[00:00.00]MODULE 5 Newspapers and Magazines

[00:05.13]VOCABULARY AND READING

[00:07.92]4.Read the article and decide if the sentences are true (T)or false(F).

[00:17.10]Chinese Taikonaut Back on Earth!

[00:21.04]1.China's first taikonaut Lieutenant Colonel Yang Liwei

[00:26.60]landed safely this morning in the Shenzhou V capsule in Inner Mongolia,

[00:32.24]300 kilometres northwest of Beijing.

[00:36.18]Yang was in space for twenty-one and a half hours

[00:39.75]and made 14 orbits of the earth.

[00:44.34]"It is a great moment in the history of China —

[00:47.47]and also the greatest day of my life," said Yang.

[00:52.33]When he was orbiting in the capsule, he took photographs of planet earth.

[00:57.97]"Our planet is so beautiful," he said.

[01:02.31]The Beijing Space Control Centre said the flight was a "complete success".

[01:08.75]When Yang landed, Premier Wen Jiabao telephoned the Control Centre

[01:13.60]to offer his congratulations.

[01:17.54]When Yang took off from Jiuquan in northwest China at 9 am yesterday,

[01:23.10]China became the third nation to send a man into space.

[01:28.29]Yang is the 438th person to travel in space,

[01:33.00]including astronauts from 32 countries.

[01:37.50]In total,

[01:38.70]these astronauts have spent more than 26,000 days in space.

[01:45.61]2 While he was travelling in space,

[01:49.20]Yang spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station,

[01:54.02]which is orbiting the earth,

[01:55.99]American astronaut Edward Lu and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko.

[02:02.23]Lu, whose parents were born in China,

[02:04.88]spoke to Yang in Chinese during his flight.

[02:08.42]"Welcome to space," he said. Malenchenko said,

[02:13.22]"I am glad there is somebody else in space with us.

[02:16.86]It's great work by thousands and thousands of people from China."

[02:22.54]3 Many countries around the world sent messages of congratulations.

[02:29.84]Sean O'Keefe from NASA

[02:32.22](National Aeronau -tics and Space Administration) in the US

[02:36.49]said that Yang's space flight was

[02:38.68]"an important historical achievement

[02:41.34]and NASA wishes China continuing success

[02:44.15]with its space flight programme".

[02:47.13]United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called the flight

[02:51.84]"a step forward for the whole world".

[03:06.90]Word List Module 5

[03:09.18]headline /'hedlain/ n.(新闻报道等的)标题

[03:11.02]photograph /`f╓ut╓gr╝:f/ n.照片

[03:12.61]celebrity /si'lebriti/ n.名人

[03:14.51]economy /i(:)`k╛n╓mi/ n. 经济

[03:16.34]politics /'politiks/ n.政治

[03:18.18]photographer /f╓`t╛gr╓f╓/ n.摄影师

[03:20.05]cosmonaut /`k╛zm╓un╛:t/ n. 宇航员

[03:21.85]navigator /`n╗vigeit╓/ n.领航员;(飞机的) 驾驶员

[03:23.79]taikonaut n.太空人;宇航员

[03:25.71]universe /`ju:niv╓:s/ n. 宇宙

[03:27.45]sailor /`seil╓/ n.船员;水手

[03:29.14]orbit /`╛:bit/ n.轨道vt.绕轨道飞行

[03:30.79]capsule /`k╗psju:l/ n. 太空舱

[03:32.29]flight /flait/ n.飞行;班机

[03:34.16]congratulation /k╓n.gr╗tju`lei ╞╓n/ n.祝贺

[03:36.59]aboard /╓`b╛:d/ adv.在船(飞机、 火车、 公共汽车)上

[03:38.43]welcome /`welk╓m/ vt. 欢迎

[03:40.11]historical /his`t╛rik╓l/ adj.历史性的

[03:42.58]achievement /╓`t╞i:vm╓nt/ n.成就;功业;伟绩

[03:44.84]replace /ri'pleis/ vt.代替;取代

[03:47.02]alien /`eilj╓n/ n.外星人

[03:48.90]amateur /`╗m╓t╓(:)/ adj.业余的

[03:50.93]astronomer /╓`str╛n╓m╓(r)/ n.天文家

[03:53.11]autograph /`╛:t╓gr╝:f/ n.亲笔签名

[03:55.04]delighted /di'laitid/ adj.高兴的;快乐的

[03:57.13]fan /f╗n/ n.(电影等的)迷

[03:58.97]spaceship /`speis╞ip/ n. 宇宙飞船

[04:00.89]telescope /`telisk╓up/ n.望远镜

[04:02.98]actor /`╗kt╓/ n. 演员

[04:04.76]backstage /b╗k`steid╜/ adv.在后台

[04:07.23]part /pa:t/ n. 角色

[04:09.26]politician /p╛li`ti╞╓n/ n.政治家

[04:11.28]belief /bi'li:f/ n.信念;信条

[04:13.11]disbelief /`disbi`li:f/ n. 不信;怀疑;疑惑

[04:15.06]evidence /`evid╓ns/ n. 证据

[04:16.79]cultural /`k╘lt╞╓r(╓)l/ adj.文化的

[04:18.44]financial /fai`n╗n╞╓l/ adj.金融的

[04:20.37]review /ri'vju:/ n.评论

[04:22.02]royal /`r╛i╓l/ adj.皇家的;皇室的

[04:23.76]found /faund/ vt. 创立;建立

[04:25.35]produce /pr╓`dju:s/ vt.创作

[04:38.43]READING AND LISTENING

[04:41.00]3.Listen to three radio reports and answer the questions.

[04:48.34]A The British Prime Minister

[04:51.72]landed at Beijing Airport at nine o'clock yesterday morning

[04:56.34]at the start of a five-day visit to China.

[05:00.43]His wife and son were with him.

[05:03.34]"This is my first visit to China," he said,

[05:06.80]"and I'm delighted to be here. Now that I have made this first visit,

[05:12.60]I hope I can come many more times."

[05:16.62]The Prime Minister is also planning to visit Shanghai and Guilin.

[05:24.01]B American singer Bobbie Sharon was in London yesterday.

