Now Your Turn A: Ive saved a lot of money over the past years, and now Id like to invest it for a profit. B: What sort of investment do you have in mind? A: The stock market is looking attractive. Its been a bear market for several years now, and I t...
Speaking Out MODEL 1 The stock market is driven by fear and greed. Chris: Nora! Nora: Hey Chris. Why the big grin? You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. Chris: Even better. An uncle I hardly knew passes away and left an inheritance of ＄1...
Task 3: Who am I if I own stocks? Script When a person buys stocks in a company, that person becomes a shareholder in that company. Stockholder is another name for shareholder. A shareholder can also be called an investor of the company. When that co...
Task 2: Stockbroker helps Mr. Junkie to short Script ABC stock reached＄155. ＄155 for a stock that should be valued at＄100. Wow! Thats it, I said to myself. Its time I make a decision. Im going to short that stock. I thought to myself, This stoc...
Listening In Task 1: Tell me about the stock exchange. Script George: Im supposed to give a presentation on the stock exchange, but I dont yet know a thing about it. Could you give me some tips? Diana: The problem with you is that youve skipped too m...
Basic Listening Practice 1. Script W: Let me recommend my brother to you. Hes really done well in the stock market over the last few years. M: The real question is this: How have you dine by taking his advice? Q: What does the man mean? 2. Script M:...
Task3: St.Valentines Story Script Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army, and he expected men to volunteer to jo...
Task 2: Mothers Day Script In the U.S., Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. It was first observed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1907. Long...
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Listening Task1:Celebrations on the New Years Eve Script On December 31st, Americans welcome the New Year in various ways. Some people like to see the New Year in while traveling by boat. For example, people in Chic...
News Report A Famous Christmas Market Script Receiving Christmas presents is always fun, but buying them can be a headache. This is why many Christmas shoppers around Europe are now going to the German city of Nuremberg to visit its famous Christmas...
