Unit 1Unit 1.mp3
Listen to three speakers talking about their childhood hobbies.Complete the following chart with the information you hear.
Script
Childhood Hobbies Do you remember your favourite hobbies when you were a child?What do tho mean to you?Luther,Sarah,and William are discussing their childhood hobbies.
Luther:My hobby is stamp collecting.I started at the age of six,and I ’ve been
collecting stamps ever since.Stamps are tiny but amazing.They're miniature works of art,covering just about every subject you can think of.Sometimes stamps are worth more as they get older,and I guess that's one of the reasons they are treasured by many collectors.Sarah:When I was a little girl,my friends were fond of dolls or cartoons,but I just loved yard work.My hou had a big yard,which I regarded as my fantasy world.I helped my grandmother mow the lawn and spread fertilizer.Actually was a little bit lazy in my schoolwork but never in yard work.Some of my friends said it was an activity that only retired people took up.I didn't mind.I enjoyed making my yard beautiful and I enjoyed sweating after a
whole day's work.It's good for my health.Maybe I ’ll spend most of my time
in the yard after I retire.William:Transformers!Optimus Prime and Megatron!Tho robots from the 1980s that would turn into cars and planes.That's why I became a mechanical designer.Few people can claim to be as big a fan of Transformers as I am.I have an entire room in my hou dedicated to them,over 700Transformers from every generation,as well as many posters and tons of other collectible items.Transformer collecting is not just a hobby to me--they're a way of life!Key
Unit 2U ni t 2.m p 3
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Hobbles The significance of thier hobblies Luther
1)stamp collecting They are 2)miniature works of art on every possible subject.Sarah
3)yard work She enjoys 4)making gardens beautiful.William 5)Transformer collecting It is 6)a way of life to him.
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Unit3U ni t3.m p3
Listen to a talk on education and decide whether the following statements are true(T)or fal(F).
We usually think that school is the only place where people get an education. However,what we get from school is just a small part of what we learn.Education includes both formal learning at school and informal learning in society.So education is much broader than schooling.
Education can take place anywhere,whether in the street or at a party.Likewi, educators can be anyone,ranging from an elderly woman in the neighbourhood to a young reporter on TV.
The general patterns of teaching at school always remain relatively the same. Students arrive at school at the t time and take the assigned cours.The learning materials and the tests ud at school are limited.We know what we can get from school education,but we can never give a full picture of what we can expect from education.F or instance,while travelling if you have a chat with a local shopkeeper, you may discover more about local culture.
Education starts from the moment a person is born.It lasts for a life time and becomes part of his/her life.
Key
(F)1.We get most of our education at school.
(T)2.Education can occur in a local shop when travelling.
(T)3.Students at school usually u similar textbooks.
(F)4.Only at school can you get new information and skills.
(T)5.Education is always with us throughout our whole lives.
Look at the diagram made by Daisy Kabagarama about the components of culture in her book,Breaking the Ice.Listen to the speaker's descriptions.Write down the key words in the blanks.The first letter of each word is already given.
Components of Culture The term culture has been defined in many ways.Howard defines it as the cu
stomary manner in which human groups learn to organize their behaviour and thoughts.I define culture as the way of life of a group of people.In that way,culture is in esnce the moulder of human behaviour of a certain group.Culture has veral major components.The first important one is material posssions,which refer to objects like books or clothes.The non-material component can be illustrated by the following parts:values,norms,beliefs,emotions,attitudes,aspirations,laws,and symbols.The arrows in the figure point in both directions,suggesting that culture shapes the components.In turn,the aspects impact culture,which means culture is dynamic,always undergoing great changes.For example ,people who share the same level of material posssions may have different values or beliefs.People who have similar beliefs may change the ways to express emotions.From birth to death,people are faced with cultural messages and change in the components.
Key
2)Material posssions
laws attitudes emotions
Listen to a speaker talking about her recent travels in West Africa and write down a short answer to each of the following questions.
