大学体验英语听说教程 第二册06

　　Unit 6 What do you like about him?

Vocabulary Task

Answers/script 1

1. Steve is great! He’s sweet and he has a good sense of humor 2.

2. I like people who are funny, because I like to laugh. I don’t care for people who are too serious

3. Sure, Jana is very honest; it’s too bad she’s also kind of selfish.

4. Brad is a little odd 3, but I like that he’s so outgoing and talkative.

5. Cindy is so cute! I just love how sensitive and shy she is.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. honest, a sense of humor

2. outgoing, talkative

3. a little bit odd, like to have fun

4. kind of shy, sensitive

2 Second Listening

Answers

They don’t like people who are:

1. selfish

2. shy or quiet

3. too serious

4. loud and talk too much

Script

1. Paul: Lisa, what sort of people do you like to hang out with?

Lisa: Well, I like people who are honest and have a sense of humor. I think honesty is very important among friends. Oh, and they can’t be selfish. I don’t get along with selfish people.

2. Mark: You know, I like most people, but there are certain things I look for in a friend.

Francine: Yeah, like what?

Mark: Oh, you know, people who are out going and talkative. I love having long conversations on the phone.

3. Francine: This might sound weird 4, Lisa, but I like people that are a little bit odd.

Lisa: Why? What do you enjoy about odd people?

Francine: You know, they’re different and like to have fun doing off-the-wall stuff 5. They have to like having fun and not be too serious.

4. Jane: Stuart, what kind of people do you like?

Stuart: What kind of people do I like?

Jane: Yes, what kind of people do you get along with?

Stuart: Hmm. Gook question. I guess I like people who are kind of shy and sensitive. I don’t really get along with people who are loud and talk too much.

Jane: Yeah, you’re kind of a sensitive person yourself.

Stuart: Oh?

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

He’s sensitive.

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

1. They went to a romantic movie.

2. He cried.

3. She thought he was sensitive.

4. Jeremy said he cries at movies, too.

Script

Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!

Jeremy: Yeah, what’s he like? Tall? Handsome?

Sheri: Not really.

Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?

Sheri: Not especially.

Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?

Sheri: No…but he has a nice smile…dimples. I like dimples. He’s kind of cute.

Jeremy: And that’s what you like about him?

Sheri: No, it’s more than that. He’s sensitive.

Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?

Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he…cried.

Jeremy: He cried?

Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn’t try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.

Jeremy: Oh…you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies. Too!