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Unit2：

GoodluckonSunday!

REPORTER:

Myname'

sTomFrench.I'

mspeakingtoyoufromtheExCelCentreinLondon'

sDocklands.Wearevisitingthisyear'

sMarathonExpo.

ThisistheTradeFairoftheLondonMarathon.It'

sverynoisy!

Therearehundredsofexhibitorsandthousandsofvisitorshere.

Thisisabiginternationalevent.Butit'

slikeavillage!

Peoplearetalkingandlaughinglikeoldfriends.

mstandingwithoneofthecompetitors.LetmeintroducePaulBruce.Hi,Paul!

Hi,Tom!

Paul,pleasetellourlisteners.ThisisyourfirstMarathon,isn'

tit?

Yes,itis.

AreyoulookingforwardtoSunday?

Yes,Iam.

That'

sthespirit,Paul!

Unit3

JACK:

sstrange.What'

sthisnoteinmypocket?

Itisn'

tmine.Isityours,Daisy?

DAISY:

No,itisn'

tmine.Letmesee.Oh,itbelongstoPaul.

Thehandwritingishis.

Sowhyisitinmypocket?

Idon'

tknow.ItlookslikePaul'

s'

to-do'

list.Letmereadit.

HMM.Giveittome,Daisy.Yes,itisPaul'

s,isn'

Yes,Jack.Putitback.

Unit4：

Thetopthreepercent

VOLUNTEER:

Congratulations!

Twohoursandfifty-nineminutes.

•That'

sfantastic!

What'

syourname?

Paul.PaulBruce.

Welldone,Paul!

Howareyoufeeling?

I'

mOK.Thanks.

Good!

Now,Paul.Here'

syourfoiljacket.Putiton.

Youmustn'

tgetcold.

Yes.Thanks.

Justahundredandseventy-nineminutes!

Paul,you'

reahero!

Thanks!

Now,Paul,walkthisway.Pickupyourmedal.It'

syours!

Therearethirty-fivethousandrunnersinthisrace,andyou'

reinthetopthreepercent!

Unit5:

Allaboutants!

ROBERT:

Lookatthiswebpage,Mum.It'

saboutants.

Ants?

Whyareyoulookingupants?

Whynot?

Antsarereallyinteresting.Theydoreallyinterestingthings.

Whatkindofthings?

Well,theyusuallyliveindryplaces.Buttheycansurviveunderwaterfortwoweeks.

Really?

Oh,Mum,howaboutthis?

Antsalwaysstretchtheirlegsinthemorning.

You'

rejoking!

NO,really!

KAREN:

DOtheyusuallyyawninthemorning,too?

Well,funnilyenough,theydo!

Unit6：

Anelegantsize

POLLY:

relookingveryeleganttoday,Annie!

ANNIE:

Yes,I'

monmywaytomyaccountant'

s.Ialwaysputonaniceoutfitforhim.

SOI'

mgoingbybus.

Whatdoyoumean,Annie?

Well,Iusuallywalkintotown.ButtodayI'

mgoingbybus.It'

smyshoes,yousee.

Yourshoes?

Yes,myshoes.They'

resizesix.

They'

reperfectwithyouroutfit.

Thanks.Ilikethem,too.

Myfeetaresizefiveinthemorning,andsizesixintheafternoon.Ican'

twalkintheseshoesbeforelunch.

ButIcan'

twalkintheminthemorning.They'

refineintheafternoon.

Unit7：

Agoodexample

Howaboutthis,Dad?

'

Twenty-twopercentofpeopleinBritainnevereatbreakfast.’

‘Sixteenpercenteatbreakfastatwork.'

WILLIAM:

strue.Myassistanthasherbreakfastatworkeveryday.

It'

sawasteoftime,really.

Poorgirl!

Sheworksveryhard.

Shegoesoutwithfriendsnearlyeverynight.Thenshegetsuplate,

andrushestoworklate.

Thenshehasbreakfastatherdesk!

Itdoesn'

tlookgood.

Sheworkslatetwiceaweek,too.

Well,wealldothat.Goodness,isthatthetime?

Imustrush.

Butwhataboutyourbreakfast?

sallright.Icangetsomebreakfastatwork.

Unit8：

Anicequietafternoon.

MR.FORD:

Whatareyougoingtodonow,Paul?

mgoingtotakeiteasythismorning!

ThenI'

mgoingtomeetClaireforlunch.

Where?

HereinBarnet?

NO,atanIndianrestaurantinCanaryWharf.Hermotherrecommendsit.

Verynice.Haveagoodlunch.Eatadoubleportionofrice.

Youneedthecarbohydrate.

Andhaveadessert.Whynothavetwodesserts?

Butnoalcohol,ofcourse!

Haveanicequietafternoon.

We'

regoingtowalkalongtheriver.

Makeitashortwalk.Andwalktoday—don'

trun!

Claire'

sgoingtolikethat.Shehatesrunning,especiallyafterabiglunch.

Unit9：

Doyourownthings

sgoingtobeaveryearlystartonSundaymorning,Claire.

We'

regoingtoleavehomeatabout5.30.

CLAIRL:

5.30!

Thatisearly!

Sowhatdoyouwanttodo?

Doyouwanttocomewithus,ornot?

CLAIRE:

mnotsure,Paul.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?

