ListeningUnit1Workbook,1Beforeyoulistentothetape,answerthisquizonworldrecordsonpage51insmallgroups.Ifyoudon’tknowtheanswers,haveaguess.1C2B3A5D6CListening,2EdwinandCeciliahavefoundoutanswerstothequiz.Listentothemtalkingaboutwhattheyfoundout.Checkyouranswers.Whichonesdidyougetright?,Listenagain.WritetheanswersimnthetableandaddanyotherdetailsthatEdwinandCecilia.Youmightneedtolistenseveraltimes.AnswersOtherdetails123456,AnswerkeyAnswersOtherdetails1TheNileItisinNorthandEastAfrica.It's6,695kilometerslong,itisabout300kilometerslongerthantheYangtze.,AnswersOtherdetails2TheCaspianSeaIthasanareaof371,800squarekilometers.It'sasaltwaterlake.TheCaspianSeaisaboutfourorfivetimeslargerinareathanthesecondlargestlake(LakeSuperiorinNorthAmericawhichisthelargestfreshwaterlake).,34ThePacificOceanMtQuomo-langmaItrepresents45.9%oftheworld'soceans.ItisintheHimalayas.It's8,844metershigh.Itwasformed60millionyearsago.TheNepalesecallit"Sagarmatha"whichmeans"goddessofthesky".,5TheBlueWhaleAnadultgrowsupto35meterslongandweighsupto130tones.ItismuchlargerthanthelargestlandmammalwhichistheAfricanelephant(OneAfricanelephantspecimenwas3.96meterstallandweighedover12tones).,6ThecheetahItcanrunat100kilometersanhouronlevelground.Butitcanrunatthisspeedonlyoverashortdistance.,1Completethedialogueswiththecorrectnounsbelow.Thencheckyouranswerswithapartner.wisdomappreciationregretsconceptionUsingwordsandexpressions,1A:Wouldyoulikemetohelpyouwithyourmathsontheweekend? B:Oh,that'dbegreat.You'vehelpedmesomuchthisyear.HowcanIshowmy___________?2A:Idon'tunderstandwhyIanissorudetomeallthetime.B:Look,Idon'tthinkhemeanstobe.Ijustdon'tthinkhehasany_________ofbeingpolite.appreciationconception,3A:Ilovetalkingtoolderpeople.Theyseemtohavesomuch________.B:Yes,Iknowwhatyoumean.Mygrandmotheralwaysgivesmegreatadvice.4A:Doyouhaveany______inyourlife?B:No,notreallyalthoughI'msorrythatIdidn'tgettoknowmyfatherverywellbeforehedied.wisdomregrets,2Inpairs,completethecrosswordpuzzlewithnewwordsfromtheStudent’sBookonpage53.1marathon2bid3champion4conventional5virtue6accomplish7reality8amateur9profile10wage11struggle12unfit,1Matchthesubjectontheleftwithanendingontherighttomakecorrectsentences.Usingstructures,1ListeningtoEnglishprogrammesonTV2Anybodywhocanhelpmysonimprovehismathsfor$10anhour3Whatyouneed4Whethershecanruninthemarathon5ToclimbtothetopofMtQomolangma6Willthepersonwhotookmyexercisebook7Smoking8Pollutedwaterisoneofthemajorcausesoflungcancer.isanissuethatmustbediscussedbygovernments.isagoodwayofimprovingyourEnglish.wouldbeaverycourageousthingtodo.pleasecontactmeon4568XXXX.dependsonhowfitsheis.isaredscarfforyourblackovercoat.giveitbackplease?,2Inpairs,completeeachsentence,startingwiththephraseinitalicsasthesubject.1Playingsportis____________________________2ThemanwhorobbedMrsDavieshasbeen___________________3Agoodfriendis________________________________________________caughtbythepolice.onewhoseesyouthroughbadtimesaswellasgoodtimesimportantpartofschoollife.,4Whetherhewillbealawyerornotdependson________________________5Whoevercomeslateforworkmust__________________________________6Toreachyourgoalis___________________________________howwellhedoesatschool.staylateuntiltheday'sworkisdone.oneofthemostexcitingthingsyoucando.,3TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1大山里静谧的氛围是我最喜爱的。