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1、Unit 1 Old friends,different choicesVocabulary TaskAnswers/ScriptA Its been 10 years since I saw you last.I was able to travel and see the world.And I never got stuck being a housewife!B Things are going great for me these days.I finally settled down and got areal job.Now I work 9 to 5 at a neighbor

2、hood store.C Life has sure treated me well.I put myself through school.I was able to workmy way up in a company.And then I started my own business.Listening TaskFirst ListeningAnswers1.He went overseas for graduate school and is working at a high-techcompany.2.She was in a few beauty contests,but sh

3、e never won.She now has two children.3.He works at the neighborhood post office and has two children.4.Shes the branch manager at the local grocery store.2)second listeningAnswer1.He missed his home.2.She hopes her daughter will become a model.3.He loves his family.4.Shes proud of her new job.Script

4、1.A:Jim,I cant believe it-wow!I havent seen you since we graduated fromhigh school!What have you been doing?B:Well,after I went overseas for graduate school,and I had a great time.Butfinally I had to come home and get a real job in a high-teach company.B:Yeah,I remember you always wanted an internat

5、ional lifestyle.A:Oh,I had a great time overseas,but I got home-stick,too.2.A:Carol,is that you?B:Yes,its me!A:Oh,its so good to see you!You know,Carol,I remember you alwayswanted to be a famous model and travel around the world.Did it happen?B:Well,no.I was in a few beauty contests,but I never won,

6、and nobody everoffered me a modeling contract.A:Oh,thats too bad.B:Yeah,but now I guess Im too old,and I have two young kids,a boy and agirl.You know,maybe my daughter will get to do it some day.3.A:What have you been up to over the years,Ed?B:Well,I have two beautiful children now and work 9-5 at t

7、he neighborhoodpost office.A:Hmm,I remember you always wanted to be a professional race cardriver-What happened?B:The closest Ive come to that is driving a Porsche over 100 mph on theAutobahn.No,my greatest achievement is my family.4.A:So,Nora,how have you been?B:Remember when we were in high school

8、,I worked part-time job there.Ivebeen there ever since.B:Yeah?A:So when I graduated it seemed natural to get a And Ive been working myway up.Now Im the branch manager.Im making more money than somepeople who have college degrees!Real World Listening1.PredictAnswerstravel,old boyfriends,family,career

9、2.Get the main ideaAnswersF Sharon and Karen havent seen each other for 30 years.T Sharon planned to get married to Jim after high school.T Sharon started her own advertising agency.F Sharon majored in art in college.T Karen didnt want to get stuck being a housewife.F-Karen had one child.T Karen tra

10、veled around Europe for a year.F Karen went to medical school.ScriptSharon:Hey,Karen,is that you?Karen:Sharon,wow!I cant believe it!Yes,its me.Gosh,its good to see you!Sharon:You,too!Whats it been?Something like 20 years?!?Karen:Yeah,I cant believe were that old already.Sharon:Life sure has treated

11、well.You look great!Karen:Thanks you do too!Whafve you been doing all this time?I rememberyou couldnt wait to marry Jim and start a family.Sharon:Hah!I never did get married.I was too busy with school and then myjob.I dont even know what happened to Jim.Karen:So what do you do?Sharon:I have my own a

12、dvertising agency.Karen:Come on,Sharon!You?Sharon:Really.I majored in marketing in college and afterwards got a job withan advertising agency.I worked my way up,and when I felt I understood thebusiness really well,I left to start my own agency.Karen:Wow,thats pretty impressive.No wonder you havent h

13、ad any time toget married.Sharon:Yeah.So,anyway,what about you?You were the one who was goingto travel the world and do your own thing.You didnt want to get stuck being ahousewife.Karen:Hah!Youre gonna laugh,but I AM a housewife,and a mother of three.Sharon:Oh,come on,Karen,youre not serious,are you

14、?What happened tothe travel?Karen:Well,I did travel around Europe for a year with some friends.But then Imet Stan,and we got married right away.I helped put him through medicalschool,and then we had our children.I love being able to focus on my family,and when they leave home,Im going to start my ca

15、reerif its not too late!Sharon:Its never too late.Unit 2 Just Who Are You?Vocabulary taskAnswer/ScriptA Im pretty sure that people like me for who I m.Im just a typical,ordinary,regular girl.Im just like everybody else.B Im really into dancing at clubs.I spend really late nights going out with myfri

16、ends.Now Im getting behind in my work.C Ive got a chance to do something big.I could go pro,go on the pro tour.ButI need to drop out If school.Well,I gotta do what I gotta do.Listening Task1)First ListeningAnswers1.He goes out clubbing every night.He can still get great grades.2.She has a scholarshi

17、p to Harvard.3.He was an activist during the Vietnam War.He was put in prison forprotesting.4.He collects baseball cards.2)Second ListeningAnswers1.She thinks Sams really smart.2.She thinks Miriams scholarship is impressive.3.Shes surprised that Tom was an activist.4.He thinks Harolds collection is

