College English: Listening and Speaking Course 1

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College English Listening and Speaking Course 1
Unit 13 Dreams and Ambitions
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Unit13Dreams and Ambitions

• Part A
• Part B
• Part C
• Part D

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Unit13Dreams and Ambitions
Communicative Function
Describing Past Events Listening
Strategy
Describing Time

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Unit13Dreams and Ambitions
Pre-listening Task Listening Task Text
Larrys Dream Speaking Tasks
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Unit13Dreams and Ambitions
Additional Listening
Jeffrey Zaslow
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Unit13Dreams and Ambitions
Home Listening To Follow a Dream
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Part A
Communicative Function
Describing Past
Events Its often interesting to recall
what you did some time ago, And different kinds
of questions can help you to remember things that
happened to you.

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Part A
Listen to the dialogue and write down answers to
the following questions
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• Where did Phil go last weekend?
• __________________________________________________
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• What did he do there?
• __________________________________________________
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• What did he do on Sunday?
• __________________________________________________
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• What did Laura do last weekend?
• __________________________________________________
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• What happened to her?
• __________________________________________________
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He went Ofor a visit to his hometown
He went for an autumn walk in the hills.
He went on a river trip.
She did nothing but lie in bed.
She came down with the flu.
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Part A
W Hi, Phil. How did your weekend go? M Fine. I
went back to visit my hometown. W Lucky you.
What did you do there? M I went for an autumn
walk in the hills with some of my cousins. W Was
it good? M Yes, the trees were amazing. The
whole hillside was fiery red. W How wonderful!
Do anything else? M We went on a river trip
practically the whole day Sunday. W Did you like
it? M Very enjoyable. By the way, Laura, what
about your weekend? W Don't ask me,
Phil. M What happened? W I came down with the
flu. I could do nothing but lie in bed. M Oh,
dear.
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Part A
Listening Strategy
Describing Time
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Part A
Listening Strategy
Listen to Barbara Smith talking about her day and
then fill in the blanks with the missing time
expressions.
Hello, my name is Barbara Smith. I'm the
personnel manager of the Garden Hotel and I'm
going to tell you what I did yesterday. I got up
at _______ and left home for work at________.
After a 35 minutes' drive I arrived at my office
at about 830. The first thing I did was to turn
on my computer and check my mail. At 9 sharp work
began. I interviewed two candidates in the
morning, one at 930 and the other at 10 30. At
12 20, I went down to the cafeteria for some
lunch. In the afternoon I interviewed two more
candidates, one at 2 o'clock and the other at
315. At 4 o'clock I attended a staff meeting,
which lasted for about three quarters of an hour.
By then it was time to go home. The traffic was
so bad that it took me more than an hour to get
home. It was already 730 when I finally sat down
to my dinner, completely tired out.
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Part B
Larrys Dream
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Part B
Exercise 1 Listening for general understanding
Listen to the tape once and choose the right
answers to the questions you hear.
1. What does the story mainly tell us? a. How
Larry found a job in a restaurant in
Hollywood. b. How Larry managed to make a living
in Hollywood. c. How Larry started his career in
Hollywood. d. How Larry met an important film
director in Hollywood. 2. Which of the following
statements about Larry can be inferred? a. Larry
was an idealistic dreamer. b. Larry had a sense
of humor. c. Larry was going to be a great movie
star. d. Larry was broke when he met the film
director.
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Part B
Exercise 2 Listening for details
Listen to the tape once again and write down
answers to the following questions. What helped
Larry to carry on with life when his dream was
dashed again and again?__________________________
______________________What job did Larry find in
order to support himself?________________________
__________________________ Was Larry well-paid
and how did he manage to make a
living? __________________________________________
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His belief that one day he would become a movie
star.
Parking cars for one of Hollywood's big
restaurants.
No, his pay was only basic. But he got generous
tips from guests driving into the restaurant.
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Part B
4. What happened one day that changed Larry's
life? ____________________________________________
_________________ 5. Why was the film director
interested in Larry? _____________________________
_______________________________ 6. Larry said
some big companies are after me. What can be
the two meanings of this statement? ______________
_____________________________________________ ____
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Larry parked the car of a famous film director
and was able to introduce himself to the man.
He was amused by Larry's unusual/clever way of
recommending himself.
a. Some big film companies are interested in me
b. Some big companies are pressing me for paying
their bills.
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Part B
Larry's Dream-1 Larry had always wanted to become
a movie star. His hopes for success were dashed
again and again, however. Hollywood just did not
seem interested. But Larry refused to admit that
his chances of getting into movies were
practically nil. Someday, he told himself, his
big opportunity would come. To keep body and soul
together, Larry found a job parking cars for one
of Hollywood's big restaurants. The pay was basic
but since the guests were quite generous with
their tips, he managed to make a living. One day
he recognized an important film director driving
into the parking lot and getting out of his car.
Larry had recently heard that the man was making
a new picture.
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Larry's Dream-2

