UNIT 6
III. Listening In
Task 1: Diets
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C
Task 2: Culture Shock
1. Symptoms: feels tired all the time, wants to sleep all day, not interested in studying or being with people.
2. Life has changed in foods, customs, socializing, and body language and gestures. 3. Nothing physically wrong in heart, lungs and blood pressure.
4. Doctor’s suggestion: spend some time each week with people from her own culture.
Task 3: I’m Betty Sanders in 1012!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
She wanted to know if she was getting better. She was doing very well.
She was going to be taken off the heart monitor. Send her home the day after tomorrow.
She must have been Betty Sanders’ close family member.
Task 4: An Announcement
Receptionist: Good morning. Dr. Black’s office.
Student: Hello, this is Albert Shaw. I’d like to make an appointment with Dr.
Black for a checkup. Would 9:30 be all right?
Receptionist: Let’s see. He doesn’t have any openings in the morning. But there’s a
cancellation in the afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Student: Hmmm, how about 3:30? I’ll have a class until 3:15.
Receptionist: OK, let’s make it 3:30 the day after tomorrow. That’s Thursday.
UNIT 7
III. Listening In
Task 1: Malls in the U.S.
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.D
Task 2: Online Shopping
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Woman Man Man Woman Woman Man
Task 3: The crowded store
1. Because of rumors of the sale
2. He was pushed back, amid loud and colorful curses.
3. He was punched square in the jaw, and knocked around a bit, and then thrown to the end of the line again. 4. He would not open the store. 5. The store owner.
Task 4: An Announcement
Welcome to our Gift Shop! Time to start thinking about gifts for your friends! The best flowers, cards, stationery, dolls, oriental gifts, art prints and posters, hand-made gifts, and woodwork are arriving daily. Remember, all the gifts are carefully chosen by top professionals! You can get all your favorite gifts at a discount of twenty per cent here at Gift Shop!
UNIT 8
III. Listening In
Task 1: Living with Roommates
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B
Task 2:Interviewing a Rental Agent
Apartment: One bedroom, one living room, with a bathroom and a kitchen. Furnishings: new. Floors: hardwood.
Windows: large and in the front.
Transportation: Buses go onto campus, or into the city. Rent: $650 per month. Deposit: Two months’ rent.
Task 3: How much for a season pass?
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
On the first day of college.
From 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. It is off limits to all male students.
Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time. He was kidding.
Task 4: Roommate Wanted
1. 20-year-old 2. two
3. three-bedroom 4. preferred 5. responsible 6. respectful 7. north
8. walking distance 9. private
10. air conditioning 11. high-speed 12. $275 13. utilities
UNIT 9
III. Listening In
Task 1: The Internet on Campus
1. A 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. C
Task 2: Surfing the Net
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Man Woman Man Man Woman Man
Task 3: At a computer trade show
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
He was a great thief and this trade show would not escape his plunder.
Because there were millions of dollars of computer equipment inside the show. The man merely wandered from booth to booth, humming quietly to himself. The guard took him aside and searched his closes. Nothing but ideas.
Task 4: A Brief Introduction
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
honored as our guest
computer hacking protect
books and articles misuse
New Threats to Security rouse your interest
UNIT 10
III. Listening In
Task 1: Get adult children back for the holidays
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C
Task 2: A trip to Arizona
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. John Jane Jane John John Jane
Task 3: Halloween
1. On the Fourth of July. 2. Turkey.
3. Because Halloween is the one night of the year when people can all get dressed up as someone else, pretend and let their imaginations run wild.
4. They can get to shine light on the dark, and confront monsters, ghosts, witches, and all things dead.
5. They reassure themselves that there’s really no reason to be afraid of things people see at night.
Task 4: Introduction by a Tour Guide
Good morning, passengers. Welcome aboard. We’ll be arriving in Disneyland within an hour. In the meantime, it is my pleasure to point out the many historic and scenic spots along the way. And there are many indeed, so just sit back, relax and look out of the window. Before you know it, we’ll hear Mickey Mouse welcoming us.
