新標(biāo)準(zhǔn)大學(xué)英語視聽說教程(1)inside-view聽力原文6778

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Unit1

Conversation1

Porter:Goodafternoon.

Janet:Goodafternoon.

Porter:Newstudent?

Janet:Yes.

Porter:WelcometoHertfordCollege.

Janet:Thankyou.

Porter:CanIhaveyourfamilyname,please?

Janet:Yes,it'sLi.

Porter:Er,L-doubleE?

Janet:No,L-I.

Porter:Andwhat'syourfirstname,MsLi?

Janet:Janet.

Porter:JanetLi...ahyes,thereyouare.Hereare

yourkeys.

Janet:Where'smyroom?

Porter:You'reinstaircase6room5.

Janet:WhoamIsharingwith?

Porter:Nobody.Youhaveyourownroom.Er...

there'saMsSantosintheroomnexttoyou.

Janet:Oh.Myownroom?InChinaweusuallyhave

severalpeopleinadormitory.

Porter:Well,hereyoudon'thavetosharewith

anyone.

Janet:Thankyousir.

Porter:Noneedtocallmesir,MsLi.Everyonecalls

meStewart.

Janet:PleasecallmeJanet!

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Porter:OK,Janet,um,canyoujustsignforyour

keys,please?

Conversation2

Kate:Hi,haveyoujustarrivedtoo?

Janet:Yes!

Kate:Iguesswe’reneighbors.Myname’sKate

Santos.

Janet:I’mJanetLi.Whereareyoufrom?

Kate:FromNewYork.Howaboutyou?

Janet:I’mfromAnshaninChina.

Kate:IsJanetyourrealname?

Janet:No,it’smyEnglishname.MyChinesename

isLiHui.IsKateyourfullname?

Kate:No,it’sshortforCatherine.

Janet:SodoIcallyouCatherineorKate?

Kate:EveryonecallsmeKate.

Conversation3

KateHey!Thisisawesome!Lookatthesizeofthis

dininghall.

JanetIsthiswherewehaveallourmeals?

KateIguess.

MarkYoujustarrived?

GirlsYes!

MarkMetoo.Bytheway,I'mMark.Nicetomeetyou.

KateHi,I'mKate.

MarkHiKate,Iguessyou'refromtheStates.

KateRight!Howcanyoutell?You'reBritish,huh?

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MarkYes,I'mfromLondon.Andyouare...?

JanetI'mLiHui.I'mfromChina.Butyoucancallme

Janet.

MarkHiJanet.WelcometoEngland.Whatareyou

reading?

JanetEnglish.

MarkHowaboutyou,Kate?

KateMymajorislaw.Andyou?

MarkI'mstudyingPPE.

KateThat'saspecialOxfordsubject,isn'tit?

Unit2

Conversation1

Kate:Oh,thislooksnice.

Mark:Cool.

Waitress:Goodafternoon,tableforthree?Come

thisway.

Mark:Let'shavealookatthemenu.

Mark:Thankyou.

Janet:Thankyou.

Waitress:Thespecialsareontheboard.

Kate:So,whatsortsoffooddoyoulike,Janet?

Janet:Well,Ilikespicyfood.AndI'mnotveryfond

ofrawfood!Whatwouldyourecommend?

Mark:Whydon'tyoutrythechickencurry?That's

niceandspicy.

Janet:What'sinit?

Mark:Chickencookedintomatoesandonionswith

Indianspices.

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Janet:I'lltryit.Doweallchooseaselectionof

dishestoshareoronlyonedishperperson?

Mark:Usuallyonedishperperson.

Kate:Orthemoussakalooksgood.

Janet:What'sitmadewith?

Kate:It'smadewithlambandeggplant.It'saGreek

dish.

Janet:Howisitcooked?

Kate:It'sbakedintheoven.

Janet:Mm,thatsoundsgoodtoo.

Kate:Andasastarter?

