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Listen to Dialogue 1 and decode the message by finding the correct choices in the blanks according to what you have heard.  

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Mike and his wife ( Jean, Joan, Jane) are going to dine out. They have trouble deciding which restaurant to eat in . Mike mentions a new Italian ( palace, place, plant), but his wife says Italian dishes are too ( heavy, salty, fishy) for her. Then they look into the dining guide in the newspaper and see that the Spanish seafood restaurant has good (views, reviews, rewards). However, Mike thinks the restaurant will only serve fish dishes.

Mike and his wife (Jean, Joan, Jane) are going to dine out. They have trouble deciding which restaurant to eat in . Mike mentions a new Italian (palace, place, plant), but his wife says Italian dishes are too (heavy, salty, fishy) for her. Then they look into the dining guide in the newspaper and see that the Spanish seafood restaurant has good (views, reviews, rewards). However, Mike thinks the restaurant will only serve fish dishes.

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He prefers Mexican food. But his wife doesn’t like (hot, roast, pot) food. And she doesn’t want to go for a pizza either. Finally, they decide to go to a Chinese restaurant called Golden (Dreamer, Lantern, Dragon). It’s said that this restaurant has something for everybody’s taste. They may also enjoy some Chinese folk ( milk , music, meal ) there.

He prefers Mexican food. But his wife doesn’t like (hot, roast, pot) food. And she doesn’t want to go for a pizza either. Finally, they decide to go to a Chinese restaurant called Golden (Dreamer, Lantern, Dragon). It’s said that this restaurant has something for everybody’s taste. They may also enjoy some Chinese folk ( milk , music, meal ) there.

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Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions orally.

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He suggested that they go out for dinner/eat

out that night

1. What was Mike’s suggestion?

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2. What did they do before going out?

They tried to agree on where to go

No. Jane said the Italian dishes were too heavy for her

3. Did they go to a Italian restaurant? Why or why not?

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4. Did they go to a Spanish seafood restaurant? Why or why not?

No. Mike thought the Spanish seafood restaurant

only serves fish dishes

5. Did they go to have some Mexican food? Why or why not?

No. Jane didn’t like hot and spicy Mexican

food. 

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6. Did they go to have some pizza? Why or why not?

No. Jane thought pizza was too close to junk food.

7. Where did they finally decided to go?

Finally they decided to go to a Chinese restaurant.

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Now listen to Dialogue 2 and complete the following sentences.  

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very good friends

a housewarming party

a new house

happy

French red wine

1. It seems Lin and Jack are _________________. 2. Lin will hold _____________________at home. 3. It seems that Lin has just moved into ____________.

4. Jack is _______ to accept Lin’s invitation to the party.

5. Jack will bring with him a bottle of _______________.

6. Jack will go to Lin’s house earlier to give her ________.a hand

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1. Lin will hold a party at home to ________.  

a celebrate her moving into a new house

b celebrate her birthday c celebrate Jack’s birthday

d welcome Jack to her new house 2. The party will be held on __________.  

a Saturday afternoon b Sunday afternoon   c Saturday evening d Sunday evening   3.Jack could _________for the party. a dress up b dress formally c wear something elegant d wear casual dress 

4. Jack will mostly probably arrive at Lin’s house somewhere near _______.

a 6:00 p.m. b 7:00 p. m   c 8 p. m d 9:00 p. m

Now listen to the dialogue again and do the multiple choice exercise below.  

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Key: 1. a， 2. c, 3. d, 4.b

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Now listen to something more challenging --- a passage with some blanks for you to fill in. The words in the brackets will give you some hints. A glance beforehand at the word list provided below will be of some help to you.  

