UNIT 13
Section One Tactics For Listening Part 1 phonetics TAPESCRIPT
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 ,1 know . David: Oh , rie o — something .What is it ?
Sue: It's just fe ,—it's so boring . David: Oh ,it's not so bad—/c got Daniel!
Sue: But le only a baby ?It's all right for you . leave the house in five minutes. I'll be here all day . hei you come home ? You come till seven! David: must go to work ,dear.
Sue: Yes ,but your day'll be interesting. My be the same as every day . David: My vork is always interesting .
Sue: I know ,but you ,you meet different people and do
different things .Who'll I meet today ? hat' do ? Eh? I'll wash up ,feed the baby ,do the washing ,clean the house ,bath the baby ,take the dog a walk ???
David: But ??? but ---dear. Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking TAPESCRIPT
Stone: Good afternoon .My name's Frank Stone .1 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 .1 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: 118Hill road ,London ,S.E.18 Date: Thursday ,March 27th Time: 6.15 Section Two Listening Comprehension Parti 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: 493.That'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 ,f 11 try to connect you . Joan: Thank you .
Operator dials number and it rings. Helen: 103-493.
Operator: Hello ,1 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'U 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?
2. Who will pay the phone call if one makes it collect? 3. Why does the girl make this phone call? 4. When will her plane arrive?
Dialogue2 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.lt 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 \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 deoends 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
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play ,really .And then in the evering 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,