Unit 6-Conversation 1Janet: What are you reading, KateKate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know itJanet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary.Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year.Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials.Janet: My screen's gone dark.Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously.Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet.Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything!Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ...I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ...Janet: If only I'd backed things up!Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK.Janet: I hope so.Unit 6-Conversation 2Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ...Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop!Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon.Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work.Kate: She should have been more careful.Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief!Kate: You were talking in your sleep.Janet: What was I sayingKate: "Stupid, stupid."M ark: I've sorted out your computer.Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problemMark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark.Kate: He's great, isn't heJanet: Yes. So are you, Kate.Kate: You're such a good friend.Unit 6-Outside viewComputers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about thatUnit 6-Listening inNews ReportUS Scientists have announced the discovery of gravitational waves, which are tiny waves produced by massive objects moving very quickly. Two black holes produced the waves when they crashed into each other about billion years ago. A black hole is a place in space where the gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape. This announcement of the discovery comes a century after Albert Einstein first predicted gravitational waves would exist.The discovery was made possible by using a highly sensitive instrument designed to detect signals of gravitational waves and identify their sources. This discovery proves that there are gravitational waves, and strongly confirms the existence of black holes.With this discovery, scientists are given a new tool to study and understand the universe. The waves could help scientists learn more about what happened immediately after the universe began and how the universe expanded. Scientists hope that they may be able to observe parts of the universe that were previously undetectable.1.What discovery have US scientists made2.What features do black holes have according to thenews report3.Why is the discovery importantPassage 1When you have a biscuit with your cup of tea, do you dunk it And if so, what’s the perfect way to do it That’s the subject of today’s Science in Action report. It may be hard to believe but scientists at the University of Bristol have been analyzing this question. And after a two-month study they devised a mathematical formula for dunking biscuits. So no more melting chocolate, or biscuit crumbs in the bottom of your cup, which is the fate of one in four biscuits that are dunked in tea, according to research by a biscuit manufacturer. Doughnut dunkers don’t face the same problems because doughnuts are held together with an elastic net of protein, gluten. This substance allows the doughnut to absorb liquid without breaking down its structure. The structure of a biscuit, however, is held together by sugar which melts when placed in hot tea or coffee.So what is the answer The researcher, let by Dr. Len Fisher, discovered that holding the biscuit in a horizontal position – or “flat-on”– has a significant effect on the amount of time that a biscuit can stay in hot liquid before falling apart. In fact this horizontal dunking results in a dunking time up to four times longer than traditional vertical dunking.What’s the reason for this It seems that the answer is related to diffusion, in other words, the length of time it takes for the liquid to penetrate the structure of the biscuit. Basically, it takes longer for the liquid to travel through the channels of a biscuit when it is laid flat on the surface of the liquid. Also the fact that when a biscuit is dunked horizontally, with the biscuit submerged in the liquid, and the chocolate coating staying out of the liquid, the chocolate helps hold the biscuit together. Another factor influencing the equation is the temperature of the tea –the hotter the tea, the faster the sugar melts.Researchers also found that by dunking a biscuit into tea or coffee, up to ten times more flavor is release than it the b iscuit is eaten dry. So it’s worth experimenting yourself. If you are wondering how you can perfect the horizontal dunk, the researchers have come up with an idea for a biscuit-holding device to make dunking biscuits easier. They are even mow working on producing a table giving guidelines on dunking times for different types of biscuit. On that note, I think it’s time to go off to the canteen for a tea break!Passage 2Peter: Hey Louise, look at this book about crop circles - some of the photos are absolutelyunbelievable.Louise: You don t believe in all that stuff, do you PeterPeter: I'm not saying I believe in UFOs and things, but some of the formations are fascinating.They’re made up of lots of interconnectedcircles and geometrical shapes. You know, inthe past few years, there have been morereports of them. The circles are gettinglarger and the designs are getting moreintricate... I'm sure that they can't all beman-made. Think about it - they're socomplicated, and they appear at night in themiddle of fields of wheat barley or corn.It’s definitely pretty weird!Louise: I know, but l saw a TV documentary about it, and they showed how a group of hoaxers madean elaborate crop circle in a field at nightusing wooden plank, ropes, plastic tubes anda garden roller. They even fooled some of thepeople who believe in the paranormal-alienscoming down in UFOs and aliens coming downin UFOs and creating them, and so on. Peter: I'm sure lots of them are created by people just to get publicity but look here-it says,“The first records of crop circles go backas far as the 17th century. Since the 1970sthere have been over 12,000 reports fromcountries all around the world includingItaly, America, South Africa, Australia andBrazil.” Most reports are from here inEngland though.Louise: B ut surely that’s just because they get so much media coverage these days, so morepeople are making them.Peter: Perhaps, but how do you explain the fact that the actual chemical composition of thegrains of corps inside the circles changesScientific tests have found they have ahigher protein level. The stems of the grainshave often been exposed to high temperatures.And they found that the soil within thecircles contains more iron than the soiloutside. So far, the hoaxers haven't beenable to copy all these features.Louise: W ell, I'm not a scientist but I'm pretty sceptical about all these so-calledparanormal explanations. I remember in theprogramme I watched, the researchers foundsigns of human interference, such as holesin the earth and footprints!Peter: Come on… you must admit, that still leavesa lot which is unexplained!Louise: T here's lots of things that are hard to explain but this really...。
