...Unit2OutsideViewActivity1ScriptHiguys,mynameisAngel.Ah,IcomefromChina.It’smythirdyearoftheundergraduatestudy.AndtodayI’mgoingtomakeaChinesedish,sweet-and-sourspareribs.It’sverytasty,veryChinese-style,andit’sreallyidealforyoutohaveaquickdinneratnightwhenyou’rebusypreparingyourcourseworkandstuff.Tomakethis,we’llneedfourporkribs,cornstarch,soysauce,oil,Chinesericevinegar,sesameoilandsugar,salt,limeandspringonion.Thefirstthingtodoistomarinatetheporkribswithsoysauce…justtomakesurethatyoucoveralltheribs.Afteryou’vedonethat,justtoleave(justleave)it(them)for20minutes.So,this(these)havebeenmarinatedfor20minutes.It’stimetofrythem.Makesureyourpanisreallyhot,pourinoil,andputtheminsideonebyone.Justturnthemaround,andittakesaboutthreetofiveminutestogoldenbrown.Let’sputthemaside.So,wearegoingtomakethesauce,it’sreallyeasytomake…andfirstlywepourinsomeoil.Andsesameoil.Soafter(we)finishmakingthesauce,wearegoingtopourinthespareribs.Andlastbutnotleast,wehaveourChinesesecretweapon,liquidcornstarch.AndalmosteveryChinesedisheat(eaten)inChineserestaurantsuse(uses)this.Itwillmakethesaucethicker.Takesanotherthree,fourminutes.Stirconstantly.Andwe’regoodtoserve.Justcarefullyputthemintheplate.Thereyougo.Sweet-and-sourspareribs.Activity2Activity3ListeninginNewsReportActivity1ScriptTheUSgovernmenthasreleaseditslatestdietaryguidelines.Theguidelinesarerevisedeveryfiveyearsandserveasthegovernment’sofficialadviceonwhattoeat.Thisyear’supdatefocusesontheimportanceofalifelonghealthyeatingpatternthatcontainsavarietyofnutritiousfoodslikefruitandvegetables,grains,fat-freeorlow-fatdairyproducts,leanmeatsandotherproteinfoodsandoils.Thebiggestchangeintheguidelinesinvolvesaddedsugar.Forthefirsttime,theysuggestlimitingaddedsugartolessthan10percentofdailycalories.Thatmeansnomorethan12teaspoonsofsugaradayforanaverageadult.Thisdoesnotincludefoodswithnaturalsugarlikefruitandvegetables.Americansarealsoencouragedtoconsumelessthan2,300milligramsofsodiumperday,equaltoateaspoonofsalt.Thisnumberreflectsthesaltalreadyinprocessedfoodsandthesaltyouaddtofood.1.Whatdowelearnaboutthedietaryguidelinesfromthenewsreport?2.Whatisthebiggestchangeintheupdatedguidelines?Activity2ScriptAstudyhasfoundthatskippingbreakfastcanincreasetheriskofstroke.Thefindingsaddtothegrowingscientificevidencethatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealofthedayandcouldhelpinthepreventionofstroke.Forthestudy,82,772Japanesemenandwomenaged45to74yearsoldweremonitoredfrom1985to2010.Participantswereaskedabouttheirdailybreakfasthabits.Theyweregroupedbasedonhowoftentheyatebreakfast,fromzerotoseventimeseachweek.Duringthe25-yearfollow-up,therewereatotalof3,772strokesand870casesofheartdisease.Analysisshowedthatthosewhoneveratebreakfasthadhigherrisksofstrokecomparedwiththosewhoatebreakfasteveryday.1.Whatarethefindingsofthestudy?2.Whatdowelearnaboutthestudyfromthenewsreport?Passage1Activity1ScriptBen:Ifit’saformalmeal,maybeThanksgivingorChristmas,orifyou’rewithyourbossorsomeonelikethat,youarebeingcarefulaboutyourtablemanners.Soyou’dwaituntileveryoneisservedbeforeyoueat.Butmostofthetime,ifyouknoweachotherwellyouwouldjustgoaheadandstart.It’smoreusualtoentertainthemathomebecauseitshowsyourhospitality.Wehavealotofbarbecuesoutside,maybeinthegardenormaybeatacampsite.Butsometimesifyoudon’twanttocook,youcangotoarestaurant.Oh,well,afterdessertyou’llhavealittletalk,thentalksomemore,havesomecoffee.Thenyou’llsay,“Ohwell,it’stimeforus,weshouldgetgoing.”Andifyoudon’t,thenyou’reprobablygoingtoberudeandstaytoolate.Michelle:Well,itwouldbebetween8and8.30.Itisunusualthatifsomebodyisinvitedfor8theywouldbethereat7.30or7.45.Probably8or8.30wouldbewhenalltheguestswouldarrive.It’sOKtorefusesomethingifyoudon’tlikeit,butitmightbeembarrassing.Forexample,ifI’mcookingdinnerandIdiscoveroneofmyguestsisavegetarian,I’llfeelabitfrustratedthatIdidn’tknowbefore.Butusuallyeveryonetrieseverything.Tom:Well,usuallythehostservestheguests,soyoushouldmakesureyoutellhimorhernottogiveyoutoomuch,becauseyes,it’squiteimportanttoeateverythingonyourplate.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouleavesomething,butifyouleavealot,itwilllookasifyoudon’tliketheircooking.MymotheralwaystoldmetoputmyhandsonmylapunderthetablewhenIwasn’teating,andIwouldbeinbigtroubleifIeverputmyelbowsonthetable.ButactuallyIknowthatinsomecountriesthat’sconsideredrude.SoImightrestmyhandsormyarmsonthetable,andIsupposeit’sabitmorerelaxedtodaythanitusedtobewhenIwasyoung.No,it’stheworstthingyoucandoifyou’reeating.Anystrangenoisesareabsolutelyforbidden.Imeanyoucansay“mmm,thisisgood”,butnothingmorethanthat.Andevenwhenyoudrinksouporeatnoodles,youhavetodoitinsilence,otherwiseit’sconsideredverybadmanners.Activity2Passage2Activity1ScriptNews-reader:ThegovernmentannouncedtodaythattheyaregoingtobanadvertisementsforjunkfoodduringTVprogrammesforchildrenundertheageof16.Theruleswillincludeanyfoodsthatarehighinfat,saltandsugar.Therewillbeatotalbanonadsduringchildren’sprogrammesandonchildren’schannels,aswellasadultprogrammeswatchedbyalargenumberofchildren.Buttherewillnotbeatotalbanonalladsforjunkfoodwhichareshownontelevisionbefore9pm.Thiswasthoughttobe“overthetop”byrepresentativesofthefoodindustry.ThenewruleswillcomeintoeffectbeforetheendofDecemberthisyear,andmeanthattelevisionchannelswillloseabout£39millioninrevenueforadvertising.Sowhyhasthegovernmentintroducedthisban?Weaskedleadingfoodandnutritionexpert,NeilBennett.Neil:Well,weallknowthatoverthelast30years,whatwecalljunkfood,badfoodwithtoomuchfatandsalt,hasbecomeeasilyavailableandeatinghabitshavechanged.However,inrecentyearsmanyofushavebecomeawareoftheimportanceofkeepingfitandeatinghealthily,andthismeanspeoplearenotgoingtofast-foodrestaurantssooften.So,theresultisthatthefast-foodbusinesshasincreasedthenumberofadsinordertorecoversomeofthebusinessit’slost.News-reader:Andhowdothefast-foodrestaurantsdothis?Neil:Thebiggestproblemisthattheyaimtheiradsatyoungpeople.Onewell-knownfast-foodrestaurantchainsellshamburgerswhichcomewithafreegift,usuallyatoywhichislinkedtoanewchildren’sfilm.Otherfast-foodrestaurantsaimtheiradsatteenageandcollege-agemen,tryingtomaketheirfoodtrendyand,youknow,kindofmasculinefood.News-reader:Soabanonjunkfoodadswillstopthesalesofjunkfood?Neil:Almostcertainlynot,butitmightreducethegrowthofthefast-foodindustry.News-reader:Soyou’reinfavouroftheban?Neil:Asanutritionist,Iam.Asafatheroftwoyoungchildren,I’mnotsure.News-reader:Whynot?Neil:Becauselessmoneyfromadvertisingwillmeanlessmoneyforchildren’sTVprogrammes.Sowe’relikelytoseemorecheapandviolentcartoons,andfewerprogrammesproducedspeciallyforchildren.News-reader:Sothechoiceisbetweenjunkfoodandjunktelevision?Neil:Yes,thatjustaboutsumsitup.News-reader:NeilBennett,thankyou.Activity2UnitTestSectionAScript1.M:Howaboutsushiforlunch?W:Oh,yummy!Wheredoyouwanttogo?Q:Basedonthisexchange,whatdoesthewomanfeelaboutsushi?2.W:I’dliketoorderakiloofchocolate,please.It’sformyfriend.M:Whatkindwouldyoulike,Milk,dark,orwhite?W:Oh...Idon’tknow.Shewasnon-specificandjustaskedforchocolate.Q:Whydoesthewomannotknowwhatkindofchocolatetobuy?3.W:Ice-creamalwaysmakesmefeelhomesickforsomereason.M:Itmustremindyouofsomewonderfulmemoriesfromthepast.Q:Whatdoesthewomanfeelaftereatingice-cream?4.W:Wouldyouliketocometodinnerwithmyfamilytomorrowevening?M:I’dloveto.Whereareyougoing?W:We’regoingtotrythatnewseafoodplacebythebay.M:Oh...Ican’t.I’mallergictoseafood.Q:Whichofthefollowingisthemannotabletoeat?5.M:What’swrong,Madelin?Youdon’tlooksohot.W:Ifeelsick.IthinkitwasthehotdogIatefromthevenderatthecorner.Q:WhattypeoffooddoesMadelinthinkmadehersick?AnswerAADCBSectionBScriptM:Haveyoudecidedwhatyouwouldlikethisevening?W:Ithinkso,butwhatareyourspecials?M:Wehavealovelysirloinsteakandfreshprawns.W:Oh...Freshprawnshavesuchanincredibleflavor,dotheycomewithanysides?M:Yes,ofcourse.Youhaveyourchoiceofanytwosides.W:Arefreshsteamedvegetablesoneofthechoices?M:Yes,wehavegreenbeans,broccoliandsquashthisevening.W:Whataboutmashedpotatoes?M:I’msorry,wedon’thaveany.Wehavebakedpotatoesthough.W:Alright,IthinkI’llhavetheprawnswiththefreshvegetablesandabakedpotato.M:Excellentchoice,wouldyoulikeanappetizertobeginwith?W:I’dbetternot.Iwanttosaveroomfordessert.I’matotalchocoholicandthechocolatecakeonthemenulooksamazing.M:Yes.It’sreallydelicious.Ican’trecommendithighlyenough.Q6:Whatprobablyisthemaninthisconversation?Q7:Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomanwanttomakesuresheeats?Q8:Accordingtothewoman,whatisincredibleaboutfreshprawns?AnswerDCBSectionCScriptHaveyoueverwantedtomaketheperfectcheeseburger,butdon’tknowhow?Well,ifyoufollowtheseinstructions,youwillbetheenvyofallyourfriendsandmakingdeliciousburgersinnotime.First,youneedtostartwiththerightkindofmeat,choosegroundbeefthatdoesn’thavetoomuchfat.Formthebeefintopattiesthataren’ttoobigortoosmall.Iftheyaretoobig,theywon’tcookproperly.Iftheyaretoosmall,they’llburneasily.Cookthemeatthoroughlyuntilthereisnopinkinthemiddle.Uncookedmeatmightmakeyousick.Youwillprobablygetthebesttastingburgerifyoucookitoveranopenbarbecue.Justbeforewemovingtheburgerfromtheheat,addasliceofyourfavoritecheesetothetopandletitmeltalittle.Oncetheburgeriscooked,placeitonalightlytoastedbunandthenpileonthelettuce,tomatoes,picklesandonions.Finally,biteintoyourjuicyburgerandenjoy.Q9:Whatwouldtheinstructionsbeclassifiedas?Q10:Whatshouldyoudojustbeforewemovingtheburgerfromtheheat?Q11:Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?AnswerADBSectionDScriptTheAmericanseafoodstapleofMainelobster,or“lobsta”astheysayinMaine,isbecomingverypopularonAsiandiningtables.Mainelobsterswereafeaturedcourseatlastyear’sstatedinnerwhenChinesePresidentXiJinpingvisitedtheWhiteHouse.Now,thecreatureswithclawsarebecomingabigexporttoAsia.Thelobster’shomeisintheAtlanticOcean,anywherefromNewfoundlandinCanadatoNorthCarolinaintheUnitedStates.Butnearly90%ofthefisheryactivityhappensinthestateofMaine.Duringonemorning,alobsterorderwasbeingpreparedforshipmenttoHongKong.Thebiggestchallengeinshippingwaslogistics.Shippershaveonly36hoursfromthetimelobstersarepackeduntilarrivalinChina.Anylobsterarrivingafterthattimelosesquality.Americanshellfishexportshavegrownrapidlyinrecentyears.Morethan23,000kilogramsofthattypeofseafoodisexportedtoAsiaeveryweekviaair.Probablyabout80%ofexportlobstersaresenttoChinaandtheother20%tosomeotherAsiancountries.Q12:Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?Q13:Whatisthemaindifficultyoflobstershipment?Q14:WhatpercentageofexportlobstersissenttoChina?AnswerBBC