第六课>>Section One

Task 1    In the Path of the Earthquake

Key to Exercises

A.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. F    2. T    3. F    4. T     5. F    6. F   

B.    Map 1 is a layout of the   Skinners'  farm.  Mark out the plants and buildings in the map.  Then in map draw a new plan of the Skinners' farm after the quake.  Please refer to your textbook.

1. farm house                     2. garden path

3. cypress trees                 4. rose garden

5. eucalyptus trees             6. raspberry patch

7. cow shed                         8. granary

Map 2

	3	3	4	5	6
	3	3		5
	3	3		5
	3	3		5
	3	3		5
7		1
8

Task 2     A Funny Thing Happened to Me..

Key to Exercises

A.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.

1. c    2. a    3. b    4. b     5. c    6. a

B.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

1. Last Friday.
2. He was a student.
3. In London.
4. By Taxi.
5. The taxi got stuck in a traffic jam and the train had left by the time he got to the station.
6. One hour.
7. The station buffet.
8. An evening newspaper, the 'Standard'.
9. At a table near the window.
10. He did the crossword puzzle.

C.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. F    2. F    3. T    4. T     5. F    6. F

D.    Fill in the blanks.

1. Suddenly he reached across the table, opened my packet of biscuits, took one, dipped it into his coffee and popped it into his mouth.
2. I was ready to get up and go when the man suddenly pushed back his chair, stood up and hurried out of the buffet.

Section Two

Task1     A Very Beautiful Story

Key to Exercises

A.     listen to the first part of the policemen's discussion and give brief answers to the following questions.

1. A tape from Gentleman Jim.
2. Yesterday.
3. Jim's wife.
4. There was a message hidden in the tape.
5. Half the police force in London and three experts.
6. Nothing had been found yet.
7. Happy memories and things.
8. In his words.

B.    Listen to Gentleman Jim's recording and write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. F    2. T    3. F    4. F     5. T    6. T    7. F8. T

C.    Discuss with your classmates what message is hidden in Gentleman Jim's recording.

D.    Listen to the second part of the policemen's discussion and list all the things they feel unusual about Gentleman Jim's recording.

1. Jim keeps telling his wife to play the message over and over again.
2. Jim tells his wife that she'll find something comforting.
3. Jim keeps saying "very beautiful" over and over again.
4. The speech doesn't doesn't sound natural.

E.    Listen to Gentleman Jim's recording again and work out the message.

There are two gold bricks in the garden under the big red rose tree.

Section Three

Task 1     Learning to Predict

Key to Exercises

1.    Answer:    a glance at the headings of sections or subsections will show the order in which the items are introduced.

        Reason:    "In addition" is followed by a supplementary idea.  Prediction here is also based on common knowledge.

2.    Answer:    providing a summary which can be re-read later.

        Reason:    "As well as " is often followed by an idea of the same importance as the one before "as well as".

3.    Answer:    may not appear in a bibliography.

        Reason:     "However" suggests an opposite idea.

4.    Answer:    no more than try to cover the most important ones here.

        Reason:     "Therefore" suggests a result.

5.    Answer:    it doesn't.

        Reason:     "Unfortunately" suggests that something opposite to one's expectation will happen.

6.    Answer:    it's still important.

        Reason:    "Though" suggests that in spite of the fact that follows, something still happens.

第七课>>Section One

Task 1     Learning a Foreign Language

Key to Exercises

A.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.

1. b    2. c    3. a    4. a     

B.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording  and write an F if it is false.

1. F    2. T    3. T    4. F     

C.    Give brief answers to the following questions.   

1. Albert Humphries.
2. Balham, London.
3. Four years.
4. He has been going to an evening class and has watched quite a lot of the BBC television programmes.
5. They use a different book in the class.
6. They make the same mistakes as he does.
7. It means being able to put together the right groups of words and to say them in a reasonably accurate way.

Task 2     In the Library

Key to Exercises

A.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.

1.b    2.b    3. c    4. a      5. c    6. a

B.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. T    2. T    3. F    4. T      5. F    6. T

C.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

1. Round the corner.
2. A 20p a day fine for each book.
3. Tahiti.
4. No.

D.     Fill in the blanks.

1. You have to pay a deposit of 5 pounds in case you damage them.  But that entitles you to take out 2 records at a time.  We also have everything available on cassette if you prefer it.  Cassettes seem to be much more popular than records lately.
2. After that you must telephone to renew the books if you wish to keep them longer.
3. Oh, never mind.  I'll leave it until we get back.  It's not worth all the bother.  I'll get some paperbacks in the airport.  Well, thank you.  I'm sorry I've been such a nuisance.

Section Two

Task 1     United World Colleges

Key to Exercises

A.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

1. On the phone.
2. Some information about the college.
3. Robert Creighton.
4. Julian's friend in Spain.
5. English.
6. No.  There are scholarships for all colleges, but parents will have to pay too.
7. Yes.  But academic ability is not the only thing important.  Personal qualities will also be considered.
8. Maturity, the ability to get on well with people from different countries.

B.    Fill in the blanks.

1. Hold the line.  I'll put you through to the International Secretary.
2. But at Pacific College in Canada some subjects are taught in French, and at the college of the Adriatic some may be taught in Italian.
3. Julian:    Her last question is about her other interests.  Can she do painting and modern dancing, for example?

          Creighton:    Yes, probably.    It depends on the staff at the college she enters.  Each college has its own special activities, such as theatre studies or environmental work, in which students can take part.

Task 2     I Remember...

Key to Exercises

A.     Choose the best t answer for each of the following questions.

1. b    2. a    3. a    4. b      5. c    6. a

B.    True or False Questions.  Write a T  in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. T    2. T    3. T    4. F      5. F    6. T    7. T     8. T

Section Three

Task 1    Learning to Rephrase

Key to Exercises

Listen to the following sentences.  Write the words you think are most important in the space given.

1. most subjects : 1 English work, 1 meaning
2. most English words: more than 1 meaning
3. 3rd misconception : word used correctly with meaning known
4. larger vocabulary: influenced by other languages; rich in synonyms
5. grammatical matter: words of same meaning used with certain other words
6. many students: no purpose than read
7. students: no overall view, forget soon
8. poor comprehension because no notes, no questions
9. 25 pages a test: no fatigue or loss of efficiency up to 6 hours
10. increase speed, no loss of comprehension: more efficient reader