UNIT6Is Kelly There?Making and Answering a Phone CallIntroductionMany new developments are happening in the world of telecommunications.Although new telecom services such as paging,telefax and E-mail are offered in many places around the world,the telephone is still the most commonly used communication technique in our everyday lives.However,many people who speak English as their second language find using the telephone a frightening,or at least an uncomfortable,experience,simply because they don’t know the sort of English that could help them to answer an English phone call and to make telephone calls in English.As an English learner,do you feel that you have a need to improve your active and passive ability when making phone calls in English?If you do,the material in this unit is suitable for you.The aim of this unit is to provide up-to-date and relevant practice material for developing your skills in comprehending phone calls and making calls both for general and for business purposes.Answers to the Questions:1.The telephone is the most commonly used technique in telecom services.2.Because they don’t know the sort of English that could help them to answer an English phone call and to make telephone calls in English.3.The aim of this unit is to provide up-to-date and relevant practice material for developingyour skills in comprehending phone calls and making calls both for general and for business purposes.Discussion Questions:1.Have you ever made or answered a phone call in English?What was the purpose of the call?How well do you think you handled it?3.Do you find answering an English phone call or making telephone calls in English a frightening experience?Why or why not?4.What do you want to learn about handling phone calls in English?Background Information:When we are speaking on the phone to someone,politeness and clear speaking are probably the two most important guidelines to follow.Because you cannot rely on gesturesand facial expressions to help carry your messages(as you can when you are speaking with someone face to face),you must be as clear and as exact as possible to avoid any misunderstanding or confusion.At the same time,you must be certain to listen carefully and understand what is being said to or asked of you.In simple terms,if you are a caller,it is polite to offer a greeting,identify yourself,and state your business or reason for telephoning. Don’t leave the person on the other end of the line guessing your reason for telephoning.Most places of business answer with the name of the company and“May(Can)I help you?”or“How can we help you?”Individuals at home often answer with a simple Hello or occasionally the name of their residence,as in“Matthews residence.”Sometimes people at work may answer the phone with their names,as in“Frank Mason speaking”or“Belinda Wells here.”Part One Listening InTravel Agent:Globe Travel.Can I help you?Customer:Yes,please.This is Tom Peterson speaking.I’m planning to fly to Tokyo next month.What’s the price of a flight at the moment?Travel Agent:Well,that depends.Do you want to fly first or coach class?Customer:Coach class,I suppose.Travel Agent:When will you be going?Customer:On Saturday,the11th of June.Travel Agent:One way or round trip?Customer:Round trip.Well,I’m planning a short holiday.I’ll be returning two weeks later, that’s the25th of June.But I don’t want a package tour.Travel Agent:Then I can get you an excursion ticket.That’s on Northwest Airlines and it costs$1080.Customer:What would it be if I flew on United Airlines?Travel Agent:Now,let’s see.That’s only slightly more,$1120,in fact.And there’s one thing with the United flight.The time might be more convenient for you because itleaves later in the morning,at11:40.Customer:And the other one?When’s that?Travel Agent:That’s much earlier,at8:30.Customer:Oh,but that doesn’t matter so much in my case.My apartment is near the airport.Can you give me the times for a returning flight on Northwest then?Travel Agent:Let’s see.There’s a direct flight from Tokyo,departing at5:30p.m.Would that be all right?Customer:Perfect.Could you book that for me?Travel Agent:Sure.Could I have your name again please?Customer:Tom Peterson.Travel Agent:Mr.Peterson,I’ll check with the airline.You’ll hear from me in about an hour’s time.Is that all right?Customer:Fine.My phone number is357-6082.I’ll be in all afternoon.Goodbye and thank you.Travel Agent:Goodbye.Notes:A package tour is a completely planned holiday at a fixed price arranged by a company,sothat one does not have to buy tickets,find hotels,etc.,for oneself.An excursion ticket is a ticket for a short journey which is organized by a holiday company, tourist organization,etc.,so that people can visit an interesting place.Answers to the Questions:1.The travel agent and customer.2.Because he’s planning to fly to Tokyo next month.He wants to find information about theprice of a flight at the moment and to book a ticket.3.It depends on the class you want to fly,when you will be going,whether you want aone-way or round trip ticket,the kind of tour you are taking,and the airline you are going on.4.$1080on Northwest Airlines and$1120on United Airlines.5.He takes Northwest Airlines because the price is a bit lower than that on United Airlines.6.The time might be more convenient because it leaves later in the morning,at11:40.Butthat doesn’t matter so much in this case because the customer’s apartment is near the airport.7.She’ll check with the airline and will call the male speaker back in about an hour’s time.Discussion Questions:1.Have you ever called a travel agency?What was your purpose for calling?2.What are the differences between English and Chinese customs of making and answering a phone call?Part Two Better ListeningSection AConversation OneStephen:Stephen Palmer speaking.Sue:Is that you,Steve?It’s Sue.Stephen:Hello,Sue.I was actually waiting for your call.How’s Rome?Sue:A fantastic city.I’ll attend a conference at nine.So I’ll keep it short.Could you give me the address of that person you mentioned before I left New York?You know,the man who’s got that import/export office in Rome.Stephen:Ah,you mean Michael Simpson.Now let me see.Umm...I don’t have his address on hand.How about if I ring you back in about half an hour?Sue:Well,I’ll be on my way to the conference.I’ll call you again in about half an hour.Is that OK?Stephen:OK.I’ll look up Simpson’s address for you.Sue:Thanks,Steve.Bye now.Stephen:Bye.Answers to the Questions:1.She is in Rome.2.She wanted to have Michael Simpson’s address.3.Michael Simpson is the man who’s got an import/export office in Rome.4.Sue