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    [00:00.00] Unit 9:Lesson One Sport and Games

    [00:05.36]Practice One If I Have Time on My Hands Words You Need to Know

    [00:13.07]adore pony canoe soak pursuit

    [00:35.14]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the question on the tape.

    [00:43.45]The following is an interview from a weekly sports program.

    [00:47.45]Presenter:Good morning, listeners. Welcome to our weekly sports programme aimed at all those underactive youngsters with time on their hands!

    [00:56.27]Listen to what our two guests have to say about their own sporting pursuits and how sport made a difference to their lives.

    [01:03.76]Debbie first, then, Jonathan.

    [01:06.67]Debbie:I'm keen on doing something that gets you out into the countryside.

    [01:10.96]So I'm for horse-riding whenever I can! It's quite an expensive hobby,

    [01:16.54]though:you have to pay for the instruction and the hire of equipment-and there is quite a lot of that-but I think it's a great sport because you're out of doors and working with animals.

    [01:26.44]I used to be actually scared of horses until I took up riding; now I adore them!

    [01:32.56]When I've saved up enough money I'm determined to buy a pony of my own.

    [01:37.56]Another advantage of riding is that disabled people can enjoy it too.

    [01:42.74]It's great fun teaching them to ride; it makes you feel you're doing something really worthwhile.

    [01:49.30]It's made me more aware of other people's problems and now I don't worry about my own so much.

    [01:55.42]Presenter:Thank you, Debbie. Now Jonathan.

    [01:58.66]Jonathan:The trouble with riding is that you can injure yourself if you fail!

    [02:02.62]I don't fancy that at all ! I prefer canoeing because you've always got the water there for support.

    [02:10.10]If you're a good swimmer, have a good sense of balance and strong arms, you'll like canoeing!

    [02:16.58]The main trouble is transporting your canoe to the right places-my father takes it on the roof of the car-or sometimes I put it on the roof of the Club Land Rover.

    [02:27.71]What it's taught me most is to be independent, though.

    [02:32.24]It's just you and the canoe against the wind, the weather and the water.

    [02:37.64]It gives you a lot of self-confidence and it can get really exciting as long as you don't mind getting soaked,

    [02:44.41]of course! It makes you feel close to nature somehow.

    [02:48.59]I hope to run my own canoeing center when I'm qualified. (345 words)

    [02:53.34]What are the two sports events mentioned in this interview?

    [02:57.88]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences.

    [03:06.62]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the passage for the third time and try to summarize the information in the following table.

    [03:17.86]Practice Two A Little History of Football

    [03:22.50]Words You Need to Know

    [03:24.37]association rugby

    [03:34.81]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide which choice is the best answer to each of the questions.

    [03:44.82]The game of football may have started in Roman times.

    [03:49.07]It seems that the Romans played a game very much like our modern rugby with a round ball.

    [03:55.80]English villagers played football in the 16th century and they often had almost a hundred players on each side.

    [04:04.12]It was a very common game, which was very rough and even dangerous until the early part of the 19th century.

    [04:12.00]In the 18th century a Frenchman who had watched a rough game of football in a village wrote:

    [04:18.62]"I could not believe that those men were playing a game.

    [04:22.84]If this is what Englishmen call playing, I would not like to see them fighting!"

    [04:28.81]It was then played in schools in England and soon spread all over Britain and Europe.

    [04:34.72]Until 1850, it was not possible to have football matches between one school and another,

    [04:41.09]because each school had different rules! So rules had to be made.

    [04:47.21]They were not improved until, in 1863, those who preferred to play with hands as well as feet formed the Rugby Union while the others started the Football Association(F.A.).

    [05:02.22]It was only in 1863 that the first set of rules for all football clubs was agreed upon.

    [05:09.46]Nearly 150 years later, football has become by far the most popular sport in the entire world.

    [05:17.63]Would that 18th century Frenchman have believed this possible? (230 words)

    [05:23.10]1)According to the passage, where may the game of football have first started?

    [05:30.34]2)What kind of ball was first used?

    [05:34.58]3)How many team members were often involved in the game when the English began to play the game?

    [05:42.04]4)Why was it not possible to have football matches between two schools until 1850?

    [05:49.60]5)In 1863, which organization was founded?

    [05:55.75]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and answer the following question.

    [06:04.79]What did the Frenchman say about the game, and what did he mean?

    [06:10.48]Practice Three You Can't Argue With It

    [06:14.83]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage, then tick ( ) the opinions on the list which correspond to what Mr Smith said.

    [06:25.85]The following is a conversation between Mr. Smith and Jack about professioal fottball.

