研究生英语视听说教程教师用书

勘误：

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E

3 Why would the teenagers prefer to talk to their friend(s) rather than their parent(s)?

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A 音频与文字材料有出入，详见该课文字材料部分。可以用来做“改错”练习！

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A 音频与文字材料有出入，详见该课文字材料部分。

说明：

1 每单元最后的PART III为备用部分，其视频内容由各位老师自己挑选。

Unit 1 Famous People

Part I

D(interview with Hilary Clinton)

1. Why does she say that this presidential campaign is going to be one of the best she has had

a long time?

Because there is no sitting vice president, there's no clear heir apparent. And they have a terrific talented field on the Democratic side.

2. What is the wrong impression people have about her?

People think she must have been born in a wealthy family.

3. Why is she looking forward to going back and amending or explaining issues like healthcare, the vote for the war, things like that?

Because she views it as an opportunity to help people know her.

(detailed answer: She wants people to meet her, hear her, see her unfiltered from other people's opinions. And let her explain why she has done what she has done, the lessons that she has learnt, what she thinks she‘d bring to this presidential race.)

4. Why does she want to be more than a great senator?

Because she believes that New York and the rest of America deserve to have a President like her, who is going to be on their side and, who is gonna fight for the issues and the values that are important not just to the people she already represents, but to the people she grew up with.

ABC's Gibson interviews Hillary Clinton

This is not exactly how or when you planned to announce this. Er, how else are you going to have to adjust to counter the presence of this Obama campaign, which is a surprise?

Well, you know, Brian, this is exactly how I intended to do this. Once I made up my mind that I was going to contest for the presidential nomination of my party, I wanted to do it on the web, I wanted to do it before the President's state of the union because I wanted to draw the contrast between what we've seen, er, over the last six years, and the kind of leadership er, and experience that I would bring to the office.

So you had always planned to announce before the President's state of the union address?

That, that was our plan, yes.

Er, what does the Obama factor do to the Clinton campaign?

Well, it makes everything even more exciting. Er, I've been through presidential campaigns and this is going to be one of the best we've had a long time because there is no sitting vice president, there's no clear heir apparent. And we have a terrific talented field on the Democratic side. And obviously Barack is just a phenomenally, accomplished senator and person who is gonna be very effective. As our number of my other competitors, I know everybody and they bring a lot of different skills and talents, er, to this field. And I'm looking forward to the election.

Is it any kind of a burden for you, Senator, that so many opinions are preformed: Americans know Hilary Rodham Clinton?

Well, as someone, er, close to me once said I'm probably the most famous person you don't really know and I'm going to spend my time, er, doing what I've done in New York, er, which is going and meeting with groups of people, and talking about what I value, my background, my incredibly committed views about what we should be doing in our country and let people make their own judgments because I heard the very same kinds of comments when I started running here in New York. Er, that people, you know, thought they'd already made up their minds about me and I just wanted a fair shot, I wanted people to judge me for who I really am and what I really believe and I think I can do well if I get that opportunity.

I will take your point. What don't Americans know about you?

Well, I think it's what they think they know. Er, the kind of person they think I am, what I care about, what I value and it's about 180 degrees from whom I am. You know, people think I must have been born with some silver spoon in my mouth and as I've said, er, I was very fortunate to be born into a wonderful supportive family, a middle-class family in the middle of America, in the middle of the last century. And

I've been blessed to be given all these opportunities and you know, my education and you know, my maturing came at about the same time as the Civil Rights Revolution, the Women's Movement. I was one of the early beneficiaries of the changes that took place in our country and that I was part of advocating for and I've also never been someone who shied away from standing up for what I believe. But I'm very open to the conversation that I wanna have with our country going into this campaign and the conversation that I believe we need to set the direction for the future.

Because you've been a public figure, er, is it a burden for you to go back and amend or explain issues like healthcare, the vote for the war, things like that?

