英语情景对话
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2023年2月12日发(作者：)TelephoneCalls
A:Hello,Tracyspeaking,Howmay
Ihelpyou?
B:liketospeaktoyourdirectorofhumanresources,s,
Please.
A:Justamoment.I\'llherwhoiscalling?
B:ThisisBillBurtonfromMilfordInsurance,I\'mcallinginregardstoourmeeting
nextTuesday.
A:Thankyou,pleaseholdforamoment?I’llchecktoseeifshe
isavailable.
B:Noproblem.
A:I\'
youliketoleaveamessageforher?
B:Yes,\'sbestifshe
cangetintouchwithmebefore3pmtoday,shecanreachmeatmyofficenumber,
635-8799.
A:I\'\'tquitecatchthat,couldyoupleaserepeatthenumber?
B:Noproblem,rtoaskforextension31.
A:I\'msorry,,justtoconfirm,yournameisspelledB-U-R-T-O-N,isthat
correct?
B:Yes,andIrepresentMilfordInsurance.
A:sreceivesyourmessageandreturnsyourcallbefore
3pmthisafternoon.
B:Thankyouverymuch.
Memos
A:Ihavebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutesalready,whattime
isthemeetingstart?Whereisanyoneanyway?
B:Didn\'tyouhearaboutthat,ourmeetingwaspostponeduntilFriday.
A:Whythemeetingwaspostponed?Noonetoldmeanythingaboutit.
B:Didyougetthememo?
A:Whatmemo?Theyhaven’tanymemothiswholeweek,Icheckmyinboxevery
ven’tseenanything.
B:ldhavemadetoyourinbox,butmaybelost
inallcollectorsonyourdesk.
A:YouknowhowthingsgetpilotaboutmydeskwhenI\'ometimes
Idomanypleasethings,ButIalwaysreadallthememosgoaround;theygodirectly
sureweresendtowholeoffice?
B:Itshouldhavegotaroundtoeverybody,theyalsopostacopyofthememointhe
\'tyoueverlookatmessagespostonthebulletinboard?
A:I\'musuallytoobusytotakeabunchofcoffeebreakbythewatercooler,Anyway,
I\'msurethememonevergettomyinbox,I\'llhavetotalkoursecretaryaboutit.
\'sright,Youwillneverknowwhatyourmissingoutofitifyoudon\'treadthe
memos.
PlacinganOrder
A:MayIhelpyou?
B:Yes,astanding
agreementwithyourcompany,sowewillneedthesameamountaslasttime.
A:ullupourrecordsfor
aveanordernumber?Whatnameistheorderlistedunder?
B:beris184796
A:Yes,norderforthreecasesofcartridges,itthatwhatyou
wouldliketorefill?
B:Yes.
A:Istherethecorrectbillingaddress?
B:No,pleasepostthebillto124HildrodLane,MiltonCounty,98830.
A:dershouldbedelivered
beforetheendofthedayonMonday.
B:Thankyou.
Theworkinglunch
A:Excuseme,Don?Ihatetobotheryou,
youhavetimetobriefmeontheMartinaccounttoday?
B:Oh,that\'supposedtodeliverabriefonthataccounttomorrow.I
,gosh,I
don\'tknow....Thingsarereallybusyformetoday,theonlytimeIcanmanageto
squeezeoutmightbeoverlunchbreak....
A:Ihatetomakeyouworkthroughyourlunchbreakwithhowbusyyouare....
B:It\'sokay....I\'vealreadyhadseveraldaysinarowworkingthroughlunch....
A:Howaboutthis....Wecanmakeitaworkinglunchthisafternoon,andI\'llorder
\'llbemytreat.
B:Youdon\'thavetodothat....
A:your
favoritefastfood?I\'llcatertoyourtaste.
B:ActuallyIdolikeChinese....Let\'smakeitadateforChopSueyandthe
Martinaccountatabout12:atsoundgood?
A:Great.I\'llbringthefood.
