研究生新階英語視聽說

Unit1

WinnerorLoser

PartIAudio-VisualPractice

（AnexcerptfromLittleMissSunshine《陽光小美女》：Chapters2-4）

Sheryl:Hello?Anyone?Downhere,wehaveyouwithDwayne.Dwayne,hi.UncleFrank'shere.He

doesn'tmind,Frank.Wetalked.Wha-1know.1know.Butwecan'thaveyousleepingalone.

Thedoctorsaid.Tmsorry.Ihavetoinsist.You'llgetalongfine.He'sreallyquiet.Andhere's

youcot.Please,Frank.Please.Thankyou.I'mgonnastartdinner.Youcancomeoutwhen

you'resettled.And,uh,justleavethedooropen.That'simportant.Dwayne,honey,there'sa

bucketofchickeninthecar.Canyougetit?And,uh,Tilmakeasalad.Olive?

Olive:Yeah?

Sheryl:IsGrandpawithyou?

Olive:Yeah.

Sheryl:Whatareyouguysdoing?

Olive:Rehearsing.

Sheryl:Okay,well,dinnerin10minutes.

Olive:Okay.

Richard:Hi.

Sheryl:Hi.Frank'shere.

Richard:Oh,God.Did,uh,StanGrossmancall?

Sheryl:Well,checkthemachine.Dwayne,please,comeon.Thechicken.It?sinthecar.Willyouset

thetable?We'Hjustdopaperplates（使用紙碟）tonight.

Machine:RememberOlivewasrunner-upintheregionalLittleMissSunshine?Theyjustcalledright

now.

Richard:Hey,il'syoursister!Hi,RichardHooverforStanGrossman,please.Anywaytoreachhimor-

Well,Tmjustwonderingifthisdarn（該死的，可惡的）bookdealisdoneornot.If-Yes.Ok,

wouldyoupleasejusthavehimcallmeanytimeovertheweekend?Hehasmycellnumber.

Justtoletmeknowwe'reon.Okay?Thankyou.Bye.

Sheryl:SowhathappenedwithStanGrossman?

Richard:He'sinScottsdale.

Sheryl:Whydidn'thecall?

Richard:Willyouletmeworryaboutthis,please?

Sheryl:Dwayne,canyoucheckon（查看，檢查）Frank.Tellhimit^dinnertime.Olive!

Dinnertime!

Olive:Coming!

Frank:What?Dinner?What,youdon'ttalkanymore?Whynot?Youcantalk,youjustchoosenotto.

IsthatNietzsche?Youdon'tspeakbecauseofFriedrichNietzsche?Farout.

Sheryl:Frank,youcansithere,nexttoDwayne.Here'sthesalad,andI'mgonnarunandgetSpritefor

everyone.Olive,comeon!Dinnertime!

Olive:Okay.

Frank:Sowhodoyouhangoutwith?Noone?Whataboutyourfamily?

Richard:Frank!Hey!

Frank:Richard.

Richard:Goodto...seeyou.LetmegetOlive.Olive!Dad!

Sheryl:Youguys,goonandstart.

Olive:We'recoming.

Sheryl:Frank,someSprite?

Frank:Yes.

Sheryl:AndIwanteveryonetohaveatleastalittlesalad.

Frank:Thanks,Sheryl.

Sheryl:Honey.

Frank:So,Sheryl,Icouldn'thelpnoticingDwaynehasstoppedspeaking.

Sheryl:Oh,yeah,he'stakenavowofsilence（啞誓）.

Frank:You'vetakenavowofsilence?

Sheryl:Yeah.He'sgonnajointheAirForceAcademy（空軍軍官學(xué)校）,becomeatestpilot（試飛

員）andhe'stakenavowofsilenceuntilhereachesthatgoal.

Frank:You'rekidding?

Olive:Hi,UncleFrank.

Frank:Oh,hey,Olive.Wow,you'regetlin'big.Almostlikearealperson.

Olive:Whathappenedtoyourarms?

Sheryl:Olive.

Frank:That'sallright.Ihadalittleaccident.IamOkay.

Richard:How'stheuh,routinecoming,honey?

Olive:It'sgood.

Richard:Yeah?Whenareyougoingtoshowittous?

Olive:Idon'tknow.It'suptoGrandpa.

Grandpa:Acoupleofdays.Itstillneedswork.What'sthat?Chicken?Everynightit'sthefuckin,chicken!