will call later.Stephen doesn’t have Michael Simpson’s address on hand,and he suggests he call Sue back.But Sue will be on her way to the conference.So Sue will call Stephen again in about half an hour.Conversation TwoSaleswoman:Hello,Worldwide Flowers.Sara Green speaking.Mr.Kelly:This is Jim Kelly.I’d like to order some flowers and have them sent to my home. Saleswoman:Fine,Mr.Kelly.What kind of flowers did you have in mind?Mr.Kelly:I’d like to send a dozen red roses.Saleswoman:A dozen red roses.Our long-stem red roses are selling for twelve dollars a dozen this week,and they’re really quite nice.Mr.Kelly:All right then.I’ll take those.Saleswoman:I’ll need the complete address with the zip code,Mr.Kelly.Mr.Kelly:The address is:43Pennsylvania Avenue,Bloomington,Indiana,47401. Saleswoman:What would you like us to put on the card?Mr.Kelly:Hm,just something simple.How about:All my love,Jim.Saleswoman:OK.Now,when should they arrive?Mr.Kelly:They should be there before six in the evening on September the12th. Saleswoman:That should be no problem.Just one more question,Mr.Kelly.How do you intend to make payment?Mr.Kelly:You can put it on my visa card.The number is:JK4096237.Saleswoman:That should do it.Thank you for calling Worldwide Flowers.Goodbye.Mr.Kelly:Bye.Answers to the Questions:1.He’s calling Worldwide Flowers.Jim Kelly calls because he wants to order some flowersand to have them sent to his home.2.He orders a dozen long-stem red roses which cost twelve dollars.3.His girl friend or maybe his wife,since red roses represent love between men and women.4.She needs to know the address,what is going to be put on the card,when the flowersshould arrive,and how Jim Kelly intends to make payment.5.He asks the saleswoman to charge it to his visa card.Conversation ThreeMrs.Wilson:Wilsons.Harry Ford:Hello,I’d like to speak to Tom Wilson.My name’s Harry Ford.Mrs.Wilson:I’m afraid he’s not in.He’s at a conference in San Francisco all day.Can I give him a message?Harry Ford:Well,he asked me to call him when I was in San Carlos.I’ll be flying back tomorrow.Will he be at home this evening?Mrs.Wilson:Yes,he’ll be back at about seven thirty.Harry Ford:All right,I’ll ring him at about eight then.Mrs.Wilson:I’ll tell him you called.Harry Ford:Thank you.Goodbye.Mrs.Wilson:Goodbye.Answers to the Questions:1.He’s at a conference in San Francisco.2.Tom Wilson asked Harry Ford to call him when Harry Ford was in San Carlos.3.He’ll be at home at about seven thirty.4.Mrs.Wilson.Section BConversation OneCanceling a Hotel BookingOperator:White Swan Hotel.Caller:Hello,I’m Peter Simpson.I made a reservation for the14th,but now I’m afraid I shall have to cancel it.Operator:Just a moment,please.I’ll put you on to Advance Reservations.Clerk:Advance Reservations,may I help you?Caller:Yes,I’m phoning up because I booked a room for an overseas visitor who won’t be able to come now and so I’ll have to cancel it,I’m afraid.what at i s it for?Clerk:What is the name,please,and whCaller:It was a double room booked in the name of Dr.R.Sun from the14th,for a week. Clerk:Ah,yes,I’ve got it.And now you want to change the booking,do you?Caller:I wish I could,but it now appears that he won’t be able to come at all.Clerk:Well,Sir,I’ll cancel it then.I hope we can help you some other time.Discussion Questions:1.What should people do in order to make a hotel reservation?Is the procedure different indifferent countries(i.e.U.S.vs.China)?2.If you want to cancel a booking,what should you do?Do you have to pay for it? Conversation TwoA Mail-order Shopping ProblemOperator:Hello,Brand Names Mail Order.Jim Adams:Would you connect me with the Customer Service Department,please? Operator:Just a moment,please.Sam Jacobs:Customer Service,Sam Jacobs here.May I help you?Jim Adams:Yes,this is Jim Adams speaking.I’m afraid there’s been a mix-up.I ordered a 3M tape recorder from you and I’m afraid someone has made a mistake andsent me the wrong model.Sam Jacobs:Ah...I’m sorry about that,Mr.Adams.Can you give me your order number and the exact catalogue number and description of the model you ordered?Jim Adams:Yes,let let’’s see.I’ve got the bill right here.The order number is CS124.39and the model I ordered is the TR3M-20portable.Sam Jacobs:Thank you,Mr.Adams.I’ll have the correct recorder sent to you as soon as possible.Jim Adams:When can I expect delivery?Sam Jacobs:Umm...you should have the3M-20by Friday at the latest.May I ask you to return the model you now have?We’ll reimburse you for the postage,of course. Jim Adams:All right.I’ll send the3M-20back.Sam Jacobs:I’m sorry for the inconvenience,Mr.Adams.Jim Adams:All right.I’m glad we can take care of the problem.Goodbye.Sam Jacobs:Goodbye,Mr.Adams,and thank you for shopping Brand Names.Discussion Questions:1.Have you ever ordered anything by mail,for example,laboratory equipment or a book,from a Chinese or foreign company?Have you gotten any wrong delivery?What did you do when it happened?2.What compensation do you expect to get when you get a wrong delivery from a mail orderfirm?Do you think there should be a law which requires the mail order firm to compensate the customer when a wrong delivery takes place?Part Three Speaking OutFunctional ExpressionsAsking to speak to someone and announcing your identity:May(Could/Can)I speak to(with)Kelly Nichols,please?This is Tad Parker calling (speaking).(May is more polite than could or can.)I’d like to speak to Kelly Nichols,please.This is Tad Parker.(Formal)This is Tad Parker from Wells Fargo Bank.Is Kelly Nichols in,please?Is Kelly Nichols there?My name is Tad Parker.(Informal)Is Kelly Nichols there by any chance?I’m Tad Parker.(Informal)Kelly Nichols,please.Tad Parker here.(Very Informal)Is that you,Kelly?It’s me,Tad.(Very Informal)Hi.It’s Tad.(The speaker knows,or he assumes he knows who is on the other end of the line.) (Very Informal)Connecting to another phone extension or answering the telephone if the person wanted is not immediately available:Would you mind holding a minute while I try to find him?(Formal)Could you hold,please?I’ll see if she’s in.Hold the line,please.(I’ll connect you.)Hold on,please.(I’ll put you through.)Please hold a moment.Just/Wait a/one moment,please.Hang on.I’ll get him.(Informal)Just a sec.(Informal)Notes:Sec is a reduction of“second.”Answering the phone if the person wanted is not there or too busy to come to the phone:I’m sorry,but Mr.King is not here right now(is not in at the moment).May I take a message, or would you like to call back later?Mr.King is tied up(busy/occupied/on another line)(right)now.Would you like to leave a message(call back later/have him return your call)?I’m afraid Mr.King can’t come to the phone(speak to you/take the call)at this time.Could you call back in a few minutes(in a little while/later)?I’m afraid he’s not in.May I take your number and have him return your call?I’m sorry.Mr.King isn’t answering.