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Unit OneTrack4-1-OL-lA. Jay and Eli are talking about an accident. Listen and check the correct picture.Jay: Come in here Eli. You should e this showEli: What is itJay: Its called quotThe Titanic of the Sky.quot Its about the Hindenburg a great engineering feat.Eli: The Hindenburg ...Jay: You know that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died.Eli: Oh yeah I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing. Jay: Right. Its so funny looking dont you think It doesnt look anything like the airplanes as have today.Eli: Thats true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway It ems so dangerous.Jay: Well some people called the Hindenburg quotmans greatest achievement in flight.quot They thought it was safe I guess.Eli: Who rode in it anywayJay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 pasngers and crew. One person said it was like aquotflying
hotel.quotEi: It sounds pretty great.Jay: Yeah and it was fast. Thats why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster.Eli: Why didnt they just take a jet planeJay: Eli You know they didnt have jets back then. Look in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the U.S. by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy.Eli: Well maybe Ill sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe Ill learn something ... Track4-1-OL-2B. Listen again. How was the zeppelin described Check your answers.Track 4-1-OL-3A. Listen to the conversation and check the correct picture.Jack: I think w
e should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer.Kayla: Yes but on the other hand they consume more oil.Jack: They also look really cool.Kayla: Thats true but there are some SUVs which are not big but also very beautiful.Jack: And 1 think big cars are more fun to drive.Kayla: But then again its very expensive.Jack: Well lets get more information about veral kinds of cars okayTrack4-1-OL-4Listen to another person talking about famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information youhear. My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass steel and concrete. They were designed by an American architect but he ud a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998 and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors and is 452 meters high.
I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country. Track4-1-OL-5A. Listen to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the ntences.Modern buildings: We love them We hate them The world-famous Louvre Muum in Paris is almost 500 years old and it faced a very modern problem:There simply wasnt enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989 American architect I.M. Pei designeda striking glass pyramid in the buildings center to be a visitor entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started anangry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art like the ones insi
大同美食de the muum. Others said itwas just an ugly modern mistake. Kyoto Japan is the countrys ancient capital and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small forthe millions of visitors. In 1997 the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center right in the oldest partof the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was builtcritics said that the high wide modern building would destroy the citys traditional look. On the other handsupporters said it would bring new life into the city center.Track 4-1-OL-6B. Now listen again and complete the chart with the information you hear.Track 4-1-OL-7B. Listen to the interview with Erika Van Beek an engineer. According to Erika what should be done aboutovercrowding in citiesThe future building boomInterviewer: What do you think is
the biggest problem facing our citiesErika: I think its overcrowding. Talk to anyone living in a major metropolitan area and they will say the same thing: Theres no space. Even the suburbs are getting crowded.Interviewer: Well in some places there simply isnt any land left for building rightErika: Yes thats true but you have to think creatively. You cant give up so easily.Interviewer: Think creatively What do you suggestErika: What Im saying is that we can build more structures underground. We can add parking lots mallshotels and even apartment buildings. Theres plenty of space.Interviewer: Isnt it expensiveErika: Yes it can be. In the past building underground has been very expensive. How
ever we have newtechnology that will bring the cost down. It involves using robots. You dont have to pay robots a salaryInterviewer: Isnt quotbuilding downquot more dangerous than other kind of construction k:Eri a Actually I think its safer than building skyscrapers for example. Remember we already do it. We havesubways and underground shopping malls. Im just suggesting we invest in a variety of bigger projects and that we digdeeper.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your idea ri a:Ek I can understand their feelings. Whenever theres a new idea it can cau controversy. But quotbuilding downquotis not some kind of impractical idea. It makes n. There is so much space underground: It can accommodate a lot oftraffic storage and people. With the new technology we have wed be crazy not to consider the idea — its the wave ofthe futureTrack 4-1-OL-8C. Listen again. Check the statements you think Erika would agree. Unit 2Track 4-2-OL-1Pam: Well Lynn I must be going. It was great to e you –Lynn:
