懂你英语Level4 unit1

Level 4 unit 1 part1 Listening Christina is on a two week vocation This is the first vocation she has had for a long time The last vocation she took was more than two years ago Now she is visiting a friend in San Francisco Her friend and her husband are living near the center of the city He works for a start up company in Silicon Valley While he is working she works part time at a department store How long has it been since her last vocation It s been more than 2 years What kind of company does her friend s husband work for A start up company Christina hasn t seen her friend for a longtime The last time they saw each other was three years ago At that time they were both working at a department store Then Christina quitted her job and started her own business She designs women s clothing She has two employees now and her company is slowly growing How long has it been since Christina last saw her friend It has been 3 years Where were Christina and her friend working before she started her own business They were working at a department store How long has it been since Christina started her own business It s been 3 years Christina has come to San Francisco by herself Her husband didn t come because he has to work He tried to start a company two years ago but it didn t work out His company failed after only a few months So now he is working at another company and saving money Once he saves enough money he plans to start another company He doesn t want to give up Why hasn t Christina s husband come with her He has to work Why is Christina s husband saving money He wants to start a new company This is the second time Christina has been to San Francisco The first time was when she was a high school student That was more than ten years ago During that trip she was only in San Francisco for a few days After that she went to Los Angeles and New York This time she and her friend plan to relax and have fun How many times has Christina been to San Francisco She has been to San Francisco twice How long did she stay in San Francisco on her first trip A few days Christina arrived two days ago the day before yesterday Her friend met her at the airport and drove her to her apartment Her apartment is just north of the airport about 20 minutes from San Francisco It s a small apartment but it s on a hill and it has a great view Yesterday they went downtown and rode the cable cars Christina was surprised by how steep the hills are Then they walked along the ocean and ate lunch at a sea food restaurant From the restaurant they could see the Golden Gate Bridge How long has she been here For two days Tomorrow they are planning to drive to Yosemite National Park By car it s about four hours away Christina has never been there before so she is excited She has heard that the park is very beautiful Her friend has been to Yosemite several times She says that it s one of the most beautiful places in the world Christina just hopes that her friend is a good driver How many times has she been to the Yosemite Never Vocabulary Headaches can be very painful and can last for a long time If you have a headache your head hurts A sprained ankle can be so painful that you can t walk Someone with a sprained ankle may need to use crutches to walk If you have a sore throat it may be painful to swallow A sore throat can be caused by viruses or bacteria A burn is an injury to the skin caused by fire or heat If you get to close to a fire you will be burned An earache is a sharp dull or burning pain in the ear Common causes of an earache include an infection a changing air pressure or water in the ear Mountains are land forms higher than 2000 feet or about 600 meters above sea level Hills are like mountains but not as tall Mountains are formed by forces deep within the Earth and are made of different types of rocks Rivers are streams of water that usually begin in mountains and flow into the sea Many early cities were built alongside rivers Most of the world s water is in the oceans which are large bodies of salt water The oceans are also an important source of oxygen Deserts are areas of land that receive little or no rainfall The amount of rainfall in some deserts is so low that only a few plants can survive A valley is a low relatively flat area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it Some valleys are formed by flowing water and others are formed by glaciers The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest ocean covering more area than all the continents put together Desert temperatures can range from cold at night to very hot during the daytime often above 120 degrees F Dialogue M Have you eaten yet W No I haven t and I m hungry M Me too Let s go out for dinner W Where to M What about Joe s Italian W How many times have you eaten there M I eat there a lot It s one of my favorite places Why is she hungry She hasn t eaten yet W I went there two weeks ago and the service was terrible M Really Then let s go someplace else Why doesn t she want to go to Joe s Italian She went there two weeks ago and the service was terrible M What do you suggest W How about the Royal Indian It s not far from here M I ve never heard of it Is it good W Yes I ve been there several times and I ve never been disappointed What s one reason she suggests Royal Indian It s not far away Has she been to the Royal Indian before Yes she has M OK let s try it I haven t eaten Indian food for a long time W You won t be disappointed and the prices are reasonable M Ah so you mean I m going to pay W Well that would certainly be nice How expensive is the restaurant It s reasonably priced M What about reservations W If we get there early enough we won t need them M I hope you are right W Don t worry if we have to wait I ll pay the bill What would happen if they don t get there early enough They may have to wait When she went there two weeks ago the service was awful She has been there several times Level 4 unit 1 part2 Listening Today Christina and her friend are enjoying themselves This morning they got up very early and drove out of San Francisco They crossed the Bay Bridge before the early morning commute and drove south Because it was so early there were almost no cars How heavy was the traffic There were almost no cars After driving for an hour and a half they stopped and had breakfast They ordered pancakes and coffee They also had some fresh fruit When they finished eating it was seven o clock Then they got back into the car and drove south Christina wanted to listen to music so they turned on the radio An hour later they stopped for gas They noticed that there was also a charging station for electric