体验英语4-听力材料(1-10)

Unit 1 You’ll really like him

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. e 5. d 6. f
Script
1. A: Hello, my name is Elizabeth.
B: Hi, Elizabeth. I’m Jason.
2. A: This is my friend Taka.
B: Hey, Taka. How’s it going?
3. A: I’d like to introduce our new director, Andrea Williams.
B: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Williams.
4. A: Have you met Jane?
B: Oh, yeah, we have met. How are you?
5. A: I’d like you to meet Sheila Howard.
B: It’s nice to meet you.
6. A: Dad, this is my roommate, Lee.
B: Good to meet you.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. This is …
2. I’d like you to meet…
3. Have you met…
4. Hello, my name is …
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. It’s a pleasure to meet you.
2. Pleased to meet you.
3. Oh, yeah, we’ve met.
4. Hi, Kathy.
Script
1. Businessman: Good afternoon, Ms. Watson. This is Jim Bauman from Hyundai.
Ms. Watson: It’s a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bauman.
Mr. Bauman: Good to meet you, Ms. Watson.
2. Student: Mom, I’d like you to meet John Lee. He’s a classmate of mine.
Mr. Lee: Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Gray.
Ms. Gray: Oh, please call me Norma.
3. Sherry: Kiri, have you met my good friend James?
Kiri: Oh, yeah, we’ve met.
James: We have?
Kiri: Yeah, at the New Year’s party!
James: Oh, right. How are you?
4. Kathy: Hello, my name is Kathy! I’ll be your server tonight.
Customer: Hi, Kathy. What are the specials?


Real World Listening
Answer
Alice wants to go out with Robert.
Answers
T Alice likes Robert.
E Robert is interested in Alice.
T Alice introduces Jean to Robert.
T Jean thinks Robert is handsome.
F Jean is going out with Sam.
T Robert is interested in Jean.
T Jean and Robert have met before.
Script
Alice: Look, there he is.
Jean: Who?
Alice: Robert, the guy I’ve been telling you about.
Jean: Oh. The guy you’re going out with?
Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.
Jean: Oh, he’s really handsome. Um, let’s go talk to him.
Alice: Oh, OK. I’ll introduce you. I think you’ll really like him…Hi, Robert.
Robert: Oh, hi.
Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?
Robert: Hey, Jean. I think we’ve met before.
Jean: We have? Where?
Robert: Last December, at Sam’s party
Jean: Oh, Sam.
Robert: Oh? Aren’t you going out with him anymore?
Jean: No, we broke up a couple of months ago.
Robert: Oh… Oh, really?



Unit 2 How can I reach you?


Vocabulary Task
Answers:
1. Country Code__ 1(USA), 64 (New Zealand)
2. Area Code__613 (Kingstion, Ontario), 212 (New York)
3. E-mail address__barb@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
4. Web Address__https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
5. Zip (Postal) Code__K7L 3J1 (Canada), NN40SN (England), 95973 (USA)
Script
1. The country code for the USA is 1. It’s 64 for New Zealand.
2. So if I want to call a number in Kingston, Ontario, I have to dial 613 before the phone number, and for New York 212.
3. Send me an

e-mail. My address is barb@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
4. You can get information on the company’s website at https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
5. I’ve lived in three countries. My zip code in England was NN4 0SN, in the USA 95973, and in Canada it was K7L 3J1.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. postal code
2. phone number
3. e-mail address
4. web address
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. 655-5670 3. barb@https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
2. 213-555-3421 4. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
Script
1. A: Say, I can’t read this number at the end of your address. Is it your phone number?
B: No, that’s my postal code. It’s 655-5670.
2. A: [talking on the phone] Okay, I’ll call and get tickets to the concert. Oh, do you have the number of the ticket agent? 555-3421? Okay, great. I’ll call. Oh, wait a second. What’s the area code? 213, I got it!
3. A: Barb’s on vacation but I need to get in touch with her.
B: Oh, well, she can get e-mail even when she’s at the beach. Send it to barb@your https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
4. A: I need to get in touch with Hewlett Packard. I’m having problems with this printer. Don’t they have a website?
B: Yeah, I think it’s https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Dad asks: Did I call the right number? Do you have a place yet? What’s your e-mail addressf?
1 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. A Japanese woman.
2. At a school in Japan.
3. yes, she does.
4. Yes, he is Because she hasn’t contacted him since she went to Japan.
5. Yes, she is.
Script
Woman: Moshi-moshi. Gengo sentaa…
Father: Hello…Hello…Veronica…Veron…Ve-ro-ni-ca Smith…Is Veronica Smith there, Please?
Woman: Ah, Ah…Veronica-sensei…Veronica-sensei? Ah, wait a moment, please…
Father: [muttering to himself] Wait a moment? What’s going on?
Veronica: Hello.
Father: Hello, Veronica. Is that you?
Veronica: Yes, Dad. It’s me.
Father: Where is this place? Somebody was speaking Japanese to me. I mean, did I call the right number?
Veronica: Dad, you called the school number. And you’re lucky I’m here now. Dad, I told you. Don’t call the school number. Remember?
Father: Yes, but you didn’t give me your home phone number. Why didn’t you call me.
Veronica: I just got here a few days ago… okay, let me give it to you. Are you ready?
Father: Uh, ready. Ready. Okay.
Veronica: Okay. It’s 798-55-4123.
Father: 798-55-4123.
Veronica: Oh, oh, wait. Dial the country code. And that’s 81…and then… and then the number.
Father: Why is the number so long?
Veronica: Because it is, Dad.
Father: Do you have a place yet?
Veronica: Yeah. Let me give you the address. Are you ready?
Father: Um…yeah. Okay. What is it?
Veronica: It’s one dash one dash one fifty-five… Uegahara B356.
Father: Uh, w-wh-wait. Wait, One…one what? Why is it so long?
Veronica: Dad, I’ve got to go. I’ll send it to you by e-mail. Bye. [kiss sound]
Father: But, what’s your e-mail address?



Unit 3 Don’t you wish

we could live here?


Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. – I don’t like the place I live now. It’s too isolated. (negative)
2. + I have a big balcony with a great view. I love it! (positive)
3. – I don’t like my parents’ house. It’s so old-fashioned. (negative)
4. + Her new place is really wonderful — it’s so roomy. (positive)
5. + He thinks it’s important to feel comfort-able in a home. (positive)
6. + I think it’s great to live in a modern building, don’t you? (positive)
7. – This apartment is too cramped; it’s too small for our family. (negative)
8. + Amy has a beautiful spacious loft for her art studio. She’s really happy there. (positive)
9. + Bill and Sherry have a nice, cozy little apartment in the city. They call it their love nest. (positive)


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a small house
2. a cozy apartment
3. a modern house
4. something old
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. warm and cozy in the winter
2. a great view
3. modern house, easy to keep clean
4. roomy, lots of space
Script
1. I want a small house, something that’ll be warm and cozy in the winter. My big old house is spacious, but it’s too hard to keep warm.
2. I’m looking for a small, cozy apartment, but with a great view. I want to look at the mountains, not another apartment building.
3. After living in an ld house all my life, I’m ready for a modern house, one that’s easy to keep clean. It should have all wood floors, no carpets.
4. We’re looking for something old but roomy. Since we have three kids, they need lots of space to move around.


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It’s spacious, it has modern furniture, it has a view
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. It’s spacious and modern.
2. It has a view of the ocean.
3. It makes her feel elegant and relaxed.
4. It’s phony, uncomfortable, and he feels like he’s in a museum.
Script
Diane: Isn’t this place fantastic?
John: Well, I don’t know…I mean, it’s okay.
Diane: It’s so big. So spacious. So much room. I feel so…free here.
John: It must be cold in the winter. Our place is so cozy and warm.
Diane: Oh, John! And the view! Look at the view of the ocean from this window! I feel so relaxed.
John: Oh, god. It makes me seasick. Our place is so much more down to earth.
Diane: Look at this furniture. It’s so modern. I feel so elegant here.
John: You do? I feel like I’m in a museum. It’s so phony, so uncomfortable. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs?
Diane: Oh, John, don’t you wish we could live in a place like this?
John: What’s wrong with our place?




Unit 4 It means a lot to me


Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. b Henna tattoos – For fun
2. d Leather ring – Grandmother gave it to me
3. a Rakari bracelet – To protect me
4. f Silk scarf – Makes me look good
5. g Digital watch – Reminds me of appointments.
6. c Crystal n

ecklace – Friends said it has special powers
7. e Silver pin – Has a lot of sentimental value


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a rakari – a cloth bracelet
2. a crystal necklace
3. a diamond ring
4. a gold earring
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. a. to protect him
2. b. she likes the way it looks
3. a. it has sentimental value
4. b. it makes him look good
Script
1. Mark: Hey, Steve, whatcha got on your wrist there?
Steve: Oh, it’s something my sister gave me.
Mark: Uh, a bracelet?
Steve: Sort of. It’s a “rakari,” a special piece of cloth Indian women give their brothers every August.
Mark: What’s it for?
Steve: To protect me.
Mark: Cool. I guess you’re safe for another year.
2. Andrea: Oh, Shelly, what’s that on your necklace?
Shelly: It’s a quartz crystal.
Andrea: Oh, do you believe in crystals?
Shelly: Not really, but my boyfriend does, and he gave me this.
Andrea: What’s it supposed to do?
Shelly: He said it’s supposed to make our love last forever. And I like the way it looks.
3. Claire: That’s an interesting ring, Bridget. Where’d you get it?
Bridget: Oh, I got this with money from my grandmother
Claire: Yeah? Is it a real diamond?
Bridget: Mm-hmm. It’s small, but it has a lot of sentimental value.
Claire: ‘Cause it reminds you of your grandma?
Bridget: Of course.
4. Lisa: Oh, Scott. Is that an earring?
Scott: It’s a gold earring. I got it in Thailand.
Lisa: Is it something special?
Scott: No, I just think it makes me look good!


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It protects her from illness.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
The necklace is made of silver. The witch doctor told her to wear it. Her grandmother gave it to her. When she took the necklace off, she got sick. When she put it back on, she got better.
Script
Jean: I’m ready, are you? Why don’t you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?
Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. I’ve had it since I was a kid.
Jean: Really? You’ve worn it since you were little? Why?
Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all the time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And well, the doctor at first didn’t want to treat me because —
Jean: What? Why?
Chandra: Well, because I was a girl.
Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?
Chandra: Yeah, well, that’s the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and I…
Jean: A witch doctor
Chandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a … I don’t know, a spiritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took a look at me and she said I needed silver.
Jean: Silver?
Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and she had this silver necklace made for me. They put it on me, and I got better.
Jean: I don’t believe that.
Cha

ndra: Well, I didn’t either for a while. But you know what? When I was 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And then, I started to get sick again. And I didn’t get better. I was just sick all the time. And then I remembered the necklace, and I put it on. And after that, I was fine.
Jean: Wow.





Unit 5 It changed my life


Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Japan/Japanese
2. Canada/French/English
3. Panama/Spanish
4. Brazil/Portuguese
5. Thailand/Thai
6. India/Hindi
7. South Africa/ Afrikaans
8. Morocco/ Arabic
9. Germany/ German
10. Norway/Norwegian
Script
1. Helen is going to Japan to study Japanese.
2. Pam is from Canada. She speaks French and English.
3. Linda’s family lives in Panama. They speak Spanish.
4. Andrea is from brazil. She speaks Portuguese.
5. Vira moved here from Thailand. He speaks Thai.
6. Sita’s grandmother came from India 50 years ago. She speaks Hindi.
7. Jean is South African. She speaks Afrikaans.
8. Ali is from Morocco. He speaks Arabic.
9. Hans lives in Germany. He speaks German.
10. Lars is from Norway. He speaks Norwegian.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. French 3. Spanish
2. Japanese 4. Russian
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. His relatives are French. He wants to travel to France.
2. He’s interested in business. There are business opportunities in Japan.
3. No other language was offered. Her friends speak Spanish.
4. It’s a challenge. It’s the hardest language she can think of.
Script
1. A: What language are you studying?
B: French.
A: Why are you studying French?
B: Some of my relatives are French and I’d like to go visit them in France someday.
A: Don’t they speak English?
B: Only a little. But I think it’d be fun to use my French and see if they can understand me and all. I want to work on my accent, too.
2. A: So why did you choose Japanese?
B: Well, I guess the main reason I’m interested in Japanese is international business. I know there are a lot of business opportunities in Japan, so I figured it was the best language for me to study.
3. A: Why are you studying a foreign language?
B: Um, well… I don’t know. I started Spanish cause it was the only language offered in our middle school. And then I just kept doing it. And there’re a lot of Spanish speakers where I live cause we live in Southern California and we’re close to Mexico so almost everyone speaks Spanish. My friends at school speak Spanish outside of class.
4. A: What language are you studying?
B: I just wanted a challenge so I thought, “Hey, I’m gonna do the hardest language I can think of.” So I chose Russian, Just to see if I could do it, I guess. And you know what? It is the hardest language I can think of and it takes a lot of work. But I’m gonna keep at it…


