Listen this way听力教程第二册-16

Unit 16   "Have Fun!"

Part Ⅰ  Getting ready

Entertainment has various forms: games, e.g. bingo, cards, dice 1 games; dancing, e.g. ballet, folk dance, popular and social dance; music, e.g. folk music, MTV, opera; outdoor recreation, e.g. camping, skiing, swimming, tennis; reading, e.g. comics, novels, periodicals; movies and theater, e.g. motion pictures, drama; electronic home entertainment, e.g. radio, television, video games; and community celebrations, e.g. festivals, holidays.

A  The following words and phrase will appear in this unit. Listen carefully and study the definitions.

   1. classical: (of music) written with serious artistic 2 intentions and having an attraction that lasts over a long period of time

   2. documentary: a film or television or radio broadcast that presents facts

   3. coverage 3: the amount of time and space given by television, a newspaper, etc., to a particular subject or event

   4. cast: the actors in a play, film, etc.

   5. subtitles 5: words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said

   6. pageantry: splendid show of ceremonial grandness with people in beautiful dress

   7. satire 6: (a work of) literature, theater, etc., intended to show the foolishness or evil of some person, organization, or practice in an amusing way

   8. installment 7: a single part of a book, play, or television show which appears in regular parts until the story is completed

   9. sports enthusiast 8: a person who is habitually 9 full of enthusiasm for sports

  10. speciality: a particularly fine or excellent product

 

B  People in the United States spend their free time in different ways. You are going to hear some short conversations discussing the popularity of some leisure activities. Listen carefully. Tick the correct answers and write down detailed 10 information with numbers or percentages in the brackets.

   1. Which type of music do more people      □ classical           (   )

      enjoy?                         □ country and western (   )

                                □ rock                (   )

   2. Why do most people listen to the radio? □ for news            (   )

                               □ for entertainment   (   )

   3. What type of magazines do more people   □ TV guides           (   )

      read?                               □ news magazines      (   )

   4. Which sport is more popular?       □ swimming            (   )

                                              □ jogging             (   )

   5. Which is true of more people?       □ They never exercise.(   )

                          □ In their free time,

                            they like to be active. (   )

Part Ⅱ   What's on the box?

Television is the most widespread form of communication in the world. Though, most people will never meet the leader of a country, travel to the moon, or participate in a war, they can observe these experiences through the images on their television. Television has a variety of applications in society, business, and science. The most common use of television is as a source of information and entertainment for viewers in their homes.

 

A  You are going to hear a television critic recommending some of the programs. Look at the TV program guide below and tick the programs that are recommended by the critic. While you listen, don't forget to add more key words in the notes column.

   BBCl                               BBC 2

   7:00  The Rockford Files            7:00  News and Weather

   7:50  Football                      7:15  The Private Life of the Bee

   9:30  News                          8:00  Madam Butterfly

   9:45  Murder at the Vicarage       10:00  Match of the Day

  11:00  The Roaring Twenties (1939)  10:45  Kramer Versus 11 Kramer (1979)

   ITV                                 Channel 4

   7:00  Love Story                    7:00  Watch Your Step

   7:30  Detective                     7:30  Stranger than Fiction

   8:30  MI5                           8:15  Science Now

   9:30  World in Action               9:00  Hamlet

  10:00  News at Ten                  11:00  Psycho (1960)

  10:30  High Plains Drifter (1972)

B  Now listen to the conversation again. Give further information to each program recommended. Complete the following chart.

   Program          Channel    Time   Further Information

   _______________  ITV        8:30   a __________ about the ________ and

                                      _____ of the British Secret_______-

                                      the growth of Military Intelligence

                                      _________ into the UK equivalent of

                                      the ________ or ________

   World in Action  _________  _____  a ___________ about an _________ of

                                      multinational 12 _______ -concentrates

                                      on the ______ and ______ industries

   _______________  Channel 4  7:00   _______ teams of university _______

   _______________                    and ______ have to survive for ____

                                      in the _____of Scotland and they've

                                      got to solve various problems-find

                                      ______, solve _______, work out how

                                      to______, how to______, make a____,

                                      cook ______ -to reach their goal

   Football         _________  _____  live _______ of ________ Vs________

   _______________  BBC 2      10:00  the ________ of today's ______ play

   _______________

   High Plains      _________  10:30  a really _______ film starring Clint

   Drifter                            Eastwood with superb________; a kind

                                      of _____ of the battle between _____

                                      and _____

   _______________ Channel 4   9:00   a television production of _______'s

                                      Hamlet, with a cast of ______ actors

                                      and __________

                                    

Part Ⅲ   What's on?

