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Transcripts & Translation
Unit 1 Transport and Travel
Listening 1 TrainAnnouncements
The next train at Platform 3 will be
the 15:20 service for
Bath Spa calling
at is the
14:48 service from
London,Paddington.
The train now
standing at Platform 1 is the 15:05 service
from Reading to Oxford.
At
Platform 2,the train just arriving is the 14:53
Thames
train service for Southampton
Central,calling at Basingstoke and is
the
14:25 service from Oxford.
We would like to apologise to
passengers at Platform 6
waiting for
the 14:50 First Great Western
service
to London, 13:55 service from
Taunton
is running approximately 20
minutes
late.
Because of the recent heavy
rain,regular local services
between
Reading and Oxford have been
reduced to
two trains per will be running at 12
and 42 minutes past every
Great Western would like to apologise
for any
inconvenience caused.
Listening 2At a BRTicket Counter
Station Employee:Next,please!
Passenger:Hello,I'd like to get a
return ticket to
kind of tickets are
available?
SE:Saver Return,Standard
Open Return and First Open
Return.
P:What's the cheapest one?
SE:That's Saver
Return.
￡
27.20.
P:All right,the Saver Return, you
accept this
credit card?
SE:
sign here....Thank 's your copy
and
receipt.
P:Urm,what time is the next
train?
SE:11:52
P:And what
time will it arrive in Cambridge?
SE:Urm,arriving in Cambridge at 13:01.
P:Do I need to change trains?
SE:Yes,change at King's Cross.
P:Right,so leaving at 11:52 and change
at King's Cross
and arriving in
Cambridge at 13:01?
SE:Yes.
P:Thank ,which platform should I go to
at King's
Cross?
SE:Platform
11.
P:OK,thank .
Listening 3
Phoning for Directions
（
RRR
）
Secretary:Hello,London Life I help
you?
Mike:Yes,I'd like to speak to Ms
Paula Kent,please.
S:Certainly,who
shall I say is calling?
M:Mike Davison.
S:One moment,please.
Paula:Hello are you?
M:Fine.
P: where are you
now?
M:Oh.I'm still at Heathrow
Airport...the plane was a little
late.
P:That's you come to my office,I can
take you to
my 's only 10 minutes form
the
office.
M:'s the easiest
way to get there?
P:Well,there's a
special express train to Paddington but
that's expensive and because Paddington
is
so big,you may have to walk a long
way to change onto the
you don't mind
a
longer trip,I think the underground
is better.
M: sounds fine.
P: you take the Piccadilly Line,that's
the dark
blue,form Heathrow to
Leicester Square.
M:OK...Dark Blue line
to Leicester Square.
P: there you
change to the Northern Line,that's
the
black line,and take a northbound train
to Camden.
M:Camden.
P: Camden,get off and go up the
escalator and out of
the ticket
right,walk down
the road for about
three minutes,and you'll see a bus
there,take bus 153 and get off at
Zoo
office is opposite that stop.
M: me
just check once the underground
from...
Listening 4 On a Bus
Passenger:To South Wimbledon,please.
Driver:This is not for South need the
92
from Wimbledon.
P:Right,then how much is it to
Wimbledon?
D:90p,please.
P:Would you please let me know when we
get to
Wimbledon?
D:Sure.
(several minutes later)
D:Wimbledon!
P:Thank ,do you
happen to know where to take the
92
from?
D:See the blue building over
there?The 92 goes from just in
front.
P:.
Unit 2Accommodation and
Housing
Listening 1 Phoning anAgency
for a Flat Share
(RRR)]
Estate Agent:Brighton Estate Agent,how
can I help you?
Marisa:Well,I'm looking
for a furnished flat close to the
University of Sussex.
EA:Right,urm,do you have any particular
area in mind?
M:No,actually,I'm quite
new to I'm looking
for is a furnished
flat within walking
distance of the
university or I don't mind commuting by
train if it's within a half hour or so.
EA:What type of accommodation are you
looking for?An
entire flat just for you
or...
M:I'm looking for a room to rent.
EA:All right,so you don't mind sharing
the bathroom and
kitchen with others.
M: at about the rent,say
￡
100 inclusive per
week is the cons such as a
washing machine and microwave are a
must.
EA:OK,is there anything else you
need?
