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Unit 6-Conversation 1

Janet

: What are you reading, Kate

Kate

:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you

know it

Janet

: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read

it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it

K

a

te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in

Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a

river bank. The interesting thing is, the author,

Lewis

Carroll,

he

was

an

Oxford

professor

and

he

used

to

have

tea

with

the

girl's

family

on

this

river

bank.

Ja

net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my

diary.

Kate

: Is

that

what

you're

writing

I

know

you've

been

keeping a diary all the year.

Janet

: It's

been

a

great

year.

I've

had

such

a

good

time

—

so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends.

Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier

about asking questions in tutorials.

Janet

: My screen's gone dark.

Mark:

You're using the battery, remember. It's run

out, obviously.

Janet

: It

can't

be

the

battery.

It's

still

charged.

Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing

serious. I haven't backed anything up recently.

Kate

: That's not like you, Janet.

Janet

:

I

know,

but

I

lost

my

memory

stick.

I

really

should have backed things up. How stupid of me not

to do that! Supposing I've lost everything!

Mark

: Let

me

take

a

look.

The

power

is

still

on.

And

also

the

operating

system

still

seems

to

be

working

...

I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe

that's not the problem ...

Janet

: If only I'd backed things up!

Kate

: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer

shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK.

Janet

: I hope so.

Unit 6-Conversation 2

Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.

Kate

: I tell you what, I'll read it to you.

Kate

:

Alice

was

beginning

to

get

very

tired

of

sitting

by

her

sister

on

the

bank

and

having

nothing

to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book

her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or

conversations

in

it,

what

is

the

use

of

a

book,

thought

Alice,

pictures

or

conversation

So

she was considering in her own mind (as well as she

could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and

stupid) ...

Janet

: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got

my laptop!

Kate

: It's

all

right,

Janet,

we're

taking

it

to

the

computer shop. We'll be back soon.

Mark

: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her

work.

Kate

: She should have been more careful.

Janet

: It

was

stupid

of

me,

I

know!

Stupid,

stupid!

Janet

: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief!

Kate

: You were talking in your sleep.

Janet

: What was I saying

Kate:

Stupid, stupid.

M

ark

:

I've sorted out your computer.

Janet

: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the

problem

Mark

:

It was the graphics card, as I predicted ...

Janet

: Is

that

what

it

was!

I'm

so

relieved!

Thanks,

Mark.

Kate

: He's great, isn't he

Janet

: Yes. So are you, Kate.

Kate

: You're such a good friend.

Unit 6-Outside view

Computers

are

a

very

important

part

of

our

lives.

They

tell

us

about

delays

to

transport.

They

drive

trains,

analyze

evidence

and

control

buildings.

Did

you

know

that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC

(a

personal

computer)

For

many

young

people,

playing

computer

games

is

their

favorite

way

of

spending

spare time. Computers are a very important part of

most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police

and in school. But they are becoming more important

in our homes as well. They

’

ll even control the way

we live-in

“

smart homes

”

or computer- controlled

houses.

The

smart

home

is

now

a

real

possibility.

It

will

become

very

common.

A

central

computer

will

adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and

switch on lights, ready for you to come back home.

And

of

course

you

will

be

able

to

give

new

instructions

to

the

computer

from

your

mobile

phone.

So

if

your

plans

change,

your

home

will

react

to

match.

Many homes have got lots of televisions and several

computers.

The

smart

home

will

provide

TV

and

Internet sockets in every room, so you

’

ll be able

to

do

what

you

want

whenever

you

want.

If

the

temperature

outside

changes,

the

smart

home

will

adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer

will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to

stop

so

much

sun

from

entering

a

room.

And

if

you

want

to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the

oven

on

for

you!

Are

computers

taking

over

our

lives

In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11

and

16

said

their

PC

was

a

trusted

friend.

Twenty

per

cent said they were happier at their computer than

spending

time

with

family

or

friends.

Another

survey

found that people in Britain spend so much time on

the phone, texting and reading emails that they no

longer

have

time

for

conversation.

What

do

you

think

about that

Unit 6-Listening in