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UnitOne
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A.JayandElisearetalkingaboutanaccident.Listenandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Jay:
Comeinhere,Elise.Youshouldseethisshow!
Elise:
Whatisit?
Jay:
It'scalled"TheTitanicoftheSky."It'sabouttheHindenburg,agreatengineeringfeat.
Elise:
TheHindenburg...
Jay:
Youknow,thatgiantzeppelinthatcrashedin1934.Thirty-fivepeopledied.
Elise:
Ohyeah,Iremembernow.ItwasflyingfromGermanytotheUnitedStates.Itcrashedasitwaslanding.
Jay:
Right.It'ssofunnylooking,don'tyouthink?
Itdoesn'tlookanythingliketheairplanesashavetoday.
Elise:
That'strue.Whywouldpeoplerideinazeppelinanyway?
Itseemssodangerous.
Jay:
Well,somepeoplecalledtheHindenburg"man'sgreatestachievementinflight."Theythoughtitwassafe,Iguess.
Elise:
Whorodeinitanyway?
Jay:
Mostlywealthypeople.Itaccommodatedbetween30and40passengersandcrew.Onepersonsaiditwaslikea"flyinghotel."
Eise:
Itsoundsprettygreat.
Jay:
Yeah,anditwasfast.That'swhypeoplerodeit.Theywantedtogettotheirdestinationfaster.
Elise:
Whydidn'ttheyjusttakeajetplane?
Jay:
Elise!
Youknowtheydidn'thavejetsbackthen.Look,in1934ittookfivedaystotravelfromGermanytotheU.S.byship.Thezeppelincoulddoitinhalfthattime.Itwasspeedy.
Elise:
Well,maybeI'llsitdownandwatchalittlebit.MaybeI'lllearnsomething...
Track4-1-OL-2
B.Listenagain.Howwasthezeppelindescribed?
Checkyouranswers.
Track4-1-OL-3
A.Listentotheconversationandcheckthecorrectpicture.
Jack:
Ithinkweshouldbuyabiggercar.Bigcarsaresafer.
Kayla:
Yes,butontheotherhand,theyconsumemoreoil.
Jack:
Theyalsolookreallycool.
Kayla:
That'strue,buttherearesomeSUVswhicharenotbigbutalsoverybeautiful.
Jack:
And1thinkbigcarsaremorefuntodrive.
Kayla:
Butthenagain,it'sveryexpensive.
Jack:
Well,let'sgetmoreinformationaboutseveralkindsofcars,okay?
Track4-1-OL-4
Listentoanotherpersontalkingaboutfamousbuildingsinhiscountryandfillintheblankswithinformationyouhear.
MycountryhastwoveryfamousbuildingscalledthePetronasTowers.Thebuildingsaremadeofglass,steel,andconcrete.TheyweredesignedbyanAmericanarchitect,butheusedaMalaysianstyle.Theywerefinishedin1998,andtheywerethetallestbuildingsintheworldatthattime.Eachtowerhas88floors,andis452metershigh.IreallylikethePetronasTowers.Theyshowboththemodernandthetraditionalsideofmycountry.
Track4-1-OL-5
A.Listentoatalkoncontroversiesaboutmodernbuildings.Thenfillintheblankstocompletethesentences.
Modernbuildings:
Welovethem,Wehatethem
Theworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParisisalmost500yearsold,anditfacedaverymodernproblem:
Theresimplywasn'tenoughspaceforsixmillionvisitorseachyear.In1989,AmericanarchitectI.M.Peidesignedastrikingglasspyramidinthebuilding'scentertobeavisitorentranceandshoppingarcade.Buthealsostartedanangrydebate.Somepeoplefelthisglassbuildingwasapieceofart,liketheonesinsidethemuseum.Otherssaiditwasjustanugly,modernmistake.
