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Unit three Comparison
[00:05.04]Number 1 Listen to each item of information.Then listne to the statement that follows.
[00:13.27]Circle "TRUE" or "FALSE".
[00:17.16]1)John is 15 years old and Bill is 30 years old.So Bill is twice as old as John.
[00:25.57]2)The area of th Soviet Union is about 8 millon square miles.
[00:31.16]The area of Canada is about 4 million square miles.
[00:36.44]So Canada is twice as big as the  Soviet Union.
[00:39.92]3)Jenny makes £ 20,000 a year.Jack makes  £11,000 a year.
[00:46.86]So Jenny makes much more money than Jack does.
[00:50.96]4)The distance from Paris to London is 200 kilometers
[00:56.01]and the distance from Paris to Rome is 600 kilometers.
[01:00.63]Then Rome is three times farther from Paris than London is.
[01:04.99]5)The population of China is 1.1 billion people.The population of the Soviet Union is 350 million.
[01:14.68]Then there are 5 times people in China.
[01:18.81]Number 2 Listen to five pwople talking,Which ofthe two choices do they recommmend?
[01:27.82]Circle the answer.Give their reasons.
[01:31.87]1)I think Soft-glow is better.It's stronger.SO it's more effective in relieving pain.
[01:39.24]And it's also cheaper.And the bottle is small so it fits into your pocket.
[01:44.67]2)I prefer Mercedes-Benz.It's bigger and more comfortable.
[01:49.11]It's also faster and more dependable.It almost never breaks down.
[01:54.26]3)I think John Preston will make better member ofparliament.
[01:59.48]He's loder than George Sharp,so he's more experienced.
[02:03.79]And I think heh is more intelligent and he's more concemed about poor people.
[02:08.94]4)I prefer living in a small town.
[02:12.96]Big cities are too noisy and the air is too dity.
[02:16.93]The people in small town are usually very friendly.
[02:20.64]5)I wuld rether own a dog than a cat.
[02:24.59]Dogs are more friendly than cats.
[02:27.02]You cna take dogs to the park and you can play with them,and even go swimming with them.
[02:32.66]But cats will never play with people.
[02:31.66]Number 3 Look at the table below.It gives you some information about three television sets.
[02:39.99]Listen and answer the question.
[02:43.47]1)Does the Screen Star cost more than German Televisin?
[02:48.61]2)Which TV has a larger screen,MR TV or Screen Star?
[02:54.73]3)How much does the American TV coat?
[02:57.81]4)Which TV is made in Japan?
[03:01.23]5)Which TV costs the most?
[03:04.55]6)Does the German TV weigh more than the Japanese TV?
[03:09.38]7)Is the Spiegel View TV made in Japan?
[03:13.14]8)Which TV has the smallest screen?
[03:16.38]9)How much does the American TV weigh?
[03:20.01]10)Which TV will you buy?
[03:22.78]Number 4 Listen and write the differences between America and Britain in the table as much as you can.
[03:32.63]Mary:As Americans,now do you two think life over here compares with that at home?
[03:38.48]Carolyn:Well,it's much more expensive here.
[03:41.96]Mary:In every way?
[03:43.81]Carolyn: In most ways.Petrol,for example,is very expensive.
[03:48.25]Bart:Yeah,I noticed when I...when I came in of the plane and paid for the bus,it was much more expensive.
[03:55.96]Also when I bought-er-my beer in the pub.
[03:56.06]Robin:Drinks?
[03:58.31]Bart:Yeah,it costs a lot more.
[04:00.82]Robin:Yes,I thought drinks would be more expensive in the States,especially spirits.
[04:05.97]Bart:No,spirits are much cheaper.
[04:08.84]Robin:Really?
[04:10.17]Bart:Yeah,
[04:11.61]Mary:And does it cost more to eat,too?
[04:14.51]Bart:No,I think it's less expensive in the States.The restaurants are anywhere.
[04:20.02]Mary:Yes,and are they as good?Of course you don't know about that yet too well,do you?
[04:25.58]Bart:You know,Robin.
[04:27.18]Robin:Not as varied as...
[04:30.23]MarY:What do you think,Carolyn?
[04:31.64]Carolyn: Oh,I think hte-er-efficiectcy is exactly the same,but they are more expensive again,here.
[04:38.07]Robin:Better service in the States,isn't there?
[04:41.31]Carolyn: They're about equal.
[04:42.69]Robin:I've heard.
[04:44.97]Carolyn: But-er-the transportation service is so much better here than it is in the States.
[04:49.59]Robin:In what way?
[04:51.57]Mary:More efficient?
[04:52.83]Carolyn: More efficient-er-better scheduling,more frequent.
[04:57.06]Bart:I think more frequent,beause we...we don't have buses or-er-trains.
[05:03.59]We have buses and trains,but we don't have as many.
[05:06.88]Mary:That's surprising really.I...somehow though that because everything would be much bigger,
[05:13.07]it would somehow be better organized in the States.
[05:15.50]Bart:More people have cars.
[05:17.46]Carolyn: Clothing is much less expensive here.
[05:20.18]Robin:What about quality?Is the quality...?
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