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II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W:Ok.Ifsyourturntopaythebill.Ipaidlasttime.

M:What?Youhaveaselectivememory.Youtriedtopaylastturn,

butyourcreditcardfailed;soIendeduppaying!It'sdefinitely

yourturn.

Q:Whatistrueaccordingtotheconversation?

2.Script

M:I'mhavingrealtroublereviewingforthisFrenchexam.Ijust

can'tmemorizeallthevocabulary.

W:Metoo.Ihatehavingtolearnthingsbyheart.Iguesswejust

havetokeepreadingthetextsoverandover.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprefer?

3.Script

W:Ohlook!There'sthatguywesawlastweek,playingfootballin

thepark!Helookedgreatinhiskit,remember?

M:Him?Idon'trememberhim.I'vegotaterriblememoryforfaces.

IhaveahardtimeevenrecordingpeopleI'vebeenintroducedto.

Q:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman'sproblem?

4.Script

M:Whyisthereabigsignonthebackofyourdoorthatsays“keys”？

W:It'storemindmetotakemykeyswhenIgooutbecausePm

alwayslockingmyselfoutbyaccident!Itdoesn'thelpenough.

NowIjustforgettoreadthesign.

Q:Whyisthereasignonthebackofthedoor?

5.Script

M:Thathistoryexamwasreallyhard.Theessayquestionwas

terrible!

W:Iknow,IwishIwerelikeDavid.Hehasaphotographicmemory,

youknow.Howusefulthatwouldbe!

Q:WhatistrueofDavid?

Keys:l.C2.D3.A4.B5.C

III.ListeningIn

Script

M:Tellmeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksin

everysubject,andyouusedtobeabottom-of-classstudentjust

likeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthat

studyingwithremembering,basedonrecentresearchintothe

brain.

M:Aw,thatstuff'soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besure

yourclothesarecomfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenough

light,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I'mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“Mental

Visualization^^,creatingapictureinyourmindofwhatistobe

remembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id"Association”aprinciple—you

know,youconnectwhatyouwanttorememberwithsomething

you'refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!<Consolidation^^isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafter

classandconsolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhat

I'vealreadylearned.

M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.Iswearthis

weekendI'mgoingtostudysixteenhoursadaybothSaturday

andSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.Thafsnottheway.Followtheprincipleof

“DistributesPractice”.Shorterstudysessionsdistributesover

severaldaysarebetter.

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagoodmemory.

Butwhataboutme?I'vegotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyourmemory.But

memoryislikeamuscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon'tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygetting

excellentmarks,shesaysshereadanarticleonstudyingand

remembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization^^,

thatis,creatingapictureinone'smindofwhatistoberemembered.

Thisremindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Assodation"，whichmeans

connectingwhatonewantstorememberwithsomethingoneis

familiarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof“Consolidation”,

orreviewingone'snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterial

intowhatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudy

sixteenhoursaday,thewomanrecommendstheprincipleof

“DistributedPractice"，whichfavorsshorterstudysessions

distributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthat

memoryislikeamuscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Script

An80-year-oldcouplewashavingproblemsrememberingthings,so

theydecidetogototheirdoctortoseewhatwaswrongwiththem.

Theyexplainedtothedoctorabouttheproblemstheywerehaving

withtheirmemory.Aftercheckingthecoupleover,thedoctortold

themthattheywerephysicallyokaybutmightneedtostartwriting

thingsdowntohelpthemremember.Thecouplethankedthedoctor

andleft.

LaterthatnightwhilewatchingTV,theoldwomansaidtotheold

man,“Honey,willyoupleasegotothekitchenandgetmeadishof

icecream?^^

Beforethemanleft,sheadded,<4Whydon'tyouwritethatdownso

youwon'tforget?”

“Nonsense,“saidthehusband,44Icanrememberadishoficecream!^^

uWell,^^saidthewife,“I'dlikesomestrawberriesonit.You'dbetter

writethatdownbecauseIknowyourmemoryisfailing.^^

“Don'tbesilly,“repliedthehusband."There'reonlytwothings:a

dishoficecreamandsomestrawberries.Icansurelyremember

that!”

Withthat,herushedintothekitchen.Afterabouttwentyminuteshe

returnedfromthekitchenandhandedheraplateofbaconandeggs.

