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Unit 5-Conversation 1
Mark
: Have you got your tickets for the play? Kate
: What play?
Mark : The play which OUDS are producing. You know, the play I'm in at the Oxford Playhouse. Kate
: Oh, that play! Well, er ... Mark : What about you, Janet?
Janet: What's the play called?
Mark : Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. You are coming, aren't you?
Kate
: Beckett? Janet
: Why not?
Kate
: Well, um, I'm sure you'll be totally brilliant, Mark ... but I wish I could understand the play. It doesn't make sense. Mark : If only you were more patient, Kate. Beckett's a fascinating writer. You'll come though, won't you, Janet? You really ought to see something like this at least once during your stay in Oxford.
Janet
: Well, I'm not sure.
Mark:
Oh, come on! Please! Janet: But if Kate doesn't understand the play, there's no way I'll be able to follow it. Kate
: Do you want to go?
Janet: Well, I love going to the theatre, and I'd really like to see Mark acting. And actually, yes, I think I should see a play by Samuel Beckett.
M ark: Good! So you're coming, Janet. I wish you'd come, too, Kate. It's a really good performance.
Kate : Well, OK, but I'm only doing it because you're in it. When is it on?
Mark
: Next Tuesday to Saturday. Janet
: How about going Friday night?
Mark : That's great. But you'd better get your tickets soon, because we're expecting a full house.
Unit 5-Conversation 2
Kate
: Well, what did you think?
Janet
: It was ... very interesting. Kate : Ididn't have a clue what was going on. Absolutely nothing happened! I don't know why I bothered coming to see it
Janet: I thought Mark was brilliant. Kate : Yes, I did too, of course ...
Janet: But I wish I had read the play before I saw it. If only I had known the story, it might have been easier to follow it.
How long do you think Mark will be?
Janet: I guess he needs to get changed first. He said he'd join us as soon as possible. Kate : Here he is. Hi Mark!
Mark : Hi, what did you think? How was I?
Janet: It was ... very challenging. Kate: It was so-so.
Janet: But you were brilliant! Well done. Kate : You were awesome, Mark.
Everyone adored your
performance. Darling, you were to die for!
Mark
: OK, OK, don't exaggerate. I wasn't that good!
Anyway, I've got some great news!
Janet
: Tell us!
Mark
: We've started talking about next term's OUDS play. Kate:
What's it going to be?
Mark
: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare! Janet : Great! And who's going to play Hamlet?
Kate: Don't tell me, let me guess!
Mark
: To be or not to be, that is the question! Janet
: I don't believe it. You're going to play Hamlet?
Kate: Come on, let's celebrate ... from Beckett to Shakespeare. Today Oxford, tomorrow, Hollywood!
Unit 5-Outside view
Part 1
Viewer 1
So, what do you guys want to watch?
Viewer
2 Uh, I don't know. What's on? Viewer 3 How about a documentary on the History Channel? I like watching history programmes.
Viewer 2 I don't really like watching the History Channel. Viewer 1 How about a baseball game? From 1973 ? Viewer 3 No thanks! How about a cooking show? Viewer 1 Yeah, I love watching cooking shows.
Viewer 2 What?
Viewer
1 I do! Viewer 2 Uh, I don't like cooking shows. Uh, let's watch some music videos. Viewer 1
This is awful!
Vie
wer 3
Can you see what's on another channel? Viewer 1
Yeah, sure. What channel? Viewer 3
Uh, anything but this.
Voice-over These television viewers are trying to decide on a programme to watch, by clicking on channels, and seeing what's on. This practice is known as channel surfing. In the past, it was not difficult to decide what to watch on TV. There were only three channels to choose from. Cable television has changed all that. There are so many channels, and so many different kinds of programmes to watch, many viewers find it difficult to decide what to watch, even when they are watching by themselves. This business traveller doesn't like anything. Many people like a particular type of programme. Speaker 1 TV programmes I like watching are cooking shows, um, comedy shows.
Speaker 2 I usually watch dramas, murder mystery programmes, quizzes, comedies. Speaker 3
I like watching talk shows.
Speaker 4 I guess of all my favourite TV shows I'd like news programmes. Speaker 5 I like to watch soap operas and news.
Speaker 6 I like to watch comedy shows.
Speaker 7 Well, I like good drama, I like a lot of the cop shows, um ... I like a lot of the science fiction shows and good history.
1Speaker 8 TV programmes I like to watch are like sports, automotive. Discovery, that type of thing.
Part 2
Voice-over
Cartoons have always been popular. This brother and sister are watching
their favourite DVD.
Mum
Turn that down! Boy
OK, Mum.
Voice-over He, he turns it down. Now the volume is too low. For couples, deciding what to watch can require some very careful negotiation.
Woman Oh, look! Pretty Woman is on! I love watching that movie.
