Unit 5-Conversation 1
Mark: Have you got your tickets for the play?
Kate: What play?
Mark: The play which OUDS are producing. You know, the play I'm in at the Oxford Playhouse.
Kate: Oh, that play! Well, er ...
Mark: What about you, Janet?
Janet: What's the play called?
Mark: Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. You are coming, aren't you?
Kate: Beckett?
Janet: Why not?
脱模剂原料Kate: Well, um, I'm sure you'll be totally brilliant, Mark ... but I wish I could understand the play. It doesn 't make sense. Mark: If only you were more patient, Kate. Beckett's a fascinating writer. You'll come though, won't you, Janet? You really ought to see something like this at least once during your stay in Oxford.
Janet: Well, I'm not sure.
Mark: Oh, come on! Please!
Jan et: But if Kate doesn't understand the play, there's no way I'll be able to follow it.
Kate: Do you want to go?
Janet: Well, I love going to the theatre, and I'd really like to see Mark acting. And actually, yes, I think I should see a play by Samuel Beckett.
M a rk: Good! So you're coming, Janet. I wish you'd come, too, Kate. It's a really good performance.
Kate: Well, OK, but I'm only doing it because you're in it. When is it on?
Mark: Next Tuesday to Saturday.
Janet: How about going Friday night?
Mark: That's great. But you'd better get your tickets soon, because we're expecting a full house.
Unit 5-Conversation 2
Kate: Well, what did you think?永磁马达
Janet: It was ... very interesting.
Kate: Ididn't have a clue what was going on. Absolutely nothing happened! I don't know why I bothered coming to see it
Janet: I thought Mark was brilliant.
Kate: Yes, I did too, of course ...
Janet: But I wish I had read the play before I saw it. If only I had known the story, it might have been easier to follow it. How long do you think Mark will be?
Janet: I guess he needs to get changed first. He said he'd join us as soon as possible.
Kate: Here he is. Hi Mark!
Mark: Hi, what did you think? How was I?
Janet: It was ... very challenging.
Kate: It was so-so.
Janet: But you were brilliant! Well done.
Kate: You were awesome, Mark. Everyone adored your performance. Darling, you were to die for!
Mark: OK, OK, don't exaggerate. I wasn't that good! Anyway, I've got some great news!
Janet: Tell us!
Mark: We've started talking about next term's OUDS play. Kate: What's it going to be?
Mark: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare!
Janet: Great! And who's going to play Hamlet?
Kate: Don't tell me, let me guess!
Mark: To be or not to be, that is the question!
Janet: I don't believe it. You're going to play Hamlet? Kate: Come on, let's celebrate ... from Beckett to Shakespeare. Today Oxford, tomorrow, Hollywood!
Unit 5-Outside view
Part 1
Viewer 1So, what do you guys want to watch?
Viewer 2 Uh, I don't know. What's on?
Viewer 3 How about a documentary on the History Channel? I like watching history programmes.
Viewer 2 I don't really like watching the History Channel. Viewer 1 How about a baseball game? From 1973 ? Viewer 3No thanks! How about a cooking show? Viewer 1Yeah, I love watching cooking shows.
Viewer 2 What?
Viewer 1 I do!
Viewer 2 Uh, I don't like cooking shows. Uh, let's watch some music videos.
Viewer 1This is awful!
Vie we r 3 Can you see what's on another channel? Viewer 1Yeah, sure. What channel?
Viewer 3Uh, anything but this.
Voice-over These television viewers are trying to decide on a programme to watch, by clicking on channels, and seeing what's on. This practice is known as channel surfing. In the past, it was not difficult to decide what to watch on TV. There were only three channels to choose from. Cable television has changed all that. There are so many channels, and so many different kinds of programmes to watch, many viewers find it difficult to decide what to watch, even when they are watching by themselves. This business traveller doesn't like anything. Many people like a particular type of programme. Speaker 1TV programmes I like watching are cooking shows, um, comedy shows.
Speaker 2I usually watch dramas, murder mystery programmes, quizzes, comedies.
Speaker 3I like watching talk shows.
Speaker 4I guess of all my favourite TV shows I'd like news programmes.
Speaker 5 I like to watch soap operas and news. Speaker 6I like to watch comedy shows.
Speaker7 Well, I like good drama, I like a lot of the cop shows, um ... I like a lot of the science fiction shows and good history.
Speaker 8TV programmes I like to watch are like
sports, automotive. Discovery, that type of thing.
Part 2
Voice-over Cartoons have always been popular. This brother and sister are watching their favourite DVD. Mum Turn that down!顺桨
Boy OK, Mum.
Voice-over He, he turns it down. Now the volume is too low. For couples, deciding what to watch can require some very careful negotiation.
