1、Unit1Tracesofthepast1-1Learningobjectives1-2Sharing1Thepeopleinthepodcastmainlytalkaboutwhethertheygooutalotandwhattheydidwhentheywentoutlastnight.2Ihavea1)(busy)sociallife.Igooutmostnightsafterworkwith2)(friends).Lastnight,Iwentoutforamealwithano
2、ldfriendfrom3)(university)itwasreallygoodtoseeher.Tellmeaboutyour4)(sociallife).Doyougooutalot3ACEDBF4Shewenttoacluband1)(danced)allnight.ShehaddinnerinanItalianrestaurantandenjoyedthe2)(viewoftheriver)andlotsof3)(fun)withthefamily.Shewenttothecin
3、emaandthenmetsomefriendsfora4)(drink)intown.ShewenttoWestfieldShoppingCenterinthe5)(west)ofLondonandenjoyeda6)(deliciousmeal)there.Hewenttoafriends7)(house)insouthLondonandhadsomefishandchipsinfrontofthe8)(television/TV)6Yes,Igooutalotwithmyfriend
4、s.Afteralongweekofstudy,goingoutatweekendscanhelpmerelax,soIcangobacktostudywitharefreshedmind./No,IdontgooutalotbecauseIhavenotime.Imtakingmanycoursesatcollege,soIhavetospendmostofmytimestudying.Ilikegoingtoshoppingmalls.Ialsolikegoingto
5、thecinemaandthetheater.SometimesIgotomuseumsandartgalleries,too.Iwentshoppingwithmybestfriendlastweekend.Afterthatwewenttoacafandhadacupofcoffee.Yes,IenjoyeditbecauseItookabreakfromstudyandIhadagoodtimewithmybestfriend./No,Ididntenjoyitbec
6、ausethereweretoomanypeopleinthestore.Besides,itwassonoisyinthecafthatmyfriendandIcouldhardlyheareachother.1-3Listening1Iadmiremymothermost.Shelovesmybrotherandmesomuchthatshewoulddoeverythingforus.Atthesametime,shealwaysencouragesustobeindepend
7、entandtryourbesttodowhatwelike.Asateacher,shehasalsosetagoodexampleforme.Shehasworkedasaprimaryschoolteacherforabout30yearsandshehasnevergottiredofherwork.Shespendsalotoftimehelpingherstudents,especiallythosewithlearningdifficulties.Imverypro
8、udofher.LiveandworkwithpleasurethisiswhatIhavelearnedfromher.21.Barutiwasbornintheyear(1962).2.Hewasthe(fourth/4th)childinaverybigfamily.3.Barutimarriedhiswifein(1990)4.Togethertheyopenedanorphanagein(1996)3BarutiwasborninJohannesburg.Hisfatherwa
9、sa1)(teacher)andhismother2)(cleanedhouses)forrichpeople.WhenBarutiwasinschool,oneofhisfriends3)(lost)hisparentsandmovedtoanorphanage.Baruti4)(visited)himandwhenhesawhislifethere,hedecidedto5)(work)withorphans.Laterheopenedanorphanagewith6)(hiswife).Barut
10、iregardsMotherTeresaashisheroandhisfavoritebookisLongWalktoFreedom,thestoryofNelsonMandelaslife7)(inhisownwords).4MotherTeresaswordstellusthatsmallthingscanmakeagreatdifference.Fewofuscandoanythinggreat,butwecanalldosmallthingswithgreatlove.Myfa
11、voritebookisSteveJobs.Thebookisbasedonmorethan40interviewswithJobsconductedovertwoyearsaswellasinterviewswithmorethan100familymembers,friends,foes,competitors,andcolleagues.Jobsspokehonestlyaboutthepeopleheworkedwithandcompetedagainst.Heencouragedthe
12、peopleheknewtospeakhonestlytoo.Sothroughthebook,readerscannotonlyreadaboutthelifeofthelegendarySteveJobs,butalsohaveagenuineviewofhispersonalitythatshapedhisapproachtobusinessandhisproducts.WhenIwassevenyearsold,myparentsboughtanewwallclockwitha
13、nowlinside.Iwasverycuriousabouthowtheowlmoveditseyesandgaveoutsound.Oneday,Itooktheclockoffthewall,andtookitapartwithascrewdriver.Afteranhour,Istillcouldntfigureouthowtheclockworked,andIcouldntputallthepartstogether.Iwasscared.Butwhenmyfath
