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Unit 6

Section 1

Part 1 Phonetics

Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to it. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.

Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.

Director: What would you like, Professor?

Archer: What do you suggest?

Director: Perchaps caldeirada?

Archer: What’s that?

Director: Fish soup.

Archer: That sounds nice.

Director: And you must have some feijoada.

Archer: What’s that?

Director:It’s a local speciality—pork with black beans.

Archer: Yes, I’d like some of that.

Director: Is there anything you can’t eat?

Archer: I don’t like chili.

Director: That’s all right—there’s no chili in feijoada. Do you mind if I smoke?

Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me for a moment? (To waiter)

Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?

Waiter: Over there, sir.

Part 2: Listening and Note-Taking

TAPESCRIPT

Eric: Excuse me. What time's the first train to London?

Clerk:Eight thirty.

Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch.

Clerk:Well, now ... there's one at nine fourteen, ... nine twenty, ... nine forty-two. ...

Eric: Oh, just a minute. You're saying them very quickly ... Er, yes ... and after nine forty-two?

Clerk:After nine forty-two, there's ... there's one at ten fifteen ... and eleven twenty. ...

Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?

Clerk:Yes, that's right.

Eric: OK. Thanks very much.

Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-clerk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.

BIRMINHAM - LONDON

1 2 3 4 5 6

Birmingham 8.13/8.309.14 / 9.40 9.20/9.30 9.32 / 9.4210.15/10.50 11.20/11.30 TAPESCRIPT

Operator: Hello! Can I help you?

Nancy: Yes. What's the number of the Leicester Hotel, please?

Operator: The Leicester? That's 837 5234.

Nancy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?

Operator: That's 785 2491.

Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham?

Operator: Just a minute ... that's ... um ... 249 6360.

Nancy: Uh-huh ... and the Gloucester?

Operator: The Gloucester ... um ... 564 8844. .

Nancy: Thanks, ... oh ... here's one more ... the, um, the Peterborough Hotel.

Operator: Oh, that's 684 2549.

Nancy: Oh ... and the last one, the Old Bedford?

Operator: The Old Bedford? That's 327 6975.

Nancy: Well, that's all now. Thanks very much for your help. Bye.

Exercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.

1. The Leicester Hotel 837 5234

2. The New Norwich Hotel 785 2491

3. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 6360

4. The Gloucester Hotel 564 8844

5. The Peterborough Hotel 684 2549

6. The Old Bedford Hotel 327 6975

Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 What a Super Flat

Ann Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebecca's for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couple's flat.

Jack: Hi, Ann! Hello, Sheila! Come on in. I say, you're both looking very smart!

Ann: Thanks. It's nice to be invited out. What a super flat you've got, Jack!

Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy*!

Jack: I'm glad you like it. Sit down and I'll get you a drink.

Ann: Where's Rebecca?

Jack: She won't be long. She's just popped* out for a few things at the last minute … (Later)

Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. I didn't know you could cook.

Jack: I'm afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is!

Ann: It's delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chance?

Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book.

Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?

Rebecca: Sure, Italian Cooking Made Easy — it has to be, for him!

Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write Tor F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)

T 2. The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place. ( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!)

T_ 3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti is really good.)

F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: I didn't know you could cook.)

Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.

1. What did the guests think of the flat?

(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)

2. How many friends did Jack invite to his home?

(Two, Ann and Sheila.)

3. What did they have for dinner?

(They had spaghetti.)

4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it?

(He thought it was cheaper.)

5. Who gave Jack the recipe?

(He got the recipe from a book.)

Dialogue 2 Back form Work

It is seven o'clock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work.

Clive: It's not good enough, you know.

Cathy: What's wrong, Dad?

Clive: When I came in, the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the other was nowhere to be seen.

Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.

Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework to do.

Cathy: When I came in, you were in your room listening to records.

Emma: At least my room's tidy. Yours is a real mess.

Clive: Look! I don't care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just won't do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. You're both old enough now. When I came in, the break-fast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to be ironed.*

Emma: I'm always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says she's too busy.

