UNIT 3

Section 1 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, fink-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 (1 0) jacket and jeans. Friend: Where did you (1 1 ) 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 are 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, so 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.

A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items:

Things they want to buy the price money they can save 1. a hi-fi ￡72.64 at least ￡20 2. a washing machine ￡98.95 ￡22

B: Complete the following Sentences.

The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: ￡171. 59. The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds. The amount of money they think they can have: 200 pounds. The amount of money they actually have: 150.16 pounds.

Section 2 Listening Comprehension PART 1 Dialogues

Dialogues 1 what's he like?

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.

A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks. Age: 35 or 36 Appearance: good-looking Hobbies: sports football basketball and tennis Marriage status: single / not married

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.)

Dialogue 2 How Old Are You?

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: Erin, 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 and

return journey.

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.