Listening:aradiointerview[1]whatisnoisepollution?Lookatthepicturesanddecidehowyouwoulddefinenoisepollution.[2]haveyoueverhadabadexperiencewithnoisepollution,perhapswhenyouweretryingtostudyorhadaheadache?Thinkaboutsomeofthesebadexperiencesandsharethemwithapartner.[3]readthesestatements.Trytopredictthekindofinformationthatismissing.Thenlistentotheradioprogrammeandcompletethenoteswithoneortwowords.(a)Loudmusicatarockconcertisfortheaudiencebutevenquietmusicat2o’clockinthemorningisofsomeonetryingtosleep.(b)Noisepollutioncanbedefinedasanysoundthatourdailylivesormakesusfeel.(c)Noisepollutionisgenerallyonlyaprobleminareas.(d)Noisepollutionincitiesiscausedby,and.(e)Televisionsets,,andcanallbesourcesofnoisepollution.(f)Noisepollutioncanhaveeffects.(g)Noisepollutioncandamageour.(h)Noisepollutioncanincreaseandcancauseustofeeland.(i)Noisepollutioncanalsostopusfromproperly(j).Noisepollutioncanhaveasonnowwellweconcentrateatworkandcanthereforeaffect.Answers:1.enjoyable,veryannoying2.interrupts,uncomfortable3.Urban4.industrialization,transport,largeurbanpopulations5.stereosystems,airconditioners,pets6.Veryserious7.hearing8.Stresslevels,impatient,unhappy9.Sleeping10.significantimpact,productivity[4]listentothesecondpartoftheradioprogramme.Takenotesonthefollowing:*necessityfornoisecontrol*noisecontrolmeasures*individualnoisecontroleffortsWorkinpairsandcompareyournotes,didyoumissanyImportantinformation?Writing:areport[1]readthereportquicklyandmatchsectionsA-Dwiththeseheading.1positivecomments2conclusion3negativefacts4aimsofthereportCDBA[2]completethereportwiththefollowinglinkingwordsandexpressions.tosumupforexampleasaresulthoweverinadditionmoreoveralthoughinthiswayaccordingtoSubject:noisepollutionandnosecontrolmeasuresinchina.date:23.09.04A:thisreportaimstoassessthecurrentandfuturelevelsofnoisepollutioninchinaandtoconsiderappropriatecontrolmeasures.B:(1)areportbytheworldhealthorganisation,technologicaladvancements.increasingindustrialisationandrisingpopulationsmeanthatnoisepollutionisbecomingaseriousproblemallovertheworld,withherlargepopulation,thisisaseriousproblemfacingchina.(2),(3)thereisverylittlenoisepollutioninchinaruralareas,theaveragenoisepollutionlevelinthestreetsofchina’surbanareasisashighas70decibels.C:globallevelsofnoisepollutionareactuallyontheincrease.(4),wecanbeoptimisticaboutchina’sfuture,thechinesegovernmenthasimplementedseveralnoisecontrolplansand(5)noisepollutionlevelshaveimprovedconsiderablyinthelast15years.Infact,averageurbannoisepollutionlevelshavedecreasedby3decibelssince1980.furthermore,withcontinuedefforts,thegovernmenthopestofurtherreducenoisepollutionlevels.a)Aspecialfundwillesetuptodealwithroadnoisepollutioninallmajorcities.b)Anewregulation,tobeimplementedinthenearfuture,willimposea’feeonbusinessesthatcreatenoise.c)Newschools,hospitalsandresidentialareaswillbebuiltawayfrommainroadsandindustrialareasthatcreatehighlevelsofnoise.(6)buildingsfacingmainroadswillhavespecialsoundproofwindowsD:(7),therehavebeenimpressiveimprovementsinnoisepollutioncontrolinchinainthelast15years.(8),withnewregulationsandurbanplanning,noisepollutionlevelsshouldcontinuetodrop.(9),chinacouldbecomeoneoftheleastnoise-pollutedcountriesinasia.ANSWERS:1.Accordingto2.Forexample3.although4.However5.asaresult6.Inaddition7.Tosumup8.Morever9.Inthisway[3]youcanavoidrepetitioninareportbyusingsynony...