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
It has different tones.
The writing system is different.
Thai pe

ople help him learn the language.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. F Dave lives in Thailand. He has visited Thailand and hopes to return.
2. T Dave had a good experience in Thailand.
3. ? Dave likes writing Thai. He doesn’t talk about writing.
4. F Thailand is “The land of Laughs.” It’s called “The Land of Smiles.”
5. F People in Thailand laugh at him when he makes a mistake. They smile.
6. T Thai is easy to learn. It may be hard for some people, but it’s not hard for him.
Script
Cindy: What the heck is that?
Dave: It’s a Thai magazine.
Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?
Dave: Well, a little.
Cindy: How?
Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.
Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?
Dave: Well, I started to learn some Thai…and practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice… you know, Thailand is called the Land of the Smiles…they even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed my life.
Cindy: But I’ve always heard that Thai was impossible to learn.
Dave: Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English. The writing system is different, they use different tones, every- thing is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more when I go back.
Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should study another language.
Dave: No, Cindy, it’s not the language, you’ve just got to get into it.




Unit 6 What do you like about him?

Vocabulary Task
Answers/script
1. Steve is great! He’s sweet and he has a good sense of humor.
2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I don’t care for people who are too serious
3. Sure, Jana is very honest; it’s too bad she’s also kind of selfish.
4. Brad is a little odd, but I like that he’s so outgoing and talkative.
5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. honest, a sense of humor
2. outgoing, talkative
3. a little bit odd, like to have fun
4. kind of shy, sensitive
2 Second Listening
Answers
They don’t like people who are:
1. selfish
2. shy or quiet
3. too serious
4. loud and talk too much
Script
1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?
Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense of humor. I think honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they can’t be selfish. I don’t get along with selfish people.
2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I look for in a friend.
Francine: Yeah, like what?
Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkative. I love having long conversations on the phone.
3. Francine: This might sound weird, Lisa, but I like people that a

re a little bit odd.
Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?
Francine: You know, they’re different and like to have fun doing off-the-wall stuff. They have to like having fun and not be too serious.
4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?
Stuart: What kind of people do I like?
Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?
Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy and sensitive. I don’t really get along with people who are loud and talk too much.
Jane: Yeah, you’re kind of a sensitive person yourself.
Stuart: Oh?


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
He’s sensitive.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. They went to a romantic movie.
2. He cried.
3. She thought he was sensitive.
4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.
Script
Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!
Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?
Sheri: Not really.
Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?
Sheri: Not especially.
Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?
Sheri: No…but he has a nice smile…dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute.
Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?
Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.
Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?
Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he…cried.
Jeremy: He cried?
Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.
Jeremy: Oh…you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!


Unit 7 I really take after my Dad

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. brother’s daughter = niece
2. Dad’s new wife = stepmother
3. uncle and aunt’s children = cousins
4. sister’s new husband = brother-in-law
5. my mother’s two girls = my half-sisters
6. brother’s three boys = nephews
7. made her our legal child = adopted
Script
1. My niece is so cute. She’s only two but she can sing 10 songs
2. I get along okay with my stepmother. She’s actually pretty nice.
3. When I was little, I used to go to camp with my cousins. They were like my brothers and sisters.
4. everybody had a great time at my sister’s wedding. My brother-in-law was even dancing on the tables.
5. After my mother remarried, she and Robert had two girls – my half-sisters. But we feel like one family and I call them my sisters.
6. I’m not in a hurry to have kids yet. I spend a lot of time with my nephews and I know they can be a handful.
7. We are so happy to have Lena. We adopted her when she was just three months old.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. The man in front of him is his father.
2. Angie is his stepmother.
3. Tara is his half-sister.
4. Jake is Steve’s older brother.
5. The woman to the right of Jake is Steve’s sister-in-law. Cristina is Steve’s niece.
2 Second Listening
Answers
Tara – c. likes to read and play

piano
Jake – a. looks like Steve’s father
His mother – d. lives in California
Cristina – b. Was adopted
Script
1. Sylvia: When was this picture taken? You look so young!
Steve: Oh, that was when I was still in high school.
Sylvia: Is that your mom and dad?
Steve: Well, yeah, that’s my dad, but that’s not my real mom. She’s my stepmother. My real mother lives in California.
2. Sylvia: So, who is this next to you? Is that your sister?
Steve: Yeah, that’s my half-sister, Tara. She’s great. We’re a lot alike.
Sylvia: In what way?
Steve: Well, we both like reading books, and we both like playing the piano.
3. Sylvia: And who’s this next to your stepmother?
Steve: That’s Jake, my older brother.
Sylvia: Wow, he looks a lot like your father.
Steve: Yeah, people say he looks more like my father than the rest of us.
4. Sylvia: That must be Jake’s wife next to him. And your niece?
Steve: Yep, that’s little Cristina.
Sylvia: Wow, she…she doesn’t really look like either of her parents, does she?
Steve: No, she doesn’t. Actually she was adopted. But she does take after Jake in a lot of ways.


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
M has beautiful eyes
F loves surfing
F enjoys dangerous activities
F likes snowboarding
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Jane looks like her mother. They both have beautiful eyes.
2. Jane acts like her father. They both ride motorcycles, surf and skydive.
3. Jane is proud that she takes after her father.
Script
Nate: Are these your parents?
Jane: Yeah, that’s my whole family.
Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your mom…especially your eyes. Very deep, beautiful eyes.
Jane: Oh, thank you…
Nate: And the same figure…same shape.
Jane: Uhh, hey, I don’t want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I really take after my dad.
Nate: Really, in what way?
Jane: We’re both very adventurous. My dad was, like into motorcycles when he was younger…and he was in one of those. You know, motorcycle clubs.
Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?
Jane: Yeah…but that was before he was married. I’ve been riding a motorcycle myself since I was 17.
Nate: You? No way!
Jane: Yeah, I’ve always done stuff like that.
Nate: Really, like what else?
Jane: Well, surfing, snowboarding…My dad and I even went skydiving once. We didn’t tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!


