[00:00.00]Unit 4 I need to ask you for a favor.;
[00:28.03]Warm up;
[00:29.48]Exercise A;
[00:31.50]Listen to the conversations.For each sentence,circle the word you hear.;
[00:38.03]1.A:Would you mind giving me a ride to school? B:No problem.;
[00:44.74]2.A:I was wondering if I could borrow your math book?;
[00:50.54]B:Sorry,I might need it tonight.;
[00:54.22]3.A:I need to ask you a favor. B:What can I do for you?;
[01:01.85]4.A:Could you help me set up my computer?;
[01:06.72]B:I'd like to but I'm busy.;
[01:10.02]Exercise B Listen to the conversations again.;
[01:15.94]Write the number of each conversation under the correct picture.;
[01:20.68]1.A:Would you mind giving me a ride to school? B:No problem.;
[01:27.39]2.A:I was wondering if I could borrow your math book?;
[01:33.44]B:Sorry,I might need it tonight.;
[01:36.47]3.A:I need to ask you a favor. B:What can I do for you?;
[01:43.97]4.A:Could you help me set up my computer?;
[01:49.24]B:I'd like to but I'm busy.;
[01:53.97]Conversation What can I do for you?;
[01:59.24]Exercise A;
[02:01.48]Listen and answer this question:What favor does Ed ask for?;
[02:07.79]Ed:Hi,Ben. Ben:Hi.How are you?;
[02:11.35]Ed:Fine.Ben,I need to ask you for a favor.;
[02:15.82]Ben:Sure.What can I do for you?;
[02:17.93]Ed:Well,I'm going out of town on a business trip,;
[02:21.09]and I was wondering if you could keep an eye on my apartment,;
[02:24.64]and pick up my mail.;
[02:26.09]Ben:No problem.Where will you be going?;
[02:29.38]Ed:New York first and then on to Montreal.;
[02:32.71]I hope I can get some time to sightsee in Canada,;
[02:35.92]though it was be pretty cold at this time of year.;
[02:38.99]Ben:Do you travel a lot for your job?;
[02:41.44]Ed:Well,some.Last year I went to the Virgin Island four times.;
[02:46.45]Ben:What exactly do you do?;
[02:48.38]Ed:I supervise scientific field research.;
[02:51.58]Ben:You're so lucky. You get to visit interesting places.;
[02:56.76]Exercise B Listen again and practice.;
[03:03.77]Ed:Hi,Ben. Ben:Hi.How are you?;
[03:07.24]Ed:Fine.Ben,I need to ask you for a favor.;
[03:11.63]Ben:Sure.What can I do for you?;
[03:13.69]Ed:Well,I'm going out of town on a business trip,;
[03:16.94]and I was wondering if you could keep an eye on my apartment,;
[03:20.45]and pick up my mail.;
[03:22.03]Ben:No problem.Where will you be going?;
[03:25.23]Ed:New York first and then on to Montreal.;
[03:28.52]I hope I can get some time to sightsee in Canada,;
[03:31.81]though it was be pretty cold at this time of year.;
[03:35.01]Ben:Do you travel a lot for your job?;
[03:37.29]Ed:Well,some.Last year I went to the Virgin Island four times.;
[03:42.25]Ben:What exactly do you do?;
[03:44.27]Ed:I supervise scientific field research.;
[03:47.30]Ben:You're so lucky. You get to visit interesting places.;
[03:53.83]Grammar in context Guessing and predicting;
[04:00.46]Exercise A Listen.Write the word you hear-could or might;
[04:09.72]1.It's cold today, but it might be warmer tomorrow.;
[04:16.91]2.That sandwich might have mayonnaise on it.;
[04:23.80]3.My watch says 1:00 but it could be wrong.;
[04:31.08]4.I'm busy now,but I could see you at 3:00.;
[04:38.63]5.Don't touch that dish!It might be hot.;
[04:44.86]Exercise B Listen again.;
[04:49.20]Write P for each sentence that talks only about present.;
[04:53.85]Write F for each sentence that talks about future possibilities.;
[04:59.55]1.It's cold today, but it might be warmer tomorrow.;
[05:06.09]2.That sandwich might have mayonnaise on it.;
[05:12.67]3.My watch says 1:00, but it could be wrong.;
[05:20.26]4.I'm busy now,but I could see you at 3:00.;
[05:27.32]5.Don't touch that dish!It might be hot.;
[05:34.74]4.Grammar in context Giving reasons.;
[05:40.44]Exercise A Pair work;
[05:44.35]Listen to and practice the conversations with a partner.;
