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Unit 6 Wit and fit
Listening to the world
Sharing
Scripts
F
= Finn
Part 1
F: Often it’s
hard to find a time to exercise when you have a
full
-time job. Lots of my friends
belong to gyms but I prefer to go
running outside to keep fit. How about you? What
do you do
to keep fit?
M1 =
Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc.
Part 2
M1: Uh … I do quite a few things
actually. Um, I go to the gym quite regularly. I
go for runs. Er,
I’m also a
little bit involved in the sport of rowing. So,
I’m down there quite a bit. I coach,
actually coach rowing as well.
W1: I have three children, and I work
full-
time. And I don’t have a lot of
time to do any extra
organized exercise.
W2: Er,
the main thing I do is I do practice yoga, that
incorporates different positions as well as
meditation, and different breathing
techniques.
M2: Usually, I ride my
bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or
less three to four times a
week. And I
also watch what I eat.
W3: I dance, and
I do yoga
–
and I just try
to be as active as possible
–
enjoy nature also.
M3: I try and walk everywhere because,
um, I don’t really enjoy running.
W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as
a musician but I do try to keep fit
–
going to the gym, yoga
classes, Pilates classes, er, sometimes
running, and generally keeping active.
W5: I’m a police officer, so I have
quite an active job. Um, I can spend 8 or 12 hours
doing foot
patrol, um,
walking round the streets of London so I suppose
that keeps me quite fit.
Part 3
F: What other things would you like to
do to keep fit?
M1: I’d love to get
involved with some team sports. I really enjoy,
sort of, the team aspect of
sport.
Er, particularly I think I’d like to
get into hockey.
W1: I’d
quite like to learn how to play tennis properly.
Er, it’s probably one of the only sports
that
I’m interested in; it’s
something I would watch on TV.
M2: I would like to run, but, er … my
legs are, are not running legs, so I prefer to
cycle.
W3: I would like to
learn to rock climb.
M3: I would
actually like to join a rowing club, er, but
unfortunately I don’t have time and it is
a
little bit expensive.
W4: I really enjoy getting out of
London at the weekend and going sailing.
W5: When I was at university, um, I got
quite into swing dancing, which is very like jive,
1940s
jazz dancing. Er, I’d quite like
to take that up again since it’s an easy way of
keeping fit, and
you meet a
lot of people.
Part 4
F: Do
you do anything that isn’t very
healthy?
M1: Um,
I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Um, I love dessert,
and I love to eat, er, sweet things.
W4: I definitely drink too much coffee,
and I do like chocolate as well.
W2:
Eating late is really bad for you so I try and
avoid that
–
as much as I
can, although it does
happen quite
regularly.
W1: I love chocolate, and I
probably eat too much of it.
W5: Um,
because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast
food, er, especially in the early hours of the
morning.
W3: Gosh, I don’t
know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t
smoke. I don’t drink caffeine.
M3: I eat far too many crisps, and
chocolate and biscuits. And because I bake, I also
eat a lot of
cake.
Listening
Scripts
I = Interviewer; W =
Woman
I: Can you tell us a little about
superfoods?
W: Well, um, superfoods
include tomatoes, broccoli and spinach.
I: Hmm.
W: These have lots
of vitamins, and they are really good for you.
I: Right.
W: Anyway, they
may improve our health, but I don’t think
superfoods will be the answer to our
eating problems in the future.
I: Can you tell us why not?
W: Well, the most important thing is to
eat healthy food every day.
I: Um,
right.
W: And this is more important
than the idea of superfoods. Eating an apple a day
is better for you
than eating a kilo of
spinach one day a week.
I: I see. So
wh
at you’re saying is …
I: There’s been a lot of talk about
food pills.
W: Yes.
I: Are they healthier than other types
of food? Could they be the food of the future?
W: Well, in the past astronauts ate a
type of food pill when they were in space. It was
dried food
and they added water to it.
I: Right.
W: But I don’t
think food pills will replace normal
food.
I: Right. Why’s that?
For health reasons or social reasons?
W: Well, cooking and eating together is
an important part of family life and it always
will be. You
sit down together at a
table and you eat and talk. It’s a very old
tradition, and eating pills isn’t
the same.