Janet:What'sminestronesoup?

Mark:It'sanItaliansoupwithvegetablesandpasta.

It'sdelicious!

Janet:OK,I'llhavethat.

Kate:Waitress?

Waitress:WhatcanIgetforyou?

Kate:Well,forthestarter,canwehavetwo

minestronesoups,andforthemaincourse,one

moussakaandonecurry,please.Whataboutyou,

Mark?

Mark:I'llhavetheprawnswithgarlicandthechilli

concarne.Andcouldyoubringussomewater,

please?

Waitress:OK.

Mark:Thankyou.

Waitress:Thanks.

Janet:What'schilliconcarne?

Mark:It'saspicyMexicandishwithbeefandbeans.

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It'sveryhot!

Conversation2

Janet:Thatwasgreat!ExceptIdon'tlikecoldwater.

Iusuallydrinkhotwater.

Kate:Hotwater?Weneverdrinkhotwaterexcept

withtea.Let'shaveadessert.Whatwouldyoulike,

Janet?

Janet:Anysuggestions?

Kate:Well,whydon'tyoutrytheapplestrudel?It's

anAustriandish.It'smadewithapple,pastryand

spices.

Janet:No,I'mnotsokeenonpastry....

What'sachocolatebrownie?

Mark:It'sakindofchocolatecake.

Janet:Howisitmade?

Kate:It'smadewithflour,eggsandbutter...

Mark:Andlotsofchocolate!

Kate:You'llloveit.

Janet:Whatkindoficecreamisthere?

Kate:I'llask...Excuseme...Whatflavoricecream

doyouhave?

Waitress:Strawberry,vanillaandchocolate.

Janet:I'lljusthaveafruitsalad,Ithink.

Mark:AndKate,whatareyougoingtohave?

Kate:Sameforme.

Mark:Couldyoubringustwofruitsalads,anda

chocolatebrownie?

Waitress:Sure.

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Unit3

Conversation1

Mark:Hi,what'reyoudoing?

Janet:Oh,nothingmuch...Well,I'mjustdoingthis

quizhereinthenewspaper.

Mark:Let'shavealookthen.

Janet:Here.It'scalled,"Howmuchdoyouknow

aboutmemory?"I'vejustdoneit.Doyouwanttohave

ago?

Mark:OK,mightaswell.I'mnotbusy.

Janet:Right.Look,I'llreadthestatements.Then

youhavetoanswer"true"or"false".Ready?

Mark:Yea.

Janet:OK.Physicalexerciseimprovesyourmemory.

Trueorfalse?

Mark:True,Isuppose.Itsoundsliketheright

answer.

Janet:You'reright;exercisedoesimproveyour

memory.Nextstatement:30percentofpeoplehavea

visualmemory.

Mark:Thatsoundsaboutright.True?

Janet:No,wrong,I'mafraid.Infact,60percentof

peoplehaveavisualmemory.

Mark:Really?Actually,I'vegotaprettygood

memory.

Janet:Haveyou?OK...Nextone...Whenyou're

tired,it'smoredifficulttorememberthings.

Mark:That'strue,obviously.Ican'tremembera

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thingwhenI'mtired.

Janet:Correct!Ifyoudooneactivityforalongtime,

yourmemorywillimprove.

Mark:I'mnotsure...True?

Janet:Actually,it'sfalse.

Mark:Oh!

Janet:Eatingfruitandvegetablescanimproveyour

memory.

Mark:IreadsomethinginTheTimesaboutthat.

True.

Janet:True,itsayshere.

Mark:Oh,no!I'vegotalecture.I'dforgotten.I'd

bettergetgoing!

Janet:Oh,Mark!Whatagoodmemoryyouhave!

Conversation2

Kate:You'relookingabitdown,Janet.What'sup?

Janet:Well...I'mfindingstudyingatOxfordquite

hard.

Kate:You'retellingme!There'ssomuchwork!

