spill懂你英语 Level3 Unit2 Part3

L3-U2-P3

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Level3 Unit2 Part3

L3-U2-P3-1 Listening : Paul's Overseas Trip 1

Last month Paul went on a trip.

He went to Japan and China.

There were a couple of reasons for the trip.

One reason for the trip was for business.

He wanted to start some restaurants in both countries.

The other reason was for pleasure.

Paul enjoys traveling, and he wanted to visit some friends.

What

were

the

two

reasons

for

his

trip?

-

The

trip

was

both

for

business

and pleasure.

Paul enjoys

traveling

, and he wanted

to visit

some friends.

Before leaving on the trip, Paul had several problems.

First, his passport was going to expire.

As a result, he needed to apply for a new passport.

Second, he needed to get a visa to enter China.

In order to apply for a visa, he needed his new passport.

He has six weeks to get everything done.

What did he need before getting a visa?

-

In order to apply for

a visa, he needed his new passport.

He needed to get a visa to

enter

China.

In

order

to

apply

for a visa, he

needed

his new passport.

After applying for a new passport, it took two weeks to get it.

Once

he

got

the

passport,

he

went

to

the

Chinese

consulate

in

Toronto

and applied for a visa.

He filled out an application form and stood in a long line.

He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas.

It took more than an hour to submit his application.

How long did it take to submit his application?

- It took more than

an hour to submit his application.

It

took

more than an hour to

submit

his application.

After

applying

for a new passport, it

took

two weeks

to

get

it.

One reason for the trip was for business.

He needed to get a visa to enter China.

Before leaving on the trip, Paul had several problems.

After applying for a new passport, it took two weeks to get it.

He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas.

He submitted his application for the visa on a Friday.

A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa.

To his surprise, when he got there, the consulate was closed.

The consulate was closed because it was a Chinese holiday.

Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website.

On its website the consulate's schedule was posted.

There was a notice saying that the consulate would be closed that

day.

Where was the consulate's schedule was posted?

-

On its website

the consulate's schedule was posted.

(1) He submitted his application for the visa on a Friday.

(2) A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa.

(3) To his surprise, when he got there, the consulate was closed.

(4) The consulate was closed because it was a Chinese holiday.

As a result, Paul had to come back the next Monday.

This was because the consulate is closed on weekends.

Finally, on Monday, he got the visa and he was ready to go.

As a

result

, Paul had to come

back

the next Monday.

Paul went to pick up his visa on a Friday.

Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website.

L3-U2-P3-2 Listening : Paul's Overseas Trip 2

Another problem with the trip was his travel schedule.

He needed to extend his stay in Japan.

One week in Japan wasn't enough.

Three Japanese restaurant owners wanted to meet with him.

He needed more time for the meetings than a couple of days.

And he didn’t want to miss staying with a good friend of his.

What

didn't

he

want

to

miss?

-

He

didn’t

want

to

miss

staying

with

a good friend of his.

One week in Japan wasn't

enough

.

He

needed

more time

for

the meetings than a couple

of

days.

His friend lives near Mt. Fuji and owns a great restaurant.

This was one thing

Paul didn’t want to miss.

As a result, he extended his stay in Japan.

Instead of staying for just a week, he decided to stay for 10 days.

What does his friend own?

-

He owns a great restaurant.

Instead of

staying

for just a week, he decided to

stay

for 10

days.

One week in Japan wasn't enough.

Another problem with the trip was his travel schedule.

He needed more time for the meetings than a couple of days.

As a result, he had to change the dates for his stay in China.

The meetings in China were delayed by three days.

Instead of arriving on the first of the month, he arrived on the

fourth.

Fortunately, there were no problems with his new schedule in China.

What

problem

was

caused

by

his

new

schedule

in

China?

-

Fortunately,

there were no problems with his new schedule in China.

Instead

of

arriving

on

the

first

of

the

month,

he

arrived

on

the

fourth.

However, there were fewer meetings than he expected.

There wasn’t much interest in opening new Italian restaurants

.

Still, he had one very good meeting.

He met a young Chinese restaurant owner who was interested.

The young man already has a restaurant, but he wants to improve it.

He and Paul liked each other right away.

They met twice in Beijing and are planning to meet again.