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Unit1

MeetingPeople(I)

PartAMicro-listening

Greetings

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandwritedownwhatthesecondspeakersays.

1. M Hi,Emi.Howareyou

W Verywell,thankyou.Andyou

2. W Hello,MrWang,nicetoseeyou.

M Hello.Nicetoseeyoutoo.

3. M Howdoyoudo

W HowdoyoudoIt'sgoodtoknowyou.

4. M Howarethings,Monica

W Justfine,thanks.

5. M Hi,Nicki.Howareyoudoing

W Nottoobad,thanks.

6. W Goodmorning,Brad.How'severything

M Great!Whataboutyou

PartBMacro-listening

Conversation1Hey,ThisIsMyTable

W Hey!

M Yeah

W Thisismytable.

M Yourtable

W Yeah.Thisismybag.Ileftitonthetable.Didn'tyouseeit

M Yeah,Iguessso.

W Well

M Well,sorry,buttheplace'sreallybusy.Therewerenoothertables,so…Doyoumind

W Well,Iguessyoucanstay.

M Thanks.Bytheway,myname'sBradley.ButyoucancallmeBrad.

W I'mMonica.MyfriendscallmeNicki.

M Youknow,I'veseenyousomewhere.

W Oh

M Iknow!You'reafriendofEmi.

W Yeah,she'smybestfriend.

M ImetyouatEmi'shouseonce.

W Oh,nowIrememberyou.

M Sowedoknoweachother...Nicki.

W OK,Iguesswedo…Brad.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Wheredoyouthinktheconversationmighthavetakenplace

a.Inatraditionalrestaurant. b.Inafast-foodrestaurant.

c.AtEmi'shome. d.AtMonica'shome.

2. Whichofthefollowingistrue

a.MonicaandBradleyhavenevermetbefore.

b.MonicaandBradleywenttothesameschool.

c.BothMonicaandBradleyknowEmi.

d.EmiisBradley'sbestfriend.

Answers:bc

Exercise2

Listenagainandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

--Youknow,I'veseenyousomewhere.

--Iknow!You'reafriendofEmi.

--Yeah,she'smybestfriend.

--ImetyouatEmi'shouseonce.

--Oh,nowIrememberyou.

Conversation2IsItOkayIfISitHere

Bill Excuseme,isitokayifIsithere

Lisa Sure,goahead.

Bill Thanks.Bytheway,I'mBillRivers.

Lisa Hi,Bill.Myname'sLisaBrown.

Bill Hi,Lisa.Areyouonvacation

Lisa No,I'mworkinghereinLondonforafewmonths.

Bill You'rekidding--soamI.Whatdoyoudo

Lisa IworkfortheAmericanCentralBank.Howaboutyou

Bill I'manartist,andIwasaskedtobringoversomeofmyworkstoasmallgalleryjustnearhere.I'vejusthadmyfirstexhibitionthere.

Lisa Wow--thatisimpressive.

Bill Thanks.Sowhereareyoufrom

Lisa I'mfromCalifornia--SantaBarbara.

Bill You'rekidding--soamI!Don'ttellmeyouwenttoRosefieldHigh.

Lisa Yeah,Idid--butIwasn'taverygoodstudent.

Bill Meneither.Whatyeardidyougraduate

Lisa Um,1989.

Bill Oh,that'sstrange,metoo.DoyourememberMrsRivers

Lisa Oh,themathteacherSure.Shewashorrible!

Bill She'smymom.

Lisa Oh.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Whatistheprobablerelationshipofthetwospeakers

a.Friends.

b.Fellowtourists.

c.Oldclassmates.

d.Oldschoolmates.

2. Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

a.LisaandBillarebothfromateacher'sfamily.

b.Lisadoesn'tlikeBill'smotherbecauseshedoesn'tteachwell.

c.BillandLisahavemanysimilarexperiences.

d.BillplanstogivemoreexhibitionsofhisartworksinLondon.

Answers:dc

Exercise2

Listenagainandsupplythemissinginformationaboutthetwospeakers.