HolyGodAlmighty（老天爺）！Itispossiblejustonce…

Richard:Dad!

Grandpa:...wecouldgetsomethingtoeatfordinneraroundherethat'snotthegoddamnfucking

chicken?

Richard:Hey,Dad!

Grandpa:fmjustsayin'-

Richard:Dad!

Grandpa:Christ.

Richard:Wheneveryouwanttostartcookingyourownfood,you*remorethanwelcome.

Grandpa:AtSunsetManor,youknow.

Richard:IfyoulikedSunsetManorsomuch,youshouldn'thavegottenyourselfkickedoutofthere,

right?

Grandpa:ForGod'ssake.

Frank:Sowhendidyoustartwiththevow?

Richard:Beenninemonths,Frank.Hehasn'tsaidaword.Notone.Ithinkitshowstremendous

discipline.

Sheryl:Richard.

Richard:Ireallydo.Really.IthinkwecouldlearnsomethingfromDwayne.Dwaynehasagoal.Hehas

adream.Itmaynotbemydream,maynotbeyours...Buthe'spursuingitwithgreat

convictionandfocus.Infact,Iwasthinkingabouttheninesteps-

Grandpa:Oh,forcryingoutloud!

Richard:...abouttheninestepsandhowDwayne'sutilizingatleastsevenoftheminhispersonalquest

tohisself-fulfillment.

Sheryl:Richard,please.

Richard:Well,TmjustsayingI'vecomearound.Ithinkhecoulduseoursupport.

Olive:Howdidithappen?

Frank:Howdidwhathappen?

Olive:Youraccident.

Sheryl:Honey,here.

Frank:Oh,no,it'sokay.Unlessyouobject.

Sheryl:No,Tm…I'mpro-honesty（贊成實(shí)話實(shí)說）here.Ijustthink,youknow,ifsuptoyou.

Frank:Bemyguest.

Sheryl:Olive,um,UncleFrankdidn'treallyhaveanaccident.Whathappenedwashe...triedtokill

himself.

Olive:Youdid?Why?

Richard:Er...er...Fmsorry.Idon'tthinkthisisanappropriateconversation.Honey,Iet5sletUncle

Frankfinishhisdinner,okay?Shh.

Olive:Whydidyouwanttokillyourself?

Richard:No,don'tanswerthequestion,Frank.

Sheryl:Richard!Richard!

Richard:He'snotgonnaanswerthequestion.Frank.

Frank:Iwantedtokillmyself...

Richard:Don'tlistentohim.He'ssick.

Sheryl:Richard!

Frank:...becauseIwasveryunhappy.

Richard:He'sasickman.He'ssickinhishead.

Sheryl:Richard!

Richard:Fmsorry.Idon'tthinkit'sanappropriateconversationforaseven-year-old.

Sheryl:Well,she'sgonnafindoutanyway.

Richard:Okay.

Sheryl:Goon,Frank.

Olive:Whywereyouunhappy?

Frank:Um,well,there'realotofreasons.Mainly,though,Ifellinlovewithsomeonewhodidn't

lovemeback.

Olive:Who?

Frank:Oneofmygradstudents.Iwasverymuchinlovewithhim.

Olive:Him?Itwasaboy.Youfellinlovewithaboy?

Frank:Yes,Idid.Verymuchso.

Olive:That'ssilly.

Frank:You'reright.Itwassilly.Itwasvery,verysilly.

Grandpa:There'sanotherwordforit.

Richard:Dad!

Olive:Sothat'swhenyoutriedtokillyourself?

Frank:Well,no.TheboythatIwasinlovewithfellinlovewithanotherman-LarrySugarman.

Sheryl:Who'sLarrySugarman?

Frank:LarrySugarmanis,perhapsthesecondmosthighlyregardedProustscholarin（heU.S.

Richard:Who'snumberone?

Frank:Thatwouldbeme,Rich.

Richard:Really?

Frank:Mm-hmm.

Olive:Sothat'swhen.

Frank:No.WhathappenedwasIwasabitupset,soIsaidsomethingsthatIshouldn'thavesaid...

andIdidsomethingsthatIshouldn,thavedone...andsubsequentlyIwasfiredfrommyjob

andforcedtomoveoutofmyapartmentandmoveintoamotel.

