大學英語聽說

全新版大學英語聽說教程第一冊聽力原文

Unit1

PartA

1.1)Howareyoudoing?2)I'dlikeyoutomeetmyclassmate

2.1)Tm2)MayIintroduce3)toyou4)Pleasedtomeetyou

5)It'sapleasuretomeetyou

3.1)Comeandmeetmyfamily2)thisisTom3)It'sgoodtoknowyou

4)thisismysister.

PartB

Tapescript

TalkingaboutStudyingEnglish

AtagatheringofstudentsfromChinaandsomeothercountries,YangWeipingandVirginiaWang,

bothfirst-yearcollegestudents,aretalkingabouttheirlearningofEnglish.

Hello,mynameisYangWeiping.I'mafreshmanatPekingUniversityandI'mmajoringin

chemistry.

Atcollegewehavetostudyaforeignlanguage.IchooseEnglishbecauseIlikelisteningto

EnglishprogramsontheradioandTV.IalsolikeBritishandAmericanpopsongs.SomedayI

hopetovisitBritainandtheUnitedStates.

IstartedlearningEnglishseveralyearsagoandI'mgettingbetteratit.Myfavoriteactivityis

listening,especiallylisteningtosongsandstories.Mybigproblemis,however,speaking.Ifeel

nervouswheneverIspeak.AndIneverseemtoknowwhattosaywhenpeopletalktome.But

I'vedecidedtoovercomemyshynessandlearntospeakEnglishbyspeakingasmuchasIcan.

Hi,mynameisVirginiaWang.FmalibrarysciencemajorattheNationalUniversityofSingapore.

Inourcountry,Englishisimportant.Itisoneoftheofficiallanguagesandyouhavetobefluentto

Englishtogetagoodjob.

I'vebeenstudyingEnglishsincehighschool.I'mgoodatreadingbecauseIlikelearningabout

newthingsandnewideas.TherearesomanybooksandarticleswritteninEnglish.Ourtextbooks

attheuniversityareinEnglish,too.Iknowwritingisalsoveryimportant,butIfinditrally

difficult.

WhenIgraduatefromtheuniversityIwouldlikeajobinthecitylibrarywhereIcanreadall

kindsofnewbooks.

Exercise1:bd

Exercise2:l)Yang2)Chemistry3)LikeslisteningtoEnglishprogramsonradio&TV;

enjoysEnglishpopsongs4)severalyearsago5)listening;speaking

6)Wang7)Libraryscience8)Togetagoodjob9)inhighschool10)reading;writing

Dialogue1

1)mayIsithere?2)Sure.3)Niceday4)warmandsunny5)computer

Dialogue2

1)Aboutfouryears2)Verymuch3)ifsveryuseful

Dialogue3

1)Listening2)Ifindlisteningratherdifficult3)listentothistape4)PerhapsIshould

PartC

l)skills2)worry3)focus4)feel5)understood6)carefully7)problems

8)understand9)main10)details

Unit2

PartA

1.Closing2.Opening3,Closing4.Opening5.Opening

6.0pening

1-5abbab6-10.ababb

PartB

TapescriptHowtoImproveYourConversationSkills

Tospeaktopeopleinaforeignlanguagerequirescourageandawillingnesstomakeenors.Some

peoplearesoafraidofmakingmistakesthattheyneveropentheirmouths.Andthat'sthebiggest

mistakeofall.Nowifyouhavecourageandarereadytomakeafewerrors,whatdoyousay?

Firstofall,youhavetoopentheconversation.Findinganappropriatetopicishalfthebattle.

Sometopics,suchastheweatherandnews,workwell.Butothers,suchasage,moneyorpeople's

appearancedonot.Thefollowingaresomegoodwaystoopenaconversation.

Weather-Itsureiscoldtoday,isn'tit?

News-Didyouhearaboutthatterribleforestfire?

Aconversationinaforeignlanguagedoesn'talwaysgosmoothly.Sometimesyourpartnertalks

toofastandyoufinditdifficulttofollow.Nottoworry,though.Youcanalwaysaskyourpartner

torepeatwhathehassaidortospeakmoreslowly.Forexample,4iExcuseme,butcouldyousay

thatagain?Ididn'tcatchit."Or“Couldyouspeakmoreslowly,please?”

