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UnitTwoSectionOneTacticsforListening1.taskmaster2.onadaily3.makeus4.fieldhands5.chores6.knack7.missions8.keeneyesight9.telescope10.faraway11.gotcaught12.gigantic13.ability14.oneside15.imagination16.allowed17.believein18.valued19.filledby20.edgeofPart1SpotDictationPart2ListeningforGist1.Thisdialogueisabout________________________________________.2.Thekeywordsare_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.theearlyhistoryofflyingflying,designs,anItalianartist,fifteenthcentury;eighteenthcentury,fly,float,balloons;hot-airballoon,April1783;airships,September1852;aeroplane.SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPartOneBuyingaCar________________________________________________________________________________p£15,190____________________________________________________________________________________________________L£16,240______________________________V£15,850PartOneBuyingaCarR£15,19040m/g82m/hT£13,04036m/g80m/hp£15,190C£12,07045m/g69m/hF£13,550VW£13,63034m/g90m/hL£16,240M£12,83038m/gV£15,850Part2PassageTheWrights’Story•OrvilleWright(1871-1948),Americanaeronauticalengineer,famousforhisroleinthefirstcontrolled,poweredflightinaheavier-than-airmachineandforhisparticipationinthedesignoftheaircraft'scontrolsystem.Wrightworkedcloselywithhisbrother,WilburWright(1867-1912),Americanaeronauticalengineer,indesigningandflyingtheWrightairplane.•Duringtheyears1900,1901,1902,and1903,thetwobrothersdevelopedthefirsteffectiveairplane.AtKittyHawk,NorthCarolina,onDecember17,1903,OrvilleWrightmadethefirstsuccessfulflightofapiloted,heavier-than-air,self-propelledcraft,calledtheFlyer.ThethirdFlyer,whichtheWrightsconstructedin1905,wastheworld'sfirstfullypracticalairplane.Itcouldbank,turn,circle,makefigureeights,andremainintheairforaslongasthefuellasted,uptohalfanhouronoccasion.ExerciseBSentenceDictation1.OnthemorningofDecember17,1903,between10:30a.m.andnoon,fourflightsweremade,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.2.Underthedirectionoftheoperatoritclimbedupwardonaninclinedcoursetillaheightof8or10feetfromthegroundwasreached.3.IntotheteethofaDecembergaletheFlyermadeitswayforwardwithaspeedof10milesanhouroverthegroundand30to35milesanhourthroughtheair.4.Theheightchosenwassufficientformaneuveringinsogustyawindandwithnopreviousacquaintancewiththeconductofthemachineanditscontrollingmechanisms.5.Inattemptingtobringthemachinedowntothedesiredheight,theoperatorturnedtheruddertoofar,andthemachineturneddownwardmorequicklythanhadbeenexpected.ExerciseCDetailedListening1.FourflightsweremadeonthemorningofDecember17,1903,twobyOrvilleWrightandtwobyWilburWright.2.Thewindatthetimeoftheflightshadavelocityof27milesanhourat10a.m.,and24milesanhouratnoon,asrecordedbytheanemometerattheKittyHawkWeatherBureauStation.3.Eachtimethemachinestartedfromthelevelgroundbyitsownpoweralonewithnoassistancefromgravityoranyothersourcewhatever.4.Themachineranabout40feetalongamonorailtrackbeforeitrosefromthetrack.5.Thesefirsttrialsshouldbemadeasclosetothegroundaspossibleforreasonsofpersonalsafety.6.Themachineflewalittlemorethanhalfamilethroughtheairin59secondsatthefourthtrial.7.Theearlylandingwasduetoaslighterrorofjudgmentonthepartoftheaviator.8.Aswinterwasalreadywellsetin,itwasnotafavorableseasonforthetrials.ExerciseDAfter-listeningDiscussion1.Becausetheywantedtoknowwhetherthemachinepossessedsufficientpowertofly,sufficientstrengthtowithstandtheshocksoflandingsandsufficientcapacityofcontroltomakeflightsafeinboisterouswindsaswellasincalmair.SectionThreeNewsNewsItem1WorldBasketballChampionshipExerciseA•ThisnewsitemisaboutthesemifinalroundoftheWorldBasketballChampionshiptournament.ExerciseB1.InthesecondroundArgentinadefeatedGermany86-77.2.ArgentinaalsodefeatedBraziltoreachtheseminalround.3.BeforethesemifinalroundArgentinaistheonlyundefeatedteamatthetournament.4.DefendingchampionYugoslavia,whichoustedtheUnitedStatesinthequarterfinals,playsagainstNewZealand.5.ThefourteamsthatwillplayinthesemifinalsareArgentina,Germany,YugoslaviaandNewZealand.6.Thelosersofeachgamewillplayforthethirdplacebeforethechampionshipgame.•ThesemifinalroundoftheWorldBasketballChampionshiptournamentislatertoday(Saturday)inthemid-western(US)stateofIndiana.•Argentinaistheonlyundefeatedteamatthetournament.TheSouthAmericanshaveoutscoredtheiropponentsbyanaverageof19pointspergame.OnWednesday,ArgentinashockedthehostUnitedStates(87-80)tosnapa58-gameinternationalwinningstreak*byprofessionalsquadsoftheNationalBasketballAssociationplayers.•ArgentinaalsodefeatedBrazil(78-67)toreachthesemifinalroundwheretheteamwillfaceGermany.PrimarilyusingEuropeanexperiencedplayers,ArgentinadefeatedGermanyearlierinthesecondround,86-77.•DefendingchampionYugoslavia,whichoustedtheUnitedStates(81-78)inthequarterfinals,playsupstart*NewZealand.ButYugoslavheadcoachSvetislavPesicsaysheisnotsurprised.•ThelosersofeachgamewillplayforthethirdplaceonSundaybeforethechampionshipgame.NewsItem2EuropeanFootballExerciseADirections:Listentothen