新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說第三冊答案

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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Ok.Ifsyourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylast

turn,butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It's

definitelyyourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:I'mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.I

justcan'tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswe

justhavetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:Ohlook!There?sthatguywesawlastweek,playing

footballinthepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememory

forfaces.IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI'vebeen

introducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman's

problem?

4.Script

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthat

says“keys”?

W:IfstoremindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecause

Fmalwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn'thelp

enough.NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestion

wasterrible!

W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographic

memory,youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:l.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Script

M:Tellmeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellent

marksineverysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of

-classstudentjustlikeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournal

thatstudyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearch

intothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstufFsoldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,

besureyourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyou

haveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.Fmtalkingaboutprincipleslike

“MentalVisualization"，creatingapictureinyourmindof

whatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id"Association"a

principle—youknow,youconnectwhatyouwantto

rememberwithsomethingyou'refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!^Consolidation^^isanother.Ireviewmynotes

rightafterclassandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenew

materialintowhatFvealreadylearned.

M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.Iswear

thisweekendI'mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadayboth

SaturdayandSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.Thafsnottheway.Followtheprinciple

of“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributes

overseveraldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagood

memory.Butwhataboutme?Fvegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyour

memory.Butmemoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.And

don'tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenly

gettingexcellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleon

studyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike

“MentalVisualization”,thatis,creatingapictureinone's

mindofwhatistoberemembered.Thisremindsthemanof

theprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhat

onewantstorememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.

Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”，or

reviewingone'snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenew

materialintowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whentheman

promisetostudysixteenhoursaday,thewoman

recommendstheprincipleof^DistributedPractice”,which

favorsshorterstudysessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.

Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikea

muscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsremembering

things,sotheydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwas

wrongwiththem.Theyexplainedtothedoctoraboutthe

problemstheywerehavingwiththeirmemory.After

checkingthecoupleover,thedoctortoldthemthattheywere

physicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwritingthingsdown

tohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctorand

left.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidto

theoldman,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenand

getmeadishoficecream?”

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,<4Whydon'tyouwritethat

downsoyouwon'tforget?”

“Nonsense,“saidthehusband,“Icanrememberadishof

icecream!^^

“Well,“saidthewife,"I'dlikesomestrawberriesonit.

You'dbetterwritethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemory

isfailing.”

"Don'tbesilly,“repliedthehusband.^There^eonlytwo

things:adishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Ican

surelyrememberthat!”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwenty

minuteshereturnedfromthekitchenandhandedhera

plateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupather

husband,andsaid,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!”

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyour

memory.Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryall

thetime.Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryas

muchaspossible.Itisespeciallyimportanttotrytolearn

somethingnew.Ifyouworkinanoffice,learntodance;if

youareadancer,learntodealwithacomputer,ifyouwork

withsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouareaprogrammer,

learntopaint.Theseaddedactivitiesstimulatethebrainso

that11continuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealing

with.Don'ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyour

attention;focusonwhatyouconsiderimportant.For

example,youcantakeanyobjectsuchasapenand

concentrateonit.Thinkonitsvariouscharacteristics:its

material,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don'tallowany

otherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouare

concentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itis

impossibletorememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenrelease

itslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.

Forexample,ifyoucannotrememberaperson'sname,you

canthinkaboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkit

withhismane.

1.Whafsseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwayto

stimulateone'smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:Thafsgood.Nowwhatshouldwedo?

Amy:We'vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,thafsright.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI'mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadat

theChristmasparty.RememberIsledthechefforthe

recipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn'teat

chicken?

Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjust

slippedmymind.She'llbemadatme.

Bill:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Ifsnot

toolateyet.Filmakeaphonecall.Don'tworry.

Amy:Thanks!Yousee,I'mgettingforgetful.IthinkFm

gettingold!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I'mgoingtothrowaparty,andI'vesentoutthe

invitationstomyfriendsandrelatives.

B:Thafsgood.Butdon'tforgettoinviteeveryoneyou

shouldinvite.

A:IthinkFveinvitedeveryone.Doyouhaveanybodyin

mind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He'slosthisjobafterrecentquarrel

withhisboss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He'llbesad,thinking

welookdownonhim.Hejustslippedmymind.

B:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Don'tworry.

Ifsnottoolate.Makeaphonecallrightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There'syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—Julia.

She'sjustmovedtothecityandfeelslonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,Iforgotallabouther.She'sournew

friend.Yousee,I'mgettingforgetful.IthinkFmgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,buddy.You'dbetterstartwriting

thingsdownifthey'reimportant.

MODEL2Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.

Script

John:Hey,Sue.DoyouknowwhatJack'shomephone

numberis?

Susan:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Idon'thave

myaddressbookonme,andIdon'thavemymobilephone

withme,either.

John:Thafstoobad!Fvegottofindhimnow.Ifsurgent!If

Ican'tfindhimtoday,Filbedead!

Susan:Youmightwanttolookitupinthephonebook.

John:I'vecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphone

numberisunlisted.

Susan:Maybeit'sunderhisroommate'sname.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,whydon'tyoucallJane?Shehashisphone

number.