I don't think any of these is a burden. I view it as an opportunity and a privilege. I'm going to go into people's living rooms, into union halls, into church basements. And let people ask me anything and believe me, you know, people have asked me(They will,yeah.) nearly anything I believe. Er, that's what I did when I started running in New York and that's what I'm looking forward to because I want people to meet me, hear me, see me unfiltered from other people's opinions. And let me explain why I've done what I've done, the lessons that I've learnt, What I think I'd bring to this presidential race.

We have about a minute left. Er, are you troubled at all, I noticed in this weekend's New York Times, they are already out interviewing voters on the street who are starting to say, you know, we like her plenty, plenty as a senator, she's been a great senator. Er, you'd like to be more than that. Does that she's-been-a-great-senator movement concern you?

Well, it's flattering obviously because I've worked very hard and I'm continuing to work hard. Yesterday I did an event at a health center here talking about trying to insure all of our children and this morning I was at ground zero continuing my fight for healthcare for the victims of the, you know, attack on our country. So I'm gonna continue to do the work, er, that I know is important to New Yorkers, but I also believe that New York and the rest of our country deserve to have a President who's going to be on our side, who's gonna stand up and fight for the issues and the values that are important, er, not just to the people I already represent, but to the people I grew up with, the people that you know, I worked with in Arkansas, the people whom I may know across our country.

Well, you're one of the few alive who have seen exactly the journey that is ahead of you, I don't know if that helps or hurts.

It helps a lot, yeah, I don't think I'll have too many surprises, er, coming forward. Senator, thank you for being with us.

Thank you.

Part II

A

(1) skilled technical (2) specialist (3) performance (4) off-site

(5) vision (6) e-mail messages (7) departmental goals (8) interaction (9) provide feedback (10) mentor (11) compensation (12) stock options

B

1 F

2 F

3 F

4 F

5 T

6 T

7 F

8 F

9 T 10 T

Listen to the following conversation between a student, Mr. Li, and his tutor, Dr. White, and decide whether the statements below are true or false.

[Hearing a knock on the door]

Li: Good morning, Dr. White.

White: Good morning, Mr. Li. Nice to see you again. Sit down…be at home. When were you here last time?

Li: I think it was more than two months ago when you had just come back after a conference in Thailand.

White: Oh, yes. I rememb er now. How about your research on women‘ education in the developing countries in these two months?

Li: Well, I‘ve made some progress, I‘d say. Some of my findings are really interesting.

White: Oh that‘s nice. Literacy among women is always acknowledg ed as a major factor in development, developed countries or developing countries.

Li: That‘s ture. Overall, with the development of economy, in many developing countries, illiteracy has decreased remarkably. But in some developing countries, women, especially older women, literacy programs are largely ignored.

White: Well…

Li: According to what I have in hand, in recent years, access to education for girls and younger women has improved, and illiteracy in these groups has declined from 46.5 percent in 1970 to 33.6 percent in 1990!

White: That is certainly a great progress.

Li: However, there remain vast differences in the literacy rates for older men and women, especially in poorer countries.

White: Unfortunately it is well expected. Any figures to show the fact?

Li: Yes. In 1990, for example, only 11 percent of Chinese women aged 60 or more could read and write, compared with half of the men in that age group. The pattern is repeated elsewhere: a study of five countries in Western Europe revealed that far fewer women than men over 65 had progressed beyond primary education.

White: Your finding is certainly very valuable. Better schooling is important in the longer term, but literacy programs among adult, aging and older women should remain a priority.

Li: Exactly so. Older women are no different from their younger sisters in experiencing frustration and shame at their lack of education. They are also victims of the prejudice which assumes that older people can no longer learn. It is a view often accepted by the old people themselves. I wonder if this phenomenon that only happens in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

White: Not exactly. A couple of weeks ago I read an article which says that in a literacy group in Croatia, the leaders‘ first challe nge was to overcome the participants‘ lack of faith in their own abilities and potential due to their old age. Of course, they were also ashamed of their illiteracy and afraid of being laughed at.

Li: It is really a pity. As a matter of fact, old age is no handicap to learning.

White: No. Research is demonstrating that if people keep using their memory, their learning abilities do not decline while aging.

