学 海 无 涯 Postgraduate English Listening and Speaking 3rd Edition Unit 2 Part 1 Section A Sharing Good and Bad Times Conversation 1 Man 1 I can s believe it I got an A on my science test Man 2 Congratulations That s great Man 1 Thanks I m so happy I really worked hard for that A Man 2 I know you did You deserve it Conversation 2 Woman 1 I have the most wonderful news Woman 2 What happened Woman 1 My sister finally had a baby girl It s great because she has three boys Woman 2 How wonderful 学 海 无 涯 Conversation 3 Man 1 You ll never believe this Man 2 What happened Man 1 I won ten dollars in the school raffle How about that Man 2 Boy are you lucky Conversation 4 Woman 1 I m so upset Woman 2 Wht s wrong You really look worried Woman 1 My dog was hit by a car Woman 2 That s terrible Is he okay Woman 1 I don t know He s at thevet s Woman 2 I hope he ll be all right Woman 1 Thank you So do I Conversation 5 Man 1 I m so worried I haven t heard from my family in three months Man 2 How often do they usually 学 海 无 涯 write Man 1 Oh at least once a month Either my mother or my father writes Man 2 The mail is really slow sometimes I m sure you ll hear from them soon Man 1 I hope so Man 2 You know the saying No news is good news If something were wrong they d have contacted you Man1 Maybe you re right Thanks Adam Section B Conversation 1 A Hello B Hi Laurie This is Sue A Oh hi How are you B Fine thanks Listen I m afraid I can t really talk right now I m on my way to an interview I just wanted to ask if you and Jim can come to dinner 学 海 无 涯 next Friday night at our place About 7 00 Conversation 2 A Hey Yoshi How ya doing B Hi Bod OK thanks What s new A Not much I ll be glad when final exams are over B Yeah Me too In fact I ve got one in about five minutes A Well good luck Say why don t we get together and go to a game or something some day huh B Yeah Sounds great I ll give you a call Conversation 3 W Well it s been nice talking with you M Yeah I m glad we finally got a chance to meet Let s get together sometime 学 海 无 涯 W Yeah Good idea M I ll call you OK Conversation 4 W Well it s been nice talking with you M Yeah I m glad we finally got a chance to meet Say I know this is short notice but if you re not busy tomorrow night would you like to go to a movie Section C In general it s polite to say Congratulations when a person has accomplished something Examples of these kinds of occasions include graduation job promotion the birth of a child and the purchase of a home When congratulations are in order it si sometimes also appropriate to give a gifr especially when invited to a 学 海 无 涯 birthday graduation wedding or anniversary party An invitation may say RSVP on the bottom an abbreviation that refers to a French expression meaning respond please If the invitation says RSVP regreats only respond by mail or by phone only if you cannot come Equal attention must be given to good manners on sad occasions If a coworker classmate or neighbor experiences a death in the family it is appropriate to express sympathy In doing so the words Die or death should be avoided It is best to simply say I was so sorry to hear about your loss It s also customary to send a sympathy card but if you don t know the mourner s religion be sure to select a card without religious symbols Most customs regarding mourning relate to the family s religion and vary from one 学 海 无 涯 group to another so don t send flowers or food unless you know it s appropriate The simple wrods I m sorry display good manners in a great many difficult social situations I m sorry has two main uses 1 to express sympathy to someone who has had a bad experience 2 to express regret for bothering someone or causing a problem Other expressions of apology are Excuse me and Pardon me Use one of these expressions when you are trying to get out of a crowded elevator or stopping a stranger to ask directions Question 1 According to the talk on what occasions is it especially appropriate to give a gift Question 2 When you receive an invitation which says RSVP what are you expected to do Question 3 Which of the following 学 海 无 涯 behaviors is appropriate for you when you hear your friend experiences a death Exercise 2 Question 1 What is appropriate to say when someone tells you a piece of good news Question 2 What is appropriate to say to someone who has had a bad experience Question 3 What is polite to say when you stop someone to ask for a favor Part III Listening Comprehension Test 1 M Would you care for a biscuit W Not just at the moment thank you I d rather have another piece of cake if I may Q What does the woman want now 学 海 无 涯 2 W How annoying I can t figure out a solution to this problem Can you help me M Well I m afraid I can t at the moment Q What does the man mean 3 W What can I do for you gentleman Maybe you like this suit because the color matches your skin and it is the latest fashion M Yes it s really a good suit and it s of good color But I just walk around and watch Thank you ju