18、silly.Script1.A:Sam,how come youre so tired in class all the time?Another late nightstudying?B:Are you kidding,Jennifer?I hardly study at all.A:How can that be?Youre the star student,the math ace.B:No,I go out clubbing every night.I dance til the bars thats why I cantkeep my eyes open.A:Arent you ge

19、tting behind in work?B:Nah,I just zip through my homework before dinner.A:You must be a genius.2.A:Mom,do you think Joey will ever be interested in me?B:Of course he will,Miriam.Youre such a sweet,sensitive girl.A:I dont want to be sweet and sensitive!I want to be beautiful and athletic.Instead,Ive

20、got a hunch of pimples and Im a nerd.B:If this boy doesnt like you for who you are,hes not worth it.A:But Mom,it doesnt work like that.Youve got to impress a guy to get him toeven notice you.B:Well,does he know about your scholarship to Harvard?A:Guys like Joey dont care about stuff like that.3.A:So

21、,Tom,what were you like in college?B:I was pretty serious.I studied political science at Berkeley in the 1960s.A:Really?B:Yeah,I was an activist during the Vietnam War.A:You?B:Yeah.You wont believe this.I even got stuck in prison for one of theprotests against the war.A:Wow!Thats amazing.I didnt kno

22、w that about you.4.A:Hey Harold,I didnt know you collected baseball cards.B:What?How do you know that?A:I was looking for a pencil the other day,and I saw the cards in your drawer.How come you never told us?B:Its secret!I dont really like people knowing what Im up to.A:Well,thats not such a bad thin

23、g.Real World Listening1.PredictAnswerTJ is good at skateboarding.2.Get the main ideaAnswersF-TJ got second place in the pro skateboarding contestLast weekend.T-T J is going to go TV commercial.T-Cesar thinks TJ will forget his friends after he becomes famous.T-T J feels like a regular guy.F-T J has

24、a girlfriend.T-T J is parents dont want him to drop out of school.F-T J doesnt want to drop out of school.X-Cesar wants TJ to drop out of school.ScriptCesar:TJ,my man!I heard you won the Pro-Am stake-boarding contest lastweekend.TJ:Yeah,Cesar,I did a flip on the half-pipe that really impressed the j

25、udges.Cesar:You impress me,TJ.Youre something else on that board!TJ:Ah,cmon,stop it,will ya?Cesar:But Ive seen you fly on a skateboard.Its amazing.TJ:Yeah,well,things have been goingood.Youll never believe what the latestis.Cesar:What?TJ:Nike wants me to do a commercial.Theyve been calling my agent.

26、Cesar:Wow!I dont believe that.TJ:You best believe it,my friend.Im going to get some big bucks for doing it,too.Cesar:Youre going big time now.I cant believe I even know you.TJ:Great,huh?Im gonna be on TV!Cesar:Yeah!Pretty soon youre not going to have time for someone like me.TJ:No way,Cesar.You know

27、 my friends are important.Cesar:Yeah,but now youre hitting the big time.Everythings gonna change.TJ:You know Im just a regular guy.Cesar:No,youre not.TJ:Yes,I am.Ive got parents and a bratty sister,just like you.I took pianolessons when I was little,and I go to church on Sundays.I like watchingcarto

28、ons,and my mom makes me take out the trash.And I worry about nothaving a girlfriend.See?Im just like everybody else.Cesar:I dont think so.Nobody else I know is doing a Nike commercial.Youregot it made,TJ.TJ:Yeah,but the problem is my parents.Cesar:Whats up?TJ:To really make it big,Ive got to go on t

29、he pro tour,and the only way I cango pro is to drop out of school,but they dont want me to.They say Im ruiningmy future.But I may not get another chance two years from now may be toolate.Cesar:So whafre you gonna for?TJ:Ive got to go for it.Im at the top of my game right now,and thats whatcounts.Ces

30、ar:Yeah,you gotta do what you gotta do.Unit3 Living with peopleVocabulary TaskAnswers/ScriptA Dorm life has some major negatives.The other students keep me up all night.And my roommate doesnt give me any space.B My new roommate doesnt drive me crazy.She never leaves her food orclothes all over the p

31、lace.She never takes my things without asking.C My dads rules are way too strict.He wont let me use the phone for morethan 10 minutes.And I have to be back by a 9 p.m.curfew.I know its becausehes concerned about me.Listening Task1)First ListeningAnswers1.Sally never cleans anything.2.The dormitorys

32、rules are too strict.3.His mother listens in on his phone conversations.4.Her brother takes her things without asking.2)Second ListeningAnswers1.She doesnt take her old food out of the refrigerator.She leaves her stuff allover the apartment.2.She has to be back by 10pm.She cant invite friends to the

33、 room.3.His mom listens to the room.His moon is too nosy.4.Her brother borrows her CDs.Her brother messes up her room.Script1.A:Whoa,ours place is a mess!B:Yeah,well,its Sallys stuff.She never cleans anything and leaves herclothes all over the place-blobs of toothpaste on the sink,and old smelly foo

34、din the fridge.She doesnt care that shes living with other people.A:Yeah,shes a total slob!2.A:Hi,little sister.hows your first week away at school?B:Well,I have to say that dormitory living has some major negatives.A:What?Like having to share the bathroom with a lot of people?B:Actually,thats not s