Unit 8 where the heck am I?

Vocabulary Task
Answers/Script
1. Go to the end of this hallway. It’s the last door on your left.
2. Marla’s house? Go down this street. Her place is across the bridge.
3. Drive down Spring Street about half a mile.
Turn right at University.
4. Walk until you get to the river. Then go along the river until you get to the tower.
5. The Hard Rock Café is very hard to find. You’d better take a taxi.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Hotel Vancouver =3
2. Century Pl

aza=1
3. Hyatt Regency=4
4. Days Inn=8
Second Listening
Answers
1. Turn left at Thurlow. Go along the park.
2. You’ll see it on your right. When you get to Burrard turn right.
3. It’s across Georgia on the left. Turn left at Burrard.
4. It’s on the corner. Go down to West Hastings
Script
1. A: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for Hotel Vancouver.
B: Sure! Go along the park until you get to Thurlow Street.
A: Um-hum.
B: Turn left at Thurlow. Walk until you get to Alberni Street.
A: Yeah.
B: Turn right on Alberni and go one block.
A: Okay. so turn left at Thurlow, down to Alberni and turn right?
B: Yep, and you’ll run right into it.
2. A: The Century Plaza? Yeah, that’s real close to here.
B: Great!
A: Go down Nelson Street until you get to Burrard Street. When you get to Burrard turn right. And you’ll see it on you right.
B: Take Nelson to Burrard, turn right and the Century Plaza is on the left?
A: No, it’s on the right .The hotel on the left is the Sheraton.
B: Okay, thanks.
3. A: Excurse me. I’m looking for the Hyatt Regency.
B: The Hyatt Regency? Yeah, okay. Go down this street and turn left at Burrard .
A: go down Nelson and turn left at Burrard.
B: Yeah. Then follow Burrard until you get to Georgia. It’s across Georgia, on the left. Great, got it!
4. A: What you want to do is go down here to Hornby.
B: Down Nelson Street?
A: Yeah. Turn left at Hornby and go all the way down till you get to West Hastings Street. It’s on the corner of Hornby and West Hastings.
B: On the right or the left?
A: On the far left .It’s kind of far .You might want to take a taxi.


Real World listening
Predict
Answer: she got lost.
Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Paula was feeling adventurous, so she went out alone.
2. A Turkish man helped Paula.
3. He took her to his nephew’s restaurant.
4. Paula felt scared.
5. Paula had the best Turkish food on her whole trip.
Script
Paula: I was in Istanbul once…Part this group tour…and I thought I’d try to find a restaurant and eat dinner alone for a change. So I walked out of the hotel by myself. I was looking around at all the restaurants and I couldn’t decide which one to go to. And this little Turkish man comes up to me and he says, “My nephew has a good restaurant. Come with me.” So I decided to follow him. And we went down these little streets… and back…and it was getting dark… back alleys, and I didn’t know what was going on. People were starting to stare at me. And I got really scared. And I thought, “I’d just better leave.” So I was going to run. And then suddenly we rounded the corner and there we were at the restaurant. And it ended up being the best Turkish food I had the whole time I traveled. And ever since then, I haven’t been so afraid to take chances.



Unit 9 You can meet lots of important people

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. travel
2. responsibility

3. flexible schedule
4. prestige
5. high pay
6. long hours
7. teamwork
8. telecommuting
Script
1. I’m a tour guide. I get to see a lot of exotic places all over the world. I love to travel.
2. I’m a teacher. I like my job because I feel that, in a way, the future of my students is in my hands. I like the responsibility.
3. I like the flexible schedule of my job. I’m a flight attendant. I only have to work three days a week.
4. I enjoy the prestige of my job. As a journalist, I get to meet a lot of important people.
5. I’m a stockbroker. My job is stressful, but I’ll be able to retire by the time I’m 40! The thing I like most about my job is the high pay.
6. I’m a nurse. I love helping people get better, but sometimes I don’t get home until late at night. My job has long hours.
7. I love being a firefighter. I especially like the teamwork. My co-workers and I really count on each other during a fire.
8. I’m a computer programmer. My company allows me to work from my computer at home. I love telecommuting.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. an accessories shop
2. a fast food place
3. an insurance company
4. a tourist hotel
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. Leslie: could practice foreign languages
2. Arthur: learned to work quickly
3. Nima: learned to work on computers
4. Anna: had many chances to ski
Script
1. Leslie: I worked in an accessories shop in the middle of London. I used to work on Fridays and Sundays. It was quite tiring – I was on my feet the whole time. And I had to do quite menial things, like tidy up. But I got of customers from foreign countries. They often told me about where they were from and I liked talking to them.
2. Arthur: I finally got a promotion at the fast food place. I was allowed to work the cash register, which was challenging because it had many pictures. It’s for people who couldn’t read or write who wanted to work as cashiers. So when the customer said, “Can I get a two-piece with fries?” you’d look for the picture with the two pieces of chicken and fries. I would see how fast I could find the picture while the customer was telling me the order. It was like a game.
3. Nima: My first job was data entry at an insurance company. It wasn’t very hard. I pretty much did the same thing all day. The great thing about it was that I learned a lot about computers. Every time the computer crashed I had to figure out how to fix it. My knowledge of computers is what got me the job I have now.
4. Anna: I was working in Switzerland, actually, as a maid in a tourist hotel. It was up in the mountains, so you could ski after you got off work. It was cool, since I love skiing. I made good money, and the scenery was magnificent.


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Amy believes her ideal job is as a journalist, specifically a foreign correspondent.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. She applied for the job because sh

e has always wanted to be a journalist, she likes traveling, and she wants to interview important people.
2. The interviewer asked about her qualifications for the job: experience in journalism, teamwork and journalism courses.
3. Amy’s strong points are that she has taken acting lessons, looks good on camera and enjoys travel.
4. Amy’s weak points are that she has had little experience and few courses in journalism, and has no evidence of her writing skills.
Script
Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN?
Amy: Well, I’ve always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And you can interview lots of important people.
Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.
Amy: Um…well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my high school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazines…
Int: Do you think you’re qualified for the prestige of this job?
Amy: Absolutely. I’ve taken acting lessons. And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think I’d be good as a foreign correspondent.
Int: what about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team?
Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, and…
Int: You don’t seem to have much experience as a writer.
Amy: Well, that’s not exactly true. I write a lot of e-mail to my friends.
Int: And you haven’t taken any journalism courses, have you?
Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.
Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. We’ll be in touch.



