[00:00.00]Oral Workshop: Reproduction Lesson 1-8 ;
[01:02.10] Lesson 1 ;
[01:04.71] Text A How Old Is She? ;
[01:08.08]A woman was having some trouble with her heart, ;
[01:11.61]so she went to see the doctor.He was a new doctor,and did not know her, ;
[01:17.54]so he first asked some questions,and one of them was, "How old are you?" ;
[01:22.70]"Well,"she answered, "I don't remember, doctor,but I will try to think." ;
[01:28.74]She thought for a minute and then said, "Yes,I remember now, doctor! ;
[01:34.05]When I married,I was eighteen years old, and my husband was thirty. ;
[01:39.57]Now my husband is sixty,I know.And that is twice thirty. ;
[01:44.53]So I am twice eighteen.That is thirty-six, isn't it?" ;
[01:51.59] Text B Could I Speak to Jim,Please? ;
[01:58.18]A:Hello,332440. ;
[02:01.61]B:Oh hello,Sally.This is Dave Thomson here Could I speak to Jim please? ;
[02:07.84]A:I'm afraid he's not in at the moment Dave. ;
[02:10.86] He went out about an hour ago and he's not back yet. ;
[02:14.85]B:Any idea when he might be back? ;
[02:17.71]A:Well,he shouldn't be long.He said he was just going to get some paint. ;
[02:23.64] But I wouldn't be surprised if he's stopped off at the pub on the way back. ;
[02:28.49]B:OK.Well,tell him I've called,will you,and I'll try again later. ;
[02:34.27]A:All right.Goodbye, Dave. B:Thanks then Sally. Goodbye. ;
[02:40.92]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[02:46.18]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[02:52.72] Accident ;
[02:54.87]The river,you see, was never really safe at that time of the year-- ;
[03:00.34]early autumn, I mean,when there is heavy rainfall. ;
[03:04.99]So when I heard the children had gone swimming, ;
[03:08.37]as they used to all spring and summer,I knew there might be an awful accident. ;
[03:14.91]And when they came home late without little Katie, ;
[03:19.41]I guessed what had happened. ;
[03:24.21] Lesson 2 ;
[03:54.02] Text A ;
[03:56.01]But the Chinese Did! ;
[03:58.77]One day Tom said to one of his friends, "I'm going to have a holiday in Peking. ;
[04:05.01]But I don't speak Chinese, ;
[04:07.15]so I'll go to even- ing classes and have Chinese lessons for a month before I go. ;
[04:12.83]He studied very hard for a month, ;
[04:15.38]and then his holidays began and he went to China. ;
[04:19.42]When he came back a few weeks later,his friend said to him, ;
[04:23.92]"Did you have any trouble with your Chinese when you were in Peking,Tom?" ;
[04:28.47]"No,I didn't have any trouble with it,"answered Tom. ;
[04:32.61]"But the Chinese did!" ;
[04:35.37] Text B ;
[04:38.08] At the Birthday Party ;
[04:40.12]MRS ROSS:Welcome, Peter.Give me your coat and hat. ;
[04:44.57]PETER:Thank you, Mrs Ross. ;
[04:46.72]MRS ROSS:The boys and girls are in the living room.Wait, I'll call John. ;
[04:51.93]JOHN:Hi,Peter.Why are you late? ;
[04:55.97]PETER:My mother made me dress up. ;
[04:58.43]JOHN:That's good. Alice has some pretty friends. ;
[05:02.51]PETER:You know I don't like girls. ;
[05:05.12]PETER:Happy birthday, Alice. ;
[05:07.88] Many happy returns of the day. Here's a present for you. ;
[05:12.18]ALICE:Thank you, Peter.Come into the dining room. ;
[05:15.86] I'm going to cut the cake soon. ;
[05:18.46]JOHN:Have some sandwiches,Peter. PETER:Thanks.John, who's that girl? ;
[05:24.09]JOHN:That's Joan. She's pretty, isn't she? ;
[05:27.67] She likes to dance. Ask her to dance. ;
[05:31.35]PETER:Well,I don't know. ;
[05:33.95]JOHN:Don't be afraid. She isn't going to bite you. ;
[05:37.84]PETER:Who's afraid? I'm not afraid. PETER:Would you like to dance,Joan? ;
[05:44.53]JOAN:Yes,Thank you. I'd like to dance very much. ;
[05:49.85]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[05:55.68]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[06:02.37] Self-service ;
[06:04.98]If you are in a hurry and you want to have a quick meal ;
[06:09.38]there is no better place than a self- service restaurant. ;
[06:14.03]You go into the restaurant,pick up a tray,knife, fork,and spoon ;
[06:20.37]and queue at a counter where the food is on display. ;
