Unit 2 How can I reach you?
Vocabulary Task
Answers:
1. Country Code__ 1(USA), 64 (New Zealand)
2. Area Code__613 (Kingstion, Ontario), 212 (New York)
3. E-mail [email protected]
4. Web Address__http://www.happy.com
5. Zip (Postal) Code__K7L 3J1 (Canada), NN40SN (England), 95973 (USA)
Script
1. The country code for the USA is 1. It’s 64 for New Zealand.
2. So if I want to call a number in Kingston, Ontario, I have to dial 613 before the phone number, and for New York 212.
3. Send me an e-mail. My address is [email protected]
4. You can get information on the company’s website at http://www.happy.com
5. I’ve lived in three countries. My zip code in England was NN4 0SN, in the USA 95973, and in Canada it was K7L 3J1.
Listening Task
1 First Listening
Answers
1. postal code
2. phone number
3. e-mail address
4. web address
2 Second Listening
Answers
1. 655-5670 3. [email protected]
2. 213-555-3421 4. www.hp.com
Script
1. A: Say, I can’t read this number at the end of your address. Is it your phone number?
B: No, that’s my postal code. It’s 655-5670.
2. A: [talking on the phone] Okay, I’ll call and get tickets to the concert. Oh, do you have the number of the ticket agent? 555-3421? Okay, great. I’ll call. Oh, wait a second. What’s the area code? 213, I got it!
3. A: Barb’s on vacation but I need to get in touch with her.
B: Oh, well, she can get e-mail even when she’s at the beach. Send it to barb@your mail.com
4. A: I need to get in touch with Hewlett Packard. I’m having problems with this printer. Don’t they have a website?
B: Yeah, I think it’s www.hp.com
Real World Listening
1 Predict
Answer
Dad asks: Did I call the right number? Do you have a place yet? What’s your e-mail addressf?
1 Get the main ideas
Answers
1. A Japanese woman.
2. At a school in Japan.
3. yes, she does.
4. Yes, he is Because she hasn’t contacted him since she went to Japan.
5. Yes, she is.
Script
Woman: Moshi-moshi. Gengo sentaa…
Father: Hello…Hello…Veronica…Veron…Ve-ro-ni-ca Smith…Is Veronica Smith there, Please?
Woman: Ah, Ah…Veronica-sensei…Veronica-sensei? Ah, wait a moment, please…
Father: [muttering to himself] Wait a moment? What’s going on?
Veronica: Hello.
Father: Hello, Veronica. Is that you?
Veronica: Yes, Dad. It’s me.
Father: Where is this place? Somebody was speaking Japanese to me. I mean, did I call the right number?
Veronica: Dad, you called the school number. And you’re lucky I’m here now. Dad, I told you. Don’t call the school number. Remember?
Father: Yes, but you didn’t give me your home phone number. Why didn’t you call me.
Veronica: I just got here a few days ago… okay, let me give it to you. Are you ready?
Father: Uh, ready. Ready. Okay.
Veronica: Okay. It’s 798-55-4123.
Father: 798-55-4123.
Veronica: Oh, oh, wait. Dial the country code. And that’s 81…and then… and then the number.
Father: Why is the number so long?
Veronica: Because it is, Dad.
Father: Do you have a place yet?
Veronica: Yeah. Let me give you the address. Are you ready?
Father: Um…yeah. Okay. What is it?
Veronica: It’s one dash one dash one fifty-five… Uegahara B356.
Father: Uh, w-wh-wait. Wait, One…one what? Why is it so long?
Veronica: Dad, I’ve got to go. I’ll send it to you by e-mail. Bye. [kiss sound]
Father: But, what’s your e-mail address? |