cars How did they order for breakfast They ordered pancakes and coffee What did they do after they finished eating They got back into the car and drove south It s now 1 15 one fifteen and they are in Yosemite Park They have been there for two hours since 11 15 eleven fifteen They are looking at Yosemite falls which is the highest waterfall in the park The water drops a total of 740 meters from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall When did they arrive at the park They got there at 11 15 In another fifteen minutes they planned to eat lunch at a magnificent old hotel in the park It was built in 1927 and has a great view They wanted to stay there but they couldn t get reservations To get a room at that hotel you usually need to make reservations several months in advance When do you need to make reservations You need to make reservations several months in advance Why couldn t they get reservations They didn t reserve early enough They planned to stay in the park until around four o clock By then they will have been in the park for nearly five hours Then they will get back into the car and drive back to San Francisco They plan to eat dinner somewhere along the way If the traffic isn t too bad they should be back in San Francisco by ten o clock When do they expect to be back in San Francisco They expect to be back by 10 o clock How long would they have been in the park if they leave as scheduled For nearly 5 hours Early tomorrow morning they are going to cross the Golden Gate Bridge and go north along the coast From some places you can look out on the ocean and see whales and other sea life Christina has never seen a whale before so she is looking forward to it And tomorrow night they have something special planned They are going to watch a baseball game Christina has never seen a baseball game but she has heard that it is very popular in the US And the San Francisco baseball team is one of the best What does she hope to see from the coast She hopes to see whales What are they going to do tomorrow morning They are going to cross the Golden Gate Bridge Vocabulary A force is a push or a pull on an object A force changes the motion of a moving object A force can be strong or weak and it always has a direction The Earth is a planet that goes around the sun in a circular orbit The speed of its motion doesn t change but the direction of its motion does The Earth has a layer of gas above its surface which helps to support life Atoms are the building blocks of matter At the center of an atom is its nucleus which has a positive electric charge Outside the nucleus are electrons which have a negative charge Asteroids and comets are objects that obey our sun but are smaller than planets Asteroids that pass close to the Earth are called near earth objects The layer of gases just above the Earth s surface is our atmosphere The atmosphere is made of gases such as oxygen and nitrogen Without an atmosphere there would be no life on Earth If they collide with Earth they could cause an extinction event A force can increase or decrease the speed of an object and it can change the direction of motion The electric force between the nucleus and the electrons holds the atom together The two lines on the left intersect each other at a right angle which is 90 degrees The two lines on the right are parallel which means they never cross The adjacent sides of a rectangle are perpendicular which means they meet a 90 degree angle The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal and parallel which means they never cross The area of a rectangle is the length times the width A circle is a two dimensional figure with a radius and a circumference which is the distance around the circle The area of a circle is Pi R squared where R is the radius and Pi is the ratio of the circle circumference to its diameter A sphere is a three dimensional figure with a radius and a volume which is four thirds Pi R cubed All points on the surface of a sphere are equidistant from its center A right triangle is a two dimensional figure with three side two of which are perpendicular To find its area multiply the length of the two perpendicular sides a and b and divide by 2 A equals 1 half ab A rectangle is a 2 dimensional figure with 4 sides Dialogue M Have you finished eating yet W No I haven t Why are you in such a hurry M I m sorry but you are such a slow eater W A slow eater Well I try to enjoy my food You just eat and swallow I don t see how you can even taste it M OK I m sorry Do you mind if I get another glass of wine W No go ahead I don t want you to sit there putting pressure on me I thought we were going to have a relaxing evening What does she allow him to do She allows him to get another glass of wine A relaxing evening is the opposite of a high pressure evening M Yes you are right I d like to relax but I have a lot on my mind W Work related M Yes it is I ve been getting some strange emails from my boss He wants me to cut down on my expenses Maybe he wants to fire me His boss wants him to spend less What is he afraid of He may lose his job W Is business bad M Yes it is But I don t want to talk about it W OK but I m a good listener You can tell me if you d like to What doesn t he want to talk about He doesn t want to talk about his business M Thanks Maybe some other time I ll try to stop thinking about it until when it s tomorrow W Good idea You need to take a break from work Your healthy is important and so am I M Yes you are I don t know what I would do without you To deal with something means to do something about it Level 4 unit 1 part3 Listening Harry is an American businessman His job requires him to do a lot of travelling He takes nine or ten trips a year In the past six months he has made five trips Three were to Asia and two were to Europe The purpose of his trips is to attend meetings and make presentations What does his job require him to do Travel a lot What is the purpose of his trips Attend meetings and make presentations His job requires him to attend meetings in many countries Harry loves to travel and he s travelled to many countries Most of his trips are for one or two weeks His first international trip was 15 years ago when he was 20 years old He really wanted to see Asia so he and his friend flew to Tokyo Japan How long are most of his trips for one or two weeks From Tokyo they travelled around Japan for 2 weeks The people they met were very nice but most of them didn t speak English Harry tried to speak a little Japanese but it was difficult He didn t do very well When he spoke to people most of them just looked at him They didn t understand what he was trying to say