Unit 1 Can I take a Message

Unit1CanItakeaMessage?（I）PartIGettingreadyWiththedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,thetelephoneisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinourdailylife.Itisoneofthemostconvenientandquickestwaysofcommunication.Wecanusetelephonetomakeorbreaksocialengagements,todoourshoppingandordering,andtoobtainallkindsofinformation.Telephonescansaveourfeetandendlessamountsoftime.Butgivingandreceivingphonecallsrequiresquickresponses,anditisveryimportanttogetexactinformationfromcalls.Toavoidmisunderstandings,weshouldpaycloseattentiontothingsliketelephonenumbers,times,dates,addresses,etc.A Thefollowingwordsandphraseswillappearinthisunit.Allofthemarerelatedtothetelephoneandsomearefrequentlyusedwhengivingandreceivingphonecalls.Listencarefullyandstudythedefinitions.1.Disconnected:notinservice2.Anunpublishednumber:atelephonenumberthatisnotlistedinthedirectoryandisnotavailablefromtheoperator3.Putthrough:connectbytelephone4.Extension:anyofmanytelephonelineswhichconnectvariousroomsorofficestotheswitchboard5.Switchboard:acentralapparatusatwhichtelephonelinesareconnectedanddisconnected6.Cellphone/cellularphone:atelephoneusinganetworkofradiostationstopassonsignals7.Handset:mobilephone8.Mobilephone:atelephonewhichonecancarrywithone9.GSM:GlobalSystemofMobileCommunications10.Hangon:continuewaitingB Herearesomeshortconversationsonthephone.Pleaselisten.Payspecialattentiontotelephonenumbersandaddresses.Supplythemissingwords.1.Woman:Hello.Man: Hello.IwanttheCountyWoman:That's__________.Man: Thankyou.2.Woman:Hello.Girl: The__________please.Woman:_____________________.  Girl: What?Woman:Isaid__________.Girl: OK.Thankyou.3.Woman:Myhusband'sbrokenhisleg.Man: What'syourphone_______?Woman:Calljust__________.Theaddressis__________Modern__________.Man: The__________willbethereinafewminutes.4.Woman:Hello.I'dlikea__________.Man: Yes?Whatisthe__________?Woman:__________HeathRoad,Hamstit.Man: Oh,OK.Thetaxiwillbetherein__________.Woman:Thankyou.5.Man1:Hello,Iwanta__________.Man2:OK.What__________isit?Man1:__________East__________Street.Man2:Right.Thecabwillbetherein__________.PartⅡGivingandreceivingphonecallsMostofthetime,whenyoudialatelephonenumber,yourcallgoesthroughwithnoproblem.Sometimes,however,youarenotabletogetthroughandthereasonisgivenbyarecordedmessage.A Inthissectionyouaregoingtohearsomerecordingsthatthetelephonecompanyusestotellyouwhyyourcalldidnotgothrough.Listencarefullyandwritedownallthetelephonenumbersyouhearandthereasonswhythecallsdidnotgothrough.Telephonenumbers    Reasons1._______________________ _______________________2._______________________ _______________________3.__________/____________ _______________________4._______________________ _______________________5._______________________ _______________________Peopleusuallyreceivetelephonecallsunexpectedly.Sometimestheyhavetomakeanoteoftheinformationcontainedinthecall?particularlywhenthecallisforsomeoneelse.B InthissectionyouaregoingtohearsomerecordedphonecallsforMr.Turner.1Firstlistentosomenames:Brown   Thompson    Jeremy    MaryRoberts2Nowlistentothecalls.