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too rough to sleep on. Mike Incredible!
John And the moral of the story is-
Mike Always take your mobile phone with you when you go hiking. John And take one that has a camera. Mike Hey, I think we should go, John.
John Yes, OK. You think we're going to get lost? Mike No chance, mate! Passage2
Social networking - it's the 21st century way of having fun - online. And if you're under 40, you probably use a social networking site - maybe when you should be working. It's well-known that -. office workers spend up to two hours a day on a site, exchanging messages and photos. And do students ever do anything else? Different social networking sites are used by different age groups.
For people in their 20s, the most popular site is Facebook, the online phenomenon started by an American student in 2004. It's taken only four years to make Facebook a huge success - and the website's made its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, a very rich man indeed.
What's extraordinary about Zuckerburg is that he started Facebook when he was only 18. He was a student at Harvard, one of America's top universities, when he launched the Facebook website, working from his college room. In only two weeks, more than two-thirds of his college had signed up and in a year, thousands of colleges were using it. Today, Facebook has millions of users. More than half of them visit the site at least once a day.
So what makes Facebook so special? Like other networking sites, you create a profile with photos, you list your interests, you exchange messages and join groups of friends. But where Facebook is different is that it gives you a privacy that you just don't get on other sites. Unlike other sites, you have a lot of control over what users can see about you. As a result, one-third of Facebook users give out their mobile numbers - they know it's safe to do so.
But you still need to be careful about what you think is safe to show people. One reason is that more and more employers are using Facebook to check out potential employees. Is the person you've just interviewed as good as he seems? Facebook can provide the answer. If a 26-year-old man says on Facebook that he's been travelling round the world for the last three years, and in his interview he said he'd been working in an office - well, he probably won't get the job.
Unit 5 All you need is love Listening in Passage 1
Interviewer So - tell us about how you first met. Amy How we first met... Oh, it wasn't very romantic. David I thought it was very romantic.
Interviewer Why don't you begin at the beginning?
Amy Good idea. Well, I was 22 and I'd just left uni and I went on holiday to the French Alps with a girlfriend. And
someone invited us to go climbing. But my friend got ill so I went without her. There was this group of about eight guys and two girls. David There were four girls.
Amy Alright! Well, anyway, no one had told me that the mountain we were going to climb was - vertical - and that we
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were climbing with ropes! I was terrified, absolutely terrified, I just really hadn't expected it.
David She was terrified! I noticed her immediately. She looked so scared -she was wearing this great hat — but she was
white as a sheet.
Amy Oh, I don't know about that, but I remember I was shaking all over. David came over and started talking to me
and telling me how safe it was with the ropes. And he was so sweet, you know I think I fell in love with him right then.
David Yeah, it was the same with me ... We roped up and I made sure I stayed next to her ... I kept talking to her and
encouraging her.
Amy It really helped. I think I would have fallen off the mountain if you hadn't done that.
David Rubbish! You were perfectly safe. Anyway, we got to the summit — it was a kind of flat area - and Amy just
collapsed - she couldn't stand up!
Amy It's true, I couldn't. I felt -1 was just - everyone ignored me except David - everyone. David Quite a few people came to talk to you. Amy They didn't! David They did!
Amy Well, you talked to me, and that's all that mattered. David Thank you! Amy So -
David So we climbed back down the mountain. Amy which was just as bad -
David and we headed for the nearest village and we both had huge pizzas. Amy I didn't eat a thing! I was still feeling too sick. David You did, you know.
Amy You know, you have a terrible memory sometimes.
David So do you! ... To cut a long story short, we got married six months later and went on a three-week honeymoon
to Barbados. Amy Two weeks!
David And we've lived happily ever after. Passage2
Presenter And now let's move on to online dating, a way of meeting a potential partner that's becoming more and
more popular. James O'Hanlan and Claire Goodall are two online dating experts who are going to give all you listeners advice about how to use online dating safely and successfully. James ...
James OK. The first thing to say is, don't be nervous. A lot of people are and it's very understandable. But there's no
need to be, provided you follow the rules, which we're going to tell you right now. Isn't that right, Claire? Claire Absolutely.
James So, let's begin at the beginning. When you join an online dating site, the first thing you do is give some basic
information about yourself. Now, don't be tempted to lie - about your age, for example. If you want a good relationship, you need to be honest. If you're not, you'll get found out and that could be painful. Claire Another thing - it's a good idea to use a photo, you'll get many more replies than if you don't. James But use a recent photo, not one that was taken ten years ago!
Claire Let's move on to the next stage. You've had some responses响应 and chosen one or two people you'd like to
chat with. Now, the most important advice here is, don't give out any personal information until you're 100 per cent sure you're that happy to do so. That includes your real name, your phone numbers, your workplace address
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and your email address. Use the email facility设备 at the website and only give out your email address when you feel completely safe.
James And email for as long as you want, it's a great way of getting to know a person. Then, the next stage is to talk on
the phone. Now that's very revealing, because you'll hear the person's voice, and also because people have to be spontaneous on the phone - they can't think about what they're going to say for half a day, unlike emails.
