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人教版八下英语听力
M1 U1
Tony's
mum: Tony, your room is very untidy. Can you tidy
it
up, please?
Tony: OK, Mum.
Tony's
mum: You need to find somewhere to put your
collection
of model cars. You have so many
now!
Tony's dad: I collected cars too when I
was your age. And I
also collected stamps.
Tony: Well, I have a collection of tickets. A
stamp collection
is too expensive for me.
Tony's dad: Yes, I spent a lot of money on
some special stamps.
Tony's mum: My hobby was
collecting dolls at that time. Oh,
and I also
had a collection of fans—you know, Chinese fans.
But they took up less space than your
collection of cars!
M1 U3
Girl: We have
some interesting results from our survey on
teenage hobbies.
Boy: What's the most
popular hobby?
Girl: Well, boys and girls
have different hobbies. The girls
like singing
and dancing, but the boys prefer playing football,
and they like watching it, too.
Boy: Oh, I see. Is there anything that boys
and girls like
doing?
Girl: Yes, both
girls and boys enjoy playing table tennis.
Boy: Why do teenagers like their hobbies?
Girl: They like to learn about new things, and
to develop new
skills. For example, collecting
stamps helps them learn about
other countries,
and playing chess develops thinking skills.
Boy: I see. My hobby is growing vegetables. Is
that a popular
hobby?
Girl: Yes, it is.
This hobby helps the whole family.
M1 WB
Alice: My name's Alice. Hobbies? Well, I don't
really have any
hobbies. No, that's not true.
I read a lot and reading is a
hobby, isn't it?
But I don't play chess, or tennis, or things
like that. I've got a lot of friends and I
spend a lot of time
with them. We talk about
all kinds of things—people, our
friends,
school, our teachers, our family. And I spend a
lot
of time with my family—we do most things
together. We watch
quite a lot of television.
I work hard at school—very hard
—I love science
and want to be a doctor. So I don't really
have much time for other things. But as I
said, I read a lot
—that's my hobby.
What about you?
Mike: My name's Mike. I've
only got one hobby and that's
football. My
schoolwork is OK. I'm quite good at it, but it's
football that's important to me. I've got
three or four friends,
and they love football,
too. We talk about football all the
time, and
play every day after school. I'd like to play in a
real football team one day. My sports teacher
says it's
possible if I really practise. I
would love that.
Linda: Yes, I'm Linda. My
hobbies? I've played chess since I
was eight
years old. My father taught me. He is in a chess
club
and he's one of the best players there.
Because of this, I've
become a very good chess
player, too. In fact, I'm better at
chess than
my father now. He gets quite angry when I say
this,
but it's true. I love playing chess. I
like things that are
difficult—I get bored if
something's too easy—I've always
been like
that. I've joined my father's chess club and I can
beat almost everyone there! Maybe one day I'll
become a
champion!
M2 U1
Receptionist:
Good morning, Radio Beijing.
Sally: Hello, is
Chen Huan there?
Receptionist: Hold the line,
please.
Secretary: Hello?
Sally:
Hello. Is that Chen Huan speaking?
Secretary:
This is Chen Huan's secretary speaking. Sorry. He
isn't here right now. Can I take a message?
Sally: No, thank you. I'll call back later.
Secretary: Who's calling, please?
Sally:
This is Sally Maxwell speaking.
Secretary:
Can I help you?
Sally: Yes, please. Can you
ask Chen Huan if I can bring a friend
to the
interview next week?
Secretary: I'm sure
that'll be OK.
Sally: Great! Thank you.
Secretary: Bye!
M2 U3
6 I'm Charlie.
I've been best friends with Sam for over ten
years since we were at primary school. But now
that we are
teenagers, we seem to be changing.
We don't have the same
friendship any more,
and I miss it. I want to stay friends with
Sam, but I'm not sure it's going to work any
more. What should
I do? Should I make new
friends? Or should I try to get our
friendship
back again?
7
Boy 1: I just
want to say to Charlie, best friends come and
go, you know. Nothing can stay the same
forever, not even a
long friendship of ten
years. When you grow up, you change,
and you
want different things. You are not the same as you
were
ten years ago, and your friend isn't the
same, either. Don't
think about the past so
much.
