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1、DictationDictation1SuperstitionSuperstition迷信迷信OnepersoninfourinBritainisapparentlysuperstitioustheylldoeverythingfromhanginghseshoesovertheirfireplacetocrossingtheirfingerstouchingwoodabsolutelyneverwalkingunderaladder.

2、theyrecarefulaboutcats.Blackcatsaresupposedtobethefamiliarsofwitchessoifoneisfollowingyouitsdefinitelybadluckawitchisafteryou!Ontheotherhifonecrossesyourpathcontinuesthenitsgoodluckbecauseithasntnoticedyou.Howeverinsomep

3、lacesthebeliefsaredifferentsoitpaystoknowwhereyourblackcatcomesfrom!Oldsuperstitionslingerevenintodaysmodernwld.TheauthPhilipPullmandrewontheminhisawardwinningnovel“HisDarkMaterials“.Thenovelwhichappealstobothchildrenadu

4、ltshasbeenadaptedfradioalsothetheatre.DictationDictation2GraduateGraduateStudentStudent研究生究生Graduatestudentsspecializeinaparticularfieldofstudy.Theystudytobecomeexpertsinthisfieldtolearnnewadvancesintheirfieldswhiletheye

5、arnanM.A.Ph.D.SometimeswhentheygetanM.A.inonefieldtheybeginstudyinganotherfield.Theyhopethatwhentheyearntheirgraduatedegreestheywillsucceedinfindingimptantjobs.Theyhopetogetjobsthatareinterestinghighpaying.Thelifeofagrad

6、uatestudentisoftendifficult.Theyareusuallytoobusystudyingtomakeagoodliving.Oftentheyhavetopayhightuitionfeesftheireducation.Somegiveupstudyingbefetheygettheirdegrees.Butmostkeeponwkingattheirstudiesuntiltheygraduate.Into

7、dayswldmostgraduatestudentsdontregretspendingtimewiththeirstudies.Theyarefindingthatnewdevelopmentsareoccurringinallfields.Fmanygraduatestudyhasbecomeanecessity.DictationDictation3AprilAprilFoolsFoolsDayDay愚人愚人節(jié)1stAprili

8、sadaytobecarefulyoucouldeasilygettrickedbysomeone.ItsAprilFoolsDayadaywhenpeopletraditionallyliketotrytomakeafoolofsomeoneelselaughatthem.Therearelotsoftheiessurroundingtheiginsofthedaybutoneexplanationisconnectedwiththe

9、changeinthecalendarinthe16thcenturywhichmeantthat1stAprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear.ThosewhostillcelebratedtheNewYearon1stAprilwerecalledfools.SowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonAprilFoolsDayWelltherearelotsofsimpletr

10、icksthatyoucanplayonyourfriends.Fexampleyoucouldwearablacksweaterpullapieceofwhitethreadthroughitsothatpeopletrytopullitoff.Youcouldchangethetimeonsomeonesalarmclocksothattheyrelatefwk.DictationDictation4LivingLivingOnli

11、neOnline網(wǎng)上生活上生活HowdoyoumeetnewpeoplemakenewfriendsfindoutaboutthelatestbsHereintheUKyoungpeoplehavetraditionallydonetheirsocializinginbarspubsclubs.Howeverthereisanewgenerationgrowingupthatfindsiteasiertomanagetheirsocia

12、llivesontheusingfreewebsiteslikeMySpaceBeboMSNSpaces.WelcometothesocialwkingwebsiteaplacewhereyoucanpresentyourselfAnotherverypopularshowisImaCelebrityGetMeOutOfHere!Inthisshow10celebritieshavetocompletetaskseachweeksuch

13、aseatinginsects.DictationDictation8SchoolSchool學(xué)校SeptemberistraditionallytheendofsummerthebeginningofautumnintheUK.Itisalsothemonthwhenchildrengobacktoschoolaftertheirlongsummerholidays.TherearetwotypesofschoolinEngl.Sta

14、terunschoolsarepaidfbythegovernmentsoarefreetoattend.IndependentSchoolsareprivatewhichmeansyouhavetopaytoattend.Theschooldayusuallystartsat9inthemningfinishesaround4withbreaksflunchofcourse!Inmanyschoolsyouhavetowearauni

15、fmtoo.Childrenstartschoolwhentheyare5yearsold.Thisiscalledprimaryschoollastsuntilthechildis11whenheshewillgoontosenischool.Secondaryschooliscompulsyfrom11until16yearsofage.At16studentstakenationalexaminationscalledGCSEs.

16、Afterthisstudentscanstayatschoolfanother2yearstakeALevelexaminations.DictationDictation9TheTheModernModernFamilyFamily現(xiàn)代家庭代家庭Fatherleavesfwkinthemningafterbreakfast.Thetwochildrentakethebustoschoolmotherstayshomecookingc

17、leaninguntilfatherthekidsreturnhomeintheevening.ThisisthetraditionalpictureofahappyfamilylivinginBritain.Thepast20yearshaveseenenmouschangesinthelivesstructureoffamiliesinBritain.Thebiggestchangehasbeencausedbydivce.Asma

18、nyas2outof3marriagesnowendindivceleadingtoasituationwheremanychildrenlivewithoneparentonlyseetheotheratweekendsholidays.Therehasalsobeenahugeriseinthenumberofwomenwithchildrenwhowk.Thelargeriseindivceshasmeantmanywomenne

19、edtowktosupptthemselvestheirchildren.Evenwhenthereisnodivcemanyfamiliesneedbothparentstowkindertosurvive.DictationDictation1010AutumnAutumnFestivalFestival中秋中秋節(jié)On25thSeptemberthisyearpeoplealloverChinawillbegettingtogeth

20、ertoeatwiththeirfamilieslookatthemooncelebrateoneofthebiggestfestivalsintheChineselunarcalendar.HoweverthecelebrationsstretchfarbeyondthebdersofChina.HereintheUKeventsaretakingplacefChinesepeoplelivingheretoteachthepeopl

21、eofBritainmeaboutthispopularfestival.TheSohoTheatreinLondonconductedastudywhichshowedthatChineseLondonersdontengagemuchwiththeartswld.AsaresultMoonwalkingInChinahasbeencreatedtocelebratetheAutumnFestival.Thisisnonmalthea

22、treproductionthoughasitdoesnttakeplaceinthetheatre.TheatreprofessionalsvolunteersfromthelocalcommunitywilltakeaudiencesaroundthestreetsofSohoonamagicallanternlitwalkthroughthelmarksbackstreetsofChinatown.DictationDictati