[05:29.12]She went to the Channel 16 TV studio,

[05:32.08]where she sang Sometimes, a song from her new album.

[05:36.38]While she was waiting for a taxi outside the studio,

[05:39.70]she met 16-year-old Sam Parrish, who was two metres tall.

[05:44.93]"I'm your biggest fan," said Parrish.

[05:48.16]"Well, you're my tallest fan," replied Sharon.

[05:51.79]"Could I possibly have your autograph on my arm?" asked Sam.

[05:56.58]"As you have asked me so nicely," said Sharon,

[05:59.58]"I'd be delighted to sign your arm."

[06:03.97]C Amateur astronomer David Bates

[06:08.89]was looking at the moon through his telescope last night

[06:13.30]when he got a big surprise. "I saw aliens on the moon,"he said.

[06:20.05]"They were getting out of a spaceship."

[06:23.54]Since no one else saw the aliens, not many people believe Mr Bates.

[06:30.02]Mr Bates, who is 68, also saw aliens landing on the moon

[06:35.95]last year and two years ago.

[06:41.65]PRONUNCIATION 1 Listen and repeat paragraph A

[06:47.45]in Reading and listening activity 2.

[06:50.61]Notice where the speaker pauses.

[06:54.36]A Amateur astronomer David Bates was looking at the moon

[06:59.40]through his telescope last night when / he got a big surprise.

[07:04.71]"I saw aliens on the moon," he said. "They were getting out of a spaceship."

[07:11.38]Since no one else saw the aliens, not many people believe Mr Bates.

[07:18.68]2 Listen to paragraph B.

[07:22.69]Mark a "/" to show when the speaker pauses.

[07:30.70]B

[07:32.20]The British Prime Minister landed at Beijing Airport yesterday/

[07:37.09]at the start of a five-day visit to China.

[07:41.20]/This is my first visit to China," he said,

[07:44.63]/"and I'm delighted to be here. /Now that I have made this first visit,

[07:49.95]/ I hope I can come many more times." Now repeat the paragraph.

[07:54.63]3 Read paragraph C and mark a " / "

[07:59.08]to show where you think the speaker will pause.

[08:03.19]c American singer / Bobbie Sharon / was in London /yesterday

[08:09.31]/ She went to a TV studio, / where she sang a song from her new album. /

[08:15.46]While she was waiting for a taxi outside the studio,

[08:19.18]/she met Sam Parrish,/ who was two metres tall.

[08:23.53]/ "I'm your biggest fan," said Parrish. / "Well, / you're my tallest fan,"

[08:29.43]replied Sharon./ "Could I possibly have your autograph on my arm?" /

[08:34.93]asked Sam. / "As you've asked me so nicely,"/ said Sharon, /

[08:40.40]"I'd be delighted / to sign your arm."

[08:45.86]LISTENING AND SPEAKING

[08:48.81]2 Listen to an interview with an actor

[08:52.81]and make a note of the answers to the following questions.

[08:57.79]I'm talking to Tom Johnson, who has just made a film in Hollywood.

[09:02.48]Welcome, Tom. Thank you. It's very nice to be here.

[09:07.80]So,you're an English theatre actor,

[09:10.69]but you've just come back from making a film in Hollywood. That's right.

[09:14.80]How did you get the part?

[09:16.11]Well, I was working in a play in New York

[09:19.14]and the director of the film came to see it.

[09:22.04]Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.

[09:25.53]I see. And then what happened?

[09:27.79]Well, at the end of the play, she came backstage to talk to the other actor.

[09:32.25]I see.And my dressing room was next to his,

[09:35.25]so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me.

[09:38.47]And what did she say? She said, "why don't you fly to Hollywood

[09:42.59]and we'll give you a screen test."

[09:44.56]And what did you say? I said,"Yes,of course!"

[09:47.70]So I went to Hollywood and did a screen test.

[09:50.56]Then I flew back to New York and carried on with the play.

[09:54.29]What were you doing when you heard that you had got the part?

[09:57.18]I was sleeping! When she rang, I was asleep.

[10:01.10]Anyway,I stopped doing the play and flew back to Hollywood.

[10:05.11]What did you do when you arrived in Hollywood?

[10:07.76]I went to stay in smart hotel.

[10:10.52]What did you think when you arrived at film studio?

[10:13.60]I thought it was great.I was a bit nervous but it was all very exciting.

[10:21.11]3.Put these events in the order they happened.

[10:26.31]Now listen again and check your answers.

[10:31.05]I'm talking to Tom Johnson, who has just made a film in Hollywood.

[10:35.70]Welcome, Tom. Thank you. It's very nice to be here.

[10:40.97]So,you're an English theatre actor,

[10:43.90]but you've just come back from making a film in Hollywood. That's right.

[10:47.93]How did you get the part?

[10:49.38]Well, I was working in a play in New York

[10:52.41]and the director of the film came to see it.

[10:55.27]Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.

[10:58.84]I see. And then what happened?

[11:01.01]Well, at the end of the play, she came backstage to talk to the other actor.

[11:05.51]I see.And my dressing room was next to his,

[11:08.51]so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me.

[11:11.80]And what did she say? She said, "why don't you fly to Hollywood

[11:15.81]and we'll give you a screen test."

[11:17.79]And what did you say? I said,"Yes,of course!"

[11:20.93]So I went to Hollywood and did a screen test.

[11:23.82]Then I flew back to New York and carried on with the play.

[11:27.50]What were you doing when you heard that you had got the part?

[11:30.29]I was sleeping! When she rang, I was asleep.

[11:34.22]Anyway,I stopped doing the play and flew back to Hollywood.

[11:38.27]What did you do when you arrived in Hollywood?

[11:40.93]I went to stay in smart hotel.

[11:43.68]What did you think when you arrived at film studio?

[11:46.74]I thought it was great.I was a bit nervous but it was all very exciting.

[11:54.13]FUNCTION AND EVENRYDAY ENGLISH

[11:57.02]Showing belief and disbelief

[12:02.49]Now listen and check Don't worry if you have different answers.

[12:08.38]It says here in the newspaper that by the year 2050,

[12:12.25]there will be cities on the moon. Oh, come on! That's impossible!