Girl 1: The same thing happened to
me once. I met Jenny when
we were about six,
and we were best friends until the beginning
of junior high school. She went to a different
school, and
started making friends with some
of her classmates. They
weren't very nice
people. And she changed. She became unkind,
too. I was lonely, but I knew that she was
different. She wasn't
the same friend any more
and I didn't like the
Boy 2: Do something
special together, just you and Sam. Plan
a
WHOLE day to do something fun. Or just do things
together
that you enjoyed in the past. You'll
see if there's still some
of that old
friendship left.
Girl 2:
When I was 10, my best friend moved away to
another town. Our friendship nearly ended, but
then I called
her and told her how I felt. You
need to make sure Sam knows
how you feel, and
if you are really good friends, then your
friendship will not end.
M2 WB
Everyone on the bus was looking out of the
window, or sitting
with their eyes closed. At
the next stop, there was a little
old man with
grey hair.
the Old People's Centre?he asked
the driver.
driver answered. The old man got
on the bus, smiled and said
in a loud voice,
good morning to you all!all smiled,
but nobody
spoke.
From that day on, the old man took the
bus every day. One day,
he asked,
Everyone
laughed. Strangers began talking to each other.
don't know who you are,
us feel
happier.
One morning he was holding some
flowers in his hand. We asked
him who they
were for, and he told us he had a special friend.
going to ask her if she will marry me,he said.
don't
you all come with me?
M3 U1
Announcer: Good afternoon. It's three o'clock,
and you're
listening to Radio Beijing in
English, with your newsreader,
Zhang Li.
Zhang Li: Thank you. Here's the latest news
from China and
around the world. The
president of Russia arrived in Beijing
today
for a visit to China. He'll stay here for three
days ...
Now for the sports report, and we're
going over to our sports
reporter, Wang Lin
for his latest report on the China-England
match. Wang Lin, can you tell us what the
score is?
Wang Lin: Yes, at the moment, the
score is China 1 England 2.
England are
winning, but there is still half an hour to go.
Back to you, Zhang Li!
Zhang Li: Thank
you, and we look forward to the result of the
China-England match. Finally, the weather
report from Li Yong.
Li Yong: Well, it'll be
sunny this afternoon, and rainy in the
evening. That's all from me.
Zhang Li:
And that's all from us. Thank you and good
afternoon
from everyone here on Radio Beijing.
M3 U3
Hello, everyone. I'm Kate. Well, my
day starts at about 10 am
with a run in the
park. I run for about an hour. I listen to
the
latest news on radio. Then I meet my team and
prepare the
programme. We all decide what will
be on the programme.
My programme starts at 4
pm and finishes at 7:30 p.m. Before
I begin, I
think about my listeners. I imagine that I am
talking
to them in person. That makes my radio
show feel personal. The
audience seems
to like that. In the first part of the show,
I
interview my guests. Then the newsreader comes in.
The news
takes about five minutes. After the
news it's the weather
report, and then the
phone in. Listeners phone the station and
talk
to me. That's my favourite part of the programme.
M3 WB
And now, news from around the world.
A tiger got free from a zoo and shocked people
in a park in
Spain. It happened on Sunday, and
there were a lot of people
in the park. The
police found the tiger and returned it to the
zoo. Thankfully, nobody got hurt.
British
people sent 3.19 billion text messages last month,
says
a recent report. That is more than 100
million messages each
day.
An 84 year old
South African grandfather is taking his school
leaving exams—66 years after he first took
them. He has
already taken his maths paper,
and he said it was easy
When the reporter asked
why he decided to take the exams again,
he
said it was because he didn't do too well the
first time.
He wanted to see if he could be a
clever grandfather.
M4 U1
Betty: Tony, how
do I use the video camera on my mobile phone?
Tony: It's easy, Betty. First, turn it
on. Then you choose
camera, and press the yes
button. Then you choose video, and
press the
yes button.
Betty: OK, oh, yes.
Tony: So
now you can take your video.
Betty: OK, I've
got it!
Tony: And if you want to play back
your video, press the
playback symbol—that's
right.
Betty: And can I save it?
Tony:
You can save it on your mobile phone. If your
mobile phone
doesn't have enough memory, save
it on your computer. Just
connect your phone
to your computer and copy it.
Betty: Thank
you for the instructions.
M4 U3
Man:
Hello, can I help you?
Woman: Yes, please. I
want to buy a mobile phone, but I don't
know
which one to get. How can I choose the best phone?
Man: First, you need to decide what you want
it for.
