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1、Unit 1- Conversation 1Janet: So this is the Cherwell Boathouse its lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy. Mark: Im not so sure about that! Janet, theres something Kate and I wanted to discuss with you. Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. Weve decid

2、ed to get involved. Janet: Raising money for charity? Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students dont usually do that. Mark: Students often do that here. Anyway, were thinking of doing sponsored punting. Janet: Sponsored punting! Whats that? Kate: Sponsoring is when people pay you

3、to do something like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt. Janet: What a great idea! Id love to join you! Mark: Thats why were telling you about it. So thats decided then. Lets make a list of things we need to do. Kate: Ill do that. One of the first things we should do

4、 is choose the charity. Mark: Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. Ive got one here. Kate: That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that? Mark: Ill do that. What have we got so far? Kate: Choose a charity. Also a day for the event.

5、Change the wording on the sponsorship form. Um . We have to decide where the punt will start from. Mark: Cherwell Boathouse, no question! Its a very beautiful route from here, apparently. Kate: Im with you on that. Janet: Me tooJanet: Im not used to boats Woah! Mark: Whoops! Kate: Watch out! You nea

6、rly hit me with that thing! Mark: Sorry! I didnt mean to. . OK, were off! Kate: Maybe I should do the punting. Mark:Its fine.Ive got the hang of it now give me a chance. Kate: Well, Id like to have a go. Mark: Supposing I do the first hour. Then you can take over for a while, if you want to. Kate: Y

7、es, great. Janet: Youre really good at it, Mark! This is fantastic! Its exactly how I imagined life here! Look over there isnt it lovely! Kate: Yes, it is. Unit 1-Conversation 2 Janet: Kate, everythings organized, isnt it, for collecting the sponsorship money? Kate: Yes, Ive arranged for people to g

8、et the money to me by next Friday if they havent paid online. Ill count it all up. Janet: Good. Wed better have a meeting soon after that, dont you think? How much have we raised? Kate: About 600. Janet: Fantastic! Im so enjoying this! Mark: Hey guys, Ive got a suggestion how about moving over to th

9、e bank and we can have our picnic! Hey, look, theres Louise and Sophie! Mark: Whoo . Girls: Mark! Janet: Are you all right? Mark: Er .Of course Im all right. Kate, I think its your turn to punt! Unit 1-Outside ViewVoice-over Harvard University in Cambridge is one of the best universities in the worl

10、d. We spoke to Alex Jude, the universitys Head of Communications. He explained that Harvard looks for the best and most talented students from around the world.Alex Harvard actually seeks students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or

11、study government, or business. Our business school is particularly well-known around the world, as is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of Government, or the John F Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek very, very talented students and we have open doo

12、rs for them.Voice-over We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.Ashley Um, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and . Um, theres a good social life here if you l

13、ook for it. I go to the gym, run. So thats what I do.Adam Its, its whatever you want it to be. Its good. If you wanna go out party, do anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.Brian Socially, like you said, its, its a lot of w

14、hat you make it. Um, we dont have fraternities here, and so, you know, thats, its obviously not as social. Theres not as many parties as there would be on another campus. Um, but on a Friday or Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 oclock. And

15、 then we, and then well go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night.Jodie Not everyone would agree with me,obviously, but its, I think its a fun place to be.Interviewer Have you made a lot of friends?Jodie Oh, definitely.Interviewer

16、 Mm. Jodie Many.Interviewer What, what do you do with your friends? Jodie Um, well, I like to go to concerts. Im in three music groups, so I have lots of rehearsals during the week for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun things, on the weekend.Voice-over We asked the Harvard students if they use t

17、he Internet.Ashley Um, I, I use it a fairly good amount. Um, our library system is online, so I use that a lot. And a lot of my classes, you know, have to do research papers. You can find a lot of information on there, so.Interviewer So how often do you use it, a week, a day?Ashley Um, I use it prob

18、ably on more of a weekly basis. Maybe three or four times a week.Brian Oh yes, definitely. We live through the Internet actually. Well, I do a lot of research through the Internet, follow my stocks on the Internet. Um, well, even though e-mail is not officially Internet, we, thats how we communicate