HotelSituations
F:Hello,Idoforyou?
M:Hi,yes,etarycalledandbookedaroomacoupleof
weeksago,thereservationshouldbeforadoublebed,nonesmokingroom.
F:Andwhatnameofreservationmadeunder?
M:ItshouldbeunderSteveJohn
F:Mmm,letmesee,itseemsthereisnoJohnlistedaroomfortonight,isthereany
othernamethatyoureservationlistunder？
M:No,hereistheconfirmationnumber,wouldthathelp?Itis898007,Ihadtheroom
bookedwithvisacoldcard.
F:Ah,yes,hereitis,youhaveastandarddoubleroom,nonsmokingonthe3rdfloor,
Ijustneedtoseethecreditcardyoubookedtheroomwithifyoudon’tmind.
M:Sure,tbepossibletocheckoutandpaythebillinthemorning,
also,whattimeisbrackserved?
F:Thereisacontinentforbreakfastfrom6:00amto10:ucanpay
yourbillinthemorning,butwerequirea20%departitoffront,butIcanjustkeepa
,I’vegotyouonsetupifyoucouldjustsignhere,
andinashowhere,hereisyourroomkey,anythingelseIcandoforyou?
M:Yes,couldyoucallmeataxiplease?
Friends
A:whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriends?
B:eopleareusuallymoreactiveand
barstogetherorplay
sportstogether.
A:Idon’tliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhoaren’yisvery
importanttome.
B:Ithinkit’blemisthatyoucanusuallyonlyfind
outifsomeoneishonestbygettingtoknowthem.
A;youcanfindoutfromtheirfriends.
B:’trelyonyourfriendstointroducepeople
ike
funnypeople.
A:oh,Idon’n’erknowwhenthey
arejokingandwhentheyarebeingserious.
B:sometimesitcanbehardtotell,butifyouknowthepersonfairlywell,youcan
usuallyseefromtheirexpressionwhattheyarereallythinking.
A:tthatwearesuch
goodfriends?
B;maybepeopledon’oplelikealittle
varietyintheirlives-includingavarietyofcharacteristicsintheirfriends.
Party
A:forsayingbehindtohelpmeclearup.
B;’sapitythataglassandaplategotbrokenand
someonespilledadrinkoverthere.
A:esn’illed
drinkwon’tleaveastain,willit?
B:Idoubtit,I‘yitwasn’taglassofredwine,I’lljust
getabowlofwaterandacloth.
A:I’mgoingtoputalltherubbishintothisbigplasticbag.
B:afterwards,hingwillbefinishedwithin
hismagictricks.
A;yes,he’sverygood..isn’the?Hetoldsomefunnystoriestoo.
B:eginningoftheparty,shewasbeing
veryserious.
A;Ithinkthatshehadalittertoomuchofthepunch.
B:whatdidyouputinthatpunch?Ittastedgreat,butwasquitestrong.
A:that’likethesnacksandIprepared?
B:thdaycakewasdelicious,wasn’tit?Emilytoldmethatsheand
karenmadeitthemselves.
A:thatcaketastedsogood!Itdisappearedwithinminutes,soIthinkeveryonelikedit
’sthatstain?
B:readytostartonthewashingup:
Rentinganapartment
a:we\'dliketorentaflatneartheuniversity.
b:areyoulookingforsomewherefortwopeople?
a:yes,sly,we\'’veheardthat
thereareplacesfor80to100poundsamonth.
b:yes,
haveanyotherrequirements?
a:netreally,\'dpreferablyliketoliveinaquietstreet.
b:howmanyroomsdoyouneedintheflat?
a:we\'chenanddiningroomcanbeseperateor
combined.
b:ok.i\'\'
firstonthelistcosts80poundsamonth,butit\'sonanoisystreetandit\'salittlefar
fromtheuniverstiy.
a:howfarawayisitfromthecampus?
b:it\'\'sonethat\'sabout
tis100poundsamonthandit\'sonasmallstreet,
justoffamainstreet.
a:otohavealookatit?we\'dliketoseeitbeforemakinga
finaldecision.
b:ofcourse.i\'anwaitforabout15or20
keyouthere.
a:uldbegreat.
