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Listening 1
Carl Did you have a nice weekend, Anna?
Anna Yes. It was great. It was different. My husband Paul
and I usually stay at home, call friends, and read
newspapers on weekends. But last weekend, believe it
or not, we went to a rock festival.
Carl A rock festival? Wow.
Anna Yeah. My children stayed at my parents’ for the
weekend, and Paul and I went to a rock festival.
Carl Good for you. Was it fun?
Anna Well, yes. We had a great time. Well … Saturday was
great. It was sunny and warm, and the bands were
fantastic. But the next day wasn’t so good. It rained in
the afternoon and I was tired. But it was OK.
Carl Cool. So how long were you there?
Anna Well, actually, the festival started on Friday but we
didn’t want to stay for two nights. I don’t like camping
very much! So, we missed the first night. We got there
on Saturday morning and left late on Sunday. The
traffic was terrible when we left, so we didn’t get
home until eleven thirty.
Carl Who did you see?
Anna Oh, an African band I didn’t know, but they were
really good. Then there was an Australian band …
Actually, no, there wasn’t. I thought they were
Australian, but they were British. And then …
Carl Don’t you know the names of any bands?
Anna Oh, I know. I’m terrible with names. OK. I know there
weren’t any American bands. But we did see K T
Tunstall and a band called The Feeling. They were
great.
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Listening 2
1
Receptionist Good evening. What’s your name, please?
Mr. Gould Bryan Gould.
Receptionist How do you spell your last name?
Mr. Gould G-O-U-L-D.
Receptionist G-O-U-D?
Mr. Gould No. U-L-D. And it’s Bryan with a Y, not an I.
Receptionist Ah, OK. B-R-Y-A-N.
Mr. Gould Yes, that’s right.
Receptionist OK. Sorry about that, Mr. Gould. You’re in
room 207.
2
Tina How are you going to get to the airport, Sam?
Sam I’m not sure. It’s a real problem. I can’t drive
there because my car’s at my parents’ house.
So it’s the bus.
Tina But the train’s very fast and comfortable. Take
the train, Sam.
Sam Yes, but it’s expensive. And I bought my bus
ticket yesterday. So, that’s how I’m going to
get there.
3
Miguel Who did you meet at David’s party, June?
June Oh, well I met his mother, but I didn’t meet his
dad. He was away on business, I think. I met
his brother Jack and Jack’s new girlfriend.
And I met a lot of David’s friends from
college. It was a good party and interesting to
meet everybody.
4
Bob What do you like doing on weekends, Rachel?
Rachel Well, I work really hard from Monday to
Friday, so for me, weekends are for relaxing.
Bob And how do you relax?
Rachel Well, I don’t usually go out in the evenings. I
prefer staying at home and cooking nice food
and watching a good movie on DVD.
Bob So, no sports, I guess?
Rachel No! I go to exercise classes during the week,
but on weekends, I’m lazy!
5
Receptionist Would you like a single room or a double?
Woman Oh, a double, please. With an ocean view.
And a TV in the room.
Receptionist Oh … I’m sorry. There aren’t any rooms with
an ocean view. But we have a nice room with a
TV and a view of the town. It’s a very nice
view. You can’t see the ocean, but you can see
the mountains.
Woman Oh … OK. That’s fine. How much is it?