Woman: That's easy! I want to call my
friends, and I don't want
to look for a public
telephone.
Man: If you only want to make
telephone calls, you only need
a simple phone.
Woman: Oh, well, I want to send text
messages, too. I love
sending text messages.
Man: That's not a problem. All mobile phones
can send text
messages.
Woman: Why are
some phones more expensive than others?
Man:
Well, that's because you can use them to take
photos, too.
Woman: That sounds useful.
Man: And you can save music on some phones.
Woman: Wow! That's the phone I want.
Man:
Well, have a look at this one ...
M4 WB
Mother: Anna, are you ready? We're leaving in
a few minutes.
Anna: No, I'm not ready. I
can't find my mobile phone.
Mother: Darling,
you don't need your mobile phone. We're just
going to visit your aunt for an hour or two.
Anna: I do need it. Julia is sending me a text
message at three
o'clock.
Mother: Well,
you can call her on my phone and talk to her.
Anna: Mum, I need my phone. Oh, where is it?
Mother: Have you looked under your bed?
Anna: I've looked everywhere. Maybe someone's
taken it. Oh,
I hope not.
Mother:
Anna, if you've lost your phone, we're not going
to
get you another one. It was very expensive.
You need to be more
careful.
Anna: Mum,
please help me look. When we find it, we can go.
Mother: We're going with or without the phone,
Anna.
Anna: I want to take some photos of
Aunt May. I need my phone
to do that.
Mother: We can use my camera.
Anna: It's
not the same. I must find it! Maybe I left it at
Emily's house.
Mother: If you think you
left it at Emily's house, call her.
But not
now. Come on. We're leaving.
Anna: Oh, this
is terrible! What am I going to do?
Mother:
You're going to come with me. We'll find it when
we
get back, I'm sure ... Hmm, what's that
over there? Here it
is, Anna. It was under the
chair.
Anna: Thank goodness!
Mother: Can
we go now?
Anna: Can I just send a text
message to Julia? I must tell her
that I
almost lost my phone!
Mother: Oh, Anna, we
really haven't got time now. Why don't
you
send her an email when we get back?
M5
U1
Tony's dad: What's that noise?
Tony's
mum: It's Tony. He's playing his guitar.
Tony's dad: It's a pity he has to play so
loudly.
Tony's mum: He really enjoys it.
Tony's dad: But if he spends more time on
playing the guitar
than on his schoolwork,
it'll be a problem.
Tony's mum: But it's a
shame to stop him if he's able to play
well.
Why don't you warn him about spending too much
time on
his guitar? Or we could give him some
money and send him to
a guitar class, so he
learns properly.
Tony's dad: I think he'll
refuse to go. He likes to play alone.
He'll
probably keep the money for a new guitar.
Tony's mum: No, he won't. He's a good boy and
he'll listen to
you. Anyway, all his friends
are learning a musical instrument,
and he just
wants to beat them all and become the best!
M5
U3
Man: I think she should tell the manager.
Woman: But if she does that, the manager will
find out that
she was doing her homework and
wasn't doing her job.
Man: Well, I don't
think that's such a big problem. OK, he might
be a bit angry if he finds out the truth, but
she can always
say she's sorry—it won't
happen again. If she doesn't tell
him, this
boy will come again and steal books from the
library.
Woman: Yes, and if the manager finds
out that she knew about
it, she could lose her
job.
Man: She should not refuse to take the
part. If she does, she'll
lose the chance to
make her parents really proud of her.
Woman:
Yes, if a friend of yours is successful at
something,
you should be happy for your
friend! I think Susan should tell
the teachers
what her friend wants her to do.
Man: But if
she does that, her friend will lose her part in
the play, I'm sure.
Woman: Well, perhaps
she should lose her part! It's a shame
to be
unkind in this way.
Man: Perhaps she should
talk to her friend's parents, and
explain how
hard he tries. If she does that, they'll
understand
that he isn't lazy, and perhaps
they'll be able to help him.
Woman: Yes, if
she lets him copy from her, she will be the
dishonest person.
Man: You're right.
Friends shouldn't ask each other to be
dishonest.
M5 WB
Mark: Hello, Linda.
What's up? You look very unhappy.
Linda: Hello, Mark. Yes, I'm unhappy
because my parents can't
send me to England to
the summer language course.
Mark: Oh, no, why
not?
