A You are going to hear five statements about time difference. Complete the following
sentences.
1. When it is 7 a.m. Monday in Tokyo, it is 5 p.m. Sunday in New York and
10. daylight-saving time: the time set usually one hour later
in summer so that there is a longer period of daylight in
the evenings
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Part Ⅰ Getting ready
Unit 3
Can Time Move backward?
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If you read a clock, you can know the time of day. But no one knows what time itself is. We cannot see it; we cannot touch it; we cannot hear it. We know it only by the way we mark its passing. Despite of all our success in measuring the smallest parts of time, time itself is still one of the great mysteries of the universe.
7. kill time: spend time doing nothing in particular in order that it seems pass more quickly
8. get on: become old
9. standard time: the time which is officially used in a country or a part of a country
We can use a clock or a watch to mark the passing of time. But what time is it now? Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time.
Part Ⅱ Ladies and gentlemen
There are all kinds of announcements: airport
announcements, railway announcements, wedding
announcements, radio announcements, TV announcements,
6 a.m. Monday in Hong Kong.
2. When it is 4 p.m. Friday in Melbourne, it is 11 p.m. Thursday in Denver and
9 a.m. Friday in Baghdad. 3. When it is 3 p.m. Thursday in Singapore, it is 3 a.m. Tuesday in Miami and
A. The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. All of them are related to time. Listen carefully and study the definitions.
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Part Ⅰ Getting ready
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C You are going to hear eight short dialogues concerning time. As you listen, choose from the following the clock which gives the time at which each dialogue takes place and write the number of the dialogue in the brackets above it.
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Part Ⅰ Getting ready
D You are going to hear an announcement made on pa plane
during landing. Write down every word as a dictation. It will
be read three times. In the first reading, you will hear a pause
9 p.m. Tuesday in Santiago.
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There are four ways of referring to time. For example, 10:35p.m. can be called twenty-five minutes to eleven in the evening in Britain, twenty-five minutes till/of eleven in the evening in America, ten thirty-five in the evening in a 12-hour clock is not commonly used in conversation. It is used especially in timetables and at some radio stations.
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Part Ⅱ Ladies and gentlemen
1. session 8 something that makes you think of a particular person,
event, or action
2. urban
5 those who are in charge and who decide when each person is allowed to speak at an official meeting or debate
1. a quarter: fifteen minutes

2. half :thirty minutes
3. set: put to the right time
4. be off: be slow
5. sharp: exactly at the stated time
6. local time: the time system in a particular part of the world
after each sentence or just part of a sentence. During the pause,
you must write down what you have just heard as quickly as
possible. You can check what you have written with the third
reading.
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Dictation
Ladies and Gentlemen. May we kindly ask you to remain seated until the aircraft has reach its final position. The temperature here in London is 15℃ or 59 ℉. The exact local time is 11:35.Captain Smith and his crew would like to say goodbye to you. We hope you enjoyed ya our flight. Thank 10
10 p.m. Monday in Honolulu.
4. When it is 8 p.m. Friday in Mexico City, it is 12 noon Saturday in Guam and
3 a.m. Saturday in Rome.
5. When it is 1 a.m. Wednesday in London, it is 9 a.m. Wednesday Shanghai and
Professor Williams at the final plenary session of an international conference on urban planning. The following vocabulary is used in the conversation. Guess the meaning when you hear these words in the announcements. Match them with their definitions. Write the correct number before each definition. While you listen, don’t forget to add more key words in the notes column. They will be very helpful for the next section.