英語口語對話(中高級) lesson 1: Trip to Island
Lisa and Denise take a trip to an island.
The upper intermediate podcasts are a series of short rather informal dialogues between the main characters of a radio show: Vanessa, Lisa, Alexander and Nick. Through this series of podcasts we have the chance to get to know how our
reporters interact in their daily lives and what they do to escape from routine and work. First, you hear the entire excerpt and you are asked a general main idea question. Then, you hear the same excerpt either in two parts or in its entirety
again. After each part you are asked three to four questions on some of the details.
Denise and Lisa have gone to an island to get away for the weekend. Listen to their conversation and answer the question that follows about the main idea.
Dialogue:
Lisa: I know we came here to swim and get away from it all…but while we’re here, do you wanna visit the Wildlife Hospital on the island?
Denise: Oooh, I didn’t know there was something like that here!!!
Lisa: Yeah, I read about it in the newspaper. It’s sort of a rehabilitation center for animals-mostly ones which have been
shot and wounded by poachers.
Denise: Oh, that’s awful!!! Isn’t there a law or something that protects wild animals?
Lisa: Yes, but unfortunately not many hunters pay attention to these laws, so illegal shooting is prevalent.
Denise: Now that you mention it…I remember hearing something on the news.
Lisa: Aha! The point of the sanctuary is to nurse the wounded animals back to health and then release them into their natural habitat.
Denise: I think it’s great that there are some people who care so much! What do you think, should we take a dip, dry off and then hit the road?
Lisa: Great, we’ll ask one of the locals to steer us in the direction of the sanctuary.
Now answer some questions …
What are Denise and Lisa talking about?
They’re talking about the Wildlife Hospital on the island.
Now listen again to the dialogue in parts. After each part there will be 3 to 4 questions on the details...
Part 1
Lisa: I know we came here to swim and get away from it all…but while we’re here, do you wanna visit the Wildlife Hospital on the island?
Denise: Oooh, I didn’t know there was something like that here!!!
Lisa: Yeah, I read about it in the newspaper. It’s sort of a rehabilitation center for animals-mostly for those ones which
have been shot and wounded by poachers.
Denise: Oh, that’s awful!!! Isn’t there a law or something that protects wild animals?
Lisa: Yes, but unfortunately not many hunters pay attention to these laws, so illegal shooting is prevalent.
Now answer some questions…
1. Lisa says, “It’s sort of a rehabilitation center for animals” What is a rehabilitation center?
It‘s a place where someone can go to get treatment (in order to become healthy again)
2. Lisa says “for animals-mostly ones which have been shot and wounded by poachers” What is a “poacher”?
A “poacher” is someone who hunts animals illegally.
3. Lisa says “not many hunters pay attention to these laws, so illegal shooting is prevalent.” What does “prevalent” mean?
When something is prevalent it happens very often.
Now listen to part 2…
Part 2
Denise: Now that you mention it…I remember hearing something on the news.
Lisa: Aha! The point of the sanctuary is to nurse the wounded animals back to health and then release them into their natural habitat.
Denise: I think it’s great that there are some people who care so much! What do you think, should we take a dip, dry off and then hit the road?
Lisa: Great, we’ll ask one of the locals to steer us in the direction of the sanctuary.
Now answer some questions…
1. Lisa says, “The point of the sanctuary is to nurse the wounded animals back to health” What is a sanctuary?
A safe place, especially for someone or something being hunted.
2. Denise says, “Should we take a dip,” When you take a dip you what do you do?
You take a quick swim
3. Denise says, “We’ll hit the road.” What do you think hit the road means?
It means to leave a place.
