IG听力2020 part1 SectionA音频

[00:04.78] Speaker 1 It is the most widely spoken language in the world and the third most common mother tongue.

[00:12.41] Great writers, classic and modern, have written in this language.

[00:15.82] It is important we do well in the subject

[00:18.73] as we must have a good grade in it if we want to go to university.

[00:24.27] Speaker 2 We study the physical features of the Earth and its atmosphere.

[00:31.14] We learn about human activities, both positive and negative,

[00:36.64] and discuss how they affect the Earth’s environment and what we can do to help the planet.

[00:42.22] We also study how changing conditions on Earth have affected

[00:46.73] and still affect its inhabitants, both human and animal.

[00:54.14] Speaker 3 In this subject, we study the past events of a particular people or country.

[01:00.73] We discuss what happened at a certain point in time,

[01:04.72] what were the effects and whether they have affected us many years into the future.

[01:10.29] This is an interesting subject as it can help us to understand our society today.

[01:18.26] Speaker 4 We study how solids, liquids and gases are created, changed and even destroyed.

[01:27.83] We do practical experiments to record these changes.

[01:31.82] The most important thing we need to learn by heart is the periodic table.

[01:37.65] It shows us all the known elements in the universe

[01:40.53] and each one has its own code in the form of a letter.

[01:47.71] Speaker 5 Although some of it can be very difficult, it is a very practical subject.

[01:54.04] It can help us in everyday activities such as using addition and subtraction

[01:58.83] to calculate how much money we need for our shopping.

[02:02.00] We learn to solve problems, both simple and complex.

[02:05.99] There are three parts to this subject: arithmetic, geometry and algebra.