大学体验英语听说教程 第三册13

 　　Unit 13 Never enough free time!

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script 1

A My personal time is very important to me. But I’m always too lazy to do anything active. Give me my morning coffee and my new paper, and I’m happy.

B There’s nothing like hanging out with good friends. Even if I have to listen to them complain about their problems. Only sometimes, it’s a drag.

C I have a long list of projects I’ve got t get done. It seems like I’m always way too busy with work. I’m usually tired before the day even starts. But every day I have to wake up and do it all over again.

Listening Task

1) First Listening

Answers

1. Drink coffee and read the newspaper.

2. Play volleyball.

3. Go jogging. /work out.

4. Go to parties

2) Second Listening

Answers

1. All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper.

2. I couldn’t imagine having kids right now.

3. You wanna go out for a veer 2 after work?

4. I’ve got to go meet my study group.

Script

1. B: Martian? You’re going to clean the bathroom this morning, aren’t you?

A: Susan, I just poured my coffee.

B: C’mon…we’ve got a long list of projects to get done this weekend.

A: Ahhh… All I want is my morning coffee and my newspaper! I can’t begin the day without them!

2.A: hey, Bob, some people from work are getting together this weekend to play volleyball. If you have some free time, maybe…

B: Free time? To play volleyball? Hah! Obviously 3, you don’t have a baby. I’d love to play volleyball with you guys, but I need to stay home and take care of my kid. That’s what I do every weekend.

A: I couldn’t imagine having kids right now. I really value my free time.

3. A: Hey, David. Want to go out for a beer after work?

B: I wish I could, but I can’t—sorry, Mike. I always go jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too jogging after work, and after that I’m usually too tired to do anything else.

A: Hey, you know, I like to work out, too. You want to work out together?

B: Um…

A: Well, you know, I could take you to my gym as a guest. And then we could go for a drink afterwards, if you want.

B: Sounds great! But I doubt I’ll have time for a beer, I’ve got a lot of stuff 4 to do at home.

4. A: Hey, hey, hey! It’s another Friday night! Time to party!

B: Not me—I’ve goota go meet my study group. Monday’s a big test.

A: Studying —on a Friday night? Man, don’t you have any fun?

B: It doesn’t seem like it. Lately I’m always way too busy with homework.

Real World Listening

1.Predict 5

Answers

read (the newspaper or a book); listen to tapes or CDs

2.Get the main idea

Answers

T - Carrie is tired.

? – Carrie is often late for work.

F – Carrie’s commute 6 is less than an hour.

F – Carrie likes her commute.

T – Carrie loves living in the county 7.

T – Carrie is looking for things to do on her commute.

Script

Lori: Oh, good, you’re here. Another bad commute today?

Carrie: Yeah, sorry, I’m late. The stupid train was late again, and I missed my connection, and…gosh, I’m tired already, and the day hasn’t even started.

Lori: How long is your commute?

Carrie: Almost an hour and a half, on a good day. Three hours of my life every day, five days a week, you know. I’ve got to wake up at six in the morning just to make it in to work by nine or so. I feel like a techno-self.

Lori: that is long. I can walk here in 15 minutes. But you know, at least your commute is green. You can look at the trees and small towns…it must be nice.

Carrie: For the first 20 minutes yeah. But as soon as the train gets closer to the city, it is all concrete 8 and steel. That’s when it starts to get really crowded. Today so many people were in the train that I felt like a sardine 9 in a big sardine can.

Lori: Well, you could always move closer to the office.

Carrie: But I love living in the country. The air is so fresh and clean, and I can have a bigger place and it’s safe and all that. I just wish I had more time to enjoy it. Sometimes it seems like my whole life is get up early/take the train/work all day/take the train home/go to bed, and then wale up and do it all over again.

Lori: Well, can’t you find a way to make the trip more worthwhile?

Carrie: Well, I read the newspaper and sometimes I bring a book, but I don’t really enjoy it.

Lori: How about audiotapes or CDs? There’re novels or language learning 10 tapes, relaxation 11 tapes, relaxation tapes , all kinds of stuff on tape and CD.

Carrie: Yeah, good idea, maybe I’ll look into it. Anything will be better than complaining about this commute all the time.

Lori: Yeah, that’s for sure!