英语听力入门第一册第九单元.doc

Unit 9
Visions of the Future
Objective
listen to some predictions some people have made about the business world in the next 20 years or so. Add missing words to the following statements
Listen to some thirteen-year-old children talking about what they think life will be like in the future. Add missing words to the statements
Listen to an interview. Write down the advertages and risks of working at home mentioned by Miss Dermott. Now listen again. Answer the questions with key words.
Do you know what a time capsule is and what it is for? Listen to the following explanation. Fill in the blanks. Now listen to a report about a time capsule. Supply the missing information. Now listen again. Focus on the objects that will be placed in the Times capsule.
Short talks on listening skills
Part 1
A
Key words:
Business
Office
Transport
Advertising
Vocabulary
Clerical worker
Of or relating to clerks or office workers or their work.
办事员的,职员的,文书的:职员、办公室人员或其工作的,或与之相关的
client
The party for which professional services are rendered, as by an attorney.
当事人,委托人:向一方其提供专业服务,如通过代理人
A customer or patron:
顾客,客人:顾客或主顾:
clients of the hotel.
饭店的客人
telexes
电传, , 电传打字机
listen to some predictions some people have made about the business world in the next 20 years or so. Add missing words to the following statements
telexes / fax and electronic mail
robots / production workers
new skills every ten years.
clerical workers
unemployment
food from home
transport / from home
advertising / the home
Business travel / live video meetings/ the client
Tapescript
I – interview
M – Man
W – Woman
I: What do you think might happen in the business world in the next 20 years or so?
W: Um … there’ll be no more telexes, businesses will only use fax and electronic mail.
M: Mm … office cleaning will be done by robots.
W: Well, there will be much more unemployment.
M: Well, I think, people will have to retrain for new skills every ten years.
W: I think robots will