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FLU WARNINGS



a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. to appear a) a common disease which is like a bad cold but is more serious

___2. flu b) to protect someone or something from attack

___3. infection c) a disease in part of your body , caused by bacteria or virus

___4. to defend d) to seem

___5. recent e) having happened or been done only a short time ago
b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. At what age are people most at risk of dying most if they get the flu?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the public health officials, what is the best way to reduce the chances of getting flu?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many kinds of influenza virus are there?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many people die of the flu every year?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. When do major ocean storms in the northern half of the world usually develop?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Who developed the instruments that are dropped by parachute into storms?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. When did Ben Metcalfe die?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many years did Mister Metcalfe serve for the Royal Air force?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. When was “Don’t Make a Wave” formed?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Why did Mister Metcalfe sail in 1972?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 31

Resume and Cover Letter
a. PRE-LISTENING: Match the following words with their meanings.
___1. consultant a) very formal and unnatural

___2. resume b) to repeat several times; say again

___3. concisely c) shortly and c1early, expressing much in a few words

___4. reiterate d) a person who gives specialist professional advice to others

___5. stilted e) summary
b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)



  1. What is the first step of finding a job?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write three things that you should consider in writing a resume?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the first section that is necessary in a resume?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What other sections should be included in a resume?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to Mrs. Armstrong, should you include references or just put ‘references upon request’?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write two things that you should consider in writing a cover letter?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. While writing a resume, what are some things to avoid?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What kind of language should be used in writing a cover letter?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 32

IMF Report on Amerıcan Fınancıal Polıcy



NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
a. True/False Questions. If the statement is false, write the correct one.
1. World economic security is threatened by the US’s budget deficit.

__________________________________________________________________________

2. Tax cuts haven’t helped economic recovery.

__________________________________________________________________________

3. There will be long-term problems if budget deficits continue.

__________________________________________________________________________

4. President Bush said the unemployment rate has increased.

__________________________________________________________________________


b. Multiple Choice Questions
1. This report discusses

  1. the IMF’s optimistic predictions about the future

  2. the IMF’s warnings about world economic security

  3. President Bush’s predictions about the American economy

  4. things countries can do to reduce the budget deficit

2. President Bush is planning to

  1. cut the deficit

  2. raise taxes

  3. restrain private investment

  4. decrease the gross domestic product

3. The US dollar has fallen in the last year because

  1. the unemployment rate is falling

  2. tax cuts for Americans are permanent

  3. the debt has grown and fewer people are investing

  4. President Bush is unpopular in the world

4. In a few years, the US’s foreign debt could increase to ____ of the total economy.

  1. 4%

  2. 40%

  3. 14%

  4. 4.4%

c. Short Answer Questions

1.What does ‘Gross Domestic Product’ mean?

__________________________________________________________________________

2.What may force international loan rates to rise?

__________________________________________________________________________



3.What will Bush work to do in the next 5 years?

__________________________________________________________________________



Chapter 33

Long-Lıfe Concrete Brıdges



NOTE TAKING

a. Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1.Ancient Romans built bridges with concrete.

__________________________________________________________________________

2.Road accidents kill 10,000 people each year.

__________________________________________________________________________

3.Only Americans are allowed to use the new concrete technology.

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Good roads and bridges help prevent car accidents.

__________________________________________________________________________

5.Fly ash is produced when petrol is burned.

__________________________________________________________________________





b. Listen to the speaker again. Add details to your notes and choose the best answer. While

listening, never look at the questions.
1. Bridges built with the new concrete mixtures could last

  1. 25-35 years

  2. 35-45 years

  3. 75-100 years

  4. 65-85 years

2. Portland cement is

  1. a new technology

  2. very expensive

  3. made of fly ash

  4. the best cement available

3. Economic costs for road accidents are the highest for

  1. developing countries

  2. Pennsylvania

  3. China

  4. the United States

4. Concrete is made of

  1. coal, sand, and water,

  2. cement, water, and chemicals

  3. chemicals, coal, and sand

  4. stone, sand, water, and cement

5. The new concrete mixtures

  1. contain industrial waste products

  2. are dangerous for the environment

  3. are more expensive than the old ones

  4. are easily damaged by water and salt





c. Listen to the speaker again. Add details to your notes and choose the best answer.

While listening, never look at the questions.
1. How much money will the State of Pennsylvania save each year with longer lasting bridges?

