大城市小世界 Series 3 Episode 8 - Speculate To Accumulate

 　　Introduction

　　This support pack accompanies:

　　Big City Small World – Series 3 Episode 8

　　To listen to the recording¹, go to:

　　http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-smallworld/series-3-episode-8-speculate-accumulate

　　This support pack contains the following materials:

　　Big City Small World S3 E8 – Speculate to Accumulate!

　　1. Before you listen: Vocabulary match up

　　2. Audio script

　　3. Comprehension Task

　　4. Grammar Task 1

　　5. Grammar Task 2

　　6. Vocabulary

　　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

      

　　Definitions:

　　1. Until something happens

　　2. To pay money into something in order to make more money

　　3. Invest money in a possibly risky² business opportunity

　　4. Advertising³

　　5. To gradually increase your amount or number of something

　　6. First, starting

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　　Transcript⁴

　　Big City Small World S3 E8 – Speculate to Accumulate!

　　All: Hooray! Welcome back, Tony!

　　Tony: Erm, cheers, thanks.

　　Magda: How are you feeling?

　　Tony: Much better, thanks. All well now.

　　Johnny: Good to hear!

　　Harry⁵: Carlos will be happy! He doesn’t have to

　　work here any more ...

　　Tony: Actually ...

　　Carlos: Yeah?

　　Tony: I was wondering, sometimes it’s useful to

　　have an assistant, you know, someone to help

　　out from time to time ...

　　Carlos: Sure.

　　Tony: So, would you like to stay on for a bit?

　　Carlos: Just part-time?

　　Tony: Just part-time, yeah.

　　Carlos: Well, you know that really I want to open

　　my own restaurant.

　　Tony: Yeah ... Well, this will give you good

　　experience!

　　Carlos: I guess so. Why not? Sure!

　　Tony: Great! Thanks, Carlos!

　　Olivia: That is the first time I’ve ever heard Tony

　　say “thanks” to anyone!

　　Harry: So, Fadi, how’s our business coming

　　along?

　　Johnny: Yeah – are we millionaires yet?

　　Fadi: Erm ... Well, I’ve got a bit of news for you

　　there ...

　　Harry: Doesn’t sound good.

　　Johnny: What’s going on?

　　Fadi: Well, I’ve had a bit of a problem raising the

　　initial capital ...

　　Harry: So we can’t start?

　　Fadi: Well, not exactly ... I mean, I have

　　invested – that is, spent – some of the money

　　already.

　　Johnny: What on?

　　Fadi: Publicity⁶, setting up the website, you

　　know – important things!

　　Harry: But ...?

　　Fadi: Well – it’s business, isn’t it? If we don’t get

　　more money, we can’t go on ...

　　Johnny: And in the meantime you’ve spent the

　　money we gave you to invest!

　　Fadi: You’ve got to speculate to accumulate! Be

　　patient – we’ll still be successful!

　　Harry: If we don’t, I’ll be joining Carlos working

　　in this café!

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　　Big City Small World S3 E8 – Speculate to Accumulate!

　　Comprehension Task 1

　　Decide whether these sentences are true or false.

　　1. Tony has returned to work.

　　2. Carlos is not going to work at the café any more.

　　3. Tony doesn’t often say thank you.

　　4. Fadi has raised enough capital for the business.

　　5. Johnny and Harry are worried about the business venture.

　　6. Fadi is confident that things will work out all right.

　　Grammar Task 1

　　Reported Speech. Look at these reported questions and decide which is correct. Remember that

　　reported speech questions don’t use the word order for questions and usually use past tense!

　　1a Magda asked Tony how was he feeling.

　　1b Magda asked Tony how he was feeling.

　　2a Tony asked Carlos if he wants to continue working at the café.

　　2b Tony asked Carlos if he wanted to continue working at the café.

　　3a Harry asked Fadi how his business is coming along.

　　3b Harry asked Fadi how his business was coming along.

　　4a Johnny asked Fadi if they would be millionaires yet.

　　4b Johnny asked Fadi if they were millionaires yet.

　　5a Harry asked Fadi if they could start the business.

　　5b Harry asked Fadi if could they start the business.

　　6a Johnny asked Fadi what was going on.

　　6b Johnny asked Fadi what is going on.

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　　Grammar Task 2

　　Big City Small World S3 E8 – Speculate to Accumulate!

　　Correct the mistakes in these reported questions. Look back at Grammar Task 1 for help!

　　1. Magda asked Tony how was he feeling.

　　2. Harry asked Fadi how his business is coming along.

　　3. Tony asked Carlos if he wants to continue working at the café.

　　4. Johnny asked Fadi if they would be millionaires yet.

　　5. Johnny asked Fadi what is going on.

　　6. Harry asked Fadi if could they start the business.

　　Vocabulary Task

　　Financial language – can you unscramble these words to do with business and money?

　　1. ccaumlutea Gradually increase the amount of money you have:

　　2. stevin Put money into a business:

　　3. clseputea Make a risky investment:

　　4. tvesintmen Noun meaning the money you put into a business:

　　5. lctubpiiy The things you do to make people aware of your business:

　　6. seari Get money for a business:

　　7. cltpaia Money or valuable things used to support a business:

　　8. ilmioraniel Someone very rich:

       Answers Pre-listening: 1. f; 2. c; 3. e; 4. b; 5. d; 6. a Comprehension Task:

　　1.T; 2. F; 3. T; 4. F; 5. T; 6. T

　　Grammar Task:

　　1. b; 2. b; 3. b; 4. b; 5. a; 6. a

　　Grammar Task 2:

　　1. Magda asked Tony how he was

　　feeling; 2. Harry asked Fadi how his

　　business was coming along; 3. Tony

　　asked Carlos if he wanted to continue

　　working at the café; 4. Johnny asked

　　Fadi if they were millionaires yet; 5.

　　Johnny asked Fadi what was going on;

　　6. Harry asked Fadi if they could start

　　the business.

　　Vocabulary Task:

　　1.accumulate; 2. invest; 3. speculate;

　　4. investment; 5. publicity; 6. raise; 7.

　　capital; 8. millionaire

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 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。

5 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。

6 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。