Olive:Andthat'swhenyoutriedto-

Frank:Well,no.Actually,allofthatwasokay.WhathappenedwastwodaysagotheMacArthur

Foundation,initsinfinitewisdomawardedageniusgranttoLarrySugarman.Andthat's

whenI-

Grandpa:Decidedtocheckoutearly.

Frank:Yes.Yes.AndIfailedatthataswell.

Richard:Olive,theimportantthingtounderstandhereisthatUncleFrankgaveupon（放棄）himself.

Hemadeaseriesoffoolishchoices-Pmsorry-andhegaveuponhimself...whichis

somethingthatwinnersneverdo.

Sheryl:So,that'sthestory,okay?Now,everyone,justlet'smoveonanduh-

Frank:Ishealwayslikethis?Howcanyoustandit?

Richard:Olive,tellhimabouttheroutine,whyyou'redoingthis.

Olive:Okay.LittleMissChiliPepper（紅辣椒小姐選美賽）isabeautycontestforeveryonein

Albuquerque（美國新墨西哥州中部城市）,butyouhavetobesixorsevenandyouhaveto

beagirl.

Sheryl:Thisisoursister.

Richard:Cindy.

Sheryl:Springbreak.DwaynewenttoseehisdadinFloridafortwoweeksandOlivewentto

Lagunatoseehercousins.Shemadeittothetopoftheregionalsoutthere.

Olive:Iwasinsecondplace.

Frank:Well,whatdoyouthinkyourchancesare?

Olive:IthinkIcanwin,becausesomeoftheothergirls...they'vebeendoingitlonger,butI

practiceeveryday.

Frank:Yeah.Goodluck.

Richard:Notaboutgoodluck,Frank.Luckisthenamelosersgivetotheirownfailings.It'sabout

wantingtowin,willingyourselftowin.You'vegottowantitbadderthananybodyelse.

Olive:Ido.

Richard:Thenyou'regonnabeawinner.

Sheryl:Richard.

Richard:It'sthetruth.Youknow,actually,thereisamessagefromCindyonthemachine.Something

aboutLittleMrsSunshine.Sunshine.

Olive:What?LittleMissSunshine?

Richard:Yeah.

Olive:What?

Machine:Sheryhit'sCindy.RememberwhenOlivewasherelastmonth?Shewasrunner-upinthe

regionalLittleMissSunshine?Theyjustcalledrightnow.Thegirlwhowonhadtoforfeit

hercrown.1don'tknowwhy.Somethingaboutdietpills（減月R藥丸）.Anyway,nowshehas

aplaceinthestatecontestinRedondoBeach（雷德諾多海岸）.

Olive:Ahh-Oh,mygosh（天哪）.1won!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!

Richard:Finishyourdinner!

Olive:I'mfinished!

Grandpa:Whathappened?

Sheryl:Pmjustcallingto-Cindy!Yeah,wejustgotit.Yeah,shebasicallywentcrazy.

Olive:Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!

Sheryl:No,Ididn'tgetthat.Themachinecutyouoff.Okay.RedondoBeach.ThisSunday?Wh-Are

youguysgoing?

Richard:Yes.

Sheryl:Canyouputitoff?

Richard:Theyhaveto.Theyhaveto.

Sheryl:Wheredoesthatleaveus?

Richard:Wecan'tdoit.Wecan't.

Sheryl:No,no-No,Iunderstandthat,Cindy.Yeah.

Richard:They-

Sheryl:Ijust-no,Tiljustfigureitout.Okay,bye-bye.

Richard:It'sthisSunday?Whycan'tJeffandCindytakeher?

Sheryl:TheyhavesomeequestrianthinginSantaBarbara（圣芭芭拉）.

Richard:Youknow,theydothathorseshit（事情，玩意兒）everysingleweekend.

Sheryl:Well,it'sthenationals（全國性比賽）.They'retakingbothhorses,soapparentlyitisabig

deal.

Richard:WhataboutOlive?

Olive:LittleMissSunshine!LittleMissSunshine!Iwon!Iwon!Tmgoing!We'regoing!

Richard:Youpromised?

Sheryl:We'llflyout（坐飛機(jī)去）andcomebackMonday.

Richard:Howareyougonnagetaround（走動(dòng),旅行）outthere?

Sheryl:We'llrentacar.

Richard:Andstayatahotel?

Sheryl:Wecanaffordit.

Richard:Sheryl,thisisourseedmoney.

Sheryl:Well,ifIhadalittlehelpbringin,itin（掙錢）.

