I-show中级班文本

I-show中级班文本Intermediate1-1M:Oh,I’mreallysorry,areyouOK?W:I’mfine,butI’Mnotverygoodatthis.M:NeitheramI,sayareyoufromsouthAmerica?Didyougrowupthere?W:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhere8yearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.M:Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?W:Hereinthepark,thisisonlymysecondtime.M:Well,it’smyfirsttime,canyougivemesomelessons?W:Sure,justfollowme.M:Bytheway,mynameisTed.W:AndI’mAnna,nicetomeetyou.Intermediate1-2M:Hey,hey!Thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!W:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?M:Iworkinatravelagency.W:Really!Whatdoyoudohere?M:I’minchargeoftheircomputers.W:Oh,soyou’recomputerspecialist.M:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.W:That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.M:Oh,sure~Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.W:It’sadeal!Intermediate2W1:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?W2:I’mfromChina~fromnearShanghai.W1:Andwhendidyoumovehere?W2:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.W1:Andwhatdoyoudonow?W2:I’matransportationengineer.W1:Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.W2:Yes,that’sright.W1:WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?W2:Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultyisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthatnotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisnhere.W1:Andwhatdidyoumissthemostfromhome?’ttheW2:Oh,that’seasy:mymom’ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup!Ireallymissmymother’scookiIntermediate3-1M:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?W:Yeah!That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.M:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!W:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!M:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!Intermediate3-2M:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?W:What?M:Visitingmygrandparent’shouse.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutofthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’houseAndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.W:Ah,memories!Intermediate4-1W:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?M:Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.W:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.M:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.W:Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.M:Andfewercars!There’retoomuchtraffic.W:Say,isthatourbuscoming?M:Yes,itis.But,look,it’sfull.W:Oh,no!Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterIIntermediate4-2M:So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?’mgoingtowrite.W:Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses~niceairconditionedones.M:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.W:Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.M:That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.W:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.M:Oh,youmeantheyshouldallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkday?M:Hmm~Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.Intermediate5-1W:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?M:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.W:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?M:Itshouldn’tbeopennow.Itopensat8a.m.W:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?M:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.W:OK.Andonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?M:Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?W:Oh,thanksalot.Intermediate5-2W:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemore-informationifyoudon’tmind.M:Notatall.W:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?M:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.W:$40?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?M:Goupstairsandturnright.YouW:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!M:You,too.Intermediate6’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.M:QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitdifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.SoitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodandtaxiandbussystem.Intermediate7M:Whatdoyouthink?W1:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.W2:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.M:Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.W1:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.M:Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?W2:Oh,it’muchsbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!W1:Yes,theyareniceandbig.W2:Andtheyaretwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!W1:Yes,Iguessyoucould.W2:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.IreallydonM:Oh,I’mwecanchangethecolorifwewantto.Intermediate8-1M:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.W:Hello.I’mcallingtheapartmentyouhaveforrent.M:Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?W:Whereisitexactly?M:It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.W:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.M:Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.W:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?M:Well,thebuildingisabout50yearsold.W:Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.M:OK,thanksforcalling.W:Thankyou.Bye.Intermediate8-2W:Hello?M:Hello.IstheapartmentyouW:Yes,itis.M:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?’readvertisingstillavailable?W:Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.ItM:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.W:There’ssubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown.,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.M:It’ssoundsjustlikethekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.W:Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.Intermediate9-1M:Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingforoverfiveyearsnow,andIjustlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andI’mreallysickofsittinginfronthecomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.Intermediate9-2W:Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends.AndifIjoinedaclub,I’dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.Intermediate9-3M:Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.Intermediate9-4W:Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.Intermediate10-1M1:So,whereareyouworkingnow,Terry?M2:Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.M1:That’stoobad.Whynot?M2:Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.M1:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjob,either.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.M2:Actually,Idon’twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.M1:Hmm,howoldareyou?M2:Uh,twenty-six.Intermediate10-2M1:So,howarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?M2:Oh,youdidn’tknow?SheandIbrokeupacouplemonthago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.M1:I’msureyouwill.M2:I’mreallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?M1:I’mnotsure,butI’dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndI’dreallyliketomovanothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.M2:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.Intermediate11-1W:Hey,thissoundsgood,snailswithgarlic!Haveyouevereatensnails?M:No,Ihaven’t.W:Oh,therearedelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.Liketotrysome?M:No,thanks,theysoundsstrange.W2(waitress):Haveyoudecidedonanappetizeryet?W:Yes,I’llhavethesnails,please.W2:Andyou,sir?M:IthinkI’llhavethefriedbrains.W:Friedbrains?Nowthatreallysoundsstrange!Intermediate11-2W:Oh,good,herecomesthewaitressnow!W2:Hereareyoursnails,madam.Andforyou,sir~thefriedbrains.M:Thankyou.W:Mmm,thesnailsaredelicious!Howarethebrains?M:Well,Ithinkthey’re~yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrangeafterall.Um,IthinkIgoingtoordersomethingelse,ifyoudonW:Oh,sure.Goahead.M:Miss!Excusemiss!W2:Yes?’tmind.M:Uh,Ireallydon’tcareforthisappetizer.Couldyoubringmesomethingelse?W2:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulikeinstead?W:Trythesnails.M:No,Idon’tthinkso.I’lltellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger~mediumrare~withFrenchfriesandalargesoda.Intermediate11-3W1:Haveyoufinishedwiththis?M1:No,I’mstilldrinkingit,thanks.M2:Didyouorderthis?W2:Yes,that’smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!M3:Don’tyoulikeit?W3:Ihaven’ttastedityet.I’mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.M4:Didyouenjoyit?W4:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.W5:Howisit?M5:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.M6:Yourturnormine?M7:It’smytreatthistine.Youpaidlasttime.Remember?Intermediate13-1W1:I’msoexcited,wehavetwoweeksoff!Whatareyougoingtodo?W2:I’mnotsure.IguessI’llstayhome.MaybeIupmyreading’llcatch.Whataboutyou?Anyplans?W1:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I’mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.W2:Soundsgreat!W1:Say,whydon’tyoucomewithus?Wehaveplentyofroom.W2:Doyoumeanit?I’dloveto!Intermediate13-2M:Haveyouplanedanythingforthesummer,Brenda?W:Yeah.I’mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI’mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She’workingsinGuadalajara.Shesaysit’reallysinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhatit’slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I’mreallylookingforwardtoit.Intermediate13-3W1:So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,Judy?W2:Oh,I’mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.W1:Youknow,IwenttoHawaiilastyear,andstayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,Igoingwhite-waterrafting!W2:Oh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactly?W1:Oh,well,youknow.ItinColorado’s.Theyhaveallthesetripsdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough,butIthinkit’llbereallyexciting.W2:Oh,I’mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.Andyoucallthatavacation?Intermediate14-1M:Hi,I’myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivedinthenextdoor.W:Oh,hi.I’mStephanieLee.M:So,youjustmovedin?Doyouneedanything?W:Notrightnow,butthanks.M:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodown?Thewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.W:Oh,I’msorry,Ididn’trealizethat.I’llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhood?M:Yeah,there’sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It’sdeliciousIntermediate14-2M:Hello,I’msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.W:Really?M:Yes,doyoudriveablueHonda?W:Yes,Ido.M:Well,there’sblueHondaparkedinspace13andthat’smyspace.W:Oh,I’msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letgetmykeys,andIM:Thanks.’llgorightdownandmovethecar.W:AndI’llmakesuremysondoesnM:Iappreciateit.’tdoitagain.Intermediate15-1M1:Jason~Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.M2:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!M1:Iknow,butit’sveryloud.M2:OK,I’llturnitdown.M1:That’sbetter,thanks.W1:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.They’realloverthelivingroomfloor.W2:Inaminute,Mom,I’monthephone.W1:OK,butdoitassoonasyouhangup.W2:Sure.Noproblem.W1:Goodness!Werewelikethiswhenwewerekids?M1:Definitely!Intermediate15-2M:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgetting?He’salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.W:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.M:Iknow.W:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMom?M:What?W:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovethem.M:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.W:Oh,well~Iguessthey’rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.M:Me,too.Hey,let’sgoandplayavideogame.W:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhere?Intermediate16-1M:DidyouknownextweekisHalloween?Itst’son.October31W:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloween?Wedon’thavethatholidayinRussia.M:Well,it’sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople’sdoorsaskforcandybysayingthewords‘TRICKORTREAT’.W:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.M:Butit’snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparities.Hey,myfriendPeteishavingaparty.Wouldyouliketogo?W:Sure,I’dloveto.Intermediate16-2W:Soarewegoingtowearcostumestotheparty?M:Ofcourse.That’shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearIgoingasaclown.W:Aclown?Yes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.M:Hey!W:Oh,I’mjustkidding.Whataboutme?WhatkindofcostumeshouldIwear?M:Whydon’tyougoasawitch?Isawaterrificwhichoutfitatthecostumestore.W:Awitch~yeah,that’sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.Intermediate17W1:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.Isthisyourweddingphoto?W2:Yesa,itis.W1:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarried?W2:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.W1:Oh,Ididn’tknowthat.Didyougetmarriedinachurch,Mari?W2:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.W1:Oh,ashrine~W2:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.W1:Hmm.Andwhowenttotheceremony?W2:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony~Youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters~W1:Andwhataboutthereception?Whatwasthatlike?W2:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception~about100people.Andthefirstthingthathappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.W1:Speeches?W2:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguesswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking.Lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.W1:Soundslikefun!W2:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringtheweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.W1:Apresentfromthebrideandgroom?W2:Yes,it’saJapanesecustom.W1:Whatanicecustom!Intermediate19-1M:Idon’tknowwhatclassestotakethissemester.IcanHaveyouthoughtaboutit,Brenda?’tdecidewhatIwanttodowithmylife.W:Yes,Ihave.IthinkI’dmakeagoodjournalistbecauseIlovewriting.M:MaybeIcouldbeateacherbecauseI’mverycreative.AndIlikeworkingwithkids.W:Oh,Iwouldn’twanttobeateacher.I’mtooimpatient.M:IknowonethingIcouldneverdo.W:What’sthat?M:Icouldneverbeastockbroker,becauseI’mnotgoodatmakingdecisionsquickly.Intermediate19-2W:MyhistoryprofessorsaysIshouldthinkaboutacareerinpolitics.ButIdon’tthinkIgoodpolitician.M:Whynot,Brenda?W:Oh,youknowme,I’mterribleatspeakinginfrontofalotofpeople-Youknow,likegivingspeechesandthings.Andpoliticianshavetospeakinpublicallthetime.M:That’strue.Youknow,thatremindsmeofaproblemI’mhaving.W:Whatisit?M:Yoouknowmyparentshaveareallysuccessfulrestaurant,right?Well,myfatherwantsmetobethemanager.W:Andyoudon’twantto?M:No,notatall.I’dbeaterriblemanager.I’mmuchtoodisorganized.Intermediate20-1Intermediate20-2W(Tourguide):Letmetellyoualittlemoreaboutthestatuebeforeyouclimbtothetop.Incaseyou’rewonderingwhatthestatueismadeof.Ithasaframeworkinsidethatouterskinismadeofcopper.Thecopperskinisonly2.4millimetersthick.Thesupportingframeworkinsidethestatueiswhatholdsthewholethingtogether.TheStatueofLibertyisamajortouristattraction,andeveryabouttwomillionpeoplefromallovertheworldcomeheretovisitit.Intermediate21-1M:Howdidyougetintomodeling,Stacy?W:Well,whenIgraduatedfromdramaschool,ImovedtoLosAngelestolookforworkasanactress.Iwasgoingtoauditionseveryday,butInevergotanyparts.AndIwasrunningoutofmoney.M:So,whatdidyoudo?W:Igotajobasawaitressinaseafoodrestaurant.WhileIwasworkingthere,acustomerofferedmesomeworkasamodel.Withinafewweeks,Iwasmodelingfulltime.M:Wow,whataluckybreak!Intermediate21-2W:So,Richard,whatdidyoudoafteryougraduated？