Activity 1 Short conversations
Listen to the following short conversations and supply the missing words.
1. Clerk: Yes?
Man: I want to _________ this _________ check.
Clerk: Do you have your ________?
Man: Yes.
Clerk: Thank you. ______ here, please. Here you are.
Man: Thank you.
2. Man: My house is on _________.
Woman: Where do you _________?
Man: _________ Alluson _________, Winderlon.
Woman: Don't _________. A fire _______ will be there in _________ minutes.
3. Woman: Someone's stolen my _________.
Girl: Where are you calling _________?
Woman: The Newton _________.
Girl: The _________ will soon be there.
4. Man 1: Excuse me. Could you tell us _________ to get to the Conference _________. please?
Woman: Yes, _________. Are you going to _________ or are you going to go _________?
Man 1: Well, the office opens in about _________ so there's _________ of time. How _________ is it?
Woman: It's about _________ on _________ I think.
Man 1: In that _________ I think we'll walk. Is that _________ by you, Dr. Schneiders?
Man 2: Certainly. The _________ air will do us _________.
Man 1: Fine. Which _________ is it then, please?
Woman: GO _________ the hotel and ________. Go _________ Church Road until you reach the _________. Then _________ North Street and you'll see the Conference Centre _______ you at the _________ of the hill. It's a big ________ building. You can't _________ it.
Man 1: So it's _________ outside the hotel. _________ at the traffic lights and then ________.
Woman: Yes. That's right.
Man 1: Thank you very much.
Woman: Not at all. Good-bye, Dr. Boxer.
Man 1: Good-bye.
5. Conductor: ________, please. Any more ________?
Linda: Marbarlarsh, please.
Conductor: You are on the ________ bus. We don't go to Manbarlarch.
Linda: ________ you? I think you do.
Conductor: No. This is a ______. You want a ________.
Linda: A ________. Where can I get ________?
Conductor: ________ at the ________ stop.
6. Linda: Excuse me. Do you know if the ________ stops here?
Woman: The ________? No, it stops up the road.
Linda: But the ________ told me it stops here.
Woman: Oh, don't ________ what those conductors tell you, dear. They don't know what they are _________ about. _______ do you want to go then?
Linda: Marbarlarsh. And I haven't much _________, either.
Woman: Marbarlarsh! You want a _______ then. Look, one is _________ now.
7. Conductor: _________, please.
Linda: Marbarlarsh, please. You _________ go to Marbarlarsh, _________ you?
Conductor: That's ________. ______ please.
Linda: ________ does it take to get there?
Conductor: Oh, it takes about _________. this time of the day.
Linda: ____________? But it's only ________ away.
Conductor: Yes, but it is all the _________. If you are _________, you are to take the ________ or _________. It's much _________.
8. Secretary: Mr. Wilson! This is Miss Blake.
Wilson: How do you do?
Linda: How do you do?
Wilson: Thank you, Margaret. Well, Miss Blake. Do ________, won't you?
Linda: Thank you. I... I hope you'll ________ for being ______.
Wilson: No, that's all night. I suppose you have ________ in finding the
Linda: No. That wasn't it. It's the ________.
Wilson: Oh, yes, of course. It's very ______ at this _____ of the day.
Linda: Yes, it is, very heavy.
Wilson: Yes. Well... don't ______ about it. Now ... I have your letter of _______ here. I'd like to ask you a few _________.
Linda: Yes, of course.
Wilson: You've never worked in ________ or ________ before, have you?
Linda: No, I'm afraid I haven't. But I ... I have been working for Women's ________ for _______.
Wilson: Yes, I see that. Now, you're also a teacher ____________.
Linda: Yes, I taught in a _________ school for ________ years.
Wilson: Now, tell me ________ you're interested in this sort of job?
9. Wilson: So you started ________ articles ________.
Linda: Well, ________, I had written articles __________.
Wilson: Oh, had you?
Linda: Yes, I ________ some when I was still a teacher.
Wilson: Hm, I see. Yes, you're _______ the ______ or person we _______.
Linda: You ________ there's a ________ I'll get the job.
Wilson: Yes, I think there is. If I can ... I wonder if you ______ starting _________.
Linda: Next month?!
Wilson: Yes. Is that _________?
Linda: No, not at all. Thank you very much.
Activity 2 Numbers
The following numbers are often seen in written form. How would you say them in English? Write them down in words while listening.
1. 1/8-3/32:
2. (3/16)%:
3. 5(3/4)%:
4. 600 541:
5. $ 2 000 000:
6. 7.3980:
7. 2.6028-0.0037 = 2.5991:
8. 500 000 x 10.64 = 5 320 000:
9. 240 / 2(1/2) =96:
10. 12(1/4)+ 21(2/3) = 33(11/12):
Activity 3 Announcements
A You are going to hear some announcements at the Banford Railway Station. Put the time in the following timetable.
Banford Station
Destination Leaves Arrives
London _________________ ___________________
Bristol _________________ ___________________
York _________________ ___________________
Stratford _________________ ___________________
Birmingham _________________ ___________________
Leeds _________________ ___________________
Liverpool _________________ ___________________
B You are going to hear some airport and railway announcements. Complete the following sentences with proper information.
1. Austrian __________ to Vienna, flight number __________ now __________ at __________.
2. This is the _________ for Air France to __________, flight number __________. Any __________ must go immediately to __________ where the flight is now __________.
