Listening keys and scripts

Unit 6

Part 1:

Listening 1 : 1  BDACB 

2 : 226  7:30am orange  grapefruit  bacon  eggs  tomatoes 

two soft-boiled eggs  toast  butter  lemon tea

script:

guest:  Hello, Room Service. This is Room 226. We’d to order breakfast for tomorrow.

Floor waitress: Yes, sir. What would you like.

Guest: We’d like to start with fruit juice, orange for me and grapefruit for my wife. Fresh juice, please. Not canned or frozen.

Floor waitress: Right, sir. One fresh orange and one fresh grapefruit.

Guest: Good. And then bacon, eggs, and tomatoes for me and two soft-boiled eggs for my wife, and toast, butter, and marmalade. Do you have different types of marmalade?

Floor waitress: Yes, sir. We’ll put a selection of preserves on your tray. And would you [refer tea or coffee?

Guest: Tea, please, but with lemon, not milk.

Floor waitress: Very good. And when is it for?

GUEST: It’s Sands. Mr. and Mrs. Sands, Rom226.

Floor waitress: Thank you, sir.

 

Listening 2:

1: take out  cardboard  plastic  plastic  tight-fitting  board  available food items  order  microphone  20 yards  knives  forks  everything  tray

2: F T F F T

Part A: The American passion for speed has now hit the food business. Many restaurants, in particular the great chain restaurant company, McDonald’s, specialize in ‘fast food”, food which is served at the counter ready “to go”, or “to take out”. The food, cooked and hot, is packed into cardboard or plastic containers, and hot drinks go into plastic cups with tight-fitting lids. There are also drive-in fast-food restaurant, where customers do not have to leave their cars. They first stop at the menu board where the available food items are displayed, then they give an order through a microphone and finally they drive another 20 yards to a cashier’s window where a girl collects the money and hands them the meal ready cooked and packed. People who prefer to eat at a table in the restaurant may also receive their food in cardboard or plastic containers, and the knives, forks and spoons are plastic too. When they have finished, customers throw away everything except the tray into a trash can.

Part B: In most cities, large and small, you can eat Mexican or Italian food. And even small towns have coffee shops serving simple meals, drinks of all kinds, and excellent, freshly made coffee. You sit at the counter, or aare served at a table. Service in restaurants and coffee shops is efficient and friendly. Waiters and waitresses often introduce themselves, “Hi! I’m Don (or Debbie).What can I get you folks?” This friendliness is natural and not entirely influenced by the hope of a high tip. In any case, people usually tip about 15 percent of the check. One of the most pleasant things about waiters and waitresses is that they refill your coffee cup or water glass several times for no extra charge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Listening 3:

Script: 1 The big baker bakes black bread.

2 “The bun is better buttered,” Bill muttered.

3 Cheryl’s cheap chip shop sells cheap chips.

4 You can have:

Fried fresh fjsh,

Fish fried fresh,

Fresh fried fish,

Or fish fresh fried.

5 All I want is a proper cup of coffee

Made in a proper coffee.

You can believe it or not-

I want a cup of coffee

In a proper coffee pot.

Tin coffee pots or

Iron coffee pots,

They are no use to me.

If I can’t have a

Proper cup of coffee

In a proper copper coffee pot,

I’ll have a cup of tea.

Listening 4:

1 T T T F T

2 500  1493  corn, sweet potatoes, pineapple  realize, full  exercise ,perform better, burns

Script:

Dan: Here’s a quiz on how much you know about chill. Are you ready?

Ellen: Ok, I’m ready.

Dan: Question 1: Where did chilies come from originally?

Ellen: Easy! They came from Mexico.

Dan: That’s right. They came from Mexico and were introduced into Europe about 500 years ago. Question 2: Who brought chilies to Spain in 1493?

Ellen: I’ll make a guess---Christopher Columbus?

Dan: Well done. Question3: What other foods did Columbus bring to Spain?

Ellen: I have no idea. Uh, maybe corn--- or sweet potatoes.

Dan: Well done. Yes, corn, sweet potatoes and pineapples. Question 4: Do chilies make you fat?

Ellen: Impossible! They are very hot and you can’t eat many.

Dan: Actually, eating chilies makes some people eat more food. They don’t realize their stomach is already full. And the last question: Are chilies good for athletes?

Ellen: I have no idea. I’ll say “no”.

Dan: Wrong! A study has found that if you eat chilies before exercise, you’ll perform better because you burn carbohydrates better.

Part 2:

1 A B D F G H

2 plays an important role   eat animals

got used to, like    brought up on      slim, even though

With the development of    be thought of 

Pleasant and nice-sounding

Script:

Waitress: Good evening, sir. Good evening, madam.

James: Good evening. Give us a table for 4,please.

Waitress: Certainly. Would you like to sit by the window or further back?

All: By the window, please. I think it’d much quieter.

Waitress: Sure. This way, please.

All: Thank you. (The waitress shows the customers to a table by the window.)

Waitress: Is this al right?

All: All right. Wonderful, thank you.  Thanks. Wonderful.

 (After all are seated, the waitress hands them each a menu.)

Waitress: Hello, I will give you a few minutes to look at the menus.

James: Thank you. Yeah, we should be ready in a few minutes. Thank you

Waitress: I’ll be back then. (The waitress leaves)

James: So, should I just order for every one? Is there anything particular that anyone does not want to eat?

Laura: Well, yeah, I don’t eat lamb. My family influenced me. My parents never eat lamb. They think it smells. So I don’t eat either. I don’t even know how lamb tastes like. Maybe it doesn’t taste so bad, but we won’t just try it.

