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

HI.ListeningIn

M:rIeIImeyoursecret.You'resuddenlygettingexcellentmarksineverysubject,andyou

usedtobeabottom-of-classstudentjustlikeme.

W:Simpleenough.Ireadanarticleinascientificjournalthatstudyingwithremembering,

basedonrecentresearchintothebrain.

M:Aw,thatstuff9soldhat:studyatthesametimeeveryday,besureyourclothesare

comfortable,andmakesureyouhaveenoughlight,blah-blah-blah.

W:Notsofast,wiseguy.I'mtalkingaboutprincipleslike“MentalVisualization”,creatinga

pictureinyourmindofwhatistoberemembered.

M:Ok,thatdiessounddifferent.Id“Assodation“aprinciple—youknow,youconnectwhat

youwanttorememberwithsomethingyou'refamiliarwith?

W:Righton!’Consolidation”isanother.Ireviewmynotesrightafterclassand

consolidate—orabsorb—thenewmaterialintowhatFvealreadylearned.

M:You'removingaheadfastwiththoseprinciples.IswearthisweekendI'mgoingtostudy

sixteenhoursadaybothSaturdayandSunday.

W:Whoa,bigguy.That'snottheway.Followtheprincipleof^DistributesPractice”.

Shorterstudysessionsdistributesoverseveraldaysarebetter

M:Thatsystemisallverywellforyou;you'vegotagoodmemory.Butwhataboutme?Fve

gotamemorylikeasieve.

W:You'retoomodest.There'snothingwrongwithyourmemory.Butmemoryislikea

muscle;itneedsexercise.Anddon'tforgetit.

Whilethemaniswonderingwhythewomanissuddenlygettingexcellentmarks,shesays

shereadanarticleonstudyingandremembering.Ittalksaboutprincipleslike"Mental

Visualization"，thatis,creatingapictureinone'smindofwhatistoberemembered.This

remindsthemanoftheprincipleof“Association”,whichmeansconnectingwhatonewants

torememberwithsomethingoneisfamiliarwith.Thenthewomanaddstheprincipleof

“Consolidation”,orreviewingone'snotesafterclassandabsorbingthenewmaterialinto

whatonehasalreadylearned.Whenthemanpromisetostudysixteenhoursaday,the

womanrecommendstheprincipleof“DistributedPractice”,whichfavorsshorterstudy

sessionsdistributedoverseveraldays.Finally,thewomantellsthemanthatmemoryislikea

muscle,andthatitneedsexercise.

Task2:Youforgetmytoast!

Keys:FTFFF

Task3:Memory-ImprovingTechniques

1.What'sseemstobeanespeciallyimportantwaytostimulateone'smemory?

2.Whatseemstobethebestwaytofocusyourmemory?

3.Howcanyouconcentrateonapen?

4.Howcanyourelaxyourselfaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

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

V.LefsTalk

WaysofImprovingOne'sExamples

Memory

Imagesthatyoumayhelp:

Lagiantcarrotanda

Toremembertheitemstobananahangingfromit

Creatingimagesbuysatthegrocerystore2.agiantmilkcarton

suchascarrots,ezgs,uourinnmilkoverthecarrot

bananas-andmilkandbanana

3.anegi-shapedUFOflying

acrosstheskv

Associationswithsound

touchthatmayhelp:

1.Thesoundofthekeys

mightremindvouof

EstablishingassociationsTofindvourlostkeysv'havineulacedthenina

drawer.

2.Thecoldtouchofthe

keysmightremindvou

oftheminyourjacket.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Whyarefoodsimportantinpromotingmemoryaccordingtothepassage?

3.Tbwhomiswaterespeciallyimportantinmaintainingthememorysystem?

4.Whatproblemcanalackofwatercause?

5.Whyissleepimportanttomemory?

Keys:1.A2.B3.D4.D5,C

Task2:Wheredidtheprofessorgo?

