03-医疗及健康(含听力原文和MP3)

03医疗及健康——备战2023高考英语听力话题训练目录内容板块一场景词汇梳理板块二场景对话训练A+B板块三话题听力一分钟独白A+B板块四模考题训练两套板块一：场景词汇梳理doctor医生dentist牙医physician内科医生surgeon外科医生nurse护士hospital医院clinic诊所HealthCenter医疗中心emergencyroom/department急诊室emergenttreatment急救处理firstaid急救treatment治疗手段checkup检查physicalexamination体检takeone'stemperature/bloodpressure测量体温/血压showone'stongue伸出舌头writeaprescription开处方giveaninjection打针visitinghours探视时间medicine药pills/tablets药丸/药片aspirin阿司匹林sufferfrom受…苦pain疼痛headache头痛stomachache肚子痛backache背痛sore-throat喉咙痛cough咳嗽fever发烧cold/flu感冒/流感have/catchacold患感冒heartattack心脏病dizzy眩晕的illnessandinjury疾病与受伤flu流感cold感冒haveafever发烧haveatemperature发烧cough咳嗽sneeze打喷嚏runnynose流鼻涕blockednose鼻塞headache头痛stomachache胃痛toothache牙痛heartdisease心脏病cancer癌症pale苍白的weak虚弱的feelsick感到恶心feeldizzy感到头晕ache/hurt/pain疼痛wound/cut伤口burn烧伤breakabone骨折medicalemergency紧急医疗情况ambulance救护车heartattack心脏病发作beinshock休克choke窒息bleed流血medicalappointment预约receptionist接待员makeanappointment预约clinic诊所thedentist’s牙科诊所waitingroom等候室medicalexamination检查examine检查（身体）check-up/healthcheck体检takesb’stemperature量体温takesb’sbloodpressure量血压takeanX-ray拍X光片medicaltreatment治疗patient病人treat治疗operation手术surgery外科手术cure治愈emergencyroom急诊室visitinghours探视时间havesb’steethcleaned洗牙drillatooth钻牙pullatooth拔牙haveafillinginthetooth补牙drug/medicine药物板块二：场景对话训练PartA——healthylifestyleandexercise1：Themanwantsto______.joinasoccerclubrunamountainmarathontryoutforthecompanybasketballteam2：Thewomanisworriedthat______.herhusband'shealthisn'tgoodherhusbandisbecomingafitnessfreakthemanworkstoomuch3：First,thewomansuggeststhatherhusband_____.seeadoctorvisitwithafitnesstrainerstartwithlightworkouts4：Herhusbandshould____.eatmoreproteinconsumelesssalteatlessfattyfoods5：Whydoestheman'swiferecommendcycling?Ithelpsdevelopmentaltoughness.Itisgoodforimprovingmuscletone.Ithelpsstrengthentheheart..填词训练Man:Honey,thebasketballgameisabouttostart.Andcouldyoubringsomechipsandabowloficecream?And...uh...asliceofpizzafromthe.Woman:Anythingelse?Man:Nope,that’sallfornow.Hey,hon,youknow,they’reorganizingacompany,andI’mthinkingaboutjoining.Whatdoyouthink?Woman:HumphMan:“Humph”Whatdoyoumean“Humph.”Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.Woman:Yeah,twenty-fiveyearsago.Look,Ijustdon’twantyouhavinga.runningupanddownthecourt.Man:So,whatareyousuggesting?ShouldIjust?I’mnotthatoutofshape.Woman:Well...yououghttoatleasthaveabeforeyoubegin.Imean,itHASbeenatleastfiveyearssinceyouplayedatall.Man:Well,okay,but...Woman:Andyouneedtowatchyourdietand.onthefattyfoods,likeicecream.Andyoushouldtryeatingmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.Man:Yeah,you’reprobablyright.Woman:Andyoushould.alittleweighttrainingtostrengthenyour.orperhapstrycyclingto.yourcardiovascularsystem.Oh,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.Man:Hey,you’restartingtosoundlikemy.!Woman:No,Ijustloveyou,andIwantyoutobearoundforalong,longtime.PartB——Healthremedies1：What'sthematterwithSteve?Hehasacold.Hehastheflu.Hehasastomachache.2：HowlonghasStevebeensick?sinceFridaysinceSaturdaysinceSunday3：HowoftenshouldStevetakethemedicinethedoctorprescribes?fourtimesadaybeforemealsthreetimesadaywithmealsthreetimesadayaftermeals4：WhatdoesCarlasuggesthedo?takeherbalmedicineseeanotherdoctoreatchickensoup5：