[al:全新版大学英语（第二版）听说教程2]Unit1SportsPartA]ListeningStrategyIdentifyingNumbersNumbersappearveryoftenineverykindoflisteningmaterial.TheabilitytocatchtheexactnumbersspokeninEnglishisanimportantbutdifficultskillforaChineselearner.Agoodwayistopracticeoverandoveragainthepronunciationofthenumbers,particularlythedifferentwaystosaythirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.Italsohelpstopracticewritingdownthenumbersyouhearquicklyinnumericalforms,withouttranslatingthemintoChinese.You'regoingtohearapassageaboutMichaelJordan,aretiredAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingnumbers.MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis1.98meterstallandweighs216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe1984season.Inthe1986seasonheshot3041points,thethirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion(扣篮冠军)in1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin1988,anhonorrepeatedfourtimesinthenexttenyearsto1998.JordanguidedhisteamtowinsixNBAchampionshipsduringthe1990s,scoring45pointsduringthesixthandlastgameofthe1998NBAfinals.In1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn'tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingforfivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.[ti:Unit1PartB]ListeningTasksAConversationWhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?Exercise1Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.Peter:HiLaura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?Laura:Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?Laura:Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.Peter:Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.Laura:Howaboutyou?Doyougetanyregularexercise?Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoymentsometimestentotwentykilometersatatimebutInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.Laura:Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?Peter:Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.Peter:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?Icangetyouaguestpass.Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.Questions1.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeter?2.Wheremightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation?SpeakingTasksPairWorkListentothefollowingconversationsandrepeataftertherecording.Thenrole-playthemwithyourpartner.Conversation1A:What'syourplanforthisevening?B:Well,there'sagoodgameatthestadiumbutIhaven'tgotaticketyet.A:I'mgoingtothegym.Wouldyouliketocomealong?Icangetaguestpassforyou.B:That'swonderful.I'dalwayswantedtoworkoutinthenewgym.Thankyouverymuch.Conversation2A:Hi,XiaoWang.Fancymeetingyouhere!Howareyoudoing?B:Can'tcomplain.I'mbusywithmyexperimentsinthelab.ButafterworkIoftenplaysomes...
