英语自主学习答案

Unit11 Getting There is Half the Fun

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script
A I paid for first-class tickets in advance. But I ended up in second-class with no air conditioning. I really felt I had been cheated.
B Just after the plane took off, we had engine trouble. The pilot had to perform an emergency landing. But we made it down safely in the end.
C When we were driving across the country my friend kept getting lost. One time we got stranded in a little town in the middle of nowhere. It was the last straw for me. I got tired of stopping and asking for directions all the time.

Listening Task

1) First Listening
Answers
1. They got lost.
2. One of them pushed a cow.
3. She reserved a sleeping berth.
4. Her friends made fun of her.
2) Second Listening
Answers
1.getting lost
2. misunderstanding a custom
3. not getting what you paid for
4. feeling embarrassed

Real World Listening

Predict
Answers
The travel agent squirted ketchup all over Randy because he became angry and yelled at her.
Get the main idea
Answers
1. Tim and Randy go t the travel agency.
2. A van pulls up.
3. Tim and Randy don’t get on the van.
4. Randy gets angry at the travel agent.
5. Randy demands a taxi ride.
6. The woman squirts ketchup on Randy.
7. Tim and Randy get on the van.
8. They arrive at the bus terminal.
9. Randy regrets his behavior.

Script
Sue: Randy, what’s going on in this picture? It looks like you have blood all over your shirt.
Randy: No, that’s not blood. It’s ketchup.
Sue: Ketchup? What happened?
Randy: This happened when Tim and I were traveling around Asia. We were in Bangkok.
Sue: Yeah…
Randy: …and we had reservations to catch an overnight bus to Chiang Mai.
Sue: Yeah.
Randy: And we were waiting at a king of restaurant that was sort of a travel agency…and we went early, but the bus didn’t come, and I was getting kind of worried.
Sue: Yeah…but what’s that got to do with ketchup?
Randy: So, I was beginning to wonder if we’d been cheated, because we’d already paid for our tickets in advance.
Sue: Right.
Randy: Then, finally, a van pulled up , and we thought, no , this is not the bus…but then everyone else who was waiting pushed right past us and jumped in , and, bam!—just like that, the van drove away. And then this sweet little Thai woman, who was the tickets, came up to us.
Sue: Yeah, and …
Randy: …and she said, “Why you no get on?” And Tim was like, “ That wasn’t the bus, was it?” “Only one, why you not get on?” And I didn’t know she was talking about…
Sue: So what happened?
Randy: Well, the travel agent jus shrugged and turned and went inside her shop. Neither of us could believe it. I started to get really angry , like we’d been cheated, and now it’s dark and we’re stranded in this little restaurant…
Sue: Oh, no…
Randy: I followed her inside, I started arguing. I told her, “We paid for the bus. You didn’t tell us to look for a v

an. Now you have to get us a taxi to Chiang Mai. Now.” And I started pointing at the clock. I think that was the last straw for the woman, because she started shouting. “You no go. You no go Chiang Mai!” She grabbed a ketchup bottle off the table you know, one of those plastic squirt ketchup bottles, and she squirted ketchup at me!
Sue: No! She didn’t!
Randy: Yeah! She did. And then she threw the bottle at me. And Tim snapped the picture. Just then the same van pulled up and the woman said, “Now you go.”
Sue: So you got on the van.
Unit 12 Real Money

Vocabulary Task

Answer/Script
A I have a lot of debts, especially credit-card debt. And my tuition payments are killing me. I need to find a get-rich-quick scheme.
B I thought that buying and selling stocks was too risky. I thought that real estate was one of the safest investments you could make. So I bought a condo, but if sold it now, I’d lose a bundle.
C I’m thinking about setting up an Internet business. I want t become financially independent. In fact my goal is to make more money than I’ll ever need. The bottom line is that I want a worry-free future.

Listening Task

1) First Listening
Answers
1. Investing in the stock market. /Buying stocks online.
2. Making a CD.
3. Buying a condo.
4. Setting up a website. /Selling candy on the web.
2) Second listening


Real World Listening

1.Predict
Answer
real estate investments.
2.Get the main idea
Answer for this section
1. She made 4 million dollars.
2. He’s selling a 3-video set.
3. Buying (real estate) low and selling high.
4. Three payments of $19.59 each, plus shipping and handling.
5. Just call 1-800-289-7325 and use any major credit card.
Script
Ed: Are you worried about having enough money? Are you worried about paying your bills? Well, worry no more!
Customer-1: I used to watch every penny. But now I’m worth four million dollars, and it’s all thanks to Steven Crowe!
Customer-2: I used to get headaches from worrying about money. I had a lot of credit-card debt, and my mortgage payments were killing me. Then I got Steven Crowe’s videos, and learned how to make real money.
Ed: “Real money.” That’s the name of this 3-video set by Steven Crowe. Let Steven show you how to become financially independent buying and selling real estate.
Steven Crowe: Hi! I’m Steven Crowe. I used to worry about money, too. I felt like a victim of the system. But then I found a way to make the system work—for me.
Ed: What’s the trick, Steven?
Steven Crowe: There’s no trick, Ed. It’s simple, once you understand how real estate really works. All you need to know is how to buy low and sell high. And that’s exactly what my videos teach you to do.
Ed: And you can get really rich?
Steven Crowe: Just ask some people who have “Real Money.”
Customer-1: After I got the “Real Money” videos, I bought my first house, following Steven’s simple rules. Six months later I sold it

and bought two more houses. A year after that, I had enough money to quit my job. Now I have more money than I’ll ever need, and it’s such a great feeling.
Steven Crowe: I want you to have that feeling, too. And you can.
Ed: Call now to order “Real Money.” 1-800-289-7325. That’s 1-800-BUY-REAL. Only three payments of $19.95 each, plus shipping and handling. All major credit cards welcome. Get it today, for a worry-free tomorrow! Results may vary.

Randy: Yeah, we ended up at the bus terminal, where this big, air-conditioned tour bus was waiting to go to Chiang Mai. And all the people who had pushed ahead of us earlier were there, waiting to leave. I felt SO stupid for getting angry at the woman and making such a fool of myself.
Sue: You must have felt terrible.
Randy: Yeah, I wished there was some way I could go back and apologize to her. I realized that I have to be more patient, especially when I’m in another country