Shopping
A:doyoudoalotofshoppingonline?
B:ookingontheinternetatwhat’savailable,butIusuallypreferto
actuallyseeandtouchwhatI’mes,I’lllookat
somethinginashop,butlaterbuyitonlineifit’’tlikebuying
thingsonline,doyou?
A:yes.I’erwho’stryingtofindoutyour
’tyouworryaboutthat?
B:hatithappens,butifyoubuyfromreputablecompanieswith
securewebsites,oughtIuseonlineshoppingfacilities,I
don’tthinkit’sthebestwaytoshop.
A:I’htyoulovedanythingtechnological.
B:Ido.I’mabigfanofusingnewtechnology,butIdon’twanttositinfrontofa
peopleneedtogetoutandinteractwithotherpeople.
A:so,howaboutcomingtothedepartmentstorewithme?Iwanttoseeifthereare
anynewsummerclothesonsaleyet.
B:sure.I’topbythecomputerstore?Ijustwanttoseeif
theyhavesomething.
A:ou’
tobrowsethroughtheirbooksiftheyhaveanythinginteresting.
B:ok.I’’sgo.I’lljustgetsomemoneyandmycreditcard.
A;rgottentogetmine.
Askingfordirections
A:ok,I’’schecktheroutefromheretotheairport.
B:wherearewe?Oh,ivetotheA120andturnleft.
A:no,erthatwearecomingfromthisdirection.
B:ohyes!Sorry!ThenwedrivetotheM11motorway.
A;howfaristhat?
B:it’lefttojointhemotorwayanddrivesouth.
A:accordingtothemap,wegetofftheM11atthesecondjunctionandjointheM25.
that’sthemotorwaythatgoesaroundtheedgeofLondon.
B:that’sanother15miles,sothat’s22milestotalsofar.
A:becarefultoturnintherightdirection!
B:reachexit15,weturnleftand
gowestalongtheM4.
A:’sthetotaldistance?
B:thejourneyaroundtheM25is33milesandthen3extramilestogettotheairport.
Sohowmanymilesisthattogether?
A:22milestotheM25,33milesontheM25,’satotalof58
miles,isn’tit?
B:itshouldn’erthatwecango
quitefastonthemotorway.
A:wecanonlygofastonthemotorwaysifthereisn’weshould
arlyismuchbetterthanbeinglate
Beginner
A:utyou?
B;yes,Iˉ’sinterestingtoseewhoisconsideredthebestintheirfieldandwhich
filmarethoughttobeparticularlygood.
A:se,themen
nearlyalwaysjustwearthetraditionaltuxedo.
B:ilmsdoyouthinkwillwinawardsthis
year?
A;Iˉyjustoneortwofilmslooksettosweeptheawardsceremony,
butthisyearthereareseveralcontenders.
B:you’’syoufavouriteaward
category?
A:youmightthinkthisstrange,butIlikethecategoryfor¨bestforeignlanguagefilm’.
B:it’he¨best
actorandactress〃.
fansandtheiridols
A:you’reabigfanofandylau,aren’tyou?
B:yes,I’’smyidol.
A:howcomeyoudon’thaveallofhisfilmsondvd?
B:someofhisearlyfilmsarehardtofindnowadays,especiallytheoneswhereheonlyplayeda
bitpart.
A:Isee.I’msureyou’ualsohaveseveralposterofhim.
B;tthemlastweekandputthemuponmybedroomwalls
yesterday.
A:areyouamemberofhisfanclub?
B:Iwas,butthenIdiscoveredyoucanfindouteverythingforfreeontheinternet,soI’mnota
membernow.
A:didyouseetheinterviewwithandylauincosmopolitanmagazinelastmonth?
B:ofcourseIboughttwocopies.
A:twocopies?Onetokeepandonetocutthepicturesoutof,right?
chattingonline
A:what’sup?B:zzinginBeijing.
A:’vegotlovelyweatherhere.B:great!Ryinvitingme?
A:laughingoutloud.B:berightback.
A:whererugoing?B;bathroom.
A;ok.I’youlater.
Note:whenpeoplechatonline,reviations,uselowercaseletters,
andrarelyusepunctuationmarks,especiallyapostrophemarks.
computers
A:hi!Isthatthenewlaptopyoubroughtlastweek?Itlooksverynice.
B;yes,.I’mjustsurfingontheinternet.
A;here?Inthiscafe?Howcanyoudothat?
B;ansIcangetonthenetforfreewhile
I’se,Ihavetobuyacupofcoffee!
A:that’doitanywhere?
B;reonlyabout10or12
placesthatofferitinthiscity.
A:so,whatprogramsdoyouhaveonyourlaptop?
B:I’vegotalltheusualonesforwordprocessingandthenIhaveafewforcreatingandediting
photographs.
A:’sveryusefulforyoutobeabletodownloadphotos
uattachthepicturefilestoemailsandsendthemtoanyone,
anywhere,atanytime!
B:it’swonderful,isn’tit?WouldyouliketoseesomephotosthatIlookrecently?
theinternetandemail
:howoftendoyouusetheinternet?
B;Iuseitalmosteveryday,’toftensurfthenet.
Youusetheinternetalot,don’tyou?
A:e
frustratingwhentheconnectionispoor.
B:so,you’reonlineeighthoursaday.
A:yes,mes,Ihelpotherpeopleintheofficeifthey’rehavingtrouble
online.
B;howusefuldoyouthinktheinternetisasasourceofinformation?
A;Ithinkit’sfairlyuseful,,alotoftheinformationyoufind
,whenyoubuysomethingonline,youdon’tseeituntilyouactuallygetit.
B;howdoyousolvethewebsiteproblemswhenyou’rebuyingsomethingonline?
A:meonefromourcompanyvisitstheshopand
buyswhenthey’reseenthattheproductsaregenuineandsuitable.
advertising
a:howcouldweadvertiseourcelebrationstomarkthecentenaryofthefoundingofthe
university?
B;I’sthepresidentcouldinvite
themanddoaninterview.
A:that’dputupsomepostersinandaroundthecampuswithalistofevents.
Itwouldbequitecheaptodoonthecampus.
B:swecouldarrangeforsomesponsorship.
A:wecouldcontactalumniwhoworkforlarge,ghtbeableto
arrangecheapadvertisinginexchangeforsomefreetickets.
B;goodthinking!Weshouldalsoprintsomeleafletsforstudentstodistribute.
A:wesho
peoplevisitthewebsite,they’llseetheinformation.
B:edthepricesandtheyare
reasonable.
A;’sgettoworkonouradvertisingcampaign.
newspaper
a:doyoubuythatnewspapereveryday?
B:yes,yshasplentyofarticlesfromcorrespondentsallover
theworldandthebusinesssectionisveryusefultoo.
A:isthereaSundayeditionofthatnewspaper?
B;everalsections,soit’squitearead!Itusuallytakesmeafewhourstoread
itonSundaymorning.
A:whatsectiondoesithave?
B:’sthenewssection,theentertainmentsection,sports,business,andworld
affairs.
A;what’sinthatsection?
B:worldaffairs?
youbuyadailypaper?
A;Ibuyanationalnewspapersometimes,buyInearlyalwaysbuyalocaleveningnewspaper.I
findthelocalnewsmoreinterestingthannationalorinternationalnews.
Magazine
A;doyouoftenbuymagazines?
B:smeup-todatewithallthelatest
developments.
A;whydon’tyoufindtheinformationontheinternetinstead?
B:ss,Iliketo
readamagazineinacoffeebarsometimes.
A:doyouhaveanonlineeditionofthatmagazine?