Richard:Don'tstartthat.

Sheryl:Itallgoestoyourninesteps.

Richard:ItoldyouI'mgonnatalktoStanGrossman!We'regonnagetlockedandloadedonthisdeal

（談妥這筆生易）andstartgeneratingsomeincome!Butinthemeantimewe'vegottabe-

Sheryl:Okay!Okay!We'lldrive.

Grandpa:I'mnotdrivin\

Richard:HowareyougonnafitGrandpaintheMiata（馬自達(dá)車）?

Sheryl:Well,Grandpadoesnothavetocome.

Grandpa:What?Icoachedher!Igaveherthemoves(教她舞步).Igottago.

Richard:Whydon'tyoutaketheV.W.?

Sheryl:Icannotdriveashift(手動(dòng)檔車),Richard.Itried,andIcannotdoit.We'Hflythere.

Richard:Wecan'taffordit.

Sheryl:Well,that'swhatwe'regonnadounlessyouhaveabetteridea.Here.Thisisdessert.

Olive:Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!LittleMissSunshine!LittleMissSunshine!

LittleMissSunshine!

Richard:Allright.Fildrivethebus.

Sheryl:Richard,IwastoldexplicitlynottoleaveFrankbyhimself.Nooffense,Frank.

Frank:Nonetaken.

Grandpa:What'reyoutalkin,about?YougotDwaynehere.Theycanlookaftereachother.

Sheryl:No,Richard.That'saskingtoomuch.Ifsomethinghappened-

Richard:Wecan'tgothen,unlessDwayneandFrankgowithus.

Olive:Mum,where'smybathingsuit?

Frank:Right.

Sheryl:Frank?

Olive:Ifoundit!

Frank:Okay.

Olive:I'mgoing!I'mgoing!I'mgoing!

Sheryl:Oh,Dwayne,comeon,please.Thinkofyoursister.

Richard:Comeon,Dwayne.It'llbealotoffun.Youcangotothebeachand-

Dwayne:(writtenonpaper)Thisisunfair.AllIaskisthatyouleavemealone.

Sheryl:Dwayne,flightschool.Iwillgiveyoupermissionforflightschool.

Olive:1won!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!Iwon!I'mgonnawinthisonetoo.

Dwayne:(writtenonpaper)ButTmnotgoingtohaveanyfun.

Richard:Yeah,we'reallwithyouonthatone,Dwayne.

Olive:Grandpa!Grandpa!IsGrandpacomingtoCalifornia?

Sheryl:We'reallcoming,honey.

Richard:Hey,uh,holdon.Olive,comeoverhereforasecond.Comehere.Sitdownforasecond.Look,

there,snosenseinenteringacontestifyoudon'tthinkyou'regonnawin.Sodoyouthinkyou

canwinLittleMissSunshine?

Sheryl:Richard.

Richard:Areyougonnawin?

Olive:Yes.

Richard:We'regoingtoCalifornia.

ReferenceKeytoTasks

Task1

1)BecausethedoctorhastoldSherylnottoleavehimaloneforfearthathewilltrytokillhimselfagain.

2)Hehastakenavowofsilenceuntilhereacheshisgoal-tojointheAirForceAcademyandbecomea

testpilot.

3)He'saheroinaddict,somewhatrudeandfoul-mouthed.ButhelovesOliveverymuchandhasbeen

coachingherinhertalentroutine.

4)Frankhasjustbeenreleasedfromthehospitalafterasuicideattempt.Hehassufferedaseriesof

humiliatingfailuresbothinhislifeandcareer:he'slosthisloveraswellashisjob;hisrivalhasbeen

awardedageniusgrant;he'sevenfailedinkillinghimself.

5)BecauseRichardthinksit'sinappropriateforOlivetohearaboutthesuicide;inhiseyes,onlyloserswill

giveuponthemselves,butOliveisgoingtobeawinner.

6)Thegirlwhowontheregional"LittleMissSunshine^^hadtoforfeithercrownforusingdietpillsand

thereforeOlive,therunner-up,hasaplaceinthestateLittleMissSunshinepageant.

7)Justtosavemoney.Hethinksitistoocostlytoflyoutthere,rentacartogetaroundandstayatthehotel;

itwilluseuptheirseedmoney.

8)ItisOlive'saffirmativeanswertohisquestion“doyouthinkyouwillwin'LittleMiss

Sunshine'"thatmakeshimfinallydecidetogotothepageant.