Thewifetookonelookattheplate,glancedupatherhusband,and

said,“Hey,youforgetthetoast!^^

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

Script

Therearemanytechniquesyoucanusetoimproveyourmemory.

Someofthemareintroducedher.

Firstandforemost,youneedtostimulateyourmemoryallthetime.

Toputitsimply,youshoulduseyourmemoryasmuchaspossible.It

isespeciallyimportanttotrytolearnsomethingnew.Ifyouworkin

anoffice,learntodance;ifyouareadancer,learntodealwitha

computer,ifyouworkwithsales,andlearntoplaychess;ifyouarea

programmer,learntopaint.Theseaddedactivitiesstimulatethe

brainsothat11continuestofunction.

Olderpeopleneedtopayattentiontothingstheyaredealingwith.

Don'ttrytomemorizeeverythingthatcatchesyourattention;focus

onwhatyouconsiderimportant.Forexample,youcantakeany

objectsuchasapenandconcentrateonit.Thinkonitsvarious

characteristics:itsmaterial,itsfunction,itscolor,andsoon.Don't

allowanyotherthoughttooccupyyourmindwhileyouare

concentratinginthatpen.

Anothermethodthatcanbeusedistorelaxyourself.Itisimpossible

torememberthingsifyouaretenseornervous.

So,tryholdingyourbreathfortenseconds,andthenreleaseitslowly.

Associationisalsoapowerfultooltodevelopyourmemory.For

example,ifyoucannotrememberaperson'sname,youcanthink

aboutaspecialfeatureofhisfaceandthenlinkitwithhismane.

1.Whafsseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone's

memory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Kes:1A2.C3.D4.B5.D

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Itslippedmymind!

Amy:Isentouttheinvitationstothedinnerparty.

Bill:Thafsgood.Nowwhatshouldwedo?

Amy:We'vegottoplanthemenu.

Bill:Oh,thafsright.Doyouhaveanythinginmind?

Amy:IthinkI'mgoingtomakethechickensaladwehadatthe

Christmasparty.RememberIsledthecheffortherecipe?

Bill:Yeah,butdidyouforgetthatLindadoesn'teatchicken?

Amy:Linda?Oh,mygosh!IforgottoinviteLinda!Itjustslipped

mymind.She'llbemadatme.

Bill:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Ifsnottoolateyet.

PHmakeaphonecall.Don'tworry.

Amy:Thanks!Yousee,Fmgettingforgetful.IthinkI'mgettingold!

Bill:Lookslikeyouare,sweetheart

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:I'mgoingtothrowaparty,andFvesentouttheinvitationstomy

friendsandrelatives.

B:Thafsgood.Butdon'tforgettoinviteeveryoneyoushouldinvite.

A:IthinkI'veinvitedeveryone.Doyouhaveanybodyinmind?

B:DidyouinviteJohn?He'slosthisjobafterrecentquarrelwithhis

boss.

A:Oh,mygosh!Iforgottoinvitehim!He'llbesad,thinkingwelook

downonhim.Hejustslippedmymind.

B:Well,everyoneforgetssomethingsometimes.Don'tworry.Ifsnot

toolate.Makeaphonecallrightaway.

A:DidIforgetanybodyelsethatIshouldincite?

B:There'syetanotherpersonyoushouldinvite—Julia.She'sjust

movedtothecityandfeelslonely.

A:Oh,goodheavens,Iforgotallabouther.She'sournewfriend.You

see,I'mgettingforgetful.IthinkI'mgettingold!

B:Lookslikeyouare,buddy.You'dbetterstartwritingthingsdown

ifthey'reimportant.

MODEL2Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.

Script

John:Hey,Sue.DoyouknowwhatJack'shomephonenumberis?

Susan:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Idon'thavemy

addressbookonme,andIdon'thavemymobilephonewith

me,either.

John:Thafstoobad!Fvegottofindhimnow.Ifsurgent!IfIcan't

findhimtoday,141bedead!

Susan:Youmightwanttolookitupinthephonebook.

John:I'vecheckedalready,butitseemsthathidphonenumberis

unlisted.

Susan:Maybeit'sunderhisroommate'sname.

John:Well,Iguessso.

Susan:Well,whydon'tyoucallJane?Shehashisphonenumber.

John:I'vetried,butnooneanswered!

Susan:Maybecallhisofficeandaskhissecretary.

