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“This appendix contains a tof expressions which ae useful when canying out the fstenng and speaking tasks in each unit The expressions ae divided into Things you ‘can say and Things you might her. ‘You can use this appendic in the following ways. Before you begin each unit, do one ofthe following: 1 Look atthe expressions and use your dictionary to check the meaning of any ‘words you do not understand, 2 Look at the expressions, but ty to work out the meaning of any words you do not Understand when you See ar hear them in the unit This ix move challenging, but itis a very useful sil to prectse ‘After you complete each unit 3 Look at the expressions and check that you understand ther. Try to think of citferent examples using the same key words. Find the key words and ‘expressions in the Audiosonpt to see them n context 4 Usten tothe expressions, and notice the stress and rythm of the speaker. You ‘may went to mark sentence sess ina highlighter pen. Listen again and repeat each expression, practising the stress and rhythm, 5. Uisten again to the expressions and notice the pronunciation of any ficult ‘words. You may want to mark word stress in a highlighter pen, Listen once more and repeat each word, practising the word stress. {6 Cover a column, Then listen to each expression and repeat from memory This helps to focus your listening. Unita Hi there. Long time no see. Hows it going? See you around. How are you doing? {think s0 to. Whats up? Definitely Wve got to go. ‘That's not right! Right, | must dash No way! | guess I'd better be going. I don't agree. teas nice talking with you. | dont think so. See you later. From my point of view, ‘Talk to you later, Itseems to me that Have a nice weekend, In my opinion, See you around, Ifyou ask me, Right off twas lovely to see you | should get going ( suppose. es bean great to tal with you. know what you mean, but | may be wrong, but | agree to some extent, but 18 Things you can sey Tue booked a table for eight o'clock Can we have a ttle more time? Forstartr Id like ‘Oh, it looks lovely! Thank you. FI have an orange juice Can | have the bil, please? No, Il pay Realy, insist. Sony, bu ve been wating for my main course for nwenty rminutes. Exause me. tm afraid | don't tke this wine | think it might be corked | think this bill i wrong "ve been charged too much Units iene Usefal language /\p penal een Follow me, please ‘re you eady to orde? And for main course? Would you lke anything to drink? Would you lke dessert? This is our house speci No, you pad last ime. Let me get it fl getyou another one right away Ml find out whats happened t it orgot to mention it might hear Ti lookng fora tt, wrth two bedrooms Wield lke a place wit a garage ‘Would you min itl painted the lounge white? Isit OK 1 buy a new sofa? | was wondering i could have broadband Internet installed? Could you send someone to repair the washing machine, please? Tm not very happy about this at al Id tke to know what you are going to do about it Unita | bought this notebook computer yesterday, but rm afraid that the monitor doesn’t work ‘Sony, but the radio | bought last week has stopped working. {see. Youll ether repair it or replace. What about a refund? So, all faults and accidental damage are covered? Its a bit more than | wanted to pay 's that your best price? Can't you do any better? How much for cash? Will give you £20 for it OK, that's fine. ts a dea Thats OK with me. ‘They all come furnished, The rent is $795 per month Itis due on the fist of each manth (one month in advance), ‘The deposits six weeks’ rent This is refundable at the end of your tenancy. Electricity, gas and telephone bills have to be set up independently, You will have to pay a cancelation fee. ‘We will send someone to repair it at no charge. Ifyou break the terms of your tenancy agreement, you can be evicted FI get someone to fk it today. Things you might hear Do you have @ receipt? You can't use a credit voucher to buy anything that's inthe sale, We don't give refunds, rm afraid Itisn't under guarantee, so we can't really help you. ‘This sola comes with a full two-year guarantee, covering faults, and accidental damage. You'll only have a refund i a replacement isn't available. That's €35 to you Lets say €50, then. How's that? It’s a bargain, | promise you “That isa cash price! Ws a deal 70 Jyppemndlize Useful language Unies is think the characters are so funny, The animation is grea, too. Isa dassic. | cant stand soap operas. | don't think I've missed a single episode. | didnt use to ike it when it fist started, but now Im really into it Hm nat vary keen on it, rea The acting is totally convincing “The plot is so ridiculous thet I can't watch it Unie i think fm coming down with the fu, It started lst week ye Been feeling ke this since yeaterdoy. ve got 2 runny nose, a sore throat and 2 headache, as well eel a lite feverish. ve been taking same aspirin, (Oh, 'm sony to hear that Well, thats good news. How awfull (Oh, no! That's terible. Thank goodness for that! (Oh, dear. Really? What a relief Unit? Things ‘OK. That's good to know. Thanks forthe tip. That sounds worth a vist. What time does it leave? Where exactly does it leave from? How long does it last? What exactly is included? |s there anything you have to pay extra for? What range of cars do you have? 