洪恩环境英语第八册练习 13

[00:00.00]Review One.For this lesson,you'll need a pencil and a piece of paper.
[00:-1.00]Anne is bored.She decides to call Steven at WEFL.
[00:-2.00]Listen to their conversation.
[00:-3.00]Hello.Steven Winn speaking.
[00:-4.00]Hi.Steven.Busy?
[00:-5.00]Oh.hi.Anne!How are you doing?You OK?
[00:-6.00]Oh,sure.I've just been feeling a little bored this afternoon.
[00:-7.00]Are things OK at the studio?
[00:-8.00]Oh,sure.Everything's been going very well here.
[00:-9.00]Jake's been working on a story about an exhibit at the Natural History Museum.
[00:10.00]He also wants to have an interview with Abbott Larkin here at the studio.
[00:11.00]Larkin's been in and out of Stamford lately.
[00:12.00]He's building a computer factory here.
[00:13.00]How about Connie?Is she still interviewing hight school students?
[00:14.00]No,she's been doing a story on employment agencies.
[00:15.00]Any news from Maria?
[00:16.00]No,but her friend Sam Finch called from Aspen.
[00:17.00]Maria moved to a different hotel,and somehow they lost contact with each other.
[00:18.00]That sounds strange.Maybe they had a fight.
[00:19.00]I don't think so.He's been making a business deal in california.
[00:20.00]What have you been doing?
[00:21.00]Nothing much really.Shopping a lot of baby things.The usual.
[00:22.00]I'm getting bored with this waiting,Steven.
[00:23.00]I know..I know.
[00:24.00]Well,everyone has been very busy.
[00:25.00]Take a piece of paper and a pencil and write down what everyone's been doing.
[00:26.00]You will hear each sentence twice.
[00:27.00]After each sentence,there ae pauses for you to write.
[00:28.00]Ready?Let's begin with Jake.
[00:29.00]Jake's been doing a story on an exhibit at the museum.
[00:30.00]He also wants an interview with Abbott Larkin.
[00:31.00]Abbott Larkin is building a computer factory in Stamford.
[00:32.00]Connie's been doing a story on employment agencies.
[00:33.00]Sam Finch has been making a business deal in California.
[00:34.00]Maria's still skiing.
[00:35.00]Anne has been shopping a lot.
[00:36.00]The following statements are false.Correct them.For example,you hear..
[00:37.00]Steven's been skiing in Aspen.
[00:38.00]And you say...No,he hasn't.Maria has.
[00:39.00]You hear...
[00:40.00]Jake has been doing a lot of shopping for the baby.
[00:41.00]And you say...No,he hasn't.Anne has.
[00:42.00]OK?Let's start.
[00:43.00]Steven's been skiing in Aspen.
[00:44.00]No,he hasn't.Maria has.
[00:45.00]Jake's been shopping a lot for the baby.
[00:46.00]No,he hasn't.Anne has.
[00:47.00]Did you know what Connie has been trying to have an interview with Abbot Larkin?
[00:48.00]No,she hasn't.Jake has.
[00:49.00]How about that Maria!She's been making a business deal in California.
[00:50.00]No,she hasn't.Sam has.
[00:51.00]Have you heard?Mike's been working on a story about employment agencies.
[00:52.00]No,he hasn't.Connie has.
[00:53.00]I didn't know Sam Finch was in the computer business.
[00:54.00]He's been making plans to build a computer factory in Stamford.
[00:55.00]No,he hasn't.Abbott Larkin has.
[00:56.00]Oh?I though Abbott was too busy at the Museum of Natural History.
[00:57.00]He's been writing a story about some important discovery,hasn't he?
[00:58.00]No,he hasn't,Jake has.
[00:59.00]OK.Now Steven is interviewing Patrica Woo for Kathy's job.
[-1:00.00]Let's listen to their conversation.
[-1:-1.00]Thanks for filling out the application,Ms.Woo.
[-1:-2.00]Please,call me Pat.
[-1:-3.00]OK,Pat...So,I see you graduated from NYU three years ago.
[-1:-4.00]Yes.After graduation,I worked as a reporter for the Tribune.
[-1:-5.00]Mostly business and finance.You know,
[-1:-6.00]mergers,people buying companies,people making deals.I really loved it.
[-1:-7.00]Why did you leave?
[-1:-8.00]Oh,they wanted me to relocate..To Dallas.
[-1:-9.00]I mean,San Francisco,OK..or even Chicago.
[-1:10.00]But relocation to Dallas?No way!Not me!
[-1:11.00]Do you have any letters of recommendation?
[-1:12.00]Yes.Copies...there,with my resume..with the stories I wrote for the Tribune.