全新版大學(xué)英語（第二版）聽說教程2聽力原文[al:全新版大學(xué)英語（第二版）聽說教程2]Unit1SportsPartA]ListeningStrategyIdentifyingNumbersNumbersappearveryoftenineverykindoflisteningmaterial.TheabilitytocatchtheexactnumbersspokeninEnglishisanimportantbutdifficultskillforaChineselearner.Agoodwayistopracticeoverandoveragainthepronunciationofthenumbers,particularlythedifferentwaystosaythirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.Italsohelpstopracticewritingdownthenumbersyouhearquicklyinnumericalforms,withouttranslatingthemintoChinese.You'regoingtohearapassageaboutMichaelJordan,aretiredAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingnumbers.MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis1.98meterstallandweighs216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe1984season.Inthe1986seasonheshot3041points,thethirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion（扣籃冠軍）in1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin1988,anhonorrepeatedfourtimesinthenexttenyearsto1998.JordanguidedhisteamtowinsixNBAchampionshipsduringthe1990s,scoring45pointsduringthesixthandlastgameofthe1998NBAfinals.In1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn'tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingforfivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.[ti:Unit1PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationWhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Peter:HiLaura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?Laura:Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.Laura:Howaboutyou?Doyougetanyregularexercise?Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoymentsometimestentotwentykilometersatatimebutInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.Laura:Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?Peter:Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.Peter:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?Icangetyouaguestpass.Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.QuestionsWhatdoyouknowaboutPeter?Wheremightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation?SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1What'syourplanforthisevening?Well,there'sagoodgameatthestadiumbutIhaven'tgotaticketyet.I'mgoingtothegym.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Icangetaguestpassforyou.That'swonderful.I'dalwayswantedtoworkoutinthenewgym.Thankyouverymuch.Conversation2Hi,XiaoWang.Fancymeetingyouhere!Howareyoudoing?Can'tcomplain.I'mbusywithmyexperimentsinthelab.ButafterworkIoftenplaysomesports.A:Likewhat?B:Likeswimming,runningandsometimestennis.A:Tennis?That'smyfavoritegame.Say,what'reyoudoingthisweekend?B:Nothingparticular.IguessI'llprobablyjustworkinthelab.Comeon.Youneedtorelax.Whataboutagameoftennis?B:OK.Conversation3A:Areyoudoinganythingspecialtomorrow,Bob?Notreally.Whydoyouask?Someofusaregoingmotorcycling.Wouldyouliketojoinus?Motorcycling?I'veneverdonethat.Isn'titabitdangerous?A:Maybe,butit'sreallyexciting.Ienjoyjogging.It'smorerelaxing.A:That'sagoodformofexercise.Itcanhelpyoustayinshape.B:Yes,it'salsosafer.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate[ti:Unit1PartC]TestYourListeningYou'regoingtohearfiveshortconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.W:Ilikeplayingbasketball,volleyballandtabletennis.Whataboutyou?M:Well,tennisismyfavoritesport.Q:Whatsportdoesthemanlike?W:Youdon'tlikeboxingverymuch,doyou?M:It'sfarfrombeingmykindofsport.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Ithinkyesterday'sfootballgamewasquiteexciting.Whataboutyou,John?M:Yousaidit.Butitwasabitlong.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthefootballgame?W:Doyouliketoplaychess?M:Ilikethegame,butIdon'tplayitoftenenough.I'mafraidI'mnotaverygoodchessplayer.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?M:Iknewthenamesofallthefootballplayersandthedatesofallthegamesinmyhighschooldays.ButrecentlyIhavefailedtokeepupwithfootball.W:Nowyouarebusywithyourgolfgames.Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?Unit2FoodandDrinksPartAListeningStrategyListening"BetweentheLines"Peopledonotalwayssaydirectlywhattheymean.Veryoften,wehavetolisten"betweenthelines".TheEnglishlanguageoffersmanywaysforpeopletoimply,ratherthandirectlystate,theirmeaning.Tofindoutwhataspeakerreallymeans,wecanrelyonsuchthingsasthecontext,themeaningofanidiom,andtheintonationused.Forexample,ifsomeonesays"Ihaveanessaytowrite"inanswertoaninvitationtogosomewhere,wecaninferfromthecontextthathecannotaccepttheinvitation.Andifsomeonesays"Andrewpassedwithflyingcolors"inreplytoaninquiryabouthowAndrewdidonatest,wecaninferfromthemeaningoftheidiom"topasswithflyingcolors"thatAndrewdidverywellonthetest.Often,intonationalsohelpstorevealtherealmeaningofamessage.Forexample,"Heisveryclever"saidwithanironictonemeansjusttheopposite.Youaregoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Listencarefullyandwritedown"Yes"or"No"toeachofthefollowingquestions.M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate?W:Yes,manytimes.Whenevermyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir?M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning?M:Weateit,mom.Canyoumakeanotheroneforus?W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.M:Nexttobeef.M:Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore?W:No,never.It'smyfirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.W:John,doyouwantasoda?M:Soda?Ithinkittasteslikemedicine.W:Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight?W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethisevening..[ti:Unit2PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationWhatAboutDiningOut?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingsentences.Peter:Hi,Kate.Kate:Hi,Peter.Howhaveyoubeen?Peter:Oh,OK,Iguess.Andyou?Kate:Nottoobad.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforawhile,havewe?Peter:No,wehaven't.Sothatmakesmeask.DoyouhaveanyplanforthisSaturday?Kate:No,notyet,Idon'tthinkso.Why?Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend?Kate:Thatwouldbegreat.Doyouhaveanyparticularplaceinmind?Peter:Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuchlately.Kate:Metoo.Peter:IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthistime.TheyalwaysseemtoservesomuchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.Kate:Chinesefoodwouldbegood.Peter:Yes,ormaybesomeJapanesesushi.Thatstyleusesalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoilorcreamorheavysauces.Kate:Yes,eitherofthosechoiceswouldbegood.Let'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethenwheretoeat.Peter:That'sfinebyme.SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1(Attheschoolcanteen)Whatacrowd!Thisistheworsttime.Themorningclassesarejustover.Everybodyishungryandrushesheretohavelunch.A:That'strue.I'mstarvingandIcan'twait.I'drathernotstandinalongline.B:Whydon'twehavesomefriednoodles?NoodlesaresoldatNo.2Box.Noqueuethere,yousee.That'sgreat.(AtNo.2Box)Counterhand:WhatcanIgetyou?Oneplateoffriednoodles,please.Makeittwo.Counterhand:OK.Twoplatesoffriednoodles.Anythingelse?A:Howmuchisthetomatosoup?Counterhand:It'sfree.Itgoeswiththenoodles.Isee.(toB)Doyouwantanysoup?Yes.A:(tocounterhand)Twobowlsofsoup,please.Conversation2(Atafastfoodrestaurant)Counterhand:WhatcanIdoforyou?Customer:I'llhaveoneorderofchickennuggetsandachickensandwich.Counterhand:Anythingtodrink?Customer:AsmallSprite.Noice,please.Counterhand:Okay.Forhereortogo?Customer:Forhere.Conversation3(AtaChineserestaurant)Waiter:Areyoureadytoorder?Doyouhaveanyrecommendations?Waiter:Yes.TheSichuanstylecrispywholefishisverygood.It'stoday'sspecial.A:Mary,wouldyouliketotrythat?Ihearit'sverygood.Whynot?AndI'dlikeshrimpinblackbeansauce,too.It'smyfavorite.Waiter:Okay.Anythingelse?A:Whataboutsomevegetables,Mary?B:Yes.Howaboutspinach?Spinachisfinewithme.Waiter:Anythingtodrink?A:Yes.I'dlikeoneBudLight,please.What'llyouhave,Mary?Orangejuice,please.Waiter:OneBudLightandoneorangejuice.Isthatright?Right.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate[ti:Unit2PartC]TestYourListeningListentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.A:Well,hereweare,nottoocrowded.Great!Let'sorderquicklysowecanchatalittle.OK.Whatareyouinthemoodfor?Somethinglight.IhadahugebreakfastandI'mstillfull.Therearethreesalads.Oryoucouldhavesoupandasandwich.Whatareyouhaving?Ahamburger,Isuppose.No,actuallyIateoutlastnight.WehadpizzaatPizzaHut,thenalatesnackatKentuckyFriedChicken.Oh,dear.Well,maybeyoushouldhaveasalad.Yes,Ithinkso.Look,thedailyspecialisspaghetti.Thatsoundsgood.Oh,thepricesaregreattoo.I'llhavethataswell.Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.Italianfoodneedsredwine,youknow.Butwehavetogobacktowork.OK,aCokeformethen.Herecomesthewaitress.Letmeorderfirst.QuestionsWhatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Whatwilltheyorder?Unit3WeatherPartAListeningStrategyListeningforImportantDetailsBesidesunderstandingthemainideaofalisteningtext,weoftenfinditnecessarytograsptheimportantdetailsaswell.Whatcountsasimportantdetailsdependsonthekindofinformationwewant.Generallyspeaking,ifwearelisteningtothenarrationofanevent,weneedtosharpenourearsnotonlyforwhathappened,butalsowhenandwhere,howandwhyithappened.Inlisteningtoaweatherreport,ontheotherhand,theimportantdetailsweshouldwatchoutforarethecurrentweatherconditions,temperature,andweatheroutlook.You'regoingtoheartwoshortpassagesaboutweather.Whilelistening,payattentiontosuchdetailsastheweatherconditions,temperature,weatheroutlook,damagecausedbybadweatherandsoon,andwritethemdowninnoteform.Thencompletetheexercisesinyourbook.Theweathertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degreesFahrenheit.Lookattheoutlookforthenextfewdays:itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.AstorminChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonSunday.Thestormlastedaboutthreehoursfromaround8p.m.Thewindsreachedspeedsofoverahundredmilesanhour,causingseriousdamageandawidespreadpowerfailure.[ti:Unit3PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationDidYouHeartheForecast?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.Michelle:Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn'train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedatefortheannualpicnic.Michelle:Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesandentertainment.Alan:Yeah,sunshine—butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear?Michelle:Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.Alan:Andnoonewantedtoparticipateinanyoftheplannedactivities.Allwewantedwascolddrinks.Andthenwedozedoff.Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.Alan:Buttherewasn't.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustseemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.Michelle:Well,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweatherforecast?Isitsupposedtorain?Alan:Idon'tknow.Ididn'tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.QuestionsWhatareAlanandMichellemainlydoing?WhatdoyouknowaboutAlan?Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?SpeakingTasksListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1Whatlovelyweatherwe'rehaving!Niceandcool.Yeah,Ireallylikethiskindofweather.What'sthetemperaturetoday?Thehighis26andthelowis20.Theweatherforecastsaysthegoodweatherislikelytolast,too.A:Ihopeso.Conversation2Itseemstobeclearingup.Allthedarkcloudsaregoneandthesuniscomingout.Yes.Let'sjusthopeitstaysthisway.Ihaterainydays.Ithinkitwillcontinuetobefineforthenextfewdays.Anyhow,that'swhattheweathermansays.That'sgreat.Let'sgoforawalk,shallwe?Allright.Conversation3A:It'shotandhumid,isn'tit?Icanhardlybreathe.Yeah.Ifeelsuffocatingtoo.A:Aresummersalwaysthishothere?It'salmostlikeinthedesert.B:Yes,especiallyinJulyandAugust.Well,whatdidtheweathermansay?Hesaidanotherheatwaveisontheway.Ohno!Ihopenot.Howaboutgoingouttothebeachtocoooff?A:Goodidea.Maybeit'stheonlyplaceforthissortofweather.Nowmakesimilarconversationsaccordingtothegivensituations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsaboveinyourconversationswhereappropriate..[ti:Unit3PartCTestYourListeningYou'regoingtohearfiveshortconversations.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.W:It'sbeenfreezingforthelastfewdays.M:Yes.Andtheforecastsaystherewillbemoresnownextweek,accompaniedbystrongwinds.Q:Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?M:Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforalongtime,havewe?W:No,andtheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?W:Whatifitrainshard?Whatarewegoingtodo?M:Ithinkitwillclearupsoon.Butifitkeepsraining,thewholethingwillhavetobecancelled.