第三课>>Section One

Task 1    I Don't See It That Way

Key to Exercises

A.  Conversation One:

1.    Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements.

(1) b   (2 ) a   

2.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

(1)    About six months ago.

(2)    It is defective and has ruined four of the customer's favorite cassettes.

(3)    Six months.

(4)    Ten days ago.

3.    Fill in the following blanks.

(1)    Customer:  Well, but you can bend the rule a little bit.

        Clerk:  ... make an exception for you.  Then we'll have to make an exception for everybody.

(2)    Pay for this is adding insult to injury.  I mean, surely you're going to make good on this cassette player.

(3)    Clerk:  Well, sir, I'm sorry, you should have brought it in earlier.

        Customer:    But surely you won't hold me to ten days on this.

B. Conversation Two:

1.    Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

(1)b    (2) a

2.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

(1)    F    (2)T    (3) T     (4) T

C. Conversation Three:

1.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

(1)     Single.

(2)    Five years.

(3)    He has been loyal to the company and worked quite hard.

(4)    Asking for a raise.

(5)    Bob does his job adequately, but he doesn't do it well enough to deserve a raise.

(6)    Take more initiative  and show more enthusiasm for the job.

(7)    To quit his job.

(8)    That's a decision Bob will have to make for himself.

Task 2    Marriage Customs

Key to Exercises

A. Fill in the blanks to give a brief outline of the talk.

    Speaker:    Professor Robin Stuart

    Topic:    Marriage customs in different parts of the world

            In the West marriage is a romantic business.

            In India arranged marriage is very common.  The young couple meet for the first time on the day of the wedding.

            In Japan arranged marriages still take place.  But the young couple get a chance to have a look at one another and if one of them says 'Oh, no, I could never marry him or her', they call the whole thing off.  If they like one another, then the wedding goes ahead.

            In parts of Africa polygamy is quite common.  A man can have several wives.

            Conclusion:     Professor Stuart believes that various forms of arranged marriage have just as much chance of bringing happiness to the husband and wife as the Western system of choosing marriage partners.

B.  True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. T    2. F    3. T  

Section Two

Task 1    At the Dentist's

Key to Exercise

A.    Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

1. b    2. a    3. c    4. c    

B.    True or False Questions.  Write a T in front of a statement if it is true according to the recording and write an F if it is false.

1. F    2. T    3. F    4. F     5. T    6. T 

Task 2     Hiccups

Key to Exercises

A.    Give brief answers to the following questions.

1. He wants her to help him stop his hiccups.
2. Three hours.
3. Everything he can think of.
4. She'll give the man five pounds if he hiccups again, and he gives her five pounds if he can't.
5. The man has stopped hiccuping and owes Rosemary five pounds.

B.    Identification.  Match the suggestions Rosemary has made in Column I with the man's reaction in Column II.

1---b    2---d    3---e    4---a     5---c

Section Three

Task 1    Learning to Predict

Key to Exercises

1.    Answer:    the Chinese the?

        Reason:     "What about" suggests an alternative.

2.    Answer:   They'll still be hot when you get back.

        Reason:   The woman's words suggest that the shop is very close to their home.

3.        Hint:    The woman is asking the man to buy a pack of fish and chips from a nearby shop.

Answer:   there's a queue

        Reason:     The phrase "not if" suggests a condition that hinders the fulfillment of an action.

4.    Answer:    a good idea.

        Reason:    The word "Yes" shows an agreement.

5.    Answer:    being a machine for that money.

        Reason:    "I wouldn't mind" suggests that the man will do what the woman doesn't want because of certain attractive conditions.

6.    Answer:    I want to play drum.

        Reason:    The earlier sentence suggests that the man does not play drum for money.  Consequently the explanation must be that he enjoys playing it.