Giáo trình Listening II - Nguyễn Hồ Hoàng Thùy (Phần 2)

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UNIT 13 
Radio Presenter : .. Burma, Laos and Vietnam. Now, many of the things we use in 
our everyday lives were invented and developed in ancient China. Did you know, for 
example, that the Chinese gave the world paper and printing, money, and fireworks, and 
silk; they even invented sunglasses. 
Although it is now a major world power, we know less about China today - modern 
China - than about almost any other country. This series of programs will look at what life 
is like in China today. 
Let's start then with a few basic facts and figures about the land and population. The 
total area of the People's Republic of China is about nine million, five hundred and 
seventy-five thousand square kilometers. The size of the population is around one 
thousand million - a billion people. 
Although seventy-nine percent of the population live in the countryside and only 
twenty-one percent live in the cities, China has more than twelve cities with more than 
two million inhabitants. The biggest cities in China are Shanghai, which has around 
twelve million inhabitants, Beijing the capital, with a total of some nine-and-a-half 
million, Tianjin with eight million, and Chongquing with six million, six hundred 
thousand inhabitants. 
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UNIT 14 
NUMBER 1 
Laura : Hi, Kenji. 
Kenji : Laura. Good to see you. 
Laura : Yeah. So how was your vacation? 
Kenji : Great. I had a really good time. You knew I went to Vancouver, didn't 
you? 
Laura : Yeah. How was it? I hear Vancouver's beautiful. 
Kenji : Terrific scenery. I went to this fantastic garden. 
Laura : Really? I didn't know you liked gardening. 
Kenji : Oh, I don't like gardening. But I love to look at gardens. It's a lot less work. 
Laura : That's for sure. So what else did you do? 
Kenji : Went to some great restaurants.The seafood there is outstanding. 
Laura : Really? 
Kenji : Yeah. Crab, lobster. Great food. Not that expensive, either : It was terrific. 
So how was your vacation? 
Laura : Well, I didn't go anywhere special. I stayed home. 
Kenji : You just relaxed? 
Laura : That's right. 1 stayed home and did a lot of reading. Read, what, four or 
five books. I did go to the beach one day and went swimming. But mostly I 
just took it easy. 
Kenji : Oh. Sounds nice. 
Laura : It was nice - very relaxing - but I still wish I had money to take a trip. 
NUMBER 2 
Dave : Did you have a good vacation, Lisa? 
Lisa : Exciting, really exciting. Diane and 1 went to Brazil. 
Dave : Wow, Brazil! That does sound exciting. What did you do? 
Lisa : Well, we flew to Rio and we were really tired, so we spent the first days on 
the beach. 
Dave : You flew all that way and just went to the beach? 
Lisa : Oh, but the beaches there are wonderful. But that wasn't all we did. After 
that, we flew to the interior of Brazil. It's really beautiful. We visited some 
old mining areas. We saw some old diamond mines, gold mines ... 
Dave : Diamond mines? Did you bring back any souvenirs? 
Lisa : Sorry. Dave, no gold or diamonds. Then we flew to Brasilia, the capital. 
There are some fantastic buildings there, really modern. 
Dave : Yeah, I've heard about the buildings in Brasilia. 
Lisa : Oh, and the people were so friendly. They were really nice. The food's great 
too. So how about you? What did you do on your vacation, Dave? 
Dave : I didn't do much. I just visited relatives. 
Lisa : How was that? 
Dave : Well, you know. Pretty boring, actually. I like my aunt and uncle, of course. 
We talked a lot. But after a couple of days there just wasn't much to talk about. 
So I ended up watching a lot of TV. Yeah, talk and TV. That's about it. Not 
the most exciting time I've ever had. No, not very exciting at all. 
Lisa : Oh, that's too bad. 
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UNIT 15 
Irene : Hi! This is Irene. Why are you never at home? I hate speaking to this 
machine. Anyway, listen. We've got two tickets for the opera for the next 
Saturday night. It's Verdi's Othello and Domingo's singing. Rodney can't 
go because he has to work this weekend. So I wonder if you'd like to 
come with me instead? It starts at seven. Ring me tomorrow. Oh, but ring 
before ten because I'm taking Harry to the dentist. Bye! 
UNIT 16 
Good afternoon. This is Caroline Barnes with a look at some of today's programs 
here on BBC radio. At 3 o'clock just after Woman's Hour on 4 there's the first episode of 
our new classic serial, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility with Susan Allender as Elinor. 