John:I'vetried,butnooneanswered!

Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:Fvealreadytried.Shewon'ttellme.Shesaysifs

private.

Susan:Oh,thafsright.Theyusuallydon'treleaseprivate

informationoverthephone.

John:It'sapity.Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,but

youcan'thelptoday.Whafswrongwithyou?Yourmemory

seemstobefadingearly.

Susan:Ifsnotmymemoryisfading.Idohavememoryfor

faceandnames,butapooronefornumberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueof

informationbyProfessorSmith?

B:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Maybewecan

lookitupinournotebook,butIdon'thaveminewithme.

A:Thafstoobas!Idon'thaveitwithme,either.Doyou

rememberthenumberofthelecturehail?

B:Sorry,Ican'tthinkofitoffmyhead.

A:Fmterriblyinterestedinthelecture.Ican'tmissit!

B:Well,whydon'tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthe

lecture?

A:Fmafraidifsnotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentand

askthesecretary.

A:Fvealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelp

today.Youmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

B:It'snitthatmymemoryisfading.Idohaveagood

memoryforfacesandnames,butapooronefornumbers

anddates.

MODEL3Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswershangsup.]

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,Iparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerof

London.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

Amy:Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:IhopeifsnotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twantto

forgetmyownname.

Amy:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsit'sjusttemporary

forgetfulness.You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

Bill:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,I

thinkImustgotoseeadoctorandgetsomepills

Amy:It'snotasserousasthat.Anyway,Iwishyouhada

goodmemoryforhappyevents,andabadoneforunhappy

things.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAansweritAcomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCity

andtheGreatWall,thoughtheadmissionfeeswereabittoo

highforme.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

B:Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

A:IhopeifsnotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoseea

lotofnewpeopleeveryday.

B:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsyouonlyforgetthings

momentarily.You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

A:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,I

thinkIhavetoseeadoctor.

B:Idon'tthinkifssoserious.Anyway,abadmemoryhelps

youforgetyourtrouble.

VLefsTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethis

interview.I'mSusan,areporterfromtheStudentUnion

magazine.Manystudentshavedifficultlymemorizingthings.

Sinceyou'reanoutstandingpsychologist,couldyougiveus

sometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthan

others,butthafslargelybecausetheyarebetteratcreating

mentalimages.

Student:IfFmnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanI

do?

Professor:Practicehelps.Andthemindremembersthings

betteriftheyareconnectedwithotherimages.Forexample,

Iyouhavetopickupseveralitemsatthegrocerystore,say,

carrots,egg,bananas,andmilk,youcancreateapicturein

yourmindofagiantcarrot,andhangingfromit,abanana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouring

milkoverthecarrotandbanana.

Professor:Certainly.Thenwhatwouldyoudowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.I'dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflying

acrossthesky.

Professor:Thereyougo.Themoreyouapplytheideas,the

easieritgets.Besidescreatingpictures,there'sanother

techniquethatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:Establishinganassociation.Supposeyouare

lookingforlostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnected

withthosekeys-theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmade

whenyouplacedtheninadrawerorcoldtouchofthekeys

inyourjacketwereyouleftthem.

Student:Ohmygosh!Ihavetorun.IfstimemyEnglish

class.Iseeanimageofmyteacherstaringatmyemptyseat

intheclassroom.Manythanks,Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

WaysofImprovingOne'sMemoryExamples

Creatingimages

Toremembertheitemstobuysatthegrocerystoresuchas

carrots,eggs,bananas,andmilkImagesthatyoumayhelp:

l.agiantcarrotandabananahangingfromit

2.agiantmilkcartonpouringmilkoverthecarrotand

banana

3.anegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthesky

Establishingassociations

TofindyourlostkeysAssociationswithsoundtouchthat

mayhelp:

1.Thesoundofthekeysmightremindyouofy\having

placedtheninadrawer.

2.Thecoldtouchofthekeysmightremindyouofthemin

yourjacket.

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueof

associatingcertainlyimportantinpromotingmemory.

B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelps

rememberthings.Ifyourshoppinglistincludeseggs,you

mightvisualizeaneggoranegg-shapedUFOflyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeof

interest.Ifyougetinterestedinsomething,youcan

rememberitbetter.

B:Yeah.Andifyourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,

youcanrememberthembetter.Forinstance,ifyouwantto

memorizeallthenamesofAmericanpresidents,itisnot

easy.If,however,youarrangethemchronologicallyinto

threeperiods:thosebeforeAbrahamLincoln,thosebetween

AbrahamLincolnandFranklinRoosevelt,andthoseafter,

thenthetaskwillbelessdifficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomething

quickly,youtendtoforgetitquickly.Ifyoustuffyitslowly,

youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Anothertechniqueisintensivepracticeorrepeating.Asa

sayinggoes,practicemakesperfect.Ifyourepeatsomething

againandagain,youwilleventuallylearnitbyheart.

A:Butweshouldnotworktoohard.Whenwegettired,our

learningefficiencydeclines.Weneedbreakssothemindcan

restandabsorbwhathasbeenlearned.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientists

areincreasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprover

memory,Herearesomefactorstheybelievetobeimportant

toexpandingmemorycapacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.

