unit 11
Section One Tactics for Listening Part I Phonetics A: Hello, how (1) can I help you?
B: Good morning. I seem to (2) have hurt my twist. A: Yes? How (3) did you do that?
B: Well, I’m not actually sure. I think… I did go to a party last night and um I (4)sort of fell up the steps, you see and I may (5)have done it then.
A: You fell off it, you think?
B: Well, I think so. I do remember (6)falling over.
A: OK, let me (7)have a look at it, could I? Yes, it is rather swollen. Does this hurt?
B: Yes, it does actually, yes.
A: Yes, right, well, my (8)advice is that you should go to the hospital and (9)get it X-rayed. I think it could be broken.
Part II Listening and Note-Taking Well, in January it can be very cold with snow everywhere! But high in the mountains the sky is usually blue, and it’s warm enough to
have lunch outside. You should bring warm clothes and some strong waterproof shoes.
Most people go skiing every weekend, and if there’s no snow you can still go walking in the mountains. A lot of the towns are very pretty. They look exactly the same today as they did four hundred years ago!
You must try fondue, which is cheese melted in a pot, and you put pieces of bread on a long fork to get it out…mm! It’s very, very good.
If the weather’s good, you can go for a boat trip on the lake. Then you can really see how beautiful the mountains are!
Exercise：
Location: a mountainous area Climate: cold in winter
Tourist attractions: skiing, walking in the mountains, pretty towns of four hundred years old, a boat trip in the lake
Food: fondue
Things needed for travelling there: warm clothes, strong waterproof shoes
Section Two Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogues Dialogue 1 Job
A journalist is interviewing Mr. Williams about his job. Journalist: What’s your job, Mr. Williams? Mr. Williams: I’m a writer.
Journalist: That’s interesting. What sort of thing do you write? Mr. Williams: Well, um, articles for newspapers and magazines, er… film reviews, you know, um, and occasionally some fictions, poems, and short stories.
Journalist: Do you find it a very demanding job?
Mr. Williams: (Sigh) Well, yes and no. It’s very nice to work at home, of course, and, and have the choice of when to work. But I long hours at home, usually ten hours or more a day, and it’s very lonely sometimes, sitting in front of a typewriter.
Journalist: What are you working on at the moment?
Mr. Williams: Well, actually I’m doing something very different from my usual work. I’m writing a biography of Leonard Benson, the jazz musician.
Journalist: So I suppose you’re spending a lot of time together.
Mr. Williams: (Laugh) Well, no, in fact. He lives in the States. I’m doing a lot of research, naturally. He’s visiting this country at the moment, and I have an appointment with him, but we haven’t met very often.
Journalist: Well, thank you, Mr. Williams. That was very interesting and good luck with the book.
Mr. Williams: Not at all. Exercise A:
1. What is Mr. Williams’s job? He is a writer.
2. What does he usually write?
He usually writes articles for newspapers and magazines. 3. What is he writing now?
He is writing a biography of a jazz musician. Exercise B:
1. F Mr. Williams works for a newspaper. (He works at home.) 2. __F_ He often writes some fictions, poems and short stories too. (He occasionally writes some fictions, poems and short stories.)
3. __T_ He is interested in films. (Yes. Because he writes film reviews for the newspapers and magazines.)
4. __T__ He works hard. (Yes, it’s a demanding job. Sometimes he works long hours.)
5. __T__ He gets to know the jazz musician by reading articles. (He has done a lot of research work to write the biography. Possibly he has read many articles about him.)
Dialogue 2 Women’s Work?
Interviewer: Careers officers around the country are reporting that more women are applying for jobs which have traditionally been held by men. This morning I am speaking to Jane Richards, a schools careers officer based in London. Good morning, Jane.
Jane: Good morning.
Interviewer: Jane, are you finding that women’s career choices are changing?
Jane: Yes, I am.
Interviewer: And why do you think that’s happening?
Jane: Well, there are many reasons. A very important one is the media, radio and television. Girls see a popular young actress playing a car mechanic, for example, and this makes them think – well, wh
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