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?M:HowwastheweatherwhenyouleftNewYork?W:ItwasverymuchliketheweatherinBeijing.Youdon'thavetotakealotofclothes.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?W:Ifitisthishottomorrow,wemayhavetogiveuptheideaofplayingtennisintheafternoon.M:Theweatherforecastsaysitwillcloudoverbynoon.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Unit4MusicPartAListeningStrategyListeningforSignalWordsTheabilitytoidentifysignalwordscanhelpusfollowthethreadofthespeaker'sthought.Peopleoftenusesignalwordsorphraseslike"but","therefore"and"asaresult"toaddacommentthatcontrastswithwhathasjustbeensaidortosignalwhattheyareabouttosayistheresultorcauseoftheirpreviousremarks.Similarly,wordsandphraseslike"forexample","mostimportantly","first","second","finally"and"then"usuallysignalthatthespeakerisgoingtoprovideanillustrationoremphasizeacertainpointordiscussseveralaspectsofacertaintopic.Soweshouldpayattentiontosignalwordsinlisteningastheywillprepareusforwhatisgoingtobesaid.You'regoingtohearfourshortpassages.Listencarefullyandwritedownthesignalword(s)ineachpassage.Thenchoosea,b,cordtoindicatethefunctionofthesignalword(s)usedineachofthepassages.Mostpeoplelikemusic.Infact,wearesurroundedbyit.It'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbeheardinstoresandrestaurants.However,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.ThemanagerofthemusicshopwascalledBrianEpstein.BecausesomanypeoplehadaskedforarecordbytheSun,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimself.FirstlyIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsrepresentativecomposers,thenIwillmoveontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.Welistentoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressurerises,andourbloodflowsmorequickly.Inshort,we'restimulated.[ti:Unit4PartB]ListeningTasksAPassageBackgroundMusicExercise1Listentothepassage.Asyoulisten,readthesignalwordsinyourbookandputatick()inthebracketsaftertheonesyouhaveheard.Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutlisteningto

music.Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboostsalesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuchasathird.Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccanincreasereceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.Theexpertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeattheirmeals,whichreducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeeptheresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.Questionscustomersmovingunless,ofcourse,thecustomersmovingunless,ofcourse,theWherewasrecordedbackgroundmusicfirstused?Whatwastheoriginalpurposeofbackgroundmusic?Whatkindofmusiccanhaveapowerfuleffectoncustomersinshops?Whydoesn'tthesamekindofmusicworkinrestaurantsaccordingtothepassage?SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1DoyoulikeEnglishsongs?I'mcrazyaboutthem.What'syourfavoritesong?It'shardtosay.Therearesomanybeautifulsongs.Who'syourfavoritesingerthen?SarahBrightman,undoubtedly.Idoadmireher,youknow.Iloveallhersongs.A:Ilikeher,too,butnotthatmuch.Conversation2Doyoucareforopera?Yes,Ido,verymuch.Whichdoyoulikebetter,operaormusical?Opera.Doyoujustlistentoitorgotoperformances?Iprefergoingtoaperformance.Ithaseverything,colorandspectacleandgreatmusic.A:Whydon'twegoandseeAidatogether?It'sbeingperformedattheGrandTheater.B:I'veseenitalready.It'sexcellent.A:Oh,luckyyou!Conversation3Doyouenjoylisteningtomusic?Yes,verymuch.Ienjoylisteningtomusicmorethananyotherpastime.A:What'syourfavoritemusic?B:Itdepends.WhenIaminagoodmood,I'dprefersomethingexciting,withafastrhythm.ButifIfeellow,Icanonlylistentosomethingsoftandquiet.A:Mm,metoo.Nowmakesimilarconversations.Usethestructuresandexpressionsabovewhereappropriate.Yourconversationsshouldincludethefollowingpoints.[ti:Unit4PartC]TestYourListeningListentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada.Herparents,whobothlovedmusic,encouragedhertodevelophermusicaltalent.At12,Celinehadcomposedthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".HermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrenchsinger.