Jill: Lane Crawford. They had a year-end sale that was too good to pass up.
Nancy: I heard about this store. They have all the high-end stuff. Jill: Nothing good in life is cheap.
Nancy: Well, let?s go shopping then. And don?t forget to bring it. Jill: Bring what?
Nancy: Your credit card. UNIT7
II. Listening Skills
1. W: How much money is the rent for an apartment in this neighborhood? I only have $500 a month.
M: Your rent should be about a quarter of that. Q: How much should the woman?s rent be?
2. M: I paid $3,500 for this digital camera. It was on sale at a 30 percent discount.
W: It?s a real bargain.
Q: How much did the camera cost originally? 3. M: What?s the rate for an economy car? W: The daily rate is $32, unlimited mileage.
Q: How much will the man pay if he rents the car for a week? 4. M: I?ll take these sweaters. How much do they cost?
W: They are $180 each and four makes a total of $720. But today we are offering a 20 percent discount.
Q: How much does the man have to pay? 5. W: What an old car you?ve got!
M: Well, 12,000 miles on it when I bought it second hand. And it?s covered 3,080 miles since then.
Q: How many miles has the car run? 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B III. Listening In
Task 1: It?s time to buy.
Mike: Hey, Robert, where are you off to?
Robert: I?m going to talk to a banker about a loan.
Mike: You are short of money? I thought you were the saving type. Robert: There?s a time to save and a time to spend.
Mike: I know all about spending. What?s the loan for? I have a few bucks I could…
Robert: I?m considering getting a mortgage to buy some property. Mike: Do you think property is a good investment? I mean, it?s a lot of money.
Robert: Well, Mike, as you know, property values have been going through the roof. If I had bought an apartment two years ago, its value would have gone up by 30 percent today.
Mike: And from what I know, interest rates are low now. Robert: Exactly. Sounds like a good time to buy. 1. banker, loan
2. saving, save, spend 3. mortgage, property 4. property values
5. risen/(gone up)/(increased) by 30 percent Task 2: Can I have my change please?
Tom was down on his luck and felt he needed a few drinks. Hw went to a bar and had several drinks. When he was done, he stood up and walked toward the door. The barman shouted after him, “Hey mister, are you going to pay for those drinks?”
Tom turned around and replied, “I have already paid you,” and then walked out of the bar. Almost immediately he saw one of his friends Richard and told him about the barman, “Just go in there and drink all you want, then get up and leave. When the barman asks you to pay the bill, just tell him you have already paid.”
This sounded easy enough, so Richard went in and has several drinks. The barman went to him and said, “Before you came in, another man was here. When I asked him to pay his bill, he told me he?d paid, but I don?t remember him paying me.”
Richard said, “I would love to stay and hear your story, but I don?t have time. Can I havemy change please?”
1. A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.C