【正文】 tourists in New York ought to be careful, just like in any big city in the world. For students, I would say travel in groups. If you get lost, it’s easier as a group to find your way. You really shouldn’t go off on your own if you can find someone to go with you.Another thing to remember is: Don’t be afraid to ask for directions, even if your English isn’t perfect. People often stop me on the street to ask for directions, and that’s not only foreign visitors. American visitors also have trouble finding their way around。Unit 1 A time to rememberConversation 2ATed: Oh, I’m really sorry. Are you OK?Ana: I’m fine. But I’m not very good at this.Ted: Neither am I. Say, are you from South America?Ana: Yes, I am, originally. I was born in Argentina.Ted: Did you grow up there?Ana: Yes, I did, but my family moved here eight years ago, when I was in high school.Ted: And where did you learn to Rollerblade?Ana: Here in the park. This is only my second time.Ted: Well, it’s my first time. Can you give me some lessons?Ana: Sure, Just follow me.Ted: By the way, my name is Ted.Ana: And I’m Ana. Nice to meet you.Conversation 2BTed: Hey, that was fun. Thanks for the lesson!Ana: No problem. So, tell me a little about yourself. What do you do?Ted: I work in a travel agency.Ana: Really! What do you do there?Ted: I’m in charge of their puters.Ana: Oh, so you’re a puter specialist.Ted: Well, sort of. Yeah, I guess so.Ana: That’s great. Then maybe you can give me some help with a puter course I’m taking.Ted: Oh, sure . . . but only if you promise to give me some more Rollerblading lessons.Ana: It’s a deal!Listening 4Yu HongInterviewer: Where are you from originally, Yu Hong?Yu Hong: I’m from china . . . from near Shanghai.Interviewer: And when did you move here?Yu Hong: I came here after I graduated from college. That was in 1992.Interviewer: And what do you do now?Yu Hong: I’m a transportation engineer.Interviewer: I see. So you’re an immigrant to the United States.Yu Hong: Yes, that’s right.Interviewer: What are some of the difficulties of being an immigrant in the .?Yu Hong: Oh, that’s not an easy question to answer. There are so many things, really. I guess one of the biggest difficulties is that I don’t have any relatives here. I mean, I have a lot of friends, but that’s not the same thing. In china, on holidays or the weekend, we visit relatives. It isn’t the same here.Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from home?Yu Hong: Oh, that’s easy: my mom’s soup! She makes great soup. I really miss my mother’s cooking.AjayInterviewer: Where are you from, Ajay?Ajay: I’m from India.Interviewer: And when did you move to the .?Ajay: It was in 1991.Interviewer: Are you studying here at the moment?Ajay: Not now. I came here as a student and graduated two years ago. I’m working as a puter technician.Interviewer: Uhhuh. And what was it like when you first came here? Was it difficult?Ajay: Yeah, it was at times. The main difficulty I had was with the educational system. Things are very different here. Teaching methods, everything is very different from what I was used to in India.Interviewer: And what do you miss the most from India?Ajay: To tell you the truth, after you’re here for a while, you don’t miss anything very much. Hmmm, but I guess the weather and my family are the things I miss. And the quality of life. The quality of life is much nicer back home, frankly speaking.Conversation 7AJeff: Hey! Are these pictures of you when you were a kid?Kim: Yeah, that’ me in front of my uncle’s beach house. When I was a kid, we used to spend two weeks there every summer.Jeff: Wow, I bet that was fun!Kim: Yeah. We always had a great time. Every day we used to get up early and walk along the beach .I had a great shell collection. In fact, I think it’s still up in the attic!Jeff: Hey, I used to collect shells, too, when I was a kid. But my parents threw them out!Conversation 7BJeff: You know what I remember most about growing up?Kim: What?Jeff: Visiting my grandparent’s house… you know, on holidays and stuff. They lived way out in the country, and my granddad had a horse named Blackie. He taught me how to ride. I just loved that horse – and she loved me, too! I used to really enjoy spending time at my grandparent’s house. And every time I came back, Blackie remembered me.Kim: Ah, memories!Unit 2 Caught in the rushConversation 2ALynn: Why is there never a bus when you want one?Sam: Good question. There aren’t enough buses on this route.Lynn: Sometimes I feel like writing a letter to the paper.Sam: Good idea. You should say that we need more subway lines, too.Lynn: Yeah. There should be more public transportation in general.Sam: And fewer cars! There’s too much traffic. Lynn: Say, is that our bus ing?Sam: Yes, it is. But look. It’s full!Lynn: Oh, no! Let’s go and get a cup of coffee. We can talk about this letter I’m going to write.Conversation 2BSam: So, are you really going to write a letter to the paper?Lynn: Sure. I’m going to say something about the buses. They’re too old. We need more modern buses… nice airconditioned ones.Sam: And they need to put more buses on the road.Lynn: Right. And there are too many cars downtown, and there isn’t enough parking.Sam: That’s for sure. It’s impossible to find a parking space downtown these days.Lynn: I think they should ban private cars downtown between nine and five.Sam: Oh, you mean they shouldn’t allow any cars except taxis and buses during the regular workday. Hmm… that sounds like a really good idea.Listening 4Engineer: Quite a number of things have been done to help solve traffic problems in Singapore. For example, motorists must buy a special pass if they want to drive into the downtown business district. They can go into the busine