Janet:It'snottheamountofwork,buteverything's

sodifferent.InChina,generallywehavelargeclasses,

wedon'thavetutorials.Andmostly,ourteachertells

uswhatweshoulddo.SoI'mnotusedtoasking

questionsordiscussingthings.Ifinditdifficult.

Kate:Youhavetomemorizealot,don'tyou?

Janet:Yes,butI'mgoodatthat.

Kate:You'relucky.There'ssomuchtoremember

studyinglaw!Ihavedifficultysometimes,Ireallydo.

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Janet:Yes,well,we'vebeentrainedtodothat.But

wedon'thavesomuchtrainingincriticalthinking.

Kate:Whatdoyoumeanbycriticalthinking?

Janet:Letmethink...Ithinkit'sgivingyour

opinionandthenjustifyingit.

Kate:Yes,Isupposethat'swhatourteachershave

alwaysencouragedustodo.

Janet:Iamgettingbetteratit,Isuppose.

Kate:Hey!Howaboutthis?Let'spretendI'myour

tutor.I'llmakeastatement.Yourtaskistoexamineit

andthenaskquestions.

Janet:OK.

Kate:Everyoneiscapableoflearningasecond

language.Goon,askaquestion!

Janet:Whydoyousaythat?

Kate:That'swhattheresearchtellsus.Nowask

anotherone.

Janet:Canyougiveanexampleofsomeresearch?

Kate:Um...No!Look,I'mstarvingandIcan'tthink

atallwhenI'mhungry.

Unit4

Conversation1

Kate:Oh,Imustmakeaquickcall....

Jacky:Hello,JackyGordonspeaking.

Kate:Hello,canIspeaktoAbbie,please?

Jacky:I'llseeifshe'sin,canyouholdon?

Kate:Sure....

Jacky:Hello?She'sout,I'mafraid.CanIgivehera

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message—er...orIcanaskhertocallyouback?

Kate:Couldyouaskhertocallmeback?

Jacky:Sure.Who'scalling?

Kate:KateSantos.

Jacky:KateSantos,OK.DoesAbbiehaveyour

number?

Kate:Yes,shedoes.

Jacky:I'lltellheryoucalled.

Kate:Thanks.

Janet:Abbie?IknowagirlcalledAbbie.Shereads

English,doesn'tshe?

Kate:Yes,howdoyouknowher?

Janet:Shehasatutorialjustaftermesowechata

bit.Wegetonreallywell.

Kate:Yes,everyonelikesAbbie.Ithinkit'sbecause

she'sreallyinterestedinpeople—she'saverygood

listener.Sheshouldbe,sheworksforNightline.

Janet:Nightline?

Kate:Oh,Ihaven'ttoldyou,I'vejoinedit.

Janet:Whatisit?I'veneverheardofit.

Kate:Look,I'vegotaleafletaboutit.

Janet:So...

Kate:It'sauniversityhelplineforstudentswhoare

havingproblems.I'mtrainingtobeoneofthepeople

theycancalltotalkto.

Janet:Youmean,you'reavolunteer?

Kate:Yes.

Janet:Oh,that'sgreat,Kate

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Conversation2

Abbie:Hi,Abbiespeaking.

Kate:Hi,Abbie,it'sKateSantos.

Abbie:Hi!I'msorrynottohavecalledyouback.I've

gotalotonatthemoment.How'sthings?

Kate:Fine.IjustwantedtoletyouknowIwon'tbe

abletocometothenexttrainingsession.

Abbie:Um...It'squiteanimportantsession.Oh,

canyouholdonamoment.There'ssomeoneatthe

door....

Abbie:Hi,I'msorry,look,canIcallyoubacklater?

Kate:Sure.Whattime?

Abbie:Isthreeo'clockOK?

Kate:Three'sfine.

Abbie:OK,I'llcallyouthen.Speaksoon.

Kate:Bye.

