澳大利亚中学英语a UNIT7

[00:00.00]Unit 7               What a flight!
[00:04.18]1.Listen and practice in pairs.
[00:10.34]LiMeng and Xiaohong are at airport.They now need to check in.
[00:16.40]Clerk:Good morning.Can you give me your passport and airline ticket please?
[00:21.73]LiMeng:Here you are.And these are my sister's.We're going together.
[00:27.06]Clerk:Thank you.(The clerk goes through the passports and the tickets.)
[00:33.33]Here you are.And these are your boarding passes.
[00:38.09]Xiaohong:What about our baggage?
[00:41.43]Clerk:Yes.Now can you put your baggage on the scale? Here,let me help you.
[00:47.80]LiMeng:Thank you.Where will we see our baggage again?
[00:52.66]Clerk:At your destination.That is,the place you want to go to.
[00:58.23]You don't have to worry about them during your transfer¹.
[01:03.19]See these labels here?
[01:06.46]When you make your transfer in Shanghai,don't worry about your baggage.
[01:12.31]Xiaohong:But what if it's lost?
[01:15.86]Clerk:Usually it won't be.
[01:19.23]I've stuck your baggage claim check on the back of your ticket.
[01:24.38]Be sure not to lose that.
[01:28.53]LiMeng:Is our baggage overweight?
[01:32.08]Clerk:It's fine.Don't worry.Now,these are your seat numbers here,24C and 24D.
[01:40.13]Xiaohong:Thank you.What should we do next?
[01:44.07]Clerk:Next you need to go through an Immigration and Security² Check.
[01:49.04]LiMeng:I see.Thank a lot.
[01:52.80]4.Listen to the dialogue and then fill in the blanks.
[01:59.17]LiBing:Hello,this is LiBing.Who's______please?
[02:04.03]MaQing:Hi,LiBing.This is Ma Qing.
[02:07.58]LiBing:Oh,MaQing.______to talk with you.Where are you now?
[02:12.44]MaQing:I'm in________D.C.
[02:15.78]LiBing:I______you were at school in New York.
[02:19.42]MaQing:You know what?
[02:22.16]I decided³ to come to D.C.only yesterday and I got an______on the _______.
[02:28.11]It's very convenient!
[02:31.46]LiBing:Sounds_______.How did you do it?
[02:35.09]MaQing:Well,it's quite simple.I_______in a website.
[02:39.82]After finding⁴ the ticket with the _____price,
[02:44.39]I typed in the number and PIN of my______.
[02:48.93]Several minutes later,they sent me back a file with my________,
[02:56.38]I____it out and it's my ticket,my e-ticket! When I went to the________,
[03:03.22]they treated it the same as an ordinary ticket and gave me a_____.
[03:09.18]Then it was done!
[03:12.34]LiBing:That's marvelous⁵.I'll buy an________next time.
[03:17.51]Thank you for calling.________your trip there.Bye.
[03:22.19]MaQing:Bye-bye.
[03:24.75]5.Listen and practice the dialogue in pairs.
[03:30.99]LiMeng and his sister are on the aeroplane.
[03:35.85]Xiaohong:I'm thirsty.Aren't you thirsty?
[03:40.00]LiMeng:A bit.I think they'll serve juice soon.
[03:44.47]Xiaohong:But I just want some water.
[03:48.13]LiMeng:Don't worry.You can ask them.
[03:52.07]Xiaohong:Here's a menu.Want to choose what to eat for dinner?
[03:57.24]LiMeng:You go ahead.I want to read this magazine.
[04:01.61](Xiaohong reads the menu provided⁶ in the aeroplane.)
[04:06.75]Xiaohong:I think I'll go for chicken.No,make it fish.
[04:11.72]LiMeng:Now,if you put on your earphones,
[04:15.76]you can enjoy that movie and I can do some quiet reading.
[04:20.94]There's still some time before dinner.
[04:24.70]Xiaohong:Ok.
[04:27.26]9.Listen and practice the dialogue in pairs.
[04:33.82]LiMeng and Xiaohong have arrived in Australia
[04:38.57]and are going through customs and immigration.
[04:43.32]LiMeng:It's a good thing we found our baggage so soon.
[04:47.69]Xiaohong:What are we going to do now?
[04:51.16]LiMeng:Get your passport and other things ready.
[04:55.24]The offcer over there will look at them.
[04:59.00]Xiaohong:Look!There's a big dog over there.What is it doing?
[05:04.35]LiMeng:Don't you know?Dogs have a good nose.
[05:08.79]If someone carries drugs or something,dogs can tell right away.
[05:14.36]Xiaohong:LiMeng.There's a sign over there.See?
[05:18.82]Have we got fruits or plants or anything like that?
[05:23.37]LiMeng:Of course we haven't.I hope we can get everything done quickly.
[05:28.93]The home-stay family should be waithing for us outside.
[05:33.48]Xiaohong:Oh,yeah.Where are their photos?

1 transfer   

n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任

参考例句：

• He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
• I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。

2 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

5 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

• It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。
• I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

6 provided   

conj.假如，若是；adj.预备好的，由...供给的

参考例句：

• Provided it's fine we will have a pleasant holiday.如果天气良好，我们的假日将过得非常愉快。
• I will come provided that it's not raining tomorrow.如果明天不下雨，我就来。