetoptentrickstoparateyoufromyour

ethetoptentrickstomakeyoushop.

yorbasket?Makeupyourmind.

Speaker1Ifyouchooabasket,there'llbesomeheavygoodsbytheentrancetomakeyouchooatrolley.

Ifyouchooatrolley,there'sachanceyou'yourmindwhatyouwantto

buybeforeyougointothestore.

ut,therearevegetablesabout.

Speaker1Supermarketsoftenputvegetablesandfruitneartheentrance,sothatyoufillyourtrolleywith

natural,blemis,thenyoudon'tfeelsobadaboutfillingyour

trolleywithunhealthyandexpensiveitems.

an'tfindit,justask!

Speaker1You'llnoticethatesntialitemslikebreadormilkareplacedalloverthestore,soyou'llspend

ucan'tfindsomething,askforhelp.

hoppinglistandsticktoit!

Speaker1Supermarketsoftenchangeshelvesaround,sothatyou'retemptedtobuynewproductswhile

you''asiertoresisttemptationifyouonlyputinyourtrolley

whatyouplannedtobuy.

ofthecheckout!

Speaker1Supermarketsoftenplacesweetsandmagazinesatthecheckout,becaucustomerswhoare

boredwithwaitingoftenaddthemtotheirbasketortrolley.

good?Don'tbelieveit!

Speaker1Manysupermarketspumpthesmelloffreshlybakedbreadintothestorethroughtheair

atbeforeyougo,you'llbelesstemptedtoaddcakesand

snackstoyourtrolley.

eisFREE?

Speaker1"Buyonegetonefree"isacommonwaytomakepeoplethinkthey's

mesit'sawayofgettingridofoldstock.

,lookdown.

Speaker1Eyelevelisbuylevel,sodon'tchoothefirstproductyoue,becauit'susuallythemost

rsimilarproductshigheruporlowerdowntheshelves.

oflossleaders.

Speaker1Largesupermarketsoftenreducethepriceofkeyitems,suchasapopularbrandofcerealsorthe

'redesignedtobringpeopleintotheshop,becautheybelieveeverythingwill

becheaper.

homeandshoponline.

Speaker1Manylargesupermarketsallowyoutoshopfromthecomfortofyourownhome,andwilleven

hoponline,you'n

ifthere'sadeliverycharge,itwillcostlessthangoingtothesupermarketanddoingyourshopping

yourlf.

Unit7Familyaffairs

Listeningin

Passage1

HostThere'saquestionthat'smoreimportant,yourfamily

environmentoryourgenes?Well,astoryhascomeupinthenewsaboutidenticaltwins,paratedat

'vejustbeenreunited-andguesswhat-therearesomeamazingcoincidencesintheirlife

stories.

Here'sthestory-twoAmericangirlscalledTamaraandAdrianawereparatedatbirthandadopted

miliendedupliving

rlsdecidedtostudypsychologyatuniversitiesthatareonlyamileapartfrom

'tthatstrange?

Andthisgirl,who'safriendofbothofthem,foretheymeet,Adriana'smother

imaginehowthatmustfeelwhenyou're20yearsoldto

learnyouhaveatwin?Andwhenthegirlsmeet,it'slikelookinginamirror-they'reidentical!Nowget

this!BothTamaraandAdriana'rlsfell

throughglassdoorsattheageoffive-that'shardtobelieve,isn'tit?Theirboyfriendslookalikeand

sisthebestpart-bothofthemhavethesamerecurring

'tthatincredible-theyhavethesamedream!

Ithinkit',forallthoofyououttherewhohavecomments,andI'msureyoudo,

,we'!

JoshHi.

HostSo,whatdoyoumakeofthisstory?

JoshIt'sagreatstorybutitdoesn'tsurprimeatall.I'manidenticaltwin.

HostYouare?

JoshYeah,mybrother'scalledToby,andwe're22,andwe'regoingoutwithtwosisters...andwe'rehaving

adoubleweddingnextJune.

HostCongratulations!So-whatdoyouthink-isitourgenesthatdecidewhoweare?Thekindofstories

emtosuggestit.