Li: So the governments should encourage the people to change their old way of thinking so that they can get rid of illiteracy.

White: Quite so. Having access to official information, and being able to supply documents required by government authorities, is often a major problem of older people. As a result, they can be denied benefits to which they are entitled.

Li: Obviously yes.

White: For instance, the Republic of South Africa has a universal pension: this is often the only source of cash for a family. But news about changes in the amounts paid does not always reach the beneficiaries and older women in particular rarely have the new birth certificate needed to prove their entitlement.

Li: This is really a big problem among developing countries.

White: Quite so. The governments of those countries should pay special attention to this issue, otherwise, the gap between the North and the South will become even wider.

Li: No doubt.

White: By the way, when do you think you can finish your MA thesis?

Li: Well, I‘m working madly on it. The main problem is that I need more data to support my idea. I hope I could finish it in two months.

White: That‘s fine.

Li: It‘s very helpful to talk to you, Professor White.

White: Nice to talk to you.

Li: Before I finish my thesis, I might need to see you once more.

White: Just give me a notice.

Li: Thank you. Good-bye.

White: Good-bye.

Questions:

1 Dr. White and Mr. Li have not met before.

2 Li is doing his Ph. D.

3 White has just come back from Thailand.

4 Europe has solved the problem of illiteracy.

5 Illiteracy declined more than 10% from 1970 to 1990.

6 In China, illiterate women aged 60 or more were twice as many as illiterate men of the same age in 1990.

7 Old illiterate people do not want to learn mainly because they are afraid of being ridiculed.

8 Research shows that people‘s learning ability does not become worse while aging.

9 Li is going to finish his thesis in two months.

10 Li‘s difficulty is not having enough data.

C

1 D 注意关键词，如：position，advertised，interview等。

2 B 该组对话的重点在but后。

3 B 对话的信息量较大，可以从选项进行预测。选项中有三个都与umbrella有关，因此在听时要注意与该词有关的内容。ticket counter：售票处。lost-and-found：失物招领。

4 C 女子采用了典型的拒绝型的回答。先是对对方的提议表示赞同，然后说明不能参加的理由。

5 C 用一般疑问句进行回答，意思上表示否定。make out one's handwriting：辨别出某人的字迹。

6 D fad：一时的流行，短暂的热衷。

7 D quite an undertaking：相当多的工作。

8 B 根据男子已经叫出对方的名字，可以推断他们认识。

9 D 听力的重点在转折词but后面的内容。

10 D 重点在but后面的内容。You would never have guessed that we were brothers：你永远不会猜到我们是兄弟。暗示他们不像。

1) M：Hello. I'm calling to see if the summer position you advertised in the paper is still available?

W：Uh, yes. Certainly. When could you come to the office for an interview?

Q：What will the man probably do?

2) M：I'm surprised that Sarah told her boss he was wrong to have fired his secretary.

W：I know. But that Sarah ... if she has an opinion, everyone's got to know it.

Q：What does the woman mean?

3) W：Excuse me, did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show? I left it under my chair.

M：As a matter of fact, we did. Check it at the ticket counter. That's where we turn in the lost-and-found items.

Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?

4) M：How about a movie tonight? That new comedy is opening in town.

W：Sounds great, but I've got be finishing sketches on my psychology research paper. Q：What does the woman imply?

5) M：Could you lend me your biology notes?

W：Do you think you'll be able to make out my handwriting?

Q：What does the woman imply about the notes?

6) M：Do you ever get tired of all the talk about fat and cholesterol?

W：Do I? You know sometimes I think it‘s just a fad. How can so many different things be bad for you?

Q：What does the woman imply?

7) M：Professor Johnson, for my sociology project this term I‘m thinking of interviewing all the residents in town on their TV viewing habits.

W：Well that‘s quite an undertaking for such a short-term project. Maybe you should take a little while to think about what that would entail before making your final decision.

Q：What does the woman suggest the man do?

8) W：Good morning, East Coast Data Process. May I help you?

