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Unit5Track4-5-OL-1B.NowlistentoaquizshowandcheckyouranswersinA.Host:Welcomebackto¡°YouSnooze,YouLose!¡±thebestgameshowontelevision!Thisisourfinalround.Letmeremindyouoftherules.Wewillshowanobjectforacoupleofseconds.It¡¯syourjobtoguesswhatitis.Michael?Linda?Areyoureadytoplay?M&L:Yes!Host:Ok,then,let¡¯splay¡°YouSnooze,YouLose!¡±Showusitemnumberone.Host:Yes,Michael?Michael:Iknowwhattheyare.They¡¯recalled¡°cams¡±andthey¡¯reusedinmountainclimbing.Host:That¡¯srightforonepoint!They¡¯reusedtoholdclimbingropes.Allrightthen,here¡¯soursecondobject.Yes,Linda?Linda:Isitsomekindoftool?Host:Canyoubemorespecific?Linda:Idon¡¯tknow¡atoolusedtofixsomekindofmachine?Host:No,I¡¯msorry.It¡¯sanoseandearhairtrimmer.Next¡itemnumberthree.Doyouhaveanyidea?Timeisup.Sincenooneguessed,I¡¯lltellyoutheanswer.ThosearecalledHopiearcandles.Linda:Yousticktheminyourears?Host:That¡¯sright.Theyareusedtocleanoutyourears.Theyalsohelptorelaxyou.Let¡¯smoveontoitemnumberfour.Hereitis.Michael:That¡¯sobvious.It¡¯sacorkscrew.Youuseittoopenbottles.Host:Yes,that¡¯scorrect!It¡¯samini-travelcorkscrew.Youcanpackitinyoursuitcase.Oh,no!Youknowwhatthatmeans!You¡¯reoutoftime.Michael,withtwocorrectanswers,youaretoday¡¯swinner!Congratulations!Andbeforeweleave,letmeshowtheremainingobjects.Itemnumberfiveisaneggslicer.Itemnumbersixisatonguescraper---makesuretouseitsothatyoudon¡¯thavebadbreath!That¡¯sallthetimewehavefortoday.Seeyounexttimeon¡°YouSnooze,YouLose!¡±Goodbyeeverybody.Track4-5-OL-2A.YouwilllistentoapassageaboutMicrosoftCorporation.ThenwritedownasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutMicrosoft.MicrosoftCorporationMicrosoftCorporationisamultinationalcomputertechnologycorporationthatdevelops,manufactures,licenses,andsupportsawiderangeofsoftwareproductsforcomputingdevices.HeadquarteredinRedmond,Washington,USA,itsbestsellingflagshipproductsaretheMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemandtheMicrosoftOfficesuite.MicrosoftshipsproductstoEurope,Asia,andLatinAmerica.Itmanagesbranchofficesinmorethan60countries.Ithasnearly90,000employeesin105countriesby2008.MicrosoftwasfoundedbyBillGatesandPaulAllenonApril4,1975.Inthemid-1980s,itrosetodominatethehomecomputeroperatingsystemmarketwithMS-DOS.Since1985,MicrosofthasreleasedanupgradinglineofWindowsoperatingsystemsfeaturingafriendlyuserinterface.Thelatestone,WindowsVista,wasreleasedinJanuary2007andhassold140millioncopiestodate.Asonecommentatornotes,Microsoft¡¯soriginalmissionwas¡°acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoftsoftware,¡±andnowitisagoalnearfulfillment.Microsoftalsomakesprofitsinothermarketssuchascomputerhardwareproductsandhomeentertainmentproducts.Track4-5-OL-3B.Listenagain.ThenfillinthetableaccordingtowhatyouhearaboutMicrosoftCorporation.Track4-5-OL-4Youwilllistentoapassagewhichprotestsagainstadvertisingandshopping.Thenfillintheblankswithwordsfromthepassage.Adifferentkindofholiday:shopless,livemore!Advertisingiseverywhere.It¡¯sonracecarsandsubwaytrains,onT-shirtsandbillboards.Everyday,youseehundredsofads,andeachadvertiserwantsyoutobuytheirproduct.Butdowereallyneedalltheseproducts?AgroupinCanadasays¡°No.¡±In1991,theystaredaneventcalledBuyNothingDay,toprotestagainstconsumerismandwaste.Everyyear,onthelastFridayinNovember,nooneshouldspendanymoneyfor24hours.Theeventhasspreadtoover15countriesaroundtheworld,includingJapan,Australia,andtheUnitedKingdom.IntheUnitedStates,BuyNothingDaytakesplaceontheFridayaftertheThanksgivingholiday.Thisisusuallythebusiestdayoftheyearindepartmentstoresandshoppingmalls.Traditionally,it¡¯sthefirstdayoftheChristmasshoppingseason,whenAmericansbuygiftsforfamilyandclosefriends.However,this¡°season¡±hasgrownlongereveryyear.NowsomestoresputuptheirChristmaswindowdisplaysinthemiddleofOctober,andAmericansarepressuredtobuygiftsforeveryoneoftheirrelatives,foralloftheircoworkers,andforeveryonetheydobusinesswith.Manypeoplefeelthattheyareforgettingtherealsignificanceoftheholidays,becausecompaniesjustwantthemtospendmoremoney.Ofcourse,BuyNothingDaysupportersdon¡¯twanttochangejustoneday.Theywantthechangetocontinueallyear.Butifwetakeabreakfromshoppingononeday,wecanstartthinkingaboutwhatwereallyneedinlife.MichaelSmith,BritishorganizerofBuyNothingDay,says:¡°Ourmessageisclear:Shopless,livemore!¡±Track4-5-OL-5Listenagain.Thenanswerthequestionswithinformationfromthepassage.Track-4-5-OL-6Listentothetalkaboutadvertising,¡°Adornoad?¡±Completethestatements.Adornoad?Isadvertisingreallynecessary?Billionsofdollarsarespentoniteveryyear,soitmustbeimportant.Afterall,it¡¯sabusyworld.Youhavetoadvertise,sellproducts,andmakemoney!Noteverycompanythinksthatway.TheNO-ADcompany(¡°no-ad¡±standsfor¡°notadvertised¡±)avoidsbigadvertisingcampaigns.Thecompanywasstartedin1960andissuccessfultoday.Theirproductsarestillaffordablebecausethecompanysavesmoneyonadvertising.Theyalsousetheirsavingstosupportadrugandalcoholawarenessprogramtoeducatehighschoolstudents.NO-ADsellsbywordofmouth.¡°Word-of-mouthadvertising¡±happenswhenapersontellsanotherpersonaboutagoodexperiencewithaproductorservice.Thatsecondpersonthentellsanotherfriend,familymember,orcolleague.