《商务英语口语》课件-lesson 1

lesson1Aprivateconversation

LastweekIwenttothetheatre.Ihada′verygoodseat.Theplaywasvery′interesting.↗↗∧↗Ididnotenjoyit.↗↗Ayoungmanandayoungwomanweresitting/behindme.

↗↗↗︶Theyweretalking′loudly.Igot′veryangry.Icouldnothearthe′actors.

Iturnedround.I′lookedatthemanandthewoman′angrily.Theydidnotpay′anyattention.↗↗↗∨︶↗Intheend,Icouldnot′bearit.Iturnedroundagain.'Ican'theara′word!'Isaidangrily.

'It'snoneofyourbusiness,'theyoungmansaidrudely.'Thisisa′privateconversation!'↗↗↗↗↗︶∧lesson2

Breakfastorlunch?Itwas′Sunday.

I′nevergetupearlyonSundays.Isometimesstayinbeduntil′lunchtime.↗′LastSunday/Igotup′verylate.↗↗I′lookedoutofthewindow.↗↗︶︶︶︶Itwas′darkoutside.'′Whata′day!'Ithought.'It's′rainingagain.'Justthen,thetelephonerang.ItwasmyauntLucy.↗↗↗'I'vejustarrivedbytrain,'shesaid.'I'mcomingtoseeyou.'↗'′ButI'mstillhaving′breakfast,'Isaid.'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.

'I'mhaving′breakfast,'Irepeated.

'′Dearme,'shesaid.'Doyou′alwaysgetupsolate?It's′oneo'clock!'↗↗↗︶︶↗↗↗lesson4AnexcitingtripIhave′justreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehas′beenthereforsixmonths.↗↗Timisanengineer.↗↗↗↗Hehas′justboughtanAustraliancar/andhasgonetoAlicesprings,a′smalltowninthe′centreofAustralia.∨↗↗Heisworkingfora′bigfirm/andhehasalreadyvisiteda′greatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.↗↗My′brotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthis′tripveryexciting.↗↗↗↗︶∧Hewill′soonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.lesson5

NowrongnumbersMr.′JamesScotthasagarageinSilbury/and′nowhehas′justbought′anothergaragein′Pinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannothas′getatelephoneforhisnewgarage,

sohehasjustbought′twelvepigeons.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthe′firstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.↗↗∧↗↗∧Upto′now,Mr.Scotthassenta′greatmanyrequestsforspareparts

/andotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisown′private'telephone'service.↗↗↗↗↗∧∧↗↗lesson6

PercyButtonsIhave′justmovedtoa′houseinBridgeStreet.

Yesterdaya′beggarknockedatmydoor.He′askedmefora′mealandaglassofbeer.↗↗In′returnforthis,thebeggarstoodonhis′headandsangsongs.↗↗↗↗︶︶I′gavehimameal.Heatethefoodanddrankthebeer.Thenheputapieceofcheeseinhispocket/andwentaway.′Lateraneighbour′toldmeabouthim.Everybodyknowshim.↗↗↗︶↗↗↗

Hisnameis′PercyButtons.Hecallsat′everyhouseinthe′streetonceamonth

/and′alwaysasksfora′mealandaglassofbeer.↗↗︶↗lesson7

ToolateTheplanewas′late/anddetectiveswerewaitingattheairport′allmorning.

Theywere′expectingavaluableparcelofdiamonds

fromSouthAfrica.↗↗↗↗↗Whentheplane′arrived,someofthedetectiveswere′waitinginsidethemainbuilding

/while′otherswerewaitingontheairfield.↗↗↗↗↗Afewhoursearlier,someonehad′toldthepolice

/that′thieveswouldtryto′stealthediamonds.Two′mentooktheparcelofftheplane/andcarrieditintothe′CustomsHouse.Whiletwodetectiveswerekeepingguardatthedoor,twoothersopenedtheparcel.

Totheir′surprise,the′preciousparcelwasfullof′stonesand′sand!↗↗↗︶∧︶lesson8ThebestandtheworstJoeSandershasthemost′beautifulgardeninourtown.Nearly′everybodyentersfor'The′NicestGardenCompetition'eachyear,but′Joewins′everytime.↗↗′BillFrith'sgardenislargerthanJoe's.↗↗↗↗↗Billworks′harderthanJoeandgrowsmore′flowersandvegetables,butJoe'sgardenismore′interesting.Hehasmade′neatpathsandhasbuilta′woodenbridgeoverapool.Ilikegardenstoo,butI′donotlikehardwork.

