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Iworkinatravelagency.
Really!
Whatdoyoudohere?
I’minchargeoftheircomputers.
Oh,soyou’recomputerspecialist.
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI’mtaking.
Oh,sure~Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.
It’sadeal!
Intermediate2
W1:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
W2:
I’mfromChina~fromnearShanghai.
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
I’matransportationengineer.
Isee.Soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
Yes,that’sright.
WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?
Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.Iguessoneofthe
biggestdifficultyisthatIdon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’s
notthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesame
here.
Andwhatdidyoumissthemostfromhome?
Oh,that’seasy:
mymom’ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup!
Ireallymissmymother’scooking.
Intermediate3-1
Hey!
Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
Yeah!
That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwo
weeksthereeverysummer.
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!
Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.
Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!
Intermediate3-2
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
What?
Visitingmygrandparent’shouse.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutofthe
country,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethat
horse-andshelovedme,too!
Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparents’house.
AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.
Ah,memories!
Intermediate4-1
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
Andfewercars!
There’retoomuchtraffic.
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
Yes,itis.But,look,it’sfull.
Oh,no!
Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.
Intermediate4-2
So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
Sure,I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodern
buses~niceairconditionedones.
Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
Right,andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.
That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.
Oh,youmeantheyshouldallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkday?
Hmm~Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
Intermediate5-1
Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
Itshouldn’tbeopennow.Itopensat8a.m.
Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
OK.Andonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?
Oh,thanksalot.
Intermediate5-2
Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.
Notatall.
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout$40.
$40?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldI
findaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?
Maybeafast-foodplace?
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!
You,too.
Intermediate6
QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.For
example,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusiness
district.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheir
windshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitdifficulttobuycars.Peoplehaveto
applyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Not
everyonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars.Soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchto
buyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingapore
hasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthe
bestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodandtaxiandbussystem.
Intermediate7
Whatdoyouthink?
Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.
Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.
Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.Well,howdoyoulikethis
place,then?
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge!
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
Andtheyaretwobathrooms!
Icouldhavemyownbathroom!
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
Oh,I’mwecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
Intermediate8-1
CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.
Hello.I’mcallingtheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?
Whereisitexactly?
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedrooms
andaverylargelivingroom.
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
Well,thebuildingisabout50yearsold.
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
OK,thanksforcalling.
Thankyou.Bye.
Intermediate8-2
Hello?
Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
Yes,itis.
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?
There’ssubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedright
downtown.,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestauranteverywhere.But
it’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
It’ssoundsjustlikethekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.
Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.
Intermediate9-1
Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I’vebeendoingthesamethingforoverfiveyearsnow,andI’m
justlearninganythingnew.It’sthesameroutineeveryday,andI’mreallysickofsittinginfrontof
thecomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthat
involvesmeetingpeople.
Intermediate9-2
Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreally
boredontheweekends.AndifIjoinedaclub,I’dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenew
friends.
Intermediate9-3
Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneeditformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesay
thatifyoucantypereallywell,it’ssomethingyou’llfindusefullaterinlife.
Intermediate9-4
Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I’vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon’tloseweightnow,Iwon’tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummer
clothes.
Intermediate10-1
M1:
So,whereareyouworkingnow,Terry?
M2:
Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.
That’stoobad.Whynot?
Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjob,either.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
Actually,Idon’twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.
Hmm,howoldareyou?
Uh,twenty-six.
Intermediate10-2
So,howarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?
Oh,youdidn’tknow?
SheandIbrokeupacouplemonthago.Wedecidedweneededa
breakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.
I’msureyouwill.
I’mreallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?
I’mnotsure,butI’dlovesomethingthatwouldinvolvetravel.AndI’dreallyliketomoveto
anothercity.I’msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.
Intermediate11-1
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