大学体验英语听说教程 第一册Unit13

Unit 13  Always on time!

Vocabulary¹ Task²

Answers

6:15              gets up

6:30              takes a shower

7:20              catches the bus

8:15        has a class

12:30              eats lunch

3:00              goes to work

5:30              takes a break

11:00              goes to bed

Script³

Jamal gets up at 6:15. After he takes a shower, at about 6:30, he gets dressed. He catches the 7:20 bus to the university. His first class starts at 8:15. he has a busy morning. At 12:30 he eats lunch, then studies. At 3 o’clock he goes to work at a music store. He takes a break at 5:30, then works⁵ a few more hours. Then he usually goes home and goes to bed at around 11 o’clock.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     work, going out with friends

2.     getting up for work

3.     eating lunch (at the park)

4.     going to school, working at a restaurant

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     from 9:00 until 6:00                   3. around one o’clock

2.     at 5:30              4. from 2:30 until 11:00

Script

1. A:    When do you work?

    B:      I work from 9 until 6. After I finish work at 6 o’clock, I usually do something fun with my friends.

2. A:    What time do you get up?

    B:     Ahh, I get up very early. I get up at 5:30 for work. Sometimes it’s still dark. I don’t like to get up so early in the morning.

3. A:    What time do you eat lunch?

    B:      I usually eat around 1 o’clock. In warm weather, I like to eat at the park near my office.   

4. A:      Are you free on Friday?

    B:      No, Fridays are busy for me. I go to school in the morning. Then at 2:30 I start work at a restaurant. I usually work until 11 o’clock at night.

Real World Listening

1 Predict⁶

Answer

Emma, her doctor, Todd, her mother, and Robert called her.

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

1.     Emma. Two tickets for the concert. Meet at 7:30, main door (Warfield Music Hall)

2.     Doctor’s office. Appointment⁷ on Tuesday changed to 3:30. (Call if can’t come.)

3.     Todd. At park, 4:30 now. leaving.

4.     Julie’s mother. Dinner at 5:00 on Sunday.

5.     Robert. Meet at airport at 2:10 Monday. (Call if can’t meet.)

Script

Message 1 (beep): Hi. This is Emma. Guess what? I got two tickets for the concert. Meet me at 7:30 at the Warfield Music Hall. At the main door at 7:30. Okay?

Message 2 (beep): This is Dr⁴. Davis’s office. Your appointment on Tuesday was for 3:00. it’s been changed to 3:30. please call the office if you can’t come at 3:30.

Message 3 (beep): This is Todd. Where are you Julie? You said to meet you at the park at 4 o’clock. It’s 4:30 now. where are you? I’m leaving.

Message 4 (beep): Julie? This is your mother. The whole family is coming to dinner on Sunday at 5 o’clock. That’s 5 o’clock. Don’t be late.

Message 5 (beep): Hi: this is Robert. My flight arrives on Monday at 2:10 in the afternoon. Please meet me at the airport. Call me if you can’t meet me, okay? Bye.

 

1 vocabulary   

n.词汇，词汇量；词汇表

参考例句：

• How can I widen my vocabulary?怎样扩大自己的词汇量？
• You can find all the new words in the vocabulary of the text.你能在课文的词汇表中找到所有的生词。

2 task   

n.任务，工作，作业

参考例句：

• Our task is to supply vegetables all the year round.我们的任务是全年供应蔬菜。
• I repeat that we cannot undertake the task.我再说一遍，我们不能承担这项任务。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

4 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

6 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

7 appointment   

n.约会，指定

参考例句：

• I have an appointment with him at four o'clock.我和他四点钟有个约会。
• They made an appointment for the second day of May.他们在五月二号有个约会。