澳大利亚中学英语B Unit 8-9

[00:00.00]Unit 8 Dog attack

[00:04.49]1.Listen,read and act.

[00:10.06]Now let's put on the play.

[00:14.50]In this play we need six people to play these roles- a dog called jacky,

[00:22.36]a girl named Mary who is bitten by the dog,Li Meng,Xiaohong and Mr.Davis.

[00:32.10]Scene 1

[00:35.76]It's seven o'clock on a Saturday morning.

[00:40.15]Mary is running down the road near the Davis's house.A dog is nearby.

[00:47.28]Mary:Morning,doggy.(Mary walks to the dog and caresses it.

[00:54.13]Just then the dog Jacky jumps onto Mary and bites her on the leg.)

[01:00.58]Ouch!Ouch!Help!Please!Someone,please help me!

[01:07.03](Inside the house LiMeng and Xiaohong have just got up

[01:13.09]and are reading the morning paper.)

[01:16.75]LiMeng:I heard someone shouting for help.I'll go and see.

[01:22.21]Xiaohong:Wait.I'll go along with yor.(The two rush out of the house towards Mary.)

[01:29.29]LiMaeng:Can I help you?What happened?

[01:33.54]Mary:That dog over there bit me.Ouch!

[01:37.49]LiMeng:Are you all right?You can stand on your feet,can't you?

[01:43.37]Xiaohong:I don't think so.She's bleeding.Let's send her to the doctor's,shall we?

[01:49.61]LiMeng:I wish I had learned how to drive.

[01:53.48]Let me go and ask Mr .Davis.Will you find out about that dog,Xiaohong?

[01:59.72](LiMeng rushes back to the house.Soon he rushes out with Mr.Davis.

[02:07.48]They quickly drive Mary away.Xiaohong runs away to find out about the dog.)

[02:15.13]5.Listen,read and act.

[02:21.37]Scene 2

[02:25.14]Have you ever had an emergency before? How would you feel?

[02:31.48]What do doctors usually do?(Mr.Davis carries Mary into a clinic.)

[02:39.82]Mr.Davis:Morning,doctor.This is an emergency.

[02:44.68]This girl has just been bitten by a dog.

[02:48.93]LiMeng:Yes.It was a fierce dog,a boxer,I think.

[02:54.21]Doctor:Thanks for telling me that.Now,please wait outside.

[02:59.49](Inside,the doctor is treating Mary)

[03:04.63]Mary:Oh,doctor,is it serious?

[03:09.00]Doctor:Take it easy.Let me check the bite first.It's not too bad.

[03:15.55]Now,let me treat it.It may hurt a little but it should be all right.

[03:21.80]Mary:Can I recover quickly,doctor?

[03:25.92]Doctor:I should think so.But you'll have to receive an injection.

[03:31.38](LiMeng and Mr.Davis are waiting outside)

[03:37.26]LiMeng:That was a mean dog.

[03:41.81]If the owner knew that,I don't think he or she would keep a dog like that.

[03:48.26]Mr.Davis:A dog like that shouldn't run wild.

[03:52.62]6.Listen,read and answer the following questions in pairs.

[04:00.80]Keeping a pet

[04:04.45]It was a sunny day.John and his mother went to a free market.

[04:11.40]After looking at several lanes of goods,they came to a pet's counter,

[04:18.17]on which there were many beautiful pets.

[04:22.71]There were puppies,kittens,birds,fish,turtles,bunnies,and parrots.

[04:31.26]Looking at the adorable pets,

[04:35.62]John could not help asking his mum to buy a puppy for him.

[04:41.18]Mum thought for a while and then asked John:

[04:45.73]"Are you prepared to keep a puppy?""Yes."

[04:51.60]"Do you want to feed the puppy and clean his"room"every day?""Yes."

[04:58.74]"In that case,I can buy one for you.

[05:03.57]But remember keeping a pet involves many responsibilities."

[05:10.41]"What are the responsibilities?"

[05:14.36]"You need to feed the puppy twice a day and walk it at least once a day.

[05:21.52]You can't let your dog sit on his tail all day.

[05:26.37]You should make sure he exercises daily

[05:30.95]and bring him outside four or five times to poop or pee.

[05:36.69]You have to give him a bath once every month."

[05:41.73]"That's fun.I'd love giving a bath to this little puppy

[05:47.48]and I can take him outside for a walk.I can..."

[05:52.76]"OK,in that case,you can choose one."

[05:57.62]John quickly picked a brownish puppy with a pair of cute eyes.

[06:03.96]In John's arms,the little puppy seemed to be very happy.