WhatDoYouKnowAbouttheTwoSpeakers

1. They'refromSantaBarbara,California.

2. Nowthey'reinLondon.Theywillworkthereforafewmonths.

3. BothgraduatedfromRosefieldHigh/thesamehighschoolin1989.

PartCOralPractice

PairWork

1.Makingappropriateresponses

Giveappropriateresponsestothefollowing:

1. Hi,I'm… Hi,I'm...

2. Hello,mynameis… Hi,mynameis...

3. YoucancallmeTom. Hi,Tom.

4. Myname'sAnthony.MyfriendscallmeTony. Hello,Tony.

5. Howdoyouspellyourname It'sT-o-n-y.

6. Whereareyoufrom I'mfrom

7. Whatdoyoudo I'mastudent.

8. Nicetomeetyou. Nicetomeetyoutoo.

9. I'mnotamoviefan. NeitheramI/Me,neither.

10. I'masportsfan. SoamI.

11. Haveagoodday. You,too.

2.QuestionsandAnswersontheTexts

A. ListentoConversation1againandanswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.Thenlinkuptheanswerstomakeashortsummaryoftheconversation.

1. Whoarethetwospeakersintheconversation

MonicaandBradleyarethetwospeakersintheconversation.

2. Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace

Ittookplaceinafast-foodrestaurant.

3. WhydidBradleytakeMonica'stable

BradleytookMonica'stablebecausetherewerenoothertablesfree.

4. WasMonicahappyatfirst

No,shewasunhappyatfirst.

5. DidshefinallylethimsharehertableWhyorwhynot

Yes,shefinallyagreedtoletBradleysharehertablebecauseshefoundhimniceandpolite.

6. WhatdidMonicarealizelater

SherealizedthatshehadmetBradleybeforeatEmi'shouse.

7. WhowasEmi

ShewasMonica'sbestfriendandalsoafriendofBradley's.

B. ListentoConversation2againandanswerthefollowingquestionsaboutBillRiversincompletesentences.ThentellyourpartnerwhatyouknowaboutBillbylinkingupyouranswerstothequestions.

1. IsBillRiversanAmerican

Yes,heis.

2. Whereishishometown

HeisfromSantaBarbara,California.

3. WhichschooldidBillgo

HewenttoRosefieldHigh.

4. Whendidhegraduate

Hegraduatedin1989.

5. WhatisBill'sjob

Heisanartist.

6. WhereishenowWhy

HeisinLondonnow.Hehasjusthadanexhibitionofsomeofhispaintingsinasmallgalleryinthecity.

7. Whatdoeshismotherdo

SheisamathteacheratRosefieldHigh.

PartDHomeListening

AConversationMayIKnowYourName

MrSong Isthisyourumbrella,miss

MissChen Oh,yes,itis.Thankyou.Iwaslookingforitjustnow.

MrSong Youlookabitfamiliartome.IwonderifIhaveseenyousomewherebefore.

MissChen Haveyou

MrSong Ithinkso.MayIaskwhereyoulive

MissChen Justtwoblocksaway,inthattallbuilding.

MrSong That'sit.Ilivethere,too.Iliveonthe6thfloor.

MissChen Myfamilymovedinjusttwoweeksago.Weliveonthe4thfloor.

MrSong It'sasmallworld!MayIknowyourname

MissChen I'mChenYing.

MrSong Howdoyoudo,MissChenI'mSongWei.

MissChen I'mgladtoknowyou,MrSong.

MrSong Areyougoingtoworknow

MissChen No.I'mgoingtodosomeshoppingfortheweekend.Whataboutyou

MrSong I'mgoingtotheairporttomeetsomefriendsfromBeijing.

MissChen Seeyou,MrSong.

MrSong Haveagoodday,MissChen.

MissChen Youtoo.

Exercise

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1. Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman

a.Neighbors. b.Acquaintances.

c.Oldfriends. d.Oldschoolmates.

2. Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanspoketoher

a.Doingsomeshopping.

b.Goingtowork.

c.Movingintoanewbuilding.

d.Lookingforherumbrella.

3. Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation

a.Themanhaslivedinthatbuildingforalongtime.

b.Themanandthewomanmetinthestreet.

c.Thewomanisshoppingforherbirthdayparty.

d.Themanandthewomanliveinasix-storeyedbuilding.

Answers:adb

Unit2

MeetingPeople(II)

PartAMicro-listening

Introductions

Exercise1

You'regoingtohearfiveconversations.Supplythemissingwords.