• Larry got into the car and prepared to
  drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he
  stopped, jumped out and ran over to the director.
  Excuse me, sir, but I think its fair to tell
  you that it's now or never if you want me in your
  new picture. A lot of big companies are after
  me.
• Fascinated by Larry's abrupt statement,
  the director stopped. Yes? Which companies?
• Well, replied the would-be star,
  "there's the telephone company, the gas company,
  and the electric company, to mention only a few."
• The director laughed, then scribbled
  something on a card and handed it to the young
  man. "Come and see me tomorrow."
• Larry got a small part in the director's
  next film. He was on his way!

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Part B
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Part B
Pair Work
Listen to the dialogues and repeat
after the recording. Practice the dialogues with
your partner, playing the role of A or B.
Then work with your partner to create your own
dialogues by replacing the underlined parts with
your own
words.
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Part B
Dialogue 1
A I like the story weve just heard very
much. B So do I . Its very entertaining. A I
wonder if Larry would really become a famous
movie star. B I think he might. He was so
clever. A But being clever alone doesn't make
you a good actor. B 1 suppose so. But at least
he had realized his dream of acting in a
Hollywood movie. A That's true. By the way,
what's your dream? B I don't know. I don't think
I have any great ambition in life. A So what do
you want most in life, then? B A decent job,
an apartment of my own and a family that I really
love. A I guess most people would like to have
those. B What more can you wish for? A Well,
I've always wanted to be a singer. B Have you?
No wonder, you sing so well.
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Part B
Dialogue 2
A I sometimes feel almost jealous when I see
someone who is realizing his dream. B Yeah, like
someone who wins an Olympic gold medal. A Or
does something amazing, like sailing across the
Pacific Ocean by himself. B But don't you think
we're jealous of their results, not their
efforts? A I see your point. Those people must
have paid a high price to reach their goals. B
You're right. All of them must have worked so
hard to make their dreams come true. A The
hardest thing to do in pursuing a dream, I think,
is to keep on in spite of setbacks. B You're
right. That's the main reason why people fail in
even some modest goals, because they give up
easily. A All this talk of dreams reminds me of
a speech... B Let me guess. I bet it's I have
a dream" by Martin Luther King. A That's it!
It's very moving, isn't it? B Yes, it is. And so
inspiring. A By the way, do you have a dream? B
Well, that's my secret.
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Part C
Additional Listening
Jeffrey Zaslow
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Part C
1.When did Zaslow start writing stories? a. In
1988. b. In his childhood. c. At Carnegie Mellon
University. d. At the Chicago Sun-Times. 2. What
can be inferred from the passage? a. People
playing the roles of cartoon figures at Disney
World had a hard life. b. Zaslow did not like his
job at the Wall Street Journal. c. Jeffrey Zaslow
was a better advice columnist than Ann
Landers. d. To be an advice columnist has always
been Zaslow's dream. 3. Which is not true
according to the passage? a. Most of the
applicants had experiences with a lot of people
in lots of places. b. Among the contestants there
were more women than men. c. Only seven
candidates qualified for the finals. d. Some
editors discouraged Zaslow from reaching the
semifinals.
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Part C
4. How old was Zaslow when his column became
popular with readers in Chicago? a. 33. b. 31. c.
28. d. 41. 5. What is the major benefit Zaslow
has got from his years in the advice business? a.
He has realized his dream of becoming a
writer. b. He has greater faith in his