Unit 10 We have a few rules

Vocabulary Task
Answers
Henry has to come home for dinner
Henry comes home early every night
Mary has to cook for himself/ herself
Mary can bring friends home
Mary is independent
Mary can play loud music
Amy can stay out late
Amy keeps his/her room clean
Amy has to follow rules
Amy has to play his/her music quietly
Mary hoes out a lot
Amy has a lot of freedom
Script
1. Hi, I’m Amy. I’m on a homestay. I live with a family. I have a lot of freedom, like I can stay out late. But I also have to follow a lot of rules. Like I have to keep my room clean and play my music quietly.
2. My name is Mary, and I live alone. I’m very independent. I go out a lot. I can bring friends to my apartment if I want. I can play loud music. Basically I can do whatever I want. The bad thing is I have to cook for myself.
3. Hi, I’m Henry, and I live with my parents. I have to come home early every night. My mom always wants me to be home for dinner by 6:00. the only good point is that I don’t have to do my own laundry.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Parents’ schedule
2. Not used to rules
3. Hard to get a lot of sleep
4. Has to clean and do laundry
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. mom’s cooking
2. doesn’t have to clean anymore
3. can stay out as late as you want
4. can choose her own schedule
Script
1. John: When I come hom

e from school for the summer, my routine changes. My parents have all these rules and stuff. I have to getup early and help around the house. If I don’t go out by 7:30 at night, I have to stay home; they think it’s too late. At least I don’t have to cook, though. That’s the best part about going home: mom’s cooking.
2. Susan: I just moved into this retirement community. I like it and everything, but I’m not used to all the rules. I can only have visitors during visiting hours, and I have to tell the clerk at the front desk when I go out shopping and things. Well, at least I don’t have to clean anymore.
3. Eli: I like the variety of living in a dorm, you can eat in the cafeteria, or you can eat out with friends. There’s always somebody in the next room or down the hall to do things with. And you can stay out as late as you want. But I must say it is kind of noisy and hard to get a lot of sleep.
4. Tracy: I like choosing my own schedule. I decide when I wake up, when I go to bed, when to study, and I can cook what I want to eat. I don’t like having to clean and do my own laundry everyday, but if I don’t, my room will be dirty, and I won’t have any clean clothes.


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
They will read, talk, think and go for long hikes.
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. This week’s program” says there are computer classes. There are no computers.
2. Rule 2 says no reading books. This is wrong.
3. Guests do not stay in tents. They stay in an old hotel.4. Rule 4 says there is no TV after 10:00 p.m. There is no TV at all.
5. You don’t go by train, you go to the island by boat.
Script
Kevin: Hey, Cathy, I found a good place for a vacation this summer.
Cathy: What is it?
Kevin: It’s called Camp Star.
Cathy: Hmmm. Looks pretty. But what can you do there?
Kevin: It’s kind of isolated.
Cathy: Isolated? What do you mean?
Kevin: It’s off the coast, and you have to take a boat to get there. This week’s program is that you hike and hear lectures and talk about current issues.
Cathy: Where do you stay? Tents?
Kevin: No, it’s an old hotel. They have a couple of rules, though.
Cathy: Uh-huh…
Kevin: It says here there’s no TV and you can’t use any electrical appliances.
Cathy: No TV? And no electrical…Wait a minute. What about my notebook computer?
Kevin: No, no computers, and there’s only one telephone on the whole island.
Cathy: What? So I won’t be able to check my e-mail either?
Kevin: You’ll get by. It’ll be fun! Look, you can read, and talk, and think. And every morning you go for a long hike.
Cathy: Ahh. Sounds like work.
Kevin: I think it would be relaxing. I’d like to get away from the phone for a week. And I think it’d be good for you.
Cathy: So you’re telling me there’s no TV, no computers, and I have to wake up every morning to go hiking. Why on earth would anybody want to go there?




Unit 11 They lost my luggage!

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script
1. Your attention, please. Flight 275 to Miami will be delayed for two hours.
2. I’m sorry, there are no window seats left. Would you like an aisle seat?
3. Uh-oh, I think I left my carry-on bag on the plane.
4. Your passport has expired. You can’t leave the country. 5. Aagh! I waited for over an hour in the wrong line
6. Excuse me. I left. My ticket at home. Can I get a replacement?
7. My suitcase is not here at the baggage claim.
8. I’m sorry, all our economy seats are sold out. How about business class?
9. Too much luggage? But I only have three suitcases.
10. You’ll need a tourist visa to enter the country.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. forgot passport
2. wrong line
3. flight is sold out
4. lost luggage
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. He will call Susan.
2. The flight will be delayed.
3. He will fly first class.
4. He will have his bags delivered.
Script
1. Female: Do you have your passport, honey?
Male: Oh, shoot! I forgot it.
Female: Oh… we don’t have time to go back home and get it. What are we gonna do?
Male: Why don’t we call Susan and ask her to bring it? I think she’s at home.
Female: Good idea. She should have plenty of time.
Male: Good thing we got here early!
2. Male: Can I help you?
Female: Yes, I’m on the flight to New York. It’s leaving in about 10 minutes.
Male: I’m sorry, ma’am. This is the line for Los Angeles. The New York linew is over there.
Female: But I’ve been waiting in this line for 30 minutes! Male: Don’t worry, that flight is delayed. You have plenty of time.
Female: Oh, wonderful!
3. Female: I’m sorry, sir, both business class and economy are sold out.
Male: Mmm. Is there space on the next flight?
Female: Yes, I can book you on the first flight tomorrow morning.
Male: Tomorrow morning? I gotta get out of here tonight. I have to be at a meeting tomorrow at 8 am.
Female: Hold on, let me check something… Oh, we do have space in first class.
Male: Oh. All right. I’ll take it.
4. Male: Excuse me, isn’t this the luggage carousel for flight 275?
Female: Yes, it is. Is there a problem?
Male: I don’t see my bags.
Female: Oh. Well, if you’ll just step over to the counter you can fill out a missing luggage report.
Male: What good will that do?
Female: As soon as we find your bags, we’ll have them delivered to your home.
Male: Great! Give me the form, then!


