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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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