新世纪大学英语视听说教程1;3听力原文(3)

Track 1-2-OL-5

A. Listen to the first part of a talk about the weather in some vacation spots. Then fill in the chart with information you hear. For each place, write the best time for a vacation and the reason. Watch the Weather!

Most people plan their vacations very carefully. They think a lot about plane tickets, passports, and hotel reservations. But they often forget about one important thing –the weather. You should learn about the right time to visit your vacation spot. Here is some information to help you plan your next vacation.

Italy. The weather is sunny all year, but it‘s sometimes cold in winter. April and May are warm and beautiful. From June to September, it‘s very hot.

Australia. Summer here is from December to April. It sometimes rains, but the weather is usually very good. In winter, it snows a little in some places, but most of Australia isn‘t very cold.

Track 1-2-OL-6

B. Now listen to the second part of the talk. Then fill in the rest of the chart with information you hear.

Hong Kong, China. The Weather is hot and very humid here a lot of the year. In July and August, it‘s sometimes very windy, and there are bad storms. October and November are warm and not so humid, but in December and January, it gets very chilly sometimes.

Germany. From November to April, the weather is cold, cloudy, and snowy. In spring it‘s warm, but there‘s a lot of rain, July and August are usually warm and sunny.

India. You shouldn‘t travel to India from June to September. There is a lot of rain everywhere. From November to April, after the rainy season, the weather is nice and cool. In April and May, it often gets very hot.

Track 1-2-OL-7

A. Study the pictures of these items. Then listen to the passage. How are these five things related to each other?

In Tokyo, it‘s an envelope with $850,000 in cash. At Florida‘s Disney World, it‘s a glass eye. At a hotel in England, it‘s a goat and a false leg. How are all of these things similar? They are unusual things that people leave in hotel rooms, in airports, and on city streets. Irish Martino works in the Lost and Found Center at an airport in a U.S. city. ―Sure, we find the usual stuff—cell phones, keys, sunglasses and wallets,‖ she says. ―But people also forget some weird things at the airport, too.‖ What does Ms. Martino find? A woman‘s false teeth in the bathroom. A mannequin in an airport waiting area. ―How do you forget those things?‖ Martino wonders. Nobuo Hasuda works

新世纪大学英语视听说教程1;3听力原文

for the Lost and Found Center in downtown Tokyo. The Center has almost 800,000 items. Three hundred thousand of them are umbrellas! There are also many other things—jewelry and briefcases, snowshoes and musical instruments. Mr. Hasuda keeps the lost items for six months and two weeks. After this time, the finder can take the item. This is good luck for some people. Remember the envelope in Tokyo with $850,000? The owner did not claim it. Now the money belongs to the finder!

Track 1-2-OL-8

B. Listen again. Then complete each sentence with the correct word or number.

Unit 2, Lesson B

Global Viewpoints

The weather

Jennifer: In my hometown it‘s usually hot and sunny, but sometimes it rains.

Dan: I grew up in central Texas where the weather is very hot. There are a lot of rainstorms, and in the wintertime it gets into the 40s and 50s.

Dayanne: In Brazil we basically have two seasons—summer and winter. In the summer it‘s very, very hot. But in the winter it‘s not so cold. But we do have some rain sometimes.

Alyssa : Where I live the weather changes throughout the year. There are four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring. I don‘t like the winter very much because I don‘t like to be cold.

Daniel: In Jamaica it‘s pretty warm year round. There‘s a rainy month –September. My favorite season is winter because I like winter sports, which is strange because I‘m from Jamaica.

What should I do?

Dayanne: When visiting Brazil you should bring your bathing suit and your sun lotion and definitely visit the beaches in Brazil because they are beautiful.

Dan: If you come to Texas you should visit San Antonio where the Alamo is located because it‘s a historical site.

Jennifer: When you visit Florida you should bring a swimming suit, sun block, and a beach towel. You should also bring lots of shorts and T-shirts. And you should visit the Everglades where you can see alligators.

Alejandra: In Argentina, you should visit lguazu Falls and the glaciers in the south of the country. You should also watch a tango performance and in a restaurant you should order Argentine beef. It is delicious!

City Living

Another souvenir?

Mike: Roberto, why are you bringing a sweater to Mexico City? It‘s summer there, so it‘s really hot, right?

Roberto: It‘s usually hot in the day but sometimes at night it gets chilly.

Mike: Oh. Well, what about the business suit? Isn‘t it a vacation?

Roberto: Yes and no. I have a big meeting on Tuesday, so I‘m bringing the suit. But after Tuesday,

新世纪大学英语视听说教程1;3听力原文

it‘s vacation time!

Mike: Who are all the gifts for?

Roberto: Oh, my family lives in Mexico City so I‘m bringing them some souvenirs from New York.

Mike: And, who‘s the book for?

Roberto: It‘s for Maria, my niece. She‘s ten years old.

Mike: Ten? You should get her something more fun—like a video game!

Roberto: Maria is young, but she loves books. She‘s really smart.

Mike: Huh. What about this? Is this hers too?

Roberto: Oh that? That belongs to my Dad. It‘s a souvenir from his New York visit, but he forgot it. Do you think I should get him another present?

Mike: Well, that alr …… 此处隐藏：5422字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……