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UNIT 5

Section One Tactics for Listening

Part 1 Phonetics

Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.

Woman 1: Oh did he? I don't (1) believe it!

Woman 2: And so I said...

Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you like?

Woman 2: Oh, I don't know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Let me see ...

Woman 1: Erm. I'll have a cheeseburger, chips (4) and a large coke.

Woman 2: Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) I'll have a beefburger and chips.

Waiter: Anything else?

Woman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juice?

Waiter: Large (7) or small?

Woman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then 1 said... Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking

1.Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points.

2.The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points to 10.699 — a fractional gain for the "blue-chips." The Standard and Poor's 500

index closed l0 points higher — less titan 1%. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points over 1%.

The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing homes in June rose a surprising 2.8% — a stronger-than-expected jump.

Exercise: Listen to some statements. Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.

Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 Are you ready to order

Waiter: Are you ready to order?

Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beef.

Waiter: Mhm. Would you like a starter'?

Woman: No, thank ... oh, why not? I'll have the garlic* mushrooms* please.

Waiter: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef?

Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got?

Waiter: Cauliflower* and carrots.

Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?

Wa/tel: No, I'm afraid not.

Woman: Oh, well, never mind, I'll have the carrots. Waiter: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink? Woman: Er, just a glass of water. Waiter: And would you like anything for dessert? Woman: No, thanks.

Exercise: Listen to the conversation between a woman and a waiter.

Complete the following form.

Order Form

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Table

Starter.' garlic mushrooms

Main course: roast beef with carrots Drinks: a glass of water

Dialogue 2 two 74s please At MacArthur's, a hamburger restaurant in Putney, near Wandsworth.

Dave: I still don't understand why you had to see your grandmother on Saturday evening.

Carol: Well, it was a sort of family thing. Everyone was there. I'd completely forgotten about

the concert. Anyway, my mum would have been upset if I hadn't gone.

Dave: She wouldn't have been, surely? She would have understood. You could have told her

you had tickets.

Carol: 1 said I forgot.

Waitress: Are you ready to order now?