's insurance included? Do | have to pay an excess if have an accident? Can I hire a car one-way? 's there a mileage limit? Do you provide child car seats? 's accident cover included? What documents do I need? might hear ‘Thanks tothe sense direction, the whole flm blends together wel Without doubts the must-see movie ofthe year ‘The warning signs have been here for ages. We haven't done anything about it ‘As a result, animals like polar bears will become extinct. ‘As sea levels rise, more and more land will be last to the sea. Hundrede ofthoueande of people will have to mave home. IS OK for people alive today, but it wil be a big, big prablem for our chlren and the generations to come. ‘What seems to be the trouble? Do you know when it started? How long heve you been feeling like this? Where does it hurt exact? Isit painful i do this? Do you know if you are allergic to anything? Have you got any other symptoms? Have you been king arthing fori Well fd better take a look | recommend aspirin to relieve the aches and pains. You should drink lots of water and stay in bed. The problem should goin a couple of days. You need to exercise more often. i | tecommend staying there. You should definitely hire a car, | tecommend you stay at the Emerald Lake Lodge Its a perfect place to explore from. Its expensive, but i's well worth going there. Its not really wort staying there too long We'll pick you up by bus outside the hotel Full covers provided for every named diver ‘There's a 24-hour emergency number to call if you need assistance. You need a valid drivers licence or an international licence with a passport What dass of car would you lke to have? Actually. we have a special offer on at the moment. Useful language (yep lie § ! | was wondering if you could suggest a good place to stay? | wonder i you would mind giving me a bit of advice about the weather? Do you think you could tel me how best to get around the iy? | don't suppose you know anywhere good to eat? Do you think | should exchange money at @ bank or bureau de charge? Is tworth visting the aquarium? Do you think it’s a good idea to walk tothe castle, ori it too for Would you recommend going tothe National Museum? ‘xcuse me. | have a question, Could | interrupt for a moment? Could you tellus a bit mote about them? Unite ‘We've gota problem with our photocopier. ‘The papers jammed and we cart fix it Don’t you have anything abit earlier? {im somy, but that’s no good at al Sony, but you have to do something sooner. its simply not acceptable to leave it that long. I really must insist that you do something about this right away Is that your best offe? Unit10 like to open an account, please. ‘elke to pay this cheque into my curt account, please. Can I send some money abroad from here? | want to deposi this money into my savings account. Id ike to buy some wave’ cheques please. Could | see someone to arange an overdraft, please? oes that mean I can get at the money immediately? So that means tI save over £25,000, gt 3.596 interes? Do you mean tat | cait withdraw the money for thee years? So yout saying that | have to pay €295 if want this account? What do you mean by ‘penalty? rm som Can you explain what Variable! mane? Could you say that again? tim sony, but did't quite catch that. | dont quite get what you mean. an you run that by me again, please? Have you found anywhere to stay? Itshould be quite reasonable Its really lively because i's the student arc. “The Metro is usually quite crowded, but you can get anywhere ‘you want and it doesn't cost much. ‘When | go, | usually just use ry bank card and get cash from ATMs. Ws es safe as any wales ci, Hk, This is where the Spanish founded the city, in 1535, You can see the Government Palace, where the President lives. (Over there isthe cathedral to the east. Ths 15 the exact spot where the old castle used to be. Of course. Go ahead. Fd rather you let me finish, if that’s all ight TI have a look and see what we can do. It looks lke we might be able to get someone to you this moming. ‘When would be a goad time for someone to call? ‘fm sony. We won't be able to repair it fr at least four weeks. {fm afraid we can't send anyone untl tomorrow afternoon, Ifyou order now, we'll give you an eight percent reduction, Ifyou pay in advance, we'll promise free delivery. \We might be able to offer free instalation if you order two. Tl give one-year free insurance, povided that you order in bulk IM need to see some form of identification, such as your passport, or criving licence. [can certainly order a