JoshWell,I'mnotascientist,butIthinkso.

HostRearchtellsusthatit'saboutfifty-fifty.

JoshI,Idisagree.

,ournextcalleris...

Passage2

Part1

Voice-overKidneytransplantsareoftwokinds-transplantsfromdeadpeopleandlivingtransplants,

thedonor,thepersonwhogivesthekidney,isarelative-

aparent,ecognizethatit'soneofthemostlflessthingsapersoncando,to

giveakidneytosomeone,butastheoperationbecomessaferandsafer,moreandmorepeoplearedoing

edtotwosisterswhohavehadtheexperience-HenriettaLongmore,ajournalistaged40,

marriedwithoneson,andhersister,TeresaParker,aged38,me

'stheirstory.

thebigsisterandshewas-justlikeamothertous

entswerebothdoctorsandourmumwasverybusy.

nwesharedaflatandhadalotofthesame

reat.

HenriettaYes,we'eryprotectiveofmybrotherandsistersbecau,likeTeresa

says,sofeltabitjealousofTeresa-shewasmydad'sfavourite

-butitdidn'taffectourrelationship.

TeresaHenriettagotkidneyfailurefiveyearsago,butforveralyearsshewasfineandemedquite

healthy.

HenriettaYes,pitalwasbrilliantandIreallydid

feelfine,mostofthetime.

Part2

fshedied,I'dblame

w,whyIhadn'idedtofindoutmoreaboutgivinghera

kidney.

HenriettaYes,wful.I,IwasnevergoingtoaskTeresaforakidneybutIkindof

nest,IfeltIwouldhavedonethesame.

entforathree-hourtalkatthehospitalanditwasvery

yfeltOKaboutittoo,whichwasveryimportant.

HenriettaPeopledon'tknowthatyouonlyneedtenpercentofonekidneytobecompletelyhealthy,and

kidneydonorsoftenlivelongerthanotherpeople.

TeresaYes,,afterthe

operationIgotbetterveryfast-probablybecauyouknowyou'vedonesomethingworthwhileandit

doesmakeyoufeelverygood.

HenriettaIcan''nIsay?

Hercouragewas,tdidn'temafraidatall.

TeresaYoudogetalotofpraifordoingsomethinglikethis.I'dliketodosomethingthatnooneknows

about.

Unit8Arrivalsanddepartures

Listeningin

Passage1

Part1

MattSohowwasyourvisittotheUSA?Howdidyougeton?

CarolineWell,fficultatthestart,butitgotbetter.

MattSowhathappened?

CarolineWell,IstartedmytripinNewYork,butthetroublewasIforgottoringmyfriendDavebeforeI

,justastheplanewaslandingatNewYorkairport,this

FrenchbusinessmansittingnexttomecalledSerge,gavemeawarning,"Youshouldn’tarriveinNew

Yorkalone."Thismademeabitworried,butIwasgoingtocallDaveassoonasIarrived,soIhoped

I'nwegotofftheplane,asIwalkedoutintothe

nSergedisappeared,Ididfeellonelyand

ratherfoolish.

MattIcanewhy.

CarolineAndwhenIsawasmilinggroupofnewarrivals,youknow,touristsfromEngland,Iwantedto

Iwasstartingtopanic,

relieved.

MattThankheavensforstrangemen!

CarolineExactly!ButwhenIcalledDavefromSerge'soffice,atebynowsoIhadtofind

asIgotoutofthecar,two

policemeninapolicecarstoppedmeandaskedwhatIwasdoinginthedistrict区域asitwasdangerous

hereception接待desk,whenIexplainedthatIwasonmyown,theydidn'twantto

givemearoom.

MattSowhatdidyoudo?

CarolineWell,IhadtowaitatreceptionuntiltheschoolinAlbany,whereIwasgoingtowork,ntan

ehotelknewwhatIwasdoingintheStates,Igotaroom.

Part2

CarolineWell,ias

cold,andafreezingcoldwindwasblowingallthetime.

MattButitallwentbetterforyouafterthat?

CarolineWell,yes,allyenjoyingthefreshair,whenI

oundastreet,whichlookedliketheonethefiatwason...butthenI

foundanotherone,andanotherone.

