Unit 1 Leisure activities in Book 4 Part 1 listening one

Ever wish you could do magic tricks, or introduce yourself as “the magician” at a party? Imagine, everybody wants to have fun, but nothing’s really happening, it’s time for you to show one of your new tricks. Here, you can learn how, and without any need for special materials or much practice.

A trick with a coin, a handkerchief and a friend:

Put the coin on your palm. Cover the coin with the handkerchief. Ask several people to put their hands beneath the handkerchief and feel the coin, to make sure that it is still there. Then take the corner of the handkerchief and pull it rapidly off your hand. The coin has gone! How? You must make sure the last friend who feels the coin knows the trick and removes the coin when he seems to be just feeling it. And nobody knows where it has gone!

A trick with a piece of paper and a pencil:

Tell your friend that you can communicate your thoughts without speaking to other people. Write on the piece of paper the word “No”. Don't let your friends see what you have written. Say, \I will put this word in your mind.\Pretend to concentrate. Ask them if they know what is written on the piece of paper. They will say, \‘No’ on the paper!\

A trick with an egg and some salt:

Ask your friends to stand the egg upright on the table. They won't manage to do it. Say that you can speak to the chicken inside. Say, \ready to balance your egg!\

When you first get the egg back from your friends, pretend to kiss the egg at the base. Make the base wet. Then put the base into salt which is in your other hand. The salt will stick to the egg. Then put the egg on the table. Twist the egg around a few times as this will arrange the grains of salt. Then it will stand up. Don't forget to thank the chicken.

Exe. 1 T F F F F T Exe. 2

Questions:

1. What does the magician ask people to do in the first trick? 2. What happens to the coin?

3. How does the magician prove that he can communicate his thoughts to the audience in the second trick?

4. What is the first step to make the egg stand upright? 5. What else is needed to make the egg stand upright? Keys: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D

Part 1 listening two

(The following is an interview from a weekly program.)

Presenter: Good morning. Welcome to our weekly program aimed at all those

underactive youngsters with time on their hands! Listen to what our two guests have to say about their hobbies and how their hobbies have made a difference to their lives. Adrienne first, then, Jonathan.

Adrienne: I collect very interesting jewelry. I tend to travel a lot as most of my family

do, so whenever I have a holiday, I like to go traveling. Whenever I travel somewhere, I like to pick up something to remind me of the place that I visited. And, the easiest thing to do is to pick up a small piece of jewelry instead of getting a poster or a T-shirt that won’t last. I like the idea of having something small and also, I find whenever I wear jewelry from somewhere, it’s a good conversation piece. Usually people ask you, “Where did you get this?” I then have a story to tell, and it’s a good way to meet and talk to people. It’s just interesting. I have jewelry that I picked up when I traveled to Thailand, when I traveled to Africa and when I traveled to Europe.

Presenter: Wow! Sounds nice. You’ll have to show your collections to us. Adrienne: I’d love to.

Presenter: Thank you, Adrienne. Now Jonathan.

Jonathan: I prefer canoeing because you've always got the water there for support. If

you're a good swimmer, have a good sense of balance and strong arms, you'll like canoeing! The main trouble is transporting your canoe to the right places—my father takes it on the roof of the car—or sometimes I put it on the roof of the club’s Land Rover. What it has taught me most is to be independent. It's just you and the canoe against the wind, the weather and the water. It gives you a lot of self-confidence and it can be really exciting as long as you don't mind getting soaked, of course! It makes you feel close to nature somehow. Last year, when I was qualified, I began to run my own canoeing center.

Presenter: So you are making your hobby work for you.

Jonathan: People are usually very skilled at their hobbies. The combination of interest

and skills is a very compelling reason to choose a particular career.

Presenter: Then, Adrienne, do you have a similar plan?

Adrienne: Yes, I love making beaded jewelry. I’ve decided to get some formal

training. I want to learn how to be a jewelry designer.

