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1、Part 1A、House age nt: right, if youd just come this way 、Woman:Thank you、Man:Yes、House age nt: Er on the right here we have thefully fully fitte、d If we just move forward now, webed-sitting room here、And er on the left are diningroom table and chairs Woman: Oh yes、Man:Houseagent: And er straight ahe

2、ad of usthink youll agree is quite a novel idea 、Man: Oh yes、House age nt: And the n um to Woman: Behind the armchair 、House agent: Yes, behind the armchair、 To our right, um in the corner there, a fitted wardrobe、 Andanother one on my left here 、Woman: On either side of the bed?House agent: Yes, th

3、ats right、 Thats right, so you can put all your er night attire or what whatever you like in there、Man: Yes, thats good、House agent: Then, there the we have the sofa here window 、Man: Oh yes、House age nt: Er so theres plenty of light coming through into the room and as you can seetheres a nice view

4、through the windows there 、Woman:No curtains, though、House agent: No curtains, but weve got roller blinds 、Woman:Oh、House agent: Yes, theyre nice and straight forward 、 No problems about that dont have towash them of course、And um on the left of the er sofa there, you can see nice coffeetables、If if

5、 we move straight a straight ahead, actually, into the er the kitchen youcathat um on my left here weve got a washing machine, tumble dryer and um electric cooker Woman: Oh,yes、Man: Mmm、House agent: All as you can see to the most modern designs、 And there um on thehoetr side of the kitchen um refrig

6、erator there in thein the cornerMan: Oh yeah, yes、Woman: Oh, what a nice little cubbyhole! Yes, very neat 、House age nt: Yes、 Well um I dont know whether youve got any questio ns 、 Thats it of course、Woman: Well, could could we perhaps see the bathroom, because we er the bathroom, which as you can s

7、ee is er come into the er main mainYes、 um foldaway double bed and mattress, which Ium er in front of the we didnt see that?Randall: Well how about the bathroom?House agent: OK, yes, yes 、 Lets um lets go on out of hereand bathroom C、 um end up in theDave: Hi Randall、（Hi、） come on in、Randall: Uh, ye

8、ah, I stopped by to see if you were still looking for aroommate to share your hous、eDave: Yep、I sure am、Ever since I cut back on my working hours to goto school, Ive been really strapped、for cashRandall: Oh、Dave : Hey, let me show you the place、Uh, heres the livirnogom、Randall: Oh、It looks like you

9、could use a new carpetand those stains?Dave: Well、Ive had a few problems with some former roomma、tesIknow it needs to be cleaned, but I just dont have the money to do it rignow、Randall: Oh、And what about the kitchen?Dave: Right this way、Look、Itcsompletely furnished with all thelatest appliances, exc

10、eptRandall: What?Dave: Well, the refrigerator door is brokena little bitand it wshut all the way、It needs fixing, but don、t Iworvrye just ipmrovisedby pushing a box against it to keep it shu、tRandall: Hmm、Great、Dave: Ah、It isnt that、badDave: WellRandall: No, no、Dont tell m、e The toilet is clogged or

11、 the sink has a fewleaks、Dave: No, those work fine, but, uh, the tile in the shower needs to be replaced,and the window needs fixing、Randall: Let me see The tile -what? The window? Where She window pane?Dave: Well, thatansother slight problem、Iveput up a piece of cardboardto keep out the (Hmmm) rain

12、 and snow, and if it gets a little cold, you can alwaysturn up the hea、t Well, you used to until the central heating went out、(Ohboy、)ve se、en Iecnaonught believe youve survivedunder these conditions、Dave: So what do you think? You really can $450 amonth、So it has its problems, but we can fix thos、e

13、Randall: Uh, no thank you、I think Ive seen en、oughPart 21、 My dream house would be a canal boat 、 Id like to wake up every morning and see the water 、Erm, Id paint it bright red, and it would have a little roof-garden for all my pot-plants 、2、 My ideal house would be modern, ermm, it would be made o

14、f bricks, and it would have whitepillars outside the front door、 And it would be deta ched oh yes, it would have a garage3、 My ideal home would be to live in a cottage in a small village by the sea 、 Er, somewhere likeCornwall, so its unspoilt and there are cliffs and trees around 、4、 I think if I c

15、ould have any sort of house, Id like one of those white-walled villas in Spain、(Itd) Be marvelous to be able to just fall out of bed and into the sea first thing in the morning、(Itd) Be absolutely great 、 All that heat 、 Marvelous、5、 Ive always wanted to live in a really big house in the country, a

16、big family house with, ermat least two hundred years old, I think, with a big garden, and best of all Id like to have aRandall: Hey, I think It beat a place like this fordry-stone wall around the garden 、 Ive always loved dry-stone walls 、6、 Dyou know, I may sound daft but what Ive always wanted to

17、do is live somewhere totally isolated,preferably somewhere enormous like a castle or something, you know, right out in the sea or evensort of in a little island, on an island, you know, out at sea, where you have to get there by aboat or something, where its cut off at high tide 、 I think itd be rea

18、lly great 、house?8、 How should one get to the last speakers ideal house?Part 3Wendy Stott: Oh hello、 （Hello、） My names Wendy Stott、 Did the estate agent ring youand tell you I was coming?House owner: Oh yes, yes I was expecting you 、 Do come in 、 （Thank you 、） Have youhad the particulars and everyth