[12:16.64]Well,you never know. We have the technology to do it.

[12:20.46]It's a crazy idea! Who wants to live on the moon?

[12:23.64]I think it would be very interesting. You can't be serious!

[12:27.22]It would be terrible! Well, stranger things have happened.

[12:31.29]I may want to do it myself. In 2050? You must be joking!

[12:36.22]You'll be nearly sixty years old!

[12:50.13]MODULE 6 Films and TV Programmes

[12:55.84]READING AND VOCABULARY

[12:58.79]2.Read the film review below. Which is the best summary of the film?

[13:07.19]It takes place on Peking rooftops and in the deserts of western China.

[13:13.43]It is a martial arts film that tells the story of a stolen sword,

[13:18.26]and the fight to get it back.

[13:21.26]It tells the story of two people who love each other.

[13:28.51]Film Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

[13:35.22]Martial arts films are often enjoyable but they are seldom great art.

[13:41.50]Now, to everyone's surprise, Ang Lee, director of a number of excellent films,

[13:48.40]has made a martial arts film called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

[13:54.31]The result is a masterpiece.

[13:58.36]The film belongs to a type of Chinese story called wuxia.

[14:04.40]These stories tell of nineteenth- century martial arts masters

[14:09.63]with unusual abilities. Wuxia films are popular in China,

[14:16.44]and they are now popular in the west too.

[14:20.94]The story takes place in the early 1800s in China.

[14:26.15]A man and a woman, Li Mubai (played by Chow Yun-Fat)

[14:31.70]and Yu Xiulian (played by Michelle Yeoh),

[14:35.97]both masters of the martial arts, are in love with each other.

[14:41.38]But Xiulian had a fiance who has died.

[14:46.15]Because this fiance was a good friend of Mubai,

[14:50.16]Mubai feels that he cannot marry Xiulian.

[14:54.27]When someone steals Xiulian's sword, Mubai and Xiulian try to get it back.

[15:01.91]The action takes place on Peking rooftops,

[15:05.69]and in places as far away as the deserts of western China.

[15:11.00]As in the old wuxia stories, characters leap through the air every now and then,

[15:17.04]with beautiful, graceful movements, while audiences shout in surprise.

[15:24.68]Unusually, it is the female characters that interest us most.

[15:30.13]Brave, good and strong, Xiulian is the character we care about most.

[15:36.81]Beautiful Zhang Ziyi plays the part of Yu Jiaolong,

[15:41.88]a young woman who is not as good as she seems.

[15:46.18]The fight scenes between Jiaolong and Xiulian

[15:49.75]are some of the most exciting moments in modern cinema.

[15:53.77]But one cannot forget the wonderful Chow Yun-Fat,

[15:57.83]who is as good with a sword as he is with a gun.

[16:01.84]His romantic scenes with Yu Xiulian are very moving,

[16:07.15]as their eyes show all the love that they must not express in words.

[16:14.93]Films like this rarely reach the cinema.

[16:18.40]Go and see Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon.

[16:21.51]It will make your heart leap with excitement at its beauty.

[16:38.86]Module 6 Word List

[16:41.18]poster/`p╓ust╓/ n. 海报 thriller/`╙ril╓/ n.充满刺激的电影

[16:44.31]comedy /`k╛midi/ n.喜剧 sword /s╛:d/ n.剑

[16:47.27]actress /`╗ktris/ n.女演员

[16:48.77]character /`k╗rikt╓/ n.角色;人物

[16:50.59]female /'fi:meil/ adj. 女的;女性的

[16:52.20]male /meil/ adj. 男的;男性的

[16:53.84]masterpiece /`m╝:st╓pi:s/ n. 杰作

[16:55.91]fiance /fi'onsei/ n.未婚夫

[16:57.65]rooftop /'ru:ftop/ n.屋顶

[16:59.34]leap /li:p/ vi.跳跃;飞跃 graceful/`greisful/ adj.优美的;优雅的

[17:02.93]interest /'intrist/ vt.使感兴趣 brave /breiv/ adj.勇敢的

[17:06.36]moving /`mu:vi╕/ adj.感人的

[17:08.18]occasionally /╓`kei╜╓n╓li/ adv.有时;偶尔

[17:10.31]ad /╗d/ n.广告 argue /'a:gju:/ vi.争论

[17:13.35]channel /`t╞╗nl/ n.频道

[17:15.10]entertaining /ent╓`teini╕/ adj.有趣的; 令人愉快的

[17:17.12]telly /'teli/ n.(非正式)电视 drama /`dr╝:m╓/ n. 戏剧

[17:20.31]plot /plot/ n.情节

[17:21.96]setting /`seti╕/ n.(小说、戏剧、 电影的)背景

[17:23.76]shark /╞╝:k/ n.鲨鱼 section /`sek╞╓n/ n.部分;节

[17:38.43]VOCABLUARY AND LISTENING

[17:41.34]2.Read these questions.

[17:44.81]You will hear an interview with a teenager

[17:47.38]about his TV viewing habits. Listen and number the questions.

[17:53.90]Do you have a television in your home?

[17:55.88]Sure! We've got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen.

[18:01.14]We always watch telly in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.

[18:05.26]Really! How often do you watch it? Watch the box?

[18:09.40]I watch it every night for about two hours.

[18:12.75]And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening,

[18:17.19]I'm afraid to say. I love it, it's the way I relax.

[18:21.45]My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree.

[18:24.87]I think you can learn a lot from television.

[18:27.57]There was a programme about homeless people last weekend

[18:30.34]that was really interesting.

[18:33.13]Do you watch a lot of films on television?

[18:35.65]I watch films all the time at the weekend.

[18:38.70]It's one of the most relaxing things you can do when you're tired or bored.

[18:42.81]I see! How often do you change channels in an evening?

[18:47.11]Quite a lot. If we're all watching,

[18:49.72]we often argue about which programme we want to watch.

[18:52.86]My parents like serious programmes like the news,

[18:55.65]but I prefer comedy programmes. Do you enjoy advertisements?

[19:00.10]Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting.

[19:03.57]I saw an excellent one yesterday.

