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Listening Tapescript Unit 1 Asking the Way Part A 1. C 2. A. 3. C Part B 1. A. 2. A. 3. D Script I am looking for the Snake Bar. Excuse me, madam. I am looking for the Snake Bar. Is it near here? Oh, you mean the blues club? It is a little way from here. Can I walk from here? You could, but it is a lot quicker by subway. The station is just over there. On the corner? Yes, right there. See? Uh-huh. Take the City Line for Grand Street and it is two stops. OK, two stops … And the Snake Bar is just across from the exit. Great. About how long does it take from here? Oh, I guess about fifteen minutes or so. Got it! Great. Thanks a lot. Good luck. Let’s Go to the Korean Restaurant Hello, Linda. Hello, John. Haven’t heard from you for long. How are you doing? Fine. I am calling to ask if you’d like to have dinner with me this evening. Why not? Where? Let’s go to the Korean restaurant in Green Street. How can I get there? You get out of your office and turn right. Then go along North Street. Turn left to Winter Street and then take the second turning on the right. That is Green Street… Wait, wait. Turn left to Winter Street and then take the second turning on the right at Green Street. Right. And the restaurant is on the corner, next to the Blue Hotel. … next to the Blue Hotel. Good. See you at … …. 6:30. OK? OK, john. Thank you for your invitation. It is my pleasure. Unit 2 Dinning Out Part A 1. B. 2. D 3. B Part B 1. B 2. A 3. C Script Are You Hungry? What time is it? Twenty after one. Are you hungry? Yeah. I didn’t have much for breakfast. What do you want to eat, a burger or a sandwich? I don’t really feel like a sandwich or a burger. I am quite hungry. Why don’t we go to Pizza Hut and have a nice juicy pizza? OK. There is one just around the corner. They have good pizzas. Fine. Let’s try it. Ah, here we are. Nice place! Yes. Anything to drink? You’ve been here before. What are the shakes like? Not bad really. I am getting one. OK. I will have a strawberry shake. I prefer chocolate. What kind of pizza are you having? I don’t know. I can’t decide. What are you having? I’d have the special if I were you. I had it last time I was here. It was great. No, it’s got ham on it. I don’t like ham. I’ll just have the plain pizza. A regular or a larger? Mm, a regular, I think. What about you? I am going to have mushroom and ham pizza, a large one. What about an appetizer? OK. Let’s have another look at the menu…. I’d Like to Go to the McDonald’s This Time Dad, what will have for dinner? I don’t know. Maybe fried fish, chicken soup and … Oh, no. we have had such things since Mom’s away. I am sorry. But this the only thing I can cook.. What do you want to have then? I do wish Mom was back tomorrow! Why don’t we go and eat out for a change? Oh, that is a good idea. I like Kentucky fried chicken very much. Dad, you always talk about fried chicken. Let’s have something different. I’d like to go to the McDonald’s this time. OK then. You’ll drive, will you? No, I am a bit tired today. You do that please. OK, OK. I always do things like that. Hope your Mom will be back soon. Ah, here we are. Dad, what do you like to have? I’d like to a hamburger. I want one, too. And some French fries, Tom? Please buy me some salad instead. And a Coke. Apple pie is my favorite dessert. What about some, Tom? OK. Hamburger, salad, apple pie and Coke. Ie that all for you? Right! And fetch me an ice cream, too, I’ll go and find the seats. And I will get some vegetable for myself, and a coffee …. Oh, I am afraid we will have to do some packing. Unit 3 Shopping Part A 1. A 2. B 3. B Part B 1. B 2. B 3. D Script Unit 4 Telephoning Part A 1. C 2. C 3. D Part B 1. C 2. B 3. C Script Unit 5 Talking About the Weather Part A 1. A 2. D 3.B Part B 1 B 2. A 3.D 4.C Script Unit 6 Seeing the Doctor Part A 1. a terrible pain 2. stomach 3. a temperature 4. hot 5. a fever 6. an awful headache 7. my throat hurts 8. the flu 9. stay in bed for a couple of days 10. Three times a day after meals. Part B 1. A 2. B 3. C Script Unit 7 Dating Part A 1. a general expression for an appointment with somebody 2. when a man asks a girl out to a movie, a dinner, or a dance 3. it is no longer unusual for a woman to ask a man out for a date. 4. Dates are easily made by phone calls 5. the language used is often casual and informal. Part B 1. B 2. D 3. C Script Unit 8 Parties Part A A housewarming party; May 23rd.; 7 p.m.; No.30, 41st Street; Tom, Linda, Laura, Sally and her brother Part B 1. B 2. C 3. C Script Unit 9 Reservations Part A 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5.A Part B 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A Script Unit 10 Sports Part A 1. playing a sport they like an essential part of their life. 2. keep fit 3. live a more active life 4. have a sense of personal achievement 5. meet people with similar interests Part B 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 4 ∨ 6∨ 7∨ 10∨ Script Unit 11 Transportation Part A 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. D 1. if he parked his car by a double yellow line. 2. have gone home after half past five. 3. had to get back before six. 4. had been following Ben’s car 5. speeding 6. 60 miles an hour in order to stop Ben. Unit 12 Comparisons Part A 1. nowadays 2. perfect 3. dying 4. higher 5. Medical 6. painful 7. cure 8. apart from basic health care, people in the old days didn’t have so many choices about their lifestyles. 9. people worked long hours and therefore didn’t have much free time to follow hobbies or develop interests. 10. it used to take weeks for mails and news to travel from one part of the world to another. 