Joe Pretty Woman! Oh, no, not Pretty Woman! Woman Joe, you know it's my favourite movie. It's on in five minutes. I'll be right back. I'm just going to get some coffee.
Joe I don't like watching that kind of movie. Plus I don't like Julia Roberts. Actually, I really hate that movie. Voice-over Joe realizes that there's a basketball game on tomorrow night. He wants to ask his friends over to watch it.
Woman You're so sweet to watch this with me. I know you probably don't want to see it again.
Joe Oh, sure. I don't mind. There's nothing else on anyway. Not tonight,
Viewer 1 Hey, look. Swordfish is on. John Travolta and
Halle Berry?
Viewer 2
No, I've already seen that twice. Viewer 3
I hate that movie.
Viewer 1
OK. How about The Matrix ?
Viewer 3
That's OK. But I've seen it too many times. Viewer 2
Yeah, me too. But I love that movie. Viewer 3
You guys, there's nothing on.
Viewer 2 Yeah, you're right.
Viewer 1 Hey, how about we go out and get some pizza?
Viewer 3 That's a good idea. Turn that off.
Mum I told you to turn it down. Now I'm going to turn
it off.
Woman Oh, it's over. I just love that movie! Thanks for putting up with it again. I know it's not your favourite.
Joe That's OK. But tomorrow's my turn. I'm asking the guys over to watch the basketball game. Woman
Oh, that's fine. I won't be here anyway remember? I' m going to visit my sister?
Joe
Oh, yeah. That's right.
Voice-over The business traveller seems to have found what he was looking for, a programme that puts him to sleep. And that's all for tonight, folks! Be sure to tune in tomorrow!
Unit 5-Listening in
News Report
A new craze is sweeping the city of Toronto, Canada. More and more board game cafes are opening in different neighborhoods.
In some of cafes, customers pay an hourly rate to play tabletop games; in others a flat fee allows them to play for an unlimited time. On top of the fee, the cafes also require customers to purchase food and drinks.
Most cafes offer hundreds of games, varying from classics like ―Monopoly ‖ and ―Battleship ‖ to European strategy games like ―Settlers of Catan‖and ―Agricola ‖. They also have staff members to teach customers the rules of the game if necessary. This means that players are more comfortable exploring games that they haven ’tplayed before.
People enjoy going to these cafes because they can try out the games. It is cheaper than buying the games and then deciding they don ’tlike them. Also, it ’slike having a party with your friends —but not at your own house!
1. What do we learn about board game cafes from the
news report?
2. Why do people enjoy going to board game cafes?
Passage 1
Announcer1 ：Thanks for the news update. And it's Thursday
evening, time to start planning the weekend, and time to hear from Jenny with our weekly
update, What's On in Town.
Announcer2
：Thanks, Mark.
Announcer1
：What ’s it going to be Jenny? A weekend in front
of the television, or out on the town?
Announcer2
： Definitely out on the town, Mark. It's a
fun-filled weekend, with something for
everyone. For anyone who likes classical
music, there's Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in the Westgate Concert Hall on Friday evening.
Announcer1
：That's the one with that catchy tune Announcer2 ： I don't think the Southbank Choir will let you
join in with a voice like that! Tickets are ￡10, with concessions for students and senior
citizens, and it starts at 8 pm.
Announcer1
：OK, and what's on at the cinema? Announcer2 ： I’ve got a couple of suggestions. For those of
you who like Chinese movies, there's a retrospective on Zhang Yimou's films beginning with The House of the Flying Daggers at the Arthouse Cinema in North Street. If you haven't seen, it ’s amazing. It's on at 7 pm on Saturday night. And other films showing next week include Hero, and Raise the Red Lantern. Tickets are ￡12, with the usual concessions.
Announcer1
：How about a Hollywood blockbuster? Announcer2 ：Not sure Td call it a blockbuster, but the next part
of Lord of the Rings is showing at Globe Cinema.
It's on Friday and Saturday at 7.30 pm,2
tickets 8. ￡
Announcer1 ：OK, Lord of the Rings, that’s a great series.
Now, how about something more cultural?
Announcer2 ： There's a fabulous exhibition at the Smith
Museum called, ―The Art of Venice‖, with a
collection of paintings from all over the world.
It's open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday and
Sunday and entrance is free.
Announcer1 ：OK, sounds good. And what about the music
scene?
Announcer2 ：Friday night is open mic night at the George Inn.
It you want to hear some great music, it starts at 8.30 pm Friday night. But if you want to find out what it ’s like to perform in front of a live audience, book a slot with the organizers and they 11 sing, play, dance, whatever ... Nice friendly atmosphere, but make sure you've got a
five or ten minute act before you offer to try it out onstage. No entrance fee, but you ’ll
need to buy a round or two of drinks.