[19:05.94]When I leave school, I want to work in advertising.

[19:08.89]Good for you! What's your favourite TV programme?

[19:12.22]I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so brillianty.

[19:17.17]I have to find out what's happing to the characters. They seem so real!

[19:21.65]So what's on TV tonight? Anything good?

[19:24.89]Absolutely! Neighbours!

[19:29.54]3.Listen again and check your ansers.

[19:34.40]Do you have a television in your home?

[19:36.43]Sure! We've got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen.

[19:41.70]We always watch telly in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.

[19:45.81]Really! How often do you watch it? Watch the box?

[19:50.06]I watch it every night for about two hours.

[19:53.31]And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening,

[19:57.79]I'm afraid to say. I love it, it's the way I relax.

[20:02.00]My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree.

[20:05.38]I think you can learn a lot from television.

[20:08.18]There was a programme about homeless people last weekend

[20:10.93]that was really interesting.

[20:13.64]Do you watch a lot of films on television?

[20:16.20]I watch films all the time at the weekend.

[20:19.20]It's one of the most relaxing things you can do when you're tired or bored.

[20:23.40]I see! How often do you change channels in an evening?

[20:27.70]Quite a lot. If we're all watching,

[20:30.07]we often argue about which programme we want to watch.

[20:33.40]My parents like serious programmes like the news,

[20:36.27]but I prefer comedy programmes. Do you enjoy advertisements?

[20:40.65]Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting.

[20:44.24]I saw an excellent one yesterday.

[20:46.61]When I leave school, I want to work in advertising.

[20:49.56]Good for you! What's your favourite TV programme?

[20:52.99]I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so brillianty.

[20:57.77]I have to find out what's happing to the characters. They seem so real!

[21:02.35]So what's on TV tonight? Anything good?

[21:05.44]Absolutely! Neighbours!

[21:10.00]4.Listen again. Choose the right answer.

[21:15.46]Do you have a television in your home?

[21:17.38]Sure! We've got two, one in the sitting room and a small one in the kitchen.

[21:22.65]We always watch telly in the morning in the kitchen as we eat our breakfast.

[21:26.89]Really! How often do you watch it? Watch the box?

[21:31.02]I watch it every night for about two hours.

[21:34.36]And sometimes, when my parents are out, I watch it non-stop all evening,

[21:38.79]I'm afraid to say. I love it, it's the way I relax.

[21:43.04]My mum says I watch too much, but I disagree.

[21:46.50]I think you can learn a lot from television.

[21:49.20]There was a programme about homeless people last weekend

[21:51.97]that was really interesting.

[21:54.72]Do you watch a lot of films on television?

[21:57.31]I watch films all the time at the weekend.

[22:00.33]It's one of the most relaxing things you can do when you're tired or bored.

[22:04.44]I see! How often do you change channels in an evening?

[22:08.81]Quite a lot. If we're all watching,

[22:11.06]we often argue about which programme we want to watch.

[22:14.47]My parents like serious programmes like the news,

[22:17.36]but I prefer comedy programmes. Do you enjoy advertisements?

[22:21.72]Yes, I do, I think they can be very interesting.

[22:25.26]I saw an excellent one yesterday.

[22:27.63]When I leave school, I want to work in advertising.

[22:30.46]Good for you! What's your favourite TV programme?

[22:33.81]I love watching Neighbours. Everyone in it acts so brillianty.

[22:38.81]I have to find out what's happing to the characters. They seem so real!

[22:43.38]So what's on TV tonight? Anything good?

[22:46.59]Absolutely! Neighbours!

[22:51.04]PRONUNCIATION Intonation in exclamations

[22:55.97]Listen to the exclamations.

[22:58.81]Does the intonation go up or down at the end of the word or phrase?

[23:04.92]1.Sure! 2.Really! 3.I see! 4.Good for you!

[23:16.54]5.Absolutely! Now listen again and repeat the exclamations.

[23:25.87]1.Sure! 2.Really! 3.I see! 4.Good for you!

[23:37.38]5.Absolutely!

[23:52.34]New Standard English

[23:56.40]Workbook tapescript

[23:59.09]MODULE 1 Our Body and Healthy Habits

[24:03.94]Speaking and listening

[24:06.55]12 Work in pairs. Put these sentences in the correct order

[24:17.02]Hello, Mrs Li. How do you feel? I feel very ill, doctor.

[24:22.67]Can you give me something for the pain?

[24:24.62]Now let's see. Have you got a temperature?

[24:28.51]Yes, I have. It was 40 when I took it this morning.

[24:32.86]That's quite high. Do you have a stomachache?

[24:36.22]No, not really. And I don't feel sick.

[24:39.24]Do you have a headache? Yes. I've got an awful migraine.

[24:43.72]Does your chest feel painful? Yes.

[24:47.04]Are you allergic to penicillin? Yes, I am.

[24:51.06]OK. Then I'll use a different drug. And I'll give you an X-ray.

[24:55.84]Oh, I don't want an X-ray.

[24:57.97]Oh dear! Why not? An X-ray won't hurt you.

[25:01.67]Well, I don't want an X-ray.

[25:04.36]Let me examine you. Does it hurt when you cough? Yes, it does.

[25:09.85]Take some deep breaths. Say "Aaah". Aaah.

[25:14.97]Jolly good.

[25:16.43]Well done. I think we'll put you on a special diet for a few days.

[25:21.84]No unhealthy fats and sugars.

[25:24.55]Only good, natural, healthy food for you.

[25:27.64]Oh dear. I'm sure I won't keep to it because I've got a sweet tooth.

[25:32.79]I love sweets. Yes, but you want to get better, don't you?

[25:37.47]And you'll get better faster if you eat a healthy diet. OK. I'll try it.

[25:43.45]Is your family going to visit you tonight?

[25:46.18]My husband is going to come to the hospital at 7 o'clock.

[25:50.15]I don't think my daughter will have time today.

[25:52.99]She's got a lot of homework. I think she'll come tomorrow.

[25:57.27]Well, have a good sleep tonight and I'll see you in the morning.

[26:01.75]Good night, Mrs Li. Good night, doctor.

[26:06.76]Listen again and choose the correct answers for these questions.

