新视野第二版视听说4
Unit 1 enjoy your feelings!
II
C B D A D
l Listening In
Task 1 what a clumsy man!
Keys: A C D C B
Task 2 causes of depression
Keys: (1)families (2)chemicals (3)information (4) certain (5)self-esteen (6)thinking patterns (7)mood (8)divorce (9)physical abuse (10)financial difficulties (11)stress (12)anxiety
Task 3 happiness index
Keys: B D A A C
l Let’s Talk
Keys: (1) shy (2) crying (3)scared (4) came down (5) fun (6) nice (7) two step (8) argue (9) touch (10) bad time (11) speak (12) comfortable (13) brother (14) adults (15) children (16) secondary (17) growing (18) learn
l Further Listening and Speaking
Task 1: Big John is coming!
(S1) owner
(S2) running
(S3) drop
(S4) run
(S5) local
(S6) yelling,
(S7) lives!”
(S8) As he’s picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall.
(S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking.
(S10) “I got to get out of town! Don’t you hear Big John is coming?”
Task 2 Reason and emotion
Key : A B C C D
Task 3 Every cloud has a silver lining
Key : T F F T F
l Viewing and speaking
Key ： (1) seven (2) 150 (3) favorite (4) bridge (5) 111 (6) fast (7) simple (8) trusted (9) stupid (10) did (11) No way (12) ultimate (13) limits (14) skywards (15)&60 (16)cheap
Unit 2
I
f d a e h i b c j
II BACDB
III
1.CAADB
2.
Correct answer
the end
discounts
T-shirts
big-name brands
Interchangeable pieces
black trousers
several times
simplest
stylish and fashionable
3.ABACD
V let’s talk
Task 1
wealthy
clothing styles
figure
slimmer
construction
light
larger
formal
brightly colored
the rich and the poor
one class
occasions
Poorer people
Further listening > Task 1
CAABA
Task 2
BABAB
Task 3
She chose two colors, then built her wardrobe around them.
She has a pair of black dress slacks, with black shoes to match. If she wears that with her turquoise silk blouse and a matching necklace and earrings, she will look dressed up.
If she wears a T-shirt with the black dress slacks, she is more casual.
If she brings a pashmina, or another dress scarf, she can dress up the T-shirt into casual chic.
Her suitcase will be nearly empty, with lots of room for shopping.
Viewing and speaking > Task 1
(1)
combining clothing with new technology
(2)
brand-new style
(3)
new industrial design solutions
(4)
electronics and fashion
(5)
into your collar
(6)
went into partnership with
(7)
bring them together
(8)
the modern-day worker
(9)
600 pounds
(10)
to what we might expect
Unit 3
Basic listening DACBC
Listening in
Task 1 BCADC
Task 2 BBABA
Task 3
Correct answer
drought
tsunami
undersea
result in
dry spell
flood
water supplies
famine
agriculture
heavy rainfall
melting
swell
man-made dams
Let’s talk
Task 1
Correct answer
erupted
burying
few
overseas
rescue
injured
damaged
islanders
seven
biggest
close
aftershocks
trap
20 million pounds
disease
Further listening >
Task 1 BADAC
Task 2
1. Since the company was composed entirely of men over 65, there was doubt that they would be of any assistance.But the farmer called the company anyway because the fire proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, and there was no other help available.
2. The truck drove straight toward the fire and, instead of stopping in front of the fire, drove right into the middle of the flames.
3. After an hour of intense fighting, they had extinguished the fire.
4. After an hour of intense fighting, they had extinguished the fire.
5. The captain said, “The first thing we’re going to do is to get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck.” That suggests that they drove right into the middle of the flames because of useless brakes rather than bravery.
Task 3 ABCDC
Viewing and speaking >
Task 1
rescued
worst flooding
surprise
flooded
my son’s
crews
burst
hit
save
high tide
furniture
normal
computer system
drugs
heavy
III 3
A natural disaster is the consequence of a hazardous event, occurring when human activities are affected by adverse natural phenomena such as flood, drought, hailstorm, heat wave, forest fire, hurricane, typhoon, tornado, tsunami, landslide and mudslide, or volcanic eruption. The scale of the resulting deaths or property damage depends on the human ability to resist the disasters.
Sometimes two seemingly different disasters may be related to each other. For example, an undersea earthquake may result in a tsunami. While there is a long dry spell in one area, there may be a great flood in another.
A drought is a long-lasting weather pattern consisting of dry conditions with very little or no precipitation. During this period, food and water supplies can run low, and other conditions, such as famine, can occur. Droughts can last for several years and are particularly damaging in areas in which the residents depend on agriculture for survival.
