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"Listen to this" 是一个常见的口头表达，通常用于请求或建议某人倾听或注意某件事物，如音乐、话语、故事或观点。

这个短语可以用于各种情境，包括分享音乐、推荐观点或想法，或者引导他人关注特定的事情。

以下是一些示例用法：分享音乐或歌曲：A: "Have you heard this song before?"B: "No, I haven't. What is it?"A: "It's a classic. Listen to this!"（A: "你听过这首歌吗？" B: "没有，我没听过。

是什么歌？" A: "这是一首经典。

来听听这个！"）分享有趣的信息或观点："Listen to this idea—I think we can improve our workflow by using this new software."（"听听这个主意——我认为我们可以通过使用这个新软件来改进我们的工作流程。

"）推荐一段话或故事："Listen to this quote from the book I'm reading. It's really inspiring."（"听听我正在读的书中的这句话。

它真的很鼓舞人心。

"）在分享媒体内容时使用："I found this amazing podcast. Listen to this episode—it's so interesting!"（"我找到了一个很棒的播客。

听听这一集，非常有趣！"）总之，"Listen to this" 是一个用于引导他人聆听或关注某物的常用短语，可以用于多种情境，用来分享、推荐或引导注意。

listen to this ：初级英语听力 lesson 5—I'm going to buy a new carpet.—But you can't do that.—Why can't I?—We haven't got enough money.—What are you going to do this afternoon?—I'm going to weed the garden.—Are you going to weed the garden tomorrow afternoon, too?—No. I'm going to paint the front door.—I'm going to sit on this chair.—But you mustn't.—Why not?—Because it's broken.—Do you like roast chicken?—Yes. I love it. Thank you.—Do you prefer brown meat or white meat?—I really don't mind. Thank you.—Did you buy anything when you went to Paris?—Yes. I bought a briefcase.—What's it like?—It's a large, leather one.—Did you take a bus to the meeting place?—No. I went in Richard's car.—Did Susan go in Richard's car, too?—No. She took a taxi.—Excuse me, sir, is this your cigarette lighter?—I beg your pardon?—I said "Is this your cigarette lighter".—Oh, yes, it is. Thank you so much.—Not at all. It's a pleasure.—Are you engaged, Margaret?—Of course I'm not. Why do you ask, Nicholett?—I only wanted to practice my English.—Oh, I see. You want to make use of me.—Good evening, and how have you spent the day?—I serviced and cleaned the car till lunch time.—And what did you do after lunch?—I took the family into the country for a picnic.—Hello, Tony, where have you been?—Swimming.—Who did you go with?—I went with Mark and Elizabeth.—Hello, why haven't you lit your cigar?—I haven't brought my lighter.—I would lend you mine, if you like.—Thank you. That's very kind of you.—Good evening. Can I help you?—Yes. I have injured my ankle.—What happened?—I fell off a ladder last night.—What are those trays made of?—They are made of plastic.—Are trays always made of plastic?—No. They are sometimes made of wood or metal.—What's wrong?—I'm very thirsty.—Why not buy a cup of coffee, then?—Yes. That's a good idea. I will.—Excuse me. But is it half past four yet?—I'm sorry, but I haven't got a watch. Try the man with the walking stick. He has one.—Thank you. I will.Listen to these people talking about things they like, things they don't like and things they sometimes like.Kurt is talking to Georgina.Male： Do you like chocolates?Female： It depends.Instructor： Here is the question： Does she like chocolates?"Sometimes" is the correct answer.Now listen to the next example and do the same.Male： Would you like a chocolate?Female： Not at the moment. Thanks.Instructor： Here is the question： Does she like chocolates?"Don't know" is the correct answer.Here are more conversations.(a)Female： Do you like pop music?Male： It depends.Instructor： Does he like pop music?(b)Male： Would you like to come to a concert tonight?Female： Sorry. I'm afraid I can't.Instructor： Does she like pop concerts?(c)Male： Do you like good coffee?Female： Mmmm. It's delicious.Instructor： Does she like good coffee?(d)Female： Do you like English food?Male： Not all of it.Instructor： Does he like English food?(e)Male： Would you like a cup of tea?Female： I'd rather have a cool drink, please.Instructor： Does she like tea?(f)Female： Would you like an ice cream?Male： Well ... I never eat ice cream.Instructor： Does he like ice cream?(g)Male： Would you like to come to a football match tomorrow?Female： Football matches are usually awful.Instructor： Does she like football matches?(h)Male： Would you like to come to the cinema this evening?Female： That would be lovely.Instructor： Does she like the cinema?Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things.Bob： Look at that, Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fi's for 72.64 pounds. I'm going to buy one. We can save at least twenty pounds.Angela： Yes, and look at the washing machines. They're going to sell some washing machines for 98.95 pounds. So we can save twenty-two pounds. A washing machine is more important than a hi-fi.Bob： By the way, Angela. Do you know how much moneywe've got? About two hundred pounds, I hope.Angela： Here's the bank statement. I didn't want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob： What's the matter?Angela： We haven't got two hundred pounds, I'm afraid.Bob： Well, come on. How much have we got?Angela： Only 150.16 pounds.Susan is talking to Christine.Susan： I hear you and James are engaged at last.Christine： Yes, we are.Susan： When are you getting married?Christine： In the spring.Susan： Oh, lovely. Where's the wedding going to be?Christine： Well ... We're not sure yet, probably in St. Albans.Susan： Oh, yes, your parents live there, don't they?Christine： Yes, that's right.Susan： Where are you going to live?Christine： We're going to buy a flat or a small house somewhere in South London.Susan： Are you going to give up your job?Christine： Yes, probably, but I may look for another one when we've settled in.I have a watch. It is a Swiss watch. It is not new and my friends are sometimes a little rude about it. They tell me to buy a new one. But I do not want a new one. I am very happy with my old watch. Last week it stopped. So I took it to the shop. I did not ask for an estimate. Today I went to get it. Do you know how much I had to pay? Five pounds. Five pounds just for cleaning a watch.Have you ever thought what it is like to be one of those beautiful girls that you see on the front of fashionmagazines? They meet interesting people, they travel to exciting places, and sometimes they make a lot of money. But they have to work hard. They often have to get up very early in the morning, and of course they have to be very careful about what they eat.—I'm going to clean the blackboard.—But you can't do that.—Why can't I?—We haven't got a duster.—I'm going to drink some of this milk.—But you mustn't.—Why not?—Because it's sour.—Excuse me, Madam, did you drop your glove?—I beg your pardon?—I said "Did you drop your glove".—Oh, yes, I did. Thank you so much.—Not at all. It's a pleasure.—Where have you been?—To the cinema.—Who did you go with?—I went with Jone Judge.—What can I do for you?—I have damaged my wrist, doctor.—How did you do that?—I fell on it while I was playing tennis.—What's wrong?—I have a pain in my chest.—Why not go and see your doctor?—Yes. That's a good idea. I will.—What are you going to do this evening?—I'm going to p1ay cards.—Are you going to play cards tomorrow evening, too?—No. I'm going to make a new dress.—Do you like boiled eggs?—Yes. I love them. Thank you.—Do you prefer hard ones or soft ones?—I really don't mind. Thank you.—Did you buy anything when you were in the town?—Yes. I bought a blouse.—What's it like?—It's a blue one with a high neck.—Did you walk to the match?—No. I went by car.—Did John go by car, too?—No. He cycled.—Hello, and how did you spend the holiday?—I played tennis till lunch time.—What did you do after lunch?—I went for a swim with John.—Hello, why aren't you playing tennis?—I haven't brought my racket.—You can borrow mine, if you like.—Oh, thank you. That's very kind of you.—What are those shirts made of?—They are made of cotton.—Are shirts always made of cotton?—No. They are sometimes made of wool or nylon.Female： I've got two tickets for a volleyball match this evening. Why don't you come?Male： Uh ... no, thanks. I ... I'm not very interested in volleyball.Female： Oh, why not? Have you ever seen it played?Male： No, I haven't, but I really don't th...Female： That's what I thought. You don't know whatyou're missing.Male： Don't I? Why?Female： Because it's very fast, with lots of action.Male： Really? Who's playing?Female： Two of the best women's teams in the world, one from Finland and the other from Belgium.Male： Hmm. It sounds exciting.Female： Yes, it is! Very!Male： Hmm. Well, perhaps I'll come after all.Female： Good! Now ... uh ... could you ... uh ... could I have five pounds, please?Male： Five pounds? What for?Female： Your ticket, of course. I bought two of them in advance, hoping I'd persuade you to come with me.Male： Oh ... uh ... You know, I've just remembered something.Female： What?Male： I've got to see some friends this evening.Female： Oh ... I see ... I mean ... you won't be coming, after all, then?Male： No, not unless...Female： Unless what?Male： Perhaps you could let me have the ticket for a bit less? Let's say three pounds.Female： But you said you had to meet some friends!Male： Come on. I was only joking. Here's your five pounds. Of course I'll come.(sound of telephone ringing)Tom： Tom Haley speaking.Philip： Hello, Tom. It's Philip. I waited for a phone call from you but I can't wait any longer. Tell me about your first week.Tom： Hmmmmmm. It wasn't easy.Philip： Wasn't it? Why? What did you have to do?Tom： On Monday and Tuesday, I lifted heavy boxes. On Wednesday, I put hundreds of bottles and tins and packets on shelves.Philip： Was it boring?Tom： Yes, very boring. And I dropped a lot of boxes.Philip： Did you break anything?Tom： Oh, just a few jars of jam and a lot of bottles of tomato juice.Philip： Ugh. What a mess. So tell me about Thursday.Tom： I'm afraid I was two hours late ... and the supervisor was really angry. Then I put price labels on bottles and tins and packets. Very confusing.Philip： Did you put the right labels on them?Tom： Not always. I made one or two mistakes.Philip： Only one or two? What did you do on Friday and Saturday?Tom： I didn't do very much. I was fed up. The supermarket was open until 9 pm. They wanted me to work overtime but I went home at six.Philip： I see. Have you still got a job?Tom： I don't know. I have to see the supervisor tomorrow.Philip： Well, you'd better get up early. Good luck!1. I hate the stairs. Sometimes the lift isn't working and you have to use the stairs. I can't get up the stairs by myself; it's my back, you see. Jane, my friend, lives on the ground floor, that's much easier. Nearly every morning I stop there for a cup of tea before I come back up here.2. I don't mind living in a tall building. I don't mind the stairs. I quite like the exercise. Of course, it'sdifficult for older people but I don't mind if you live onthe top floor, like Mrs. Green, it's not easy. And I don'tlike the ground floor; I don't think it's safe. But I like my place. I've got three floors below me and three above, I feel very safe. My Mum lives here too, on the ground floor.3. Alice comes every morning. Well, nearly every morning. She's not young any more, you see, she's seventy-eight next birthday, and it's difficult for her to walk up to the top floor. I can't go up; I can't move. It's my leg; I've got abad leg. Carol comes to see me sometimes. She lives here too, you know, in another flat. She's my daughter.We are going to Scotland for our holiday. We are leaving early on Saturday morning and I hope we will get to York about eleven o'clock. We are spending the night in York, then on Sunday we are driving up to Scotland. We are going to stay at a lovely little hotel near a lake. Of course we will probably get some rain, but I am sure we will have afantastic holiday.People often ask me for my telephone number. But I have not got a telephone, so I tell them to ring me at work. Why don't I have a telephone? I think the telephone is expensive and I prefer to write a letter. There aren't many people I want to speak to in the evening and I do not want to speak to anybody at breakfast time. When I want to use the telephone in the evening, I can always use the box at the end of the road.—Can I help you?—Yes, please. I'd like some instant coffee.—Certainly. How much would you like?—A large jar, please.—That's a very nice cardigan. Is it new?—Yes. It was very cheap. I got it in a sale.—I like it very much. It suits you very well.—Oh, thank you.—Do you read many novels?—Yes. I suppose I've read about four novels this year.—I see. And what was the last novel you read?—Let me see. It was A Man in Havana.—And when did you read it?—I read it on Tuesday evening.—Why did you read it?—Well ...—Do you smoke?—Yes, I do.—How long have you been smoking for?—Six years.—And how many cigarettes have you smoked during that time?—Thousands!—I was just about to have a swim when I saw the shark!—That's nothing. I was in the middle of swimming when I saw the shark.—What happened?—I started swimming for the shore, of course.(Yvonne Deraine is staying at the Hotel Noptune. She goes to the Reception Desk and asks：)Yvonne： Can I have breakfast in my room?Clerk： Certainly, madam. Breakfast is served in your room from 7 o'clock until 10. Here is the menu.Yvonne： Thank you. (looks at the menu) I'd like to have the Continental Breakfast.Clerk： Yes, madam. And at what time would you like it?Yvonne： About half past eight, I think.Clerk： 8：30. Very good, madam. And what kind of fruit juice would you like? We have pineapple, orange,grapefruit ...Yvonne： I think I'd like the pineapple please.Clerk： Pineapple juice. And would you prefer tea or coffee?Yvonne： Coffee please.Clerk： Thank you very much. Goodnight.* * *(At 8：30 the next morning, there is a light tap at Yvonne's door.)Yvonne： Y-es. Come in.Maid： I've brought you your breakfast, madam.Yvonne： Oh yes. Thank you. Could you put it on the desk over there please?Maid： Shall I pour you a cup of coffee straight away, madam?Yvonne： No, thanks. I'll pour it myself in a minute.Maid： Is there anything else, madam?Yvonne： No-no, I don't think so, thank you.。