I: Hmm, so we
won’t eat only food pills?
W: Food pills might become more
popular, but no, we won’t eat only food pills in
the future.
I:
Well, that’s interesting because I was
reading about …
W: In the
future we may have special food that can change
its flavor.
I: Can you give an example?
W: For example, imagine you like
chocolate ice cream, but your friend likes
strawberry. You eat
the same ice cream
but it will taste different for both of you.
I: The same food that
tastes different for different people …
W: You’ll think it’s chocolate ice
cream and your friend will say it’s strawberry. It
might happen
with drinks,
too. You take a bottle of liquid out of the
fridge. You press the button which says
“coffee” or “lemonade” or “hot
chocolate”. You put the bottle in the microwave
and the liquid
becomes the
drink that you choose.
I: So it starts
off as the same food or drink, but then we change
its flavor by pushing a button.
W:
That’s right. Just by pushing a button.
I: So how does it work?
W:
Well, this is possible because of nanotechnology.
The technology might not replace normal
drinks and food, but it may become
common in the future.
I: And
nanotechnology is something that’s used
in different areas of science …
Viewing
Scripts
B
= Ronnie Barker; C = Ronnie Corbett
B:
I say, that was, that was really jolly good that
was. I must say I really enjoyed that. Thanks
very much.
C: That’s fine.
Fine
.
B: I say, it’s, it’s a
super game, isn’t it? I, I can’t understand why
I’ve never tried it before.
Absolutely lovely. I loved it. But
thanks to you, old boy, of course, from now on, I
shall be a
dedicated squish player.
C: Squash.
B: Pardon?
C: The game
is called
“squash”.
B: Oh squash, yes,
that’s right. I’m sorry. Um … who actually won? I
mean, I couldn’t quite
grasp
the scoring mechanism. I mean, did I, did I win?
C: Yes, you … yes, you won, you
won.
B: Oh, that’s good. How
many goals did I get?
C:
Goals?!
B: Well, you know, er …
thingies, er … whatever … runs ….
C: Points!
B: … runs … ah,
points!
C: Points!
B: Points, yes.
C: Points.
B: How many points did I get?
C: Well, the score was, if you want to
know, game-love, game-love, game-love, game-love.
You see?
B: Yes.
C: You won … four games to
love!
B: Oh, I see. So, I
got four and you got love.
C: Yeah.
B: I see. But how many is love?
C: Love is nothing.
B: Oh
no, no. That’s not right, I’m sure, because I’m
sure you got a goal, earlier on, right at
th
e
beginning.
C: A point!
B: A point, I
mean.
C: A point, yes, well of course I
did. That was when you …
B:
Oh, I know, I was holding the thing by the wrong
end. I must remember, hold the bat by the
thin end.
C: The racket!
B: Racket, I mean.
C: The
racket!
B: Yes.
C: This is …
this is a ball.
B: Yes.
C: The game is called
“squash”.
B: Yes.
C: Let’s start from basic
principles.
B: Yes.
C: The whole thing is called
“squash”.
B: Squash.
C: This is a ball.
B: Yes.
C: This is a ... racket when you do
that. That’
s what that is. That is a
racket.
B: I see. Will it work now
you’ve done that?
C: Ah … I
don’t much care, to be honest. I mean … I’m not
going to be playing squash anymore
ever!
B: Oh, I say. That’s a
pity, because I was hoping we could have another
game n
ext week. I mean,
I
can, I thought, well you know, I thought I might
get a bit better.
C: A bit better? A
bit better?! Look matey, I’m the secretary of this
squash club. You know. I, I, I
mean, I captain the A-
team.
You know. I’m one of the best players
ro
und here, as a matter of
fact. You know, I won the area finals
last year, all that sort of thing, you know. You
know, I’m
good. You know,
good. And you come along here, if I may say so.
You’ve never played the
game
before. You’re vastly overweight, if I may say so.
You’re very slow on the court. You’ve
gone out on that court, and you’ve
thrashed me. You’ve pounded me into the ground.
You
pulverized me, in front
of my friends, four games to love! Well, how do
you do it?
B: Beginner’s
luck?
C: It’s a
fluke.
That’s what it is, a
fluke, matey. It won’t happen again. I’ll tell you
what … It
won’t happen the
next time.
