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1)Task1:
Enrolling
Goodmorning,everyone.I’dliketowelcomeyoutoCityUniversity.I’mBettyRussellandIworkintheInternationalStudents’Office.Ihavesomeimportantforyou.First,youmustenrollbyAugust28th.PickupyourIDcardatouroffice.Them,you’llneedtopickupalibrarycardsothatyoucanborrowbooksfromthelibrary.ShowthemyourIDcardinthelibraryandtheywilldoitforyou.Youmaybethinkingaboutthesportsfacilitiesatourschool.There’snochargeforstudentuse,butofcourseyou’llhavetoshowyourIDcard.Concerningthemedicalassistance,theUniversityhasitsownhealthcenter,andallservicesarefreeforenrolledstudents.
Task3:
LearningtospeakEnglish
Hello,howareyou?
WhenmostpeoplelearnEnglishasasecondlanguage,theylearnformalEnglish.Unfortunately,learningitlikethistendstomakeyoufeeldistantandbored.Thetruthis,mostpeopleinEnglish-speakingcountriesdon’tspeaktoeachotherinsuchaformalway.Theyspeakinacasualwaytotheirfriendsandfamilies.Whenspeakingcasually,peopletendtousealotofinformalorcolloquialwords,andalsoshortenandconnecttheirphrases.Theysaythingslike“Hey,what’sup?
”or“Hey!
Whatchabeendion’?
”Theseexpressionsarebothcommonandnatural,andmakeyouseemlikeanativespeaker.Usingthemmaymakepeoplemoreinterestedintalkingtoyou.ThistypeofEnglishismorelikewhatyouwillhearinmoviesandTVshows.SpeakingthiswaymakesnativespeakersfeelmorerelaxedandyouwillsoundlikeafriendlypersonwhospeaksEnglishwell.Yougotthat,buddy?
2)Task1:
YaoMing
IfirstsawYaoMingbackin1997.NikehadjustsignedacontracttosponsortheShanghaiSharks.Wehadalittlepartytointroduceourselvesandgettoknowtheplayers.Afewofusweretherewhentheteamwalkedin.Theylookednormal,mostabout6’4’’orso.Then,athin,baby-facedguyabout7’5’’camein.Wewereallsurprisedatseeinghim.Wecouldn’tbelievehissize.Andwhenhestartedhittingthree-pointers,wewerereallyblownaway!
OurguysintheU’S’didn’tbelievethattherewasaChinesekidthattall.Toconvincethem,wehadtobringhimtoaNikecampinParisthatsummer.Yaohadalwaysplayedagainstkidswhowereolderthanhim.Thiswasthefirsttimehewascompetingwithplayershisownage.DelHarris,thentheLakerscoach,wasatthecamp.HefellinlovewithYaoMing.Hewastellingeverybody,“Igottohaveapicturewiththatkid.Onedayhe’sgoingtohavearealimpactontheNBA.”
Task2:
Ronaldo
Ronaldowillbecomethefirstthree-timewinneroftheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardthisTuesday.Ronaldoplayedhisearlyfootballwithamateurclubs.Bythetimehewas16,hehadsignedhisprofessionalcontractwithaBrazilianclub.Heplayedverywell,gainingagoalalmostineachgame.Hewasstillonly17whenhewenttoseekhisfortuneintheEuropeanLeagues.AtaDutchclub,Ronaldogot30goalson33matches.Backhome,hewasamemberoftheBrazilianteamthatwontheWorldCupintheU.S.In1994.Althoughhedidnotgettoplayasingleminuteinthattournament,hewassoonbeingdescribedasthenewPele.HemovedtoBracelonain1996,andthenextsummerbecameamemberofInterMilan.Hequicklybecamethehottestpropertyinfootball,winningtheFIFAWorldPlayeroftheYearAwardin1996and1997.Ashetooktheawardin1999forthethirdtime,therewasnodoubtthathisnamewouldliveoninhistory.
Task3:
PhysicalExercise
Moreandmorepeopletodayarerealizingtheimportanceofregularphysicalexercise.Physicalexercisecanmakeyoustrongandhealthy.Bydoingsomeformofphysicalexerciseeveryday,yourlevelofenergywillincreaseandyouwillsleepbetteratnight.Therearemanydifferentformsofphysicalexercisesthatsuitdifferenttastesandneedsofdifferentpeople.Taketrackandfieldevents,forexample.Throwingthejavelincanstrengthenyourarmandupperbody.Thelongjumpandhighjumpcanstrengthenyourlegs.Basketball,footballandvolleyballarealsogoodformsofexercise.Becarefulwhenchoosingtherighttypeofexerciseforyourself.Idyourheartisweak,forexample,youshouldstartwithsomelightexercise.Ifyouareoverweight,knowyourlimits.Inaword,don’toverdoit.