M:Oh,yes,I'm allergic to cats but
dogs are OK.
EA:OK,we've got some flats
which may suits
would you like a
viewing?
M:How about tomorrow?Say
tenish?
EA?No ,may I have your
name,please?
M:Marisa Evans.M-A-R-I-S-A
and E for Edward,V for
volleyball,A for
apple,N for navy and S
for Steve.
EA:Ok,Marisa,the see you tomorrow
around 10 in the
you for .
M:Bye.
Listening 2 Flat
Hunting
Robert:Mr Howard?
Agent:Yes,good Johnson,is it?
R:Yes,Robert to meet I'm a bit
late but there is a lot of Saturday
traffic.
A:That's OK...so,here is the
building with the ground-floor
flat you
are interested in.
R:Looks nice from
the outside.
A:Yes,it the front door
is down these steps
which also go down
to the back garden.
(front door opens)
A:Here we are in the on the right is a
small
toilet...and here on the left is
the sitting
room.
R:Oh
great,an old large bay windows.
A:Yes,this room's got a lot of
light,and of course,a good
view of the
front if we open
these sliding
doors(sliding door sound)we've got the
's quite small but very modern.A gas
cooker here,a microwave,lots of
cupboards,and here next
to the sink,a
dishwasher.
R:How about a washing
machine?
A:Oh yes,over there in the
....now let's go
towards the back of
the flat to the bedrooms.
R:OK.
A:Here,next to the toilet is the
bathroom with a bath and
gas-heated
it's very
,here straight ahead is the
small bedroom,and
here to the left is
the master bedroom.
R:What size are
they?
A:This one is 12 feet by 11 and
the smaller bedroom is
eight by seven-
and-a-half.
R:Seems very there central
heating?
A:No,but every room's got new
electric storage heaters
which are very
economical.
R:Sounds fine.
A:OK,shall we go out to the back
garden?
Listening 3Where Do You Live?
Speak 1:(Housewife in her thirties)
I live in a two-bedroomed flat near
Camden Station in
North 's on the
second floor and
is quite about 120
years ago,I there
five years ago and
live there with my
husband,John and our
two sons,Jim who's three and Toby
who's
's a small
back garden which is nice
but which we don't often 's
got a large
kitchen but a small
bathroom and the
second the sitting
room,there's a
lovely big fireplace where we relax
in
the autumn and only thing we don't like about
the flat is the noise from all the
traffic.
Speaker 2:(55-year-old man)
We live in the middle of Devon,a
beautiful part of the
English
countryside in the South-West,in the
West live in a lovely thatched
cottage....you
know....with a straw
moved there
16 years ago,but it was
built about 350 years 's got
two large
bedrooms and one similar
bedroom,a
sitting room and a dining room next to the
under the stairs is my favourite
room,my is a front and a back garden
which are
both small but very beautiful
with
lots of flowers;roses gh our
daughter now
lives in London where she
goes to
university,I live there with
Helen,my wife,and our son who
is still
at college.
Speaker 3:(Elderly woman)
I live an a bungalow in a small town
near 's eight
years old and has got a
small back garden
where I often spend
my time gardening or 's
only one
bedroom,a small lounge and a
Serain
雅思必胜！
dining kitchen is also quite small,but
easy for me
to keep clean.I live with
my five cats
and three dogs.
Listening 4WhoWould You Like as a
Flatmate?
Willem:Our landlord seems to
be looking for a new
you know that
，
Eleanor
？
Eleanor:Really?No,I didn't.
W:I love meeting new people all the
time,but living under
the same roof and
meeting new people
are different
matters.
E:Yes,you're what kind of
person would like as a
flatmate,Willem?
W:Well,first of all,someone that's not
so noisy and someone
who is clean.
E:A clean person?What exactly do you
mean?
W:Well,you know,we're going to
share the bathroom and
somebody who
always keeps
them clean and I was
living in Wimbledon
before,I had such a
bad experience with
people who couldn't
tidy about you?
E:Me?Well,someone from
abroad might be
see,as you said,living
under the same
roof and meeting new
people are different it may
be a good
chance to make a foreign
friend.
W:That's ,I hope our landlord will find
a nice
person as our new flatmate.
Unit 3 Food and Drinking
Listening 1AVegetarian Diet
Interviewer:John,you're a you tell me
a
little about this?
