Unit 1 Announcements Part A Exercise 1 Flight Number Final Destination Gate Number Air Canada Flight 191 Toronto 16 Air France Flight 810 Madrid 2 Japan Airlines Flight Beijing 10 153 Dragon Airlines Flight Tokyo 8 17 Air China Flight 74 Xi’an 24 Exercise 2 1. At 17:00. 2. The one to Chicago. 3. The 9:25 train to Oxford.
4. Platform 3. 5. At 10:30. Part B
Announcement 1
Exercise 1 1. c 2. a 3. c 4. d We Wish You a Pleasant flight
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the crew, let me extend a very warm welcome to all of you who have
chosen to fly Air China. Our plane is bound for New York on the east coast of
the United States. Ours is a direct flight. It will take thirteen and a half hours to
reach our destination on July 19, at 1: 30 p.m. local time.
May I draw your attention to the Safety Flight leaflet which you’ll find in the
pocket at the back of the seat in front of you? We do ask that you read it. You’ll
also find an Air China magazine which you may find of interest. For those of you not familiar with this type of aircraft, let me inform you that smoking is
strictly prohibited at any time during the flight. Nor is the use of mobile phones
allowed on board of our aircraft We have a duty-free bar on board and cigarettes, spirits, beer and mineral water will be on sale during the flight. We
will serve three meals during the entire flight, lunch, dinner and breakfast. For
those of you who are vegetarian, please contact a member of the cabin crew beforehand. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask a member
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of the cabin crew. Our plane will take off shortly. Would you now please make
sure that your seat belts are securely fastened in preparation for take-oft’? May
I wish you a pleasant flight! Thank you. Exercise 2 Airlines DestinatDirect/Indirect Flight Arrival ion Flight Duration Time(local time) Air New York Direct flight 13.5 hours 1:30 pm July 19 China Announcement 2
Exercise 1 1. d 2. b 3. c 4. a
Here Is Your Weekend Guide
Here is your weekend guide to what is going on at the University of Colorado.
And it is a good weekend for basketball. The Colorado Buffaloes will play the Oklahoma Sooners Friday night at Oklahoma, and they will return home to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday night on the University of Colorado court. The Buffaloes are expected to win both games and fans. Tickets are available from the ticket office at the sports arena.
There are also a few tickets available for the Saturday night concert by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. Most of the tickets are ten dollars, although a very few live- dollar seats are still on sale. To reserve seats, call the
Student Union at 666-5771, or stop by the box office.
The university museum will be open from 10: 00 am. until 5: 00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition to the famous rock and mineral collection and the exhibits of early people, there will be a special exhibit of American
Indian pottery and sand painting. Admission is free.
And now a report on snow conditions at ski resorts. Steamboat Springs is reporting good conditions with six inches of new snow in the last twenty-four
hours; Aspen is reporting good conditions with eight inches of new snow; and
Vail is reporting very good conditions with nine inches of new snow. This has been the weekend guide. Thank you for listening.
Exercise 2 Item Program Ticket/Admission Sports 1. Two basketball games; 可复制、编制，期待你的好评与关注！
2. Skiing at Steamboat Tickets available Springs, Aspen and Vail Music 3. A concert given by Walter 4. Mostly $10 tickets Murphy and the Big Apple Band but a very few $5 seats still on sale Museum Exhibits 5. Exhibits of famous rock and mineral collection; 8. Free 6. Exhibits of early people; 7. A special exhibit of American Indian pottery and sand painting
Unit 2 Celebrities Part A Exercise 1 Jackie Chan Born in 1954. At the age of 7 he was sent to the Chinese Opera Research Institute. At the age of 17 he became a movie stuntman, performing very exciting and often dangerous acts for actors in movies. His big came in 1978, when he made the movie Snake in Eagle’s breakthrough Shadow, in which he combined comedy and dangerous stunts. Exercise 2 1. public figures 2. chief 3. is admired for doing something
4. noble or brave 5. is admired for the accomplishment 6. enduring efforts
7. great courage 8. confidence in oneself 9. fills people’s minds with respect
10. entertainment or business circles, may sometimes inspire envy Part B Conversation 1
Exercise 1 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. b
The Person I Admire Most
M: Can you think of a person you admire?
W: A person I admire? Hmn. Yes, I think the person I admire most is Steven Hawking.
M: Isn’t he the professor at Cambridge with motor neurone disease? W: That’s right. He’s spent most of his life fighting the disease. He found
out that he’d got it when he was a student. He was at the time only about 20.
M: Goodness. What did he do then?
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W: Well, he stopped wasting time. And he started applying himself to his studies. He knew that he risked dying young, but he became a leading cosmologist.
M: Where have I heard of him? I know nothing about cosmology.
W: He wrote a book about it for the average person. In fact I remember seeing it on your bookshelves.
M: Oh, right. “A Brief History of Time”, is that it?
W: Yes, it was a real bestseller, mostly to people who put it on their bookshelves and didn’t read it. M: Yeah. How old is he now?
W: He’s in his sixties; I think He’s succeeded in living far longer than anyone expected him to.
M: But what kind of life can you have with a disease like that?
W: He’s managed to lead a fairly normal life. He has married twice and has three children and a grandchild now. I think he needs to use a computer for
almost everything now, you know, eating, speaking, writing M: Mmm. It’s very sad, isn’t it?
W: Well, in a way. He considers himself lucky. You see, despite his disability, he is recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time.
Exercise 2 1. …a professor… 2. …fighting motor neurone disease
3. …he was about 20 4. …A Brief History of Time….average person…bestseller
5. …twice…three…grandchild 6. …a computer….eating, speaking, writing… Conversation 2
Exercise 1 1. c 2. c 3. d 4. d
Interview with a Celebrity
W: Could you tell us a little bit about yourself? M: Sure.
W: First of all, where were you born?
M: I was born in London, but I’m living in Madrid now. W: Oh, really? How long have you been there?
M: Not long. I moved from London with my two daughters about six months ago.
W: Are you happy there?
M: Yeah, very happy. We love the outdoor life. Also, my mother's Spanish. W: And what do you do in your free time?
M: I love reading. Sometimes I feel like wanting to buy every book in a bookstore. I’m crazy about books. And I’m a fast reader.
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W: Do you ever feel the need to take a break so you can recharge your batteries?
M: All the time. There’s always so much more to learn. Going away helps. W: You’ve obviously traveled a lot, too. What’s your favorite place in the world?
M: That’s a difficult question because I’ve been to so many amazing places, but I think Hawaii is my favorite. The children love it there too. W: All of us are concerned with what kind of world our kids are going to live in. How do you give your children a semblance of a normal life? M: By living a normal life.
W: But as a superstar, you live at a level that’s different from most people.
M: To a degree. yes. But we’ve all got to figure out how to raise our kids to
be happy, responsible people.
W: One last question. What else do you want to do in your life? M: Oh, there’s so much I want to do. I feel a lot of personal responsibility because of how much I’ve been blessed. I do volunteer work for Children’s Fund. I do a lot of fund-raising events for them. And I look forward to creating
opportunities for young people.
Exercise 2 Personal Profile of a Celebrity Family Social work Leisure Self-improvement Tries to give Has a strong sense of Loves outdoor Feels there’s his two personal life; Enjoys always so much daughters a responsibility; traveling and more to learn, normal life; Does volunteer work has been to many and wants to take Wants to raise for Children’s amazing places; a break and them to be Fund, including a Crazy about recharge his happy, lot of fund-raising reading and is a batteries all responsible events for them; fast reader. the time. people. Looks forward to creating opportunities for young people. Unit 3 Advertising Part A Exercise 1
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