announcer

1

Unit5-Conversation1

Mark:Haveyougotyourticketsfortheplay?

Kate:Whatplay?

Mark:w,the

playI'minattheOxfordPlayhou.

Kate:Oh,thatplay!Well,er...

Mark:Whataboutyou,Janet?

Janet:What'stheplaycalled?

Mark:WaitingforGodot,

coming,aren'tyou?

Kate:Beckett?

Janet:Whynot?

Kate:Well,um,I'msureyou'llbetotallybrilliant,Mark...

n'tmaken.

Mark:Ifonlyyouweremorepatient,t'sa

'llcomethough,won'tyou,Janet?You

reallyoughttoesomethinglikethisatleastonceduring

yourstayinOxford.

Janet:Well,I'mnotsure.

Mark:Oh,comeon!Plea!

Janet:ButifKatedoesn'tunderstandtheplay,there'sno

wayI'llbeabletofollowit.

Kate:Doyouwanttogo?

Janet:Well,Ilovegoingtothetheatre,andI'dreallyliketo

ually,yes,IthinkIshouldeaplay

bySamuelBeckett.

Mark:Good!Soyou'recoming,ou'dcome,

too,'sareallygoodperformance.

Kate:Well,OK,butI'monlydoingitbecauyou'reinit.

Whenisiton?

Mark:NextTuesdaytoSaturday.

Janet:HowaboutgoingFridaynight?

Mark:That''dbettergetyourticketssoon,

becauwe'reexpectingafullhou.

Unit5-Conversation2

Kate:Well,whatdidyouthink?

Janet:Itwas...veryinteresting.

Kate:Ididn'tely

nothinghappened!Idon'tknowwhyIbotheredcomingtoe

it

Janet:IthoughtMarkwasbrilliant.

Kate:Yes,Ididtoo,ofcour...

Janet:

Ihadknownthestory,itmighthavebeeneasiertofollowit.

HowlongdoyouthinkMarkwillbe?

Janet:he'd

joinusassoonaspossible.

Kate:!

Mark:Hi,whatdidyouthink?HowwasI?

Janet:Itwas...verychallenging.

Kate:Itwasso-so.

Janet:Butyouwerebrilliant!Welldone.

Kate:Youwereawesome,neadoredyour

g,youweretodiefor!

Mark:OK,OK,don''tthatgood!

Anyway,I'vegotsomegreatnews!

Janet:Tellus!

Mark:We'vestartedtalkingaboutnextterm'sOUDSplay.

Kate:What'sitgoingtobe?

Mark:Hamlet,byWilliamShakespeare!

Janet:Great!Andwho'sgoingtoplayHamlet?

Kate:Don'ttellme,letmeguess!

Mark:Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion!

Janet:Idon''regoingtoplayHamlet?

Kate:Comeon,let'scelebrate...fromBeckettto

xford,tomorrow,Hollywood!

Unit5-Outsideview

Part1

Viewer1So,whatdoyouguyswanttowatch?

Viewer2Uh,Idon''son?

Viewer3HowaboutadocumentaryontheHistory

Channel?Ilikewatchinghistoryprogrammes.

Viewer2Idon'treallylikewatchingtheHistoryChannel.

Viewer1Howaboutababallgame?From1973?

Viewer3Nothanks!Howaboutacookingshow?

Viewer1Yeah,Ilovewatchingcookingshows.

Viewer2What?

Viewer1Ido!

Viewer2Uh,Idon',let'swatch

somemusicvideos.

Viewer1Thisisawful!

Viewer3Canyouewhat'sonanotherchannel?

Viewer1Yeah,annel?

Viewer3Uh,anythingbutthis.

Voice-overThetelevisionviewersaretryingtodecideon

aprogrammetowatch,byclickingonchannels,andeing

what'

past,

elevisionhas

resomanychannels,andsomany

differentkindsofprogrammestowatch,manyviewersfindit

difficulttodecidewhattowatch,evenwhentheyare

sinesstravellerdoesn'tlike

oplelikeaparticulartypeofprogramme.

Speaker1TVprogrammesIlikewatchingarecooking

shows,um,comedyshows.

Speaker2Iusuallywatchdramas,murdermystery

programmes,quizzes,comedies.

Speaker3Ilikewatchingtalkshows.

Speaker4IguessofallmyfavouriteTVshowsI'dlike

newsprogrammes.

Speaker5Iliketowatchsoapoperasandnews.

Speaker6Iliketowatchcomedyshows.

Speaker7Well,Ilikegooddrama,Ilikealotofthe

copshows,um...Ilikealotofthesciencefictionshows

andgoodhistory.

2

Speaker8TVprogrammesIliketowatcharelike

sports,ery,thattypeofthing.

Part2

Voice-overCartoonshavealwaysbeenpopular.

ThisbrotherandsisterarewatchingtheirfavouriteDVD.