John:Well,I gave up eating meat when I
was 16.
I:Really?And what kind of
things do you eat now?
J:Urm...dairy
products,I eat a lot of dairy products ,you
know,yogurt,cheese,eggs...but only
free-range,of course.
I:Free-range?
J:Yes,eggs
which comes from chickens that are not kept in
small cages but free to move
eggs are more expensive but also much
healthier,and they taste better,too.
I:Are there any other special foods
that you have to eat?
J:Yes,I often eat
tofu,nuts,beans...again for protein...oh
yes,and my favourite,veggie-burgers.
I:What are veggie-burgers?
J:Well,they look ,smell and taste like
burgers made from
meat,but they're made
from soya
burgers are so
delicious...but made from nuts,of
course.
I:How about fish and
chicken?
J:Well,for five years I also
didn't ear any fish or chicken
but now
I eat them about twice a week.
I:Why
did you change?
J:I started to live on
my own and couldn't cook vegetarian
food as well as my now,I
sometimes eat fish or chicken because
they are easy to
cook and not
unhealthy.
Listening 2 Ordering Drinks
in a Pub
Pete:Ok,let me get the first
would everyone
like to
drink?Henrietta?There's
wine,lager,bitter...
Henrietta:What's better?
P:Well,it's traditional English is a
light golden
colour,but bitter is dark
brown.
H:Urm...
P:OK....I'm
having you can try mine.
H:What other
English drinks can I try,Pete?
P:'s an
alcoholic drink made from apple
juice...Or shandy...that's half lager
and half
lemonade.
H:Well,I
usually drink red wine,but I think I'll try a
cider.
P:Pint,or half a pint?
H:What do you mean?
P:Oh...sorry,most beers and cider are
served in pint or half
pint glasses.A
pint is a little more than
half a be
careful,cider is quite strong.
H:OK,half a pint,please.
P:How about you,Alan?
Alan:Just an orange juice.I'm er?
P:Oh, ng else anyone?Peanuts?Crisps?
A:A packet of flavour is OK.
H:And for me too,please.
(pause,at the bar)
Barman:Yes,please?
P:Can I
have pint of bitter,half a cider,an orange
juice...and
two packets of crisps.
H:What flavour?We have prawn
cocktail,cheese and
onion,ready
salted,...
P:How about roast beef?
B: there is also roast chicken and salt
and
vinegar.
P:Urm...One
cheese and onion,and chicken.
B:OK....that's six ninety,please.
Listening 3 Reservation for Dinner
(RRR)
Restaurant
Worker:Thank you for calling Sarastro,how can
I help you?
Customer:I'd
like to book a table for two for 8
o'clock?
RW:Just a
moment,,I'm afraid that we're rather
busy tonight and all the tables are
fully
booked from 6 o'clock onwards.
C:Really?Well,then...what about
tomorrow at the same
time?
RW:Let me see...urm,Sir,it's a dinner
for two at 8
o'clock,isn't it?
C: non-smoking seats,please.
RW:All ow at 8 o'clock and non-smoking
,may I have your name and
phone number please?
C:Yes,it's Iain Davey and my mobile
number is
0772-088-2704
RW:Let me just check Iain Davey and
your number
is 0772-088-2704
C:That's right.
RW:,thank
you for
C:Bye.
Listening
4ATraditional Dish
Today,as I told you
last week,we are cooking shepherd's pie
in this rd's pie is a
traditional British dish and because,as
you know,we eat lots
of potatoes,it's
also a very popular
dish in ,class,I'm
going to tell you what you
beef,onion,garlic
cloves,sage,thyme,butter or vegetable
oil,flour,beef
stock,salt and
pepper,and of course,mashed
and
option,you may use the
details of the
recipe,a handout will be
distributed at
the end of this ,please pay attention
to the directions on how to prepare the
dish.
Firstly,melt the
butter in a large frying pan and stir in the
,cook for a few minutes
stirring until the mixture is smooth
and
,slowly stir in the beef broth and
continue
cooking and stirring until the
gravy has thickened,about
five to eight
,if you are in a
hurry,you may use a
prepared gravy.
OK,now,it's thick ,add
the rest of the
ingredients except the
mashed potatoes and mix
put mixture
into a casserole dish and spread the
mashed potatoes evenly on top.
