Unit5Relaxandexplore

Listeningtotheworld

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F=Finn;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.

Part1

F:Ilovehotweather,sowhenIgoonholidayIliketotraveltohotcountries.LastyearIwent

toGreece,whichwasbeautiful.Howaboutyou?Whatkindofholidaysdoyoulike?

W1:Ilikeadventureholidays.Butthen,Ilikegoingonholidayswherethere’reloadsoffamous

landmarks.

M1:Ilikerelaxingbeachholidays.

W2:Ilikedifferentkindsofholidays.Ilikecitybreaks,likegoingtoLondon.Er,Ialsolikebeach

holidays,though.

W3:Ilikeactivityholidays,whereweswimor,cycleorum,doboattripsorskiing,walking,that

kindofthing.

W4:Activityholidaysreally.

M2:Ireallylikebeachholidays.

W5:Ilovetogoonbeachholidays.

W6:Welikerelaxingholidays.

W7:Welikeallsortsofholidays.Er,relaxingonesandcitybreaksespecially.

Part2

F:Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?

M2:MylastholidaywastotheCookIslands,and,um,Ihadafantastictime.Ijustsatonthe

beachanddidnot(do)verymuch–readacoupleofbooks,um,andwentkayakinganddid

someotherwatersports.

W5:ThelastholidayIwentonwas,um,toBali,um,inAsia.

W6:WewenttoSaintLucialastyear,wherewehadarelaxingholidayonthebeach,readingour

booksandswimming.

W4:We’vegottwoyoungchildren,soourlastholidaywewenttoDisneylandinParis.

M3:LastyearIwenttoAustraliawithmymomandfriendsandthatwasprettymuchabeach

holiday.Weweretherefortwoandahalfweeksanditwasverygood,verywarm.

W7:WewenttoNewYork,er,fiveladies!Um,anditwasthemostwonderfulplace,wonderful

theaters,er,wonderfulnightlifeandsafe.

W1:Mylastholiday,IwenttoRome.Er,wesawtheColiseum,theSpanishSteps.Um,onenight

therewasliveoperathere.

W3:Ourlastholidaywasacityholiday,andwewenttoNewYorkandhadagreattimejust

beforeChristmas.Wedidlotsofshoppingandlooking(looked)atallthesights.Andonce

we’dhadthreedaysin,er,inNewYork,wethenwenttostay,tostaywithfriendsupin

MaineinNewEngland.

Part3

W2:Um,mylastholiday,IwenttoFrance,tosouthernFrance,toseesomefriendsofminewho

livethere.

M1:Thelastholiday,IwenttoMauritiusanditwasgood.Itwasrelaxing;itwasabeachholiday.

Thefoodwasfantastic–greatseafood–andthepeoplewerelovely.

W1:Theyhavereallygoodfoodthere.Amazingicecream!

W5:Ithoroughlyenjoyed,er,everyminute.

W6:Veryrelaxing.Lovelyweather.

M1:Itwasagreatplace.

W4:Theboysreallyenjoyedit.

M2:Itwasfantastic.

Listening

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M:So,howdoyouusuallytravel?Byplaneortrain?

W:Er…train.Ithinktravelingbytrainismorecomfortablethanflying.AndIdon’tlikeflying.

M:Iput“plane”becauseflyingisfasterthangoingbytrain.

W:Notalways!OK,nextquestion.Wheredoyouliketostay:inahoteloraself-catering

apartment?

M:Inanapartment.Andyou?

W:Hmm,inahotel.

M:Oh.Butahotelismoreexpensivethananapartment!

W:Yeah,butit’smorecomfortable.Hmm…nextquestion.Whatdoyouprefertodo:go

sightseeingorrelaxonabeach?

M:Oh,that’seasy!Ihatebeachholidays!Boring!

W:OK–there’soneweansweredthesame.Soweagreeaboutthat.

M:Yeah,sightseeing’sdefinitelymoreinteresting!

W:Right.Whendoyouliketogo:inspringorsummer?

M:Er…inspring–Idon’treallylikehotweather.Touristplacesaremorecrowdedinsummer.

W:True.Buttheweather’sbetter.Summerishotterthanspring.Ilovehotweather.

M:Well,wedon’tagreethere.Anyway,nextquestion.Whatdoyouliketoeat:localdishesorthe

foodyouusuallyeat?

W:Localdishes,Ithink.You?

M:Definitely!That’stwoanswersthesame!

W:Hmm,interesting.Next…whatdoyouliketodointheevening?Gotoacluborgotoa

restaurant?

M:Well,gotoarestaurant.

W:Oh,good.Me,too.It’smuchquieterthanaclub.

M:Yes,Iagree.Restaurantsarequieter…h(huán)mm,morerelaxing.

W:Andthelastquestion…h(huán)owlongisyourperfectholiday?

M:Er,threemonths.

W:Youcan’thavethreemonths!Theansweriseitheraweekoramonth.