    [06:33.26]Mr.Smith:Football isn't the same these days. Not like it used to be at all.

    [06:37.73]The big games, well, you know it yourself, most of 'em are just dull;

    [06:42.26]boring, no excitement at all. The season's too long as well. Too much of it:goes on nearly all the year. Who wants...

    [06:51.19]Jack:But don't you think...

    [06:52.24]Smith:Well, it does. You can't argue with it. And it's violent too.Really violent.

    [06:58.36]Players got hurt in the old days, too. I know, but that was an accident,

    [07:02.93]an accident in a tough men's game, but these days it's no accident. It's violent, just vio...

    [07:10.56]Jack:Have you thought about...?

    [07:11.82]Smith:Just a minute. Let me finish, will you! I was just about to say that teams don't try to win.

    [07:18.66]They're not interested in winning. They just make sure they don't lose, that's all.

    [07:23.77]So you've got to admit...

    [07:25.61]Jack:And you've got to admit one thing too, and that is, professional football's good for television.

    [07:31.01]Plenty of games, a bit o' violence, keep television viewers amused for hours and hours... (181 words)

    [07:36.88]Exercise 2 Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide which choice is the best answer to cach of the questions.

    [07:47.42]1)What can you infer about the game in the past?

    [07:52.18]2)According to the passage,how long does a football season last?

    [07:58.15]3)According to the passage,what is the explanation for people getting hurt in the past?

    [08:05.57]4)Which of the following is mentioned as a reason for football's popularity on television?

    [08:12.98]Practice Four It Was on the Lucky Side

    [08:17.12]Words You Need to Know

    [08:18.92]spectacular score confess marker

    [08:35.84]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the following question.

    [08:43.76]Well, Frank, I think it was the most spectacular one I've scored this season.

    [08:48.66]But I have to confess it was a bit of an accident really, very lucky it was.

    [08:52.98]I mean Mike O'Neil centered from the right, and Tommy Jones got clear of his marker for a second,

    [08:59.24]but then Tommy slipped, you see, he slipped, and as he slipped the ball hit him on the knee and went in the air,

    [09:05.80]and I saw it coming towards me, and I don't mind telling you, I closed my eyes and threw myself at it,

    [09:11.77]and the next thing I knew it hit me on the head and there it was in the back of the net.

    [09:17.35]So it was a little bit on the lucky side, you might say... (132 words)

    [09:24.66]What is the main idea of the tell?

    [09:27.47]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences.

    [09:35.53]Lesson Two Food and Health

    [09:39.53]Practice One Fast Food Words You Need to Know

    [09:45.65]Bachelor of Hamburgerology fancy hang round

    [10:04.48]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and answer the following questions briefly.

    [10:13.69]In the past ten years or so, America's most popular export to Britain has been THE HAMBURGER.

    [10:21.76]One very well-known American company, which has restaurants all over the world,

    [10:26.90]even has its own "university". Here, if you fancy becoming an expert in the subject,

    [10:33.49]you can take a ten-day course leading to the "degree", Bachelor of Hamburgerology.

    [10:40.15]If you get really interested in the subject, you can even go on to do your Master's degree-but that takes longer!

    [10:47.75]Hamburgers are, of course, fast food:They don't take long to cook and they take even less time to eat.

    [10:54.66]Next time you are in one of those fast-food restaurants, look around.

    [10:59.52]You'll notice that they aren't usually very comfortable (they don't want to encourage you to hang around for too long).

    [11:06.25]And they are normally decorated in bright colours because psychological tests are supposed to show that this makes people hungrier.

    [11:14.39]Keen students of English should read the menus in these places.

    [11:18.38]If you think you could do with improving your vocabulary, especially adjectives, study them with care. (178 words)

    [11:25.08]1)What is America's most popular export to Britain in the past ten years?

    [11:31.96]2)How long does it take to get a bachelor's degree of hamburgerology?

    [11:37.93]3)Why are the fast-food restaurants usually not so comfortable?

    [11:44.30]4)Why are the fast-food restaurants decorated in bright colors?

    [11:49.99]5)How can a student of English especially benefit from visiting the fast-food restaurants?

    [11:57.95]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F), then correct them where necessary.

    [12:12.35]1)One can get his bachelor's degree of hamburgerology from Cambridge University.

    [12:19.55]2)A ten-day course can lead one to the "degree", Master of Hamburgerology.

    [12:27.14]3)Hamburgers, like all other fast-food, take less time to eat and cook than a dinner.

    [12:36.14]4)The concept of fast-food restaurants centers on the time it takes to make and eat the food.

