新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案 Unit 5.pdfVIP

Unit 5 Community Unit Goals 1. Politely ask someone not to do something 2. Complain about public conduct 3. Discuss social responsibility 4. Identify and discuss urban problems 5. Write about public health Lesson 1 Lead-in On-the-Street Interviews: I enjoy living in the city because … A. Circle the letter of the best choice to complete each statement. B. Answer the questions, using information from the video. 1. Emma 2. Natalie 3. Jessica 4. Natalie 5. Emma 6. Chris Video Script Interviewer: Do you live right in the city or are you in a suburb? Jessica: I used to live in the suburbs with my parents until I was seventeen years old. And then, as I thought I have to grow up, I moved into the city, and I lived in the center. Interviewer: So which do you prefer? Jessica: That is difficult because both sites have their, like, advantages. In the city you are aroun your friends, and it is much easier to, yeah, to go out and to meet people, and you are at home in ten minutes because you can walk. And if you live in the suburbs, it is more quiet and yeah, you are more in the countryside, and more in the nature with the, yeah with your family, so it is like … I wouldn’t say one is better than the other one. It has … both sites is very good, so I like both. Chris: I think most people in the city are there because of work, a lot of the times, so a lot of people are rushing, an they have got deadlines an appointments to meet. So they can come across as a bit more rude than perhaps people in the suburbs who have less pressures on them, it seems to me. But I think once you get talking to people in the city, when they have got time, they are just as nice as anyone else. Interviewer: Tell me where you live. Emma: I live in the city. Where I live is kind of quiet, but it depends on the time of the day, an sometimes there is like a little restaurant in the area, and people tend to go there.