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Hey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson!

Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Iworkinatravelagency.

Really!

Whatdoyoudothere?

I’minchargeoftheircomputers.

Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist.

Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.

Oh,sure...butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemoreRollerbladinglessons.

It’sadeal!

Listening4

YuHong

Interviewer:

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:

I’mfromchina...fromnearShanghai.

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

I’matransportationengineer.

Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

Yes,that’sright.

WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.Inchina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

Oh,that’seasy:

mymom’ssoup!

Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.

Ajay

Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?

Ajay:

I’mfromIndia.

AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?

Itwasin1991.

Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyearsago.I’mworkingasacomputertechnician.

Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?

Wasitdifficult?

Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.

AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?

Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.Hmmm,butIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.

Conversation7A

Jeff:

Hey!

Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

Kim:

Yeah,that’meinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!

Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

Conversation7B

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

What?

Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovedthathorse–andshelovedme,too!

Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

Ah,memories!

Unit2Caughtintherush

Lynn:

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

Sam:

Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.

Andfewercars!

There’stoomuchtraffic.

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!

Oh,no!

Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.

So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.

Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.

That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

Engineer:

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

Conversation8A

Erica:

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

Man:

There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:

00A.M.

Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.

Ok,Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

Rightbehindyou.ma’am.Seethatsign?

Oh.Thanksalot.

Conversation8B

Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation–ifyoudon’tmind.

Notatall.

Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

Fortydollars?

IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?

Maybeafast-foodplace?

Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

You,too.

Unit3Timeforachange!

Conversation2AApartmenthunting

Mr.Dean:

Whatdoyouthink?

Mrs.Dean:

Well，ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

Jenny:

Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

Conversation2BApartmenthunting

Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?

Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!

Yes,theyareniceandbig.

Andtheretwobathrooms!

Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

Yes,Iguessyoucould.

Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

Listening5

1.

Man1:

CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

Woman1:

Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

Whereisit,exactly?

It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.

Woman:

Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.

Ok.Thanksforcalling.

Thankyou.Bye.

2.

Woman2:

Hello?

Man2:

Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?

Yes,itis.

Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.

Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

3.

Man3:

TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?

Woman3:

Hi.Umm...isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?

Yes,itis.

Oh,good.Umm...Listen.I,Ican’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.

Great.

Howbigisit?

It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.

Wel