WhatdoesStevedecidetodo?listentoCarla'ssuggestiontalktoanotherfriendseethesamedoctoragain填词训练Carla:So,howarethingsgoing,Steve?Steve:Well,tobehonestCarla,Iwasfeelinggreaton,butIstartedtofeelsickSundayafternoon.IthoughtI’dgetbetter,butIfeelthanbefore.AndI’mreallyworriedbecauseI’mscheduledtoatworkonFriday,soIhavetobebetterbythen.Carla:Well,whatseemstobetheproblem?Steve:Well,IthoughtIhadtheflu,butthedoctorsaiditwasjusta.Hegavemesomecoldmedicinetotakecareofmystuffynoseandfever.I’msupposedtotakethemedicineaftereating,butitdoesn’tseemtohelp.Healsotoldmetostayoffmyfeetforadayorso,butI’msobusythesedays.Carla:Listen,forgetaboutthatmedicine!Ihavejustthethingtobadcolds.Yousee,mymomisreallyintoherbalmedicine.Steve:Oh,nothanks.Carla:Ah,comeon!Giveitatry.Youjusttakesomeofmymom’sherbalteaanddrinkitfourtimesaday.Believeme.You’llbeupanddancingaround.Steve:Dancingaroundinnotime,right?Well,Iguess.Nothingelseseemstobedoingthejob.Carla:Great.I’llcomebyyourplaceat.Seeyouthen.板块三：听力一分钟独白PartA——HealthIneverusedtoworryaboutmyuntilrecently.WhenIwasakid,Ididloadsofexercise.EveninmyIwasveryfitandneverill.Ihavebeenluckyallmylife–alwaysinhealth.Irarelygetevenacold.Isupposetimecatchesupwithyou.NowIseemtobegettinglotsoflittleIshouldgotothedoctorforahealthcheck,butI’mtoobusy.Theolderyouget,themoreyouyourhealth.OnegoodthingisthatI’meatingmorenowthaneverbefore.Inolongerhavefastfoodand.Ialsosleepalotmore.I’vereadthatgettingsevenorsleepeverynightisoneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourhealth.PartB——MedicineIdon’tunderstandhowanyonecanlike.I’veneverlikedit.Iusedtorefusetotakeitasakidbecausethetastewasso.I’mnotsurewhetherornotmedicineisagoodthing.I’msurethatmostofthetimeourbodywillnaturally,withoutmedicine.Iactuallythinkmedicinecanbebadforus.Itmakesthebecausewerelyonmedicinestoomuch.Ialsoworryabouttheofmedicines.Ireadtoomanytimesabout.Howcandoctorsbesurethatthemedicineswetakeonedaywon’tmakeusilllaterinlife.Alotofwhatgoesintomedicineisn’tnatural.I’mabig.innaturalmedicine.Thatseemstomakemuchmore.TheChineseseemtohaveitright.板块四：模考题训练PartA——南通三模第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whichcolorcarpetdoesthemanlikebest?A.Blue. B.Red. C.Grey.2.Whydoesthewomanprobablylikethenewstyleofwriting?A.Sheisbetteratthisstyle. B.Shelikestryingnewstyles.C.Shefindsthenormalstylehard.3.Whatdidthewomanusetoforgettodo?A.Writedownthecalories. B.Countthecalories. C.Readthecalories.4.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife. B.Nurseandpatient. C.Co-workers.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whattostudyatcollege. B.Howtoselectcoursesonline. C.Whytolearnforeignlanguages.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.HowdoesDoctorWilsonsound?A.Concerned. B.Hopeless. C.Weak.7.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodofist?A.Gohometogether. B.Explaintosomepatients.C.Carryoutanoperation.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inthehills. B.Inahotel. C.Onacampsite.9.Whattimeofdayisit?A.Inthemorning. B.Atnoon. C.Intheevening.10.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Settingupacamp. B.Goingonahike. C.Takingphotos.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofgardening?A.Enjoyable. B.Boring. C.Worrying.12.