Abbie:Bye.

...

Kate:Abbie'smyNightlinetrainer.

Janet:You'resayingshe'syourNightlinetrainer!

Butshe'sstillastudent.

Kate:Well,experiencedstudentstrainnewstudents,

that'sthewayitworks.

Janet:Oh,Isee.

Kate:It'sgreat!Atthemoment,she'strainingusin

listeningskills.

Janet:Listeningskills?Whatdoyoumean,listening

skills?

Kate:Um...Theabilitytoreallylistentosomeone

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andmakethemfeelyou'relistening.It'svery

important.

Janet:I'veneverthoughtaboutthatbefore.

Kate:Yes,forexample,onethingyoucandoislisten

carefullyandthenrepeatwhatsomeonesaysbut

maybealittledifferently.

Janet:Sowhatyou'resayingis,repeatwhat

someonesaysbutmaybenottheexactsamewords.

Kate:Yes.Yousee,whenyoudothat,youcheck

you'veunderstoodandyoushowthemyou'rereally

listening.

Janet:Sotheyknowyou'vereallyheardthem.

Kate:Verygood,Janet.Icanseeyou'vegotit

already!Hi...how'sitgoing?

Unit5

Conversation1

Kate:Hi,Becky,how'sitgoing?

Becky:Good!

Mark:Guys,look,canyouhelpmewithaproblem?

Janet:Yes,ofcourse.

Mark:Thethingis,there'sthisgirlIreallylikecalled

JennySparks.She'saFresher,reallystunning,reads

history.Iknowhernamebecausesomeonepointed

herouttome,butI'veneveractuallyspokentoher.

Doeitherofyouknowher?

Kate:No.

Janet:No,Idon'tknowher.Mark,howcanyoulike

herifyouhaven'tmether?

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Kate:It'sbecauseshe'sabsolutelygorgeous,Janet.

Mark:That'sright!Iwanttoaskherout,butfirst

I'vegottomeether.Gotanysuggestions?

Becky:Guys!Youwanttoorder?

Mark:Sorry.

Kate:Threecappuccinos?

Becky:Sure.

Janet:Doyouknowanyonewhoknowsher?You

couldaskthemtointroduceyou.

Mark:No,Idon't,that'stheproblem.

Kate:Areyoumatchmaking,Janet?

Janet:What'smatchmaking?

Kate:Makingintroductionsbetweenpeoplewho

mightlikeeachother.Wedon'tdothathere.How

aboutjustwalkinguptoherandsayingHi?Why

don'tyoudothat?

Mark:No.

Kate:Whynot?

Mark:I'mnotusuallyshy,but—she'sso...you

know...!

Janet:Oh,Mark!

Kate:Justbelieveinyourself,Mark.You'reagreat

guy!

Janet:IunderstandMarkcompletely.

Kate:Well,it'stheonlywayhe'sgoingtogettotalk

toher.

Mark:OK,I'llgiveitatry.

Becky:SolvedtheJennyproblemyet?

Girls:Thankyou.

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Janet:You'llbefine.Mark.She'lllikehim,won'tshe,

Becky?

Becky:Ofcourseshewill!

Conversation2

Mark:Hey,guesswhat,guys,I'vegotadatewith

Jenny.

Kate:Youdidit,youaskedherout?

Janet:Whenareyouseeingher?

Mark:Saturday.We'regoingtoTheEagleandChild.

Janet:Soundsgreat.

Mark:Yeah!Thethingis,I'mabitnervous.

Janet:Areyou?

Mark:Yes,I'mafraidI'llmakeafoolofmyself.I

coulddowithsomemoreadvice.

Kate:Anyideas?

Janet:Um...I'mthinking.

Kate:Well...Onethingis...ifyou'renervous,it's

easytotalktoomuch,soremembernottodothat.

Mark:Goodpoint.I'llrememberthat.