Attheendofaconversationyouneedtofindawaytocloseitinapoliteway."Well,Ireallyneed

tobegoing,"or"Itwasnicetalkingtoyou"arefrequentlyusedbypeopletoendaconversation.

Exercise1:1.bca2.D

Exercise2:1.a.ageb.moneyc.people'sappearance

2.a.saythatagain?Ididn'tcatchit.b.speakmoreslowly,please

3.a.reallyneedtobegoingb.nicetalkingtoyou.

Dialogue1

1.doyouhaveaminute?2.WhatcanIdoforyou3.several4.I

wonderifyoucouldtellmehowIcouldimprovemyoralEnglish5.everytimeIopen

mymouthIseemtomakeeiTors6.bewillingtomakesomeerrorsatthebeginning.

7.Ishouldn'tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.8.trytospeakEnglishasmuchasI

can

Dialogue2:

1.Coldthismorning2.getevencolder3.won'tgetascoldas4.terrific.

ThatguywhowonthefirstprizespeaksreallyfluentEnglish.Idoadmirehim.5.Me,

too.6.1haveanappointmentwiththedean.

PartC

TapescriptSmileWhenYouReadThis

Howgoodisyourmemory?Answerthesefourquestions:Whatdidyouhaveforbreakfast

yesterday?WhatclothesdidyouwearlastFriday?Whodidyoutalktoyesterday?Wheredidyou

golastSaturday?Ifyoucananswerallfourquestions,youmemoryisverygood.

Memoryisimportantforleaninglanguageskills.EducationspecialistsinEnglandwanttohelp

peopleimprovetheirreadingabilities.Theywantstudentstorememberthebooksandarticlesthey

read.Thespecialistsfoundsomethingtohelp:facialexpressions.Theygavetenstudentsahappy

articletoread.Fiveofthestudentsreadthehappyarticlewhilesmiling.Fivestudentsreadthe

happyarticlewhilefrowning.Thentheyansweredcomprehensionquestionsthesmilingstudents

rememberedmoreofthehappyarticlethanthefrowningstudents.

Thenthespecialistsgavetenstudentsanotherarticletoread.Itwasanangrylettertotheeditorof

anewspaper.Fivestudentsreadtheangryarticlewhilesmiling,andfivestudentsreadtheangry

articlewhilingfrowning.Whichgrouprememberedbetter?You'reright.Thefrowningstudents.

Thespecialistdon'lknowwhyfacialexpressionshelpmemory.Theyarecontinuingtostudythe

relationshipbetweenthemindandthebody.Untiltheyfindtheanswer,keepsmiling(or

frowning?)!

Exercise:

1.Ifonecananswerallthefourquestions,hismemoryisthoughttobegood.(Ihearit.)

2.Thesmilingstudentcouldremembermorehappyarticlesthanthefrowningstudents.(Ihear

it.)

3.EducationspecialistfromEnglandhaven'tfoundthebestwaytohelppeopleimprovereading

abilities.(Icannotinferit.)

4.Thespecialistsaretryingtoexplainthereasonwhyfacialexpressionscanhelpmemory(Ican

inferit.)

5.Accordingtothespeaker,facialexpressionsmightaffectaperson'smemory.(Icaninferit.)

6.Inthesecondgroupfivestudentswhoreadtheangryletterwhilesmilingrememberedless.(I

caninferit.)

Unit3

PartA

1.likes2.doesn'tcarfor3.loves4.hates5.notinterestedin6.prefers7.loves

8.favorite

9.iskeenonlO.prefers11.enjoys12.thinksalotof13.lastkindof

1.br2.pr3.kl4.tr5.sp6.pr7.pl

8.str9.grlO.gl

PartB

TapescriptAccommodationforCollegeStudents

R:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

S:Yes,please.FmanewstudentandI'dliketohavesomeinformationaboutthe...em...the

accommodationforstudents.

R:Right.Theuniversityprovidestwotypesofaccommodation,hallsofresidenceand

self-cateringaccommodation.

S:Howmuchdoesitcostfortheself-cateringaccommodation?

R:Forasingleroom,thirty-sevenpoundseighty-sixperweek,Ihat'saboutfiveforty-oneaday.

Foradoubleroom,it'sfifty-twoseventy-eightperweek.Thiswillapplythroughoutthisacademic

year.

