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1Unit4-Conversation1Kate:So,whatdidyouthinkofthemovie?Mark:ItwasgoodbutIthoughtitwastoolong.Kate:Yes,metoo.Kate:Hey,where'smybike?Idon'tbelieveit!It'sgone!Mark:Itwasnexttomine,youchaineditup!Kate:Someone'sstolenit!Oh,howcouldthey!Mark:Oh,Kate!Kate:Howcouldsomeonehavedonethis!Thecreep!Mark:It'sareallymeanthingtodo,stealabike.Kate:Itwasamountainbikeanditcostafortune—Idon'thavethemoneytobuyanotherone.Mark:Listen,I'llgodownthestreetandseeifIcanseeanyonewithit.Whydon'tyougointothatshopandseeifthey'veseenanythingsuspicious?I'llbebackinaminute.Kate:OK.Kate:Well?Mark:Noluck.Whatdidtheysayintheshop?Kate:Iaskedtheshopkeeperifshe'dseenanything—Mark:And?Kate:Shesaidshehadn't.Iguessitwasalongshot.Sheadvisedmetoreportittothepolice.Butaccordingtoher,bikesgetstolenallthetimearoundhere.Mark:Listen,let'sgetbacksoyoucanreportit.Kate:I'vegotnobike.I'mjustsoupset!Mark:It'snotfartocollege.Comeon!Unit4-Conversation2Mark:Sodidyouringthepolice?Kate:Yes.Iwenttothepolicestationtoreportit.Mark:Whatdidtheysay?Kate:Noone'sfoundit.ThiswomansaidthatOxfordhasthefifthhighestrateofbiketheftinthecountry!Mark:You'rejoking!Kate:That'swhatshesaid.Mark:Whatelsedidshesay?Kate:Shetoldmethatsometimesyoudogetbikesback—thethievesusethemandthenabandonthem,apparently,andthenpeoplefindthemandreportthem.Mark:Soyoumightgetitback.Kate:Ihopeso,Mark,Ireallydo.It'sjusttoomuch,youknow?But...um...whatelse?Shetoldmetogotothissaletheyhaveofabandonedbikes.ShethinksImightfinditthere.Butit'sonlyeverytwomonths,Ican'twaittillthen!Honestly,Mark,I'mreallyfurious!Mark:YoucanalwaysbuyacheapbikeoneBay.Kate:Hello...Speaking...Youfoundit!Wherewasit?Isit...?Oh,that'sfantasticnews!Therewasalampandabasketonit...Right...OK,thankyou,I'llbeintomorrowmorningtopickitup.Unbelievable!Thisguyfoundit!Mark:Brilliant!Wasthatthepolice?Kate:Yes.Whattheysaidwas,someonedumpeditoutsidethisguy'sbackyard.Mark:That'ssostrange!Kate:Thelamp'sbeenstolenandthebasket.Mark:Forgetaboutit!You'reluckytogetitback!Unit4-OutsideviewReporter：Thetradeinendangeredanimalsisbooming,asthiscollectionofitemsseizedbyborderagentsshows.Ivoryandrhinohorn,trophyanimalsandChinesemedicines,it'samultimillionpoundblack-marketindustry.Thisyear,SkyNewshasfilmedwithrhinosinSouthAfrica,clearlyseeingthedamagedonebypoachers,andit'sthoughtthenumberofrhinoskilledtheremightreacharecordhighthisyear.Interviewee1：Poachinglevelsareat...youknow,unprecedentedlevelsnow,youknow,they'vegonethroughtheroof.Therhino...they'reanticipating1,000rhinostobeslaughteredinSouthAfrica,er,thisyearalone.Reporter：Inthepastyear,UKcustomsofficialshaveseized2.5millionillegalitoms.That’stentimesmorethantheyearbefore.Includedinthat,almost4,000kilosofillegallyimportedmedicines,93endangeredliveanimals,andover300itemsmadefromivory.Interviewee2：Herewe'vegotapairof,er,snakeskinshoesofsomesort,looklikepython.Reporter：Theitemsheldinthiswarehousehavealsobeensmuggledillegally,oftenintheformofpackagessentbycourierorparcelpost,andinterceptedattheUK'sportsandairports.Endangeredanimalsbroughtinalivearerehomedacrossthecountry.Interviewee3：There'sahugetradeinreptiles,tortoisesforexampleareenormousproblems,andturtles,oftenconfiscated.Andit'sextremelydifficulttryingtofindhomesforthese,these,thesesortsofanimals.Reporter：Manyoftheseitemswillbepassedonforeducationorresearch.Buttherhinohornwillbedestroyed,andpreventedfromeverhittingtheblackmarketagain.HarrietHadfield,SkyNews.Unit4-ListeninginNewsreportOverthepastfewyears,thetruecrimegenrehasgrowninpopularityintheUS.First,therewasthepodcastSerial,whichrevisitedthecaseofAdnanSyed.Hewasimprisonedforthe1999murderofhishighschoolclassmateandformergirlfriend,whichheclaimshedidnotcommit.ThenNetflixcameoutwiththedocumentaryseriesMakingaMurderer.Theseriesfollowsthereal-lifestoryofStevenAvery，amanwhowaswronglyimprisonedfor18yearsforacrimehedidn’tcommit.Butsoonafterhewasreleasedfromprison,hewasarrestedforthemurderofaphotographer.Again,heclaimsthathedidn’tcommitthecrime.Somefansareeveninvestigatingthecrimesandtrialsthemselves.Theyhavegatheredandanalyzedevidenceand2sharedtheoriesonotherpossiblesuspects.BothSerialandMakingaMurdererhavehadimpactsonthecasesinvolved.Syedwasgivenanotherchancetopresentevidencetoproveheisinnocentafterhiscasebecameapopculturalphenomenon,andmorethan500,000peopleaskedforStevenAverytobefreedafterthereleaseofMakingaMurderer.1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?2.Whatdothecasesintheprogramshaveincommon?Passage1PatrickIreadafunnystorytodayinthepaper-truestory.SteveGoon,then.PatrickOK.This72-year-oldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.Asecuritymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.SteveHebitthepoliceman?PatrickYes-youhavetoremember,hewas72.SteveI'dforgottenthat.PatrickProblemwas,itdidn'thurtthepolicemanatall,'causetheguyhadforgottentoputhisfalseteethinbeforehelefthome.SteveVeryfunny!PatrickAndthemoralofthestoryis-SteveAlwaysremembertowearyourfalseteethifyou'regoingtobitesome