1. M1 Hi,Mary,howareyou

W Justfine.Andyou

M1 I'mOK,thanks.Mary,letmeintroduceyoutomyfriendPaul.He'smyoldclassmate.

W Hello,Paul.Nicetoknowyou.

M2 Hello,Mary.Nicetoknowyoutoo.

2. W Howareyoudoing,Eric

M1 Can'tcomplain,thanks.

W Eric,I'dlikeyoutomeetmyhusband,John.

M1 Howdoyoudo,JohnIt'sgoodtoknowyou.

M2 Howdoyoudo

3. W Goodafternoon,Mike.How'severything

M1 Notbad.

W Mike,mayIintroduceyoutomycousin,TomHe'sfromCalifornia.

M1 Hi,Tom.I'mhappytomeetyou.

M2 Hi,Mike.

4. W1 Hello.Letmeintroducemyself.MynameisLauraLee,yournewneighbor.

W2 Hi,I'mHelenJones.Nicetomeetyou.

W1 Nicemeetingyou,too.

5. M Mum,comeandmeetmyfriends.ThisisDavid.He'sourmonitor.ThisisEllie.Sheplaysthepianowonderfully.

W I'mverypleasedtoknowyou.

PartBMacro-listening

Conversation1MaggieMeetsanOldFriend

Laura MaggieMaggie

Maggie LauraIsthatyou

Laura Yeah.Whatasurprise!

Maggie It'sbeenalongtime.

Laura Iknow.It'sbeen.WhatFiveyears

Maggie Fiveyears.Ohmygosh.Ican'tbelieveit.

Laura Iknow.It'sincredible.So...what'shappeningwithyou

Maggie Well,Ijustgotajobatapublishingcompany.

Laura Great.Whatdoyoudo

Maggie I'manassistanteditor.I'mworkingonthreebookprojects.It'ssogreat.

Laura Wow.Soundsbusy.

Maggie Yeah.CanyouremembermeinhighschoolIdidn'tliketobebusy,justlikedtohavealotoffreetime,andbewithmyfriends.ButnowIsortoflikebeingbusy.

Laura Wow,that'sachange.SoareyoushoppingSpendingalotofmoney

Maggie No,I'mjustlookingaround.Idon'tspendalotofmoneyonclothes.

Laura Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'teither.Iamsogladtoseeyouagain,Maggie.Well,takecare,Maggie.

Maggie Uh,wait.I'mjustabouttohavelunch.Wanttocomealong

Laura Sure.That'dbegreat.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace

a.Inthestreet. b.Atapublishingcompany.

c.Inaclothingshop. d.Inabookstore.

2. Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace

a.Intheearlymorning. b.Aroundnoon.

c.Intheafternoon. d.Intheevening.

3. Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

a.MaggieandLauraareoldclassmates.

b.MaggieandLauraareclosefriends.

c.Maggieusedtobeverylazy.

d.Laurahaschangedalot.

Answers:cba

Exercise2

ListentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingpassageaboutMaggiebyfillingintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.

Maggiehasrecentlygotajobatapublishingcompanyandisnowworkingonthreebookprojects.Sheisquitebusybutsheenjoysherworkverymuch.Maggieusedtolikealotoffreetimeforherselfbutnowshesayssheenjoysbeingbusy.MaggiehasanoldfriendcalledLaura.Shehasn'tmetLauraforfiveyears.Onedayshewassurprisedtoseeherfriendinashop.ShewasveryhappyandaskedLauratohavelunchwithher.

Conversation2Windy,Isn'tIt

George Windy,isn'tit

Diana Yes,itis.

George Bytheway,myname'sGeorge.

Diana Hello.I'mDiana.

George Hi,Diana.Uuhwhereareyougoing

Diana ToGermany.I'mgoinghome.

George Oh,you'reGerman.

Diana Yes.You'reEnglish,aren'tyou

George Yes,Iam.

Diana Whereareyougoing

George ToPortugal.

Diana Onholiday

George No,I'mgoingtotakesomephotographsthere.

Diana Takephotographs

George Yes,IworkforatravelmagazineinItaly.

Diana Ah.

George Whatdoyoudo

Diana I'mastudent.

