o whatever it is that needs to be done better. 9) So it’s a special group of people who put so much into it.
“So let me just close by saying you’ve made it so much for me. 10) There won’t be a day of my life that I’m not thinking about Microsoft, and the great things that it’s doing, and wanting to help. So thank you for making it the center of my life, and so much fun. Thank you.” Unit 12 The Internet Part C
Test Your Listening A Conversation
Listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions. 1. What are the two speakers doing? a. They’re having a chat about the Internet. b. They are talking about how to use the Internet.
c. One is interviewing the other about the use of the Internet.
d. They are talking about the difference between the Internet and . 2. Mostly for what does the man use the Internet? a. Chatting online. b. Finding information. c. Joining in news groups. d. Looking through libraries. 3. How often does the man go online? a. Two or three hours a week. b. Around four to nine hours a week. c. Less than three hours a week. d. About four hours a week. 4. What do you know about the man?
a. He knows it’s important to limit himself in using the Internet. b. He can’t use the Internet at daytime. c. He can’t resist the temptation of the Internet. d. He is only a beginning user of the Internet. Script:
W: When did you get started on the Internet, David?
M: Oh, about a year ago. I was doing a lot of and I got started through that really. M: So there’s a difference between the Internet and ?
M: Yeah, is just like having a mailbox in your computer and the Internet is like the biggest research library in the world, but there’s more than that.
W: Well, tell me a bit more about that.
M: OK, Basically there are three things you can use the Internet for: finding information, joining in news groups, and chatting online, like on a telephone, only you type your messages rather than say them. W: And you use it for all three?
M: Not really. I use it mostly for finding information, you know, looking through university libraries, things like that. W: Uh huh.
M: And I chat online with my brother in New York. W: Why don’t you just call him? M: Well, it’s a lot cheaper. W: How often do you go online?
M: Let me see. I try to limit myself. I guess I use it about two or three times a week for about a couple of hours each time. I have to
stop myself. There’s this real temptation to just browse, you know. W: And when do you use it? Do you have a regular time?
M: Actually like a lot of people. I use it at cheap rate times, early in the morning or late at night. W: I see. And one more thing, do you have any tips for anyone who might be interested in using the Internet?
M: Yeah, I guess I could say a few things. Definitely only use it at cheap rate times. That’s the first
thing. And try to limit your time. And
don’t get sidetracked. W: Thanks for joining us, Dave. M: Thank you. Unit 13 Human Virtues
Part C
Test Your Listening A Passage
Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions. 1. Which of the following is true of Christina?
a. She went traveling with her family in many parts of Kenya. b. She spent four days with the Samburu tribe people in Kenya. c. She spent her last summer vacation with a tribe people in Kenya. d. She took many pictures of children in Kenya. 2. What did Christina do to help the Samburu tribe people? a. She gave them 200 dollars out of her own savings.
b. She taught them to paint pictures and paid them a lot of money. c. She taught the children how to paint pictures and turn them into cards. d. She bought the children’s paintings and sold them back home.
3. What did she do with the profit money from sales during the last Christmas season? a. She used it to train the tribe people to make beaded bracelets and other ornaments. b. She used it to build a dam, buy cows, and pay medical bills for two children. c. She used it to buy cows for poor families. d. She used it to build a children’s hospital. 4. What can we learn from the story?
a. Without Christina’s Samburu Project, the tribe people would not be able to survive. b. The Samburu people are born artists and craftspeople. c. Christina is a good artist. d. Christina is a caring girl. Script:
On a trip to Kenya with her family, 17-year-old Christina spent four days with the Samburu tribe people. Two years of drought had killed their cattle and left the tribe with nothing to eat. Christina wanted to help them.
For fun, she taught the children how to paint and the children came up with amazing drawings of animals. Christina decided to turn the paintings into cards and sell them back home. She paid the children $200 of her own money for the pictures. “That fed them for two and a half weeks,” she said.
It was then that she got the idea of paying the tribe people for their crafts, which she’d sell in local stores. Her goal was to raise enough money to buy a cow for each family and to dam the nearby springs so the tribe would never be troubled by droughts again. Obtaining a loan from her parents, she started the Samburu Project.
Now the men and women there are making beaded bracelets and other ornaments. And the children are painting giraffes and zebras. Christina sets aside every penny of profit for the tribe. Sales during last year’s Christmas season yielded $10,000 in profit. She was able to collect enough money to buy the cows, build the dam and even pay the medical bills of a girl who had a brain tumor and a boy badly burned in a fire.
Christina’s enthusiasm is catching. When her friends learned about this, they also wanted to buy a cow. That gave her another idea: people could donate $50 to purchase a cow for the Samburu people. By now 67 people have done so.
Christina adds what she can to the kitty. “I take the money I would spend on CDs or a soda and th
row it into a jar for the Samburu.” Unit 14 Culture Part C
Test Your Listening A Passage
Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions. 1. What does the passage mainly discuss?
a. Why young people above 18 in the U.S. prefer to attend local colleges.
b. The reasons why more and more young people in America move back to their parents’ homes rather than live on their own. c. Young people in America should leave home when they reach 18. d. How young people in the U.S. try to cope with the rising costs of housing. 2. What do you know about Sallie?
a. She moved back to her parents’ home mainly because she didn’t have money to buy a new car. b. She felt miserable when she was away from home. c. She was not satisfied with her job as a teacher. d. She doesn’t want to pay much money for rent. 3. What can you learn from the passage? a. Most parents in America welcome their children’s return to the nest.
b. An away-from-home college education is no longer affordable to middle class people in America. c. Failure in marriage is an important reason for the return to the nest. d. Young people in America have trouble establishing their own identities.
4. What is one of the reasons why most psychologists disapprove of lengthy homecomings? a. Because they are resented by the aging parents. b. Because they are against the American tradition. c. Because they are harmful to the housing industry.
d. Because they are damaging to the growth of the young people. Script:
In America there is a na?ve notion that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18, but the truth is far from that. Today 59% of men and 47% of women between 18 and 24 depend on their parents for housing. Most college students now live at home. Also, 14% of men and 8% of women aged 25 to 34 are dependent on their parents for housing. “This is part of a major shift in the middle class,” declares a sociologist at Northwestern University.
Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. First, the marriage age is rising. Second, a high divorce rate and a
declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally battered survivors back to parental shelters. What’s more, for some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so high that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people tend to stay home because of rising housing costs.
Sallie, 26, moved back to her parents’ home to save enough money to buy a car. Her job as a teacher provided only enough money to cover car payments and an additional loan she had taken out. Once the loan was paid off, she decided to start a modeling career. Living at home, says Sally, continues to give her security and moral support.
Lucille returned home with her two daughters after a divorce. That was 12 years ago. She is 37 now, and she and her daughters still live with Lucille’s mother, who has welcomed having three generations in the same house.
Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Offspring, struggling to establish separate identities, can
feel a sense of defeat and failure. And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves burdened with responsibilities.
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