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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?

s. 'At one o'clock? At my motherB: s ask him

saw them together. 3. Where did you see them?

to let us go. A: Let'2. tlet us go. He won'B: A: I

B:

Complete the following short dialogue as you

listen to the tape. Pay special B. 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.

wedding?have a bigFriend: Did you (3)

much very to spend City Hall. We didn't want we Linda: No, got (4) married atthe (6) house. Friend: Where did you haveto because (5) we're saving buy a reception?

Linda: Oh- we (7) didn'thave 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'tyou 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:

.next weekGreat. See you (18)

Linda: Bye.

Part 2 Listening and Note-taking