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Unit 6 II. Basic Listening Practice Script W: Are those cigarettes yours? I thought you quit. If you go back to it, your teeth and fingers will be nicotine-stained; your breath and clothes will smell smoky. M: I didn’t. I swear. Ads showing diseased lungs kept me from starting again. Believe me, I’ll never again be a slave to smoking. Q: Why didn’t the man go back to smoking? Script M: What’s that noise? It’s really loud! Sounds like gunshots! W: It’s the local “youth” throwing firecrackers. Don’t go out. They’re likely to throw one at you or put one through the letterbox if you bother them. Q: What may the young people do? 3. Script M: I wish I had left my wallet at home. But I’m sure I put it in my back pocket. W: Oh, no, it’s easy for a pickpocket to take it from there. You should out your money in your breast pocket. Q: What should the man do, according to the conversation? 4. Script M: I hate that subway station. Whenever you come our, you’re always plagued by beggars. W: I know, but the kids really get to me. I can’t help but feel sorry for them. They look so miserable. Q: What do the man and woman think about the young beggars? 5. Script M: The bank call me today: they wanted to know if I spent 3,000 dollars in a furniture shop this morning! Of course I didn’t! W: Someone must’ve made a copy of your credit card. It’s easily done. You’ll have to cancel it at once and get a new one. Hopefully, the bank will cover the damage. Q: What does the woman recommend the man to do? Keys: 1.C 2.C3. B 4.A 5.D III. Listening In Task 1: How to Solve Unemployment Problem Script Alan: I have a meeting with my accountant tomorrow morning. She’s preparing my income tax return, and I need to go over some of the receipts with her. Pamela: Income tax return! Don’t you think the government just squanders our hard-earned tax on some unnecessary projects? Alan: Sure, someone they do, but we are living pretty well and, to be honest, I don’t mind paying taxes. If I’m paying in