Listening script
8th grade
8th grade
Unit 4. Science ane technology
No. 22. Exercise 53. Listen to the text “Is There Life in Space?” and do
tasks B and C in your Student’s Book.
Is There Life in Space?
On a clear night you can see many stars in the sky. Some of them can
be seen with a naked eye, to see others you require special equipment. A
modern telescope can give you the advantage of seeing stars that are millions
of miles away. Scientists want to know what the stars are like. Are they
balls of fire? Do they have rocks or sands, like our moon? Besides, there is
another question they cannot answer. Are there living things on any of the
stars? And if there are, do they have intellect?
This question has always bothered people. But it was not possible to find
the answer before now. Now scientists know more about space than ever
before. Because now they have a variety of machines helping them to look
for the answer.
Unfortunately people can’t go to the stars and satisfy their desire for
knowledge: the stars are much too far away. In case a person flew to the nearest
star in a spaceship, it would take him hundreds of years. So scientists are
sending out radio signals and carefully recording all the information they get.
The radio signals go through space at the speed of light. At that speed,
it will take 25 years for radio signals to reach the nearest star. Scientists
predict that living things in space must have machines to hear the signals.
We will not get an answer to our signals for more than 50 years. But
scientists are already listening. They think someone from space may be trying
to send signals to us. And, who knows, maybe in the near future we will see
the so-called extraterrestrial “in flesh and blood” as the expression goes.
Scientists also have sent large telescopes into space. The telescopes are
looking out into space supplying us with scientific information. And above
all, they are looking for life in other worlds, the problem that can leave no
one indifferent.
Аудирование для 8 класса (упр 46 стр 27)
No. 4. Exercise 46. Listen to the text “But You Promised You Wouldn’t
Tell” and do tasks B, C, D, E in your Student’s Book.
But You Promised You Wouldn’t Tell
Dad was going to be in charge this Saturday again. It happened a lot
nowadays, because Kitty’s Mum’s job meant that sometimes she had to work
on Saturdays.
She was in a bossy mood that morning. “There’s a lot of salad in the
fridge for lunch,” she said, “and I want you to eat it up.”
The children protested.
“Rabbit food. I don’t care for salad,” said Daniel.
“I don’t want to eat silly salad either,” said Kitty. “Can’t we have
something else?”
But Mum told them off. She knew that salads and stuff like that were
a healthy food and could do them a lot of good. “Give the salad a try,” she
said. “You’ll see it isn’t all so bad to have salad for lunch. And remember
once and for all NO biscuits for elevenses. They’re bad for your teeth.
I know it for a fact.”
Mum took her coat and walked off. Kitty looked at her father and at the
top of her voice shouted, “I don’t like the flavour of salad. I’ll turn into a
rabbit if I eat any more lettuce.”
But Dad laughed and sent them out into the garden to play saying,
“Better do as we are told, kids. Your mother will fix you up or we’ll get
into trouble.”
The morning passed quickly. The children had a terrific time playing
hide-and-seek with William and Sally, the children next door.
At eleven o’clock Sally and William’s mother gave them a plate of
chocolate biscuits and glasses of lemonade. Then they went into the garden
to help to fix the fence.
As lunchtime came near Daniel and Kitty went home. It suddenly became
chilly, heavy clouds made the sky dark. It began raining. The air was damp
and cold. “Lovely weather for rotten salad,” said Kitty sarcastically.
At home they were surprised to see a strange man sitting at the kitchen
table with Dad. They each had a glass of beer. Dad looked very pleased.
“This is Bill, an old friend of mine whom I haven’t seen for years.” Bill
looked at his watch. “Well, if your lady-wife isn’t coming home, why don’t
we all go down the road and get fish and chips?”
The children jumped up and down, screamimg with delight. Dad looked
at them, then at the fridge door, then at his watch. “Well... Never mind.
Come on! But you’d better promise not to tell your mother.”
“We won’t,” cried the children.
When Mum’s key turned in the lock, Dad and Daniel were watching a
film on television and Kitty was playing with her teddy bear. Mum kissed
her. “Hello, love, have you had a lovely day?” Kitty nodded.
“And what about salad for lunch?” asked Mum. Kitty went red.
She couldn’t tell lies and disliked cheating. So she told Mum what had
happened.
Mum marched into the sitting room. Kitty crept after. “Well, was it
good, having a salad of fish and chips?” Mum asked standing between Dad
and the TV. Dad looked guilty but Mum was smiling. “Well, if you must
know, I met Bill on my way home. And he told me about your lunch.”
“And you don’t mind?” asked Dad.
“Course not. I’m not a witch, you know. Didn’t I say I’m making
something you like for supper?” “What is it, Mum?” asked Kitty. “Fish and
chips,” said Mum.
“Oh no,” they all said and then they started to laugh.
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