Những bài nghe ENGLISH 11 CB kì 2
Unit 9: THE POST OFFICEOver the past few years, Vietnamhas quickly developed its telephone system.
Vietnam ranks second only toChinafor growth in the number of telephone subscribers. It is among the 30 countriesin the world that have more than two million telephone subscribers.
In the early 1990s, there were only 140,000 telephones across Vietnam. Atpresent, we have more than six million subscribers.
In 1996, Vietnam began upgrading its fixed telephone networks and changingnumbers from six to seven digits in Hanoi and Ho Chi Ming City as well as fiveto six digits in other provinces.
Five years later the mobile phone system was upgraded to meet the growth incustomer demand. Since 2000, Vietnamhas reduced the price of several services, especially in the monthly fees forfixed and mobile telephones.
In the future, more attention will be paid to the rural areas. At present, 93percent of communes across Vietnamhave telephone services. A network of 6,014 communal post offices have been setup across the country.
Unit 10: NATURE IN DANGER
In many parts of the UnitedStates, large areas of land have been madeinto national parks to protect and preserve the natural beauty of the land.National parks usually contain a variety of scenic features, such as mountains,caves, lakes, rare animals and plants. Today, there are 52 national parks inthe United States,covering approximately 3 per cent of the total land area of the country.National parks are open to the public and have million of visitors every year.
Many national parks, however, are in danger of being destroyed. Rare animals innational parks are killed or hunted for fur, skin or other parts. Trees are cutdown for wood. Large areas of national parks also experience devastating firescaused by careless people. The increasing number of visitors is harming theparks due to the pollution from their vehicles.
If these problems are not solved immediately, and if there is not enough moneyfor the parks’ staff and maintenance of their resources, many national parkswill be completely destroyed.
Unit 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY
The natural environment includes all natural resources that are necessary forli8fe: the air, the ocean, the sun, and the land. Because they are vital forlife, these resources must be protected from pollution and conserved.Ecologists study their importance and how to use them carefully.
According to ecologists, resources are divided into two groups: renewable andnonrenewable. When a resource is used, it takes some time to replace it. If theresource can be replaced quickly, it is called renewable. For example, grassfor animals is a renewable resource. When cows eat the grass, the resource is used.If the soil is fertilized and protected, more grass will grow. Coal, however,is nonrenewable because it takes millions of years to make coal. All fossilfuels are nonrenewable resources.
Solar energy, air, and water are renewable resources because there is unlimitedsupply. However, this definition may change if people are not careful withthese resources. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends onthe atmosphere. If the atmosphere is polluted, the solar energy that reachesthe earth may be dangerous. If life is going to continue, the air must containthe correct amount of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and othergases. If humans continue to pollute the air, it will not contain the correctamounts of these gases.
Unit12: THE ASIAN GAMES
Good evening. It’s 10.15 and it’s time for “The Asian Games Report”. It’s the3rd day of the Games. Well, today’s most important event was the women’s200-metre freestyle. The Japanese, Yuko was the first and got the gold medal.She made a new record time of 1 minute 58 seconds. The Japanese athletes wontwo gold medals yesterday, and three the day before, so in the first three daysthey’ve won six gold medals.
...Here we’re in the Gymnasium. Lily, the Chinese gymnast, has just finishedher display. She’s got an average of 9.5 points. That’s the best score today!Lily’s won the gold medal!
...And this is Lee Bong-ju coming from Korea. This is the second time hecompleted in the long jump- at the Asian Games. Last time he jumped 8.5 metres.Today he’s won a gold medal for men’s long jump. He jumped 8.9 metres.
...Now we’re waiting for the last high jumper, Vichai coming from Thailand. Thebar is at 2.30 metres and... it seems too high for him. Vichai has just jumped!...Ooh! He’s crashed into the bar! He’s landing. The bar has fallen too. He’sgetting up and walking away. But he’s very disappointed.
Unit 13: HOBBIES My HobbyMy hobby is reading. I readstory books, magazines, newspapers and any kind of material that I findinteresting.
My hobby got started when I was a little boy. I had always wanted my parents toread fairy tales and other stories to me. Soon they got fed up with having toread to me continually. So as soon as I could, I learned to read. I startedwith simple ADC books. Soon I could read fairy tales and stories. Now I readjust about anything that is available.
Reading enablesme to learn about so many things. I learned about how people lived in bygonedays. I learned about the wonders of the world, space travel, humanachievements, gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things.
The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things thevery hard way. For example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that itcan kill me. I know the danger so I can avoid it. Also I do not have to deepinto the jungle to find out about tigers. I can read all about it in a book.
Books provide the reader with so many facts and so much information. They havecertainly helped me in my daily life. I am better equipped to cope with living.Otherwise I would go about ignorantly learning things the hard way.
So I continue to read. Readingis indeed a good hobby.
Typed by Le Ngoc Thach, Thong Linh HighSchool.
Unit 14: RECREATION
Three American students are talking about how they would like to spend theirsummer vacation.
ANNA: It’s hot and humid in New YorkCity in the summer and I often feel depressed then. Soin July and August I often go out of the city to the west where there are somebeautiful national parks and forests. I often go with my friends, and I spendtwo weeks in a national park every year. We might stay at campgrounds in thepark, but wilderness areas are more fun. What we enjoy most is to ride our dirtbike in the desert, take showers in waterfalls and swim in the lakes andrivers. And at night we sleep in our sleeping bags or tents and cook on our gasstove. It’s wonderful that we can live in nature and enjoy it.