B:yes,canonlyaccessallthearticlesifyouhaveasubscription.
A;doyouhaveasubscription?
B;yes,verybuy
magazines?
A:’tbuyanyregularly.
books
a:whatareyoureading?
B:oh,it’’sasic-fithriller.
A;Ithoughtheusuallywrotehorrorbooks.
B:’’sacaptivatingread.
A;we’ouliketojoinus?
B;yes,obuyatextbookformycourseand,asyouknow,Ilovebrowsingthrough
thelatestpaperbacks.
A:
wantstopickupsomechildren’sbooksforherdaughter.
B:Iwanttolookatnelsonmandela’sautobiography.
A:thisissuretobeaworthwhileread.
countries
A:whichcountrieshaveyoubeento?
B:I’vebeentomostofthecountriesinEurope,severalcountriesinAsia-china,Korea,and
Thailand-andtotheunitedstatesandCanada.
A;IthoughtyouhadbeentoAustraliatoo.
B:no,butI’mplanningonvisitingAustraliaandnewZealandsoon.I’veheardthattheyare
sthemostbeautifulcountryyou’vebeento?
A;IthinkI‘anypicturesquefjords,waterfalls,andmountains.
B:isn’titreallycoldthere?
A;well,thenorthofNorwayisalmostalwayscold,butfurthersouthitcanbefairlywarmin
’sawetcountry,sothere’ssnowalmosteverywhereinwinter.
B;I’vebeentootherScandinaviancountries,sIshouldgoanddosome
wintersportsthere.
cities
A:isyourcityahistoricalplace?
B:notrally.200yearsago,itwasjustasmallinsignificantvillage.
A;howdiditgrowintosuchalargeplace?
B:largedeposi
villagequicklygrewintoakeyindustrialcentre.
A:asthecitygrew,itmusthaveabsorbedmanyvillagenearby.
B;yes,esofthosevillagesurviveasthenamesofpartsofthecity.
A;reanybuildingmorethan200yearsoldinyourcity?
B;oh,themwereinnsfor
asacastlenearonevillage,soourcityhasacastle
too.
A;really?Soyourcitydoeshavesomeoldhistoryafterall.
Thecountryside
A:I’dlovetohavemyownfarm.
B:sure?
A:Iwouldn’tmindgettingupearlymorningandthephysicalworkwouldmakemefitand
healthy.
B:runningafarmwouldbetotallydifferenttoyoucurrentjob.
A:that’sonereasonI’dliketotryit.I’dreallyliketogetawayfromworking9to5inanoffice.
B;you’’snotsomethingyoucanjustwalk
into.
A:myuncleownsafarmandI’einginthe
countrysidewithfarmanimalsandgreenfields.
B;well,Iˉdbegreattotakeaworkingholidayonafarm.
I’dlovetogetawayfromhustleandbustleofthecityforawhile.
war
a:areyouwatchinganothernewsreportaboutthewar?
B:lmilitary
vilianswereamongthedeadandwounded.
A:howdidthiswarstart?
B:destriedtobuildborderfencesandbegan
attackingeachother.
A:rsidewantstocompromise.
B:reliefagl
Europeancountrieshaveagreedtosendaid,butareafraidthattheirplaneswillbeshotdown.
A:whatdoyouthinkwillhappen?
B:,perhaps,
ngistofindtherealproblemforthewarandsolvethat.
A;itwouldbemuchsimplerandcheaperiftheynegotiatedfirst.
religion
A:doyoubelieveingod?
B:notatall.I’?
A;I’’tyoubelievethereisagod?
B;Ithinkeverythinghasascientificexplanationratherthanatheologicalone.
A:,Ibelieveinevolutionforexample.
However,therearemanythingsthatsciencehasn’texplainedyet.
B;I’thatthestrangestthingabout
religionisthatsomanyreligionspeopleactinwaysthattheirreligionclaimsarewrong.
A:forexample?
