1、listening on P 7 Gao Yan,John and Susan are on holiday in New York.Listen to the three friends discussing the art galleries they would like to visit and answer these questions1.Who first suggested they visit art galleries?2.Who does not like large museums?John Susan3.Why is Gao Yan interested in vis
2、iting the Metropolitan Museum?4.What is their plan for the first day?Visit the Frick Collection in the morning and the Metropolitan Museum of art in the afternoonHe wants to see art from all over the world,including some from China.5.What do they do to make Susan happy?They suggest that Susan go bac
3、k in the afternoon from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the hotel if she has had enough.John and Gao Yan stay at the museum till it closes.6.Why doesnt Susan want to go to the Museum of Modern art?7.Which two galleries do they decided to visit on Saturday?She thinks a monkey could paint better pic
4、tures than modern artistsThe Whitney first and then the GuggenheimListening text G=Gao Yang S=Susan J=JohnPart 1G:Weve got two days,what should you like to do tomorrow?J:Id like to visit some art galleries.S:But John,the guide book says that there are more than sixty galleries in Manhattan!J:Well,le
5、ts choose the ones that appeal to us.G:I want to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art.It has art from all over the world-even some from China.J:Well,that sounds great.But its a rather large gallery,hat do you suggest,Susan?Would you rather go to a smaller gallery to begin with?S:Yes,please John.I do
6、nt like large museums.Id go to the Frick Collection.Thats quiet small and we could go to the Metropolitan Museum after that.G:Well,how about this?Tomorrow we go to the Frick in the morning and the Metropolitan in the afternoon,the Metropolitan stays open until 8:45 pm on Fridays.So if youve had enou
7、gh by dinner time,Susan,you can go back to the hotel.John and I can stay at the museum till it closes.J:Sounds good to me.S:Its certainly a better arrangement.Part 2 G:Perhaps we could go to the Museum of Modern Art on Saturday.S:Oh,no.Its too big and crowded.And its expensive.J:Susan,would you rath
8、er do something else on our second day?S:No,no.Id like to see some art but not too much and not too modern.G:Whats the problem?S:Im not fond of modern art.A monkey could paint better pictures than some of those paintings.If it was up to me,Id get rid of all of them.J:Really?I dont understand why you
9、 dislike modern art so much.But you know that modern art began with the impressionists,right?S:I dont know anything about the impressionists.G:Its just she doesnt know enough about it.John.Lets go to the Guggenheim.Theyve wonderful impressionist painting there.J:I agree,but we shouldnt miss the Whit
10、ney Museum of American Art.Would you mind,Susan,if we went there too?S:Not if we dont stay too long.J:Do you think weve time to go to the Whitney first and then the Guggenheim?Theyre quite close together.G:Lets try.Is that OK with you,Susan?S:Yes,I suppose so.Listening on P41Show the order in which
11、you hear them discussed.4 1231.Who arrived late?2.Why did they decide not to get the vase for Mr Hang?Listen again and answer thequestions.Xiao Wei.It was too expensive.3.Why did Steve Lee wish they had talked to Mrs Hang before they went shopping?Mrs Hang would probably have known what to get Mr Ha
12、ng.4.Which present did Wang Pei prefer?At first he liked the book but later he thought the wall hanging would be best.5.Which present do you think the students will get?Give a reason.I think they will probably get the wall hanging because the others seem to respect Wang Peis opinion.Also,they know M
13、r Hang likes that type of wall hanging.S=Steve Lee W=Wang Pei X=Xiao Wei Mr.Hang,the art teacher is leaving the school.Steve Lee,Wang Pei and Xiao Wei have decided to get him a present.Listen to them talking about what to get him.Part 1S:Wheres Xiao Wei?She ought to be here by now.W:Here she is.Shes
14、 just coming into the shop.X:Hi,Steve,Wang Pei.Sorry Im late.W:Never mind.Youre here now.look,weve already picked out these four things.What do you think?S:I like the vase best.Do you think hed like that?X:Yes,Im sure he would Steve.Its beautiful and I wish I could have it.But look at the price-its
15、so expensive.Otherwise it would be perfect.W:Well,what about these paints and brushes then?X:Dont you think hed prefer to choose his own?W:Yes,youre probably right.So that leaves the art book and the wall hanging.Part 2S:I wish wed talked to his wife before we came shopping.X:Me,too.Anyway well just
16、 have to do the best we canW:Well,we know he loves art so what about the book?It shows so many of Qi Bai shis paintings and everyone loves them.X:Yes,but what if hes already got it?Hes probably got a lot of art books.W:OK,so if hes got this one he can change it!What do you think,Steve?S:Hey,what a coincidence!He talked about wall hangings in class only last week.He said he loved that kind of art.I think if he were here.Hed choose the wall hanging.X:Yes,I remember.So Wang Pei,whats it to be-the wall hanging or the art book?W:Perhaps hed prefer
