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beginner

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph which photo are they looking

at this is a photo of the soccer team

your son is on isn’t it which one is

your son this one oh he’s the tallest

one yep he’s even taller than the coach

a boy is reading from his journal what

was the first thing the boy did today

[Music]

the weather was great today I went

swimming this afternoon at the pool and

I went to a movie in the evening I also

studied all morning today wasn’t bad

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office bye hello how can I help

you what time do you close today we

close at 6 o’clock but please come in

before 5:30 okay thank you

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant what’s the man

going to order what are you going to

order the pizza looks delicious I think

I’ll go with that I had pizza yesterday

so okay then what about the hamburger

sounds good

I’ll go with that

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore which book does

the woman want to see excuse me I’d like

to take a look at a book on that shelf

which book would you like the one about

cars one moment please

this one yep that’s right

here you go

level two beginner

a man and a woman are talking about the

design of the company business card

which design did they decide on we’ve

got some new designs for the company

business card which one do you think is

best

let’s see I think the company name

should be bigger okay then it should be

one of these right I like these because

the company name is big and on top one

of these has a space for a photo what do

you think hmm I think it makes the text

a little too small

yeah the text could be a little hard to

read with the picture okay then let’s go

with the other one

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny

weather all through the morning in the

afternoon though it’s going to get

cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

Sun will start coming out again

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone what’s he going to buy hey heading

home now okay could you buy something on

the way home sure what do you want me to

get we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast milk and bread got

it how many cartons of milk one should

be fine okay anything else one second

let me check if we have butter okay

we’ve got some all right do we have any

beer left yes we still have a bottle

here okay so we don’t need to buy any

right now right I think we’re good thank

you

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office where is the old

printer where should we put the new

printer hmm I think we should put it

where the old printer is now but the old

one still works we’re going to keep

using it okay

so we can’t put the new one there it’s

too bad it would be nice to have the new

one in the bookshelf next to the door

but there’s only room for one printer

there okay then I think we should put it

on the other side of the room right how

about next to the window that sounds

good

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop which

necklace is he going to buy may I help

you

I’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife what do you recommend well what

about this necklace hmm it looks a

little long what about these over here

we have one with the flower pendant and

another one with a heart I’m looking for

something a bit more sophisticated how

much is this pearl necklace over here

it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive

okay

I’ll take the first one sure thing here

you are

level three intermediate

a woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk which dress is she going

to buy it looks very nice on you and it

fits perfectly yeah it fits but I

usually wear plain colors I’m not used

to this kind of a pattern well I think

you look great

yeah still it would take some courage

for me to actually wear this what about

this dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on

go right ahead what do you think ma’am

this one suits me much more than the

last do you have a long-sleeved version

with this design yes we do

thanks I’ll buy that

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements which job is the

female student going to apply for Hey

what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too

oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my

way to school not bad huh hmm which one

should I apply to which two is it

between the coffee shop and the

newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice okay my mind’s made up I

guess I’ll just have to get up early

a woman is talking to her hairstylist

how would she like to change her hair hi

may I help you hi I’ve got a three

o’clock reservation for Richie ah yes

welcome miss Richie please come this way

what can I do for you today I’d like to

change my hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side a bit

which side may be a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

a man is making a reservation at a hotel

which room is he going to stay in

[Music]

Seaside Hotel how may I help you

hi I like to stay for one night on

September 22nd certainly one night from

September 22nd how many people - would

you like a smoking or a non-smoking room

sir

non-smoking the only non-smoking room

available on that day is a mountain view

room is that ok well I was hoping for an

ocean view room I’m sorry but the only

ocean view room available on that day is

a smoking room I see is there a

non-smoking ocean view room available on

September 23rd yes there is okay we’ll

stay on September 23rd

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans which room are they going to

see how about this one it’s got a nice

large living room hmm I like a big

living room but I want the parking space

let’s see how about this one yeah that’s

nice

should we go see this one wait a second

isn’t the closet a bit too small good

point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect wait how about this one