On 4 later this evening there's more drama at 8.30 when you can hear George Bernard 
Shaw's play Arms and the Man, the famous story of the chocolate soldier. Before that on 
4 Roy Plomley's guest in Desert Island Discs at 7.30 is the American film actor and 
director Clint Eastwood, who'll be telling us which eight records he would, take with him 
to a desert island. This evening's concert from the Royal Albert Hall is on Radio 3 at 7.45, 
it includes music by Sir Edward Elgar and Vaugnar Williams played by the BBC 
Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle and the Elgar Violin Concerto will be played by 
the young Korean violinist Kim So Hwan. Finally in Kaledoscope on Radio 4 at the later 
time than usual of 9.40, you can hear reviews of the new Star Trek film and new novels 
by John Fowles and Margaret Drabble. And of course there's news every hour on the hour 
with comments and reports in PM at 5 o'clock followed by half an hour of news at 6. And 
now it's time for the news summary .... 
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UNIT 17 
Newsreader : The strike which began at midnight of air traffic controllers at 
Heathrow and Gatwick has caused the cancellation of scores of 
flights today. The Association of Air Traffic Controllers has called 
its members in protest against the Civil Aviation Authority's plans 
to rearrange their shift working system. Non-union members are not 
affected and management and supervisory staff are working double 
shifts in an attempt to minimize the disruption. Here's Larry 
Harrison with the details from Heathrow Airport. 
Harrison : The latest from here is that there will inevitably be further 
cancellations and delays today and the situation is likely to 
deteriorate during the course of the day. British Airways say that they 
hope to get more than half of their flights away but that there will 
inevitably be delays of anything from one to three hours in departures. 
Many incoming flights have already been diverted to Stansted, Hurn 
and Burmingham. Gatwick is less badly hit, with incoming flights as 
yet unaffected and about 80% of outgoing flights subject to delays of 
no more than two hours. Calls have been made for the Advisory 
Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to be called in but the 
unions are unwilling to agree to this at this time. Talks between 
management and unions which broke down on Friday have not been 
resumed. 
Newsreader : The number of ring for flight information is 01 759 2525 for flights 
from Heathrow and information is also available on BBC Ceefax 
page 140. 
UNIT 18 
Paul : Celia Clarke of The Daily Telegraph and I have been to see Andrew 
Lloyd Webber's musical "Starlight Express" at the Apollo Theatre. 
Celia ... um... are you a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber? 
Celia : Not exactly, no. I did quite enjoy "Evita", it did have its one good song 
"Don't Cry for me, Argentina", but apart from that I thought the story was 
rather silly. I didn't like "Cats", th ... that only had one good song 
"Memory" and some very good dancing. 
Paul : Oh, I ... I would have thought that "Cats" had more than just one good 
song, but.. er.. back to "Starlight Express". 
Celia : Yes, well, "Starlight Express". Here all the characters are machines, not 
animals, they're all machines. All the men play the locomotives, the 
engines, and all the women play the various carriages - on roller skates. 
It's quite amazing, there's a track across the stage, over the stall and on a 
bridge that comes right across in front of the dress circle. It's a..a 
millionaire's train set open to the public. And a lot of the seats were taken 
out of the theatre to make room for these amazing race tracks. 
Paul : Yes, technically .. er .. quite amazing. Um .. but what did you think of the 
story? 
Celia : Haha. Well, er .. there's virtually none. I suppose it deals with the 
preparation for and the staging of a .. a race between trains from all over 
the world. Different locomotives and carriages sing their songs and the 
diesel and the electric engines, the new flashy ones, are mostly unreliable 
and gradually knock each other out of the different race stages until at the 
final the good old honest steam train wins and gets the girl, but that's all 
there is to it! 
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Paul : Yes, but I .. I thought the songs were particularly good and.. and clever. 
I .. think he's a master of the pastiche .. er .. different style : 50s, 70s, 
don't you? 
Celia : Yes, yes, clever. Yes, clever. We had .. er.. Jeff Shankly as Greaser, as a 
rock 'n' roll character in .. in true Elvis Presley style. And wonderful 
Frances Rufflle as Dinah the Dining Cat, with her country and western 
song "Uncoupled", particularly clever .. clever number that one. And 
Jeffrey David as the explosive character, the electric loco ..urn .. aptly 
named Electra, and he has a David Bowie - style showstopper, called 
"AC/DC". The .. 
Paul : Yes, yes. What did you think was the best song? 
Celia : Well, er .. the .. the song of the show ..er .. like, for instance "Memory" 
and "Don't Cry for me, Argentina", the song of the show is Stephanie 
Lawrence's "Only You", which has been released as a single. Er .. yes, all 
the songs were well performed. 
UNIT 19 
STRA TFORD LEISURELINE 
Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon Leisureline Service for visitors and residents. I 
will first give details of the places of historical interest, followed by entertainments and 
events during the coming months. 
The places of interest to see are : Shakespeare's Birthplace and Center in Henley 
Street; Anne Hathaway's cottage, the home of Shakespeare's wife, in Shottery village; 
New Place, the site of Shakespeare's retirement home; Hall's Croft, where his daughter 
and son-in-law lived; and Mary Arden's house, his mother's home, situated at Wilmcote. 
