Lesson OneSection One:Tapescript.Dialogue 1:— Hello, I want a cab.— OK. What address is it?— 1120 East 32nd Street.— Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.Dialogue 2:— What’s your job?— I’m an accountant.— Oh! Do you enjoy it?— No. I don’t really like it. It’s boring.Dialogue 3:— Where do you come from?— Indonesia.— Oh! Which part?— Jakarta.— Really?Dialogue 4:— Can you speak German?— Yes, I can. I speak it very well.— Where did you learn it?— I lived in Germany when I was a child.— What else can you speak?— Well, I know a little Italian.Dialogue 5:— I think a businessman should be good-looking.— No, I don’t agree.Dialogue 6:— Would you like a drink?— No, thank you. I don’t drink.— Are you sure?— Yes. I’m quite sure. Thank you very much.— What about a soft drink then?— Oh, alright. Lemonade would be fine.Dialogue 7:— Thank you very much for the meal.— Not at all. I’m glad you could come.— You must come and have a meal with me some time.— Yes. That would be nice.Dialogue 8:— Have you heard about the Prime Minister?— No.— She's gone to China!— Really!Dialogue 9:— How do you spell interesting?— I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.— Thank you very much.Dialogue 10:— Would you mind passing the salt, please?— Certainly.Section Two:Tapescript.A. Discussion.Tim talked to Harry about the lecture.Harry: What did you think of the lecture?Tim: I thought it was very interesting.Harry: Did you really?Tim: Yes, didn’t you?Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.Tim: So you think you know more than he does.Harry: Well, take coal for instance.Tim: What about it?Harry: Coal won’t become important again.Tim: Why not?Harry: It’s too dirty. They won’t be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.Tim: They’ll invent new kinds of machinery.Harry: Nonsense. The only sort of power they’ll use in the future is atomic power.B. Interview.A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.Reporter: Excuse me, are you a student?Student 1: Yes, I am.Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the holidays?Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly well off, so I get an allowance from my father.Reporter: You're lucky, aren’t you?Student 1: I suppose so.Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?Student 2: No, certainly not.Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary postman, then in the summer I spent four weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage.Reporter: Thank you.Section Three:Dictation.Dictation 1:My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.Dictation 2: The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works in a record shop.The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.2。