英语中级听力参考答案Answer Keys to Listen to This: 2Edited by莫显良、马军军、张凤英、陈燕Lesson 1Section ITask 1: This Is Your Life!A.Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.1—6: caacbaB.True or False Questions.1—6: TFFFFTC.Identification.(1)—(b), (2)—(d), (3)—(f), (4)—(g), (5)—(a), (6)—(c), (7)—(e)plete the following résumé for Jason Douglas.Name: Jason DouglasFormer name: Graham SmithProfession: actorDate of birth: July 2, 19471952: started school1958: moved to Lane End Secondary School1966: went to the London School of Drama1969: left the London School of Drama1973: went to Hollywood1974: were in a movie with Maria MontroseTask 2: What Are Your Ambitions?A.Give brief answers to the following questions.1.Radio Station QRX.2.For a survey.3.Four.4.Six.5.(1) What’s your name?(2) What do you do for a living?(3) What do you do for fun?(4) What’s the most exciting thing that’s happened to you recently?(5) Who do you admire most in this world?(6) What do you want to be doing five years from now?B.Fill in the following chart with answers that each interviewee gives to the questions.Section IIA.Choose the best answer (a, b or c) for each of the following questions.1—6: abaccbB.True or False Questions.1—4: FTFFC.Fill in the following chart with information about the journey the Roman army made accordingto Trevor.Designation: D CompanyNumber of men: one hundred and moreJourney: from France to BritainMeans of transcript: boatWeather conditions: stormyFood: cat foodDrink: rain waterConditions of weapons after landing: uselessFighting: noneEquipment lost or damaged: boat lost, guns full of water, supplies of wine lostSoldiers killed or wounded: about ten survivors, all others drowned or killed by coldD.Point out what is not true in Trevor’s story.The following did not exist in Roman times:petrol, newspaper, matches, trousers, tinned food, taps, guns, wine bottles.50 BC could not appear on a coin. 50-55 BC is counting backwards.E.Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.1.terrible, stormy, or more of us, shut in, so bad, sick, stuffy.2.pushed up onto the sands, climbed out, jumping into the, struggling to the, up to myshoulder, freezing.3.came and took us away, joined, going into the camp, a hot meal, clean clothes, givenour pay.Section IIITask 1: Learning to Predict1.Answer: trying to write a letterReason: The speaker’s question suggests he needs a quiet surrounding to do something.2.Hint: the first speaker is a guest complaining about the conditions of Room 43 whichis a single room. The second speaker is a hotel clerk who suggests that the guest move to a double room.Answer: is the only single room available at the momentReason: The phrase “I’m afraid” often suggests a negative or unsatisfying answer.3.Answer: Where on earth did you get it?Reason: The second speaker’s surprised tone shows that the money is out of herexpectation and she must be curious about how it is gained.4.Answer: You mustn’t discriminate against someone just because they are married.Reason: The word “but” suggests an opposite meaning.5.Answer: I wouldn’t mind being a prince.Reason: The man’s questioning tone shows he doesn’t agree with the woman.6.Answer: I’m not a workaholic.Reason: The word “but” suggests an opposite meaning.7.Answer: he had been.Reason: “But” and “possibly” both give some hint.Task 2: DictationPassage 1: The KnowledgeBecoming a London taxi driver isn’t easy. In order to obtain a licence to drive a taxi in London, candidates have to pass a detailed examination. They have to learn not only the streets, landmarks and hotels, but also the quickest way to get there. This is called “The Knowledge” by London Cab drivers and it can take years of study and practice to get ‘The Knowledge’. Candidates are examined not only on the quickest routes but also on the quickest routes at different times of the day. People who want to pass the examination spend much of their free time driving or even cycling around London, studying maps and learning the huge street directory by heart.Passage 2: The UndergroundTravelling on the London underground (the ‘tube’) presents few difficulties for visitors because of the clear colour- coded maps. It is always useful to have plenty of spare change with you because there are often long queues at the larger stations. If you have enough change you can buy your ticket from a machine. You will find signs which list the stations in alphabetical order, with the correct fares, near the machines. There are automatic barriers which are operated by the tickets. You should keep the ticket, because it is checked at the destination.Lesson 2Section ITask1: Film EditingA.True or False Questions.1—4: TFTFB.Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of what needs to be done before a filmis ready for distribution.1. The assistant:a. “Synching up”which means matching sound and pictures according to the numbers stampedalong the edge of the film and sound tape.b. “Logging” which means recording the detail version of the film and the sound in alog book.2. The film editor:a. Make a first selection of the best takes.b. Prepare a “rough cut”– an initial version of the film.c. Prepare the “fine cut”– the final form of the film.3. Others:a. Approve the fine cut.b. “Dubbing”which means voices, music, background noises and sometimes special effectsare put together.c. The “neg” cutters cut the original negatives on the film so that these match theedited film exactly.Task 2: A Vision of the FutureA.Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1—6: abacccB.True of False Questions.1—4: TFTFC.Fill in the blanks to give a clear picture of the problems New York faces in the movie.1.40 million2.have no apartment, sleep on the steps of the building, crawl over sleeping people toget inside.3.nothing will grow, they never see the sun.4.soylent: soylent red, soylent yellow, and soylent green. 2, soybeans, soylent green,ocean plants.5.90 degree.6.electricity, ride bicycles to make it.Section IITask 1: American IndiansA.Answer the following questions briefly.1.1492.2.He thought that he had arrived in India.3.They were kind to them and wanted to help.4.(1) They wanted bigger farms and more land for themselves; (2) More immigrants camefrom Europe.5.It was their mother. Everything came from and went back to their mother. And it wasfor everybody.6.They started fighting back.7.By 1875 the Indians had lost the fight and had to live in “reservations”.8.The Indians are bad and the White man is good and brave in Hollywood films.B.Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.1—4: acbcTask 2: New AustraliansA.Identification:1.(1)—(d), (2)—(b), (3)—(a), (4)—(c)2.(a) more than 15 million,(b) 160, 000,(c) the year 1851,(d) 700, 000B.True or False questions.1—6: FTFFTTC.Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following time expressions.1.Italiansa.the 1850s and 1860s: Different states in Italy were fighting for independence andsome Italians went to Australia for political reasons. Some others went there forgold.b.1891: The first group of 300 Italians went to work in the sugar-cane fields ofnorthern Australia.c.The end of the 19th century: Some good Italian fishermen went to western Australia.2.Greeksa.1830: The first Greeks went to work in vineyards in south-eastern Australia.b.The 1860s; There were about 500 Greeks in Australia.c.1890; There were Greek Cafes and restaurants all over Sydney and out in thecountryside.d.After WWII: Many Greeks arrived in Australia.Section IIITask 1: Learning to Predict1.Answer: It’s good exercise. Keeps you fit.Reason: The word “yeah” suggests that the boy will say something in agreement with the woman’s comment.2.Answer: We turn the music up really loud and start dancing.Reason: The phrase “why not”suggests that the boys will simply dance in the street.3.Answer: They can’t do it like me yet.Reason: The word “but” suggests an opposite meaning.4.Answer: It’s a very old book.Reason: The word “actually” also suggests an opposite meaning.5.Answer: Write down your address and I’ll get the boy to bring them round.Reason: The conversation takes place in a store. If the store owner agrees to deliver the goods, the only thing he wants to know will be the address of the customer.6.Answer: Tell us all about it over dinner.Reason: The woman sounds very much interested in the man’s experience. So she will certainly ask the man to tell her something about it.Task 2: DictationThe Foolish FrogOnce upon a time a big, fat frog lived in a tiny shallow pond. He knew every plant and stone in it, and he could swim across it easily. He was the biggest creature in the pond, so he was very important. When he croaked, the water-snails listened politely. And thewater-beetles always swam behind him. He was very happy there.One day, while he was catching flies, a pretty dragon-fly passed by. ‘You’re a very fine frog,’ she sang, ‘but why don’t you live in a bigger pond? Come to my pond. You’ll find a lot of frogs there. You’ll meet some fine fish, and you’ 11 see the dangerous ducks. And you must see our lovely water-lilies. Life in a large p ond is wonderful!’‘Perhaps it is rather dull here,’ thought the foolish frog. So he hopped after the dragon-fly.But he didn’t like the big, deep pond. It was full of strange plants. The water-snails were rude to him, and he was afraid of the ducks. The fish didn’t like him, and he was the smallest frog there. He was lonely and unhappy.He sat on a water-lily leaf and croaked sadly to himself, ‘I don’t like it here. I think I’ll go home tomorrow.’But a hungry heron flew down and swallowed him up for supper.Lesson 3Section ITask 1: I Don’t See It That WayA.Conversation 1:1.Choose the best answer for each of the following statements.(1) — (2): ba2.Give brief answers to the following questions.(1)About 6 months ago.(2)It is defective and has ruined 4 of the customer’s favorite cassettes.(3)6 months.(4)10 days ago.3.Blank-filling.(1)bend the rule, make an exception for, make an exception for(2)adding insult to injury, make good on(3)brought it in, hold me to, onB.Conversation 2:1.Multiple choice. (1) — (2): ba2.True or False Questions. (1) — (4): FTTTC.Conversation 3:1.Give brief answers to the following questions.(1)Single.(2)5 years.(3)He has been loyal to the company and worked quite hard.(4)Asking for a raise.(5)Bob does his job adequately, but he doesn’t do it well enough to deserve a raise.(6)Take more initiative and show more enthusiasm for the job.(7)To quit his job.(8)That’s a decision Bob will have to make for himself.Task 2: marriage CustomsA.Blank-filling.Speaker: Professor Robin StuartTopic: Marriage customs in different parts of the world; romantic business; arranged marriage; on the day of the wedding; arranged marriages; to have a look at one another;call the whole thing off; the wedding goes ahead; several wives.Conclusion: just as much chance of bringing happiness to the husband and wife as the Western systems of choosing marriage partners.B.True or False Questions. 1 — 3: TFTSection IITask 1: At the Dentist’sA.Multiple Choice. 1 — 4: baccB.True of False Questions. 1 — 6: FTFFTTTask 2: HiccupsA.Give brief answers to the following questions.1.He wants her to help him stop his hiccups.2. 3 hours.3.Everything he can think of.4.She’ll give the man 5 pounds if he hiccups again.5.The man has stopped hiccupping and owes Rosemary 5 pounds.B.Identification.(1) — (b), (2) — (d), (3) — (e), (4) — (a), (5) — (c)Section IIITask 1: Learning to Predict1.Answer: the Chinese then?Reason: “What about” suggests an alternative.2.Answer: they’ll still be hot when you get back.Reason: The woman’s words suggest that the shop is very close to their home.3.Hint: The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.Answer: there’s a queue.Reason: The phrase “not if” suggests a condition that hinders the fulfillment of an action.4.Answer: a good idea.Reason: The word “yes” shows an agreement.5.Answer: being a machine for that money.Reason: “I wouldn’t mind”suggests that the man will do what the woman doesn’t want because of certain attractive conditions.6.Answer: I want to play drums.Reason: The earlier sentence suggests that the man does not play drum for money.Consequently the explanation must be that he enjoys playing it.Task 2: DictationSleepIt’s clear that everyone needs to sleep. Most people rarely think about how and why they sleep, however. We know that if we sleep well, we feel rested. If we don’t sleep enough, we often feel tired and irritable. It seems there are two purposes of sleep: physical rest and emotional and psychological rest: We need to rest our bodies and our minds. Both are important in order for us to be healthy. Each night we alternate between two kinds of sleep: active sleep and passive sleep. The passive sleep gives our body the rest that’s needed and prepares us for active sleep, in which dreaming occurs.Throughout the night, people alternate between passive and active sleep. The brain rests, then it becomes active, then dreaming occurs. The cycle is repeated: the brain rests, then it becomes active, then dreaming occurs. This cycle is repeated several times throughout the night~. During eight hours of sleep, people dream for a total d one and half hours on the average.Lesson 4Section ITask 1: Weather ForecastA.Multiple Choice. 1 — 2: acB.Fill in the following chart.Task 2: The 5 O’clock NewsA.Fill in the following chart.B.Give brief answers to the following questions based on the news report.1.It was closed down by government authorities.2.Testing confirmed that the town had been poisoned be the dumping of toxic chemicalsin town dumps.3. 3 weeks ago.4.200.5.Headaches, stomachaches, faintness and dizziness.6.Toxic wastes had leaked into the ground and contaminated the water supply.7.All the residents should leave the area, until the chemical company responsible forthe toxic waste can determine whether the town can be cleaned up and made safe again.C.True of False Questions. 1—6: FTTFFTD.Fill in the following blanks (based on the news report).Teams Playing Result(1) Mexico — France 7 to 6(2) Canada — Argentina 3 to 3(3) Italy — Haiti2 to 1(with 30 minutes left to go)Section IITask 1: What Do You Like for Entertainment?A.Blank-filling.Reporter: Deborah TylerInterviewee: Students of the Brooklyn Academy of Dramatic ArtsMajor: Benny Gross —— pianoKimberley Martins —— modern danceB.Fill in the following chart about how often Benny and Kimberley go to the eight forms ofartistic entertainment.C.Rearrange the forms of artistic entertainment that Benny and Kimberley like, beginningwith the form that each one likes best.Benny: (3)—(1)—(4)—(6)—(2)—(8)Kimberley: (2)—(4)—(1)—(7)—(3)—(8)Task 2: Are You a Heavy Smoker?A.True or False Questions. 1—6: TFTTFTB.Multiple Choice. 1—6: cbcbacC.Blank-filling.Name: Doris BradleySex: femaleAge: 32Amount: 3 packets of 20 a weekFirst experience:Time: at the age of 17Place: at a partyOffered by: boyfriend, not husbandFeeling; awfully grown-upLater: started smoking 2 or 3 a day and gradually increased.Experience of giving up smoking: twice1. Time: 6 months before getting marriedReason: saving upResult: only cut it down from 30 a day, still smoked a little2. Time: when expecting a babyReason: according to doctor’s adviceResult: gave up completely for 7 or 8 months and took it up a couple of weeks after the baby was born, because the baby was being bottle fed.Time when she smokes most:1. watching TV2. reading books3. in company4. with friendsTime when she never smokes:1. doing the housework2. on an empty stomachSection IIITask 1: Learning to Predict1.Answer: They’d be exhausted at the end of each performance.Reason: “Otherwise” suggests a result of the opposite condition.2.Answer: I enjoyed it very much.Reason: “Apart from that I must say” often suggests an opposite statement to earlier comments.3.Answer: I stayed up late to finish it.Reason: “And” suggests that the speaker would finish the book at one sit.4.Answer: the book never really got started at all.Reason: After an opinion of agreement, the phrase “in fact”suggests a further comment;the expression “it’s o nly honest to say” usually introduces a confession-something which is probably not as good as the one mentioned.5.Answer: I tend to skip parts that don’t really hold my interest.Reason: “Otherwise” suggests a result of the opposite condition.6.Answer: it was rather long.Reason: “I must admit” suggests an agreement to the other person’s opinion. Task 2: DictationBooks Belong to the PastSir,I visited my old school yesterday. It hasn’t changed in thirty years. The pupils were sitting in the same desks and reading the same books. When are schools going to move into the modern world? Books belong to the past. In our homes radio and television bring us knowledge of the world. We can see and hear the truth for ourselves. If we want entertainment most of us prefer a modern film to a classical novel. In the business world computers store information, so that we no longer need encyclopaedias and dictionaries. But in the schools teachers and pupils still use books. There should be a radio and television set in every classroom, and a library of tapesand records in every school. The children of today will rarely open a book when they leave school. The children of tomorrow won’t need to read and Write at all.M. P. MillerLondonLesson 5Section ITask 1: An Unpleasant TripA.Give brief answers to the following questions.1.The Isle of Wight.2.They were not pleased with their hotel.3.He decided to write to the Manager of Happytours.4. A travel Agency.5.The hotel and travel arrangements.6.They will never book any future holidays through Happytours.B.Fill in he blanks with the words used in the brochure and by Mr. Wilson to describe thehotel and travel arrangement.Task 2: At the Travel AgencyA.Multiple Choice. 