[06:09.61]He licked John's face.

[06:13.05]At that very moment,Mum realized that John had a new friend

[06:19.53]and she also knew that John was going to face many difficulties.

[06:25.18]But,as a mum,she was very pleased

[06:29.62]that her son wanted to take on some responsibilities.

[06:34.87]She was pretty sure that her son would learn quite a lot

[06:39.91]from keeping this little puppy.

[06:43.54]8.Listen,read and act.

[06:49.57]Scene 3

[06:53.52]LiMeng,Xiaohong and Mr.Davis are talking about regulations for keeping dogs.

[07:00.96]LiMeng:I wonder if we should report the dog attack to the city council.

[07:06.53]Mr.Davis:Good idea

[07:09.56]The Domestic Animals Act 1994 has all the rules for dangerous dogs.

[07:16.40]LiMeng:OK,I'll make the call.But just before I do that,

[07:21.65]is there anything I should know so I can tell them everything I saw?

[07:27.09]Mr.Davis:Let's see.Did the dog wear a collar?

[07:31.81]Xiaohong:A collar?What's that?

[07:35.89]Mr.Davis:Well,the owner of a dangerous dog has to put a collar with red

[07:41.04]and yellow stripes around its neck so people will know it's dangerous.

[07:46.89]This dog must weigh around 30 kilos

[07:51.64]so the collar has to be 40 mm(millmetres)wide.

[07:56.68]Xiaohong:My goodness.So specific.

[08:01.15]Mr.Davis:And what's more....

[08:04.68]Unit 9 Famous Chinese-Australians

[08:10.32]1.Listen,read and practice in pairs.

[08:16.67]Where do you usually go when you want to do some shopping?

[08:22.13]Have you ever been to a huge shopping centre called a"mall"?

[08:27.79]What often happens at a mall?

[08:32.16]Something exciting will happen to LiMeng and Xiaohong.

[08:37.90]Let's find out.

[08:41.27]LiMeng:Xiaohong,Jeff's called and invited us to go shopping with Louise and him.

[08:48.12]Shall we go?

[08:51.07]Xiaohong:Where are they going?

[08:54.23]LiMeng:To a place called Rundle Mall.

[08:58.49]He says that many things down there are eye-catching.

[09:03.84]Xiaohong:Well,it'll be fun to shop with Louise.Let's go then.

[09:09.41]Where shall we meet them?

[09:13.06]LiMeng:He's asked us to meet them at a place where there are three statues of pigs.

[09:19.62]He said they're very funny-looking and we won't miss them.

[09:24.79](The two catch a bus to Rundle Mall.)

[09:29.65]Xiaohong:There you are.Thanks for asking us out.I love to hang out with friends.

[09:37.10]Jeff:Yeah.It's a beautiful day,too.

[09:41.04]Louise:There's a huge crowd over there.Shall we go and take a look first?

[09:46.63]They often hold interesting events here.

[09:50.58]LiMeng:Sure,let's go.

[09:53.95](The four walk to a place where there's a big crowd.

[09:59.20]In the centre there are two young ladies.)

[10:04.16]Louise:Oh,I can't believe my eyes.Do you know who they are?

[10:09.83]They are Cathy Freeman and Kylie Minogue.

[10:14.58]Xiaohong:What are they?Are they famous?

[10:18.63]Jeff:Very.In fact,they are world-famous.

[10:23.39]Anyway,let's get closer and see what's happening.

[10:27.83]5.Listen,read and act.

[10:33.57]Have you ever been to a promotion at a shopping centre?

[10:39.03]Have you ever asked famous people to sign their names(autographs)in a book?

[10:45.88]Cathy:Ladies and gentlemen,we are trying to raise money for drought-relief efforts.

[10:52.43]Anyone who buys a book can have my autograph.(LiMeng turns to Jeff.)

[10:58.99]LiMeng:What's drought-relief?

[11:02.75]Jeff:It's about helping those people who have suffered from drought.

[11:08.21]It's rained very little here.

[11:12.47]There's almost not enough rain to grow our food.

[11:17.22]LiMeng:Do you mean she will spend the money from the book sale on drought-relief?

[11:23.10]Jeff:That's what she's saying there.

[11:27.15]She's a great runner and I think that book is about her life.

[11:32.51]LiMeng:I think I'll go and get one.(LiMeng goes forward to Cathy Freeman)

[11:39.59]I'll have a book,and,can I have your autograph,Miss Freeman?

[11:46.35]Cathy:Sure.Thank you.Here you go.

[11:50.71]LiMeng:Thanks.Well um,I hear you're a world-class runner.