M：Caroline? Oh, dear, I‘m sorry. I thought I dialed Jack Easton, your number must be jus t above.

Q：What can be inferred from the conversation?

9) M：How do I look in this new sweater I bought yesterday? I was in a hurry, so I didn‘t have

a chance to try it on.

W：Well, I really like the style. But it looks a little tight. You might want to take it back and get the next size up.

Q：What does the woman suggest the man do?

10) W：I hear you have a brother who went to school here too. Have I ever seen him?

M：Well, he graduated last year. But you would never have guessed that we were brothers. Q：What does the man imply?

D

Passage One: Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following passage.

1-4 BCAD 5-8 CCBD

Passage 1

(man's voice) Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching----that is, tutoring in math and English.

You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with match, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.

Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors----he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.

I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service... and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the talk given by the dean of the School of Education.

1.What is the purpose of the talk?

2. What is the purpose of the program the dean describes?

3. What does Professor Dodge do?

4. What should students interested in the tutorials do?

Passage 2

The first postal service in North America began in New England in the 17th century. All mail arriving in Massachusetts colony was sent to the home of the appointed official in Boston. In turn, he would deliver the mail from Boston on horseback to its destination, receiving one penny for each good article of mail. Later in the century postal services were established between Philadelphia and Delaware. In 1691, the British crown appointed the first postmaster general to have charge of the mail for all the colonies in North America. For some time, Benjamin Franklin served as the postmaster by the newly formed United States government. Franklin was responsible for establishing the United States postal system on a permanent basis. He increased the number of post offices, introduced the use of stagecoaches to carry mail, and started a package service system. Later, in the 19th century, as railroad and steam boats appeared, they were used to carry mail into the towns. Some communities, especially those out west, were far from the service of transportation. To serve them, the post office developed a system called ?star routes'. Private contractors were paid to deliver mail to the communities away from railways by horse and wagon. The postal service which was started over 3 centuries ago, has developed into an extensive government service with post offices in every city, town and village in the United States.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you've just heard.

5. What is main subject of the passage?

6. Where was the first postal service established in the U.S.?

7. For what did Benjamin Franklin deserve most credit?

8. How was mail delivered to the remote areas out in the West?

题解：

Passage 1

这是一篇演讲。这类文章的特点是开头往往告知演讲的目的、主要议题等。该文的第一句讲到community service，第二句交待校方鼓励学生自愿参加一次这样的社区活动，第三句进入主题，告诉这次活动的主要内容。

然后讲了这次活动的意义和时间安排，最后提到Professor Dodge，他是此次活动的指导者（mentor），并介绍了他的工作性质。

1.B该题是主旨题。从文章第一、二句可知。

2.C该题是细节题。从"A new community program called ?One On One' helps elementary students who've fallen behind."可知。

3.A该题是细节题。从"Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors--he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities."可知。

4.D该题是细节题。该题是细节题。由最后一句可知。

Passage 2

本文介绍了北美邮政业务的起源和发展。北美的邮政业务首先出现在17世纪的新英格兰。所有达到马萨诸塞殖民地的信件都被送到波士顿的一个指定的官员家里。然后，他骑马把信件从波士顿递送到目的地。每完好地递送一个邮件，收到1便士。17世纪晚些时候，在费城和特拉华城市间建立了邮政业务。在1691年，英国国王任命第一任邮政大臣来管理北美所有殖民地的信件。本杰明?富兰克林曾一度担任新成立的美国政府的邮政大臣。他负责建立永久性的美国邮政系统。他增加了邮局，使用公共马车来递送邮件，开设了包裹邮政系统。到了19世纪，火车和轮船被用来递送邮件。但对于那些要到达边远偏僻地区的邮件，邮局付钱给私人承包者，由他们骑马或驾马车来递送。此系

统被称作star routes，即"星号邮路"。三个世纪前才建立起来的邮政业务，到今天已发展成在美国的每一个市、镇和村都设有邮局的广泛的政府业务。

5.C本题测试对整篇文章中心思想的把握。

6.C本题测试获取特定信息的能力。

7.B本题测试捕捉特定信息和对文章某一部分进行的内容进行概括，要求在若干信息中区分主要信息和次要信息。

8.D本题对细节考查。

Unit Two Growing pains

Part I

D Watch the video clips from Growing Pains and tell what it is mainly talking about.