Announcer1
：Anything else? Announcer2 ：Yes, it's jazz at the Jam Factory on Saturday
night from 10 pm, with the Steve Reid Trio playing Afro- Cuban jazz. With tickets at 20 I guess the Jam Factory is going to be the coolest place in town. So I advise you to book in
advance.
Announcer1 ： Sounds like a great weekend, thanks Jenny.
Passage 2
Speaker 1
Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities in the States. What kind of spectator and participation sports are there? Speaker 1 OK, well, the four most popular ones are baseball, basketball, American football of course, and ice hockey.
Interviewer Yeah, and what about - em –indoor activities, rather than sports. The kind of things that you do inside? Speaker 1 Well, you could say, could say martial arts. That's very popular. Tae Kwon Do -that sort of thing. Bowling. And movies.
Interviewer
Yeah. Speaker 1 Watching television, of course. The average American, I think, watches television about two and a half hours a day.
Interviewer And, apart from sports, what other outdoor activities are there?
Speaker 1 Cycling, tennis, golf, walking and jogging of course and now, more and more people are playing soccer. Interviewer Right. And what kind of cultural activities are
very popular in the States?
Speaker 1
We all like going to concerts, I think. Er, a lot
of people now are joining book clubs.
Interviewer
Book clubs?
Speaker 1
To be a member of a book club, do something ... Interviewer
So just local groups ... with friends?
Speaker 1
Yes, local groups. Interviewer
And you discuss books?
Speaker 1 Yes, you take a book each, each week or each month. You read it and then you go back and discuss it. That's very popular now.
Interviewer And how about weekend and holiday activities? Speaker 1 Some people like hunting. I'm not one of those at all. I don't like that. But that's very popular in, in the rural areas. Then, of course there's camping and hiking, also. A lot of Americans volunteer for a wide range of causes — from raising funds to helping people who are less fortunate, tutoring students, or leading Scout troops or doing youth sports, that sort of thing.
Interviewer Right, yeah.
Speaker 2
Interviewer Tell me about leisure activities and sports in Russia
￡. What do you like doing? Speaker 2 Well, football is the favourite sport. But, er, we like also ice hockey in the winter. Winter sports.
Interviewer And what about indoor sports? Or indoor activities other than ...?
Speaker 2 We like very much playing chess. And we are very good at playing chess. Also, television is very common and, in the cities - Moscow and St Petersburg –we like to club, go dancing.
Interviewer Oh, right. Yeah. OK. Yeah. And what about outdoor activities?
Speaker 2 Well, believe it or not, collecting mushrooms. In the autumn, we like it very much. And also the skiing. Again, the ice hockey in the winter. Very popular.
Interviewer And I believe cultural activities are very important to you? What kind of things do you like doing? Speaker 2 In particular, the ballet. Interviewer
Yeah.
Speaker 2
And of course, the opera as well. Even the
small towns have theatres and a cinema. We like the country people, the rural people, they like to watch films. They call it a \ Interviewer
Right. Yeah.
Speaker 2 Yes.
Interviewer And what kind of weekend and holiday activities do you enjoy?
Speaker 2 Well, you find the rich Russians, they very often have a dacha, which is a cottage. Interviewer
Right.
Speaker 2 In the country.
Interviewer Right.
Speaker 2
You go there for a holiday and maybe for
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the weekend.
Interviewer
Right. Thank you.
Speaker 3
Interviewer
Tell me about leisure activities in Australia. What kind of sports do you enjoy?
Speaker
3 Well, Australian rules football is our main spectator sport. Of course, we also love our rugby and our
cricket. You know, our national teams are definitely now
among the best in the world.
Interviewer
Yeah.
Speaker 3
What else? We have association football. And also very popular now is horse racing.
Interviewer
Right. And what kind of indoor activities, other than sports, do you like doing?
Speaker 3 We're very much an outdoor nation but when
we're inside I think we like to watch TV and, you know, go to
the movies.
Interviewer
So, what kind of outdoor activities are there? Speaker 3 Well, for this we like our cycling. Some people play golf and some play tennis. And some play lawn bowls.
Interviewer
Right, yeah. Speaker 3 Of course, you know, most Australians do live
near the coast and we love to do sailing and surfing; very, very keen on our swimming and I know a lot of people do
fishing as well.
Interviewer
Right. And what about culture? Do you do any cultural activities?
Speaker 3 Oh yes, no, no, Australia does have its culture. We've got our aboriginal music and our dancing and a lot of art. And of course, we've got our very, very famous Sydney
Opera House - you know, best in the world.
Interviewer Yes. And what about weekend and holiday activities? What do you like doing then? Speaker
3 I think people like to be very social. We do a lot of barbies - you know -barbecues in the back garden and
some people like to go bushwalking as well. Interviewer
Great. Thank you. Speaker 3 You're welcome.
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