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developing tactics for listening, 9- listening 2

9- listening 2

1. A: So where do you work now, Megan?

B: I'm working at a new cafe downtown.

A: Hey, that's kind of interesting. Are you the manager or something?

B: Oh, yeah, right! Actually, I do all the baking.

A: Oh! How long have you been baking?

B: Well, only for three weeks! But I'm learning real fast.

2. A: Where do you work, Tim?

B: At a hotel. I'm with the Grand City Towers.

A: Oh. yeah? Do you like it?

B: It's pretty good. I get to meet some really interesting people.

A: Oh. are you the manager?

B: Well. not yet. I'm still carrying bags. but I'm sure I'll be manager before long.

3. A: So, you work for a TV producer. That must be interesting work.

B: It's okay.

A: And what kind of work do you do?

B: Well, I'm on the road a lot.

A: Oh, yeah—a kind of personal assistant?

B: Well. not quite—I drive her to work every day.

4. A: So you work in an office?

B: That's right.

A: How do you like it?

B: Well, it's pretty boring.

A: Oh, yeah? What do you do there?

B: Oh, I schedule appointments, answer the phone, that sort of thing. And it really doesn't pay much.

A: So why do you stay there?

B: I like my co-workers.

5. A: Where do you work?

B: I work for an online newspaper.

A: Really?

B: Yeah. I write about sports. Have you read any of my stories?

A: Maybe. Say—what's your name again?

B: Ted Grant.

A: The Ted Grant? Can I have your autograph?

6. A: Are you still working in a restaurant on the weekend?

B: That's right.

But I'm not working the cash register anymore.

A: Oh?

B: Yeah. Now I'm working as a server.

A: Lucky you.

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9- listening 2 9- Hören 2 9- audição 2 9 - прослушивание 2 9- Dinleme 2

1. A: So where do you work now, Megan?

B: I'm working at a new cafe downtown. B: Trabajo en una cafetería nueva en el centro.

A: Hey, that's kind of interesting. R: Oye, eso es interesante. Are you the manager or something? ¿Eres el gerente o algo así?

B: Oh, yeah, right! B: ¡Oh, sí, claro! Actually, I do all the baking. |||||выпечка En realidad, yo horneo todo.

A: Oh! How long have you been baking? ¿Cuánto tiempo lleva horneando?

B: Well, only for three weeks! B: Bueno, ¡sólo durante tres semanas! But I'm learning real fast. ||||很快 Pero estoy aprendiendo muy rápido.

2. A: Where do you work, Tim? 2. A: ¿Dónde trabajas, Tim?

B: At a hotel. I'm with the Grand City Towers. |||大都会|| |bei|||| Ich gehöre zu den Grand City Towers. Estoy con las torres Grand City. 我在大城市塔楼。

A: Oh. A: 哦。 yeah? 是吗? Do you like it? ¿Te gusta?

B: It's pretty good. B: Está bastante bien. I get to meet some really interesting people. He conocido a gente muy interesante.

A: Oh. are you the manager?

B: Well. not yet. I'm still carrying bags. ||提着|包袱 Sigo llevando bolsas. 我还在搬行李。 but I'm sure I'll be manager before long. |我|||||不久之后| |||||Manager|| ||||||soon| aber ich bin sicher, dass ich bald Manager sein werde. pero estoy seguro de que seré gerente en poco tiempo. 但我肯定不久就会成为经理。

3. 3. A: So, you work for a TV producer. ||||||电视制作人|电视制作人 R: Así que trabajas para un productor de televisión. A: 那么,你在电视制片人那里工作。 That must be interesting work. Debe ser un trabajo interesante. 那一定是有趣的工作。

B: It's okay. B: 还可以。

A: And what kind of work do you do? R: ¿Y qué tipo de trabajo hace?

B: Well, I'm on the road a lot. |||||unterwegs|| B: Nun, ich bin viel unterwegs. B: Bueno, viajo mucho. B: 嗯,我经常在外面奔波。

A: Oh, yeah—a kind of personal assistant? |||||||助理 R: Sí, ¿una especie de asistente personal? A: 哦,是吗 —— 一种私人助理?

B: Well. B: 嗯。 not quite—I drive her to work every day. No del todo, la llevo al trabajo todos los días. 不太是—我每天都开车送她上班。

4. 4。 A: So you work in an office? R: ¿Trabaja en una oficina? A: 所以你在办公室工作?

B: That's right.

A: How do you like it? |你觉得如何||||

B: Well, it's pretty boring.

A: Oh, yeah? What do you do there?

B: Oh, I schedule appointments, answer the phone, that sort of thing. ||||预约||||||| B: Oh, programo citas, contesto al teléfono, ese tipo de cosas. And it really doesn't pay much. Y realmente no se paga mucho.

A: So why do you stay there? R: ¿Y por qué te quedas allí?

B: I like my co-workers. ||||同事| B: Me gustan mis compañeros de trabajo.

5. A: Where do you work?

B: I work for an online newspaper. B: Trabajo para un periódico digital.

A: Really?

B: Yeah. I write about sports. Have you read any of my stories? ¿Ha leído alguna de mis historias?

A: Maybe. Say—what's your name again? Dime, ¿cómo te llamas?

B: Ted Grant. ||泰德·格兰特

A: The Ted Grant? Can I have your autograph? 可以||||签名 ||||signature 我能要您的签名吗?

6. 6. A: Are you still working in a restaurant on the weekend? A: 周末你还在餐馆工作吗?

B: That's right.

But I'm not working the cash register anymore. |||||收银机|收银机| ||||||checkout counter| Pero ya no trabajo en la caja registradora.

A: Oh?

B: Yeah. Now I'm working as a server. |||||официантом Ahora trabajo de camarero.

A: Lucky you. |幸运的你| R: Qué suerte.