Jason: Hi, I'm Jason Seaver. I am psychiatrist. I spent last 15 years helping people with the problems.

Maggie: And I'm Maggie Seaver. And I spent last 15 years helping our kids with problems, even Jason wouldn't believe.

Jason: Now Maggie has gone back to work as a reporter for the local Newspaper. Maggie: Jason has moved his practice in the house, so we can be there for the kids. Jason: They are great kids.

Maggie: Most of the time.

Jason: And rest of the time?

Maggie: We love them, anyway.

Jason: Yeah.

Ben: Unbelievable.

1. Mike: This is it - my Springsteen tickets.

2. Maggie: When did they outgrow skateboards?

3. Jason: When you buy them a Camaro.

4. Mike: Yeah. Ok, bye.

5. Jason: Gonna see Springsteen, ah?

6. Mike: Yeah, tomorrow night. It's gonna be awesome. Ladies and gentlemen the boss …

7. Carol: Wait, wait. I thought the Springsteen's concert was sold out.

8. Mike: Sold out? Carol, to a man with connections, nothing‘s ever sold out. That just happened to be Seth Jameson, nephew of the man whose brother-in-law owns the hot dog concession of the coliseum.

9. Jason: Wow.

10. Carol: So, did you get tickets?

11. Mike: Did I get the tickets? Of course, I got tickets.

12. Carol: You did? Springsteen?

13. Mike: Well, no. To the Icecapades. We have got very good seats, and two free hot dogs.

14. Carol: Talk about connections. Are those all-beef dogs?

15. Maggie: Oh, it's too bad about the concert. You must be disappointed.

16. Mike: Oh, no. I still got a couple of things going. I'll get the tickets. Alright, this is it. Hello, yes. Talk to me. Yeah, yeah. Ok, yeah I‘ll see you.

17. Jason: No dice?

18. Mike: No. Jerry was sure he‘d be able to get those tickets from his friend Chichi, but...

19. Maggie: Chichi? Jason, our son knows people named Chichi?

20. Jason: Maggie, we cannot judge somebody‘s on the base of a name. Anyway, Mike you will say.

21. M ike: Yes, Chichi‘s parole officer didn't think it would be such a good idea for him to scout tickets so close to the trial.

22. Jason: Good judgments there Chichi.

23. Maggie: We are sorry, honey.

24. Mike: That's all right. I still got one more shot. Yeah, Jimski, Yes, Mike. Yeah, look, I got to have those tickets. Yes, look offer them anything they want. What? My jacket? My leather jacket, the one smells like actual cattle?

25. Jason: He delivered papers for two years to get that jacket. He loves that jacket. I love that jacket. Of course I never had a jacket that nice.

26. Mike: Ok, ok, you can have the jacket. Oh, come on. Jimmy. Oh, oh. Look, I hate to even ask Jerry that. Yeah, all right. Call me right back. He wanted a date with Jerry's sister.

27. Maggie: Trixy? She's only 11.

28. Mike: I said no.

29. Jason: Mike, you don't really wanna part with that jacket, do you?

30. Mike: No. But Dad, there is no way that Bruce is gonna play 10 miles from my house and I'm gonna miss him. I got to go to that concert.

