Vocabulary Task
Answer/Script
A An incredible breakthrough in medicine has just been revealed. Scientists have learned how to eradicate genetic heart disease in humans. For the first time in history, successful experiments were performed on human patients.
B We just learned that the military has accidentally destroyed a vital strategic site. We attempted to question military personnell, but they could not be reached for comment. We will have an update when we get more details.
C Those two countries are at it again. They are flexing their muscles, trying to intimidate each other. The region has been under dispute for years. The U.N. is planning to send a peacekeeping force to try and intervene.
Listening Task
1) First Listening
Answers
1. The World Series will be played in Japan.
2. Some people have been killed in a school.
3. Neither statement is true.
4. Two nations are fighting over ownership of a region.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1. Four teams will play; it will be held in the Tokyo Dome.
2. Six students and two teachers were killed; a 17-year-old boy shot them.
3. The drug was developed at the University of Hawaii; it cures every kind of cancer; 300 hundred patients have tested it.
4. India and Pakistan are testing nuclear missiles; fighting has escalated in Kashmir; India’s prime minister could not be reached for comment.
Script
1. For the first time in history, the World Series is finally inviting the world! The series has always been an American tradition, a contest between the top baseball teams of the National and American Leagues, But next year’s series, played in the Tokyo Dome in Japan, will feature four teams — the top teams in North America, Asia, and the Caribbean, plus a wild card team from one of those three regions.
2. We have just learned that at least six students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at a high school in eastern Arizona today. Police indicated that a 17-year-old boy opened fire with an automatic weapon in the gymnasium during P.E. class. The boy, whose name has not been released by authorities, is in custody and is being questioned. We’ll have an update on this tragedy as son as we get more details.
3. What might be the most incredible breakthrough in medicine in recent years has been reported at the University of Hawaii. Researchers at the university have developed a drug that appears to cure almost every kind of cancer. To date , over 300 cancer patients who have been given the drug have shown no trace of cancer anywhere in their bodies for the past two years.
4. Today India tested two nuclear missiles in response to Pakistan’s missile testing yesterday. In the meantime, fighting has escalated in Kashmir, a region that has been under dispute for years. When asked about India’s tests, Pakistan’s Prime Minister said, “Kashmir is a vital strategic site. Pakistan is not going to back down.” India’s prime minister could not be reached for comment.
Real World Listening
1.Predict
Answer
Border conflicts
2.Get the main idea
Answer
1. David seems to be — he doesn’t like it when other countries do testing of nuclear missiles. Nehal is not worried because India and Pakistan have been threatening each other her whole life.
2. David does, but Nehal thinks the U.N. has enough problems of its own.
Script
David: What’s this I hear in the news about India and Pakistan?
Nehal: They’re at it again.
David: What do you mean—they’re at it again?
Nehal: They just cannot get along together.
David: This news story says they’re testing missiles. Isn’t that serious?
Nehal: Well, it’s more like flexing their muscles than actually doing something serious. They’re just trying to intimidate each other.
David: It’s kind of scary, though, isn’t it?
Nehal: I’m used to it by now. They’ve been threatening each other my whole life.
David: But why?
Nehal: They’ve been fighting about Kashmir. They disagree about who controls Kashmir.
David: Yeah? What is it that’s so important about Kashmir any way? I mean, why? Why do India and Pakistan care so much about Kashmir?
Nehal: Actually, they don’t care about Kashmir.
David: Huh? What do you mean?
Nehal: No. All India and Pakistan care about is fighting with each other. Each one wants to have more power than the other.
David: So why do they keep talking about Kashmir?
Nehal: It’s just an excuse.
David: still, I don’t like it when they start playing with nuclear weapons. Maybe the U.N. should get involved.
Nehal: Ah, yes. Their usual role as the great peace keeper.
David: Don’t you think the U.N. could resolve this problem?
Nehal: I don’t think so. The U.N. doesn’t need to get involved in other countries’ business. It has enough problems of its own. |