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
(student answers may vary slightly)
forgot engine day
missed stop luggage
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. b. He forgot his passport.
2. a. He missed his flight.
3. b. He plane needed repairs.
4. a. His luggage was lost.
Script
Angela: I’m thinking about going to Costa Rica…
Trevor: Great. I went to Costa Rica once… but I had a terrible time getting there…
Angela: Oh, yeah? What happened?
Trevor: Well, when I got to the airport, I

realized I didn’t have my passport…
Angela: Oh no.
Trevor: So I called a friend… and he broke into my house…got my passport and brought it to me. But I missed that flight so I had to stay overnight in San Francisco.
Angela: Oh, that’s too bad.
Trevor: Yeah. So I got the flight the next day… and of course on the way we had engine trouble… so we had to stop in Mexico City… I was stuck there for another, like, 22 hours while they got the part.
Angela: Oh, my gosh!
Trevor: And I mean stuck. They wouldn’t even let us out of the airport…
Angela: You’re kidding!
Trevor: I’m telling you. So finally, we, like, after all this time, I get to Costa Rica two days late and –
Angela: And don’t tell me, your luggage isn’t there.
Trevor: You guessed it. I go into the airline office to complain and there was this really wonderful woman working at the counter.
Angela: Oh, yeah?
Trevor: And she was really nice and helped me out…
Angela: Mm-hmm…
Trevor: …and we sort of hit it off…
Angela: Yeah? And then what?
Trevor: About two months later we got married!





Unit 12 Check this out!


Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. c 2. b 3.a 4.e 5.f 6.d 7.h 8.i 9.g
Script
1. A: Is this your new modem?
B: Yes. It lets me hook up to the Internet at 138 kilobytes per second.
2. A: How Much did that laser printer cost?
B: It wasn’t too expensive, and it prints out high-quality copies.
3. A: So this is a zip drive, huh?
B: Yeah. I can store up to 100 megabytes of data with it.
4. A: Wow! Is that your new scanner?
B: Uh-huh. Check out these pictures I scanned for my website.
5. A: What does the mouse do?
B: It lets you move the pointer around the screen and click on things.
6. A: What kind of software do you have?
B: I have a graphics program, a word processing program, and an e-mail program.
7. A: Why do they call it a notebook?
B: Because it’s so small it can fit in your bag.
8. A: What kind of disks can this computer read?
B: It’ll read DVDs and CD-ROMs.
9. A: What size Monitor should I buy?
B: The bigger it is, the more you can see on the screen.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. scanner
2. notebook
3. zip drive
4. computer program CD (CD-ROM)
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. to send pictures to her customers
2. to shop on the Internet
3. to store art work
4. to organize her finances
Script
1. A: What is that? Some kind of printer?
B: No! It’s the newest scanner on the market. See, you open it up here, put your photo or whatever on the glass, then click the scan button on the screen to scan in the picture.
A: What’s it good for?
B: Well, I use it to send pictures of our products to my customers.
2. A: So why did you get a notebook computer instead of a desktop computer?
B: Well, I travel a lot and I need something that I can use when I’m traveling.
A: Does it connect to the internet?
B: You bet. I can

shop on the Internet even when I’m in an airport… or at the beach.
3. A: So why did you get that thing there?
B: This? It’s my new zip drive. Each disk can hold up to 100 megabytes of data.
A: That’s a lot. Why do you need so much space?
B: I have very large files of my artwork… so I need lots of storage space.
4. A: Hey, is that a new CD?
B: Yeah, it’s a CD, but it’s not a music Cd. It’s software.
A: Oh, what kind of software?
B: It’s called Money Magic. It’s accounting software.
A: What do you use it for?
B: I use it to organize my home finances. It really helps!


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Movies on DVD
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
Scanner: scan in graphics for the web page
Headset: talk to customers on the phone
DVD player: check out the DVD movies
Cardboard boxes: for shipping out orders
Script
[Knock on the door]
Leon: Come in! (Andy walks in.) Andy! Hi!\
Andy: Are you ready to go? Pat and Chris are in the car. Let’s go – Hey, what is all this stuff?
Leon: This is my home office.
Andy: Whoa! You’ve gotta lot of stuff in here.
Leon: Yeah, well, I need it all for the different types of things I do for my business.
Andy: You’ve got your own business
Leon: Yep. https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,. I got 50,000hits on my website so far this week.
Andy: Cool. And you need all this stuff?
Leon: Oh, yeah, absolutely! This is my headset so I can talk on the phone to my customers while I type on the keyboard.
Andy: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. And what’s this big thing next to your computer?
Leon: That’s my scanner. I scan in graphics and pictures to put on the web page.
Andy: I see. Oh, cool… And what are these things?
Leon: Those are my DVD players. I got four of em. I have to check out the DVDs before I sell them, you know.
Andy: Uh-huh. So you just watch these DVDs all day?
Leon: Well, yeah. I have to be more, um, disciplined, though, you know. It’s easy to want to watch them all day instead of doing my work.
Andy: Yeah. And what are all these boxes for?
Leon: Those cardboard boxes? They’re for shipping out orders.
Andy: Whoa, sounds busy. So are you selling a lot of disks?
Leon: Um, no, not yet. But things are looking better all the time.





Unit 13 I can squeeze you in...


Vocabulary Task
Script
Sheila: Tom, I can’t make that meeting on Tuesday. My schedule is pretty full. Tuesday is impossible.
Tom: Yeah. Looks like you’ll be too busy. You’re booked solid all day. Can you make it Monday?
Sheila: I might be able to squeeze it in at 10:00. It’ll be tight, though.
Tom: How’s Wednesday? Do you have any free time?
Sheila: Wednesday’s schedule is pretty light. After 10:00 I’m open.
Tom: Ok, let’s try for 11:00 on Wednesday.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. watch his children
2. have dinner with Sandy and see a movie with Sandy
3. see a baseball game with Bob
4. go to work
2 Sec