14、erfoundwhatIhaddone,insteadofscoldingme,hepraisedmeformyeagernesstolearn.Andhetaughtmehowtoassembletheclock.Thisexperiencemademelovemyfathermore.Andmoreimportantly,Ifellinlovewithmechanicssincethen.ThatswhyIchosemechanicsasmymajor.1-4Viewing1-5Pr
15、onunciation1-6Role-playing1Isabel:Hi,Marek.HowwasyourweekendMarek:OK.AndyoursWhatdidyoudoIsabel:Iwentforawalk.1)(Itwasgreat)!Marek:WhodidyougowithIsabel:Withmyboyfriend,Diego.2)(Hesafootballplayer/Heisafootballplayer).Marek:Oh.WheredidyougoIsabel:B
16、ytheriver.3)(Itwasreallybeautiful).Marek:Thatsoundsgood.2ACEGJ1-7Presenting1-8Morepracticeinlistening1BABDDDBCD2DDBATherearesomanychangeswhenapersoncomestocollege.Someofthenewcollegestudentsmayhavebeentocampor1)(programs/programmes)awayfromhomebefore,butf
17、orsomeitsthe2)(very)firsttimetheyvelefthome.Thatmeanshavingtomakecertain3)(decisions)thattheyveneverreallyhadtomakebefore.Besidessomebasiceverydayactivities,forexample,eatingand4)(doinglaundry),therearemanymoreimportantmatters,suchaswhomtobecomefriendswit
18、h.AndwhathappensifIdontdowellonmyfirsttestDoesthatmeanIshouldchangefields5)(Obviously),therearejustsomanyissuesnewcollegestudentshavetoface.Itsreallyajumpfromhighschool.Itssuchachangewhentheydonthaveanyparentsaround.Theyneedtomake6)(choices)witht
19、heirstudies,andwiththeirsociallives.Theyneedtolearnhowtoactintherightwaysothattheycanenjoytheirsocialliveswithout7)(ruining)theirstudies.Thisisverycommontocollegestudentsinthefirstyear.Ittakesalittlewhileforthemto8)(getusedto)theircollegelifeandlea
20、rntobalancetheirstudiesandsociallives.Therearealotof9)(opportunities)forstudentstotrynewthings.Therearesomanynewwaystomeetotherpeopleoncampus.Iftheyfindoutitsnotworkingforthem,theycan10)(stepback)andtrysomethingelse.Theyshouldjustgiveitago!Thatst
21、hewayeverybodylearnstogrowup.3BCDC1-9Check&check1-10Unittest1ThewomanenjoyedthefoodsatJennyspartyverymuch.2Hewasbored.3BecauseRobhasfoundSuzieunfaithful.4Heropiniontowardsloveisinfluencedbyhersistersexperience.5Dogs.6Shefindsitdifficulttoanswer.7Herf
22、avoriteBeatlessongfrom1965.8Thehitschartfrom1965.9Everytimehegoestoakaraokebar,hefindsitoneoffewEnglishsongsavailable.10ARollingStonessong.11Theirparentsweddinganniversary.12Toputawayadollareachday.13Teaching.14Asavingsaccount.15AvisittoCancun.16)ach
23、ievements17)specialized/specialized18)vast19)professional20)educated21)wasfamiliar22)extensively23)elegantly24)agreatdeal25)BesidesUnit2Abreakforfun2-1Learningobjectives2-2Sharing1Thepeopleinthepodcastmainlytalkabouthowoftentheygotothecinemaandwhatfilmstheysawla
24、sttime.Theyalsotalkabouttheirfavoritefilms,actors,andactresses.2Ilikegoingtothecinemaalot,butprobablyonlygetthereabout(onceamonth).2.(Notveryoften).ButIdogooccasionally.3.Igotothecinema,probably(onceortwice)amonth.4.Igotothecinemaabout(onceaweek
25、)duringthesummertime.5.Igo,normally,probably(onceeverymonth)ortwomonths,butitdependsonthefilm.6.Igotothecinemaabout(onceeveryfortnight).3Ialwayslike1)(romantic)comedies.SlumdogMillionairewasa2)(great)movie.2..probably3)(recommend),er,thenewTerminatormovie.
