Unit 1
That’s what friends are for!
(1)
Chris: Do you have a date for the party yet?
Kim: Actually, I don’t ……Do you think you could help me find one?
Chris: Hmm. What kind of guys do you like?
Kim: Oh, I like guys who aren’t too rious and who have a good n of humor. You know ... like you.
Chris: OK. What el?
Kim: Well, I’d prefer someone I have something in common with – who I can talk to easily.
Chris: I think I know just the guy for you. Bob Branson. Do you know him?
Kim: No, I don’t think so.
Chris: Let me arrange for you to meet him, and you can tell me what you think.
(2)
Dave: Hello?
Jim: Hi. My name’s Jim Hunt. I’m calling about the ad for a roommate.
Dave: Oh, right.
Jim: Are you still looking for someone?
Dave: Yes, we are.
Jim: Oh, good. I’m really interested.
Dave: Well, there are four of us, and it’s a fairly small hou, so we want someone who’s easy to get along with.
Jim: I’m pretty easygoing.
Dave: Great! So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questions about yourlf?
Jim: No problem. I like it when people are direct.
Unit 2
Career moves
(3)
Tim: Wow! There are so many jobs to choo from! What do you think?
Diane: Working in the media could be fun – there’s TV, newspapers, the internet….
T: Well, let’s look. Hmm. How about this? You could be a TV news director.
D: Are you kidding? Directing the news would be nerve-racking!
T: Well, writing for a magazine must be exciting. How about that?
D: No. I’m really more interested in working with computers. Hey, look. Designing interactive media. I’d like that!
T: Designing interactive media? It sounds interesting, but what is it?
(4)
Tracy: Good news! I’ve found a summer job!
Mark: That’s great! Anything interesting?
T: Yes, working at an amument park. Doesn’t that sound fantastic?
M: Sure, it does.
T: So, have you found anything?
M: Nothing yet, but I’ve got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record company – mostly answering
phones. Or I can get a landscaping job again.
T: Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. And it’s probably not as hard!
M: Yeah, but a landscaper earns more money than an intern. And you get a great tan!
Unit 3
Could you do me a favor?
(5)
Jack: Hi, Rod. This is Jack.
Rod: Oh, hi, Jack. What’s up?
J: I’m going to my best friend’s wedding this weekend. I’d love to videotape it. Would you mind if I borrowed you video camera?
R: Um, yeah. That’s OK, I guess. I don’t think I’ll need it for anything.
J: Thanks a million.
R: Sure. Have you ud a video camera before? It’s pretty easy.
J: Yeah, a couple of times. Would it be OK if I picked it up on Friday night?
R: Fine. No problem.
(6)
Amy: Hello?
Jeff: Hello. May I speak to Sophia, plea?
A: I’m sorry, she’s not in right now. Would you like to leave a message?
J: Yes, plea. This is Jeff. Would you tell her that Tony is having a party on Saturday?
A: Un-huh.
J: And would you ask her if she’d like to go with me?
A: All right, Peter. I’ll give her the message.
J: No, this is Jeff, not Peter.
A: Oh, I’m sorry.
J: By the way, who’s Peter?
Unit 4
What a story!
(7)
Jake: What an awful story! A couple was sailing their yacht from Hawaii to Mexico. While they were crossing the Pacific, their boat hit a whale and sank!
Anne: Is that true? What happened to the whale?
J: It doesn’t say! Oh and here’s another one. A guy in Los Angles was robbing a bank. But as he was escaping, he got caught in the revolving door.
