精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指出错误^^）

Lesson70 Rumour and Gossip

You hear a juicy story from a friend， who heard it from another friend， who heard it from a person 1 ， who read it on a note passed in math class， which was written by somebody who probably just made it up．
Chances are， rumours and gossip are always floating around your school or community． That's totally normal． After all， everyone gossips...even parents， celebrities， and politicians． 2 how we communicate and stay connected with other people's lives． But what is the difference between a rumour and gossip?
A rumour is 3 information or a story that has not been verified， meaning that the person telling it doesn't know if it's true or false． It might be true， it might be partially true and partially made up， or it might be totally made up．
Gossip， on the other hand， is a little different． Gossip is talk that is somehow “juicy，” meaning it deals with subjects that are shocking or personal． Gossip is usually about things like love and relationships， or private things that people don't talk openly about． When a piece of gossip is known to be false， 4 ， plain and simple． If a piece of gossip about somebody is true， it can still be very hurtful because that information may be private and personal．
Sometimes， rumours and gossip are harmless， but at other times they can be very hurtful to individuals， friendships， and 5 ． Did you know that spreading rumours and gossip about someone is a form of bullying? Yes．

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