TERRY: I used to go to the mountains, the desert, and other places withspectacular scenery in summer. I don’t any more, although I’m attracted to thebeauty of nature. But I do think these natural places aren’t as beautiful asthey used to be. Now more and more people are going to these places. They leavetrash in the forests, and take rocks and plants with them. They don’t careabout nature. I believe not only people are important to the world - nature isimportant, too.
MARY: Like most other people I’m very fond of natural spectacular scenery, butwhen I travel, I spend most of my time in cities. Why I don’t want to live innature and enjoy it? It’s the solitude of the wilderness. It’s for animals andplants, not for me. I hate camping, too. I can’t put up an umbrella tent in thewind. I can’t make a fire in the rain, and a backpack is usually too heavy forme. So I’d better stay in the cities and enjoy the comfort they offer.
Unit 14: RECREATION
Three American students are talking about how they would like to spend theirsummer vacation.
ANNA: It’s hot and humid in New YorkCity in the summer and I often feel depressed then. Soin July and August I often go out of the city to the west where there are somebeautiful national parks and forests. I often go with my friends, and I spendtwo weeks in a national park every year. We might stay at campgrounds in thepark, but wilderness areas are more fun. What we enjoy most is to ride our dirtbike in the desert, take showers in waterfalls and swim in the lakes andrivers. And at night we sleep in our sleeping bags or tents and cook on our gasstove. It’s wonderful that we can live in nature and enjoy it.
TERRY: I used to go to the mountains, the desert, and other places withspectacular scenery in summer. I don’t any more, although I’m attracted to thebeauty of nature. But I do think these natural places aren’t as beautiful asthey used to be. Now more and more people are going to these places. They leavetrash in the forests, and take rocks and plants with them. They don’t careabout nature. I believe not only people are important to the world - nature isimportant, too.
MARY: Like most other people I’m very fond of natural spectacular scenery, butwhen I travel, I spend most of my time in cities. Why I don’t want to live innature and enjoy it? It’s the solitude of the wilderness. It’s for animals andplants, not for me. I hate camping, too. I can’t put up an umbrella tent in thewind. I can’t make a fire in the rain, and a backpack is usually too heavy forme. So I’d better stay in the cities and enjoy the comfort they offer.
Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST
In a speech to the Congress in 1961, the US President Kennedy challenged thenation to put a man in the moon before the end of the decade. After thepresident’s speech, NASA’s Apollo program was developed to meet the challenge.
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched. The astronauts on board of thespacecraft were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He wasfollowed by Aldrin 40 minutes later. TO walk on the moon surface, theastronauts need to wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system. Thiscontrolled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
Armstrong and Aldrin spent a total of two and a half hours on the moon’ssurface. They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rocksamples to return to the Earth. An American flag was left on the moon’s surfaceas a reminder of the achievement.
The crew of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24, 1969. They successfullycompleted their historic mission. It is regarded as the greatest human effortsin the history of man kind.
Unit 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The Great Wall of China, which is said to be visible from the moon, winds upand down across deserts, grasslands and mountains of 5 provinces. It isconsidered one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world thanks to itsmagnificence and significance. In 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a WorldHeritage by UNESCO.
The Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty fordefence purposes. It started in 1368 and took 200 years to complete. Some partsof the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. It stretches forabout 6,000 km from east to west. The wall is about 11 meters high and a stoneroadway runs along the top of it.
The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation through out history. If youprefer to see the wall in a relatively natural state, you’d better go tonorthwest of Beijing.This part of the wall is the best choice for it is still in its original state.A visit to the Great Wall will certainly bring tourists great excitement ineach step of the wall.
Unit 15: SPACE CONQUEST
In a speech to the Congress in 1961, the US President Kennedy challenged thenation to put a man in the moon before the end of the decade. After thepresident’s speech, NASA’s Apollo program was developed to meet the challenge.
On July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 was launched. The astronauts on board of thespacecraft were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He wasfollowed by Aldrin 40 minutes later. TO walk on the moon surface, theastronauts need to wear a spacesuit with a portable life support system. Thiscontrolled the oxygen, temperature and pressure inside the spacesuit.
Armstrong and Aldrin spent a total of two and a half hours on the moon’ssurface. They performed a variety of experiments and collected soil and rocksamples to return to the Earth. An American flag was left on the moon’s surfaceas a reminder of the achievement.
The crew of Apollo 11 returned to the Earth on July 24, 1969. They successfullycompleted their historic mission. It is regarded as the greatest human effortsin the history of man kind.
Unit 16: THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
The Great Wall of China, which is said to be visible from the moon, winds upand down across deserts, grasslands and mountains of 5 provinces. It isconsidered one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world thanks to itsmagnificence and significance. In 1987, the Great Wall was listed as a WorldHeritage by UNESCO.
The Great Wall as we see today was mostly built during the Ming Dynasty fordefence purposes. It started in 1368 and took 200 years to complete. Some partsof the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. It stretches forabout 6,000 km from east to west. The wall is about 11 meters high and a stoneroadway runs along the top of it.
The Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation through out history. If youprefer to see the wall in a relatively natural state, you’d better go tonorthwest of Beijing.This part of the wall is the best choice for it is still in its original state.A visit to the Great Wall will certainly bring tourists great excitement ineach step of the wall.
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