Foodforexample,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsare

essentialfoeyourmemorytoworkproperly.Theyarefound

inbread,cereal,vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythat

synthesizesvitaminsimprovememory,butothershave

doubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthestudieshavenot

confirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoriswater.It

helpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolder

persons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebody

hasanimmediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancause

confusionandotherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysa

significantrole.Tobeabletohaveagoofmemory,wemust

allowthebraintohaveplentyofrest.Whilesleeping,the

brainnolongercontrolsthesenses,andstartstoreviseand

storetheinformationonehasreceives.Lackofsleepwould

makeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone'sabilityto

concentrate.Also,one'abilitytostoreinformationwouldbe

affected.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemory

accordingtothepassage?

3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthe

memorysystem?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursina

smalltowninSouthAfrica.Theywereahospitablecouple

whooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaor

dinner.Onthisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinviteda

retiredprofessortosuper.Duringtheevening,itbeganto

pourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehe

hadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.

Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneed

togotooutinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundness

ofthatidea,thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematter

seemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywerewashingthedishes

aftersupper,theforgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noone

couldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,the

frontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,soakedtothe

skin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongin

therain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythere

overnight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasand

toothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceonthe

otherendofthelinetellsyou,uThisisDonSmith".

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy,,will

beouttofixtheTVinthemorning.Youcan'tthinkofhis

manealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswe

havelearnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinour

memory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmust

makeahabitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.This

actionwillremindyoutostorethenameinyour“memory

bank”eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,andwithina

shorttimethe“repeating“processcanbediscontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,

andinaddition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualor

ridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,oractions

that“tiesin“withhisorhername.Later,youmaywritethe

descriptiveinformationononesideofacardandthename

intheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe“picture”in

yourmind'seyeasyoulookatthename;orwhenyousee

hename,visualizethe“picture“youhaveassignedtothe

name.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyour

thinking,anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweeksto

becomeproficient.

NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloften

seenasman'smostintelligentfriend,thedolphin.

The“DolphinsonParade“exhibitionintheFloridaKeys

featuredlife-sizeddecoratesdolphinpaintingsmadeofwood

andthecostofmaterials.Thedolphinswereshownatarea

businessandalongthebeach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750to

covertheartists'feeandthecostofmaterials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includinga

beer-bellydolphin.Theyshowedtheworkoflocalartists,as

wellasthebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,

Pandora.Pandorathedolphinpainterisareadolphin,art

theDolphinResearchcenter,inMarathon,Florida.The

playfulartiststreakscolorsacrossadolphinpainting

holdingabrushinitsmouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]Councilof

theArtsaspartofaplantomaketheKeysaninternational

artscenter.ThepaintingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,

withthemoneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

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ILBasicListeningPractice

3.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?Are

youtakingFrenchwritingagain?

M:YesIam,butifscompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoI

thinkFmgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

4.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imissed

itandneedtocopyyournotes.

W:Fdsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.

BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakes

attendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignare

herearepreparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?

Mine'sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butSteven

doesn'tpullhisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tsee

howwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisis

theirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn't

you?Whafsitlike?

M:Ifsexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecosts

offoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.The

professorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethe

casesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactual

businessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchool

firstclass,accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:l.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou've

boughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstday

becauseifsstilladd-drop.

Jenny:Whafstiat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichone

isbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I've

heardheisreallygood.

Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsa

lot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthafsgood.IhopeIcankeepupwith

everyoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafter

class.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor's

lecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:Thafsallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplainin

thereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotes

tonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.

Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfor

theseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisan

importantpartoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,

Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecause

ifsstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfrom

classtoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.But

Harrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyif

studentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaid

wentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotof

whattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays”on

problem”,fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,

Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminar

isanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.But

havingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutof

money.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherfor

help.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabig

surprisethisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwo

newtextbooks.Fmgoingtoneed$100.”

“Iunderstand,saidhismother,“I'llsendyouthemoney

rightaway.Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwere

hometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?”

"Oh,yeah.Thanks,“Robertsaid.

Roberfsmothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbook

andtwochecks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.When

shereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaiting

forher.

"Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?”asked

Dad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,“

answeredMom.

“You'reoutingyourmind,“yelledDad,"That's$1,100.

He'lljustspendthatinacoupleofweeks.He'snevergoing

tolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

"Don'tworry,honey,“Momsaid,“Itapedthe$100check

tothecoverofhisbook,butIputthe$1,000onebetweenthe

pagesinCharperl3!”

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA's

Script

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieve

academicexcellence.Here,accordingtoeducationexperts

andstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallowno

intrusionsonstudytime.Oncethebooksareopenorthe

computeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TV

showsunwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,and

businesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.

ClaudiaHill,anArizonaStateUniversitybusinessprofessor

recallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.

Hillpersuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorize

biologyterm.Thenhepostedalistofbiologytermsonthe

mirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseveryday

whilebrushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthe

finalexamination.

Moreover,topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimes

arestrictlyamatterofpersonalpreference.Someworklate

atnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Still

othersstudyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhen

theworkisfreshintheirminds.Allagreed,however,onthe

needforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,

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