[00:06.54]Unit 12 Culture Shock Communication Workshop
[00:10.69]Speaking:
[00:12.36]Exercise 1 Listen to four short dialogues.
[00:18.19]Which ones are formal and which are informal?
[00:23.58]1 Hey,have you got the time?
[00:26.24]Yeah,sure.Nearly half past two. Thanks.
[00:31.34]2 Excuse me,
[00:33.41]could you tell me the right time,please?
[00:35.30]Yes,it's nearly half past two.
[00:36.83]Thank you. You're welcome.
[00:40.43]3 Would you mind opening the window,please?
[00:43.97]Not at all. Thank you very much.
[00:48.30]4 Open the window,will you? OK.That's better.
[01:02.79]Exercise 2 A foreign student is staying
[01:07.53]with a British family on an exchange visit.
[01:10.52]They are having dinner.
[01:12.51]Listen to the conversation
[01:14.13]and answer these questions.
[01:16.10]Did you have a nice day? Yes,thank you.
[01:18.81]We played tennis after class.
[01:21.43]Could you pass the salt,please?
[01:23.13]Yes,there you are.
[01:25.34]Er,can you collect me from class tomorrow?
[01:27.52]I'll be outside the school at half past one.
[01:29.53]Oh,er,well,I suppose so...
[01:34.96]0h,I nearly forgot.I'm very sorry,Mrs.Weller,
[01:38.33]but this morning I broke a galss
[01:39.77]in the bathroom.I put it in the bin.
[01:42.50]Really,I'm sorry.
[01:43.69]That's OK,it can't be helped.
[01:45.93]I'm going out on Saturday night
[01:47.35]with a friend I met yesterday.
[01:49.06]I'll be back late.But you can give me a key.
[01:52.44]Well,I suppose if it's not very late...
[01:57.89]Where are you going?
[02:06.07]Exercise 3 Listen to the conversation again.
[02:11.51]On which two ocasions does
[02:13.73]the student sound rude?
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