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Old Woman and Old Man |
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Old Woman and Old Man |
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STEP 3 |
Listening and Checking with transcription |
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In this last step, listen to the conversation again while you read the transcription. Finally, read the glossary information and notes at the bottom. This step also means good practice for your reading comprehension skills. |
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An old woman and an old man are talking about an argument they have just listened to onboard. The old woman is rather deaf and her misunderstandings exasperate him. Let's listen to their conversation... |
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OLD MAN |
Funny. |
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OLD WOMAN |
What? |
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OLD MAN |
I
said they were funny. |
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OLD WOMAN |
Oh
... Who? |
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OLD MAN |
That couple. He called her paranoid. |
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OLD WOMAN |
That's certainly an unusual name. |
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OLD MAN |
Not
her name!! Pa-ra-noid. She thinks people are trying to cheat her or
always take advantage of her. |
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OLD WOMAN |
She
sounds like she's paranoid. |
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OLD MAN |
That's
what he said. But she said someone had cheated him. |
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OLD WOMAN |
Who? |
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OLD MAN |
The
husband. |
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OLD WOMAN |
I
mean who cheated him? |
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OLD MAN |
I
don't know!! Didn't say. Some misunderstanding
probably. |
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GLOSSARY & NOTES |
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argument: A dispute where there is strong disagreement. |
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deaf: Someone who cannot hear; deprived of the sense of hearing, wholly or in part. |
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misunderstandings = misinterpretations |
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take advantage of: make excessive use of |
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Source: English Teaching Forum - Authors: Kathleen Seley & Lewis Barnett |
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