Thisisatruestory,whilehappenedtofriendsofoursinasmalltowninSouthAfrica.They

wereahospitablecouplewhooftenentertainedtheirneighborsfordrinks,teaordinnenOn

thisparticularspringnight,theyhaveinvitedaretiredprofessortosuper.Duringthe

evening,itbegantopourMithrain,andtheheavensreallyopened.Becausehehadwalked

there,theyofferedtoputhimupforthenight.TheypointedoutthatbyEayingovernight,

hedidnotneedtogotooulinthebadweather.Heagreedonthesoundnessofthatidea,

thankedhishostsprofusely,andthematterseemedtobesettled.Butwhiletheywere

washingthedishesaftersupper,theforgetfulprofessordisappeared.Noonecouldfindhim

anywhere.Eventually,after40minutes,thefrontdoorbellrang.Therewastheprofessor,

soakedtotheskin.Whenhewasaskedwhatonearthhehasbeendongintherain,he

repliedthatbecausehewasgoingtostavthereovernight,hehadeonehometogethis

pajamasandtoothbrush.

Task3:HowtoRememberNames

Script

YoujustcalledtheTVrepairshop,andthevoiceontheotherendofthelinetellsyou,“This

isDonSmith”.

About5minuteslateryoutellyourwifethatuthisguyMwiDbeouttofixtheTVinthe

morning.Youcan'tthinkofhismanealthoughyouknowhementioneditonthephone.

Thishappensallthetimetojustaboutanyofusunlesswehavelearnedtoconcentrateand

implantanameinourmemory,rightatthetimewehearit.Todothis,youmustmakea

habitofrepeatingthenamebacktotheperson.Thisactionwillremindyoutostorethe

nameinyour"memorybank”eachtimeyouhearsomeone'sname,andwithinashorttime

the“repeating”processcanbediscontinued

Whenyoumeetsomeoneinperson,usethesameprocedure,andinaddition,visualize

somethingdifferent,unusualorridiculousabouthidorherappearance,position,oractions

that“tiesin“withhisorhername.Late"youmaywritethedescriptiveinformationonone

sideofacardandthenameintheotherside.Lookatitrepeatedly,seethe“picture”inyour

mind'seyeasyoulookatthename;orwhenyouseehename,visualizethe“picture”you

haveassignedtothename.

Gettingthissystemtoworkwillrequirechangesinyourthinking,anditmaytakeseveral

daysorseveralweekstobecomeproficient.

NewsReport:ADolphinExhibition

ArecentartexhibitioninFloridahonoredtheanimaloftenseenasman'smostintelligniU

friend,thedolphin.

The“DolphinsonParade99exhibitionintheFloridaKeysfeaturedlife-sizeddecorates

dolphinpaintingsmadeofwoodandthecostofmaterials.Thedolphinswereshownatarea

businessandalongthebeach.SponsorspaidU.S.$750tocovertheartists'feeandthecostof

materials.

Thereweremorethan100dolphinthemes,includingabeer-bellydolphin.Theyshowedthe

workoflocalartists,aswellasthebeachatmospheretheKeysarefamousfor.

Probablythemostuniquewasspecialbecauseofitsartist,Pandora.Pandorathedolphin

painterisareadolphin,arttheDolphinResearchcentei;inMarathon,Florida.Theplayful

artiststreakscolorsacrossadolphinpaintingholdingabrushinitsmouth.

TheexhibitionwasheldbytheMonroe[Florida]CounciloftheArtsaspartofaplanto

maketheKeysaninternationalartscenter.ThepaintingsweretobeauctionedoffinMarch,

withthemoneyearnedgoingtocommunityartprograms.

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ILBasicListeningPractice

l.W:Haveyouchosenyourelectivefornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwriting

again?

M:YesIam,butit'scompulsoryforusnextsemesterSoIthinkI'mgongtodomarketing

asanelectiveinstead.

Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?

2.M:DidyougotothatbusinesseslectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyour

notes.

W:rdsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah'sgotthem.Becarefulnottomiss

ProfessorBrovvn^seminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.

Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?

3.W:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?

M:I'menjoyingtheview.Allthegirlsinfashiondesignareherearepreparingforanexam

onMonday.

Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?

4.W:How'syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine'sterrible.

M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn'tpullhisweightandSuzie's

neveraround.Idon'tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisis

theirlastchance.

Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?

5.W:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn'tyou?Whafsitlike?

M:It'sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Butthe

teachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecase

systemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.

Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtothe

conversation?