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,buttherewouldbemillionsmore.Celine'srisefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithoutdifficulties.RecordcompanieswereatfirstlessenthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswonagreatsuccess.Andby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademyaward.In1996sheperformedattheopeningceremonyofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997sherecordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulfilm.CelineDion'sfavoritethemeislove.Shesingsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreatmanyofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauseYouLovedMe","ThePowerofLove"and,ofcourse,thethemesongofTitanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".Unit5HealthPartAListeningStrategyIdentifyingtheRelationshipBetweentheSpeakersinaConversationIdentifyingtherelationshipbetweenthespeakersinaconversationisanimportantskillinlisteningcomprehension.Althoughsometimestheconversationitselfdoesnotcontainwordsthatsayexactlywhattherelationshipis,wecanrelyoncontextualcluestofinditout.Suchcluesincludethedegreeofintimacy(e.g.,howintimatelythespeakersaddresseachother,whatendearmentsareused),thedegreeofpoliteness(strangerstendtobemorepolitetowardseachotherthanfriendsorfamilymembers),andtheparticularsituation(atadoctor'sconsultingroom,atashop,etc.).Listentothefollowingconversationsandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsthatfollowtheconversations.M:What'sthetrouble?W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick?W:Twoorthreedaysnow.M:How'syourappetite?W:I'vegotnoappetite.Thesightoffoodsimplyturnsmystomach.What'swrongwithme?M:Youseemtobegenerallyrun-down.Q:Whatisthemnostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:What'sthematter,Jack?Youlookpale.M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.W:Why?What'sthematter?M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.W:Whydidn'tyoutellme?M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeeworsethismorning.I'machingallover.W:Hmm.Youfeelwarm,too.Youmusthavegotafever.There'saprettybadflugoingaround,youknow.Q:What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?[ti:Unit5PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationGoingtoSeetheDoctorExercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstocompletethestatements.D:Sowhat'syourtrouble?P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwelllately.MybiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtroublesleeping.D:Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable?P:I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'tseemtohelp.D:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?P:Threeorfourmonths-it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.D:Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately?P:Notmorethanusual.MybiggestworryisthefactIcan'tsleep.D:Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.P:ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.D:Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms?P:I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.D:Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou?P:Yes.AndI'vegainedaboutsevenkilogramsthispastyear.D:Youreallyshouldtrytoloseatleastthatextraweight.Doyougetmuchexercise?P:No,notverymuch.D:Physicalactivityisveryimportant.P:Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor?D:Iwillgiveyousomemedicationsforyourinsomniaandyourindigestion.ButIalsorecommendthatyoubeginaregularexerciseprogram.P:ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.D:Youdon'tneedtogotoagym.Asimplewalkingprogramwouldbeverybeneficialforyou.Ithinkyou'llfindthatdietandexercisewillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecentcomplaints.SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1D:What'swrongwithyou?P:Ihaveaburningstomachache.AndIfeellikevomiting,too.D:Howlonghasitbeenlikethis?P:Sinceyesterday.D:Whatdidyoueatyesterday?Didyoueatseafood?P:Yes.IhadsomecrabsatlunchandthenIjustfeltterrible.D:Yoursseemstobeaminorcaseoffoodpoisoning.P:WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo,doctor?D:I'llgiveyousomemedicationsforyourstomachacheandindigestion.Anddon'teatanyseafoodforthenextweekorso.P:Iwon't,doctor.Thankyou.Conversation2D:Whatseemstobetheproblem?P:Ihurtmyleftfootyester