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Oh,I'
msorry.IthoughtyousaidTuesday.
vB:
Thursdaytwofifteen.No,I'
msorry.I'
vegotanappointmentuntilthree.Couldwemakeitlater?
vSaythreefifteen?
Well,there'
salottotalkabout.It'
lltakeacoupleofhours,atleast.B:
ShallwesayMondaymorning,then?
Mondaymorning.Allright.Nineo'
clock?
Nine.Ithinkthatwillbeallright.I'
llringyoubackandconfirm.A:
Allright.Butringbeforefive,couldyou?
Allright.
Rightyouare.Bye.B:
Bye.
vExercise.Directions:
Listentothedialogueandwritedownthegistandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.
v1.Thisdialogueisaboutmakinganappointment
vWoman:
Listen!
I'
mterriblysorryI'
mlate.Man:
vMan:
Oh,that'
sallright.Itdoesn'
treallymatter,doesit?
Ihaven'
tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?
Justletmeexplain,willyou?
I'
veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour.That'
sall.
Yes.Iknow,andIwouldhave...
Afterall,mytimeisn'
treallythatimportant,isit?
Pleasedon'
tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.(Silence.Mansaysnothing.)
I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.
Thecarbrokedown?
Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhile
vtorepairit.
Whydidn'
tyouatleastphone?
Iwouldhave!
ButIdidn'
tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.
Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!
Yes,but...you'
llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'
trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.
Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.
Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'
tdomyself.Itdidn'
ttaketoolong,butthat'
swhyI'
mlate,
vyousee.
Uh-huh.Whichgarage,bytheway?
Pardon?
Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?
Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.
Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'
stheonlyonenearyourflat.
Hmm,wellnow,let'
shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...
Iknowthegarageverywell!
Yes.Let'
sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'
llhavesome...
Apityit'
sSunday.
v2.ThekeywordsareTuesday.Thursday.twofifteen.threefifteen.Mondaymorning.nineo'
clock.
vPart1Dialogue
vI'
mlate.
sSunday.
sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!
v1.Theyarepossiblyboyfriendandgirlfriend.
v2.Inarestaurant.
v3."
Itdoesn'
"
v"
I'
sall"
"
Afterall,mytimeisn'
well,atleastItwasluckyyoufoundabarragetorepairyourcar
vExerciseDirections:
Listentothedialogueandanswerthefollowingquestions.
Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar."
v4.Becauseshewantstostoptheconversationlikethis.
vBecauseheknowsthegirlislying.
vPart2PassageTheOscarStatuette
v1Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"
theAcademystatuette"
"
thegoldentrophy"
or"
thestatueofmerit"
butthetermneverstuck.
v2.Nohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,aHollywoodcolumnistusedthenameinhiscolumn.
v3.WaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.
v4.Ifthestatuettesdon'
tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,theyareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.
v5.ThelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.
vTheOscarstatuette,designedbyMGM'
s*chiefartdirectorCedricGibbons,depicts*aknightholdingacrusader'
s*sword,standingonareeloffilmwithfivespokes,signifyingtheoriginalbranchesoftheAcademy:
Actors,Writers,Directors,Producers,andTechnicians.
vBornin1928,yearswouldpassbeforetheAcademyAwardofMeritwasofficiallynamed"
Oscar"
.Industryinsidersandmembersofthepresscalledtheaward"
.Theentertainmenttradepaper,WeeklyVariety,evenattemptedtopopularize"
theironman"
.Thetermneverstuck.
vApopularstoryhasbeenthatanAcademylibrarianandeventualexecutivedirector,MargaretHerrick,thoughtthestatuetteresembledheruncleOscarandsaidso,andthatasaresulttheAcademystaffbeganreferringtoitasOscar.
vNohardevidenceexiststosupportthattale,butinanycase,bythesixthAwardsPresentationin1934,HollywoodcolumnistSidneySkolskyusedthenameinhiscolumninreferencetoKatharineHepburn'
sfirstBestActresswin.TheAcademyitselfdidn'
tusethenicknameofficiallyuntil1939.
vSinceitsconception,theOscarstatuettehasmetexactinguniformstandards-withafewnotableexceptions.Inthe1930s,juvenileplayersreceivedminiaturereplicas*ofthestatuette;
aventriloquist*EdgarBergenwaspresentedwithawoodenstatuettewithamoveablemouth;
andWaltDisneywashonoredwithonefull-sizeandsevenminiaturestatuettesonbehalfofhisanimatedfeatureSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs.Between1942and1944,insupportofthewareffort,Oscarsweremadeofplaster.AftertheWar,winnersturnedinthetemporaryawardsforgoldenOscarstatuettes.
vThetraditionalOscarstatuette,however,hasn'
tchangedsincethe1940s,whenthebasewasmadehigher.In1945,thebasewaschangedfrommarbletometalandin1949,AcademyAwardstatuettesbegantobenumbered,startingwithNo.501.
vApproximately50OscarsaremadeeachyearinChicagobythemanufacturer,R.S.Owens.Iftheydon'
tmeetstrictqualitycontrolstandards,thestatuettesareimmediatelycutinhalfandmelteddown.
vEachawardisindividuallypackedintoaStyrofoam*containerslightlylargerthanashoebox.
vEightofthesearethenpackedintoalargercardboardbox,andthelargeboxesareshippedtotheAcademyofficesinBeverlyHillsviaairexpress,withnoidentifiablemarkings.
vOnMarch10,2000,55AcademyAwardsmysteriouslyvanishedenroutefromtheWindyCity*totheCityofAngels.Ninedayslater,52ofstolenstatuetteswerediscoverednexttoaDumpster*intheKoreatownsectionofLosAngelesbyWillieFulgear,whowaslaterinvitedbytheAcademytoattendtheOscar2000ceremoniesasaspecialguest.
vForeightdecades,theOscarshavesurvivedwar,weatheredearthquakes,andevenmanagedtoescapeunscathed*fromcommonthieves.Since1995,however,R.S.Owenshasrepairedmorethan160statuettes."
Maybesomebodyusedchemicalsonthemtopolishthemandthechemicalsrubbedrightthroughthelacquer*andintothegold,"
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