听见英国 UNIT 2 LISTENING 1 Phoning an Agency for a Flat Share打电话给房屋中介找分租公寓

 UNIT 2  Accommodation and housing

住宿及找房子

 

LISTENING 1   Phoning an Agency for a Flat Share打电话给房屋中介找分租公寓

 

Vocabulary

接下来听的对话中，用到了1~5所列出的单字和和片语，请从（A）~（E）中选出一个意思最接近的选项。

1. estate agent             (A)  to travel regularly a long distance

                             Between one’s home and work

2. flat                    (B)  modern conveniences such as washing

                             machines and microwaves

3. commute               (C)  money paid regularly for the use of a room

4. rent                    (D)  a business which buys and sells houses,

                             Property and land

5. mod cons²               (E)  another word for “apartment”

 

Listening Warm-Up

请根据对话内容， 判断下面的句子是否则正确， 如果符合对话内容，请在T做记号，如果不符合，请在F做记号。

1.       The customer is looking for an unfurnished flat.             （T）（F）

2.       The customer is busy tomorrow.                          （T）（F）

 

Task 1

 

下面列出的单字或片语，如果有在对话中出现，请在前面打勾做记号。

_________furnished flat

_________bus

_________toilet

_________walking distance

_________inclusive

_________exclusive

_________TV

_________radio

_________microwave

_________cats

_________dogs

 

Task 2

 

请根据对话内容，选出一个正确的答案。

1.       What type of accommodation is the customer looking for?

(A)   A room with furniture

(B)   An entire flat

(C)   A flat without mod cons

(D)  A flat where cats are allowed

2.       What is the job of the customer?

(A)   A university student

(B)   A university lecturer

(C)   An estate agent

(D)  Not stated in the conversation

3.  What is the rent limit for the customer?

(A) ￡100 per week with bills

(B) ￡100 per week without bills

(C) ￡100 per month with bills

(D) ￡100 per month without bills

4. Which of the following is mentioned as a mod con¹?

(A) A TV

(B) A microwave

(C) A DVD

(D) An answer phone

5. Where will they meet tomorrow?

(A) At the University of Brighton

(B) At the University of Sussex

(C) At the flat

(D)Not stated in the conversation

 

Task 3

 

请根据对话内容，判断下面的句子是否正确，如果符合对话内容，请在T做记号，如果不符合，请在F做记号。

1.       The customer knows the Brighton area well.                          （T）（F）

2.       The customer has a specific area where she would like to live.            （T）（F）

3.       The customer would like to pay the rent separately from the bills.          （T）（F）

4.       The customer is allergic³ only to cats.                                 （T）（F）

The viewing will be held tomorrow afternoon.   

1 con   

n.反对的观点，反对者，反对票，肺病；vt.精读，学习，默记；adv.反对地，从反面；adj.欺诈的

参考例句：

• We must be fair and consider the reason pro and con.我们必须公平考虑赞成和反对的理由。
• The motion is adopted non con.因无人投反对票，协议被通过。

2 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 allergic   

adj.过敏的，变态的

参考例句：

• Alice is allergic to the fur of cats.艾丽斯对猫的皮毛过敏。
• Many people are allergic to airborne pollutants such as pollen.许多人对空气传播的污染物过敏，比如花粉。