31. Jason: Here it is.

32. Mike: Yeah, what? It's impossible. Yeah, ok, see you.

33. Jason: Well?

34. Mike: Somebody offered him a house.

35. Maggie: A house?

36. Mike: It's just for a weekend. But it's still out of our league. Unless…

37. Maggie: Mike!

38. Jason: Ah, hah.

39. Mike: Ok, fine.

40. Jason: Mike, at least you still have that jacket, right?

41. Mike: Who cares? It smells like a dead cow.

42. Ben: Mom, Mom, Mom. I just saw a mouse in the yard like this big.

43. Maggie: Was this a mouse or a small sheep?

44. Ben: Well, it had beedy little eyes and a long tail, and went like this.

45. Carol: That's a sheep, alright?

46. Maggie: Ok, ok. Where did I put those mousetraps?

47. Carol: What are you gonna do with the mousetraps, Mom?

48. Maggie: I will be honest with you, Carol. I'll plan to use them to trap mice.

49. Carol: Won't that kill them?

50. Maggie: Hopefully.

51. Carol: Mom.

52. Maggie: Carol, a Mom's gonna do what a Mom's gonna do? Son, bring in my Camembert.

53. Ben: All right, we are going in with the big guns.

54. Carol: Oh, Mom. I mean they are cute, harmless, little creatures.

55. Maggie: Carol, these are the same guys who carried the plague all through Europe during the tenth century and killed millions of people.

56. Carol: That was a thousand years ago, Mom. How long are you gonna hold the grudge.

57. Maggie: Michael.

58. Mike: Go ahead. Try it. Try to give me one good reason to go on living, Mom.

59. Maggie: The solid girl dancers.

60. Mike: At least Dad's not here. I mean he really tried to cheer me up.

61. Maggie: Ah, the slime

62. Mike: I mean he always acts like, he's gonna be real sympathetic then before you know, he turns on you. Mike, Mike, Mike. I find that the time like this is always the best to keep a little perspective on life.

63. Maggie: At least, he didn't give that line about how rough he had it when he was your age.

64. Mike: No, no. That's right ,he always says: Mike, now I'm not gonna give you that, a line about how rough I had when I was your age, but I think that you should be aware that historically, people have had it rougher than this.

65. Jason: Hi.

66. Maggie: Hi.

67. Jason: Ah, we have mice?

68. Maggie: Yup, and if I am not back in 24 hours, call a cat.

69. Jason: Mike, Mike, Mike, still feeling pretty low, huh pal?

70. Mike: Dad, I am feeling fine, lets just drop it, ok?

71. Jason: Ah, come on, come on. I know what you are going through?

72. Mike: Yes, sure, Dad.

73. Jason: No, I do. I really do. You know I didn't want to bring it up this morning and depress you. But I have seen Springsteen in concert.

74. Mike: You have?

75. Jason: Huh, ten years ago.

76. Mike: Really? What was it like?

77. Jason: Amazing. I mean the guy completely blows your doors up.

78. Mike: Oh, God. I don't wanna hear this.

79. Jason: He made me feel so …

80. Mike: Please…

81. Jason: free!

82. Mike: Dad.

83. Jason: I was gonna just walk out of that concert and hitchhiked right across the country.

84. Mike: Stop.

85. Jason: Sorry. Mike, if you had one wish right now. One thing, what would it be?

86. Mike: Dad, I am really not in the mood for this.

87. Jason: Come on, Mike, come on, come on. Tell me one thing that would make you the happiest guy in the world. What would it be?

88. Mike: A solid girl dancer

89. Jason: Alright, two wishes.

90. Mike: Front row tickets to the Springsteen concert.

91. Jason: Would the 7th row be alright?

92. Mike: Come on, Dad. Don't toy with my emotions. Huntington dry cleaning, three shirts, clean pressed, no starch. Thanks Dad. That was my third wish.

93. Jason: Ok, ok. Sorry wrong pocket. How about these?

94. Mike: Kick, Dad, you know what these are? These are Springsteen tickets.

95. Jason: Really?

96. Mike: I can't believe it, how did you get them?

97. Jason: Well, Mike, your Mom and I made a big decision: we could either afford to send you to a college or we could get those tickets. What do you think?

98. Mike: You made the right choice. I can't believe it, two tickets to Springsteen. Wait till I tell Jerry. He's gonna freak.

99. Jason: Hey, wait a minute. Show some compassion. When Jerry finds out we are going.

It's gonna kill him. We don't wanna rub it in.

