Unit6PartIPre-ReadingTaskScriptfortherecording:Inthesongyouareabouttolistentowehearwhatthesingeristhinkingashewriteshisdiary.Likemanypeoplewhokeepadiary,hetreatsitlikeafriendtowhomhecanpourouthisinmostfeelings.Fromtheconfidencesheentruststohisdiarywelearnofwhathethinksofthewaymostpeoplelive.Hethinkstheyspendtheirdaysinarush,somuchsothattheyhavenotimeforhim.Ashesays:Somanypeoplebythescore.Rushingaroundsosenselessly.Theydon'tnoticethere'speoplelikeme.Perhapshe'sright,perhapspeoplearetoomuchinarushtospareenoughtimeforoneanother.Thoughonesuspectstheymayhaveotherreasonsfornotsparingthesingertime.Hesoundsalto-getherself-centred,lookingattheworldonlyfromhisownnarrowpointofview.Wehearthisattheendofthesong,whenhepasseslightlyoveranH-bombexplosionassomethingofnoconcerntohimasnobodyheknewwasinvolved.Givenhisoutlook,itisprobablyjustaswellhehashisdiaryasafriend,asothersmightfinditabithardtoputupwithhim.DearDiaryTheMoodyBluesDeardiary,whatadayit'sbeen.Deardiary,it'steenjustlikeadream.Wokeuplate.Wasn'twhereIshouldhavebeen.Forgoodnesssakewhat'shappeningtome.Writelightly,yourstruly,deardiary.Itwascoldoutsidemydoor.Somanypeoplebythescore.Rushingaroundsosenselessly.Theydon'tnoticethere'speoplelikeme.Writelightly,yourstruly,deardiary.Theydon'tknowwhatthey'replaying.They'venowayorknowingwhatthegameis.Stilltheycarryondoingwhattheycan.Outsideme,yourstruly,deardiary.It'sover.Willtomorrowbethesame?Iknowthatthey'rereallynottoblame.Iftheyweren'tsoblindthensurelythey'dsee.There'samuckbetterwayforthemtobe.Insideme,yourstruly,deardiary.SomebodyexplodedanH-bombtoday.Butitwasn'tanyoneIknew.PartIITextATextOrganization1.PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOneParas1-11Theauthorgivesthreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.PartTwoParas12-18Noteveryoneistime-stressed,andinthecaseofAmeri-canstheyhaveactuallygainedmorefreetimeinthepastdecade.PartThreeParas19-23Theperceptionoftime-faminehastriggeredavarietyofreactions.PartFourParas24-28Theauthorpinsdownthecrux(症结)oftheproblemandputsforwardaremedyforthestresswefeel.2.1)Themotorcarcausesmoretrafficproblemsthanitpromisestosolve.2)Theaircraftcreatesahighdemandfortime-consumingjourneysthatweneverdreamedof.3)Thewashingmachine,contrarytoourexpectations,multipliesthehoursspentonwashingandironing.4)Insteadofmakingourliveseasier,technologygoessofarastocramextraworkintoourleisuretime.5)Technologyproducesthenewburdenofdealingwithfaxes,e-mailsandvoicemails.6)TechnologyeatsfurtherintoourtimebyforcingustohandlesoftwareglitchesoncomputersandfillingourheadswithuselessinformationfromtheInternet.VocabularyI.1.1)appliance3)multiply5)prosperity7)aircraft2)comparative4)oblige6)inreality8)volunteers9)ahandfulof10)distribution11)famine12)largequantitiesof/alargequantityof13)widespread14)streamline15)provoke2.1)takeback2)clingto3)standout/stoodout4)setaside5)setabout6)switchoff7)amountto8)pouredin3.1)Theunemploymentrateisforecasttobebelowaveragenextyear,whichatthemomentis4percent.2)Thereseemstobesomeconfusionoverwhoisactuallygivingthetalkasbothmenarespeakingtotheaudience.3)Effortstoenterthebuildingandfindthebabygirlprovedfutileasrescuersweredrivenoutbytheheatandflames.4)Theboardwasurgedtodivertsomeofitsattentionfromcontrollingproductionandgetmoreinvolvedwithdemandissues.5)Losingjustoneortwoitemsofexpensiveclothingcanreallyeatheavilyintoyourprofitswhenyouaresellingsuitsat£900anddressesat£...