George Whatareyoustudying

Diana Medicine.

George Oh,mybrotherisadoctor.

Diana Really

George It'srathercoldouthereonthedeck.Wouldyoulikeacoffee

Diana Yes,I'dloveone.

George Let'sgoalongtotherestaurantthen.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace

a.Inahotel. b.Inarestaurant.

c.Onaship. d.Inthestreet.

2. What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

a.Fellowtourists. b.Friends.

c.Acquaintances. d.Strangers.

Answers:cd

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletethechart.

Nameoftheperson

Nationality

Whatdoesshe/hedo

Whereto？

Diana

German

Astudent

Germany

George

English

Aphotographer

Portugal

PartCOralPractice

2.PairWork:QuestionsandAnswersontheTexts

A. ListentoConversation1againandanswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.ThenlinkupyouranswerstogiveashorttalkaboutMaggie.

1. WhatisMaggie'sjob

Sheisanassistanteditorinapublishingcompany.

2. Whatissheworkingonatpresent

Sheisworkingonthreebookprojects.

3. Howdoesshefeelaboutit

Shefeelsgreat.

4. WhatdidMaggieusetolike

Sheusedtolikealotoffreetimeforherselfandtobewithherfriends.

5. Whatdoessheenjoynow

Sheenjoysbeingbusy.

6. WhereisMaggienow

Sheisinashop.

7. Whattimeisit

It'slunchtime.

8. Whatisshedoing

Sheislookingaroundintheshop.

9. Isshegoingtobuysomeclothes

No,sheisn't.Shedoesn'tliketospendalotofmoneyonclothes.

10. WhatisMaggiegoingtodo

SheisgoingtohavelunchwithherfriendLaura,whomshehasmetintheshop.

B. ListentoConversation2againandanswerthefollowingquestions.ThenlinkyouranswerstogiveashorttalkaboutGeorge.

1. WhatnationalityisGeorge

HeisEnglish.

2. Whatdoeshedo

Hetakespictures/isaphotographer/worksforatravelmagazineinItaly.

3. WhereisGeorgegoing

HeisgoingtoPortugal.

4. Heisonholiday,isn'the

No,heisn't.

5. Whatwillhedothere

Heisgoingtotakesomephotographs.

6. IsGeorgetakingthetripbyplane

No,heisn't.Heistakingthetripbysea.

7. WhodoeshemeetondeckWhatdoeshedo

HemeetsagirlcalledDianaandheintroduceshimselftoher.

8. WhereisDianagoing

SheisgoinghometoGermany.

9. IsDianaastudent

Yes,sheis.Shestudiesmedicine.

10. WhatareGeorgeandDianagoingtodo

Theyaregoingtohavecoffeetogether.

PartDHomeListeningAStory

OldFriendsMeet

Michaelwaswalkingalongthestreettheotherday.Suddenlyheheardsomeoneshoutinghisname.Hestoppedandlookedaround.Ayoungmanwasrunningafterhim.ItwasJackEvans.TenyearsagoMichaelandJackwenttothesamehighschoolandthentheystudiedatthesameuniversity.Buttheyhadn'tmeteachothersincetheirgraduationthreeyearsago.Theywereveryhappytoseeeachotheragainanddecidedtohavelunchtogether.Sotheywenttothenearestrestaurantandsatatatablebythewindow.Theyhadtoldeachotherstoriesabouttheirlivesandpromisedtokeepintouchinthefuture.

Exercise

Listentothestoryandsupplythemissingwords.

TenyearsagowhenMichaelandJackwereinhighschooltheybegantoknoweachother.Buttheyhadn'tmeteachotherforthreeyearssincetheygraduatedfromthesameuniversity.Theyweresohappytomeeteachotherinthestreetthattheydecidedtohavelunchtogether.Theywentintothenearestrestaurant.Theysatatatablebythewindowandtalked.Theytoldeachotherstoriesabouttheirlivesandpromisedtokeepintouchinthefuture.

Unit3

Study(I)

PartBMacro-listening

Conversation1I'mAlwaysNervousinClass

Joana Paul,I'mnervous.

Paul Why

Joana I'malwaysnervouswheneverIputontheheadphones.

Paul Butyoucanenjoysomemusicfirst.Themusicissonice.