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

Taskl:OntheFirstDay

Harrison:PmHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou'veboughtthebooksforthisbiology

class.

Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.

Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseifsstilladd-drop.

Jenny:Whafsthat?

Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyou

from?

Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhasthisteacherbefore?I'veheardheisreallygood.

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

Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat'sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.

MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.

Harrison:You'rewelcome.

Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.

Student:Seeyou.

Jenny:Harrison,waitup!

Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor'slecture?

Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.

Harrison:Thafsallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplaininthereading/

Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?

Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon'thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.

Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI'mpreparedfortheseminar.

Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.

SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoes

muchonthefirstdaybecauseit'sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechanginnfrom

classtoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthatthe

professorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehand-workers,forheexpectsalot.

Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,and

Harrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.

WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem99,fortheydon'thaveclass

untilWednesday.Finally,HarrisonsaysuarticiDationinthediscussionattheseminarisan

importantpartoftheeducationthere.

Task2:MoneyforCollege

niversitystudent.Helikestohavefun.Buthavingfunwasexpensive,sohewasrapidly

runningoutofmoney.Therewasnothingtodototrytocallhismotherforhelp.

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

course.Wehavetobuytwonewtextbooks.Fmgoingtoneed$100.”

“Iunderstand/9saidhismothei;"I'llsendyouthemoneyrightaway.Youleftyourcalculus

bookherewhenyouwerehometwoweeksago.ShallImailthatatthesametime?”

“Oh,yeah.ThanksJRobertsaid.

Roberfsmothermadeupaparcelwiththecalculusbookandtwochecks,andmaileditto

Robertthatveryday.Whenshereturnedfromthepostoffice,herhusbandwaswaitingfor

her.

“Well,howmuchdidyougivetheboythistime?”askedDad.

“Isendtwochecks:onefor$100andtheotherfor$1,100,"answeredMom.

“You'reoutingyourmind,”yelledDad,"That's$1,100.He'lljustspendthatinacoupleof

weeks.He'snevergoingtolearnthevalueofmoneythatway.”

“Don'tworry,honey,“Momsaid,UItapedthe$100checktothecoverofhisbook,butIput

the$1,000onebetweenthepagesinCharperl3!”

Keys:TFFFT

Task3:HowtoGetStraightA's

ItisinterestingtonotehowstraightAstudentsachieveacademicexcellence.Here,according

toeducationexpertsandstudentsthemselvesarethesecretsofsuper-achievers.

First,theyknowhowtosetpriorities.Topstudentsallownointrusionsonstudytime.Once

thebooksareopenorthecomputeristurnedon,phonecallsgounanswered,TVshows

unwatched,snacksignored.Studyisbusiness,andbusinesscomesbeforerecreation.

Also,goodstudentscanstudyanywhereandeverywhere.ClaudiaHill,anArizonaState

Universitybusinessprofessorrecallsacross-countryrunnerwhoworkedouteveryday.Hill

persuadedhimtousehissparetimetomemorizebiologyterm.Thenhepostedalistof

biologytermsonthemirrorinthebathroom.Helearnedafewtermseverydaywhile

brushinghisteeth.Eventually,hescoredhighonthefinalexamination.

Moreovei;topstudentsscheduletheirtimewell.Studytimesarestrictlyamatterofpersonal

preference.Someworklateatnightwhenthehouseisquiet.Othersawakeearly.Stillothers

studyassoonastheycomehomefromschoolwhentheworkisfreshintheirminds.All

agreed,howevei;ontheneedforconsistency.Astudentsays,“WhateverIwasdoing,1

maintainedacertainperiodoftimeeverydayforstudying/9

Anotherimportantcharacteristicofsuper-achieversisthattheyknowhoetoread,

AccordingtoabookentitledGettingStraightA's,thesecretofgoodreadingistobe“an

activereader-onewhocontinuallyasksquestionsthatleadtoafullunderstandingofthe

author'smessage”.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutsuper—achieversstartingtostudy?

7.Whatdidthecross-countryrunnerdotoscorehighontheexam?

8.Whatisthegoodthingalltopstudentsagreeon?

9.Whatdoesthespeakermeanby“anactivereader”？

10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

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V.Let'sTalk

Mytopictodayis“ProblemswithOurEducationalSystem”.