M:Well,ImajoredinEnglishliteratureincollege.W:Uh-huh.M:So,whenIgraduated,Itriedtomakemylivingasawriter.W:Oh,really?’smadeofiron;M:Yeah.See.I’vewrittenanovel.AndI’vesenttoeightdifferentpublishers,buttheyall,uh,rejectedit.Say,wouldyouliketoreadit,Stacy?Ihaveitrightwithme.W:Well,I’dlovetoreadit,Richard~butnotrightnow.Uh,sodoyouhaveajobanything?M:Oh,yes.I’minsales.W:Oh,!Where?M:Actually,I’masalesclerkinahardwarestore,butwhenmynovelsales,IknowIsellingauthorandI’llmakelotsofmoney.Intermediate22-1M:Hey,Joan!Ihaven’tseenyouinages.Whathaveyoubeendoinglately?W:Nothingexciting.I’vebeenworkingtwojobsforthelastsixmonths.M:Howcome?W:I’msavingthemoneyforatripEurope.M:Well,I’veonlybeenspendingmoney.Iquitmyjobtothegraduateschool.Ijournalism.W:Really?Howlonghaveyoubeendoingthat?M:Fortwoyears,luckily,Ifinishnextmonth.I’malmostoutofmoney.Intermediate22-2W:Hey,Bob,how’sitgoing?M:Prettygood,thanks.W:Ihaven’tseenyouforawhile.Whathaveyoubeenupto?M:Well,I’vebeenlookingforahousetobuy.Ifinallyfoundonelastmonth.Iweek.W:Gee,that’sterrific.’llb’mstudying’llmoveinM:Yeah,I’mreallytiredofdealingwithlandlords.Sowhathaveyoubeendoinglately?W:Well,IjustgotbackfromavacationinItaly.M:Italy?WhereaboutinItaly?W:Mostlyinthenorth,aroundMilan.Ihaveacousinupthere.M:Isee,didyouhaveagoodtime?W:Yeah,itwasgreat.Infact,IjustgotengagedtoaguyImetthere.M:You’rekidding!Well,thatmusthavebeensomevacation!Intermediate23W:Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.M:Sowhydon’tyouquit?W:Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!M:Alotofpeopledo,but~W:AndifIgainweight,Iwon’tbeabletofitintoanyofmyclothes!M:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.W:Oh,no.I’mterribleatlosingweightdiets.Soifmyclothesdon’tfit,I’llhavetobuyI’llhavetogetapart-timejob,and~M:Listen,itishardtoquit,butit’snotthathard.DoyouwanttoknowhowIdidit?Well,givingupsmokingisn’treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan’tbethatdifficultshouldtrynicotinegun.Youchewitjustregularchewinggun,andyoudon’tfeellikesmokingW:Well,Iguessit’sworthatry.Intermediate24-1W:WelcometoANightattheMovies!I’mPaulineKahn~M:AndI’mColinHale.Goodevening!W:Tonightwe’regoingtoreviewthenewJamesBondfilm.Well,IreallylikedthisnewJamesBondactorvery,verymuch!M:Mm-hmm.W:He’sthebestactortheybelievablecharacter.’reeverhad-warm,intherolehuman,evenfunny.AtotallyM:Ihavetoagree,aperfectdouble-oh-seventype.Pauline,whatdoyouthinkofthestory?W:ItwasastandardstoryforaBondmovie~Uh,theusualbeautifulwomen,theusualevilvillain-nothingnew.M:Well,I’msurprised.IhavetosaythatIthoughtthestorywasunusuallygood.Theracecarsceneswereexciting,andthesurpriseendingwasgreat.W:Well,Ican’tagreewithyouthere!Intermediate24-2M:Well,whatdoyouthinkaboutthephotography?W:Iwasnotveryimpressesatallbythephotography.Everythinglooksfake,notreal.IcanbelieveitwasactuallyfilmedinAfricawherethestorytookplace.M:Ican’tbelieveyou!Ihaven’tgoodseenphotographysuchinalongtime,especiallyintheactionscenes.W:Nowthatbringsupanotherweaknessinthefilm,thespecialeffects.Again,itjustthesameoldstuff~thecarthatflies,thepenthat’sreallyagun.Yougettiredofthatkindofthing.M:I’dhardlythinkyouandIsawthesamemovie,Pauline.IhavetosaythatthespecialeffectswerethebesteverinaBondfilm.Forexample,thescenewhere~W:Excesume,Colin.We’regoingtohavetobreakforacommercial.M:You’reright,Pauline.We’llberightbackwithourratings.Intermediate25M:Lookatthis.Someguyfound$750,000!Hereturneditandtheownerthankedhimwithaphonecall.W:You’rekidding!IfIfound$750,000,Iwouldn’treturnitsofast.M:Why?Whatwouldyoudo?W:Well,I’dgostraighttoLasVegas,andtrymyluckinthecasinos.Icoulddoublethemoneyinadayandkeep$750,000formyself.M:Youmightalsoloseitallinaday.Andthenyoucouldgotojail.W:Hmm,you’vegotapointthere.Intermediate28W1:Howdoyoulikeyournewboss?M1:She’sOK.Ijustwishshe’dlearntolightenupalittle.W1:Whatdoyoumean?M1:Oh,sheneverenjoysajoke.Sheneverlaughs,it’shardtoevengetasmileoutofher.M2:LookwhatMarygaveme!Isn’tthisagreatbook?W2:Yeah,itis!Mary’ssosweet.She’salwaysgivingherfriends-workersandpresentsco.Iwishthereweremorepeoplelikeherinthisworld.W3:WhatdoyouthinkofthenewFrenchteacher?M3:Well,she’skindofstrange.She’singoodmoodoneminuteandinaterriblemoodthenext.M4:Hey,what’swrong?W4:I’mfedupwithmybrother!ItseemsasifheM4:Really?’salwaysangryatmeaboutsomething.W4:Yeah.Hegetsupsetsoeasily.Idon’what’thesmatterwithhim.