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1、Unit 7 Online datingVocabulary TaskScript and Answers1.A:You seem to be floating on air.What happened?B:Dont you know?My girlfriend is coming to see me.A:Good for you!How did you meet her?B:Weve been chatting online for some time.We both took an instant liking to each other.2.A:What do you say we tr

2、y online chat to practice our English?B:Thats a good idea.But we have to play it safe because some people use online chat to takeadvantage of others.A:You dont say!But many people are keen on chatting online.B:Remember not to tell anyone online any of your personal information.Then you can go online

3、.3.A:You spend a lot of time on the Internet.What can you do there?B:You name it,the Internet has it.I usually surf the Net,read news and anything I am interestedin,check emails,chat with other people.Sometimes I buy things too.A:I see.Thats why you are so stuck to it.B:You are right.Km getting into

4、 the Net and maybe I can find a girlfriend online.4.A:Im getting more and more spam lately.I cant put up with it.B:Neither can I.We must be more on guard online and try to find some way to filter it.A:But the spammers seem to be able to circumvent any barrier we set up.B:Maybe their message is their

5、 Achilles,heel because they have to deliver their message,whatever it is.If we can write software that recognizes their message,theres no way they can getaround that.5.A:Have you heard of identity theft?B:Yes.Some people get someones social security number online and use it to apply for creditcards

6、and credit lines.Then they buy things with the credit cards.A:Do you know that identity theft has become an epidemic?Its reported that just by a verymodest calculation,there were over 700 000 victims in the United States last year.B:It blows my mind!One can never be too cautious online.Listening Tas

7、k2.Listening Activity1)First ListeningAnswers1.In marriage.2.In the mans country.2)Second ListeningAnswers1.She was in the USA and he in England.2.For almost a year.3.He sent flowers to her job site.4.A true relationship(love)was developing.5.He went to meet her family in Texas at Christmas and they

8、 married on the 18th.Script and Answers to Self-studyOur“true testimony of international Internetmatch-makingYou hear of it happening more and more these days-someone meeting over the Internet andresulting in marriage.It may seem like a fairy tale coming true-until it happens to you orsomeone you kn

9、ow.I am one of the few who met their“life mates“through the Internet andthats just how we also felt when it happened to us.We met in a chat room on the subject of computers and the Internet.I was in the USA and hewas in England.We chatted on the Internet and by phone for almost a year before we fina

10、lly met.We were both going through the end of our marriages and just enjoyed having each other to talkto and discovered we had a lot in common.In no time at all,it felt as if wed known each otherfor years.He sometimes called me at work,and oh,such lovely email greetings wed sent eachother.It truly w

11、as a worldly romance“in bloom!On my birthday-much to the awe and delight of my friends-he sent flowers to my job site.Since my co-workers relieved me for breaks,he had spoken to them many times when he wouldcall for me-this made him become real and very well known.As time went by,even they weresoon

12、to admit a true relationship was developing.Our feelings steadily blossomed into abeautiful love.As we prepared for our first meeting,we both were amazed at how everythingseemed to just work itself out for us!It was as if it were a sign encouraging us every step of theway!When my plane landed in Eng

13、land and we held each other for the first time,there was such asense of love and endearment that it felt as though we had always been together.From the startof our first meeting we both felt so comfortable and secure with each other.Since we had talkedfor so long on the Internet,we felt a natural co

14、nnection to each other.It was amazing how weperfectly matched as we knew about each other in every way.Anyone who had seen us togethercould see how much in love we were.Through the events of his meeting my family in Texas at Christmas and our marrying on the 18th,it made December 2000 a month to rem

15、ember.We now live in England where we are making theplans we had once only chatted about through a computer-a reality of a beautiful life together.Real World Listening1.PredictAnswer Some online dating incidents.2.Get the Main IdeasAnswersa.Anchor:A man from Ecuador,living in the American Midwest,wa

16、s having a hard time relatingto American women.He went onto a Hispanic dating service and met a woman from Venezuela.She came to visit him and they got married,and have children,and are reportedly happy.b.Mrs.Crick:She met her husband online because she worked nights and didnt have time forsocial ga

17、therings.She thought she could talk with someone online,ask all the questions and getto know the person.She was very happy with her husband.c.Mr.Dykma:One of his friends almost went to the Ukraine after spending some time surfingMeetForeignW.d.Michelle:She met a man online.He said he wants someone w

18、hos intelligent,kind,honest,respectful of others,and really wants to have a fun,quality life with a creative guy who will do hisbest to make everyday the best he can for her.He turned the ad into a quiz:/zlf youre interestedin contacting me,ask me four good questions.Youll be graded on sincerity and