fellowmen. c. He earns a good salary. d. He has
made many friends.
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Part C
Jeffrey Zaslow Jeffrey Zaslow, the advice
columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, grew up in
suburban Philadelphia. His biggest ambition in
life was to be a writer. "I never wanted to be
anything else," he says. "I was ten or eleven
when I saw Gone with the Wind and I wrote my own
Civil War story." After earning a degree in
creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University,
he got a job at a newspaper in Orlando, Florida.
He made his mark with his article on the rough
working conditions endured by the people inside
the Mickey and Minnie costumes at Walt Disney
World. Later he became a staff writer for the
Wall Street Journal.
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Part C
In 1988, when the famous advice columnist, Ann
Landers, quit her job at the Chicago Sun-Times,
the paper launched a nationwide contest to find
her replacement. Jeffrey Zaslow applied. Among
the 12,000 contestants, women outnumbered men
nine to one, and most of them had seen a lot more
of life than Zaslow, who was 28 and not married.
When he reached the semifinals, his editors at
the Journal ran a headline "Why He'll Never Make
It." But Jeffrey did make it in the
finals. Today, thirteen years later, his column,
"All That Zazz," is read by thousands of readers
in the Chicago area. His years in the advice
business left him with a deep appreciation for
people and their problems. He is also greatly
moved by the generosity, sincerity and good
nature of his readers. "Wonderful people," he
says, "do outnumber terrible people in this
world. I have much more faith in my fellow man
than I had before. And I've read plenty of
letters to back that up."
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Part D
To Follow a Dream
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Part D
To Follow a Dream
1.At 35, Jane had a good job and a busy social
life. 2.When Jane was a teenager she often
dreamed of having a romantic life. 3.Jane quit
her job because she didn't like it. 4.Jane began
a trip around the world to follow her
dreams. 5.John was teaching in America when Jane
met him
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Part D
6. Jane loved John because he seemed to be better
than any other man. 7. John joined Jane in her
trip to Africa. 8. John was not at the airport
when Jane arrived. 9. Jane decided to continue
her journey when she didn't see John at the
airport. 10. The best thing about the journey
was that Jane had met the man of her dreams.
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Part D
To Follow a Dream-1 Two years ago, Jane had a
well-paid job, and an active social life.
Everyone thought she had a comfortable life. But
it wasn't the life that she had dreamed of as a
teenager. At 35, she felt that life was passing
her by. Then she decided to change things. She
had always wanted to travel round the world, so
she gave up her job and set off to follow her
dream. The journey took her through Europe and
Africa. And it was in a remote corner of Tanzania
that she met John, an American who taught in a
school there. John was like no other man that she
had ever met, and she fell madly in love with
him. After two romantic weeks together, Jane
continued her journey to India, but then she
decided to fly back to Africa.
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To Follow a Dream-2

• The plane landed. Jane walked out into
  the arrivals hall. She looked around, but John
  was not there. Jane became very nervous. Did they
  feel the same about each other? Had John received
  her letters? Should she have continued her
  journey?
• She was about to panic when she saw John
  walking towards her. Six months later, they were
  married. Now they live in London. Jane was very
  happy that she made that decision to follow her
  dream. But for that she wouldn't have met so many
  wonderful people, or seen so many interesting
  places. Most of all, she wouldn't have met the
  man of her dreams.