it’s got everything we need doesn’t it

and the closet is pretty large too let’s

go see this one okay

level four advanced

a man and a woman are talking about

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office what

were the woman check after the

conversation ends okay I think we’re

almost ready for the presentation

tomorrow just a few more things the

meeting will start at 9:00 sharp so

could you double check the meeting room

today yep I’ve already checked the room

okay great

did you make sure the projector is

working okay oh I was gonna check the

projector tomorrow morning when I have

my laptop no we’ve got to get that

checked today we won’t have time to deal

with it in the morning if there’s a

problem so make sure to check that

projector today that’s the most

important thing okay will do and did you

get the copies of those handouts miss

Tanaka is making them now let’s see what

else oh did you check the whiteboard yes

I did sometimes the pens don’t have

enough ink left in them did you get a

chance to check them not yet but I’ll

make sure to do that later yes please

make sure to do that today

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play which two

seats did she get hello this is black

friars Playhouse can I help you I’d like

to get two tickets for King Lear at 5:30

this evening do you still have any

tickets available we do have a few seats

left but I’m sorry to say we don’t have

any next to each other if you don’t mind

though we can get you two seats

separately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests well do you

have any aisle seats yes we have an

aisle seat at the left side of the

center section and to the right of it

three seats over we have another free

seat to the side okay then please book

that aisle seat certainly how about the

other one do you have any seats near the

center the only Center seats we have

left are from the first row to the third

row I’m not too crazy about having

actors spit on me so this room is

relatively small and I think you could

enjoy the play even at the end of the

row on the side is that so then I’ll

take the one you mentioned before on the

left side

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product when is the

deadline for the first design draft for

the brochure we decided to launch the

new product on October 15th and we’d

like to offer you the contract to make

the brochure thank you so much we’re

definitely excited about helping you

with this project so could you tell us a

bit about the schedule when will you

need everything by well considering the

time needed for printing we’d like to

get the brochures to the printing stage

by the end of September

so would it be possible for you to get

us the first design draft by the middle

of August well we’d like to give you

three design options for the initial

draft and then have you choose the one

which best fits your concept then we’ll

make the final design based on your

choice so it’ll be very helpful if you

could give us two more weeks to prepare

for this stage hmm okay maybe one month

will be enough time to choose one of the

designs you’ve made and then decide on

the final design all right we’ll be

counting on you you’re in good hands

our design team is the best thank you so

much

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use the gym

in the pool at any time on any day of

the week but we also offer early-morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening what are the

hours for early morning members early

morning members can use the facilities

from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night

members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11

p.m. I see so early morning members can

stop by and use the facilities on their

way to work exactly the early morning

type is popular among people with 9 to 5

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those I want to

use both the gym and the pool I think

I’ll use the gym in the early morning

before going to work on weekdays and

then use the pool on the weekend if you

have a membership that covers something

like early mornings for the weekdays but

all day on the weekend we’re sorry but

we don’t offer a membership like that

sir ok

I don’t think I can get up that early on

the weekend so I’ll choose this

membership option

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting which two

charts is he using for his presentation

[Music]

please look at the handout the Left

chart shows our company sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to October of this year

now please have a look at the Left chart

it shows that sales have been steadily

increasing over the past three years and

if we can keep increasing our sales the

total sales for this year will show an

increase over last year

next please look at the right chart the

right chart shows that the campaign’s we

ran in April and August were fairly

effective I see but the sales decreased

in May and September following the

campaign’s yes but this kind of

decreases unavoidable

I expect the annual sales for this year

will show an increase over last year if

we can keep increasing our sales

how was it now you can check your

answers

level one absolute beginner answer

which photo are they looking at

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph which photo are they looking