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A traditionally dinner in England starts with 1 (what?) _______ .When you have drunk up the soup, 2 ( who? )___ will bring you the main course. This dish typically consist of 3(what?) ______. You might have roast beef, boiled or mashed potatoes, carrots, and everything 4(doing what?) _______ in the thick soup. There are usually many different things to eat, and if you want you can help

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yourself to more food from the large plates 5(where?) _____ After you have finished , there will be a sweet course called 6 (what?) ______.You might have apple pie, and then some cake.7(who?) ______ love sweet things, so don’t be surprised if you are given some chocolate to eat. 8 (when?)_____, you will have tea or coffee. During dinner, your host will push to have more and more . If you 9(how? ) want to stop eating, you should say something like this, “ It’s very delicious . But I’m 10 (how?) ____ that I can’t eat any more. ”

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1. a bowl of soup

2. your host

3. meat and two vegetables

4. swimming  

5. in the center of the table

6. dessert

7. English people

8. Finally  

9. really

10. so full

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Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

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Column A  Column B

1.The best title of the passage might be

a. Dinner Manners in England.  

b. Hospitality of English

c. Traditional English Dinner

d. What food English People like.

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Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

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Column A  Column B

2. The typically sequence

of an English dinner is

a. tea or coffee, main course, desert, soup.  

b. soup, main course, dessert, tea or coffee.

c. main course, dessert, soup, tea or coffee

d. soup, main course, tea or coffee, dessert

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Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

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Column A  Column B

3. The dessert may be

a. apple pie only.  

b. cake only.  

c. chocolate only.  

d. apple pie, cake and even chocolate.  

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Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

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Column A  Column B

4. “… your host will push you to have more and more” means that

a. your host will ask you to eat more food.  

b. your host will have you feel at home

c. your host will push the dishes closer to you.  

d. your host will urge you to come more often.  

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Listen to the passage again and match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.  

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Column A  Column B

5. Before telling the host you are too full to eat more, you should

a. ask how to cook the food.  

b. leave the table.  

c. praise the food.  

d. apologize to the host.    

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Write out the general idea of the passage in one paragraph by answering the following questions.  

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1. What does the traditional English dinner start with?2. What will your host bring you after you drink up the soups?3. What does the main course consist of? 4. What might be found in the thick soup served? Give some

examples.5. What can you do if you want more food?6. What will follow the main course?7. What will the meal usually end with?8. What will your host ask you to do with the food during

dinner?9. What should you do if you really want to stop eating?

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Listen and Conclude

A traditional English dinner starts with a bowl of soup. After

you drink all the soup,your host will bring you the main course It

typically consists of meat and vegetables. You might find a lot of

things saved in the soup, for example, roast beef, boiled or

mashed potatoes and carrots. If you want more food, you can

help yourself from the large plates in the center of the table. The

main course is followed by dessert and the meal is usually ended

with tea or coffee. During dinner, your host will push you to eat

more food. If you really want to stop eating , you should praise

the food and tell the host that you are too full to eat any more. 

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Script

Dialogue 1

Mike: Hey, Jane. Shall we go out for a dinner tonight?

Jane: Good idea, Mike. Where do you feel like going?

Mike: My friends told me there is a new Italian place.

Jane: No, Italian dishes are too heavy for me.

Mike: Let’s look at the dining guide in the newspaper.

Jane: The Spanish seafood restaurant has good reviews.

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Mike: Too much fish and nothing else. How about some Mexican

food?

Jane: That spicy food? Oh, forget it. It’s too hot.

Mike: Or pizza?

Jane: pizza? No, too close to junk food.

Mike: Oh, look here. The Chinese Golden Dragon.

Jane: Yes, let’s go there. They say they have

something for everybody’s taste.

Mike: Great! We may also enjoy some Chinese folk

music there.

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Dialogue 2

Lin: Hey, jack! I’ve been looking all over for you.

Jack: Oh, Ms. Lin. What’s up?

Lin: Well. We are having some people over Saturday night.

Jack: To celebrate someone’s birthday?

Lin: No, just a housewarming party. It’s sort of our custom

Jack: Oh, your new house is ready? It must be wonderful.

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Lin: So I was wondering if you’d like to come.

Jack: That sounds good. I’d like to join you What time?

Lin: About eight. But if you’re free, can you come a bit earlier t

o give me a hand?

Jack: No problem. Can I take anything?

Lin: If you want to bring a bottle of wine, that would be fine.

Jack: OK. I have a bottle of French red wine.

Lin: Great! Oh, Jack, you don’t need to dress yourself formall

y. It won’t be anything fancy.

Jack: OK. See you then.

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