Janet:Youshouldmakeherfeelspecial.Showher

you'rereallyinterestedinher.

Mark:Iamreallyinterestedinher.

Janet:Well,youshouldshowheryouare.

Mark:That'llbeeasy!Whatelse?

Kate:It'sagoodideatolookgood.

Mark:That'sprettyobvious!

Kate:Imeancleanclothes,Mark!

Mark:Oh...thanks,Kate!Anymoreadvice?

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Kate:Yes,themostimportantthingis,justbe

yourself.

Becky:How'sitgoing,Mark?

Kate:He'sworriedthisgirlwon'tlikehim.

Becky:She'llloveyou!Readytoorder?

Unit6

Conversation1

Janet:So,areyoulookingforanythingin

particular?

Mark:MaybeaT-shirtorapoloshirt.

Janet:Wecouldgointothecoveredmarketand

havealookattheshopsinthere.

Kate:Andwhataboutyou?

Janet:IneedsomecosmeticsfromtheBodyShop

onCornmarketStreet.

Kate:AndI'mlookingforsomethingtowearto

Jenny'spartytonight.Butnothingtooexpensive.

Anyway,look,let'sgoinhere.

Assistant:CanIhelpyou?

Kate:We'rejustlooking.

Mark:Whatdoyouthinkofthisone?

Kate:Hmm,it'sOK,butI'mnotsuregreensuitsyou.

Dotheyhaveitinothercolors?

Janet:Whatsizedoyoutake?

Mark:Medium,Iguess.Oh,here'sanicepoloshirt.

Ilikethecolor.It'sabitsmall,

though.

Janet:Dotheyhaveitinalargersize?

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Mark:Yes,herewego.That'sgreat.

Janet:Howmuchisit?

Mark:Twelvepounds.That'snottoobad.I'llbuyit.

Mark:I'llhavethis,please.

Assistant:That'llbe12poundsplease....Thank

you....Andhere'syourshirt,andhere'syourreceipt.

Mark:Thanks.

Mark:Look,I'vereallygottogo.I'llseeyouatthe

partytonight.

Kate:OK.

Janet:Bye.

Conversation2

Janet:OK,Kate.Nowitistimetofindsomethingfor

you.Whataboutthisdress?

Kate:Hey,that'slovely.

Janet:Wouldyouliketotryiton?

Kate:Yes,OK.Wherearethechangingrooms?

Assistant:Justbehindyou.

Kate:Thankyou....Whatdoyouthink?

Janet:Well,itreallysuitsyou,but...

Kate:...it'sabitbig.Excuseme,doyouhavethisin

asmallersize?

Assistant:Whatsizedoyoutake?

Kate:Size8,Ithink.

Assistant:No,I'mafraidwedon't.That'sthelast

one.

Kate:No,itdoesn'treallyfit.OK,I'llleaveit.

Janet:Actually,Ireallylikeit.

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Kate:Whydon'tyoutryiton,then?

Janet:OK....Whatdoyouthink?

Kate:Perfect.Itreallysuitsyou.

Janet:It'sabitexpensive.

Kate:Goon!Youdeserveit!

Janet:OK,I'llhaveit.ButIdon'thaveenough

cash....CanIpaybycreditcard?

Assistant:Sure.

Janet:Thankyou.

Assistant:PleaseenteryourPIN....Andhere'syour

receipt.

Janet:Thankyou.

Assistant:Thanksalot.

Kate:Thatwaspainless,wasn'tit?ButIstilldon't

haveadressfortheparty.Let'strysomewhereelse.

Assistant:Bye.

Girls:Bye.

Unit7

Conversation1

Janet:Whattimeareyourparentsarriving?

Kate:Eleven.Ohno,it's10.30!Imustcleanupmy

room,it'samess.

Janet:Wouldyoulikemetogiveyouahand?

Kate:Oh,yes,thatwouldbegreat!...

Janet:So,whataretheylike,yourparents?