S:I'dliketostayintheself-cateringaccommodation.Howfaristhatfromtheresidencetothe

university?

R:Italldepends.Theresidencesat36ElmsRoadand110PalmRoadareaboutoneandahalf

milesfromtheuniversitymainsiteandtheFreeman'sCommonHouseatWilliamRoadarehalfa

mile.

S:WhendoIneedtoapply?

R:Areyouanundergraduateorapostgraduate?

S:Undergraduate.

R:Thenyoushouldapplyforitassoonaspossible,sinceplacesinuniversity-owned

accommodationarelimitedandifyoudon'tapplybeforetheendofthemonth,youarenotlikely

togetaplace.

S:Couldyoupossiblytellmewhattodo,ifnovacancyisavailable?

R:Yes,youmayconsiderprivateaccommodation.TheuniversityrunsanAccommodation

InformationOfficeanditsstaffwillhelpyou.

S:Whereistheoffice?

R:IntheStudents'UnionBuilding.

S:WhomcanIcontact?

R:Mr.Underwood.DavidUnderwood,themanageroftheaccommodationinformationoffice.

S:Thankyouverymuch.

R:Youarewelcome.

Exercise1:cd

Exercise2:1)private2)HallsofResidence3)Self-catering4)￡37.86

5)￡52.78

Dialogue1:1.you'removinginto...XiaoChen2.movedinto3.Aren'tyoulucky!...there

wasnovacancy4.Whatapity!Youshouldhaveappliedearlier.5.Iguessso

6.rentanapartmentnearschool7.moreconvenient8.that'strue...3029.Seeyou

10.Seeyou

Dialogue2:l.youhaveaone-bedroomapartmenttorent2.MapleStreet...ashoppingcenter

andasubwaystation3.Soundnice4.Fourth5.east..north...abeautifulpark

6.comfortable7.8008.inadayortwo

PartC

TapescriptWhatCollegeProfessorsDo

Collegeprofessorsareoftenbelievedtoleadeasylivesofquietthinkingwhileteachingoneortwo

classeseveryweek.Butcollegeprofessorsdomuchmorethangotoclass.Theaverageprofessor

spendsbetweensixandfifteenhoursintheclassroomweekly.Andthatsamecollegeprofessor

worksfromsixtytoeightyhoursaweek.

Becausetheymustremaincurrentintheirfields,professorsspendpartofthattimereading,

reading,reading.Thatleadstoadditionalhoursduringwhichtheyreviseandupdatetheirclass

lecturenotes.Ittakesfarlongertopreparenotesthantodelivertheminclass.Professorsmay

spendtimeconductingexperiments,workingoncollegeprojects,oradvisingstudents.Theymay

bewritingbooks,articles,orpapersfordeliveryatconventions.

Whennotintheclassroomorintheoffice,professorsarestillworking,behindcloseddoorsin

committeesessionsorathomegradingpapersandpreparingfortomorrow'sclasses.Toacceptthis

sortofschedulewillingly,theymustfeelstronglyabouttheimportanceofthecollegeexperience.

Exercise:1.Abusylife.2.Between

sixandfifteenhours.

3.Theymustremaincurrentintheirfields.4.Theywillreviseandupdatethem.

Unit4

PartA

1.1)Yeah2)Bytheway3)Who4)Don'tyouthinkso?5)Yes6)

Quitewell

2.1)Likewhat2)Yeah3)Hmm,letmethink4)Well5)Cometothinkofit

1.923812.26083.15404.755.1566.9007.84,2008.1,735

9.9:4010.5:45

PartB

TapescriptSmallTalkIsEasy

A:Mike,guesswhat?

B:What?

A:CaroljustinvitedmetoapartyatherhouseonSaturday.

B:Carol?Youmeantheprettygirlinyoureconomicsclass?

A:Yeah.

B:Great!Fmsureyou'llhaveasupertime.

A:Pmnotsosure.

B:Whatdoyoumean,John?IthoughyoureallylikedCarol.

A:Ido.ButIdon'tknowherfriendsverywell.

B:Sogettoknowthem.

A:ButFmnogoodatsmalltalk.

B:Smalltalkiseasy.Youcanlearn.

A:ByFriday?

B:sure,Filcoachyou.Youjusthavetorememberafewsimplesentences.