OK,we're almost y,bake in a preheated
oven at
375 degrees for 40-45 minutes
or until
the meat is bubbling hot and
the mashed potatoes are
browned.
Unit 4 Leisure andActivities
Listening 1 Renting a Car
(RRR)
Clerk:National Car
Rental,how can I help you?
Customer:I'd
like to rent an automatic car the day after
tomorrow.
CL:OK,how long
would you like to rent it for?
CU:Urm,from hte 19th,next Wednesday,for
three days.I'll
return it on the 21st.
CL:OK,now,what type of car would you
like to
have?We've got vans,....
CU:Urm,just the smallest
type,please,'cos it's just for me.
CL:OK,then...we've got Toyota and Astra
CU:Whichever the cheaper one please.
CL:OK,so it'll be an 's
￡
45 per for
three days, it'll be
￡
135 plus in
total,
￡
158.62 and
covers unlimited mileage,third party
insurance,theft,fire and damage.
CU:How about petrol?
CL:As
for petrol,you can purchase a full tank of petrol
in
advance for just
￡
you don't
have
to fill up the tank before you like to
do this?
CU:Urm,yes,please.
CL:Now,what type of driving licence
have you got?
CU:An international one.
CL:OK,and how old are you?
CU:I'm over 25.
CL:OK,that's
,on the 19th,about what time would
like
to pick up the car?
CU:Well,say,around
noon?Is that OK?
CL:No on the
21st,when you return the
car,please
make sure you return it by 8:00pm
'cos
our office closes at 8:30 pm.
CU:OK,and
I believe you accept credit card?
CL:Sure.
CU:OK,that's
everything I'd like to you.
CL:Thank .
Listening 2 Booking Theatre Tickets
Ticket Sales Assistant:Hi,good can I
help
you?
Customer:Urm,I'd
like to book two seats for the
23rd,
matinee but the evening
show,please.
TSA:Right,not matinee but the evening
show for the
23rd....We've got
Balcony,Upper Circle,Dress
Circle,Stalls and Box the seating
plan,please look
at this computer
,where
would like to have your seats?
C:Well...how much are the Upper Circle
seats?
TSA:
￡
30.
C:OK...Seats A-17 and 18 in the Upper
Circle...are they
available?
TSA:,how would you like to pay?
C:Do you accept this credit card?
TSA:Sure..Please sign here...Thank
you,here are your
tickets,receipt and
C:Thank you,bye.
Listening 3
Phoning for Cinema Programme
Information
(RRR)
Welcome to the Odeon cinemas programme
information
line for Leicester to
Friday until 5 pm,ticket prices are
￡
5,
￡
6,and
￡
to Friday,after 5 pm
ticket prices
are
￡
10,and on Saturdays and
Sundays,all day
￡
n percent
discounts for students are
available.
Programmes for Friday,November the 8th
to
Thursday,November teh 14th:
Men in Black II
programme:
Friday matinee;12:10 pm
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
programme:
Friday late
show;11:55 pm
Saturday and Sunday
shows;10 am,1:25 pm and 8:30 pm
Saturday late show;11:55 pm
Thursday shows;1:25 pm,5 pm and 8:35 pm
Triple X
programme:
Monday to Wednesday;12:20 pm,3pm;5:40
pm and 8:30
pm
Minority
Report
programme:
Friday;2:15 pm
Listening 4
TalkingAboutWeekend Plans
Angela:Hi,
are you up to this weekend?Any
plans?
Bill: Saturday,I'm going to meet my
girlfriend
and go the evening,we'll go
for
a meal and probably go to a late
show at the
about you,Angela?
A:On Saturday, on Sunday,I may go to my
parents' house.
B:Why's
that?
Serain
雅思必胜！
A:Oh...to help them with some father's
got
a bad back and he needs help with
the
gardening.
B:That's a
shame.
A:Why?
B:Well,on
Sunday,I'm thinking about going to the beach
with Sarah and you weren't
busy,we were going to ask you to come
along,too.
A:Well,I could go to my
parents' next week
are you going to
get there?
B:Tom's got a car.
A: time are you leaving?
B:About 9:'re all going to meet at the
main bus
on the way home in the
evening,we'll probably stop off at a
pub for supper.
A:Great,I'll come.