By Pam.Pam: What‘s thatLynn: Oh … that‘s Ollie.Pam: Ollie: I didn‘t know you had a dogLynn: Well we don‘t … really.Pam: What do you meanLynn: Come here.Pam: Oh my goodness. It‘s a robotLynn: That‘s right. It‘s a dog robot. They call it a ―dogbot.‖Pam: How interesting … But it‘s a little strange don‘t you thinkLynn: Well I wanted to get an interactive toy for the kids. They love it. So I‘m happy.Pam: How much did it costLynn: Don‘t ask. It wasn‘t very affordable. It‘s cheaper than havi
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ng a real dog though. We don‘t ever have to buy dog food And the batteries are rechargeable.Juliana: Hey Henrik. Look.Henrik: What is it JulianaJuliana: What‘s that guy doing over thereHenrik: Which guy Juliana: The one over there. Wearing a suit. H‘s punching so many buttons on his cell phone.Henrik: Oh him. He‘s probably playing a game.Juliana: ReallyHenrik: A lot of people have games on their cell phones. It‘s really popular here in Finland. They play them everywhere.Juliana: Do you play them tooHenrik: Yes I do.Juliana: I only u my phone to make telephone calls. I guess I‘m old-fashioned.Henrik: I heard that some people play games even at work. They can play quietly during business meetings. No one k nows about it.Juliana: I‘d like to try it.Henrik: Here u mineTrack 4-2-OL-3Penny: Hello. Your Computer World sales department.Ted: Hi Penny. It‘s Ted.Penny: Oh hi Ted. What‘s upTed: well my computer has crashed again.Penny: Oh noTed: Oh yes. That‘s why I‘m calling. You know it‘s five years old. And I need to speak to Scott about getting a new one.Penny: well you‘ve called at a good time. We have some attractive new models.Ted: Great I‘m looking for something affordable. And I want to get something portabl e this time.Penny: I‘m sure Scott can help you with that… Let‘s e he is in a meeting until 3:30. I‘ll ask him to call you.Ted: No that‘s OK. I‘ll call him after 3:30. Plea give him the message. E-mail is my favourite way to communicate. I think it is as fast as a fax machine and it is as easy as a cell phone.Of cour e-mail has some problems too. It isn‘t as affordable as ordinary mail becau you n
eed a computer andInternet rvice. And I don‘t think it is as reliable as a fax machine. Sometimes e-mail messages
get lost. But in myopinion e-mail is as convenient as a cell phone. I can nd a message from my home or office and my friends canread it when they have time.Track 4-2-OL-5 In today‘s report we look at a new technology called pervasive computing. Pervasive computing means putting tiny computers into everyday electronic appliances such as toasters andmicrowaves. With pervasive computing appliances can communicate with their urs – and with other appliances Some companies now ll pervasive computing products like a ―smart‖ toaster. It remembers your favouritekind of toast: light or dark. Companies are designing a ―smart‖ coffee maker and a ―smart‖ clock. The coffeemaker can measure the water and coffee. It can even put milk in your breakfast coffee and make black coffee in theafternoon. The clock will check the time on other clocks in your hou and give information about otherappliances. For example it can tell you ―Your coffee maker needs more water.‖ And that‘s only the beginning. One company is now advertising ―Save time –phone your washing machine‖engineers are making a ―smart‖ hou. In this hou the lights heater and air conditioner change automaticallywhen family members come home. This makes the home comfortable and it saves a lot of energy. Pervasivecomputing could change many parts of our
daily lives. But do people really want pervasive computing Do they really need technology everywhere One companyasked people about their opinions on ―smart‖ appliances. There were surpris.
A ―smart‖ refrigerator can buymore food on the internet but people didn‘t want it becau it might make mistakes. ―Pervasive computing is as important as a telephone‖ says Rebecca Blair president of InnoTech Corporation.But some of the products are not uful or even practical. Companies should learn more about the technologythat people really want.Track 4-2-OL-7Local girl rescued She may have a broken leg but she can‘t be happier. Morgan Bailey 11 is happy to be alive. Tuesday was like any other day for Morgan. She was at school. It was fourth period and she was the firststudent to arrive in the gymnasium for her physical education class. Suddenly there was a loud noi. ―There was a sharp cracking noi and then a loud boom. After that I don‘t remember anything‖ said Morgan. The roof of the gymnasium had collapd under the heavy snow. Morgan was trapped underneath. She couldn‘tescape. ―I woke up and there was a big piece of wood on my leg. I couldn‘t move it. I was starting to get cold.‖ Fortunately help was nearby. A new program using ―rescue robots‖ was tried for the first time. ―We were nervous about using the robot‖ said Derrick Sneed the man in charge of the program.
