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track 6-1our walking tour of Dubai souks, begins at the spice souk, shops here sell spices and food from all over the middle east. many shop owners here give you some of the food or spices to try. next, let's go to the gold souk, Dubai is often called the city of gold, and the shops here are famous for jewelry, there are hundreds of shops in the souk, and visitors come from all over the world to shop here. in this souk, it's important to bargain. a store owner's first price is usually high. the last place on our tour is the covered souk, the shops here sell traditional shoes and clothing for man and woman, and items for the home, this is a good place to shop for a souvenir to take home.track 6-2A: excuse me? how much this necklace?B: it's 185 dirhams.A:enh....what about these shoes, how much are they?B:they are 130 dirhams.A:sorry, that's too expensive. how about ninety.B:90?soory. no. but I can give them to you for 120 dirhams.track 6-3the psychology of selling.do you ever go shopping for one thing ? and then buy other things you don't need? lots of people do. In fact, many stores use certain techniques so we buy more. here is how. one. bright colors. red, green, yellow on the wall or a sign ,make you stop and look at something. two. Time limits. at some store sells. you have only a short time to buy something. today only all T-shirts 25 percent off. when you read this sign, you may be more likely to buy a shirt you don't need. why? because you can only get a lower price today. three. special extras ,other stores offer something special ,buy one bag , get one fifty percent off. when people read this sign. many will buy two bags instead of one. they may not need the second bag. but they buy it anyway. four. free samples ,some stores give shoppers a little food, drink ,or other item to try for free. study show the when you try something ,you are more likely to buy it. the next time you go into a store or shop online, loook around ,how many techniques do you see.track 6-4let's get a coffee.sounds good. is there a super coffee near here?enn...yeah, but there coffee is kind of expensive.but I have a coupon .when you like their page on facebook. you 'll a get coupon for free coffee.oh..okay...let's go.hey, look the video games. they are pretty cool!yeah, but I don't need any more games.but the sign says: buy one game and the second one is fifty percent off.oh, that's different. let's get some.excuse me ?how much this watch?we having sale. it's 125.do you want to see it?no. thanks.are you sure? this is on sale today.thanks. but 125 is too much.track 6-5may I introduce Miss.Jhons to you?john Davys was born in California in 1930.I can't agree with you more.my birthday is on June 20th.poor?is your sister married?look！he comes Mr.black as our sell's manager.bob isn't in the library right now?Mr tylor is set be leaving for south Africa soon.track 2The woman in the London photo, is wearing a short black and white skirt, black shoes and black scarf. she is carrying an orange handbag, the man walking nearby is wearing a dark suit. Look at the two young people in the photo of Tokyo, the boy on the left is wearing a black shirt, black pants and a lot of makeup on his face, the girl is wearing a long black coat. both of them are wearing black boots. the American teenagers in the photo of new York, are wearing blue jeans and T-shirts, the boys are all wearing caps too, the first stop of our global town is London, one of the world fashion capitals . the man and woman pictured here are in the city’s business district, many people in this area dress stylishly. From England we go to New York City, hip-hop fashion started here. Hip-hop fashion was first popular in the 1980s .but this style is not common all over the world. from new York city we go next to Tokyo, the two young people in the photo are from Japan, but the style they wearing is originally from the UK . these people don’t wear this style to work, but they do on the weekends.A: I love your jacket.B: Thanks.A: Is it new?B: Yeah. I bought it on Saturday.A: It looks great.B: Thanks.Scientists and clothing designers at University in the United States are working on fashion’s next big thing, wearable technology. These cloth do many different things and some already exist. For example, Wang Hinestroza, a scientist from Columbia is making shirts, pants, dresses, and other clothing items. Some of these cloth warm or cool your body when the weather changes, others change color and style, the third type never gets dirty, we can use less water ,says Hinestroza, if we don’t wash cloth all the time. Other scientists and designers are working together to protect people from malaria. Ochanda ,a scientist from Caria, is making a special suit to stop malaria, the cloth have chemical inside that stop mosquitoes. Matida Ceesay,a clothingdesigner from Gambia,is working with Ochanda to make the suit fashinable, this is important, she says, because the cloth must look good, or no one will buy and wear them. scientists need to work with fashion designers so the cloth are both comfortable and stylish.A: What you doing?B: I’m reading about Google Glass.A: What’s that?B: It’ a kind of wearable technology from Google. Here is the photo.A: En…so , it’s a pair of glasses?B: No . it looks like a pair of glasses, but it’s really a computer you wear it.A: So… what do it do?B: A lot of things. You can surf the web, take photos, and make or watch video, it’s kind of like your phone, but you can’t call people.A: But if you wearing it, how do you take a photo.B: You say: take a photo, and it does it, same with video.A: Sounds cool. and you can surf the web too?B: Yeah, and then you see a page in front of you.A: Amazing .B: I guess, but I don’t think I’d like to wear them.A: Why not?B: It looks weird, not stylish at all.A: Yep, the style isn’t great ,but I still like it.Maggie