↗↗↗↗↗↗EveryyearIenterforthegardencompetitiontoo,andI′alwayswina′littleprize/forthe′worstgardeninthetown!

↗↗↗↗lesson9

AcoldwelcomeOnWednesdayevening,wewenttotheTownHall.Itwasthe′lastdayoftheyear/anda′largecrowdofpeoplehad′gatheredunderthe′TownHallclock.′Fifteenminutespassedand′then,atfivetotwelve,theclock′stopped.↗↗∧↗↗Itwould′striketwelve/in′twentyminutes'time.↗︶∧The′bigminutehand′didnotmove.We′waitedand′waited,butnothinghappened.

Suddenlysomeoneshouted.

'It's′twominutespast′twelve!The′clockhas′stopped!'↗↗︶↗↗↗Ilookedatmywatch.↗Itwastrue.

The′bigclock′refusedtowelcometheNewYear.At′thatmoment,everybodybegantolaughandsing.↗↗lesson10

NotforjazzWehavean′oldmusicalinstrument.Itiscalleda′clavichord.Itwasmadein′Germanyin1681.↗↗Ourclavichordiskeptinthelivingroom.↗↗Ithasbelongedtoourfamilyfora′longtime.↗↗↗︶Theinstrumentwas′boughtbymygrandfather/′manyyearsago.Recentlyitwasdamagedbyavisitor.Shetriedtoplay′jazzonit!She′struckthekeystoo′hard/and′twoofthestringswerebroken.

↗↗︶↗′Myfatherwas′shocked.Nowwearenotallowedtotouchit.Itisbeing′repairedbyafriendofmyfather's.↗↗↗︶︶lesson11OnegoodturndeservesanotherIwas′havingdinneratarestaurant/when′TonySteelecamein.′Tonyworkedina′lawyer'sofficeyearsago,

butheis′nowworkingata′bank.Hegetsagoodsalary,buthe′alwaysborrowsmoneyfromhis′friends/and′neverpaysitback.↗↗↗↗↗↗︶↗↗Tony′sawmeandcameand′satatthesametable.

Hehas′neverborrowedmoneyfrom′me.Whilehewas′eating,I′askedhimtolendmetwentypounds.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗To′mysurprise,hegavemethemoneyim′mediately.'Ihave′neverborrowedanymoneyfromyou,'Tonysaid,'so′nowyoucanpayformydinner!'↗↗lesson12GoodbyeandgoodluckOurneighbour,′CaptainCharlesAlison,willsailfrom′Portsmouthtomorrow.We'll′meethimattheharbourearlyinthemorning.↗↗↗Hewillbeinhissmall′boat,Topsail.↗↗′Topsailisa′famouslittleboat.IthassailedacrosstheAtlantic′manytimes.We'llseehisboatandthenwe'llsaygoodbyetohim.↗↗↗↘︶↗CaptainAlisonwill′setoutat′eighto'clock,sowe'llhave′plentyoftime.Hewillbe′awayfortwomonths.Weare′veryproudofhim.

Hewill′takepartinan′importantraceacrosstheAtlantic.↗↗︶︶lesson13TheGreenwoodBoysThe′GreenwoodBoysareagroupof′popsingers.At′present,theyarevisiting′allpartsofthecountry.Theywillbearriving′heretomorrow.↗↗↗︶Tomorrow′eveningtheywillbesingingatthe′Workers'Club.TheGreenwoodBoyswillbe′stayingforfivedays.↗↗↘↗↗↗Theywillbecomingby′train

/andmostofthe′youngpeopleinthe′townwillbe′meetingthematthestation.↗Duringthistime,theywillgive′fiveperformances.Asusual,thepolicewillhavea′difficulttime.

Theywillbetryingtokeep′order.Itis′alwaysthesameontheseoccasions.↗↗↗↗lesson14DoyouspeakEnglish?Ihadan′amusingexperiencelastyear.′AfterIhadlefta′smallvillage/inthesouthofFrance,

Idroveontothe′nexttown.

Onthe′way,ayoungmanwavedtome.↗↗↗↗

I′stopped/andheaskedmeforalift.↗↗↗↗As′soonashehadgotintothecar,Isaidgood′morningtohiminFrench

/andhe′repliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.↗↗︶↗↗︶Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihad′nearlyreachedthetown,whenthe′youngmansuddenlysaid,veryslowly,

"′Doyou′speakEnglish?'′AsIsoonlearnt,hewas′English′himself!'↗↗↗↗↗︶lesson16Apoliterequest

Ifyouparkyourcarinthe′wrongplace,atrafficpolicemanwillsoonfindit.↗↗↗↗Youwillbeveryluckyifheletsyougo/withoutaticket.↗↗︶However,thisdoesnotalwayshappen.DuringaholidayinSweden,Ifoundthisnoteonmycar:'sir,wewelcomeyoutoourcity.↗↗Trafficpolicearesometimesvery′polite.↗↗↗↗Youwillenjoyyourstayhereifyoupayattentiontoourstreetsigns.