A:Idon'tknow.Ihavetroublerememberingthings.EspeciallywhenImeetpeople.Igetnervous.

B:Don'tworry,John.Youcandoit.Youjustneedafewtips.

A:ButwhatifIsaysomethingstupid?

B:Hey,you'renotgivingaspeech.You'rejusthavingaconversation.Sojusttalkabout

somethingyouknowtheyareinterestedin.

A:That'stheproblem.Idon'tknowwhatCarol'sfriendsareinterestedin.

B:Letthemtellyou.Ifyouletpeopletalkaboutthemselves,they'llthinkyou'reinteresting.

A:Youmeansomethinglike,“So,tellmewhatyou'reinterestedin.”

B:Well,youdon'thavetobethatdirect.Forexample,youcantalkabouttheweather.

A:Youcan'tbeserious.Theweather'sboring.

B:It'sagoodexcusetofindoutwhattheyliketodo.Onarainyday,yousay,“Whatdoyoudoin

suchterribleweather?”

A:Whatiftheyjuststayedhomeandreadabook?

B:Thenaskthemaboutthebook.Youcanaskifitwasgood.Askiftheylikeditandwhy.Then

talkaboutabookyoureallyliked.

A:Sothat'swhatsmalltalkisabout,isit?Well,Tilgiveitatry.Thanksforthetips,Mike.

B:You'rewelcome.Haveagoodtimeattheparty.

Note:

Smalltalkmeanslightconversationsonunimportantornon-serioussubjectssuchasthe

weatherorTVprogramsyousawlastnight,orlittlecomplimentsonwhatpeoplearewearing.Ina

socialgatheringwherealotofguestsarestrangerstooneanother,smalltalkcanbeveryusefulto

makethemfeelatease.

Exercise1:cad

Exercise2:1.AtCarofshouseonSaturday2.He'suncertainwhetherhecanhaveagoodtimeat

thepartyornot3.He'snotgoodatsmalltalk4.Oneshouldtalkaboutsomething

otherpeopleareinterestedin5.Bygettingthemtotalkaboutthemselves

Dialogue1:1.MyAmericanfriend...weekend2.That'sgreat3.neverbeen

toapartygivenbyaforeigner...Iwon'tknowhowtoact4.Butit'seasiersaid

thandone

5.Abottleofwineorasmallboxofchocolates

6.hisAmericanfriends.WhatshouldIsaytothem?

7.Whydon'tyougetthemtotalkaboutthemselves?Won'titbeasuperchanceforyouto

practiceyourconversationskillswithnativespeakersofEnglish?

8.1guessyou'reright.Thanks.

Dialogue2:Labeautifulsongtheyareplaying2.cool3.popmusic4.Oh,yeah

5.rap6.It'sallright,butI'mnotreallycrayaboutit7.Doyouoftengotothosebig

concerts8.Sometimes...listeningtoCDs...Ican'tstandcrowdsofpushingpeople

9.1knowwhatyoumean

PartC

TapescriptAreyouCallingabouttheParty?

Laura:Hello.ThisisLauraDavisspeaking.

Simon:Oh,hello,Laura.ThisisSimonhere.SimonWilliams.

Laura:Oh,Simon.Hownicetohearyou.Areyoucallingabouttheparty?Youdidgetthe

invitation,didn'tyou?

Simon:Yes,thanks,Idid.Thafsjustit.I'mafraid.Yousee,Tmalreadytiedupthatevening.

Laura:Oh,really?Thatisapity.

Simon:Yes.Fmafraidit'sbeenplannedforages.Yousee,somefriendsofminearecomingtosee

me.Ihaven'tseenthemforalongtime,andyouknow...well...Imanagedtogetsometicketsfor

theopera,andIpromisedtotakethemouttodinnerafterwards.Ican'lgetoutofit,unfortunately.

IwishIcould.

Laura:Oh,whatashame!Wearelookingforwardtoseeingyou.Still,ifyoucandropinlaterwith

yourfriends,we'dlovetoseeyou.

Simon:Thanks.Well,Tilcertainlytry,butIdon'tthinkthere'smuchchance.ActuallyFvesent

youane-mailtosayIcan'tcome.

Laura:Oh,haveyou?That'sverykind,thanks.Well,keepintouch,Simon.

Simon:Iwill.RegardstoJames.And1hopethepartygoeswell.Bye!