MumTurnthatdown!

BoyOK,Mum.

Voice-overHe,volumeistoo

ples,decidingwhattowatchcanrequiresome

verycarefulnegotiation.

WomanOh,look!PrettyWomanison!Ilovewatching

thatmovie.

JoePrettyWoman!Oh,no,notPrettyWoman!

WomanJoe,youknowit''sonin

fiveminutes.I'llberightback.I'mjustgoingtogetsome

coffee.

JoeIdon'

don'ly,Ireallyhatethatmovie.

Voice-overJoerealizesthatthere'sabasketballgameon

stoaskhisfriendsovertowatchit.

WomanYou'

youprobablydon'twanttoeitagain.

JoeOh,''snothingelon

ight,

Viewer1Hey,avoltaand

HalleBerry?

Viewer2No,I'vealreadyenthattwice.

Viewer3Ihatethatmovie.

utTheMatrix?

Viewer3That''veenittoomanytimes.

Viewer2Yeah,vethatmovie.

Viewer3Youguys,there'snothingon.

Viewer2Yeah,you'reright.

Viewer1Hey,howaboutwegooutandgetsomepizza?

Viewer3That'atoff.

'mgoingtoturn

itoff.

WomanOh,it'ovethatmovie!Thanksfor

t'snotyourfavourite.

JoeThat'orrow'smyturn.I'masking

theguysovertowatchthebasketballgame.

WomanOh,that''tbehereanywayremember?

I'mgoingtovisitmysister?

JoeOh,'sright.

Voice-overThebusinesstravelleremstohavefoundwhat

hewaslookingfor,

that'sallfortonight,folks!Besuretotuneintomorrow!

Unit5-Listeningin

NewsReport

AnewcrazeissweepingthecityofToronto,

andmoreboardgamecafesareopeningindifferent

neighborhoods.

Insomeofcafes,customerspayanhourlyratetoplay

tabletopgames;inothersaflatfeeallowsthemtoplayforan

fthefee,thecafesalsorequire

customerstopurchafoodanddrinks.

Mostcafesofferhundredsofgames,varyingfromclassics

like“Monopoly”and“Battleship”toEuropeanstrategy

gameslike“SettlersofCatan”and“Agricola”.Theyalso

havestaffmemberstoteachcustomerstherulesofthegame

ansthatplayersaremorecomfortable

exploringgamesthattheyhaven’tplayedbefore.

Peopleenjoygoingtothecafesbecautheycantryoutthe

eaperthanbuyingthegamesandthendeciding

theydon’,it’slikehavingapartywithyour

friends—butnotatyourownhou!

welearnaboutboardgamecafesfromthenews

report?

eopleenjoygoingtoboardgamecafes?

Passage1

Announcer1：'sThursday

evening,timetostartplanningtheweekend,

andtimetohearfromJennywithourweekly

update,What'sOninTown.

Announcer2：Thanks,Mark.

Announcer1：What’sitgoingtobeJenny?Aweekendinfront

ofthetelevision,oroutonthetown?

Announcer2：Definitelyoutonthetown,'sa

fun-filledweekend,withsomethingfor

onewholikesclassical

music,there'sBeethoven'sNinthSymphonyin

theWestgateConcertHallonFridayevening.

Announcer1：That'stheonewiththatcatchytune

Announcer2：Idon'tthinktheSouthbankChoirwillletyou

joininwithavoicelikethat!Ticketsare£10,

withconcessionsforstudentsandnior

citizens,anditstartsat8pm.

Announcer1：OK,andwhat'sonatthecinema?

Announcer2：I’of

youwholikeChinemovies,there'sa

retrospectiveonZhangYimou'sfilms

beginningwithTheHouoftheFlying

DaggersattheArthouCinemainNorth

aven'ten,it’'son

erfilms

showingnextweekincludeHero,andRai

sare£12,withthe

usualconcessions.

Announcer1：HowaboutaHollywoodblockbuster?

Announcer2：NotsureTdcallitablockbuster,butthenext

partofLordoftheRingsisshowingatGlobe

'sonFridayandSaturdayat7.30pm,

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tickets£8.

Announcer1：OK,LordoftheRings,that’sagreatries.

Now,howaboutsomethingmorecultural?

Announcer2：There'safabulouxhibitionattheSmith

Muumcalled,“TheArtofVenice”,witha

collectionofpaintingsfromallovertheworld.

It'sopenfrom10amto6pmonSaturdayand

Sundayandentranceisfree.

Announcer1：OK,taboutthemusic

scene?

Announcer2：FridaynightisopenmicnightattheGeorgeInn.

Ityouwanttohearsomegreatmusic,itstarts

ouwantto

findoutwhatit’sliketoperforminfrontofa

liveaudience,bookaslotwiththeorganizers

andthey11sing,play,dance,whatever...Nice

friendlyatmosphere,butmakesureyou'vegot

afiveortenminuteactbeforeyouoffertotry

ancefee,butyou’llneed

tobuyaroundortwoofdrinks.