Kyoto,Japan,isthecountry'sancientcapital,andtheheartofitsculture.Itsrailroadstationwastoosmallforthemillionsofvisitors.In1997,thecitycompletedanewstationinahugeshoppingcenter,rightintheoldestpartofthecity.DesignedbyHiroshiHara,thebuildingalsocontainsahotelanddepartmentstore.Beforeitwasbuilt,criticssaidthatthehigh,wide,modernbuildingwoulddestroythecity'straditionallook.Ontheotherhand,supporterssaiditwouldbringnewlifeintothecitycenter.
Track4-1-OL-6
B.Nowlistenagainandcompletethechartwiththeinformationyouhear.
Track4-1-OL-7
B.ListentotheinterviewwithErikaVanBeek,anengineer.AccordingtoErika,whatshouldbedoneaboutovercrowdingincities?
Thefuturebuildingboom?
Interviewer:
Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestproblemfacingourcities?
Erika:
Ithinkit'sovercrowding.Talktoanyonelivinginamajormetropolitanareaandtheywillsaythesamething:
There'snospace.Eventhesuburbsaregettingcrowded.
Interviewer:
Well,insomeplacestheresimplyisn'tanylandleftforbuilding,right?
Erika:
Yes,that'strue,butyouhavetothinkcreatively.Youcan'tgiveupsoeasily.
Interviewer:
Thinkcreatively?
Whatdoyousuggest?
Erika:
WhatI'msayingisthatwecanbuildmorestructuresunderground.Wecanaddparkinglots,malls,hotels,andevenapartmentbuildings.There'splentyofspace.
Interviewer:
Isn'titexpensive?
Erika:
Yes,itcanbe.Inthepastbuildingundergroundhasbeenveryexpensive.However,wehavenewtechnologythatwillbringthecostdown.Itinvolvesusingrobots.Youdon'thavetopayrobotsasalary!
Interviewer:
Isn't"buildingdown"moredangerousthanotherkindofconstruction?
Erika:
Actually,Ithinkit'ssaferthanbuildingskyscrapers,forexample.Remember,wealreadydoit.Wehavesubwaysandundergroundshoppingmalls.I'mjustsuggestingweinvestinavarietyofbiggerprojectsandthatwedigdeeper.
Interviewer:
Whatwouldyousaytopeoplewhodoubtyouridea?
Erika:
Icanunderstandtheirfeelings.Wheneverthere'sanewidea,itcancausecontroversy.But"buildingdown"isnotsomekindofimpracticalidea.Itmakessense.Thereissomuchspaceunderground:
Itcanaccommodatealotoftraffic,storage,andpeople.Withthenewtechnologywehave,we'dbecrazynottoconsidertheidea—it'sthewaveofthefuture!
Track4-1-OL-8
C.Listenagain.CheckthestatementsyouthinkErikawouldagree.
Unit2
Track4-2-OL-1
Pam:
Well,Lynn,Imustbegoing.Itwasgreattoseeyou–
Lynn:
By,Pam.
Pam:
What’sthat?
Lynn:
Oh…that’sOllie.
Pam:
Ollie:
Ididn’tknowyouhadadog!
Lynn:
Well,wedon’t…really.
Pam:
Whatdoyoumean?
Lynn:
Comehere.
Pam:
Ohmygoodness.It’sarobot!
Lynn:
That’sright.It’sadogrobot.Theycallita“dogbot.”
Pam:
Howinteresting!
…Butit’salittlestrange,don’tyouthink?
Lynn:
Well,Iwantedtogetaninteractivetoyforthekids.Theyloveit.SoI’mhappy.
Pam:
Howmuchdiditcost?
Lynn:
Don’task.Itwasn’tveryaffordable.It’scheaperthanhavingarealdog,though.Wedon’teverhavetobuydogfood!
Andthebatteriesarerechargeable.
Juliana:
Hey,Henrik.Look.
Henrik:
Whatisit,Juliana?
Juliana:
What’sthatguydoingoverthere?
