II. Listening Skills Listening for Rents or Charges 1.M: Look at this ad! One bedroom apartment, with kitchen and bathroom. Its close to our school, and the price is only $250 a month. W: But I want an apartment at least $50 cheaper. Q: What is the h...
Task 3: A Tongue Twister Betty Botta bought some butter. But, she said, this butter is bitter. Put a bit of better butter Will make my butter better. So she bought a bit of butter Better than the bitter butter. And it made her butter better. So it wa...
Task 2: Credit Cards Because credit cards have so many advantages, their use has become widespread. Unfortunately, however, credit cards are major sources of problems to society as a whole. First, there is the issue of fraud. Stolen credit cards add...
VI. Furthering Listening and Speaking Task 1: Does complaining work? Many people tolerate bad service or inferior products rather than make a complaint. They feel that complaining wont do any good. In fact, theyre wrong: complaining works because com...
V. Lets Talk Jack: There certainly are a lot of CDs on sale here today. I hope the new Linkin Park is on sale. What were you thinking of picking up? Jane: Well, you know me, Jack. I love classic music. I was thinking of either the Beatles or Elvis Gr...
B, ask A whether he/she has done something wrong with the Walkman. Well, Sir/Miss. What exactly did you do with the Walkman when you got it home? A, complain and explain the problem. Why? I did nothing. I put it some batteries and turned it on, but i...
B, persuade A to buy the jeans. Im telling you, the jeans will look great on you. A, give your impression of the jeans. Theyre nice, but I think Im going to look around a little first. B, push A to buy the jeans. We only have a few pairs left. A, try...
Now Your Turn Susan: I wish I hadnt gone to town this morning. I lost my purse at the shopping center. Michael: Im sorry to hear that. What are you going to do now? Susan: I guess Ill go back to check at the Lost and Found. And I was wondering if you...
Model 3 I was wondering if you could possibly...
Now Your Turn Nicole: Hey Robert, would you take a look at this for me? My computer is making a funny noise. Robert: Sure, let me have a look. Hmm, seems like something had gone wrong with your hard drive. Nicole: Really? Well, then could you do me a...
