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Unit11VocabularyTaskScriptandAnswers1.A:I’mreallystressed-out.I’vebeensittinginfrontofthecomputerallday.B:Whydon’tyoucallitaday?Youneedtorest.A:Ilikemyjobandamgoodatit.Butitsurelygrindsmedownsometimes.B:It’snotwisetooverwork.Thelastthingyouneedtotakehomeisaheadache.2.A:Youknowwhat?IsleptfourteenhoursafterI’dfinishedthatexperiment.Iwaswornout.It’stoomuch.B:Howareyoufeelingnow?Refreshed?A:Yes,I’mfullofenergyandreadytocatchuponmyreport.B:Good.There’sanotherreportforyoutowrite.Andthisoneisurgent.3.A:You’reallsmiles.Somethinggoodmusthavehappenedtoyou.B:You’reabsolutelyright.IgotagreatjobatMicrosoft.A:Howwonderful.Whatdoyoudothere?B:I’minresearchanddevelopment.ButIfeltabitworried.Youknow,lackofinterpersonalskillsputsmeatadisadvantage.4.A:Canyoubelieveit?Martinhastakenovermyslot.B:Oh,I’mreallysorrytohearthat.A:I’dbeenanewsreaderfortenyears.Ithoughtmyworkhadbeenvalued.ButIwasfiredjustbecauseIturneduplate.B:Isympathizewithyou.Butit’snottheendoftheworld.Cheerup!Withyourexperience,I’msuremanyTVstationswouldbeonlytoogladtohaveyou.5.A:Sowhatdidyouthinkaboutthemovie?B:Itwasreallynotverygood.Itdisappointedme.A:Oh,whatdidn’tyoulike?B:Ididn’tliketheending.Itconfusedme.Andtheperformanceofthatstand-inwasthepits.ListeningTaskScriptTardinessisnotappropriateTheword“sorry”seemstobeoverusedthesedays,especiallybypeoplewhoareinthehabitofbeinglateformeetings.Ithasbecomesofreelyusedthatonedoubtsthecredibilityandsincerityofthesehabitually“unpunctual”people.Whycan’tpeoplebemorepunctualandresponsibleinlife?Somepeoplethinkthateveryonewillwaitforthem.Well,theyarewrong.Therearemanyactivitiesthatdonotwaitforlatecomers.Airlinestakeoffaspunctuallyaspossible,leavingyoubehindifyoudonotcheckinearly.Operasandstageplaysusuallystartontime,withushersclosingdoorstillanappropriatetimetoallowlatecomerstogoin.Suchlatecomersdisturbtheaudience,soitisagoodideafortheatrestoproceedasscheduled.Newspapershavedeadlinesforadvertisements.Ifyoumissthedeadlinesinsomecountries,youmighthaveablankspacethenextday.NewsonradioandTVisalwaysreadatfixedtimesdaily.Ifyouarethenewsreaderandyouarelate,someonehastotakeoveryourslot.IrememberoncewhenaTVnewsreaderturneduplatebecauseofatrafficjamandaninexperiencedmemberofthestudiocrewhadtoreadthenews,thestand-inwasunpreparedandwassonervousthatshemademanymistakes.TheregularnewsreaderwasnotseenonthatTVstationafterthatincident.Golftee-offtimesinmanycountriesarefixedonweekendstopreventjam-ups.Ifyouarelate,yourgolfingpartnerswillhavetotee-offwithoutyou.Insports,athleteshavetoreportontimetoo.Irememberonceafamousrunnercouldnotparticipateinhisfavoriteracebecausehewaslateforhisrace.Ateacherorlecturerhastimeslotstoo.Studentswillbekeptwaitingifateacherislate.Therearepeoplewhoarehabituallylateforeverythingbecauseoflackofdiscipline.I’veheardexcusessuchas“myfatherforgottowakemeupontime”or“Ican’tgetupearlyinthemorning.”Often,it’sbecauseofalackorabsenceofplanning.Ifameetingisfixedforacertaindayandtime,onehastoplan,implementandcheckalltherequirementsneededforthemeeting.Notplanningproperlyandnotbeingdisciplinedenoughwouldresultinthingsbeingrushedatthelastminuteandleavingforthemeetingverylate.Latecomerscandisrupttheschedulesofbusypeopleandtheycanbeputatadisadvantagetoo.Soit’sbettertobe15ormoreminutesearly.Youwon’tbestressedoutfromrushingtothemeetingorcopingwithtrafficjams.Youcanhavetimetocheckthemeetingroom,facilitiesandmaterials.Youcanrehearseonemoretimeforamoreeffectivepresentation.Whatelsecanyoudowiththesparetimewhenyouareearlyorwhenyouarekeptwaiting?Youcancatchuponyourreadingorplanyourotheractivities.Ihaveasimplephilosophy.Don’tkeepotherpeoplewaiting.Iftheykeepmewaiting,Icanusethetimetothink,reflect,plan,pray,readorwrite.It’sunfairandrudetobehabituallylate.It’smorepoliteandcourteoustobealwaysontime.RealWorldListeningScript:InanaveragelifetimeJudy:You’dbetterjumpintheshower,oryou’llbelateforyourmeeting.David:I’malwaysrunninglate.Ineverseemtohaveenoughtime.IwonderhowmuchtimeI’vespentinmeetingsinmylife.Judy:Yououghttoreadthisbook.Ittellshowmuchtimewespend(1)doingaparticularactivityinalifetime.Itsaysthe(2)averageAmericanspends3yearsoftheirlifeinbusinessmeetings.David:Threeyears?Goodgrief!IwonderhowmuchtimeIspend(3)commutingtowork.Judy:Itsayshereyouspend10monthscommutingtoandfromwork.David:That’sdepressing.Hey,aren’tthe(4)NBAplayoffsonTVtonight?Judy:Yes.DidyouknowthattheaverageAmericanspends13yearsand4monthswatchingTV,buttheyonlyspend12yearsand8monthsinschool.David:13years(5)infrontofthetube?That’saboutonesixthofourlife!Judy:Onesixthifyoulivedtobe78.ButtheaverageAmericanonlylivestobe74.(6)Don’tfret.TheaverageAmericanearns$1.3milliondollarsinhislifetime.David:Isthatall?Therearepeoplewhomakemorethanthatinoneyear!Lookout!Thebabyisgettingintomy(7)CDcollection.Judy:Theaveragepersonbuys232records,tapes,andCDsintheirlife.David:Iwon’thaveanyifyoudon’tstopthebaby.There’sthephone.Wouldyougetthat,honey?Judy:Sure.Thebooksaysthatwespendthe(8)equivalentof2yearsonthetelephoneinourlives.David:Nowonderourphonebillissohigh.Whowasit?Judy:Idon’tknow.Ididn’tansweritintime.D