[10:58.01]When the shepherds are back with their flock,
[11:00.06]The work of Christmas begins:
[11:01.93]To find the los
[11:03.30]To heal the broken,to feel the hungry
[11:05.86]To release the prisoner,
[11:07.19]To rebuild the nations,
[11:08.92]To bring peace among brothers,
[11:10.72]To make music in the heart.
[11:09.72]Lesson Two People and Their Pets
[11:08.72]Practice One My Dear Dogs
[11:07.72]Words You Need to Know
[11:06.72]temperament      disposition      clutch      collapse
[11:05.72]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the story and fill in the blanks.
[11:04.72]At a workshop on dog temperament, the instructor noted that a test for a dog's disposition was for anowner to fall down and act hur
[11:03.72]A dog with poor temperament would try to bite the person, whereas a good dog would lick his owner's face or show concern.
[11:02.72]Once, while eating pizza in the living room, I decided to try out this theory on my two dog
[11:01.72]I stood up, clutched my heart, let out a scream and collapsed on the floo
[11:00.72]The dogs looked at me, glanced at each other and raced to the coffee table for my pizza.   (101 words)
[10:59.72]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the story again and answer the following questions briefly.
[10:58.72]1)What will a dog with poor temperament do when he sees his owner in trouble, according to the theory?
[10:57.72]2)How did the speaker act hurt?
[10:59.59]Practice Two As Stupid as Pigs?
[11:03.91]Words You Need to Know
[11:05.20]fame     dive      genuine      game
[11:19.86]barnyard       tumble         earn one's ke
[11:33.18]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and list all the things that pigs can do.
[11:43.00]Some people claim that full-grown pigs can be intelligent, useful pet
[11:48.84]A pig named Ralph has earned fame from his diving act at a park in Texa
[11:55.03]A pig named Charlotte earns her keep in Maryland by giving children genuine piggyback ride
[12:02.91]Some pigs have been trained to hunt small game such as rabbits and birds and to guard a barnyar
[12:11.30]Pigs have been trained to race, dance, tumble, and even fetch the morning paper. (70 words)
[12:18.14]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and figure out the main idea of the passage.
[12:27.50]Practice Three Guide Dogs
[12:30.34]Words You Need to know
[12:31.86]commute     unreliable     luxury       overestimate
[12:51.66]voluntarily        contribution         minimun      Tunbridge Wells
[13:13.26]Charing Cross      Rye     Alsatian        Labrad
[13:32.59]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the dialogue and choose the correct answer to each question according to the information you hear on the tape.
[13:45.33]Richard commutes from Tunbridge Wells to Charing Cross in the London area every da
[13:51.60]This difficult journey is made easier with the help of Raffles, his guide dog! Laura met him on the train.
[14:01.10]Laura:What a lovely dog! How long have you had her?
[14:04.99]Richard:...Um...since July, 1998.
[14:08.41]Laura:Isn't it a bit unusual to have an Alsatian as a guide dog? Aren't they usually Labradors?
[14:15.36]Richard:Yes, you're right. I did have a Labrador before Raffles, but we were walking through London one day when a bomb went off and it frightened her so much that she became unreliable.
[14:29.50]Laura:Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. What happened to her?
[14:33.46]Richard:She's fine. She's leading a life of luxury with a family in Rye.
[14:38.58]Laura:What about Raffles, though? Could you commute without her for instance?
[14:43.33]Richard:Mm, yes... but much more slowly. On the other hand, people often overestimate what guide dogs can do.
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