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Unit 3 Talking about People
Section 1 Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Phonetics
A. Listen
and repeat
1. A: Where were you at one
o
’
clock?
B: At
one o
’
clock? At my
mother
’
s.
2. A:
Let
’
s ask him to let us go.
B: He won
’
t let
us go.
3. A: I saw them together.
B: Where did you see them?
B.
Complete
the
following
short
dialogue
as
you
listen
to
the
tape.
Pay
special
attention to the weak forms, link-ups
and contractions.
Friend:
Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married
(l)
last month
. Linda: Yeah,
we
did, (smiling) Three weeks (2)
ago
.
Friend: Well, congratulations!
Linda: Thank you.
Friend: Did you (3)
have a
big
wedding?
Linda:
No,
we
got
(4)
married
at
City
Hall.
We
didn
’
t
want
to
spend
very
much
because
(5)
we
’
re
saving
to
buy
a
house.
Friend:
Where
did
you
(6)
have
the
reception?
Linda: Oh- we (7)
didn
’
t
have a reception. We just (8)
invited a few
friends over
for
drinks afterwards. Friend: What (9)
did you
wear?
Linda: Just a skirt and blouse.
Friend: Oh!
Linda: And John
wore a (10)
jacket and
jeans
.
Friend: Where did you
(11)
go for
your honeymoon?
Linda: We (12)
didn
’
t
have a
honeymoon. We went back to work the next day. Ah,
here comes (13)
my
bus
.
Friend: Listen. (14)
I
’
d love to
help celebrate. Why
don
’
t you two (15)
come over for
a drink next
week?
Linda: Sure.
We
’
d love to. (16)
I
’
ll
talk
to John and (17)
call
you
Monday. Friend:
Great.
See you (18)
next week
.
Linda: Bye.
Part 2 Listening and Note-
taking
Bob:
Look at that, Angela. True-Value is
going to sell hi-fi
’
s for
72.64 pounds. I
’
m
going to buy one. We can save at least
20 pounds.
Angela: Yes, and
look at the washing machines.
They
’
re going to sell some
washing
machines for 98.95 pounds, go
we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more
important than a hi-fi.
Bob:
By
the
way,
Angela,
do
you
know
how
much
money
we
’
ve
got?
About
200
pounds, I hope.
Angela:
Here
’
s the bank statement. I
didn
’
t want to open it. Oh,
dear.
Bob: What
’
s
the matter?
Angela: We
haven
’
t got 200 pounds,
I
’
m afraid.
Bob:
Well, come on. How much have we got?
Angela: Only 150 pounds 16.
Things they want to buy
a
hi-fi
a washing machine
Exercise B:
Money to pay for
the things to buy:
171.59
pounds
Money to be saved:
42 pounds
Money
they think they can have:
200
pounds
Money they actually
have:
150.16 pounds
Tapescript:
Bob:
Look at that, Angela. True-Value is
going to sell hi-fi
’
s for
72.64 pounds. I
’
m
going to buy one. We can save at least
20 pounds.
Angela: Yes, and
look at the washing machines.
They
’
re going to sell some
washing
machines for 98.95 pounds, go
we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more
important than a hi-fi.
Bob:
By
the
way,
Angela,
do
you
know
how
much
money
we
’
ve
got?
About
200
pounds, I hope.
Angela:
Here
’
s the bank statement. I
didn
’
t want to open it. Oh,
dear.
Bob: What
’
s
the matter?
Angela: We
haven
’
t got 200 pounds,
I
’
m afraid.
Bob:
Well, come on. How much have we got?
Angela: Only 150 pounds 16.
Section 2 Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Words or Message?
Price
72.64
pounds
98.95
pounds
Money they can save
at least 20 pounds
22 pounds
A.:
1.
John Bishop was very popular because he founded a
company that made stationery
products
from recycled materials.
2. The gross
domestic product of our country has been
stationary for many years at
about
7.5
percent
even
if
we
had
been
retarded
(or
confronted
with)
by
the
world
economic recession.
B:
1. Only be training hard every day can
you become a good athlete.
2. He is a
more persuasive speaker than his brother.
3. Never have we had more apples than
this year.
1. The only way
you can become a good athlete is by
training hard every day.
2.
He speaks
more persuasively than his
brother
.
3.
We
’
ve had more
apples this year than
ever before.
Part 2 Dialogues
Dialogue 1 What
’
s
He Like?
Exercise A: Listen to the
dialogue and complete the following notes.
Age:
35 or 36
Appearance:
good-
looking
Hobbies:
sports
—
football
basketball and tennis
Marriage status:
single /
not married
Exercise B: Listen to the
conversation again and answer the following
questions.
1. What is he good at? How
does his friend know that?
(He is good
at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays
at the same tennis
club where she
plays.)
2. Does he live alone? Has he
got a companion?
(Yes, he
lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.)
Exercise C: Listen to some extracts
from the dialogue and complete the following
sentences with the missing words.
I don
’
t know him
very well. He
’
s a
bit...shy
, I think. He
isn
’
t married. He lives in
a flat
on his
own
. Well,
just him and his
dog
.
Tapescript:
A: Tell me about your new manager.
What
’
s he like?
B: Oh, terrific.
He
’
s tall, good looking..,
well, I think he
’
s good
looking, anyway ...
and
he
’
s
about
35
or
36.
He
’
s
very
interested
in
all
kinds
of
sports
—
football,
basketball... oh, and tennis. My friend
told me he
’
s very good at
tennis. He plays at
the same tennis
club ... the club where she plays ... you know.
A: Oh, is he friendly? I mean, in the
office...
B:
Well, I
don
’
t
know him
very
well. He
’
s a
bit...shy,
I think. He
isn
’
t
married. He
lives in a flat on his own. Well, just
him and his dog.