1—6: acbbcaB.True or False Questions. 1—6: TFTTFTC.Fill in the blanks with the two things that Miss Bush will do.1.her two friends, to stop over with her on the way back.2.Mr. Adams to stop with her in Cairo.Section IIA Saturday AfternoonA.Identification.Name IdentificationGillian Dr. Carmichael’s new researchassistantDr. Carmichael the president of St. Alfred’sHospitalMaurice Featherstone the gardener of the hospitalB.Multiple Choice. 1—6: cbaacaC.True or False Questions. 1—8: FFTF TFTTD.Fill in the blanks with information about Maurice.Name: Maurice FeatherstoneSex: maleAge: oldAppearance: clear, blue, honest eyes; white hair and a pinkish complexionTemperament: gentle and mild-manneredLength of stay in the hospital: 35 yearsReasons for entering the hospital:1.When he was 17, he burnt down his school.2.Over the next few years, there were a number of mysterious fires in his neighborhood.ter he tried to set fire to the family mansion.Visits from family members: No.Bills: paid on time.E.Blank-filling.1.slightly uneasy, unlocked the gates, waved her through2.withdrawn, depressed, normal, kept locked up, all of them, too dangerous to live innormal society.3.with the staff, a surprise, let him go out for the afternoon, flower show, quite excited,a birthday cake, decorated the lounge.Section IIITask 1: Learning to Predict1.Answer: he fails to employ the correct question form.Reason: “Consequently” suggests a result of the facts mentioned earlier.2.Answer: difficulties may still arise.Reason: “even when” suggests that in spite facts, something else still exists.3.Answer: the student may not have clearly heard what was said.Reason: “In other words” is often followed by an explanation in clearer and easier words.4.Answer: may feel angry at receiving such orders.Reason: “However” suggests an opposite fact.5.Answer: whether crops should be used to produce food or should be used to produce fuel.Reason: “That is” is also followed by an explanation.6.Answer: a small industrial sector.Reason: “At the same time” suggests the coexistence of two things. Here prediction is also based on common knowledge.Task 2: DictationThe School Holidays Are Too LongToday the children of this country have at last returned to work. After two months’ holiday pupils have started a new term. How many adults get such long holidays? Two to four weeks in the summer and public holidays--that’s all the working man gets. As for the average woman, she’s lucky to get a holiday at all. Children don’t need such long holidays. In term-time they start work later and finish earlier than anyone else.In the holidays most of them get bored, and some get into trouble. What a waste! If their overworked parents were given more free time instead, everyone would be happier.This isn’t just a national problem either--it’s worldwide. Dates may be different from country to country, but the pattern’s the same. Why should children do half as much work and get twice as much holiday as their parents?Lesson 6Section ITask 1: In the Path of the EarthquakeA.True or False Questions. 1—6: FTFTFFB.Map 1 is a layout of the Skinners’ farm. Mark out the plants and buildings in the map.Then in map 2 draw a new plan of the Skinners farm after the quake.Map 1:4. rose garden1. farm house2. garden path3. cypresstrees6. raspberry patch7. cow shed8. granary5. eucalyptustreesMap 2:Task 2: A Funny Thing Happened to Me.A.Multiple Choice. 1—6: cabbcaB.Give brief answers to the following questions.st Friday.2.He was a student.3.In London.4.By taxi.5.The taxi got stuck in a traffic jam and the train had left by the time he got to thestation.6. 1 hour.7.The station buffet.8.An evening newspaper, the “Standard”.9.At a table near the window.10.He did the crossword puzzle.C.True or False Questions.1—6: FFTTFTD.Blank-filling.1.reached across, opened, took one, dipped, into, popped it into.2.get up and go, pushed back, stood up, hurried out of.Section IIConsolidation: A Very Beautiful StoryA.Give brief answers to the following questions.1. A tape from Gentleman Jim.2.Yesterday.3.Jim’s wife.4.There was a message hidden in the tape.5.Half the police force in London and 3 experts.6.Nothing had been found yet.7.Happy memories and things.8.In his words.B.True or False Statements.1—8: FTFF TTFTC.Discuss with your classmates what message is hidden in Gentleman Jim’s recording.D.Listen to the 2nd part of the policeman’s discussion and list all the things they feelunusual about Gentleman Jim’s recording.1.Jim keeps telling his wife to play the message over and over again.2.Jim tells his wife that she’ll find something comforting.3.Jim keeps saying “very beautiful” over and over again.4.The speech doesn’t sound natural.E.Listen to Gentleman Jim’s recording again and work out the message.Answer: There are 2 gold bricks in the garden under the big red rose tree.Section IIITask 1: Listening to Predict1.Answer: a glance at the headings of sections or sub-sections will show the order inwhich the items are introduced.Reason: “In addition” is followed by a supplementary idea. Prediction here is also based on common knowledge.2.Answer: providing a summary which can be re-read later.Reason: “As well as” is often followed by an idea of the same importance as the one before “as well as”.3.Answer: may not appear in a bibliography.Reason: “However” suggests an opposite idea.4.Answer: (no more than try to cover the most important ones here.Reason: “Therefore” suggests a result.5.Answer: it doesn’t.Reason: “Unfortunately” suggests that something opposite to one’s expectation will happen.6.Answer: it’s still important.Reason: “Though” suggests that in spite of the fact that follows, something still happens.Task 2: DictationSign LanguageDeaf people, people who can’t hear, are still able to communicate quite well with a special language. It’s called sign language.The speaker of sign language uses hand gestures in order to communicate. Basic sign language has been used for a long, long time, but sign language wasn’t really developed until about 250 years ago. In the middle of the 1700s a Frenchman named Epée developed sign language. Epée was able to speak and hear, but he worked during most of his life as a teacher of deaf people in France. Epée developed a large number of vocabulary words for sign language. Epée taught these words to his deaf students. Epée’s system used mo stly picture :image signs. We call them picture image signs because the signs create a picture. For example, the sign for sleep is to put both hands together, and then to place the hands flat against the right side of your face, and then to lower your head slightly to the right. This action was meant to show the position of sleep. So we call it a picture image sign.Lesson 7Section ITask 1: Learning a Foreign LanguageA.Multiple Choice. 1—4: bcaaB.True or False Questions. 1—4: FTTFC.Give brief answers to the following questions.1.Albert Humphries.2.Balham, London.3. 4 years.4.He has been going to an evening class and has watched quite a lot of the BBC televisionprogrammes.5.They use a different book in the class.6.They make the same mistakes as he does.7.It means being able to put together the right groups of words and to say them in areasonably accurate way.Task 2: In the LibraryA.Multiple Choice. 1—6: bbcacaB.True or False Questions. 1—6: TTFTFTC.Give brief answers to the following questions.1.Round the corner.2. A 20p a day fine for each book.3.Tahiti.4.No.D.Blank-filling.1. 5 pounds, you damage them, entitles you, 2 records at a time, everything available,be much more popular than.2.telephone to renew the books.3.we get back, worth all the bother, some paperbacks in the airport, I’ve been such anuisance.Section IITask 1: Lessoned World CollegesA.Give brief answers to the following questions.1．On the phone.2．Some information about the college.3．Robert Creighton.4．Julian’s friend in Spain.5．English.6．No. There are scholarships for all colleges, but parents will have to pay too.7．Yes. But academic ability is not the only thing important. Personal qualities will also be considered.8．Maturity, the ability to get on well with people from different countries.B.Blank-filling.1.the line, put you through to2.Pacific College, French, may be taught in Italian3.painting and modern dancing4.probably, the staff at the college, special activities, theatre studies,environmental work, take partTask 2: I Remember …A.Multiple Choice. 1—6: baabcaB.True or False Questions. 1—8: TTTF FTTTSection IIITask 1: Learning to Rephrase1.Most subjects: 1 English word, 1 meaning2.most English words: more than 1 meaning3.3rd misconception: word used correctly with meaning knownrger vocabulary: influenced by other languages; rich in synonyms5.grammatical matter: words of same meaning used with certain other words6.many students: no purpose than read7.students: no overall view, forget soon8.poor comprehension because no notes, no questions9.25 pages a test: no fatigue or loss of efficiency up to 6 hours10.increase speed, no loss of comprehension: more efficient readerTask 2: DictationCredit Cards。

初级英语听力 lesson 16（listen to this）Mrs. Woodside： Well, Mrs. Long, how do you like it here?Mrs. Long： Oh, since we had the house redecorated, it's much nicer to live in. But there are still a few things that bother us.Mrs. Woodside： Oh, what sort of things?Mrs. Long： Nothing to do with the house, really. It's just that our daughter, Jane, hasn't been ... uh ... well, she hasn't been sleeping well lately. I mean, she's had a few nightmares.Mrs. Woodside： Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.Mrs. Long： Uh, excuse me, Mrs. Woodside, but ... do you mind if I ask you something?Mrs. Woodside： No, of course not. Go ahead.Mrs. Long： What ... what do you know about ... the people who lived here before?Mrs. Woodside： Not very much. Nobody has stayed here very long since ... well, since ... you know ...Mrs. Long： Since? ... Since when?Mrs. Woodside： Well, since those ... surely you must know about it?Mrs. Long： No, I don't know. What are you talking about?Mrs. Woodside： Those terrible murders that happened here more than twenty years ago?Mrs. Long： Murders? What murders?Mrs. Woodside： But I thought you knew! This house once belonged to a ... I really thought you knew ... to a manwho's supposed to have murdered three or four women! Righthere! In this house! Afterwards, he's supposed to have cut up their bodies ... right here ... in the kitchen.Mrs. Long： What? Are you serious?Mrs. Woodside： Oh, dear. I hope I haven't said anythingto ... well, to upset you.Mrs. Long： I can't believe it.Mrs. Woodside： Neither could I. Not at first, at least. He seemed such a nice man.Mrs. Long： Who?Mrs. Woodside： Taplow. Gordon Taplow. He didn't seemlike the kind of man who could do such things at all.Mrs. Long： You mean you knew him?Mrs. Woodside： Yes, of course I did. Not very well, butI used to see him in the street occasionally ... We saidhello to each other. He was a very quiet man. You wouldn't have thought he could have hurt a mouse. Once, I remember, he invited me in for a cup of tea.Mrs. Long： And what happened?Mrs. Woodside： Nothing. I ... I never got round to it ... to coming in for a cup of tea. I was always too busy. I suppose it was a good thing, wasn't it?Mrs. Long： What?Mrs. Woodside： That I never came in for a cup of tea.Bank Manager： Now, Miss Andrews, how much do youactually want to deposit with us in your new account?Helen Andrews： Well, it's just around two thousand pounds that I won on the premium bonds.Bank Manager： Right. I now need your full name and address.Helen Andrews： Helen Andrews. 33 Bedford Road ...Bank Manager： Helen Andrews. Would you please spell that?Helen Andrews： A-N-D-R-E-W-S.Bank Manager： Address?Helen Andrews： 33 Bedford, that's B-E-D-F-O-R-D ...Bank Manager： So 33 Bedford ...Helen Andrews： Road, London E14.Bank Manager： Right, er ... now do you want a deposit or a current account?Helen Andrews： Well, I want to be able to take my money out at any time.Bank Manager： I see. So you probably want a current account.Helen Andrews： Well, if you say so. I've only had a post office savings account until now.Bank Manager： Well, with a current account you can ... have a cheque book, or you can come into the bank and take the money out as you like. Of course, there's no interest on a current account.Helen Andrews： Not at all?Bank Manager： No. If you put it into a seven day's deposit account, of course, you get interest, but in a current account, none.Helen Andrews： Well, most people have current accounts, don't they?Bank Manager： Well, they do if they've not got an awful lot of money and they need to use it regularly. Eh ... sothat's probably the best thing for you.Helen Andrews： Well, you'll give me a cheque book, won't you?Bank Manager： I'll give you a cheque book immediately, yes, er ...Helen Andrews： Do you need my signature?Bank Manager： Ah yes, we'll need er ... two or three specimen signatures ...Helen Andrews： OK. And I will get a cheque card (I)mean one of those cards which I'm allowed to use for up to fifty pounds a day.Bank Manager： Eh, eh, now we don't actually give a cheque card until you've had an account with us for six months.Helen Andrews： Six months?Bank Manager： Yes, we have to see how the accounts going, you see.Helen Andrews： But that's crazy. I mean I used to workin a shop and we'd never accept cheques without a cheque card.I mean no one will accept my money.Bank Manager： Well, er ... this is how we work, I'm afraid.Helen Andrews： Well, I'll have to reconsider everything again, I think. I had no idea you were as strict as this ...If you ask someone, they'll say that the bank is whereyou can cash a cheque. But it's more than that and we have to tell people that in our advertisements. There are several things to think about. When do you start? I mean at what age. That is the first problem. I think you must start very young. So we said： 'Let's introduce the name of the bank tochildren and they will never forget it.' The next question is this： How do you attract the different age groups? Mypartner said 'Why don't we use a gimmick for each age group? Give them something for nothing—money boxes for young children, T-shirts for teenagers, gold pens for young executives.' That always works. But what do you give to your best customer? That's another question. What about leather diaries, for example?Banks are very competitive. How do you think of something new? That's always a problem. We were one of the first banksto have drive-in banks and to open on Saturdays, but now many banks do. Of course, most banks now offer insurance andtravel services, and all the usually standing order anddirect debit services. The other thing about advertising is where. Where do you put the ads—on television, of course, but which journals and newspapers? And when and how often? These are questions you have to ask yourself.Actress Virginia Darlington, who plays Judy in the TV soap opera Texas, got married yesterday surrounded by armed bodyguards at the most luxurious hotel in Texas, the Mansion. The 39-year-old star exchanged vows with plastic surgeon Henry Jones under a bough of ivy and gardenias, wearing a wedding-dress designed by Britain's Saunders. Because this is the second time she has married a flautist marked the celebrations by playing 'Love is Wonderful the Second Time Around.'The Football Association Secretary Mr. John Gamer sayshe's delighted with the decision to lift the worldwide ban on English soccer clubs. As a result of serious incidents of hooliganism in European and international matches, football's international ruling body FIFA decided last June that English teams should not be allowed to play outside Britain. FIFA announced its new decision to lift the worldwide ban this morning, but the ban on European matches still stands. Now, the Football Association Secretary says it's up to the English fans to improve themselves and if they do behave the ban could be lifted in as short a time as twelve months.A group of twelve women are working hard to become the first all-female crew to sail around the world. At the moment the crew are busy trying to raise the three hundred and fifty thousand pounds needed to buy and equip a sixty-two footyacht to make the record attempt. As part of their fund-raising the crew have been repainting the famous boat Gipsy Moth 4, on show at Greenwich, which has raised one thousand two hundred and fifty pounds from the British Yachting Association. The crew are also busy training to get ship-shape for their round-the-world sailing race which starts in September. The crew skipper says she doesn't think the fact the crew are all women will lessen their chances of winning.