[11:56.49]Cathy:Well,I train hard and try the best I can.

[12:01.82]I want to show people that Aborigines can also win.

[12:06.86]8.Listen and write out the prices.

[12:37.29]10.Listen,read and discuss.

[12:43.64]Great Chinese-Australians

[12:48.60]Wherever you go in the world,you can see and meet many familiar Chinese faces.

[12:56.05]They live there either as tourists or residents.

[13:00.88]For centures,many Chinese people have left their own country

[13:06.91]and lived in foreign countries.

[13:10.96]They seek a new life,a change and sometimes an ideal world.

[13:18.33]They have become the ambassadors of the cultural exchanges

[13:24.21]and in many cases have greatly helped to develop their local economies.

[13:30.45]Their great contributions,

[13:34.60]hardworking spirit and consistent effort are long remembered and appreciated.

[13:41.76]Chinese Australians are among them.

[13:46.51]Victor Peter Chang was born in Shanghai on 21 November 1936.

[13:54.98]In 1953,he went to Australia to complete his education.

[14:01.82]He studied medicine and graduated in 1962.

[14:08.20]In order to further his main interest,he later studied in England,

[14:14.13]then in America and finally he went back to Australia in 1972.

[14:21.78]When he finished his studies,

[14:25.54]he was determined to establish a heart transplant unit in Australia.

[14:32.02]He worked hard and did many experiments at St.Vincent's Hospital,Sydney.

[14:38.86]Against all odds,in 1984,he established a National Heart Transplant Unit.

[14:46.94]It was there,in 1986

[14:51.48]that Victor performed his first successful heartlung transplant.

[14:57.54]Then,in 1990,his first successful lung transplant

[15:03.71]helped to further publicize his work.

[15:07.68]He was very famous very soon,not only in Australia,but also overseas.

[15:15.93]He began to perform transplant surgery overseas,particularly in Asia.

[15:22.57]He performed more than 260 heart transplant operations,many free of charge.

[15:31.11]Because of his achievements,

[15:34.87]he was chosen"Australian of the Year"in 1986 and was named"

[15:41.92]Australian of the Century"in the year 2000.

[15:47.17]Victor Peter Chang is not the only one who has contributed a lot

[15:53.73]to the Australian eco9nomy and society.

[15:58.59]There have been many other great contributors.

[16:02.95]These include:Dr.Anita Mak who received a teaching award for innovative teaching

[16:10.61]and the University of Canberra's award for service

[16:15.57]to the University in the area of women's career development,

[16:21.21]Yao-Tseng Tchan,a well-known professor of microbiology

[16:27.77]and many other Chinese professors who are now working in the faculties of Arts,

[16:34.53]Law,Education,Chemistry,Computing Science,

[16:40.31]Agriculture and Medicine in Australian universities;

[16:45.95]Mr.Frank Lee,a successful importer of soft furnishings,

[16:52.61]William Ah Ket,one of Melbourne's most talented and adroit barristers,

[16:59.45]the Guo brothers,the founders of Yong An Company and many more.

[17:05.99]According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,

[17:11.55]about 323,955 Chinese now live in Australia.

[17:19.99]They continue to show that their potential is great and many of them have been

[17:27.43]and continue to be at the centre of some of the defining moments

[17:33.49]of Australian history!

[17:36.94]15.Listen,read and act.

[17:43.39]As a famous pop singer,kylie Minogue has many fans.

[17:50.55]She's selling one of her albums"Greatest Hits"for drought-relief efforts.

[17:56.72]Xiaohong:What's"Greatest Hits"?

[18:01.29]Louise:I think it must be an album with the best of her songs in it.

[18:06.85]Xiaohong:Oh,it should be nice,then.Have you listened to them before?

[18:12.70]Louise:Yes,many.Kylie is so hot here

[18:17.74]Have you heard of a TV show called"Neighbours"?

[18:22.60]Xiaohong:I heard Mrs.Davis mention it once.

[18:26.96]Louise:Well,nearly everybody in Australia watches it.

[18:31.64]Kylie played the role of Charlene Mitchell.

[18:35.79]The show brought her fame and money.

[18:39.74]Xiaohong:Oh,how luck she was!

[18:44.10]Louise:I wouldn't say that.

[18:47.37]She had acted in other TV shows before and has even acted in movies.

[18:53.82]Xiaohong:My goodness.

[18:57.29]From TV shows to pop songs to movies,she lives an ever-changing life.

[19:04.14]Louise:Yeah.I must say.Oh,by the way,where are Jeff and your brother?