M:OK,amonththen.

W:Me,too!

M:Sowe’vegotfouranswersthesame!

W:Maybewecantraveltogether…

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N=Nicki;W=Woman;M=Man;J=Juan;F=Juan’sfather

N:Andfinally,thecountrythatI’min:Argentina.The20-laneAvenue9thJulyisthewidest

streetontheplanetandifyouneedtoknowwhereyouareinthecity,it’saneasyreference

pointasitcutsthroughthemetropolisfromnorthtosouth.LaBoca,theportwherethefirst

Spaniardslanded,isoneofthepoorestregionsinthecity.ThepeopleofLaBocashareoneof

Argentina’sgreatestpassions:football.Fromitsslumshavecomesomeofthegreatestplayers

anditsmostfamousteam.LaBocaiswhereDiegoMaradona,oneoffootball’sleading

legends,beganhiscareer.SowhyisfootballsoimportanttoArgentinians?

W:Becauseweareaverypassionatecountry.WeareLatins.

M:Ineveryway,wehavepassion,forfootball,formusic.Wearealsofamousforthetango.

Peoplestarteddancingthetangointhe1800s.

N:It’sadancefullofpassionandemotion.

N:I’vebeenridingonandoffsinceIwaseightornineandIlovehorsesandI’veneverplayed

polobeforeandapparentlyArgentinaistheplacetolearn.Morning,Juan.Morning,Gada.

Firstlesson:gettingonthehorse.

J:Comeon,Nicki.Youcandoit!

N:Icandoit.I’vegottodoone,haven’tI?Herewego!

J:Ola,Nicki!

N:Yes!Thatwasone!Oneoutofahundred!TheBritishoriginallycametoArgentinaformeat.

Today,Argentinaisstillfamousforitsbeef.It’sconsideredthebestbeefintheworld.Big

meat-eatersoverhere,aren’tyou?

J:Yeah.Ithinkthe,theaverage(consumption)ofmeatperpersoninArgentinaperyearislike

80kilosinoneyear.

N:That’salot!

J:Theaverage.So,that’s…it’salot.

N:Youcan’tbeavegetarian,canyou,withallthisfantasticmeat?

F:Ifyouwant,wehaveverygoodvegetableshere!

N:Verysocial,isn’tit?

F:Asyousay,withfamilyandfriends,goodtable,goodwine,yousharewonderfulmoments.

Neverlessthantwo,threehours.

N:That’sitfromArgentinaandHoliday10Best.Joinusnexttime.Goodbye!

Speakingforcommunication

Role-play

Scripts

Wa=Waiter;M=Man;W=Woman

Wa:Goodevening.Atablefortwo?

M:Yes,please.

Wa:Bythewindow?

M:That’sfine.

Wa:CanItakeyourcoats?

M/W:Thankyou.

Wa:Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

W:Er…yes,please.CouldIhaveanorangejuice?

M:AndI’dlikeacola,please.Andcanwehaveabottleofmineralwater?

Wa:Certainly.Er…themenu…

M:Thankyou.

Wa:Tonight’sspecialisChickenàlaChefdeSaintGermainedeParisRiveGauche.

W:What’sthat?

Wa:It’sgrilledchickenwithpotatoesandgreenbeans.

W:IsitFrench?

Wa:Er…notreally…

W:ButithasaFrenchname.

Wa:Well,that’strue…It’sverygood…Areyoureadytoorder?

M:Yes,I’dlikesomesoupandthespecial.

W:Thesameforme,please.

Wa:Thankyou.

Groupdiscussion

Scripts

M=Man;W=Woman

M:WewanttotalkaboutRimini,anoldcityontheAdriaticcoastinItaly.It’sgotabeautiful

beachandyoucanswimintheseainthesummer.OneofthemostimportantplacesinRimini

isthecathedral,andalsotheArchofAugustus.

W:Ah,butformethemostimportantplaceisthebeach.

M:Yes,forme,too.Andatnight,thebarsonthebeach…Youcangodancing–it’sreallygood

fun…

W:Andwhataboutthefood?Well,atypicalfoodfromRiminiispuntarelleorpastawithfresh

vegetables,butthefishisreallyamazing.Thecityisbytheseasothefishisveryfresh.

M:So,wethinkRiminiisabeautiful,relaxingplace.Youcansitonthebeachallday,eatgreat

foodanddanceallnight.

Furtherpracticeinlistening

Shortconversation

Scripts

Conversation1

W:Fridayisapublicholiday.Shallwegoandspendthelongweekendonthefarm?Wecould

leaveonThursdaynight.

M:I’drathergoonFriday.MybestfriendfromNewYorkiscominghereforabusiness

conferenceandIhaveinvitedhimtodinneronThursday.

Q:Whycan’tthemanleaveonThursday?

Conversation2

M:Havetheyfinisheddiscussingtheirvacationplans?Havetheyreachedanagreement?