—Well, it's got two big wheels one behind the other, and there's a kind of metal frame between the wheels that holds them together. And there's a little seat above the back wheel that you can sit on, and above the front wheel there's a sort of metal bar that sticks out on both sides. And you sit on the seat you see, and you put your hands on this metal bar thing—and the whole thing moves forwards—it's amazing.—What makes it move forward, then?—Ah well, in the middle you see, between the two wheels, there are these other bits of metal and you can put your feet on these and turn them round and that makes the wheels go round.—Hang on—if it's only got two wheels why doesn't the whole thing fall over?—Well, you see, um, well I'm not sure actually ...Speaker A： Well, to be honest, I'm not sure what I would have done. I mean, it would have depended on various things.Interviewer： On what, for instance?Speaker A： Well, on ... hmm ... on how valuable the things the boys stole were. The text doesn't ... it doesn't say whether they had just stolen a tin of peas or something like that. So, I can't really say ... except well, (I)think I would have told the shopkeeper if they had stolen something really valuable. Otherwise, I suppose I would have just ... I don't know ... minded my own business, I suppose.Speaker B： Well, I think it's quite clear what I should have done. The boys had broken the law. You can't allow that sort of thing to go on, can you? After all, it affects all of us. If you let boys or anybody else get away with theft,they'll just go on stealing! So, I think the woman should have told—what's his name? —the shopkeeper.Interviewer： Mr. Patel.Speaker B： Patel. She should have told him and if necessary she should have held the boys while he got the police, or she should have gone for the police herself.Interviewer： So you're saying that that's what you would have done?Speaker B： Exactly. If I had been in that situation,that's exactly what I would have done. At least ... at least, that's what I ought to have done. That's what I hope I would have done.Fred： A funny thing happened to me the other night.Man： Oh, yes? What happened, Fred?Fred： Well, you know I usually go out for a walk every night just after dark. Well, I was out the other night takingmy usual walk and I heard a funny noise coming out of the building site down the road, you know, the one where they dug a big hole lately. Going to make it into an underground garage, I believe.Man： Yes, I know it, go on.Fred： Well, as I said, I heard this funny noise and I thought perhaps there was a kid down there, you know how kids go playing on building sites. But as I got nearer I couldtell it wasn't a kid, it sounded more like an animal. I thought it must be some dog or cat that had got itself trapped or something.Man： So, what did you do?Fred： Well, I went down there to investigate. I climbed down, ruined my trousers because of all the mud. You see it had been raining heavily for three or four days.Man： Yeah.Fred： Well, when I got down there I found the hole was full of water and the water was full of frogs.Man： Frogs?Fred： Yes. You know, those green things that jump up and down and go croak croak. So I thought 'What are they going to do when the bulldozers come to work tomorrow?' So I climbed back out, went home and got some plastic bags, big ones, like you use for the rubbish.Man： What for?Fred： I'll tell you. I went back and started collecting the frogs and putting them into the plastic bags. I thoughtI'd take them to the pond in the park. They'd be happy there.Man： I suppose they would.Fred： Next thing I know there are sirens screaming and bright lights everywhere.Man： What was going on then?Fred： It was the police. Two cars full of police with flashlights and dogs. Somebody had reported seeing me going into the building site and thought I was a burglar.Man： Well, what happened?Fred： They put me in one of the cars and took me down to the Station.Man： Why didn't you tell them what you were doing?Fred： I tried to in the car, but they just told me I would have to talk to the inspector on duty. Luckily I still had one of the bags on me full of frogs. A couple of them got out while the inspector was questioning me and you can imagine what it was like trying to catch them.Man： So what happened in the end?Fred： Oh, the inspector turned out to be a bit of an animal lover himself and he sent the two cars back to the building site and told his men to help me collect all the frogs. We did that and then they drove me home and I invited them all in for a cup of tea and we all had a good laugh.Man： Well, I never. If you wrote that in a book they'dsay you made it up.A newspaper has a complex hierarchy. The easiest way to show this is in the form of a chart.At the top of the chart there are four major positions. These are the Executive Editor, who talks to the unions and deals with legal and financial questions. Then there is the actual Editor of the paper and his deputy. The Editor makes decisions about what goes into the paper. The deputy hasclose contact with the House of Commons and the political content. Finally there is the Managing Editor, who sees that everything runs smoothly. Below this there are threeAssistant Editors and the heads of the five departments. Each of the three Assistant Editors has a different responsibility. For example, one is responsible for design. The five departments are City News, which deals with financial matters, then the Home, Foreign, Sports and Features. Features are the special sections including films, books and the Woman's page. So on the second level there are three Assistant Editors and the five Department Heads. Also on this level is the Night Editor. He looks after the paper, especially the front page,in the afternoon and evening, preparing material for publication the next morning. Below the second level thereare the reporters and specialists, who write the reports and articles, and the sub-editors, who check and prepare the copy for the printer. There is also full secretarial back-up.This lift is taking us to departures on the first floor.We are now in departures. Arrivals and departures are carefully separated, as you have seen. Just to the left herewe find a 24-hour banking service, and one of three skyshops on this floor—there are two in the departure lounge. And here, as you can see, you can buy newspapers, magazines, confectionery, souvenirs and books. If you will turn around now and look in front of you, you can see the seventy-two check-in desks, sixty-four of which are for British Airways. The airline desks, for enquiries, are next to the entrances on the far left and far right, and straight ahead is the entrance to the departure lounge and passport control. Shall we go airside?We have now cleared passport control and security, and you can see that security is very tight indeed. You are about to enter a departure lounge which is a quarter of a mile in length. But don't worry. There are moving walkways the length of the building, so you don't have to put on your hiking boots.Straight ahead of you is a painting by Brendan Neiland. As you can see it is a painting of Terminal 4 and it measures twenty feet by eight feet. On the other side of it are the airline information desks. Let's walk around to those. Now,if you face the windows you can see the duty-free shops. There is one on your left and one on your right. They have been decorated to a very high standard, to make you feel like you are shopping in London's most exclusive shops. The duty-free shops sell the usual things but they also have outlets for fine wines and quality cigars.If we turn to the right and walk along in front of the duty-free shops, we will come to a buffet and bar opposite. You see, this one is called the Fourth Man Inn—all the bars,restaurants and cafeterias have names including the numberfour and many of them have jokey signboards like this one, to brighten up a traveller's day.If we turn left out of here and go back along the concourse, we come to the plan-ahead insurance desk, on thefar side of the first duty-free shop, with public telephones alongside. Notice that here we can see what is going on outside, through the windows. Opposite the insurance desk,next to the other duty-free shop, is the international telephone bureau. Let's just go across there. Across fromthis duty-free shop is an area just like the one we have just seen, with a buffet, bar and skyshops, and now let's go along the moving walkway to the gates, shall we?Mary Jones： Excuse me. Excuse me.Man： Yes, madam?Mary Jones： Can you help me. Please, look, I'm desperate. Are you responsible for lost property?Man： Yes, I am.Mary Jones： Well, I've got something to report.Man： What is it you've lost?Mary Jones： I've lost my handbag.Man： Your handbag?Mary Jones： Well, it's terrible. I don't know what to do.Man： Where did you lose your handbag, madam?Mary Jones： On the train, on the train. Look, we've gotto stop the train.Man： Which train?Mary Jones： I've just come off the tube, this last train, in from Paddington.Man： Yes, the last train tonight. There isn't another one.Mary Jones： On the circle line, on the circle line.Man： Yes, yes.Mary Jones： Oh, it's terrible. We haven't got much time, I mean I have got so many valuable things in that bag.Man： Will you ... will you please explain ...Mary Jones： I was asleep on the train. I must have dropped off. I woke up, almost missed my station, so I rushed off the train and then I realized my handbag was still on it.Man： Yes?Mary Jones： By that time the doors were shut and it was too late.Man： So your handbag is still on the train.Mary Jones; It's on the train travelling ...Man： Yes. All right. All right, just a moment. Now, canI have your name and address?Mary Jones： Well, look the thing I've got to tell you is that there's money in that handbag.Man： Yes, we realize this, madam. We need your name and address first.Mary Jones： OK. My name's Mary Jones.Man： Mary Jones. Address?Mary Jones： 16 ...Man： 16 ...Mary Jones： Craven Road.Man： Craven Road. That's C-R-A-V-E-N?Mary Jones： Yes.Man： Now, can you tell me exactly what was in the handbag?Mary Jones： Well, there was money ...Man： How much?Mary Jones： Nearly thirty pounds. I had my driving licence ...Man： So, thirty pounds, driving licence, yes ...Mary Jones： I had my keys, and I had the office keys, they'll kill me when I go to work tomorrow, and I'd just been to the travel agent, I had my ticket to Athens ...Man： Just ... just one moment. House and office keys, ticket to Athens.Mary Jones： Yes, hurry please. You've got to phone the next station...Man： Yes, all right, just a moment. Anything else?Mary Jones： I had my season ticket.Man： Your season ticket for travelling on the tube.Mary Jones： And a very expensive bottle of perfume,and ... and ... and I had a ...Man： Yes, well, I'll get the guard to look in ... the train ...1. I borrow videos every week. I can watch cartoons or adventures at any time and I can watch them over and over again. I never watch children's programs on television any more.2. My wife likes the video because she doesn't speak any English. But I say, if she doesn't hear English, how can she learn it? She needs to learn English to meet people and make friends.3. Videos are ruining the cinema, of course. Too many people copy films instead of buying or borrowing them. There are too many pirates. Of course, more people can see their favorite films now. Videos are obviously cheaper than the cinema, but they don't have the same effect, do they?4. I watch the video every day while I knit—mostly old films, ice-skating and pop videos. I used to watch television all the time—news, talk shows, soap operas—anything that was on. Now I can choose what I watch and when I watch it.5. A lot of educational videos are made with government money and video is used by a lot of schools now. Videos canbe used at any time of the day and they can be stopped and replayed. When I was learning to be a teacher we were filmed and we could see our mistakes. Of course some teachers justput the video on and let it do the work, but it can be extremely valuable in the classroom.6. I use the video for three things： I record programs when I'm not at home and I watch them when I have time. At work we use videos for training new employees, and I hirefilms at weekends and my friends come to watch. It makesquite a nice social evening.Speaker A： Well, hunk is a verb. And it means to carry something, particularly something that's heavy and difficultto move. So you can say something like 'When I saw the menthey were hunking the piano down the stairs.'Speaker B： Actually, hunk is the cry made by an elephant, especially when it's angry, or it's trying to contact other elephants. The word sounds like the noise they make 'hunk, hunk.' So you can say, for example, 'The elephants arehunking a lot tonight.'Speaker C： No, no, the truth is, hunk is a noun. And it means a piece of something, a big thick piece. So if you cuta thin piece of bread, that's not a hunk. When you tear off a thick piece of bread, that's a hunk. Today, for example, Ihad a big hunk of bread and cheese for my lunch.。