__________________________________________________________________________

2. What are two ways to avoid road accidents?

__________________________________________________________________________

3. How long will engineers study bridges in Pennsylvania?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. When did strengthened concrete bridges first appear?

__________________________________________________________________________

5. Where can you learn more about this research?

__________________________________________________________________________


Chapter 34

Health Care in the United States

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

  1. How much did the businessman’s medical care cost 40 years ago? What happened to him at the end?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How much did the office administrator’s medical care cost? Did it work?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. a) What does the government provide for the poor and the elderly when they are sick?

b) What do others depend on when they are sick?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. What percentage of working Americans have health insurance through their jobs?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the Department of Health and Human Service, how much did health care spending

rise in 2002?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. For whom can insurance be difficult to get?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many people had no health insurance in 2002?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the report from the Institute of Medicine, how many people die unnecessarily

because of lack of insurance?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. According to the experts, how much money does the US lose as a result of poor health and early

deaths of uninsured adults?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. What do the drug companies say about the cost of prescription medicine?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is medicare? Who is it for?

__________________________________________________________________________


  1. Who signed the Medicare reform act in December and whose support did it receive?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How much is the cost of the new medicine estimated to be over 10 years?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do labor Unions and other groups argue? What do supporters of the new Medicare act argue?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do the opponents of the new law think about letting insurance companies compete with the

government?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. What do the supporters think about the new law?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do ‘price controls’ mean? How does this affect American drug costs?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How will the governor of New Hampshire try to save money?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 35

40 th AnnIversary of MartIn Luther KIng Jr’s Death

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. When was the African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King killed?

__________________________________________________________________________



2. What kind of campaign did Martin Luther King lead in 1950s and 1960s?

__________________________________________________________________________



3. What was his real aim in these campaigns he led?

__________________________________________________________________________



4. What have his efforts made him win in an international arena?

__________________________________________________________________________



5. How old was he when workers were protesting their low wages and poor conditions?

__________________________________________________________________________



6. Write only two of the things that took place in the country after his murder.

__________________________________________________________________________



7. In which areas have African-Americans got the prosperity in the last forty years?

__________________________________________________________________________



8. When elected in November, how will Obama be remembered in American history?

__________________________________________________________________________



9. When did Martin Luther King make his well-known speech?

__________________________________________________________________________



10. What is the name of the speech for which he is best remembered?

__________________________________________________________________________




Chapter 36

A GIft of Clear VIsIon in DevelopIng CountrIes

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. What does the group called “Give the Gift of Sight” supply for the people in need?

__________________________________________________________________________



2. “Give the Gift of Sight” is a profitable organization. T/F

__________________________________________________________________________



3. Write down three continents the group has been active.

__________________________________________________________________________



4. Write down at least two countries the group will visit.

__________________________________________________________________________



5. When did “Give the Gift of Sight” start to serve in a clinic?

__________________________________________________________________________



6. How many people has the group helped so far?

__________________________________________________________________________



7. How do local partner agencies like`Lions Clubs International` help the group to make their work

easy?


__________________________________________________________________________

8. How many eye glasses does “Give the Gift of Sight” expect to collect this year?

__________________________________________________________________________



9. How many people live with three common eye disorders according to WHO?

__________________________________________________________________________



10. Write down the three common eye disorders

__________________________________________________________________________




Chapter 37

BehInd the PrIce of RIce

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. What is the percent of the money poor families spend on food?

__________________________________________________________________________



2. How many people may face with hunger because of high food prices?

__________________________________________________________________________



3. What has caused the rice price to triple in the last year?

__________________________________________________________________________



4. According to economist Nathan Childs, what is the main reason why the price has increased?

__________________________________________________________________________



5. Which countries limited exports to keep prices down at home and preserve the supplies?

__________________________________________________________________________



6. Which country will never constrict exports?

__________________________________________________________________________



7. How much was the price of a ton rice last week?

__________________________________________________________________________



8. Speculation is not a significant part of market activity. T / F

__________________________________________________________________________



9. What has U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki suggested for the leaders?

__________________________________________________________________________



10. Write at least two possible negative sides of high food prices according to UN Secretary?

__________________________________________________________________________




Chapter 38

Feedıng the Hungry, but Not with Pıgeons

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. What is Saint Mark’s Square known for?