11. for the first time we really do live in the same world. Part B 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A Script Unit 13 Jobs Part A Personal File Name Paula Chandler Nationality American (Mexican-American Place of birth Boston Education background Fairfield High School; Bachelor’s degree at Boston University Job to apply for Export sales representative Language ability Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese Work experience Two years’ work experience in international sales as sales representative of GM in Mexico and Central America Part B 1. real 2. confusing 3. possible 4. uncomfortable 5. eventually 6. preparation 7. appear 8. to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior 9. you will be able to see what is his approach to everyday situations. 10. By watching and learning from a model, you will probably begin to identify and pick up good working habits. Script Unit 14 Accidents and Disasters Part A A passage 1. 26th., 2003 2. hit 3. 630 4. 30,000 5. history 6. severe 7. 6.7 8. 1990 9. 35,000 10. 1800 11. construction 12. survived Part B A Passage 1. Bill Daniels a. When the disaster happened Bill was dictating some letters to his secretary in his office in a Chicago skyscraper. b. Bill went up to the roof and was rescured by a helicopter. c. Bill was one of the only six survivors in the disaster when the building collapsed. 2. Maggie Davis a. When the disaster came Maggie was taking a rest in her hotel room on a small island in the South Pacific. b. Maggie ran towards the harbor and managed to get on a ship which was leaving the harbor when the lava hit the town. 3. George Davis a. When the disaster took place Geoge was working in the field behind his house. b. A plane in the air was on fire and was coming down fast. Then it crashed into the trees behind him with a terrible explosion. c. George ran towards his house … But when he came to he was lying in a hospital bed. Script Unit 15 Part A 1.D 2.B 3. B 4.A 5.A Script A Man of Bad Memory I once knew a man whose memory was very bad. Brichard Rudd was so forgetful that he sometimes forgot what he was talking about in the middle of a sentence. His wife had to remind him constantly about his appointments, his classes- even his meals! Since Rudd was a profesor at a well-known university. His forgetfulness was often an embarrassment. It wasn’t that he was unintelligent, as some critical people tend to gosip. He was just very, very absent-minded. One hot summerday, Professor Rudd decided to take his children to the beach. The seaside town he planned to visit was a three-hour train ride away. To make the trip more interesting for his young children, he kept the name of the town a secret. Unfortunately, by the time Rud had arrived at the train station, the poor forgetful man had forgotten the name of his destination himself. And as he failed to remember the phone number of his home, he was unable to call his wife to find out. Luckily, a friend of his happened to be in the station. He offered to take care of the children while Rudd went back home to find out where he was going. The professor’s wife was surprised to see him again so soon, but she was amused when she heard what the matter was. She distrusted his memory, so she wrote the name of the town on a piece of paper. Satisfied that she had solved the problem, she sent her husband off again. Ten minutes later, she was astonished to see him outside the house again. What was the matter now? Listen to the story again and decide if the statements you hear are true or false. Put a tick (√ )for the true one and a cross (X) for a false. 1. The seaside town was about a thre-hour long drive away. (X) 2. Professor Rudd didn’t want to tell his children the name of the town because he wanted to make it a a great surprise to them. (√) 3. Professor Rud’s absent-mindedness was related to an old-age illness. (X) 4. Professor Rudd’s reputation was falling rapidly due to his absent-mindedness. (X) 5. Professor Rudd’s was specially slow in remembering numbers.(X) 6. Mrs Rudd was a very great help to her husband.(√) 7. Mrs Rudd was amused by her husband’s forgetfulness. (√) 8. Professor Rudd and his children failed to enjoy a holiday together. (X) Part B 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B Script Lost in the Fog It’s been quite some time since I was last in London, but something happened during that vist, that I’ll remember as long as I live. London had one of the thickest fog in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. The traffic crept along, their litghts on and their horns blowing furiously. When evening fell, the weather got even worse. The fog was as thick as pea soup. All traffic came to a standstill. I had an important meeting on the other side of town, but it was impossibe to find a taxi. Idecided to walk, and stared out confidently. Minutes later, I was completely lost. I couldn’t even find a street sign to get my bearings. Then I heardd a voice come out the fog. “I suppose you are lost. Can I help you?” I could barely see the young woman who had spoken to me, but was grateful to find another person out in the fog. I explained where I wanted to to, and she said she knew exactly how to get there. I was doubtful, but followed her through the dark streets. The city seemed as quiet as graveyard, and I remember thinking my guide could be leading me to an alley where she and some friends would rob me. But my fears were unfounded. The woman led ne straight to my destination. I was amazed at how well she had found her way through the fog. “I know this part of town quite well.” She replied. “But the fog--- this terrible fog --- made it impossible to see anything.” I said. The woman smiled and gave an unexpected answer. Listen to the story again and fill in the blanks to tell about the fog, the traffic and the city that are described in the story. 1. The fog a. It was one of the thichest in years; b. It was as thick as pea soup when evening fell; c. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face; d. Street signs couldn’t be seen. 2. The traffic a. The traffic crept along; b. The lights of the vehicles were on and their horns blowing furously; c. All traffic came to a standstill in the evening; d. Taxis were impossible to find. 3. The city It was as quiet as a graveyards.