[06:24.46]You pick out what you want and put it on your tray, ;
[06:29.11]which you have to push along a special rack till you reach the cashier. ;
[06:34.48]The cashier will give you your bill. ;
[06:37.65]After paying,you take your tray to any table you like. ;
[06:43.12]You can sit alone or with another customer. You can have a good meal in ten minutes. ;
[06:50.89]And--as there is no waiter you don't have to give a tip. ;
[06:57.74] Lesson 3 ;
[07:28.97] Text A ;
[07:30.91]There Is Something Very Nice Inside Your Drum ;
[07:34.90]It was Jimmy's birthday,and he was five years old. ;
[07:39.40]He got quite a lot of nice birthday presents from his family, ;
[07:43.44]and one of them was a beautiful big drum. ;
[07:47.12]"Who gave him that thing?"Jimmy's father said when he saw it. ;
[07:51.36]"His grandfather did,"answered Jimmy's mother. ;
[07:55.09]"Oh,"said his father. Of course,Jimmy liked his drum very much. ;
[08:00.76]He made a terrible noise with it,but his mother did not mind. ;
[08:05.11]His father was working during the day, ;
[08:08.13]and Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening,so he did not hear the noise. ;
[08:13.39]But one of the neighbours did not like the noise at all, ;
[08:16.82]so one morning a few days later,she took a sharp knife ;
[08:21.06]and went to Jimmy's house while he was hitting his drum. ;
[08:24.18]She said to him, "Hello,Jimmy. ;
[08:27.14]Do you know,there's something very nice inside your drum. Here's a knife. ;
[08:32.92]Open the drum and let's find it." ;
[08:36.65] Text B ;
[08:39.77] May I See a Hat,Please? ;
[08:42.53]MR ROSS:May I see a hat,please? SALESMAN:What size do you take? ;
[08:48.87]MR ROSS:I'm sorry. I don't know. ;
[08:51.53]SALESMAN:I'll measure you...you take size 6.What colour hat would you like? ;
[08:57.97]MR ROSS:Brown,please. ;
[08:59.86]SALESMAN:Here are some nice brown hats.Try this hat on.It's a very good one. ;
[09:06.61]MR ROSS:Yes,I like this one.It goes very well with my coat. ;
[09:11.41] How much is it? ;
[09:13.05]SALESMAN:It's $ 9.95 (nine dollars and ninety-five cents). ;
[09:16.47] Do you want me to put it in a box? ;
[09:19.90]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[09:26.29] Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[09:33.03] The police in the big city were looking for a thief. ;
[09:38.20]At last they caught him. ;
[09:41.31]But while they were taking photographs of him--from the front,from the left, ;
[09:47.55]from the right,with a hat,without a hat-- ;
[09:51.85]he suddenly attacked the policemen and ran off. ;
[09:56.09]They tried to catch him,but he got away. ;
[10:00.02]Then a week later the telephone rang in the police-station, ;
[10:05.34]and somebody said,"You are looking for Bill Cross,aren't you?" ;
[10:10.56]"Yes.""Well,he left here for Water bridge an hour ago." ;
[10:16.38]Waterbridge was a small town about 100 miles from the city. ;
[10:22.47]The city police at once sent four dif -ferent photographs of the thief ;
[10:27.99]to the police in Waterbridge.Less than twelve hours later ;
[10:33.25]they got a telephone call from the police in Waterbridge. ;
[10:37.44]"We have caught the fourth this evening, we think." ;
[10:42.66] Lesson 4 ;
[11:13.79] Text A ;
[11:15.43] What's the Matter with You? ;
[11:17.93]MRS WELSH:Good afternoon,Dr Dawes. DR DAWES:Good afternoon,Mrs Welsh. ;
[11:22.58]MRS WELSH:Please come this way, Doctor.Peter's in this room. ;
[11:26.31]DR DAWES:Well,Peter. I'm sorry you're ill.What's the matter with you? ;
[11:31.83]PETER:I don't know, Doctor.I'm ill. I have a headache and a stomachache. ;
[11:38.12]DR DAWES:Show me your tongue.What did you eat yesterday? ;
[11:42.26]PETER:Well,Doctor I... DR DAWES:Did you eat any cake? ;
[11:46.71]PERER:Yes,I ate some cake. DR DAWES:Did you eat any ice cream? ;
[11:50.90]PETER:Well,yes,I did. I ate some ice cream ;
[11:55.14]DR DAWES:Did you eat any candy? PETER:Well,yes,I did. I ate some candy. ;
[12:00.82]DR DAWES:Young man, tell me everything you ate yesterday evening. ;
