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Forty-three-year-oldBrianBlakeyfromBirminghamissittingonhissofaandtellingmeabouthisperfectday.
WhenIwakeupIdon’tgetupimmediatelyIturnonthetelevisionandwatchthechildren’sprogrammesandoldmoviesuntilabouthalf-pastten.ThenIgetup,godownstairsandswitchontheTVinthelivingroom.Forlunch,Ihavebiscuitsandaglassofmilk,andIwatchthenews.Intheafternoon,Ioftenwatchanotheroldfilm-they’reshowingsomegoodonesatthemoment.Intheevenings,IoftenwatchTVseriesorsportandthenewsagain.Ilikethemainnewsatsixo’clock.Atninethirty,ifthereisagoodplayonBBC2,Iswitchoverandwatchit.Thenatnight,IwatchmorefilmsandIusuallyswitchofftheTVatabouttwoo’clock.IneverwatchTVallnight.
IwatchTVforsixteenorseventeenhoursaday.Ialsodosomeexerciseeveryday.ItakeTina,thedog,forawalkeveryafternoon.Idon’tgofar,ofcourse,Iwalktothewalloutsidemyhouse.IalwaystakemyportableTVandIsitonthestonewallwhilethedogwalksroundinacircle.
Ofcourse,Icouldn’tlivethislifestylewithoutagoodwife.She’snotherenowbecauseshe’sworking,butshealwaysmakesmymeals.Wehaven’tgotmuchmoney,youknow,butwe’rehappy.SitdownandwatchTV.Here’stheremotecontrol.You’vegottheworldatyourfeet.Andinyourhand.Great!
Passage2AWorkaholic
Thirty-six-year-oldBobBlackissittingathisdeskandworkinghiswaythroughhispaperwork.
Inormallywakeupaboutfiveminutesbeforemyalarmclockgoesoff.AssoonasIhearmyalarmclock,Ijumpoutofmybed.Ittakesmelessthanfifteenminutestowash,getchanged,havebreakfast,leavehomeandgetonabus.
Iamalwaysthefirstpersontogettotheoffice.Themorningsarealwaysverybusyandtheafternoonsareevenbusier!
Meetingsandphonecallstakeupalargepartoftheday.Everyminuteofthedayisfilledwithurgentmatters.Byaroundeighto’clock,Iusuallyfindsometimetodomyownpaperworkandanswersomepersonale-mails.
WhenIgethomeataboutten,IlookatsomedocumentsthatIbringbackfromtheofficesothatIcanbereadyforthenextday’swork.Igettobedaroundmidnightwhenmywifeandchildrenarealreadyasleep.
Iseldomhavetimeforfunandotheractivitieswithmyfamily.Myfamilycomplainsaboutit.ButItrytoworkhardsothatIcanmakemoremoneyforthem.Besides,Igetboredifthere’snothingtodo.Ilikebeingbusy.
U1Lesson4CityandCountry
DebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.
Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo’clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno’clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That’swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it’ssocrowdedthatIcan’tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I’malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon’tliketheunderground!
Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.
OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon’tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.
Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend,Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs,Iloveit.
PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.
Iusuallygetupatfouro’clockeverymorningwhenit’sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon’tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IworkoutofthefrontdoorandI’malreadyatwork.
Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon’thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersInthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.
Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit’smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.
Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn’tcinemainmyvillagesoIdon’tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn’tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon’sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!
CultureCorner
EnglishTeaAndCoffeeCulture
OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today,whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.
AfternoonTea
PeoplebelievethatanEnglishduchess,Anna,the7thDuchessofBedford(1788-1861)firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachday–breakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,theDuchesscameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo’clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches,andteawasservedtowashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots,knives,forksandspoonswereused.Soon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeofwealthypeopleinmodernBritain.
Willyoucomeforcoffee?
CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“willyoucomeforcoffee?
”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?
”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangejuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee,andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.However,youwillnotnormallybeofferedwineata“coffee”party.
CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchange
Inthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusy,noisyplaces.Merchantsandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchangeisbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.
Unit2Lesson1ModernHeroes
NationalHero
China’sfirstmannedspaceshipliftedoffat9a.m.onWednesday,October15th,2003inJiuquan,GansuProvince.Thespaceship,calledShenzhouV,wascarryingChina’sfirstastronaut,YangLiWei.Yang,whowasapilotinthearmy,waschosenfrom1,500otherarmypilotsandstaredtrainingforhisspaceflightin1998.
Thelaunchwasverysuccessful.“Whenthespaceshipwasliftingoff.Icouldreallyfeelthehighgravity”,saidYangLiWei.Whenthespaceshipseparatedfromtherocket,Isuddenlygotafeelingofsoaringintotheskybecauseofthezerogravity”.
Duringthe21–hourspaceflight,theShenzhouVcircledtheearth14times.Whilethespaceshipwascirclingtheearthforthesixthtime,YangLiWeispokewithgroundcontrolinGansu.Hewasalsoabletospeakwithhiswifeand8-year-oldson.YangLiWeihadseveraltaskstocompleteduringtheflightandonlysleptinthespaceshipforabout3hours.Whilehewassleeping,thespaceshipcircledtheearthtwice.
Whenthespaceshipwasdoingitsseventhcircle,YangLiWeishowedtheflagsofChinaandtheUnitedNations,expressingthewishesoftheChinesepeopletoexploreandusespacepeacefully.
At6:
23a.m.onOctober16th,YangLiWeilandedinInnerMongoliasafely.Hetoldreporterslater.“Thesurfaceofthespaceshipwasglowingredwhenitcamebackintotheearth’satmosphere.WhenShenzhouVletoutitsparachute,Ifelttheshipwasshaking,”AsYangLiWeireturnedintotheearth’satmosphere,helicopterswereflyingtowherehewouldland,readytocollecthim.
MillionsofpeoplealloverChinawerewatchingTVwhenthespaceshiplandedsafely.WhenYangLiWeiclimbedoutofthespaceship,hesmiledandwavedtothecrowdswaitingforhim.YangLiWeiwashappytobehomebuthesaid,
“Ithought21hourswastooshorttostayinspace.”
Unit2Lesson2 HistoryMakers
ElizabethBlackwellfoughtforwomen’srights.In1849,shebecamethefirstwomanevertoreceiveamedicaldegreeintheUSAandshowedpeoplethatwomencouldbecomedoctors,justlikemen.Later,ElizabethopenedahospitalforpoorpeopleinNewYorkCity.Shecontinuedtoworkwithpeoplewhoneededhelpuntilshediedin1910.
NelsonMandelaisoneoftheworld’smostfamouspeople.Hespent27yearsinprisonforfightingfortherightsofblackSouthAfricans.Afterhecameoutofprison,hebecameSouthAfrica’sfirstblackpresidentandwontheNobelPeacePrizein1993.Heretiredin1999andnowtravelsaroundtheworld,meetingleadersandtalkingaboutproblemslikeAIDS.
JaneGoodallhasspentnearlyfortyyearsstudyinganimalsinthenationalparkofGombeinTanzania.Formanyyears,shehasworkedtoprotectan