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Unit 8Section OnePart 1 PhoneticsJill and Monica go to a travel agency.Jill:Wed like to make a booking(1)for a long weekend holida y,please.Clerk:Where(2)would you like to go,madam?Jill:Paris.Clerk:Where do you want to(3)stav in Paris?Monica:Were not sure.Which hotel would you suggest?Clerk:The Residence Magenta is very good(4)and ifs quite cheap.I recommend you stay there.Monica:What(5)do vou think,Jill?Jill:Ok.Thats what(6)well do.Clerk:Would you complete this form,please?Jill:Is it(7)all riaht if we pay by cheque?Clerk:Of course,(8)thats quite all right.Part 2 Listeninq and Note-TakinqA.Its got four wheels,and usually carries one person,but it can carry two.It top speed s around 6 kms an hour,and it weighs ab out 15 kilos.It costs 72.B.This vehicle costs about 5,000.It can go up to 160 kph,and can carry four people in comfor t.It weighs 695 kilos when its empty.There are four wheels.CThese two-wheeled vehicles are very popular with teenager s.They are fast,but much less safe than vehicle A or B.This mod el has a maximum speed of 224 KPH,and weighs 236 kilos.It can carry one or two people,and costs 1,700.D.This vehicle,which cots 65,000,is commonly used for public transport.It has two decks,or floors,and can carry 72 people when full.Its maximum speed is 11 0 kms an hour,but it doesnt usually go faster than 80.It has six w heels,and weighs 9,000kilos.E.This vehicle was built by two countries working in collaborati on.It travels at 2,160 kph-faster than sound-carrying a maximum of 100 people.When it is fully loaded with passengers and fuel,it weighs 175,000 kilograms.It has ten wheels.Each of these vehicl es cost hundreds of millions of pounds to produce-it is impossible to say exactly how much.F.“How may wheels”“Two”What does it weigh?”“Thirteen and a half kilos.“How much does it cost?1“140”“How many people can it carry?”Just one”“Top speed?”“It depends.For most people,perhaps about 25 kph.”Exercise BABCDEFNumber of wheels4426102How many people does it carry?1-241-2721001Top speed(in kph)61602241102,16025Weight(in kilos)156952369,000175,00013.5Price(in pounds)725,0001,70065,000/140Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1Interviewer:So youre over from the States?Woman:Thats right.Weve been here about er,two and a half weeks and weve got another three days before we go back.Interviewer:Have you been to the theatre here?Woman:Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concert,the lot.Weve seen some magnificent things at the theatre,really excellent-the acting,the stage sets,the whole atmosphere,really,it was fantastic.Interviewer:Which do you think was your favorite play?Woman:Its hard to say.Er,the Shakespeare play,that was br illiant,and then we saw a comedy last night,that was really funny,I loved that.I dont know,its been a very entertaining two weeks,I think Ive enjoyed most thing Ive seen.Interviewer:and whats next then?Woman:The bank!Tomorrow morning Im going to cash som e more travellers cheques.You can spend quite a lot of money in Londonyou know.Never mind,its been worth it.The most excitin g two weeks Ive had for a long time.And I think PH come back nex t year if I can.If I have enough money left that is!Ex.A.Listen to the interview and answer the questions.1.Where are they now?They are in London.2.Where is the woman from?She is from the United States.3.How long has she been here?She has been here for two and a half weeks.Exercise B:Listen again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1.F.Plan to stay there for 3 weeks.(W:Weve been here about two and a half weeks and we5ve got another three days before we go back.)2.F.She also has been to a concert.(W:Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concerts,the lot.)3.F.She has travellers cheques.(W:Tomorrow morning Im going to cash some more travellers cheques.)4.T(W:111 come back next year if I can.If I have enough money left that is!)Dialogue 2 Are you Free for Lunch Today?Stuart:Woodside 8432Margaret:Hello again,Stuart.What can I do for you?Stuart:Are you free for lunch today?Margaret:Yes,I think so.What time?Stuart:One oclock?Margaret:OK,where?Stuart:Lacys,in Marston Street.Do you know where it is?Margaret:No.Stuart:Well,you take a 47 bus from the office,get off at Grange Square,cross the road,turn left,take the first on your right,and Lacys is a few yards down the road on you left,opposite a church.You cant miss it.Margaret：But I wont be coming from the office.Ive got a meeting at the town hall;Ill be coming straight from there.Stuart:OK.Then get a number 17,get off in front of the cathedral,walk through the park,then go along the canal to the right and over the first bridge,and youll come out opposite Marston Street.Lacys is down the other end on the right.You cant miss it.Margaret:No,I bet.Did you say one oclock?Stuart:Yes.Is that OK?Margaret:No,on second thoughts,can we make it a bit earlier?Say a quarter to?Stuart:Quarter to one,OK.Margaret:All right.See you