M: Have they finished discussing their vacation plans? Have they reached an agreement?
W: They only seem to have agreed to set another date for further discussion. They will wait and see.
Q: What is the result of the discussion? Conversation 3
W: I’m so happy that I have bought some Christmas gifts in less than half a day. You know, sometimes I can’t find anything good enough even after shopping for a full day. Here is a new lamp for you.
M: Some gifts! I can hardly find space for the new lamp here. Q: What does the man think of the woman? Conversation 4
M: Jane, we’ve got a problem. We don’t have enough money to go to Europe on vacation as planned. I’m thinking of giving up my job and finding another if my boss still refuses to give me a raise.
W: Well, I don’t know. But maybe we can stop hiring a cleaner. Q: What problem are the man and woman talking about? Conversation 5
W: My family are going on a beach holiday next month as a celebration. My son has been admitted to his first choice university. M: Congratulations! That’s a great way to celebrate. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
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Long conversation Scripts
M: Katy, Jason called inviting you to his Halloween party!
W: Ugh, Dad! I don’t want to go to Jason’s party! I went last year! There were only six people there!
M: Katy! You can’t judge the success of a party by the number of people who attend! Besides Jason and his family are old friends! You’ve known him since you were three years old!
W: I know Dad – but Halloween is my favorite holiday – My favorite! And I worked for two months making my rabbit costume! Plus Jason’s party last year was completely boring. Completely!! Four hours of boring. Boring. Boring.
M: It wasn’t all that bad, young lady. You came back with a huge bag of candy and talking about how cool the Halloween decorations were in Jason’s front yard. You did have fun last year at Jason’s party!
W: Well, yes. That’s true, I guess. But Dad, I really don’t want to go – because I need to go to Linda’s party instead! Please!!! Dad, don’t make me go to Jason’s party. Please!!
M: And what’s so special about Linda’s party?
W: Well, all my friends are going to Linda’s party not Jason’s – and, they’re going to have special music, a Halloween video, and a new game called “Guess Who”. M: OK, why not go to Jason’s party for one hour or so and then go to Linda’s party
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for the rest of the evening?
W: Thanks Dad! Thanks so much! That’s a great idea! Q1: What did Katy like about Jason’s last Halloween party?
Q2: What is the actual reason that Katy doesn’t want to attend Jason’s party? Q3: What is special about Linda’s party? Q4: What will Katy do to solve her problem?
Passage 1 Scripts
Bargain shoppers used to get up very early in the morning to take advantage of big discounts on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. This year, some shoppers, however, stayed up late on Thanksgiving night. This change in behavior was in large part due to the efforts of different stores to beat each other during the traditional start to the holiday shopping season. Some popular stores for the first time opened at midnight on Thanksgiving night to offer deals that once were reserved for the next day. It was reported that 24 percent of Black Friday shoppers were at stores at midnight. That’s up from 9.5 percent the year before when only a few stores were open during that time.
But those hours mostly attracted the younger people. Of those shopping at midnight on Black Friday, 37 percent were aged 18 to 34. Older shoppers weren’t as quick to run to the stores. Only 23.5 percent of 35- to 54-year-olds were in stores by midnight. One department store, for example, attracted 10,000 people to its midnight
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opening and many of them were young people who turned out for the gift sets and discounted fashion items. Jenny, 15 years old, went out with her four cousins to one big department store at midnight and then shopped at another one until 2:30 a.m. Then, she and her cousins went home to bed. “It’s always been inconvenient,” Jenny says of the traditional 4 a.m. Black Friday openings of years past. “No one likes to wake up that early.”
Q1: What is special about this year’s Black Friday shopping? Q2: Why did some stores open at midnight on Thanksgiving night?
Q3: How many Black Friday shoppers were reported to go to the shops at midnight this year?
Q4: What can we learn about the 15-year-old Jenny?
Passage 2 Scripts and answers
Most people like to keep a healthy diet during the holiday season starting from Thanksgiving to Christmas and New Year. There are many social events to 1) celebrate and we love to look our best. We also need healthy food to 2) provide us with the energy necessary to go to all of these parties with enthusiasm.
But the unfortunate reality is that many of us have a hard time 3) sticking to healthy eating habits during the holidays. We face more 4) challenges at this time than we do during the rest of the year. Starting from Thanksgiving, many of us are already 5) anticipating gaining some weight. The holiday season is when we bring
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