[00:01.14]So, could you give us some background on Marek. [00:04.24]What kind of person is he? [00:06.23]In some ways he's not a typical explorer. [00:08.64]He studied philosophy at university [00:10.55]and he speaks six languages. [00:12.92]He likes...
[00:01.87]Listening [00:03.80]Exercise 1 Listen to the radio programme [00:07.48]about Marek Kaminski and answer the questions. [00:11.48]Good evening and welcome to Adventure. [00:14.20]Today we're going to talk [00:15.52]about modern explorers. [00...
[00:02.48]Zheng He completed seven famous voyages [00:05.74]between 1405 and 1433. [00:08.89]He visited many countries in Asia and Africa. [00:12.37]Zheng He also brought back many gifts [00:14.95]from the countries he visited, [00:16.64]such as medi...
[00:03.66]Unit 7 The Sea Culture Corner [00:07.29]Zheng He and His Seven Voyages [00:10.60]Zheng He (1371-1435) was one of China's [00:15.69]most famous explorers. [00:17.74]Towards the end of the fourteenth century, [00:20.26]his fleet sailed to cou...
[00:00.00]In 1986,at the age of 18, [00:04.89]he became the youngest prize winner [00:07.19]in Moscow's TchaikovskyInternationalCompetition [00:11.84]He went on to win awards [00:13.61]in competitions across the world. [00:17.16]Because of Kong's tal...
[00:00.00]Unit 5 Rhythm [00:06.22]Lesson 3 Experiment in Folk [00:10.72]Kong goes for folk! [00:14.39]The famous classical pianist,Kong Xiangdong, [00:18.51]surprised his fans last week, [00:21.03]by giving a concert combining classical music [00:24....
[00:00.00]Unit 2 Heroes [00:04.76]Lesson 4 Superhero [00:07.72]Christopher Reeve was a successful actor, [00:10.39]famous for the superman films. [00:12.66]But disaster came in 1995 [00:15.03]when he fell from his horse and broke his back. [00:18.00]...
[00:00.00]Then the giant threw a rock far away. [00:04.57]How was that? he said. [00:07.28]Nothing, new, said the tailor. [00:09.91]It still fell down to the Earth, didn't it? [00:13.22]Then the tailor took the bird out of his pocket [00:15.79]and th...
[00:00.00]So he made himself a belt and he wrote [00:03.34]Seven with One Blow on it. [00:06.07]Then he put on his new belt and decided to [00:08.80]travel around the world [00:10.47]because he was tired of his little shop. [00:13.71]Just before he l...