Linda: It's too expensive.
Mark:
Can you get a job? Then you'll have some money of
your
own.
Linda: Well, if I work on
Saturdays, I won't be able to play
tennis. But
I love playing tennis.
Mark: The language
course is more important than tennis. You
can
play tennis next year.
Linda: Yes, but ...
Mark: But if you don't go England this year,
you won't get
another chance to go.
Linda: You're right.
Mark: Why don't you
talk about this problem with your parents?
Offer to get a job and help pay for the summer
school.
Linda: That's a good idea.
M6 U1
Sally: ... My visit here is all about making
friends.
Chen Huan: OK, Sally, thank you. And
good luck with the concert.
That was Sally
Maxwell. She plays the violin really well. Their
concerts are excellent and everyone loves the
music. And just
to prove it to you,
here's Sally playing a fantastic piece of
Irish music. So, if you're still awake at this
time of night,
stand beside your beds and
dance and cheer. If you're too sleepy,
well,
don't worry about getting up, just stay in bed and
clap
your hands. I hope you'll like it. Good
night from me and
everyone on Radio Beijing
and Starsearch!
M6 U3
Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka has a chocolate
factory. One day, he organises a
competition.
A lot of children enter the competition because
the prize is a tour of Wonka's chocolate
factory. Four rich,
naughty children and a
poor boy, Charlie Bucket, are the
winners.
When they enter the factory, they are surprised:
it
is a wonderful place with rivers and
waterfalls of chocolate,
and the cinema
audience all cheer when they see it.
The
famous actor Johnny Depp plays Willy Wonka, and
young
Freddie Highmore is Charlie. He acts
well in this film. I think
he will become a
star. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is
excellent, and I'm sure it will be very
popular with people
of all ages.
M6 WB
Girl: What did you do last night?
Boy: Well, we wanted to watch a DVD,
but we couldn't agree what
to watch. Maria
suggested The Island. She said the actors were
great! But then Tom said that the story was
terrible! Nothing
happened, and it was never
popular. He said that Roman Holiday
was really
wonderful, one of the best films of the 1950s and
very famous. But Maria said she didn't want to
watch an old
black and white film. She said it
was a love story, and I thought
that sounded
boring. So Maria suggested Mission Impossible,
a modern film with plenty of action. I agreed
that it was very
exciting! But Tom said
Mission Impossible was terrible! He said
there
was too much fighting in it.
Girl: So what
did you watch?
Boy: We didn't. We played
basketball in the end.
M7 U1
(Telephone
ringing.)
Mrs Styles: Hello?
Sally: Is
that Mrs Styles? This is Sally Maxwell speaking.
Mrs Styles: Hello, Sally. Are you having a
good day?
Sally: Yes, we're going for a walk
in Beihai Park later.
Mrs Styles: That's a
lovely park. And the air is very clear
today.
Make sure you climb up to Baita. Sometimes you can
hardly
see more than a few hundred metres, but
today you should have
a great view. How
can I help you?
Sally: My hand and arm hurt,
and I don't want to play in the
final
practice. I only want to play at the Starsearch
concert
with the rest of the orchestra.
Mrs Styles: Oh, I'm sorry! Are you practising
too much?
Sally: No, I'm not.
Mrs
Styles: Can I help you, Sally?
Sally: No,
please don't worry.
Mrs Styles: Well, look
after yourself. Get some rest and get
better
soon!
Sally: OK. Thanks. Bye.
Mrs
Styles: Bye.
M7 U3
Boy: It's going to be a
wonderful holiday! A real adventure!
I'm very
excited and I can hardly wait!
Mum: Where are
you going?
Boy: We're going climbing in the
mountains.
Mum: Who are you going with?
Boy: Well, Susan and Dave are coming with me,
and we'll join
a group. There will be 15
people all together.
Mum: Are you sure it's
not dangerous? Where are you going to
sleep?
What are you going to do about food? Will you be
able
to call me?
Boy: Don't worry!
We're taking tents to sleep in. We'll cook
our
own food, and I'll take my mobile phone.
Mum:
You might fall in the mountains! Then what will
happen?
Boy: I'll be fine! The holiday
company is well-known. It plans
trips to the
mountains every year.
M7 WB
Dad: Hello?
Oliver: Hello, Dad. It's Oliver.
Dad: Hi,
Oliver. What's the matter?