Thisnoteisonlyareminder.'↗↗↗↗↗′Thisisa"NoParking"area.↗Ifyou′receivearequestlikethis,youcannotfailtoobeyit!↗↗lesson17Alwaysyoung

MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeat′leastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗︶Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.′Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddress/andlongblackstockings.

↗↗↗︶↗↗↗↗Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.

Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'↗↗↗↗↗︶∧↗↗lesson18Heoftendoesthis

AfterIhadhadlunchatavillagepub,Ilookedformybag.Ihadleftitonachairbesidethedoor/and′nowitwasn'tthere!↗↗↗↗↗

AsIwaslookingforit,thelandlordcamein.↗↗↗︶︶'Didyouhaveagoodmeal?"heasked.'Yes,thankyou,'Ianswered,'butIcan'tpaythebill.Ihaven'tgotmybag.'

Thelandlordsmiledandimmediatelywentout.↗↗↗↘︶↗↗↗↗↗︶Inafewminuteshereturnedwithmybagandgaveitbacktome.

'I'mverysorry,'hesaid.

'My′doghadtakenitintothegarden.Heoftendoesthis!'↗↗↗↗↗︶∧︶↗lesson19Soldout'Theplaymaybeginatanymoment,'Isaid.

'Itmayhavebegunalready,'Susananswered.Ihurriedtotheticketoffice.

↗↗∧↗'MayIhavetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.↗↗'I'msorry,we'vesoldout,'thegirlsaid.

'Whatapity!'Susanexclaimed.Justthen,a′manhurriedtotheticketoffice.

'CanIreturnthesetwotickets?'heasked.'′Certainly,'thegirlsaid.↗↗↗↘︶↗↗↗︶↗Iwent′backtotheticketofficeatonce.'CouldIhavethosetwoticketsplease?'Iasked.'′Certainly,'thegirlsaid,'butthey'refornextWednesday'sperformance.

Doyoustillwantthem?''Imightaswellhavethem,'Isaidsadly.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗lesson20Onemaninaboat

Fishingismyfavouritesport.Ioftenfishfor′hourswithoutcatchinganything.Butthisdoesnotworryme.↗↗∧↗Somefishermenareunlucky.

↗↗Insteadofcatchingfish,theycatch′oldbootsand′rubbish.↗↗︶Iamevenlesslucky.Inevercatchanything--notevenold′boots.Afterhavingspentwholemorningsontheriver,Ialwaysgohomewithanemptybag.'Youmustgiveupfishing!'myfriendssay.↗↗∧↗↘↗↗↗∧↘↘↘'It'sawasteof′time.'Buttheydon'trealizeoneimportantthing.

I'mnotreallyinterestedinfishing.

Iamonlyinterestedinsittinginaboatanddoingnothingatall!↗↗↗↗↗︶∧↗↗︶lesson21Madornot?

Aeroplanesareslowlydrivingmemad.Ilivenearanairportandpassingplanescanbeheardnightandday.↗↗↗↗↗Theairportwas′builtyearsago,butforsomereasonitcouldnotbe′usedthen.

↗↗↗↗↗↗↗Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeen′drivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.SometimesIthinkthishousewillbe′knockeddownbyapassingplane.Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.↗↗↗↘↗↗↗↗Ihavebeenoffereda′largesumofmoneytogoaway,butIamdeterminedtostayhere.

EverybodysaysImustbe′madandtheyareprobably′right.

↗↗↗lesson22Aglassenvelope

Mydaughter,Jane,never′dreamedofreceivingaletter

fromagirlofherownageinHolland.Lastyear,weweretravellingacrosstheChannelandJaneputapieceofpaperwithhernameandaddressonitintoabottle.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗︶Shethrewthebottleintothesea.Sheneverthoughtofitagain,but′tenmonthslater,shereceivedaletterfromagirlinHolland.Bothgirlswritetoeachotherregularlynow.↗↗↗︶↗↗↗However,theyhavedecidedtousethepostoffice.Letterswill′costalittlemore,buttheywillcertainlytravelfaster.↗↗↗↗lesson23Anewhouse

I′hadaletterfrommysisteryesterday.

