Lesson Fourteen TRAVELLING (II)
Part B Macro-Listening (Tapescripts, Notes, Exercises with Key) Dialogue
A Visit to Edinburgh
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Chris Hudson Excuse me. Do you live here?
Rory McDonald Yes, I've lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My name's Rory McDonald. How do you do?
Chris Hudson Hi, I'm Chris Hudson from Phoenix, Arizona. I'm an oil engineer. I'm on my way to London on business.
Rory McDonald How long are you staying in Edinburgh?
Chris Hudson Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours?
Rory McDonald Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. It's on Castle Rock. It's where the Scottish government used to be. From there you can walk down the Royal Mile.
Chris Hudson What's the Royal Mile?
Rory McDonald It's a narrow street of medieval houses. It's worth seeing. Then you really should visit Holyrood Palace.
Chris Hudson Who lives in the Palace?
Rory McDonald No one, except the Queen when she comes to Edinburgh, which is usually once a year. But the kings and queens of Scotland used to live there before Scotland was united with England.
Chris Hudson When was that?
Rory McDonald That was.. er, let me see.., in 1603.
Chris Hudson You seem to know a lot about Scottish history.
Rory McDonald Aye, well, I'm a McDonald of the McDonald dan. You know there are clans in Scotland, and we're all proud of our history.
Chris Hudson Does that explain the kilt you're wearing? Rory McDonald Aye. Each clan has a special kilt.
Chris Hudson I'd like to buy a kilt for my wife.
Rory McDonald You can buy them in Princes Street. It's the best street for shopping.
Chris Hudson What else should I buy?
Rory McDonald Why don't you buy some sweaters? Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And you must buy some whiskey. Of course you know that's our national drink.
Chris Hudson Yes, I've already bought the whiskey.
Rory McDonald Good. But remember you mustn't put ice in it. That spoils the flavor!
Chris Hudson Oh, we Americans put ice in everything!
Passage
Holidays Abroad
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Anne is a student at London University. She studies Spanish, and she goes to Spain every summer. She lies in the sun, she drinks a lot of wine, and eats a lot of Spanish food. She always flies by British Airways.
Her mother and father went to Italy last year. They toured Italy by coach. They saw a lot of interesting places. They ate spaghetti in Rome, drank coffee in Venice, and took a lot of photographs. The sun shone every day. They went to Italy by coach.
Professor Hopkins teaches Anne at London University. He went to India last year. He saw the Taj Mahal, and rode on an elephant. He wrote postcards to all his friends. He flew by Air India.
Rob is Anne's boyfriend. He hitch-hiked around the United States last summer. He stayed there for a month. Of course he ate hamburgers, and drank Coca-Cola. He met a lot of interesting people. He bought a lot of American pop records and brought them back to England. He flew there by American Airlines. |