Cathy: I've got exams this year. You haven't.

Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet?

Emma: I've had a sandwich. I'm trying to lose some weight.

Cathy: And I don't feel hungry.

Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. We've got to live, you know. And I've got to work to keep us. If you want spending money and holidays, you'll have to do your share of the housework!

Emma: I'm sorry, Dad.

Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

T 1. The house was a mess when the father came in. (Clive: When I came in, the house was a disgrace.)

T 2. The children do the chores by turns. (Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.)

F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive: One of you was lying on the settee and the other was nowhere to be seen. Cathy: When I came in, you were in your room listening to records.)

F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink ... )

T 5. Emma usually does the ironing. (Emma: I'm always doing the ironing.) T 6 Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: I've gotexams this year.)

T 7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: I'm trying to lose some weight.)

T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: I've had a sandwich. Cathy: And I don't feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal.) T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)

Part 2 Passage The ―Lost‖ Receipt

TAPESCRIPT

As my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.

When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves.

The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-shilling note ; and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushing* and glanced up at the assistant. He I was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!

Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

Keys

1.C

2. A

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. D

7. D

8.A

9. C

Part 3 News

News Item 1

Voters have approved (1)political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said (2) more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women (3) the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain* (4) one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And (5) equality will be guaranteed among (6) the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results. The changes are expected (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.

Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.

1) political changes

2) more than 98% of the voters

3) the right to vote

4) one of the only

5) equality

6) the different religious groups

7) welcomed the results

8) to take effect

News Item 2

Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General People's Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. Voting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*.

Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.

1.A

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. B

News Item 3

More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.

The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.

The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.

A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote.

Kenya became independent from Britain in nineteen sixty-three. It has the largest economy in East Africa.

Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.

This news item is about Kenya’s election violence that threatens gains in East Africa’s top economy.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write Tor F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

1. After the elections, 300 people have been injured and 25,000 homeless.

F (More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a

disputed presidential vote.)

2. A court might order a new election.

T (The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.)

3. The riot may slow economic and democratic progress of Kenya.

T (The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.

4. After President Mwai Kibaki won the first term Friday, the main opposition party appealed for a new election.

F (The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.

5. Kenya separated from British Commonwealth in 1960.

F (Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963.)

Section 3 Oral Work

Part 1 Questions and Answers

Mother: Where are Jim and Mary?

Father: Jim’s gone fishing and Mary’s gone with him.

Mother: Oh, dear, I can’t bear cooking bony little fish.

Father: You needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home.

Mother: Why not?

Father: He never catches anything. He just likes fishing.

Mother: I can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.

Father: She hates fishing, of course, but she isn’t happy about Jim going off by hi mself.

Mother: Well, you can’t be surprised at her wanting to be with him.

Father: No. I can even remember a girl watching me play football.

Mother: I can’t imagine myself doing that again.

Exercise:

1. Where is Jim?

He’s gone fishing.

2. What can’t Mother bear?

She can’t bear cooking bony little fish.

3. What needn’t Mother worry about?

She needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home.

4. What is it that Mother can’t help thinking?

She can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.

5. What isn’t Mary happy about?

She isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.

6. What can’t Father be surprised at?

He can’t be surprised at Mary’s wanting to be with Jim.

7. What can Father remember?

He can even remember a girl watching him play football.

8. What can’t Mother imagine herself doing again?

She ca n’t imagine herself watching Father play football again.

Part 2 Retelling

There’s an old saying that says, ―It never hurts to ask.‖Here’s a famous America n story that proves the truth of that statement. Or does it?

In 1620, a group of settlers came from England to the ―new world.‖ They built a s mall community in Massachusetts. Mark Story, a middle-aged widower, lived there. Aft er his wife died, Mark shared a small cabin with a handsome young man named John A llen. Mark felt very lonely without a wife. One day he told John that he wanted to marr y one of the young women of the community – Pamela Miller. But Mark was afraid to p ropose to her himself. So he asked his friend John to do it for him.