Henrik:
Whichguy?
Juliana:
Theoneoverthere.Wearingasuit.H’spunchingsomanybuttonsonhiscellphone.
Henrik:
Oh,him.He’sprobablyplayingagame.
Juliana:
Really?
Henrik:
Alotofpeoplehavegamesontheircellphones.It’sreallypopularhereinFinland.Theyplaythemeverywhere.
Juliana:
Doyouplaythem,too?
Henrik:
Yes,Ido.
Juliana:
Ionlyusemyphonetomaketelephonecalls.IguessI’mold-fashioned.
Henrik:
Iheardthatsomepeopleplaygamesevenatwork.Theycanplayquietlyduringbusinessmeetings.Nooneknowsaboutit.
Juliana:
I’dliketotryit.
Henrik:
Here,usemine!
Track4-2-OL-3
Penny:
Hello.YourComputerWorldsalesdepartment.
Ted:
Hi,Penny.It’sTed.
Penny:
Oh,hi,Ted.What’sup?
Ted:
well,mycomputerhascrashedagain.
Penny:
Ohno!
Ted:
Oh,yes.That’swhyI’mcalling.Youknow,it’sfiveyearsold.AndIneedtospeaktoScottaboutgettinganewone.
Penny:
well,you’vecalledatagoodtime.Wehavesomeattractivenewmodels.
Ted:
Great!
I’mlookingforsomethingaffordable.AndIwanttogetsomethingportablethistime.
Penny:
I’msureScottcanhelpyouwiththat…Let’ssee,heisinameetinguntil3:
30.I’llaskhimtocallyou.
Ted:
No,that’sOK.I’llcallhimafter3:
30.Pleasegivehimthemessage.
E-mailismyfavouritewaytocommunicate.Ithinkitisasfastasafaxmachine,anditisaseasyasacellphone.Ofcourse,hassomeproblems,too.Itisn’tasaffordableasordinarymail,becauseyouneedacomputerandInternetservice.AndIdon’tthinkitisasreliableasafaxmachine.Sometimesmessagesgetlost.Butinmyopinion,isasconvenientasacellphone.Icansendamessagefrommyhomeoroffice,andmyfriendscanreaditwhentheyhavetime.
Track4-2-OL-5
Intoday’sreport,welookatanewtechnologycalledpervasivecomputing.
Pervasivecomputingmeansputtingtinycomputersintoeverydayelectronicappliances,suchastoastersandmicrowaves.Withpervasivecomputing,appliancescancommunicatewiththeirusers–andwithotherappliances!
Somecompaniesnowsellpervasivecomputingproductslikea“smart”toaster.Itremembersyourfavouritekindoftoast:
lightordark.Companiesaredesigninga“smart”coffeemakeranda“smart”clock.Thecoffeemakercanmeasurethewaterandcoffee.Itcanevenputmilkinyourbreakfastcoffeeandmakeblackcoffeeintheafternoon.Theclockwillcheckthetimeonotherclocksinyourhouse,andgiveinformationaboutotherappliances.Forexample,itcantellyou,“Yourcoffeemakerneedsmorewater.”
Andthat’sonlythebeginning.Onecompanyisnowadvertising“Savetime–phoneyourwashingmachine!
”engineersaremakinga“smart”house.Inthishouse,thelights,heater,andairconditionerchangeautomaticallywhenfamilymemberscomehome.Thismakesthehomecomfortable,anditsavesalotofenergy.Pervasivecomputingcouldchangemanypartsofourdailylives.
Butdopeoplereallywantpervasivecomputing?
Dotheyreallyneedtechnologyeverywhere?
Onecompanyaskedpeopleabouttheiropinionson“smart”appliances.Thereweresurprises.A“smart”refrigeratorcanbuymorefoodontheinternet,butpeopledidn’twantit,becauseitmightmakemistakes.
“Pervasivecomput
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