John:I'vealreadytried.Shewon'ttellme.Shesaysifsprivate.

Susan:Oh,thafsright.Theyusuallydon'treleaseprivate

informationoverthephone.

John:It'sapity.Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan't

helptoday.Whafswrongwithyou?Yourmemoryseemstobe

fadingearly.

Susan:It'snotmymemoryisfading.Idohavememoryforfaceand

names,butapooronefornumberanddates

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,doyourememberwhenisthelectureonthevalueof

informationbyProfessorSmith?

B:Ican'tthinkofitoffthetopofmyhead.Maybewecanlookitup

inournotebook,butIdon'thaveminewithme.

A:Thafstoobas!Idon'thaveitwithme,either.Doyouremember

thenumberofthelecturehail?

B:Sorry,Ican'tthinkofitoffmyhead.

A:I'mterriblyinterestedinthelecture.Ican'tmissit!

B:Well,whydon'tyoucallthedeanwhoarrangedthelecture?

A:I'mafraidit'snotverywisetoaskthedeandirectly.

B:Thenmaybeyoucancalltheofficeifthedepartmentandaskthe

secretary.

A:I'vealreadytried,butnooneanswered.

B:Oh!

A:Youusuallyhaveapowerfulmemory,butyoucan'thelptoday.

Youmemoryseemstobefadingearly.

B:Ifsnitthatmymemoryisfading.Idohaveagoodmemoryfor

facesandnames,butapooronefornumbersanddates.

MODEL3Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

Script

Bill:Hi,honey!MytriptoLondonwaswonderful.

Amy:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThetelephoneringsandBillanswersitHehangsup.]

Bill:Er,wherewasI?

Amy:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinLondon.

Bill:Oh,yeah.

Amy:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

Bill:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingthetowerofLondon.

Amy:Howdidyougetthere?Bybusorunderground?

Bill:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

Amy:Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

Bill:Ihopeit'snotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoforgetmy

ownname.

Amy:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsifsjusttemporaryforgetfulness.

You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

Bill:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkI

mustgotoseeadoctorandgetsomepills

Amy:It'snotasserousasthat.Anyway,Iwishyouhadagood

memoryforhappyevents,andabadoneforunhappythings.

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A:Hey,mytriptoBeijingwasfantastic.

B:Tellmewhatthrilledyoumost.

[ThedoorbellringsandAansweritAcomesback.]

A:WherewasI?

B:YouweretalkingaboutyourtourinBeijing

A:Oh,yeah.

B:Ibetyouhadagreattime.

A:Yes,IparticularlyenjoyedvisitingtheForbiddenCityandthe

GreatWall,thoughtheadmissionfeeswereabittoohighforme.

B:Whatwerethefees?

A:LetmeseeSorry,Ican'trememberanymore.

B:Whafswrongwithyourmemory?

A:IhopeifsnotAlzheimer'sdisease.Idon'twanttoseealotofnew

peopleeveryday.

B:Idon'tthinkso.Perhapsyouonlyforgetthingsmomentarily.

You'llberightafteragoodsleep.

A:Ihopeso.Butasthisishappeningsooftenrecently,IthinkIhave

toseeadoctor.

B:Idon'tthinkit'ssoserious.Anyway,abadmemoryhelpsyou

forgetyourtrouble.

V.LefsTalk

Script

Student:Professor,thankyouforgrainingmethisinterview.I'm

Susan,areporterfromtheStudentUnionmagazine.

Manystudentshavedifficultlymemorizingthings.Since

you'reanoutstandingpsychologist,couldyougiveus

sometipsonhowtopimproveourmemory?

Professor:Well,somepeoplehavebettermemoriesthanothers,but

thafslargelybecausetheyarebetteratcreatingmental

images.

Student:IfI'mnotgoodatcreatingimages,whatcanIdo?

Professor:Practicehelps.Andthemindremembersthingsbetterif

theyareconnectedwithotherimages.Forexample,Iyou

havetopickupseveralitemsatthegrocerystore,say,

carrots,egg,bananas,andmilk,youcancreateapicture

inyourmindofagiantcarrot,andhangingfromit,a

banana.

Student:ThenIcouldhaveagiantmilkcartonpouringmilkover

thecarrotandbanana.

Professor:Certainly.Thenwhatwouldyoudowiththeegg?

