施心远主编《听力教程》1-(第2版)Unit-12听力原文和答案

施心远主编《听力教程》1-(第2版)Unit-12听力原文和答案

Unit 12 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics

Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the

tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. [Sound of busy street] Jeff: Hi, Carl, (I) What’s up? Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy

Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us? Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny.

Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great.

Let's go.

Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study.

Carl: Well, maybe next time. You're (7) missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you. Carl: Bye.

Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking TAPESCRIPT

Exercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it.

The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all the boss’s letters,

I (3) answer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult ones on the (5) boss’s desk. At about (6) 10 o’clock I make (7) a cup of coffee for the boss and for myself. Then the boss (8) dictates letters for about (9) an hour. Of course, I answer the phone (10) all day. Sometimes it doesn’t (11) stop. I have about (120 half an hour for lunch at about (13) one o’clock. Then I do jobs in the (140 office till about (15) five o’ clock. Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 Job Interview TAPESCRIPT

Ms Brown: What was your previous job?

Mr Wigmore: I worked for the National Bus Company. Ms Brown: And how long have you worked for them? Mr Wigmore: I’ve worked for them for five years.

Ms Brown: How long have you been an area sales manager? Mr Wigmore: Eighteen months.

Ms Brown: And what did you do before joining the Bus Company?

Mr Wigmore: I worked for a chain of hotels as junior manager. Ms Brown: The post you’ve applied for involves a lot of traveling. Have you been abroad much?

Mr Wigmore: I’ve been to most of Western Europe, and I’ve been

to eastern Europe once, to Hungary. Ms Brown: Why did you go there?

Mr Wigmore: The hotel sent me to attend a conference. Ms Brown: I see. Have you ever organized a conference yourself?

Mr Wigmore: Yes. I have actually. Why?

Ms Brown: Well, this job would require rather a lot of organizing meetings and conferences.

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions. 1. How many jobs has the interviewee had before he applies for this job? What are they?

(He has had two jobs. He worked for the National Bus Company as an area sales manager. Before that, he worked for a chain of hotels as junior manager.)

2. What are the requirements for this job?

(This job involves a lot of traveling and requires rather a lot of organization meetings and conferences.)

3. Do you think the interviewee is qualified for this job? Give your reasons.

(Probably he is qualified for the job. Because he has been a manager for many years and he has been abroad much. He has

been to most of Western Europe. He actually has the experience of organization a conference.) Dialogue 2 Job Redundancy

David: Cheer up, George. What’s happened to that happy smile we

all know and love?

George: Oh, hello, David .I was miles away, I’m afraid.

David: What’s the problem? You look as if you’ve lost a pound and

found 10 pence.

George: Decisions, decisions. I’ve lost my job. David: You haven’t. George: I have.

David: I thought you were doing so well.

George: So did I. Then yesterday they gave us all the official letter.

Apparently the business has been losing money, so they’ve decided to close it down. David: Gracious, when? George: End of the week.

David: You’ve worked there for quite a long time, haven’t you? George: Nearly six years.

David: So you’re entitled to some redundancy* money? George: Not a lot. Not if they’ve been losing money.

David: What are you going to do? Are you going to try and get