(connecting to an extension)Notes:Tied up is an idiomatic expression for“busy”or“occupied.”Some simple things to say if you reach the wrong number after the person on the other endname””:of the line says“I’m sorry.ThereThere’’s no one(body/person)here by(of)that nameOh,isn’t that Ruiz Construction?Isn’t this561-4389?(After negative response):I’m sorry.I have(guess I have/must have/must have dialed/dialed)the wrong number.Sorry to disturb(have disturbed/have troubled)you.It is the secretary or receptionistreceptionist’’s job to screen calls for his or her employer.If a secretary or receptionist greets you first,you may be required to state your business with the person you are calling.The secretary might ask:May I ask the nature of your business,please?Whom do you represent,Mr.Chang?What company are you with,Sir?(If the person calling did not identify himself,the secretary may ask“Who shall I say is calling?”This also applies to general phone calls,but the person called may use less formal expressions such as“Who’s calling?”or“Who’s speaking?”)Notes:Screen means to ask questions of a person to find out whether the reason he or she is calling is serious enough to interrupt what the boss is doing.Section ACompleted conversations for reference:Conversation OneCharles Chen wants to speak with Peter Cummings,so he calls him at his office. Secretary:Cummings and Associates.Good morning.Charles:Hello.This is Charles Chen.May I speak with Mr.Cummings?Secretary:May I ask the nature of your business,Mr.Chen?Charles:I’m with the Cleveland Arts Council,and I’d like to talk with Mr.Cummings about making a corporate contribution to the Museum Fund.Secretary:I’m sorry,Mr.Chen,but Mr.Cummings is quite busy at the moment.May I take your number and have him return your call?Charles:Yes,thank you.I can be reached at542-0866until6:00p.m.Secretary:I’ll see that he gets the message,Mr.Chen.Charles:Thank you very much,ma’am.Conversation TwoArranging a Job InterviewOperator:Athelstan.May I help you?Liz:Yes.This is Liz Hampton.I’m phoning about the Administrative Assistant position you advertised in yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle.Operator:Right,I’ll put you on to our Personnel Department.Just a moment,please.Mr.Sharp:Hello,Frank Sharp,Personnel.Liz:This is Liz Hampton speaking.I’m calling about the ad in yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle for the Administrative Assistant position.Mr.Sharp:Yes,that job is still open,Ms Hampton.If you feel that you fulfill the qualifications listed,we could arrange for a job interview.Liz:Yes,Mr.Sharp,I do have those qualifications and I am very interested in that job.Mr.Sharp:Fine,Ms.Hampton.When would it be convenient for you to come in for an interview?Liz:Any time next week,Mr.Sharp.Mornings are usually better for me.Mr.Sharp:Umm...how about nine o’clock on Tuesday.Liz:OK.I’ll see you on Tuesday at nine.Goodbye.Mr.Sharp:Goodbye,Ms Hampton.Conversation ThreeWrong NumberMr.Wilson:Hello,Peter Wilson here.Can I speak to Mr.Hewitt?there’’s no Mr.Hewitt at this number.Operator:Sorry,thereMr.Wilson:The number I have here is Packard Enterprises342-4556.Operator:That’s our number all right,but this is Packard Electric.You must have the wrong Packard from the phone book.Mr.Wilson:I’m sorry.I’ll take another look in the Yellow Pages.Operator:That’s all right.Bye.Mr.Wilson:Bye.Notes:Yellow Pages refers to the section of telephone book or directory which lists business phone numbers printed on yellow paper in order to contrast with the white pages which list home phone numbers.Part Four Comprehensive PracticeSection AConversation OneJohn Matthews:Hello.Margaret Bush:Hello,Margaret Bush here.Could I speak to Mr.Matthews,please?John Matthews:Speaking.Margaret Bush:Oh,John.I didn’t recognize your voice.John Matthews:Yes,the line isn’t very good.Margaret Bush:John,it looks as if I won’t be able to keep the appointment we made.John Matthews:That was to be Wednesday,wasn’t it?Margaret Bush:Yes.My parents called this morning.They are flying from Hong Kong on Wednesday,and I have to go to the airport to pick them up.John Matthews:I see.Margaret Bush:I’m so sorry,John.But could we meet on Thursday?Or would you prefer another time?John Matthews:Afraid I’m tied up this week.Let me just check.Next Monday would be all right,I think.Margaret Bush:Monday’s OK for me too.Shall we say the same time as we’d arranged?At 11o’clock?John Matthews:Fine.I’ll be at your place at11then.Margaret Bush:Thanks,John.Hope I haven’t messed up your arrangements too much.John Matthews:Oh no,these things happen,don’t they?See you next Monday,Margaret. Margaret Bush:Bye,John.Conversation TwoReceptionist:Dr.Stanford’s office.Jim Dawson:May I please speak to Dr.Stanford.This is Jim Dawson.Receptionist:I’m sorry,he’s with a patient.May I help you?Jim Dawson:Yes,would you ask him to call me,please?It’s about our trip to Boston this weekend.Receptionist:Okay,Mr.Dawson.Does he have your phone number?Jim Dawson:Probably,but let me give it to you in case.It’s276-8762.Receptionist:All right.I’ll tell him to call you back.Jim Dawson:Thanks.Receptionist:You’re welcome.Bye.Answers to the QuestionsQuestions::Cal l Caller Person wanted PersonansweringReason for calling1MargaretBushJohn Matthews John Matthews To change appointment2Jim Dawson Dr.Stanford Receptionist About trip to Boston this weekendConversation One1.Her parents are flying from Hong Kong on Wednesday,and she has to go to the airport topick them up.2.Next Monday,at11o’clock.Conversation Two1.He’s with a patient.2.276-8762.Section BCommunication ties together the parts of a society just as the nervous system ties together the parts of an individual.From earliest times,when the only form of communication was speech,to the present,when electronic signals carry information instantly to practically any point on Earth,communication has been the way people have organized their cooperative activities.In the modern world there are two main types of communications media.One type consists of the mass media—such as television,radio,newspapers,and magazines—in which organizations send messages to a large number of people.The other type consists of direct, point to point communications—telephone,telegraph,data transmission,and postal service.Of these,the electronic media(all but the postal service)are termed telecommunications.Telecommunications first came into existence with the development of the telegraph in the1830s and1840s.For the first time,news and information could be transmitted great distances almost instantaneously.The invention of the telephone in1876by Alexander Graham Bell fundamentally transformed telecommunications.The telephone system assumed its modern form with the development of dial phoning and its spread during the middle decades of the20th century.For long distances,and especially for transcontinental transmissions,telecommunications companies throughout the world have turned to communications munications satellites were first introduced in the mid-1960s and have,since their origin,been both used for telecommunications and for television relay.Answers to the QuestionsQuestions::1.F2.F3.T4.F5.T6.T。