A flood follows too much rain or water in a location, and could be the result of many different conditions. Floods can be caused by heavy rainfall from a storm, including thunderstorms, rapid melting of large amounts of snow, or rivers which swell from too much precipitation upstream, causing widespread damage to areas downstream. Another possible cause of floods is the bursting of man-made dams.
Unit 3 V 1
Disaster has struck inHaiti. An earthquake of huge proportions erupted in theCaribbeanisland—one of the poorest communities in the West. Buildings, which were badly built, tumbled, burying thousands of people in their own homes.
Haitiis a poor country with few emergency services to help. The islanders had to use their bare hands to search for their families. They waited for teams from overseas countries likeBritainand theUnited Statesto bring equipment and manpower to help rescue any survivors they could find.
It’s feared that more than 100,000 people have died. One school friend lies injured on the pavement. Another voices her sorrow. The historic cathedral was badly damaged; and at the presidential palace, the roof collapsed.
The islanders here know about earthquakes.Haitilies in an area where there are frequent tremors and also tropical storms. But last week’s earthquake registered seven on the Richter scale—almost as high as the scale can go. It was the biggest for 200 years. It happened eight kilometers beneath the Earth’s crust—that’s quite close to the surface, so the tremors were really strong.
There were also lots of aftershocks—tremors that happen after the main earthquake. Those aftershocks can also cause damage as buildings collapse further and trap people who might have survived the first disaster.
The British government has promised 20 million pounds of aid to helpHaiti, and many people have also made donations.
Now the concern is to prevent disease hitting areas without clean water or enough medical help.
Unit 3 VI 2
1.Since the company was composed entirely of men over 65, there was doubt that they would be of any assistance. But the farmer called the company anyway because the fire proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, and there was no other help available.
2. The truck drove straight toward the fire and, instead of stopping in front of the fire, drove right into the middle of the flames.
3. After an hour of intense fighting, they had extinguished the fire.
4. He presented the volunteer fire company with a check for $10,000.
5. The captain said, “The first thing we’re going to do is to get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck.” That suggests that they drove right into the middle of the flames because of useless brakes rather than bravery.
Unit 3 viewing and speaking 1
Voice-over: Trapped indoors by raging floodwaters for more than 24 hours, a 91-year-old woman is rescued by firemen and carried to safety. It’s the worst flooding in Coggeshall and the surrounding villages inEssexin more than 50 years, and it’s taken residents here by surprise.
Elderly woman: I came from home, because my place was flooded with burst pipes, so I came down to my son’s to be safe and got this. So, I just wonder what I’ve done wrong to get all this!
Voice-over: Emergency crews have been evacuating people like this woman and her baby since the banks of the River Blackwater burst this weekend. Parts of easternEnglandwere hit yesterday after a month’s worth of rain fell here in a day. People told me there was no time to save their belongings.
Woman: By the time the high tide had come up at quarter to four in the morning, the water was up to the piano keys. It’d come right up here, and I mean you can just see on the, on the, on the furniture where the water had come up to.
Voice-over: There was flooding in Cambridgeshire too. Staff were mopping up water at this doctor’s surgery in Borne, trying to get the facilities back to normal.
Doctor: It’s wrecked all the computer system. It’s managed unfortunately to get to a few of the old notes. It’s also affected all our drugs that are here, including the flu jabs we were hoping to run our flu jabs sessions.
Voice-over: A few roads inEssexin Cambridgeshire remain virtually impassable, but water levels are dropping. The question for residents here now is what will happen if they get even more heavy rain in the next few days.
Unit 4
Lead in
c d a e h f i g b
Basic listening
CBABD
Listening in
Task l CBDAA
Task 2
Relationships
marketing manager
in conflict with
expenses
ended in vain
training administrator
visited
establish closer relationships
long-term
picked up
Task 3 CDDCA
Let’s talk
Task 1
16
features
brief
eight
paper
guidelines
interviews
treatment
come back
Deadlines
meet
guidance
scary
Further listening >
Task 1 DBCAC
Task 2 BABAB
Task 3
1. They gathered for lunch to welcome the new Chief Executive Officer, Carl Martin, and say goodbye to the departing CEO, Dick Jackson.
2. The departing CEO left three numbered envelopes for the new CEO.
3. The message read, “Blame your predecessor.” So, the new CEO held a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO.
4. The message read, “Reorganize.” The new CEO did it, and the company quickly rebounded.
5. The message said, “Prepare three envelopes.” It implied that it was time for Carl to leave and give three similar envelopes to the next CEO.