Lesson One Section One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:—Hello, I want a cab.—OK. What address is it？—1120 East 32nd Street.—Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes. Dialogue 2:—What’s your job？—I’m an accountant.—Oh！Do you enjoy it？—No. I don’t really like it. It’s boring.Dialogue 3:—Where do you come from？—Indonesia.—Oh！Which part？—Jakarta.—Really？Dialogue 4:—Can you speak German？—Yes, I can. I speak it very well.—Where did you learn it？—I lived in Germany when I was a child.—What else can you speak？—Well, I know a little Italian.Dialogue 5:—I think a businessman should be good-looking. —No, I don’t agree.Dialogue 6:—Would you like a drink？—No, thank you. I don’t drink.—Are you sure？—Yes. I’m quite sure. Thank you very much.—What about a soft drink then？—Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.Dialogue 7:—Thank you very much for the meal.—Not at all. I’m glad you could come.—You must come and have a meal with me some time. —Yes. That would be nice.Dialogue 8:—Have you heard about the Prime Minister？—No.—She's gone to China！—Really！Dialogue 9:—How do you spell interesting？—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.—Thank you very much.Dialogue 10:—Would you mind passing the salt, please？—Certainly.Section Two:Tapescript.A.Discussion.Tim talked to Harry about the lecture.Harry: What did you think of the lecture？Tim: I thought it was very interesting.Harry: Did you really？Tim: Yes, didn’t you？Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.Tim: So you think you know more than he does.Harry: Well, take coal for instance.Tim: What about it？Harry: Coal won’t become important again.Tim: Why not？Harry: It’s too dirty. They won’t be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.Tim: They’ll invent new kinds of machinery.Harry: Nonsense. The only sort of power they’ll use in the future is atomic power. B.Interview.A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.Reporter: Excuse me, are you a student？Student 1: Yes, I am.Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the holidays？Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly well off, so I get an allowance from my father.Reporter: You're lucky, aren’t you？Student 1: I suppose so.Reporter: What about you？Are your parents wealthy？Student 2: No, certainly not.Reporter: Do you work during the holidays？Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman, then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage. Reporter: Thank you.Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.Dictation 2:The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works in a record shop.The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.Lesson Two:Section One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:—I think a doctor should be a friendly person.—Yes. I agree.Dialogue 2:—Would you like something to drink？—Just coffee, please.—Are you sure？—Quite certain. Thank you.Dialogue 3:—What are you doing in New York？—I’m writing a story for YES magazine.—I see.Dialogue 4:—What are you doing in Cairo？—I’m visiting my parents.—Really！Dialogue 5:—Why are you visiting Hong Kong？—I’m just on holiday.Dialogue 6:—Why are you in London？—I’m here on business.—Oh.Dialogue 7:—Thanks a lot of putting me up.—That’s OK.—Do come and s ee me when you’re in New York.—Sure. That’ll be great.Dialogue 8:—Have you heard the news？—No.—There’s been a terrible air crash.—Oh dear！Where was it？— A town called Banford.Dialogue 9:—Excuse me, how do you say that word, C-U-S-T-O-M-S？—Customs.—I see. Thank you.Dialogue 10:—Would you like some more potatoes？—I’m sorry I can’t manage any more. Thank you.Section Two:Tapescript.A.Conversation.Male: Pubs？You must have good people. If the people are good, the pub will be good.Male: You must have a good landlord, and people with a sense of humor behind the bar. If the landlord is bad, the pub will be bad.Female: I love old pubs. If it’s one of those modern places, I won’t go in.Male: And a good pub must have good beer. If the beer’s no good, people wil l look for another place.Female: I won’t go if there isn’t a garden. I have children, and if the pub doesn’t have a garden or family room, we can’t go in.B.Story.My grandfather used to have a beautiful gold pocket watch. He wore it on a fine gold chain across the front of his waistcoat, and when I was small he promised to leave it to me in his will.“When I’m gone,” he said, “this is going to be yours.”Unfortunately that will never happen now. About three months ago, my grandfather came up to London to visit us. The first Sunday morning after he arrived, my youngest son said he wanted to go to the park.“We’ll do better than that,” said my grandfather, “we’ll go and feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square.” So off they went. They got home about tea-time and my grandfather was looking very upset.“My watch,” he said, “it’s gone. Someone must have stolen it while we were feeding the pigeons.”Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:My name is Daniel. I am French. I live in a small town. I work in a hotel, but I do not live in the hotel. I live with my parents. My home is near the hotel, so I walk to work every day.Dictation 2:There is some sugar, there is some coffee and there is a lot of tea, but there is not much jam. There are some tomatoes, but there are not any eggs or biscuits and there is not much milk. So we want jam, eggs, biscuits and milk.Lesson ThreeSection One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:Jurg: Mrs. Scott...Mrs. Scott: Yes？Jurg: I’m afraid I’ve had an accident.Mrs. Scott: Oh, dear, what’s happened？Jurg: I’ve spilt my coffee.Mrs. Scott: Never mind, here’s a cloth...Dialogue 2:Klaus is using the launderette for the first time.Klaus: Excuse me, do you know how this works？Housewife: Yes. Put the washing inside ... shut the door ... the money goes in here, then when the machine starts you have to put the soap powder in through here. Klaus: Is that all？Housewife: Yes, you don’t have to do anything else until the machine stops.Klaus: Thank you.Dialogue 3:Terry: Frank’s getting married.James: Is he really？Terry: Yes, he is.James: I don’t believe it.Terry: It’s true.James: Who's he marrying？Terry: A girl he met on holiday in Spain, I think.James: Good heavens ... where are they going to live？Section Two:Tapescript.A.Conversation.A: Do you love me？B: I’m very fond of you.A: Yes, but do you love me？B: Uh ... you mean a lot to me.A: Why don't you answer my question？B: What question？A: Do you love me？Come on！I want to know.B: I care for you very deeply. You know that.A: That isn’t the s ame thing！B: What kind of answer do you expect？A: The truth！I want the truth！B: How can I possibly answer such a question？B.Interview: Too Old at TwentyDo you remember Sally Green, the swimming star？She was the girl who broke all the records at the last Olympics. Where is she now？Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home.Tom: Is it true that you don't swim at all now？Sally: I’m afraid so. I’m too old.Tom: But you're only twenty！Sally: That’s too old for a swimme r. If I swam in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win. So I’d rather not swim at all.Tom: But don't you enjoy swimming？Sally: I used to, when I was small. But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard. I used to get up at 6 a.m. to go to the pool. I had to train before school, after school and at weekends. I swam thirty-five miles every week！Tom: But you were famous at fifteen. And look at all those cups.Sally: Would you like to polish them？It’s true that I have some Olymp ics were very exciting. But I missed more important things. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming. What can I do now？Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:There is a small shop at the end of our road. I buy my newspaper there every Sunday. This is the only shop that is open on a Sunday, so it is always very busy. They sell milk, eggs, biscuits, tea and coffee. You can get aspirins, toothpaste or a writing pad there. It is a nice little shop.Dictation 2:This evening I am going to the cinema. I sometimes go with Beatriz, but this evening I am going alone. Beatriz is nice, but she talks a lot and when I go to the cinema I like to watch the film. The film I am going is an old one, but it is very good. It is a Hitchcock film.Lesson FourSection One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:Sophie: Here’s some coffee.George: Oh, fantastic ... er ... is there any sugar？Sophie: Sugar ... yes, of course ... here you are.George: Thanks ... er...Sophie: What’s the matter now？George: Er ... are there any chocolate biscuits？Sophie: No, there aren’t.George: Oh...Dialogue 2:Kathy: Where do you live？David: Near Victoria station.Kathy: In a flat or a house？David: In a flat. Houses are terribly expensive.Kathy: What's your flat like？David: It’s small and the building is old, but it’s comfortable. It’s very near my office. Dialogue 3:Christine: When did you buy that new necklace？Libby: I didn’t buy it. It was a present.Christine: Oh, who gave it to you？Libby: A friend.Christine: Anybody I know？Libby: Don’t as k so many questions.Dialogue 4:Tom and Anna saw a film yesterday.Tom: It was exciting, wasn’t it？Anna: Yes, it was.Tom: Charles Bronson was good, wasn’t he？Anna: Yes, he always is.Tom: I thought the girl was good too.Anna: Did you？Section Two:Tapescript.A.Conversation 1:Eustace: What are you doing？Lucinda: I’m packing.Eustace: Why？Lucinda: Because I’m leaving.Eustace: You’re not.Lucinda: Yes, I am. I’m catching the first train tomorrow.Eustace: But, I...Lucinda: ... and I’m not coming back.Eustace: Oh, oh ... where are you going？Lucinda: To ... to ..., Hawaii.Eustace: Oh darling.B.Conversation 2:Philip: Excuse me, Mr. Jones. Can you help me？Mr. Jones: Of course. What's the problem？Philip: Well, I have to wear an overall but I can’t find one.Mr. Jones: That’s easy. Why don't you look in the cupboard beside the washbasin？You’ll find one there.C.Conversation 3:(sound of phone ringing)Jean: 7824145. Jean Williamson speaking.Tom: Oh, it’s you, Jean. Sorry I had to rush off this morning. H ow are the boys？Jean: I’m taking them to the doctor at twelve o’clock, but I’m sure they’re going to be all right.Tom: That’s good. What about you？Jean: Oh, I’m fine now. I’m going to bake a birthday cake for tomorrow. And ... I’ve got a camera for Peter and some records for Paul.Tom: You spoil them. I’m going to open a savings account for them. They need to learn how to save money.Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:My grandfather lives with us. He is seventy years old and I like talking to him. Ev ery day I go for a walk with him in the park. My grandfather has a dog. The dog’s name is Nelson. Nelson is old and he has very short legs and bad eyes. But my grandfather likes him very much.Dictation 2:I have a small black and white television and I can get a good picture. But my brother has got a color television. It is bigger, heavier and more complicated than mine. My brother gets a better picture on his television than I do on mine. So when there is something very good on TV, I usually go and see my brother.Lesson FiveSection One:Tapescript.Instructor: Listen to these people. They are all taking things to be repaired. Of course, they want to know how much it will cost and how long it will take. Listen to their questions and write the answers you hear. Here is an example.Woman: How much will it cost to repair this typewriter？Male Assistant: About a pound.Woman: That’s not bad. But how long will it take？Male Assistant: Only about a week.Instructor: Look at the answers the assistant gives his customer. The first answer is:‘about a pound.’The second answer is: ‘about a week.’ Now listen to these dialogues and write the missing words in your book.Dialogue A:Man: Can you give me an estimate to repair this bicycle？Female Assistant: I think it’l l cost about twelve or thirteen pounds.Man: And how long will it take？Female Assistant: A fortnight, more or less.Dialogue B:Woman: Would you have a look at this television set, please？Male Assistant: Yes, of course. Hmmm. How long have you had it？Wo man: About eight years. Can you tell me how much it’ll cost to repair it？Male Assistant: Well, the set’s very old. It’ll cost about fifty pounds. It’s cheaper to buy a new one.Dialogue C:Man: How much do you think it’ll cost to repair this typewriter？F emale Assistant: Let me see. It’s a 1960 model. About twenty pounds, I’m afraid. Man: That’s rather a lot. And how long will it take？Female Assistant: About a month.Man: Thank you. I’d like to think about it.Instructor: Listen again to the customer from the typewriter shop. He thinks twenty pounds is rather a lot but he needs a typewriter ... Then he remembers his friend, Tony. Tony has several typewriters. Bob, the customer, has an idea. He meets his friend, Tony. Listen to their conversation.Dialogue D:Tony: Hello, Bob. What's that heavy parcel you’re carrying？Bob: It’s my old typewriter. I’ve just been to the shop. The assistant says it’ll cost about twenty pounds to repair.Tony: That’s rather a lot. What are you going to do？Bob: Well, you’ve got several typewriters. Could you lend me one？Tony: I’ll have to think about it.Section Two:Tapescript.A.Word Exercise:Female: Listen to the instruction. This is an example. Put the letter B in box 1. Put the letter E in box 3. What do you think the word is？Here is some help. We put the letter R in box 2. What do you think the word is？Here is some help. We eat it. The answeris bread. B-R-E-A-D. Now put letters in the boxes and make more words.Male: Number 1: Put the letter R in box 2. Put the letter U in box 3. Put the letter T in box 5. Here is some help. We eat it.Female: Number 2: Now put the letter S in box 1. Put the same letter in box 5. Put the letter H in box 2. Here is some help. We wear them.Male: Number 3: Put the letter J in box 1. Put the letter I in box 3. Put the letter C in box 4. Here is some help. We drink it.Female: Number 4: Put the letter S in box 5. Put the letter L in box 3. Now put the same letter in box 4. Here is some help. We play them.Female: Number 5: Put the letter C in box 1. Put the letter K in box 5. The clue: We hear it.Male: Number 6: Put the letter P in box 2. Put the same letter in box 3. Put the letter E in box 5. Listen: we eat it.Female: Number 7: Put the letter H in box 2. Put the letter I in box 3. Put the letter T in box 5. Listen: a man wears one.Male: Number 8: Now look at box 5. Write the letter S. Write the letter L in box 3. Write the letter I in box 2. Listen carefully: We watch them.Female: Number 9: Please put the letter U in box 2. Put the letter I in box 4. Think: We listen to it.Male: Number 10: Now ... put the letter O in box 3. Put the letter R in box 4. There are only three letters left. Think: We open and close them.Female: Number 11: This is more difficult. There are six letters. Put the letter A in box 1. Put the letter E in box 6. Now put the letter I in box 4. Listen very carefully: When you have problems you ask for it.Male: Number 12: Here is the last word exercise. This exercise is difficult, too. There are six letters again. Put the letter W in box 4. Put the letter S in box 3. (There are no help for this word exercise.)B.Discussion:Instructor: Frank and Peter want new bicycles. Petrol is very expensive so they both want to cycle to work. They are looking at advertisements.Frank: Wh at about this Curzon bike. It’s very cheap. Only eighty pounds.Peter: Yes, but the Anderson bike is even cheaper. It’s sixty-five pounds.Frank: Hmmm. How old is the Anderson one？Peter: It’s a 1977 model.Frank: The Curzon is a 1979 model. It’s newer.In structor: Frank and Peter are still looking at advertisements. They can’t decide which bike to buy.Peter: The Anderson bike looks very comfortable.Frank: Yes, but the Curzon looks bigger.Peter: I don’t want a big bike. I want a comfortable one.Frank: All right. The Anderson bike is good. But the Curzon is better.C.Interview:Instructor: Do you remember Regine？Where does she come from？Is she married？Where does she work？Listen to Regine speaking.Regine: My name is Regine. I’m German. I live in a small town. I’m not married. I live at home with my mother and father, my sister Heidi and my brother Rolf. I work in a department store. I sell writing paper, envelopes, ball pens, pencils and colored postcards. I walk to work every morning. I don’t work on Sa turday afternoon or Sunday and I have a three-week holiday in the summer.Instructor: Regine was seventeen then. Now she’s twenty-two. Her life is very difficult. Listen to this television interview.Interviewer: Regine, at seventeen you worked in a big shop. Now you are the manager and you are only twenty-two. From seventeen to twenty-two, five years to success. Can you tell us the secret of your success？