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UNIT 13

Section One Tactics for Listening

Part 1 phonetics

Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the

tape.

Pay

special

attention

to

the

weak

forms,

link- ups

and

contractions.

David: What's the matter?

Sue: Oh, I don

’

t know.

David: Oh, come on

…

it

’

s something. What is it?

Sue: It's just life, it's so boring.

David:

Oh, it’s

not so bad

…

you

’

ve got Daniel!

Sue: But he

’

s only a baby. It's all right for you. You

’

ll leave the house in

five minutes. I'll be here all day. When

’

ll you come home? You come till

seven!

David:

One of us must go to work, dear.

Sue: Yes,

but your day’

ll be interesting. My day

’

ll be the same as every

day.

David: My work isn

’

t always interesting.

Sue:

I

know,

but

you

travel

around,

you

meet

different

people

and

do

different things. Who'll I meet today? What'll I do? Eh? I'll wash up, feed

the baby, do the washing, clean the house, bath the baby, take the dog for

a walk…

David: But

…

but

…

dear.

Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking

Stone:

Good

afternoon.

My

name's

Frank

Stone.

I

want

to

make

an

appointment to see Dr Milton, please.

Female: Yes, of course, Mr Stone. What's your address, please?

Stone: 118 Hill Road, London, S.E.18.

Female: Thank you. What about this afternoon at 5.30?

Stone: I'm afraid I can't come this afternoon. I can come tomorrow.

Female: Dr Milton isn't in tomorrow. He's here the day after tomorrow,

Thursday, March 27th.

Stone: Fine.

Female: Is 5.30 all right?

Stone: Mm, yes. But I want to come after work.

Female: Then what about 6.15?

Stone: Fine. Thank you.

Female: Goodbye.

Stone: Goodbye.

Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.

Exercise B: Complete the following chart.

An appointment with Dr Milton

Name: Mr Stone

Address: 118 Hill road, London, S.E.18

Date: Thursday, March 27th

Time: 6.15

Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 I'd Like to Make a Collect Call to England

Operator: Operator. May I help you?

Joan: Yes, I'd like to make a collect call to England.

Operator: To England .What number, please?

Joan: The STD code*is 0223.

Operator: 0223.

Joan: And the number is 103.

Operator: 103.

Joan: 493.

Operator: 's 0223-103-493.

Joan: That's right.

Operator: And what number are you calling from?

Joan: Er, area code 512.

Operator: 512.

Joan: 442-9006.

Operator: 442-9006. And your name, please?

Joan: Joan Perry.

Operator: Is that Perry, with a P?

Joan: Yes, that's right.

Operator: Thank you, Ms Perry, I

’

ll try to connect you.

Joan: Thank you.

Operator dials number and it rings.

Helen: 103-493.

Operator:

Hello,

I

have

a

reverse-charge

call

from

Joan

Perry

in

the

United States .Will you pay for the call?

Helen: Yes.

Operator: Thank you. Go ahead please.

Joan: Hello, Mum.

Helen: Hello, darling, how are you?

Joan: Fine, been having a wonderful time, and you?

Helen: Fine.

Joan: I'm just phoning to see if you can pick us up at the airport tomorrow.

Do you think you can?

Helen: Well, it depends on the time.

Joan: Our plane lands at 19.46

－

that's 7.46 in the evening.

Helen: Oh, yes, that should be fine. 7.46?

Joan: That's right. Pan Am flight 52.

Helen: OK, darling, I'll be there.

Joan: Thanks, Mum. See you then. Bye- bye.

Helen: Bye, darling.

Exercise A: Listen to the first part of conversation and complete the

operator's Memo.

Memo

Receiver

Name: Helen

Country: England

Telephone number: 0223-103-493

Caller

Name: Joan Perry

Country: United States

Telephone number: 512-442-9006

Phone type: collect

Exercise B: Listen to the second part of the conversation and answer

the questions.

1.

What is another name for collect call?

