学 海 无 涯 New Standard English Book 4 Unit 1 Inside view Conversation 1 2 Janet go back to China do my master s which means going back to university live in London become a teacher work in publishing apply for a job at London Time Off update my CV and look for jobs together Andy leave London go to China look for jobs together 3 the true statements are 2 and 8 Conversation 2 5 1 Joe was a gofer before he became a researcher for Lift Off UK 2 Andy wants Joe s job as a producer 6 1 d 2 d 3 a 4 c 7 1 It s not always very easy working with 2 How did he end up in London 3 the least experienced person 4 He s good at his job 5 He s confident and very competent 6 I get on with him quite well Everyday English 8 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b Outside view 2 the true statements Samantha agrees with are 1 2 3 and 4 4 1 She needs to improve her interview techniques to help her to get a job 2 She doesn t know how to answer the questions and give answers that might lead her failure in a job interview 3 She doesn t understand what the interviewer is actually looking for 4 That you need to be well prepared for an interview It boils down to preparation presentation and understanding what the interviewer is looking for 5 1 professional job coach 2 research on the position and the company 3 having not practised with some of the questions 4 how you present yourself 5 what the interviewer is actually looking for 6 preparation presentation and understanding 7 in relationship to the job 8 some examples in your life 9 dealing with problems 7 the pieces of advice the speakers give are 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 and 11 Listening in Passage 1 学 海 无 涯 2 Canadian ice hockey players The beatles Bill Gates Good luck Money Hard work practice and training Plenty of time Supportive family Being in the right place at the right time Being born at the right time Knowing the right people Belonging to the right culture Going to the right school Getting extra coaching Genius 3 1 b 2 d 3 a 4 d 5 c Passage 2 7 The US typical working hours 9 5 Office clothes for men jacket and tie or pen neck shirt sometimes jeans Meal breaks one hour Overtime yes paid for each 15 minute period after the first hour Holidays two weeks a year three weeks after five years Retirement age men 65 women 62 or 63 Pay day twice a month at the beginning and middle of the month Company benefits lease a company car apension plan and a health care plan Brazil typical working hours 8 5 or 9 6 but people usually work longer Office clothes casual and informal but neat and tidy Meal breaks one hour Overtime yes very often not paid Holidays 30 working days Retirement age men 65 or after 30 35 years work women after 60 Pay day some companies may twice a month others once a month Company benefits It depends maybe a company car living accommodation school for children lunch and travel costs gasoline health insurance 学 海 无 涯 Unit 2 Inside view Conversation 1 2 Joe 1 Andy 2 Janet 3 4 3 1 It is a feature programme which reviews recently published books 2 None of them have read all of the books 3 He s annoyed 4 It features new books that may have a London angle but not necessarily 5 Because Charles Dickens books are always on TV 6 She knows quite a lot about Dickens because she is studing his work at university 7 It s a biography which describes the London locations which are the settings for many of Dickens books 8 Yes Conversation 2 5 portsmouth 19th century novels around the law courts in the centre of London He describes hardship poverty and crime in London Oliver Twist David Copperfield 6 1 a 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c 7 1 He wasn t being at all fair 2 sometimes he really gets on my nerves 3 keep his problems away from the studio 4 He was born in Portsmouth 5 He set most of his stories in 6 Whereabouts in London are his stories set 7 some of his stories take place 8 Cheer up 9 I ll get over it Everyday english 8 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 a Outside view 2 the statements mentioned are 2 and 7 4 1 borrow books 2 look at an art exhibition 3 connect to the Internet 4 let you borrow computer games 5 with books and photographs 6 in schools and universities 5 1 It is a national library 2 You can find books and other printed materials 3 The British Library adds millions of items to its collection every year 4 No not at all although some reading may take new forms like reading from computer screens or mobile phones reading books will remain popular 6 学 海 无 涯 Name The British Library Location London Year the new building opened 1998 Items collected Books sound recordings music maps newspapers and magazines Number of items added yearly Three million Listening in Passage 1 2 1 it began over 20 years ago 2 about once every four or five weeks 3 ten 4 the host prepares dinner and then a discussion starts 5 modern novels classics non fiction like history and travel writing 3 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b Passage 2 6 Place Author Work London Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Oliver Twist Romeo and Juliet Oxford JRR Tolkien Lord of the Rings Hampshire and B