B;religionspreachtolerance,butmanywarsarecausedbyintolerantreligiousfanatics.
A;opledon’tappeartobeactinginaccordancewiththeirreligiousbeliefs.
politics
A:haveyoueverybelongedtoapoliticalparty?
B:no,Ihaven’t,butIthoughtaboutjoiningthegreenparty.
A:really?eamemberofthe
pressuregroupgreenpeace,weren’tyou?
B:dn’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoit.
A:erpartiesaretoobigand
popular.
B;you’llerpoliticalandpressuregroupscanofteninfluencelargepoliticalparties.
Anymemberofparliamentcanproposelegislationandpartiesandpressuregroupscanraise
awarenessofissues.
A:tendon’tunderstandtheissuesfully.
B:that’’
readabouttheminnewspaperorhearthemontv.
socialproblems
A:istherealotofcrimeinyourcity?
B:there’ssome,butIdon’tthinkit’itispettycrime,burglaryandcar
’sverylittlemajorcrime.
A:it’thecrimeiscommittedby
drugaddictswhoneedmoneyfordrugs.
B;ty,thereisaverygooddrugrehabilitationprogramme.
Thepoliceandcourtsarealsotoughonpeoplewhocommitcrimes,butIdon’tknowifthat’sthe
reasonforourrelativelylowcrimerate.
A;referamorelenientapproach.
B;peoplehave
similaramountsofmoney,theywillnotthinkofstealingfromothers.
A;that’spossible,butI’mnotsureitwouldreallyhappenlikethat.
theweather
A:iwentshoppingwithoutmyumbrellayesterdaymorning.
B:yesterdaymorningwasbeautifulithoughtthesunningwasgoingtocontinue.
A:\'swhyididn\'
rainingcatsanddogs.
B:ouringwithrainallafternoon.
A:wouldlivesomewherewhichwere
sunningallyearround.
B:bablywouldnotlikeiteither.
A:justwishtheweathercouldbealittlemorepredictable.
B:ttherisso
changeable.
environment
A;istheenvironmentabigissuesinyourcountry?Itisinmine.
B:mateisdryandsowaterconservationis
veryimportant.
A:whatmethodsdoyouusetoconservewater?
B:sthatwecannotuse
somemodernhouseholditems,etoomuchwater.
A:thebiggestenvironmentprobleminmycountryisairpollution.
B:yes,se,mycountryis
moreagriculturalandhasmuchlessindustry.
A:wehavereducedemissionofairpollutantsinrecentyears,butcarsarestillamajorsourceof
ieshavebecomecleanerasstricterenvironmentpollutionlawhavebeenintroduced.
B:’tbelievethatanysinglecountrycando
anythingaboutit.
A:Ithinkyou’eedstobeaninternationalresponsetothisproblem.
theseasons
A:whatdoyoudoinsummer?
B:eingoutinthefresh
utyou?
A:Idon’toftengoforwalks,butIeitherplaysportsoutside-youknow,tennisorbadminton-or
justsitinthesunshineandreadagoodbook.
B;whatdoyoudoinwinter?
A;well,’mfeelinglazy,r
summertowinter.
B;earingnice,colorfulclothesinsummer-youknow,anicedress
’stoocoldforthosekindsofclothesinwinter.
A;wouldfreeze!
B:doyouthinkwe’llhaveanicesummerthisyear?
A;thankstoglobalwarming,itcouldbehotterthanever!
thenaturalworld
A:whatareyoudoing?
B:I’mjustlookingatthismapoftheworld.I’mpreparingforageographyclass.
A:therearenocountriesmarkedonthemap.
B;no,therearen’theHimalayanplateau
withthehighestpeaksintheworld.
A:thethied
totheoceans,mostcountriesaretiny.
B;Ifinditincrediblehowmillionsofyearsofvolcanicactivityhavecreatedmountainsthousands
ofmetrestall.
A;rivershavecreateddeepvalleysandcanyonslikethegrandcanyou.