The Greatest Humanitarian Cau
In my recent travels to West Africa,I came to e how much in need so many people are in this part of the world.Infectious dia and poverty kill more people than tho who die in the continuing bloody conflicts.We live in a world filed with conditions that cry out for others to help.
What can you do in a world that needs such help?Serving and volunteering, whether in your community or in a developing country overas,is a wonderful way to fill real human needs.Being involved in rving others and true humanitarian caus can offer you experience and contact with others that will help you through the rest of your life.The biggest benefit is that you have a direct impact on helping other human beings.
We should remember that rving the needs of the despondent of this world is a very worthy cau.Doing good,one act at a time,one person at a time,is an important part of being a light in a world of darkness and preparing for a greater cau in the future.
Key
1.What are the West Africans suffering from?
Infectious dia,poverty and continuing bloody conflicts.
2.What can we do to fill real human needs?
Serving and volunteering in our community or in a developing country overas.
3.What benefits can we enjoy from true humanitarian caus?
Involvement in such caus offers us experience and contact with others,which will be beneficial throughout our life.
4.Why is it a very worthy cau to rve the needs of the despondent of this world?
Doing good for the despondent is like bringing light in a world of darkness and helps to prepare for greater caus in the future.
Unit6U ni t6.m p3
Listen to a speaker talking about the damage done by ice storms.Complete the following chart with the information you hear.
Ice-Storm Numbers Tell Chilling Tale
In January1998,three successive storms dropped more than4inches of freezing rain in areas of New England and southern Canada.
About100,00people had to take refuge in shelters,while the Red Cross raid more than$10million to help the victims.
The ice brought down more than1,000power transmission towers and30,000 wooden utility poles.Nearly1.7million customers lost their electricity,in some areas for weeks.
More than one-third of all farmland in the region was affected.Nearly 5.3million sugar-maple trees were in the path of the storm,and it may take 30to 40years for maple syrup production to return to normal.
The hardest hit were dairy farmers,as nearly one-quarter of Canada's Cows were subjected to the storm.The ones that survived may never reach their previous level of production.Furthermore,2.5million gallons of milk,valued at more than $5million,had to be dumped becau there was no electricity.
Key
Damages Caud by Ice Storms
Unit 7U ni t 7.m p 3
Listen to a speaker talking about the facets of a person's physical appearance and his/her life.Then decide whether the following statements are true (T)or fal (F).
This is Charlotte.She was born just a few hours ago.Like most of us at birth,there's really nothing to her:a bit of fat,a little of sugar,a bit of protein;actually she's 75per cent water.She's really a collection of chemicals.And yet,she's the most complicated thing on Earth;and during her lifetime,she'll achieve the most amazing things.She'll eat for nearly three and a half years,consuming 7,300eggs and 160kilograms of chocolate.She'll crawl 150kilometers before she's two.From then on,she'll learn a new word every two hours for the next ten years.By the time she's ten,her heart will have beaten 368million times.She'll spend a litter over 12years watching TV and two and half years on the telephone.During her life,she'll fall in love twice.If she gets married,there's a 60%chance she'll stay married to the same person for the rest of her life.And her chance of becoming a celebrity is less than 0.01%.
Key
[F]1.Charlotte was a bit too fat when she was born.
[T]2.Charlotte will crawl 150kilometers before she is two years old.
[T]3.She'll learn a new word every two hours from age two to twelve.
[F]4.According to the speaker,this little girl has the potential to accomplish great things in her life.
[F]5.What the speaker says is an accurate forecast of an English woman's life Areas
Damages
People ·About 100,000people had to live in shelter.·More than $10million was raid to help the victims
Electricity ·More than 1,000power transmission towers and 30,000utility poles fell.·Nearly 1.7million customers lost electricity.
Crops ·More than 1/3of all farmland in the region was damaged.·Nearly 5.3million sugar-maple trees were hit.
Dairy ·Nearly 1/4of Canada's cows were killed.·Nearly 2.5million gallons of milk had to be dumped.