100. Mike: Right, right.

101. Jason: Hey, Mike you don't really mind going to the concert with your old man.

102. Mike: No, no.

103. Jason: You're sure?

104. Mike: Yes, Dad this is going to be great.

105. Jason: I mean you don't wanna take one of your buddies?

106. Mike: No.

107. Jason: You don't want to take Jerry?

108. Mike: No.

109. Jason: Peggy Zelinski?

110. Mike: No, Dad. I wanna go with you, really.

111. Jason: Well, alright. Then, let's call Jerry and rub it in. Just kidding.

E Answer the following questions. (open)

F Work in small groups and have a discussion on one of the following topics. (open)

Part II

A Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words and phrases.

(1) vigo(u)r(2) freshness(3) timidity(4)deserting(5) soul(6) dust (7) lure(8) appetite (9) infinite(10) cynicism

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigo(u)r of the emotions; it is the freshness of deep springs of life.

Youth means temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60

more than in a boy of 20. Nobody grows older merely by a number of years. We grow older by deserting our ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.

Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being’s heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of wh at’s next, and the joy of the game of living.

In the centre of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the Infinite, so long are you young.

When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20; but as long as the aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope that you may die young at 80.

B Listen to the following passage and decide whether the statements below are true or false.

1 (F, UK)

2 (F, 4th & 5th)

3 (T)

4 (F, bronze)

5 (T)

6 (F, not all of the people)

A thirteen year old swimming success

Need some inspiration? Looking for a sporting hero to emulate? Then look no further than thirteen-year-old Tom Daley from Plymouth in the UK.

Tom is the new European swimming champion following his win at the European Swimming Championships in The Netherlands.

Tom won the competition by being the best at diving. His dives were flawless according to sports commentators in the fourth and fifth rounds of the games, where he scored his best results.

His success qualifies him for the Olympic Games in Beijing, and he is feeling very proud. He told the BBC:

―To finish up and be standing on the top of the podium with your national anthem playing is not something that happens every day.‖

He has broken a record with his win, and is now Britain‘s youngest male medallist. The record until now was held by another diver, Brian Phelps, who was sixteen years old when he won the bronze medal at the European Championships when it was held in Rome.

There have been winners in the past that were even younger. Cecilia Colledge still holds the record for being the youngest British female Olympic competitor.

She was 11 years and 73 days old when she competed in the women‘s single skating competition at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

Tom has a track record of succeeding when young. He was given special permission to compete at the Youth Olympics when he was three years under the minimum age limit. He also outstripped all his contemporaries at school and at the Senior National Championships.

So, can Tom Daley, who will be 14 in August, go onto Olympic victory even at his first attempt? It seems his chances are quite good. Fellow sportsmen say he has the drive and determination to succeed.

C Listen to the following conversations. Then choose the best answer to each question.

1 B

2 A

3 B

4 D

5 D

6 C

He‘s a pest

Olivia: Joe! Can you stop that please! Can you please come here and sit down! Magda: Hello there, Olivia. Who‘s this?

Olivia: This is Joe –he‘s my nephew.

Magda: Nephew?

Olivia: My sister‘s son.

Magda: Oh! I see. He‘s l ovely! I love children...

Olivia: Yeah, they‘re great until you have to look after them...

Magda: You‘re looking after him?

Olivia: Yeah, just for today, fortunately. My sister can‘t get a babysitter. But Joe comes to my shop quite often. He loves it there...unfortunately!

Magda: Why‘s that ?unfortunate‘?

Olivia: Because he‘s a pest, that‘s why...

Magda: What‘s a ?pest‘?

Olivia: Somebody or something which makes you angry...

Magda: No!! I don‘t believe it! He‘s so sweet! How old is he?

Olivia: Four, nearly five.

Fadi: Whoooaaaa! Slow down there, little man! Who‘s this?

Olivia: Fadi, meet Joe.

Magda: He‘s Olivia‘s nephew. And a sweet little pest!

Fadi: Oh really! I didn‘t know you were Aunt Olivia!

Olivia: Thank you very much Fadi. You make me feel old. Listen, have you had a chat with Harry yet?

Fadi: About work?