35、o bad.Its just that some of the rules are so strict.Like,we have to be back in the building by a 10 p.m.curfew.A:Yeah,that sure sounds like dorm life!B:And we cant have friends in our rooms!2.A:Ahhhh!My mom is so annoying.She doesnt give me any space.B:What do you mean?A:I mean,I feel like shes spyi

36、ng on me all the time.whenever I try to callsomeone on the phone,she hangs around listening to what I say.B:Shes probably just curious.A:Its more than just curious.Even if I take the phone into my own bedroom,shell suddenly come in,without knocking,and pretend to be looking forsomething,just to chec

37、k up on me.I wish I could move out!B:What a bummer.4.A:Harry,have you been listening to my CDs again?!B:Alice!Whats the big deal?A:The big deal is that it is so disrespectful to take things without asking.Plus,you mess up my room!B:Hey,you take my sweaters without asking all the time!A:Yeah,well.tha

38、ts different.B:I dont think so.Real world listening1.PredictAnswerThey dont respect her privacy.2.Get the main ideaAnswerThings that bother Kara:Mrs.Johnson visits Kara too often.Mrs.Johnson watches her while she eats.Mrs.Johnson wants to know where she is going.Mr.Johnson tries to hug and kiss her

39、all the time.ScriptKara:Steve,remember the older couple that I rent my apartment from?Steve:Yeah?Kara:Well,the woman has been coming up to see how Im doing.At first I wasreally appreciative,you know,its nice to feel that people are concerned whenyou live alone.Steve:Yeah,it is nice.Kara:Now,though,s

40、he comes every day.sometimes more than once!Shealways brings me homemade soup.Steve:Homemade soup!That is so great!I wish someone cooked for me.Kara:Sure,having some home-cooked food is a treat,but she sits andwatches me to make sure I eat it!Last time,I had just eaten dinner when shecame over and i

41、nsisted that I finish a whole bowl.She wouldnt leave until I did!Steve:Oh,cmon,you could have it much worse.Kara:And,every time I go out she leans out the door to ask where I am going.Its like Im 17 again!Steve:Would you rather have loud neighbors who kept you up all night?Kara:Well,its not only her

42、.Its the old man,too.He is such a flirt,and Ivealways thought it was cute.Ya know,an old man,80 years old,still flirting.Steve:Uh huh.Kara:So,today when I got home,he came up to me,gave me a hug.Steve:Yeah,so what.?Kara:And then,he kissed me on the cheek.!Steve:Oh no!Well,maybe you remind him of his

43、 granddaughter.Kara:Well,yeah,but dont you think its kind of weird for him to kiss me?Unit 4 High fashion,low budgetVocabulary TaskAnswers/scriptA Im trying to watch my spending.But this sweater may never be this cheapagain!Oh,well,thats what credit cards are for.B If only I could afford this killer

44、 dress.I guess Ill have to wait until its on sale.In the meantime,Ill try to save up enough money.C This style is really in this year.Its the latest thing.I know Im just paying forthe designers name.But its so me.Ive just got to have one.Listening Task1)Fist ListeningAnswers1.A$179 pair of Air Jorda

45、n gym shoes.2.A$500 pair of designer pants.3.A$20 vintage dress.4.A purse thats on sale.2)Second ListeningAnswers1.Theyre the latest thing.Hell be his teams best player if he has them.2.He doesnt want to look like hes wearing cheap clothes.The pants willnever go out of style.3.Its a killer dress and

46、 she wants Mike to notice her.4.The style is in this year and its on sale.Script1.A:Oh,wow,look at these.Theyre the latest Air Jordans.B:Youd really wear those?They look.so big.A:And theyre only$179.B:$179?!For a pair of gym shoes?A:These are the latest thing.I just got to have them.Ill be the best

47、player onthe team in these.Oh,Mom,please!B:Okay,Jason,but this is the last time.2.A:Five hundred dollars for a pair of pants?Youre crazy to spend that muchon clothes.B:Come on,man.These are the best.You just dont understand.A:I understand that I can get a nice-looking pair of pants for around 50 buc

48、ks.Youre paying$450 for the designers name.B:Maybe,but at least I never look like Im wearing cheap clothes,unlike somepeople I know.Besides,these pants will never go out of style.A:Okay,fine,suit yourself.Its your money.3.A:Hey,Ellen,look at this vintage dress!Its perfect for Mikes party,dontyou thi

49、nk?And its really back in style now.B:Yeah.And its just your color.A:I know.Its such a bargain,too.only$20.You cant beat that!Mmm,but Idont know,Ive got so many dresses in mfy closet already.B:Yeah,but this one is so YOU!Its a killer dress!Youve justgot to get it.A:Ooh,youre tight.Im going to go for

50、 it.I sure hope he notices me in it.4.A:look,honey,a sale on those purses I was telling you about!Ive neverseen them so cheap!B:But do you really need a new purse?A:Well,not really,but this style is really in this year.I want to get one whiletheyre on sale.B:But I thought we were trying to save up s