Experiencing English Listening ＆Speaking
Level 04 Unit 1 Introductions“You’ll really like him.”
Alice: Look, there he is.
Jean: Who?
Alice: Robert, the guy I’ve been telling you about.
Jean: Oh. The guy you’re going out with?
Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.
Jean: Oh, he’s really handsome. Um, let’s go talk to him.
Alice: Oh, OK. I’ll introduce you. I think you’ll really like him. Hi, Robert. Robert: Oh, hi.
Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?
Robert: Hey, Jean. I think we’ve met before.
Jean: We have? Where?
Robert: Last December, at Sam’s party.
Jean: Oh, Sam.
Robert: Oh? Aren’t you going out with him anymore?
Jean: No, we broke up a couple of mouths ago.
Robert: Oh—Oh, really?
Unit 2 Personality “What do you like about him?”
Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!
Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?
Sheri: Not really.
Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?
Sheri: Not especially.
Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?
Sheri: No—But he has a nice smile—Dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute. Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?
Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.
Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?
Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he—Cried.
Jeremy: He cried?
Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.
Jeremy: Oh—You like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies, too!
Unit 3 Home “The view is great.”
Sean: This is Sean McCain, live with Julie Morris, from Gemini One, the internatonal space station. Julie, can you hear me?
Julie: Yes, I can hear you.
Sean: Julie, can you tell us, what is it like living on the Gemini One?
Julie: The Gemini One is wonderful. It’s not so different from living on Earth, really. We have jobs, friends, entertainment, natural beauty. And we have all the modern conveniences that you have on Earth.
Sean: What modern conveniences?
Julie: Well, we have movie theaters, game centers, music clubs, shops, restaurants—
Sean: How about food? How do you get your food?
Julie: I go shopping, just like everyone on Earth. You can get any type of food here.
Sean: Is food expensive?
Julie: Some of it is. The stuff that’s imported from Earth is very expensive. Like
a banana from Earth can cost $100. But most food is really cheap. Sean: Do you miss getting away to the countryside or the mountains? Don’t you miss nature?
Julie: Well, we have lots of nature up here. I can go hiking and mountain biking, riding in the hills, take a swim in a beautiful lake. It’s really beautiful up