replacement for you here. ‘You need to telephone aur 24-hour emergency number to report it CCan | have your paying slp and your bank card 100, please? Uilty ils take seven working days to go through, Which type of savings account do you want? If you want to withdraw some money, then you should give 30 days’ notice. Ifyou take money out, you won't get any interest for that ‘month. You have to apply online for that \We can't do itherein the branch. Dyppemdlixe Useful language Uniti He's short and stocky with long, wavy dark hair and a square face. He looks in his early 20s and he's quite scrty He's sity ovenveight He's wearing a blue jacket and a pattemed tie. She's medium height, rather skinny and she looks inher 305. ‘She looks very smart. ‘She's got some black high heels on and she's carrying a briefcase. He's got ona pair of white running shoes. ‘She looks fairy casual Ifa small, back leather bap with a zp along the top and 2 shoulder strap. Uniti2 Just let me get the right form. Can you describe the bag? ‘Ae there any cstinguishing marks on it? Which sence do you require? \Where do you need the ambulance to come to? ‘What has happened there? How many people are hurt? What exactly did you see? How fast was the car traveling? So how cid the car hit the cyclist? ‘Was the cyciston the wrong side of the road? ‘What about the ca? So the collision happened here, you say? ‘Can you put me through? When shal | give you a ring? | always get the engaged signal. Right | think te got that Let me repeat tha, ust to make sure Fjust go over that to confirm. Sony. What was that last part again, please? Could leave a message, please? Does that make sense? Do you think you could take a message? Would you mind taking a message? | appreciate your help. Thank you. Unit1s ‘i afraid he's out ofthe office right now. Would you lite to leave a message? 1 make sure he gts that ‘Does he know what number to contact you on? Please don't hang up. "just put you on hold Can cll you back later? 1s great to hear from you. Can task who's caling? Heve you got that? \Who is this, please? Sony. | dit get your name Could you repeat that back? think you'te absolutely right. That's not right at all. | think we'te citing off the point a bit. Right, now let's move on, shall we? CCan you explain what you mean by that? Could | come in here, please? Lets get down to business, shal we? ‘That sounds reasonable to me. | have no problem with that. Fm afraid that’s not how | see it Fim not very keen on that idea at al That's not quite what | meant Sony. | think you've misunderstood me. Im afraid you haven't understood what fm geting at Let's take a vote. "Mis Kena s chai for this meeting, ‘Whats on the agenda? ‘Who's going to take the minutes? ‘What are the objectives ofthis meeting? twas decided by a show of hands lke to start by asking... Do you have any thoughts? Pethaps you can give us your opinion? How do you feel about that? 11 quicky go over today’s main pomts. | think weve covered everthing so shal we calit a day? It looks ike we can finish early today. Well have to cut this meeting shor, fm aad Unitia ‘A good lecture should be informative ‘The main theme is global warming. ‘These notes are better because ‘The lecturer erpphasized important points. Units Good morning o you all. ‘Thank you forgiving me this opportuity to The purpose of this presentation i to loday i want to tak to you about Fist of al ll go over some background details “To start wth, review Wistar by describing ‘Then took t After that move on to Final, review the main points Feel free to interupt me if you have any questions. Hl make sure we have enough time for questions atthe end. Unitié What fm geting tis ‘The point fm making is that In other words, “That's not really what | was asking. I meant... | think you've answered a slighty different question. What | want to know is Sony. fm sill not vey dear about Pethaps my question wasn't very clear ‘Actually, | was asking you to say Usetal language /\rypomalict Here atthe Engineering Deparment we pride ourselves on ‘our heath and safety record | We have eecently updated and improved all ur resources and equipment ‘One main area of interest here, both theoretical and in its pracical applications, isthe area of sustainable energy technologies. “The figures are toggcrng. So, what can we do? ‘Do you mind if we press on? Il answer that a the end. There's no time now, but let's chat about afterwards. Can | answer any questions? ‘re Uete ay fil questions? Ml try to answer any questions you may have. “Sure. Go ahead Yes? Please ask your question Ys, of course What would you like to know? ‘Now, does anyone else have a question? Tm not quite sure | agree with you on that Thats a very good point What does everyone ese think? "start by outing four competing theories about how people lear. 5, that’s basically what | want to say about this for now. ‘Ae there any questions?

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