B: you'd better go and ring your
parents then.
A:'s true.
Unit 5 Shopping
Listening 1
RadioAds
...that was the local news for
the is Radio
Devon and I'm your
host,John
now for a few ads listeners
have sent in:
The first is a black and
grey mountain 's five years
old and it
says here,it's in very good
's a large
size for men and comes with a
price is
￡
120 or nearest
you're interested in this,telephone
0158-356-4355.
The second item is a
29-inch Sony 's three years old,in
good
condition,but needs a new
remote 's
going for
￡
50 but the buyers
must
come and collect it
telephone number is 0158-344-2651.
The third item is a Bosh lawn mower for
￡
only
two years
ago,it's light and ideal for
medium-
sized 's electric,with three speed settings
and is in very good working
's E double D at yahoo dot co dot uk.
The fourth item is a 30-year-old large
oak 's got two
large drawers on each
side and comes
with two matching gh the
tabletop is in bad
condition,all three
items are together at a
bargain price
of
￡
telephone number is
0775-566-6543.
Listening 2
In a Shop
Customer:Hello.
Sales Assistant:Hi.
C:Urm,I'm wondering whether you've got
more of these
ornaments.
SA:No,unfortunately that's all we've
next
week,more of these ornaments will
be coming
you like us to keep them for
you?
C:Oh,yes,please.
SA:OK,then,let me get the form...Here
you fill in
your name and telephone
number
'll call you when we get the
items.
C:,let me pay for what I've got
now.
SA:All 's
￡
85.67,please.
C:Do you accept this credit card?
SA: sign here....Thank 's you receipt
and copy.
C:Excuse me,but
where can I claim the VAT refund?
SA:
Customer Services,it's well-sign posted.
C:Thank .
SA:Bye.
Listening 3 TalkingAboutWhat to Buy for
Christmas
Pete:Hi,Jane.
Jane:Hi,Pete.
P:What are you
doing?
J:I'm trying to make a Christmas
present list.
P:Already!It's only the
2nd of December.
J:I know,but I've got
a large family and it's always difficult
to find them all good presents.
P: me would you like to buy presents
for?
J:Well,my two elder brothers,my
sister,my parents,my two
uncles and
aunts,my three cousins and
our dog,Sam.
P:'s start with your sister....How
about perfume?
J:No,I got her perfume
last year.
P:A CD?
J:She
don't like music.
P: about a book?
J:That's a good idea.
P:What
kind of book does she like?Romantic love
stories?Detective stories?Classical
novels?
J:Well,I think she likes
fantasy and not horror
books.
P:How about the new Harry Potter books?
J:That's a good ,my mum.
P:Perfumed soap,shampoo,that sort of
thing?
J:No...a bit boring.
P: about candles?
J:Candles?
P:Yes,you can buy candles that smell of
lavender,pine,roses,strawberries etc
and they're not too
expensive.
J:OK,I'll get some pine candles for my
mum,and maybe I
can buy some lavender
and strawberry
ones for my aunts,,how
about my brothers?
Listening 4 VAT
Refund
Shop Assistant :Next,please.
Customer:Hi.
SA:Hi,have you
got your passport with you?
C:Here you
are.
SA:Thank did you arrive in this
country?
C:On the 19th of September.
SA:All right,and when are you going to
leave?
C:On the Thursday.
SA:OK,urm,where is your final
destination?
C:I beg your pardon?
SA:Where is your final destination?I
mean,which country
are you going back
to?
C:Ah!To Japan.
SA:OK,may
I see all the receipts you've got?
C:Sure,here you are.
SA:Now,
how would you like to have your tax
refunded?Cash or refund to your credit
card?
C:To my credit card,please.
SA:OK,then,please fill in your name and
address here,and
at the airport,after
Passport
Control,show the items you
bought with the document and
get this
document stamped,and finally
post it.
C:At the airport,after Passport
Control,show the items,get
this
document stamped and post it?
SA:?
C:OK,thank .
SA:,please.
Unit 6 Holidays
Listening
1Making a Hotel Reservation
(RRR)
Reservation Desk:Good peare Hotel.
Guest:Hello.I'd like to make a
reservation,please.
RD:Certainly, for?
G: 22nd of this month.
RD:And for how many nights?
G:Three nights.
RD:
departing on the 25th.
