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from a container. A lid on a cooking pot, for example, keeps the heat from escaping. To flip something is to turn it over. So when you \self-control.
Questions
1. What condition does the expression \describe today?
2. What is meant by the expression \3. What does the passage mainly discuss? 全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程1 Unit 3 School Life Part A
Communicative Function Expressing Likes and Dislikes
There are various ways to express likes and dislikes. They can be expressed by using verbs, phrasal verbs, adjectives as well as adjectival phrases.
Listen to the recording and complete the following passage with the missing words.
Maggie likes swimming but she doesn't care for skiing. She loves flying on planes and traveling by train but hates getting on buses because they are often too crowded. She is interested
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in playing the piano and is fond of reading and playing computer games. At weekends Maggie loves going to Chinese restaurants and her favorite food is spicy Sichuan bean curd. After work she is keen on listening to music. She prefers light music to rock, because light music makes her feel relaxed. In the evening she enjoys watching TV in her own room. She thinks a lot of news programs but sitcoms are the last kind of thing for her to watch.
Listening Strategy Identifying Numbers
It is necessary for us to listen for specific words that contain the information we need. This exercise focuses on one kind of required information — numbers.
Listen to the recording and fill in the blanks with the numbers you hear.
1. Remember to put down the zip code when you address the envelope. Mine is 92381.
2. Sally's aunt has just come back from France. Now she's staying at the Park Hotel, Room 2608.
3. Mr. Davis lives at 1540 Water Street.
4. It usually takes about 75 minutes to get to the airport from here.
5. The new coat cost me 156 yuan.
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6. The Tower of London is more than 900 years old. 7. Mr. Baker has been working in the City Bank of New York for two years. He now has an annual income of $ 84.200.
8. New York is 1,735 miles away from here.
9. Please get to the Shanghai Museum no later than 9:40. 10. The clock in the reading room must be fast. It's 5:45 by my watch.
Part B
Listening Tasks A Conversation
Accommodation for College Students
Exercise 1: Listening for general understanding
Listen to the recording once and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
R: Good morning. Can I help you?
S: Yes, please. I'm a new student and I'd like to have some information about the ...em... accommodation for students.
R: Right. The university provides two types of accommodation, halls of residence and self-catering accommodation.
S: How much does it cost for the self-catering accommodation?
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R: For a single room, ￡37.86 per week, that's about ￡5.40 a day. For a double room, it's ￡52.78 per week. This will apply throughout this academic year.
S: I'd like to stay in the self-catering accommodation. How far is it from the residence to the university?
R: It all depends. The residences at Elms Road and Palm Road are about one and a half miles from the university main site and the Freemen's Common Houses at William Road are half a mile.
S: When do I need to apply?
R: Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate? S: Undergraduate.
R: Then you should apply for it as soon as possible, since places in university-owned accommodation are limited and if you don't apply before the end of the month, you are not likely to get a place.
S: Could you possibly tell me what to do if no vacancy is available?
R: Yes, you may consider private accommodation. The university runs an Accommodation Information Office and its staff will help you.
S: Where's the office?
R: In the Students' Union Building.
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S: Whom can I contact?
R: Mr. Underwood — David Underwood, the manager of the Accommodation Information Office. S: Thank you very much.
R: You are welcome. Questions
1. What does the conversation mainly tell us?
2. Which of the following is not included in the conversation? Exercise 2：Listening for details
Listen to the recording twice and fill in the blanks in the following passage with the missing information. Speaking Tasks
Pair Work
Listen to the conversations and repeat after the recording. Practice the conversations with your partner, playing the role of A or B. Then work with your partner to create your own conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.
Conversation 1
A: I hear you're moving into the new student apartment building.
B: Actually, I moved into it last week.
A: Aren't you lucky! I applied for it, but they told me there was no vacancy.
全汇总整编大学英语(第二版)听说教学方案计划教育教程1听力材料