Laura:Thanks.Bye.

Note:forages:foralongtime

Exercise:

1.Simoniscallingbecausehehasn'tgottheinvitation.(F)

2.Simonwilltakehisfriendsouttodinneraftergoingtotheopera.(T)

3.Laurahasmadeapromisetoherfriendsandwillnotbeakherpromise.(F)

4.BothLauraandSimonwillberatherbusythatevening.(T)

5.LauraandSimonagreetomeetdaily.(F)

Unit5

PartA

I.CallbackDavidJohnsonthisafternoon.

2.CallBillGreenat415-389-1074thisevening.It'simportant.

3.MeetJudyoutsidetheArtMuseumattentomorrowmorning.

4.Don'tforgettogotoTom'spartythisevening.

1.6247-22552.6417-28173.612-930-9608

PartB

Tapescript

ABusinessCall

A:Goodafternoon.ABCImports.MayIhelpyou?

B:Yes,mayIspeaktoMr.JamesJohnson,please?

A:FmafraidMr.Johnsonisn'tavailablerightnow.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

B:ThisisRichardAlexanderwithStarElectronics.It*sveryimportantthathereturnsmycallthis

afternoon.

A:Doeshehaveyourofficenumberandyourmobilephonenumber?

B:Ithinksso,butletmegivethemtoyouagain.

A:Okay.

B:Myofficenumberis714-555-2000;mycellphonenumberis909-555-2308.Hecanreachme

atmyofficenumberbefore6p.m.oranytimetodayonmymobile.

A:Verywell,Tilgivehimyourmessageassoonashereturnstotheoffice.

Exercise1:ba

Exercise2:1)JamesJohnson2)ABCImports3)RichardAlexander4)

StarElectronics

5)909-555-23086)714-555-20007)CallRichardAlexander

8)6p.m.

Dialogue1:1)FrankQian's2)Frank3)Well4)I'mafraidMr.Qian'snotintheofficeat

themoment5)tryhismobile6)givemethenumber7)909-365-27818)

Justletmecheckthat.9)909-365-278110)That'sit.

Dialogue2:1)CanIhelpyou?2)I'dliketo3)Mr.PaulOsman4)I'mafraidMr.Osman

isatameetingrightnow.5)CanItakeamessage6)BrianGray7)“TheBikeShop”

8)urgent

9)Mr.Osman10)Mr.Gray11)myphonenumber12)rilgiveyourmessageto

Mr.Osmanassoonaspossible

PartC

TapescriptGoodLuckCompany

Secretary:GoodLuckCompany.

Applicant:I'mcallinginconnectionwithyourpostofcomputersalesrepresentative.Ybur

advertisementsaidthatIshouldringupfirstforaninterview.

Secretary:That'sright.Whatareyourqualifications?

Applicant:IhaveadegreeinComputerScience.

Secretary:Doyouhaveanyrelevantworkingexperience?

Applicant:Yes,Ihavebeenacomputerprogrammerinatradingcompanyforthreeyears.

Secretary:CanIhaveyourname,please?

Applicant:BrianTong.

Secretary:Okay,I'vewrittendownyourinformationandrilpassthisontoourpersonnel

departmentforfurtherconsiderationbeforewedecidewhethertherewillbeaninterviewwith

you.

Applicant:Whenwouldyouletmeknowtheresult?

Secretary:Inabout2weeks,time,Ithink.HowcanIcontactyou,MrTong?

Applicant:Youcancallmeatmyofficeat38839673duringofficehours.

Secretary:3-8-8-3-9-6-7-3.Okay,rilletyouknowtheresultwhenIhearfromthepersonnel

department.

Exercise:3.(Post)Computersalesrepresentative4.AdegreeinComputer

Science

5.Acomputerprogrammerinatradingcompanyforthreeyears

6.38839673

Unit6

PartA

1.Hewantstoknowwherehecanbuyapainting.

2.Hefoundouthowmuchthedresscostaswellaswherehecouldbuyit.

3.Shesuggeststhatthemanbuyatieforhiscousin.

1.$20.502.$50.953.175.404.$50.805.$594

PartB

TapescriptWhereCanWeFindWomen'sWear?

Mark:Excuseme,wherecanwefindwomen'swear?

Receptionist:Onthesecondfloor.Youcantaketheescalatoronyourright.

