大城市小世界 Series 2 Episode 2 - Hello Carlos!

Series 2 Episode 1 – Hello Carlos!

Introduction

This support pack accompanies:

Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 2

This support pack contains the following materials:

Before you listen: Vocabulary match up

Audio script

Comprehension Task

Grammar Task: Countable¹ or uncountable nouns

Grammar Task: Order the sentences

Vocabulary Task: Word search

Before you listen

We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do

the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.

Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.

1. menu 2. overhear 3. caterer² 4. actually

5. demolish³ 6. lose 7. research 8. compensation

Definitions:

a. To be unable to find something

b. Really

c. Study about a subject

d. Person (or company) who provides food and drink

e. A list of food available at a restaurant

f. Destroy (a building)

g. Payment for damages caused

h. To hear something that is not for your ears

Audio script

Olivia: Oh no! I don’t understand how this can

happen!

Tony: Told you so.

Sarah: Hi Olivia! What’s the problem?

Carlos: Excuse me...

Olivia: It’s not just here, not just the café...

Sarah: What do you mean?

Tony: Told you so.

Carlos: Excuse me...

Olivia: It’s true!

Sarah: What is?

Olivia: They want to knock down my shop, as

well as the café!

Sarah: Demolish it? Get rid of it completely?

Olivia: Yes

Tony: Told you so.

Sarah: Oh no!

Olivia: That’s what I keep saying...

Carlos: Excuse me!

Tony: Yes?

Carlos: Could I have something to eat please,

and a cup of tea?

Tony: Sure, here’s a menu, go and take a seat

somewhere...

Sarah: Oh dear...let’s go and sit down – there’s

Harry⁴ over there, let’s sit with him.

Harry: Hello there. Magda’s on her way. I think

we need to have a plan...

Olivia: Yeah, but what can we do?

All: Hey Magda! Hi! We’re over here! Come and

sit down!

Magda: Hello everyone! What’s the

matter? Why does everyone look so sad?

Harry: The café is going to close...

Sarah: ...and Olivia’s shop too!

Magda: Why? Oh - the property company...

they’re building new flats... I remember now...

Harry: That’s right – and they want to demolish

this place, and Olivia’s shop next door.

Olivia: They’re offering us compensation...

Magda: “Compensation”?

Sarah: Money...

Olivia: But it’s not enough. I want to keep my

shop...

Sarah: Yes, and I want to keep this café open...

there’s nowhere else where we can all meet.

Carlos: Excuse me...

All: Yes?

Carlos: I couldn’t help overhearing your

conversation...

Magda: Were you listening to us?

Carlos: No, sorry, I wasn’t listening, I just heard

what you were talking about...

Olivia: Is this the first time you’ve been here?

Carlos: Well, yes it is, actually...

Harry: It’ll probably be the last...

Carlos: Well, yes, I know...that’s what I wanted

to say...

Sarah: What?

Carlos: I’m afraid I work for the company, the

building company.

Olivia: The company who want to knock down

my shop?

Harry: And our favourite café?

Carlos: I’m afraid so, yes...

Olivia: Can you stop them?

Carlos: Well, no, I’m not sure about that...

Sarah: What do you do for the company?

Carlos: Well, that’s the problem; I’m not one of

their top managers, or anything like that...

Harry: That’s a shame.

Carlos: I’m just the caterer.

Magda: Caterer?

Carlos: Yes, I make food for them.

Harry: Hang on a minute, I don’t

understand...you’re the caterer...you make

food...

Carlos: Yes, that’s right. I’m a chef, actually. Or

at least that’s what I’d like to be...

Harry: But you’ve just come in here to get

food...

Carlos: Oh yeah...well, you see, the problem is,

I don’t really like the food I have to cook for

other people. I prefer to try new things – so I

came in here!

Harry: Right...

Olivia: Can you help us?

Carlos: I’m not sure what I can do...I don’t really

want to lose my job...

Sarah: No...I guess not – but if you work for the

building company, you could do some research

for us...

Carlos: Research? How do you mean?

Sarah: You could find out some information for

us...

Carlos: Erm, well, ok, I mean, if I can...I’d like to

help you!

Olivia: Great! Let’s see what we can do... we

can save this place!

Comprehension Task

True or false

Listen to the episode and then decide whether these statements are true or false.

1. Magda arrives in the café after Sarah.

2. The property company doesn't want to demolish Olivia's shop.

3. The property company have offered to pay the shop owners money.

4. Carlos orders a snack and a coffee.

5. Carlos is a top manager with the property company.

6. Carlos is afraid of losing his job.

7. Sarah doesn’t want Carlos to get information for them.

Language Task

Grammar

Fill in the table

Decide whether the nouns on the left are countable or uncountable. Write them in the correct column.

information

research

problem

tea

seat

plan

compensation

food

money

cup

flat

Countable Uncountable

Grammar

Order the words

Put the words into the correct order to make sentences from the recording⁵.

1. can understand happen I this don’t how _____________________________________

2. think have a I plan need we to _____________________________________

3. look everyone Why sad does so? _____________________________________

4. else we meet can There’s all nowhere _____________________________________

5. want I really job don’t to my lose _____________________________________

6. find You out information could for some us _____________________________________

Vocabulary Task

Word Search

Find eighteen four-letter verbs from the recording.

C T Z E D W C K X W M L L M R

E O V Z E E A W S M G O L A B

R A O M G A E N P P S D E K V

H E O K F H J N T E Q Y T E F

O C F S P S H I N S E A A B X

P H E L P B S T O P K E S U N

Y R I Z O U E B T D A V T L M

B S N D S I H M Z V T A A J Q

N P Z D I H P N T Q F S L U M

U V H M Q V R L T C E K K V A

C F I C D F X G U K M O D Q J

T D B K A N F Y I M O N M S U

J O E S B T I L B Q L K R O W

P E T E E M Z F V A N F L S B

P Z C Z W E W Z I L I D L S F

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Answers

They are: tell, like, help, cook, make, lose, work, find, save, come, stop, want, talk, keep,

meet, need, take and have.

1 countable   

adj.可数的，可以计算的

参考例句：

• The word "person" is a countable noun.person这个词是个可数名词。
• Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.可数名词有单数和复数之分。

2 caterer   

n. 备办食物者，备办宴席者

参考例句：

• My wife went to a lot of trouble; she called a caterer. 我太太花了很多心血，她找了专办派对的人来。
• The wedding reception has been organized by an outside caterer. 婚宴由外界的饮食公司承办。

3 demolish   

v.拆毁(建筑物等)，推翻(计划、制度等)

参考例句：

• They're going to demolish that old building.他们将拆毁那座旧建筑物。
• He was helping to demolish an underground garage when part of the roof collapsed.他当时正在帮忙拆除一个地下汽车库，屋顶的一部份突然倒塌。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。