likes swimming, but she doesn’t care for skiing. she loves flying on planes and traveling by train, but hates getting on buses because they are often too crowded, she is interested in playing the piano, and is fond of reading and play computer games. On weekends, Maggie loves going to Chinese restaurants. and her favorite food is spicy Sichuan been curd. after work, she is keen on listening to music. she prefers light music to rock .because light music makes her feel relaxed, in the evening she enjoys watching TV in her own room. she thinks a lot of news programs but sitcoms are the last kind of thing for her to watch.Track 1I really like the photo of the two girls, are they sisters?Yeah, the girl on the left is eva .the one on the right is ashley. they are from the US.How do you spell ashley?A-S-H-L-E-Y.Now ,what about this girl who’s climing?She is from Iran. her name is Maheen.Nahhen?No .Maheen. M-A-H-E-E-N.It’s a great photo.Now, where is this guy from?London, in the UK .Cool ,what’s his name?Michael. M-I-C-H-A-E-L.This picture is cool too. the girl wear camera. where she from?Brazil .her name is Sofia.Sophia?No. she spell it: S-o-f-i-a.Got it .And this last photo?Is he from Japan?Yep, that’s right. his name is hiroshi.H-I-R-O-S-H-IIs that right?Yeah.Hi, my name is Michael.Hi, Michaeal. I’m Sofia.Great to meet you ,Sofia.It’s nice to meet you ,too.Where you from?I’m from the UK. and you?Brazil.Mee too.Are you typical?Today ,there are over 7 billion people on the earth, in 195 countries we speak over 7 thousand languages, we are different, but in some ways .we are similar too. in the world of billions of people. there is a typical person, the typical person on earth is male. there are more man than woman. he is 28 years old and is (174 centimeters about 5 feet 8 inches) tall. the most typical person lives in the city, and has a cell phone, he also speaks Mandarin Chinese. It’s the most spoken language in the world, with more than 900 million speakers. today, there are over 9 million typical people on the earth. are you similar to them in any way? the answer is probably :yes.Census人口普查Are you ready to answer a few questions?Sure.Okay. what’s your name? you form name please.It’s lisa kim.How do you spell your first name?L-I-S-A.And your last name?It’s Kim .K-I-M.Great ,thanks.Now ,lisa where you from？I’m from Colia, but I live in the US now.Okay, and what do you do?You mean my job?Yes.I ‘m a student ,I don’t have a job right now.Okay, are you married or single?I’m single.Got it. now, last question, how old are you?I’m 23.Great, thanks very much.1.remember to put down the zip code when you address the envelope. Mine is 92381.(nine two three eightone)2.Sally’s aunt has just come back from France. now she is staying at the pearl hotel.Room2608.(twenty six zeroeight)3.Mr. davys lives at 1540(one five four zero) Water Street.4.It usually takes about 75(seventy five) minutes to get to the airport from here.5.The new coat cost me 156(one hundred and fifty seven) Yuan.6.The Tower of London is more than 9 hundred years old.7.Mr. Baker has been working in the City Bank of New York for two years..he now has a annual income of84200(eighty four thousand two hundred ) dollars.8.New York is 1735(one thousand seven hundred and thirty five) miles away from here.Track 2In Japan, a lot of people watch baseball and soccer, golf too.Here in Mexico City, soccer is the most popular sport. Everyone loves it. And baseball and basketball are also popular, but mostly is watch, not so many people play them.In Australia, a lot of people watch rugby and cricket, soccer is popular too.In Japan, a lot of people watch baseball and soccer, golf too. But my favorite sport is skiing, I like skateboarding too.Here in Mexico City, soccer is the most popular sport. Everyone loves it. And baseball and basketball are also popular, but mostly is watch, not so many people play them. I’m not really into sports, but I do like taekwondo. Some of my friends do it, and I do it, too. It’s a great exerciseIn Australia, a lot of people watch rugby and cricket, soccer is popular too. Me? I love sports, swimming and surfing are my favorites..Do you play any sports?Yeah, I play tennis, I also do gymnastics. How about you?No, not really. Sometimes I go bowling with my friends.Do you like soccer?Yeah, it’s okay. I don’t play it, but sometimes I watch it on TV.Me too.Amazing races, the Rock and Roll Marathon, good points: it’s fun, and 42 kilometers, 26.2 miles. A marathon isn’t easy to run. Likely, the Rock and Roll Marathon in Las Vegas is fun, it’s a race and a party. The Vegas Strip, the city’s famous mean street, Closest so people can run, alone the race, over 20 bands play music, many runners also wear costumes, Elvas is popular one. Bad points: it’s crowded, there are a lot of people in the race, 44 thousand from all over the world, so it can be hard to run. Also, it’s cold, the race is in late November, and sometimes only 5 degrees Celsius 42 degrees Fahrenheit warm cloth are a must.Amazing races, the race, good points: it’s beautiful, racers go through Patsgonia, this place is famous for its amazing scenery. The race is also really exciting. Bad points: it’s really hard, some say, it’s the world’s most difficult race. It starts on February 14th and ends on the 22th, 8 days, and 560 kilometers 350 miles later, people from around the world work in teams of four, for many, it’s very long and tiring , in fact, only half the teams finish this race each year.Hey, Mark. Are you enjoy this game?No, not really. Our team is playing terribly today.Yeah, it doesn’t look good.Let’s turn the TV off. I can’t watch anymore.Hang on, there is a baseball game on, let’s watch that instead.En… I don’t know. That’s sounds boring. What else is on?There is a tennis on channel 5.Oh… that’s sounds fun.Yeah… oh… wait. There is also a different soccer game on the other channel.Sounds good, let’s watch that.。