大城市小世界 Series 3 Episode 7 - Dumped?

 　　Introduction

　　This support pack accompanies:

　　Big City Small World – Series 3 Episode 7

　　This support pack contains the following materials:

　　Big City Small World S3 E7 – Dumped!

　　1. Before you listen: Vocabulary match up

　　2. Audio script

　　3. Comprehension Task 1

　　4. Comprehension Task 2

　　5. Vocabulary Task

　　6. Grammar Task

　　Before you listen

　　We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and

　　do the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.

　　Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.

　　a) Dump

　　someone (v.) b) See each other (v.) c) Proper (adj.)

　　d) A couple (n.) e) Capital (n.) f) Take it easy (expression)

　　Definitions:

　　1. Two or three

　　2. Be calm

　　3. Date

　　4. Stop dating someone

　　5. Money to invest

　　6. Correct

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　　Transcript¹

　　Big City Small World S3 E7 – Dumped!

　　Carlos: Listen, Sarah, I just don’t get what the

　　problem is! I’m only helping² out here in the café, it’ll

　　only be for a bit, Tony’ll be back next week.

　　Sarah: I just thought you wanted more than to make

　　sandwiches in a little café.

　　Carlos: It’s quite a nice café!

　　Sarah: Well, yeah, I know it is, I mean it’s a good

　　place for us all to meet up and hang out, but, well,

　　you know ... I thought you wanted to own a proper

　　restaurant.

　　Carlos: I do!

　　Sarah: And when’s that going to happen?

　　Carlos: I ... I don’t really know ... when I’ve got

　　enough money.

　　Sarah: And when will that be?

　　Carlos: Don’t really know ... soon – I hope!

　　Sarah: Well, let me know when it happens!

　　Carlos: Sarah – I’m not sure what you mean.

　　Sarah: I just, I just think perhaps we should take it

　　easy for a bit, maybe stop seeing each other for a

　　while.

　　Carlos: Oh. Well ... OK ... I guess ... Whatever.

　　Sarah: Bye now ... I’ll see you around, OK?

　　Fadi: Hi, Carlos!

　　Carlos: Hello there.

　　Fadi: What’s up, mate?

　　Carlos: Oh ... Nothing.

　　Fadi: Don’t believe you. Go on!

　　Carlos: I’m just a bit fed up of working here.

　　Fadi: Well, Tony’s back next week, isn’t he?

　　Carlos: Yeah. That’s not all.

　　Fadi: What else?

　　Carlos: Sarah doesn’t want to go out with me any

　　more.

　　Fadi: Oh. Sorry to hear that ... Well, never mind.

　　Perhaps you’ll make it up.

　　Carlos: Yeah. Maybe. Hope so.

　　Fadi: Olivia! Hi! Just the girl I wanted to see!

　　Olivia: Why’s that?

　　Fadi: Well, a couple of reasons ...

　　Olivia: Go on.

　　Fadi: First, you know the business me and Harry³ and

　　Johnny are starting?

　　Olivia: “FindLondon”? The tourist help service?

　　Fadi: Yeah, that’s it. Well, we need some more

　　capital. I wondered if you wanted to be in on it.

　　Olivia: Thanks, but no thanks! Like I already said,

　　Fadi, I’ve got enough to do running my own

　　business!

　　Fadi: OK, fair enough.

　　Olivia: What was the other thing?

　　Fadi: Oh, yeah. I was wondering if you wanted to

　　come out on Friday night? Go see a movie, go for a

　　drink maybe ...

　　Olivia: Oh ... Thanks, Fadi, but it’ll have to be a no

　　on that one too – I’m looking after Joe on Friday.

　　Fadi: Joe, your nephew? Oh. He’s always around,

　　isn’t he?

　　Olivia: Family is important, Fadi!

　　Fadi: You sound like my dad. Listen, you do want us

　　to carry on seeing each other, don’t you?

　　Olivia: Yeah ... But nothing serious, eh? Let’s just

　　keep it casual.

　　Fadi: OK ... Hey, Carlos! I think that’s two of us!

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　　Comprehension Task 1

　　Big City Small World S3 E7 – Dumped!

　　Who thinks or says these things? Write the name of the characters!

　　Tony Sarah Fadi Johnny Carlos Olivia

　　1 ......................... “I’m only working in the café for a while.”

　　2 ......................... “I’m annoyed with Carlos for not being more ambitious.”

　　3 ........................ “I’m returning to work next week.”

　　4 ......................... “Will Olivia go out on a date with me?”

　　5 ......................... “I’ve invested money in Fadi’s new business venture.”

　　6 ........................ “I’m babysitting on Friday night.”

　　Comprehension Task 2

　　Complete the summary using the words below.

      

　　Sarah and Carlos are talking about Carlos’s job at the _______. Sarah doesn’t like him working

　　there because she thought he wanted to open his own_________. As a result, she _______ with

　　him. Fadi comes into the café, and notices Carlos is_______. He asks him what’s______, and

　　Carlos tells him Sarah has dumped him. Olivia then arrives, and Fadi asks her if she wants to give

　　him some ______for his tourist business. Olivia isn’t interested, and also turns Fadi down when

　　he asks her out on a____. Fadi thinks that, like Carlos, he has been_________.

　　Grammar Task

　　Look at these two sentences and complete the grammar rule with the words in the box.

　　I have got enough money to invest in the business.

　　He is good enough to work as a professional chef.

　　before after

　　We use enough (a) .................. nouns but (b) ...................... adjectives.

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　　Big City Small World S3 E7 – Dumped!

　　Now order the words to make sentences.

　　1 there everyone enough Are chairs for ?

　　2 cake I got time haven’t to make a enough .

　　3 good me It isn’t enough for .

　　4 for him isn’t enough The challenging job .

　　5 for meal have to money pay the got enough I .

　　6 warm you enough Are ?

　　Vocabulary Task

　　Complete the sentences using a preposition from the box.

　　out out back in around on up up

　　1 I’m only helping ........... here in the café.

　　2 It’s a good place for us all to hang .............

　　3 I’ll see you ........., OK?

　　4 What’s ......., mate?

　　5 I wondered if you wanted to be ......... on it.

　　6 You do want us to carry ............ seeing each other, don’t you?

　　7 I was wondering if you wanted to meet ........ on Friday night?

　　8 Tony’ll be ......... next week. Answers Pre-listening:

　　1. d; 2. f; 3. b; 4. a; 5. e; 6. c

　　Comprehension Task:

　　1. Carlos; 2. Sarah; 3. Tony; 4.

　　Fadi; 5. Johnny; 6. Olivia;

　　Comprehension Task 2:

　　café; restaurant; breaks up; fed up;

　　wrong; capital; date; dumped

　　Grammar Task:

　　(a) before; (b) after

　　1. Are there enough chairs for

　　everyone?; 2. I haven’t got enough

　　time to make a cake.; 3. It isn’t

　　good enough for me.; 4. The job

　　isn’t challenging enough for him.;

　　5. I have got enough money to pay

　　for the meal.; 6. Are you warm

　　enough?

　　Vocabulary Task:

　　1. out; 2. out; 3. around; 4. up; 5.

　　in; 6. on; 7. up; 8. back

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。