Part II Local time

A. You are going to hear an announcement made on a plane during landing. Write down every word as a dictation. It will be read three times. In the first reading, you will hear the whole announcement from beginning to end. In the second reading, you will hear a pause after each sentence or just part of a sentence. During the pause, you must write down what you have just heard as quickly as possible. You can check what you have written with the third reading.  

Tapescripts:

Ladies and gentlemen. May we kindly ask you to remain seated until the aircraft has reached its final position. The temperature here in London is 15℃ or 59℉. The exact local time is 11:35. Captain Smith and his crew would like to say goodbye to you. We hope you enjoyed your flight. Thank you.

B. You are going to hear a recorded phone call. While listening for the first time, add more key words if you can in the left-hand column. After the second listening, complete the messages in the right-hand column with the help of the notes.

C. Now try this: listen to a more authentic version of the phone calls.

Tapescripts:

Telephonist: Hello, Santos Trading.

Mr. Wong: Oh, hello. This is Mr. Wong here, calling from Singapore.

Telephonist: Yes, Mr.Wong, who do you want to speak to?

Mr. Wong: Um…I’d like to speak to Mrs. Cox, please.

Telephonist: Fine, putting you through.

Woman: Hello, can I help you?

Mr. Wong: Oh, hello. This is Mr. Wong calling from Singapore. Er … may I speak to Mrs. Cox, please?

Woman: Oh, I’m afraid Mrs. Cox is away. She has the flu and she may not be back in the office till Monday. I expect her assistant, Mr. Box, can help. I’ll just see if he’s in his office. Hold on a moment, pleast….Hello, Mr. Wong?

Mr. Wong: Yes.

Woman: I’m very sorry, (but) he’s out just now. Can I take a message for him?

Mr. Wong: Oh, yes, please. Will you tell him I won’t be arriving in Melbourne until quite late this Saturday, at 1 a.m. local time. (Um.) And will Mrs. Cox still be able to meet me?

Woman: Right.

Mr. Wong: And also inform the Royal Hotel that I’ll be arriving very (very) late.

Woman: Sure.

Mr. Wong: Oh, wonderful, thanks. Could you please…er…telex or phone me to confirm that this is possible?

Woman: Right, I …I’ll take the message. I’ll give it to Mr. Box and I’m sure he’ll be in touch with you. Thank you very much, Mr. Wong.

Mr. Wong: Thank you.