[26:14.36]Hello, Mrs Li. How do you feel? I feel very ill, doctor.

[26:20.01]Can you give me something for the pain?

[26:21.96]Now let's see. Have you got a temperature?

[26:25.86]Yes, I have. It was 40 when I took it this morning.

[26:30.18]That's quite high. Do you have a stomachache?

[26:33.52]No, not really. And I don't feel sick.

[26:36.52]Do you have a headache? Yes. I've got an awful migraine.

[26:40.97]Does your chest feel painful? Yes.

[26:44.29]Are you allergic to penicillin? Yes, I am.

[26:48.31]OK. Then I'll use a different drug. And I'll give you an X-ray.

[26:53.09]Oh, I don't want an X-ray.

[26:55.18]Oh dear! Why not? An X-ray won't hurt you.

[26:58.86]Well, I don't want an X-ray.

[27:01.54]Let me examine you. Does it hurt when you cough? Yes, it does.

[27:07.07]Take some deep breaths. Say "Aaah". Aaah.

[27:12.07]Jolly good.

[27:13.56]Well done. I think we'll put you on a special diet for a few days.

[27:18.98]No unhealthy fats and sugars.

[27:21.68]Only good, natural, healthy food for you.

[27:24.79]Oh dear. I'm sure I won't keep to it because I've got a sweet tooth.

[27:29.87]I love sweets. Yes, but you want to get better, don't you?

[27:34.52]And you'll get better faster if you eat a healthy diet. OK. I'll try it.

[27:40.54]Is your family going to visit you tonight?

[27:43.29]My husband is going to come to the hospital at 7 o'clock.

[27:47.20]I don't think my daughter will have time today.

[27:50.15]She's got a lot of homework. I think she'll come tomorrow.

[27:54.40]Well, have a good sleep tonight and I'll see you in the morning.

[27:58.83]Good night, Mrs Li. Good night, doctor.

[28:18.15]Module 2 No Drogs Speaking and listening

[28:23.67]16.Listen to a conversation

[28:27.54]and decide which statement best describes the situation.

[28:32.59]1.A mother is angry with her son because he smokes cigarettes

[28:38.74]2.A teacher is talking to a student about his smoking habit.

[28:45.02]3.A mother is encouraging her son to stop smoking.

[28:50.50]4.A mother is telling her son he has to stop smoking.

[28:57.40]How many cigarettes do you smoke? Not many. Only about two a day.

[29:03.18]I'm not sure I agree with that. I think you smoke more than five a day.

[29:08.60]You smoke before you go to school

[29:10.78]and you usually have two cigarettes in the evening,

[29:13.90]so I know that you smoke more than two a day.

[29:17.29]How do you know how many I smoke? Well, I'm your mother.

[29:21.73]I live with you and see you every day. All my friends smoke.

[29:26.38]What's wrong with cigarettes? They're better than drugs!

[29:30.23]But they are drugs! In fact, they are so dangerous

[29:34.56]that millions of people die every year as a result of cigarette smoking

[29:39.66]You can't be serious. I am serious. And even if it doesn't kill you,

[29:44.91]you can get illnesses and diseases from smoking.

[29:48.70]Did you know that a quarter of young people

[29:50.83]who smoke more than ten cigarettes a day

[29:53.75]will die prematurely as a result of smoking?

[29:56.93]I don't agree with you. None of my friends have got diseases.

[30:01.38]Yes, but they're young. The diseases will come later.

[30:05.51]Anyway, that isn't quite true. You've already got a bad cough.

[30:10.28]Yes, I know. I cough a lot at night.

[30:13.47]Would you like me to help you stop smoking?

[30:16.10]It's not easy to stop. Can you really help me?

[30:19.59]Yes, I can. Remember I stopped smoking five years ago,

[30:24.37]so I know it isn't easy. But it'll be easier now than when you are older.

[30:29.30]Yeah, I would like to stop.

[30:31.96]But when I'm with my friends I always want a cigarette.

[30:36.06]The first thing to do

[30:37.41]is to keep away from people who smoke for a few weeks.

[30:40.70]What! Not see my friends! I can't do that!

[30:44.59]It's the only way. And it will only be for a few weeks.

[30:48.27]What will I do? You must keep busy. Do something new.

[30:53.06]Then you won't think about smoking. Why don't you join the sports club.

[30:57.77]It'll help you to forget about cigarettes.

[31:00.25]OK. I will think about it.

[31:04.57]17.Listen again and underline the correct answer.

[31:10.94]How many cigarettes do you smoke? Not many. Only about two a day.

[31:16.70]I'm not sure I agree with that. I think you smoke more than five a day.

[31:22.11]You smoke before you go to school

[31:24.27]and you usually have two cigarettes in the evening,

[31:27.48]so I know that you smoke more than two a day.

[31:30.73]How do you know how many I smoke? Well, I'm your mother.

[31:35.29]I live with you and see you every day. All my friends smoke.

[31:39.93]What's wrong with cigarettes? They're better than drugs!

[31:43.72]But they are drugs! In fact, they are so dangerous

[31:48.13]that millions of people die every year as a result of cigarette smoking

[31:53.18]You can't be serious I am serious. And even if it doesn't kill you,

[31:58.43]you can get illnesses and diseases from smoking.

[32:02.22]Did you know that a quarter of young people

[32:04.55]who smoke more than ten cigarettes a day

[32:07.30]will die prematurely as a result of smoking?

[32:10.42]I don't agree with you. None of my friends have got diseases.

[32:14.86]Yes, but they're young. The diseases will come later.

[32:18.98]Anyway, that isn't quite true. You've already got a bad cough.

[32:23.79]Yes, I know. I cough a lot at night.

[32:27.05]Would you like me to help you stop smoking?

[32:29.62]It's not easy to stop. Can you really help me?

[32:33.09]Yes, I can. Remember I stopped smoking five years ago,

[32:37.91]so I know it isn't easy. But it'll be easier now than when you are older.

[32:42.83]Yeah, I would like to stop.

[32:45.52]But when I'm with my friends I always want a cigarette.

[32:49.50]The first thing to do

[32:50.93]is to keep away from people who smoke for a few weeks.