at this is a photo of the soccer team

your son is on isn’t it which one is

your son this one oh he’s the tallest

one yep he’s even taller than the coach

what was the first thing the boy did

today

a boy is reading from his journal what

was the first thing the boy did today

the weather was great today I went

swimming this afternoon at the pool and

I went to a movie in the evening I also

studied all morning today wasn’t bad

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office by

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office bye hello how can I help

you what time do you close today

we close at 6 o’clock but please come in

before 5:30 okay thank you

what’s the man going to order

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant what’s the man

going to order what are you going to

order the pizza looks delicious I think

I’ll go with that I had pizza yesterday

so okay then what about the hamburger

sounds good

I’ll go with that which book does the

woman want to see

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore which book does

the woman want to see excuse me I’d like

to take a look at a book on that shelf

which book would you like the one about

cars one moment please

this one yep that’s right here you go

level two beginner answer

which design did they decide on

a man and a woman are talking about the

design of the company business card

which design did they decide on we’ve

got some new designs for the company

business card which one do you think is

best

let’s see I think the company name

should be bigger okay then it should be

one of these right I like these because

the company name is big and on top one

of these has a space for a photo what do

you think hmm I think it makes the text

a little too small

yeah the text could be a little hard to

read with the picture okay then let’s go

with the other one

what’s the forecast

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny

weather all through the morning in the

afternoon though it’s going to get

cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

Sun will start coming out again

what’s he going to buy

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone what’s he going to buy hey heading

home now okay could you buy something on

the way home sure what do you want me to

get we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast milk and bread got

it how many cartons of milk one should

be fine okay anything else one second

let me check if we have butter okay

we’ve got some all right do we have any

beer left yes we still have a bottle

here okay so we don’t need to buy any

right now right I think we’re good thank

you where is the old printer

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office where is the old

printer where should we put the new

printer hmm I think we should put it

where the old printer is now but the old

one still works we’re going to keep

using it okay

so we can’t put the new one there it’s

too bad it would be nice to have the new

one in the bookshelf next to the door

but there’s only room for one printer

there okay then I think we should put it

on the other side of the room right how

about next to the window that sounds

good

which necklace is he going to buy

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop which

necklace is he going to buy may I help

you

I’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife what do you recommend well what

about this necklace hmm it looks a

little long what about these over here

we have one with the flower pendant and

another one with a heart I’m looking for

something a bit more sophisticated how

much is this pearl necklace over here

it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive

okay I’ll take the first one sure thing

here you are level 3 intermediate answer

which dress is she going to buy

a woman is trying on a dress and talking

to a shop clerk which dress is she going

to buy it looks very nice on you and it

fits perfectly yeah it fits but I

usually wear plain colors I’m not used

to this kind of a pattern well I think

you look great

yeah still it would take some courage

for me to actually wear this what about

this dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on

go right ahead what do you think ma’am

this one suits me much more than the

last do you have a long-sleeved version

with this design yes we do

thanks I’ll buy that

which job is the female student going to

apply for

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements which job is the

female student going to apply for Hey

what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too

oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my

way to school

not bad huh hmm which one should I apply

to which two is it between the coffee

shop and the newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice okay my mind’s made up I

guess I’ll just have to get up early

how would she like to change your hair

a woman is talking to her hairstylist

how would she like to change your hair

hi may I help you hi I’ve got a 3

o’clock reservation for Richie ah yes

welcome miss Richie please come this way

what can I do for you today I’d like to

change my hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side of it

which side maybe a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

which room is he going to stay in

a man is making a reservation at a hotel

which room is he going to stay in

Seaside Hotel how may I help you hi I

like to stay for one night on September

22nd certainly one night from September

22nd how many people - would you like a

smoking or a non-smoking room sir

non-smoking the only non-smoking room

available on that day is a mountain view

room is that ok well I was hoping for an

ocean view room I’m sorry but the only

ocean view room available on that day is

a smoking room I see is there a

non-smoking ocean view room available on

September 23rd yes there is okay we’ll

stay on September 23rd which room are

they going to see

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans which room are they going to

