新发展大学英语听力教程4 教参-Unit One.pdfVIP

Unit One Urban Life or Rural Life . Pre-listening Activities Ⅰ Part 1 略 Part 2 There are positive effects and negative effects of living in the suburbs.  Positive effects: 1. The air might be cleaner. 2. There are more trees and less traffic congestion. 3. You’ll probably have a garden.  Negative effects: 1. Most people drive more and walk less. 2. You’ll have little time for cooking and thus rely heavily on junk food. ■ Script In the suburbs the air might be cleaner, as there are more trees and less traffic congestion. Better still you’ll probably have a garden, which most inner-city dwellers don’t. Gardening is a healthy activity for you, and your children have the chance to play outside every day. This is a lot better for them than playing computer games all day because there is nowhere to go. The disadvantages of living in the suburbs are the flip side of the city advantages. Most people living in the suburbs end up driving more and walking less, as nothing is particularly close. This leads to weight gain and general lack of fitness. Those medium sized journeys that suburb dwellers need to do could be done on a bicycle, although this is not always practical or even possible. A less obvious effect of having to commute is little time for cooking. If a considerable portion of your time is spent getting to and from work, it is tempting to rely heavily on junk food, ready meals and takeaways. None of these is very healthy and too many can lead to obesity and the associated health problems. . Listening Tasks Ⅱ Task 1 Understanding Short Conversations 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B ■ Script 1. W: Did you watch the 7 o’clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me.