B:theoceansandlandscapesallinfluenceourclimate.
A;it’sallsointeresting.I’apsI
shouldtryandattendyourgeographyclass.
animals
A:Iwaery
interesting.
B:ys,theyareoftenusedtofind
illegaldrugsandbombsbythepoliceandcustomsofficers.
A;thedocumentaryalsopointedoutthattheyareusedbyshepherdstoroundupsheepandby
rescueworkerstofindpeopletrappedunderrubbleorsnow.
B;hemforsportsandrecreation.
A:don’tforgetthathorsesarestillusedinmanycountriestopullploughsandcarts.
B:canyourideahorse?
A:yes,’utyou?
B:swecouldgohorseridingtogetherattheweekend?
A:whatagoodidea!
Plants
A:wersarereallycolorful.
B:oses,tulips,iketherockerywiththesmallerflowers?
A:yes,reviolets,aren’tthey?
B;yes,ternoon,I’mgoingtoprunethehedge.
A:;oulikemetocutthemofffor
you?
B:thankyou!sawinthegardenshed.
A:whenthelowerbranchesareremoved,you’llbeabletositunderthetree.
B;tomorrow,I’egardenwilllockperfect.
A;justmakesurechildrendon’tplayintheflowerbedsanddestroytheflowers.
naturaldisasters
a:doyouthinkthatclimatechangeisresponsiblefortherecentfloods?
B:refloodsinthiscountryalmosteveryyear,butinrecentyearstheyhave
beenmorewidespreadandmorefrequent.
A:itseemsthattheclimateinthiscountryischanging.
B;tthreesummershavebeenthehottestforthepast200years.
Therehavealsobeenstrongerwinds.
A:Ithinkthatthechangingclimateisasignthatwearecausingtoomuchdamagetothe
environment.
B;Ithinkyou’echangenaturallyovertime,butIthinkthathumanactivitiesare
hatgovernmentwouldjointogetherandtrytoresolvethe
problem.
A:n’tdosomethingsoon,Itmightbetoolate.
naturalresources
a:doesyourcountryexportalotofnaturalresources?
B;weexportsomecoaltoEuropeancountries,butourbiggestexportsiscopper,whichweexport
toEurope,northAmerica,andchina.
A:whichresourcesdoyouhavetoimport?
B:weimportalittleoilfromVenezuela,rtsomeironand
alotofaluminiumfromneighouringcountries.
A:Iheardthatyoucountryrecentlydiscovereddepositsofpreciousstone.
B:yes,that’,ersinmycountryare
ernmentiskeentoexploitournaturalresourcestogetmoney
toimportourcountry.
A:ifyourgovernmentinvestsinyourcountry’sinfrastructure,itwillbemoneywellspent.
B:toputthemoneyintolong-termprojectsratherthanwastingitonshort-term
ones.
distanceandspeed
A:howlongwillittakeustodrivetoLondon?
B;Ithinkit’sadistanceof180kilometersfromheretoLondon,soitshouldbeatwo-hourdrive
onthemotorway.
A;that’dtakethreehours.
B;you’beabletotravelathighspeedsatthebeginningandendofthejourney,
becausewewillbeinbuilt-uparea.
A:so,shallweallowthreehourstocoverthedistance?
B;en’tseenmycompanycar,haveyou?
A;’slongerthanmycar.
B:Ithinkit’’maximumspeedofover
200kilometersanhour.
A;wow!That’sfast!Idon’tthinkwewillbetravelingthatfastonthemotorway.
B;wecan’ntthatfast,wewouldbreakthespeedlimit.
quantities
A:whichsportsarepopularinyourcountry?
B:rlsplayitreallywell.
Somepeoplelikeplayingbasketball.
A:domanypeopleliketennis?
B:oplelike
swimming,becauseitisfunandkeepsyoufit.
A:inmycountry,manypeopleenjoygolf,ople
likeextremesports,butIthinkthevastmajorityofpeopleareafraidtotrythem.