26、Er,thatsonceagainfilledwith4)(action).Veryexciting.3.Ilikeoldfilms.I.Iveacomplete5)(collection)ofJohnWayneandCharltonHeston.Andmusicals,anythingthatsquitehappyoradventurous,thattakesmeawayfrom6)(reallife).ThosearetheonesIwatch.4.ItsaJamesBondfilmandI
27、thinktheaction7)(scenes)arejustabsolutely8)(fantastic)init.4CDAB6TheGraduate.Ilikethemoviebecausethemusicisfantastic.AndIenjoyDustinHoffmansgreatperformance,whichshowsmanyaspectsoftheherosrichcharacter.IpreferwatchingDVDmoviesathomebecauseitsavesbothmoneya
28、ndtime.IhavethefreedomtochoosewhatIwouldliketowatch./Iprefergoingtothecinemabecauseitprovidesbettersoundeffects.Besides,withmorepeoplearound,theatmosphereismuchbetterthanwhenIwatchmoviesaloneathome.MyfavoritemoviestarisSandraBullock.Ilikeherbecaus
29、esheisbeautifulandherperformanceisnatural.Iloveherwarmsmilesaswell.EverytimeIseehersmile,Icouldnthelpsmilingtoo.2-3Listening1C2blondebluedarkmasculine3CADB4tallmasculineface/best-lookingblackhair/blackdarkbrown/darkbrowneyesredhair/redgrey/greyeyesgrey
30、/greyeyesslimblondehair/blondelovely5ThemanIlikeshouldbestrongandfit,withoutabeard.Andheshouldnothavelonghair.ThewomanIlikemostissomeonewhoisslimandhealthy.Sheshouldhavelonghairandbigeyes.AndIlikegirlswhosmilealot.Ibelieveeveryonehassomething
31、beautifulaboutthem,regardlessofage,race,gender,size,ability,etc.Idontthinkbeinglighterorslimmerequalsbeauty.Instead,Ithinktheinnerselfcountsalotmorethanouterappearance.Virtuessuchashonesty,hard-working,andwillingnesstohelpmakeoneabeautifulperson./Beaut
32、yiswhatweseeandfeel.Somyideaofbeautyiswhatispleasingtotheeyes.Aslongasitmakesyoufeelgood,itisbeauty.Sobothinnerqualitiesandbodyfeaturesareimportantfactorstomakeonelookbeautiful.Ofcourse,whatoneconsidersbeautifulmaynotappearthesametosomeoneels
33、e.Thatiswhybeautystandardsaredifferentfrompersontoperson,culturetocultureandtimetotime.TheideasofbeautyhavechangedoverthepastseveraldecadesinChina.Truly,ontheonehand,manystillsticktotheideathatonesinnerqualitycountsmorethanouterappearance.Honesty,ha
34、rd-working,generosity,andkindnessareconsideredinnerbeauty.Ontheotherhand,moreandmorepeoplethinkouterappearanceismoreimportant.Nowadays,manypeople,especiallyyoungpeople,holdsomenewideasaboutbeauty.Forexample,longstraightblackhairusedtobethoughtasonefeatur
35、eofbeauty,butnowyoungpeoplewanttolookstylishbyhavingtheirhaircurledanddyed.Theyfollowthefashiontrendandputonfashionableclothesandwearmake-up.Morepeopleareafraidofnotlookingattractiveenough.Sotheygoondiettolookthinnerandreceivesomecosmeticsurgeries
36、tolookbetter.Stillmanyothersrealizethatitisimportanttoliveahealthylifestyleandlearntolovetheirownbodyforitsuniqueness.Idontthinkitiswisetojudgeapersonbyhis/herappearancebecauseappearanceissuperficial.Sometimestheappearanceofapersonmaymisleadyourjud
37、gmentwhenitdoesntmatchwellwiththeinnerpartofthatperson.Forexample,anordinary-lookingpersoncanbeascientist,ahero,oragreatthinker.Justastheproverbgoes,Neverjudgeabookbyitscover.Thegreatnessofabookliesinitscontentinsteadofitscover.Soitiswithaper
38、son.Insteadoffocusingonlyononesappearance,weshouldgettoknowmoreaboutthatpersonseducation,lifeexperiencesandlifeattitudebeforewemakeanyjudgment.2-4Viewing2-5Pronunciation2-6Role-playing1W:OKWhatdoyou1)(feellike)watchingM:Hmm.I.Idontknowreally.2)(Whatdoyo