then.Macys,in Caxton Street,right.Stuart:No!Ex.Listen to the dialogue and complete the passage.Stuart asked Margaret to have(1)lunch together.They w川 meet at Lucys,in(2)Marston Street at(3)a auarter to nine.Margaret can take a(4)47 bus from the(5)office,gets off at(6)Granae Square,(7)cross the road,turns(8)left,takes the(9)first on her(10)right,and Lacys is a few yards down the road on the(11)left,opposite a(12)church.However,Margaret wont be coming from the office.Shes got a meeting at the(13)town hall.Shell be coming straight from there.Then she can get a number(14)17,gets off in front of the(15)cathedral,walk through the(16)park,then go along the(17)canal to the(18)riaht and over the(19)first bridge,and shell come out(20)opposite Marston Street.Lacys is down at the(21)other end on the(22)right.Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Sleep and Language learningIf you ask some people“how did you learn English so well?”，y ou may get a surprising answer:In my sleep!These are people w ho have taken part in one of the recent experiments to test learn-w hile-you-sleep methods,which are now being tried in several count ries,and with several subjects,of which English is only one.Specialists say that this sleep-study method speeds languag e learning tremendously.They say that the average person can lea rn two or three times as much during sleep as in the same period d uring the day-and this does not affect his rest in any way.A word of warning,however:sleep-teaching will only hammer into your he ad what you have studied while you are awake.In one experiment,ten lessons were broadcast over the radio at intervals of a fortnight.Each lesson lasted twelve hours-from 8 p.m.to 8 a.m.The first three hours of English grammar and vocab ulary were given with the students awake.At 11 p.m.a soothing lul laby was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next th ree hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ea rs.At 2 a.m.a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sle eping student up for a few minutes of revision.Then he was lulled back to rest again while the radio purred on.At 5 oclock his sleep ended and he had to go through the lesson for three hours before his hard-earned breakfast.Exercise:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C6.C7.A8.BPart3 NewsNews Item 1In many developing countries,weather reports remain trapped in the capital.National weather services have the information,but no way to get it to farmers and other people in rural communities.This is the job of an international project called RANET-Rural Communications using Radio and the Internet.RANET works with national weather services to improve their reach.The project develops networks of satellite receiver systems,community radio stations and other technologies.Communities often are provided with some equipment,but the systems are locally owned and supported.RANET is working to improve communications in countries with limited power supplies.Exercise A:Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about aettinq weather reports to rural communities.Exercise B:Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1.Whats the situation of weather services in many developing countries?In manv developina countries,national weather services have the information,but there is no wav to aet it to people in rural communities.2.What does RANET mean?RANET means Rural Communications usina Radio and theInternet.3.What does RANET aim at?RANET aims at workina with national weather services to improve their reach.4.Who owns and supports networks of satellite receiver systems?The local communities own and support the svstems.5.Besides networks of satellite receiver systems,what else does the project help to develop?The project also helps to develop communitv radio stations and other technoloaies.News Item 2A government report says climate change is already affecting American agriculture.The news report is from the Climate Change Science Program,which brings together the research efforts of thirteen federal agencies.Much of the East and South now gets more rain than a century ago.But the report says there is some evidence of increased drought conditions in the West and Southwest.Western states have less snow and ice on the mountains and earlier melting in the spring.Grain and oilseed crops are likely to develop faster with increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.But higher temperatures will increase the risk of crop failures.Also,horticultural crops such as tomatoes,onions and fruit are more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed crops.The Department of Agriculture was the lead agency for the new report.Exercise A:This news item is about the effect of climate chanae onAmerican aariculture.Exercise B:Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1.Where is the news report from?The new report is from the Climate Chanae Science Proaram.2.How many federal agencies conducted the research?Thirteen