__________________________________________________________________________



2. What will the officials do to prevent people from feeding the pigeons?

__________________________________________________________________________



3. What has Phillip Ghee suggested to control pigeon populations?

__________________________________________________________________________



4. What is “squab”?

__________________________________________________________________________



5. Give an example of how exporting pigeons is not cost-effective.

__________________________________________________________________________



6. How many birds do independent squab farms process?

__________________________________________________________________________



7. Write down the reason why Squab from the United States is generally exported frozen.

__________________________________________________________________________



8. How many kilograms of grain are needed to get half a kilogram of meat?

__________________________________________________________________________



Chapter 39

GRADUATION in AMERICA

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. What is percentage of graduation rate in surrounding areas?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the researchers what is the population of the largest city?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Why did different areas use different methods to find graduation rates?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the experts how many students do not complete high school every year?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the aim of the private group?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. When was America's Promise Alliance formed?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Who will the meetings bring together? Write at least two.

__________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 40

Serıes on Learnıng Dısabılıtıes

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. What is the problem according to the experts?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write at least one of the effects that learning abilities lead to.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the most common area that students have difficulty?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the percentage of the American people who are affected from learning disabilities?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many students receive special help in the USA?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. There are different names for different disorders. T / F

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Since the disorder can not be cured, what can people do?

__________________________________________________________________________


Chapter 41

Some College Recruıters' Actıons Raıse Concerns

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. What is the business of college recruiting companies?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do the critics question about the relationship between colleges and recruiters?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many students has the American Universities Admission Program helped?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. The students receive a guarantee that they will be accepted by at least one of the four colleges. T / F

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What does the company do if the student is not accepted to the program?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many EducationUSA centers are there around the world?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write at least one of the areas that these centers give information?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write the name of the Web site the speaker said?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 42

onlıne Learnıng Grows, but Research Fınds Mıxed Results

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)

  1. How many of the American states have offered a public online learning this year?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Which state stipulates the students to experience an online learning before they finish high

school?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. How many states have full-time virtual schools which have no school buildings?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How do students take part in class discussions when they work differently?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. When did Florida start the first statewide public virtual school in the United States?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the percentage of the female students who were enrolled in the Florida Virtual School?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How Charter schools are managed?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Why do students from different parts of the world take Janet Heiking’s Advanced Placement class?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. In which states did virtual school students get lower test scores?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do Education experts suggest for virtual schools because of the mixed results?

__________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 43

WHO Chıef Says World Faces Three Growing Threats

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)
1. a) Where will the W.H.O hold its annual assembly? b) How old is the W.H.O this year?

__________________________________________________________________________



  1. According to the Doctor Chan, what are the three crises that will affect all human health?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. The world doesn’t produce enough food to feed everyone. T / F

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What are the chief causes of death in more countries?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write at least two of the diseases that will cause almost one-third of all deaths in 2030

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many people are predicted to die because of tobacco in 2030

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 44

Schools Look to Save Money with Four-Day Week

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. Why do the authorities search for the ways to save money on bus transportation?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What are the three effects of a four-day week school?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How do the schools make up for the program that they applied in traditional system?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How much money does the district hope to save a year in transportation costs?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many students are there in an area of nine hundred square kilometers?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How long has the four-day week school been kept on in South Dakota?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How much has South Dakota district saved since they changed the system?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write just one advantage of the four-day week school.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What does four-day week school mean in rural areas?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Why isn’t there much instruction for the last hour of the day?

__________________________________________________________________________



Chapter 45

UN Seeks $187 Mıllıon in Aıd for the Vıctıms of Cyclone in Burma

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. Write how much aid the UN is going to send for victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What have aid officials largely faced in their efforts to help?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the result of the friction between the government and the military government?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many people were left homeless because of the cyclone?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write at least one negative effect of Cyclone Nargis to the affected areas.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. According to the American and other officials, what could trigger the number of deaths?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. In 2004, how many people died because of The Indian Ocean tsunami?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Burma is one of the world’s most closed societies. T / F

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What do the leaders of Burma call the constitution?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What did the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon suggest to the government?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 46

THE VIOLENCE IN KENYA
a. Match the vocabulary with their definitions before listening.


  1. ___victory (n) a. call off

  2. ___cancel (v) b. a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent way

  3. ___riot (n) c. blame

  4. ___accuse (v) d. to make a group of people or animals have to leave the place where they

normally live

  1. ___displace (v) e. loved very much by someone

  2. ___launch (v) f. the success you achieve when you win a battle, game, election etc.