London, situated 13 at the head of the Thames River estuary 14, west of the river's mouth on the North Sea, is the capital city of Great Britain. Being as one of the world's most important financial and cultural centers, London is noted 15 for its museums, performing arts, exchange and commodity markets, and insurance and banking 16 functions, as well as a host of specialized 17 services.

A  You are in England and telephone the Teletourist number for information about events and places of interest in and around London. While listening for the first time, add more key words in the left-hand column. After the second listening, complete the blanks in the statements.

   Statements

   1. All the events you hear about are on today. Today is _________.

   2. At the Hayward Gallery there is an exhibition of works by a famous _________ Sir Edwin Lutyens.

   3. If you want further information, the number of the __________ Information Center is _______.

   4. The changing of the guard outside Buckingham Palace today takes place at _________.

   5. This evening the London Philharmonic Orchestra is playing at the _________________.

   6. The composers in the program given by __________ Isaac Stern and _______ Andrew Wolf this evening will be

   7. One of the two theaters that are on Charing 18 Cross Road is _________.

   8. The Royal Shakespeare Company is not performing Romeo and Juliet; it is performing ___________.

   9. If you want information about times, admission prices and travel details of the events, the number to ring is ________.

  10. If you want information about events and activities of interest to children, the number to ring is _________.                              .

 

B  Now try this: listen to a more authentic 19 version of the recorded telephone information. Complete the following chart.

   Entertainment  Place             Content

   Exhibition   ________________  Works by British architect Sir

                                    Edwin Lutyens

           British Museum    ___________________________________  

           Passmore Edwards  ___________________________________   

           Museum 

           British Library   ___________________________________

                  Gallery 

   Pageantry   ________________  A general changing ceremony

           Horse Guards      ___________________________________

                  Parade 

  

   Greyhound      ________________               -

   Racing    

   _____________  ________________  The London Philharmonic Orchestra

                      perform works by _______, _________

                      and _________.

                              Isaac Stern and Andrew Wolf present

                                    a program of works by ____________,

                      _________ and ________.

   Show          Wyndham Theater    ___________________________________  

          Garrick Theater    Comedy: ________________

   ________________   Political satire: _________________

   Shakespeare  ________________   The Royal Shakespeare Company

                                    present Richard Ⅱ.

   Ballet Royal Opera House   ___________________________________ 

         Sadler's Wells      The ____________________ 's program

                Theater 

  

Part Ⅳ  More about the topic: American Unusual Museums

Museum is a Latin word, derived 20 from the Greek mouseion, originally meaning a temple dedicated 21 to the nine Muses 22. Not until the Renaissance 23 was the term applied 24 to a collection of objects of beauty and worth. The United States has thousands of museums. Some museums show large collection of art, some show objects of science or history. Other museums show collections of unusual things.

The following short passage is about the unusual museums in America. Supplying the missing words while listening.

   Museums show collections of __________ art or objects of _________ or value. The large ________ museums show thousands of different kinds of things. Some of the small museums throughout the United States show collections of one kind of ________. Many of them are ________ subjects for a museum.

   One such museum is called the "Museum of Bad Art". The museum has more than _________ terrible looking ________.

   Another unusual art museum is called the "American Visionary Art Museum". The works of art in this museum are _______, but they are _________ from those in __________ art museums. Visionary art is produced by people without any art ________.

   Many small museums in America have collections of _______ things. One example is the "Dolls House and Toy Museum". It has many old ______ and _______. It has small versions of _______ that are common play things for young children. It also has small toy houses with ______ and _________ inside.

   The "American Sanitary 25 Plumbing 26 Museum" has a collection of _______ -the devices people use in their homes and offices to __________ human wastes. The museum shows the history of the American _________________. Many kinds of old toilets and plumbing tools are in the museum.

   Other museums have collections of _________ things found in a home. For example, the "Lock Museum of America" has _________ devices that held doors or other objects _________. Some of the locks open only at __________ time. Other locks use many kinds of mechanical ________. Some of the locks are ________ or _________ of years old. They are from many different countries including ________, _________ and _________.

   There also is a museum for devices that measure ___________. It is called the "World's Only Thermometer Museum". The museum has more than ________ thermometers. The thermometers are in many different _________ and __________.

   Several interesting American museums are about _________ subjects. One is the "National Museum of Dentistry". The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of _________. Some frightening devices that once were used to _________ infected teeth can be seen. Most people do not consider a visit to the _________ their idea of a _________. However, the director says he wants to make the museum a ___________ to visit. He says he also wants to ______ visitors about the importance of _______________ their teeth.