19、 a lot at college, so, through the e-mail.John Um, I use the internet mostly for, er, Id say, sort of leisure purposes. I mean, I play, um, I use it for a lotof, I dont, we dont have TV in my room, so I use it, uh, uh, go to the CNN website, keep up on current events, things like that. Uh, I also, u

20、h, you know, theres some little games to play over the Internet. Um, just um, I go to to see whats happening, follow the Boston Red Sox, things like that. Um, I think a lot of courses use it to post things, but I, I dont usually use it that much for research, or things. I tend to use the libraries f

21、or such things, so.Unit 1-Listening inPassage 1Voice-over Hi, Im Nick Carter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers -now half-way through their first year -the question, How are you finding uni? Here are some of the answers we got.Speake S

22、peaker 1 Its cool. Its everything I hoped it would be. Im very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to get to the top of the profession. Ive started writing for the university newspaper so Ive got my foot on the ladder already.Speaker 2 Im working hard and the teaching is as good as I exp

23、ected. And Ive made some good friends. But Im very homesick. Im Nigerian and my familys so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month -that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much.Speaker 3 How am I finding uni? Its great. Its not perfect, nothing is, but, like, Ive got a brilliant soci

24、al life, just brilliant, and Ive made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didnt do, really enough work. But I -1 talked about it with my parents and Im working harder now and getting good grades.Speaker 4 Actually, Ive been quite lonely to be honest. Im a bit shy . everyone else seemed

25、to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently - yeah, they have. Ive joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah - Im feeling a lot happier now.Speaker 5 Unis great, I love it. My only prob

26、lem -and its quite a big problem - is money. My parents are both unemployed so, you know, they cant help me financially. My grant just isnt - its just not enough for me to live on, so Ive taken a part-time job as a waitress a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I dont want to

27、have huge debts at the end.Speaker 6 I love my subject. History, and Im, Im getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a university lecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me.Passage 2Oxford and Cambridge - two universities so s

28、imilar that they are often spoken of together as Oxbridge. Theyre both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the worlds best universities.The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the en

29、d of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive.Unlike most m

30、odem universities, both Oxford and Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has 39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them.In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18

31、. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, its not enough to get A grades in your exams. You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking.Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to

32、British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives.Among the great university institutions is the worlds most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, wher

33、e undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public. Cambridges comedy club Footlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UKs most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then theres the Oxford and Cam

34、bridge Boat Race, which takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK.So with all this excellence in so many fields, its not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities.Unit 2Conversat

35、ion 1Kate: Come in. Hey, Janet. Janet: Hi Kate, are you busy? Kate: Yes, Im just doing an essay. But its great to see you. So whats new? Janet: Well, nothing much. Kate: You look a bit fed up. Whats bugging you? Janet: Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens

36、 every time they call, and it gets me down. Kate: Im sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call. Janet: My dad doesnt say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate: Dont let it get to you. My dad

37、doesnt say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, Hi, Ill pass you to your mother. Its really irritating. Janet: But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice. Kate: Just tell him what youre up to. Janet: Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving h

38、ome and coming to Oxford. Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager. Kate: Try not to worry about it, Janet. Its normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, but I bet everything will be fine next term. Youll get used to it. Hey, why dont you do what I do? Janet: Whats that? Kate: When my dad c

39、alls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice! Janet: Maybe. Im sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye! Kate: Wait a minute .!Unit 2-Conversation 2 Kate: I think I may have upset Janet last night. Mark: What happened? Kate: She came to see

40、 me. I was busy doing an essay but I was really pleased to see her. Shed had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick. Mark: Poor kid! It must be tough when you guys living so far away from home. Kate: I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to fe

41、el miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, and then she got up and said, I must go now and left my room. It was really sudden. I felt as if Id said something wrong. Mark: Maybe she was just being polite. It was probably because she realized you were working and didnt want to disturb you. Kate: I j

42、ust wonder if she found it difficult to talk about her feelings with me. Maybe I shouldnt have tried to make her laugh? Perhaps she thought I wasnt taking her seriously. Mark: I wouldnt worry about it. Put yourself in her shoes. How would you feel if you were a student at college in China? Kate: I k

43、now. Thats why I feel bad. If only she had stayed longer! I wish I could have helped her more. Janet: Hey, everyone! Mark: Hi Janet, you look cheerful! Janet: Yes, Ive just got my essay back. I got an alpha minus! Kate: What an amazing grade! Well done. Mark: Im really happy for you, Janet. Janet: I