    [12:44.50]Practice Two Think Before You Drink

    [12:48.67]Words You Need to Know

    [12:50.47]breathalyse crystal prosecute conviction

    [13:08.98]disqualify fine eccentric

    [13:21.79]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide which is the best answer to each of the questions.

    [13:31.94]A lot of countries now have very strict laws about drinking and driving.

    [13:37.60]In Britain, for example, the legal limit for alcohol in the bloodstream when driving is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

    [13:49.73]In other words, if you drink more than about two pints of beer, you shouldn't be driving.

    [13:56.64]Of course, the effect of the same amount of alcohol on people of different ages and weights varies quite a lot.

    [14:04.24]And if you drink on an empty stomach, the effect will be much quicker because the alcohol is more easily absorbed into the bloodstream.

    [14:12.95]If you are stopped by the police and suspected of being drunk, they will breathalyse you.

    [14:19.25]This involves your blowing into a bag containing clear crystals.

    [14:24.76]If the crystals turn green, this shows roughly that you could be over the limit and you will be asked to go to the police station for a further test.

    [14:35.74]If the second test proves positive, you will be prosecuted.

    [14:40.81]On conviction, disqualification from driving for a year is normally automatic, together with a fine of up to 400 and/or imprisonment for up to two years.

    [14:54.53]The two-pints-of-beer limit is well-known, but people often forget the alcoholic content of other drinks.

    [15:02.95]Visitors to Britain are often confused by our eccentric way of measuring drinks.

    [15:09.50]What do you whink is the alcoholic content of the following drinks-a large glass of scotch,

    [15:16.24]two glasses of sherry, two glasses of wine and two thirds of a pint of cider? They have the same amount as a pint of beer. (257 words)

    [15:29.48]1)What is the main topic of the passage?

    [15:33.84]2)If one is suspected of drunk driving, what will the policemen do first?

    [15:40.32]3)What color of the crystals in the bag can indicate you are over the legal limit?

    [15:47.45]4)What are visitors to Britain always confused by?

    [15:52.92]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions briefly.

    [16:01.42]Part of the answers are printed out for you.

    [16:04.37]1)What is the legal limit for alcohol in the bloodstream?

    [16:09.34]2)Why is it dangerous for you to drink on an empty stomach?

    [16:14.45]3)What is a common punishment for drunk driving?

    [16:19.24]4)Is two glasses of wine still within the legal limit?

    [16:25.03]Practice Three Vitamins

    [16:28.45]Words You Need to Know

    [16:30.25]vitamin digest green pepper poultry

    [16:47.53]spinach yolk reproduction yogurt

    [17:04.16]scrape clot citrus

    [17:17.41]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.

    [17:27.28]Vitamin A:Vitamin A comes from green and yellow vegetables. It is also in milk and egg yolks.

    [17:36.89]Vitamin A is necessary for night vision, seeing in the dark.

    [17:42.00]Vitamin B1:Vitamin B1 comes from fish, brown rice, and poultry.

    [17:49.45]It is also in most meats and nuts. The job of vitamin B1 is to build the blood and help the body digest food.

    [17:58.81]Vitamin C:Vitamin C comes from citrus fruits such as oranges and grapefruit and other fruits such as strawberries.

    [18:10.01]It is also in green peppers. Vitamin C is important in building bones and teeth,

    [18:17.21]and some people say it helps to prevent colds.

    [18:20.92]Vitamin D:Vitamin D comes from egg yolks. In the United States the dairy industry also adds it to milk.

    [18:31.39]People also get vitamin D from sunlight. Vitamin D is important for building strong bones.

    [18:39.89]Vitamin E:Vitamin E comes from dark green vegetables such as spinach.

    [18:46.80]It is also found in eggs and liver. Vitamin E is important in reproduction and muscle development.

    [18:55.84]Vitamin K:Vitamin K comes from green leafy vegetables and yogurt. Its job is to help the blood to clot.

    [19:07.28]Without Vitamin K, cuts and scrapes keep bleeding. Vitamin K helps the cut to close.

    [19:15.17]It keeps the body from losing too much blood. (215 words)

    [19:18.66]1)If you can't see clearly in the evening, which of the following is most likely to help you?

    [19:26.76]2)If someone often gets colds, which of the following should be chosen as a helpful food?

    [19:34.79]3)What can those people get who go sunbathing frequently?

    [19:41.23]4)Which of the following is an especially good suggestion for a couple who wishes to have a child?

    [19:48.97]5)Which of the following diet habits can help bleeding stop quickly if you get a cut in your finger?