Listen this way听力教程第三册-6Unit 6 Find the Right Words Part I Getting ready Audioscript:The English language can be traced back to prehistoric Indo-European through the West Germanic line. However, many other influences have shaped the development of Modern English. We will review some important dates in the history of the English language. The first three are Latin influences:1. In 5,5 B.C. Caesar conquered Britain and the Celtic people.2. In 43. B.C. Rome colonized the island.3. The Romans remained for 400 years (the first four centuries of the Christian Era).The next significant dates were:4. The year 499 (which was the year of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of the island).5. From 500 on, the West Germanic language was the basic language of Britain (or England).Influences from other languages continued however.6. In the sixth and seventh centuries England was Christianized by missionaries sent by the Pope (so that Latin influence continued).Then,7. In the eig11th and ninth centuries the Norsemen (Vikings), invaded England with their Old Norse language.8. In 1066. the Norman Conquest brought French linguistic influence.9. The French influence continued for 300 years (the ninth century through the 11th century).10. And finally, in the fifteen and sixteen hundreds, when classical learning was revived, there was continued Latin language influence.Audioscript:1. People are delighted if you can speak their language, and they don't care how well you speak it. They are not upset when you make mistakes. I think in order to learn, you mustn't be afraid of making mistakes.2. I'm a very shy person and it's not easy for me to talk to strangers. But you have to force yourself to talk to people. That's what I did and it really helped me.3. I think the best language learners are people with a sense of humor. Try to laugh at your own mistakes and don't take yourself too seriously. You'll find that other people will be sympathetic when you make mistakes.4. I took two courses in business studies. I read, studied, listened to lectures and took notes in English. It was a very good experience for me because I didn't have time to think about the language. I recommend forgetting about the grammar and thinking about the meaning instead.5. In my experience, learning a foreign language always involves a lot of time, a lot of boring work and lots of problems! In short, if you want to learn another language you have to work hard.6. Try to read as much as you can. I think that's the best way to improve your English and to learn more new words.I always try to read something in English everyday.Part II Skills to communicate badnewsAudioscript:Avi Arditti：I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: giving doctors better skills tocommunicate bad news.Rosanne Skirble：Anthony Back is a medical oncologist at the University of Washington and the FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Heand four colleagues are in the fifth year leadinga program funded with one and one-half milliondollars from the National Cancer Institute.Avi Arditti：Doctor Back says specially trained actors play cancer patients to help oncologists learn how toavoid sounding insensitive when the prognosis isgrim.Anthony Back：Probably the biggest misconception I face is that you're either born with this or you're not. Infact, what the research shows is that people learnto do this over time. And the way they learn to doit is they see good role models, they practice, theyget specific feedback on what they're doing, theytry-out new things, they innovate and develop newconversational practices for themselves.Avi Arditti：Can you give us some examples of those conversational practices -- what are some ways toimpart bad news?Anthony Back：Here's an example: The patient has had cancer in the past, has been doing well and is coming infor some routine follow-up tests. The routinefollow-up tests unexpectedly show the cancer hasstarted to come back.The doctor will typically go in and say to thepatient, "Guess what, your cancer's back." And thepatient will be just blown away, right? There area couple of practices there that doctors can do thatcan help. One is to start with -- especially if youdon't know the patient -- asking what the patientexpected, what did they understand about theircancer, what were they expecting with this test.Because if the patient says to you "You know, theydidn't tell me anything. I'm just here because I gotthis appointment in the mail," that's one whole kindof comprehension level. Whereas if the patient says"I had a Tl Nl MO lung cancer and they told me I hada fifty-five percent chance of disease recurrencein the next two years," that's a whole differentstory, right?The second thing is that after you give thisdifficult news, then I think it's really importantto address both the cognitive reaction and also thekind of the emotional side of it.Rosanne Skirble： What are some of the phrases or the ways in which you can couch this news?Anthony Back：You know, the way to make it easier is to make sure that you are going from the context the patientdrew for you. So you go from what the patientunderstands and you try to use their words as muchas possible. And then, when you get to the reallybad part of the news, I think it's actuallyimportant to be direct and concrete and not to couchthe news. It's better to say "The cancer has comeback" than to say "There are hypo-densities in yourliver on the CT" (or) "You have a malignancy." Allthose euphemisms force patients to struggle tounderstand what's happening to them, and it adds totheir confusion and distress.Rosanne Skirble: ：Well, should they say things like "I wish things were different" or "I hope for the best," orshould a doctor kind of maintain a distance? Anthony Back：You know, my thought about that actually is that the more skilled the physician, the less theyhave to distance themselves. There are some phrasesthat we use, and the most important ones are reallythe ones that are about empathy for the patient. Youknow, "I see this is a difficult situation, I seethis is not what you expected, I'm hoping for thebest." And I think it's fine for doctors to talkabout hope, and I think it's important actually. AviArditti：Let me ask you, have you seen any cultural differences come up in the training programs asyou've had doctors go through?Anthony Back：You know, we have actually a verymulticultural group of physicians who come, andthey all bring in all their own different valuesabout how frank should people be. Because theAmerican standard, of course, is that patientsthemselves get all the information, they make thedecision themselves, and there's this very strongemphasis on autonomy. And in a lot of other culturesthat's really not the case.Rosanne Skirble：And what got you started in the first place?Anthony Back：What got me