Mark:Thankyou.

Salesperson:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

Ann:No,thanks.We9rejustlooking.

Mark:Howaboutthisreddress,Ann?It'sveryfashionable.

Ann:Idon'tknow.Fmnotcrazyaboutred.Ithinkit'sabittoobrightforme.

Salesperson:Howaboutthiswhitedress?It'sanewarrivalfortheseason.

Ann:Isit?itlookspretty.Butisitveryexpensive?

Mark:Letmeseethepricetag.Itsays$299.

Ann:That'stooexpensiveforme.I'dlikesomethingbelow$200.

Salesperson:Whataboutthisbluedress?It'sonsale.iVs10%off,soit'sonly$126/

Ann:Mmm.Ilikethecolor.DoyouthinkitHllookgoodonme,Mark?

Mark:Ithinkso.Whydon'tyoutryiton?

Salesperson:Whatsizedoyoutake?

Ann:Medium.

Salesperson:Here'samediuminblue.Thefittingroomisrightbehindyou.

Ann:(wearingthedress)Whatdoyouthinkofit,Mark?

Mark:It'sverynice.Ithinkbluesuitsyou.Anditfitsperfectly.

Ann:Great.Ithinkriltakeit.

Mark:That'sagooddeal.

Salesperson:Willthatbecashorcharge?

Ann:Cash,please.

Exercise1:1.Inadepartmentstore.2.Therewerefourpeoplespeakingintheconversation.

Theywerethereceptionist,thesalesperson,AnnandMark.3.Tobuyadressfor

Ann.

Exercise2:adbdc

Dialogue1:1.CanIhelpyou,ladies2.Yes,please.(Wearelookingforabackpack)3.

Sportinggoods,5th(floor)allthewayintheback.4.Betty.5.Backpacks.

Goodness,(theyhaveallsizesandcOlors!)Whatdoyouwant6.Bigenoughforweekend

travelhome,(butthatIcan)use7.1havealargetravelonealready,soIbasically

wantabookbag.8.smallerones...(I'mgettinga)black9.Cheerful-red,(Ithink).

AndIwantwaterproof,somybooksstaydry.10.That'sareallygoodidea.11.If

we'regoingtravelling,wecan'tspendtoomuch

Dialogue2:1.Oh,lefsjustgointhestoreaminute2.Ok,butjustasnack3.somemilk...

k.Howaboutasoda5.CocaColamakesyoufat.Milk6.yoghurt...those

buttercookies7.Alright...somefruit(or)somejuice...thisbread8.fresh9.bread...atthe

busstop10.Thejuice11,Thanks

PartC

TapescriptDefectiveGoods

Theotherday,Mrs.Whiteboughtsomebedlinenatasmallstorenearherhome.Thestorehada

goodreputation,andMrs.Whitehadoftenshoppedtherebefore.Butwhenshegothomeand

examinedthesheets,Mrs.Whitewasshocked.Oneofthemhadabigholeinthemiddle,and

anotherwasbadlystained.Andtwootherswerefrayedattheedges.

Asyoucanimagine,Mrs.Whitewasveryangryandshewentbackimmediatelytocomplain.

Whenshearrived,thestorewasclosedandthetwootherangryladieswerewaitingoutside.One

ofthemtoldMrs.Whitethatshehadboughtsometowelsthatmorning,andtheotherladysaid

thatshehadpurchasedalinentablecloth.Inbothcasesthegoodsweredefective.Alittlelater

someotherwomenjoinedthem,andtheyalltoldthesamestory.

Finallythestorekeeperappearedandletthemin.Thepoormanlookedveryworried.Hebecame

verynervouswhentheladiesthreatenedtocallthepolice,buthedeniedtryingtocheatthem.

Thenheexplainedwhathadhappened.Inhisabsence,thedriverofadeliverytruckhadmistaken

hisshopforasecondhandgoodsstoreandhaddeliveredaloadofusedmaterialfromanearby

hotel.Thesalesclerkhadnotbotheredtocheckthedeliveryandhadstartedsellingthedefective

goodsrightaway.

Thestorekeeperapologizedforthemistakeandpromisedtoexchangetheladies,purchasesandto

refundhalftheprice.Needlesstosayhefiredthecarelessassistant.