Announcer1：Anythingel?

Announcer2：Yes,it'sjazzattheJamFactoryonSaturday

nightfrom10pm,withtheSteveReidTrio

cketsat£20I

guesstheJamFactoryisgoingtobethe

iyoutobook

inadvance.

Announcer1：Soundslikeagreatweekend,thanksJenny.

Passage2

Speaker1

InterviewerTellmeaboutleisureactivitiesintheStates.

Whatkindofspectatorandparticipationsportsarethere?

Speaker1OK,well,thefourmostpopularonesare

baball,basketball,Americanfootballofcour,andice

hockey.

InterviewerYeah,andwhatabout-em–indooractivities,

dofthingsthatyoudoinside?

Speaker1Well,youcouldsay,couldsaymartialarts.

That'nDo-thatsortofthing.

ies.

InterviewerYeah.

Speaker1Watchingtelevision,rage

American,Ithink,watchestelevisionabouttwoandahalf

hoursaday.

InterviewerAnd,apartfromsports,whatotheroutdoor

activitiesarethere?

Speaker1Cycling,tennis,golf,walkingandjoggingof

courandnow,moreandmorepeopleareplayingsoccer.

tkindofculturalactivitiesare

verypopularintheStates?

Speaker1Wealllikegoingtoconcerts,,alot

ofpeoplenowarejoiningbookclubs.

InterviewerBookclubs?

Speaker1Tobeamemberofabookclub,dosomething...

InterviewerSojustlocalgroups...withfriends?

Speaker1Yes,localgroups.

InterviewerAndyoudiscussbooks?

Speaker1Yes,youtakeabookeach,eachweekoreach

's

verypopularnow.

InterviewerAndhowaboutweekendandholidayactivities?

Speaker1Somepeoplelikehunting.I'mnotoneoftho

't'sverypopularin,intherural

,ofcourthere'scampingandhiking,

ofAmericansvolunteerforawiderangeofcaus—from

raisingfundstohelpingpeoplewhoarelessfortunate,

tutoringstudents,orleadingScouttroopsordoingyouth

sports,thatsortofthing.

InterviewerRight,yeah.

Speaker2

InterviewerTellmeaboutleisureactivitiesandsportsin

youlikedoing?

Speaker2Well,,er,we

sports.

InterviewerAndwhataboutindoorsports?Orindoor

activitiesotherthan...?

re

,televisionisverycommon

and,inthecities-MoscowandStPetersburg–weliketo

club,godancing.

InterviewerOh,t

aboutoutdooractivities?

Speaker2Well,believeitornot,

theautumn,,

pular.

InterviewerAndIbelieveculturalactivitiesarevery

importanttoyou?Whatkindofthingsdoyoulikedoing?

Speaker2Inparticular,theballet.

InterviewerYeah.

Speaker2Andofcour,e

thecountry

people,theruralpeople,llit

a"Palaceofculture".

.

Speaker2Yes.

InterviewerAndwhatkindofweekendandholiday

activitiesdoyouenjoy?

Speaker2Well,youfindtherichRussians,theyvery

oftenhaveadacha,whichisacottage.

InterviewerRight.

Speaker2Inthecountry.

InterviewerRight.

Speaker2Yougothereforaholidayandmaybefor

4

theweekend.

ou.

Speaker3

InterviewerTellmeaboutleisureactivitiesinAustralia.

Whatkindofsportsdoyouenjoy?

Speaker3Well,Australianrulesfootballisourmain

,wealsoloveourrugbyandour

w,ournationalteamsaredefinitelynow

amongthebestintheworld.

InterviewerYeah.

Speaker3Whatel?

alsoverypopularnowishorracing.

tkindofindooractivities,other

thansports,doyoulikedoing?

Speaker3We'reverymuchanoutdoornationbutwhen

we'reinsideIthinkweliketowatchTVand,youknow,goto

themovies.

InterviewerSo,whatkindofoutdooractivitiesarethere?

Speaker3Well,

eplaylawn

bowls.

InterviewerRight,yeah.

Speaker3Ofcour,youknow,mostAustraliansdolive

nearthecoastandwelovetodosailingandsurfing;very,

verykeenonourswimmingandIknowalotofpeopledo

fishingaswell.

taboutculture?Doyoudoany

culturalactivities?

Speaker3Ohyes,no,no,Australiadoeshaveitsculture.

We'vegotouraboriginalmusicandourdancingandalotof

our,we'vegotourvery,veryfamousSydney

OperaHou-youknow,bestintheworld.

taboutweekendandholiday

activities?Whatdoyoulikedoingthen?

lotofbarbies-youknow-barbecuesinthebackgardenand

somepeopleliketogobushwalkingaswell.

ou.

Speaker3You'rewelcome.