39、urecommend)W:UmWell,3)(howabout)FrenchKissDoyouknowitM:No,Idontthinkso.4)(Whatsitabout/Whatisitabout)W:Well,itsaromanticcomedy.ItsaboutanAmericanwoman.ShegoestoFranceandmeetsaFrenchguyandtheyfallinlove.Itsquiteold,butitsreallyfunny.M:Um,sou
40、ndsOK,Isuppose.5)(Whosinit/Whoisinit)W:MegRyanandKevinKline.M:Oh,IlikeMegRyan.Mm.6)(Doyouthink)IdlikeitW:Yeah,Ithinkso.Youlikecomedies,dontyouAnditsveryfunny.M:Yeah,OK.7)(Whydontwe)getitthenW:Great.Excuseme.Canwehavethisone,please2ADEGHIJ2
41、-7Presenting2-8MorepracticeinlisteningDBCADDCBCABACPeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everyonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialsare1)(comic)books,moviemagazines,andTVguides.Citylibrarieshaveonly10percentofthe2)(traffi
42、c)thatcarwasheshave.ButhowdoyouexplainthisAyearlybookfestivalinwestLosAngelesis3)(constantly)soldoutyearafteryear.Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecome4)(available)Thisoutdoorfestival,supportedbyanewspaper,takesplaceeveryAprilforoneweekend.Thi
43、syear,about70,000people5)(tookpartin)thefestivalonSaturdayand75,000onSunday.Thefestival6)(attracted)280exhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbyauthors,withan7)(audience)question-and-answerperiodfollowingeachtalk.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsoflocalfoods,fromhotdo
44、gstoicedrinks.Exceptfora$7parkingfee,thefestivalwas8)(freeofcharge).Evenso,somepeopletaketheirownsandwichesanddrinkstoavoidthehighpricesofthefoodcourt.TheideaforholdingthefestivalinLosAngleswas9)(putforward)yearsago,butnobodyknewifitwouldsucceed.
45、AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadypopularinotherUScities,wouldpeopleinthiscity10)(embrace)oneFortunately,theydo,saidoneofthefestivalfounders.ACCD2-9Check&check2-10Unittest1Fastmusiccangivepeopleenergyaccordingtotheman.2Haveashortbreak.3Itsterrible.4She
46、willoutperformtheman.5Tennis.614.715months.8Hetalksaboutnothingbutcomputers.9TogiveBillyabirthdaypresent.10Michaelknowshowtousecomputersproperly.11Studentsthinkmusicisimportant.12Theylistentomusicwhenevertheyarefree.13Itwasthemostpopularstyle.14Parentsh
47、aveverylittleinfluenceontheirchildren.153percent.16)toomuch17)warning18)affectedby19)back20)drivepeopletosuicide21)pointedout22)recent23)commit24)prevention25)itstime/itistimeUnit3Lifemoments3-1Learningobjectives3-2Sharing1.Thepeopleinthepodcastmainlytalkabout
48、howtheyfeelaboutLondonandthemostexcitingthingstheyhavedoneinLondon.2.Ilove1)(living)inLondonbecausetheresso2)(much)todo.Ivebeentolotsof3)(interestingplaces)buttheresalways4)(something)newto5)(experience).Howdoyou6)(feelabout)London3.ADBGHFEC4.Themost1)(ex
49、citing)thingIvedoneinLondonrecentlyistoseeOasislive.IwenttotheRoundhouseanditwasthemost2)(amazingconcert).Itwasfree,soweendeduphavingnicepasses,sowewereclosetothebandanditwas3)(incredible).ItsthebestthingIthinkIveseeninalongtime.2.Ivebeento
50、4)(thetheater)quitealotinLondon.IwenttoseeWaitingforGodotattheNational.3.I.IthinkTateModernis5)(thebestplace)Ivebeento,youknow,becauseits.its6)(different)everytime.Um,youknow,theyreallypushtheboundariesof,youknow,thedisplays,7)(comparedto)alotof
51、thetraditionalmuseumsandartgalleriesinLondon.4.ThemostexcitingthingIvedoneinLondonUm,IvewatchedEngland8)(playfootball)atWembleythatwasquiteexciting.5.Ivedonealotof9)(interestingthings).Ivehadalotofgoodexperiencesherebutprobably10)(thebestthing)waswhen
