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1、Unit 11 Attitude and Response ()Part Two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following statements and complete each statement by filling in the blanks with the missing words.1. The Statue of Liberty was declared a national monument by the President on October 15, 1924. 2. In order to conduct a conve
2、rsation, we must first identify the roles of the participants and function of the conversation. 3. Meanings of words do not usually stay the same. As time passes, words often come to mean more or less than they used to.4. When people discuss education they insist that preparation for examinations sh
3、ould not be the main purpose.5. Believe it or not, while I was wearing the hat, things never go wrong. Part Three Short Conversations1. M: I hear you drive long to work everyday.W: yes. Its about 100 miles. But the road is in good condition and there isnt much traffic.Q: how does the woman feel abou
4、t driving to work? ( D )2. M: What did you think of Prof. Li?W: I still could not catch up with his words even at the end of the lecture.Q: How did the man feel about the professor? ( B )3. M: You look nice in white and black clothes.W: Yes, I agree. But I like pink.Q: What color does the woman like
5、 best? ( C )4. M: Do you think Ed could accomplish the task on time?W: Nobody could do it better than him.Q: What is the womans opinion? ( A )5. M: Its wonderful to spend the summer vacation at the sea shore. Dont you want to go with us?W: Ill think before deciding. It seems not so practical for me.
6、Q: How does the woman think of the mans advice? ( B )Part Four Short PassageShopping-bag ladies dont beg publicly, but they do not refuse what is offered. Once a shopping-bag lady appears where you live, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to pay no attention to the c
7、ollection box in church. And although you may not like it, if she chooses your doorway as her place to sleep in the night, it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is to do with a lost dog.Most shopping-bag ladies seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65. They wear layers of clothes even in summ
8、er time, with newspapers filled between the layers as something against bad weather. No one knows how many shopping-bag ladies there are in New York. The number is going up. Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping-bag ladies and doing what they ca
9、n to better the life of those ladies whore down.Questions: 1. What are the shopping-bag ladies? ( C )2. How old are those ladies? ( A )3. What do they win summer? ( B )4. How many shopping-bag ladies live in New York? ( D )5. What do the other people do to those ladies? ( C )Part Five True or False
10、ExercisesDirections: listen to the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true of false, write T for true, F for false.I used to be a full-time thief specializing in picking pockets. Its an honorable profession in southeastern London. Anyone can break in a house and steal
11、things, but picking somebodys pocket takes skill. I had ever worked in hotels, theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers and restaurants. Since stealing is worldwide, how could you protect yourself? Professional pickpockets do not see victims only handbags, jewels and money, mothers with babies, t
12、he elderly, the disabled are fair games. I prefer lonely female with handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpockets as th
13、ere isnt a blind side. For a man, one of the best places to keep a wallet is the back pocket of tight trousers. You will feel any attempts to move it. A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is the clothing store. When customers wander among the racks, they are
14、completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A full sense of security makes a pickpockets job much simpler.F 1. Picking pockets is an honorable profession since it is a full-time job.T 2. A lonely lady with a handbag at her right side is l
15、ikely to be stolen.T 3. The back pocket of tight trousers is the best place for a man to keep his wallet.F 4. Victims of a pickpocket are those who are keeping on guard and look cautiously around.T 5. When customers are absorbed in the items on the shelves, they might be the targets of the pickpocke
16、ts.Part Six Fun TimeA 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loud speaker. “Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result.”Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captains voice again, “Guess what, folks. We just lost
