胡敏

　胡敏教授，著名教育专家、中国雅思之父、新航道国际教育集团总裁兼校长、留英学者。曾任国际关系学院系副主任、硕士生导师。2004年创办新航道。他不仅是中国雅思培训产业化的开创者，同时，也是中国培训一代宗师和英语培训的领路人。被媒体尊称为“中国雅思之父”，学生们亲切地称他为“胡雅思”。由其开创的雅思、托福、、考研英语和少儿英语等培训理念及教学模式在全国得到广泛应用，并曾多次应邀赴英联邦国家、日本、韩国等世界知名和国际语言培训机构进行访问和讲学。由其领导的国际化教育团队培训年轻学子逾百万，并在业内率先开发出大量拥有自主知识产权的培训教材和专著逾三百部，其中大部分被国内外知名培训机构奉为教材，是目前我国英语培训界出书立著最多的知名学者。1998 年荣获北京市第五届哲学社会科学优秀成果二等奖;2005年9月荣获教育部中国成人教育协会和陈香梅教科文奖办公室联合颁发的“中国民办教育创新与发展论坛暨陈香梅教科文奖表彰活动特殊贡献奖”;2008 年荣获“改革开放三十年北京教育功勋人物奖”;2009 年英国文化协会授予其全球“雅思考试20年20人”杰出贡献奖；2009年荣获品牌中国（教育行业）年度人物大奖。

Part 1 Listening and Speaking Exercises

Unit 1 Confirming InformationLesson 1 Just call me MaryLesson 2 Could I have your identification?

Unit 2 What I doLesson 3 marketing majorLesson 4 My typical dayLesson 5 Life is better for university students

Unit 3 Hometown and weatherLesson 6 My hometown is quite largeLesson 7 My hometown is beautifulLesson 8 What makes a good place?

Unit 4 utureLesson 9 I want to study in New ZealandLesson 10 I think England is beautifulLesson 11 Plans and future

Unit 5 LanguageLesson 12 English is getting more popularLesson 13 English learning experienceLesson 14 English is key to our careers

Unit 6 Free Time and TravelLesson 15 In my spare time I just relaxLesson 16 My favourite hobby is joke tellingLesson 17 Hobbies make people happy

Unit 7 Food and RestaurantsLesson 18 People like spicy dishesLesson 19 A dish I like to eatLesson 20 Diets are changing

Unit 8 Family and FriendsLesson 21 My parents and friendsLesson 22 My best friendLesson 23 Friends and friendships

Unit 9 Wildlife and EnvironmentLesson 24 LandscapeLesson 25 My favourite animalLesson 26 The environment is a big concern

Unit 10 Important EventsLesson 27 Spring FestivalLesson 28 A happy day in my lifeLesson 29 Festivals are important

Unit 11 Transportation and TrafficLesson 30 I usually go by busLesson 31 My favourite transportationLesson 32 The traffic jams are terrible

Unit 12 Homes and HousesLesson 33 My apartment is on the first floorLesson 34 My homeLesson 35 The housing situation in China

Part 2 Practice Tests

Practice Test 1Practice Test 2Practice Test 3Practice Test 4Practice Test 5Practice Test 6Practice Test 7Practice Test 8Practice Test 9Practice Test 10Practice Test 11Practice Test 12Practice Test 13Practice Test 14Practice Test 15Practice Test 16Practice Test 17Practice Test 18Practice Test 19Practice Test 20Appendix I Transcripts of Listening ExercisesAppendix II Keys for Listening Exercises