Regine: The ‘secret’, as you call it, is work. When I was seventeen, I lived at home. I walked to the shop every morning. I saved my money and I went to evening classes.I worked in a good department and I sold so much that I got a good commission. I really wanted to be a success. Now I’m the manager.Interviewer: Congratulations, Regine. But please tell us ... do you like your job？Are you happier？Regine: You are asking me two questions. The first answer is ‘yes’ and the second answer is definitely ‘no’.Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:Good afternoon, my name is Schwartz. That is S-C-H-W-A-R-T-Z and I come from New York. My wife and I would like a double room with a shower. I have our passports here. We are hoping to stay for about a week. I have a question. Do you know where I can get two tickets for the performance at the theatre tonight？Dictation 2:On my first day in London I felt hungry, so I went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. I waited for ten minutes, but nobody came to serve me. Then I saw that there were no waiters. The customers stood in a queue and got their food themselves. That was my first experience of a self-service restaurant.Lesson SixSection One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:—Is that Mr. Smith’s son？—No, it isn’t. It’s Mr. Morgan’s son.—Is he Irish？—No, he isn’t. He is Welsh.Dialogue 2:—Where are your parents now？—They are in Zagrepp.—Is that in Austria？—No. It’s in Yugoslavia.Dialogue 3:—Who is the girl by the door？—It’s Jone Smith.—Is she a nurse？—No. She’s a librarian.Dialogue 4:—My hat and coat, please. Here is my ticket. —Thank you, sir. Here they are.—These are not mine. They are Mr. West’s.—I’m sorry, sir. Are these yours？—Yes, they are. Thank you.Dialogue 5:—Whose handbag is that？—Which one？—The big leather one.—Oh, that’s Miss Clark’s.Dialogue 6:—What are you looking at？—I’m looking at some stamps.—Are they interesting？—Yes. They are very rare ones.Dialogue 7:—Where's Miss Green at the moment？—In her office.—What's she doing there？—She’s typing. I think.Dialogue 8:—Are there any pencils in the drawer？—No, I’m sorry. There aren’t any.—Are there any ball-point pens, then？—Yes. There are lots of ball-points.Dialogue 9:—I need some oil, please.—How much do you need, sir？—Three pounds, please.—Thank you, sir.Dialogue 10:—Is there any shampoo in the cupboard？—No, I’m sorry. There isn’t any.—Is there any soap, then？—Yes. There is a whole pack of soap.Dialogue 11:—Where does Miss Sue come from？—She comes from Tokyo.—What language does she speak, then？—She speaks Japanese.Dialogue 12:—What does Miss Jenkins do？—She is a nurse.—Where does she work？—At the Westminster Hospital.Dialogue 13:—Do you like your manager？—Yes. He is nice and kind. Is yours kind, too？—Oh, I’m sorry about that.Dialogue 14:—Is anyone attending to you, sir？—No. I should like to see some dressing gowns.—What sort are you looking for, sir？—I fancy a red, silk one.Section Two:Tapescript.A.Telephone Conversation 1:Instructor: Henry wants tickets for Romeo and Juliet so he tries to telephone the box office. First he hears: (wrong number tone). He has dialed the wrong number. Then he tries again. (busy tone) Henry is fed up but he must get some tickets. He tries again and finally, he gets through.(sound of phone ringing, receiver picked up)Clerk: Cambridge Theatre. Box Office.Henry: Have you got any tickets for Romeo and Juliet for this Saturday evening？Clerk: Which performance？5 p.m. or 8.30 p.m.？Henry: 8.30 p.m. please.Clerk: Sorry, that performance is sold out.Henry: Well, have you got any tickets for the 5 p.m. performance？Clerk: Yes, we have tickets at 4.50 pounds, 5.50 pounds and 6 pounds.Henry: I’d like to reserve two seats at 4.50 pounds, please.Clerk: Right. That’s two tickets at 4.50 pounds. Saturday, 5 p.m. performance. What's the name please？Henry: Bishop. Henry Bishop.Clerk: Thank you. You’ll collect the tickets before 3 p.m. on Saturday, won’t you？Henry: Yes, of course. Thank you. Goodbye.B.Telephone Conversation 2:Clara: That number has been engaged for ages. Nobody can be that popular. Iwonder if her number has been changed. I think I’ll try again.(Sound of dialing and ringing tone.)Sue: 334 6791.Clara: Is that you, Sue？Sue: Who's calling？Clara: This is Clara. Clara Ferguson. Don't you remember me？Sue: Clara！Of course I remember you. How are you？I haven’t heard from you for at least two years. What are you doing？Cla ra: Nothing very exciting. That’s one reason I’m ringing. I need some advice. Sue: Advice. Hmm. That’s good one. I’ve just been sacked.Clara: There are the pips. Hang on, Sue.Clara: What do you mean ... you’ve just been sacked？Sue, you’re the most successful woman I know.Sue: That’s probably why I’ve been sacked. But let’s talk about you. You said you needed some advice.Clara: I certainly do. I wanted to ask you about interviews. Have you had a lot of them？Sue: Yes, I have. Too many.Clara: So, could you tell me the sort of questions you're usually asked？Sue: Let me think. The first ten questions are almost always the same. I call them the ‘whys’, ‘hows’, ‘wheres’.(Sound of pips.)Clara: Not again. Don’t go away, Sue. I’ve got one more coin.Clara: Are you there, Sue？Sue: Yes, I’m still here.Clara: Sorry, I didn’t understand what you were telling me. Could you repeat it？Sue: It’s very boring, but here you are:I’m always asked:Why I want to leave my present job.Why I am interested in the new job.How I intend to get to work.How long I intend to stay in the job.Where I live.Where I went to school.How much I’m paid in my present job.How much I expect to be paid in the new job.Oh yes. I’m always asked if I’m married.(Sound of pips.)Clara: That’s it, Sue. No more coins. I’ll write to you soon... and many thanks. Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:I am not going out with George again. Last week he invited me to go to a footballmatch. I do not like football, so it was silly of me to say yes. We did not have seats, so we had to stand for two hours in the rain. I was cold and wet and I could not see a thing. So I asked George to take me home. He got very angry and said some very unpleasant things.Dictation 2:Last week the sun shone and it got quite hot. I decided to put on my light grey summer trousers. But I got a shock. I could not put them on. They were too small. It is possible that they got smaller during the winter, but I do not think so. I am afraid I got bigger. So I am going to eat less and I am going to take more exercise. I am definitely going to lose some weight.。

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—Good morning. Can I see Mr. Johnson, please?—Have you an appointment?—Yes, at half past ten.—What's your name, please?—McDonald, Jane McDonald.—Ah, yes. Mr. Johnson's expecting you. This way, please. Mr. Johnson's room is on the next floor.—What does your friend do for a living?—He's one of those people who give legal advice.—Oh, I see. He is a solicitor, you mean.—Yes. That's the word I was looking for. My vocabulary is still very small, I'm afraid.—Never mind. You explained what you meant.—What shall we do this weekend?—Let's go for a walk.—Where shall we go, then?—Let's go to the new forest. We haven't been there for a long time.—That's a good idea. I'll call for you in a car at about half past ten. Is that alright?—That'll be splendid. See you tomorrow, then. Goodbye.—You have some brown, suede shoes in the window at four pounds. Would you show me a pair in size six, please?—Oh, what a pity. We have no size six left in that style. But we have a pair in slightly different style.—Can I try them on?—Yes, of course.—I like these very much. How much are they?—They are exactly the same price. Four pounds.—Good. I'll have them, then.—Excuse me, but I really must go now.—Oh, must you? It's still quite early.—I'm terribly sorry, but I have to be at home by midnight. My wife will be very worried.—I quite understand. What time does your train go?—At 11:15. Dear me, it's gone 11:00. I'll have to ask you to drive me to the station.—That's alright. But you must come again soon.—That's most kind of you.—You are up early this morning.—Yes. I've been out and bought a paper.—Good. Then you can tell me what the weather's like.—It's freezing.—Oh, dear, not again.—Don't worry. It's not nearly as cold as yesterday.—Thank goodness for that.—Excuse me, can you tell me where the "James Bond" film is showing?—Yes, at the Palace Cinema.—Do you happen to know when it starts?—I don't know when it starts, but I can tell you how to find out. It's here in the local paper.—Can you show me which page it is on?—Here it is. But I don't know which performance you want to see.—Why aren't you eating your breakfast?—I don't feel very well.—Oh, dear, what's the matter?—I feel feverish. I'm shivering.—Go and lie down. I'll send for the doctor.—Look, I hate causing any bother. I prefer working it off.—Certainly not. You must go to bed and keep warm.—Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?—I can't, I'm afraid. I'm a stranger here, you see. But why not ask that man over there? He'll be able to tell you, I'm sure.—Which one do you mean?—Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road.—Ah, yes. I can see him now. Thank you so much.Announcer l: This is Radio 2 and you are listening to the 6 o'clock news. Here are the main points: Texas is having its worst storms for fifty years. Many people are homeless ... and damage to property is estimated at over two million dollars. Today's Irish budget has introduced the highest increase in taxes since 1979. The film Living at Home, has received the Best Film ofthe Year Award. This is the first British film to win the top award for four years. The rise in the cost of living has been the lowest for six months.Announcer 2: More news later. And now for the latest sound from The Freakouts.Mike: (confused) Look, Jenny. I don't understand what's going on. You said your sister was arriving at 7:30. It's 8:30 now. Jenny: I'm sorry, Mike. I don't understand either. Here's Helena's telegram. Have a look at it.Mike: Arriving Heathrow Tuesday 19:30. Can't wait to see you. (sarcastic) Can't wait to see you. Hmmm. I can't wait to see her. Jenny, where's she coming from? What airline is she traveling on? What's the flight number?Jenny: I don't know, do I? This telegram is the only information I have.Mike: Never mind, Jenny. Let's have a coffee. We can sit down and think about the best thing to do.—Have you ever been chased by a dog, Keith?—No, I haven't, but I have been chased by a bull.—Really?—Yes, it was a couple of weekends ago—I was ... er ... I was going for a walk out in the country following this footpath and it went through a field, and I was so busy looking out for the footpath that I didn't notice that the field was full of young bullocks. And the trouble was I was wearing this bright red anorak, and suddenly the bulls started bucking and jumping up and down and started chasing me.—What did you do?—Well, I was pretty scared—I just ran for the nearest fence and jumped over it.—Actually I do know somebody who once got bitten by a dog while he was jogging.—Was he? How did that happen?—Well, he was running past a farm when suddenly this sheepdog came out and started barking at him, so he tried to kick it out of the way but then suddenly the dog jumped up and bit him in the leg. I think he had to go to the doctor to make sure it wasn't infected.My grandfather was called Charles, and my grandmother was called Ann. They lived in Manchester. My grandmother died last year, aged ninety-eight. They had three children, named David, John and Alice. They are, of course, my father, my uncle, and aunt. My father is called David, and he is the eldest of the three. My mother is called Mary. My father was an engineer. He's retired now. My father's brother, my uncle, as I said, is called John. He's married to Heidi. They have two children. The oldest is called Simon, and the younger one is called Sally. My uncle John is in the army, serving in Germany. Simon is married to a girl called Diana. They have two children, Richard and Fiona. My auntie, Alice, married a man called Henry Jones. They moved to Australia when I was very young. I don't remember them very well.My husband's name is Andy. We have two children, Ida aged two and Tom who is six months old. We're working in China now, and may visit Aunt Alice next year.I was born in Scotland. In Glasgow to be exact. In the early 1950s and I suppose like everybody else, I went to school. Primary school, then secondary school. The only difference really is that I always went to the same school from when I was aged five, right through until I was aged eighteen. So there wasn't really much to relate about that part of my life. I suppose it was much the same as everybody else's. I lived in my hometown, Paisley, all that time. But then aged eighteen, like most British people of my sort of class and so on, I left my hometown and moved away to university. A lot of British people don't go to their local university—they go to another one which is further away. Possibly because they'd rather not stay at home with their parents. So I left my hometown of Paisley and I went to St. Andrews on the east coast of Scotland. There I studied English and then Modern History, and so for four years I studied those subjects and was very happy. Later I left St. Andrews with a degree in Modern History, and not really knowing what I wanted to do. I wasn't sure whether I'd go on to do some research or whether I'd like to be a teacher. So I took a year off to think about it. And then one year later I decided I wanted to be a teacher and I went to Teacher Training College. And this time yet again it was in another part of the country. In Newcastle in the northeast of England, so there I trained to be a teacher and I qualified as a teacher of History and English. And after that year I began work—real work for the first time in my 1ife. I suppose this would be around 1977.So then I went to work in a comprehensive school in southeast England outside London in a place called Basildon. And there I taught History, but I found out I really disliked both the place, Basildon, and the school. It was a terrible school. So I thought I don't want to be stuck here the rest of my life. I want to try something different. So I did something completely different. I went to er ... would you believe, the Sudan. And I ended up in Omdurman which is near the capital city of Khartoum in Sudan. And I taught English, I taught English to foreigners—to, in fact, teachers of English in a Teacher Training College. That went on for a couple of years. And then I returned to Britain where I did my Master's degree in Applied Linguistics. This time, again, in another part of the country. In Wales, in North Wales, at a place called Bangor. After graduating, and getting my master's, I went and I taught at Lancaster University. I taught Algerian students who were going to come to British universities to study.Then I went, for quite a long time, to Yugoslavia, to Lubijiana to be exact. And I taught ESP. ESP means English for Special Purposes—in particular I taught Scientific English in a Chemistry Department connected to UNESCO, U-N-E-S-C-O. And so I worked there for five years and then I moved, but still in the same city. I moved to another job, in medical English, in a hospital—which was also connected with UNESCO.After a total of seven years in Yugoslavia, and I left and I ended up here where I am now in China, teaching at Yiwai. Doctor Sowanso is the Secretary General of the United Nations. He's one of the busiest men in the world. He's just arrived at New Delhi Airport now. The Indian Prime Minister is meeting him. Later they'll talk about Asian problems.Yesterday he was in Moscow. He visited the Kremlin and had lunch with Soviet leaders. During lunch they discussedinternational politics.Tomorrow he'll fly to Nairobi. He'll meet the President of Kenya and other African leaders. He'll be there for twelve hours. The day after tomorrow he'll be in London. He'll meet the British Prime Minister and they'll talk about European economic problems.Next week he'll be back at the United Nations in New York. Next Monday he'll speak to the General Assembly about his world tour. Then he'll need a short holiday.—Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the cinema, please?—No, I'm sorry I can't. I'm a stranger in these parts. But why don't you ask that man with a beard? He'll be able to tell you, I'm sure.—Which one do you mean?—Look, the one over there, by the lamp-post.—Ah, yes. I can see him now. Thank you very much.—Not at all.—You are not eating your breakfast.—I don't feel very well.—Oh, dear, what's the matter?—I got a terrible headache.d = " 1 4 3 " > Y o u m u s t g o b a c k t o be d . Y o u l o o k q u i t e i l l . b r b d sf i d = " 1 4 4 " > I d o n ' t w a n t t o c a u s e a n y b o t h e r . I ' d r a t h e r w o r k i t o f f . b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 5 " > O u t o f t h e q u e s t i o n . Y o u m u s tg o t o b e d a n d k e e p w a r m . b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 6 " > I ' m s o r r y t o b o th e r y o u . C a n y o u t e l l m e w h e r e W a r a n d P e a c ei s s h o w i n g ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 7 " > Y e s . A t t h e E m p i r e C i n e m a . b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 8 " > W o u l d y o u k n o w w h e n i t s t a r t s ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 4 9 " > N o . I c a n ' t t e l l y o u w h e n i t b e g i n s . B u t I k n o w h o w y o u c a n f i n d o u t . I t ' s h e r e i n t h i s E n t e r t a i n m e n t ' s G u i d e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 0 " > C a n y o u s h o w m e w h i c h p a g e i s i t o n ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 1 " > C e r t a i n l y . B u t I ' m n o t s u r e w h e t h e r y o u w a n t t o g o e a r l y o r l a t e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 2 " > Y o u a r e u p e a r l y t h i s m o r n i n g . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 3 " > Y e s . I ' v e b e e n o u t a n d b o u g h t a p a p e r . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 4 " > G o o d . T h e n y o u ' l l b e a b l e t o t e l l m e w h a t t h e w e a t h e r ' s l i k e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 5 " > I t ' s r a i n i n g . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 6 " > O h , d e a r , n o t a g a i n . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 7 " > D o n ' t w o r r y , i t ' s n o t n e a r l y a s w e t a s i t w a s y e s t e r d a y . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 8 " > T h a n k g o o d n e s s f o r t h a t . b r b d s f i d = " 1 5 9 " > G o o d m o r n i n g . C a n I s e e M r . B a k e r , p l e a s e ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 0 " > H a v e y o u a n a p p o i n t m e n t ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 1 " > Y e s , a t t e n o ' c l o c k . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 2 " > W h a t ' s y o u r n a m e , p l e a s e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 3 " > J o n e s , A n d r e w J o n e s . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 4 " > A h , y e s . M r . B a k e r i s e x p e c t i n g y o u . W i l l y o u c o m e t h i s w a y , p l e a s e ? M r . B a k e r ' s o f f i c e i s a l o n g t h e c o r r i d o r . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 5 " > W h a t d o e s y o u r f r i e n d d o f o r a l i v i n g ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 6 " > S h e i s o n e o f t h o s e p e r s o n s w h o l o o k a f t e r p e o p l e i n a h o s p i t a l . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 7 " > O h , I s e e . S h e i s a n u r s e , y o u m e a n . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 8 " > Y e s . T h a t ' s t h e w o r d I w a s l o o k i n g f o r . M y v o c a b u l a r y i s r a t h e r p o o r , I ' m a f r a i d . b r b d s f i d = " 1 6 9 " > N e v e r m i n d . Y o u e x p l a i n e d t h a t v e r y w e l l . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 0 " > W h a t s h a l l w e d o t h i s w e e k e n d ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 1 " > L e t ' s g o f o r a s w i m . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 2 " > W h e r e s h a l l w e g o f o r i t ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 3 " > L e t ' s g o t o L o n g B e a c h . W e h a v e n ' t b e e n t h e r e f o r a l o n g t i m e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 4 " > T h a t ' s a s p l e n d i d i d e a . I ' l l c a l l f o r y o u i n a c a r a t e l e v e n o ' c l o c k . I s t h a t a l r i g h t f o r y o u ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 5 " > Y e s . T h a t ' l l b e p e r f e c t . S e e y o u t o m o r r o w , t h e n . G o o d b y e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 6 " > Y o u h a v e s o m e b l a c k , w a l k i n g s h o e s i n t h e w i n d o w . W o u l d y o u s h o w m e a p a i r i n s i z e s e v e n , p l e a s e ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 7 " > O h , d e a r , w h a t a p i t y ! T h e r e a r e n o n e l e f t i n s i z e s e v e n . H e r e i s a p a i r i n a s l i g h t l y d i f f e r e n t s t y l e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 8 " > C a n I t r y t h e m o n ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 7 9 " > Y e s , o f c o u r s e . b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 0 " > I l i k e t h e s e v e r y m u c h . W h a t d o t h e y c o s t ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 1 " > T h e y c o s t 4 . 2 5 p o u n d s . b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 2 " > G o o d . I ' l l h a v e t h e m , t h e n . b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 3 " > E x c u s e m e , b u t I m u s t s a y g o o d b y e n o w . b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 4 " > C a n ' t y o u s t a y a l i t t l e l o n g e r ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 5 " > N o , I ' m s o r r y , b u t I r e a l l y m u s t g o . I s h a l l m i s s m y b u s i f I d o n ' t h u r r y .b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 6 " > W h e n d o e s y o u r b u s g o ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 7 " > A t t e n o 'c l o c k . G o od g r a c i o u s , i t ' s a l re a d y 1 0 : 1 5 . I ' l l h a v e t o a s k y o u t o d r i v e m e h o m e . b r b d sf i d = " 1 8 8 " > T h a t ' s a l r igh t , b u t I h o p e t o s e e y o u a g ai n s o o n . b r b d s f i d = " 1 8 9 " > T h a t ' s m o s t k i n d o f y o u . b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 0 " > W o m a n : W h i c h d o y o u p r e f e r : d r i v i n g a c a r y o u r s e l f o r b e i n g a p a s s e n g e r ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 1 " > M a n : W e l l t h a t d e p e n d s . I e nj o y d r i v i n g , e s p e c i a l l y o n l o n g e m p t y r o a d s w h e r e I c a n g o n i c e a n d f a s t . B u t I ' m n o t v e r y f o n d o f s i t t i n g i n t r a f f i c j a m s w a i t i n g f o r l i g h t s t o c h a n g e , a n d t h i n g s l ik e t h a t . I s u p p o s e I d o n ' t m i n d b e i n g a p a s s e n g e r , b u t o nl y i f I 'm s u r e t h a t t h e o t h e r p e r s on r e a l l y c a n d r i v e p rop e r l y . b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 2 " > W o m a n : S o y o u d o n ' t r e a l l y l i k e b e i n g i n o t h e r p e o p l e ' s c a r s , t h e n ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 3 " > M a n : W e l l , a s I s a y , i t ' s a l l r i g h t w i t h a g o o d d r i v e r . T h e n I c a n r e l a x , s i t b a c k a n d e n j o y t h e s c e n e r y . B u t y e s , y o u ' r e r i g h t o n t h e w h o l e I c e r t a i n l y p r e f e r d r i v i n g t o b e i n g a p a s s e n g e r . b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 4 " > H e l l o , A l l e n . T h i s i s C o l l i n s p e a k i n g . b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 5 " > b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 6 " > F i n e . H o w a b o u t y o u ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 7 " > b r b d s f i d = "1 9 8 " > G o o d . A n d h o w ' s B o b f e e l i n g a f t e r h i s h o l i d a y ? b r b d s f i d = " 1 9 9 " > b r b d s f i d = "2 0 0 " > I s e e . I ' v e g o t q u i t e a l o t t o t e l l y o u . b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 1 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 2 " > I ' v e j u s t g o t e n g a g e d !b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 3 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 4 " > Y e s ! N o . W e h a v e n ' t f i x e d t h e d a t e y e t . b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 5 "> b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 6 " > W h a t ' s s h e l i k e ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 7 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 8 " > L o v e l y g i r l ! W e m e t o n a b u s , b e l i e v e i t o r n o t . b r b d s f i d = " 2 0 9 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 0 " > Y e s . W e j u s t h a p p e n e d t o b e s i t t i n g t o g e t h e r a n d g o t i n t o t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n . A n d w e m a d e a d a t e f o r t h e s a m e e v e n i n g , a n d d i s c o v e r e d w e ' v e g o t a l o t i n c o m m o n , y o u k n o w , s a m e i n t e r e s t s a n d , w e l a u g h a t t h e s a m e t h i n g s . b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 1 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 2 " > N o . Y o u d o n ' t k n o w h e r . H m m . A t l e a s t s h e d o e s n ' t k n o w y o u o r B o b . b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 3 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 4 " > O h , a b o u t t h r e e w e e k s n o w . b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 5 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 6 " > W e l l , y e s . I t w a s q u i t e a s u d d e n d e c i s i o n , b u t I f e e l r e a l l y h a p p y . I ' d l i k e y o u b o t h t o m e e t h e r . N o w , h o w a b o u t a m e a l t o g e t h e r o n e e v e n i n g s o o n ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 7 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 8 " > W o u l d y o u a s k B o b t o r i n g m e ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 1 9 " > b r b d s f i d = " 2 2 0 " > O h , I m u s t g o n o w . M y b o s s h a s j u s t c o m e i n t o t h e o f f i c e . B y e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 2 1 " > b r b d s f i d = "2 2 2 " > O h , t h a n k s . B y e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 23 " > E v e r y o n e k n o w s h i m a s O l d A r t h u r . H e l i v e s i n a l i t t l e h u t i n t h e m i d d l e o f a s m a l l w o o d , a b o u t a m i l e f r o m t h e v i l l a g e . H e v i s i t s t h e v i l l a g e s t o r e t w i c e a w e e k t o b u y f o o d a n d p a r a f f i n , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y h e c o l l e c t s l e t t e r s a n d h i s p e n s i o n f r o m t h e p o s t o f f i c e . A f e w w e e k s a g o , a r e p o r t e r f r o m t h e l o c a l n e w s p a p e r i n t e r v i e w e d h i m . T h i s i s w h a t h e s a i d : b r b d s f i d = " 2 24 " > I g e t u p e v e r y m o r n i n g w i t h t h e b i r d s . T h e r e i s a s t r e a m n e a r m y h u t a n d I f e t c h w a t e r f r o m t h e r e . I t ' s g o o d , c l e a r , f r e s h w a t e r , b e t t e r t h a n y o u g e t i n t h e c i t y . O c c a s i o n a l l y , i n t h e w i n t e r , I h a v e t o b r e a k t h e i c e . I c o o k s i m p l e f o o d o n m y o l d p a r a f f i n s t o v e , m o s t l y s t e w s a n d t h i n g s l i k e t h a t . S o m e t i m e s I g o t o t h e p u b a n d h a v e a d r i n k , b u t I d o n ' t s e e m a n y p e o p l e . I d o n ' t f e e l l o n e l y . I k n o w t h i s w o o d v e r y w e l l , y o u s e e . I k n o w a l l t h e l i t t l e b i r d s a n d a n i m a l s t h a t l i v e h e r e a n d t h e y k n o w m e . I d o n ' t h a v e m u c h m o n e y , b u t I d o n ' t n e e d m u c h . I t h i n k I ' m a l u c k y m a n . b r b d s f i d = " 2 25 " > J a m e s w r o t e a p l a y f o r t e l e v i s i o n , a b o u t a n i m m i g r a n t f a m i l y w h o c a m e t o E n g l a n d f r o m P a k i s t a n , a n d t h e p r o b l e m s t h e y h a d s e t t l i n g d o w n i n E n g l a n d . T h e p l a y w a s s u r p r i s i n g l y s u c c e s s f u l , a n d i t w a s b o u g h t b y a n A m e r i c a n T V c o m p a n y . b r b d s f i d = " 2 26 " > J a m e s w a s i n v i t e d t o g o t o N e w Y o r k t o h e l p w i t h t h e p r o d u c t i o n . H e l i v e d i n D u l w i c h , w h i c h i s a n h o u r ' s j o u r n e y a w a y f r o m H e a t h r o w . T h e f l i g h t w a s d u e t o l e a v e a t 8 : 3 0 a m , s o h e h a d t o b e a t t h e a i r p o r t a b o u t7 : 3 0 i n t h e m o r n i n g . H e o r d e r e d a m i n i - c a b f o r 6 : 3 0 , s e t h i s a l a r m f o r 5 : 4 5 , a n d w e n t t o s l e e p . U n f o r t u n a t e l y h e f o r g o t t o w i n d t h e c l o c k , a n d i t s t o p p e d s h o r t l y a f t e r m i d n i g h t . A l s o t h e d r i v e r o f t h e m i n i - c a b h a d t o w o r k v e r y l a t e t h a t n i g h t a n d o v e r s l e p t . b r b d s f i d = " 2 2 7 " > J a m e s w o k e w i t h t h a t a w f u l f e e l i n g t h a t s o m e t h i n g w a s w r o n g . H e l o o k e d a t h i s a l a r m c l o c k . I t s t o o d t h e r e s i l e n t l y , w i t h t h e h a n d s p o i n t i n g t o t e n p a s t t w e l v e . H e t u r n e d o n t h e r a d i o a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t i t w a s , i n f a c t , t e n t o n i n e . H e s w o r e q u i e t l y a n d s w i t c h e d o n t h e e l e c t r i c k e t t l e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 28 " > H e w a s j u s t p o u r i n g t h e b o i l i n g w a t e r i n t o t h e t e a p o t w h e n t h e n i n e o ' c l o c k p i p s s o u n d e d o n t h e r a d i o . T h e a n n o u n c e r b e g a n t o r e a d t h e n e w s : " . . . r e p o r t s a r e c o m i n g i n o f a c r a s h n e a r H e a t h r o w A i r p o r t .A B o e i n g 7 0 7 b o u n d f o r N e w Y o r k c r a s h e d s h o r t l y a f t e r t a k i n g o f f t h i s m o r n i n g . F l i g h t n u m b e r 2 2 3 4 . . . " J a m e s t u r n e d p a l e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 2 9 " > " M y f l i g h t , " h e s a i d o u t l o u d . " I f I h a d n ' t o v e r s l e p t , I ' d h a v e b e e n o n t h a t p l a n e . " b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 0 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : D o y o u m i n d i f I a s k y o u w