[05:49.13]1.A:Would you mind walking the dog now?;
[05:53.47]B:I can't.I'm too tired to walk him now.;
[05:57.95]2.A:Could you take me to see Halloween Nightmare tonight?;
[06:04.31]B:Sorry.You're too young to see that movie.;
[06:08.43]3.A:I was wondering if you could help me paint my living room.;
[06:13.74]B:I wish I could but I'm too busy to help you right now.;
[06:19.18]Vocabulary in context Words with irregular plurals;
[06:26.20]Pronunciation;
[06:27.82]Exercise B Listen to the tape.;
[06:31.82]You'll hear each sentence and then the word with the plural ending.;
[06:36.73]Notice how the -ves ending is pronounced.;
[06:41.91]1.The scarves were red. scarves;
[06:47.92]2.The leaves are falling. leaves;
[06:53.40]3.The knives are on the table. knives;
[06:59.41]4.Wolves live in the forest. Wolves;
[07:05.69]Exercise C Listen again and repeat;
[07:11.65]1.The scarves were red. scarves;
[07:19.95]2.The leaves are falling. leaves;
[07:28.50]3.The knives are on the table. knives;
[07:37.67]4.Wolves live in the forest. Wolves;
[07:48.07]Listening in context Focus strategy: Inferring information;
[07:55.88]First listening Exercise A;
[08:00.13]Listening to each of the short dialogues and choose the best answer.;
[08:05.40]1.F1:Mark,are you coming to the party tonight? Mary'll be there.;
[08:12.28]M1:I might.What time does it start?;
[08:17.55]2.M2:Anna,would you mind loaning me your car for the afternoon?;
[08:24.57]F2:No problem,Tom.;
[08:28.12]3.M3:How many people will be in your English class next session?;
[08:34.88]F3:There might be fifteen.;
[08:39.31]4.Stacy:Jason,I was wondering if you could loan me $5.;
[08:47.47]Jason:I'd like to, but I've only got one dollar.;
[08:53.26]5.Susan:I'd like to have a picnic tomorrow,;
[08:59.40]but I heard that it will probably rain in the afternoon.;
[09:02.87]The radio said it will be nice on Sunday afternoon, though.;
[09:08.00]6.M4:I wonder where Mary is?It's 10:30.;
[09:16.47]F4:She'll be in the office by 11:00.;
[09:18.93]She had a doctor's appointment this morning.;
[09:24.19]Second Listening Exercise B;
[09:29.54]Listen again and answer the following questions.;
[09:33.71]What information can you infer from each of the dialogues?;
[09:38.32]1.F1:Mark,are you coming to the party tonight? Mary'll be there.;
[09:44.94]M1:I might.What time does it start?;
[09:50.16]2.M2:Anna,would you mind loaning me your car for the afternoon?;
[09:57.27]F2:No problem,Tom.;
[10:01.31]3.M3:How many people will be in your English class next session?;
[10:08.37]F3:There might be fifteen.;
[10:12.85]4.Stacy:Jason,I was wondering if you could loan me $5.;
[10:21.01]Jason:I'd like to, but I've only got one dollar.;
[10:26.36]5.Susan:I'd like to have a picnic tomorrow,;
[10:32.94]but I heard that it will probably rain in the afternoon.;
[10:36.40]The radio said it will be nice on Sunday afternoon, though.;
[10:42.33]6.M4:I wonder where Mary is?It's 10:30.;
[10:49.79]F4:She'll be in the office by 11:00.;
[10:52.51]She had a doctor's appointment this morning.;
[10:57.46]UNIT 5 What was he thinking?;
[11:03.43]Warm up;
[11:04.75]Exercise A Listen to the conversations.;
[11:09.13]Write the number of the conversation next to the correct picture.;
[11:14.00]1.Woman:When I saw the weather I almost decide to stay home.;
[11:19.27]Man:Really?I'm glad you didn't.;
[11:23.92]2.Man:I burned my hand while I was making coffee.;
[11:29.97]Woman:Oh,that's too bad.;
[11:34.67]3.Woman:While I was shopping yesterday;
[11:40.02]I saw my old kindergarten teacher.;
[11:42.34]Man:That's amazing!;
[11:45.86]4.Man:I ran five miles this morning.;
[11:51.51]Woman:No way!You don't even like to walk.;
[11:56.65]Exercise B Listen again.;
[12:02.00]Check your answers with your partner.;
[12:04.98]1.Woman:When I saw the weather I almost decide to stay home.;