[12:05.32]PETER:Well,Doctor.I went to a birthday party. ;
[12:08.89]DR DAWES:I see!How many pieces of cake did you eat? PETER:Three,Doctor. ;
[12:14.93]DR DAWES:How many plates of ice cream did you eat,young man? ;
[12:18.86]PETER:Gosh,Doctor. I had only three plates of ice cream. John had four. ;
[12:25.92] Text B ;
[12:29.39] How Did You Lose Your Way? ;
[12:32.31]Mrs Brown's old grandfather lived with her and her husband. ;
[12:37.52]Every morning he went for a walk in the park ;
[12:41.10]and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.But one morning ;
[12:46.21]a police car stopped outside Mrs Brown's house at twelve o'clock, ;
[12:50.15]and two policemen helped Mr Brown to get out. ;
[12:53.98]One of them said to Mrs Brown,"The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park ;
[13:00.01]and telephoned to us for help,so we sent a car to bring him home." ;
[13:04.97]Mrs Brown was very surprised, ;
[13:08.09]but she thanked the policemen and they left. ;
[13:11.21]"But,Grandfather," she then said, ;
[13:14.38]"you have been to that park nearly every day for twenty years. ;
[13:18.57]How did lose your way there?" ;
[13:20.92]The old man smiled, closed one eye and said,"I didn't quite lose my way. ;
[13:27.16]I just got tired and I didn't want to walk home!" ;
[13:32.83]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[13:39.27]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[13:45.92]One morning a man was crossing a narrow bridge ;
[13:50.62]when he saw a fisherm -an on the shady bank of the deep,smooth river under him, ;
[13:56.60]so he stopped to watch him quietly. ;
[14:00.08]After a few minutes, the fisherman pulled his line in. ;
[14:05.24]There was a big,fat fish at the end of it. ;
[14:09.33]The fisherman took it off the hook and threw it back into the water. ;
[14:15.26]Then he put his hook and line in again. ;
[14:18.48]After a few more minutes he caught another big fish. ;
[14:23.54]Again he threw it back into the river.Then, the third time,he caught a small fish. ;
[14:31.72]He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. ;
[14:37.75]The man on the bridge was very surprised, so he spoke to the fisherman. ;
[14:43.94]He said,"Why did you throw those beautiful, big fish back into the water ;
[14:50.74]and keep only that small one?" ;
[14:53.50]The fisherman looked up and answered, "Small frying-pan." ;
[14:59.68] Lesson 5 ;
[15:28.21] Text A ;
[15:29.84] Summer Plans ;
[15:32.50]Peter and Mary are talking about their plans for the summer. ;
[15:37.05]Mary is going to work in the city,but Peter is going to go to camp. ;
[15:42.83]Mary thinks that their friend John is going to the mountains with his family. ;
[15:48.35]PETER:What are you going to do after you return from Washington? ;
[15:52.28]MARY:I'm going to stay in the city. PETER:What will you do all day? ;
[15:57.09]MARY:I'm going to work with my father at the store. ;
[16:00.51]In the evening,I'll read books.On weekends I'll go to the beach with my family ;
[16:07.31]PETER:Have you ever worked? ;
[16:09.46]MARY:No,but I can learn.What are you going to do this summer? ;
[16:14.98]PETER:I'm going to camp.I've gone to camp for four summers. ;
[16:19.53]MARY:I've never gone to camp.What do you do there? ;
[16:23.16]PETER:We do many things. ;
[16:25.00] In the morning,we go swimming and boating. ;
[16:28.07] In the afternoon, we play basketball or tennis. ;
[16:31.95] We sit around a campfire at night. We sing or tell stories. ;
[16:37.01]MARY:That sounds wonderful. ;
[16:38.95]PETER:It is wonderful. What's John going to do this summer? ;
[16:43.76]MARY:I think he's going to the mountains with his parents. ;
[16:47.54]PETER:Well,so long, Mary.Have fun. ;
[16:50.56]MARY:You too,Peter. Give my regards to John.I'll see you in September. ;
[16:57.41] Text B ;
[16:59.86] My Dishwasher ;
[17:01.86]Mrs Williams lived in a small street in London,and now she had a new neighbour. ;
[17:08.14]Her name was Mrs Briggs,and she talked a lot about her expen -sive furniture, ;
[17:13.61]her beautiful carpets and her new kitchen. ;
