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Dictation 1

Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.

To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing atmosphere. Recently, however, it’s becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown th at music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.

But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipt by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn’t always the answer. The expert found that in restaurant slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving –unless, of course, the resulting indigestion leads to complaints.

Dictation 2

Celine Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada. Her parents, who both loved music, encouraged her to develop her musical talent. At 12, Celine had composed the song "It Was Only a Dream". Her mother and brother helped her to make a recording of that song and sent it off to an address they found on an album of a popular French singer. The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first conquest, but there would be millions more.

Celine's rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been steady, but not without difficulties Record companies were at first less enthusiastic about investing in a teenager than Angelil, who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But her first two albums won a great success And by 1983 she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.

In 1990, Celine made her first English language record with Unison but her real breakthrough in America came when she was selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast. The song went to No. 1 on the chart and won both a Grammy and an Academy award. In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997, she recorded the theme song for Titanic, and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.

Celine Dion's favorite theme is love. She sings the depth and the power of love in a great many of her hits such as "Love Can Move Mountains", "Because You Loved Me", "The Power of Love" and, of course, the theme song of Titanic, "My Heart Will Go On".

Dictation 3

D: So what’s your trouble?

P: Well, doctor, I have n’t been feeling well lately. My biggest problem is that I’m having trouble sleeping.

D: Have you tried any of the sleeping medications available?

P: I’ve tried one or two, but they don’t seem to help.

D: How long have you had this problem?

P: Three or four months—it’s been rather a long time now.

D: Are you suffering from an unusual level of stress in your life lately?

P: Not more than usual. My biggest worry is the fact I can’t sleep.

D: Well, some people don’t need as much sleep as others.

P: But I feel tired all day, so it is a problem for me.

D: Have you been experiencing any other symptoms ?

P: I have also had a lot of indigestion lately.

D: Well, you are a little overweight, aren’t you?

P: Yes. And I’ve gained about seven kilograms this past year.

D: You really should try to lose at least that extra weight. Do you get much exercise?

P: No, not very much.

D: Physical activity is very important.

P: So what do you recommend, doctor?

D: I will give you some medications for your insomnia and your indigestion. But I also recommend that you begin a regular exercise program.

P: But I have neither the time nor the money to go to a gym.

D: You don’t need to go to a gym. A simple walking program would be very beneficial for you.

I think you’ll find that diet and exercise will be very helpful in taking care of your recent complaints.

Dictation 1

A recent study using elementary students was interesting.They said that people wearing Calvin Klein designs were more than those wearing Wranglers. Levi wearers were seen as ,fashionable and fun.

Expensive clothes can make the wearer feel like part of the high status group with

But when you dress in these expensive clothes, your mood .You feel good,

In going after stomach we are making a choice between image and reality.

Dictation 2:

Jeffery Zaslow, the advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, grew up in Suburban Philadelphia. His biggest Suburban in life was to be a writer. ―I never wanted to be

anything else,‖ he says. ―I was ten or eleven when I saw Gone with the Wind and I wrote my own Civil War story.‖

After earning a degree in creating writing at Carnegie Mellon University, he got a job at a newspaper in Orlando, Florida. He made his mark with his article on the rough working conditions endured by the people inside the Mickey and Minnie costumes at Walt Disney World. Later he became a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal.

In 1988, when the famous advice columnist, Ann Lander, quit her job at the Chicago Sun-Times, the paper launched a nationwide contest to find her replacement. Jeffrey Zaslow applied. Among the 12,000contestants , women outnumbered men nine to one, and most of them had seen a lot more of life than Zaslow, who was 28 and not married. When he reached the Semifinals , his editors at the Journal ran a headline: ― Why He’ll Never Make It‖. But Jeffrey did make it in the finals.

Today, thirteen years later, his column, ―All That Zazz‖, is read by thousands of readers in the Chicago area. His years in the advice business left him with a deep appreciation for people and their problems. He is also greatly moved by the generosity, sincerity and good nature of his readers. ―Wonderful people,‖ he says, ―do outnumber terrible people in his world. I have much more faith in my fellow men than I had before. And I’ve read plenty of letters to back that up.‖

Dictation 3

1. Turkey says more than 10,000 people now are confirmed dead after the earthquake three days ago. Most of the deaths are in five northwestern cities. About 34,000 people are reported injured. Rescue workers are still searching for about 35,000 missing people; many are trapped under fallen buildings. Rescuers are using cameras, dogs and listening devices to search for survivors.

2. Early this morning a severe explosion took place in Shijiazhuang, the capital of

North China’s Heber Provinc e, killing 108 and injuring 38, according to the Public Security Department. After treatment, 15 of those injured have been discharged from hospital care. Hospital officials says five among the 11, who were severely injured, are now out of danger. Police are still investigating the cause of the explosion.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Dictation 2

2. 3. 4. 5. Dictation 1

While pretending to help the 1 Professor change a tire, a thief stole a 2 Suitcase from the latter’s car, but in doing so he 3Dropped his lottery ticket, which was picked up by the professor. Next day, the professor learned from 4TV that the ticket was a 5Winner .Then began a 6 Battle with his conscience. In the end he decided he could not keep the ticket and 7 Advertised in newspapers and on 8 Radio .Hundreds of people tried to 9 Trick him into giving them the cash, but the professor recognized one voice. The robber turned out to be a 35-year-old unemployed father. He gave back the suitcase and burst into 10 Tears

Dictation 2

Two American 1Kindergarten teachers, Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the song ―Good Morning to All‖ and sang every morning to their 2Students .Later the 3Title of the song became ―Good Morning to You‖. In 1924 the song appeared in a book of music 4Edited by Robert Coleman and a second verse ―Happy birthday to you‖ was 5 Added to it, which quickly became more 6 Popular By mid-1930s it was used frequently in 7 Movies .radio shows and Broadway 8) musicals without the Hill family 9Permission .Jessica Hill filed a suit and

won in 1934. Now every time the song is sung publicly, the Hill family 10 Gets paid. Dictation 3

One morning I was sitting in a 1) junior college classroom listening to a sociology professor explain why he thought corporal punishment for 2) disobedient children was a great idea. He

suggested that ―bad‖children should be offered the 3) opportunity to choose the 4) instrument of punishment for themselves, from a selection of belts, switched, and

sticks. I couldn’t believe my ears at this. I was so angry that without 5) thinking .I raised my hand and asked the professor if he beat his 6) wife as well as he beat his children. A tense silence 7) swept through the classroom at that moment. The professor and I were 8)

glaring at each other. Both of us were 9) speechless and shaking with rage. We

were all waiting for something to 10) snap .But before either of us could react to the horrible situation, the light in the enclosed ceiling box directly over my head shattered. …

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