Joana Yes,itis.Butwhenthedialoguebegins,Ican'tcatchaword.

Paul Youdon'thavetocatcheveryword.Trytogetthekeywords.

Joana ButhowcanIidentifythekeywords

Paul Thosewordsthattellthemainideaofthedialogueorarerepeatedseveraltimesinit.

Joana Well,probablyyouhavetotellmethemainideafirst.

Paul But…

Teacher Goodmorning,class.HereareyourbooksLookAhead.We'lltakeLessonTwelvetoday.Nowputonyourheadphonesandkeepyourbooksclosed.We'lllistentothedialoguefirst.

Joana Paul,I'mnervous.

Paul Takeiteasy,Joana.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Whendoestheconversationtakeplace

a.AfteranEnglishlisteningclass.

b.AtthebeginningofanEnglishlisteningclass.

c.InthemiddleofanEnglishlisteningclass.

d.AttheendofanEnglishlisteningclass.

2. WhatseemstobeJoana'smajorproblem

a.Poorhearing.

b.LackofinterestinEnglish.

c.Unabletousetheheadphoneproperly.

d.Unabletoovercomehernervousness.

3. WhatdoyouknowaboutPaul

a.Heisgoodatlistening. b.Heisnotveryhelpful.

c.HeisaverygoodfriendofJoana's. d.Heisgoodatmusic.

Answers:bda

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingagainandfillinthemissingwords.

1. Atthebeginningoftheclassthestudentsusuallyenjoysomemusicfirst.

2. AccordingtoPaul,itisnotnecessarytocatcheverywordofadialogue.

3. Instead,thestudentsshouldtrytogetthekeywordswhichtellthemainideaofthedialogue.

4. Thekeywordscanalsobethosewordsthatarerepeatedseveraltimesinthedialogue.

5. Whentheteacherplaysthetape,thestudentsputontheirheadphonesandkeeptheirbooksclosed.

Conversation2HowManyLanguagesDoYouSpeak

MrGreen DoyouspeakJapanese,MrsBrown

MrsBrown Yes,IspeakalittleJapanese.

MrGreen DoesyourhusbandspeakJapanese,too

MrsBrown Yes,alittle.

MrGreen HowwelldoyouknowFrench

MrsBrown Prettywell.ButIhavealotoftroubleinspelling.

MrGreen Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeakaltogether

MrsBrown Ispeakfourlanguages,English,French,German,andalittleJapanese.Howmanydoyouspeak,MrGreen

MrGreen Ispeakthreeforeignlanguages.

MrsBrown Whichones

MrGreen IspeakFrench,Greek,andArabic.

MrsBrown ArabicIsitverydifficulttolearn

MrGreen Yes,itis.ButIhavetousethelanguagequiteoften.Yousee,mycompanydoesalotofbusinessintheMiddleEast.

MrsBrown Doyoureadandwriteallthreelanguages

MrGreen Yes,Ido.ButsometimesImakemistakesinspelling.

MrsBrown SodoI.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. WhatareMrsBrownandMrGreenmainlytalkingabout

a.Thedifferencebetweenlanguages. b.Theimportanceofforeignlanguagelearning.

c.Whatlanguagestheyspeak. d.Themajordifficultiesinforeignlanguagelearning.

2. WhatdoyouknowaboutMrsBrownandMrGreen

a.BothMrsBrownandMrGreenareforeignlanguageteachers.

b.BothMrsBrownandMrGreenspeakseverallanguages.

c.NeitherMrsBrownnorMrGreenisanativespeakerofEnglish.

d.NeitherMrsBrownnorMrGreenspeaksJapanese.

3. Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation

a.MrBrownspeaksJapanesebetterthanMrsBrown.

b.Spellingisthemostdifficultpartinforeignlanguagelearning.

c.FrenchisoftenspokenbyEnglish-speakingpeople.

d.MrGreenoftenmakesbusinesstripstotheMiddleEast.

