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Student’s Book Audioscript Unit 4 Page 41, Exercise B, Listening Comprehension Conversation One A: Oh, no! What happened to your car? B: A tree fell on it in the storm. A: Look at your windshield! B: Yeah. I’m going to have to get it replaced. Conversation Two [A = Spanish] A: Oh, no! What happened to your hood? B: I had an accident. I hit a parked car. A: How did that happen? B: I fell asleep. Conversation Three [A = Korean] A: I can’t drive my car. I had an accident. B: I’m sorry. What happened? A: The brakes failed and I hit a tree. B: Oh, no! Was there much damage? A: Well, I’ll have to replace the bumper and the right headlight. Conversation Four A: I had an accident. B: Oh, no! What happened? A: This other car smashed into my trunk. B: Was anyone hurt? A: No. But the car is going to cost an arm and a leg to fix.
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Page 44, Listening Comprehension Conversation One [B = Russian] A: Good morning, Wheels Around the World Rentals. This is Clarence. How may I help you today? B: Good morning. I need a rental car in La Paz. A: In Bolivia? B: That’s right. I’m arriving on Tuesday, December 18th. A: At the La Paz El Alto airport? B: Yes, at 6:30 a.m. A: And what kind of car do you need? B: Something with four-wheel drive. Do you rent SUVs? A: Yes, we do. B: Great. Conversation Two A: Good morning, Wheels Around the World Rentals. This is Clarence. How may I help you today? B: Yeah. I need service on my Spazda 1999. It’s still under warranty. A: I’m sorry, sir. You must have the wrong number. This is Wheels Around the World. We’re a car rental agency. B: Sorry. Conversation Three [B = British English] A: Good morning, Wheels Around the World Rentals. This is Clarence. How may I help you today? B: Hello? This is Ingrid Katz. Do you rent cars in the U.S.? A: Yes, Ms. Katz. Where do you need the car? B :At the Miami airport. On October the 4th, returning the car on October the 7th at the airport again. A: What kind of car were you looking for? B: Something small. A compact. A: Miami. Let me check . . . OK. We have compacts in Miami. Would you like me to reserve one for you? B: Oh, yes, please. Conversation Four A: Good morning, Wheels Around the World Rentals. This is Clarence. How may I help you today? B: Good morning. I’d like to rent a car on Saturday. A luxury car, preferably white . . . A: Yes? B: Do you rent by the hour? I only need it for Saturday night. A: Well, we do, at $25 an hour for luxury cars, but do you mind my asking you your age? B: Excuse me? A: How old are you? B: I’m eighteen. A: I’m sorry, sir. You have to be twenty-five to rent a car.
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Page 48, Exercise A, Listening Comprehension Conversation One A: Oh, my gosh! Did you see that? B: No. What happened? A: That guy in the white van just turned in front of us. I almost hit him. B: Wow! What’s his big hurry? Conversation Two A: Jim, don’t you think you’re driving a little too close to the car in front of us? B: No way. I’ve got great reaction time. A: Well, you’d better have good brakes! Conversation Three A: Hey, keep your shirt on, mister. B: What is wrong with that guy? He does that at every light. A: Who knows. Some people can’t stand to wait two seconds after the light changes. B: Yeah. But the rest of us can’t stand all that noise! Conversation Four A: Did you see what that guy just did? B: No, I didn’t. A: He just opened his window and gave me some kind of sign with his hand. B: What’s that supposed to mean? A: I don’t want to know. Conversation Five A: Why’s that guy behind us doing that with his lights? B: Beats me. Maybe he wants to pass. A: Well, he can be my guest. With all this traffic he won’t get very far. Conversation Six A: Look at the way that guy’s driving. He just passed us on the left and now he’s passing that car on the right. B: There he goes again. Now he’s in the left lane passing another car. A: Unbelievable. He thinks he owns the road! B: You know what bugs me? There’s never a policeman around when people drive like that. A: You can say that again! Conversation Seven A: Why is that man looking at us like that? He looks so angry. B: You’re right. He does. A: Yeah. But why's he doing that? B: He probably doesn't like the way you drive. Don't even look back at him.
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