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1、UNIT 3II. Listening SkillsUnderstanding Times and Dates1. W: Oh, look at the clock. Its 5:15. Ill be late for Jennifers birthday party! I was supposed to leave at 5 oclock.M: Dont worry! You still have some time. The clock is 20minutes fast.Q: What time is it now?2. W: Its 7:50, lazybones, and youre
2、 going to be late for the meeting.M: God! I was sleeping like a dog. Well, I still have ten minutes.Q: When is the mans meeting?3. M: Thank you, Laura. Wed like to go to the barbecue with you. What time should we be thereW: Some people are coming around 11:00, and were going to play badminton, but w
3、e wont eat until around 12:30.Q: At what time are they going to eat?4. M: I knew Dr. Smiths birthday was October 26th, but I didnt realize it was this Saturday.W: Lets give him a surprise party. We could ask him to meet us at his office at 5, and then we could take him to dinner at the restaurant ar
4、ound 5:30.Q: What time does the woman suggest meeting Dr. Smith?5. M: I just read that Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, when very little was understood about time and energy.W: Absolutely. But when he died on April 18, 1955, people knew a lot more, and nuclear power stations had been built.Q: Wh
5、en was Einstein born?1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: A PictureI have a picture that sits on my desk in my bedroom. When I have trouble studying, or Im worried about an exam, I just take a look at it. It is a picture of my best friends.It was taken years ago when we were in high school. I
6、t reminds me of the good time weve shared and the support their friendship still gives me today. Even though our lives have gone in different directions, the bond we created has kept us close. We update each other about whats been going on through text messaging,Facebook,and Twitter. I often get e-m
7、ail with a joke for the day, or words of comfort about some problems in my life. My friends have shown up for surprise birthday parties, and one of them even traveled two hours from the other end of town just to watch my first English speech contest. Our friendship has carried me through a lot of di
8、fficult experiences, and has enriched the good ones. It is the kind of friendship that outlasts disagreements, changes, and separation.1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.BTask 2: Problem of Meeting PeopleAs a foreign student, I have a number of problems. The biggest one is meeting people. I feel confident about my a
9、bility to cope with problems in my studies, but Im not comfortable making friends with other students, especially local ones. Perhaps Im worrying unnecessarily, but I find it difficult to talk to them . The primary reasons is the language barrier. My English is quite standard and formal, and althoug
10、h that helps me with my academic work, I have trouble understanding other students when they are just chatting. It seems I really need informal, colloquial English. Besides, theres the cultural gap. Thats why its so difficult for overseas students and native English-speaking students to really get t
11、o know each other. I really want to overcome this difficulty. I guess the best way to begin is to start talking about coursework that we share; and then I could suggest going for a cup of tea or coffee. Over coffee we could get to know each other. Another way would be to join a club on campus becaus
12、e that immediately gives you something in common with other people there.1. I feel confident about my ability to cope with problems in my studies,but Im not comfortable making friends with other students, especially local one2. The primary reason is the language barrier.3. It seems I really need inf
13、ormal, colloquial English .Besides,theres the cultural gap4. I guess the best way to begin is to start talking about coursework that we share,and then I could suggest going for a cup of tea or coffee. 5. Another way would be to join a club on campus.because that immediately gives us something in com
14、mon with people there.Task 3: What destroys friendship?There was a community in which people were all good friends.They got on well and often helped each.One day,a woman repeated a bit of gossip about a neighbor.Within a few days the whole community knew the story.The person concerned was deeply hur
15、t and offended.Later the woman learned that it was completely untrue.She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could to repair the damage.“Go to the marketplace,”he said,“buy a chicken,and have it killed.Then on your way home,pluck its feathers and drop them one by one along
16、 the road ,”Although surprised by this advice,the woman did what she was told.The next day ,the wise man said,“Now go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me .”The woman followed the same road,but to her dismay,the wind had blown the feathers all away.After searching for hours,she returned with only three in her hand.“You see,”said the old man,“its easy to drop them,but its impossible to get them b