3)Task1:
APicture
Ihaveapicturethatsitsonmydeskinmybedroom.WhenIhavetroublestudying,orI’mworriedaboutanexam,Ijusttakealookatit.Itisapictureofmybestfriendstakenyearsagowhenwewereinhighschool.Itremindsmeofthegoodtimewe’vesharedandthesupporttheirfriendshipstillgivesmetoday.Eventhoughourliveshavegoneindifferentdirections,thebondwecreatedhaskeptusclose.EveryweekIgetamessageonmyansweringmachinefromoneofthem,oraletterinthemailwiththelatestnewsorvacationphotos.Ioftengete-mailwithajokefortheday,orwordsofcomfortaboutsomeproblemsinmylife.Myfriendshaveshownupforsurprisebirthdayparties,andoneofthemeventraveledtwohoursfromtheotherendoftownjusttowatchmyfirstEnglishspeechcontest.Ourfriendshiphascarriedmethroughalotofdifficultexperiences,andhasenrichedthegoodones.Itisthekindoffriendshipthatoutlastsdisagreements,changes,andseparation.
Task2:
ProblemofMeetingPeople
Asaforeignstudent,Ihaveanumberofproblems,bothacademicallyandsocially.Thebiggestoneismeetingpeople.Ifeelconfidentaboutmyabilitytocopewithproblemsfrommystudies,butI’mnotcomfortablemakingfriendswithotherstudents,especiallylocalones.PerhapsI’mworryingunnecessarily,butIfinditdifficulttotalktothemandtomakefriends.Theprimaryreasonsisthelanguagebarrier.MyEnglishisquitestandardandforma,andalthoughthathelpsmewithmyacademicwork,Ihavetroubleunderstandingotherstudentswhentheyarejusttalking.ItseemstomethatinordertomeetwithotherstudentsIreallyneedinformal,colloquialEnglish.Besides,there’stheculturalgap.That’swhyit’ssodifficultforoverseasstudentsandnativeEnglishspeakingstudentstoreallygettoknoweachother.Ireallywanttoovercomethisdifficulty.Iguessthebestwaytobeginistostarttalkingaboutcourseworkthatweshare;andthenIcouldsuggestgoingforacupofteaorcoffee.Overcoffeewecouldgettoknoweachother.Anotherwaywouldbetojoinaclub,likeatenniscluboraphotoclub,becausethatimmediatelygivesyousomethingincommonwithotherpeoplethere.Itgivesyouastartingpointtobuildon.
Task3:
LongDistanceFriendships
Ihavequiteafewlongdistancefriendships.HowdoImaintainstheserelationships?
Well,Ibelievefriendshipisveryimportant,ButIalsothinkfriendshipreallyneedstending—likeplantsinthegarden.It’simportanttokeepuptodatewithmyfriends,somethingthat’shardtodowithlongdistancesbetweenus.ButovertheyearsIhavemanagedtostayverytightwithmyfriends,eventhoughdistancesseparateus.Janelivesinanothercity,andshe’snotmuchforwritingletters,sowetalkonthephoneatleastonceaweek,usuallyforanhouratatime.Wetaketurnscallingeachother,soIstayclosetoherthroughthephone.Myphonebillsarehigh,butIconsiderthemjustanotherlivingexpense,likerent.OtherfriendsIe-mail.Ihaveonefriendwhojustisn’tintowritingletters.I’veknownherforalongtime.We’vealwaysconsideredourselvesfriends,butovertimeI’vealwaysbeeninandoutoftouchwithher.Butsheisalwayson-line—e-mailisherthing.SinceI’vegottenane-mailaddress,Ie-mailhertwiceaweek.Now,I’mbackingoodtouchwithher.She’lloftensitdownandwritemee-mail,butshejustwouldn’tdoitwithpenandpaper.E-mail’sreallyagreatwaytokeepintouchwithfriends.
4)Task1:
WeatherForecasting
Weallknowthatit’snotpossibleformantocontroltheweather.Butwecantellwhatimportantchangestherewillbeintheweatherintheshortterm.Thisiscalledweatherforecasting.Manypeoplerelyontheweathermantoprovidethatinformation,butonemethodofweatherforecastingissimplytouseyoureyesandbrains.Forexample,ifyouseearainbowinrainyweatherintheevening,thisisasignthattheweatherwillsoonbeclearandfine.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandnear;thisisasignofmuchwatervaporintheair,andthenrainwillprobablycome.Ifafogappearsjustaboutsunriseinthemorning,thenthedaywillbearm.Ifthesunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifthestarstwinkleatnight,thenfineweatherwillcomethenextday.
Task3:
GlobalClimateChange
Today,scientistshavefoundthatthegreenhousegasesintheloweratmospherehavechangedtheglobalclimate.Thesegasesarelargelyduetohumanactivities,suchastheburningupofgas,coalandoil,andthedestructionofforests.Itisestimatedthattheaveragesurfacetemperatureoftheearthwillriseby1.5-3.5℃by2100.Thisrateofwarmingissignificant.Theoceanswillheatupandglacierswillmelt.Asaresult,theglobalaveragesealevelisexpectedtoriseby15-95cmby2100.Inthatcaseallcoastalcitieswillbeatriskasaresultoffloodingandstormsurges.Also,aroundtheworldweathereventssuchasstormsandfloodswillbecomemorefrequentandintense.Clearly,globalclimatechangeisbecomingagreatthreattoourenvironment.Sowemusttakeeffectivemeasurestoproducefewergreenhousegasesthatcauseit.
5)Task1:
FastFoodCulture
Sincethelate1900s,Americanshavebeguntofullybelieveintheir“fastfoodculture”.In1994alone,fastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStatessoldover5billionhamburgers,mak
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