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UNITONETHEEXPENSIVEFANTASYOFLORDWILLIAMS
UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS
1.M:
Didyoureadtoday'
snewspaper?
"
LordWilliams"
wasarrestedtwodaysago.
W:
Why?
Iheardhepouredalotofcashintoabeautifulmountainvillageandgavejobstomanypeople.
M:
Youcouldneverhavepossiblyguessedthetruth.HestolefundsfromScotlandYard,andthefundwassupposedtobeusedtopayspiesandconductsecretactivitiesagainsttheIrishRepublicanArmy.
Q:
Whatistheconversationabout?
2.M:
Didyouattendyesterday'
slecture?
Yes.
Thelecturewassupposedtostartat9:
00,'
~m.,buttheprofessorwasanhourlate.
Hewouldhavearrivedontime,butanaccidentjammedthemainroadforoneandahalfhours.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
3.W:
Robert,whatasurprise!
It'
snicetoseeyouagain!
Hello,Susan!
Mygosh!
Howlonghasitbeen?
Wasn'
titseveralmonthsago,thelasttimewesaweachother?
Ithinkyou'
reright.Youknow,weboughtacottageinamountainvillage.We'
vebeentransformingitfromamessintoagoodplacetospendourholiday.
Soundsgood!
Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?
4.M:
Didyouhearthattheyaregoingtobuildafirst-classhotelhere,withfurnishedrooms,wood-paneledstairsandanoutstandingrestaurant?
Oh,no.It'
sgoingtoruintheneighborhood.Theywillhavetoteardownallthoseniceoldhouses.
Whatisthewoman'
sreactiontothenewhotel?
5.W:
How'
syourjobgoing?
Great!
I'
menjoyingitalot.AtfirstIwaschosentomanagetheconstructionwork.AndnowI'
minchargeofrunningthebusiness.Theonlyproblemwehaveisthatit'
shardtoobtainallthebankloansweneed.
Whatistheproblemthemanhasinhisjob?
6.M:
DidyouhearthelatestaboutDavid?
HeisgoingtomovetoSeattle.
ToSeattle?
That'
salongwayfromhere!
Whatintheworldmadehimdecidetomovethere?
Heinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromarichunclethere.
Howdoesthewomanfeel?
7.M:
Iknowthefoundationhasgiventhecommunity$10,000toimproveitsenvironment.
Themoneywillbringthecommunitybacktolife.$10,000!
Theygavetwicethatamount,Ibet.
Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemoney?
8.W:
Icanhardlybelieveit!
Suchasoft-spoken,well-dressedmiddle-agedmanfiredthreeshotsintoacrowdedbirthdayparty,killingoneman.
Tobemoreexact,hekilledonemanandwoundedtwootherpeople.
Hashealreadybeensentenced?
Yeah,hewasarrestedsoonafterthepolicearrived.Hehasbeenbroughtintocourtandsentencedtothirtyyearsinprison.
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
9.W:
mtakingmydaughteroutforherbirthdaytonight--youknow,tothatoutstandingrestaurant.
Youcan'
tgolikethat.You'
dbetterchange.
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
10.M:
What'
syouropinionofthevillage?
You'
vespentyourholidaystwicethere.
ItcapturedmyheartwhenIfirstsawit.
Isitaspecialvillage?
Yes,therearefinestonecottages,acentralareaofgreengrassandafantasticviewofrollingfieldsandpineforests.
IfonlyIhadsomefreetime.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
11.M:
Moreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontotheproblemofcomputercrime.Haveyouheardaboutit?
Ofcourse.Amonthagooneofmycolleagueswasarrestedbecauseshetransferredfundsatourbanktoaccountsshehadsetupinotherbanks.
Howdidtheyfindout?
Herbankdepositsweresolargethattheywerenoticedbythebank'
smanagement.Thebanknotifiedthepolice.
Whatarethemanandwomantalkingabout?
12.M:
Howdoyoulikeourboss?
W:
Ifindhimaverycharmingman,veryfriendly,considerate--notatallproud.
M:
Icertainlycan'
tdisagreewithyouonthat.
Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheboss?
13.W:
Tohisterribleembarrassment,thereweremanypeoplearoundatthetime.
reright.Hewasreallyembarrassed.Hestillturnsredwhenanyonementionswhathappened.Thebestthingtodoisnottotalkaboutitwhenheisaround.
Whatdoesthemanthinktheyshoulddo?
14.M:
HowdidyouenjoyyourtriptoChina?
Itwasawonderfultrip.WewenttoBeijingtoseetheGreatWall,theMingTombsandBeijing'
sSiheyuan.
ButIheardtheyhavetomdownalotofsuchhousesbecausepeopleinthecityneedbetterhousing.
Yeah,Ithinknoonegoesanywhereintheworldtoseeapartmenthouses.Howcan
BeijingbeBeijingwithoutHutongs?
Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheconversation?
15.W:
Whatmadeyoustealsomuchmoney?
Didyouneedsomuch?
First,Idiscoveredthishugeamountofmoney.ThenIwentfromtheneedtopayoffafewdebtstowhatcanonlybedescribedasgreed.
Youjustcouldn'
tholdbackyourgreedformoney?
Yeah,there