Unit7

PartB:WeHaveanOpeningNow

Ms.Campbell:Haveaseat,Mr.Wells.Letmetakeaquicklookatyourapplication...Iseethat

youwantapart-timejob.

Steve:That'sright.

Ms.Campbell:Wehirepart-timersoccasionally.Howmanyhoursaweekdoyouwanttowork?

Steve:Aboutfifteenortwenty.

Ms.Campbell:You'rejuniorattheuniversity,Isee.Also,youwerealifeguardforthepasttwo

summers.

Steve:Yes.ButthisyearIhaveanapartment.SoIneedajobduringtheschoolyear,too.

Ms.Campbell:Doyouthinkyoucanhandlebothajobandschool?

Steve:Well,IhaveaBaverage.Yes,IthinkIcandoit.

Ms.Campbell:Yourreferencesareverygood.Theysayyou'reahardworkerandarevery

reliable.

Steve:Iseldommisswork,andI'malwaysontime.

Ms.Campbell:Well,Steve,wehaveoneopeningnow.

Steve:That'swonderful!

Ms.Campbell:Weneedaclerkinthemailroom.

Steve:That'sfine.

Ms.Campbell:Thejobpaystheminimumwage.

Steve:That'sokay.

Ms.Campbell:However,il'sonthenightshift.

Steve:That'sallright.

Ms.Campbell:Thehoursare2to6a.m.,MondaythroughFriday.

Steve:That's...notsogood.

Ms.Campbell:Iknow.Whatdoyouthink?Areyouinterested?

Steve:Well,...Ioftentakeanapintheafternoon,andthenIstayuplate.Iguessthe

hoursareokay.WhendoIstart?

Ms.Campbell:OnMonday.

Steve:Allright.Thankyou.

Keystoexercise2:

Auniversityjunior

Baverage

Alifeguardfortwosummers

Inanapartment

Hardworkingandreliable

Seldomabsentformworkandalwaysontime

Paytherentoftheapartment

aclerkinthemailroom

2to6amMondaythroughFriday,

Minimum

PartC

Tapescript:

UnusualInterviewees

Arecentsurveyaskedvice-presidentsandpersonneldirectorsofAmerica's100largest

corporationsfrotheirmostunusualexperiencesinterviewingprospectiveemployees.They

included:

Ajobapplicantwhochallengedtheinterviewertoafight.

Ajobcandidatewhosaidhehadneverfinishedhighschoolbecausehewaskidnappedandkeptin

aclosetinMexico.

Abaldingcandidatewhoexcusedhimselfduringtheinterviewandthenreturnedwearingafull

hairpiece.

Acandidatewhoworeheadphonestotheinterviewand,whenaskedtoremovethem,explained

thatshecouldlistentotheinterviewerandthemusicatthesametime.

Acandidatewhosaidshedidn'thavetimeforlunchandthenstartedtoeatahamburgerand

Frenchfriesintheinterviewer'soffice.

Aclumsycandidatewhofellandbrokeanarmduringtheinterview.

Anapplicantwhointerruptedthequestioningtophoneherdoctorforadvice.

Acandidatewhodozedoffduringtheinterview.

Acandidatewhorefusedtositdownandinsistedonbeinginterviewedstandingup.

Acandidatewhoasked,t4WoulditbeaproblemifI'mangrymostofthetime?”

Itwasreportedthatallofthemwerehired.

UNIT8

PARTA:

1.Becausehedialedthewrongnumber.

2.Becauseshewaslateforwork.Sheoverslept.

3.Becausehedidn'tnotifyherearlieraboutquitting.

4.Becausehecouldn'thirethewoman.

Identifyingyears:

I.1922,19572.1963,1984,19983.1785,1850,18394.1867,1903,1911,1934

PartB

Tapescript:asteadyjob

Fred,averyconscientiousworker,hadoneseriousflaw:hewasclumsy.Thepoorboyspoiled

everythinghedidandforthatreasoncouldneverkeepajob.He'dhadmanyjobsovertheyears

butonlyforafewweeksatatime.Forsixmonths,Fredwasoutofemployment.Finally,hegota

jobinawarehousewheremanydifferenttypesofhomefurnishingswerestored.Fred'sjobwasto

unpackthemerchandisenewlyarrivedfromthefactoryandputeachiteminitsassignedplace.

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