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Part2ListeningforGist
SmallretailersacrosstheUnitedStatesarefacingthesamechallenge:
competitionfromshoppingmallsandchainstores。
But,indowntownDickson,Tennessee,agroupofretailmerchantshavebandedtogethertowinbacktheircustomerswhohavebeenattractedtoshoppingareasintheneighboringbigcity.
DicksonisatypicalsmallAmericancity。
Ithasquietresidentialareasandanicelittledowntownthatwasonceathrivingretailcenter。
ButaccordingtoDavidHamilton,presidentofDickson’sChamberofCommerce,highwayconstructionoverthepastseveralyearschangedthat.Beingjust65kilometersawayfromabigcitylikeNashville,MrHamiltonsays,presentsanotherchallengetoDickson’sdowntownshoppingarea。
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Becausewe'
resoclosetoNashville,andbecausesomanypeopleworkinNashville,whentheythinkaboutshopping,theythinkofgoingtoNashvillemalls.”
ButsmallbusinessownersindowntownDicksondidn’tgiveup。
Instead,theydecidedtofightback.Morethan40ofthemfoundedtheRetailMerchantsAssociationofDowntownDickson.Membersofthenewassociationarecommittedtosuccess;
theypaymonthlyduesandmeetperiodicallytosuggestanddiscusscreativewaysofattractingmoreshopperstodowntown.MrWilliamssaysoneideaiscreatingeventsmodeledontheannualChristmasparadethroughthedowntownareathatattractsalargenumberofcityresidents。
Freerefreshmentsandgiveawayswillbepartoftheseregularevents。
MrWilliamssaysthegroupisalsoplanningtobeautifythedowntownareawithplantsandpaint.
Thoughitmightseemhardtocompetewithbigchainstores,smallretailershaveanadvantage.Theyhaveapersonalapproachinservingcustomers。
ChamberofCommercepresidentDavidHamiltonagrees.Hesaysretailersinhiscityservecustomerswell,andcustomersinreturn,shouldsupportthembyshoppingintheirstores.
Thedowntownareaistheheartofacity.AndmembersofDickson'
snewRetailMerchantsAssociationaredeterminedtoworktogethertokeeptheheartbeating—torevitalizedowntownDicksonsoitisonceagainabusy,welcomingplaceforpeopletocomeandshop.
Exercise
Directions:
Listentothepassageandfinditstopicsentence.
Thetopicsentenceis”IndowntownDickson。
Tennessee.agroupofretailmerchantshavebandedtogethertowinbacktheircustomerswhohavebeenattractedtoshoppingareasintheneighboringbigcity."
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogue
HavingTheirBabiesatHome
—Whatabout。
。
um。
.。
thenumberofmotherswhoarenowchoosingtohavetheirbabiesathome.Isthata,agrowingnumberinAustralia?
—It’sstillaveryverysmallproportionatthemomentandthereforemany,um,hospitalsarethinkingofactuallyintroducingbirthingcentres,birthingunits。
Wehaveoneatourhospitalatthemoment,wherethe,theunitissetupasabedroomandakitchenandthewomancanactuallywalkaroundincomfortandjustpretendit'
sherownhome。
—Soit'
slikeahomeinthehospital?
—Yeah,it'
slikealittlemaisonetteinthehospitaland,er,it’ssoclosebytothetheatreanddeliverysuitesthatifanythingshouldgowronganddidgowrongtheycouldbemovedaroundquitequicklyandsafely.
-Margaret,doyouthinkit'
ssafetohaveababyathome?
—Therearerisksinvolved,er,Ipersonallywouldprefernottohavemybabyathome。
Imeanitwouldbe{wellyou'
reamidwife}。
IknowitwouldbequiteidealbuttheriskofsomethinggoingwrongandifIwastolosethatbabyIthinkthatIwouldbequitedevastated。
-Aren’ttheredangersinhospitalbecausetherearemorepeopleinvolved?
-Therearedangersinhospital,Imeanyou,youwouldn'
twanttoknowthatthereisaparticularlyresistantstaphylococcalinfectionrunningaroundthehospitaland,er,thatwouldbequitearisk.Insomecountriesit'
sbeenproventhathavingthebabyathomeisassafeashavingababyinhospital.
-Doesitgetalotofencouragementhaving,er,ababyathome?
-Idon’tthinkso,no,itdoesn'
t。
Ithink...um...doctorsand.。
.Ithinkmainlydoctorsprobably,Ithinktheyscarethewomensaying,wellthismightgowrongorthatmightgowrongathomesoit’sbetterforyoutocomeintohospital.
