Basic listening Practice 1. Script W: Let me recommend my brother to you. He's really done well in the stock market over the last M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his advice Q: What does the man mean?

Direction : In this part you are going to hear a passage about how one can achieve success. Listen carefully and fill in the blankswith the missing words. No one sets out in life to fail. The reality is that many do. Why do some prosper while others struggle just to exist? There is no simple answer to that question but here are a few thoughts that might shed some light onto this very complex issue

Uint10 I. Basic listening Practice 1. Script W: Many Chinese students are too shy to say anything in a classroom M: I think they dont speak because their culture values modesty, and they dont want to appear to be showing off. Goes back to Confucius

Flying there is not half the fun I. Basic listening Practice I Script M: would you prefer a window or an aisle seat, madam? W: Aisle, please. If there's none left, then a wind. w seat is Ok. But I don't like middle seats。 Q: what is the order of the womans preference? C: aisle-wingdow-minddle

II. Listening Skills Making Calculations 1. W: It sounds expensive. Why did they charge you so much for repairing the computer? M: Well, its $25 for labor to start with. A new modern cost another 50 bucks. On top of that I needed a new battery, and it cost $17

Directions: People in all countries enjoy gifts. Sometimes the meaning are different in different cultures. Listen to the following dialogues and look at the pictures below. If it is not a proper gift in a certain country for an ordinary friend, cross out (×) the picture and check (√) the correct reason why it is a proper gift

unit 9 Here are the seasons to be jolly I. Basic listening practice the holidays people celebrate, Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day . which are the most important to you? M: Christmas and easter, because they mark events in Jesus Christ's life: his birth and

I. Listening skills Identifying the main Information to go Hong Kong would also like me to visit him. What should I do w: You may miss your uncle and be sorry about not seeing Hong Kong, but I really think driving from city to city with friends would be more fun uncle Hong ko fu

Section A : Listen to some statements about the time ball. Fill in the Blanks with what you hear on the tape 1.The time ball was originally used as a marine ____________. 2.The Greenwich time ball is said to be the world’s first public __________. 3.The ball is automatically raised halfway up the mast at ________ to the Top at 12:58 p.m., and drop at________

Ⅱ. Listening skills How to Overcome Fears of Flying If you are afraid of flying, there are specialists who can teach you how to deal with your fears and They will find out if a nearby airport has special training programs for people who are afraid to fly. Many airports do. How would such a program work? First, a specialist will take your group to the airport to watch the planes take off and land. A