  3. ___beloved (adj.) g. start, begin


b.

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


              1. Only which institution had the power to call off Mister Kibaki's victory?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. How many people were killed in Nairobi, the Rift Valley and Mombasa?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. Why had the Kikuyu people gone to the church and how many of them were burnt to death?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. How many people were displaced because of the riots?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. When did Kenya become independent?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. What is the population of Kenya and what is percentage of the Kikuyu tribe in Kenya’s population?

__________________________________________________________________________

              1. What campaign has Kenyan media launched?

__________________________________________________________________________

Chapter 47

Technology Key to Producıng More Food

NOTE TAKING

Listen to the text twice and take notes. Then answer the following questions according

to the notes you have taken. (While listening, never look at the questions and the text.)


  1. Tell the two of the things that farmers can do on the network, known as e-Choupal.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. How many Indian villages are now connected to the e-Choupal network?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write one of the reasons why have harvests of rice, wheat and corn increased substantially.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. Write at least one of the negative side effect of the Green Revolution.

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What is the goal of The International Rice Research Institute?

__________________________________________________________________________

  1. What does The Research Institute do for the people who have micronutrient malnutrition?

__________________________________________________________________________




A Song

Chapter 48

HOTEL CALIFORNIA -EAGLES-

BEFORE listening to the song, write the words from the box that match the definitions

in parentheses. Then listen to check your answers.


but

check out

distance

doorway

down

find

forget

gather

heaven

heavy

hell

highway

last

lovely (4x)

myself

passage

plenty

prisoners

receive

smell

stop

sweet

welcome

On a dark desert ____________ 1 (main road), cool wind in my hair


Warm ____________ 2 (aroma, perfume) of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the ____________ 3 (space between two points), I saw a shimmering light
My head grew ____________ 4 (difficult to lift, very large) and my sight grew dim
I had to ____________ 5 (pause during a journey) for the night

There she stood in the ____________ 6 (entrance, entry);


I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to ____________ 7 (for my part),
'This could be____________ 8 (paradise, our external world) or this could be __________9 (place of punishment)'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices ____________ 10 (not up) the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

____________ 11 (greeting warmly), to the Hotel California


Such a ____________ 12 (attractive, pretty) nice place
Such a ____________ 13 (attractive, pretty) face
____________ 14 (a lot of, much, many) of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can ____________ 15 (come across) it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends


She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, ____________ 16 (loveable, gentle and loving) summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to ____________ 17 (not recall)

So I called up the Captain,


'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from ____________ 18 (distant, very) away,
Wake you up in the ____________ 19 (central) of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California


Such a____________ 20 (attractive, pretty) place
Such a ____________ 21 (attractive, pretty) face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,


The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just ____________ 22 (criminal) here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They ____________ 23 (bring together, collect) for the feast
The stab it with their steely knives,
____________ 24 (yet) they just can't kill the beast

____________ 25 (final) thing I remember, I was


Running for the door
I had to find the ____________ 26 (way, channel) back
To the place I was before
'Relax,' said the night man,
We are programmed to ____________ 27 (get, obtain).
You can ____________ 28 (depart, leave) any time you like,
but you can never leave!



While

Listening



Chapter 49

MYSTRY of TIME
a. BEFORE LISTENING: Match each word with the correct meaning.
___1. to measure a) to find out the size, weight, or quantity of something

___ 2. harvest b) an area that is different from the areas around it, because of particular rule

or something that is happening



___3. to disappear c) the time when crops are gathered from the fields, or the crops that are

gathered


___4. zone d) to stop existing

___5. mystery e) something that is difficult to explain or understand
b.

WHILE LISTENING

Go over the questions for TWO/THREE minutes before listening to

the text twice. Complete the sentences while listening to the text.


  1. Time and_______________ cannot be separated.

  2. The first accepted periods of time were the periods of _______________the sun created.

  3. When the moon’s face is bright and round , it’s called _______________

  4. _______________developed calendars.

  5. Babylonian astronomers developed _______________we use today four-thousand years ago.

  6. _______________ uses a thin stream of falling sand to measure time.

  7. _______________ made it necessary to establish a common time for all parts of the world.

  8. Some scientists say time flows forward because the universe is _______________.

  9. The second law of thermodynamics is the reason why time only moves _______________ .


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