Uint IL. Basic listening practice 1. Script W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in brazil M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the richter scale. I don 't think there were any Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3. 5 on the richter scale according to the man 2. Script W: Id a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. It's the rainy season there and there may be landsides M: Suzie can take care of herself, she wont go anywhere too risky besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better Q What is Suzie doing? 3. Script M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already? W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we wont get another chance to go this Q What is the 4. Script M: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos W: I saw it on the news. The flood ing and damage were terrible. I dont think anyone was hurt though Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon? 5. Script w: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet it's so destructive And I couldnt believe how far the ash can travel. I'm glad we don't have any volcanoes here Q What does the man think the volcano is? Keys: 1.D2.A3. C4.B 5.C
1 Uint3 II. Basic Listening Practice 1. Script W: Did you see the paper today? There was an earthquake in Brazil. M: Yes, but it only measured 3.5 on the Richter scale. I don’t think there were any casualties. Q: What is the result of the earthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale according to the man? 2. Script W: I’d a bit worried about Suzie traveling to southern India. It’s the rainy season there, and there may be landsides. M: Suzie can take care of herself; she won’t go anywhere too risky. Besides, you can always e-mail her if it makes you feel better. Q: What is Suzie doing? 3. Script M: Hi, I thought you were on holiday in Asia! Back already? W: we never got there! Our travel agent cancelled our arrangements because the whole region is flooded. We were so disappointed; we won’t get another chance to go this year. Q: What is the woman doing? 4. Script M: Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours. Can you believe it? A typhoon hit the east coast and it was chaos. W: I saw it on the news. The flooding and damage were terrible. I don’t think anyone was hurt though. Q: What is the consequence of the typhoon? 5. Script W: Did you see the program last night about volcanoes? It was fascinating! M: Yes, the weird thing is the molten lava looks so beautiful, yet it’s so destructive. And I couldn’t believe how far the ash can travel. I’m glad we don’t have any volcanoes here! Q: What does the man think the volcano is? Keys: 1.D 2.A 3. C 4.B 5.C
II. Listening in g Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath Son: Hi, mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? Mom: I havent started yet. Why, have you any requires? Son: How about tsunami for a change- don t know what is, but I heard some Japanese people using the word on the bus the other day. Sounds like a food Maybe it's similar to sushi Mom: Nonsense. Tsunami comes from Japanese words meaning harbor and wave. If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around, young man Son: Why? What is it? Mom: I mean it may swallow you up. A tsunami is an enormous series of very powerful waves Son: Could you surf on them? That could be cool Mom: Theyre not cool. They are very destructive. When they pound the shore of populated areas, they cause tremendous damage. They destroy everything in their path Son: What causes them? Mom: I think they are caused by some sort of shock, like an earthquake, volcano, or land side that starts a chain reaction in the ocean Son: Do the waves get to big that they crush buildings? Mom: Easily. They can be dozens of meters high. They toss cars and houses around as though they were childrens toys Son: Can you see them coming? Mom: You can see them at quite a distance. But there's not much you can do. In the open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore, the system slows down and the waves get bigger. ow Mom: They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp 1. What the son think a tsunami is? 2. What does mom imply by saying, If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way 3. what does the son think surfing on tsunami waves would be like? 4. Which of the following is not mentioned as the cause of a tsunami? 5. How high can tsunami waves reach? Keys: IB 2.C3.A4.D5.C For Reference 1. In the open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore the system slows down and the waves get bigger 2. They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp
2 III. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Son: Hi, mom, what are we having for dinner tonight? Mom: I haven’t started yet. Why, have you any requires? Son: How about tsunami for a change—I don’t know what is, but I heard some Japanese people using the word on the bus the other day. Sounds like a food. Maybe it’s similar to sushi. Mom: Nonsense. Tsunami comes from Japanese words meaning harbor and wave. If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around, young man. Son: Why? What is it? Mom: I mean it may swallow you up. A tsunami is an enormous series of very powerful waves. Son: Could you surf on them? That could be cool. Mom: They’re not cool. They are very destructive. When they pound the shore of populated areas, they cause tremendous damage. They destroy everything in their path. Son: What causes them? Mom: I think they are caused by some sort of shock, like an earthquake, volcano, or landside that starts a chain reaction in the ocean. Son: Do the waves get to big that they crush buildings? Mom: Easily. They can be dozens of meters high. They toss cars and houses around as though they were children’s toys. Son: Can you see them coming? Mom: You can see them at quite a distance. But there’s not much you can do. In the open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore, the system slows down and the waves get bigger. Son: How big? Mom: They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp. 1. What the son think a tsunami is? 2. What does Mom imply by saying, “If we had a tsunami, it would be the other way around”? 3. What does the son think surfing on tsunami waves would be like? 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the cause of a tsunami? 5. How high can tsunami waves reach? Keys: 1B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C For Reference 1. In the open ocean they move at up to 800km per hour, but when it reaches the shore, the system slows down and the waves get bigger. 2. They can reach 30 meters. Big enough to finish you off in one gulp
Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the dominican Republic Script The death too continues to (S1) climb from last week's flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development(S2)reports that at least 1,068 people are dead, 1, 600 are($3)missing.and 25,000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of (S4 )assistance In Dominican Republic, 414 are dead and 274 are missing, all from the town of Jimani a key(s5 factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive deforestation and the (S6) presence of settlements along the floodplains of rivers The flooding was driven by intense rainfall. A low-pressure system(S7)originating in Central America brought exceptionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from May 18 t o25.(S8)Rainfall exceeded 500 mm (or 19.7 inches) along the border areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic during that period. At the town of Jimani, Dominican Republic, 250mm(or 10 inches)of rain fell in just 24 hours, causing the Solie River to overflow its banks from May 24 to 25. The heavy rainfall resulted in flash flood ing and extensive debris flowed over the entire region Swollen rivers and debris cut off many of the roads traversing the area along the base of the mountains. ( S9)This made it d iff icult for humanitarian relief worker to rescue stranded people and deliver badly. Now people want to know: How and related landmass movement also caused landsides in a few places (S10)Analysis of the past date shows that maior floods in the Dominican Republic. and Haiti are now a near-annual event. Since 1986. twelve lethal events have occurred on the island Task 3: A Blizzard Script a blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, there are many different definitions of what a blizzard truly is. But it is generally agreed that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. The storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile for three hours running. Include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speed of at least 32 miles per hour, which means Force 7 or more on the Wind Scale Another standard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must
3 Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Script The death too continues to (S1) climb from last week’s flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least1,068 people are dead, 1,600 are (S3) missing, and 25,000 are in need of emergency food and other forms of (S4)assistance. In Dominican Republic, 414 are dead and 274 are missing, all from the town of Jimani. A key(S5) factor in the widespread destruction is the extensive deforestation and the (S6) presence of settlements along the floodplains of rivers. The flooding was driven by intense rainfall. A low-pressure system (S7) originating in Central America brought exceptionally heavy rain and thunderstorms to Haiti and the Dominican Republic from May 18 t o25. (S8) Rainfall exceeded 500 mm (or 19.7 inches) along the border areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic during that period. At the town of Jimani, Dominican Republic, 250mm (or 10 inches) of rain fell in just 24 hours, causing the Solie River to overflow its banks from May24 to 25.The heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding and extensive debris flowed over the entire region. Swollen rivers and debris cut off many of the roads traversing the area along the base of the mountains. (S9) This made it difficult for humanitarian relief worker to rescue stranded people and deliver badly. Now people want to know: How often do floods and related landmass movement also caused landsides in a few places. (S10)Analysis of the past date shows that major floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti are now a near-annual event. Since 1986, twelve lethal events have occurred on the island. Task3: A Blizzard Script A blizzard is a sever weather condition characterized by low temperatures and strong winds, greater than 15 miles per hour, bearing a great amount of snow. Because the factors for classifying winter storms are complex, there are many different definitions of what a blizzard truly is. But it is generally agreed that in order to be classified as a blizzard, as opposed to merely a winter storm, the weather must meet several conditions. The storm must decrease visibility to a quarter of a mile for three hours running. Include snow or ice as precipitation, and have wind speed of at least 32 miles per hour, which means Force 7 or more on the Wind Scale. Another standard, according to Environment Canada, is that the winter storm must