[32:54.22]What! Not see my friends! I can't do that!

[32:57.93]It's the only way. And it will only be for a few weeks.

[33:01.83]What will I do? You must keep busy. Do something new.

[33:06.53]Then you won't think about smoking. Why don't you join the sports club.

[33:11.26]It'll help you to forget about cigarettes.

[33:13.77]OK. I will think about it.

[33:28.02]Module 3 Music listening and Speaking

[33:33.13]11.Listen to a conversation between Steve and Donna

[33:38.38]and number the questions in the order in which you hear them.

[33:43.02]Who's your favourite pop singer? Britney Spears.

[33:46.61]Really?? What do you like about her?

[33:49.70]I like her because she's a great performer

[33:52.40]and she sings some great songs.

[33:54.75]She's very talented, you know. She started singing when she was at school.

[34:00.40]She went on a national television show called Star Search

[34:04.57]when she was only very young. Don't you like Britney Spears?

[34:08.80]No way! I don't like her at all. I think she's awful.

[34:14.18]So who do you like best? I like Shakira.

[34:17.82]Really? Why do you like Shakira?

[34:20.48]I like Shakira because she has a beautiful voice.

[34:24.17]I think she's excellent. She's a very talented woman.

[34:28.38]She started playing the guitar at the age of 11.

[34:32.00]Before that she had already started composing her own songs.

[34:36.49]She's from South America, you know? I don't know much about her.

[34:41.36]In fact, I've never heard her sing. What type of songs does she sing?

[34:47.22]Pop songs with catchy tunes.

[34:49.70]She writes some of her songs in other languages, too.

[34:53.06]She had a big hit with a song she wrote in English,

[34:56.18]which made her more famous than ever.

[34:59.04]I've got some of her music on my minidisk player.

[35:02.39]Do you want to hear it? No, not now, thanks.

[35:06.71]Another singer I like a lot is Alicia Keys.Do you know her?

[35:11.81]Yeah! I like her a lot. She's like Shakira and Britney Spears.

[35:16.70]She started her career very young. I know.

[35:20.81]She started piano lessons at the age of five

[35:24.20]because her mother had always wanted her to be a successful pop star,

[35:29.19]what do you think it's like to be a pop singer?

[35:32.18]I think it's probably awful.

[35:34.16]Especially if your parents want you to be a star.

[35:38.15]Have you got any of Alicia Keys' CDs? Yes, I bought one last week.

[35:44.75]Do you want to listen to it?

[35:46.38]Cool! I can get it when I see you this evening.

[35:49.97]OK. See you later. Yes. See you.

[36:02.13]Who's your favourite pop singer? Britney Spears.

[36:05.80]Really?? What do you like about her?

[36:08.80]I like her because she's a great performer

[36:11.46]and she sings some great songs.

[36:13.81]She's very talented, you know.

[36:16.23]She started singing when she was at school.

[36:19.45]She went on a national television show called Star Search

[36:23.68]when she was only very young. Don't you like Britney Spears?

[36:27.88]No way! I don't like her at all. I think she's awful.

[36:33.20]So who do you like best? I like Shakira.

[36:36.83]Really? Why do you like Shakira?

[36:39.52]I like Shakira because she has a beautiful voice.

[36:43.20]I think she's excellent. She's a very talented woman.

[36:47.38]She started playing the guitar at the age of 11.

[36:51.06]Before that she had already started composing her own songs.

[36:55.49]She's from South America, you know? I don't know much about her.

[37:00.37]In fact, I've never heard her sing. What type of songs does she sing?

[37:06.25]Pop songs with catchy tunes.

[37:08.72]She writes some of her songs in other languages, too.

[37:12.06]She had a big hit with a song she wrote in English,

[37:15.18]which made her more famous than ever.

[37:18.00]I've got some of her music on my minidisk player.

[37:21.42]Do you want to hear it? No, not now, thanks.

[37:25.63]Another singer I like a lot is Alicia Keys.Do you know her?

[37:30.78]Yeah! I like her a lot. She's like Shakira and Britney Spears.

[37:35.63]She started her career very young. I know.

[37:39.77]She started piano lessons at the age of five

[37:43.20]because her mother had always wanted her to be a successful pop star,

[37:48.15]what do you think it's like to be a pop singer?

[37:51.16]I think it's probably awful.

[37:53.06]Especially if your parents want you to be a star.

[37:57.11]Have you got any of Alicia Keys' CDs? Yes, I bought one last week.

[38:03.69]Do you want to listen to it?

[38:05.32]Cool! I can get it when I see you this evening.

[38:08.89]OK. See you later. Yes. See you.

[38:23.14]Module 4 Fine Arets-Western, Chinese and Pop Arts

[38:29.95]Speaking and Listening

[38:38.49]What do you make of this painting? It's very strange.

[38:43.09]It's called Woman at a Window. It's not my favorite.

[38:47.61]It's doesn't even look like a woman. I prefer more realistic portraits.

[38:53.90]One of my favourite paintings

[38:55.79]is the portrait called the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

[39:00.69]Picasso's portrait isn't half as good as the Mona Lisa.

[39:04.59]He can't draw. That's not true. It's not the same style.

[39:10.43]Picasso created the Cubist art movement

[39:13.55]while da Vinci was a more traditional painter.

[39:17.34]In fact, Picasso was very good at drawing.

[39:21.45]In his early years, he did hundreds of drawings and paintings

[39:25.11]in a traditional realistic style.

[39:27.95]Later his work changed and it became more abstract.

[39:32.34]How about this one? It's an extraordinary painting.

[39:36.72]What is it? It's called Le Sommeil.

[39:40.65]It was painted by Salvator Dali.

[39:43.90]He was a famous Spanish Surrealist painter who lived in the 20th century,

[39:48.97]at about the same time as Picasso. He was completely mad.

[39:53.75]All his paintings are very strange but I quite like them.

[39:57.52]Well I don't understand this one at all.

[40:00.34]And I can't stand paintings I don't understand.

[40:03.69]Look. I love this painting. It's so colourful.

[40:07.73]Yes,it's delightful. It's a landscape oil painting by Vincent van Gogh.

