Unit 2 Visiting a New Place

Section 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics A. Listen and repeat

1. Oh, you need some lean meat, some vegetables, some butter, flour, salt. 2. I’d like to. But I can’t. 3. A: I had a call from Bill. B: From Bill? Who’s Bill?

A. He’s a very special friend of mine. He telephones me from overseas. Every day. B. Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening.

Man: Good evening. Can you (1) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait? Man: How long (3) will it take? Woman: (4)It’ll be ready in twenty minutes. Man: Oh, (5) I’ll come back later. Woman: All right, sir,

Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later? Woman: (7) Later’ll be all right

Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Exercise:

Where they are ① now Tapescript:

Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please?

Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let’s see now— that’s the second turn on your right. The cinema’s on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you’ll be in Bridge Street. I think it’s Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second — no, not the second, the first, that’s fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you.

Man: So that’s second right and first left. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.

Woman: Don’t mention it.

Cinema ④

Bridge Street ⑦ Station ③

Section 2 Listening Comprehension Part 1 Words or Message?

A. Listen to two sentences. Is it “eligible” or “illegible”? Tick the right box. 1. No one knows why the most prescriptions written by doctors are almost illegible, including those in the general hospitals.

2. The people in the United States are eligible to claim a refund if they buy anything undesirable within 30 days.

B. Listen to some sentences and rewrite them with the help of the clue. 1. His knowledge of English is very limited. 2. At time have I have a member of that club. 3. Little is known about that primitive tribe. He speaks very little English.

I have never been a member of that club. Nobody knows about that primitive tribe.

Part 2 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 Welcome to Bristol

Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (I’m Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.) T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand.

(Mrs. Baker says “Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.”) T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days.

(Mr. Baker says “How was your trip? No hijacks?” and Etienne answers “No, it was all fight, thank you/” We may draw a conclusion that they were serious.) F 4. The plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.) T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year. (It is the holiday season.) T 6. It is probably still cold.

(Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.) F 7. The central heating doesn’t work. (It doesn’t work very well.) T 8. Mr. Baker can’t find the blankets.

(Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)

Exercise B: Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and complete the following sentences with the missing words.

Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker.

Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Tapescript:

Etienne has just arrived in England,

Etienne: Hello. Are you Mrs. Baker? I’m Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland. Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker.

Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Mr. Baker: How was your trip? No hijacks?

Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and the airport was crowded.

Mr. Baker: Well, it’s the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs.

Etienne: Oh, that’s all right. I’ll take this one. It’s heavy.

Mr. Baker: Well. Here’s your room. I hope it’s big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesn’t work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well… Nicola, where are the blankets? Let’s go down and meet the rest of the family.

Dialogue 2 Have You Ever Lived Abroad?

Exercise A: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire. ? Questionaire

? Name: Phyllis Nationality: British ? Being abroad:

? Yes:√ No: _______ ? If has been abroad: ? Country: Australia ? Length of stay: 12 years

? Where were his family during his stay in that country: They were with her. ? Advantages of living in that country: good climate; relaxed at work as well as socially ? Time when he returned home: ten years ago Exercise B: Listen to some extracts from the dialogue and write down what the speaker really wants to say.

1. Home to me is being near the people you’re fond of. 2. And presumably they came back to the U.K.? Tapescript:

Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis? Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What about you? Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven’t. Phyllis: Oh, what a shame!

Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad? Phyllis: I lived in Australia.

Interviewer: Really? That’s a long way away. Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!

Interviewer: How long were you there for? Phyllis: I was there for twelve years Interviewer: Oh! What a long time! Phyllis: Yes. Rather,

Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I’ve been back about, erm, ten years now.

Interviewer: Uhm. When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home? Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was... home to me is being near the people you’re fond of.

Interviewer: Uhm, yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia?

Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me.

Interviewer: And presumably they’ve ... they came back to the UK? Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came back with me.

Interviewer: Uhm. If you had a choice, where do you think you’d be living now? Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to Australia Interviewer: Oh, yeah? Why’s that? Phyllis: Well, for one thing, it’s the climate. Interviewer: Uhm.