Kate:They'regreat.They'reverydifferent.Mum's

prettysociable—she'srealfunny.Dadisn'tas

sociable—he'skindofquiet—hereadsalotandhe

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likesspendingtimealone.He'salotmorechilledthan

Mum.

Janet:Theydosoundquitedifferent.

Kate:Yes.Mum—shetendstoworryalot,whereas

Dad'squite...easygoing.He'sgoodatlistening,you

cantellhimanything.Um...couldyouputthoseover

there?

Janet:Sure.Sowhoareyoumostlike?

Kate:Youtellme!

Janet:Hmm,you'vegotabitofbothofthem,I

think.

Kate:Yes,Ithinkso,too.I'msociable,likeMum—

Janet:You'reverysociable!

Kate:Yes,butIliketospendtimealone.

Janet:Idon'tthinkyouworryalot,doyou?

Kate:No,I'mlikeDadinthatway.

Kate:Oh,lookatthetime,Imustgo.I'mmeeting

themoutsidetheLodge.

Conversation2

Julia:Thisisgreat.It'sjustlikeIpicturedit.Lookat

that,isn'titbeautiful?

Rob:Wow,Kate,honey!Iloveyourschool!

Kate:No,Dad,I'mnotatLawSchool,I'mat

university!

Rob:OK,honey.It'sOxford,England—Iknow!...

Rob:Listen,honey,Granddadhadafalljustbefore

weleft.

Kate:Oh,no!

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Rob:It'sOK.Hebrokehisarmbuttheydon'tthink

it'sserious.

Julia:Idon'tknow,whenoldpeoplebreak

something,itcanbeveryserious.

Rob:Ithinkhe'llbefine!

Kate:Tellmeallaboutit.Whatexactlyhappened?

Rob:Hefelldownthestepsinthebackyard.

Kate:Oh,poorGranddad!Sogoon!

Rob:Hewastakentothehospitalbyambulance...

theykepthimthereforseveralhours,didn'tthey,

Julia?Buttheylethimgohome.

Julia:Ifeelawfulthatwecan'tbewithhim.

Rob:Julia,IspoketoGranddadassoonaswe

landedandhesaidthedoctorsaren'tworried.

Kate:Whatelsedidhesay?

Rob:Hesaidhisarmdoesn'thurthim.

Kate:Oh,good!Sohe'llbeOK,right?There'snoreal

concern?

Rob:No,Itoldyou,honey,there'snoneedto

worry....Justlookatthat!Whatagreatplace!

Kate:Yes,isn'titwonderful?

Rob:Comeon,let'sgoandeat.Isn'tthereapub

nearby?Iseemtorememberpassingone.I'dloveto

eatinanEnglishpub.

Kate:OK,let'sdothat.

Rob:There'snoneedtoworry,honey.

Unit8

Conversation1

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Assistant:Hi,howcanIhelpyou?

Mark:I'dliketobookaflightandmakeahotel

reservation.

Assistant:Goingto...?

Mark:ToNewYork,please.

Assistant:Isthataone-wayorareturn?

Mark:Areturn,please.Outonthe17thofJuneand

comingbackonthe10thofSeptember.

Assistant:OK,andIguessyouwanteconomynot

club?

Mark:Yes,economy,please.CouldIhaveanaisle

seat,notawindowseat?

Assistant:I'mafraidyou'llhavetodothatatthe

airport.Whataboutaccommodation?

Mark:Well,mostofthetimeI'mworkinginupstate

NewYork,butIneedacheaphotelinNewYorkCity

andoneinBostonforafewnights.

Assistant:Howmanynightswillyoubestaying?

Mark:ThreenightsinBostonandtwonightsinNew

York.The12thtothe15thofAugustinBoston,

leavingonthe15th,sothreenightsinBoston.Then

the15thtothe17thinNewYork,leavingonthe17th.

SotwonightsinNewYork.