Exe 1:Questions:

1. Who is the target audience of the program? 2. What is Adrienne’s hobby?

3. What does Adrienne usually buy when she visits a place? 4. How does Jonathan benefit from canoeing?

5. What should be the major concern in choosing a career according to Jonathan? Keys: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. B

Exe 2 T T F F T T F F

Part 1 listening three

Gerry: I've just been to see Gone with the Wind. It was fantastic, well worth seeing.

Have you ever seen it?

Judy : No, but I've read the book. I don't think I would like to see the film . It would

spoil the story for me.

Gerry: Really? Oh, give me a film any day. Honestly, if I had to choose between the

film of a story and the book of it, I'd choose the film.

Judy : Would you?

Gerry: Yes. It's far more real. You can feel the atmosphere much better. You know,

the photography and location shots, period costumes, the right accents. Don't you think so?

Judy : Not really. I much prefer to use my own imagination. I can imagine how I

want it, rather than how someone makes me see it. Anyway, I think you get much more insight into the characters when you read a book. Part of a person's character is lost on the film because you never know what they are thinking. Gerry: True, but I don't know. It's much easier going to the cinema and it takes less

time. I can get the whole story in two hours, but it might take me a week to read the book.

Judy : I know, but it's so expensive to go to the cinema nowadays.

Gerry: I know, but it's a social event. It's fun. You can go with your friends. When

you read a book you have to do it on your own.

Judy : All right. Let's agree to differ. I'll get some coffee.

Keys:

1.1. spoil the story 1.2. any day

1.3. Honestly choose the film

1.4. atmosphere photography location period accents 1.5. insight into the characters 1.6. social event 1.7. agree to differ

2. Films: get the atmosphere better---photography/location shots/period costumes/right accent

easier

take less time: two hours

an social event: fun, go with friends Books: take more time: one week

not a social event: do it on your own books: use readers’ own imagination

get much more insight into the characters films: spoil the story

expensive

Part 1 listening four

Sally Marino gets married. After the wedding, there is a big party—a wedding reception. All the guests eat dinner. There is a band and, after dinner, everyone dances. Sally's mother and father pay for everything. At the end of the reception, Sally and her new husband cut the wedding cake and all the guests get a piece.

Pete and Rose buy a new house. After moving in, they invite their friends and family to a party—a housewarming party. Everybody comes to see the new house. They look at the bedrooms, the dining room, even the garage. Pete and Rose serve drinks, sandwiches, and snacks. The party is on a Saturday afternoon.

It is Christmas time. Ted and Sarah Robinson want to see many of their friends over the holiday. So they invite their friends to an open house. The hours of the party are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The guests arrive and leave whenever they want. The Robinsons serve sandwiches, drinks, and snacks. Some guests stay for just 20 minutes; others stay for 3 hours. About 50 people come to the open house.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd ask their neighbors to come to an evening party. They don't serve much food, just snacks—pretzels, chips, peanuts and many types of drinks. No one dances. Conversation is important with people asking questions like \with you?\ Keys:

1. √2 √3

2.1. dinner band dances piece 2.2. house drinks snacks 2.3. invite arrive fifty/50

2.4. snacks Conversation new with you

Part 4 Further Listening Listening 1

Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?

Cathy: Er...a friend told me that you have exercise and dance classes here. Receptionist: That's right.

Cathy: OK. Can you give me some information about days and times, please? Receptionist: Yes, there are four classes a day, every day from Monday to Saturday

with nothing on Sunday.

Cathy: Yeah, can you tell me the open hours?

Receptionist: The first one is an aerobics class from 8:30 to 9:30 in the morning. Then

there's another aerobics class at lunchtime from 12:30 to 1:30.

Cathy: Right.

Receptionist: Then in the evening from 5:30 to 6:30—another aerobics class too. And

there's a jazz dance class from 6:30 to 7:30.

Cathy: Right. And what level are they for? I mean, would they be OK for a

beginner?