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Lesson 32 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Lesson 32

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

A．Sentence Structure

Training Focus:

Understanding the comparative and superlative

Directions: This drill is for practice in correct understanding of the comparative and superlative. Listen carefully.

Put a circle around the letter beside your choice.

Key:

1．The Welsh Team plays as well as the English Team.(c)

2．Carter is intelligent, but Jones is the most intelligent player on the team.(c)

3．The German Team reached Paris earlier than the American Team.(a)

4．Both the English and the Scottish sing very well, but the Welsh sing best.(b)

5．Kate is more interested in parties than in her work. (b)

6．The orlon sweater is less expensive than the cotton one.(b)

7．The woman likes the shape of the recorder, but she prefers the colour even more.(b)

8．The farmhouse is more attractive than a modern house, but it is not as convenient.(c)

B．Difficult Sentences

Directions: You are going to hear some sentences chosen from the comprehension material in this lesson. Listen carefully and repeat.

1．Quite frankly, I didn't expect to win today, but I was very lucky at the tenth hole and it gave me confidence.

2．I haven't thought about turning professional, though if I win the championship again next year, I might consider it. 

Part Ⅱ GolfChampion

Part Ⅲ TheGreat Race

Lesson 32

Ex.Ⅰ

Directions: Can you write down the names of the four teams which entered the car race in 1908? Put a check mark beside the team which broke the rule.

Key：(see tapescript)

Ex. Ⅱ

Directions: Read the sentences. They tell us of the different difficulties encountered by the four teams. Do you know whose difficulties they were?

Key:(see tapescript)

Ex. Ⅲ

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.

Key:(see tapescript)

Tapescript:

The Great R ace (2′39″)

In 1908, six cars began a race from New York to Paris. The men in them had many adventures as they drove across the world. They drove through deserts and mountains, storms and cold weather. Many times they had to stop and fix their cars. The roads were very poor. Most roads were only mud.

The German Team pushed their car, the giant Protos, up the hill.“It has not been easy, but it will better now, men. We will soon come to the top and we can roll it down,”said their captain. But the car was so heavy and the mud so thick that they had to push the car down the hill, too.

The Americans, in the Thomas, hurried to cross the river.“Oh, good! The boat hasn't gone yet!”they said. They drove the Thomas onto the boat. The boat quickly went down in the water. The Thomas also went down. It took all day to get the car out.

Hans Hanson was on the French Team.“We have chosen you because you know the north country,”said Sanshefe, the leader. Later they discovered that Hanson knew the north country, but he didn't know how to drive.

Scotfolio, leader of the Italian Team woke up.“Wake up, men!”he shouted,“We've been here three hours.”The driver opened his eyes and saw the wheels.“I think we will be here loner, my friend. Somebody has stolen our tires.”

When the Americans drove into Paris, they were very excited. It was the end of a long adventure, five and a half months. A policeman stopped them and shouted,“You haven't turned your lights on, sir. I must give you a ticket.”

Only three of the cars reached Paris to finish the race.The race took them across the United States, by boat to Japan, across Japan to Russia, through Asia to Europe and Paris. The Thomas was the winner. It reached Paris after the Protos. But the German Team sometimes used trains and then discovered this was against the rules. All three teams were really winners. They won a long and hard race against weather, robbers ,bad roads, animals, and floods. They were brave men who believed in themselves and their cars. 

Lesson 32

Ex.

Directions: Give brief answers to the questions.

Key: 1．No. 2．Dedication and lots of practice. 3．Six.4．My father. 5．Nine. 6．No, but it depends on one's talent. 7．Yes. 8．No, though I might consider it. 9．To have a hot bath and something to eat.

Tapescript:

Golf Champion (1′22″)

Sole swing has just won the Southern County's Amateur Golf Championship. He's now being interviewed by a sports writer from one of the daily newspapers.

A: Did you expect to win today?

B: No, quite frankly, I didn't expect to win today, but I was very lucky at the tenth hole and it gave me confidence.

A: What is the secret of becoming a top-class golfer?

B: Well, I suppose the secret of becoming a top-class golfer is dedication and lots of practice.

A: How old were you when you began playing golf?

B:I began playing golf when I was six, and I won my first tournament when I was seven.

A: Who taught you to play?

B: My father taught me to play, and we played regularly together until I started to beat him.

A: How old were you then?

B: I was nine then.

A: Would you say that golf is a difficult game?

B: No, I wouldn't say that golf is a difficult game, but then I suppose it depends on one's talent for playing it.

A: Will you defend your title next year?

B: Oh yes, I shall definitely defend my title next year.

A: Have you thought about turning professional?

B: No, I haven't thought about turning professional, though if I win the championship again next year, I might consider it.

A: What are your immediate plans?

B: My immediate plans are to have a hot bath and some.thing to eat.