started was, when I was an oncology trainee, and this was after a personal experience-- my mother had died of a pre-leukemia kind of thing-- I remember walking around in the bone-marrowtransplant wards with this experienced -- it wasthis other, older senior physician -- going aroundhaving these life-and-death conversations withpatients and thinking, God, there has got to be abetter way to do this.Avi Arditti：The result, says Doctor Anthony Back in Seattle, is a program that has now trained about onehundred-eighty oncologists at retreats held twicea year. The program Web site is --that's o-n-c-o-t-a-l-k dot i-n-f-o.Part III Foreign accentsAudioscript:Section IAs far as I'm concerned, I do tend to judge people I meet by their accents. I don't mean that I'm a sort of snob, and only like people with posh accents, but I never feel comfortable with a new person until I've been able to place them from the way they speak. If it's an English person, I feel much more at ease if I can say "Ah, he comes form Liverpool", or "He's probably been to public school". I suppose then I know what to talk about and what to expect from the other person.The same is true of foreigners. Personally, I prefer a foreigner to speak with a recognizable foreign accent, so that I know that I'm talking to a Frenchman, a Ghanaian, a Pole, and so on. So for me, it seems a bit pointless for foreigners to try desperately hard to get rid of their national accent and try to speak BBC English. If someone is clearly French, I know there's no point in talking about cricket or making jokes about the Irish. And frankly, I think it even sounds more attractive. I can't really explain why, but if a person has a foreign accent, they seemto be more interesting, even if they are saying the most ordinary things.Audioscript:Section IIMind you, there is a limit to intelligibility. If the accent is so strong that you have a struggle to understand what they are saying, then that gets in the way of the conversation, and the flow is broken while you try to sort out the sounds into meaningful bits. I don't mean an accent as strong as that. I'm talking about the kind of accent where you can tell immediately which country the person comes from, but where they've got enough English to carry on a good conversation without searching for words, or messing up the grammar so that you lose the thread. I suppose it's the kind of accent most foreigners have, really. To be honest, it's only a very few who have such a good ear that they produce more or less genuine British English, and even then it can be quite amusing because they may have picked up a clearly regional accent, or even a very upper-class accent which doesn't fit in with their character at all. But most foreigners who learn English aredesperately keen to get rid of their foreign accents and waste a lot of time trying to do so.Part IV More about the topic: Love and GrammarAudioscript:Are you looking for love? When you want to impress a potential girlfriend or boyfriend, you take great care with your appearance and try to be on your best behaviour. But . . . what about your grammar? Do you check if you are using verbs and commas properly?If not, you'd better think again. The research arm of dating site OKCupid has suggested that bad grammar can ruin your love life. It looked at 500 000 first contacts on the site and concluded that "netspeak, bad grammar and bad spelling are huge turn-offs".On the other hand, the correct use of apostrophes seems to be quite an aphrodisiac. Using "don't" and "won't" caused better than average response rates says the research.American writer Twist Phelan, who went on 100 online dates in 100 days and later married someone she met online, believes that grammar is an important "filter system" for prospective partners. She says: "If you're trying to date a woman, I don't expect flowery Jane Austen prose. But aren't you trying to put your best foot forward?" Perhaps you think you are ready to start looking for an English-speaking girlfriend or boyfriend. Am I right? You go online, look at the picture and start calling him or her "beautiful", "gorgeous" and "sexy" before you meet. Will it work? The research says it won't! The wrong adjective can put a full stop on a potential relationship. People enjoy receiving compliments but not when they sound like a pick-up line.General compliments such as "cool", "it's nice that ..." and "awesome" got good responses from the dating site users.So now you are ready. Keep your wits about you because many things online are not what they seem; and watch your vocabulary and punctuation.Some say that a comma might even save lives -- as in the example: "Let's eat, my darling!" as opposed to "Let's eat my darling!"Can you see which one would grant you a meal with your date and which one would land you in jail?Part V Do you know ...? Audioscript:Alex：Hello, Carole? Is that you?Carole：Alex! What on earth are you doing ... a stupid question, you're doing the same as I am.Alex：What are you laughing at?Carole： Well, actually I'm just reading this article in Punch. It's the Franglais column. It's very funny. Alex：Oh, yes, yes, er ...Carole：I know this is only a spoof, but I think these adaptions of English into French or French intoEnglish can be very funny. How does it occuractually?Alex：Oh, I suppose it came after the war, you know when the Americans were in France and a lot of Englishwords and expressions came into French. Er ... Carole：Oh, I see, yes, so ...Alex：But after that there was a strong reaction against it, I think.Carole：You mean people don't... aren't very keen on it.A sort of linguistic imperialism.Alex：Exactly, yes, er, take the ex ... example like "lift"you see. We've got no, no word in French for "lift". Carole：You mean "lift", the thing that goes up and down ... Alex：No, no. No, no, I mean, erm, would you like a lift home or something like that.Carole： Mm.Alex：Would you like a lift. What would you say in French?You would say something like, er, can I take you homewith my car?Carole：Oh, I see, so ...Alex：It's so much easier to say er, would you like a lift, you see.Carole：... I see, so in fact it's often for words that there's no equivalent for in...Alex：Yes, that... that's it, yes.Carole：... in French.Alex：Yes.Carole：Or something ... I suppose the same would apply to something like erm, "le weekend".Alex：Yes, yes. That goes a bit ... that goes back a bit.Yes, I suppose it was something er, before, evenbefore the first World War.Carole：Oh, that one's really old. Are there any more recent examples?Alex：Er, oh yes. "Speakerine" is a good example. Carole：Speakerine?Alex：Speakerine, yes.Carole：That doesn't even sound French. That sounds more German.Alex：Yes, it's a bit of a monster actually. You know, it means an announcer or a, a newsreader.Carole：Oh, I see, on the, on the box!Alex：Yes.Carole：And there are other things, aren't there, that are distortions like that. Erm ... oh, what's the oneI can, erm ... "le