《英語口語生存手冊》生活英語提高版Unit 12

Unit 12 Social Life

Dialogues:Social life

Unit 12 Track 1 Office and invitations

P=Peter J=Jenny K=Kate Jackson

P:Is anyone sitting here?

J:No,

P:May we join you?

Yes,of course

P:Oh,are you an American?

J:Yes,I'm.My name is Jenny Hunter,how do you do?

P:How do you do? I'm Peter Green.em,this is Kate Jackson.

J:Hello

K:Hello

P:What are you doing in Manchester ?

J:I'm taking a teacher's refresh course here in University.Are you a student here,too?

P:Yes,I'm studying in Law

J:I'm studying in Sociology

P:Would you like another drink?

J:Oh,no.thanks.I have to go now, meet you nice and talk with you

P:Yes,I hope to meet you again,

K:Bye

J:Bye bye. See you soon.

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P:Jenny,do you need help?

J:No,thanks,I can manage.

P:Is that Jenny on all those books?

J:Yes,I'm sorry ,have we met?

P:I'm Peter Green.We've met in a bar last week.

J:Yes,of course.I'm sorry ,how are you?

P:Fine,thanks.how are you?J:I'm very well,thank you.

P:I'm pleased to meet you again,Jenny.You see ,I got two tickets for tonight's match between Manchester united and Barcelona. Would you like to come?

J:To see a soccer match?

P:Yes,oh,It's a stupid idea.You are an American,you don't like soccer

J:No,It's not a stupid idea.I'd like to see a soccer match very much.

P:Great.if you give me your address,I'll pick you up about half past six.

J:Good.My address is 28 th left B Avenue District

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Track2: A date

J=Jenny D=dad P=Peter N= Nixon

A:Can you help me with my homework,Jenny?

J:Yes,what is it?

A:Geography

J:Ok,let's set the table.

D:Hello

J:Hi,dady

A:Hi,how was your day?

D:Not bad,how was yours?

J:It was good.you never guess what?

D:What?

J:I've got a date.

D:A date?

A:With who?

D:To do what?

J:Have a date with a man who's Peter Green and we are going to see a soccer match.

D:A soccer match?

J:Yes.It's Manchester united against Barcelona and it's a …… Oh,no.that's him now. it's only six o'clock and I'm not ready.

P:Hi,Jenny

J:Oh,Peter,come in

P:Thank you.I'm sorry I've been early

J:That's all right,let me take your coat

P:Thank you.

A:In here Jack,I'd like to meet Peter Green.. Peter,Jack Nixon.

P:How do you do?

N:Pleased to meet you.

A:This is Paula

J:Hi

N:Hello,Paula.Would you like a drink,Peter?

P:No,thank you,I'm sorry but I think we need to leave soon ,Jenny

J:Oh,ok. let's go now.I'll get my coat and wear out

P:Bye ,it is nice to meet you.

N:Bye,see you again

D:Bye,Paula

J:Bye bye

A:Bye,see you later.

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Situations Track3: Socializing

M=Man W=Woman

M:Hello,this is zhang ming.We met on the China airline Flight from Beijing to NewYork last Friday?

W:Oh,nice to hear from you.Where are you calling from?

M:I'm calling from my hotel here in Boston

W:How long have you been in Boston ?

M:Until Saturday.

W:Oh,good.Perhaps we can get together sometime beforeare your leave.

M:That would be nice

W:Say,would you like to come for dinner on Thursday night?

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W:Hello,this is zhang ming.We met on the China airline Flight from Beijing to NewYork last Friday?

M:Oh,nice to hear from you.Where are you calling from?

W:I'm calling from my hotel here in Boston

M:How long have you been in Boston ?

W:Until Saturday.

M:Oh,good.Perhaps we can get together sometime before your leave.

W:That would be nice

M:Say,would you like to come for dinner on Thursday night? My wife and I are having a few friends although ,nothing is formal

W:No,I"d like to come for dinner,but I can't on Thursday.I'm going to a concert that evening.

M:Well,maybe you'd like to come over for a drink before the concert.

W:Thank you.I'd like that very much.Yes,I'd love to come.What can I bring?

M:Oh,don't bother to bring anything.

W:What time should I come?

M:It's 7o'clock ,right?

W:7o'clock is fine

M:See you at 7:00 then.

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Vocabulary

Parties and Social activities.

Track 4 Types of party

Birthday party. Stag party. Bachelor party. Hen night. Bachelorette party. Engagement party. Wedding party. Fancy dress party. Costume party. Leaving party. Going-away party. Farewell party. Housewarming party. Christmas party. New year's Eve party. Halloween party. Social activities. Friendly sociable unfriendly anti-social. fun-loving miserable shy extravert sophisticated polite rude.