    [19:58.66]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and supply the missing information for the following table.

    [20:09.35]Practice Four A Doctor's Advice

    [20:13.49]Words You Need to Know

    [20:15.58]sauce margarine ketchup

    [20:27.74]chip crisp

    [20:35.16]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and try to find out what is most emphasized in the doctor's suggestions, then try to complete the following three sentences.

    [20:50.39]The following talk takes place in a doctor's office.

    [20:54.17]Doctor:Well, Mr Jones, you're going to have to change your diet quite considerably.

    [20:59.57]In particular, you're going to have to avoid all those fast foods you've been eating, like hamburgers,

    [21:06.08]fish and chips, take away chicken and so on... And you're going to have to try not to eat too much bread.

    [21:14.15]But if you do eat bread, you must have it with unsalted butter and definitely no margarine...

    [21:21.85]No sauce I'm afraid. None of this tomato ketchup and HP sauce-absolutely forbidden.

    [21:28.69]And you can eat some fish-but not canned fish. Er... as much meat as you like,

    [21:35.60]but it mustn't be any of the prepared meats, as I mentioned before, like hamburgers or sausages-definitely not.

    [21:43.02]Fresh fruit and vegetables are very good, but if you cook them, don't put any salt in the water you use.

    [21:49.54]Now, there's no harm in eating potatoes, chips or however you like them, but don't buy packets of potato crisps, will you ,

    [21:58.18]Most important of all is not to put any salt on any of your food.

    [22:03.40]In fact, you must throw out all the salt in the house and don't even have a salt pot on the dinner table...

    [22:10.31]If you follow this advice, I do assure you, you should start to feel better within two or three weeks. (220 words)

    [22:17.04]Exercise 2:Directions:If you are going to prepare a meal for Mr Jones, what can you choose from the following list?

    [22:27.12]You will use ( ) to indicate "Yes", ( ) to indicate "No", and (?) to indicate "Sometimes".

    [22:37.09]Quiz Three

    [22:39.22]Part A:Directions:In this part you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers.

    [22:48.00]At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what was said.

    [22:53.33]Listen carefully and decide which of the four choices is the best answer to the question you have heard.

    [23:00.24]1.W:When does the next train leave?

    [23:03.84]M:You've just missed one by 15 minutes. Trains leave every thirty-five minutes.

    [23:09.42]Q:How long will the woman have to wait for the next train?

    [23:14.32]2.M:What do you often do on Saturdays, Mary?

    [23:18.64]W:I usually go to the park and work in the garden in the morning, read books in the afternoon and watch TV in the evening. How about you?

    [23:27.82]Q:What does Mary usually do on Saturday afternoon?

    [23:32.75]3.W:Will you take biology next semester?

    [23:37.46]M:I've had enough science courses.

    [23:40.06]Q:What does the man mean?

    [23:43.22]4.M:I am going to the zoo to make some sketches of elephants today.

    [23:49.02]W:May I go with you? I have the same assignment.

    [23:53.27]Q:What are both speakers?

    [23:56.87]5.M:Shouldn't we invite more people to the dance?

    [24:01.33]W:The more the merrier.

    [24:03.38]Q:What does the woman mean?

    [24:06.70]6.W:This bus is so crowded that I can barely breathe.

    [24:13.64]M:Have patience. The bus empties out quite a bit at the next stop.

    [24:18.61]Q:What does the man say about the bus?

    [24:22.79]7.M:Selling many cars these days, Helen?

    [24:26.50]W:Oh, yeah. We're pretty busy. We've got a big sale on at the moment.

    [24:31.25]We've got some great deals on Toyotas. Hey! Isn't it time you sold that old think you're driving?

    [24:38.56]Q:What does the woman mean?

    [24:41.87]8.W:How do you feel about the story?

    [24:46.37]M:This is not just a sad-but-true story. The boy's experience is horrible and damaging,

    [24:52.70]yet a sense of love shines through every word.

    [24:56.63]Q:How does the man feel about the story?

    [25:00.91]Part B:Directions:In this part you will hear four short statements.

    [25:08.62]Each statement will be read just once.

    [25:11.71]Listen carefully and decide which of the four choices is the closest in meaning to the statement you heard.

    [25:19.06]9.Sixteen guests came, but half left early.

    [25:24.53]10.I'm supposed to turn left at the corner, right?

    [25:30.32]11.What a long bus ride this is!

    [25:35.36]12.Mary's baby never smiles at anyone other than Mary.

    [25:41.38]Part C:Directions:In this part you will hear three short passages. Each passage will be read twice.

    [25:51.64]After each passage you should pause the recorder and try to write down its main points in your own words.

