大城市小世界 Series 2 Episode 10 - A Date

 　　Before you listen

　　We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode¹ and do the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.

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

　　1.invite

　　2.pushy²

　　3.both

　　4.energetic

　　5.invitation

　　6.expensive

　　7.mate

       8jealous

　　Definitions:

　　a.Feeling negatively towards someone because you want something of theirs

　　b.Over–enthusiastic persuading

　　c.Having a lot of energy

　　d.Costing a lot of money

　　e.Colloquial³ term for friend

　　f.Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages

　　g.To ask someone to go somewhere or do something with you

　　h.An offer to take part in or attend something

　　i.Used to indicate two choices, two of something

　　Now, listen to episode 8.

　　Sarah finally agrees to go out with Carlos but they have no idea where to go. Is Fadi jealous of Harry⁴ for spending a lot of time with Olivia? Written by Chris Rose.

　　Comprehension Task

　　Order the events

　　Put the events into the order they occurred in the episode.

　　a. Olivia explains that Harry is working on her computer.

　　b. Olivia invites Harry and Bindyu to her flat.

　　d. Sarah invites Carlos to an art gallery.

　　c. Harry tells the others that Bindyu is not happy about the time he spends with Olivia.

　　e. Carlos confesses that he knows nothing about art.

　　f. Fadi and Olivia joke about the number of girlfriends he has.

　　g. The boys are discussing Carlos’ date with Sarah.

　　h.

　　Bindyu arrives at the café.

　　Grammar Task

　　Reorder the words

　　Put the words in the right order to make 8 sentences from the recording⁵.

　　1st

　　1. where take you So going are to her?

　　___________________________________________

　　_____________________________________________

　　3. Don’t to your house date, though. invite her on a first

　　_____________________________________________

　　4. really me. angry Bindyu’s with

　　2. well! money spend my like I to

　　_____________________________________________

　　5. fix Did help website? you to Harry your

　　___________________________________________

　　_____________________________________________

　　7. I’ll all evening! you Well, this see

　　_____________________________________________

　　8. don’t worry you her! have to about to Now take where

　　6. I nephew evening. have after my look Joe to this

　　_____________________________________________

　　Grammar Task 2

　　Choose the correct words in each sentence.

　　1. She thinks I’m spending too much / many time with Olivia.

　　2. He still needs do / to do some more work.

　　3. I’ll make dinner for anyone / everyone.

　　Select the right word

　　4. Are you jealous as much / well?

　　5. Would you like come / to come with me?

　　6.I’ll meet you here by / at six!

　　7. You’re going to find it / out!!

　　Vocabulary Task

　　Complete the table

　　Fill in the table with the correct adverb or adjective.

　　adjective

　　adverb

　　real

　　1.___________

　　2.___________

　　slowly

　　go

　　od

　　3.___________

　　4.___________

　　an

　　grily

　　ba

　　d

　　5.___________

　　Audio Script

　　Carlos:  I can’t believe Sarah said ‘Yes’!

　　Fadi:    Well done, mate!

　　Johnny:   So where are you going to take her?

　　Carlos:  Oh, I don’t know... We didn’t decide where to go.

　　Fadi:  Take her out for dinner, somewhere nice.

　　Carlos:  Yeah, that’s a good idea...

　　Johnny:  I know a great Chinese place.

　　Carlos: Yes, but she always eats Chinese food –  perhaps she’d like a change, try something different?

　　Fadi: All the restaurants Johnny goes too are really expensive! Take your credit card if you go there!

　　Johnny:  I like to spend my money well!

　　Carlos:  I thought I could cook something for her. I want to be a chef, you know.

　　Johnny  Yes, we know.

　　Fadi:  Yes, we know.

　　Fadi:  Don’t invite her to your house on a first date, though.

　　Carlos:  No? Why not?

　　Fadi:  It looks too pushy, too forward.

　　Carlos:  Oh, I see.

　　Johnny:  Yeah... take it slowly!