W:Theyonlyseemtohaveagreedtosetanotherdateforfurtherdiscussion.Theywillwaitand

see.

Q:Whatistheresultofthediscussion?

Conversation3

W:I’msohappythatIhaveboughtsomeChristmasgiftsinlessthanhalfaday.Youknow,

sometimesIcan’tfindanythinggoodenoughevenaftershoppingforafullday.Hereisanew

lampforyou.

M:Somegifts!Icanhardlyfindspaceforthenewlamphere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?

Conversation4

M:Jane,we’vegotaproblem.Wedon’thaveenoughmoneytogotoEuropeonvacation

asplanned.I’mthinkingofgivingupmyjobandfindinganotherifmybossstillrefusestogive

mearaise.

W:Well,Idon’tknow.Butmaybewecanstophiringacleaner.

Q:Whatproblemarethemanandwomantalkingabout?

Conversation5

W:Myfamilyaregoingonabeachholidaynextmonthasacelebration.Mysonhasbeen

admittedtohisfirstchoiceuniversity.

M:Congratulations!That’sagreatwaytocelebrate.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

Longconversation

Scripts

M:Katy,JasoncalledinvitingyoutohisHalloweenparty!

W:Ugh,Dad!Idon’twanttogotoJason’sparty!Iwentlastyear!Therewereonlysixpeople

there!

M:Katy!Youcan’tjudgethesuccessofapartybythenumberofpeoplewhoattend!Besides

Jasonandhisfamilyareoldfriends!You’veknownhimsinceyouwerethreeyearsold!

W:IknowDad–butHalloweenismyfavoriteholiday–Myfavorite!AndIworkedfortwo

monthsmakingmyrabbitcostume!PlusJason’spartylastyearwascompletelyboring.

Completely!!Fourhoursofboring.Boring.Boring.

M:Itwasn’tallthatbad,younglady.Youcamebackwithahugebagofcandyandtalking

about

howcooltheHalloweendecorationswereinJason’sfrontyard.Youdidhavefunlastyear

atJason’sparty!

W:Well,yes.That’strue,Iguess.ButDad,Ireallydon’twanttogo–becauseIneedtogoto

Linda’spartyinstead!Please!!!Dad,don’tmakemegotoJason’sparty.Please!!

M:Andwhat’ssospecialaboutLinda’sparty?

W:Well,allmyfriendsaregoingtoLinda’spartynotJason’s–and,they’regoingtohavespecial

music,aHalloweenvideo,andanewgamecalled“GuessWho”.

M:OK,whynotgotoJason’spartyforonehourorsoandthengotoLinda’spartyfor

therestof

theevening?

W:ThanksDad!Thankssomuch!That’sagreatidea!

Q1:WhatdidKatylikeaboutJason’slastHalloweenparty?

Q2:WhatistheactualreasonthatKatydoesn’twanttoattendJason’sparty?

Q3:WhatisspecialaboutLinda’sparty?

Q4:WhatwillKatydotosolveherproblem?

Passage1

Scripts

Bargainshoppersusedtogetupveryearlyinthemorningtotakeadvantageofbigdiscounts

onBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Thisyear,someshoppers,however,stayedup

lateonThanksgivingnight.Thischangeinbehaviorwasinlargepartduetotheeffortsof

differentstorestobeateachotherduringthetraditionalstarttothe

holidayshopping

season.SomepopularstoresforthefirsttimeopenedatmidnightonThanksgivingnight

toofferdealsthatoncewerereservedforthenextday.Itwasreportedthat24percentofBlack

Fridayshopperswereatstoresatmidnight.That’supfrom9.5percenttheyearbeforewhenonly

afewstoreswereopenduringthattime.

Butthosehoursmostlyattractedtheyoungerpeople.OfthoseshoppingatmidnightonBlack

Friday,37percentwereaged18to34.Oldershoppersweren’tasquicktoruntothestores.Only

23.5percentof35-to54-year-oldswereinstoresbymidnight.Onedepartmentstore,forexample,

attracted10,000peopletoitsmidnightopeningandmanyofthemwereyoungpeoplewhoturned

outforthegiftsetsanddiscountedfashionitems.Jenny,15yearsold,wentoutwithher

fourcousinstoonebigdepartmentstoreatmidnightandthenshoppedatanotherone

until2:30a.m.

Then,sheandhercousinswenthometobed.“It’salwaysbeeninconvenient,”Jennysays

ofthetraditional4a.m.BlackFridayopeningsofyearspast.“Noonelikestowake

upthatearly.”

Q1:Whatisspecialaboutthisyear’sBlackFridayshopping?

Q2:WhydidsomestoresopenatmidnightonThanksgivingnight?

Q3:HowmanyBlackFridayshopperswerereportedtogototheshopsatmidnightthisyear?

Q4:Whatcanwelearnaboutthe15-year-oldJenny?

Passage2

Scriptsandanswers

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