Woman Oh, look! Pretty Woman is on! I love watching that movie.
Joe Pretty Woman! Oh, no, not Pretty Woman! Woman Joe, you know it's my favourite movie. It's on in five minutes. I'll be right back. I'm just going to get some coffee.
Joe I don't like watching that kind of movie. Plus I don't like Julia Roberts. Actually, I really hate that movie. Voice-over Joe realizes that there's a basketball game on tomorrow night. He wants to ask his friends over to watch it. Woman You're so sweet to watch this with me. I know you probably don't want to see it again.
Joe Oh, sure. I don't mind. There's nothing else on anyway. Not tonight,
Viewer 1Hey, look. Swordfish is on. John Travolta and Halle Berry?
Viewer 2No, I've already seen that twice.
Viewer 3I hate that movie.
Viewer 1OK. How about The Matrix?
Viewer 3 That's OK. But I've seen it too many times. Viewer 2 Yeah, me too. But I love that movie.
Viewer3You guys, there's nothing on.
Viewer2Yeah, you're right.
Viewer 1Hey, how about we go out and get some pizza? Viewer 3 That's a good idea. Turn that off.
Mum I told you to turn it down. Now I'm going to turn it off.
Woman Oh, it's over. I just love that movie! Thanks for putting up with it again. I know it's not your favourite.
Joe That's OK. But tomorrow's my turn. I'm asking the guys over to watch the basketball game.
Woman Oh, that's fine. I won't be here anyway remember? I' m going to visit my sister?
Joe Oh, yeah. That's right.
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Voice-over The business traveller seems to have found what he was looking for, a programme that puts him to sleep. And that's all for tonight, folks! Be sure to tune in tomorrow!
Unit 5-Listening in
News Report
A new craze is sweeping the city of Toronto, Canada. More and more board game cafes are opening in different neighborhoods. In some of cafes, customers pay an hourly rate to play tabletop games; in others a flat fee allows them to play for an unlimited time. On top of the fee, the cafes also require customers to purchase food and drinks.
Most cafes offer hundreds of games, varying from classics like “Monopoly”and “Battleship”to European strategy games like “Settlers of Catan”and “Agricola”. They also have staff members to teach customers the rules of the game if necessary. This means that players are more comfortable exploring games that they haven’t played before.
People enjoy going to these cafes because they can try out the games. It is cheaper than buying the games and then deciding they don’t like them. Also, it’s like having a party with your friends—but not at your own house!
1.What do we learn about board game cafes from the news
report?
2.Why do people enjoy going to board game cafes?
Passage 1
Announcer1：Thanks for the news update. And it's Thursday evening, time to start planning the weekend,
and time to hear from Jenny with our weekly
update, What's On in Town.
Announcer2：Thanks, Mark.
Announcer1：What’s it going to be Jenny? A weekend in front of the television, or out on the town? Announcer2：Definitely out on the town, Mark. It's a fun-filled weekend, with something for
everyone. For anyone who likes classical
music, there's Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in
the Westgate Concert Hall on Friday evening. Announcer1：That's the one with that catchy tune Announcer2：I don't think the Southbank Choir will let you join in with a voice like that! Tickets are£10,
with concessions for students and senior
citizens, and it starts at 8 pm.
Announcer1：OK, and what's on at the cinema? Announcer2：I’ve got a couple of suggestions. For those of you who like Chinese movies, there's a
retrospective on Zhang Yimou's films
beginning with The House of the Flying
Daggers at the Arthouse Cinema in North
Street. If you haven't seen, it’s amazing. It's on
at 7 pm on Saturday night. And other films
showing next week include Hero, and Raise
the Red Lantern. Tickets are £12, with the
usual concessions.
Announcer1：How about a Hollywood blockbuster? Announcer2：Not sure Td call it a blockbuster, but the next part of Lord of the Rings is showing at Globe
Cinema. It's on Friday and Saturday at 7.30 pm,
tickets £8.
Announcer1：OK, Lord of the Rings, that’s a great series.
Now, how about something more cultural? Announcer2：There's a fabulous exhibition at the Smith Museum called, “The Art of Venice”, with a
collection of paintings from all over the world.
It's open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and
Sunday and entrance is free.
Announcer1：OK, sounds good. And what about the music scene?
舵角指示器Announcer2：Friday night is open mic night at the George Inn. It you want to hear some great music, it starts
at 8.30 pm Friday night. But if you want to
find out what it’s like to perform in front of a
live audience, book a slot with the organizers
and they 11 sing, play, dance, whatever ... Nice
friendly atmosphere, but make sure you've got
a five or ten minute act before you offer to try
it out onstage. No entrance fee, but you’ll need
to buy a round or two of drinks.