B:lpeoplefrommyuniversity
enjoythem,knowplaysgolf.
A:replentyofgolfcoursesaroundthe
ast,onlyatinynumberofpeopleplayed.
B:agreatdealofpeoplefollowrugbyinmycountry.
A:thereareplentyofrugbyfansinmycountrytoo.
numbers
a;what’stheareaofyourcountry?
B:it’’salittleoverhalfamillionsquarekilometers.
A;thatsoundsquitebig!Howmanypeoplelivethere?
B;themliveinthenorth.
A:what’stheaverageincome?
B;that’mostpeopleearnabouttwothousanddollarsamonth,if
youconvertthemoneyfromourcurrencyintodollars.
A;soyourcountryisfairlyrich.
B:Ithinkwearericherthanmostcountries,
biggestproblematthemomentisunemployment,whichisroughly8%.Ithasdoubledoverthe
lastfouryears.
A:unemploymentinmycountryisafractionofthat.
time
A:howdoyouusuallyspendyourtime,nowthatyou’veretired?
B:well,’sarelongerin
summerthatinwinter,lydosomeexercisewhenIgetup.
A:whatdoyouhaveforbreakfast?
B:Iusuallyhavecereal,butsometimesIcookatraditionalEnglishbreakfast.
A:ouspendyourmorning?
B;odoallmyshoppingin
s
about20minutestodrivethere.
A:howdoyouspendyourafternoon?
B:IusuallymeetsomefriendsandweplaysportstogetherorImightspendsometimealoneon
wintereveningwatchingtv,butIspendsummereveningatculturaleventsifI
havetime.
sizeandshape
A:whatbookisthat?
B:Ijustboughtanewatlas.I’Russia!That’savast
country.
A:Canada,china,andtheusearehugetoo.
B;ieslikeMonacoaresmallerthanmany
cities.
A:ancountriesarerelatively
looksquitebiginEurope,butcomparedtomanycountriesinothercontinents,it’s
notverylargeatall.
B:britainishalfthesizeoffrance,butgreatBritainisstilloneofthelargestislandsintheworld.
A;thethingwithlargecountriesisthatoftentheyhavevastareasoflandthatareuselessorhardly
andCanadahaveenormousareasoficeandforest.
directions
A:excuseme?HowcanIgettothenearestbranchofthenationalbank?
B:there’thisstreetuntilyougettothefirstsetoftrafficlights.
Thenturnrightatthetrafficlights.
A;howfarupthestreetarethetrafficlights?
B:150metersperhaps.
A;?
B:’’t
missit.
A:oIgothen?
B;you’’sabigbuildingandyou’llseeabigsign
onthefrontofthebuilding.
A:ouverymuch.
money
a:areyoureadytogotothebank?
B:sure,whatdoyouneedtodothere?
A:there’’eedtowithdrawsome
moneyformtheATM.
B:Ihavetoexchangesomemoney.
A:that’’regoingawaynextweek.
B;asaproblemlast
week.
A;’tpayitsoon,thecreditcardcompanywillchargeme
interest.
B:’sagoodideatopayoffyourcreditcarddebts
beforetheyattractinterest.
feelingsandemotions
A:hello!Howareyoutoday?
B:hi.I’adatestandI’mnotsurehowwellorhowbadlyIdid.
A:it’’vedonetestandyoucan’tchangeanyofyouranswers.
B:that’yshouldgohomeandprepareforthenexttest,butI’mfeelingtired.
A:let’llhelpyoutowakeupagain!
B:eyoubeenrecently?
A;oh,youknowme.I’malwayshappy!IfIthinkI’mgettingintoabadmood,Icallsomefriends
andsocializeorhaveachat.
B:that’lyjustsitathomealoneandgetincreasinglymoody.
A:redofitreallyquickly.I’malwaysexcited
aboutgoingouttopartyorothersocialeventandmeetingpeople.
B:perhapsI’dgooutmoretooandnotspendtimeworryingabouttests!