Listen To This1Preparatory Lesson Four

A. Numbers:

1. Los Angeles to Chicago: two thousand and fifty-four

2. Houston to Miami: one thousand one hundred and ninety

3. Detroit to New York: six hundred thirty-seven

4. Miami to Los Angeles: two thousand six hundred and eighty-seven

5. Detroit to Houston: one thousand two hundred and sixty-five

6. New York to Los Angeles: two thousand seven hundred and eighty-six

7. Houston to New York: one thousand six hundred and eight

8. Chicago to Miami: one thousand three hundred and twenty-nine

9. Detroit to Chicago: two hundred and sixty-six

10. Chicago to Houston: one thousand sixty-seven

B. Numbers:

1. Cairo: five million four hundred thousand

2. London: six million nine hundred thousand

3. New York: seven million

4. Tokyo: eight million five hundred thousand

5. Sao Paulo: twelve million six hundred thousand

6. Peking: nine million

7. Bombay: eight million two hundred thousand

8. Moscow: eight million eleven thousand

C. Numbers:

1. one dime

2. one nickel and one penny

3. one quarter and one dime

4. two nickels

5. two quarters and a penny

6. two dimes and a penny

7. two dimes and two nickels

8. two pennies, two nickels and two dimes

9. one penny, one nickel and two dimes

10. two quarters, two nickels and two dimes

Key to Exercises.

A. Numbers. Look at the questions listed below and fill in the correct mileage.

1.How far is it from Los Angeles to Chicago?

Answer: 2,054.

2.How far is it from Houston to Miami?

Answer:: 1,190.

3.How far is it from Detroit to New York?

Answer: 637.

4.How far is it from Miami to Los Angeles?

Answer: 2,687.

5.How far is it from Detroit to Houston?

Answer: 1,265.

6.How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?

Answer: 2,786.

7.How far is it from Houston to New York?

Answer: 1,608.

8.How far is it from Chicago to Miami?

Answer: 1,329.

9.How far is it from Detroit to Chicago?

Answer: 266.

10. How far is it from Chicago to Houston?

Answer: 1,067.

B. Numbers. Answer the following questions according to what you hear on the tape.

1. What's the population of Cairo?

Answer: 5,400,000.

2. What's the population of London?

Answer: 6,900,000.

3. What's the population of New York?

Answer: 7,000,000.

4. What's the population of Tokyo?

Answer: 8,500,000.

5. What's the population of Sao Paulo?

Answer: 12,600,000.

6. What's the population of Peking?

Answer: 9,000,000.

7. What's the population of Bombay?

Answer: 8,200,000.

8. What's the population of Moscow?

Answer: 8,011,000.

C. Numbers. Dictate the names of coins to get yourself familiarized with these terms.

1. 1 dime 2. 1 nickel and 1 penny 3. 1 quarter and 1 dime

4. 2 nickels 5. 2 quarters and 1 penny 6. 2 dimes and 1 penny

7. 2 dimes and 2 nickels 8. 2 pennies, 2 nickels and 2 dimes

9. 1 penny, 1 nickel and 2 dimes 10. 2 quarters, 2 nickels and 2 dimes

Section Two:

Tapescript.

Dialogue 1:

—Do you like my new shoes?

—Oh, yes. Aren't they smart?

—Thank you.

Dialogue 2:

—Did you remember to get the bread?

—Well, I remember walking past the Baker's shop.

—But you forgot to get the bread.

—I'm afraid so. I don't remember you telling me to get it.

—Well, I certainly did. In fact, I reminded you to get it at lunch time.

Dialogue 3:

—I've run out of money.

—How much money do you need?

—Oh, about ten pounds.

—Can't you make do with five pounds?

—No. That's not enough.

Dialogue 4:

Speaker: Welcome to our conference, ladies and gentlemen. Can you tell me where you come from? First, the girl over there with the fair hair. Your name's Lisa, isn't it?

Lisa: That's right. I'm Lisa. I come from Germany. I'm German.

Speaker: Thank you, Lisa. Now the tall man with the black hair. Is your name Tony?

Tony: That's right. I'm Tony. I come from Italy. I'm Italian.

Speaker: Welcome, Tony. And now, the small girl on the left. What's your name?

Francoise: Francoise.

Speaker: And where do you come from?

Francoise: I'm French. I come from France.

Speaker: Welcome to the conference, Francoise. And now it's time for coffee. Can you please come back in half an hour?

Speaker: Now the coffee break is over. We have people from ten different countries here. Please write their countries and nationalities. You know Lisa and Tony and Francoise.

1. Lisa comes from Germany. She's German.

2. Tony comes from Italy. He's Italian.

3. Francoise comes from France. She's French.

4. Carmen comes from Spain. She's Spanish.

5. Hans comes from Holland. He's Dutch.

6. George comes from Brazil, He's Brazilian.

7. Ingrid comes from Sweden. She's Swedish.

8. Maria comes from Venezuela. She's Venezuelan.

9. Skouros comes from Greece. He's Greek.

10. Ahmad comes from Egypt. He's Egyptian.

Key to Exercises

Dialogue 1:

Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete the following statement.

The man has just got _______.

a. a new suit

＊b. a pair of new shoes

c. a new shirt

Dialogue 2:

A. Answer the following questions briefly.

1.What did the woman forget?

Answer: She forgot to get the bread.

2. Does she remember she was told to do so?

Answer: No.

3.What does she remember?

Answer: She remembers walking past the Baker’s shop.

4. What did the man remind her to do?

Answer: He reminded her to get the bread at lunch time.

Dialogue 3:

Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What does the man ask for?

Answer: Money.

2. Why does he do so?

Answer: He’s run out of money.

3. How much is he asked to make do with?

Answer: Five pounds.

Dialogue 4:

Distinguish between a country and its nationality names, such as Germany / German, Italy / Italian. Listen to some people at an international conference and fill in the blanks. Some of them have been done for you.

No. Name Country Nationality

1. Lisa Germany German

2. Tony Italy Italian

3. Francoise France French

4. Carmen Spain Spanish

5. Hans Holland Dutch

6. George Brazil Brazilian

7. Ingrid Sweden Swedish

8. Maria Venezuela Venezuelan

9. Skouros Greece Greek

10. Ahmad Egypt Egyptian

Section Three:

Dictation. Dictate the following four groups of words and phrases.

Group 1:

1. dictionary 2. to clean house 3. cleaning lady 4. housewife

5. different 6. younger 7. older 8. pillow

9. sheet 10. blanket 11. easy chair

Group 2:

1. to drink with 2. to eat with 3. youngest 4. oldest

5. busiest 6. heaviest 7. sharpest 8. to the left

9. to the right

Group 3:

1. sell 2. ice cream 3. ice cream cone 4. cents

5. lady 6. park 7. bench 8. typist

9. young 10. office 11. story 12. next

13. tell

Group 4:

1. older 2. younger 3. little 4. student

5. teacher 6. want 7. old 8. draw

9. beautiful 10. adult 11. children