G:Yes,that's
right.
RD:And for how many people?
G: could you tell me the price?
RD:Certainly, are both twin and double
rooms for
￡
53 and
￡
44 per room per
all prices include full continental or English
breakfast but exclude VAT.
G:What's the difference between the two
prices?
RD:Rooms for
￡
53 are all en-suite,with
both shower and
also have a view of
Hyde
rooms for
￡
44 are not en-suite and so
have a
shared toilet and bathroom.
G: possible,we'd like a double with en-
suite
bathroom,please.
RD:Of
course, I take your details?
G: name is
Robert it's for Mr and Mrs R.
the
address,14 Hanton
's H-A-N-T-O-N .
RD:And the post code?
G:BA01
0DF
RD: finally your telephone number?
G:0775-014-3352
RD:OK,thank
do you have a credit card number so
we
can complete the reservation for
you?
G:'s a VISA,9654-5421-...
Listening 2At a B&B Tourist Information
Centre
Assistant:Next,please.
Tourist:Hi,I'm looking for a B&B in the
Lake District area
for tomorrow.
A:Any particular area in mind?
T:Urm,I'm planning to vist Windermere
tomorrow so,yes,in
Windermere, for
myself.
A:OK,let me see...Yes,there are
plenty of B&Bs in
you travelling by
car or using
public transport?
T:By car.
A:OK,so you don't
mind so much if it's a bit far from the
main station,do you?
T:No,that's OK.
A:OK,and
just roughly,how much would like to spend per
night?
T:Well,at the
most,about
￡
40.
A:OK,...then how about this one,ST
Johns seems
to be situated midway
between
Windermere Village and the lake
and ...the price is
￡
30
for a single per night.
T:That's sounds OK.
A:Well,if you're happy with this
one,shall I print the
information?
T:Oh,yes,please.
(printing
sound)
A:Here you are.
T:Thank
A:Bye.
Listening 3 Checking into a Hotel
Front Desk:Good may I help you,Madam?
Guest:Hello.I've got a reservation for
one for three nights.
FD: I have your
name?
G:'s Miss .
FD:Just
one moment,, it is.I'll just print
out
the details for you to 're
in room 306.
G:Thank you.
FD:And could
you fill in your details in the guest
book,,home address,today's date,the
23rd and your signature.
G:OK...Here you are.
FD:
porter will take your baggage up to your
is your room 's
to open
your door,just slide it into the slot
next to the door blue side of
the card needs to face upwards.
G:Sounds fine.
FD: any
problems,please phone or come down to
ast is served from 7 to
10
o'clock in the Green Hall and checkout time is 11
o'clock.
G:Thank would it
be possible to have a
newspaper sent to
my room?
FD:Yes, newspaper would you
like?
G:The Independent, at the same
time,could I
have a morning call for 7
o'clock?
FD:Yes,of there anything else
I can help you
with?
G:No,that's you.
FD:OK.I
hope you have a nice stay.
Listening 4
TalkingAbout Holiday Plans
Alan:What
are you going to do this bank holiday,Brenda?
Brenda:We're going to Bath for three
days.
A:That's nice.I love Bath,and at
Easter time,it's not too
crowded with
foreign tourists.
B:Yes,that's what I
summer,it's best to go
somewhere less
famous,just into the
countryside and
stay at a small B&B somewhere.
A:Where
are you going to stay in Bath?
B:We're
going to stay near my friend's house in a pub
called
The George.
A:In the
centre?
B:No,in a village just outside
the city centre next to a
beautiful
does B&B and so it is
quite cheap.
A:How will you get there?By bus?
B:We were going to,but we decided to
rent a car instead
because it's cheaper
for four
,it's easier to go sightseeing
around the city.
A:Yes,a rental sounds
like a good will you come
back?
B:Monday we leave in the evening,the
traffic
may be you got any plans for
the holiday,Alan?
A:Yes,we'll take a boat trip along the
Thames.
B:That sounds long for?
A:I'm taking extra two days off work,so
altogether five
'll go early on
Saturday.
B:And where will you stay?
A:On the boat,of 's a self-catering
holiday.
B:You've got to do all the
cooking by yourself?That doesn't
sound
like a holiday to me!
(laughs)
Unit 7 Study
Listening 1
Phoning for Information