Listen to News

Class 9
Peter or 霍顿
2016年12月
CET 4 - 4:46 & 2:37
Exercise 7 – CET 4 | 6.2016 (第三套）News Report 3
Exercise 7 – CET 4 | 6.2016 (第三套）News Report 3
New words – Wealth Gap
• Wealth
Opposition parties
• Inequality Suffering
• Statistics Government plan
• Households End the deficit
• Private Social welfare
• Retirement
• Pensions
• Record levels
• Economic growth
• Developed economies
• Living standards
• Improving
Wealth Gap (财富差距)
Inequality
Statistics (统计)
Households (家政)
Private
Retirement
Pensions
Record levels (最高的档)
Economic growth
Developed economies
Living standards
Improving
Opposition parties
Suffering
Government plan
End the deficit (债务)
Social welfare (社会福利)
News Report 3 – Questions [4:27]
Q5- What is the news report mainly about?

A. The narrowing gap between the rich and the poor in Britain.
B. The widening gap between the rich and poor in Britain.
C. The British government’s plan to end the deficit within a year.
D. The dispute between the government and the opposition parties.
News Report 3 – Questions
• Q6. How much do the richest 10% families control the countries
wealth?

A) 45% B) 21% C) 10% D) 7%

News Report 3 – Questions
• Q7. Why do the opposition parties believe the poorest are suffering
from the governments plan?

• A) Because Prime Minister is trying to deal with the deficit plans

• B) Because the government is reducing social welfare projects
• C) Because the number of poor people is doubled in 2014
• D) Because the country has record levels of employment
Tape 3 - New Report 3
• The British government reports that the richest people are increasing their
wealth 3 times as fast as the poorest. The report is adding to worries about
inequality in Britain. The office of national statistics says the wealth of the
richest 10% of British households increased by 21% between 2012 and
2014. It says that much of the increase came from a rise in private
retirement payments called pensions. The wealth of the lowest half of all
households increased by just 7% during the same time. The richest 10% of
households control about 45% of all of the countries wealth. The poorest
10% control less than 1%. Pri-minister David Cameron says that the country
has record levels of employment and Britain's economic growth is the
fastest among developed economies . He says it shows that living standards
are improving across the country. But opposition parties say that the
countries poorest people are suffering from the government plan to end
the deficit by making large cuts on social welfare programs.
 Exercise 1 – Unit 5 | Section A | Introduction

Make a story from the

pictures
Calamity

Disaster
Exercise 3 – Unit 5 | Section A | Vocabulary | Country, Province & City

Find the places on the map

• Amazonas
• El Salvador
• Galicia
• Indonesia
• Java
• Montreal
Exercise 4 – Unit 5 | Section A | Listening

Listen to the following news leads once and supply the missing
information.
1. The heaviest ____________ in Japan for decades have killed at least
five people. __________ in the north of the country cut power
supplies, ___________.
2. Officials in Brazil have now extended an emergency to the entire
Amazonas State in the Amazon Basin because of _____________.
3. Officials in Indonesia say the number of people now known to have
been killed by a powerful earthquake that ___________ Java on
Saturday morning has risen to more than 3000. Many residents
have spent the life outdoors, fearing more ___________.
Exercise 4 – Unit 5 | Section A | Listening

Listen to the following news leads once and supply the missing
information.
4. A merry-go-round ___________ Saturday at a zoo in Southern Spain,
injuring 15 children and three adults.
5. Near Montreal workers are digging through _________, searching
for people _________ by the collapse of a highway overpass
yesterday. Tons of concrete ___________ at least two cars.
6. ____________________are beginning to arrive in some of the
towns worst-affected by the __________South Asian earthquake
five days ago, but its distribution is failing to reach all areas.
7. Severe storms and at least one ________ left a trail of damage
through parts of Indiana last night. _______say more storms are
expected tonight and tomorrow.
Exercise 4 – Unit 5 | Section A | Listening

Listen to the following news leads once and supply the missing
information.
8. Swarms of desert ______ are threatening crops in northern Ethiopia.
9. And a _____________ that has already killed more than 30 people
in El Salvador has become a ________ as it heads towards Mexico.
10. Spanish officials are ________ to reduce the impact of a highly
_______ chemical _______ into the Umia River in the northwestern
region of Galicia. A fire at a chemical plant caused the _______. The
three-kilometer slick is slowly heading towards the Atlantic Ocean,
killing fish and plants in its path.
Employment Agency (就业代理)
Managed (成功了)
Yes, of course! (当然)
Qualifications (资格)
Shorthand (速记)
Turned me down (拒绝某人)
 (成功了) (当然)
就业代理

(资格)
(拒绝某人)
8. How did the woman get to know about the man’s company?

A) From the wanted column.

B) From some of her friends.
C) From a telephone directory.
D) From a television commercial.
9. What formal education did the woman receive?

A) She received full-time education abroad.

B) She graduated from an open university.
C) She finished her secondary school.
D) She studied in a vocational college.
10. What do we learn about the woman’s occupation?

A) She is a shorthand-typist.
B) She works as a tour guide.
C) She is a policewoman.
D) She teaches an evening class.
11. How come the woman failed to become a policewoman?

A) She has not been to college.

B) She was not tall enough.
C) She does not have any work experience.
D) She has poor eyesight.
M: Ace Employment Agency. Good Morning!
W: Good Morning! I wonder if you can help me. I’m looking for a job.
M: I’ll see what we can do. Er…have you been to us before?
W: No, [8]but you’ve managed to get jobs for some of my friends, so I thought,
perhaps, you know.
M: Yes, I see. First of all, could you give me your full name?
W: Yes, of course, Susan Hollis.
M: Good. And could I have your phone number?
W: Yes. 7788992.
M: Fine. And your date of birth, please.
W: February 3rd, 1980.
M: Thank you. Now, education. Which school did you go to?
W: [9]I went to a secondary school in Southtown.
M: And have you been to college?
W: No. I left full-time education when I was 18.
M: I see. Any qualifications？
W: Yes. I gained a shorthand and typing diploma at evening classes.
M: That’s good. Now, where are you working at the moment?
W: Well, [10] I’ve got a job as a shorthand-typist, but I’m not enjoying it
very much and it doesn’t pay very well
M: I see. Have you applied for any other jobs?
W: Yes. [11] I thought I’d like to be a policewoman, but they turned me
down because I was too short.
M: What would you like to do now then?
W: Well, I think I’d like to work in a travel agency.
M: I see. I think the best thing is for me to see what we might find for you,
and then…
Recap