Student:Hmmm.I'dvisualizeanegg-shapedUFOflyingacrossthe

sky.

Professor:Thereyougo.Themoreyouapplytheideas,theeasierit

gets.Besidescreatingpictures,there'sanothertechnique

thatisveryuseful.

Student:Whatisit?

Professor:Establishinganassociation.Supposeyouarelookingfor

lostkeys.

Relax,andletyourmindlookforalltheimagesconnected

withthosekeys-theirfeel,thesoundstheymake.

Student:Howwillthathelp?

Professor:Youmightrememberthesoundthekeysmadewhenyou

placedtheninadrawerorcoldtouchofthekeysinyour

jacketwereyouleftthem.

Student:Ohmygosh!Ihavetorun.IfstimemyEnglishclass.Isee

animageofmyteacherstaringatmyemptyseatinthe

classroom.Manythanks,Professor.

Professor:Notatall,andgoodluckwithyourmemory.

WaysofImprovingExamples

One'sMemory

Imagesthatyoumay

help:

Torememberthel.agiantcarrotanda

Creatingimagesitemstobuysatthebananahangingfrom

grocerystoresuchasit

carrots,eggs,2.agiantmilkcarton

bananas,andmilkpouringmilkoverthe

carrotandbanana

3.anegg-shaped

UFOflyingacrossthe

sky

Associationswith

soundtouchthatmay

help:

1.Thesoundofthe

EstablishingTofindyourlostkeyskeysmightremind

associationsyouofy\having

placedthenina

drawer.

2.Thecoldtouchof

thekeysmight

remindyouof

theminyour

jacket

Discussion

SAMPLE

A:Aswejustheardfromtheinterview,thetechniqueofassociating

certainlyimportantinpromotingmemory.

B:Andaccordingtotheinterview,creatingimageshelpsremember

things.Ifyourshoppinglistincludeseggs,youmightvisualizean

eggoranegg-shapedUFOflyingacross.

A:Anotherimportantfactorinimprovingmemorycanbeofinterest.

Ifyougetinterestedinsomething,youcanrememberitbetter.

B:Yeah.Andifyourecognizefactsintomeaningfulgroups,youcan

rememberthembetter.Forinstance,ifyouwanttomemorizeall

thenamesofAmericanpresidents,itisnoteasy.If,however,

youarrangethemchronologicallyintothreeperiods:thosebefore

AbrahamLincoln,thosebetweenAbrahamLincolnandFranklin

Roosevelt,andthoseafter,thenthetaskwillbelessdifficult.

A:Itiscommonsensethatifyouglanceatsomethingquickly,you

tendtoforgetitquickly.Ifyoustuffyitslowly,youcanremember

itbetter.

B:Anothertechniqueisintensivepracticeorrepeating.Asasaying

goes,practicemakesperfect.Ifyourepeatsomethingagainand

again,youwilleventuallylearnitbyheart.

A:Butweshouldnotworktoohard.Whenwegettired,ourlearning

efficiencydeclines.Weneedbreakssothemindcanrestand

absorbwhathasbeenlearned.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Taskl:TheRoleMemoryPlaysinOurLife

Script

Sincememoryplaysasignificantroleinourlife,scrientistsare

increasinglyinterestedinresearchonhowtoimprovermemory,Here

aresomefactorstheybelievetobeimportanttoexpandingmemory

capacity.

Tobeginwith,youmusttakespecialcareinyourdailylife.Foodfor

example,isveryimportant.Somevitaminsareessentialfoeyour

memorytoworkproperly.Theyarefoundinbread,cereal,

vegetablesandfruits.Someexpertssaythatsynthesizesvitamins

improvememory,butothershavedoubtsaboutthis,arguingthatthe

studieshavenotconfirmedtheydowork.Anotheressentialfactoris

water.Ithelpstomaintainthememorysystems,especiallyinolder

persons.AccordingtoDr.Roswell,lackofwaterinthebodyhasan

immediateandstrongeffectonmemory;itcancauseconfusionand

otherthoughtdifficulties.Sleepalsoplaysasigniflcantrole.Tobe

abletohaveagoofmemory,wemustallowthebraintohaveplenty

ofrest.Whilesleeping,thebrainnolongercontrolsthesenses,and

startstoreviseandstoretheinformationonehasreceives.Lackof

sleepwouldmakeonefeelexhaustedandwouldweakenone'sability

toconcentrate.Also,one'abilitytostoreinformationwouldbe

affected.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothe

passage?