3. British _________ the _________ of Flight _________ to Paris. _________ now at _________.
4. This is an _________ call for _________ Mr. Richard Chisholm. _________ Mr. Chisholm ________ go to the ________.
5. The _________ to Taunton, _________ to _________ from _________ is reported _________ approximately __________ late. We _________ for any _____________ this may cause.
6. The train now ________ at __________ is the _________ to Taunton,_ _________ Nailsea, Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Taunton.
7. The ________ train to ________ at ________ will be the ________ to Bristol Parkway ________ at Lawrence Hill, Stapleton ________, Filton and Bristol Parkway. ____________ for Montpelier and all __________ to Severn Beach ________ at Stapleton Road.
Activity 4 Prices
A Flight prices
You are going to hear some statements about flight prices. After that some questions will be asked. Find the right answers as quickly as possible.
1. a. ￡99.50 b. ￡107 c. ￡49.50 d. ￡355 e. ￡140.50 f. ￡520
2. a. ￡99.50 b. ￡107 c. ￡49.50 d. ￡355 e. ￡140.50 f. ￡520
3. a. ￡99.50 b. ￡107 c. ￡49.50 d. ￡355 e. ￡140.50 f. ￡520
4. a. ￡99.50 b. ￡107 c. ￡49.50 d. ￡355 e. ￡140.50 f. ￡520
5. a. ￡99.50 b. ￡107 c. ￡49.50 d. ￡355 e. ￡140.50 f. ￡520
B You are going to hear some prices. Add up these bills as quickly as you can and give full answers in English. At the end of the exercise, you will hear the answers.
1. __________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________
Activity 5 Telephone messages
You are going to hear some recorded phone calls. Complete the messages.
Message 1: Talk to her ________ she goes to ________. She's getting the ________ from Victoria but will be ________ until about ________.
Message 2: Ring Mary _________ or _____________ between __________ at _______, if remembering _________ last _________.
Message 3: She can't see you ___________, but she will be at the _________.
Message 4: Smith and Harris ____________, Simpson and Brown ________, Don't know what Thompson ___________.
Message 5: Jack and Marjory _______________ at the Astor __________ at _________ tomorrow__________.
Activity 6 Addresses
You are going to hear some addresses. Write them down on the "envelops". Be careful with some tricky letters such as A and R, G and J, E and I.
Activity 7 Spot dictation
A Cash by computer: Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
The following short passage is about ATM's. Supply the missing words while listening.
In 1990, automated teller machines (ATM's) across the United States handled _________ banking transactions-a _________ increase from the early _________. Customers used the country's more than _________ banking machines primarily to ________ cash, _________ deposits, _________ account balances, and _________ funds between savings and checking accounts.
The __________ of ATM's has increased dramatically since the early __________ when Citibank of __________ City and Bane One of Ohio became the first financial institutions to __________ ATM's on a large scale. At the time, the banks hoped simply to _________ their operating costs by replacing human _________ with _________, little suspecting that the __________ machines would become so successful. But as more banks added round-the-clock __________ service through ATM's, their competitors scrambled to __________ pace and the machines proliferated. By the late ________, banks realised that they would __________ more money-and could _______ service at many more locations-by electronically linking ATM's in ________. Today, nearly all large banks in the United States belong to one of ________ regional networks.
To use an ATM, all you need is a plastic _________ issued by your bank. On the back of the cash card, a magnetic strip __________ coded data, including the cardholder's _______________ identification number, bank _________ number, and a number that __________ the issuing bank.
By 1991, banks had issued more than __________ cash cards. Holders of these cards will one day be able to use almost any machine in the United States, Canada, ________, or overseas, as regional networks hook up with the _____________ networks. ATM*s have already transformed America's __________ habits. As more financial transactions are performed electronically, the role of ATM's will become even larger.
B Parachuting
The following short passage is about the sport parachuting. Supply the missing words while listening.
Have you ever __________ what it would be __________ to __________ out of an aeroplane with only __________ piece of __________ to __________ you __________? Well, today you will __________ out.
The plane's __________ starts. The pilot __________ the plane to the end of the run way. Moments later, you are ________ into the sky. The door of the plane has been __________ off, so you can __________ out more easily with all the parachute equipment.
When the teacher is satisfied that the plane is flying toward the right place, he shouts, "__________, one." This means you are __________ close to the jump area. When the plane __________ that, your teacher tells the pilot, "__________ the engine." The pilot __________ the plane's engine. Then the teacher __________ at you and says, "__________ in the door." Still __________ your fear, you sit in the doorway with your legs __________ the aeroplane. Then you get the next command, "__________ up." You __________ out and __________ the wing support. When you have a good tight hold with both hands, you __________ out of the plane ,using its wheel as a step. When you __________ the right position, you __________ off the wheel. _______ by your hands, you __________ at your teacher and __________ your head. Then your teacher shouts, "__________." You let __________ off the wing support and __________ away from the plane. You __________ your head __________, arms __________, legs __________ as you learned.
You __________ face-forward toward the earth below. You feel you are __________ but not __________. Quickly a line tied to the plane __________ the parachute from its pack. The lines of the parachute and the stiff straps of the parachute harness gently __________ on your shoulders and legs. You __________ up. The big colourful parachute is now fully __________ above you.
Too soon it seems, it is time to __________ for landing. You __________ the landing area, and __________ toward it by __________ on the left or right steering lines. You __________ for the soft sand in the centre of the landing place. Suddenly the ground is _______ quickly toward you. You __________ your feet together and __________ your legs at the knee. You __________ high into the straps above your head. You __________ your eyes straight ahead. You __________ the ground gently it seems.
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