MattOhno!Youmusthavebeenveryfrightened!

CarolineWell,n'reezingcold,minus12degrees.I

wasstandingbythesideoftheroad,taarchpartywhensuddenlya

carstopped,andthedriversaid,"Taxi?"acoupleofminutesIwasdrinking

't

ataxidriveratall.

MattWasheafriendofDave's?

CarolineNo,justsomeonewhowasgoingtoworkwhenhesawsomeonelookinglost,nbe

veryfriendly,theAmericans.

Part3

aswaitingformeatthestation,althoughtheschool

learntthatthepersondidn'trecognizeme

kataxitotheschool,whereImetoneofthe

otherteachers,edinafiatneartheschool,whichshe

'thavemuchmoney,becauIhadn'tbeenpaidyet,andI

wasn'tlivingontheschoolcampus,asanold

ndofthefirstweek,hegreetedmeandhadahotdog

,itwasanamazingexperience.

Passage2

Therewasthisman,andhe'sridinghisbikealongtheroad,headingtowardstheborderbetween

mesuptotheborder,ointstotwo

sacksthemanhasonhisshoulders.

"What'sinthebags?"saystheguard.

"Sand,"saysthemanonthebike.

Sotheguardsays,"Sand?'lltakealook."

Sothemanonthebikedidashewastold,emptiedthesacks,andpouredthesandontheground.

"Sureenough,it'snothingbutsand,"saystheguard,andthemanonthebikeloadsthesandbackinto

thesacks,putsthemonhisshouldersandgoesacrosstheborder.

Anyway,twoweekslater,themanonthebiketurnsupattheborderagain,onhisbikewithtwosacks

onhisshoulders.

Sotheguardsays,"What'sinthesacks?"Themantakesthemoffhisshoulders,poursthesandonto

theground,putsthesandbackinthesacks,putsthesacksonhisshoulders,getsbackonhisbikeandgoes

acrosstheborder.

Thisgoesoneveryweekforsixmonths,manonthebike,guardattheborder,sacksontheman's

shoulders,sandontheground,sandbackinthesacks,manacrosstheborder...untilonedaythemanon

thebikewiththesandbagsdoesn'tturnup.

Afewdayslater,theguardhappenstomeetthemanonthebikedowntown."Sayfriend,yousure

madeuscrazy,"saystheguard."'tsaya

word-butwhatisityouweresmuggling?"

Themanonthebikesays,"Bicycles!"

Passage3

Speaker1Idon'tknowifI'vetoldyou,'sthissmallairline

somewhereinNewZealand,Ithink,

yousitjustbehindthepilotandgetareallygoodview.

Speaker2Yeah,Igetthepicture.

Speaker1Anyway,thepasngersaretoldtoboardtheplane,andtheyclimbin,youknow,notmuchroom.

nuteslaterthelastpasnger,areallycool-lookingguy,turnsup

andtakeshisat,ywait

y'restillwaiting,notlong,youknow,afewminutes,butjustenoughtomakethem

ecool-lookingguyatthebackstartslookingathiswatch,andsaying,

"Well,where'sthepilot?We'regoingtobelate."Andtheywaitabitlonger,andtheguysays,"I'vegot

somepeopletomeet,andIdon'twanttomissmyappointment."Andtheywaitsomemore,andthepilot

stilldoesn'guysays,"Right,I'mnotgoingtowaitanylonger,ifwedon'thaveapilot,

I'mgoingtotakeoffandflythisplanemylf.

Speaker2What?

Speaker1Exactly,andeveryoneisgoing...duh?What'shappening?Andthisguygetsintothepilotat,

turnsontheengine,startsheadingfortherunway...andtakesoff.

Speaker2Idon'tbelieveit!

Speaker1Yeah,funnythingis...

Speaker2What?

Speaker1Apparently,sthesametrickonpasngersfairly

oftenbecauhegetsboredwithdoingthesameflighteveryday.

Unit9Bodyandmind

Listeningin

Passage1

In1812ayoungmancalledJamesBarryfinishedhisstudiesinmedicineatEdinburghUniversity.

AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonwherehestudiedsurgeryatGuy'hat,thepopular

youngdoctorjoinedthearmyandoverthenext40yearshadabrilliantcareerasanarmymedicalofficer,

workinginmanyfaroffc

remarkablecareer-madeevenmoreremarkablebythediscoveryuponhisdeaththatJamesBarryhad

keptanextraordinarycret.

Barrywasapleasantandgood-humouredpersonwithhighcheekbones,redhair,alongnoand

ell-likedbyhispatientsandhadareputationforgreatspeedatsurgery—an

imporlso

wasworkinginarmyhospitalsandprisonsoveras,theterribleconditionsoften

hthardagainstinjusticeandcrueltyandhistempersometimesgothiminto

longcareeroverashereturnedtoLondonwherehediedin1865.

Sowasthistheendofthestory?eywerepreparinghisbodyforhisfuneral,they

discoveredJamesBarry'arrywasawoman.

Noonruethat

throughoutherlifepeoplehadremarkedonhersmallsize,icer

hadevenobjectedtoherappointmentasamedicalassistantbecauhecouldn'tbelievethatBarrywasold

neriouslysuggestedthatBarrywasanythingotherthana

man.

SowhydidJamesBarrydeceivepeopleforsolong?Atthattime,awomancouldn'tstudymedicine,

sBarryhadalwayswantedtodothethingsandpretendingto

sshewasgoingtotellthetruthoneday,butdidn't

imeitwasdiscoveredthatshewasthefirst

womaninBritaintohavequalifiedasadoctor,itwastoolatefortheauthoritiestodoanythingaboutit.

Passage2

Speaker1

ppenswhenyouneedtogotothedoctor?

Speaker1Well,firstofall,,thenofcour,ifyouneedto

ehimorher,youhavetophoneinandmakeanappointmentwhichcanbetwoorthreedayslater.

But,ofcour,ifyouhaveanaccidentandit'smoreurgent,yougotoadepartmentcalledtheAccident

andEmergencyDepartment,,ifit'sreallyurgent,someonewillcalla

number,whichis999hereinBritainandyou,er,getanambulance.

InterviewerWhataboutgettingmedicine?Doyougetitfromthedoctorordoyougetitfromthechemist?

Speaker1Well,youactuallygetthemedicineitlffromthechemistbutthedoctorhastoprescribethe

,youthentaketheprescriptiontothechemist'sandthechemistthengivesyouyour

icineisn'tactuallyatthedoctor'ssurgery.

ppensaboutpayingformedicalcare?Howdoyoupayformedical

treatment?

Speaker1Ah,'mentiscoveredbytaxesormedicalagreements

payafixedchargeforthemedicine.

InterviewerRight.

Speaker1Thatyou'represcribed.

InterviewerIe,thappensif...youknow,ppensifyou,you

stayinhospital?

Speaker1Well,ifyouareriouslyill,youwillstayinhospitalandyourfamilyandfriendscanvisitand

comeandehowyouarebuttheydon'ydon'tneed

verythingisdoneforyouinthehospital,

really.

.

Speaker2

youdowhenyouneedtogotoadoctor?

Speaker2OK,well,whenyouarrive,,itdoesn'thavetobeyouknow,exactly

whereyou'restaying-justanywherethatisconvenientforyou.

ougetthetestsandtreatmentatthedoctor'ssurgery?

'veto

considereverypossibilitythatcouldoccurwithanyillness.

.

Speaker2Ontheotherhand,ifit'sanemergency,ifyouhaveanaccident,youcall911andanambulance

willcomeandtakeyoutoyournearesthospital.

InterviewerAndwhataboutgettingmedicine?Doyougetthemedicineatthedoctor'sor...?

Speaker2Yeah,torwritesalltheprescriptionsforyouandthenyoutakeittothe

willpaythefullpriceforeverybitofmedicinethatyouget...

,it'squiteexpensive.

Speaker2Yes,itcertainlyis.

InterviewerImean,howdoyoupayforit?