19、 creativity/Shedidnt want to be graded to win the chance for a date.ScriptOnline datingAnchor:Dozens of Web sites have provided dating services.Curiosity,desire and the need forcompanionship make them a sure-fire business.Today we are going to talk about the world ofhigh-tech dating.Mrs.Crick is 55

20、years old.She lives in Las Vegas and is newly married throughonline dating.Crick:Yes,I met my husband online.I have never been happier.He is everything I ever wantedand more.I dont hang out or go to clubs or social gatherings.just really dont have time.Iwork nights and this cuts into any social scen

21、es I might find.but online,you can talk withsomeone,ask all the questions you want and get to know the person before you actually meetthem.when you do you can find out if they are telling the truth.Anchor:Mr.Dykma,have you tried online dating?Dykma:I dont like online dating.But someone very close to

22、 me almost went to the Ukraineearlier this year,after spending some time surfing MeetForeignW.I cant believe thatpeople are so eager to be married that they would travel to a place simply to find a bride.Anchor:Of course,people will do anything in the name of love.A friend told me about a manfrom Ec

23、uador,living in the American Midwest,who was having a hard time relating to Americanwomen.He went onto a Hispanic dating service and met a woman from Venezuela.She came tovisit and they got married,and have children,and are reportedly happy.What do you think,Michelle?Michelle:Yes,happy means differe

24、nt things to different people.Once I was online and met thisBB.He said he wants someone whos intelligent,kind,honest,respectful of others,and reallywants to have a fun,quality life with a creative guy who will do his best to make everyday thebest he can for her.Anchor:Sounds good.Did you meet him in

25、 person?Michelle:But then,he turned the ad into a quiz:z/lf youre interested in contacting me,try this;ask me four good questions.Make?m good,youll be graded on sincerity and creativity.Pleasealso have a photo/I dont want a quiz.I dont want to be graded to win the chance for a date.Iwonder what woul

26、d happen if I met BB on the street,at a party,bumped into him in a museum.Would I react differently?Would I want to get to know him better?This ad turns me off.Real World SpeakingAnswers for Reference1)They met in a chat room on a subject that they both are interested in.2)They chatted on the Intern

27、et for almost a year before they finally met.3)They discovered they had a lot in common.4)They called and sent email greetings and even flowers to each other.5)He had spoken to her friends,which made the relationship more real.6)They felt so comfortable and secure with each other.Self-studyAnswers1-

28、e,2-i,3-b,4-g,5-a,6-f,7-j,8-c,9-h,10-dUnit 8 A choice of attitudeVocabulary TaskScript and Answers1.A:How did Sam strike you?B:Hes a wishy-washy guy.A:Really?Why?B:He never knows what he wants.2.A:Whats wrong,Fred?You dont look too good.B:I dont know if Im coming or going.A:What do you mean?B:Well,J

29、ane was taken into hospital last night.The children are crying,but Ive got to workovertime today.What shall I do?3.A:Whats the matter;Toshio?You seem upset.B:I don/t know why I let Coach talk me into the switch.A:Havent you made up your mind?B:No.I think its a crazy idea to join you in figure skatin

30、g.4.A:Congratulations,Vicky!Youve been offered the chance to work abroad for one year.B:Thanks,Reginald!But I feel Km pulled in two directions.A:Whats wrong?B:You know,I have two career opportunities at the same time-my career as a teacher and mycareer as a mother.5.A:Hi,Wilma.Whats the deal with ho

31、ckey?B:I cant go back.A:Why?B:Ive been wrestling with the question of whether,being in such shape,KII ever nail myopponent.Listening Task2.Listening Activity1)First ListeningAnswers1.He is Abraham Lincoln.He was determined to become a public servant.2.He is Henry Ford.His bliss was the automobile.3.

32、He is Babe Ruth.He loved playing baseball.2)Second ListeningAnswers1.Stumbles:He ran for legislature and lost.He ran for Congress and lost.He ran for the Senatetwice and lost both times.He tried for a state land officer and was rejected.Success:In 1860 he was elected President of the United States.2

33、.Stumbles:He tried to establish two car companies and both went bankrupt when he was 40years old.Success:By 50 years old,he was the worlds leading auto-maker and was well on the way tobecoming the first billionaire.3.Stumbles:He struck out 1 330 times and he failed.Success:The 714 times he hit a hom

34、e run and he held the record for many years as having struckout more than any ball player in history.ScriptFollow your blissIt is natural for you to be faced with choices in life.My advice is to follow your bliss.It means tofollow a course in life that is most exciting and challenging for you and to

