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Unit7SportsandHobbiesListeningAudioTrack3-7-1A:Hi,what’syourfavoritesport?B:Well,it’sarelaxingsport.A:Doyoudoitalone?B:Well,youcandoitalonebutIdoitwithotherpeople.Ourcollegehasaspecialclub.A:Doesitrequirespecialskillsortraining?B:No,itdoesn’t.That’soneofthethingsIlikeaboutit.Anyonecandoit.A:Isitpopular?B:Yes,IseemanypeopledoingitinthemorningwhenIamonmywaytocollege.AndtherearelotsofpeopledoingitwhenIvisitthetrackintheevening.A:So,isjoggingyourfavoritesport?B:Yep.A:Terrific!Joggingisalsomyfavoritesport!AudioTrack3-7-2/AudioTrack3-7-3Myfavoritehobbyisnaturephotography.I’vebeentakingpicturesoutdoorsformorethantenyears.Inthattime,I’vetraveledtoseveralnationalparksinmycountry.I’vealsovisitedMexicoandBrazil.Iliketotakepicturesofbirdsandanimals.I’vegottensomereallynicephotos,butsometimesIcan’tfindmyfavoritepictures.That’sbecauseIhaven’tputtheminalbumsyet!AudioTrack3-7-4/AudioTrack3-7-5/AudioTrack3-7-6Conversation1:Host:Hello,Spencer.Howareyou?Spencer:Fine,thankyou.I’mexcitedtobehere.Host:Great!Iseeaphotoinyourhand.Whatisit?Spencer:Well,it’sapictureofsomethingthat’sfamousworldwide.Host:Wow!Lookatthat!Isityours?Spencer:Itcertainlyis.Ididn’tbuyit,though.Myfathergaveittome.Host:Howdidyourfathergetit?Spencer:Hecarrieditinthe1984Olympics.Hewasoneoftherunners.AftertheOlympicsfinished,heboughtthetorchandgaveittome.Host:Youmustbeathletic,too,right?Spencer:No,notatall.I’mterribleatsports.Host:Well,whatwasyourfather’sevent?Spencer:Heranthe800meters.Hewonhisfirstrace,butlostthesecondone.Host:Fascinating…Well,yourfatherwasn’tonlyastrongathlete—hewasalsoagoodcollector.Doyouhaveanyideahowmuchthetorchisworth?Spencer:Notatall.Host:It’sagooditemtohave.It’sprobablyworthseveralthousanddollars.Spencer:Wow!Host:Whatareyougoingtodowithit?Spencer:Fornow.I’mgoingtokeepit.SomedayI’llgiveittoamuseum.Conversation2:Host:Hi,Greta,it’snicetoseeyou’vebroughtusafunobject.Greta:Yeah.Ireallylikeit.Host:Didyouplaywithitwhenyouwereakid?Greta:Alittle,butnotsomuch.Mybrotherplayedwithitallthetime.Iplayedwithmyteddybearcollection.Host:Doyouknowanythingaboutthistoy?Greta:Ididsomeresearch.IknowitwasmadeinGermanybytheLehmannCompany.I’mnotsureofthedate.Host:OK…anythingelse?Greta:That’saboutit.Host:Well,letmetellyoualittlebitabouttheLehmannCompany.Theirtoyswereverypopularinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.They’restillmakingtoystoday.Greta:Ididn’tknowthat.Host:Howmuchdidyoupayforthistoy?Greta:Nothing.Aneighborgaveittousbeforehemovedaway.Host:Oh,that’sgoodnews…Becauseunfortunately,thistoyisnotaLehmanntoy.Greta:It’snot?Host:Nope.I’msorry,butit’safake.Greta:You’rekidding!Host:No,I’mnot.Lookatthebottomofthetoy.ALehmanntoywillhavetheletter“e”markedonit.Yoursdoesn’thavethat.Greta:Oh,howdisappointing!Host:Well,it’sstillingoodcondition.Greta:Yes,that’strue.Itmaynotbeworthanything,butI’llalwayskeepitformychildren.AudioTrack3-7-7/AudioTrack3-7-8/AudioTrack3-7-9Alfredo:Well,Ivan,nowthatfinalexamsarefinished,whatareyougoingtodo?Ivan:That’seasy,Alfredo.Takeabreak!I’mexhausted.Howaboutyou?Alfredo:Samehere.Ineedtorestforacoupleofdays.ThenI’mgoingonatripnextweek.Ivan:Whereareyougoing?Alfredo:MywifeandIaregoingtotheVistaViewResort.Ivan:Thatsoundsrelaxing.Alfredo:Actually,it’sgoingtobekindofbusy…inafunway.Theyhavelotsofactivitiesthere…horsebackriding,skydiving…Ivan:Skydiving?!Areyougoingtodothat?Alfredo:No,I’mgoingforthescubadiving.Ivan:Ididn’tknowyouwereascubadiver.Alfredo:I’mnot…yet.We’regoingtotakelessonswhenwegetthere.Bytheendofthetrip,I’llbereadytotrymyfirstrealdive.Ivan:Thatsoundslikefun.IwishIcouldgo…butmykidsaretoosmall.They’reonly10and12yearsold.Alfred:Youknow,they’renottooyoung.There’sa“junior”programtopreparekidsforscubadiving.Youshouldcheckitout.Ivan:Ishould,butIknowmywife.She’llneveragreetoit.She’safraidofthewater.Alfredo:Well,here’sabrochureifyou’reinterested.LikeIsaid,theyhaveotheractivitiesbesidescubadiving.Theyalsohaveafull-servicespa.Maybeyourwifewouldenjoythat.Ivan:Nowthat’sanidea!AudioTrack3-7-10/AudioTrack3-7-11/AudioTrack3-7-12AdventurousraceIt’sateamsport.Itincludesmountainclimbing,biking,boating,andtrailrunning.Ithaslotsof“specialmysteryevents”—likeclimbingovera5-meterwall,andcarryingateammemberfor3kilometers.Whatisit?“ThecoolestsportI’veeverdone,”says31-year-oldBryanMartin.HerecentlyfinishedtheHawaiiAdventureRace,withhisteam,theOutsiders.“Althougheveryoneonourteambikesandrunseveryday,itwasagreatchallenge.”Histeamfinishedfifthoutofmorethantwohundredteamsintherace.Adventureracingisanewsportthatstartedafewyearsago.Init,teamsoffourpeopleracenon-stopacrosslongdistancesindifficultenvironments,24hoursaday.Therearemen’s,women’s,andmixedteams.Someadventureracesarejustoneday,butothersaremuchlonger.IntheEco-Challenge,oneofthemostfamousraces,teamsmusttravel500kmintendays.Theytravelbyrunning,climbingropes,kayaking,mountainbiking,andhorsebackriding.Everyyear,theEco-Challengeisheldinadifferentcountryandenvironment,likethejunglesofMalaysia,thedesertofMorocco,orthemountainsofCanada.Speedandstaminaareveryimportantforadventureracers,butthere’sonemoreunusualthingaboutthesp