Speaker2Well,,wedonothaveanationalhealthplanhereinthe

,,youknow,youcanberefud

admissiontoahospitalifyoudon''nyouhaveto

foryourx-rays,foryourmedicine,foryourtests;youknowfor

thecare,,ofcour,wellyoudogetitbackfromyourinsurancecompany.

InterviewerIfyoupayaninsurancepremium...

Speaker2Well,olutely-it'scompulsory-youhavetohaveit.

taboutstayinginhospital?WhatareAmericanhospitalslike?

Speaker2Well,they''opleneedtorestandtheydonot

epvisitinghoursveryshort.

ou.

Speaker2You'rewelcome.

Unit10Environmentalmatters

Listeningin

Passage1

BridgetThedayveryoneistalkingaboutbuildinghousthatareeco-friendly-housthatuenergy

houghthere'salotoftalkabouteco-hous,notmanypeoplehave

ndLennyCarter

areintheir30swithonechild,andtheirhouinwestWalesisasplendidexampleofwhataneco-hou

shouldbe.I'mherenowattheirhouandthey'regoingtoshowmeroundit.

JackyHi,Bridget.

LennyWelcome.

BridgetIt''squitecoldouthere.

LennyYes,doyouwanttocomein?

BridgetI'dloveto,butcanwelookattheoutsideofthehoufirst?

LennySure.

BridgetIt''sbuiltoftimberandit'stwostoreyshigh.

JackyYes,wegotthetimberfromSweden,wheretheyknowhowtobuildwoodenhous,butit'sreclaimed

wood,woodthat'sbeenudbefore.

dyoufirststartthinkingaboutbuildingan

eco-hou?

urdream,really,wasn'tit,Jacky?

JackyYes,whenwemetwefoundthatwebothwantedtodothesamething-buildahouthatudas

littleenergyaspossible.

BridgetSohowdidyoudoit?

LennyWell,sthefirststep.

JackyWefoundanarchitectwhohadsomeexperiencewitheco-housandwespentabouteightmonths

localbuildersandasmuchaspossible,localmaterials.

BridgetAndthoaresolarpanelsontheroof,aren'tthey?

ovidehotwaterinsummerandwarmwaterinwinterfortheunderfloorheating.

BridgetUnderfloorheating?Canwegoinsideandtakealook?

LennySure.

BridgetIt'h,yes,,lovely.

JackyYes,'ssocheap,comparedtousingelectricity.

BridgetSohowmuchareyourheatingbills?

'vegonedownbyabout70percent.

BridgetThat'salotofmoneyyou'vesaved.

'sgointothekitchen.

putitinyourlves?

LennyYes,'smadeofreclaimedwoodagain.

BridgetI'eetherestofthehou?

Passage2

Part1

PrenterPeopleareslowlyreturningtotheirhomesaftertornadoeshitthestatesofMarylandand

ndsof

peoplearewithoutelectricityduetothehighwindsandmanyarenowhomeless.

DawnBusby,wholiveswithherfamilyinNelsoniainsouthernMaryland,tellsherstory.

DawnWe'djusthadSundaylunchandweweretalkingaboutwhatweweregoingtodothatafternoon.A

neightedpouring

withrainanditgotreallydark.

Weweren'treallyworried,itdidn'urnedonthe

radioandthe

daughter,who's13,gotrealfrightenedandwouldn'usbandandbrother

wentoutsidetowatchthestorm-youcouldeitcominginfromtheeastrealfast-thehugeblack

dwas

pullingattheirclothes-itwasreallystrong.

Part2

DawnIcouldn'treallybelieveitwasgoingtohappenbutthenahugeblackcloudsuddenlyappearedinthe

sky,verynearus,ery

,Imeanwereallyran,downtothebamentandtherewasawindow

ldingmydaughterandmyhusbandwasholdingPete,who'sonly

ven.

ngwasmovingtowardsusandIthought,"Thisisit,we're

goingtodie."Andthenitstopped,juststopped,asifitwasdecidingwhichwaytogo-andthenitjust

tartedlaughingasifsomethingreallyfunnyhad

newas

shoutingandcheeringandhuggingeachother.I'veneverhadadaylikethat-ever.