B: No, well,
there won’t be a next time, will there? Because
you’ve broken your rocket.
C: My racket! I’ll get a new one. I
don’t care. I’ll get a new one. Look, mate. I’ll
get a new one,
and tomorrow
morning, here, 10 o’clock, things will be
different!
B: Oh no, no.
Sorry, old boy. No, not tomorrow. No can do.
C: What do you mean, “No can
do”?
B: I’ve got to go up to
a place called Lords tomorrow.
I’ve got to play a game called
“cracket” or
something.
Speaking for communication
Role-play
Scripts
Conversation 1
D = Doctor; W
= Woman
D: Hello. I’m Dr. Andrews. Now,
what’s the matter?
W: Well,
doctor, I feel terrible. I get these headaches and
I feel sick.
D: Oh. How long have you
had this problem?
W: A few weeks now.
And I can’t sleep at night because my head
hurts.
D: You can’t
sleep?
W: That’s
right.
D: And are you very
worried or under pressure at the moment?
W: No, I don’t think so.
D: Do you have a healthy diet?
W: Hmm. Quite healthy.
D: Do
you drink tea or coffee?
W: Yes, I do.
D: How much?
W: Tea? Er …
probably about eight cups, or ten.
D: A day?
W: Yes.
D: I see. And has that changed in the
last few weeks?
W: Not really.
D: OK. Well the first thing is I think
you should stop drinking so much tea and coffee.
Try to
drink just one small cup a day.
I’ll give you some painkillers for the headaches.
Take two of
these three
times a day. I don’t think it’s anything to worry
about
, but if your headaches
continue …
Conversation 2
D = Doctor; M
= Man
D: Good morning. How can I help?
M: Well, I’m worried about my
foot.
D: Your foot?
M: Yes. It hurts when I walk.
D: I see. Did you do anything to it?
Did you have an accident?
M: Um. Well,
sort of.
D: What happened?
M: I kicked a wall.
D: I
see. When did you do that?
M: About a
week ago.
D: OK. Did you go to
hospital?
M: No.
D: Can I
have a look?
M: Yes, of course.
D: Where does it hurt? Here?
M: Argh. Yes, there.
D: Can you move it?
M:
Yes, a little, but it’s very
painful.
D: Hmm. I think it
might be broken. It’s nothing to worry about, but
I think you should go to the
hospital for an X-
ray. I’ll
write you a note and if you just take this
…
Group discussion
Scripts
A: Does exercise
make you feel relaxed?
B: Yes, I think
it really does. Sometimes it’s difficult to find
time to exercise, but I play football
after work on a Monday, and I play
tennis at the weekend, and I feel so much better.
If I don’t
play one week, I
feel terrible. So, yes, doing sport makes you feel
really good. You feel much
better, and
more relaxed.
A: How much exercise do
you do in a week?
C: In a week, well I
probably do about two or three hours of exercise,
maybe more. I go to the
gym once or
twice, if I have time, and I sometimes go
swimming. Oh, and I ride my bike at the
weekend, so actually, probably three or
four hours a week. More than I thought. Yeah, four
hours, that’s OK.
A: Do you have a sporting hero?
D: Oh yes, Pelé. He’s a hero, not just
for me, but probabl
y for all
Brazilians. I think he is one of
the
greatest football players ever. He was such a good
athlete, and he had so much talent. He
was “King of Football”, and scored more
goals for Brazil than anyone else. And he was
born
very poor. You know he
didn’
t have money for a football so he
used to practice kicking a
grapefruit,
or a sock stuffed with paper.
A: How
much do you walk a day?
E: Oh my
goodness. Well, I suppose. I don’t walk very much
actually. I … um … I drive, the car
everywhere. That’s terrible, isn’t it?
Um. Yes, I probably only walk about, about maybe
five
minutes every day.
Further practice in listening
Short conversations
Scripts
Conversation 1
W: Sorry. I
have a project to do and I will have to stay at
work until 6
o’clock. So I can’t make
itto the bar at 5:30.
M: OK.
Then
let’s meet at the cinema
10 minutes before the movie starts.
Q: What is the woman going to do with
the man in the evening?
Conversation 2