Unit2

Section1

Episode1

Audio

Scripts:

WH=WangHao;T=Tom;YF=YiFei;A=Alice

WH:So,IthinkweallagreethatAlice’sideaforanonlinelanguageexchangeplatformiscool.

T:Yeah,Ithinkit’sperfectforthecollegecompetition.

WH:Right.Somethingthatsupportslearningshouldpleasethejudges,too.

YF:Andit’salsoaboutinterculturalexchange.

WH:Yeah,they’lllikethat,too.

YF:It’sperfect,Alice!Canyourunusthroughtheideaagaintomakesurewe’reallonthesame

page?

A:Sure!Well,basicallyit’saplatformwherepeopleregisterandenterthelanguagestheywantto

learn,andthelanguagestheycanteach.Theappwouldthenmatchupthe“students”andthe

“teachers”,andtheycanarrangeonlinemeet-upstoteacheachothertheirlanguages.

T:Abitlikeadatingappthen!

A:Kindof,butforlearning,Tom!

WH:Right!IjustwanttocheckI’vegotitright.So,IcouldregisterandteachChinesetosomeone

inexchangeforthemteachingme,say,Flemish.

A:That’sright,butdoyoureallywanttolearnFlemish?

WH:Maybe.Itwasjustanidea.I’dliketovisitBelgium.

T:Whataboutpeoplewhocan’tfindadirectexchange?

YF:Wecouldhaveacreditsystemwhereyoucollectpointsforteachingandyoucanthen“buy”

lessonswiththesepoints.

A:Yeah,thatcouldwork…Butshallweleavethatforphasetwo?Let’skeepitsimpleatthis

point.

T:Yeah,you’reright.Wedon’twanttoovercomplicatethings.

WH:Buthavingideasforfuturedevelopmentsmightlookgoodforthecompetition.

A:True.

YF:So,whatdoweneedtodonext?

A:Weneedtofillinthesefieldsaboutourselvesandourideas.It’squitestraightforward,butwe

needanameforourbusiness.Anyideas?

YF:Weshouldfocusonthecoreconcept:language…sharing…orexchange?

T:HowaboutLanguageX?“X”forexchange.

WH:That’scool!

A:Or,Lingua-X.

YF:Ilikethatone!

WH:Metoo!

T:Now,let’sstartthrashingoutthedetailsofthebusinessplan…

Episode1

Answers:

③

B

④

1.interculturalexchange

2.acreditsystem

3.exchange

Languageinfocus

Wordsandexpressions

①

1.devising

2.commercially

3.transparency

4.supplement

5.guaranteed

6.embraces

②

1.Thecompanyproducesandsellsmanydifferentproducts,butoneofitscore

smartphones.

productsis

2.I’mjustnotsurewhatweneedtodo.Couldyourunmethroughtheprocessquickly?

3.Ireallylikeworkingwithhim,becausewealwaysseemtobeonthesamepage(aboutwhat

we’redoing).

4.Thisproblemisnotgoingtogoawayonitsown.Let’sjustcallameetingandthrashouta

solution/thrashitoutuntilwefindasolution.

Collocations

③

1.Weareworkingtoincreasetransparencyinourpurchasingprocesses.

Whenthelandlordraisedtherent,therestauranthadtoincreasethepricesoftheirdishes.

Ourfactoryaimstoincreaseefficiencyby10percentoverthenextyear.

2.Myambitionistostartmyowntechnologycompanyinthefuture.

Itwassocoldthatittook10minutesforhimtostarthiscarinthemorning.

OnceIhaveestablishedmycareer,Iplantostartafamily.

3.Let’strytoarrangeanothermeet-upnextmonth.

Thephotographyclubarrangestripstobeautifulscenicspotseverymonth.

Pleasetalktomyassistanttoarrangeanappointment.

Translation

④

1.Toguaranteethataprojectgoessmoothlyandfinallyachievessuccess,teammembersneedto

beonthesamepageabouttheprojectgoal,etc.

2.Beingabletodealwithsetbacksandfailuresiscriticaltosuccess.Setyoursightsonlong-term

goals,andyouwillnotloseconfidenceinyourability.

3.UniversitiesandrecruitmentwebsitesinChinaheldhundredsofonlinejobfairstogether,

invitingcompaniestoparticipateandmatchingupgraduatesandemployers.

4.Inspiredbythemassentrepreneurshipandinnovationinitiative,manyuniversitystudents

choosetoreturntothecountrysideaftergraduationandhelplocalfarmerssellagricultural

producethroughonlineplatforms.

Episode2

Video

Scripts:

YF=YiFei;I1=Interviewee1;I2=Interviewee2;I3=Interviewee3;I4=Interviewee4;

I5=Interviewee5

YF:Sonowyouunderstandthebasicconceptaboutourbusinessidea,I’dlikesomefeedbackon

whetherit’ssomethingyou’dbeinterestedin.