[12:10.34]Man:Really?I'm glad you didn't.;
[12:14.55]2.Man:I burned my hand while I was making coffee.;
[12:20.82]Woman:Oh,that's too bad.;
[12:25.47]3.Woman:While I was shopping yesterday;
[12:30.69]I saw my old kindergarten teacher.;
[12:32.97]Man:That's amazing!;
[12:36.40]4.Man:I ran five miles this morning.;
[12:41.88]Woman:No way!You don't even like to walk.;
[12:47.06]Conversation Something incredible happened.;
[12:53.20]Exercise A Listen and answer the question.;
[12:58.07]What happened at the shopping mall?;
[13:01.18]Mary:We were at an outdoor shopping mall yesterday.;
[13:04.61]and something incredible happened.;
[13:06.45]Mike:Yeah,what was it?;
[13:08.29]Jean:Well,it was lunchtime,;
[13:10.70]and lots of people were eating and walking around;
[13:13.73]and this mime artist came up and started a show.;
[13:17.15]He was following people around and acting like them.;
[13:20.44]Mike:Yeah,I've seen that man.;
[13:22.46]Jean:Well,then there was a businessman crossing the mall,;
[13:26.10]and the mime was following him.;
[13:28.47]Mary:But the businessman didn't see him at first.;
[13:31.15]Jean:Suddenly,the man turned around, saw the mime,got really furious,;
[13:36.90]and started yelling at him,"Go away! Leave me alone!";
[13:41.02]Mary:Yeah,he was so mad!;
[13:43.96]Mike:That's amazing What was he thinking?;
[13:48.74]Exercise B Listen again and practice.;
[13:55.59]Mary:We were at an outdoor shopping mall yesterday.;
[13:58.83]and something incredible happened.;
[14:00.76]Mike:Yeah,what was it?;
[14:02.60]Jean:Well,it was lunchtime,;
[14:04.97]and lots of people were eating and walking around;
[14:07.96]and this mime artist came up and started a show.;
[14:11.51]He was following people around and acting like them.;
[14:14.76]Mike:Yeah,I've seen that man.;
[14:16.78]Jean:Well,then there was a businessman crossing the mall,;
[14:20.42]and the mime was following him.;
[14:22.74]Mary:But the businessman didn't see him at first.;
[14:25.46]Jean:Suddenly,the man turned around, saw the mime,got really furious,;
[14:31.30]and started yelling at him,"Go away! Leave me alone!";
[14:35.38]Mary:Yeah,he was so mad!;
[14:38.36]Mike:That's amazing What was he thinking?;
[14:43.98]Grammar in context Giving an oral summary;
[14:49.90]Exercise A Listen.Circle the word you hear.;
[14:55.47]1.Ellie lost her wallet while she was jogging.;
[15:01.61]2.She was walking back to the house when she discovered it was gone.;
[15:09.38]3.She found it was missing while she was looking for her house keys.;
[15:17.36]4.She thinks she lost it when she stopped to tie her shoe.;
[15:24.69]5.It probably fell out of her pocket while she was bending over.;
[15:31.97]Listening in context Focus strategy:;
[15:37.54]Listening for questions and responses;;
[15:40.57]using questions to help comprehension.;
[15:43.64]First listening Exercise A;
[15:47.63]What situation are these people talking about?Circle the correct answer.;
[15:53.95]Officer:Okay,ma'am can you tell me what happened?;
[15:59.61]Woman:Yes,I can. There was a car driving west and...;
[16:03.12]Officer:Excuse me, ma'am,where were you standing?;
[16:05.84]Woman:I was walking north on Fifteenth Street.;
[16:08.43]I was waiting on the corner for the traffic light to change.;
[16:11.63]Officer:You were on the corner of Fifteenth and Lake going north...?;
[16:14.57]Woman:That's right. A car was driving west on Lake Street;
[16:18.30]when another car driving north on Fifteenth went thro -ugh the red light.;
[16:22.12]Officer:What happened next?;
[16:23.26]Woman:The driver of the second car ran away from the accident!;
[16:26.68]Officer:Are you talking about;
[16:27.56]the driver who went through the red light?;
[16:29.23]Woman:Yes!;
[16:30.10]Officer:Was the driver a man or a woman?;
