Text 1W: I saw your company photograph in the paper, Martin. You’ve got a lot of people.M: Yes. Our art director has just hired four new designers.Text 2M: Excuse me, where can I find the manager in this building? I need to speak to him right now. W: Sorry, I can’t help you. I’m not familiar with this building. My friend lives here.Text 3M: Did you have a nice weekend? The weather was lovely.W: Yes, we did. I went for a walk in a park near our home, and my husband and the children went boating on the lake.Text 4M: How can I get to National City Bank?W: Walk down Elm Street as far as the traffic lights, turn left onto Poplar Street, walk to the end onto Oak Street, the bank is on your left.Text 5M: Hi, Lisa. Shirley and I are going for a drink after work at the usual place. Would you like to come along?W: My car is in the repair shop and I have to pick it up. You go ahead and I’ll meet you there. Text 6M: Oh, I’m starving.W: Me too. Shall we eat out? There’s a new French restaurant down the street.M: Oh, forget about it. I went there with a friend last week. The menu was all in French and I just couldn’t read it.W: That’s what you’re painful.M: Maybe. But I should say everything was expensive and nothing was to my satisfaction.W: Then how about the Italian restaurant on the next block?M: Well, I ate it almost every day last week. Let’s just eat in today.W: But I’m not in the mood to cook.M: I’ll cook then. In fact I’m sick and tired of restaurant. I just want a home-cooked meal.Text 7W: Tony, can I ask you a personal question?M: About what?W: Well, I was wondering about how you are received here in China?M: What do you mean?W: Well, since you’re Chinese Canadian, and only speak English and French well, how do native Chinese treat you?M: Oh, well, sometimes it can get pretty difficult, when people find out that I’m a Canadian citizen who can’t speak Chinese well, they usually call me a banana. You know yellow on the outside and white on the inside.W: How does that make you feel?M: Well, I first feel mad, then I feel sad, for I’m seen as someone who has forgotten his roots. All this is because my parents left to find a better life. And I decided to return in order to find something I lost. Sometimes I’m not sure if I like what I’ve found.Text 8M: Not a bad party last night. Lots of old faces from college were there.W: Really?M: Yeah, Sally was there with her husban d. I’ve heard he’s something very high up and important in some business companies.W: Yes, I’ve heard that, too. To tell you the truth, I never really expected her to marry anyone successful. She was always untidy and didn’t like to work.M: Obviously, she’s changed her attitude to life. I mean, she was very smartly dressed and she kept telling me all about how much money their new house had cost.W: Seriously?M: Yes, she was really pound of it.W: Well, she never used to be interested in money at all.M: By the way, Simon Fox was at the party.W: Was he? I haven’t seen him for ages.M: Naturally, he couldn’t stop asking me questions about you.W: I think he still thinks that we might get back together one day.M: Exactly.W: Well, not much chance of that.Text 9W: Where is the report I ask you to finish for today, Dark?M: I’m really sorry, Miss Jason. But it’s not q uite ready.I’ll hand it by tomorrow.W: That’ll be too late, Dark. It is needed at the board meeting this afternoon. You’ve been working on it for three weeks now. Why can’t you have your work done on time?M: I’ve just had a lot of other things to do. I still haven’t it cut up with the work I missed while I was on vacation.W: Well, I’m really tired of your excuses, Dark. Your work has been getting worse for the past several months. I’ve said a few things about it in the past, but nothing seems to help.M: I really am sorry. I know I’m not working up to my abilities. You’ll see a real improvement in my work from now on, Miss Jason. I can promise you that.W: I certainly hope so. I know you are able to do much better than you show in the last few months.Text 10Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’ve called this meeting to discuss our college’s new campus which is opening for the next year. We plan to move our students to the new place in groups. So please listen carefully. The Agriculture students won’t move at all. As you know, their new place was opened last year, and they are well placed for both labs and classroom space. Th e Arts stud ents, however, are different case. History students are all moving. But unfortunately, their teachers will be left in the old buildings. As their new offices are still being painted. Better news for the Engin eers. Your teachers, staff and students are all ready moving to the new campus. The lab is in operation. The move for the En gineers should be completed next week. Th e Department of Law has been moved downtown. We’re expecting suggestions for the way school buildings could be used. So if you have further doubt s or q uestions, please let us know. Thank you!。