UNIT 5Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman 1: Oh did he I dont (1) believe it!Woman 2: And so I said.Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you likeWoman 2:Oh, I dont know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Letme see .Woman 1:Erm. Ill have a cheeseburger, chips (4) and a large coke.Woman 2:Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) Ill have a beefburger and chips.Waiter: Anything elseWoman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juiceWaiter: Large (7) or smallWoman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then l said.Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking1. Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points.2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points to -a fractional gain for the blue-chips. The Standard and Poors 500 index closed 10points higher - less titan 1%. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points over 1%.The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing homes in June rose a surprising % - a stronger-than-expected jump.Exercise: Listen to some statements.Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 With Casual Clothes Woman: Hey Dan, where are you goingDan: I m going to work.Woman: To work Look at you. Youre not wearing a suit. Youre weari ng well, just regular clothes.Dan: We dont have to wear suits wear suits on Fridays anymore. There are new rules at work. We can wear whatever we want.Woman: Thatsgreat!Dan: Yeah. And believe it or not, casual clothes are good for the environment.Woman: Good for environment Stopping pollutionDan: Yeah. Casual clothes actually stop pollution.Woman: HowDan: Well, people dont dry-clean casual clothes. You have to dry-clean suits. Dry leaning uses chemicals. Some chemicals are bad for the environment.Woman: Fewer chemicals. I never thought of that.Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions:1. What day is it today2.3.4.What is the change in the rules at workWhy is it that casual clothes are good for the environmentWhere does the man probably workDialogue 2 two 74s pleaseAt MacArthurs, a hamburger restaurant in Putney, near Wandsworth.Dave: I still dont understand why you had to see your grandmother on Saturday evening.Carol: Well, it was a sort of family thing. Everyone was there. Id completely forgotten about the concert. Anyway, my mum would have been upset if I hadnt gone.Dave: She wouldnt have been, surely She would have understood. You could have told her you had tickets.Carol: 1 said I forgot.Waitress: Are you ready to order nowDave: Y es. Two 74s, please - one medium and one rare-Oh-and two salads.Waitress: And to drinkCarol:Coffee for me.Dave:Two coffees, please.Carol: And you havent phoned me at all during the week. Youre too busy with your cycle club. If youd phoned me on Friday night, 1 wouldnt have forgotten.Dave: But you know I o training every Friday night.Carol: Im sorry but its just that .Dave: WhatCarol: Well. I wish you wouldnt take me for granted so much.Dave: I dont! Anyway, you wanted to go to the concert. You bought the tickets months ago.Anyway, we always go out on Saturdays.Carol: Thats just it.Dave: Thats just whatWaitress: Did you want dressing with your saladDave: What Oh, no. thanks.Waitress: OK. No dressing.Carol: Oh. 1 dont know. Its just .Dave: Its just whatWaitress: Two 74s. Whose is the rareDave: Mine.Carol: Oh, sometimes I wish Id never started going out with you. You act as if you own me. If only you were a bit more .Waitress: Is everything all rightDave: Fine, everythings fine.Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F1. They were supposed to go to the theatre on Saturday evening.(They were supposed to go to the concert on Saturday evening.)F2. The girl didnt go to meet the boy because she had to see hergrandmother. (The girl didnt go to meet the boy because she had forgotten.)T 3. The boy was a member of a cycle club. (Carol: Youre too busy with your cycle club.)F 4. The boy phoned tile gift on Friday night. (The boy didnt phone the girl on Friday night.)T5. The boy thought the girl would remember everything. (Carol:Well I wish you wouldnt take tile for granted so much.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.1. What does Two 74s mean74 probably is the number of the dish on the menu, presumably beef. they ordered the same dish - one mediu