[00:00.00] Unit 8 Lesson 29
[00:05.69]exercise 1.Listen to Annie and Lingshi
[00:12.36]talking about the exams and say whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
[00:19.02]Annie:Hi,Lingshi.Are you ready?
[00:24.06]Lingshi:Ready for what?I'm not sure what you mean.
[00:29.94]Annie:I mean,are you ready for the exams?
[00:35.89]Lingshi:Oh,yes.I think so.I've been studying a lot.
[00:42.34]Annie:You know,I heard something yesterday.
[00:47.80]Lingshi:Do you mean about the exams?
[00:51.36]Annie:Yes.I don't know where the information came from or who heard it first,
[00:59.72]but some students are saying that the P.E.exam
[01:05.28]will be a little different this year.
[01:09.36]Lingshi:Well,I don't know how true that is,
[01:15.10]but I know what I'm going to do
[01:19.26]Annie:And what is that?
[01:22.81]Lingshi:I'm not going to listen to talk like that
[01:27.25]Only a few teachers know what's in the exams and they won't tell anybody.
[01:34.62]Annie:I'm glad.
[01:37.54]Lingshi:Glad about what?Are you glad that they won't say anything?
[01:44.02]No,I'm glad that we're both going to study hard and forget what other people say.
[01:51.57]Lingshi:Right!By the way,are you going to Sally's after school?
[01:58.80]Annie:I haven't decided whether to go or not.
[02:04.45]I'll have to see how much work I've done.
[02:08.89]Lingshi:Oh,you must come!
[02:13.15]I'm sure that everyone there will be talking about them.
[02:18.19]Annie:Talking about what?Lingshi:The exams!
[02:23.83]Lesson 30
[02:27.07]exercise 1.Read Miss Liu's advice to her students about exams
[02:34.64]and answer the questions.
[02:38.41]You needn't be frightened of exams!
[02:42.56]by Miss Liu,English teacher
[02:46.92]Very few people enjoy exams.I don't.
[02:53.48]And although I tell myself not to worry about them,I always do!
[02:59.64]So I am not surprised that my students worry about them too
[03:06.49]even though they usually don't need to.
[03:10.85]However,since it is hard not to worry at all
[03:16.52]we must all try not to worry too much.
[03:20.96]Why?Because worrying makes exams worse!How to do this?
[03:27.80]A lot of students think and say things like,'Exams are so difficult!'
[03:35.17]'I've got such a lot to learn',
[03:39.30]'I fotget things so easily!'This is not helpful or useful.
[03:46.77]Don't do it,as it won't make you feel good!
[03:51.52]Good students don't wait until the week before an exam to start studying.
[03:58.29]They study all through the year.
[04:02.73]It is not possible to learn everything at the last minute.
[04:08.37]So don't leave it till then!
[04:12.16]Too many students just try to remember what they have been taught.
[04:18.01]This is not enough!
[04:21.77]You must understand things so that you can use them and not just repeat them.
[04:28.23]Ask yourself,'Do I really understand this?'
[04:33.50]and if answer is 'no',ask your classmates,teachers or parents for help.
[04:40.45]If you start planning and working for each exam early
[04:45.81]and you make sure that you understand what you are studying,
[04:51.08]then,when it is over,you'll be able to say,'What a good exam that was!'
[04:58.84]Lesson 31
[05:04.90]turn over
[05:07.08]翻过来
[05:09.26]make sure
[05:11.18]弄肯定；确保
[05:13.10]tape
[05:15.02]n.磁带
[05:16.94]correct
[05:18.86]adj.正确的
[05:20.78]unfinished
[05:22.76]adj.未完成的
[05:24.73]Lesson 31 exercise 1.
[05:30.40]Listen to Miss Liu's instructions for the listening exam
[05:35.65]and answer the questions.
[05:39.20]Good morning,class,and welcome to the listening exam.
