【新外研版】教材帮选择性必修第四册 UNIT 5

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W:Could you tell me how I get to Dupont Station from here?

M:Certainly. Take the Beltway and get off at exit 40B. Half an hour is enough.

W:It’s closer than I thought. I thought it would take an hour. Thanks.

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W:Shall we sit here? It’s nice to look out of the window.

M:It might be a bit cold by the door. Let’s find a table in that corner.

W:OK. At least it’s quiet there.

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M:Where are you?

W:I’m still at the train station. I’ve just arrived.

M:Well, I can’t go to pick you up because people are arriving at the party. You’d better take a taxi instead of a bus. It takes less time.

W:OK.

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W:This is delicious. Did you make it yourself? It is better than any juice I can have in a café.

M:Yes, I did. It’s very simple. It tastes much nicer with a cake. The most important thing is to use really fresh fruits.

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M:Can I still check out these books?

W:Sorry, you can’t check out after 5 pm. But you can read them here and check them out tomorrow.

M:Thank you very much.

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W:Have you started your art classes yet?

M:Yeah, we’ve had four now with the new teacher. Every week we have 2 classes.

W:How’s that going?

M:Good actually. She’s very different from Mr. Jones. He always wanted us to do things his way,you know, use the same techniques and work in a particular range of colours. Mrs. Boyd is very different. She lets us do things our way, and then comes and helps us improve. It’s a good way of doing things. Then she shows us what well-known artists have done after we’ve done our own work so we can compare ideas I suppose.

W:Great.

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W: Can you tell me which one of these files contains the sales figures? I need them for the meeting tomorrow afternoon.

M: Susan and David have them, but I recommend looking at Susan’s files. I heard she always comes out with a very good analysis of the figures.

W: Great, I’ll go with Susan’s then. Thanks for the help.

M: No problem. By the way, what time does the meeting start? I guess I’ll have to attend, too.

Text 8

W: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?

M: I am afraid that the rice cooker I have bought in your store doesn’t work well. I bought it two days ago. When I used it to cook this morning, lots of steam escaped from it, and the hot steam nearly burnt me.

W: Would you like to exchange it?

M: No, I would like to return it.

W: Let me check the sales record. Oh, you bought it on Wednesday. Well, do you have a credit card? We will take down your number and return the money to you.

M: I’ve actually got one, but I don’t take it with me. Well, I’ll phone my wife and ask her about that.

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W: Where are you from, Corey?

M: I’m from Canada. I’ve just moved here.

W: Canada! Are you good at winter sports then?

M: Yeah, I love winter sports very much, such as skiing and snowboarding. I also like ice diving.

W: Wow! That sounds quite exciting!

M: Yeah. I’ve been doing that for 7 years, since I was 9. What do you do in your free time?

W: Well, swimming used to be my favorite hobby. But now I spend most of my spare time in the acting club I joined last year and I really love the theater — I really want to be an actress one day. Have you got any other hobbies?

M: Um, I guess I enjoy playing online computer games. I feel quite relaxed when playing the games and it helps me make new friends. How about you? Do you spend much time online?

W: Well, I’m not interested in computer games. I think it makes no sense spending time playing something with strangers. I prefer chatting face to face with my friends.

M: I like chatting with friends too.

W: Oh, it’s time for class. Our English teacher is coming. After class I’ll introduce you to some of my friends.

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M: Hello everyone. My name’s Sandy Duffy and I’m here to tell you about my job as a video game writer. I work with game developers and designers to think of good stories, and I write all the dialogue in the game by myself. When I was in secondary school, I never imagined that I would do this job! I played the violin and that was what I planned to do as my job. But I had an accident when I was playing basketball and hurt my hand, so I had to think of doing something else. My mother wanted me to be a journalist, but I didn’t think it was for me.

I didn’t know what to study at university. I was good at lots of science subjects, including physics and maths, but I also loved entertaining people and I was good at art. In the end, I went to a film school where I studied lighting, special effects, how to use a camera... all that! It was there that I started to think about working in the video game industry.

People also ask me what I like best about being a video game writer. Well, the money is good and it’s quite exciting. Just last night, for example, I was at a big dinner where they were giving prizes for new games. But what I love most is the fact that I get on so well with everyone in the company. That’s what makes my job so much fun.