Unit1Enjoythecolorfulcampuslife!P3II.BasicListeningPractice1.ScriptW:Haveyouchosenyourelectivesfornextsemesteryet?AreyoutakingFrenchwritingagain?M:YesIam,butit’scompulsoryforusnextsemester.SoIthinkI’mgongtodomarketingasanelectiveinstead.Q:Whichclasswillthemanchooseashiselective?2.ScriptM:DidyougotothatbusinessstrategylectureonFriday?Imisseditandneedtocopyyournotes.W:I’dsayyoucouldborrowmynotes,butSarah’sgotthem.BecarefulnottomissProfessorBrown’sseminar;hetakesattendanceinthat.Q:Whatisthewomantellingtheman?3.ScriptW:Wow,Steven!Inthelibrary!Whatbringsyouhere?M:I’menjoyingtheview.AllthegirlsinfashiondesignareherepreparingforanexamonMonday.Q:Whyisthemaninthelibrary?4.ScriptW:How’syourgroupdoingwiththisstatisticspresentation?Mine’sterrible.M:Yeah,minetoo.DavidandMikeareOK,butStevendoesn’tpullhisweightandSuzie’sneveraround.Idon’tseehowwecanpassunlessStevenandSuzierealizethatthisistheirlastchance.Q:WhatisthetrueofStevenandSuzie?5.ScriptW:YoutookanMBAatHarvardBusinessSchool,didn’tyou?What’sitlike?M:It’sexpensive,aboutU.S.$40,000ayear,plusthecostsoffoodandhousing.Buttheteachingisfirstclass.Theprofessorshavealotofpracticalexperience.Theyusethecasesystemofteaching;thatis,youstudyhowactualbusinessesgreworfailed.Q:WhyisheMBAteachinginHarvardBusinessSchoolfirstclass,accordingtotheconversation?Keys:1.C2.D3.B4.D5.AIII.ListeningInP4Task1:OntheFirstDayScriptHarrison:I’mHarrison.Goodtomeetyou.Soyou’veboughtthebooksforthisbiologyclass.Jenny:Sure,Ithinkeveryonehadtobeforeclassstarted.Harrison:No.Usuallynoonedoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop.Jenny:What’sthat?Harrison:Changingfromclasstoclasstofindoutwhichoneisbest.Hey,whereareyoufrom?Jenny:Poland.Haveyouhadthisteacherbefore?I’veheardheisreallygood.Harrison:He’sgoodifyou’reahard-worker.Heexpectsalot.Jenny:Oh,Iguessthat’sgood.IhopeIcankeepupwitheveryoneelseintheclass.MaybeIneedyourhelpafterclass.Harrison:You’rewelcome.…Professor:Allright.Seeyouguysnextweek.Student:Seeyou.Jenny:Harrison,waitup!Harrison:Sowhatdoyouthinkabouttheprofessor’slecture?Jenny:Ithinkhalfofwhathesaidwentovermyhead.Harrison:That’sallright.Alotofwhathesaidisexplainedinthereading.Jenny:Hey,wouldyoumindifIborrowedyournotestonighttolookthemover?Harrison:Noproblem.Wedon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Hereyougo.Jenny:Thanks.IjustwanttomakesureI’mpreparedfortheseminar.Harrison:Yeah,participationinthediscussionisanimportantpartoftheeducationhere.SeeingthatJennyhasboughtthebooksforthebiologyclass,Harrisonsaysnobodydoesmuchonthefirstdaybecauseit’sstilladd-drop,whichmeansstudentsarechangingfromclasstoclass.Jennyknowstheprofessorisreallygood.ButHarrisonwarnsherthattheprofessorisgood,onlyifstudentsarehard-workers,forheexpectsalot.Afterclass,Jennyadmitsthathalfofwhattheprofessorsaidwentoverherhead,andHarrisonassuresherthatalotofwhattheprofessorsaidisexplainedinthereading.WhenJennyaskstoborrowHarrisonnotes,hesays“onproblem”,fortheydon’thaveclassuntilWednesday.Finally,Harrisonsaysparticipationinthediscussionattheseminarisanimportantpartoftheeducationthere.P5Task2Howtoselectelectivecourses?Tobeginwith,youshouldselectthecoursesthatfityourprofession.Itisagoodideatochooseelectivecoursescloselyrelatedtoyourchosenprofession.Potentialemployerswillappreciateeverybitofextratrainingandknowledgethattheydon'thavetogiveyou.Forexample,youmayselectelectivecoursesinc...
