Lesson 13

大名鼎鼎的一套听力书，最原汁原味的听力语料。作为一名曾经的英专生，直到自己作为雅思听力教师，这套书都一直是我最喜欢最百听不厌的。

PS：相信很多爱好英文的朋友都有听过，我自己在网上也听过，不过可能是由于传来传去反复压缩，音质不是很好，所以我把收藏起来的这套书的原版光盘无损地上传到喜马拉雅上，供大家学习。最后，强烈建议各位支持正版，去书店购买纸质书。^_^

Listening

Section One：

Dialogues:

c    2. b    3. b   4. b 

B. Restaurant English

Dialogue 1

1. Three gins and tonics.

2. Because drinks are not served before 12 o’clock midday. 

Dialogue 2

1. The table-cloth is very dirty.

2. Soup stains.

3. Yes. He is going to change it immediately.

Dialogue 3

1. He can’t understand how 10 marks plus 12 marks plus 65 marks 50 pennies can add up to 177 marks 50 pennies.

2. He admits the mistake and apologizes for it.

Section Two:

Description

1959 → left school 

1960 → wrote his first book, Rag Doll

1961 → went to Indonesia

1965 → met his wife 

1970 → bought a farm

1973 → started making documentaries for TV

1975 → published his 2nd novel, The Cold Earth

1978 → made the film Eastern Moon

B. Telephone Conversation 

A new fridge

Not more than 140cm high

50cm wide and 130cm high

129 pounds

Yes

C. Conversation at a Dating Agency

Man: 20-25 (Age); medium (Height); /(Complexion); good-looking (Appearance); long (Hair)

Woman: mid-20s (Age); tall (Height); dark(Complexion); handsome (Appearance); / (Hair)

2. Answers to the questions

Perfect Partners Ltd.

Both of them want a friend of the opposite sex.

Yes. They are husband and wife

Yes.

25 pounds.

Section Three:

Dictation:

47 Riverside Road, London SE1 4LP.

10th May, 1989

Dear Chris,

Thanks for your letter. I'm sorry I haven't answered it sooner but writing is difficult at the moment. I fell off my bike last week and broke my arm, it isn't anything very serious and I will be OK in a few weeks.

Your holiday sounds fantastic. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Someone at work went to Jamaica last year and had a wonderful time. When are you going exactly? I hope you'll have good weather. 

There isn't really much more news from here. I’ll write a longer letter in a few weeks. Send me a postcard and give my regards to everyone.

Yours,

Kim