虢国夫人夜游图―But in the endthe robot gave us reliable information. It went extremely well.‖ The rescue robo t was able to go into the gym and locate Morgan‘s exact position. ―We nd in robots first becau it may not be safe for humans‖ said Mr. Sneed. ―Human beings are not asuful as robots in some situations. A gas leak for example could kill you or me but中国科协网
w ouldn‘t hurt a robot.‖ Although it didn‘t happen in Morgan‘s ca some rescue robots can bring fresh air or water to people who aretrapped.Rescue robots go into rough dangerous places. They work in life or death situations. They have to be durable.Doctors say that Morgan is doing well. She should be going home in two or three days. What is the first thing shewants to do after she gets out of the hospital ―I want to meet my hero‖ laughs Morgan. ―That little robot that saved my life‖Track 4-2-OL-9The first word processorMrs. Morgan: Good. So change the first part and make tho corrections and your paper will be great.Tara: OK. Thanks for all your help Professor Morgan. I‘ll e-mail my paper to you later today.Mrs. Morgan: You know technology is amazing. In high school I ud to write my term papers on a typewriter.Tara: It must have taken a long
time to write a paper on a typewriter.Mrs. Morgan: Well I was pretty fast but I made some mistakes. Actually the typewriters weren‘t that bad. Now as for the first房主明
comp uters … oh my goshTara: What do you meanMrs. Morgan: The first computers were so unreliable. They ud to crash all the time. And they were not as affordable or as fast as they are now.Tara: Mine‘s pretty fast but not as fast as some of the newer more expensive ones.Mrs. Morgan: I know And nowadays almost everyone has a computer. In tho days nobody had their own computer. We ud to u the ones at the
university.Tara: In the computer labMrs. Morgan: Yeah that‘s all we had. I‘ll never forget one spring during final exams. Everybody was working on their term papers and the electricity went outTara: So No big deal … laptops have batteries …Mrs. Morgan: Yes but remember in tho days we didn‘t have laptops. If your computer crashed you lost everything.Tara: EverythingMrs. Morgan: Everything. We ud to lo information all the time but that time it was terrible. Everybody lost their papers that afternoon … including me.Tara: What did you doMrs. Morgan: I went back to the good old-fashioned way.Tara: You mean typewritersMrs. Morgan: Nope. I ud something more affordable portable reliable disposable something that alwaysworked.Tara: What was thatMrs. Morgan: holds up pencil and paper The first word processor. Unit
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3Track4-3-OL-1/Track4-3-OL-2Joe: What are you reading MariaMaria: The Daily News.Joe: The News Ugh That‘s a terrible paper.Maria: Oh Joe it‘s not so bad.Joe: Not so bad Look at that headline
on the front page It‘s so nsational.Maria: Well they‘ve got great comics. I can‘t live without my comics.Joe: I know. But the news coverage is so poor ... especially the international news. It‘s a joke really.Maria: I‘m not so interested in the international news. Besides they have so many other good features.Joe: Like whatMaria: Like… the daily horoscope for example. I love it.Joe: That‘s not a good reason to buy a newspaper … for the horoscopeMaria: Look the newspaper only costs 50 cents. What so you expectJoe: Good point.Maria: Besides the horoscope I also like the entertainment news. I like to read about the stars and their loveaffairs.Joe: Well you can keep The Daily News. I‘m going to stick with The Times.Track 4-3-OL-3 Amy: John软烧茄子
I‘ve never notice this old photo of your family before.John: My mother just found it in the attic. She decided to hang it up.Amy: It‘s a nice picture of your family.John：I think it‘s embarrassing. And I look stupid.Amy: Well you could‗ve combed your hair … it‘s a nice shot though. Look at how young you are How old wereyou in the photoJohn:
Eight … no wait I‘d just turned nine.Amy: I gue ss the two people are your parents.John: Yep. They were married when that picture was taken. Now they‘re divorced.Amy: Oh. What do they doJohn: My father‘s retired. Mom works in a hospital.Amy: What are their namesJohn：Well my father‘s name is Joph. M y mother is Olivia---she was named after a popular actress.Amy: How gr
eat I have an aunt with the same name..
