Unit 11 Page 113 Lesson C3A

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1. Listening

People and situations

A. Listen to the four conversations. Match each person with the situation he or she explains.

1. Mark:

Hey, Mark. How are your tennis lessons going?

Oh, not too bad.

You’ve been taking lessons for a couple of years now. You must be pretty good.

Well, not really. You see, I never have time to practice much. I work late every night, so I really just play one hour a week… You know, when I have my lesson on Saturday morning.

1. Angela:

Is that your Spanish textbook, Angela?

Yeah. I’m trying to improve my Spanish. I haven’t really studied it since high school.

Huh. You must be really motivated.

Yeah, I am. You see, I’m going to Mexico next month, and I want to be able to talk to people. It’ll be my first trip, actually. I’m really looking forward to it.

1. Linda:

Congratulations, Linda! I just heard that you won a scholarship to study in Italy.

Thanks. Yeah, I can’t believe it. I’m going to Rome in September.

How wonderful! You must be so excited.

Yeah, I really am. You see, I’ve always dreamed of studying art in Europe.

You’re so lucky. Did any other people from here get a scholarship?

No. Actually, I’m the only person to win this year.

1. David:

What have you been doing, David? I haven’t seen you around much lately.

Well, I’ve been studying for this math exam at school.

Oh. That must be hard.

Yeah. I’m kind of worried about it. You see, I haven’t been studying a lot this year, so I don’t know if I can pass it.

So, when’s the exam?

It’s on Monday, next week. If I fail the exam, I’ll have to take the math class again next year.