Iwantyoutodoyourownthing.YoucancometotheNationalStadiumwiththeteam.

Butwhatareyougoingtodothere?

Youcan'

tcomewithusintotheRedZone.AndIdon'

twantyoutogetbored,

onyourownallday.

CLAIRE:

Butit'

sobvious,Paul!

TheNationalAthleticsChampionshipsareaphotographer'

sdream!

WhatamIgoingtodo?

mgoingtotakehundredsofphotographs,ofcourse!

Unit10:

Tomorrow'

sanotherday!

DoyourememberNina?

She'

safashionmodel.

SheusuallyworkswithDaisy,butsheworkswithotherphotographers,too.

Herjobstakeherallovertheworld.Sheoftenstaysinexpensivehotels.

Herlifeseemsveryglamorous.Butsheoftenfeelslonely.

Ninaisn'

tfeelinglonelythisevening.

She'

ssittinginabarinCentralLondon

withsomefriends.Theyarealloldfriends,andthey'

rehavingagoodgossip.

Thebarisbecomingverynoisy.

Ninaislaughing.She'

shavingareallygoodtime.

Whycan'

tthingsbelikethiseveryevening?

That'

saninterestingquestion!

Thisideaisanewone.Ninamustthinkaboutherlife.

sgoingtothinkaboutitinthemorning.

Butjustnow,she'

shavingagoodtime.

Nina'

sgoingtomakeadecisiontomorrow—

buttomorrow'

sanotherday.

Unit11Weallhaveourtroubles

Anna,IwantyoutocallPierreinParis.

I'

mgoingtoParisfirstthingtomorrow.

Iwanttomeetwithhimat8o'

clock.

Canyousetitup,please?

Andcanyougetmesomecoffee?

ANNA:

Yes,sir.Straightaway.

Paris!

Again!

HewasinParislastweek!

JANEY:

Wasn'

theinWashingtonlastweek?

No,hewasinWashingtontheweekbeforelast.Somepeoplehavealltheluck!

Yes,Iknow.Iwanttotravel,butI'

malwayshereatmydesk.

Iwashereyesterday.Iwasherethedaybeforeyesterday.

ANEY:

regoingtobeheretomorrow,andthedayaftertomorrow...

Andnextweek,andnextmonth!

Anna,Janey,I'

Msorryforyouboth.

Butweallhaveourtroublesinlife.AndI'

mlookingforwardtomycoffee.

Unit12:

TheLondonbus

ThenewbusesinLondonarejust'

buses'

.Theyaren'

t'

Londonbuses'

.Thereal'

Londonbus'

wastheoldRoutemaster.Thiswasourfavouritebusforfifty-oneyears.Itwasadesignclassic.

WereRoutemastersreallydangerous?

Thebackofthebuswasanopenplatformwithnodoors.Perhapsthiswasn'

tverysafe—butLondonersliketodotheirownthing.AndtheRoutemasterswerefastinthetraffic.

Modernbusesaresafe,buttheyareslow.Passengershatethedoors.Cardrivershatethebuses.Thebusdrivershaveahardtime.

ThefirstRoutemasterswereonourroadsin1954.ThelastofficialRoutemasterjourneywasonRouteNumber9,on15thFebruary2006.Thatwassomeyearsago.

Today,LondonersremembertheRoutemaster'

sname.Theyrememberthedesigner'

sname:

DouglasScott.

Thenewbusesdon'

thaveaname.Howcanwelovethem?

Unit13:

TheKalenjin

Takealookattherecordsofinternationalrunningeventsinthelastfiftyyears.Before1980,thewinnersofdistanceraceswereusuallyfromNorthAmericaandEurope.Thereweresomewinnersfromothercountries,butthereweren'

tverymanyofthem.TherewerenoAfricannamesamongthewinnersthen,butthingsareverydifferentnow.

Today,thestarsoftheracetrackaretheKalenjin.TheKalenjinareanAfricanpeoplefromthebordersofNorthWestKenyaandEthiopia.Theirhomelandisahot,dryplateau,about2,500metresabovesealevel.Thesepeoplearenaturalathletes.Theyhavelong,thinlegs.Theirheartrateisunusuallyslow.Thereareonlythreemillionofthem.

Twelveoftheworld'

stoptwentymarathonrunnersarenowKalenjin.Everyyear,theywin40percentofthetophonoursinallinternationaldistance25races.Andit'

snotjustthemen.

Afewyearsago,thereweren'

tanydistanceracesforwomen.Thesedays,therearelotsofthem.Kalenjinwomenwinalltheireventsaswell.

Unit14:

Chocolateheaven

LUCY:

mgoingout,Mum.PleasecanIgetsomechocolate?

Wehadsomesweetslastweekend,butwedidn'

thaveanychocolate.

Andwedidn'

thavemuchchocolatetheweekendbeforelast.

Youandyourchocolate!

OK.Butyoumustshareitwitheveryoneelse!

mback.Mum!

Thesearethechocolates!

Theydidn'

thaveanyniceboxes

atthesupermarket.ThesechocolatesarefromMarconi'

s.They'

rereallyspecial.

Butchocolateischocolate,isn'

Whydoesafancyboxmakeitspecial?

Goodquestion.Listentothis.'

Thischocolatecontainsfiftypercentcocoa.Marconi'

schocolateusesonly