52、IwenttoWimbledonthisyear.Um.Igottowatch.IgottowatchAndyMurrayonCenterCourt.Imanagedtoget11)(tickets)tothat.Anditwasjustareallygoodatmosphereanditwasagoodexampleof,sortof,British12)(cultureandsport).6.Recently,IvisitedBeijing.Beijingisawonderful
53、citywithmanygreatthingstodoandsee.IwenttotheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts(国家大剧院)toseeafamousmusical.Itwasawonderfulshow.AndIvisitedtheBirdsNestandtheWaterCube,twoimportantvenues(场馆)ofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.IalsowenttotheTiananmenSquare,
54、theForbiddenCity,theTempleofHeaven,PekingUniversity,andtheSummerPalace.ButthemostexcitingthingIdidtherewasvisitingtheGreatWalltheviewwasbreathtaking!Yes,IhavebeentoLondon.Ilovedit.Themuseumsarewonderful,especiallytheBritishMuseum,whichwasestablishedin
55、1753andisoneofthelargestandmostcomprehensivemuseumsintheworld.IalsoenjoyedridingintheLondonEye,agiantobservationwheelontheSouthBankoftheRiverThames./No,IhaventbeentoLondon.IfIhaveachancetogotoLondon,IwouldliketoseeplacesIhaveheardsomuchabo
56、ut,suchasTowerBridge,TowerofLondon,BuckinghamPalace,BigBen,andWestminsterAbbey.IwouldalsoliketotaketheTubeastheLondonundergroundistheoldestundergroundrailwaynetworkintheworld.Besides,Ihopetovisitsomeofthe2012LondonOlympicGamesvenues.3-3Listening1.ADHE
57、BGCF2.Thishappenedin1)(Australia)whenIwasabout25.IspentafewdaysatahotelinAliceSpringsandwenttoAyersRockandWell,anyway,oneday,Iwentoutforawalkinthe2)(outback).ItwasalovelydaysoIwalkedandwalkedandthenIrealizedIdidntreallyknowwhereIwas.Iwasa
58、bitstupid,reallybecauseIdecidedto3)(gofurther)IguessIthoughtIdfindthewayback.Umanyway,afterthatIheardsomedogs.FirstIheardthembarking,andthenIsawthemTherewasagroupmaybefiveorsixdogs,wilddogs,comingtowardsme.Ifeltreally4)(frightened),butIremembered
59、someadviceI,I,erum,IIreadinmyguidebook:5)(Dontmove),anddontlookat6)(thedogs).SoIfroze,likeastatueIdidntmoveandIlookedatatree,notatthedogs,anddidntmovemyeyes.Thedogswereallaroundme,jumpingandbarkingIthoughttheyweregoingtobiteme.Thenonedog
60、didbitemyarm,justalittle,butstillIdidntmove.Intheend,afterabout20minutes,thedogswentaway.Istayedthereforafewmoreminutesandthenluckilyfoundmywaybacktothehotel.Itwasthemost7)(frightening)experienceIveeverhad!3.WhenIwas12yearsoldandjustgraduated
61、fromelementaryschool,IwenttoBeijingwithmydadtoseethe2008OlympicGames.Ilovedbasketball,soIwantedtowatchtheChinesebasketballteamplayingandIespeciallywantedtoseeYaoMingplaying.First,wetriedtobuyticketsonline,butallticketsforbasketballgameshadbeensold
62、out.Ofcourse,Iwasverydisappointed.Thenwewenttothestadiumtoseeifsomeonewouldbesellingextratickets.Afterwewaitedforhours,webecamehopeless.Butjustwhenwewereabouttoleave,amancameuptousandsaidhehadanextraticketbecausehisfriendcouldntmakeitduetoan
63、emergency.Wewereoverjoyed.Immediately,mydadboughttheticket,andtoldmetorushinhewouldwaitoutside.Finally,IwasabletowatchthegamebetweentheChineseteamandtheGermanteam.IenjoyedthegamegreatlyandIwasexcitedwhenChinawon.ThebestthingwasthatIsawYaoMing.
64、Whatawonderfulexperience!3-4Viewing3-5Pronunciation3-6Role-playingExtract1:B:Hi,Sean.1)(Its)Debbie.A:Hi,Debbie.WhatsupB:IsKevin2)(there)A:No,hesnot.Hewentoutabout10minutesago.Extract2:B:CouldI3)(leaveamessage)forhimA:Ofcourse.B:Justaskhimto4)(call)me.Extract3:B:Hello.CouldI5)(speak)tocustomerservices,pleaseA:Justa6)(moment).Extract4:B:Couldyou7)(ring)mebackC:Ofcourse.Couldyougivemethe8)(number)there