【正文】 weren’t that bad. Now, as for the first puters…oh my gosh!Tara: What do you mean?: The first puters were so unreliable. They used to crash all the time. And they were not as affordable or as fast as they are now.Tara: Mine’s pretty fast, but not as fast as some of the newer, more expensive ones.Mrs. Morgan: I know! And nowadays, almost everyone has a puter. In those days, nobody had their own puter. We used to use the ones at the university.Tara: In the puter lab?Mrs. Morgan: Yeah, that’s all we had. I’ll never forget, one spring, during final exams. Everybody was working on their term papers, and the electricity went out!Tara: So? No big deal…laptops have batteries…Mrs. Morgan: Yes, but remember, in those days we didn’t have laptops. If your puter crashed, you lost everything.Tara: Everything?Mrs. Morgan: Everything. We used to lose information all the time, but that time it was terrible. Everybody lost their papers that afternoon…including me.Tara: What did you do? Mrs. Morgan: I went back to the good, oldfashioned way.Tara: You mean typewriters?: Nope. I used something more affordable, portable, reliable, disposable, something that always worked.Tara: What was that?Mrs. Morgan: (holds up pencil and paper) The first word processor.Track 42OL9Listen to the story summary. Fill in the blanks with what you hear. Professor Morgan is helping Tara with her term paper. They start to talk abou t technology and Professor Morgan tells Tara about the old typewriters and puters she used to use. She says that they were not as fast or as reliable as the current models. Then Professor Morgan explains that when she was in college, students didn’t use to have their own puters, so they used to use puter labs. She then tells Tara a story about a day when everyone lost their term papers because the electricity went out! But it wasn’t a problem for Professor Morgan. She went back to the good, oldfashioned way to write her assignment a paper and pencil!Unit 3, Lesson ATrack 431A. Listen to the two conversations. Check Christiane’s and Dan’s jobs.Conversation 1Woman 1: What are you watching?Woman 2: Oh, just the news.Woman 1: Can I change the channel?Woman2: In just a minute. I want to see the end of this report.Woman 1: I didn’t know you were interested in the news.Woman 2: Well, it’s Christiane Amanpour. She’s really great. She usually reports form Londonthe city where she was born.Woman 1: I don’t know her.Woman 2: She’s an international correspondent. She goes to some really dangerous places. When there’s a war, she’s usually there.Woman 1: Sounds scary.Woman 2: Yeah. And get this – she’s a wife and mother, too.Woman 1: That’s very impressive!Conversation 2Man 1: That’s a strangelooking book. What is it?Man 2: It’s the writings and photos of Dan Eldon. He was a photojournalist.Man 1: A photojournalist?Man 2: Yeah. A photographer and a journalist. He was born in London in 1970. The book tells about his life and his dangerous adventures.Man 1: Well, the book certainly looks interesting. Has he written anything else?Man 2: He wrote a book when he was younger. Unfortunately, he won’t be writing anything else he was killed.Man 1: He died?Man 2: Yeah. It’s really sad. He was only 22. He was killed while working in Africa.Track 433B. Peter is a reporter. He wants to interview the owner of a new restaurant and asks Peggy for help. Listen to their conversation.Peter: Hello. I’m Peter Daniels. I’m a reporter from the Center City News.Peggy: It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Daniels. My name is Peggy Sims.Peter: Hi, Peggy. I’m looking for the owner of the Golden Pearl Restaurant. Do you know him?Peggy: Yes. He’s standing over there.Peter: That tall man in the sweater?Peggy: No, that’s an employee. The owner is the man wearing the suit.Peter: Oh, I see him. Thanks a lot.Track 434C. Listen to two people talking about where they get their news. Then ask your partner whether they get their news from the same sources. Discuss with your partner the advantages and disadvantages of various news sources.1. I usually always get my news online. I use the Internet because I think it’s a very useful tool and it’s always uptodate.2. I don’t watch TV or use the Internet, but I read the newspaper starting on the front page and going to the international section.Track 43OL1A. Listen. Maria and Joe are talking about The Daily News. Circle the correct words.Joe: What are you reading, Maria?Maria: The Daily News.Joe: The News? Ugh! That’s a terrible paper.Maria: Oh, Joe, it’s not so bad.Joe: Not so bad? Look at that headline on the front page! It’s so sensational.Maria: Well, they’ve got great ics. I can’t live without my ics.Joe: I know. But the news coverage is so poor,… especially the international news. It’s a joke, really.Maria: I’m not so interested in the international news. Besides, they have so many other good features.Joe: Like what?Maria: Like…the daily horoscope, for example. I love it.Joe: That’s not a good reason to buy a newspaper…for the horoscope!Maria: Look, the newspaper only costs 50 cents. What do you expect?Joe: Good point.Maria: Besides the horoscope, I also like the entertainment news. I like to read about the stars and their love affairs.Joe: Well, you can keep The Daily News. I’m going to stick with The Times.Track 43OL3A. Listen as John and Amy talk about a photo. Use the names in the box to label the people in the picture.Amy: John, I’ve never notice this old photo of your family before.John: My mother just found it in the attic. She decided to hang it up.Amy: It’s a nice picture of your family.John: I think it’s embarrassing. And I look stupid.Amy: Well, you could’ve bed your hair…it’s a nice shot, though. Look at how young you are! How old were you in the photo?