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1、Unit 1 Good evening and welcome to.Vocabulary TaskScript and Answers1.A:May I have your attention,please?Thank you for coming.Werevery glad you could make it.Tonight we are celebrating an agreementbetween A&A Limited and M&N Technologies,I ncorporated toparticipate in a joint venture.and so it is an

2、 honor to introduce Mr.Tony Blair,president of A&A Limited.B:Thank you,Dr.Lawrence.I ts a pleasure to be here.Ladies andGentlemen,we at A&A are also excited about.(Half an hour later)A:Thanks a lot Mr.Blair for a remarkable speech.Thank you.B:Thank you,Dr.Lawrence.Thank you for your time.2.A:Hey,Nan

3、cy,is that you?I cant believe it!Heard any goodpresentations?B:Not one.None of them is my cup of tea.I m bored to death.A:I s that right?Why not?B:You know,Fve been working for over thirty years.There?s nothingnew here.These presentations cant tell me anything new.Whats worseis that tomorrow ril hav

4、e a desk full of papers to work on.Say,youvejust come back from the States,havent you?3.A:I snt that the guy my son is crazy about?But I never knew his name.B:Hes Larry King,the famous talk show host who is a household name.He always presents quite a variety of points of view when you listen tohim.A

5、:But,Fve really got a thing about some talk show hosts.Theysometimes are very rude to those who have opposing ideas.B:I usually enjoy listening to them.I particularly like it when a callerdisagrees with the host.I like to hear how he will defend his ideas.4.A:Say,Tom,I really enjoyed the piece you h

6、ad in the paper last week.Youve really worked your way up since I met you on Bobs weddingday.B:Thanks.Tm so flattered.But its always nice to have a pat on the backonce in a while.A:You deserve it.I cant say that for all journalists,however.B:I m sorry to admit that many reporters are giving the prof

7、ession a badname.5.A:Judy,rd like you to meet our new business associate.He will beresponsible for the project of“Golden Apple”program.B:Pleased to meet you,Mr.Wang.I m happy to say that the project isnow well under way.But we still appreciate your cooperation.C:The pleasures mine,Judy.Your work is

8、wonderful.B:Thank you for saying so.Would you please follow me to the office?The fellow workers are all waiting for us.Listening Task2.Listening Activity1)First ListeningAnswers1.Dan Quayle/Republican Vice-President2.Al Gore/Democratic Senator3.James Stockdale/Retired Vice-Admiral2)Second ListeningA

9、nswers1.two-minute opening statement2.the issues to be discussed are presented by the moderator3.a-minute-and-fifteen-second response to the issues under discussion4.five-minute discussion period5.order of response to the issues under discussion is determined by adrawing6.two-minute closing statemen

10、tScript and Answers to Self-studyI ntroduction to the vice-presidential debateGood evening from Atlanta and welcome to the(1)vice-presidentialdebates,(2)sponsored by the Nonpartisan Commission on presidentialdebates.I ts being held here in the(3)Theater for the Arts on the campusof Georgia Tech.I m(

11、4)Hal Bruno from ABC News and I m going to bemoderating(主 持)tonightJ s debate.(5)The participants are Republican Vice-President Dan Quayle,(6)Democratic Senator Al Gore,and Retired Vice-Admiral(中 将)JamesStockdale,who is the(7)vice-presidential nominee for independent(中立派)candidate Ross Perot.Now,the

12、(8)ground rules for tonights debate.Each candidate will havetwo minutes for(9)an opening statement.I will then(10)present theissues to be discussed.For each topic the candidates will have a minuteand fifteen seconds(11)to respond.Then this will be followed by afive-minute discussion period in which

13、they can ask questions of eachother if they so choose.Now,the order of response has been determined(12)by a drawing andwell rotate with each topic.At the end of the debate,each candidate willhave two minutes for a closing statement.Our radio and TV audienceshould know that the candidates were given(

14、13)an equal allocation ofauditorium seats for their supporters,so I d like to ask the audience herein the theater to please(14)refrain from applause or any partisandemonstration once the debate is under way because it takes time awayfrom the candidates.So,(15)with that plea from your moderator,lets

15、get started and wellturn first to Senator Gore for his opening statement.Real World Listening1.PredictAnswer A very popular weekly small-talk program on television.2.Get the Main I deasAnswersI tem 1:1.Jackie Chan Subject of the program2.Larry King Host of the program3.Simon Director,checking the ar

16、rangement4.Amanda Production assistant to the director5.Jason Looking after the guestsI tem 2:1.No 2.No 3.No 4.Not Given 5.YesScriptThis is your life!This is your life is one of the most popular small-talk programs onAmerican television.Every week a leading personality is invited to atelevision stud