federal aaencies conducted the research.3.Which is the lead agency for the report?The Department of Aariculture was the lead aaencv for the new report4.On what condition are grain and oilseed crops likely to develop faster?Grain and oilseed crops are likelv to develop faster if carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing5.What is more easily affected by climate change than grain and oilseed crops?Horticultural crops such as tomatoes,onions and fruit aremore easily affected bv climate chanae.C:Complete the following form.Parts of the United StatesClimate changeMuch of the East and SouthGets more rain than a centurv aao.The West and SouthwestHave evidence of increased drouuht conditions.For example,there are lessssow aad ice oo the mountains in western states aad the ssow melts earliedn the ssrina.News Item 3Science has made it possible to harvest energy from the wind,sun and waterAll these renewable resources are used today to power an energy-hungry world.But imagine harvesting energy from crowds of people moving to and from work every day.That is one of the possibilities of piezoelectricity,the science of gaining power from motion.James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.They designed a way to capture the energy of people footsteps.They created a design for a special floor covering that moves a little when people step on it.The movement would create an electrical current that could be captured to provide electrical power.Gathering power from the movements of large groups of people is called crowed farming.And interest in crowd farming continues to grow.Exercise A:This news item is about aatherinci electrical power from the movements of people.Exercise B:Listen to the news item and give the definition of the following expressions.Piezoelectricity:the science of cainina sower from motionCrowd farming:aatherina power from the movements of larae aroups of peopleC:Complete the following passage.James Graham and Thaddeus Jusczyk are two graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.They designed a way to capture the energy of peoples footsteps.They created a design for a special floor coverin日 that moves a little when people step on it.The movement would create an electrical current that could be captured to provide electrical power.Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersRadio:Good afternoon.This is Radio Brighton.Its two oclock and time for“On the Town and this is Judy Nash introducing the p rogram.Judy:Hello.Im here on Palace Pire and its a beautiful holiday.The pier is crowed with visitors,Lets talk to some of them.Where do you come from,sir?Ben:Montreal.Judy:All the way from Canada?Ben:Thats right.Judy:Are you enjoying yourself here in Brighton?Ben:Yes.Its a lovely day and theres lots to do.Judy:How much of Brighton have you seen?Ben:Not very muchweve only been here for an hour.Judy:Where are you going now?Ben:Were going to Royal Pavilion.Judy:And after that?Ben:We havent decided yet.Judy:What about tonight?Ben:Well probably go to a restaurant and then catch the last t rain back to London.Judy:Well,thanks for talking to us,and have a good time.Exercise:1.Where is Judy?She is on Palace Pier.2.Whom is she talking to?She is talkina to a visitor.3.Where does he come from?He comes from Montreal,Canada.4.Is he enjoying himself in Brighton?Yes.Its a lovely dav and theres lots to do.5.How much of Brighton has he seen?He hasnt seen much of Briahton.6.How long has he been there?He has been there for an hour.7.Where is he going now?He is aoina to the Roval Pavilion.8.Which train will he catch back to London?He will catch the last train back to London.Part 2 RetellinqOne cold winter afternoon,a postman was slowly pushing his bicycle up the hill.He had only one letter to deliver:this was for an old lady who lived at the top of the hill.The old lady had lived alone ever since her daughter had moved to Australia many years before.She always invited the postman in for a cup of tea whenever he took her a letter and told him about her two grandchildren in Australia,whom she had never seen.Just as the postman went towards her gate,a small boy came running down the hill.Suddenly the boy slipped on the icy road and fell.The postman hurried across the road to help the boy.After a quick examination,he found that the boy hurt his leg badly.So the postman decided to send the boy to the hospital first.He carried the boy onto his bicycle and took him to the hospital.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 RunningWhen I started running seven years ago,I could manage only about a quarter of mile before I had to stop.Breathless and aching,I walked the next quarter of a mile,then I jogged the next quarter of a mile,alternating these two activities for a couple of miles.Within a few weeks I could jog half way round Hampstead Heath without stopping.Soon I started to run up the quarter-mile slope to the top of Parliament Hill,although I had to stop at the top to get my breath bac