   Another museum has a collection of devices that help people _________. The

   "Hearing Aid Museum" has almost _________ hearing aids from around the world. They include and _______ devices. Some old _______ were made to look like other objects. That is because people did not want anyone to know that they were _______ a hearing aid.

   Some popular _________ in America also have museums. One is the "Jello 27 Museum". Jello is the name of a popular American food that shakes when you move it. Jello tastes like different kinds of _________. Jello was invented in _________. The museum tells about the history of the _______.

   There is another unusual museum that tells about a popular food product-mustard.

   Mustard is a _________ substance made from seeds. People have added it to their food for _________. The "Mustard Museum" has more than _________ different kinds of mustard. There are mustards from almost every American ________ and from several foreign ________. The museum shows how mustard is made. Visitors can taste ________ kinds of mustard.

   If you visit one of these small museums, you'll not find ___________. But you'll find visitors who think these collections are not only _______ but also very ___________.

Part Ⅴ  Memory test: Entertainment Announcements

All sporting, artistic, and recreational activities carried out in non-working hours are leisure activities. Traditional leisure activities include many forms of sports, gardening, fishing, collecting hobbies, card games, and eating out. Since the 1960s the shorter working week, better diet and health care, greater mobility 28 through car ownership, and the growth of cheap air travel, have encouraged tourism and outdoor leisure pursuits.

You are going to hear four kinds of entertainment announcements: cinema announcements, radio announcements, restaurant announcements and holiday announcements. Listen carefully, and complete the following charts.

   Chart 1 ABC Whiteladies Cinema Announcement

   Cinema     Film        Certificate   Doors Open

   ABC1       _________   ___________   weekdays:

                                        Sundays:

   ABC 2      _________   ___________   weekdays:

                                        Sundays:

   ABC 3      _________   ___________   weekdays:

                                        Sundays:

   Late show  _________   ___________   ___________

   for Fri.   

   Chart 2  Radio Announcement

   Radio   Program     Broadcasting

   Time  

   Radio 1  ______________________  ____________   

   Radio 2  ______________________  ____________  

   Radio 3  ______________________  ____________

   Radio 4  ______________________  ____________  

     ______________________  ____________ 

     ______________________  ____________ 

  

   Chart 3  Restaurant Announcement

   Restaurant Main Feature  Price Opening Hours  Booking Number

   King Street  ____________            _____________  ______________

   Bistro        (fixed)   

   Castle       ____________            _____________  ______________

   Restaurant        (average)   

   Chart 4 Holiday Announcement

   Place     Price  Duration  Main Features  Tel. Number

   Becktano  _____  ________  in the__________;  204653

      _____  ________  beside a________;

             _____  ________  in the _________; 

      _____  ________  near the________; 

      _____  ________  by a____________; 

      _____  ________  on a____________; 

      _____  ________  with lots of____; 

      _____  ________  no______________; 

      _____  ________  no______________;

      _____  ________  no______________; 

      _____  ________  no______________; 

      _____  ________  no______________.

     

 Part Ⅵ   Reminder 29 of key points in this unit

           Verb & Verb Phrase   Noun & Noun Phrase  Other

   Part Ⅰ                      body builder        classical

                                Red Cross           pop

                                action movie

                                attendant

                                soda 30

   Part Ⅱ make public concen   TV critic           further

           -trate on            recommendation      right away

           survive              documentary         amazing

           appreciate           equivalent          originally

           release              CIA / KGB           multinational

           mention              investigation       daft

           take the bold step of  clue              Vs (versus)

                                puzzle              remarkable 31

                                live coverage       superb

                                allegory            little-known

                                cast                distracting

                                subtitle 4

   Part Ⅲ be keen on           exhibition          mounted

           present              gallery             royal

                                architect           contemporary

                                archaeological      currently

                                pageantry           available

                                ceremony

                                Buckingham Palace

                                greyhound

                                orchestra

                                rundown

                                political satire

                                admission

   Part Ⅲ carry away           visionary art       scientific

           hold sth. closed     plumbing industry   historical

           add...to             human wastes        terrible looking

                                mechanical device   traditional

                                dentistry           frightening 

                                hearing aid     infected

                  Jello             spicy

                  mustard 

                  seed 

   Part Ⅴ produce         installment     spectacular

           conduct         mission             freshly

    deliver         audience     fixed

    book                 enthusiast     luxurious

    dream about         commentary     in advance

                  credit card swindle 

                  menu 

                  speciality 

                  all-in holiday