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Unit1,LessonA
Track4-1-1
A.ListentoMaryandBlaketalkingaboutherpaper.Thenanswerthequestion.
Blake:
Whatareyouworkingon,Mary?
Mary:
I’mfinishingmypaper.It’sduetomorrow,Blake.
Blake:
What’sthetopic?
Mary:
It’saboutGreenland.
Blake:
Greenland.Hmmm…that’spartofCanada,right?
Mary:
Ithinkyouneedtostudyyourworldgeography,Blake.
Blake:
Well,isn’titnearCanada?
Mary:
Yes,it’soffthecoastofnortheastCanada,butit’spartofDenmark.
Blake:
Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Well,what’syourpaperaboutexactly?
Mary:
Inmypaper,Ianswerthequestion“IsGreenlandreallygreen?
”Inotherwords,isGreenlandcoveredbyalotofplantsandtrees?
Blake:
Isit?
Mary:
Whatdoyouthink?
Blake:
Let’ssee…GreenlandisintheArcticCircle-wayupnorth.It’scold,…so“IsGreenlandreallygreen?
”I’danswer“probablynot.”
Mary:
You’dbecorrect.It’stoocoldthere.Inthenorth,alotofthegroundisfrozen.Thesummersareshort,soonlythesurfacethaws.
Blake:
Thatsoundstough.
Mary:
It’shardfortheconstructionindustry.It’snoteasytobuildinGreenland.
Blake:
Itsoundssoharsh.Whywouldanyonewanttogothere?
Mary:
Therearebitmountainrangesonthecoasts.Theyaregreatforhikingandoutdoorsports.Andtherearelotsofanimalsthere.Youcansometimesseewhalesswimmingintheharbors.
Blake:
Thatsoundscool!
OK,soifit’snotreallya“green”place,whywasitnamed“Greenland”?
Mary:
Thefirstsettlerswantedtoattractotherpeople.Theygaveitanattractivename.
Track4-1-2
B.Listenagain.CircleTrueorFalse.
Track4-1-3
B.GustavandCarolinaareinternationalstudents.They’retellingBartabouttheirsummerworkexperienceintheUnitedStates.Didtheyenjoythemselves?
Bart:
Sowhatexactlydidyoudooverthesummer?
Gustav:
WeworkedasvolunteersatGlacierNationalPark.
Bart:
I’veneverbeenthere.What’sitlike?
Carolina:
It’sbeautiful.Therearemountainsandlakes…and,ofcourse,glaciers!
Bart:
Howwasthejob?
Gustav:
Wehadtodoalotofphysicalwork.Itwaskindofhard.
Carolina:
That’strue,butitwasexciting,too!
Weactuallysawbears!
Bart:
Wow!
Thatdoessoundexciting.MaybeIshouldapply.I’llneedajobnextsummer.
Carolina:
Sorry,Bart,butyoucan’tapplytothatprogram.It’saspecialprogramforinternationalstudents.
Track4-1-4
C.Listentotwopeopletalkingaboutnaturalwondersandman-madestructures.Payattentiontotheexpressiontheyuse.
1.Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.
2.LastyearIwasinSanFranciscoandIhadachancetodriveacrosstheGoldenGateBridge.Whatanamazingfeatofengineering.ItgivesyouachancetolookthroughallofSanFranciscoandoverSanFranciscoBayandit’sjustawonderfulchancetoseethecity.
Track4-1-OL-1
A.Jayandaretalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit?
Jay:
It’scalled“TheTitanicoftheSky.”ItisabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
Elise:
TheHindenburg…
Jay:
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Elise:
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Jay:
Right.It’ssofunnylooking,don’tyouthink?
Itdoesn’tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.
Elise:
That’strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg“man’sgreatestachievementinflight.”Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway?
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea“flyinghotel.”
Elise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That’swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Elise:
Whydidn’ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn’thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI’llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI’lllearnsomething…
Track4-1-OL-2
B.Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?
Checkyouranswers.
Track4-1-OL-3
A.Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That’strue,buttherearesomeSUVs,whicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
AnnIthinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it’sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let’sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars.Okay?
Track4-1-OL-4
B.Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
Track4-1-OL-5
A.Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,Wehatethem.
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn’tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericansarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding’scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry’sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity’straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
Track4-1-OL-6
B.Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.
Track4-1-OL-71
C.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interview:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit’sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There’snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn’tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that’strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan’tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI’msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There’splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn’titexpensive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown:
Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon’thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Interviewer:
Isn’t“buildingdown”moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit’ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I’mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere’sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But“buildingdown”isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,srtorage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we’dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea-it’sthewaveofthefuture!
Track4-1-OL-8
CListenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagreewith.
Unit1,LessonB
GlobalViewpoints
Naturalwonders
Alejandra:
OneofthemostbeautifulnaturalwondersI’veseenaretheglaciersinthesouthofArgentina.
Nick:
TheMatterhorn,whichisamountaininSwitzerland,isoneofthemostbeautifulplacesI’veeverseen.MydadandIclimbedabouthalfway,andoncewegotthereitstartedsnowingsowehadtoturnback.
Catherine:
IclimbeduptoEverestBaseCamp.Allofasudden,youlookupandthere’sthishugemountainthateveryone’stalkedabout,thateveryone’sphotographed,andyou’veseenwhatit’slikeinpicturesbutyou’veneverseenitinperson.
Kumiko:
Mt.Fujiisreallybeautifulfromfaraway.Whenyouclimbit,it’sjustrocksanddirt…butit’sreallybeautifulfromfaraway.
Natalie:
IwenttoNiagaraFallsforafamilyreunion.ItwasoneofthemostmemorabletimesofmylifebecauseIgottobearoundpeoplewhoIlove-myfamily.AnditwasalsooneofthemostbeautifulsitesthatI’veeverseen.
Man-madestructures
Kevin:
Themostimpressiveman-madewonderthatIhaveseenistheGreatWallofChina.TheGreatWalltookseveralthousandsofpeopletobuild,itstretchesmany,manymilesthroughoutChina,anditwasmadeinape
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