大学英语听说2第四单元答案精选.pptVIP

Listening in 1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos and discuss the questions. * Listening in Answers In the photo on the left, women are working with sewing machines in a factory. This is work in manufacturing. On the right, we can see farm work: A tractor with a mechanical lift is putting bales of straw (large tightly wrapped packages of straw) onto a trailer pulled by another tractor. This is work in agriculture. 2 Obviously they are more dangerous  than office jobs: The workers in the  factory need to be very safety- conscious because the machines can  cause injuries; on the farm, the  tractors and other machines can also  be dangerous. * Listening in Answers 3 In most places it has improved enormously: People are much more safety-conscious and aware of health risks at work. In most countries, there are regulations and laws about health and safety at work. 4 They might suffer from aches and pains from sitting at  desks for too long, or maybe they would have eye  problems from looking at computer screens for too  many hours. Perhaps some workers may have problems  from too much air-conditioning. * Listening in 2. Work in pairs. Listen to Passage 1 and answer the questions on page 44. 1) Work in office-based jobs. Answers for your reference: 2) People are not exercising their bodies and they are putting on weight. 3) It is caused by long periods spent sitting at the computer. 4) They ensure staff are sitting correctly at their computers and take breaks. * Listening in 2. Work in pairs. Listen to Passage 1 and answer the questions on page 44. 5) It is caused by several factors: lack of natural air and light, having a lot of electronic devices and air-conditioning. 6) They are installing better lighting and ventilation,  increasing the number of plants and encouraging  employees to take breaks. * 1 the percentage of office-based workers in 1901 ________________________________ 2 the per