高等学校研究生英语系列教材(听说教程)(上)Unit1.ppt

Childhood Hobbies Luther: My hobby is 1)_____. I started at the age of 2)___, and I’ve been collecting stamps ever since. Stamps are 3) _____. They’re miniature works of art, covering just about every subject you can think of. Sometimes stamps are 4) _____as they got older, and I guess that’s one of the reasons they are 5) _____ by many collectors. stamp collecting, six, tiny but amazing, worth more, treasured Sarah: When I was a little girl, my friend were fond of 1) ___, but I just loved 2)____. My house had a big yard, which I regarded as my fantasy world. I helped my grandmother 3) ____. Actually I was a little bit lazy in my schoolwork but never in yard work. Some of my friends said it was an activity that 4) ____. I didn’t mind. 5) ____and I enjoyed sweating after a whole day’s work. It’s good for my health. Maybe I’ll spend most of my time in the yard after I retire. dolls or cartoons, yard work, mow the lawn and spread fertilizer, only retired people took up, I enjoyed making my yard beautiful William: Transformers! Optimus Prime and Megatron! Those 1) ____from 1980s that would turn into cars and planes. That’s why I became a 2) ____. Few people can claim to be as big 3) ____as I am. I have an entire room in my house dedicated to them, over 700 Transformers from every generation, as well as many posters and tons of other collectible items. 4) ____is not just a hobby to me--- 5) _____. robots, mechanical designer, a fan of Transformers, Transformer collecting, they’re a way of life Listening for content (conversation) M: Hello, everyone. This is Maria Wells. Every time the word “addiction’ is mentioned, image of drug dependence, alcoholism and smoking come to mind. But today, technology is breeding a new type of addiction which can be just as severe. Internet Addiction. Here is our guest, Professor Luther Nicholson, a psychologist from Connecticut University. Good evening, Mr. Nicholson. L: Hi Maria. Addiction is not a