TherearealotofthingsinoureducationalsystemthatIdon'tagreewith.Itseemsthat

educatorsjustwanttogivestandardizedtests,whichfocusonlyonacademicperformance

butneglectstudents'abilitiesandinterestsinotherareas.Ithinkthere'realotofpeoplewho

areveryintelligent,buthaven'thadtheopportunitiestheycould'vehad,hadtheybeen

educatedinabroader-mindededucationalsystems.Ifeelthatalotofcoursesthatstudents

arefocusedtotakeinhighschoolaretooacademic,and,asaresult,manykidslosttheir

interestinlearning.Educatorshavefailedtorecognizevariouskindsofintelligence.They

oftenexertalotofpressureonstudentstobeaswell-roundedaspossibletIthinkbeing

well-roundedisn'treallypossible.Andasaconsequencesomestudentswhoarebelievedto

beintelligentcan'tgetintogoodcollegesifthey,forexample,haven'tscoredwellonthe

mathsection,eveniftheyatebrilliantwriters.

Anotherthingthatdisturbsmeisthattheso-called“weakstudents”areseparatedfromthe

restoftheschool.Somekidsarekeptinaseparateclassidtheirgradesarelowerthenothers.

Andthey'veveryawareoftheirsocialposition,youknow.Ithinkitcausesthemtoactina

waythatisnotreallypositive.They,rejustactinginawaythattheyareexpectedtoact.

Oftentheirgradesgofrombadtoworse.Andthat'sprettysadtome.Ithinkthatmanyof

thekidsinthoseclassedareintelligent,butneveractuallyrealizetheirpotentialbecauseof

thewaytheyaretreatedveryearlyonintheireducation.

ProblemsResults

EducatorsjustwanttoeivestandardizedKidsloseinterestinlearning.

tests.Theyonlyfocusonacademic

□erfcrmancebutneglectstudents'abilities

andinterestsinotherareas.

EducatorsoftenexertalotofpressureonSomeintelligentkidscan'tentergood

studentstobeaswell-roundedaspossible.colleges.

“Weak"studentsareseparatedfromtherestTheirtradesnofrombadtoworse.

成theschool.

Debate

A:ManyadsaboutEnglishclassesforchildrensay,"Don'tletyourkidslosethecompetition

justbecausetheystartlater?'Iquiteagree.Ihearyoungchildrenoftenlearnaforeign

languagefasterthenadults.

B:It'shardtosay.Kidsmaylearnthepronunciationbetterthanadults,butadultsusually

learnvocabularyandgrammarfasten

A:Youcanlearnvocabularyandgrammarlateron;butwhenyougrowup,youcanhardly

changeyourpronunciation.

B:Butiftheylearnthewrongpronunciationfromthebeginning?Iftheydon'tlearnEnglish

whentheyareyoungintherightway,it'llaffecttheirEnglishstudies

A:Anyway,somegoodor“key"schoolsgiveEnglishteststokidsbeforeadmittingthem.

B:Englishisimportant,burothersubjectslikeChineseandmathateequallyimportant.If

kidsspendtoomuchtimeonEnglish,theyhavelittletimeleftforothersubjects.

A:Somepeoplesaythatlearningaforeignlanguagecanhelpdevelopchildren'smental

abilitiessuchasmemory,attentionspanandconcentration,whichwilleofhelpin

learningothersubjects.

B:Buttoomuchtimeforstudyingandtoolittleleftforplaying,children'smoraland

physicaldevelopmentwillbeaffected.

A:Well,ifsdifficultformetoconvinceyou,andviceversa.Let'sagreetodisagree.

Taskl:HarvardUniversity

HarvardUniversityistheoldestinstituteofhighestlearninginherUnitedStates.Founded

16yearsafterthearrivalofthePilgrimatPlymouth,theuniversityhasgrownfrom9

studentswithasinglemastertothepresentenrollmentofmorethan18,000students,

includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10graduateandprofessorschools.Over14,000

peopleworkatHarvard,includingmorethan2,000faculties.Harvardhasproducessix

presidentsoftheUnitedStatesand34Noelwinners.