3.Towhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememory

system?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:l.A2.B3.D4.D5,C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Script

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltown

inSouthAfrica.Theywereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertained

theirneighborsfordrinks,teaordinner.Onthisparticularspring

night,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringthe

evening,itbegantopourwithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.

Becausehehadwalkedthere,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.

Theypointedoutthatbystayingovernight,hedidnotneedtogoto

outinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,

thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematterseemedtobesettled.But

whiletheywerewashingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetful

professordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhimanywhere.Eventually,

after40minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,

soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeen

dongintherain,herepliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostaythere

overnight,hehadgonehometogethispajamasandtoothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendof

thelinetellsyou,"ThisisDonSmith”.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethat“thisguy^willbeoutto

fixtheTVinthemorning.Youcan'tthinkofhismanealthoughyou

knowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehave

learnedtoconcentrateandimplantanameinourmemory,rightat

thetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakeahabitofrepeating

thenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethe

nameinyour“memorybank^^eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,

andwithinashorttimethe“repeating”processcanbediscontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andin

addition,visualizesomethingdifferent,unusualorridiculousabout

hidorherappearance,position,oractionsthat“tiesin“withhisor

hername.Later,youmaywritethedescriptiveinformationonone

sideofacardandthenameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,

seethe“picture“inyourmind'seyeasyoulookatthename;or

whenyouseehename,visualizethe“picture”youhaveassignedto

thename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,

anditmaytakeseveraldaysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.

NewsReport

ADolphinExhibition

Script

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseenas

man'smostintelligentfriend,thedolphin.

The“DolphinsonParade”exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeatured

life-sizeddecoratesdolphinpaintingsmadeofwoodandthecostof

materials.Thedolphinswereshownatareabusinessandalongthe

beach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750tocovertheartists*feeandthecostof

materials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-belly

dolphin.Theyshowedtheworkoflocalartists,aswellasthebeach

atmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.

Pandorathedolphinpainterisareadolphin,arttheDolphin

Researchcenter,inMarathon,Florida.Theplayfulartiststreaks

colorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinitsmouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]CounciloftheArts

aspartofaplantomaketheKeysaninternationalartscenter.The

paintingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,withthemoneyearned

goingtocommunityartprograms.

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ILBasicListeningPractice

3.Script

W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?Areyou

takingFrenchwritingagain?

M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI'm

gongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

4.Script

M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditand

needtocopyyournotes.

W:I'dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.Be

carefulnottomissProfessorBrown'sseminar;hetakes

attendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.Script

W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignarehereare

preparingforanexamonMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.Script

W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine's

terrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpull

hisweightandSuzie'sneveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpass

unlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.Script

W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?

Whafsitlike?

M:Ifsexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffood

andhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavea

lotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;

thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,

accordingtotheconversation?

Keys:l.C2.D3.B4.D5.A

III.ListeningIn

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Script

Harrison:I'mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthe

booksforthisbiologyclass.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseifs

stilladd-drop.

Jenny:Whafsthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.

Hey,whereareyoufrom?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?Fveheardheis

reallygood.

Harrison:He'sgoodifyou'reahand-worker.Heexpectsalot.

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthafsgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryone

elseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:Thafsallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthe

reading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonightto

lookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Here

yougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureFmpreparedforthe

seminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpart

oftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,

Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseifsstill

add-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.

Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsher

thattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forhe

expectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwent

overherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhatthe

professorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem^^,

fortheydon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsays

participationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartof

theeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

Script

Robertisauniversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfun

wasexpensive,sohewasrapidlyrunningoutofmoney.Therewas

nothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

“Hi,Mom.IcertainlymissyouandDad.I...uh...gotabigsurprise

thisweekinmyphysicscourse.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.

I'mgoingtoneed$100.^^

“Iunderstand,saidhismother,UFI1sendyouthemoneyrightaway.

Youleftyourcalculusbookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.

ShallImailthatatthesame

“Oh,yeah.Thanks,“Robertsaid.

Roberfsmothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwo

checks,andmailedittoRobertthatveryday.Whenshereturned

fromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingforher.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythisaskedDad.

“Isendt