2参加比赛给我很大的成就感。Participatinginacompetitiongivesmeagreatfeelingofaccomplishment.ThepeacefulatmosphereofthemountainsisthethingIlovethemost.,3在电话上谈话几个小时是我不能理解的事。4到奥运会上去比赛是我的梦想。5她为学校所做的一切使学生和教职员工非常感激。SpeakingonthephoneforhoursisnotsomethingIcanunderstand.TocompeteattheOlympicsismydream.Whatshedidfortheschoolwasgreatlyappreciatedbythestudentsandstaff.,1Ingroups,discusshowyouwouldgoaboutgettingontotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsbyansweringthesequestionsonpage56.Listeningtask,2Nowlistentoaguestspeaker,CharlieCarini,whoisadvisingstudentshowtogoaboutgettingtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Labelthetopicsonpage56fromAtoFintheorderthatyouhearCharlietalkaboutthem.1F2B3D5E6C,3Listenagainandcompetethedo’sanddon’tsoftryingtogetaGuinnessWorldRecord.DO’SDON’TS,Do’sChooseacategoryfromtheGuinnessBook.Chooseacategorythatotherswillbeinterestedinchallenging.ContacttheGuinnessofficebeforegoingaheadwithyourrecordattempt.Suggestedanswers,Trainforyourevent,buildupyourtrainingslowly.Doatrialrun.Whenyouaretryingforarecordandyouhaveaproblem,tryandfixorworkwiththeproblem.Asksomefriendstogowithyoutoencourageyoureffortsandtoofferadvice.Makesureyouhaveproofofyournewrecord.,Don'tsDon'tchoosesomethingunlessyou'recertainit'sacategory.Don'ttraintooquickly.Whenyouaretryingforarecord,ifsomethinggoeswrong,don'tgiveup.,Youaregoingtorole-playaninterviewbetweenarecordbreakerandtwonewsreporters.Usetheguideonpage57.Speakingtask,B:Tellme,what'stherecordyou'vebroken?A:Ibroketherecordforbeingthefastestpersoncarryinga25kilobagofpotatoes.B:Wow!Howfardidyoucarrythebag?A:Itwasonlyakilometre.Sampledialogue,A:Itwasonlyakilometre.C:Soundslikealongwaytome!Howlongdidittakeyou?A:Threeminutesandtenseconds.B:You'rekidding!A:(laughs)No,itwasn'ttoodifficult.C:Whydidyouchoosethatparticularevent?,A:IknowitseemsstrangebutIwantedtodosomethingdifferenttotheusualkindsofevents.B:Well,itiscertainlythat!Tellmeaboutthekindoftrainingyoudidtoprepareyourself.A:Well,Igotupeachmorningatfiveandjoggedupanddownhillswiththesackofpotatoesonmybackfortwohourswithoutarest.Ididthatforsixmonths.,B:(noddingheadwhilelistening).Gee,thatsoundsalmostimpossibletome!A:Well,itfeltimpossiblesometimesbutIalwayshadagreatsenseofachievementwhenIstopped!B:Yes,I'msureyoudid.Howdidyouprepareyourselfmentallyfortheevent?,A:WhenIwastrainingandfeltlikeIcouldn'tgoon,IwouldjustkeeptellingmyselfIcoulddoit.Ialsowouldchooseaspotalongwayaheadofmeandkeepmyeyesfixedonthat.(BnodswhileAistalking.)B:Didyouhavemanypeopleatyourattemptattherecord?,A:Ohyes,Ihadsomefriends,myfamilyandafewcolleaguesfromwork.Thatwasreallyimportant.B:Ohyes?Whywasthat?A:Well,whenyoutrytobreakarecord,youneedalltheencouragementyoucanget.Ithelpstoknowpeoplereallywantyoutobreakthatrecord.,C:Ofcourse.Anddidyoueatthepotatoesafterwards?A:(laughs)No.Ineverwanttoseeanotherpotatoinmylife!,Thankyou.