h y y o u ' v e n e v e r g o t m a r r i e d ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 1 " > D e n n i s : U h . . . w e l l , t h a t i s n ' t e a s y t o a n s w e r . b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 2 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : I s i t t h a t y o u ' v e n e v e r m e t t h e r i g h t w o m a n ? I s t h a t i t ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 3 " > D e n n i s : I d o n ' t k n o w . S e v e r a l t i m e s I h a v e m e t a w o m a n w h o s e e m e d r i g h t , a s y o u s a y . B u t f o r s o m e r e a s o n i t ' s n e v e r w o r k e d o u t . b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 4 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : N o ? W h y n o t ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 5 " > D e n n i s : H m m . I ' m n o t r e a l l y s u r e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 6 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : W e l l , c o u l d y o u p e r h a p s d e s c r i b e w h a t h a p p e n e d w i t h o n e o f t h e s e w o m e n ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 7 " > D e n n i s : U h . . . y e s , t h e r e w a s C y n t h i a , f o r e x a m p l e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 8 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : A n d w h a t k i n d o f w o m a n w a s s h e ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 3 9 " > D e n n i s : I n t e l l i g e n t . B e a u t i f u l . S h e c a m e f r o m t h e r i g h t s o c i a l b a c k g r o u n d , a s w e l l . I f e l t I r e a l l y l o v e d h e r . B u t t h e n s o m e t h i n g h a p p e n e d .b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 0 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : W h a t ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 1 " > D e n n i s : I f o u n d o u t t h a t s h e w a s s t i l l s e e i n g a n o l d b o y f r i e n d o f h e r s . b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 2 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : W a s t h a t s o b a d ? I m e a n , wh y d i d y o u . . . w h y d i d y o u f e e l t h a t . . . b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 3 " > D e n n i s : S h e h a d t o l d m e t h a t h e r r e l a ti o n s h i p w a s a l l o v e r , w h i c h . . . u h . . . w h i c h w a s a l i e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 4 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : A r e y o u s a y i n g t h a t i t w a s b e c a u s e s h e h a d l i e d t o y o u t h a t y o u d e c i d e d t o b r e a k o f f t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 5 " > D e n n i s : Y e s , y e s , e x a c t l y . . . O b v i o u s l y , w h e n I f o u n d o u t t h a t s h e h a d l i e d t o m e , I s i m p l y c o u l d n ' t . . . u h . . . w e l l , I s i m p l y c o u l d n ' t t r u s t h e r a n y m o r e . A n d o f c o u r s e t h a t m e a n t t h a t w e c o u l d n ' t p o s s i b l y g e t m a r r i e d . b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 6 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : U h , h u h . I s e e . A t l e a s t , I t h i n k I d o . B u t . . . y o u s a i d t h e r e w e r e s e v e r a l w o m e n w h o s e e m e d ' r i g h t . ' b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 7 " > D e n n i s : Y e s . b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 8 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : W e l l , . . . w h a t h a p p e n e d t h e o t h e r t i m e s ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 4 9 " > D e n n i s : W e l l , o n c e I m e t s o m e o n e w h o I t h i n k I l o v e d v e r y d e e p l y b u t . . . u n f o r t u n a t e l y s h e d i d n ' t s h a r e m y r e l i g i o u s v i e w s . b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 0 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : Y o u r r e l i g i o u s v i e w s ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 1 " > D e n n i s : Y e s , I e x p e c t t h e w o m a n I f i n a l l y m a r r y t o a g r e e w i t h m e o n s u c h . . . s u c h b a s i c t h i n g s a s t h a t . b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 2 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : I s e e . b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 3 " > D e n n i s : D o e s t h a t s o u n d o l d - f a s h i o n e d ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 4 " > I n t e r v i e w e r : U h . . . n o . N o t n e c e s s a r i l y . W h a t w a s h e r n a m e , b y t h e w a y ? b r b d s f i d = " 2 5 5 " > D e n n i s : S a r a h . b r b d s f i。

以下是为⼤家整理的listen to this英语中级听⼒教程Listen05，供⼤家参考，希望会对您有所帮助！ Herbert Wilson and his wife went to the Isle of Wight for their summer holiday. But they were by no means pleased with their hotel. As soon as they returned home, Herbert decided to write to the Manager of Happytours.Herbert: Can you spare a moment, dear? I want you to listen to this letter.Margaret: Go ahead, then.Herbert: Dear Sir, my wife and I arrived home last night after a holiday arranged by your firm, in Jersey. We stayed at the hotel described in your brochure as a comfortable, medium sized hotel, with a magnificent view of the sea, offering courteous, old fashioned service and excellent food, served in a relaxed friendly atmosphere.Margaret: Yes, that's what the brochure said.Herbert: In fact the hotel is situated at least half a mile from the sea. Our room overlooked a car park ...Margaret: Through the gates of which motor vehicles were constantly arriving or departing.Herbert: Yes, that's good. The food was strictly beef burgers and chips or fish and chips. Wine was available, but at exorbitant prices, and as for the courteous, old fashioned service, the majority of the staff were foreign and virtually incapable of speaking or understanding the English language.Margaret: Yes, that's quite true.Herbert: In addition to this, we were most unhappy with the arrangements for our journey home. We were instructed to catch the 11:00 am ferry ...Margaret: Wasn't it 12:00?Herbert: No, 11:00 ... but this was apparently delayed and we did not get away till 6 o'clock in the evening. Now that our holiday is over, it seems fairly pointless writing this letter, but I should like you to know that we were most disappointed with the hotel and travel arrangements and shall certainly not be booking any future holidays through Happytours. Yours faithfully, Herbert Wilson.Margaret: Yes dear, that's a very good letter.Miss Bush is talking to a travel agent in London.Travel Agent: Good morning. Can I help you?Miss Bush: Hello. Er, my name's Miss Bush and I'm intending to go to a conference in Sydney for three weeks.Travel Agent: I see. Er, do you want the excursion fare or the full return fare.Miss Bush: Now, can I get a stopover on an excursion fare?Travel Agent: Yes, you're allowed only one stopover on the excursion fare.Miss Bush: Oh, only one.Travel Agent: Yes. But of course, if you pay the full return fare then you can have unlimited stopovers.Miss Bush: Oh that's much better. Yes. You see, the thing is that I've got two weeks' holiday after the conference and I've never been out that way before at all to Australia or the Far East, and I, I wanted to go, you know, shopping or seeing Hong Kong or India or somewhere round there.Travel Agent: Yes. Uhum.Miss Bush: Um, where exactly can I go?Travel Agent: Well, lots of places. There's Singapore or um, Teheran, Kuwait, Athens, you've really got quite a lot of choice you know.Miss Bush: Mm. Well, it sounds marvellous. Um, how much would that cost? How much is the full fare?Travel Agent: The full fare? Well, that's really quite a lot. It's ￡1204.Miss Bush: (laughs) Yes, a thousand two hundred and four. Well, it's once in a lifetime, you know, I've never been.Travel Agent: Mm.Miss Bush: The thing is, actually that, um, I'm absolutely terrified of flying. I've never done it before.Travel Agent: Oh dear. UhumMiss Bush: And er, um, I'm hoping that I can persuade my two friends, who are also going to the conference, to stop over with me on the way back.Travel Agent: Yes, that would be a good idea, yes.Miss Bush: Mm, yes. By the way, one of them's in Cairo at the moment. Would it be possible for me to stop over there on my way to Sydney?Travel Agent: Yes of course. There are plenty of flights to Cairo and, and then plenty more onwards from Cairo to Sydney. And then you can stay, there, in Cairo, for as long as you like.Miss Bush: Oh that's great? Now, the thing is, I think I'd better go and persuade Mr. Adams that, you know, he'd like to stop with me in Cairo ...Travel Agent: I see.Miss Bush: ... go and discuss it with him and then come back to you in a day or two, if that's all right.Travel Agent: Yes. Certainly. Of course, madam.Miss Bush: Oh, thank you very much. OK. Goodbye.Travel Agent: Thank you. Goodbye.Gillian felt slightly uneasy as the porter unlocked the gates and waved her through. St Alfred's Hospital was not an ordinary mental institution. It was the most exclusive institution of its type in the country. You had to be not only mentally ill, but also extremely wealthy to be accepted as a patient. She parked her car outside the main entrance of the imposing eighteenth century building. She paused on the steps to look at the superb ornamental gardens and surrounding parkland. An old man in a white panama hat was watering the flowerbed beside the steps. He smiled at her.Old man: Good afternoon, miss. A lovely day, isn't it?Gillian: Yes, it certainly is.Old man: Are you a new patient?Gillian: Oh, I'm not a patient. I'm just here to do some research.Old man: Will you be staying long?Gillian: I really don't know. I wonder if you could direct me to Dr. Carmichael's office?Old man: Certainly, miss. Just go through the main door, turn left, walk down to the end of the corridor, and it's the last door on the right.Gillian: Thank you very much indeed.Dr. Carmichael was waiting for her. He had been looking forward to meeting his new research assistant. He himself had always been interested in the special problems of long stay patients. Dr. Carmichael was very proud of his hospital and she was impressed by the relaxed and informal atmosphere. She spent the mornings interviewing patients, and the afternoons writing up the results of her research in the gardens. Some of the patients were withdrawn and depressed, some seemed almost normal. Only one or two had to be kept locked up. She found it hard to believe that all of them had been thought too dangerous to live in normal society. She often saw the old man in the panama hat. He spent most of his time working in the gardens, but he always stopped to speak to her. She found out that his name was Maurice Featherstone. He was a gentle and mild-mannered old fellow, with clear, blue, honest eyes, white hair and a pinkish complexion. He always looked pleased with life. She became particularly curious about him, but Dr. Carmichael had never asked her to interview him, and she wondered why. One night, at dinner, she asked about Mr. Featherstone.Dr. Carmichael: Ah, yes, Maurice. Nice old chap. He's been here longer than anybody.Gillian: What's wrong with him?Dr. Carmichael: Nothing. His family put him here thirty-five years ago. They never come to visit him, but the bills are always paid on time.Gillian: But what had he done?Dr. Carmichael: I'll show you his file. It seems that he burnt down his school when he was seventeen. His family tried to keep the incident quiet. Over the next few years there were a number of mysterious fires in his neighbourhood, but the family did nothing until he tried to set fire to the family mansion. He was in here the next day. Maurice never protested.Gillian: And that was thirty-five years ago!Dr. Carmichael: I'm afraid so. If I'd had my way, I'd have let him out years ago.Gillian: But he can't still be dangerous!Dr. Carmichael: No. He's had plenty of opportunities. We even let him smoke. If he'd wanted to start a fire, he could have done it at any time.Gillian was shocked by the story. She became determined to do something about it. She wrote letters to Maurice's family, but never received a reply. He had never been officially certified as insane, and legally, he could leave at any time. Dr. Carmichael was easily persuaded to let her talk to Maurice.Gillian: Maurice, have you ever thought about leaving this place?Maurice: No, miss. I'm very happy here. This is my home. And anyway, I've got nowhere to go.Gillian: But wouldn't you like to go into the village sometimes ... to walk around, to buy your own tobacco?Maurice: I've never thought about it, miss. I suppose it would be nice. But I wouldn't want to stay away for long. I've spent twenty years working on this garden. I know every flower and tree. What would happen to them if I weren't here?Gillian realized that it would be unkind to make him leave the hospital. However, she found out that the next Saturday was his birthday. She arranged with the staff to give him a party. They wanted it to be a surprise and Dr. Carmichael agreed to let him go out for the afternoon. There was a flower show in the village. Maurice left at two o'clock. He seemed quite excited. They expected him to return about four o'clock. The cook had made a birthday cake and the staff had decorated the lounge. Gillian was standing in the window when she saw him. He was early. He was walking up the drive towards the house, whistling cheerfully. Behind him, above the trees, several thick black columns of smoke were beginning to rise slowly into the clear blue sky.1. The student, puzzled about a particular point, decides to ask a question. As so often happens when under pressure, he tends to concentrate most of his attention on the subject matter and he pays practically no attention to the language. Consequently, (pause) he fails to employ the correct question form.2. However, even though the student does employ an appropriate question form, (pause) difficulties may still arise.3. The basic difficulty may, in fact, be one of several different types. It may lie in the student's limited aural perception, in other words, (pause) the student may not have clearly heard what was said.4. Learners of English have, for example, said to me such things as "See me here tomorrow" or "Explain this". Fortunately, asI deal with non-native speakers and as I understand their language problems, I interpret this as inadequacy in the language rather than rudeness. Other teachers, however, (pause) may feel angry at receiving such orders.5. Today I'm going to consider, very briefly, a problem concerned with the competition for land use, that i... that is (pause) whether crops should be used to produce food or to ... should be used to produce fuel.6. A particularly interesting possibility for many developing countries has been the conversion of plant material to alcohol. 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W h y s h o u l d c h i l d r e n d o h a l f a s m u c h w o r k a n d g e t t w i c e a s m u c h h o l i d a y a s t h e i r p a r e n t s ? / p > / d i v > d i v i d = " f l o a t _ b t n " c l a s s = " " b d s f i d = " 1 2 0 " > b u t t o n c l a s s = " f l o a t _ b t n l e f t _ b t n " i d = " c o p y _ b u t t o n " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - a c t i o n = " c o p y " d a t a - c l i p b o a r d - t a r g e t = " # c o n t e n t - t x t " o n c l i c k = " d o _ c o p y ( ) ; " b d s f i d = " 1 2 1 " > e m c l a s s = " i c o n " b d s f i d = " 1 2 2 " >。