The other name for

“

collect call

”

is

“

reverse-change call

.”

2.

Who will pay the phone call if one makes it collect?

The person who receives the phone call will pay.

3.

Why does the girl make this phone call?

Because she wants her mother to pick her up at the airport.

4. When will her plane arrive?

Her plane will arrive at 7.46 tomorrow evening.

Dialogue 2 Harry's Weekends

Harry is American. He works as a sound engineer in a recording studio in

San Francisco.

Interviewer:

Harry,

could

you

tell

me

something

about

your

weekends?

Harry: Sure.

Interviewer: Are they busy, or…

don't you do much?

Harry: No, they tend to be very busy. Er, you know I like to

…

er

…

have a

good time. I mean, having a good time and enjoying yourself, looking for

happiness in life is very important to American people. Uhm so I'm very

busy

during

the

week

and

I

…

I

don't

have

any

spare

time,

so

when

the

weekend comes we like to really let loose and we try very hard to have a

good time. Interviewer: So what sort of things do you do?

Harry: Well, let's see. It begins on Friday night, of course er

…

we maybe

go to a bar for the happy hour, you

know, that’s

when the drinks are half

price.

Er

…

usually

we

go

to

the

theatre.

Er

…

we

go

to

bed

early

these

days. You know, it's not

want

to

get

up

early

on

Saturday

morning

anyway.

Saturday

morning

that's the time for cleaning the house, washing the car, doing the laundry,

and

then

it's

usually

time

to

go

out

for

lunch

.Or

maybe

brunch,

it

depends on the time, but it's becoming more popular now to have brunch

on Sunday.

Interviewer: Yes.

Harry: I'll tell you about that in a minute , but after lunch , maybe we'll go

for

a

walk

on

the

beach,

or

play

tennis,

or

go

for

a

run,

you

know,

er

…

getting

physical

and

getting

er

…

fresh

air

you

know

somehow,

somewhere. Sun

…

Saturday afternoon it's a time to play, really. And then

in the evening we sometimes go to a movie, but usually we go to watch a

bard.

Interviewer: Oh.

Harry: Yes. Not, not in a concert, in a bar

—

you know bars in America are

more like clubs.

Interviewer: Oh, yes.

Harry:

You

know,

the

music

is

free,

and

everything's

very

relaxed,

er

…

and it's nice to just take in some jazz.

Interviewer: Mmm. So plenty to do on a Saturday.

Harry: Mmm.

Interviewer: Uhm

…

What about Sunday?

Harry: Well, on Sunday we get an enormous pile of newspapers delivered,

and

we

just

…

er

…

sit

in

the

garden

over

a

cup

of

coffee,

with

maybe

a

continental breakfast and read the newspaper.

Interviewer: Relax.

Harry: Yea we have a nice quiet morning 'cause

…

er

…

you know you're

working up to the most popular meal for the weekend which is brunch.

Interviewer: That's

…

er

…

br eakfast and lunch combined, right ?

Harry: That's it. Brunch. It's

…

it

’

s a good time

…

It's time for all the family,

grandparents,

and

children

,

and

we

…

we

usually

go

out

to

some

restaurant

that

overlooks

the

ocean

,and

you

know,

you

can

spend

two

hours

or

more

over

brunch.

It's

a…

it's

a

huge

meal.

You

have

all

the

breakfast things, of course ,and then you can also have all sorts of salads,

,

pies,

fruit

lots

of

fruit,

it

just

goes

on

and

on

and

on .

Interviewer: Uhm

…

Are they expensive these places?

Harry: No, no you pay a fixed price maybe, say, seven dollars per person,

and for that you get free champagne and you can eat as much as you like .

Interviewer: Champagne!

Harry:

Yea, it’s

wonderful.

Interviewer: Oh, yes, I see, uhm

…what about Sunday evening then

?

Harry: Well, Sunday evening we quiet down a bit .It's time to get ready

for

Monday.