Duringitsearlyyears,Harvardofferedaclassicacademiccoursebasedonthemodelof

Englishuniversities,butconsistentwiththeprevailingPuritanphilosophy.Althoughmany

ofitsgraduatesbecameministersinPuritanchurchthroughoutNewEngland,theuniversity

neverformallyaffiliatedwithaspecificreligiousgroup.

UnderPresidentPusey(1953-1971),Harvardstartedwhatwasthenthelargestfund-raising

campaigninthehistoryofAmericanhighereducation.Itwasan82.5milliondollarprogram

fortheuniversity.Theprogramincreasedfacultysalaries,broadenedstudentaid,created

newprofessorships,andexpandedHarvard'sphysicalfacilities.

NeilL.RudenstinetookofficeasHarvard's26thpresidentin1001.Aspartofanoverall

efforttoachievegreatercoordinationamongtheuniversity'sschoolandfaculties,

RudenstineencouragedacademicplanningandidentifiedsomeofHarvard'smain

intellectualpriorities.Healsostressedtheimportantoftheuniversity'sexcellencein

undergraduateeducation,thesignificanceofkeepingHarvard'sdoorsopentostudentsfrom

familiesofdifferenteconomicbackgrounds,thetaskofasapingtheresearchuniversitytoan

eraofbothrapidinformationgrowthandseriousfundshortage.

6.Whatismainideaofthepassage?

7.HowmanyteachersdidHarvardhaveattheverybeginning?

8.WhatwastheroleofreligionatHarvardUniversitywasduringisearlyyears?

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasanachievementofPresidentPusey's

fund-raisingprogram?

10.WhatdidPresidentRudenstinedo?

Keys:l.B2.A3.C4.D5.D

Task2:TheFinalExam

Atauniversity,therewerefoursophomorestakingachemistrycourse.Theyweredoingso

wellonallthequizzes,midterms,labs,thateachhad"A"sofarforthesemestei:

Thesefourfriendsweresoconfidcotthatontheweekendbeforefinals,theydecidedtogoup

totheUniversityofVirginiaandpartywithsomefriendsthere.Theyhadagreattime,but

afteralltheheartypartying,theysleptalldaySundayanddidn'tmakeitbacktoschool

untilearlyMondaymorning.

Ratherthantakingthefinalthen,theydecidedtofindtheirprofessorafterthefinalexam

andexplaintohimwhytheymissedit.Theyexplainedthattheyhadplannedtocomeback

intimeforthefinalexam,but,unfortunately,theuhadaflattireonthewaybackdidn't

haveaspare,andcouldn'tgethelpforalongtime.Asaresult,theymissedthefinal.

Theprofessorthoughtitoverandthenagreedtheycouldmakeupthefinalthefollowingday.

Theguyswererelievedandelated.Thenextday,theprofessorplacedtheminseparateroom,

handeachofthematestbooklet,andtoldthemtobegin.

Theytookatthefirstproblem,worthfivepoints.Itwasasimplequestiononachemical

reaction."Cool,“theythoughtatthesametime,eachoneinhisseparateroom,“Thisis

goingtobeeasy."Eachtlnishedtheproblemandthenturnedthepage.

Onthesecondpagewasaquestionworth95points:"Whichofthetireswasflat?”

rEask3:ApplyingforaplaceinanAmericanUniversity

Internationalstudentsoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequiredtoapplyfor

admissiontoacollegeoruniversityintheUnitedStates.Youshouldavoidthismistakeby

settingyourselfaschedulethatstartswellinadvanceofthetimeyouhopetobeginyour

studies.Whensettingthistimetable,alwaysrememberthatdoingthingsearlyisthebestway

forward.TDfindtheinstitutionorprogramthatwillbestserveyouracademicor

professionalgoals,allowyourselfsufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlyyouroptions.Then

meettheapplicationdeadlinesoftheuniversitytowhichyouapply.Thesemaybeasmuch

as10monthsbeforetheschoolterm.

TheneedforanearlystartholdstrueevenifyoucanapplyontheInternet.University

websitesandotheracademicInternetsitesmayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstothe

requiredapplicationforms,butyoustillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachers

andinstitutionstoobtainrecommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignup

forrequiredentranceexams,thatis,standardizedtests,intimetomeetapplication

deadlines.Infact,althoughsomestudentsdidscorehighonTOEFLandGRE,theywerenot

admittedbecausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.