44、 feel on top of the world!Unit 2-Outside viewSebastienHi. Im Sebastien. Im from Germany. Um, the idea of IQ of a measure of your brain power has been around for a while, but recently theres been this new idea of the EQ - your emotional quotient. And by now, its actually almost being regarded as more

45、 important. If you look at it, businesses will. Well, they will prefer employing people with great EQ. Well, of course, IQ cannot be disregarded, but um, EQ does have its importance as well. Uh, I believe that, um,. I mean, people, most people will have, um, their basic means of communicating with o

46、ther people. Most people are somewhat socially adept, and just like most people have, you know, a basic general knowledge. But then, what I think really is the difference between IQ and EQ, I mean, you can have a brainiac, and they will be great at most things they do, but if you just cant get along

47、 with him, if you just cant communicate with him, I mean, you know, hes not really that useful. KimHi. This is Kim. Im originally from Korea, and I wasraised in California. And today, we are going to talk about the differences between IQ and EQ -IQ meaning your intelligence, EQ meaning your emotions

48、. Now, in . When I was, when I was a little, little boy in Korea, I had to take . I think Id taken like two or three IQ tests before the age often, which is when I moved to California. So, I guess we stress a lot of importance on intelligence, on having great IQ1 scores. But after I moved to the Sta

49、tes, I learnt how to associate with people, and along the lines that this word EQ came up, you know, emotional, caring lout. Its basically how you deal with people, how you make people feel, and how people make you feel. think theyre equally as, as important, but it seems that in the Eastern world t

50、hey kind of stress on that a lot more back in the days. But I think again, you know, now that with Internet and people are communicating so much faster, theres a better mixture of the two I link. Theres a stress on EQ in Korea as well, and a stress on IQ in the States. Thank you. TedHello. My name i

51、s Ted, and Im from the United States of America. Today, Im going to talk a little bit about IQ or EQ - which is most important, or which is more important. Now, for a long time when I was growing up, people said, IQ. Whats your IQ? Take an IQ test. But then EQ, your emotions, how you interact with p

52、eople, that became very important. And I think theyre . that people might be onto something with that, because your EQ - how you deal with people, how you interact with people - is important. Now, a big part of this, in my opinion, is listening. I know Im talking a lot right now, but if you want to

53、get along well with people, you have to listen to them, so just take a minute, maybe shut your mouth for a minute, and listen to others, and then you can understand and communicate with them in a better way. So, part of EQ, I think, is listening - listening to others - and it can be more important t

54、han IQ.Unit 2-Listening in Passage 1Presenter Were fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundings, especially in the world of advertising. Its called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in adv

55、ertising and marketing?Dr Hudson Well, of course, it depends what image the marketing team wish to project with their products. So for example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it alsomakes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesnt suggest strong emotions. So its a favourite for banks and

56、insurance companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are trustworthy. And for selling products, its often used to suggest something is pure and fresh.Presenter What about red?Dr Hudson You can sell almost anything with red.Its a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion

57、. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a similar effect to red, its upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react we

58、ll to orange, and its especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food.Presenter What about yellow, for instance?Dr Hudson Yellow is the colour of sunshine and its a positive, happy colour, so its used a lot in advertising. But its also often used for warning signs, direction signs,

59、 and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance.Presenter What about less popular colours for advertising?Dr Hudson Surprisingly, green isnt used much in advertising except for garden products, Its friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and m

60、int, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures.Presenter But most colours are not primary colours, theyre a combination.Dr Hudson Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give an impression of style and class, it l

61、ooks like gold. But its not often used in letters because its not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has

62、 many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green. Presenter Fascinating. Thank you very much, Dr Hudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced 15.99.Passage2Presenter What makes you embarrassed, Sally? Sally Oh, Im easily embarrassed. If anybody notice

63、s me or looks at me, I get very embarrassed. When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed.Presenter And what makes you upset? Sally When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty -I cant bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children. Presenter Jake, what makes you depressed? Jake I hate it when it rains, and I dont like people who look down on me, who think theyre superior to me without any reason.Presenter And what makes you angry? Jake