　　Carlos:  Oh, OK. She’s coming to the café soon, so we’ll talk about it then.

　　Olivia:  Hello guys!

　　Harry:  Alright!?

　　Fadi:  Yeah, I’m fine mate. You?

　　Harry:     Hmm... Not so great...

　　Fadi:  What’s up?

　　Harry:  Bindyu’s really angry with me.

　　Johnny:  Why’s that?

　　Harry:  She thinks I’m spending too much time with Olivia.

　　Olivia:  But it’s work! I told Bindyu that Harry’s helping⁶ me to fix my webpages.

　　Fadi:  Is she jealous?

　　Harry:  Shhhh! Be quiet! Here she is now!

　　Harry:  Hi!

　　Bindyu:  Hello Harry! Hi all!

　　All:  Hello!

　　Bindyu:  Hello Olivia.

　　Olivia:  Hello.

　　Bindyu:  Did Harry help you to fix your website?

　　Olivia:  Well, not quite. He still needs to do some more work.

　　Bindyu:  Hmmppph.

　　Olivia:  Listen, I’ve got an idea – why don’t you both come to my flat this evening? Harry can do some work for me, and I’ll make dinner for everyone.

　　Harry:  OK! What do you think Bindyu?

　　Bindyu:  Well, OK, I suppose so.

　　Olivia:  Erm, there is just one problem – I have to look after my nephew Joe this evening. He’s very, erm, energetic....

　　Bindyu:  Oh, that’s OK… I love children!

　　Olivia:  Great! Well, I’ll see you all this evening!

　　Bindyu:  We’ll come about seven o’clock! Come on Harry, we have to go now.

　　Harry:  Er, OK, yeah... Bye everyone!

　　All:  Bye!

　　Fadi:  So Olivia, you’re spending a lot of time with Harry!

　　Olivia:  Oh shut up you! Are you jealous as well?

　　Fadi:  Me? No! No way!

　　Olivia:  Good. You’ve got lots of girlfriends, haven’t you?

　　Fadi:  Me? Oh yeah. Hundreds!

　　Carlos:  It’s Sarah!

　　Sarah:  Hello all!

　　Carlos:  Hi there!

　　Sarah:  Hi Carlos!

　　Carlos:  Hey!

　　Sarah:  Listen, I’ve only got a minute, I can’t stay.

　　Carlos:  Er… OK...

　　Sarah:  I just wanted to say, I’ve got an invitation to a new art gallery opening this evening.

　　Carlos:  Great.

　　Sarah:  Would you like to come with me?

　　Carlos:  Erm, er, yeah! Sure!

　　Sarah:  Great! I’ll meet you here at six!

　　Carlos:  OK. See you later then. Bye!

　　Sarah:  See you later! Bye!

　　Fadi:  Hey! That’s your date!

　　Johnny:  Now you don’t have to worry about where to take her!

　　Carlos:  But... but... I am worried! I don’t know anything about art! What will I say?

　　Fadi & Johnny:

　　You’re going to find out!

　　Answers

　　Before you listen: 1 – g, 2 – b, 3 – i, 4 – c, 5 – h, 6 – d, 7 – e, 8 – a

　　Comprehension Task: 1st – g, 2nd – c, 3rd – a, 4th – h, 5th – b, 6th – f, 7th – d, 8th – e

　　Grammar Task:

　　1 – So where are you going to take her?

　　2 – I like to spend my money well!

　　3 – Don’t invite her to your house on a first date, though.

　　4 – Bindyu’s really angry with me.

　　5 – Did Harry help you to fix your website?

　　6 – I have to look after my nephew Joe this evening.

　　7 – Well, I’ll see you all this evening!

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 pushy   

adj.固执己见的，一意孤行的

参考例句：

• But she insisted and was very pushy.但她一直坚持,而且很急于求成。
• He made himself unpopular by being so pushy.他特别喜欢出风头，所以人缘不好。

3 colloquial   

adj.口语的，会话的

参考例句：

• It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
• They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。

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。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。