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?A.Tea. B.Coffee. C.Juice.13.Howlongdoesthemanplantocontinuegardening?A.Twoandahalfhours. B.Threeandahalfhours. C.Fourhours.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14.Inwhichcityisthemuseumlocated?A.Tehran. B.Beijing. C.London.15.Howdoesthemanusuallygettothemuseum?A.Onfoot. B.Bysubway. C.Bybus.16.Whatisthewomanmostexcitedtoseeatthemuseum?A.Paintings. B.Silk. C.Carpets.17.Whatwillthespeakersdofirstafterreachingthemuseum?A.Gostraighttotheexhibition. B.Getsomethingtodrink.C.Usethebathrooms.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Howmanyhomesinthecountrysidestillhavenoelectricity?A.240. B.600. C.3000.19.Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextmorning?A.Rainy. B.Sunny. C.Windy.20.Whenisthereportbeingforecast?A.OnMonday. B.OnTuesday. C.OnFriday.PartB——2022八省联考1.Howwilltheguestsgototheairport?A.Bycar. B.Bybus. C.Bytaxi.2.Howlongwillthemanstay-ifhiswifecomes?A.4nights. B.6nights. C.8nights.3.Whoisinchargeoftheproject?A.Dan. B.Gary. C.Mary.4.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?A.Thewaiterswerenoisy. B.Thefoodwasnothisthing. C.Theatmospherewasfriendly.5.WhatlanguagedoesMr.Blackspeakbest?A.Chinese. B.French. C.Spanish.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有儿个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时问阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时问。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatwillthespeakershavetodo?A.SendfigurestoMr.Jones.B.Drawupthebudgetfornextyear.C.OrganizeanadvertisingcampaignonThursday.7.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Waitforherinhisoffice. B.GotoMr.Jones’workplace. C.MakeaphonecalltoMr.Jones.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.WhatisJohndoing?A.Doingafunproject. B.Emptyingthecupboard. C.Donatingunwantedthings.9.Whatis“freecycling”?A.Awayofrecycling. B.Akindofoldjunk. C.Atravelwebsite.10.WhatdoesJohnwantnow? A.Agorillaarm. B.Amicrophone. C.Abicycle.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing? A.Theman’shouse. B.Theeffectsofglobalwarming. C.Theman’sjob.12.Whatisalwaysniceaccordingtotheman? A.Helivesbythesea. B.Animalscangetmorefood. C.Greencanbeseenallyearround.13.Whatcouldfarmersgrowbefore? A.Grass. B.Vegetables. C.Trees.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Wheredoesthemanmostprobablywork? A.Atanairport. B.Atahotel. C.Atatravelagency.15.Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman? A.ReaganNational. B.Dulles.C.Baltimore-Washington.16.WhyisthewomangoingtoWashingtonDC? A.Tovisitafriend. B.Tomeettheman. C.Togosightseeing.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whendocsthespeakerusuallygotoamoviewithfriends? A.Onweekends. B.Onweekdays. C.Onvacation.18.Howdocsthespeakerlearnaboutamovie? A.Byseeingithimself. B.Bycheckingthefilmreviews. C.Bytalkingtohisfriends.19.Whatmightthespeakerdoiftheticketsaresoldout? A.Stealinwithoutaticket. B.GobackhomeandwatchTV. C.Buyaticketforthenextshow.20.Whatdoesthespeakerliketodowhilewatchingamovie? A.Eatpopcorn. B.Talktoothers. C.Puthisfeetup.

