Woman: So, when do you work on your website ? You said one time that you created itat home ?Man:Well, my wife and I often watch IV or talk until 10:00 o'clock. She then often.reads while I work on my site_, and I sometimes stay up until the early hours of themorning, but I try to finish everything by 1:00 or 2:00.Woman: And then you get up at 5:o0 a.m.?Man:Well, yeah, but it's important to live a balanced life_, I enjoy what I do, but youhave to set aside time for family and yourself_.Woman:IagreeMan:But I thinkmy wife has the toughest job_. She spends her whole day taking careof the family, taking the kids to school, working in the garden_, buying groceriesfaking the kids to piano lessons_...[Wow!] That's a full-time job, but she enjoys whatshe does.Woman: Well, it sounds like you're a busy, but a luckyman.Man:I think so, too
Woman: So, _? _ _? Man: Well, _. _ _, and _ _, but _. Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.? Man: Well, yeah, but _, I enjoy what I do, but you have to _. Woman: I agree. Man: But I think _. She spends her whole day _ _, _, _, _, _. [Wow!] _, but she enjoys what she does. Woman: Well, it sounds like you’re a busy, but a lucky man. Man: I think so, too. when do you work on your website You said one time that you created it at home my wife and I often watch TV or talk until 10:00 o’clock She then often reads while I work on my site I sometimes stay up until the early hours of the morning I try to finish everything by 1:00 or 2:00 it’s important to live a balanced life set aside time for family and yourself my wife has the toughest job taking care of the family taking the kids to school working in the garden buying groceries taking the kids to piano lessons That’s a full-time job
Useful Expressions in Listening Strategies我妻子工作最繁重。你每天都是怎么过的？my wife has the toughest jobWhat's your usual day like?上班从我家到车站大约需要20分钟。Ittakesmeabouttwentyminutestowalkgotoworktothebusstopfrommyhouse.下班我坐车需要一小时。get off workMybus takes about an hour to get there做.方面的工作我有时工作到凌晨work on...I sometimes stay up until the early hoursof the morning全职工作过工作家庭兼顾的生活a full-time joblive abalanced life给家人和自己留出时间setasidetimeforfamilyandyourself
Useful Expressions in Listening Strategies 你每天都是怎么过的？ What’s your usual day like? 从我家到车站大约需要20分钟。 It takes me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house. 我坐车需要一小时。 My bus takes about an hour to get there 我有时工作到凌晨 I sometimes stay up until the early hours of the morning. 过工作家庭兼顾的生活 live a balanced life 给家人和自己留出时间 set aside time for family and yourself 我妻子工作最繁重。 my wife has the toughest job 上班 go to work 下班 get off work 做.方面的工作 work on. 全职工作 a full-time job
Listening TestW:Oh, hi Dave.Long time_,no seeM: Hi Maria. I was in the neighborhood_, so I thought I'd drop by-W: Come on in. [Thanks.] Take a seat_. Would you like anything to drink? I haveSpriteororangejuiceM: Sprite would be fine_. Uh, so, how have you been _?W: Oh, not bad. And you?M: Oh,I'm doing okay, but school has been really hectic these days_, and I haven't hadtime to relax.W: By the way, what's your major anyway?M: Hotel management :W: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate?M: Uh... I haven't decided for sure, but I think I'd like to work for a hotel or travelagency in this area. How about you?
Listening Test W: Oh, hi Dave. _, _! M: Hi Maria. _, so _. W: _. [Thanks.] _. Would you like anything to drink? I have _. M: _. Uh, so, _? W: Oh, not bad. And you? M: Oh, _, but _, and I haven’t had time to relax. W: By the way, what's your major anyway? M: _. W: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate? M: Uh. I haven’t decided _, but I think I'd like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area. How about you? Long time no see I was in the neighborhood I thought I'd drop by Come on in Take a seat Sprite or orange juice Sprite would be fine how have you been I’m doing okay school has been really hectic these days Hotel management for sure