大学体验英语听说教程 第一册Unit16

Unit 16  Where’s home?

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script¹

1.     I live in a small town. It’s very quiet. There’s not much activity. It’s not very exciting.

2.     I live in a big city. It’s very busy and a little noisy, but I live it!

3.     We have a large family. We all eat dinner together and talk to each other in the evening. I’m never lonely.

4.     We have a condo in the suburbs². It’s convenient³. There’s a train station and a shopping mall nearby.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1.     plants, furniture

2.     view, subway, restaurants

3.     location⁴, city life

4.     furniture, pictures

2 Second Listening

Answers

1.     F       (He only has a bed and a TV. He needs plants and furniture.)

2.     T       (She likes the great view of the park. It’s close to the subway.)

3.     T       (It’s so convenient, so close to everything.)

4.     T       (He says, “It’s starting to feel like home.”)

Script

1. A:     How’s your new apartment?

    B:     It’s okay. I need to buy some plants, get some more furniture. Then I’ll feel at home. I only have a bed and a TV right now.

2. A:     How do you like your new house?

    B:    I like it. There’s a great view of the park. And it’s only a five-minute walk to the subway. I just need to find a grocery⁵ store, and a few good restaurants.

3. A:     How’s your new condo?

    B:     It’s great. It’s so convenient. It’s close to everything.

    A:     Do you miss your family?

    B:     Yes, sometimes, but I really like living in the city.

4. A:     Your apartment looks great!

    B:     Thanks. I bought some new curtains and a new couch⁶.

    A:     I like the pictures on the bookcase, too!

    B:     Yeah, it’s starting to feel like home.

Real World Listening

1 Predict⁷

Answer

All the things to do, the people

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

? his job; - where he lives; + concerts; + the people; - the food; ? the weather; - living alone; + music

Script

Rob⁸:           Hi! My name’s Rob. How’s it going?

Den:           Hi! I’m Ken⁹. Nice to meet you.

Rob:           Are you from Vancouver?

Den:           Well, I’m from Hong Kong, but I live near Vancouver now. I just started a new job here.

Rob:           How do you like Vancouver?

Ken:           Umm. I like it. There are so many things to do: I like the concerts, the music. And the people are very friendly.

Rob:           Yeah, I like all the parks, the stores, the people. There’s always something happening.

Ken:           Yeah. I like all that, too. But I don’t like the place I live. It’s a new condo near Stanley park. I live alone, and it’s just a little too quiet.

Rob:           Quiet is usually good.

Ken:           Yeah, but I don’t like to live alone. In Hong Kong I lived with my family in a big apartment. My parents, my grandparents, my sister and brother. It was noisy, it was busy, but it was home. We ate dinner together, we talked together. I miss that, especially the food. Now I know that my mother is a good cook!

Rob:           It sounds to me like you’re a little homesick¹⁰. I know some good Chinese restaurants around here. Here, I’ll write down a few names. It won’t be the same as your mother’s cooking but you can try them.

Ken:           Sure, thanks. Sounds good.

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 suburbs   

n.郊区，城郊( suburb的名词复数 )；四乡；隧；四郊

参考例句：

• The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support. 贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
• The new college will be located in the suburbs. 这所新建的学院将设在郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

4 location   

n.地点，位置，定位

参考例句：

• It is a suitable location for a new school.那是建一所新学校的合适地点。
• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。

5 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。

6 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

7 predict   

v.预知，预言，预报

参考例句：

• It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
• I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。

8 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

9 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

10 homesick   

adj.想家的；患思乡病的

参考例句：

• She's feeling a little homesick.她有点想家。
• He left his job largely because he was homesick.他辞职不干主要是因为他想家。