Details of opening times and admission charges are obtainable from Stratford-upon-Avon 
204016. 
Visit the mediaeval parish church, Holy Trinity, where Shakespeare and his family 
are buried. In Waterside you will find the World of Shakespeare Theater, giving a half-
hour audio-visual show of Elizabethan life. And the Shakespearian theme is continued at 
Louis Tussaud's waxworks in Henley Street. This is also Harvard House in High Street, 
the home of Catherine Roggers, the mother of the founder of Harvard University, USA. 
And in Shakespeare Street you can visit the motor museum. A brass-rubbing center is in 
the Royal Theater Summerhouse, adjacent to the theater. Other places within easy reach 
are : Charlecote House, Ragley Hall, Coughton Court, Warwick Castle and Kenilworth 
Castle. Many guided tours to these and other places are operated by Guide Friday Ltd, 
Henley Street. Ring Stratford-upon-Avon 294466. 
Forthcoming entertainments and events of interest for the month of January are as 
follows : The Royal Shakespeare Theater plays in current performance are : Macbeth, 
Much Ado, King Lear, The Tempest and the Taming of the Shrew. For booking 
information, please ring the booking office, Stratford-upon-Avon 295623. On 1st January, 
there's a sale of old toy trains at the Parish Church Hall from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. On 
the 6th, 7th and 8th of January Shottery Youth Theater presents The Land of Make-
Believe at the Shottery Memorial Hall. We hope you enjoy your visit to Stratford-upon-
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Avon, truly in the heart of England. For more information, ring the Tourist Information 
Center on Stratford-upon-Avon 293127, winter office hours 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., 
Monday to Saturday. Thank you for calling. 
UNIT 20 
Announcer : Good morning. This is Nick Swift on Radio Sussex with our usual 
Wednesday morning phone-in. This morning the topic is you and the 
law, and with us in the studio is our resident solicitor, Mr Charles 
Andrews. 
Charles : Good morning. 
Announcer : Mr Andrews has been looking at some of the letters sent in by our 
listeners and is now ready to give us the benefit of his professional 
advice. And the first caller, waiting expectantly on the line is Mr 
Stephen Lawson from West Denham. Stephen, can you hear me? 
Stephen : Yes, yes I can. Good morning, Mr Andrews. 
Charles : Good morning Mr Lawson. Yes, your problem is a very common one, 
I'm afraid and in order to decide whether you're a protected tenant or 
not, legally, I mean, I'd like to ask you a few questions. 
Stephen : Yeah, yeah, of course. 
Charles : Now firstly, what kind of agreement do you have, if you don't mind 
my asking? 
Stephen : Well, we haven't signed anything, if that's what you mean -er, we've 
got a rent book and we pay rent every month. 
Charles : Ah, you do have a rent book, and you pay every month. Does the 
landlord live on the premises? 
Stephen : No, no, in fact we hardly ever see him, he lives in another part of the 
country. 
Charles : So he doesn't provide any services for you - by that I mean, breakfast, 
linen, that kind of thing? 
Stephen : (laughing) : No, nothing like that - unfortunately. 
Charles : Ah, well, actually it is better for you that he doesn't. Now he's written 
to you formally asking you to leave, I take it? 
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Stephen : No, no, he just keeps phoning up and keeping on at us - it's really 
getting us down. 
Charles : Yes, quite so. Well a couple of things here, Firstly, he must inform 
you in writing, or else it's not legal. And after that, since you pay 
monthly he's got to give you a month before you leave anyway. Now 
secondly, he's not allowed to keep pestering you like this until he has 
got a court order for possession - you could sue him for harassment. 
Stephen : Oh, I see, that's interesting to know. 
Charles : Now do you happen to know his reasons for wanting to regain 
possession of the house? 
Stephen : No, we assumed he wanted to sell or something, but... 
Charles : Yes, because if he needs it for himself or a member of his family then I'm 
afraid you've got problems. Otherwise it seems to me that you've 
probably got a pretty good chance of staying put, at least for a year or 
so. 
Stephen : That would be wonderful, because we leave college then, anyway. 
Charles : But er, I have to say that this whole issue is so complex that you'd be 
better off going and speaking a solicitor in more detail. We haven't 
got time in this phone call to cover everything, I'm afraid. 
Stephen : OK, well thanks very much. 
Charles : And remember if you're a student you are protected by Legal Aid, 
which means you don't have to pay the fees yourself. 
Stephen : Great! Thanks again. 
Announcer : I'm sure Stephen is much more optimistic already. Next on the line is 
Mrs Mary Peters from Townley and she has a problem with a jacket 
she wants to return to the shop. 