Assistant:OK,Icancheckthatoutforyou.Singleor

doubleroom?

Mark:Single.Withashower,please.

Assistant:Icangetyouroomsinbudgethotelsand

motelsforaround75dollarsanight.

Mark:Doesthepriceincludebreakfast?

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Assistant:Letmesee.Yes,Icandothatforyou.

Mark:Whattimeischeck-out?

Assistant:Usuallymidday...Doyouhaveastudent

card?You'llneeditforthecheapflightsandthe

accommodation.Oh,andanytravellingwithintheUS?

WecangetyouseatsonGreyhoundbuses,ifyou

want.

Mark:Actually,thatwouldbegreat.Canyougetme

aseatfromNewYorktoBoston,travellingonthe12th

ofAugust?AndthenonefromNewYorktoChicagoon

the17th?AfterChicagoI'mgoingtoDCandthen

backtoNewYork,butI'llgetthoseticketswhenI'min

theStates.

Assistant:Noproblem,justgivemeafewminutes...

Conversation2

Kate:Haveyoumadeplansforthesummervacation

yet?

Mark:Yes,I'mtravellingaroundtheStatesforthree

months.

Janet:Threemonths!Wow,you'relucky!

Whereaboutsareyougoing?

Mark:Well,I'mflyingtoNewYorkCity,andthenI'm

workingforeightweeksasacounselloronasummer

campinupstateNewYork.AndthenI'mtravelling

aroundforaboutfourweeks,backintimeforthe

startofterm.

Kate:Whereareyoustaying?

Mark:Onthecampsiteinthemountains.It'sabout

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anhourawayfromNewYorkCitybybus.

Kate:Whatareyougoingtodothere?

Mark:I'llbelookingafterteenagers,citykidsmostly.

We'regoingswimming,raftingandcanoeing,and

maybebackpackinginthemountains.

Janet:Thatsoundsamazing!Andafterthat,what

areyourplans?

Mark:I'llcatchtheGreyhoundbustoBoston,and

relaxinahotelforthreedays.

Kate:ThemuseumsinBostonaregreat!You

absolutelymustvisitthem.

Mark:OK,I'lldothat.ThenIgobacktoNewYorkfor

twodays,towatchabaseballgame.

Kate:TheNewYorkYankees?That'smyteam!

Mark:ThenI'mflyingtoChicagoforsixdays,tostay

withsomefriends.

Kate:AndwillyouflyhomefromChicago?

Mark:No,thenI'llgotoDCforsixdaystodosome

sightseeing.AndthenI'llbebackafewdaysbefore

thebeginningofterm.

Janet:Itsoundslikeadreamvacation.

Unit9

Conversation1

Kate:Oh,Janet,youdon'tlooktoogood.What'sthe

matter?

Janet:Oh,I'mOK.Iamnotsleepingverywellatthe

moment,soI'mquitetired.Ifellasleepinthelecture

justnow.

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Kate:Isanythingwrong?

Janet:Oh,Idon'tknow.MaybeI'mworriedabout

myendoftermexams.AndI'vegotanessaytowrite.

Kate:Areyoueatingproperly?Ididn'tseeyouat

dinnerlastnight.

Janet:No,I'velostmyappetite.Ican'tfaceanymore

Westernfoodforafewdays.

Kate:Ithinkyou'velostsomeweight.Doyoufeel

sick?

Janet:Mostlyhomesick.

Kate:Haveyoutalkedtoyourtutor?

Janet:No!WhywouldIdothat?

Kate:Well,it'spartofhisjobtokeepaneyeonyour

health.Whydon'tyoumakeanappointmenttosee

thedoctor?

Janet:ButI'mallright.

Kate:Doyouhaveanyothersymptoms?Doyou

haveaheadache?

Janet:Well,Ihaveaheadachenearlyallthetimeat

themoment.AndIfeelabitdepressed.Butit's

nothing.I'llbeallright.Please!Don'tworryaboutme.

