精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit1Atimetoremember2.Conversation:Wheredidyoulearntheskate?p2B:Hey,thatwasfun,thanksforthelesson.Noproblem.So.Tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Iworkinatravelagency.Really,whatdoyoudothere?Iaminchargeoftheircomputers.So,youareacomputerspecialist.Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Thatsgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseIamtaking.Oh,sure.Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreskatinglessons.Itsadeal.4.listeningp3lifeasanimmigrant1. YuHongWherearefromoriginally,YuHong?Iamfromchina.Fromnearshanghai.Andwhendidyoumovehere?IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Andwhatdoyoudonow?Iamatransportationengineer.Isee.SoyouareanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.Yes,thatsright.WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?Oh,thatsnotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdonthaveanyrelativeshere.ImeanIhavealotoffriends.Butthatsnotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisntthesamehere.Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?Oh,thatseasy.Mymomssoup.Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymotherscooking.2.AjayWhereareyoufrom,Ajay?IamfromIndia.AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?Itwasin1991.Areyoustudyinginhereatthemoment?Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.Iamworkingasacomputertechnician.Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?Yeah,Itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswitheducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods.EverythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?Totellyouthetruth.Afteryourehereforawhile,youdontmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.B p11Excuseme.Itsmeagain.Imsorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudontmind.NotatallThanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxitothecitycost?Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.Fortydollars?IguessIlltakethebus.ThatsmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecanIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?Goupstairsandturnright.Youllseeasnackbaronyourleft.Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.You,too.Units1-21.listeningp14Thanksfortakingthetimetospeakwithme,Jeri.Oh，itsmypleasureYouhaveabeautifulaccent.Wheredidyougrowup?IgrewupinEngland,inacitycalledBrighton.Howdoyouspellthat?B-R-I-G-H-T-O-NJustlikeitsounds.Yes.Whatwasthatlike?Brilliant.Itsalovelycity,rightbythesea.Myfamilystilllivesthere.Myfamilyownsarestaurant,andmymotherteachesschool.Whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Well,IneverthoughtIdbeamodel!Iwantedtobeadoctorormaybeawriter.Whynotamodel?Well,IalwaysthoughtIlookedfunny.Icantimagineit.Wereyoupopularwhenyouweregrowingup?Notreally.Iwasntunpopular,butIwasntinthepopularcrowdatschool.Ihadanicegroupoffriends,thought.Howdidyoulikeschool?Oh,Ilovedschool.Iwasagreatstudent.Mymotheractuallytaughtatmyprimaryschool.Ialwaysthoughtthatwasterrific.Whataboutyourfreetimeasachild.Didyouhaveahobby?Iusedtopaint.Actually,Istilldo.Ihavesomepaintingsinagalleryrightnow. Thatsimpressive.adj. 感人的；令人钦佩的；给人以深刻印象的Well,itsaverysmallexhibit.ButitssomethingIreallyenjoy.Didyouhaveafavoritegamewhenyouweregrowingup?Thatseasy.Myfavoritegamewaschess.Mygrandfathertaughtmehowtoplay.Iusedtovisithishouseinthecountry.Wewouldhavechesstournaments.Itwaswonderful.Whataboutafavoriteplace?Hmm.Myfavoriteplace?IusedtogotosummercampinIreland.Ilovedthat.Igottogohorsebackridingalmosteveryday.DoyoustillgotoIreland?No.Notveryoften.Unit3.p185.listeningcapsulehotelWelcometotheprogramyourhomeismyhome.OurguesttonightisBradPhilipsfromCalifornia.Brad,tellusalittlebitaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Well,atthemoment,ImworkingasanEnglishteacherinTokyo,Japan.Tokyoisanexcitingcity,butitsalsoveryspreadout.Itcansometimestakehourstogofromonepartofthecitytoanother.WhenIdontfeellikegoingallthewayhome,Isometimesstayinacapsulehotel.Acapsulehotel?Canyouexplainwhatthatis?Yeah.Itsahotel