Task2

1)when2)abitupset3)shouldn'thave4)subsequently

5)forcedto6)moveintoamotel7)Actually8)initsinfinitewisdom

9)geniusgrant10)checkout11)tounderstand12)gaveuponhimself

13)foolishchoices14)winners15)thestory

Task3

1)No.RichardthinksDwayneispursuinghisdreamwithgreatconvictionandfocus,utilizingsevenof

hisninestepstobecomeawinner.ButfromtheconversationaboutDwayne,wecanseethatDwayne

istiredofhislifeandhisfamily,andhehastakenavowofsilenceasanescapefromallthis.

2)FrankfindsRichardisalwaysimposinghisideasaboutbecomingwinnersoneverybodywithout

consideringtheirfeelings,whichisreallyannoying.Therefore,hewondershowDwaynecanstandhis

lectureseveryday.

3)Ononehand,it'sprobablybecauseshehaslistenedtohisninestepssomanytimesthatsheistiredof

it;ontheotherhand,shedoesn'twantUncleFranktogethurtbywhathesays.

4)Yes,theyfinallyagreetogothepageanttogether.IthinkitisbasicallytheirloveforOlivethatleads

themtosuchadecision,althoughtheirreasonsforgoingtothepageantvary:Richardwantstosee

Olivewin;FrankandDwaynecannotbeleftbehind-oneissuicidal,theothermute;Grandpahelps

Oliverehearsethetalentroutine.

PartIIListeningComprehension

Directions:Inthispart,youwillheartwopassagesandoneinterviewaboutwinnersandlosers.Listento

eachpassageandtheinterviewcarefullyanddothetasksasrequired.

Passage1BorntoWin

Eachhumanbeingisbornassomethingnew,somethingthathasneverexistedbefore.Eachisborn

withthecapacitytowinatlife.Eachhasauniquewayofseeing,hearing,touching,tastingandthinking.

Eachhashisorherownuniquepotentials-capabilitiesandlimitations.Eachcanbeasignificant,thinking,

aware,andcreativebeing—aproductiveperson,awinner.

Thewords“winner”and“l(fā)oser”havemanymeanings.Whenwerefertoapersonasawinner,wedo

notmeanonewhomakessomeoneelselose.Tous,awinnerisonewhorespondsauthenticallybybeing

credible,trustworthy,responsive,andgenuine,bothasanindividualandasamemberofsociety.

Winnersdonotdedicatetheirlivestoaconceptofwhattheyimaginetheyshouldbe;rather,theyare

themselvesandassuchdonotusetheirenergyputtingonaperformance,maintainingpretenceand

manipulatingothers.Theyareawarethatthereisadifferencebetweenbeinglovingandactingloving,

betweenbeingstupidandactingstupid,betweenbeingknowledgeableandactingknowledgeable.Winners

donotneedtohidebehindamask.

Winnersarenotafraidtodotheirownthinkingortousetheirownknowledge.Theycanseparate

factsfromopinionsandtheydon'tpretendtohavealltheanswers.Theylistentoothers,evaluatewhat

theysay,butcometotheirownconclusions.Althoughwinnerscanadmireandrespectotherpeople,they

arenottotallydefined,demolished,bound,orawedbythem.

Winnersdonotplay“helpless”,nordotheyplaytheblaminggame.Instead,theyassume

responsibilityfortheirownlives.Theydon'tgiveothersafalseauthorityoverthem.Winnersaretheirown

bossesandtheyknowit.

Awinner'stimingisright.Winnersrespondappropriatelytothesituation.Theirresponsesarerelated

tothemessagesentandtheypreservethesignificance,worth,well-being,anddignityofthepeople

involved.Winnersknowthatforeverythingthereisaseasonandforeveryactivityatime.

Althoughwinnerscanfreelyenjoythemselves,theycanalsopostponeenjoyment,andcandiscipline

themselvesinthepresenttoenhancetheirenjoymentinthefuture.Winnersarenotafraidtogoafterwhat

theywant,buttheydosoinproperways.Winnersdonotgettheirsecuritybycontrollingothers.Theydo

notsetthemselvesuptolose.

Awinnercaresabouttheworldanditspeople.Heorsheisnotisolatedfromthegeneralproblemsof

society,butisconcerned,compassionate,andcommittedtoimprovingthequalityoflife.Evenintheface

ofnationalandinternationaladversity,awinner'sself-imageisnotoneofapowerlessindividual.A

winnerworkstomaketheworldabetterplace.