[16:31.86]Woman:A man.;
[16:33.00]Officer:Where did he run?;
[16:34.01]Woman:He ran north on Fifteenth.;
[16:36.07]Officer:Okay... thanks very much for your help.;
[16:40.68]Second listening Exercise B;
[16:45.68]Complete the questions the man asked the woman.;
[16:49.06]Write the woman's answers.;
[16:51.82]Officer:Okay,ma'am can you tell me what happened?;
[16:57.52]Woman:Yes,I can. There was a car driving west and...;
[17:01.56]Officer:Excuse me, ma'am,where were you standing?;
[17:03.84]Woman:I was walking north on Fifteenth Street.;
[17:06.52]I was waiting on the corner for the traffic light to change.;
[17:09.68]Officer:You were on the corner of Fifteenth and Lake going north...?;
[17:12.53]Woman:That's right. A car was driving west on Lake Street;
[17:16.21]when another car driving north on Fifteenth went thro -ugh the red light.;
[17:20.16]Officer:What happened next?;
[17:21.30]Woman:The driver of the second car ran away from the accident!;
[17:24.72]Officer:Are you talking about;
[17:25.60]the driver who went through the red light?;
[17:27.22]Woman:Yes!;
[17:28.23]Officer:Was the driver a man or a woman?;
[17:29.90]Woman:A man.;
[17:31.00]Officer:Where did he run?;
[17:32.05]Woman:He ran north on Fifteenth.;
[17:34.11]Officer:Okay... thanks very much for your help.;
[17:40.30]UNIT 6 Too heavy for the role;
[17:45.87]Warm up;
[17:47.19]Exercise A Listen to the conversation.;
[17:51.31]Write the problems and the reasons . Compare your answers with a partner.;
[17:57.32]1.F1:I don't seem to have any energy any more.;
[18:02.94]I eat three meals a day,but I can't do as much as I used to.;
[18:07.59]M1:Maybe you feel tired all the time because you aren't getting enough sleep;
[18:14.26]2.M2:I've been on a diet for six weeks and I haven't lost a single kilo!;
[18:22.94]F2:But you're still eating snacks between meals, aren't you?;
[18:26.10]M2:Well...;
[18:30.18]3.F3:I've started a lot of exercise programs,;
[18:36.59]but I always stop after the first couple of days.;
[18:39.92]M3:You probably get bored.Maybe you should exercise with a friend.;
[18:44.18]That way you'll be able to talk to someone and you won't get bored.;
[18:49.97]4.M4:I can't exercise after working all day. I'm too tired.;
[18:57.78]F4:You should probably exercise first thing in the morning.;
[19:00.85]Most people have more energy then.;
[19:05.28]Conversation Do you think it's because you are work -ing in a restaurant;
[19:12.56]Exercise A Listen and answer the question.;
[19:17.56]Why does Jason think he is putting on weight?;
[19:21.64]Karen:Hey,Jason. How's it going? You look a little down.;
[19:26.12]Jason:Well,I am.My agent just told me I have to lose 15 pounds.;
[19:31.34]He says I'm too heavy for the role I want.;
[19:34.19]Karen:Don't let it get you down.;
[19:36.47]Jason:I know I'm putting on a lot of weight;
[19:38.75]because none of my clothes fit me any more.;
[19:41.43]Karen:Do you think it's because you are working in a restaurant?;
[19:44.76]Jason:Well,it doesn't help.;
[19:46.65]The truth is,I like all the wrong food...;
[19:50.25]hamburgers,ice cream barbecued chicken, and French fries.;
[19:54.90]Karen:Well,why don't you try a diet;
[19:57.44]that lets you have some of the things you like once or twice a week.;
[20:01.09]Jason:But I always get tired when I cut down on food.;
[20:04.55]Karen:I could get a diet specially made for you from the hospital.;
[20:08.41]Maybe you could try it for a few weeks and see how you feel.;
[20:12.14]Jason:Thanks,Karen.;
[20:14.86]Exercise B Listen again and practice.;
[20:21.92]Karen:Hey,Jason. How's it going? You look a little down.;
[20:26.44]Jason:Well,I am.My agent just told me I have to lose 15 pounds.;
[20:31.71]He says I'm too heavy for the role I want.;
[20:34.69]Karen:Don't let it get you down.;