Poor John also wanted to marry Pamela. But he didn’t tell Mark that. Instead, h

e went to Pamela and asked her to marry Mark Story. Pamela was surprised and disap pointed. She listened quietly. Then she said, ―Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?‖

Part 1 Listening Comprehension

Passage 1 A Coin

I was not more than thirteen years old at the time, certainly, but I remember the moment as if it were yesterday. I had just taken my place in class, when I noticed a small shining coin a few feet away from my desk. I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick it up, for the coin was a farthing and almost completely worthless. But its newness attracted me, and the fact that I could not spend a coin of such small value made me want to keep it forever. As the teacher was talking to us, I pretended to drop a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the coin was mine.

The farthing and I remained firm friends for years. Trousers wore out, but the coin survived. It lived to see short trousers become long ones; it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with me during the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a civilian again.

Every night when I emptied my pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appearance. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with me and make me dig deeply into my pockets. But sure enough, it was always there, trapped inside larger items, like a pen-knife, or sleeping in the folds of my handkerchief. It certainly kept strange company. When I was a boy, it would attach itself to sticky sweets, or get caught in pieces of wire. When I grew up, it took its place proudly beside the silver coins that jingled in my pocket. It had reason to be proud, for I am sure it knew that I would rather have lost every single silver coin I had than part with the precious litter farthing. It did not shine any more, but at nighttime it would unfailingly arrive, last but smiling, and look up at me from my bedside table. One night, however, the coin was missing. I searched everywhere, but weeks passed and I did not find it. This time, I realized sadly that it had gone for food and could only hope that it had found some nicer pocket to live in.

Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

l.C 2. A 3.C 4. D 5.D 6. B 7. A 8.B 9. D

Passage 2 Utah Olympic

The Utah Olympic Park is high in the Wasatch Mountains, about forty kilometers east of Salt Lake. It is about 2,200 meters above sea level. The mountains receive an av erage of seven-and-one-half meters of snow each winter.

The Utah Olympic Park extends over 150 hectares of land. The park has five area s for ski jump competitions. In warm weather, skiers train on special man-made jumps.

An Olympic-size track has been built for bobsleigh and luge competitions. It is on e of only three such tracks in North America. The track is close to the ground and has fi fteen turns. Its path is similar in shape to the land.

The Utah Olympic Park will hold four major events during the 2002 Winter Gam es. They are the Nordic skiing, bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions. The skeleton event has not been seen at the Olympics since 1948. Officials expect it to be extremely p opular next year. Athlets competing in the skeleton slide down the track on a luge sled. But they lie on their stomachs instead of their backs.

The Utah Olympic Park can hold about 20,000 people to watch the ski jumping ev ent. It can hold about 15,000 people to see the other events. The Utah Olympic Park alr eady is used for national and international competitions. It also operates as a training c enter for the competitors. And, young people who wish to joint the United States nation al teams train there.

The Utah Olympic Park is open to the public during the summer and winter mont hs. Everyone is welcome to watch the athletes train and compete against each other. Vis itors also can try some of the Olympic sports. This includes going down one of the ski ju mps or riding on the bobsleigh or luge track.

Exercise:

1. B

2. C

3. B

4. A

5. D

6. D

Part 2 Oral Work

Elsa lay in bed, thinking over her first couple of weeks in London. She yawned an d stretched. It was Saturday and she didn’t have to go to school. There was a knock at t he door and Dorothy came in carrying a cup of tea.

―Come on, love, you can’t lie in bed all day. Time and tide wait for no man,‖ said Dorothy, flinging open the curtains.

―I’m playing in a football match today,‖ said Elsa.

―Oh, I wouldn’t let my girl do anything like that,‖ said Dorothy. She was nice, but her view was a little old-fashioned.

―I’ll run the bath for you, love,‖ said Dorothy on her way out, ―Elsa,‖ Dorothy stil l hadn’t noticed that Elsa always took a shower.

1. What have you learned about Elsa and Dorothy form the passage?

2. Do you think your parents’ views are sometimes a little old-fashioned？