Book1- Unit 8

Optional Listening 1

1. Transworld Air needs friendly international flight attendants to join our team! Please speak English and a second language fluently. Pay is $30,000 a year. To learn more, call us at 555-2234.

2．Do you like to play computer games? Do you want to work at home, and make $20 per hour? If you said “yes”, call us today at 555-6789. Please have experience using a PC and a Macintesh.

3. Sunnyside Elementary School needs a music teacher. Please play piano and guitar, and like working with young children. Pay is $24,000 a year. For more information, visit our website at www.sunnysideschool.com.

Optional Listening 2

Sam: So, what do you think, Lisa? Who should get the job---Ally or Carl?

Lisa: Well, they’re both OK… Ally is a hard worker.

Sam: And she’s on the swim team at her university. But does she have any experience teaching children?

Lisa: No, but she loves kids.

Sam: Hmmm… what about Carl? What’s he like?

Lisa: He’s friendly… and very serious about swimming.

Sam: Oh?

Lisa: Yeah, he coaches a swim team at a local high school.

Sam: Does he have any experience with little kids?

Lisa: No. His experience is mostly with teenagers.

Sam: Uh-huh

Lisa: So, who should we choose?

Sam: Hmmm… I don’t know….

Optional Listening 3

A. Now listen to Marisol’s voice message to her new key-pal through email. What can Marisol do? Check the correct answers in the chart

Dear Key-pal,

Hello! My name is Marisol Torres. I’m from Guadalajara, Mexico. I can speak Spanish, English, and a little French. Can you speak Spanish? I can teach you some words!

I love music. I can sing, and I can play the piano. I can also play the guitar and the violin, but not very well. Can you play any instruments?

I also like sports. I can play soccer and tennis, but I can’t ski. It’s too difficult. Can you ski?

Please answer me by voice or writing. I’m waiting for your reply!

Your friend,

Marisol

B

Dear Marisol,

Thanks for your voice mail. I’m your now key-pal. My name is Cho Sun Ah. I live in Pusan, Korea. I’m a student at Pusan National University.

In my country, we speak Korean. I study English at the university. I can speak a little French, but I can’t speak Spanish. I love music too! I can’t play any instruments, but I can sing. I have lots of CDs. Who is your favorite singer?

I can ski a little, but I can’t play soccer or tennis. My favorite sport is baseball. I always watch it on TV. Do you like baseball?

What do you think of my English? I’d like to further improve my English listening ability so I’m looking forward to your voice reply.

Your friend,

Sun-Ah

Optional Listening 4

Anthony Price graduated from University of Chicago in May 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies. When at university he was president of the Japanese Club from 2003 to 2004. From 2002 to 2003, he studied Japanese language, history and culture at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2004, he has been working as a part-time translator with WebTrans, a translating company based in Chicago, Illinois. He translates websites from English to Japanese. He also works as a part-time travel writer with One World Travel Magazine, a media company in Boston, Massachusetts. He does research and writes articles about different U.S. cities. He has worked as a volunteer teacher at Chicago Museum of Modern Art since May 2004. He teaches a 30- minute class once a week to visitors at the museum. His lectures feature the art of Japan.  Apart from the above work experience, Mr. Price has had other jobs. When he was a freshman, he worked as a cashier at the Pacific Market in Chicago. Mr. Price is a versatile young man. He can speak, read, and write Japanese and English fluently. He is also skilled in Microsoft Word and Excel. He can use both a PC and a Macintosh.

Keys:

OL1: A. 2,3,1   B. Experience using a PC and Macintosh/$20; Play piano and guitar and like working with; children/$24,000; Speak English and a second language fluently.

OL2: A. c  B. Ally: is hardworking, is on a swim team, loves kids; Carl is friendly, coaches a swim team, has experience.

OL4: c. translator