Another

week.

So

we

usually

have

an

early

night.

Maybe

watch

a

little

television.

We

have

88

week.

So

you

can

usually

find

something you like.

Interviewer:

88?

I'm

sure

you

can.

Oh,

that's

very

interesting.

Harry,

thank you very much.

Exercise:

Listen

to

the

dialogue

and

decide

whether

the

following

statements

are

true

or

false.

Write

Tor

F

in

the

space

provided.

Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or

false.

F

1.

Harry

usually

has

busy

weekends,

(Harry

usually

has

busy

weekdays .So when the weekend comes they like to really let loose and

have a good time.)

T 2. Some people go to the bar on Friday nights partly because they can

get cheap drinks.(They maybe go to a bar for the happy

hour, that’s

when

the drinks are half price.)

T

3.

Going

to

all- night

parties

used

to

be

very

popular

in

America.(Harry:

…

we go to bed early these days .You know ,it's not

to go to all-

night parties any more…

)

T

4.

More

and

more

people

don't

have

breakfast

on

Sundays

now.

(It's

becoming more popular now to have brunch on Sundays.)

T

5.

Listening

to

some

jazz

will

help

one

relax.

(Bars

in

America

are

more like clubs. The music is free, and everything's very relaxed, and it's

nice to just take in some jazz.)

F 6. Harry usually goes to a theatre to watch a band. (Harry usually goes

to watch a band not in a concert but in a bar.)

T 7. They read more newspapers on Sunday than any other days of the

week. (They get an enormous pile of newspapers delivered on Sundays.)

T 8. Sometimes they just have a light breakfast on Sunday. (Sometimes

they just sit in the garden over a cup of coffee, with maybe a continental

breakfast.)

T 9. They usually spend long hours on brunch because they consider it a

good time for family gathering .(Brunch is a good time for all the family,

grandparents,

and

children

,and

they

usually

go

out

to

some

restaurant

that overlooks the ocean, and spend two hours or more over brunch.)

T

10.

There

usually

aren't

many

activities

on

Sunday

evening.

(Sunday

evening they quiet down a bit .It's time to get ready for Monday.)

Part 2 Passage

Passage 1 Football Pools (1)

Football pools are a popular modern form of gambling on the results

of football matches played in Great Britain .Usually the games are played

every Saturday during the football season .They are organized by several

large firms throughout the country.

Each firm sends a e; coupon*to its clients. This coupon has a list of

most

of

the

important

matches

that

are

to

be

played

on

the

following

Saturday. Usually all the matches are likely to be drawn*, or four games

likely

to

be

won

by

the

team

playing

away

form

its

own

ground .Each

forecast costs from 6 pence to 1 pound. The penny pools, of which most

coupons usually have

one, are for from 6 pence to 1 pound. The penny

pools,

of

which

most

coupons

usually

have

one,

are

for

from

8

to

16

matches, the results of which all have to be forecast correctly. A cheque

or

a

postal

order

must

be

sent

with

the

forecast,

or

it

will

not

win

anything , even if it is correct.

Exercise:

Listen

to

the

passage

and

choose

the

best

answer

to

complete each of the following sentences.

l.B

2. A.

3. C

4. D

5. B

6. A

7. C

8. D

Part 3 News

News Item 1

A new report from the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at

Indiana

University

says

eighteen

states

have

full- time

virtual

schools.

There are no buildings. All classes are online.

Online learners might work at different times. But there might be set

times for class discussions -- by text, voice or video -- and virtual office

hours for teachers.

Florida started the first statewide public virtual school in the United

States in 1997.

Today, the Florida Virtual School offers more than ninety courses.

Fifty- six thousand students were enrolled as of December. Almost sixty

percent

were

female.

The

school's

Web

site

says

each

student

was

enrolled

in

an

average

of

two

classes.

Florida

Virtual

School

has

now

opened the Florida Virtual Global School. Students in other countries pay