Dialogue 2
How Old Are You?
Exercise
A: Listen to the interview and complete the
following report.
Name of
the interviewee:
Keith
.
Keith is (1)
37
years old. He
’
s
got (2)
two
children. One is
(3)
11
and the other is
(4)
13
.
He
is
a
(5)
printer
’
s
reader
and
copy
editor
at
the
(6)
Oxford
University
Press
.
He starts work at (7)
7:30
and finishes at (8)
4:15
with a (9)
45-minute lunch
break
. He goes to work by
(10)
bicycle and train
.
He is interested in (11)
antiques
. He dislikes (12)
decorating
and is not
awfully
(13)
keen on
gardening
. He reads quite a lot, (14)
newspapers, books
,
especially (15)
books of
history
.
He
doesn
’
t (16)
smoke
and drinks (17)
only occasionally
. He
doesn
’
t (18)
go
to
the church often.
Exercise B:
1.
Man
2:
Things
I
don
’
t
like
—
I
don
’
t
like
decorating
.
I
’
m
not
awfully
keen
on
gardening
.
2. Man 1:
Yeah. And what
kind of books do you read?
Man 2:
Erm
—
tends
to be more
along history
lines
.
Tapescript:
Man 1: All
right, Keith. How old are you?
Man 2: Thirty-seven.
Man 1:
Thirty-seven, yeah? And, erm, you married?
Man 2: Yes.
Man
1: Yeah. Have you got children?
Man 2: Two.
Man 1: Yeah.
What are their names?
Man
2: Toby and Lucy.
Man 1:
Toby and Lucy. How old are they?
Man 2: One
’
s 11,
that
’
s Lucy; and
Toby
’
s 13.
Man 1: Yeah. Tell me about your job,
Keith.
Man 2: Well, I work at the
Oxford University Press. I
’
m
a printer
’
s reader and copy
editor.
Man 1: Erm, what
sort of hours of work do you have?
Man 2: Erm, 7:30 in the morning.
Man 1: You start work at
7:30?
Man 2: Yes. I start at 7:30 in
the morning and finish at 4:15.
That
’
s with a 45-minute
lunch break.
Man
1: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like
starting very early?
Man 2:
No, I don
’
t. No.
Man 1: How do you go to work?
Man 2: Er, well, I cycle from here to
Didcot Station, and then catch the train.
Man 1: Tell me one or two things you
like doing, and one or two things you
don
’
t like
doing.
What do you like doing? What do you do for
enjoyment?
Man 2: Well,
I
’
m quite interested in
antiques*.
Man 1: Yes.
Man
2:
Things
I
don
’
t
like
—
I
don
’
t
like
decorating.
I
’
m
not
awfully
keen
on
gardening.
Man 1: OK. What reading
—
what sort
of
—
what newspaper do you
read?
Man 2:
The
Times
.
Man 1:
The Times
, yeah.
Man 2: And
The Sunday
Times
.
Man 1: Yeah. And what
kind of bonks do you read?
Man
2:
Erm
—
tends
to
be
more
along
history
lines.
Not
novels,
generally,
more
general history. Local history
especially.
Man 1: Yeah,
OK. Do you smoke, Keith?
Man2 : No.
Man 1: You drink?
Man 2: Occasionally.
Man 1:
Yeah. Do you go to church?
Man 2: Not
very often, no.
Man 1: Right. Thank you
very much indeed.
Part 3
Passage Cycling Accidents
Exercise A:
1. What do
young children often find difficult to do when
riding bicycles?
2. When choosing a
bike for a child, what should you ensure?
3.
How
old
should
a
child
be
when
the
child
is
allowed
out
on
the
road
on
a
bike?
4. What do you know
about the Cycling Proficiency Test?
5.
Before a child is allowed out alone, what should
he be able to do?
6. What is
parent
’
s
advice
to their children when they are out on a bike in
the
dark?
7. What is the
parents
’
responsibility?
8. What can be life-saving?
Exercise B:
1. Make sure
that your child
’
s bike has
the right size of
frame
and
that the
saddle
and
handlebars
are correctly
adjusted. When sitting on the saddle, a
child
’
s feet should
comfortably touch the ground and hands
must be able to work the
brake
levers
.
2. For night-time
riding,
lights
must be
working and
reflectors
must
be clean.
Tapescript:
Cycling
accidents
often
happen
because
children
are
allowed
out
on
the
roads
before they
’
re
really ready. After all, it takes time to learn to
ride a bike safely, and
riding
safely
means
much
more
than
just
staying
on.
For
example,
a
child
must
be
able to
turn and look behind, and do hand signals without
wobbling. And at the same
time as
handling the bike safely, the child must
be able to
cope with
the roads and
traffic.
How to prevent accidents? Make sure
that your child
’
s bike has
the right size of
frame and that the
saddle and handlebars are correctly adjusted. When
sitting on the
saddle, a
child
’
s feet should
comfortably touch the ground and hands must be
able to
work the brake levers. Make
sure children can ride safely and can cope with
roads and
traffic before you let them
out along. As a general rule, children under nine
years old
should never be allowed out
on the roads on a bike alone. An adult should
always be
with them.
Encourage your child to go in for a
Cycling Proficiency Test. You can get details
of
courses
from
your
Road
Safety
Officer
at
your
local
authority.
Look
in
your
telephone directory for the local
authority number. But remember that these courses
are often fun in school playgrounds, so
it
’
s important to make sure
that what
’
s learnt is
then put into practice on the roads.
Make sure that your child understands road signs.
Explain, for example, that “crossroads”
does not mean “cross the road”. Words
like
“one
-
way
street”
and
“traffic
island”
can
also
be
difficult
for
children
to
understand. Make sure that your child
wears reflective clothing when out on a bike,