Task1Listentothepassageonceandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.

1)Whydoesthespeakersay“eachisbornwiththecapacitytowinatlife”？

2)Whatisawinneraccordingtothespeaker?

3)WhatdoesawinnerNOTdo?

4)Whatistheattitudeofwinnerstowardsenjoyment?

5)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

Task2Listentothepassageagainandfillinthemissingwords.

ReferenceKeytoTasks

Taskl

l)d2)c3)c4)a5)a

Task2

1)makessomeoneelselose;responds;andgenuine

2)evaluate;cometotheirownconclusions;admireandrespect;totallydefined

3)timing;respondappropriatelyto;preservethesignificance;thereisareason

4)theworldanditspeople;isolatedfrom;isconcerned,compassionateandcommittedto;adversity

Passage2Family'sWinnerBecomesaLoserandLoseraWinner

Thenameofthegameisnotalwayswhatitseemstobe.RobertLanehadtwosons:onewasnamed

Loser,theotherWinner.Onebecameapolicemanandwaseventuallypromotedtodetective.Theotherfell

intothelifeofasmall-timecrook,rackingupatleast31arrestsbeforebeingjailedfortwoyears.

ButforthebrothersLane,itwasnotacaseoftheiruniquenamessealingtheirfates.*1wentatotally

separaterouterightfromthestart,“saidLoserLane,41,adetectiveintheSouthBronx.Loser,astar

studentandathlete,wentonscholarshiptoaneliteprepschool,ontoLafayetteCollegeinPennsylvaniat

andthenjoinedtheforce.

Winner'slifehasgonetheotherway.Now44,Winnerlastmonthcompletedatwo-yearjailsentence

forbreakingintoacar.HeislivinginahomelessshelterinupstateNewYork,shuttlingbackandforth

betweenitandthecitytryingtogethislifeontrack.Whydidhecommitsomanycrimes?"It'sjustsome

situationsIgotin,“Winnersaid.

Losersaidofhisbrother:"Mostofthecrimesareminorcrimes.He'sjustkooky,notaheavydrinker,

somedomesticviolenceproblems,butwasneveraheavydrinker,neverintodrugs...He'sjustnotall

there,Ithink.”

Thebrothersrarelyseeeachother.ThoughWinnerwillphoneLoserwhenheisshortofmoney,they

arenolongerclose,"I'macop,“saidLoser,whoisknownasLouonthejob.uAndIhaveawaywithme,

Idon'ttoleratealot.”

TheLaneboysraninthesamecircleswhilegrowingupinpublichousinginHarlem,wheretheir

namesneverseemedtoarousecuriosityorridiculefromtheneighborhoodkids."Whenyou'reyoung,you

don'tknowthatit'sabadname,andbythetimeyouhitgradeschool,everybodyknowsyou.Itwasa

regularthing,LoserLanesaid.IthelpedthatLoserwastheyoungestofeightbrothersandsistersandthat

hewasanaturalathlete,admiredbytheotherkidsforhison-fieldachievements.

ThestoryofhowLosergothisnameissimple.Thedayhewasborn,theirlatefather,Robert,asked

hisdaughterwhattonamethebaby."Mydadcomeshomeandasksmyoldestsisterwhattonamemeand

shesaid,'Well,we'vegotaWinner,whydon'lwehaveaLoser?*Andthereyougo."WhileLoser's

friendshadnoproblemcallinghimbyhisname,histeachersandotheradults“couldn'tbringthemselves

tocallmeLoser”,sohebecameLou.

Task1ListentothepassageaboutWinnerandLoserandnotedownkeywordstohelpyourememberthe

content.Usetheblankspacebelowfornote-taking.

Task2NowusethenotesyouhavetakentocompletethefollowinginformationaboutWinnerandLoser.

ReferenceKeytoTasks

Task2

1)policeman;promotedtodetective;fellintothelifeof;arrests;jailed

2)astarstudent;eliteprepschool;joinedtheforce

3)completed;breakinginto

4)homelessshelter;backandforth;gethislifeontrack

5)minor;heavydrinker;domesticviolence

6)rarely;shortofmoney;close

7)circles;publichousing;arousecuriosityorridicule

8)youngest;naturalathlete;hison-fieldachievements

InterviewMissAmerica2006

Kate:SoIdon'tknowifyouallstayeduplastnightlate,butwehaveanewMissAmerica

thismorning.Sheisa22-year-oldaspiringteacher.ShewascrownedinLasVegas,

firsttimethepageantwaseverheldoutsideofAtlanticCity,NewJersey,andhereisa

lookatthewinningmoment.

