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Unit Four
Our Life and the Internet
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. Pre-listening Activities
Part 1
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Part 2
1. C
2. E
3. D
4. A
5. F
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Script
Child development expert Sue Palmer said
that the figures showed we are “
cooping children
up inside”
more than ever. According to the study, 23 percent of children between two and five
could make a call on a mobile phone and a quarter can navigate between websites with ease. One
in
five
knew
their
way
around
smartphones
or
even
an
iPad.
Two
thirds
knew
how
to
turn
a
computer
on
and
73
percent
said
they
could
work
a
mouse.
When
it
came
to
real-life
matters,
however, the picture was very different. Just 48 percent knew their own home address and only a
third were able to write their first and last names.
“
By
encouraging
them
to
live
a
virtual
screen-based
existence,
we
are
deadening
their
developmental drive and dumbing them down.
” she said
,
“
They get used to the quick fix and the
easy
rewards
of
communicating
with
technology
and
don’t
learn
how
to
invest
the
emotional
effort that is necessary for real relationships. What they need is real play with real people in order
to develop properly.
”
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. Listening Tasks
Task 1 Understanding News Reports
News Item 1
1. B
2. D
News Item 2
1. D
2. C
News Item 3
1. C
2. D
3. B
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Script
News Item One
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
The flow of migrants and refugees to Western Europe has continued throughout the weekend.
Austria says it’s expecting 20,000 arrivals, most of them through
Hungary
and
Croatia
, but some
of
those
from
Slovenia
.
The
EU
leaders
remain
divided
who
should
bear
the
burden,
as
Jonny
Dymond
now reports. “The journey of many migrants to Europe is still hard and dangerous, but
some of the chaos of last week appears to have faded as southeastern Europe allows migrants to
move rapidly to
the north and west, to Germany and Sweden, the favorite
destination of many.
Late on Sunday, Poland Prime Minister announced that the country would accept only a symbolic
number of migrants. That kind of talk
irritates
Germany, the richest and biggest European nation
which has accepted many, but clearly feels tha
t some burden sharing is appropriate.”
Questions:
1. How many migrants and refugees will arrive in Austria?
2. Which countries are the favorite destination of those migrants and refugees?
News Item Two
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
One
of
the
world’s
biggest
banks,
HSBC
,
has
announced
the
first
details
of
a
major
cost-
cutting
exercise.
It’s
to
sell
its
businesses
in
Brazil
and
Turkey,
reduce
its
asset
base
and
shrink its investment bank. Kamal Ahmed reports.
“Europe’s larg
est bank has announced that it wants to be significantly smaller. HSBC has
revealed
that
its
UK
operations
will
be
hit
hard
as
it
battles
to
find
over
3.2
billion
pounds
of
cost-
savings.
Stuart
Gulliver,
the
bank’s
chief
executive,
said
that
it
was
time
to
recognize
the
world had changed, and the growth in Asia had to be the new focus. The bank is selling businesses
in Turkey and Brazil, and will look to reduce the value of its risky
assets by 290 billion pounds.
HSBC also said that it will make a decision on whether it will
retain
its headquarters in London
by the end of the year.”
Questions:
1. Which of the following is not a cost-cutting exercise of HSBC?
2. What will be the new focus for HSBC?
News Item Three
Questions 1 to 3 will be based on the following news item.
Korean
language
studies
are
quickly
growing
in
popularity
across
the
United
States.
The
Modern Language Association says the number of U.S. college students taking a Korean language
class rose by almost 45% over the last few years. The group notes that the increase comes at a
time when the number of college students taking foreign language classes has declined.
Many
people
around
the
world
like
the
sound
of
K-pop,
Korean
popular
music.
Also,
the
children of Korean immigrants want to speak to their parents and grandparents in Korean.
Professor Sung-Ock Sohn teaches Korean classes at
UCLA
. She says another reason people
want
to
learn
the
language
is
the
growing
economic
power
of
South
Korea.
Professor
David
Schaberg,
Dean
of
Humanities
at
the
University
of
California,
says
the
popularity
of
Korean
language
training
is
also
affecting
American
culture. He
says
it
shows
that
American
culture
is
becoming more Asian, or at least opening up to more Asian influences. Language researchers say
the
growing
number
of
U.S.
students
taking
Korean
language
classes
shows
no
sign
of
ending
anytime soon. Their reasons: the popularity of K-pop and the rising number of Korean-Americans
seeking to re-connect with older family members.
Questions:
1. What is K-pop according to the news?
2. Why is Korean language learning becoming popular in the United States?
3. What does Professor Schaberg think of this phenomenon?
Task 2
Understanding a Long Conversations
Conversation One
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
Conversation Two
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. A
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Script
Conversation One
W
: The Internet is very popular at the moment.
M
: It has been for many years now.
W
: Our company couldn’t exist without the
Internet. I
t just wouldn’t be possible.
M
: Have you ever met anyone online?
W
: No. I use computers all day at work.
I’m not particularly
keen on getting home and then using
a computer again.
M
: But don’t you work from home?
W
: When I do, I send the work back to the office over the net. But I don’t waste my time c
hatting.
M
:
I
do.
I
can
speak
to
people
from
around
the
world
and
the
computer
translates
their
text
straight into English.
W
: So rather than try and learn a new language, you rely on the computer to do all the work.
M
:
Give
me
a
break
,
we
can’t
learn
ever
y
language
you
know,
and
I
can
communicate
with
people I would not normally be able to.
W
: When computer translation is reliable enough for business, then I’ll be interested. For me the
Internet is a business tool, not a toy.
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1. What does the woman usually do on the Internet?
2. Why doesn
’
t the woman chat on the Internet?
3. Who does the man chat with on the Internet?
4. How does the man chat with foreigners?
5. For the woman, what
’
s the function of the Internet?
Conversation Two
W
: Hi, Dave! What
’
s up?
M
: Oh, not much. What have you been doing recently, Cathy?
W
: I
’
ve been chatting online a lot with friends.
M
: Where do you go to chat?
W
: I usually use yahoo messenger. What about you?
M
: I
’
ve never chatted online before.
W
: What?! How is that possible? Why not?
M
: Well, my computer is really old, so most software isn
’
t
compatible
with my computer.
W
: Do you want to come over to mine? I can show you how to use it.
M
: That would be great. How do you access the Internet?
W
: I have
wireless broadband
. It
’
s so convenient. I love it.
M
: My parents only have
dial-up
. They
’
re so behind the times.
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