答案及听力原文板块二：场景对话训练PartA——healthylifestyleandexercise答案：CAACC听力文本Man:Honey,thebasketballgameisabouttostart.Andcouldyoubringsomechipsandabowloficecream?And...uh...asliceofpizzafromthefridge.Woman:Anythingelse?Man:Nope,that’sallfornow.Hey,hon,youknow,they’reorganizingacompanybasketballteam,andI’mthinkingaboutjoining.Whatdoyouthink?Woman:HumphMan:“Humph”Whatdoyoumean“Humph.”Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.Woman:Yeah,twenty-fiveyearsago.Look,Ijustdon’twantyouhavingaheartattackrunningupanddownthecourt.Man:So,whatareyousuggesting?ShouldIjustabandontheidea?I’mnotthatoutofshape.Woman:Well...yououghttoatleasthaveaphysicalbeforeyoubegin.Imean,itHASbeenatleastfiveyearssinceyouplayedatall.Man:Well,okay,but...Woman:Andyouneedtowatchyourdietandcutbackonthefattyfoods,likeicecream.Andyoushouldtryeatingmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.Man:Yeah,you’reprobablyright.Woman:Andyoushouldtakeupalittleweighttrainingtostrengthenyourmusclesorperhapstrycyclingtobuildupyourcardiovascularsystem.Oh,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.Man:Hey,you’restartingtosoundlikemypersonalfitnessinstructor!Woman:No,Ijustloveyou,andIwantyoutobearoundforalong,longtime.PartB——Healthremedies答案：CBCBC听力文本Carla:So,howarethingsgoing,Steve?Steve:Well,tobehonestCarla,IwasfeelinggreatonSaturday,butIstartedtofeelsickSundayafternoon.IthoughtI’dgetbetter,butIfeelworsethanbefore.AndI’mreallyworriedbecauseI’mscheduledtogiveapresentationatworkonFriday,soIhavetobebetterbythen.Carla:Well,whatseemstobetheproblem?Steve:Well,IthoughtIhadtheflu,butthedoctorsaiditwasjustabadcold.Hegavemesomecoldmedicinetotakecareofmystuffynoseandfever.I’msupposedtotakethemedicinethreetimesadayaftereating,butitdoesn’tseemtohelp.Healsotoldmetostayoffmyfeetforadayorso,butI’msobusythesedays.Carla:Listen,forgetaboutthatmedicine!Ihavejustthethingtogetridofbadcolds.Yousee,mymomisreallyintoherbalmedicine.Steve:Oh,nothanks.Carla:Ah,comeon!Giveitatry.Youjusttakesomeofmymom’sherbalteaanddrinkitfourtimesaday.Believeme.You’llbeupanddancingaroundinnotime.Steve:Dancingaroundinnotime,right?Well,Iguess.Nothingelseseemstobedoingthejob.Carla:Great.I’llcomebyyourplaceat7:30.Seeyouthen.板块三：听力一分钟独白PartA——HealthIneverusedtoworryaboutmyhealthuntilrecently.WhenIwasakid,Ididloadsofexercise.EveninmytwentiesandthirtiesIwasveryfitandneverill.Ihavebeenluckyallmylife–alwaysinthebestofhealth.Irarelygetevenacold.Isupposetimecatchesupwithyou.NowIseemtobegettinglotsoflittleachesandpains.Ishouldgotothedoctorforahealthcheck,butI’mtoobusy.Theolderyouget,themoreyouworryaboutyourhealth.OnegoodthingisthatI’meatingmorehealthilynowthaneverbefore.Inolongerhavefastfoodandmidnightsnacks.Ialsosleepalotmore.I’vereadthatgettingsevenoreighthourssleepeverynightisoneofthebestthingsyoucandoforyourhealth.PartB——MedicineIdon’tunderstandhowanyonecanlikemedicine.I’veneverlikedit.Iusedtorefusetotakeitasakidbecausethetastewassodisgusting.I’mnotsurewhetherornotmedicineisagoodthing.I’msurethatmostofthetimeourbodywillrecovernaturally,withoutmedicine.Iactuallythinkmedicinecanbebadforus.Itmakesthebodyweakerbecausewerelyonmedicinestoomuch.Ialsoworryaboutthesafetyofmedicines.Ireadtoomanytimesaboutsideeffects.Howcandoctorsbesurethatthemedicineswetakeonedaywon’tmakeusilllaterinlife.Alotofwhatgoesintomedicineisn’tnatural.I’mabigbelieverinnaturalmedicine.Thatseemstomakemuchmoresense.TheChineseseemtohaveitright.