Directions:
Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions。
1.It’slikealittlemaisonette,ahomeinthehospital.
2.Becauseit'
sstillaverysmallproportionofmotherswhoarenowchoosingtohavetheirbabiesathomeatthemomentandthebirthingunitissetupasabedroomandakitchenandthewomancanactuallywalkaroundincomfortandjustpretendit’sherownhome.
3。
Becauseit'
ssoclosebytothetheatreanddeliverysuitesthatifanythingshouldgowronganddidgowrongtheycouldbemovedaroundquitequicklyandsafely。
4.Somethingmaygowrongduringthedeliveryandthatwouldbequitedevastating.
5.Therecouldbeaparticularlyresistantstaphylococcalinfectionrunningaroundthehospital.
Part2Passage
BridgingGenerations
1。
Seniorstodayarebettereducated,healthier,andmorevivaciousthanatanytimeinournation’shistory.
2。
Theyareactive,energetic,andwillingandcanmeetmanyprogramneedsthroughtheirvolunteerefforts。
Becausetheyarelivinglongerthaneverbefore,seniorscananticipateupto30yearsofproductiveactivityafterretirement。
4.Whenchoosingwhereandhowtovolunteer,seniorsshouldpickthetypeofactivitythatbestsuitstheirpersonalgoalsaswellastheneedsoftherecipients.
5。
Wewanttohelpthemembracetheworldwiththeirnumerousgiftsandtalents,insteadoftheworldembracingthemwithhandcuffsandincarceration。
Mentionthewordretirement,andyou’lllikelyinvokearangeofreactions.Somethinkofretirementasariteofpassage,othersasatimetorelax.Thecynical*mayviewitasapointbeyondwhichonecannolongercontributetosociety.
Thisisfarfromthetruth!
Seniorstodayarebettereducated,healthier,andmorevivaciousthanatanytimeinournation'
shistory。
Theyareactive,energetic,andwillingandcanmeetmanyprogramneedsthroughtheirvolunteerefforts.Seniorsareavaluableresourcewithmanygiftstooffer—amongthem,experience,patience,skills,time,andwealth-thatareuniquetothem.
Theseniorpopulation,anditsproportionrelativetotherestofthepopulation,isincreasingrapidly。
TheCorporationforNationalandCommunityService(CNS)estimatesthat,in2000,some35millionpeopleaged65orolderwerelivingintheUnitedStates,accountingfor13%ofthetotalpopulation。
Theagingbabyboomgenerationisexpectedtodoubletheseniorpopulationoverthenext30years。
Andbecausetheyarelivinglongerthaneverbefore,seniorscananticipate*upto30yearsofproductiveactivityafterretirement。
Seniorssharetheirgiftsandlifeexperiencestoaddressissuesinschoolsystems,publicsafety,theenvironment,andotherhumanneeds。
Manyseniorsdonotvolunteerthroughformalprograms。
Someareone—timevolunteers;
othersvolunteerforaseasonalorspecialevent.Whenchoosingwhereandhowtovolunteer,seniorsshouldpickthetypeofactivitythatbestsuitstheirpersonalgoalsaswellastheneedsoftherecipients.Mostimportantly,becreative,selective,andhavefun-likethevolunteersfeaturedhere.
LikemanyAmericans,EloiseBowersandJoanGrossrecognizedtheneedforadditionalsupportforjuvenilesastheydevelopandmatureintoadults.Theseseniors,however,decidedtogivebacktotheircommunityanddeveloppositiverelationshipswithjuvenilesthroughFGP.
The"
grandmas”,nowintheirsecondyearwiththeprogram,havehelpedmorethan50ofthemostat-riskyouthintheDistrictofColumbiaturntheirlivesaround。
”Itisourjobtohelpyouthlinkwiththeirpeersandthecommunity,aswellashelptheircommunityandtheirpeerslinkwiththem,”theystress.”Forthelinktobestrong,itmustbemutual."
Someyouthintheprogramhavechildrenoftheirownandneedchild—rearingtips.Othersuseinappropriatelanguageandneedtoexpandtheirvocabulary.Manyrespondwithviolenceandneedavenuestovent*anger,whereasothersdressinappropriatelyandneedfashiontips。
Wearecommittedtohelpingtheseyouthhelpthemselves,"
Bowersexplains。
”Wewanttohelpthemembracetheworldwith
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