smoking" ...Alex：Ah, le smoking, yes.Carole：... which means, er, dinner jacket in English ... Alex：And we say smoking in French. It's very strange, in fact. But you've got another one, "the training",the training. And you ...Carole：What's that?Alex：Oh, it's like, it's like a pyjama in French. And you will say, I don't know, er...Carole：The pyjama?Alex：... children it's getting late, erm, put, put your training on and go to bed.Carole：How peculiar, because I mean, training means something quite different. Are there any otherreasons why we borrow, why the French borrow words,borrow English words?Alex：Er, snob value, I suppose.Carole：Oh, really.Alex：Oh, yes. Er ...Carole：You mean English words are snobbish in French? Alex：Yes. They would, they would take a word like "building" and think it's much better to live in abuilding than to be -- to live in a house. Carole：How strange, because building is such ... Alex：So we say building; we are living in the building.Carole：It's such a mundane word in English. I mean, it sounds just so ordinary.Alex：Yes, it is.Carole：But surely, I mean something like "le parking" which is very common, that, that can't have snob value,can it?Alex：No, no, of course, I mean just the French is cumbersome.Carole： Mm. Receptionist: Mrs. Harding, could you go through now please?Carole：Oh dear! I've got to go.Alex：Bye, bye, Carole.Carole：I hope it's not too painful, Alex. Thanks, bye.Part VII Watch and enjoy Videoscript:-- Jove! Good heavens!-- Oh, sir. Is there any sign of it stopping?-- I'm afraid not. It's worse than before.-- Oh, dear.-- If it's worse, it's a sign it's nearly over. Cheer up, captain. Buy a flower off a poor girl?-- I'm sorry. I haven't any change.-- Oh, I can change half a crown. Here, take this for tuppence.-- I told you, I'm awfully sorry. I haven't ... Oh, wait a minute. Oh, yes. Here's three pence, if that's any use to you.-- Thank you, Sir.-- Hey, you, be careful. Better give him a flower for it. There's a bloke here behind that pillar, taking down every blessed word you're saying.-- I ain't done nothing wrong by speaking to the gentleman. I've a right to sell flowers if I keep off the curb. I'm a respectable girl, so help me. I never spoke to him except to ask him to buy a flower off me!-- Oh, don't start!-- What's all the b100ming noise?-- There's a "tec" taking her down.-- Well, I'm making an honest living!-- Who's doing all that shouting?-- Where's it coming from?-- Oh, sir. Don't let him charge me! You don't know what it means to me! They'll... They'll take away me character and drive me on the streets for ... for speaking to gentlemen!-- There, there, there, there. Who's hurting you, you silly girl? What do you take me for?-- On my Bible oath, I never spoke a word.-- Oh, shut up, shut up. Do I look like a policeman?-- Then what do you take down me words for? How do I know you took me down right? You just show me what you wrote about me. Oh. What's that? That ain't proper writing. I can't read it.-- I can. I say, captain, now buy you a flower off a poor girl.-- Oh, it's cause I called him "captain". I meant no harm. Oh, sir. Don't let him lay a charge against me for a word like that!-- Charge? I'll make no charge. Really, sir. If you are a detective, you needn't begin protecting me against molestation from young women until I askyou. Anyone can tell the girl meant no harm.He ain't no "tec". He's a gentleman. look at his boots. How are all your people down at Selsey?Who told you my people come from Selsey?Never mind. They do. How do you come to be up so far east? You wereborn in Lisson Grove.Oh. What harm is there in my leaving Lisson Grove? It weren't fit for apig to live in and I had to pay four and six a week. Oh, live where you like, but stop that noise.Come, come. He can't touch you. You have a right to live where youplease.I'm a good girl, I am!Yes, dear. Yes.Where do I come from?Hoxton.Well, who said I didn't? Blimey, you know everything, you do.You, sir. Do you think you could find me a taxi?I don't know whether you've noticed it, madam, but it's stopped raining.You can get a motorbus to, uh, Hampton Court. Well, that's where youlive, isn't it?What impertinence!Hey, uh, tell him where he comes here, you want to go fortune telling.Cheltenham, Harrow, Cambridge and, uh, India?Quite right!Blimey, he ain't a "tec". He's a b100ming busybody. That's what he is.If I may ask, sir, do you do this sort of thing for a living at a music hall?Well, I have thought of it. Perhaps I will one day.He's no gentleman. He ain't, to interfere with a poor girl! How do you do it, may I ask?Simple phonetics. The science of speech. That's my profession. Also myhobby. Anyone can spot an Irishman or Yorkshireman by his brogue, butI can place a man within six miles. I can place him within two miles inLondon. Sometimes within two streets.He ought to be ashamed of himself, unmanly coward!Is there a living in that?Oh, yes. Quite a fat one.Let him mind his own business and leave a poor girl alone ... Woman! Cease this detestable "boohooing" instantly ... or else seek theshelter of some other place of worship.-- I've a right to be here if I like, same as you.-- A woman who utters such disgusting and depressing noise has no right to be anywhere, no right to live. Remember that you're a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech, that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and the Bible. Don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.-- Oh!-- You see this creature with her curbstone English, the English that'll keep her in the gutter till the end of her days? Well, sir. In six months, I could pass her off as a duchess at an Embassy ball. I could even get her a job as a lady's maid or a shop assistant, which requires better English.-- Here, what's that you say?-- Yes, you squashed cabbage leaf; you disgrace to the noble architecture of these columns; you incarnate insult to the English language. I could pass you off as, uh, the Queen of Sheba.-- Oh! You don't believe that, captain?-- Anything's possible. I, myself, am a student of Indian dialects.-- Are you? Do you know Colonel Pickering, the author of Spoken Sanskrit?-- I am Colonel Pickering. Who are you?-- I'm Henry Higgins, author of Higgins' Universal Alphabet. -- I came from India to meet you.-- I was going to India to meet you!-- Higgins!-- Pickering!。