Announcer1：Anything else?
Announcer2：Yes, it's jazz at the Jam Factory on Saturday night from 10 pm, with the Steve Reid Trio
playing Afro- Cuban jazz. With tickets at £20 I
guess the Jam Factory is going to be the
coolest place in town. So I advise you to book
in advance.
Announcer1：Sounds like a great weekend, thanks Jenny.
Passage 2
Speaker 1
Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in the States. What kind of spectator and participation sports are there? Speaker 1 OK, well, the four most popular ones are baseball, basketball, American football of course, and ice hockey.
Interviewer Yeah, and what about - em –indoor activities, rather than sports. The kind of things that you do inside? Speaker 1Well, you could say, could say martial arts. That's very popular. Tae Kwon Do -that sort of thing. Bowling. And movies.
Interviewer Yeah.
Speaker 1Watching television, of course. The average American, I think, watches television about two and a half hours a day.
Interviewer And, apart from sports, what other outdoor activities are there?
Speaker 1Cycling, tennis, golf, walking and jogging of course and now, more and more people are playing soccer. Interviewer Right. And what kind of cultural activities are very popular in the States?
Speaker 1We all like going to concerts, I think. Er, a lot of people now are joining book clubs.
Interviewer Book clubs?
Speaker 1To be a member of a book club, do something ... Interviewer So just local groups ... with friends?
Speaker 1Yes, local groups.
Interviewer And you discuss books?
Speaker 1Yes, you take a book each, each week or each month. You read it and then you go back and discuss it. That's very popular now.
Interviewer And how about weekend and holiday activities? Speaker 1Some people like hunting. I'm not one of those at all. I don't like that. But that's very popular in, in the rural areas. Then, of course there's camping and hiking, also. A lot of Americans volunteer for a wide range of causes —from raising funds to helping people who are less fortunate, tutoring students, or leading Scout troops or doing youth sports, that sort of thing.
Interviewer Right, yeah.
Speaker 2
Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities and sports in Russia. What do you like doing?
Speaker 2 Well, football is the favourite sport. But, er, we like also ice hockey in the winter. Winter sports. Interviewer And what about indoor sports? Or indoor activities other than ...?
Speaker 2 We like very much playing chess. And we are very good at playing chess. Also, television is very common and, in the cities - Moscow and St Petersburg –we like to club, go dancing.
Interviewer Oh, right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. And what
about outdoor activities?
Speaker 2 Well, believe it or not, collecting mushrooms. In the autumn, we like it very much. And also the skiing. Again, the ice hockey in the winter. Very popular.
Interviewer And I believe cultural activities are very important to you? What kind of things do you like doing? Speaker 2 In particular, the ballet.
Interviewer Yeah.
Speaker 2 And of course, the opera as well. Even the small towns have theatres and a cinema. We like the country people, the rural people, they like to watch films. They call it a "Palace of culture".高速公路收费
系统 Interviewer Right. Yeah.
Speaker 2 Yes.
Interviewer And what kind of weekend and holiday activities do you enjoy?
Speaker 2 Well, you find the rich Russians, they very often have a dacha, which is a cottage.
Interviewer Right.
Speaker 2 In the country.
Interviewer Right.
Speaker 2 You go there for a holiday and maybe for
the weekend.
Interviewer Right. Thank you.
Speaker 3
Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in Australia. What kind of sports do you enjoy?
Speaker 3 Well, Australian rules football is our main spectator sport. Of course, we also love our rugby and our cricket. You know, our national teams are definitely now among the best in the world.
Interviewer Yeah.
Speaker 3What else? We have association football. And also very popular now is horse racing.
Interviewer Right. And what kind of indoor activities, other than sports, do you like doing?
Speaker 3We're very much an outdoor nation but when we're inside I think we like to watch TV and, you know, go to the movies.
Interviewer So, what kind of outdoor activities are there? Speaker 3Well, for this we like our cycling. Some people play golf and some play tennis. And some play lawn bowls.
Interviewer Right, yeah.
Speaker 3 Of course, you know, most Australians do live near the coast and we love to do sailing and surfing; very, very keen on our swimming and I know a lot of people do fishing as well.
Interviewer Right. And what about culture? Do you do any cultural activities?
Speaker 3 Oh yes, no, no, Australia does have its culture. We've got our aboriginal music and our dancing and a lot of art. And of course, we've got our very, very famous Sydney Opera House - you know, best in the world.
Interviewer Yes. And what about weekend and holiday activities? What do you like doing then?
Speaker 3 I think people like to be very social. We do a lot of barbies - you know -barbecues in the back garden and some people like to go bushwalking as well.
Interviewer Great. Thank you.
Speaker 3You're welcome.
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