19、ing? Did the estate agent give you, you know, all the details?Wendy Stott: Oh yes 、 Yes I have, and I was rather interested; that was why I came roundthis afternoon、 You seem to have decorated quite recently House owner: Yes, oh, yes, it was decorated last year、 Now this is the this is the kit、chen

20、Wendy Stott: Yes er What kitchen equipment are you leaving behind or are yougoing to take it all?House owner: Well, you know it rather depends on what I end up buying 、 Ive got somethingin mind at the moment but as you know these things can take ages （Yes 、） but the placeIm going to has no gas so Il

21、l probably be leaving this stove, this oven here 、Wendy Stott: Is it 、 is it quite new? Have you had it long?House owner: Oh, no, not long 、 Its about five or six years old 、 （I see、） Ive foundit very reliable but I shall be taking that fridge but you can see everything else、 Itsa fully fitted kitch

22、en Wendy Stott: Yes, what about the dishwasherHouse owner: No, no, thats a washing machine, I shallbe taking that, yes, I will, but there is plumbing for a washing machine 、 （Right、）Wendy Stott: Is the gas cooker the only gas appliance youve got?House owner: No, no, there is a gas fire but I dont us

23、e it very much; its in the mainroom, the lounge、Wendy Stott: Oh 、 Right、House owner: Well, thenacross here if youd like to come in with me, this is the sitting room 、 （Oh、 Yes、 ）Well you can see for yourself it is really 、Wendy Stott: Oh I like the windows, right down to the floor, thats really nice

24、House owner: Yes, yes, they are nice、 Its got a very pleasant view and theres a balconyQuestions:According to the first speaker, in what color would her dream house be painted?Where would she put all her pot-plants?In the second speakers opinion, what would there be outside the front door of hisidea

25、l house? What would there be around the third speakers ideal home?When the fourth speaker got up in the morning, what would he do first?What is Spain famous for?According to the fifth speaker, what would she like to have around the garden of herdream1、2、3、4、5、6、7、 um is that a dishwasher under the s

26、ink?That seems fine、you cansit out on in the summer、 (Yes, its a nice view、 ) Yes, it is nice、 Now then acrosshere this is the smallest bedroom; (Yes、 ) there are three rooms, this is the smallestand its no more really than a box room but of course you can get a bed in、Wendy Stott: You could make it

27、 into a study 、 It would be more useful I think 、House owner: Yes, well I think somebody else has got this room as a study 、 Then this this is the second bedroom、 (Yes、 ) As you can see its got a fitted cupboard and thoseshelves there they are also fitted、Wendy Stott: Have you got an airing cupboard

28、 anywhere?House owner: Oh、 Yes, theres one in the bathroom、 Ill show you that in a moment 、 (Ohright、) Now this is the third bedroom, this is the largest bedroom 、 (Oh、 ) Of courseits got the wash basin, double fitted cupboard, plenty of space really, there, (Verynice 、 ) and of course this room doe

29、s take the double bed、 Now um this is the bathroom、Theres the airing cupboard 、 (Is that the airing cupboard?) Yes, thats right、 Its niceand warm in there; its rather small but I mean it is adequate, you know, and of coursethere is t、here is the showerWendy Stott: Is that, did you put that in yourse

30、lf or was it in with the flat?House owner: Oh, no、 No that was in when the flat was built 、Wendy Stott: Is it quite reliable (Oh, yes 、 ) because Ive had problems with a showerrecently? (Yes, no Ive never had problems with that 、 No、 Its really good、 ) Is itgas heated at the water point?House owner:

31、 No, that is electric 、 (Ah 、 )Statements:Interviewer: Mmm、 Whats your view on the UK property market? Do you think prices are toohigh?Roy: Well, in recent years, prices have gone up ten to twenty percent a year, um in some years even more、 But inflation has been just two or three percent a year 、 S

32、oI think itclsear that, um the boom has to end、Interviewer: Mmm 、 The last property market crash, in the UK, was in the late 1980s, andit put the UK economy into a recession 、 Do you think the same thing will happen again?Roy: I don think prices will crash、Thethe economic situation was different in

33、thelate80s interest rates rose quite fast just before property prices fell 、 Today, the Bankof England is much more careful with with changes in interest rates 、 The other important1、2、3、4、Wendy Stott knows nothing about the flat before she comes to have a lookat it 、 The flat was decorated five or

34、six years ago 、The house owner has used the oven and the stove for about five or sixyears 、The windows in the largest bedroom are right down to the floor 、 Thereis a balcony in the sitting-room 、5、Part 4Interviewer: How important are property prices in the economy?Roy: In the UK, most people invest

35、most of their money in theirhouse extremely important 、So property prices aredifference, I think, is that then unemployment was quite high 、 Today, its very low aboutfive percent、 so the economic situation s completely different 、 So I don tthink priceswill crash, but it is possible they l fall a li

36、ttle bit 、 Or stay at the same level fora few years、In terviewer: Banks have lent people a lot of money in recent years、 People have got bigmortgages、 Do you think thatll be a problem? Will people have less money to spend in thefuture?Roy: oh, certainly、 Because the loans haventjust been mortgages-p

37、eople have alsoborrowed money to spend in the shops、So far, that helped the economy, because spendinghas been high But at the end of the day, people will have to pay the money back 、 So Ithink we l see lower con sumer spending over the n ext few years、Part 5Apartment Manager: Well, hi Mr、 Brown、 Hows your apartment w