板块四：模考题训练PartA——南通三模答案：1.B2.B3.C4.C5.A6.A7.C8.A9.C10.B11.A12.B13.B14.C15.B16.A17.C18.B19.A20.AText1W:Thisgreycarpetisexactlywhatwe’relookingfor.M:ButIliketheredonebest.Itwouldlookbetterthanthegreyoneinthebedroom.ThelightblueoneisOKtoo.Text2M:I’mnotusedtothenewstyleinwhichtheteacherhasaskedustowritethisessay.I’mmuchbetterusingmynormalstyleofwriting.W:ButIlikeit.It’sgoodtotrydifferentwritingstyles.Text3M:ThisdietI’monisreallyhardtofollow.IremembertocountthecaloriesineverythingIeatanddrink,butIalwaysforgettowritethemdown.W:Ifollowedthatdiettoo.Ineverrememberedtoreadthecaloriesonthepackageoffood.Text4M:So,youfellandhityourhead?Howareyoufeeling?W:Embarrassed,morethananything!Idon’tneedtogotohospital,oranything.M:Well,takeiteasyintheofficetoday.Andifyouneedtogohome,justsay.Text5W:I’mnotsurewhattostudyatuniversity.Ireallylikeforeignlanguages,likeFrench,butI’malsodrawntoothercourses.M:Ialwaysthoughtmathswasyourfavoritesubject.W:Itusedtobe,butIpreferhistorynow…Actually,perhapsthatiswhatIshouldchoose.Text6M:Nurse,thismancannotgohome.Infact,weneedtogethimtotheoperatingtheaterasquicklyaspossible.Hisheartbeatisreallyweak.W:I’mnotsureifthatispossible,DoctorWilson.Alltheoperatingtheaterswillbebeingusedthisafternoon.M:Hisconditionismuchworse.Gethimtherenowandwe’llhavetocancelsomeoperations.I’llexplaintothosepatientslater.W:Yes,doctor.M:Hurry,there’snotimetoloseifwehopetosavethisman’slife!Text7M:Thesehillsaretakingalotlongertocrossthanyousaid,andI’msureIjustheardabear.Weweresupposedtohavereachedthehotelbynow.Arewelost?W:No,ofcoursenot.Youkeptstoppingtotakephotosofallthelovelyscenery(风景).That’swhyit’stakinglongerthanwethought.M:Butwe’vebeenwalkingforhours.It’sgettingdark.W:Stopworrying—Ijustcan’tfindwhereweareonthemap,that’sall.M:Ohno—sowearelost!AllIwanttodoisgotosleep!W:Listen,iftheworstcomestotheworst,we’lljusthavetosetupacampinthosewoods.M:What?Thosedeepdarkwoodsoverthere?No,thankyou.W:Comeonthen.Iguessthehotelisontheothersideofthathill.I’llraceyou!M:Waitforme!Text8M:IforgothowmuchIenjoygardening.Itseemslikesuchaboringthingtodo,butonceyou’reouthere,it’sactuallyquitealotoffun.W:Thefreshairisgoodforyouaswell.M:Agreed—I’mreallytiredalready!Infact,I’mreadyforabreak.Wouldyoulikeacupofjuice?W:Acoffeeplease.Couldyoumakeitquitestrong,withplentyofmilkandonesugarinit?M:Yes,ofcourse.Imayeventhrowinachocolatebiscuitortwo!Thatremindsme—I’mmeetingafewofmyfriendsat3:00p.m.inthetownfortea.Wouldyouliketojoinus?W:I’dloveto.ButIreallywanttogetthisfinished,soI’mworriedImaynothavetime.It’s11:00a.m.already.M:Well,let’shavethatquickbreakandthenreallygoforit.Hopefully,we’llgetthislookingperfectby2:30p.m.andthenwecanheadtothetown.Isthatadeal?W:It’sadeal!Text9W:Well,thatwasanewexperience!I’veneverbeenonaLondonbusbefore.M:Honestly,I’dusuallytakethesubway,butthere’ssomuchengineeringworkgoingonthatthetrainsareoftendelayed.W:Yes,andwewouldn’twanttomisstheexhibition!M:Exactly.Comeon…themuseumisjustashortwalkacrossthepark.W:We’vebeenluckywiththeweather.Theforecastsaiditwasgoingtorain!M:Yes,it’scold,butatleastit’sdry.Andyouneverknow,thesunmightcomeoutlater.W:Here’shoping!So…anexhibitionofinternationalart.Thisshouldbegreat!M:Yeah,I’mreallylookingforwardtoit.W:Whatareyoumostexcitedtosee