Mary : Hello. 
Charles : Hello Mrs Peters. Yes, I think your case may be a little more simple. The 
main question is, was there anything wrong with the jacket at all, was it 
faulty in any way? 
Mary : No, it was just too small - it was my mistake. 
Charles : Ah yes, because in that case I'm afraid they're right, they are not 
legally obliged to give you your money back or even exchange on 
sales item. However, if the goods are faulty in any way then they 
must, sale or no sale. 
Mary : So there's nothing I can do? 
Charles : I'm afraid not Mrs Peters. Actually, I think you were unfortunate. 
Most big department stores would at least have given you a credit 
note as long as you had a receipt and had returned the item fairly 
soon after the purchase. It's not worth having bad customer relations, 
you see. 
Mary : No, this was quite a small shop. Oh well, not to worry. Thanks anyway 
for your time - I'll know next time, won't I? 
Charles : Yes, you certainly will. 
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ANSWER KEYS TO FURTHER PRACTICE 
UNIT 1 
1. 10 Bridge Street 
2. writing/ writing class 
3. Mrs Green 
4. July 15(th)/ 15(th) July/ 15/7 
5. 1/ one 
6. May 31 (st)/ 31 (st) May/ 31/5 
7. June 4(th)/ 4(th) June/ 4/6 
8. 3/three (days) 
UNIT 2 
1. angry; at home 
2. her husband (or her older child?) 
3. books or papers? (toys??) 
4. the children (from school) or some people (from the station?) 
5. indifferent or defiant? 
6. wants to avoid conflict? 
UNIT 3 
1. True 4. False 
2. False 5. True 
3. True 
UNIT 4 
Likes : House in beautiful position, nice restaurant, market, lovely food, bowls/ 
basket 
Dislikes : Too many English people 
a. Every year 
b. Tiny 
c. A cowshed 
d. Windsurfing, sailing 
e. Bowls/ Baskets 
UNIT 5 
1. died (in 1900) 
2. co - educational 
3. ten/10 
4. teacher/ university teacher 
5. tolerance/debate/discussion 
UNIT 6 
1. 9 
2. 11 (p.m.) 
3. 11.30 (p.m.) 
4. 9 
5. 9 
6. Thurs/ Thursday 
UNIT 7 
1. 4 5. Closing 
2. Cork 6. BA560 
3. 9 7. 22 
4. AI 141 8. Closing 
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UNIT 8 
1. garbage 4. paper 
2. garbage 5. charity 
3. garbage 6. filters 
UNIT 9 
1. A 2. D 3. F 4. G 
UNIT 10 
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 
UNIT 11 
1. No. He doesn't like the design. 
2. Yes 
3. No. Its brand is new to them. (They don't know the company that 
makes it) 
4. No. The shop doesn't have the bigger size. 
5. Yes 
6. No. The shop doesn't have the notebooks with more pages (100 or 150 pages). 
UNIT 12 
1. 3.30 4. 2.15 
2. <1.10 5. Friday 
3. First Love 
UNIT 13 
1. C 
2. D 
3. 9.575.000 km2 
4. 21% 
5. A : Shanghai 
B : 9.500.000 
C : 8.000.000 
D : 6.600.000 
UNIT 14 
1. Kenji's vacation was great. 
He went to Vancouver, visiting a fantastic garden, and eating in some great 
restaurants. 
2. Laura's vacation was nice, very relaxing. 
She stayed home, reading, going to the beach and swimming. 
3. Lisa's vacation was really exciting. 
She flew to Brazil with her husband, relaxing on the beach in Rio, visiting some old 
mining areas, i.e. diamond mines; gold mines ..., visiting some fantastic buildings in 
Brasilia, meeting friendly people, enjoying good food. 
4. Dave's vacation was pretty boring. 
He visited his aunt and uncle and watched TV. 
UNIT 15 
1. True 5. False 
2. False 6. True 
3. False 7. True 
4. True 8. False 
UNIT 16 
1. 3.00 5. 7.30 
2. 4.00 6. 8.30 
3. 5.00 7. 9.40 
4. 6.00 
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UNIT 17 
1. True 5. True 
2. False 6. False 
3. True 7. False 
4. False 
UNIT 18 
1. B 4. B 
2. C 5. B 
3. A 
UNIT 19 
1. 204016 
2. 30/ thirty minutes/ half an hour 
3. High Street 
4. Motor (Car) 
5. 294466 
6. toy trains 
7. 3.30/half past three 
8. Hall 
9. 11 a.m./ eleven o'clock 
10. Sunday(s) 
UNIT 20 
a. 
1. signed 5. month 
2. rent 6. his family 
3. landlord 7. tenant 
4. provides 
b. 
1. obliged 4. credit note 
2. exchange 5. receipt 
3. sale 
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