ForReference:

1.Theyoftenunderestimatetheamountoftimerequired.

2.Theymustallowthemselvessufficienttimetoresearchthoroughlytheiroptions

3.Theymayprovidequickandconvenientaccesstotherequiredapplicationforms.

4.Theystillneedtimetoresearchyouroptions,contactteachersandinstitutionstoobtain

recommendationandtranscriptsofacademicrecords,andsignupforrequiredentrance

exams,thatis,standardizedtests.

5.Becausetheyfailedtomeetthedeadline.

NewsReport:PrinceWilliaminChile

Whatgoesintoaprince'seducationtoday?ForBritain'sPrinceWilliam,natureplayedan

importantroleinhiseducationthislastwinter,asthefuturekingwentona10-week

expeditioninChilewithRaleighInternational.

Theexperiencewasaverydifferentonefortheprince.Hekayakedinoceanfjords,tracked

araredeer,andwasstrandedonabeachduringastorm.

Healsogotusedtosleepingonthe[round-attimesinaroomfilledwith16people-and

livinginsimpleconditions.

Thosewhotookpart,called“volunteers”，bothcontributedandlearned.Theprincehelped

localsbuildwoodedwalkwaysandbuildings,andtaughtEnglishtoschoolchildren.

Hewasdescribedbyothervolunteersashardworking,humble,andlaid-back.Asonesaid,

“Hestruckareallygoodbalancebetweenworkinghardandhavingfun...gettingonwith

everyone,andtakingontheteamspirit.^

TheprincesaidhelikedbeingtreatedasanuequaF"byothervolunteer,whocamefromall

walksoflife.Around20percentwerefromproblembackgrounds,somehavinghadtroubles

withdrugsorcrime.

Itseemsthatthere'salotmoretoeducationthanuniversityandbooks,andtheChilean

forestsandalittlecontactwithregularpeoplemaydoalotofaBritishprince.

Uint3

l.M:Amy,sitdown,weneedtotalk.YourmotherandIaregoingtoseparate.

W:What!Areyoucrazy?Youcan'tdothat!Whatwillmyfriendssay?Ijustwanttohavea

normalfamily.

Q:Whatisthegirlsaying?

2.M:Goodevening,Mrs.Jones.Themanagersentyoutheserosesandhisbestwishestoyou

bothforahappyanniversary.

W:Thankyou.Weliketheroomandtheservicehere,andweespeciallyappreciatethe

manager'sconsideration/

Q:Whatcanwelearnfn)mtheconversation?

3.W:WhileI'mscramblingtheeggs,couldyouputtheflourintothebowl?

M:Youbet,darling.I'llalsoturntheovenonsothatitgetswarmedup.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationprobabletakeplace?

4.W:Ihaveaveryimportantmeetingtonight,andPmafraidIcan'tmissit.

M:Butthiseveningistheparents'meetingatschool,andIwasexpectingyou'dcometoit.

OK,TilphoneDad,maybeheandhisgirlfriendwillcome.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

5.Wl:Soyou'restillsingle?Ifyou'dlistentomeandusedtheInternet,you'dhavea

husbandbynow.

W2:IdidusetheInternet.Ipostedanadthatread“HusbandWanted”.Thereweredozens

ofe-mailresponses.Buttheyallsaidprettymuchthesamething:Youcanhavemine.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

Keys:l.C2.A3.B4.C5.D

laskl:ReasonsforaDivorce

W:I'mdivorcingmyhusband.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

W:Thirteenyears.

M:Doyouhavechildren?

W:Yes,andIhavetoprotectthemfromanymoreharmfrommyhusband'sirresponsibility

M:So,whatareyourgroundsfordivorce?

W:Well,firstofall,hekeepschangingjobs.We'vehadmovedfourtimesinthirteenyears!

M:And,youbelievethatwillbegoodgroundsfordivorce?

W:Idohavearighttostabilityformychildrenandmyself,don'tI?

M:Aren'ttheyhischildren,too?

W:Butmyh