Section One
Instructor: Look at the answers the assistant gives his customer. The first answer is:' about a pound.' The second answer is:' about a week.' Now listen to these dialogues.
Dialogues:
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Dialogue A:
Man: Can you give me an estimate to repair this bicycle?
Female Assistant: I think it'll cost about twelve or thirteen pounds.
Man: And how long will it take?
Female Assistant: A fortnight, more or less.
Dialogue B:
Woman: Would you have a look at this television set, please?
Male Assistant: Yes, of course. Hmmm. How long have you had it?
Woman: About eight years. Can you tell me how much it'll cost to repair it?
Male Assistant: Well, the set's very old. It'll cost about fifty pounds. It's cheaper to buy a new one.
Dialogue C:
Man: How much do you think it'll cost to repair this typewriter?
Female Assistant: Let me see. It's a 1960 model. About twenty pound, I'm afraid.
Man: That's rather a lot. And how long will it take?
Female Assistant: About a month.
Man: Thank you. I'd like to think about it.
Instructor: Listen again to the customer from the typewriter shop. He thinks twenty pounds is rather a lot but he needs a typewriter…… Then he remembers his friend, Tony. Tony has several typewriters. Bob, the customer, has an idea. He meets his friend, Tony. Listen to their conversation.
Dialogue D:
Tony: Hello, Bob. What's that heavy parcel you're carrying?
Bob: It's my old typewriter. I've just been to the shop. The assistant says it'll cost about twenty pounds to repair.
Tony: That's rather a lot. What are you going to do?
Bob: Well, you've got several typewriters. Could you lend me one?
Tony: I'll have to think about it.
Instructor: Look at the answers the assistant gives his customer. The first answer is:' about a pound.' The second answer is:' about a week.' Now listen to these dialogues.
Dialogues:
聽(tīng)力原文
Dialogue A:
Man: Can you give me an estimate to repair this bicycle?
Female Assistant: I think it'll cost about twelve or thirteen pounds.
Man: And how long will it take?
Female Assistant: A fortnight, more or less.
Dialogue B:
Woman: Would you have a look at this television set, please?
Male Assistant: Yes, of course. Hmmm. How long have you had it?
Woman: About eight years. Can you tell me how much it'll cost to repair it?
Male Assistant: Well, the set's very old. It'll cost about fifty pounds. It's cheaper to buy a new one.
Dialogue C:
Man: How much do you think it'll cost to repair this typewriter?
Female Assistant: Let me see. It's a 1960 model. About twenty pound, I'm afraid.
Man: That's rather a lot. And how long will it take?
Female Assistant: About a month.
Man: Thank you. I'd like to think about it.
Instructor: Listen again to the customer from the typewriter shop. He thinks twenty pounds is rather a lot but he needs a typewriter…… Then he remembers his friend, Tony. Tony has several typewriters. Bob, the customer, has an idea. He meets his friend, Tony. Listen to their conversation.
Dialogue D:
Tony: Hello, Bob. What's that heavy parcel you're carrying?
Bob: It's my old typewriter. I've just been to the shop. The assistant says it'll cost about twenty pounds to repair.
Tony: That's rather a lot. What are you going to do?
Bob: Well, you've got several typewriters. Could you lend me one?
Tony: I'll have to think about it.