202 Useful Exercises for IELTS Side1-17-Ex3.1
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：202 Useful Exercises for IELTS
Narrator: Part Three. Listening Exercise 3.1. Listen to the following sentences, pausing your machine after each sentence to write down the essential details of what you have heard:
a. Manchester, one of the most important cities in England, is considered by some the northern capital.
b. Situated 1 in the northwest, 39 miles inland, Manchester is the third largest urbanised area in England.
c. Technological 2 innovation during the Industrial Revolution enabled the city to become the world's
major cotton-milling centre in the 19th century.
d. Unfortunately, this rapid industrialisation brought prosperity only to the owners of the many factories.
e. The rise of Communism overseas was, in part, a reaction against the exploitation of workers in Manchester.
f. Eventually, the city declined in importance, but cotton goods are still known worldwide as manchester goods.
g. Liverpool, now the sixth largest city in England, was the second major city of the British Empire,
h. The Liverpool docks were once the site of the busiest shipbuilding activity in the world.
i. Both cities boast impressive museums documenting the good and bad uses of industrial technology,
j. Manchester and Liverpool are these days thriving centres of activity and club entertainment for youth.
- The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
- She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
- A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
- Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。