[05:45.16]I hope that everyone had a good sleep last night so that this morning,
[05:52.81]you'll be able to show me what you have learned this year
[05:58.37]Now,before we start,there are several things that I need to tell you.
[06:06.24]First,before I hand out the exam papers
[06:12.09]you should put all the penspencils and erasers that you will need on your desks.
[06:19.82]Has everyone done that?No?Well,do it quickly now.
[06:26.48]Of course,
[06:30.35]I don't need to tell you that you mustn't talk from now until the end,do I?
[06:37.61]Second,when I put an exam paper on your desk
[06:45.55]you must NOT turn it over until I tell you to.
[06:51.30]As soon as I have done that,make sure that you have all the pages
[06:59.24]there are three pages in our test today
[07:04.57]and write your name and number on the first page.
[07:10.94]After that,I will start the tape.
[07:16.19]While you are listening to the tape you should write notes.
[07:22.72]You mustn't try to write everything.
[07:27.48]Just write the important ideas.
[07:33.25]These will help you to write your answers.
[07:39.10]When you are writing you answers
[07:44.27]you should try to remember how much time you have.
[07:50.15]It is better to write a short,correct answer than a long,unfinished one.
[07:59.50]At the end of the tape
[08:03.34]you will have another two minutes to finish your answers.
[08:09.12]But,as soon as I tell you to stop writing,you must put down your pens.
[08:17.06]Sit quietly in your seats until I have collected and counted
[08:24.14]all them exam papers.
[08:27.98]Then,when I say to,you may go.
[08:33.62]Now,are there any questions before we begin?
[08:39.86]No?OK.Good luck!
[08:45.51]Lesson 32
[08:52.77]more or less
[08:54.95]差不多；或多或少
[08:57.13]sit an exam
[08:59.42]参加考试
[09:01.70]feel like
[09:03.78]想要
[09:05.85] in time
[09:07.74]及时
[09:09.62]drop
[09:11.39]落下，滴下
[09:13.17]lesson 32 exercise 1.
[09:18.21]Annie wrote to Kelly before and after the English exam.
[09:23.77]Read her e-mails and then do the exercises below and on page 86.
[09:31.72]Hi,Kelly.This may be the last e-mail that my parents will let me write to you for a week or two.
[09:39.89]As our exams are getting closer
[09:43.94]they have asked me not to do anything except school work from now on
[09:49.87]They want me to give up practising the guitar,
[09:54.34]to stop watching TV,and so on,until the exams are over.
[10:00.79]I know that I have to do this,and I don't mind doing it
[10:06.07]but I will miss writing to you.
[10:09.83]I began to study for the exams quite a long time ago
[10:15.29]so I feel more or less ready for most of them.
[10:20.15]But,that doesn't mean that I'm not nervous!
[10:24.22]I keep telling myself that I needn't be
[10:28.48]but I can't always make myself believe it!
[10:32.84]Like most people,I really would prefer not to sit exams!
[10:38.59]Well,I'd better finish writing now and go to bed.
[10:43.42]Don't forget to think about me from time to time
[10:47.86]and remember to wish me good luch next Friday.
[10:52.30]That's the day that we have our English exam!
[10:56.46]Best wishes,Annie
[11:00.11]Hello.It's me again!
[11:03.35]You know,Kelly,sitting exams might not be fun but finishing them is wonderful!
[11:11.53]I'm so happy that I feel like singing!
[11:15.58]I think that I did all right in everything except science
[11:21.01]which I didn't finish in time.
[11:24.96]I even enjoyed doing the English exam!
[11:29.32]Now we can start writing teach other again as often as we like.
[11:35.38]Tell me,Kelly,have you ever tried to cook any Chinese food?
[11:41.26]I'm learning to make my favourite dish,Furongdan.
[11:46.82]It's made with eggs and it's very delicious.
[11:51.58]If you like,I could teach you to make it too.
[11:56.25]I hope to hear from you soon.
[11:59.70]Best wishes,Annie |