Unit 4 Global warming

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Text 1

W: What time does your train leave?

M: At 2: 00. We only have ten minutes to get there.

Text 2

W: My brother likes basketball and football.

M: Really? I don't like either of those sports, but I do like table tennis.

Text 3

W: Would you like to go out to dinner or to a movie tonight?

M: Either one, it is up to you.

W: Well, we will first eat out and then go to a movie.

Text 4

W: I really like this diamond ring, Albert. The diamond is big enough, the design is fashionable and it represents our love.

M: I agree with you, but I'm afraid that we can't afford it now, darling.

Text 5

M: You seem very worried. What's the matter with you, Mary?

W: Would you like to look after my child? I just got back from the bus stop, and my cellphone is missing. I must go to find it.

M: Don't worry. I'll look after your child.

Text 6

M: Tina,how long have you been learning the piano?

W: For 8 years. I began to play when I was 7. My father found a teacher for me, who is from the UK.

M: Ah, are you still learning it from that teacher?

W: Yes, I go to her home every Saturday.

M: No wonder you can play so well.

W: Yes, my teacher is very excellent and she has won many awards.

M: Good. Could you please introduce me to her? I also want to learn from her.

W: Sure. Come with me this Saturday.

M: Thank you very much.

Text 7

M: Kate, are you going out?

W: Yes. I need a new skirt for Henry's birthday party.

M: I'm going downtown, too. Could you give me a lift?

W: Sure. By the way, don't you have a membership card for the Pretty Girls Store?

M: Yes. I often buy clothes for Lucy in that store. I can get a 25 percent discount on everything there.

W: Do you have it on you?

M: Sure.

W: Great. Could we go there first? I want to use your card.

M: Why not? It's only 2: 30. I'll still have enough time to choose some books.

W: So you are going to the City Library, aren't you?

M: No, I'm going to buy some books for Lucy. She likes reading.

Text 8

W: How was your economics class?

M: Well, to be honest with you, I fell asleep during the lecture.

W: Was it that boring?

M: No, it wasn't the teacher's fault. The problem is that I can't stay awake for a two-hour lecture. I have been working in the evening at the hospital.

W: Isn't that going to affect your grades?

M: Probably. But I need to work to pay my school fees.

W: Maybe you should talk to the financial aid office. There's no point in working so hard to make money if you are just going to fail your classes.

M: But they are going to try to offer me a bunch of loans. I am trying to avoid going into debt. That's why I've been working!

W: OK, then I have a better idea. Why don't you go to the student employment office and see if they can help you find another job? Even if you have to work, there's no reason why you should work at night.

M: That's a great idea. I actually have a break before my next class, so I'll go there now.

Text 9

W: John, I must remind you that the sports meeting will be in two months. I think you should make good preparations for it. Let's work out a training schedule for you.

M: OK, what do you think I should do?

W: Let me think. For the first three weeks, you should run 2,000 meters every day. Besides, you need to bike around the park, and swim in the cold water. In the next four weeks, you should run a little longer, about 3,000 meters per day and you need more practice in riding.

M: OK. So how about biking on Monday and swimming on Wednesday?

W: Sounds good! Do you think you can do that?

M: Yeah, I think I can. In order to get a good result, I will try my best.

W: Then I think in the last week you should add the running distance to 5,000 meters one day, and you can bike and swim every day.

M: Wow, that's a lot of work to do. I'm afraid I can't manage it.

W: Come on, and I believe you can succeed.

M: I really hope so.

Text 10

W: Last year our school held a science fair. Our teacher gave us a few ideas and then we had to design a scientific experiment. We were divided into teams and had to decide which field we would work in, like chemistry, physics or biology. Our teacher suggested looking for more ideas in science magazines and books, but I'd rather get the information online. My family home has a big garden and I like helping my father grow vegetables. So my team decided to focus on how the weather affected the growing process. We had to make our experiment as specific as possible, so we decided to think about whether the amount of rain received made a difference to the vegetable size. Then we began to design our experiment. Our teacher pointed out that a single experiment wouldn't be enough to prove our theory. He suggested doing the experiment at least three times but in the end we only had time to do two. When we'd written up each part of the process, we had to design a display for the fair. We tried our best to present our information as well as we could. What's more, we'd taken lots of photos — none of the other teams did that! Finally, we came third in the competition, which was great! It was just a really interesting project and I learned so many new things.