17、io,without knowing that he or she will be the subject of theprogram.The host starts the program with a short introduction and thenmeets the person at the entrance of a specified（指定的）studio and says,“This is your life!”The person then meets friends and relatives fromhis or her past in the very studio

18、.Studio B is where today s program isrecorded.The program begins at 7:30.I ts 6:15 now and the director,Simon is checking the preparations with his production assistant,Amanda.The subject of tonights show will be a world-leading actor,Jackie Chan.The host,as usual,will be Larry King.Simon:Lets just

19、check the arrangements.Were bringing Jackie Chanhere in a studio car.Amanda:I s he informed what program hes coming to?Simon:No 行 he thinks he s coming to a discussion program!Amanda:Great!Now,the driver has been told to arrive at exactly 7:25,hasnt he?Simon:Right!The program begins at seven thirty.

20、At that time Jackie willbe walking to the studio.Larry King will start his introduction at 7:31,and Jackie will arrive at 7:32.Larry will meet him at the studioentrance.Amanda:Will Camera B be there?Simon:Yes.Then hell take him to that seat.I tll be on Camera A.Jackiewill be sitting there during the

21、 whole program.Amanda:Where will Larry be sitting?Simon:For most of the show Larry will be standing in the middle,andhell be on Camera C.The guests will come through that door,talk toLarry and Jackie.and then sit over there.Now,is that all clear?Amanda:Yes.theres just one thing.Simon:Well,what is it

22、?Amanda:Whos going to look after the guests during the show?Simon:Jason is.Amanda:And where will they be waiting during the show?Simon:I n the dressing-room,as usual.Jason will be waiting with them,and hell be watching the show on the monitor.Hell tell them twominutes before they enter.Amanda:I thin

23、k thats everything.Real World SpeakingUse an extension activity to further expand the discussion in ListeningTask and Real World Listening.Answers for Referencea.establish the significance of the speechb.establish relevant connectionsc.stress the speakers credibilityd.be consistent with the main spe

24、eche.be brieff.dont cover the speakers topicg.dont oversell the speaker2.Answers for ReferenceStep 1:claim the audiences attention and express thanks for their comingStep 2:self-introductionStep 3:introduce the participants(debaters)Step 4:introduce the ground rulesStep 5:announce the start3.Answer

25、for ReferenceLarry King:Good evening and welcome to This is your life.This is LarryKing speaking.Were waiting for the subject of tonights program.Hesone of the worlds leading actors,and he thinks hes coming here to takepart in a discussion program.I can hear him now.yes,here he is!Jackie Chan.This i

26、s your life!4.Answer for ReferenceMay I have your attention,please?Thank you for coming.Were veryglad you could make it.Our speaker tonight is a very interesting man.Heworks fulltime as a banker,but paints and writes in his free time.Lastyear he won the title of“Star Citizen“in our city.I t is an ho

27、nor tointroduce Mr.Thomas Wong,Director of the Arts FoundationUnit 2 Open to everything!Vocabulary TaskScript and Answers1.A:You look awful.What happened?B:I have difficulty sleeping,and I m anxious and depressed.I feelmiserable.Tm dying for a vacation.A:Maybe all that school work is too much for yo

28、u.You may trymeditation and cut back on fatty foods.B:Youre probably right.I really need to try a different lifestyle.2.A:How do you like your life here?B:Wonderful.People are friendly and foods are delicious.A:I t seems you are getting over your craving for McDonalds.B:Thats true.Pm used to a life

29、without Klondike bars and the pancakehouse.What I really thirst for is a cappuccino after dinner.3.A:The recent survey found that youngsters are more concerned aboutfinding work and earning money.B:Thats understandable.I think todays youths have a higher sense ofindependence.A:Many older people say

30、that young people are less prepared for adultlife than previous generations.B:I cant agree.Maybe its due to the generation gap.I remember when Iwas young I was itching to leave home as soon as possible.4.A:Youre hanging out a lot.When will you be ready to start a family?B:What for?I see little advan

31、tage in tying the knot.Look at my marriedfriends.They used to be career-oriented but now they are tied tohousehold drudgery.A:Are you following the latest stay-single trend?B:Yeah,I d give anything to have my own free time,and its morerelaxing to be alone.5.A:I am in the mood for traveling abroad,bu

32、t I cannot afford it.B:I have an idea.I f you like to work with children,you can volunteer inBali at a mountain village.I had a truly ideal experience there.A:Marvelous!Tell me more about it.B:I was a volunteer English teacher there last summer.I t gave me a tasteof life in a developing country.I le

33、arned the basics of a wonderfullanguage.I had the chance to surf on the weekends,and I lived with anincredible family.Listening Task1.Pre-listening ActivityAnswerScience Fiction2.Listening Activity1)First ListeningAnswers1.By visiting a cyber cafe?2.No two cyber cafe are alike.2)Second ListeningAnsw