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,focusonthekeywords;addmorekeywordsifyoucanintheleft-handcolumn.Afterthesecondlisteningcompletethemessagesintheright-handcolumnwiththehelpofthenotes.Messages1.From:________________________Message:HaroldScottis________atthe________.Therewillbea__________forhim.2.From:________________________Message:Getintouchwithhim________.3.From:________________________Message:Callherat________before________orbetween________and________this________.4.From:________________________Message:Heapologisesbutmust________tomorrow's________appointmentbecauseheisgoingtobe________.Callhimat___________toreschedule.C Nowtrythis:listentosomemoreauthenticversionsofthecalls.PartⅢI'dliketospeaktoEnglish-speakingpeopleusuallyspeakveryquickly.Theyspeakwithavarietyofaccentsanddifferentstylesofspeechareused.Sotelephonecallscanveryeasilyleadtomisunderstandings.Hereisaphonecallinwhichacallertriestoarrangeanappointment.Onthephonetherecanbealotofmisunderstandings.A Firstlistentosomesentencestakenfromthephonecall.Supplythemissingwords.1.Justonemoment,I'll________________.2.You'vegotthe____________________.3.Canyou________________throughtheswitchboardplease?4.Youexpressedaninterestinourlaboratory________________________.5.I'mgoingtobe_________________nextmonthandIthoughtImightliketoandseeyou.6.Didn'tyougetthe_____________Isentyou?7.I'lljust________ifIcanfindmy________.8.Isthat________________foryou?9.I'llwritetoyouto________________thearrangementsjustto________________we'vegoteverythingright.B Nowlistentothewholephonecall.Whilelisteningforthefirsttime,addmorekeywordsifyoucanintheleft-handcolumn.Afterthesecondlistening,answerthequestionsaboutthecallintheright-handcolumnwiththehelpofthenotes.Questions1.Howmanyspeakersarethereintheconversation?Circlethecorrectnumber.a.3   b.4   c.5   d.62.Whoarethey?Ticktheirnamesorjobs.BillAnderson        BillHendersonTelephonist         SecretarySylviaPerez        SylviaPerexPeterHenderson       PeterAnderson3.What'sthemisunderstandingbetweenthetelephonistandthecaller?Fillintheblanks.ThetelephonistmistookDr.__________forMr.__________thusputthecallerthroughthe_______________.4.What'sthemisunderstandingbetweenPerezandDr.Henderson?Fillintheblanks.Whenarrangingtheappointment,thetimesuggestedbyPerezwas_________,___th,________,at___o'clock,butDr.Hendersonthoughtitwas_________,___th,______,at___o'clock.ThetimesuggestedbyDr.Hendersonlaterwas________,____th,_____,butPerezthoughtitwas________,_____.TheexacthoursuggestedbyPerezwas________butDr.Hendersonthoughtitwas________.C Nowtrythis:listentoamoreauthenticversionofthephonecall.PartⅣMoreaboutthetopic:CellPhone:ANewHealthRisk?Therearemanykindsoftelephones,amongwhichisthecellphone,amostimportantinventionofthetwentiethcentury.Withthecellphonewecanmakephonecallsalmostanyplaceandatanytime.Buteverycoinhastwosides.Sodoesthecellphone.hefollowingshortpassageisaboutthecellphone.Youmayfindsomenewly-coinedwordsandphrasesinit.Theywillhelpyoutoexpandyourknowledgeandkeepupwiththeadvancesoftelecommunication.Supplythemissingwordswhilelistening.Morethan__________handsetswereshipped__________lastyearforthe__________digitalcellularphonemarket.AccordingtotheUS__________firmDataquest,productionofGSM(GlobalSystemforMobilecommunications)handsetswillexceed_____________by__________.Themobilephoneisgettingmoreandmore___________becauseoftheremarkableimprovementoftheworld'smobilecommunicationservice.Bytheendofthisyear,therewillbe_______GSMnetworksin_______countries,providing________geographiccoverageintheformof"roamingagreements"amongGSMcarriers.Butsincethe________dayitcameintobeingthemobilephonehasbeena_______blessing.Peopleareworriedthatitcan_________anewhealthrisk.Accordingtoscientistsfrom_______countrieswhometinViennarecently,mobilephonesmay_________upyourbrain,__________withheartpacemakersand__________cancerinmice.Butthereisno__________evidencetosupportfearsthatthe__________useofmobilephonesmaythreatenhumanhealth.Thegroupdidagreetointensify_________intoradiofrequencyelectromagnetic__________(EMF),whichemanatefrommobilephones."Thisissomethingthatwe__________asahighpriority.Wewanttofindoutiftheseelectromagneticfieldsdoto__________cancer,"saidanEMFexpert,"Thisisgoingtime.Iknoweveryonewantsanswers______________butthisisjustnot__________."TheEMFproject,launchedlastyear,isa__________-year__________programmetostudy____________healthhazardsstemmingfromexposuretomobilephonesandotherEMF_____________.WhatwilltheexpertsoftheEMFprojectstellus__________or__________yearslater?Wejustdon'tknow.Willtherebethepossibilitythatonedayyoufindacellphonecarryinga__________similartotheonewehaveseentoooftenon__________packs:USINGMOBILEPHONESMAYBEHAZARDOUSTOYOURHEALTH?Noonecantellatthe__________.PartⅤMemorytest:TwoGirlsTalkingonthePhoneListeningcomprehensioninvolvesquickresponsesandgoodmemory.Onmostoccasionsyouarechallengedtolistentothematerialonlyonceoratmosttwotimesandgraspthemostimportantinformation.Pleaseallowyourteachertopersuadeyouoftheimportanceoftakingthatchallengeanddevelopingtheskill.Practicemakesperfect.Youaregoingtohearaconversationonthephone(preferablyonlyonetime).Afterthatsomequestionswillbeasked.Findtherightanswersasquicklyaspossibleaccordingtothenotesyouhavetakenwhilelistening.Notes___________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ___________________1.Smith Catherine Sue Sandy Carol Clara Carl Simon2.intheoffice  athome  inatelephonebooth atarestaurantinataxiinadepartmentstore3.2  3  4  54.twomonths halfayear oneyear twoyear threeyears5.Whenwereyouborn?Wheredoyoulive?Areyoumarried?Haveyougotanychildren?Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?Wheredidyougotoschool?Whatisyourpresentjob?Whatisyoureducationalbackground?Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?Howmuchareyoupaidinyourpresentjob?Whyareyouinterestedinthenewjob?Howmuchdoyouexpecttobepaidinthenewjob?Howdoyouintendtogettowork?Howlongdoyouintendtostayatthejob?PartⅥReminderofkeypointsinthisunitNowwearecomingtotheendofthisunit.Youhavelistenedtoavarietyofthingsthatareinterestinganduseful.Howmanyofthemareretainedinyourmemory?Thefollowingtableincludessomeoftheproductivewordsandexpressionsthatappearinthisunit.Pleasepayspecialattentiontothemandtrytousethelanguage.Verb&VerbPhrase  Noun&NounPhrase  OtherPartⅠ reach      avenue        ambulance    retire      unpublishednumber  disconnectedgetintouch      message     temporarilyPartⅡ cancel      jobgoing      outoforderreschedule      lunchappointment  onearthapology     assoonaspossibleforawhileputthrough      wrongextension   justonemomentconnectbackthrough switchboard     convenientexpress       tradefair      forpreference callin       measuringequipment bythewayPartⅢconfirm      application     absolutelymakesure      enquiry  getholdof      literature  diary  agent  ship          cell(ular)phone   world-wiseexceed      handset      fast-growingprovide      marketingfirm      digitalcomeintobeing  GSM(globalsystemfor remarkablemean          mobilecommunications)  extendedheatup      mobilephone      mixedinterferewith  network      ever-increasingPartⅣthreaten      geographiccoverage  hazardousintensify      roamingagreements  emanate      carrier  taketime      heartpacemaker  launch      radiofrequency  stem          electromagneticfield  priority  healthhazard  cigarettepack  engage      advice          foragessack       pip          popularPartⅤinsert      interview      excitinghangon                notagain