have winds of 40 kilometers per hour or miore, plenty of snow, visibility less than 1 kilometer, a temperature of less than -25 degrees Celsius and all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more, before the storm can properly be called a blizzard When all these cond itions continue after snow has stopped falling, the storm is referred t o as a ground blizzard An extensive form of blizzard is a whiteout. when the downdrafts. together with snowfall, become so sever that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air. People caught in a whiteout can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction severe blizzard can also occur along with arctic cyclones 1. What is the passage mainly about? 2. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the first standard? 3. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the second standard? 4. What is a ground blizzard? 5. Which of the following is in the order of increasing force? Keys: IA2.B3. C4.5.C For Reference They can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of d irection I. Speaking Out MODEL 1 It was a strong earthquake Amy: Bill, it was a strong earthquake! The house was shaking, the window breaking Bill: I know, it was terrible. I saw your face turn whit as you ran and got under the Amy: I admit I panicked. But it wasn't an occasion for us to be careless. It's better to be cautious. There might be aftershocks Bill: Or an even bigger quake Amy: To play it safe, let's turn off the gas and electricity. Bill: Right. Let's get the emergency earthquake kit already, It's in the kitchen. It has food. flashlights and a first-aid kit Amy: Let's turn on the radio for news. I guess the quake measures at least 5 on the Richter scale
4 have winds of 40 kilometers per hour or mi=ore, plenty of snow, visibility less than 1 kilometer, a temperature of less than -25 degrees Celsius, and all of these conditions must last for 4 hours or more, before the storm can properly be called a blizzard. When all these conditions continue after snow has stopped falling, the storm is referred t o as a ground blizzard. An extensive form of blizzard is a whiteout, when the downdrafts, together with snowfall, become so sever that it is impossible to distinguish the ground from the air. People caught in a whiteout can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction. Severe blizzard can also occur along with arctic cyclones. 1. What is the passage mainly about? 2. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the first standard? 3. Which of the following is true of a blizzard according to the second standard? 4. What is a ground blizzard? 5. Which of the following is in the order of increasing force? Keys: 1A 2.B3. C 4.D 5.C For Reference They can quickly become disoriented, losing their sense of up and down as well as their sense of direction. IV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 It was a strong earthquake Amy: Bill, it was a strong earthquake! The house was shaking, the window breaking! Terrible. Bill: I know, it was terrible. I saw your face turn whit as you ran and got under the table. Amy: I admit I panicked. But it wasn’t an occasion for us to be careless. It’s better to be cautious. There might be aftershocks. Bill: Or an even bigger quake! Amy: To play it safe, let’s turn off the gas and electricity. Bill: Right. Let’s get the emergency earthquake kit already. It’s in the kitchen. It has food, flashlights, and a first-aid kit. Amy: Let’s turn on the radio for news. I guess the quake measures at least 5 on the Richter Scale
Bill: Who know what might happen tomorrow, next month or next year? After all, this city is said to be located in an earthquake zone Amy: There hasn't been much activity for dozens of vears Bill: But a maior quake may hit at any time. Amy: I think we'd better move to an earthquake-proof house Bill: Smart thinking MODEL2 Things are a bit out of balance Scrip John: The seventh straight day of rain. It's too much. Things are a bit out of balance Susan: Yeah, too much rain here too little there. Last summer firestorms destroved many parts or the glc John: Firestorms are a pretty interesting phenomenon. They generate so much heat that they create their own weather. Nothing you can do about it Susan: Once a fire developed into a firestorm, theres no stopping it. Some people think we shouldnt try John: You mean, just let the forests burn? How can we watch peoples homes on fire with folded arms Susan: Some experts argue that forest fires are part of nature, and that we shouldnt try to interfere, except, of course, to save homes and lives John: It seems wrong to let all good timber burn. what a waste that would be Susan: But that's nature's way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest floor and creating new kind of growth John: Mavbe so. but it still seems wrong to just let fires burr Susan: After all, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without man's help fighting the fires John: That may be true. but I still think it's wrong to not put out forest fires
5 Bill: Who know what might happen tomorrow, next month or next year? After all, this city is said to be located in an earthquake zone Amy: There hasn’t been much activity for dozens of years Bill: But a major quake may hit at any time. Amy: I think we’d better move to an earthquake-proof house. Bill: Smart thinking! MODEL2 Things are a bit out of balance. Script John: The seventh straight day of rain. It’s too much. Things are a bit out of balance. Susan: Yeah, too much rain here, too little there. Last summer firestorms destroyed many parts of the globe. John: Firestorms are a pretty interesting phenomenon. They generate so much heat that they create their own weather. Nothing you can do about it. Susan: Once a fire developed into a firestorm, there’s no stopping it. Some people think we shouldn’t try. John: You mean, just let the forests burn? How can we watch people’s homes on fire with folded arms? Susan: Some experts argue that forest fires are part of nature, and that we shouldn’t try to interfere, except, of course, to save homes and lives. John: It seems wrong to let all good timber burn. What a waste that would be! Susan: But that’s nature’s way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the forest floor and creating new kind of growth. John: Maybe so, but it still seems wrong to just let fires burn. Susan: After all, there have been verdant forests for millions of years without man’s help fighting the fires. John: That may be true, but I still think it’s wrong to not put out forest fires