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
earning
live on
frustrating
head
chasing
television
editor
launching
basis
privileged
III 2
Lillian: Mr. Baxter, you have worked in the company for five years, and now you manage everything here smoothly, like a clock. Could you tell us the secrets of your successful career?
Baxter: Just as the golden rule of real estate is “location, location, location”, the golden rule of work is “relationships, relationships, relationships”. Unfortunately, many workers focus so hard on the job at hand that they never develop useful relationships with people in other parts of their organization. Worse, when they do interact with colleagues in other departments, they may not treat them with respect.
Lillian: Could you give me more details?
Baxter: Let’s take Wendy as an example. She switched jobs several months ago in the company. In her first position, as a marketing manager, she frequently found herself in conflict with the financial department over her staff’s expenses. Her argument for more funds usually ended in vain. Then in her new job as training administrator, she wanted to launch an on-the-job training project. She needed the financial department to support her request for a budget. How did she convince them this time? Although the financial department’s offices were located in another city, Wendy decided to visited them in their offices and try to establish closer relationships. She believed she must first of all understand their mission and their own training needs. Then she found an ally in the company’s chief financial officer, who saw how her group could help develop his staff. Thus the two forged a long-term alliance, which led to a training program so successful that it has since been picked up by the company’s offices inGermanyandJapan. Winning allies throughout your organization has an additional benefit. These days, it’s far too risky to expect your work to speak for itself. Having allies who speak well of you increases your reputation with the top management.
Unit 4 let’s tallk 1
Ayesha: In the newsroom you have about 16 reporters. The news reporters sit in one part of the room, and you have features on the other side of the room. I’m just going to see Kev, he’s my news editor and he’s gonna do a brief, basically brief me on a story that’s happening later on. When I walk into my newsroom I don’t know what to expect. You start at eight but you don’t know how long that’s gonna go on for. Hello.
Kevin: Hi Ayesha. So we’re really looking for a featurey sort of piece for tomorrow’s paper.
Ayesha:FrenchayHospital, which is one of our hospitals inBristol. They’re celebrating their 10 years of this head injury unit, and we’ve been invited up. We’re gonna obviously cover and take pictures, and I’m gonna get to speak to people. So he was really giving me guidelines.
Kevin: You know when you’re doing your interviews, speak to people in some detail about, you know, how they were injured in the first place, but then the treatment they’ve gone through. OK?
Ayesha: Yeah. Excellent! Thank you!
Well, I’ve just started writing up for my next, and just basically from the day. I’ve got to get something through, I think, by about four. Sometimes I come back and I’ve got so much going on in my hands. So I’m just trying to, sort of, just work it through. Deadlines are very stressful. But you have to meet them because it’s important; it’s part of what newspaper journalism is all about. You get used to it by getting the guidance, managing your time, but it’s still scary. OK. It’s all done. OK. This is theBristolfinal. If I have a look at page 14, there we are, and that’s my story. Exciting!
Unit 4 VI 3
They gathered for lunch to welcome the new Chief Executive Officer, Carl Martin, and say goodbye to the departing CEO, Dick Jackson.
The departing CEO left three numbered envelopes for the new CEO.
The message read, “Blame your predecessor.” So, the new CEO held a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO.
The message read, “Reorganize.” The new CEO did it, and the company quickly rebounded.
The message said, “Prepare three envelopes.” It implied that it was time for Carl to leave and give three similar envelopes to the next CEO.
Unit 4 viewing and speaking task 1
You don’t come into journalism for the money. When you start, you’re sort of earning, I think, about 150 to 180 pounds a week, which really isn’t very much to live on. But then as you move up, you get more, so you’re looking to get14,000 ayear, 15,000,16,000 ayear. And you know you’re working really long hours, and it’s hard work.
OK thanks, bye.
Waiting for phone calls and waiting for people to get back to you is really frustrating. Like today I had other things to keep me going and I was doing other things, but you know I’ve got this thing over my head because I know I’ve got to get this quote and I’ve got to keep chasing it and then while you’re working on other stories whether they’re bigger or smaller ones you know. It’s very frustrating because you just want to get this done and out of the way, but it just doesn’t happen.
Journalism is just a, is a great career to go into because (there’s) so much you can do. So you can stay in newspapers, you can go into radio, television—there’s just so much out there, and I guess at the stage where I am—sort of just starting out, just really looking at what there is and what I will enjoy doing more.
In 10 years I think I’d like to be an editor of a section of a national paper either here or abroad, 20 years, launching my own paper.
Journalism is just fantastic because you don’t know what’s happening on a day-to-day basis. You meet so many different people and it just puts you in such a privileged position. And I just love it. I just think it’s great.