[40:14.02]It's called Landscape with Trees and Figures.

[40:18.10]He's a very well- known European painter.

[40:21.31]He was Dutch but he lived and worked in France in the 19th century.

[40:26.87]I'm very fond of his work, especially his landscape paintings.

[40:31.92]They are so colourful and alive.

[40:34.66]This is the one I like best.

[40:37.02]I'd choose it to put on my bedroom wall. I agree. I like this one too.

[40:43.66]But I don't think Van Gogh is half as good as Picasso.

[40:47.72]I'd choose Picasso to put on my wall. He's my favourite painter.

[40:53.00]I'm sure all of these paintings look much better

[40:55.68]in reality than in an art book. I'd love to see them.

[41:00.03]The problem is, they're in different museums around the world.

[41:04.59]Well, there's an exhibition on in the school hall

[41:07.67]of students' paintings next week.We could go to that!

[41:12.80]Now listen again and check your answers to activity 14.

[41:18.51]What do you make of this painting? It's very strange.

[41:23.09]It's called Woman at a Window. It's not my favorite.

[41:27.73]It's doesn't even look like a woman. I prefer more realistic portraits.

[41:33.88]One of my favourite paintings

[41:35.81]is the portrait called the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

[41:40.79]Picasso's portrait isn't half as good as the Mona Lisa.

[41:44.68]He can't draw. That's not true. It's not the same style.

[41:50.49]Picasso created the Cubist art movement

[41:53.58]while da Vinci was a more traditional painter.

[41:57.38]In fact, Picasso was very good at drawing.

[42:01.48]In his early years, he did hundreds of drawings and paintings

[42:05.19]in a traditional realistic style.

[42:07.98]Later his work changed and it became more abstract.

[42:12.43]How about this one? It's an extraordinary painting.

[42:16.81]What is it? It's called Le Sommeil.

[42:20.77]It was painted by Salvator Dali.

[42:24.02]He was a famous Spanish Surrealist painter who lived in the 20th century,

[42:29.11]at about the same time as Picasso. He was completely mad.

[42:33.91]All his paintings are very strange but I quite like them.

[42:37.66]Well I don't understand this one at all.

[42:40.45]And I can't stand paintings I don't understand.

[42:43.84]Look. I love this painting. It's so colourful.

[42:47.90]Yes,it's delightful. It's a landscape oil painting by Vincent van Gogh.

[42:54.13]It's called Landscape with Trees and Figures.

[42:58.18]He's a very well- known European painter.

[43:01.54]He was Dutch but he lived and worked in France in the 19th century.

[43:07.09]I'm very fond of his work, especially his landscape paintings.

[43:12.06]They are so colourful and alive.

[43:14.85]This is the one I like best.

[43:17.19]I'd choose it to put on my bedroom wall. I agree. I like this one too.

[43:23.88]But I don't think Van Gogh is half as good as Picasso.

[43:27.97]I'd choose Picasso to put on my wall. He's my favourite painter.

[43:33.36]I'm sure all of these paintings look much better

[43:35.97]in reality than in an art book. I'd love to see them.

[43:40.25]The problem is, they're in different museums around the world.

[43:44.90]Well, there's an exhibition on in the school hall

[43:48.06]of students' paintings next week.We could go to that!

[44:03.64]Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines

[44:08.44]Listening and speaking

[44:10.65]14.Listen to a conversation between two journalists

[44:15.73]and number the phrasses in the order in which you hear them.

[44:20.76]Have you read the article about the journalist who made up false news?

[44:25.52]Which one is that?

[44:27.12]The one with the headline "Bad News" in the World Today tabloid newspaper.

[44:33.00]Oh, yes,I've read it So do you think it's true? It's a crazy idea!

[44:38.63]That sort of thing doesn't happen at the Daily Star.

[44:41.79]I mean,it's a quality newspaper. I don't believe a word of it!

[44:46.22]Oh, come on! Why don't you believe it?

[44:49.56]Stranger things have happened, you know. It's quite possible.

[44:53.93]As the editor of the Daily Star said,

[44:56.84]you shouldn't believe everything you read in the newspapers.

[45:00.40]That's a crazy thing to say. They can't print lies. It's against the law

[45:05.78]Well, I still don't believe that a Daily Star journalist would invent news.

[45:10.84]And I certainly don't believe a tabloid article.

[45:14.11]So you think the article was a lie?

[45:16.65]No. I think the tabloids only print part of the truth.

[45:21.36]But that's as bad as giving false information.

[45:24.77]They do it to make their articles more interesting and sell more copies.

[45:30.04]Look at the article about the man who saw aliens on the moon.

[45:34.22]In the tabloid, The World Today, the article didn't give all the facts.

[45:39.11]It just said there were aliens on the moon.

[45:42.16]And it was on the front page. That's not surprising.

[45:46.33]It was an interesting news item.

[45:48.79]I certainly found it interesting. You can't be serious!

[45:52.52]I can't believe you said that! You don't believe in aliens, do you?

[45:57.63]Aliens definitely do not exist! At least in the Daily Star,

[46:01.89]the journalist wrote that not many people believed the man

[46:05.28]because no one else saw the aliens. I didn't say I believed in aliens,

[46:10.19]I said it was an interesting article.

[46:12.88]It was very amusing and entertaining and I enjoyed reading it.

[46:17.93]I mean that's what the tabloids are about, really

[46:21.10]They're just a cheap form of entertainment.

[46:23.92]You don't have to take them so seriously.

[46:26.70]You must be joking! You may not believe what's in them

[46:30.63]but millions of other people do. That's a really dangerous attitude.

[46:35.63]Anyway, I don't believe you are serious.

[46:41.84]15.Listen again and decide who holds these opinions,the man(M)or the woman

[46:51.97]Have you read the article about the journalist who made up false news?

[46:56.70]Which one is that?

[46:58.38]The one with the headline "Bad News" in the World Today tabloid newspaper.

[47:04.23]Oh, yes,I've read it So do you think it's true? It's a crazy idea!

[47:09.84]That sort of thing doesn't happen at the Daily Star.

[47:13.01]I mean,it's a quality newspaper. I don't believe a word of it!