Olivia: Yeah.

Fadi: No, not yet, but I‘m supposed to talk to him today. He said he‘d be in here later. Olivia: Listen, though, it‘s not true what Harr y was saying...

Fadi: About what?

Olivia: About me being upset if he can‘t do the website for my shop...I don‘t mind if he can‘t do it! He wanted far too much money. I could never have afforded it. Now it‘s ok, because he thinks he‘s turning me down...I don‘t have to offend him by saying ?no‘! A happy result all round!

Fadi: I see...so I don‘t have to bail you out, after all?

Olivia: No!

Olivia: Joe, can you stop that please? Come over here!

Fadi: ...and here he is!

Harry: Alright mate! Al right Olivia, Magda...who‘s this young man?

Olivia: My nephew, Joe.

Harry: Hello Joe!

Harry: He‘s very...erm...what‘s the word...energetic?

Olivia: I just call him ―trouble‖!

Harry: So, Fadi, you wanted to talk business?

Fadi: Yeah, finally...w ell, I‘ve got the all clear from my uncle, so we‘re on.

Harry: Great.

Fadi: But...

Harry: There‘s always a ―but‖!

Fadi: You‘re going to have to do us a favour and come down on the price, mate... Harry: What price did I quote you?

Fadi: Two thousand five hundred.

Harry: Well, seeing as you‘re a friend, I could come down to two thousand four hundred, but not less than that.

Fadi: We can offer two thousand. That‘s our top limit. We don‘t have a bigger budget than that.

Harry: Come on! Yo u‘re joking!

Fadi: Sorry mate. It‘s two thousand, or nothing.

Harry: No way. Can‘t be done. I‘ve got to go now...got to go and see Johnny –he‘s offered me a real job...bye all!

Fadi: Oh no, do you think he‘s really upset now?

Olivia: I don‘t think ―upset‖ is the word....

Fadi: We can go a bit higher actually...I was just trying to be a tough negotiator.

Magda: A bit too tough, I think.

Olivia: You should never mix work and friendship, anyway.

Magda: And you probably shouldn‘t have a busi ness meeting in a café!

Fadi: Oh no. What a mess. I‘d better go. Hang on..where‘s my...where are my....I can‘t find my mobile! Or my keys! Has anyone seen them?

Magda: Let‘s look under the seats...they must be here somewhere...

Fadi: I can‘t see anything.

Magda: No sign.

Olivia: How strange...hang on a minute, my nephew‘s been terribly quiet for the last five minutes...what‘s he up to...Joe!!!

D Listen to the following passage and answer the questions.

1 D

2 B

3 C

4 B

5 A

6 D

7 C

8 A

9 B 10 D

Subsidized in the City

Adulthood means financial independence. So why do so many of my peers still live off their parents?

Melody Serafino

NEWSWEEK

From the magazine issue dated Jul 28, 2008

For the recent college graduate, living in New York—the city of dreams and opportunity—is no easy feat. As twentysomethings, we sacrifice having any semblance of savings to survive in a city that promises so much social and cultural diversity. After all, when the bright lights of the big city call, who can refuse? For those who crave urban living at its best, New York is a siren, singing an irresistibly enticing song—that is, until you're lured in and, before you know it, have forked over 80 percent of your salary for rent.

I always knew I would end up in New York. After college and a three-month stint living

rent-free in an uncle's Tribeca apartment, I had saved enough money to renounce further financial assistance from my parents. If I was ever in a serious financial bind, I knew they would offer help, but after 10 years of private-school education on their dime, I didn't want to come crawling back for an allowance. Besides, wasn't that the point of my expensive education—to adequately prepare me to take on the world and take care of myself? Financial independence means social freedom and absolute control over my own life. Yet among my peers, I seem to be the only one who feels this way.

Why? Because the majority of them receive some sort of financial assistance from their parents—and few say they want to change anything about the way they live. One 25-year-old friend—whose parents pay for more than half her rent and all her utilities, as well as giving her spending money—snubbed the idea of compromising her lifestyle for financial