Unit 6
Basic listening CCADB
Listening in
Task 1 CBADC
Task 2
terrible
misfortune
reflection
damaged
heaven
pick
washed
Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified
Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all
they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality
Task 3
falling stock markets
even more superstitious
much less
constructive action
less lucky
worked
more satisfied
exams
trust
revision
listening in task 2
Are you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems from the old idea that a person’s soul is in their reflection, so if you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming you to an early death, and not giving you entry to heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes, if you very carefully pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be “washed away”.
Of all numbers, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with 13 at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, 12 gods had gathered for a feast when a 13th, Loki, entered. After the meal, Loki killed Baldr, who was the most beloved of all the gods.
Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all.
The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is lucky. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and when people talk about the “seven-year itch” they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.
Unit 6 listening in task 3
Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in theMiddle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. “There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possibly as a result of current economic and political uncertainties,” stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only one in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people inBritainfeel the need to touch wood, and 65 percent cross their fingers.
It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.
The survey also revealed some unexpected beliefs. For example, one respondent could not stay in the bathroom once a toilet had been flushed.
There was no evidence that superstitions ever worked, even when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn’t feel any luckier or more satisfied with their lives at the end of that week than when they started.
Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: “When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision.”
falling stock markets
even more superstitious
much less
constructive action
less lucky
worked
more satisfied
exams
trust
revision
Let’s talk
Task 1
mystery
inside out
largest
three million
outside
inner
his theory
used up
the base
137-meter
purpose
tall, narrow
100,000 or so
radar
Further listening and speaking
Further listening
Task 1
ABDDB
Task 2
AABBA
Task 3
1. The magician did the same tricks over and over again.
2. The captain’s parrot watched every show and began to understand what the magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.
3. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The 4. performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a comedy.
4. The ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side.
5. He said, “OK, I give up. But I hope you’ll tell me what trick you are going to do with the boat.”
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
feet
shapes
theory
man-made
look after
experts
a million
outer space
extraterrestrial
conceivable
circle maker
image
explain
genuine
lifting out of
rubbish
mystery
mysterious
farmers
catch
appear
landscape
Unit 7
Basic listening
AADBC
Listening in > Task 1
DCAAB
Task 2
DCAAB
Task 3
rest
Sunday
industrial revolution
God
six-day work week
late 19th and early 20th
relaxation
great boon
consumer spending
Second World War
two days
do not work
religious activities
Let’s talk
Task 1
held back
transport
highest
subsistence
lower
2,000-kilometer
minerals
potential
development
number one
tourism
only two
landscapes
fascinating
commuting
tourist
ruined
history
traditional
mistakes
Further listening and speaking
Further listening > Task 1
AABBB
Task 2
CABBD
Task 3
ABCDC
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
book
search engines
real customers
judge
250 pounds
two days / 2 days
partying
click
targeting
Unit 10
Basic listening
DCABC
Listening in
Task 1
future needs
shares
risk
banks
30
a half
rate
capital loss
interchangeably
savings
Task 2
DBCCA
Task 3
ABBAA
Let’s talk
Task 1
1) they must sort out their cash flow problem by selling a part of the business to investors.
2) it’s a realistic amount to take this manufacturing business forward.
3) they must update their initial business plan
4) it’s time to put on the suit and try to sell part of Cyclepods to an investor.
5) so I’ll have to… maybe get the heavies in or something.
6) The most important thing James needs to do over the next two months is to raise cash
7) Cyclepods can’t do anything without an updated business plan.
8) it’s back to basics for a fun evening of number crunching and spread sheets,
9) it’s time for a professional and considered rehearsal to get his sales pitch just right.
10) Presentation skills are going to be crucial
Further listening and speaking
Further listening
Task 1
ABDBC
Task 2
CBDAC
Task 3
1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it’s driving him mad.
2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.
3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.
4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.
5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.
Viewing and speaking
Task 1
cash
easy
results
pay
bills
head
26 percent / 26%
close the deal
figures
idea
plan
fine
business guide
voting rights
say
strong point
investment
150,000 / 150000
26 percent / 26%
1. He has been following the roller coaster ride of his stock portfolio and it’s driving him mad.
2. Stocks are pretty hard to predict. So she has put her money into hedge funds.
3. A hedge is a way of reducing risk. A hedge fund is a company that creates a stock portfolio that tries to balance the market activity.
4. Analysts examine stocks to assess which ones are likely to go up, and which will likely go down.
5. He says that if he leaves his money with a fund manager, perhaps the manager can trade his stocks in a more profitable way.