hostages. News report says that number may be more than 5000 .Prisoners in at least 14 other Sao Paulo's state prisons began to riot and take hostages as the revolt*started in Carandiru .It is not known if anyone at those prisons has been hurt.
Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary . The news item tells us that prisoners are rioting in more than 12 prisons in the state of Sao Paulo.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided .Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.
F 1. The rioting takes place in the state of Rio de Janeiro .(The rioting takes place in the state of Sao Paulo .)
F 2. The prisoners seized guards at the start of family visiting hours. (The prisoners seized guards and civilians at the start of family visiting hours.) F 3. It is estimated that the prisoners have 5000 hostages .(Security offcials say the prisoners prisoners have 1000 hostages .News report says that number may be more than 5000)
T 4. Prisoners in other prisons took action at the same time when rioting began in Carandiru.
T 5. No one knows whether anyone has been injured in the incident. News Item 3
Kidnappers have released 7 foreign oil workers in exchange for 13 million dollars. The hostages were freed Thursday near the border with Colombia
about 300 kilometres from the Capital Quito*.They had been held for 4months. The hostages included one Argentinean ,one Chilean ,one New Zealander and 4 Americans.The 7 were among 10 hostages kidnapped from an oil camp by members of an armed group in October .Two French oil workers escaped a few days later .Another hostage was found shot to death in January after his employer to pay the kidnappers money. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Kidnappers have released 7 foreign oil workers in exchange for 13 million dollars.
Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. l.D 2.D 3.B 4.A
Section Three Oral Work Part 1 Questions and Answers A: What's your car like ? B: Very nice ?It's not new of course. A: Where did you buy it ? B: Grey stone Garages. A: Really! When? B: Yesterday. A: Yesterday!Really?How much did you pay ? B: Don't ask-850. A: Mm. Not very cheap .What's it like ? B: Well.it's rather small. A: Yes. B: And it's red . A: Yes. B: And a radio.
A: Yes.And how old is it ? B: Five years old. A: And what make is it ? B: An Austin. A: Really!Can I see it?
B: Of course. Here,it's in my garage.
A: Hey! That's my old car!I sold it to Greystone Garages the day before yesterday for 600. My cheap old car is your expensive new one .Don't ask me what it's like-I can't tell you!
Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the question only once.Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions: 1. What's the car like ?
(It's a small red car .It's has got blue seats and a radio.) 2. Is it new ? (No ,it's not a new car.)
3. How old is it? (It's five years old.)
4. Where did the man buy it? (Greystone Garages.) 5. When did he buy it ? (He bought it yesterday .) 6. How much did he pay? (He paid 850.) 7. What make is it ? (It is an Austin.)
8. How much did the woman sold it for ? (She sold it for 600.)
Part 2 Retelling
One day Mr and Mrs Brown went up to London to do some shopping .Mr Brown bought an old book written by an author who was famous in the last century .He liked it very much ,but Mrs Brown was unhappy as she thought the old books he had bought made her house look dirty.
After they finished shopping ,they caught the train back to the seaside town where they lived .Much to their surprise ,on the train they met an old neighbor whom they had not seen for years .Their neighbor was a great talker.He would talk for hours if he got the opportunity. However, he happened to notice the book which Mr Brown had bought .He asked Mr Brown how much he had paid for it .Mr Brown told him it cost only a few shillings .The man said he was lucky : the book was a rare edition and was worth several pounds.
Exercise A: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words .You will hear the passage only once.
Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 Listening Comprehension Many crops are used far from where they are grown .Commodity markets guarantee the successful movement of crops and other products from seller to buyer.
The Kansas City Board of Trade is one of the oldest and largest commodity markets in the United States .It first opened in Kansas City, Many are wearing bright-colored clothing .The colors represent trading
companies .The trading area has eight sides and a series of steps. Traders stand on the steps so they can be seen .All trades must be completed in the trading area.
Kansas City is in the center of where America's wheat is grown .The area's main crop is a kind of wheat called hard red winter wheat .Sheila Summers is an official with the Board of Trade.She says the Board sets the price for hard red winter wheat throughout the United States .She says that price affects wheat markets around the world. Natural gas ,soy bean oil and other agricultural products also are traded on the Kansas City Board of Trade. Anyone can buy or sell agreements, or contracts, on the exchange. They do this by placing orders with commodity brokers.These agents then give the orders to the traders. Commodity trades often traders contracts for crops that will be ready at a future date. These are called commodity futures. Futures trading helps to reduce the risk of sharp price increases or decreases.lt also helps to guarantee at least some profit for the trader.
Traders say the Board of Trade provides a secure market for American wheat growers and traders.They say that having a lot of trades helps to guarantee fail prices. However ,they add that trading is never completely without risk.
Wheat production worldwide affects wheat prices and the number of trades completed at the Kansas City Board of Trade .Last month ,the