[47:17.40]Oh, come on! Why don't you believe it?

[47:20.81]Stranger things have happened, you know. It's quite possible.

[47:25.13]As the editor of the Daily Star said,

[47:28.05]you shouldn't believe everything you read in the newspapers.

[47:31.50]That's a crazy thing to say. They can't print lies. It's against the law

[47:37.02]Well, I still don't believe that a Daily Star journalist would invent news.

[47:42.08]And I certainly don't believe a tabloid article.

[47:45.29]So you think the article was a lie?

[47:47.81]No. I think the tabloids only print part of the truth.

[47:52.47]But that's as bad as giving false information.

[47:55.90]They do it to make their articles more interesting and sell more copies.

[48:01.20]Look at the article about the man who saw aliens on the moon.

[48:05.42]In the tabloid, The World Today, the article didn't give all the facts.

[48:10.23]It just said there were aliens on the moon.

[48:13.30]And it was on the front page. That's not surprising.

[48:17.47]It was an interesting news item.

[48:19.86]I certainly found it interesting. You can't be serious!

[48:23.64]I can't believe you said that! You don't believe in aliens, do you?

[48:28.79]Aliens definitely do not exist! At least in the Daily Star,

[48:33.22]the journalist wrote that not many people believed the man

[48:36.40]because no one else saw the aliens. I didn't say I believed in aliens,

[48:41.33]I said it was an interesting article.

[48:43.97]It was very amusing and entertaining and I enjoyed reading it.

[48:49.02]I mean that's what the tabloids are about, really

[48:52.15]They're just a cheap form of entertainment.

[48:54.95]You don't have to take them so seriously.

[48:57.79]You must be joking! You may not believe what's in them

[49:01.75]but millions of other people do. That's a really dangerous attitude.

[49:06.71]Anyway, I don't believe you are serious.

[49:21.76]Module 6 Films and TV Programmes

[49:26.04]Listening and speaking

[49:28.54]18.Listen to six people answering questions

[49:33.18]and write the number of the speaker by the question they answer.

[49:38.43]Speaker 1 It was brilliant.

[49:41.79]One of the best films I've ever seen

[49:44.33]and certainly the best action movie I've seen this year.

[49:48.34]I love watching martial arts films and Hero was particularly good.

[49:53.06]It was even better than Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon.

[49:56.86]I love the kungfu combats. And Maggie Cheung is my favourite actress.

[50:02.39]She's so beautiful!

[50:06.13]Speaker 2 The thing is, it's very expensive to go to the cinema.

[50:12.65]That's why I don't go very often.

[50:15.17]About twice a month but it depends on what's on.

[50:19.15]I usually choose big action films

[50:21.96]which are better on the big cinema screen than on TV.

[50:26.06]I often watch films at home on TV but they're often quite old.

[50:32.15]Speaker 3 Not yet.

[50:35.36]I missed Hero when it was on at the local cinema

[50:38.72]so I'm waiting for it to come out on DVD.

[50:42.22]Everyone says that it was a brilliant film so I intend to buy the DVD.

[50:47.29]Then I can watch it at home.

[50:51.06]Speaker 4 The actors.

[50:54.25]I thought they were all fantastic. Jet Li is a brilliant swordsman.

[50:59.43]And Donnie Yen who played Sky

[51:01.59]is one of the best martial arts actors I've ever seen.

[51:05.38]He's going to be a big star in the future. He's so good.

[51:09.36]And he's good- looking!

[51:12.51]Speaker 5

[51:14.44]Because I don't like martial arts movies and I hate histori -cal stories.

[51:19.80]There were both in Hero so I really didn't enjoy it very much.

[51:23.69]I prefer romantic films like Titanic

[51:26.94]or fantasies like the Lord of the Rings.

[51:29.38]I also like crime films.

[51:32.88]Speaker 6 Absolutely! I'd like to see it again at the cinema

[51:38.02]because some of the scenes are so beautiful

[51:40.65]that it's better on a big screen.

[51:43.18]However, I'd also watch it again on the box at home

[51:46.90]because the plot is so complicated I'm sure I've missed a lot of things.

[51:53.74]19.Listen again and answer the questions in activity 18.

[52:01.05]Speaker 1 It was brilliant.

[52:04.44]One of the best films I've ever seen

[52:06.98]and certainly the best action movie I've seen this year.

[52:11.02]I love watching martial arts films and Hero was particularly good.

[52:15.72]It was even better than Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon.

[52:19.50]I love the kungfu combats. And Maggie Cheung is my favourite actress.

[52:25.02]She's so beautiful!

[52:28.80]Speaker 2 The thing is, it's very expensive to go to the cinema.

[52:35.34]That's why I don't go very often.

[52:37.79]About twice a month but it depends on what's on.

[52:41.79]I usually choose big action films

[52:44.63]which are better on the big cinema screen than on TV.

[52:48.66]I often watch films at home on TV but they're often quite old.

[52:54.70]Speaker 3 Not yet.

[52:57.90]I missed Hero when it was on at the local cinema

[53:01.24]so I'm waiting for it to come out on DVD.

[53:04.78]Everyone says that it was a brilliant film so I intend to buy the DVD.

[53:09.86]Then I can watch it at home.

[53:13.64]Speaker 4 The actors.

[53:16.80]I thought they were all fantastic. Jet Li is a brilliant swordsman.

[53:21.92]And Donnie Yen who played Sky

[53:24.19]is one of the best martial arts actors I've ever seen.

[53:27.95]He's going to be a big star in the future. He's so good.

[53:31.95]And he's good- looking!

[53:35.09]Speaker 5

[53:37.08]Because I don't like martial arts movies and I hate histori -cal stories.

[53:42.38]There were both in Hero so I really didn't enjoy it very much.

[53:46.25]I prefer romantic films like Titanic

[53:49.49]or fantasies like the Lord of the Rings.

[53:51.97]I also like crime films.

[53:55.50]Speaker 6 Absolutely! I'd like to see it again at the cinema

[54:00.60]because some of the scenes are so beautiful

[54:03.23]that it's better on a big screen.

[54:05.84]However, I'd also watch it again on the box at home