Unit 5A

Text 1

M: I was lucky enough to go to the football match last night. Tom gave me his ticket. 

W: Who won?

M: The American team, but the two teams were both excellent.

Text 2

M: Hello, this is Room 3050. What time is dinner, please? 

W: The main restaurant opens at seven in the evening and closes at ten. Our coffee shop is open 24 hours a day.

Text 3

M: Hey, Jenny. Tomorrow is my teacher Mr. Miller's birthday. What do you think I should get him, a wallet, a tie or a pen?

W: All teachers use a pen and it is usually easy to choose. 

M: OK. I'll get one for him. 

Text 4

M: Mom, do you have a minute to look at my report before you leave? I have to send it to my boss this afternoon.

W: I'm sorry, honey, but I'm already late for a meeting. Rick? Can you help your son with something down here, please? 

Text 5

M: How did you do on the biology test yesterday? 

W: I got a score of 82. How did you do? 

M: Me? I got 100. 

W: A 100? Maybe we ought to be study partners!

Text 6

W: Jack, which place will we visit first, Buckingham Palace or Big Ben?

M: Hold on, I'm still looking at the map. Oh, we're now quite near Lambeth Bridge. What about visiting it first?

W: OK. How far is it from here?

M: It's just two blocks away. It only takes a few minutes to walk there.

W: You can't be serious! We've been walking for a long time. Why don't we take a bus? My feet hurt. 

M: OK. How about finding a cafe to have a rest?

W: That couldn't be better. We can order some food there. We haven't eaten anything after breakfast. It's been six hours. I'm hungry. 

M: Yeah. Me too. It's already 1:00 pm. Let's buy some food and exchange some coins to take the bus. 

W: OK.

Text 7

W: Welcome to the Friday Night Music Hour. I'm Melinda. The man joining us tonight is Michael from a local jazz band. Hi, Michael! Can you give our audience a brief introduction of jazz music? 

M: Okay. Jazz was originally from America in the late 19th century. It is usually more difficult to play than other forms of popular music. There is usually a piano, drums, and a bass involved in jazz. 

W: What instruments do you play in your band?

M: Well, I've been playing music for about 10 years and I can play many different instruments, but drums are my favorite. I like to hit the drums and make a lot of loud but controlled noise.

W: Interesting. Do you have any shows coming up?

M: Yes, my band will hold a live show this weekend at the VA Bar. The show will start at 9:00 pm and we will play for no less than two hours. All the listeners are invited for a night of jazz music! 

Text 8

W: So Mr. Clinton, could you tell us what an engineer does every day? 

M: Well, there are many kinds of engineers, such as computer engineers, software engineers or electrical engineers, but I'm an industrial engineer. I look at our processes here at the factory, and I search for any problem. 

W: What do you do if you find a problem?

M: I give a report to my managers. We have a meeting, and I explain the problem to them. We try to find ways to solve it.

W: What happens next?

M: They usually follow my suggestions.

W: So the managers here have a lot of respect for you.

M: Yes, I believe they do respect me. It's one of the reasons why I like my job. 

W: Well. Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule today to give us this interview. 

Text 9

W: Mr. Taylor, thank you for agreeing to come to our product testing event.

M: That's OK. I like the idea of being paid to eat.

W: Well, we pay ￡20 for each product, and today we'll be asking you to test four products. 

M: I hope they're pies. I love them. 

W: I'm afraid not. We want you to try three types of pot noodles, and also some biscuits.

M: Oh. OK.

W: First the noodles. Here are three flavors — beef, chicken and tomato. Tell us what you think. 

M: Hmm, I can't taste any chicken or beef in those two. I wouldn't buy them. But the other one — yes, I like that. 

W: And finally, the biscuits. We call these Cream Treats.

M: Oh, and I can see why. They wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but they are mine. 

W: That's great. You have been a big help to us. Please feel free to take away any of the products you have tested.

M: Thank you. It is a pleasure.

Text 10

W: Michael Morpurgo, born in St Albans in 1943, is the author of many well-known books for children. He studied French and English at the University of London and took up teaching after graduation. In 1976 he formed a charity “Farms for City Children” with his wife. He thought what children needed most were wonderful experiences that would help them find more about the world and themselves. They have three farms, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the plants and animals. Morpurgo has a gift for magical storytelling. His most popular books include War Horse, which was the runner-up for the Whitbread Children's Book Award in 1982 and became a huge success onstage and on screen, and My Friend Walter, which was adapted for television. The Butterfly Lion draws on the author's own unhappy experiences at boarding school. He was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2006 for services to literature.