?M:There’sacollectionofPersiancarpetslentbytheCarpetMuseumofIraninTehran.W:Oh,wow…AndtheNationalArtMuseumofChinahaslentsomebeautifultraditionalpaintings,whichattractmemost.IwenttherewhenIvisitedBeijinglastsummer!M:Youdid?W:Yes!IsawawonderfulexhibitionofChinesesilkthere.M:Great!Well,we’veplentyoftimetoseeeverything.Isaywhenwefirstgetthere,wefindthebathrooms,andthengoroundtheexhibition,beforegettingacupoftea.W:Soundsgreat!Text10M:Helloeveryone,welcometotoday’sweatherreport.Thelastfewdayshaveseenallsortsofproblemscausedbytheweather.Highwindshavebroughtdowntrees,leavingmanyhomesandbusinesseswithoutelectricity.Inthecity,3000homeshavebeeninfluenced—somegoingaslongas24hourswithoutpower.Recentreportssuggestthat600homesinthecountrysidearestillwithoutpowerdespitetheemergencyservicesworkingaroundtheclocktoputthingsright.Thankfully,thingsareabouttochangeforthegood.Tonight,theskieswillbecalmerandthetemperatureswillbewarmer.Therewillbeafewshowershangingaroundnextmorning,butbytheafternoonmostareaswillbeenjoyingbrightsunshinewithtemperaturesupto15℃.ThepositiveweathercontinuesintoFriday,andbytheweekend,coastalareaswillbeupto18℃;20℃ifyouliveincityneighbourhoods.Thelongerforecastsuggeststhegoodweathermaynotbearoundforlongthough,withcolderwindsexpectedthefollowingweek.That’sallfornow.I’llseeyouagaintomorrowat10:00onTuesday,or,formoreup-to-dateforecasts,clickintoourwebsite.PartB——2022八省联考答案：1-5CCCAC 6-10BCBAC 11-15BAABA 16-20CABCA听力材料Text1M:TheguestsareleavingforNewYorktonight.Buttherewillbenobusthen.Weneedsomeonetogetthemtotheairportontime.W:I’dbehappyto,butmycarisunderrepairnow.M:Inthatcase,wehavetocallataxi.Text2M:Mysecretarymadeareservationformeforthe14thofJanuary.W:Forhowmanynights?M:Six.Butifmywifecomes,I’llstayfortwomorenights.Text3M:IheardyouweregoingtoattendthemeetingonWednesday,Mary.Ididn’tknowyouwouldgo.W:Yes,Gary.Iamresponsiblefortheprojectnow.ItookDan’splacesincehehadtobeonsickleave.Text4W:Areyousatisfiedwiththerestaurant?M:Well,Ihavetosayit’snotmything.Thefoodwasfine,buttherestaurantwastoocrowdedandthewaiterskeptshoutingallthetime.Ithoughttheyshouldbeworkinginaquieterandfriendlierway.Text5W:Mr.BlackisverygoodatSpanishandnowheisbeginningtostudyFrench.M:Yeah.AndhealsoknowssomethingofChinese.Text6W:HasMr.Jonessentyouthefiguresfornextyear’sadvertisingcampaignyet?M:No,Ihaven’treceivedanythingfromhim.Ifwedon’tgetthosefiguresbytomorrowmorning,wewon’tbeabletodrawupnextyear’sbudgetontime.W:WehavetosetthebudgetbeforeThursday,somaybeyoushouldcallhimandfindoutwhathappened.M:IthinkIwill.IfIdon’thearfromhimbyfour,I’lltrycallinghisoffice.Text7W:AreyouOK,John?M:Yeah,justclearingoutthiscupboard,Emily.It’sfullofoldjunk.W:Ooh,whatalotofstuff.Isthata.…gorillaarm?M:Yes!Ah...thatwasafunproject.W:Interesting.M:Ooh,thisisthemicrophoneIrecordedmyfirstmasterpiecewith.Abitdusty.Iwonderifitstillworks.OrmaybeIshouldsellit.Whowouldbuyit?W:Whydon’tyoufreecycleit?M:Oh,that’sagoodidea.Icanexchangeamicrophoneforabicycle,right?W:No.Yougiveitaway.Yougiveittosomeoneforfree.It’sanotherwayofrecycling.Therearewebsitesthathelpmatchyoutopeoplewhowantthesethings.M:Free...recycle.Freecycle.Yes,Iliketheidea.ButIwouldlikeafreebicycleevenmore.Text8W:So,Eric,howislifeinGreenlandthesedays?M:Oh,youknow.Wintersarelo