Kate:Youpoorthing!Whydon'tyoumakean

appointmenttoseethedoctor?She'llgiveyoua

check-up;takeyourtemperatureandbloodpressure,

alltheusualtests.

Janet:Oh,Idon'twanttomakeafuss.It'snothing.

Kate:You'renotmakingafuss.Iam!AndI'm

comingwithyou.

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Conversation2

Doctor:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

Janet:Well...

Kate:Shehasn'tbeeneatingorsleepingproperly.

Shefellasleepinthelecturethismorning.

Doctor:Hmm,andwhatdidthelecturerthinkof

that?

Janet:Fortunately,hedidn'tseeme.

Doctor:OK,I'mgoingtoaskyouafewquestions.

How'syoursociallife?

Janet:It'sfine.I'vegotsomereallynicefriends.

Doctor:Haveyougotaboyfriend?

Janet:No.Idon'tthinkmyparentswouldlikemeto

haveonewhileI'matuniversity.

Doctor:Andareyoueatingproperly?

Janet:Yes,Ithinkso.

Kate:Shesaysshe'sabitfedupwithWesternfood.

Doctor:OK,soyou'dlikesomehomecomfort...

what'syourfavoritefood?

Janet:Friedrice!

Doctor:Notmuchfriedricefordinnerincollege,is

there?Um,anyworriesaboutyourwork?

Janet:No.Maybe.Yes,Isupposeso.

Doctor:Doyouhaveanessaycrisis?

Janet:Yes!Ihaven'tfinishedallthereading.Idon't

readasquicklyasmyfriends,soittakesmealong

timetowritemyessays.

Doctor:OK,Janet.Iwantyoutotryandtakeafew

daysoff.I'llhaveawordwithyourtutorandseeifhe

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canwaitforyouressay.

Janet:OK.

Doctor:Ifyou'rerundownordepressed,you're

morelikelytocatchacold.Canyoucomebackand

seemenextweek?Inthemeantime,Isuggestyoutry

takingsome...

Unit10

Conversation1

Janet:Hi!

Mark:Hi!

Kate:Howareyou?

Mark:I'mOK,thanks.How'reyouguys?

Kate:Good.

Mark:Good...Oh,thattraffic!It'sgettingworseand

worse!

Kate:Tellmeaboutit,it'sawful!Don'tyouworry

aboutyourhealthwhenyou'recycling?Allthat

pollution!Like,whatarewebreathingin?Theyreally

shoulddosomethingaboutit!

Mark:Ithinktheyintendto—oratleasttheykeep

talkingaboutit.

Janet:Shallwegoinside?

Mark:Yea.

...

Mark:Youknow,itsoundscrazy,butitmightbean

ideatobancarsfromthecentreofthecity.Inearly

gothitbyacrazydriverearlier.

Kate:AreyouOK?

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Mark:Yes,I'mfine.

Janet:Wouldtheyreallydothat—bancars?

Mark:It'spossible.It'dsortoutthetrafficproblems.

Anditwouldreducepollution.

Janet:Idon'tthinkthatwouldbeverypopularwith

drivers.

Mark:Butitwouldbesaferforcyclists.

Kate:Supposingtheyintroducedacongestion

charge?

Mark:LikeinLondon?

Janet:Doyouthinkitwouldstoppeopledrivinginto

Oxford?

Mark:It'dstopsomepeople.

Kate:TheycouldalwaysextendtheParkandRide

scheme.

Janet:It'sagoodidea.

Kate:Ifpeopleactuallyuseit.

Mark:Hey,Ihaven'ttoldyou,I'mgoingtoameeting

oftheEnvironmentalActionGrouptonight.

Kate:Youare?Goodforyou!

Mark:Yes,I'mjustconcernedaboutthe

environment.I'vedecidedtogetmoreactive,believeit

ornot.

Janet:Iguess