Oliver: Jamie and
I are walking in the mountains. We left this
morning.
Dad: Yes, you told me you were
going walking.
Oliver: Well, Jamie's fallen
and hurt his leg. He can't walk.
Dad: Oh,
that's bad news. Where are you?
Oliver: Well,
we don't really know.
Dad: Oh, that's very
bad news. It's getting dark now.
Oliver: Yes,
I know. We lost our way.
Dad: How badly is
Jamie hurt?
Oliver: He can't stand up, and he
can't walk.
Dad: Did he hit his head when he
fell?
Oliver: No, he didn't. He hurt his leg
and his foot.
Dad: Have you got a tent
with you? Can you camp tonight?
Oliver: Yes,
we have brought the tent.
Dad: Have you got
any food?
Oliver: Yes, we've got a little
food, and some water.
Dad: OK. Well, you'd
better sleep in the tent tonight. Stay
warm
and look after Jamie. We'll look for you in the
morning.
I hope we can use your mobile phone
to find you.
Oliver: Thanks. We'll be very
happy to see you.
Dad: Keep your phone
switched on, but don't make any more calls.
M8
U1
Lingling: Betty, can you tell me about
Independence Day? What
date is it?
Betty:
Well, it's on 4th July, and it's our national day.
Americans celebrate the day when the USA
became a different
country from Britain.
Lingling: So the UK and the USA used to be one
country?
Betty: That's right, until 1776.
It's a very special day for
all Americans.
It's also a public holiday.
Lingling: What
does that mean?
Betty: It means everyone
takes a vacation on that day. Most
of the
shops and offices are closed. It's also the start
of
the vacation season. Most people take a
vacation from July to
the beginning of
September.
Lingling: And how do you celebrate
it?
Betty: Well, there are American flags
everywhere, and bands
play music, and we
usually have a picnic in the countryside.
M8
U3
Peter: What's your favourite celebration,
Linda?
Linda: We always have a small party at
New Year, but on the
first of January 2000, we
celebrated a very special new year
and a new
millennium, so we had a huge street party with all
our friends and neighbours. We were outside in
the street, and
it was cold, but it wasn't
snowing. We cooked food and we
watched the
fireworks in the park. It was great!
Peter:
What about you, Susan?
Susan: Mother's Day is
a really nice celebration. It's on the
second
Sunday in May. Children buy or make presents for
their
mothers. At primary school children
often make cards, but older
children usually
buy flowers or soap or chocolate. My mother
likes flowers best, so I always give her some
flowers, and I
try to be kind and do something
nice for her as well.
Linda: Peter, what's
your favourite celebration in America?
Peter:
I like Thanksgiving Day. We celebrate it on the
fourth
Thursday of November. We stay inside
and have a great meal.
M8 WB
Girl:
What are you going to do for the holiday weekend?
Boy: We'll have a family day out.
Girl:
Where will you go?
Boy: To the seaside. We'll
get up early and leave before there's
too much
traffic. That way, we'll have a longer time at the
seaside.
Girl: What will you do?
Boy: As soon as we arrive, we'll walk along
the beach. Then
we'll make big castles in the
sand. When we've built the castles,
we'll go
swimming in the sea. After that we'll have a
picnic
lunch.
Girl: Will you stay on the
beach all day?
Boy: No, we won't. In the
afternoon, we'll go into town. There's
a big
house with a beautiful garden. We'll walk around
the
garden. We'll have dinner at a restaurant.
Then we'll walk
along the beach again.
Girl: What time will you go home?
Boy:
When it's getting dark. When we get home, we'll be
tired,
but we'll be happy.
M9 U1
Lingling: How do you feel, Sally?
Sally: Hi, Lingling. I'm looking
forward to the concert. Anyway,
the good thing
is that I won't have to stand up in front of
everyone and play on my own. To be honest, I'm
not very brave,
and if I don't play on my own,
I won't be afraid.
Betty: I can't imagine
what it's like to play on your own.
Sally:
But when I'm in front of everyone, the only
thought in
my head is the music.
Lingling: Well, I think you're brave to let
Kylie play.
Betty: I think you're a hero!
Mrs Styles: (Approaching) Hello, Sally.
Sally: Hello, Mrs Styles.
Mrs Styles: I
now know why you missed the final practice. Your
hand doesn't really hurt, does it? It's only
an excuse.
Sally: How did you guess?