    [25:59.34]Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good voice, except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate which someone had forgotten to oil.

    [26:11.51]Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this weakness, and took every opportunity she could find to practice these high notes.

    [26:21.23]Chemists have been studying why people cry. They say the body produces two kinds of tears.

    [26:29.11]One kind cleans out the eye if it gets dirt in it. But when people cry because of their feelings,

    [26:37.03]these tears have poisonous chemicals in them. The body is getting rid of chemicals produced by strong feelings.

    [26:46.25]There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live.

    [26:51.29]The first great invention was one that is still very important today-the wheel.

    [26:57.37]This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.

    [27:03.53]Part D:Directions:In this part you will hear two passages. Each passage will be read twice.

    [27:14.00]At the end of each passage you will hear some questions. After you hear a question,

    [27:20.95]you should either decide which of the four choices is the best answer to the question you heard,

    [27:26.75]or answer the question in your own words according to the passage.

    [27:31.50]The questions you should answer are also printed in your book, but you should read them only after you hear them from the tape.

    [27:40.43]W:Why don't we go abroad for a change? Where I'd like to go is France, Spain, or Italy even.

    [27:48.42]M:Mm. I'm not all that keen really. I'd rather stay at home.

    [27:52.78]W:Oh, come on, Steve. Think of the sun!

    [27:56.20]M:Yes, but think of the cost! Going abroad is very expensive.

    [28:01.09]W:Oh, it isn't, Steve. Not these days.

    [28:03.54]M:Of course it is, Juliet. The best thing about having a holiday here in Britain is that it's cheaper.

    [28:10.49]And another thing, the traveling would be easier. No boats, planes or anything.

    [28:15.89]W:Even so, we've been to most of the interesting places in Britain already.

    [28:21.68]What's the point in seeing them again? Anyway, we can travel round Britain whenever we like.

    [28:27.84]There's no point in wasting our summer holiday here.

    [28:31.04]M:Mm, I suppose you're right. Nevertheless, what I can't stand is all the bother with foreign currency,

    [28:38.10]changing money and all that when we go abroad.I hate all that.And it's so confusing.

    [28:44.11]W:Oh, don't be silly, Steve.

    [28:46.24]M:And what's more, I can't speak any of the languages-you know that. It's all right for you.

    [28:52.43]You can speak foreign languages.

    [28:54.48]W:Exactly. You see, what I'd really like to do is practice my French and Spanish.

    [29:00.89]It would help me a lot at work.

    [29:02.76]M:Mm, but that's no use to me.

    [29:05.14]W:But just think of the new places we'd see, the people we'd meet!

    [29:09.56]M:But look, if we stayed here, we wouldn't have to plan very much.

    [29:13.88]W:I'm sorry, Steve. No. I just don't fancy another cold English summer. (272 words)

    [29:20.90]Q13.What is the most important reason that the man is against traveling abroad?

    [29:28.75]Q14.What can we learn from the woman speaker?

    [29:35.27]Q15.What will they have to do if they go abroad according to the man?

    [29:42.04]Q16.What holiday are the speakers planning for?

    [29:47.54]Good health is not something you are able to buy at the drugstore,

    [29:52.15]and you can't depend on getting it back with a quick visit to the doctor when you're sick, either.

    [29:58.60]Making your body last without major problems has to be your own responsibility.

    [30:04.72]Mistreating your system by keeping bad habits, neglecting symptoms of illness,

    [30:10.91]and ignoring common health rules can reduce the best medical care.

    [30:17.46]Nowadays, health specialists promote the idea of wellness for everybody.

    [30:23.54]Wellness means achieving the best possible health within the limits of your body.

    [30:29.52]Some people might prefer a lot of easier exercise to more strenuous exercise.

    [30:36.50]While one person enjoys playing seventy-two holes of golf a week, another would rather play three sweaty,

    [30:43.96]competitive games of tennis.

    [30:46.55]Understanding the needs of your own body is the key. Everyone runs the risk of accidents,

    [30:53.60]and no one can be sure of avoiding disease. Nevertheless, poor diet, stress, a bad working environment,

    [31:04.04]and carelessness can ruin good health. By changing your habits or the conditions surrounding you,

    [31:11.57]you can lower the risk or reduce the damage of disease. (183 words)

    [31:16.39]Q17.What does the speaker imply about good health?

    [31:21.94]Q18.How can one achieve his wellness?

    [31:27.44]Q19.What can't people avoid completely according to the passage?

    [31:34.75]Q20.What can people do(list at least two things) to maintain or improve their health according to the passage?

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