Host:MissAmerica2006isMissOklahoma,JenniferBerry.

Kate:MissOklahoma,andguesswhat?JoiningusnowfromLasVegas,thenewMiss

America,JenniferBerry,ofOklahoma.Goodmorningtoyou,congratulations.

Jennifer:Goodmorning,Kate,thankyousomuch.

Kate:Thatcrownlooksverynicesittingupthereontopofyourhead.

Jennifer:Well,thankyou,Idon'tmindwearingit.

Kate:Itkindoflooksthatyoucan'tmoveyourheadthough,oritmightfalloff.

Jennifer:Hahaha...,alittlebit,alittlebit,it'salittleunsturdyrightnow.

Kate:IwasreadingthatyouandyoursisterusedtoactuallypretendthatyouwereMiss

America,thatyou'dwonthepageant,sothemomentlastnightmusthavebeen

sortofsurrealforyou.

Jennifer:Verysurreal,whenwewerelittle,weusedtowatchthepageantasafamily,andum,

mysisterand1would,wouldgointotheutilityroomwithourheelson,andshewas

theemcee,andI*dalwaysgettobeMissAmerica,soit,it'sverymuchadreamcome

true,anditstillquitehasn*tsunkeninyet.

Kate:YoualwaysgottobeMissAmerica,yoursisternevergottobe?

Jennifer:Ohyes,she'snevergonnalivethatdown,sheislike,sheislikeagreatoldersister.

Kate:Especiallynotnow,andtellusalittlebitaboutyourplatform,Iknowthatyouhavea

plantoreallytrytohelpwithdrunk-driving.

Jennifer:Conect,myplatformisbuildingintolerancetodrunk-drivingandunderagedrinking,

andI'veworkedfor5years,inthestateofOklahoma,todiminishalcohol-related

fatalitiesanddiminishunderagedrinking,sonowI'llbeabletotakethatbeyondthe

bordersofOklahomaonanationallevel,ur,becausepeoplearestilldyingeverysingle

dayfromalcoholrelatedfatalities,andit'sjustnotnecessary,andweneedmore

educationregardingthat.

Kate:Absolutely,Ihavetoaskyouaboutthe,thevenue,becausethiswasthefirsttimeit

waseverheldthispageantoutsideofAtlanticCity.WhatdidyouthinkofLasVegas?

Jennifer:Itwasfabulous.IveactuallybeentoAtlanticCityforur...3years.IattendedtheMiss

AmericapageantasamemberoftheaudienceandsoIwasabletoseethevenuethere.

ComingtoVegashasjustbeenincredible;theyhaveopenedtheirarmstous,opened

theirheartstous,and,just,it'sbeenanincredibleexperience.Ithinkitwasagreatstep

forwardfortheMissAmericaOrganizationandwe...begananewtraditionrightherelast

night.

Kate:Doyouthinkthatyouhadenoughpeoplewatchinglastnight?Therehasbeensomuch

talkaboutthemovesovertoCountryMusicTelevisionbroadcastingtheeventwhether

peoplearestillinterested,whetherthepageantisstillrelevant?

Jennifer:Oh,Idefinitelythinkit'sstillrelevant.We'vehadmorepromotionforthisyear'sMiss

Americapageantthanwehavehadinyears,andI'vehadstrangerscomeupand

tellmehowmuchpromotionthey'veseen,howmuchmarketingtheyhaveseen.CMT

hasdoneawonderfuljobwiththepageant,Ithinkitwasthebestunion,thebest

decisionthatwecouldhavemade,fortheorganization,andwe'redefinitelyonourway

upfromnowonnow.

Kate:Well,JenniferBerry,MissOklahoma,andnow,MissAmerica,congratulationsagain,

thankssomuchforbeingwithus.

Jennifer:Thankyou,Kate,thanksforhavingme.

Task1Listentotheinterviewonceandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhaveheard.

1)WherewasMissAmericaPageant2006held?

2)WhatisNOTtrue?

3)WhatdoyouknowaboutJennif