ond Listening
Answers
1. Thursday – add; watch his children from 6:00; remove; Gym
2. Friday – add: Have dinner & a movie with Sandy from 8:00; remove: Drink with Bob
3. Saturday – add: Gym; remove: go out with Sandy?
4. Sunday – add: See a baseball game with Bob (all day) remove: see a baseball game with Bob (all day), add: work for Larry (all day)
Script
1. Voice: Steve, your ex-wife is on line one.
Steve: Mary? Tell her I’m not here!
Voice: Sorry, too late.
Steve: [sighs] Mary? This is not a good time-
Mary: Steve, are you free on Thursday night? I need someone to watch the kids ‘cause I’ve got a meeting.
Steve: Well, I’m kinda busy. I go to the gym on Thursday nights.
Mary: Hey, they’re your kids, too. This meeting’s important.
Steve: Okay, I’ll just go to the gym on Saturday.
Mary: You should be here in time to make dinner. Say, six o’clock?
Steve: Oh, great. Can’t just buy McDonalds?
2. (one side of a telephone conversation)
Steve: Hello, Sandy? This is Steve, Jack’s friend. We, uh, met at his party.[…]
Steve: I was wondering if you’d like to go out for a drink with me on Saturday night. […]
Steve: Huh? Friday at 8:00 for dinner? I’m supposed to meet a friend at 9:00 but I can cancel. I gotta work a little late, but I’m sure I can squeeze you in at 8:00. […]
Steve: What? A movie after dinner? Sure.
3. Bob’s
Voice: Hi, it’s Bob. Please leave a message after the beep. [beep]
Steve: Bob, Steve. Listen I gotta cancel Friday night. I know we planned this a long time ago, but something really important has come up. I’m totally free on Sunday, though. And there’s a double-header, so let’s go see the Giants then. My treat! Give me a call when you come home. See ya. [beep]
4. Steve: Hello? Oh, hi, Mr. Wilson. What can I do for you? […]
Steve: What? Work Sunday? I’d like to help you out, but I’m booked. I’ve got tickets to the Giants and Dodgers double-header. I thought Larry was supposed to come in. […]
Steve: His dog died? Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. But why can’t he come in? […]
Steve: Okay. I guess if you really need my… Right. Okay, Mr. Wilson. Bye-bye. [hangs up, sighs] Let’s see, where’s Bob’s number again?


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Go to an autograph signing session
Play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Record a new CD
Do a live online chat on https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,
2 Get the main ideas
Answers
Play at the Summer Fest – Middleburg
Play and sign autographs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland
Do a live online chat and play at the Starlight Dome – Akron
Play at the Waterfront Fair – Pittsburgh
Record a CD – St. Louis
Script
Manager: Ok, time to get up, women! Your public is waiting for you!
Woman 1: Huh? What day is it?
Manager: It’s Wednesday. We’re in Middleburg, Ohio, tonight, at the Summer Fest in the town park.
Woman 2: Yeah. Hope it doesn’t rain.

Manager: Then tomorrow it’s up to Cleveland to play for Sarah’s induction into the Hall of Fame, followed by an autograph signing session.
Woman 1: Wish it was us being inducted. The first all-girl rock band in the rock and Roll Hall of Fame… What’s on for Friday?
Manager: Friday we have to be in the studio in Akron. We’re doing a live online chat on https://www.wendangku.net/doc/753615472.html,. come on, guys. You’ll love it. It’s at 4:00, and then we’re in the Starlight Dome that night.
Woman 1: Where are we playing Saturday?
Manager: Pittsburgh, at the Waterfront Fair. We’ll be there Sunday afternoon, too.
Women 2: This schedule is brutal. When do we get a bay off?
Manager: Hah! We’re booked through the weekend, but we have a light schedule on Monday. We just have to drive out to record the new CD in St. Louis, but at least you can sleep on the bus. Hmm?





Unit 14 It was a real scorcher!


Vocabulary Task
Answers
Spring Summer Fall Winter
breezy thunder chilly freezing
showers lightning rainy overcast
damp scorching flurries
humid blizzard
muggy
Script
In spring, the city of Washington is breezy and there are frequent showers. The ground is very damp, so flowers begin sprouting. When summer comes, there may be storms with thunder and lightning, or it can be scorching hot. Late summer gets humid, and people try to avoid the muggy heat in the city by going to the countryside or the beach. In the fall, we enjoy the crisp cool days of October before it gets chilly and rainy in November. Winter brings freezing rain, low temperatures and overcast skies. School children hope that light flurries of snow will change into a blizzard so their school will be closed for a few days.


Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. Auckland, NZ: scorching, hot
2. San Diego, California: chilly
3. San Jose, Costa Rica: damp, warm, daily showers
4. Edmonton, Alberta: snowy, cold
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. go to the beach 3. go hiking
2. watch the yacht race 4. go skiing
Script
1. This is the Auckland weather report for the first day of the year; it’s scorching and hot and not a cloud in the sky. So grab your swimsuit and your sunscreen and head for the beach!
2. Here in San Diego, California, today the weather is crisp and chilly. We’re all hoping that the sun will come out so we can stay warm. Bring a sweater and come watch the yacht race on the bay.
3. Good morning from San Jose, Costa Rica! We’re having the same weather as always, damp and warm with daily showers. Perfect for hiking in the national park when the rain lets up.
4. Hello from the arctic north. Here in Edmonton, Alberta, it’s snowy and COLD! The temperature dipped WAY below freezing last night, and we’ve got a fresh layer of snow. Yahoo! I’m going to enjoy some of that powder snow skiing! See you on the slopes!


Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Swimming, snowmen
2

Get the main ideas
Answers
Winter – it snowed a lot; they made snowmen
Spring – great time for hiking; it was a little muddy
Summer – everything blooms; it’s sunny and warm
Autumn –leaves turned to gold; it’s her favorite season
Script
Alex: Grandma, what are these pictures?
G: These are pictures of Alaska.
Alex: That’s where you grew up, right?
G: That’s right, dear…I lived there until I was 19 years old.
Alex: Is that you in this picture?
G: Yes, that’s me…and my sister, Ruth…and our dog, Kusko. That was out behind our house.
Alex: Wow. It looks cold!
G: Yes, that was in the winter…and it was cold… it snowed a lot! And boy, Kusko just loved the snow. Ruth and I and Kusko used to play in the snow for hours.
Alex: Did you make snowmen?
G: Oh, we made some great snowmen…
Alex: Is that you in this picture, too?
G: Yes, that’s me and Ruth again…I guess we were both in high school then…
Alex: Where are you?
G: We were hiking near Seward…we hiked a lot in those days.
Alex: But where’s the snow?
G: Well, it doesn’t snow ALL the time in Alaska, you know. That was in the springtime…Spring was a great time for hiking…it was a little muddy, though…
Alex: Oh…
G: Look, here’s a picture of Ruth now, outside her house.
Alex: That’s Aunt Ruth’s house, in Alaska? I thought everybody lived in igloos!
G: (laughing) Oh, no. Most people live in regular houses! …Aren’t those flowers lovely?
Alex: You mean, flowers grow there too?
G: Of course. In the summer, everything just blooms… it’s sunny and the weather is warm…
Alex: Warm? You mean, it was warm enough to go swimming
G: Oh, we all went swimming in July and August…the water was cold…but swimming was so much fun…
Alex: Was summer your favorite season?
G: You know, I love all the seasons, but I think my favorite season was autumn. The leaves in the mountains turning to gold…I always loved that sign of the changing seasons… Look, here’s a picture of the mountains near our house in the fall…
Alex: Wow, Grandma, I’d like to go to Alaska sometime.
G: Well, Alex, I’ve got an idea. Let’s go to Alaska together sometime.
Alex: Yeah, Grandma, that’d be great.