Mrs
Styles: I've just spoken to Kylie. She's told me
everything.
I'll try to talk to her parents
when we get back. But right
now, I have an
idea for tonight's concert ...
M9 U3
Stan
Lee is a writer. He created many of our favourite
heroes:
Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk and the
Silver Surfer are just
three of them. In his
stories, the heroes always win in the
end.
When he was young, he loved to watch his favourite
actors
in films. He wanted to create
characters like these actors.
Stan thought
they were heroes because they were brave and
didn't worry about danger. Real people in his
life also helped
Stan. His mother was always
proud of him, and told him his work
was good.
His teacher told great stories, and made him love
reading. The books he read, especially books
by famous writers
like Charles Dickens and
Mark Twain, made him want to write.
Children
often ask Stan how they can become writers. He
tells
them to read. He says they should read
everything, not just
their favourite types, or
books by famous writers. He says that
reading
is the best way to learn to write.
M9 WB
Girl: Who's the richest man in the world? Do
you know?
Boy: Um—no, I don't. Who is it?
Girl: It's an American called Bill Gates.
Boy: I don't know anything about him.
Girl: You don't know anything about him? Well,
you should. He's
the head of Microsoft.
Boy: Microsoft? What's that?
Girl: You
don't know about Microsoft? It's the biggest, most
important computer company in the world. Bill
Gates is rich
because people all over the
world use Microsoft products in
their
computers.
Boy: Oh yes, I know Microsoft. But
why are you telling me about
Bill Gates?
Girl: Because he's a very special man. He's
very rich, but he's
also very kind. He wants
to give most of his money away so that
he can
help poor people.
Boy: Does he? That's very
good of him. Most rich people want
to keep
their money!
Girl: Yes, they do. But Bill and
his wife Melinda think it's
important to help
people. You know, their money has helped more
than 670,000 people all over the world.
Boy: No, I don't believe that!
Girl: It's
true. They've given away more money than anyone
else
in the world.
Boy: Well, they're
wonderful people. When can I meet them?
M10 U1
Sally: OK, here's the airport. It's time for
me to say goodbye!
Betty: Don't be silly!
You're not going anywhere without all
of us.
We're all going in to see you off.
Daming:
We'll take you to the gate and make sure you board
the
plane.
Lingling: Are you hungry?
Shall we get you something to eat
on
the journey?
Sally: No, it's OK. They gave us
food during the flight to
Beijing, so I think
they'll give us something to eat back to
London.
Tony: Do you like flying, Sally?
Sally: It's OK.
Lingling: OK, let's get
your bags and we'll go in.
M10 U3
Betty:
What's your idea of a perfect holiday, Lingling?
Lingling: I like meeting people. Now I've met
Sally, I'd like
to go and stay with her. I'd
like to visit England and meet
all her
friends. What's your idea, Betty?
Betty: I'd
go to France so that I could go skiing and learn
to speak French. French people love food and I
love it as well.
What about you, Daming?
Daming: I'd like to go to India. I'm very
interested in animals,
and I'd like to see
elephants. I'd also read a lot of books
about
all the animals in the world. What would you do,
Tony?
Tony: I love travelling, and I love
Australia! I'd like to
travel around
Australia. I'd be so busy that I wouldn't have
time to read books or watch TV. I'd be
outdoors, swimming,
playing football, riding
my bike ...
M10 WB
May: Hello,
Jack. Have you got plans for the summer holidays?
Jack: Hi, May. Yes, I have. I'm going to stay
with an American
family. I want to improve my
English.
May: Wow! That's a good way to
improve your English. Where are
you going?
Jack: I'm flying to LA. The family live there.
May: Have they got children?
Jack: Yes,
they have. They've got a son the same age as me.
He's learning Chinese.
May: Then you'll
speak Chinese all the time!
Jack: No, I
won't. I'm going to learn a lot of English.
May: How long are you going to stay with them?
Jack: Two months.
May: Two months! That's
a really long time.
Jack: Well, there's a lot
to do in America.
May: What do you want to do
in LA?
Jack: I want to see the film studios!
But we won't stay in LA
all the time. They are
going to take me on holiday to different
parts
of the country.
May: Fantastic! Will they
take you to New York?
Jack: Yes, I hope so.
May: When are you leaving?
Jack:
On 1st July.
May: Um—would you like a friend
to go with you?
Jack: Who?
May: Me!