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LESSON 14

Apologies II

PART A Micro-Listening

Numbers 3-4 Digit Numbers

I. Directions: You will hear 10 three or four digit numbers. Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. 10 points

1. _____

2. _____

3. _____

4. _____

5. _____

6. _____

7. _____

8. _____

9. _____

10. _____

II. Directions: You will hear five sentences. In each sentence there is a three or four digit number. Repeat the number and write it down in the blank. 10 points

1. Tien An Men is_____years old.

2. The Yangtze River is_____kilometers long.

3. Mount Qomolangma is_____meters high.

4. The Tower of London is_____years old.

5. The River Thames is_____kilometers long.

PART B Macro-Listening

Dialogue

Do You Know That Name?

I. Tapescript

Man Excuse me. Do you live here?

Woman Yes, we do. We live on the third floor.

Man Oh. Does Jackie Hunter live here, too?

Woman Jackie Hunter? Do you know that name, Tom?

Tom Jackie Hunter? No, I don't. I'm sorry.

Betty I know her!

Tom Do you? Does she live here?

Betty Yes, she does. She's from California. She lives under us. She lives in the apartment on the second floor.

Man Oh, thanks. I have a letter for her, but her name isn't on the mailbox.

II. Language and Culture Notes

California is a state on the west coast of the U.S.A. Its main cities include Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. The state is now the wealthiest and most densely populated state of the country.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points

1 How many people take part in the conversation?

a. Two.

b. Three.

c. Four.

d. Five.

2 What's the first speaker's job?

a. A policeman.

b. A taxi driver.

c. A reporter.

d. A mailman.

3 What is the first speaker doing?

a. Coming to visit Jackie Hunter.

b. Making an investigation of Jackie Hunter.

c. Making a survey.

d. Delivering a letter to Jackie Hunter.

4 Where might the conversation have taken place?

a. In an apartment house.

b. At a hotel.

c. At a post office.

d. In the street.

5 Which of the following does the conversation suggest?

a. Jackie Hunter should have put her name on her mailbox.

b. Nobody in the apartment knows Jackie Hunter.

c. Jackie Hunter is sociable.

d. Jackie Hunter has just moved here.

2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions. 10 points

1 Where does the woman live?

_________.

2 Where does Jackie Hunter live?

_________.

3 Where is Jackie Hunter from?

_________.

4 Does the first speaker know Jackie Hunter?

_________.

5 Why can't the first speaker find Jackie's mailbox?

_________.

Passage

Sorry, I Can't Accept It

I. Tapescript

Dear Linda,

The letter you wrote me on November 13 arrived just a few days ago. Mail service between New York and Chicago should be better than that.

I'm glad you like your new job, but I'm sorry you don't like New York very much. You'll probably like it better when you have more friends there.

Thank you for your invitation. I'm really sorry I can't accept it. My aunt will be here during the Christmas holidays, so I can't go away. I'm sure you understand. I hope you can come to Chicago some time.

Sincerely,

Rose

II. Language and Culture Notes

1. Invitations should be answered as soon as possible. State clearly whether you can accept it or not. Even when you can't accept it, you should still thank whoever has invited you.

2. Christmas is an annual festival in. memory of the birth of Jesus Christ held from Xmas Eve Dec. 24 till after New Year's Day. It is a public holiday in many countries and is celebrated with religious services, traditional foods and various forms of merrymaking. It is the usual time for people to stay with their families and to send greetings to their friends far away.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions: Listen to the passage carefully and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement you hear. 10 points

1 _________

2 _________

3 _________

4 _________

5 _________

2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following. 10 points

1 Linda wrote to Rose on _____.

a. September 30th

b. November 13th

c. November 30th

d. December 13th

2 Rose received the letter _____.

a. a few days ago

b. two days ago

c. three days ago

d. a few weeks ago

3 Rose is now _____.

a. visiting her friends in New York

b. with her aunt in New York

c. in Chicago

d. visiting her aunt in Chicago

4 The letter mainly tells us _____.

a. Rose's aunt will come for a visit at Christmas

b. Rose hopes that Linda will come to visit her some day

c. Rose's aunt will come to New York.

d. Rose can't join Linda for Christmas

5 It is suggested in the passage that _____.

a. Rose is very grateful to Linda for her invitation

b. Linda has not been living in New York for long

c. Rose hopes Linda can come to Chicago for Christmas

d. Linda likes Chicago better than New York

PART C Oral Practice

Directions: An apology is usually followed by a brief explanation or an excuse. Supply reasonable excuses for the following situations.

1. You cannot join your friends in an outing.

Clues:

1 Your mother is sick with the flu and you have to take care of her.

2 You have friends coming to visit you.

3 You have a paper to write.

2. You have kept your friend waiting for half an hour.

Clues:

1 You were held up by traffic.

2 Your watch stopped.

3 You were just going out when somebody came for a visit.