Claire Then, if you're feeling really comfortable, agree to meet. But always choose a public place. Don't go to
someone's home.
James A cafe or bar is the best choice.
Claire And don't forget to tell a friend where you're going and what time you expect to be back. That's important. James Another good idea is to ask the same friend to call you during the meeting so that if you want to leave quickly
you can say that something urgent's come up and you have to go.
Claire That's everything! If you follow this advice you should be perfectly safe. And you may find the man - James ... or woman — Claire ... of your dreams! James & Claire Happy hunting!
Unit 6 Shop fill you drop! Listening in Passage 1 Speaker 1］
Interviewer So, how are you enjoying yourself in St Petersburg? What's it like? Speaker 1 Oh, I think it is a very beautiful place.
Interviewer What sort of... Is it good for shopping? What do you buy in St Petersburg?
Speaker 1 Yes, there are things you should buy. Of course, vodka is very good here and the other thing very expensive
is the caviar. It is beautiful. Then there are the dolls. What have do they say? Matrioshka dolls. Interviewer Matrioshka dolls. Those wooden dolls that go inside each other?
Speaker 1 Yes, you take one out and open the top and there is another one. You take off the top and there is another.
They get very very small inside. Very small. Interviewer OK.
Speaker 1 And of course, the chess. Because they are very famous here in this part of the world to play the chess. Interviewer Yes. And what sort of shops are there? Where's it best to shop?
Speaker 1 Oh, here there are very good department stores, where you can buy everything that you like, clothes and
everything. And also, lots of small kiosks that are very unique独一无二的, owned by different shopkeepers, you know. And they are all over St Petersburg. Little kiosks and also markets that are very good. And there is a very good museum shop at the museum - at the Hermitage Museum. Interviewer And what are the opening hours? Speaker 1 At the museum?
Interviewer Well, all shops, generally. What are the opening hours ... for shopping?
Speaker 1 Yes. Usually, they open at around 10 o'clock in the morning and I think they are open to 7 o'clock at night;
sometimes even longer, to 8 o'clock.
Interviewer And how do you, how do you actually buy things? How do you pay for things? I think, there is a slightly
different way of doing this in Russia.
Speaker 1 Yes, you point to the thing that you want to buy, which is usually behind the counter or something like that;
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and then you go to a cash desk to pay. And then you have to go back to the counter and then you take the thing you have bought.
Interviewer It sounds as though it's quite a long process. Speaker 1 It is very interesting. Speaker 2
Interviewer So, how are you enjoying it in Cairo? What's, what's the shopping like?
Speaker 2 Oh, it's fantastic. And the shopping is absolutely great. Um, you can get everything from fantastic little
wooden boxes. You can get backgammon boards. You can get all kinds of leather stuff-sandals and so on. Oh, and the thing that they're really famous for here of course, is the water pipes that they call it a sheesha. Interviewer A sheesha. OK. That's the water pipe. Speaker 2 That's right, yes. Yes, they like the smoking here. Interviewer And where are the best places to shop?
Speaker 2 Well, I think the best place actually here is to go, if you go to the mediaeval market. It's a commercial centre
in the middle of Cairo and - er - they sell lots of fantastic souvenirs there. You can get spices, er, you can get gold and silver, and copper stuff, and - er - they also sell your fruit and veg. Interviewer Uh-huh. When does it open? When are the shops open?
Speaker 2 Well, the hours are very good. They open very early in the morning. They stay open till about 10 o'clock at
night. You do have to remember, of course, that they take a very long lunch break. So, they are closed for this long time in the afternoon but they, you know, re-open and stay open until late. Oh, and the other thing you have to remember is that they - everything is closed on a Friday.
Interviewer Right, and how do you pay for things? Do you have to bargain for, for goods?
Speaker 2 Well, bargaining is absolutely a sport here. Uh, they, they do prefer cash always. I think some of the tourist
shops will take credit cards but only in the tourist shops. When you start the, the bargaining, you've got to be, well, first of all, you've got to be definite and serious about what you're buying. But don't offer anything like the price that they're asking, the original price. You know, go in at about half the price of what they're asking you. Interviewer That's fascinating迷人的. Thanks very much. Thank you. Speaker 2 That's a great place. Speaker 3
Interviewer So, how's your visit to Venice? Is it good? Speaker 3 Oh, amazing. What a place. It's so unique!
Interviewer Have you done any shopping? Is it a good place to shopping?
Speaker 3 Yes, definitely. They're - you must go and see the glass factories on Murano. They're just something else.
Quite expensive but you can get little bits of glass, really nice. Sheets of paper are really nice. Interviewer Yeah.
Speaker 3 Also, lace is just... exquisite lace. Interviewer Yes.
Speaker 3 Carnival masks, also. All hand-painted. Interviewer Yes, Carnival, yes. I've seen this. Speaker 3 Then, the shops are amazing.
Interviewer And where's the best place to shop in Venice?
Speaker 3 OK, well, the main shopping street is a street from St Mark's Square to the Academmia Bridge. That's the
main bit But if you like food, you have to go to the market at the Rialto Bridge. That's just great food. There's not
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