LISTENING PRACTICE 34,35

Exercise 34. Listen to the conversation between two members of the University
Hiking Club and complete the advert for the notice board.

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Exercise 35. Listen to the conversation about Alfred Hitchcock films. Match the
films to the appearance Hitchcock made in them.
Exercise 34
A: We need to write an ad for the notice board to attract some new members.
B: That’s a good idea. What should we put on it?
A: Well, we have to mention our meetings every Wednesday.
B: Right... where are we meeting this year?
A: On the main campus, Room 44B. At seven pm.
B: Right...
A: Oh and of course we should mention the trips we go on too.
B: There’s one weekend trip and two day trips each month, right?
A: No, we’re going to do three day trips.
B: Oh really? Excellent. Shall I put something about our first trip?
A: Yes ... we're going to Keswick in the Lake District on the 12th October.
B: That's K-E-S-W-l-C-K, isn’t it? What about the membership costs?
A: It’s the same as last year. £25 for the year and then you just pay an extra £5 for
each day trip you go on and £10 for the weekend trips.
B: Is that everything?
A: I think so. You can put my name and phone number on the bottom. Then people
can call me if they want any more information.
B: Right. Your number is ... 0937 ...
A: 823 886.
B: OK!

Exercise 35
A: I saw The Birds on TV last night.
B: Oh I love that film. It’s brilliant, isn’t it?
A: Yeah, it is. That’s the first time I’ve noticed that Hitchcock appears in it himself.
B: Oh yes, you see him walking a pair of dogs, don’t you? He appears in all the films
he directed, you know.
A: Really? I knew he was in some of them. You see him coming out of a hotel room in
Tom Curtain, don’t you?
B: I think he’s sitting in the hotel lobby ...
A: Oh yes, that’s right.
B: And in Strangers on a Train you see him getting onto the train when Farley
Granger’s character is getting off.
A: What about Spellbound? I’ve watched that loads of times
and I’ve never noticed him.
B: Spellbound? I think you see him coming out of a lift carrying a black case ... no, no,
he is coming out of a lift but he’s carrying a violin ...
A: Is it in North by Northwest that he’s sitting on a bus?
B: Hmm ... no, it’s in To Catch a Thief that he’s doing that... In North by Northwest
you see him just missing a bus. I’m sure...