Answers:cbd

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

1. MrsBrownspeaksEnglish,Greek,FrenchandGerman. (F)

2. MrsBrownknowsFrenchquitewell. (T)

3. MrGreenspeaksEnglish,German,GreekandArabic. (F)

4. BothMrsBrownandMrGreenhavealotoftroublewithgrammar. (F)

5. MrGreencanspeak,readandwritethreeforeignlanguages. (T)

PartCOralPractice

PairWork

1.MakingAppropriateResponses

Giveappropriateresponsestothefollowing:

1. Areyouastudenthere

Yes.I'mstudyingintheDepartmentofEconomics./No,I'mnot.I'mvisitingafriendhere.

2. Whatareyoumajoringin/Whatisyourmajor

I'mmajoringin/It'sBiochemistry/WorldHistory/InternationalTrade,etc.

3. Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeak

IspeaktwolanguagesbesidesChinese./IcanspeakEnglishandGerman.

4. HowwelldoyouknowEnglish

Prettywell.ButIhavetroublewithspelling.

5. MayIaskyouaquestion

Yes/Yes,whatisit/Sure.Goahead.

6. WhendoesourEnglishclassmeet

ItmeetsonMondayandThursday.

7. Whenistheassignmentdue

It'sduenextweek.

8. I'mgoingtohaveatesttoday.

Goodluck.

9. I'mnervous.

Takeiteasy.

2.QuestionsandAnswersontheTexts

A. ListentoConversation1againandanswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.Thenlinkuptheanswersyouhavegivenandmakeashortsummaryoftheconversation.

1. Whoarethetwospeakersintheconversation

JoanaandPaularethetwospeakersintheconversation.

2. Wheredidtheconversationtakeplace

Ittookplaceatalisteningcomprehensionclass.

3. HowdidJoanafeel

Shewasnervous.

4. WhatwouldhappeneverytimeJoanaputontheheadphones

Everytimesheputontheheadphonesshewouldbesonervousthatshewouldn'tbeabletocatchasinglewordwhentheconversationbegan.

5. WhatdidPaulsuggestJoanadowhenlisteningtoaconversation

HesuggestedthatJoanafocusonthekeywordsonly.

6. What,accordingtoPaul,aretheimportantwordsinaconversation

Thosearethewordsthattellthemainideaorarerepeatedseveraltimesinaconversation.

7. WasJoanaabletodoasPaulsuggestedWhyorwhynot

No,shewasn'tbecauseshehaddifficultywithfindingthemainideaofaconversation.

8. DidPaulfinallysucceedinhelpingJoanafeelrelaxed

No,theteacherstartedthelessonbeforePaulcouldgiveJoanaanyothersuggestionsandshewasnervousagain.

B. ListentoConversation2againandanswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentences.ThentellyourpartnerwhatyouknowaboutMrsBrownandMrGreenbylinkingupyouranswerstothequestions.

1. HowmanylanguagesdoesMrsBrownspeakWhatarethey

Shespeaksfourlanguages.TheyareEnglish,French,GermanandalittleJapanese.

2. HowwelldoesMrsBrownknowFrench

SheisquitegoodatFrench.

3. WhattroubledoesshehavewithherFrench

Shesometimeshastroublewithspelling.

4. WhataboutMrGreenWhatlanguagesdoeshespeak

Hecanalsospeakfourlanguages.TheyareFrench,Greek,ArabicandEnglish.

5. WhydoeshelearnArabic

HelearnsArabicbecausehehastouseitquiteoften.HiscompanydoesalotofbusinessintheMiddleEast.

6. Howwelldoesheknowthoselanguages

Hecanreadandwriteinallthoselanguages.

7. Whattroubledoeshehaveinlearningforeignlanguages

Hesometimesmakesmistakesinhisspelling.

PartDHomeListening

AConversationMrLiMeetsaStudent

W Hello,MrLi

M Hello.Areyouastudenthere

W Yes.I'minyourhistoryclass,MrLi.

M AreyouYournameis

W HelenBaker.I'mfromBritain.

M Ah,yes.Howdoyoulikemyclasses,Helen

W Theyareveryinteresting.IreallylikeChinesehistory.

M I'mgladyoulikeit.Doyouliveoncampus

W Yes,Ido.IliveintheInternationalStudents'Dormitory.

M Youdon'thaveclassesthismorning,doyou

W No,Idon't.I'mwalkingaroundthecampus.It'ssobeautiful,justlikeapark.