I1:Well,itsoundsbrillianttome.IreallywanttopracticemyEnglishbuthavenomoneyfora

tutor.

I2:It’sagoodidea,butI’mnotsureit’dalwaysbeafairexchange.

YF:Whatdoyoumean?

I2:Itcouldbeunbalancedifoneputsinmoreworkthantheother…preparesmore,thatkindof

thing.

I3:Orifthestudentdoesn’tpreparefortheclass,thatcanmakethetutor’sjobharder.

I1:ButIguessifitdidn’tworkout,youcouldstoptheexchangeandfindsomeoneelse,right?

I4:Yeah,iftheapphadreviews,thatwouldencouragepeopletotakeitmoreseriously.

I5:That’sagoodpoint.

YF:So,apartfromyou,whichofyouwoulduseLingua-X?

I5:Iwouldgiveitago.

I4:Metoo!

I3:I’mnotsure.Idon’tthinkI’vegottimefortheteachingpart.

I2:I’mgoingtoThailandinthesummer,soIcouldlearnsomeusefulphrasesbeforeIgo,without

havingtodedicatemyselftoawholecourse.

YF:Great!Nowthebigquestion:Wouldanyofyoubewillingtopayasmallfeetoregister?

I5:Idon’tknowaboutit.Itissupposedtobeanexchange,right?

I1:Yeah,Iwoulddefinitelyhavetothinktwiceiftherewasafee.

I2:Unlessyoucouldguaranteethequality.Butit’sanexchangebetweenusers,soIdon’tseehow

youcould…

I3:Same,I’dgiveitamiss,myself.

YF:So,howwouldyoufeelaboutadvertsontheapp?

I4:Aslongasthereweren’ttoomanyadverts,Icouldbearit,especiallyifitmeanttheappwould

befree.

I3:Ifeelthesame,solongastheadvertsdon’tappearduringtheactualmeet-upsessions.

YF:OK.So,youmentionedlearningThai.Arethereanyotherlanguagesthatanyoftherestof

youwouldliketolearn?

I1:AsIsaid,English.Ineedtogetagoodgradethissemester.

I5:Spanishmightbepopular.Itisspokeninalotofplaces.

I4:I’vealwayswantedtolearnJapanese.

YF:Wow!

Episode2

Answers:

①

1.T2.NG3.F4.F5.T6.NG7.F8.T

②

1)people’sbehaviorsoropinions

2)interviews

3)largegroups

4)low

5)follow-upquestions

6)time-consuming

7)people’sfeelingsorperceptions

8)thetargetpopulation.

9)aprofessionalmoderator

10)commercialmarketresearch

11)thequalityofdiscussion

Languageinfocus

Wordsandexpressions

①

1)perceive

2)clarification(s)

3)time-consuming

4)lendthemselvesto

5)participants

②

1.giveitamiss

2.feedback

3.brilliant

4.haddedicated

5.putin

Collocations

③

1.carefully

2.easily

3.directly

4.honestly

5.seriously

Structure

④

1.withouthavingtowearearphones

2.withouthavingtocarrycash/usemultiplecards

3.withouthavingtoleavethehouse

4.withouthavingtoasktheirteachersforhelp

Section2

TextA

Answers:

①

1.B2.B3.C4.A5.A

Languageinfocus

Wordsandexpressions

①

1.autonomy

2.shifts

3.implications

4.disrupted

5.predict

6.favor

②

1.Nothavingenoughworkersfortheconstructionleavesusworseoff.

2.Onlineshopping,withtheconvenienceitbringstocustomers,willlikelycontinuetobehereto

stay.

3.Wehaveapoolofapplicantswhowanttotakeonthejob.

4.Movingtoanothercityreallyhelpedmebreakfreeofmynormalroutineandexperiencea

newwayoflife.

5.Inthenext10years,anewbreedofyoungpeoplewithfreshandoriginalideaswillbeentering

thetechnologybusiness.

6.Long-termemploymenttodayisbynomeansguaranteed,withshort-termcontractsbecoming

morecommon.

Collocations

③

1.becameobvious

2.fallasleep

3.fellsilent

4.becomeanxious

5.fellill

6.becoming…important

Bankedcloze

④

1)B2)E3)J4)G5)A

6)F7)I

Structure

⑤

1.Thereishighlylikelytobesomeonewhoknowstheanswertothisquestion.

2.Therearelikelytobemanypeoplewhowillpaymoneyforsuchauniqueexperience.

3.Eventhoughmanypeoplewillcomplain,Ibelievethattherearelikelytobealotofpeople

whowilllike