新视野第二版视听说4(3)

OK thanks, bye.

Waiting for phone calls and waiting for people to get back to you is really frustrating. Like today I had other things to keep me going and I was doing other things, but you know I've got this thing over my head because I know I've got to get this quote and I've got to keep chasing it and then while you're working on other stories whether they're bigger or smaller ones you know. It's very frustrating because you just want to get this done and out of the way, but it just doesn't happen.

Journalism is just a, is a great career to go into because (there's) so much you can do. So you can stay in newspapers, you can go into radio, television—there's just so much out there, and I guess at the stage where I am—sort of just starting out, just really looking at what there is and what I will enjoy doing more.

In 10 years I think I'd like to be an editor of a section of a national paper either here or abroad, 20 years, launching my own paper.

Journalism is just fantastic because you don't know what's happening on a day-to-day basis. You meet so many different people and it just puts you in such a privileged position. And I just love it. I just think it's great.

Unit 6

Basic listening CCADB

Listening in

Task 1 CBADC

Task 2

terrible

misfortune

reflection

damaged

heaven

pick

washed

Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified

Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all

they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality

Task 3

falling stock markets

even more superstitious

much less

constructive action

less lucky

worked

more satisfied

exams

trust

revision

listening in task 2

Are you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believe that breaking a mirror is a terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems from the old idea that a person's soul is in their reflection, so if you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming you to an early death, and not giving you entry to heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes, if you very carefully pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be "washed away".

Of all numbers, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. Some people claim that the number is bad luck because 13 people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with 13 at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, 12 gods had gathered for a feast when a 13th, Loki, entered. After the meal, Loki killed Baldr, who was the most beloved of all the gods.

Friday the 13th of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the 13th of March is the worst of them all.

The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is lucky. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and when people talk about the "seven-year itch" they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.

Unit 6 listening in task 3

Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in theMiddle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. "There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possibly as a result of current economic and political uncertainties," stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with a scientific background. Only one in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people inBritainfeel the need to touch wood, and 65 percent cross their fingers.

It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.

The survey also revealed some unexpected beliefs. For example, one respondent could not stay in the bathroom once a toilet had been flushed.

There was no evidence that superstitions ever worked, even when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn't feel any luckier or more satisfied with their lives at the end of that week than when they started.

Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: "When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision."

falling stock markets

even more superstitious

much less

constructive action

less lucky

worked

more satisfied

exams

trust

revision

Let's talk

Task 1

mystery

inside out

largest

three million

outside

inner

his theory

used up

the base

137-meter

purpose

tall, narrow

100,000 or so

radar

Further listening and speaking

Further listening

Task 1

ABDDB

Task 2

AABBA

Task 3

1. The magician did the same tricks over and over again.

2. The captain's parrot watched every show and began to understand what the magician did in each trick. Once he understood that, he started shouting in the middle of the show.

3. Each time the parrot revealed one of his secrets, the audience roared with laughter. The 4. performance he intended to be dark and mysterious turned into a comedy.

4. The ship collided with an enormous iceberg and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean, and the parrot was by his side.

5. He said, "OK, I give up. But I hope you'll tell me what trick you are going to do with the boat."

Viewing and speaking

Task 1

feet

shapes

theory

man-made

look after

experts

a million

outer space

extraterrestrial

conceivable

circle maker

image

explain

genuine

lifting out of

rubbish

mystery

mysterious

farmers

catch

appear

landscape

Unit 7

Basic listening

AADBC

Listening in > Task 1

DCAAB

Task 2

DCAAB

Task 3

rest

Sunday

industrial revolution

God

six-day work week

late 19th and early 20th

relaxation

great boon

consumer spending

Second World War

two days

do not work

religious activities

Let's talk

Task 1

held back

transport

highest

subsistence

lower

2,000-kilometer

minerals

potential

development

number one

tourism

only two

landscapes

fascinating

commuting

tourist

ruined

history

traditional

mistakes

Further listening and speaking

Further listening > Task 1

AABBB

Task 2

CABBD

Task 3

ABCDC

Viewing and speaking

Task 1

book

search engines

real customers

judge

250 pounds

two days / 2 days

partying

click

targeting

Unit 10

Basic listening

DCABC

Listening in

Task 1

future needs

shares

risk

banks

30

a half

rate

capital loss

interchangeably

savings

Task 2

DBCCA

Task 3

ABBAA

Let's talk

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