[17:17.24]"Do you know,"she said to Mrs Williams one day,"I've got a new dishwasher. ;
[17:22.66]It washes the plates and glasses and knives and forks beautifully." ;
[17:27.42]"Oh?"Mrs Williams answered. ;
[17:29.87]"And does it dry them and put them in the cupboard too?" ;
[17:34.32]Mrs Briggs was surprised. ;
[17:37.02]"Well,"she answered, "the things in the machine are dry after an hour, ;
[17:42.14]but it doesn't put them away,of course." ;
[17:44.85]"I've had a dish- washer for twelve and a half years," Mrs Williams said. ;
[17:50.01]"Oh?"Mrs Briggs answered. ;
[17:52.62]"And does yours put the things in the cupboard when it has washed them?" ;
[17:56.81]She laughed nastily. "Yes,he does,"Mrs Williams answered. ;
[18:02.28]"He dries the dishes and puts them away." ;
[18:06.52]7.Read the following dialogue once. Underline the key words while reading ;
[18:15.36]and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. ;
[18:20.94]Frank and Charles discuss last night's television programme ;
[18:26.71]Frank:Did you watch television last night,Charles? ;
[18:30.19]Charles:Yes,I did. Frank:It was a good game,wasn't it? ;
[18:35.91]Charles:Oh,I didn't watch the football match. ;
[18:39.18] I wanted to,but my wife preferred to see the old film. ;
[18:44.40]Frank:What a pity.It was quite exciting. Both teams played very well. ;
[18:52.02]Charles:How did it finish? ;
[18:54.42]Frank:It finished in a draw.What was the film like? ;
[18:59.27]Charles:It was quite good. ;
[19:01.83] But I missed the beginning of it because I had to eat first. ;
[19:06.38]Frank:Did your wife enjoy it? ;
[19:08.78]Charles:No,she didn't. ;
[19:10.98] After half an hour she stopped watching and started to read a book. ;
[19:18.44] Lesson 6 ;
[19:49.17] Text A How to Make Everybody Happy? ;
[19:54.33]Peter's uncle lived in the country. ;
[19:58.37]Once Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. ;
[20:01.95]Whenever they went for a walk or for a drive in the car ;
[20:06.14]and they passed somebody,his uncle waved. ;
[20:10.07]Peter was surprised, and said,"Uncle George,you know everybody here. ;
[20:16.11]Where did you meet them all?" ;
[20:18.05]"I don't know all these people,"said his uncle. ;
[20:21.68]"Then why do you wave to them?"asked Peter. "Well,Peter,"answered his uncle, ;
[20:27.66]"when I wave to someone and he knows me,he is pleased. ;
[20:31.75]He continues his journey with a happier heart. ;
[20:35.02]But when I wave to someone and he doesn't know me, ;
[20:38.90]he is surprised and says to himself. "Who is that man? ;
[20:43.15]Why did he wave to me?" ;
[20:45.19]So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, ;
[20:48.87]and that makes his journey seem shouter. So I make everybody happy." ;
[20:54.65] Text B What Would You Like to Do Tonight? ;
[21:00.07]Mary's cousins,Fay and Rosemary,are still at her house. ;
[21:05.23]The girls want to go to the movies. ;
[21:08.20]They look in the newspaper to see what time the movie starts. ;
[21:12.13]After seeing the movie they go to an ice cream parlor ;
[21:16.17]and order their favorite desserts. ;
[21:18.78]MARY:Girls,what would you like to do tonight? ;
[21:22.92]ROSEMARY:Do you ever go to the movies? ;
[21:24.96]MARY:Of course. I often go to the movies. ;
[21:28.13]ROSEMARY:Well,let's go to the movies. ;
[21:30.74]MARY:There's a good movie near here: "Summer in Maine". ;
[21:35.09]FAY:Fine.I heard it's a very good movie. ;
[21:39.94]ROSEMARY:Let's find out what time it starts. ;
[21:43.06]MARY:Let's look at the newspaper. ;
[21:45.46] Movie programs are usually on page nine. ;
[21:49.24]FAY:Here it is. "Summer in Maine" starts at 8 o'clock. ;
[21:54.92]7.Read the following conversation once. ;
[22:01.87]Underline the key words while reading ;
[22:05.45]and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words. ;
[22:10.46]Fred:If I won the Pools,I'd go round the world. ;
[22:15.88]Bert:Would you? I wouldn't. Fred:What would you do? ;
[22:20.94]Bert:Oh,I don't know. ;
[22:23.49] I'd buy a big house with a garden for my wife and kids, I suppose. ;