Unit 6 By Bus or by train?PartⅠGetting readyExercise B1. Passenger: Excuse me, driver. Does this bus go past the exhibition center? Driver: No, not this bus. You'll have to transfer downtown.Passenger: Which bus do I take from there?Driver: I believe it's the number eighty-eight bus.2. Passenger: This bus will take me to the Holiday Inn, won't it?Driver: Yep. It sure will.Passenger: How much is the fare?Driver: Fifty cents. Exact change.Passenger: Here you are.Driver: Don't give it to me. Drop it in the box.3. Customer: How much is the fare to San Francisco via Los Angeles?Agent: It's $55.Customer: Can I get off in Los Angeles for a few days?Agent: Sure. Your ticket is good for three weeks.4. Passenger: Is this cab taken?Driver: No. Where are you going?Passenger: To the Park Apartments. They're on 21st Street.Driver: I know where they are. Get in.Exercise CChina Hong Kong city is Hong Kong's most exciting new shopping center. Fashion Avenue offers an exciting selection of designer fashions and accessories from around the world. It contains over 300 shops. We have 25 restaurants and chefs from east and west ready to serve you a fine selection of dishes. Or you can relax in our intimate bars or let your hair down at our first class night clubs and karaoke lounges. Beause of these reasons, China Hong Kong city is a "must" to visit.Part 2 At the railway stationExercise AThe train now standing at platform 4 is the 15:15 to Bath Spa, calling at Keynsham and Oldfield Park. The 15:15 to Bath Spa now at platform 4.Here is a platform alteration. The 14:45 from Weston-super-Mare to Severn Beach, due in at 15:17, will depart from platform 3 not platform 5. The 15:17 to Severn Beach will depart from platform 3.The 13:30 from Taunton to Cardiff due in at 15:20 is reported running 40 minutes late.Passengers for Newport and all stations to Cardiff are advised to catch the Swindon train, leaving platform 6 at 15:25 and change at Bristol Parkway.The next train to arrive at platform 5 will be the 15:29 to Gloucester calling at Filton, Bristol Parkway and Gloucester. Passenger for Newport and Cardiff change at Bristol Parkway. Passengers for Hereford change at Filton.The 11:31 inter-city train to Exeter and Plymouth has been delayed. This train is now running approximately fifteen minutes late and is now due to arrive at platform 1 at 11:46. We apologise to passengers for the delay.The train now arriving at platform 2 is the 11:10 to Paddington London, calling at Didcot and Reading.Part 3 Why are we waiting here?Mr. B: Look at the time! When is this train going to leave? It's already five minutes late.Mrs. B: Now, don't get impatient, darling. Are you sure?Mr. B: Of course I'm sure. This is the 4:05 to London and it is now 4:10... no... 4:11 Mrs. B: Well, don't get angry with me, darling. Look at that guard on the platform. Tell him.Mr. B: A very good idea! Guard! Guard! Come over here, please.Guard: Yes, sir. What can I do for you?Mr. B: Why are we waiting here?Guard: Why are we waiting here?Mr. B: Don't just repeat my question! Answer it.Guard: (slowly, deliberately) Now keep calm, sir. Don't shout! It's not that I don't want to answer your question. It's only that I don't really understand it. It's a very strange question.Mr. B: A strange question! What do you mean? Look at the time! When is this train going to leave?Guard: At 4:25, sir.Mr. B: At 4:25! Now see here! I'm a very important man and I have some very important friends. One of them is the head of this railway and I'm going to tell him about this!Guard: I don't care who you are, sir, or what you're going to do. This train is going to leave at 4:25. It always does.Mr. B: What? Are you telling me that the 4:05 always leaves 20 minutes late? Guard: 4:05? I see. You want to go to London, don't you, sir?Mr. B: Don't ask stupid questions. Of course I do! Why do you think I'm on this train? Guard: Well, sir. This isn't the 4:05 to London. It's the 4:25 to Bristol. The 4:05 always leaves from platform 3. This is platform 5. You're on the wrong train, sir.Part 4 More about the topic: Grand Central TerminalGrand Central Terminal is one of the most famous buildings in New York. But most people call it Grand Central Station. The word “station” means a stopping place along a transportation line. A “terminal”describes either end of the line. Grand Central Terminal is a huge train station where train lines begin and end.American railroad developer Cornelius Vanderbilt was responsible for building the first Grand Central Terminal in 1871. Thirty years later, steam trains were being replaced by electric ones. So officials decided to destroy the existing station and create a new electric train terminal. Their plan called for hiding the rail tracks under four city blocks and permitting developers to place buildings over the track area.The new Grand Central Terminal opened in 1913. It was a huge and beautiful building with statues of Greek and Roman gods and a large metal clock. Its presence led to the building of large hotels, office and apartment building nearby. Grand Central also changed during the years. At different times, the huge building included an art gallery, an art school, a movie theater, and a rail history museum.In the 1950’s, other transportation methods became more popular than trains. The railroads were losing money. They began destroying old stations. In 1967, New York City established an organization to save such historic buildings. In 1976, the federal government protected Grand Central Terminal by naming it a National Historic Landmark.Grand Central Terminal has been restored and improved. Today, it includes many stores, eating places and food markets. Five hundred thousand people visit the famous building every day. And it continues to be one of the busiest train stations in the world. More than 150,000 people use it every day to travel to towns in New York State and Connecticut.Part 5 Memory test: Bus Information(Bus information: Recorded message number one)Hello and thank you for calling Greyhound. Buses to New Orleans depart Houston at one a.m., arriving New Orleans at 12:55 p.m.Out 4:30 a.m., there at 1:10 p.m.6:30 a.m. arrives there at 3:45 p.m.The eight a.m. due there at 7:50 p.m.The 10:30 a.m. due there at seven p.m.The one p.m. due there at 9:40 p.m.The 4:15 p.m. due there at 12:58 a.m.The 6:45 p.m. due there at 4:10 a.m.The 9:15 p.m. due there at 8:25 a.m.The 10:15 due there at 7:15 a.m.The 11:15 p.m. due there at 6:25 a.m.Our one-way fare to Beaumont seven dollars eighty cents, the round-trip fourteen eighty-five.Our one-way to Port Arthur eight forty-five, the round-trip sixteen ten.Our special one-way fare to New Orleans thirty-three dollars, the round-trip sixty-six dollars.For additional information, please call 2221161. That number again 2221161. And thank you for calling Greyhound.(Bus information: recorded message number two)Thank you for calling Trailways. You have reached Trailway's Automatic Information for service from Cleveland to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. Busses leave at:3:40 a.m., 10 a.m., 4:10 p.m., and 9:30 P.m.Approximate travel time to Pittsburgh is 3 hours, to Philadephia 8 hours, to Baltimore 8.5 hours, and to Washington D.C. 10 hours. The fare to Pittsburgh is $20 one way, $40 round trip; to Philadelphia $46 one way, $92 round trip; and to Baltimore and Washington $43 one way, $86 round trip.For further information call 8613161. And don't forget to ask about our senior citizen discount and our maximum $150 round-trip fare. Thank you for calling Trailways, low fares everywhere.。
