Task 2:Interviewing a Rental Agent M: Hi. Are you Jane from the rental agency? W: Yes. Nice to meet you. I take it youre Tim. M: Yeah. Well, I just started to look into moving off campus. It seems that all the good places are going fast. W: Thats rig...
III. Listening In Task 1:Living with Roommates Living with roommates in college dorms, one is likely to have problems as well as success. Some students report more unhappy relationships with their roommates than they do the opposite. One reason for t...
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...