What language did he try to use when he was in Japan He tried to speak Japanese He has made 5 trips in the last 6 months From Japan they went to Korea for a week and then they went to China In China they visited the Great Wall near Beijing They stayed in Beijing for a few days and then boarded a train for Shanghai It was an overnight train with sleeping cars What kind of train did they take to Shanghai It was an overnight train How long did they stay in Beijing for a few days During the journey they enjoyed looking out the window at the countryside The view from the train was wonderful Harry will never forget watching the sun go down in the evening It was a beautiful sunset What did they enjoy doing during the journey looking out the window at the countryside What won t Harry ever forget Watching the beautiful sunset The journey to Shanghai took many hours but it was an unforgettable experience On the train they met a Chinese professor who spoke English He was a middle aged man whose hair was turning grey He told them about how things were changing in China It was wonderful to watch him as he was speaking His eyes were full of energy and excitement Who did they meet on the train a Chinese professor What did the professor talk about He talked about the many changes China was experiencing They only stayed in Shanghai a couple of days Then they returned to the US and went back to school They had one more year to finish their studies Why did they return to the US They went back to finish their studies Harry s next few trips were to different part of the world He went to Europe twice each time to different countries On one trip he travelled through the UK and France On the next trip he went to Italy and Greece How many times did he go to Europe He went to Europe twice After Europe he travelled to Mexico and South America In South America he went to Argentina and Brazil He enjoyed watching some great soccer matches What countries did he visit in South America Both Argentina and Brazil Then he decided to go back to Asia But this time he went to Southeast Asia He visited Vietnam Thailand and Singapore Each country had a charm of its own Where did he go after he went to South America He went to Southeast Asia How many countries did he visit in Southeast Asia He visited 3 different countries After all these travel Harry decided to make travel part of his career He didn t want to work only in the US He didn t want to work only with Americans He wanted to experience other countries and other cultures His dream was to work for an international company Why did he decide to work for an international company he wanted to experience other countries and other cultures What was his dream working for an international company 5 years ago his dream came true Now he is working for a German high tech company As part of his job he has to travel a lot As a result he has been to many cities and countries And he has met many interesting people What has happened as a result to his job He has been to many countries and met many interesting people What kind of company is he working for A German hi tech company Vocabulary A dental cavity is a hole in a tooth A cavity is caused by bacteria in the mouth Brushing your teeth frequently and regularly can help prevent cavities A crack tooth can be caused by biting down on something hard Dentists treat a crack tooth by covering it with a crown A dental X Ray is a picture of your teeth and gums An X Ray shows what can t be seen on the surface of the teeth and gums Braces are used by dentists to strengthen teeth over a period of years Through braces are usually for children they can also be used for adults with crooked teeth To exact a tooth means to remove it from the mouth Dentists have to pull hard to exact a tooth Braces are used on people with crooked teeth or after an injury Biting down on something hard can be very painful Dentist often inject something into the gum to block the pain during the extraction process The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body through a system of arteries and veins It s located in the chest between the lungs and beats about once per second The kidneys remove waste and toxins from the blood They are bean shaped organs and are about 10 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide The lungs exchange oxygen from the air with carbon dioxide from the blood They expand when inhaling air and contract when exhaling air The stomach is blow the heart and is part of the digestive system It uses acids to digest food before passing it to the small intestine The bladder is a balloon shaped organ that collects urine from the kidneys In an adult the bladder can hold about half liter of urine Dialogue Officer Good evening sir You were driving too fast Driver really Was I Officer Yes you were going well above the speed limit Driver I m sorry officer Officer OK I need to see your driver s license Driver Here s my driver s license Why has he been stopped He was driving too fast He has given his driver s license to the police officer Officer Your license has expired Are you aware of that Driver No sir that s a surprise I didn t know Officer It has expired more than a year ago He probably knows that his license has expired so he s lying What has expired His driver s license Officer Is this your car Driver No sir It s a friend s I m borrowing it for a night Click the correct choice He probably isn t telling the truth Officer Get out of the car and put your hands behind your back Driver Why officer What have I done Officer Just do as I say Driver OK officer I m cooperating Please don t push me To cooperate means to do as asked Officer Get your hands behind your back Driver OK OK Officer I m not asking you I m ordering you Driver Please officer I haven t done anything wrong What is he supposed to do to put his hands behind his back To order someone to do something means to command them to do it Officer Stay still and don t say anything This is a stolen car Are you aware of that Driver Are you going to arrest me Officer What do you think That s what we do with car thieves Stay still means the same thing as Don t move To be aware of means to know Driver If you let me go I ll give you a couple of thousand dollars I haven t hurt anybody Officer So now you are trying to bribe me How stupid can you be Driver I just don t want to go back to jail Give me a break What is the driver trying to do bribe the officer Officer Sure you re a nice guy I d like to give you a break But there s nothing I can do Driver Please officer Officer OK where s the money Let me see it and I ll think about it If he takes the money what would he