35、 follow a direction thatbrings you the greatest personal satisfaction.Do you know the story of King Arthurs knights?When they set out on their quest for the HolyGrail,each set out alone.Each entered the woods at the deepest,darkest point,where there wasno way or path.If there is a well-worn path,it

36、is someone elses path,not yours.There was a man who was determined to become a public servant.He ran for legislature and lost.He ran for Congress and lost.He ran for the Senate twice and lost both times.After all thesefailures,he even tried for a political appointment as a state land officer;somethi

37、ng like a Justiceof the Peace,and he was flatly rejected.Yet this guy held to his vision of public service,and in1860 was elected President of the United States.The man,of course,was Abraham Lincoln.Look at this guy.At 40,he tried to establish two car companies.Both went bankrupt,and he wasflat brok

38、e.Yet the automobile was his bliss.By 50,he was the worlds leading automaker,and waswell on his way to becoming the first billionaire.That man was Henry Ford.Consider the baseball player who held the record for many years as having struck out more thanany ball player in history.In his career,he stru

39、ck out 1 330 times.Yet what we remember aboutBabe Ruth is not the 1 330 times he failed,but the 714 times he hit a home run.Albert Einstein,Thomas Edison,Edgar Allen Poe and Shelly were all expelled from school at onepoint.People are stumbling while following their bliss.Where you stumble,stop and s

40、mile,forthere your treasure may lie.Real World Listening1.PredictAnswersClaudia:nexcited aconfidentToshio:oupset hesitant2.Get the Main IdeasAnswersQuestion 1:Claudia:I cant do the triple toe loop.My legs arent strong enough.Toshio:I want to get back my shape.Question 2:Claudia:If we stick to it,per

41、haps we can compete against the best.Lets give it a try.I plan to go to the Olympics by any means necessary.Toshio:I think it is a crazy idea.Itll never work.I dont think figure skating is for guys.I never planned to take the figure skating seriously.Script and Answers to Self-studyA choice of attit

42、ude-accept the switch or not?In a moment,you are going to hear a conversation between Claudia and Toshio.They arediscussing Coachs suggestion of going to the Olympics as a team.Claudia:Hey,are you okay?Toshio,you seem upset.I didnt mean to hurt your feelings in there.Its just that-Toshio:Dont be rid

43、iculous.I can accept the switch.Well,just for the record,I think this is a crazyidea.Itll never work.I don/t know why I let Coach talk me into it.Tm only here to get back inshape.Claudia:You seem in pretty good shape to me.There doesnt seem to be much wrong with theway you move on the ice.Toshio:Gla

44、d you noticed.Claudia:Whats the deal with hockey?Why cant you go back?Toshio:Its a long story.I dont want to talk about it.Claudia:Im sorry I asked.Toshio:What I dont understand is why you are doing this.I mean,isnt it better to get to theOlympics as a solo performer?You seem the type who wants the

45、limelight all to yourself.Claudia:Coach just told me I wont get to the Olympics as a solo skater.I cant do the triple toeloop.My legs arent strong enough.And Coach doesnt think 1 1 1 ever nail it.So I cant follow myreal dream anymore-just like you cant follow your hockey dreams.Toshio:So were both f

46、ailures,then.Maybe we really do belong together.Claudia:Speak for yourself.I dont consider myself a failure.Km just changing directions.Thatsall.I intend to get to the Olympics by any means necessary.Toshio:But I never planned to take this figure skating seriously.Claudia:Coach said you had talent,t

47、hat you should try it out.Toshio:Well,maybe its okay for girls.But guys dont figure skate-not real guys.They do stufflike football and hockey.Claudia:Are you willing to give it a try,Toshio?Lets just work together and see if its right forboth of us.And if we stick to it,perhaps we can compete agains

48、t the best.Unit 9 To move is the great affair!Vocabulary TaskScript and Answers1.A:How was your trip?B:Awful.My flight was delayed for 30 hours.It really makes my blood boil when this sort of thinghappens.A:Dont be so angry.You had enough time for the trip.B:What do you think I could have done other

49、wise?2.A:Im coming to the end of my patience.B:Whys that?A:The travel agency charged me 20%higher than the others,and now the hotel room is filthy.B:You must figure out a way to Make your trip more enjoyable.3.A:Why are you so upset?B:Im falling to pieces.Everything seems to turn against me.First,I

50、tripped over the step to thelobby,then after my visit to the Smithsonian Museum,I found my wallet lost.A:Im sorry to hear that.B:Fortunately,I still have my passport and credit card.4.A:Sally,did you see the alligators on your trip to Florida?B:Well,they say that alligators live in the swamp over th