Learning Points and Exercises 3
LESSON ONE WHAT IS IT LIKE? 3
Dialogue 1 Would You Give Me A Description Of It? 3
Dialogue 2 Can You Give Me Some Details? 3
CONTENTS 3
Passage 1 Our Flat 4
Passage 2 My Nice Suit-case 5
Passage 3 I Like This Old Bar 6
LESSON TWO WHAT IS HE LIKE? 8
Dialogue 1 Guess Who My Hero Is 8
Dialogue 2 The Twins Are Not Alike In Every Way 8
Dialogue 3 Tell Me About Him 9
Passage 1 A Little Boy Lost In The Store 10
Passage 2 A Typical Extrovert 11
Dialogue 1 You Have The Wrong Number 12
Dialogue 2 Gould You Get Me Transferred ? 12
LESSON THREE TELEPHONE TROUBLES 12
Dialogue 3 Directory Enquiries 13
Passage 1 It Did Not Help 14
Passage 2 Everything Except A Telephone 15
LESSON FOUR IWANT TO SPEAK TO HIM 16
Dialogue 1 An Urgent Call 16
Dialogue 2 Making A Date 16
Dialogue 3 Give Me The Police! 17
Passage 2 Who Do You Want To Speak To? 18
Passage 1 He Only Wanted To Speak To Billy 18
LESSON FIVE WHAT IS THE TIME? 20
Dialogue 1 Book A Flight 20
Dialogue 2 Make A Reservation 21
Passage 1 Ambassador Hotel 21
Passage 2 A Man Of Habit 23
Passage 3 Take Things Easy 23
Dialogue 1 Enrolling In Night School 25
Dialogue 2 When Is It On? 25
LESSON SIX WHAT DATE IS THAT? 25
Dialogue 3 Why Not A Rock Concert? 26
Passage 1 Going Around The World 27
Passage 2 When Frank Went ToZurich 28
LESSON SEVEN I SUGGEST THAT 29
Dialogue 1 Why Not Give It Up ? 29
Dialogue 2 Don t EatToo Much 30
Dialogue 3 Can I Retain My Job? 30
Passage 1 Make YourselyesA Cupof Tea 31
Passage 2 Stop Eating Them 32
LESSON EIGHT IF I WERE YOU, 33
Dialogue 1 Let s Talk About Something Else 33
Dialogue 2 That s Too Dangerous 33
Dialogue 3 What A Beautiful Pair Of Pants! 34
Passage 1 How Many Lights ? 35
Passage 2 George 35
Dialogue 2 Ms Sagura Resigned From The Firm 37
Dialogue 1 An Important Report 37
LESSON NINE WORKING AS OFFICE CLERKS 37
Dialogue 3 The Missing Memo 38
Passage 1 Tony Talks About The Annoying Things 39
Passage 2 I Find The Job Very Interesting 40
LESSON TEN APPLYING FOR A JOB 41
Dialogue 1 I Need A PermanentJob 41
Dialogue 2 A Job Opening 42
Passage 1 A Job Interview 43
Passage 2 Some Candidates For The Job 44
Passage 3 A Job Application Form 45
LESSON ELEVEN BOOKING IN ADVANCE 46
Dialogue 1 I d Like To Book A Flight 46
Dialogue 2 Booking Seats For A Play 47
Dialogue 3 Booking Accomodation 48
Dialogue 4 Checking In At A Hotel 49
Passage 1 Booking A Holiday 50
Dialogue 1 When Would You Suggest? 51
Dialogue 2 Would You Care To Come? 51
LESSON TWELVE MAKING APPOINTMENTS 51
Dialogue 3 Thank You For Inviting Me 52
Dialogue 4 Come Over AndHave A Look 53
Passage 1 A Good Day For Me 53
LESSON THIRTEEN WHAT IS THE ANNOYANCE? 55
Dialogue 1 It s All Over 55
Dialogue 2 A Real Anti-climax 56
Passage 1 Trousers At Half Price 57
Passage 2 They Couldn t Be Worse 58
Passage 3 I Wouldn t Park There 58
LESSON FOURTEEN WHAT S YOUR COMPLAINT? 60
Dialogue 1 The Information Is Appalling 60
Dialogue 2 I Have A Complaint 61
Dialogue 3 The Price Of Progress 62
Passage 1 I Never Wish To Have It Again 63
Passage 2 The Thing I Remember Most 63
Dialogue 1 What Is The Forecast? 65
LESSON FIETEEN HOW IS THE WEATHER? 65
Dialogue 2 Hot Day,Isn t It? 66
Passage 1 A Dull Day Today 67
Passage 2 A Warm Spring Day 67
Passage 3 Predicting The Weather 68
LESSON SIXTEEN WHAT TERRIBLE WEATHER! 69
Dialogue 1 What A Terrible Day! 69
Passage 1 No One Likes It 70
Passage 3 David In The Snowstorm 71
Passage 2 A Special Bulletin 71
Passage 4 More Bad Weather For New York 72
LESSON SEVENTEEN IT S A MARVELLOUS DAY 73
Dialogue 1 I Wish We Could Stay Longer 73
Dialogue 2 After Work 73
Dialogue 3 Getting Ready To Entertain 74
Passage 1 How Did I Get Up Here? 75
Passage 2 A Nice Weekend 76
Dialogue 2 What s On The Menu? 77
Dialogue 1 Let s Try Squid 77
LESSON EIGHTEEN SHALL WE EAT OUT? 77
Dialogue 3 I ve Offered To Pay,But 78
Dialogue 4 It s My Treat 79
Passage 1 Which Leg Do You Prefer? 80
LESSON NINETEEN PLANNING HOLIDAYS 81
Dialogue 1 Planning A Vacation 81
Dialogue 2 I Have A Week s Holiday 82
Dialogue 3 A Quiet Weekend In The Country 83
Dialogue 4 Arrangements For A Tour 84
Passage 1 I ll Come To London 85
LESSON TWENTY ENJOYING HOLIDAYS 86
Dialogue 1 How Did You Enjoy Your Holiday? 86
Dialogue 2 How And Where To Travel 87
Passage 1 A PackageHoliday To Italy 88
Passage 2 A Splendid Holiday In Portugal 89
Passage 3 I Need A Complete Change 90
LESSON ONE WHAT IS IT LIKE ? 93
Tapescript and Answers 93
LESSON TWO WHAT IS HE LIKE ? 96
LESSON THREE TELEPHONE TROUBLES……………………………(98)LESSON FOUR I WANT TO SPEAK TO HIM 101
LESSON FIVE WHAT IS THE TIME? 104
LESSON SIX WHAT DATE IS THAT? 108
LESSON SEVEN I SUGGEST THAT 111
LESSON EIGHT IF I WERE YOU, 114
LESSON NINE WORKING AS OFFICE CLERKS 117
LESSON TEN APPLYING FOR A JOB 120
LESSON ELEVEN BOOKINGINADVANCE 123
LESSON TWELVE MAKINGAPPOINTMENTS 126
LESSON THIRTEEN WHAT IS THE ANNOYANCE ? 129
LESSON FOURTEEN WHAT S YOUR COMPLAINT? 131
LESSON FIFTEEN HOW IS THE WEATHER ? 134
LESSON SIXTEEN WHAT TERRIBLE WEATHER! 137
LESSON SEVENTEEN IT S A MARVELLOUS DAY 139
LESSON EIGHTEEN SHALL WE EAT OUT ? 142
LESSON NINETEEN PLANNING HOLIDAYS 145
LESSON TWENTY ENJOYING HOLIDAYS 148