Charlie: Oh, I see. I thought that had something to do with religious beliefs.

Laura: Oh, no, not in my case. But you know religion plays an important role in people’s choice of food. For example, Muslims don’t eat pork.

Charlie: Yeah, and in China devout Buddhists think it’s sinful to eat animals.

James: Oh, Charlie, I almost forget. You just got back from China. What was the food like in Sichuan where you were working?

Charlie: It’s very spicy. People in Sichuan won’t eat food without chilies and hot peppers.

Lisa: Do you like spicy food?

Charlie: I didn’t at the very beginning. But I remember at first I could only eat a little bit of it. Then gradually I got used to it and realized it’s quite good, and now I like it.

James: Lisa, you were in China for several years. Which part were you in?

Lisa: The southeast part.

Charlie: I heard people there are brought up on sweet, not so spicy food. Is that so?

Lisa: Yes, everything fixed there is sweet. People even add sugar to meat.

James: That sounds interesting. Were you worried about putting on weight when you were there? Some women, in order to keep their figures slim, do not eat sweet food even though they like chocolate and desserts very much.

Lisa: No, I actually love eating sweet food. I don’t care whether it’s fattening or not. For me, taste is more important than my figure.

Laura: Yeah. Sometimes, people’s likes and dislikes of food are related to one’s opinions about health and nutrition. For instance, some people like rich food, while others prefer vegetables, green food and salads.

James: Sure, and nowadays with the development of sciences, people know more about food. Something that used to be thought of as disgusting now seems delicious and nutritious.

Charlie: I think it’s also related to the cultures and traditions of the country. The Chinese people like food with--- that smells good, tastes good, looks good. They also like food to have a plwasant and nice-sounding name. (The waitress comes again.)

Waitress: Excuse me. Are you ready to order?

James: Yes. Er---Can I get the 24-ounce porterhouse? Can I get that done medium rare, please?

Waitress: Certainly.

James: And can I just get a Miller Lite to go with that?

Waitress: Miller Lite. Ok.

Part 3:

1 herbal  pills  cold  coffee  immune  cure  burns  infection  cure-all applying

2 1-A, B   2-F  3-A, C, G  4-E

Part 4: further listening

Listening 1: 1 TFFTT  2 D C C B B

Script:

Tim: What do you want to have for supper tonight?

Alice: Well, the refrigerator is empty, so we’ll have to go to the supermarket.

Tim: Well, how about going to eat to save the trouble? But---let’s not go to the French restaurant on Broadway. Maybe it’s the best in town but it’s too expensive.

Alice: There’s a new Mexican place called Tortilla Flat. I don’t know about the prices though.

Tim: But we both love hot food. Why not take a chance? Where is the place?

Alice: It’s on Hope Street, just past the high school.

Tim: Oh, we’d better hurry. It’ll take us a half hour to get there. It’s already eight, and more restaurants around here stop serving dinner by nine or so.

Alice: Relax! Ican be ready in five minutes. We’ss get there in plenty of time.

Listening 2:

1: A B D F G I J K L

2: A B F I

Script:

Dr. Young: Here’s your diet, Simon. Remember to follow it carefully.

Simon: Is this all I can eat? One small glass of juice, one hard-boiled egg---. That isn’t enough! I’m going to be hungry all day! Can’t I have any fried food.

Dr. Young: I’m sorry, Simon. Not when you’re on a diet.

Simon: Can’t I even eat bread?

Dr. Young: You can have some bread, but you can’t have any butter.

Simon: How about fruit?

Dr. Young: Fruit is Ok, but don’t eat much because it’s too sweet.

Simon: What about pizza and spaghetti?

Dr. Young: No pizza and no spaghetti.

Simon: How about potatoes? Can I have potatoes?

Dr. Young: No, potatoes are also fattening food.

Simon: Oh, boy! It’s going to be a long six weeks!

Listening 3:

1 T F T F T T

2 foreign owners, foreign food       aware, very good

Time, effort    slower, hurry     shopping, sightseeing

Script:

Visitors to Britain frequently complain about English food. But they do not really know  what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food.

When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, theur hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to day that sometimes it is terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food-we eat to live; we do not live to eat. So we don’t generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. Ou can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns, where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors some to London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of food, so why should they complain about it?

Listening 4:

1 C D E

2 Television   Meat and potatoes   Sugar-filled biscuits, cakes and chips   Because chemicals make the hamburgers look good

One can remain healthy without meat

Script:

All right! Enough biscuits, cola, and chips! It seems that junk food is all that the children want to eat these days. Television controls their tastes. The kids see well-known personalities eating potato chips, candy, and other processed food, and they want to be like their heroes. How do they do it? They eat the same food. I wish there were more characters like old Popeye the sailor, who ate spinach and not chips.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                   

Just because I like brown rice, beans, ad fresh vegetables, I don’t expect my children to eat this “health food”. I’m glad to cook traditional meals of meat and potatoes for them. I really can’t be too upset with the kids because most adults aren’t careful about what they eat. The other night, my wife and I went to a party where there was plenty to drink but very little for us to eat. They served hot dogs and hamburgers. I can’t eat hot dogs, with all those preservatives, and hamburgers are filled with chemicals so that they look good. Besides the meat, they had sugar-filled biscuits and cakes, and, of course, chips. Terrible! I don’t want the world to change because of me, but I think that people should realize that there are alternatives to eating meat. They always tell me that I probably don’t get my essential proteins. But I feel better than ever and I’m sure that it’s because I’m vegetarian. I would really like to see more television advertisements which show the benefits of good, healthy, natural food.