Listening

Situation 1 Interviewing for a Summer Internship

Task 1

Listen to a conversation and tick the questions the interviewer asked.

□ 1.Do you like this program?

□ 2.Why do you apply for this program?

□ 3.Where did you get the information about the program?

□ 4.Did you get the information from the Internet?

□ 5.What do you know about this program?

□ 6.What salary do you expect?

□ 7.Do you want to ask me any question about the program?

□ 8.How long will you work for this program?

Task 2

Listen to the conversation again and complete the following sentences.

1.Well,I've always enjoyed working during the holidays,a great way to make new friends and get more working________.

2.Well,this internship program has been a part of a certain________for more than 25 years.

3.This program provides a________experience.

4.Students attend weekly meetings with senior foundation staff and in training and________networking opportunities.

5.Yes.I would like to know how long the program will________and the payment per hour.

6.The program runs for 12 weeks,beginning on June 10th and ending on August 30th.The________are paid $16.50 per hour.

Situation 2 Talking about the Invention of Automobiles

Task 3

Listen to a passage and answer the following questions.

1.Who invented the automobile?

2.What is the speed of the steam-powered carriage?

3.Where did the inventor and his friends celebrate after the first run of the carriage?

4.Who is considered to be the father of modern automobile mass production?

5.Why does Model T car make it possible to produce cars on a large scale?

Task 4

Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks.

It is 1 to say that any one invented the automobile.Many individuals living and working in different countries and at different times 2 to its development.Many of the discoveries that went into the 3 of the automobile were small in themselves.But together they were important.Here are two examples.

On 4 1801,the silence of the English countryside was 5 by a steam-powered carriage 6 at a speed of 8 to 9 miles an hour—almost unheard of in those days.According to automobile historians,this was the first practical use of 7 power to move a vehicle.After its first run,the machine 8 burned up while the inventor and his friends were celebrating its success at a pub.

Henry Ford is considered the father of modern automobile 9 production.His famous Model T car,because of its low price,made it possible to produce cars on a large 10.