[22:29.58] But it's difficult to imagine having a lot of money. ;
[22:34.02]Fred:One thing's certain.If I had a lot of money,I wouldn't work any more. ;
[22:40.16]Bert:Wouldn't you? What would you do with all that spare time? ;
[22:45.47]Fred:As I said,I'd go round the world. Bert:What would you do after that? ;
[22:52.27]Fred:Oh,I don't know. It'd take me a long time to go round the world. ;
[22:58.51]Bert:It doesn't sound very exciting. ;
[23:01.94]Fred:Anyway,we haven't won the Pools,and we're not likely to win them. ;
[23:07.81] So there isn't much point in talking about it,is there? ;
[23:12.26]Bert:I'd be happy if I got a rise. ;
[23:15.94]Fred:And my wife would be happy if I bought her a mink coat. ;
[23:20.70]Bert:Well,I'm not likely to get a rise ;
[23:23.92] and you haven't the money for a mink coat, ;
[23:27.14] so let's come down to earth and have another drink. ;
[23:31.38]Fred:What'll you have? Bert:I'll have a pint of the best. ;
[23:36.29]Fred:I'd have a Scotch if I were you.We deserve it. ;
[23:40.63]Bert:All right.Make it a double,will you? ;
[23:44.72] Lesson 7 ;
[24:15.70] Text A After a Heavy Snowstorm ;
[24:20.61]One night there was a heavy snowstorm, ;
[24:24.03]and in the morning Mr Smith's garden was full of deep snow. ;
[24:28.48]Mr Smith wanted to take his car out, ;
[24:31.29]so he paid a man to clean the path from his garage to his gate. ;
[24:35.48]He said to this man,"Don't throw any snow on that side, ;
[24:40.29]because it will damage the bushes in my garden; ;
[24:43.30]and don't throw any snow into the street or the police will be angry." ;
[24:48.93]Then Mr smith went out.When he came back, ;
[24:53.63]the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes, ;
[24:57.77]or the fence, or the street. ;
[25:00.68]Mr Smith was very pleased--until he opened the garage to get his car out! ;
[25:06.36]The garage was full to the top with all the snow from the path, ;
[25:10.96]and his car was somewhere under it all! ;
[25:15.46] Text B No Baseball Today ;
[25:21.90]PETER:Can you play baseball with me today? ;
[25:25.17]JOHN:No,I can't. I'm sorry.I have to help my mother. ;
[25:30.33] We're going to move tomorrow. ;
[25:33.04]PETER:Where's the new house?Is it far from here? ;
[25:36.82]JOHN:No,it's not far.It's near our old house. ;
[25:41.48]PETER:Can I help you pack? JOHN:Sure.Thanks. PETER:What can I do? ;
[25:47.97]JOHN:Take the books out of the bookcase. Put them in this box ;
[25:52.01]PETER:Well,the books are in the box.What can I do now? ;
[25:56.76]JOHN:Take the magazines out of the bookcase.Put them in that box. ;
[26:01.00]PETER:All right. JOHN:Peter!Pack them.Don't read them. ;
[26:06.32]PETER:These magazines are interesting. May I borrow one? ;
[26:10.21]JOHN:Of course. PETER:Thanks,John. ;
[26:13.99]7.Read the following passage once. ;
[26:19.10]Underline the key words while reading and retell the story to your partner. ;
[26:25.34] A Better Mailman! ;
[26:28.45]I worked as a mailman for a short time. ;
[26:31.98]However,I am afraid of dogs and I had a lot of trouble. ;
[26:37.76]One day I tried to deliver some letters to a big house. ;
[26:43.33]I started to open the gate and all of a sudden a huge dog ran toward me. ;
[26:50.69]It growled and barked at me,so I threw the letters over the fence. ;
[26:56.72]The dog picked them up and carried them into the house. ;
[27:01.27]The dog was a better mailman than I was! ;
[27:05.31] Lesson 8 ;
[27:36.29] Text A Please Set the Table ;
[27:40.74]MRS MILLER:I have to stay in the kitchen. ;
[27:43.39] I don't want the food to burn.Would you please set the table? ;
[27:47.79]MARY:Of course, Mother. ;
[27:49.68]MRS MILLER:Did you put two forks with each plate? MARY:Yes,I did. ;
[27:55.05]MRS MILLER:Are the salt and pepper shakers on the table? ;
[27:57.86]MARY:Oh,no,they're not.I'll get them now. ;
[28:01.39]MRS MILLER:Did you use the new glasses? MARY:Yes,I did. ;
[28:05.68]MRS MILLER:Does the table look nice? MARY:I think so, Mother. ;
[28:09.41]MRS MILLER:I hear the bell.Please open the door, Mary. ;
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