ShelivesinNigeria.Inherletter,shesaidthatshewouldcometoEnglandnextyear.↗↗↗↗↗Ifshecomes,shewillgeta′surprise.↗↗Wearenowlivingina′beautifulnewhouseinthecountry.Workonithadbegunbeforemysisterleft.Thehousewascompletedfivemonthsago.Inmyletter,Itoldherthatshecouldstaywithus.↗∧↘︶↗↗∧Thehousehasmany′largeroomsandthereisalovelygarden.

Itisaverymodernhouse,soitlooksstrangetosomepeople.

It′mustbetheonlymodernhouseinthedistrict.

↗↗↗↗↗︶∧∧∧↗lesson24Ifcouldbeworse

Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.Ihadjust′lost￡50andIfeltveryupset.

'Ileftthemoneyinmyroom,'Isaid,'andit'snottherenow.'↗↗∧↗∧↗↗Themanagerwassympathetic,buthecoulddonothing.↗↗↗'Everyone'slosingmoneythesedays,'hesaid.Hestartedtocomplainaboutthiswickedworldbutwasinterruptedbyaknockatthedoor.

Agirlcameinandputanenvelopeonhisdesk.Itcontained￡50.↗↗↗︶↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗↗'Ifoundthisoutsidethisgentleman'sroom,'shesaid.

'Well,'Isaidtothemanager,'thereis′stillsomehonestyinthisworld!'

↗↗↗↗lesson25DotheEnglishspeakEnglish?

I′arrivedinLondonatlast.Therailwaystationwas′big,blackanddark.Ididnotknowthewaytomyhotel,soIaskedaporter.↗↗↗↗↗InotonlyspokeEnglishverycarefully,butveryclearlyaswell.↗↗↗Theporter,however,couldnotunderstandme.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗Irepeatedmyquestionseveral′timesandatlastheunderstood.heansweredme,buthespoke′neitherslowly′norclearly.'Iamaforeigner,'Isaid.Thenhespokeslowly,butIcouldnotunderstandhim.↗↗↗↘↗↗↗↗↗↗MyteacherneverspokeEnglishlikethat!

TheporterandIlookedateachotherandsmiled.

ThenhesaidsomethingandIunderstoodit.'You'll′soonlearnEnglish!'hesaid.↗↗↗↗↗↗↗Iwonder.InEngland,eachpersonspeaksadifferentlanguage.

TheEnglishunderstandeachother,butIdon'tunderstandthem!

DotheyspeakEnglish?↗↗↗↗↗︶↗lesson26Thebestartcritics

IamanartstudentandIpaintalotofpictures.Manypeoplepretendthattheyunderstandmodernart.

Theyalways′tellyouwhatapictureis'about'.↗↗↗↗↗Ofcourse,manypicturesarenot′'about'anything.↗↗︶Theyare′justprettypatterns.Weliketheminthesamewaythatwelikeprettycurtainmaterial.Ithinkthatyoungchildrenoftenappreciatemodernpictures

betterthananyoneelse.↗↗∧↗↗↗↗Theynoticemore.Mysisterisonlyseven,butshealwaystellsmewhethermypicturesaregoodornot.Shecameintomyroomyesterday.

'Whatareyoudoing?'sheasked.↗↗↗↗↗︶↗↗'I'mhangingthis′pictureonthewall,'Ianswered.

'It'sanewone.Doyoulikeit?'

Shelookedatitcriticallyforamoment.

'It'sall′right,'shesaid,'butisn'titupsidedown?'

Ilookedatitagain.Shewas′right!Itwas!↗↗↗↗↗︶︶↗↗↗︶lesson27Awetnight

Lateintheafternoon,theboysputuptheirtentinthemiddleofafield.

Assoonasthiswasdone,theycookedameal/overanopenfire.Theywere′allhungryandthefoodsmelledgood.↗↗↗↗↗Afterawonderfulmeal,theytoldstoriesandsangsongsbythecampfire.↗↗↗︶↗↗↗↗Butsometimelateritbegantorain.Theboysfelttired/sotheyputoutthefireandcreptintotheirtent.Theirsleepingbagswerewarmandcomfortable,sothey′allsleptsoundly.Inthemiddleofthenight,twoboyswokeupandbeganshouting.

↗↗↗↘︶↗↗↗↗Thetentwas′fullofwater!

They′allleaptoutoftheirsleepingbagsandhurriedoutside.

Itwasrainingheavilyandtheyfoundthata′streamhadformedinthefield.Thestreamwounditsway