see how about this one it’s got a nice

large living room hmm I like a big

living room but I want the parking space

let’s see how about this one

yeah that’s nice should we go see this

one wait a second isn’t the closet a bit

too small good point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one it’s got

everything we need doesn’t it and the

closet is pretty large too let’s go see

this one okay level for advanced answer

what will the woman check after the

conversation ends

a man and a woman are talking about

preparations for a presentation they’ll

be making tomorrow at their office what

were the woman check after the

conversation ends okay I think we’re

almost ready for the presentation

tomorrow just a few more things the

meeting will start at 9:00 sharp so

could you double check the meeting room

today yep I’ve already checked the room

okay great

did you make sure the projector is

working okay oh I was gonna check the

projector tomorrow morning when I have

my laptop no we’ve got to get that check

today we won’t have time to deal with it

in the morning if there’s a problem so

make sure to check that projector today

that’s the most important thing okay

will do

and did you get the copies of those

handouts miss Tanaka is making them now

let’s see what else oh did you check the

whiteboard yes I did sometimes the pens

don’t have enough ink left in them did

you get a chance to check them not yet

but I’ll make sure to do that later yes

please make sure to do that today

which two seats did she get

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play which two

seats did she get hello this is black

friars Playhouse can I help you I’d like

to get two tickets for King Lear at 5:30

this evening do you still have any

tickets available we do have a few seats

left but I’m sorry to say we don’t have

any next to each other if you don’t mind

though we can get you two seats

separately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests well do you

have any aisle seats yes we have an

aisle seat at the left side of the

center section and to the right of it

three seats over we have another free

seat to the side okay then please book

that aisle seat certainly how about the

other one do you have any seats near the

center the only Center seats we have

left are from the first row to the third

row I’m not too crazy about having

actors spit on me so this room is

relatively small and I think you could

enjoy the play even at the end of the

row on the side is that so

then I’ll take the one you mentioned

before on the left side

when is the deadline for the first

design draft for the brochure

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product when is the

deadline for the first design draft for

the brochure we decided to launch the

new product on October 15th and we’d

like to offer you the contract to make

the brochure thank you so much we’re

definitely excited about helping you

with this project so could you tell us a

bit about the schedule when will you

need everything by well considering the

time needed for printing we’d like to

get the brochures to the printing stage

by the end of September

so would it be possible for you to get

us the first design draft by the middle

of August well we’d like to give you

three design options for the initial

draft and then have you choose the one

which best fits your concept then we’ll

make the final design based on your

choice so it’ll be very helpful if you

could give us two more weeks to prepare

for this stage hmm okay maybe one month

will be enough time to choose one of the

designs you’ve made and then decide on

the final design all right we’ll be

counting on you you’re in good hands

our design team is the best thank you so

much

what type of membership will he choose

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use the gym

in the pool at any time on any day of

the week but we also offer early-morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening what are the

hours for early morning members early

morning members can use the facilities

from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night

members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11

p.m. I see so early morning members can

stop by and use the facilities on their

way to work exactly the early morning

type is popular among people with 9 to 5

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those I want to

use both the gym and the pool I think

I’ll use the gym in the early morning

before going to work on weekdays and

then use the pool on the weekend if you

have a membership that covers something

like early mornings for the weekdays but

all day on the weekend we’re sorry but

we don’t offer a membership like that

sir ok

I don’t think I can get up that early on

the weekend so I’ll choose this

membership option

which two charts is he using for his

presentation

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting which two

charts is he using for his presentation

please look at the handout the Left

chart shows our company’s sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to October of this year now please have

a look at the Left chart it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over

last year

next please look at the right chart the

right chart shows that the campaigns we

ran in April and August were fairly

effective I see but the sales decreased

in May and September following the

campaigns yes but this kind of decrease

is unavoidable

I expect the annual sales for this year

will show an increase over last year if

we can keep increasing our sales

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