洪恩环境英语第四册 Rewiew One

　　Review One.
[00:14.89]Listen and repeat these words
[00:21.45]skyscrapers¹       palm trees
[00:29.70]sunshine          rainthe   Empier State Building the World Trade Center
[00:45.04]New York City Los Angeles the United States.
[00:56.22]New York and Los Angeles are two great American cities.
[01:01.96]Both are important cities,
[01:05.83]but they are different from each other in many ways.
[01:10.87]Listen to some words and phrases that describe some of the differences between New York and Los Angeles.
[01:19.05]Then repeat what you hear.more skyscrapers
[01:25.50]New York has more skyscrapers.more palm trees.
[01:34.64]Los Angeles has more palm trees.rain per year
[01:43.58]New York has more rain per year.
[01:48.43]sunshine per year
[01:52.40]Los Angeles has more sunshine pre year.
[01:57.86]Now you will hear two descriptions comparing these cities.
[02:03.43]New York and Los Angeles are important cities in the United States.
[02:09.80]They are also very different cities.
[02:14.24]They look different and they are different.
[02:18.79]New York is more famous than any other American city.
[02:24.43]Its skyscrapers are famous,
[02:28.27]espectially the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center.
[02:34.54]Now listen to the two.descriptions again.
[02:38.98]This time,take your pencil and write what you hear.
[02:44.55]Ready?Let's begin.
[02:48.39]New York and Los Angeles are important cities in the United States.
[03:01.24]They are also very different cities.
[03:08.60]They look different and they are different.
[03:16.26]New York is more famous than any other American city.
[03:25.22]Its skyscrapers are famous,
[03:29.58]especially the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center.
[03:40.81]Now listen to those descriptions one more time.
[03:45.46]This time check your paper.
[03:49.12]Correct any mistakes that you find.Ready?Let's begin.
[03:55.99]New York and Los Angeles are important cities in the Untied² States.
[04:02.65]They are also very different cities.
[04:07.09]They look different and they are different.
[04:12.13]New York is more famous than any other American city.
[04:18.01]Its skyscrapers are famous,
[04:22.27]espectially the Empire State Building and the World Trade Center.
[04:28.83]Now use the sentences on your paper to answer the following questions.
[04:34.89]Ready?Let's begin.
[04:38.54]What cities are we comparing?New York and Los Angeles.
[04:47.40]Do New York and Los Angeles.look almost the same,or do they look different?
[04:54.77]They look different?
[04:57.93]What skyscrapers in New York are famous?
[05:02.79]The Empire State Building and the World Trade Center.
[05:08.24]Now you're going to hear some more about New York and Los Angeles.J
[05:13.81]Just listen.Life in Los Angeles is more relaxed than life in New York.
[05:21.88]The weather is better too.
[05:25.54]Buildings is Los Angeles are not as tall as building in New York.
[05:31.78]Los Angeles is more famous than New York for its traffic.
[05:37.84]Some people say that Los Angeles has more cars than people.
[05:44.32]Now listen to the sentences.Say if each sentence is true of false,
[05:51.97]After every answer that's false,you're going to haer the correct answer.
[05:58.64]Ready?Let's go.True oor false?
[06:05.40]Life is more relaxed in New York than in Los Angeles.
[06:11.85]False.Life is more relaxed in Los Angeles.
[06:17.91]The weather is better in Los Angeles than in New York.True.
[06:26.17]Buildings in Los Angeles are taller than buildings in New York.
[06:32.54]False.Buildings in New York are taller than buildings in Los Angeles.
[06:39.91]New York is more famous for its traffic than Los Angeles.
[06:46.07]False.Los Angeles is more famous for its traffic.
[06:52.24]Some people say that Los Angeles has more cars than people.True.
[07:01.38]Now you're going to ask some questions.
[07:05.46]First,I'm going to name two different things.
[07:10.21]Then you use them to make a question that starts"
[07:15.25]"Which do you like better...?"
[07:18.80]For example,I say"New York or Los Angeles?"And you say:
[07:26.85]Which do you like better,New York or Los Angeles?
[07:32.78]All right,Le's begin.New York or los Angeles.
[07:40.36]Which do you like better,New York or Los Angeles?
[07:46.10]I like New York better.I don't like Los Angeles.Rain or sunshine.
[07:55.17]Which do you like better,rain or sunshine?
[08:01.02]I like sunshine better than rain.Rain makes me sad:
[08:07.39]Small cities or big cities.
[08:12.04]Which do you like better,small cities or big cities?
[08:18.31]I like small cities better.The people are more friendly.
[08:24.16]Beaches or mountains.
[08:28.42]Which do you like better,Beaches or mountains.
[08:34.35]I like beaches better.I like to swim,but I don't like to hike.
[08:41.22]Modern cities or old cities.
[08:45.95]Which do you like better,modern cities or old cities?
[08:52.40]I like old cities better.They 're more interesting.
[08:57.86]Now listen to a paragraph about Jeff Bennett.
[09:02.72]Jeff Bennett is a young actor,
[09:06.98]He wanted a role in the new mystery show at WEFL.
[09:13.53]On the day of the interview,he was very nervous.
[09:18.99]The producer and the diretor asked him a lot of questions.
[09:24.35]They knew he didn't have much experience.
[09:29.10]but they decided³ to take a chance on him.
[09:33.75]Jeff was thrilled to get the role.
[09:38.79]Now listen again to the paragraph.
[09:42.74]Take your pencil and write what you hear.
[09:47.31]Jeff Bennett is a young actor.
[09:51.75]He wanted a role in the new mystery show at WEFL.
[10:04.21]On the day of the interview,he was very nervous.
[10:14.48]The producer and the director asked him a lot of questions.
[10:23.33]They knew he didn't have much experience,
[10:31.38]but they decided to take a chance on him.
[10:38.46]Jeff was thrilled to get the role.
[10:45.72]Now listen and check your paper as you hear the paragraph again.
[10:51.57]Jeff Bennett is a young actor.
[10:56.90]He wanted a role in the new mystery show at WEFL.
[11:02.96]On the day of the interview,he was very nervous.
[11:08.13]The producer and the director asked him a lot of questions.
[11:13.49]They knew he didn't have much wcperience,
[11:17.93]but they edcided to take a chance on him.
[11:22.79]Jeff was thrilled to get the role.
[11:27.15]This is the end of Rewiew One.

1 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

2 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。