M Yes,itis.OK,I'mgoingtomyofficenow.Nicetalkingtoyou,Helen.

W Nicetalkingtoyou,too.Seeyoutomorrow,MrLi.

M Goodbye.

Exercise

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Wheredoestheconversationmostlikelytakeplace

a.AtMrLi'shistoryclass. b.InMrLi'soffice.

c.Oncampus. d.Inapark.

2. WhichofthefollowingistrueofHelenBaker

a.She'saforeignstudentinBritain.

b.ShefindsChinesehistoryveryinteresting.

c.Sheusuallytakesawalkaroundthecampuswhenshehasnoclasses.

d.She'smajoringintheChineselanguage.

Answers:cb

Unit4

Study(II)

PartBMacro-listening

Conversation1TheNewSemester

David Hi,Christina.Howareyoudoing

Christina OK,prettybusy.

David Didyouregisterforthenewsemester

Christina Yeah,um-hm.Iregisteredyesterday.Whataboutyou

David Me,too.Iregisteredthismorning.

Christina Whatareyoutakingthissemester

David EnglishLiteratureII,PoliticalScience,MathandCom-puterProgrammingI.

ChristinaWell,they'llkeepyouprettybusy.

David Iguessso.HowaboutyouGoingtotakeanybusinessclasses

Christina No,Idon'tthinkso.I'mgoingtotakeanAfricanmusiccourse.Itmeetsthreetimesaweek.

David Hmm.Well,anypianoclasses

Christina Yeah,I'mtakingIntermediatePiano.ItmeetsonMonday.

David Howaboutthebasicrequirementcourses

Christina I'mgoingtotakeEnglishCompositionandBasicChinese.

David Soundslikeafullschedule!

Christina Yeah,I'mgoingtobereallybusy.

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. WhatareChristinaandDavidmainlytalkingabout

a.Whentheyregisteredforthenewsemester.

b.Thecoursesthey'lltakeinthenewsemester.

c.Howbusytheywillbeinthenewsemester.

d.Whatcoursesarepopularamongstudents.

2. WhatdoyouknowaboutChristinaandDavid

a.ChristinaisanartstudentandDavidisasciencestudent.

b.NeitherChristinanorDavidisinterestedinbusiness.

c.BothChristinaandDavidwillhaveafullscheduleinthenewsemester.

d.BothChristinaandDavidareseniorcollegestudents.

3. Whatcanyouconcludefromtheconversation

a.Christinaseemstohaveagreatinterestinlanguagesandmusic.

b.Davidisacomputermajor.

c.Studentsarefreetochoosewhatevercoursestheywanttotake.

d.EnglishCompositionandaforeignlanguagearetwoofthebasicrequirementcoursesthateverystudentmusttake.

Answers:bca

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingagainandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.

1. ChristinaisgoingtotakeAfricanMusic,IntermediatePiano,EnglishCompositionandBasicChinese.

2. DavidisgoingtotakeEnglishLiteratureII,PoliticalScience,MathandComputerProgrammingI.

Conversation2GoodMorning,Cindy!

M Goodmorning,Cindy.You'rehereearly.

W Yes,Iknow,DrBrown.Ineedtotalktoyouaboutmyproject.

M Oh,yourproject.It'snotagoodtimerightnow.Ihavetoteachmymorningclassinjustafewminutes.

W Howaboutlatertoday

M Let'ssee,today'sWednesday,right

W Uh-huh.

M Well,onWednesdaysIteachallmorning.ButI'vegotsomefreetimebetween12and1today.How'sthatforyou

W Hmm.I'vegotaswimmingclassthen.

M Oh,aswimmingclass

W Yeah.Igothreetimesaweek.Youknow,downattheuniversitypool.Doyouevergothere

M No,never.I'musuallytoobusy.

W Well,I'mfreeafterabout3.Wouldthatbeagoodtime

M Ah,3o'clockIhaveafacultymeetingafacultymeetingeveryWednesday,from3tillabout5.

W Well,couldwemeetafterthat

M Oh,gosh.No,sorry.I'vegottoruntotheday-carecenter.Ipickupmydaughterthereeverydayat5:30.Howabouttomorrow

Exercise1

Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1. Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers

a.Twocollegestudents. b.Twocollegeteachers.

c.Doct