34、ers1.To enjoy I nternet cafe.2.Entering an I nternet cafe is like taking a wee bite of a Big Mac to her.3.At Krakatit,you can surf the Web with a spaceship and talk to dragonsand robots.4.Cyber cafe will soon be replaced by mobile phones with high-speedI nternet access.ScriptKept within a few clicks

35、 of hearth and homeI n Rome,you can read your email while your dirty clothes wash,soakand dry in machines beside you.I n Helsinki,you can surf the Web whilestill sweating from a simmer in a nearby sauna.Some people travel tosample the finest of foreign cuisines.Some seek sublime art to appreciateor

36、sacred architecture to celebrate.Me,I ve come to think of myself as aninternational connoisseur of I nternet cafe.I n my past five months overseas,Fve surfed the informationsuperhighway in Swaziland,driven the data expressway in Estonia andcruised the communication causeway in Croatia.And I can say

37、this:Goneare the days when postcards were the preferred method of making thoseat home envious of your adventures abroad.Set foot on the road tofaraway places and youll soon find that cyber cafe are an inescapablepart of the contemporary travel experience.Just ask Michelle Amundson from Attleboro,Mas

38、s.I found this23-year-old parked in front of a flat-screen monitor at Big Net cafe thebiggest I nternet cafe in Vienna 行 exchanging love notes with herboyfriend back home.Michelle has been on vacation 10 days and hasemailed him every one of them.Think of myself:My(much)better halfis traveling with m

39、e and still of the 35 cities weve visited thus far,I veused cyber cafe in precisely 71.4 percent of them.When I left the US,I vowed I wouldnt eat at a single McDonalds nomatter how cheap and soothingly familiar the food might be.Fve stayedtrue to that promise.But I admit when I slip into an I nterne

40、t cafe I feeljust a wee bit like I m taking a bite of a Big Mac.I comfort myself,however,with the discovery that no two cyber cafe arealike.I ts hard to know where to begin in Prague,a city suffering aparticularly virulent strain of cyber cafe-itis.At The Globe you can surfthe Net while listening to

41、 a jazz trio.At Bohemian Bagel you can orderup the namesake roll and a cup of joe along with a side of cyber crack.And at Krakatit,a science fiction“cafe you can surf the Websurrounded by pictures of dragons and spaceships and robots,oh my.Some people predict that cyber cafe,like postcards,will soon

42、 findthemselves a relic as mobile phones with high-speed I nternet accessreplace them as the new travelers darling.That means no matter wherewe are well always have the World Wide Web in our pocket.And nomatter where we are,well never be more than a button press(or two)from the comforts of home.Real

43、 World Listening1.PredictAnswer He is an exchange student living with a host family.2.Get the Main I deasAnswers1.Japan2.its the first time he came to the United States3.they wanted to broaden their childrens horizons4.science and historyScript and Answers to Self-studyOpen to everythingAnchor:Belie

44、ve it or not,we are seeing many foreign students in ourtown.Were interested in their life and study here.Today weve invitedthe administrative specialist for foreign exchange Jeff Hein,a host motherTeri Benedetti,and an exchange student Aki to join our talk.Mr.Hein,why do so many foreign students com

45、e to our town?Jeff Hein:They arrive here through programs operated by nonprofitplacement services.Most of them are here because they know someonehere and are able to live with them.Or,their parents have done work hereand had met someone,and the young people live with those families.I tsespecially tr

46、ue for our high schools.Anchor:Where are they from?Jeff Hein:They5re from Australia,China,Korea,Thailand and thePhilippines.Anchor:Aki,where are you from and how did you come here?Aki:I m from Korea.Fve visited the United States on vacation twicebefore.I want to do something else after 10 years of s

47、chooling back home.I learned about World Heritage at my school in Korea and I applied andthis program arranged my stay here.Anchor:Mrs.Benedetti,how did you come upon the idea of hosting aforeign student?Teri Benedetti:My husband and I applied to host an exchange studentpartly to broaden our childre

48、ns horizons.I ts good for our children toknow the United States is not the only country in the world,and thateveryone has the same feelings inside,but we live in different cultures.Anchor:How did your children feel about living with a foreign student?Teri Benedetti:They were really very excited abou

49、t having a new olderbrother.I t offers them a great opportunity to be exposed to anotherlifestyle and another language.Anchor:Mr.Hein,what do the foreign students learn here in our schools?Jeff Hein:Theyre held to the same academic standards as any otherstudent here.Theyre required to be proficient

50、in English and take acourse load that includes math,reading,English,science and historyclasses.But the credits they earn here dont necessarily transfer back totheir home schools.As a result,the time exchange students spend hereoften amounts to a year off of their studies.So this year is basicallylan