[20:36.93]Jason:I know I'm putting on weight;
[20:39.08]because none of my clothes fit me any more.;
[20:41.75]Karen:Do you think it's because you are working in a restaurant?;
[20:45.13]Jason:Well,it doesn't help.;
[20:47.19]The truth is,I like all the wrong food...;
[20:50.57]hamburgers,ice cream barbecued chicken, and French fries.;
[20:55.35]Karen:Well,why don't you try a diet;
[20:57.81]that lets you have some of the things you like once or twice a week.;
[21:01.45]Jason:But I always get tired when I cut down on food.;
[21:04.92]Karen:I could get a diet specially made for you from the hospital.;
[21:08.87]Maybe you could try it for a few weeks and see how you feel.;
[21:12.46]Jason:Thanks,Karen.;
[21:16.02]Listening in context Focus strategy:;
[21:21.68]Listening for sequence of events with first,next, then ,finally.;
[21:28.48]First listening;
[21:30.23]Exercise A Listen to this radio show,and then answer the questions.;
[21:37.30]Radio Announcer: Hi,caller.;
[21:39.28]Please go ahead with Your question for Doctor Sommers.;
[21:42.14]Man:Hi,Doctor.I'm fifty-seven and am very healthy,;
[21:46.84]but I get tired often.What can I do about this?;
[21:50.43]Dr.Sommers:Well, first,make sure you exercise.Do you do this?;
[21:54.91]Man:Not really.I get bored when I exercise.;
[21:58.22]Dr.Sommers:How about exercising with someone,then?;
[22:01.00]It's important for you to exercise everyday.;
[22:03.87]The next thing you should do is eat the right amount of good food.;
[22:07.68]Man:Mmmm...I try to do this,but sometimes it's hard.;
[22:11.79]Dr.Sommers:Do you eat a lot of junk food?;
[22:13.70]Man:No,but I love to eat,and I usually get hungry often, so I eat a lot.;
[22:20.31]Dr.Sommers:You could be tired because you eat too much too fast.;
[22:24.20]When you have a meal try to eat slowly, and stop when you get full.;
[22:29.41]Finally,I suggest taking a vitamin everyday.;
[22:33.37]Vitamins might give you some extra energy.;
[22:36.31]Man:Okay,I understand.;
[22:38.37]Dr.Sommers:And remember this:;
[22:39.76]as we get older,we naturally have less energy than we did when we were young.;
[22:44.68]These suggestions won't make you feel twenty-one,;
[22:47.91]but they will help you to feel more energetic.Good luck!;
[22:54.81]Second listening PAIR WORK Exercise B;
[23:01.63]Read the questions below,and listen to the dialog again.;
[23:06.26]Answer the questions and compare your replies with a partner.;
[23:11.18]Radio Announcer: Hi,caller.;
[23:12.79]Please go ahead with Your question for Doctor Sommers.;
[23:15.80]Man:Hi,Doctor.I'm fifty-seven and am very healthy,;
[23:20.35]but I get tired often.What can I do about this?;
[23:24.02]Dr.Sommers:Well, first,make sure you exercise.Do you do this?;
[23:28.50]Man:Not really.I get bored when I exercise.;
[23:31.73]Dr.Sommers:How about exercising with someone,then?;
[23:34.52]It's important for you to exercise everyday.;
[23:37.45]The next thing you should do is eat the right amount of good food.;
[23:41.20]Man:Mmmm...I try to do this,but sometimes it's hard.;
[23:45.31]Dr.Sommers:Do you eat a lot of junk food?;
[23:47.29]Man:No,but I love to eat,and I usually get hungry often, so I eat a lot.;
[23:53.97]Dr.Sommers:You could be tired because you eat too much too fast.;
[23:57.86]When you have a meal try to eat slowly, and stop when you get full.;
[24:03.14]Finally,I suggest taking a vitamin everyday.;
[24:06.96]Vitamins might give you some extra energy.;
[24:09.90]Man:Okay,I understand.;
[24:11.95]Dr.Sommers:And remember this:;
[24:13.49]as we get older,we naturally have less energy than we did when we were young.;
[24:18.31]These suggestions won't make you feel twenty-one,;
[24:21.60]but they will help you to feel more energetic.Good luck!;
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