Unit 15 I couldn’t say no…

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1.c 2.f 3.g 4.a 5.d 6.e 7.b

Script
1. A: Want to come over for dinner?

B: It sounds like fun, but I’m really busy tonight.

2. A: I’d appreciate it if you would call me back to let me know by this Friday.

B: I can let you know now. it would be my pleasure to attend.

3. A: Do you want to come to the mall with me?

B: Right now? Ok, just let me get my purse.

4. A: [person reading invitation] Hey, it’s John’s birthday. “Join us for a party at 2:30 PM on April 1st.”

B: The first? I’ll be out of town. I guess I better call to let them know.

5. A: it’s an invitation. It s

ays, “We would like to request the pleasure of your company at eight o’clock on Thursday evening. Please RSVP to 555-1212.”

B: I’d love to go. I’ll call to RSVP.

6. A: Can you go to the movies with me?

B: Sure, I’d love to! What movie do you want to see?

7. A: [person reading invitation] “Please come to a barbecue this Saturday at 1:00 PM. BYOB, (bring your own bottle.)”

B: I think I’m gonna have to take a rain check. I have too much work to do this weekend.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. a banquet for Ms. Green

2. a barbecue on Sunday

3. a going-away party for Mr. Davis

4. going out after the game

2 Second Listening
Answers
1. accepted 3. accepted

2. refused 4. refused

Script
1. A: Mr. Wilson, would you please attend the banquet in honor of Ms. Green? It’s this Saturday at 7:00 at the Hilton.

B: I’d love to. Do I need to make a speech?

2. A: Oh, hi, Angela!

B: Hi, Eddy! You know, we’re having some people over for a barbecue on Sunday. Want to come?

A: I’m sorry. We’ll be out of town this weekend. Maybe another time.

3. A: James, we’re having a going-away party for Mr. Davis, the vice-president. We’d be delighted if you could attend. It’s this Saturday at eight o’clock.

B: Oh, yes, I’d be honored. I’ll put it on my calendar. Should I bring a gift?

A: Oh, that’s not necessary.

4. A: Hey, we’re going out after the game. Want to come?

B: Nah, I have to get up early tomorrow. I’ll take a rain check.

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Her boss keeps inviting her to go places.

2 Get the main ideas
Answers
Winter – it snowed a lot; they made snowmen

She accepted invitations to a Laker’s basketball game, and to the opera.

She doesn’t say this directly, but she may think she cannot say no to her boss – that if she refuses she might lose her job.

Now she is worried about whether she can refuse an invitation to the ballet, and how she should do it.

Script
I just started working at a small company and I want to make a good impression. One day my boss comes up to me and says, “I’ve got tickets to the Laker’s basketball game on Sunday. Do you wanna go?” I don’t know anything about basketball, but he said he wanted me to get to know the other people in the office, and I didn’t want to seem rude, so I went, “Sure, I’ll go.” It was okay ′cause there were other people from the office at the game. So I didn’t mind. But, the next time I see him he comes up to me and says, “Wanna go to the opera next weekend? I have an extra ticket.” I was like, “Okay, that’s kind of weird,” but I thought, well, maybe this is all right. I’d never been to an opera. And so we went to the opera, but it was all in Italian and it got to be really boring but I sat through the whole show. I wanted to leave but he’s my boss, so I couldn

’t say no. I didn’t feel like I could leave. So after that, I tried to avoid him in the office and I almost make it through the week when he corners me yesterday in the breakroom. And now he’s invited me to go to the ballet. I hate the ballet! How do I get out of this situation?




Unit 16 It’s just like living on Earth

Vocabulary Task
Answers
1. lots of shops and movie theaters, public transportation

2. it’s nice and quiet with some of the conveniences of the city

3. wide-open spaces, green trees, hiking trails

Script
1. In the city we have lots of shops and movie theaters. We also have public transportation to get around, which is good because there isn’t lots of parking if you drive a car. There aren’t’ any hiking trails, but you can walk a lot if you want.

2. It’s nice and quiet in the suburbs. We have some of the conveniences of the city. Not like an airport or anything, but we have shopping malls, convenience stores and movie theaters. And there’s more grass and trees.

3. I love the wide-open spaces and fresh air in the country. There’s lots of green trees and many hiking trails. I don’t really miss the shopping malls, but I wish there was a library, cause I really like to read.

Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. suburban 2. urban 3.rural 4.urban

2 Second Listening
Answers
1. lots of trees, some good shops, close to the city

2. so convenient, lots of restaurants, grocery around the corner, university only a 10-minute walk away

3. wide-open spaces, hiking trails, river runs through the back yard

4. public transportation, convenience store across the street, mall around the corner

Script
1. A: So how long have you lived here?

B: For about 10 years. It’s not bad at all. Lots of trees, some good shops, a movie theater, and a gas station close by. And it’s just a 20-minute drive into the city.

2. A: How do you like your new place?

B: It’s so convenient. There’s lots of restaurants, shopping malls, public transportation…the grocery store is right around the corner. What’s not to like? And my university is just a 10- minute walk from here.

3. A: You must have to drive pretty far, huh?

B: About two hours, but I don’t mind. I can’t live without the wide-open spaces, the hiking trails, and the river running through my back yard…I just love all the green.

4. A: Did you find a new apartment yet?

B: Yeah, I got a new place in the city near the library. There’s a convenience store across the street and a shopping mall around the corner. What I like most is the public transportation; I can get to work in 15 minutes on the subway

Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Mountains, wide-open spaces, movie theaters, public transportation

2 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. Modern conveniences: they have movie theaters, game centers, music clubs, shops and restaurants