Unit2ASweetSweetHomeScript.docx

1、Unit2ASweetSweetHomeScriptUnit-2-A-Sweet-Sweet-Home-ScriptUnit 2 A Sweet, Sweet HomePart I Getting ReadyAudioscript: Part BHouse agent: right, if youd just come this way.Woman: Thank you.Man: Yes.House agent: Eron the right here we have theerthe bathroom, which as you can see is fullyfully fitted. I

2、f we just move forward now, weercome into the ermain main bed-sitting room here. Anderon the left here are dining room table and chairs.Woman: Oh yes.Man: Yes.House agent: And erstraight ahead of usumfoldaway double bed and mattress, which I think youll agree is quite a novel idea.Man: Oh yes.House

3、agent: And thenumtoWoman: Behind the armchair.House agent: Yes, behind the armchair. To our right, umin the corner there, a fitted wardrobe. And another one on my left here.Woman: On either side of the bed?House agent: Yes, thats right. Thats right, so you can put all youernight attire or what whate

4、ver you like in here.Man: Yes, thats good.House agent: (facing the door) Then, therethewe have the sofa hereerin front of theumthe window.Man: Oh, yes.House agent: Erso theres plenty of light coming through into the room and as you can see theres a nice view through the windows there.Woman: No curta

5、ins, though.House agent: No curtains, but weve got roller blinds.Woman: Oh.House agent: Yes, theyre nice and straight forward. No problems about thatdont have to wash them of course. Andumon the left of theersofa there, you can see nice coffee tables.House agent: Ifif we move straight a straight ahe

6、ad, actually, into the er the kitchen you can see that um on my left here weve got a washing machine, tumble dryer and umelectric cookerWoman: Oh yes.Man: Mmm.House agent: All as you can see to the most modern designs. And there umon the other side of the kitchenumrefrigerator there in thein the cor

7、ner.Man: Oh yeah, yes.Woman: Oh, what a nice little cubbyhole! Yes, very neat.House agent: Yes. Wellum I dont know whether youve got any questions. Thats it of course.Woman: Well, couldcould we perhaps see the bathroom, because wewe didnt see that?House agent: OK, yes, yes, Letsumlets go on out of h

8、ere andumend up in the bathroom.Part CDave: Hi Randall. (Hi.) Come on in.Randall: Uh, yeah, I stopped by to see if you were still looking for a roommate to share your house.Dave: Yep. I sure am. Ever since I cut back on my working hours to go to school, Ive been really strapped for cash.Randall: Oh.

9、Dave: Hey, let me show you the place. Uh, heres the living room.Randall: Oh. It looks like you could use a new carpetand those stains?Dave: Well, Ive had a few problems with some former roommates. I know it needs to be cleaned, but I just dont have the money to do it right now.Randall: Oh. And what

10、about the kitchen?Dave: Right this way. Look. Its completely furnished with all the latest appliances, exceptRandall: What?Dave: Well, the refrigerator door is brokena little bitand it wont shut all the way. It needs fixing, but dont worry. Ive just improvised by pushing a box against it to keep it

11、shut.Randall: Hmm. Great.Dave: Ah. It isnt that bad.Randall: Well how about the bathroom?Dave: WellRandall: No, no. Dont tell me. The toilet is clogged or the sink has a few leaks.Dave: No, those work fine, but, uh, the tile in the shower needs to be replaces, and the window needs fixing.Randall: Le

12、t me see. The tilewhat? The window? Wheres the window pane?Dave: Well, thats another slight problem. Ive put up a piece of cardboard to keep out the (Hmmm) rain and snow, and if it gets a little cold, you can always turn up the heat. Well, you used to until the central heating went out. (Oh, boy.)Ra

13、ndall: Hey, I think Ive seen enough. I cant believe youve survived under these conditions.Dave: So what do you think? You really cant beat a place like this for $450 a month. So it has its problems, but we can fix those.Randall: Uh, no thank you. I think Ive seen enough.Part II The dream house1. My

14、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 of bricks, and it would have white pillars outside the front door

15、, and it would be detachedon yes, it would have a garage.3. My ideal home would be to live in a cottage in a small village by the sea. Er, somewhere like Cornwall, so its unspoilt and there are cliffs and trees around.4. I think if I could have any sort of house, Id like one of those white-walled vi

16、llas 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 big family house with, erat least two hundred years old, I think,

17、 with a big garden, and best of all Id like to have a dry-stone wall around the garden. Ive always lived dry-stone walls.6. Dyou know, I may sound daft but what Ive always wanted to do is live somewhere totally isolated, preferably somewhere enormous like a castle or something, you know, right out i

18、nby the sea or even sort of in a little island, on an island, you know, out at sea, where you have to get there by a boat or something, where its cut off at high tide. I think itd be really great.Questions1. According to the first speaker, in what color would her dream house be painted?2. Where woul

19、d she put all her pot-plants?3. In the second speakers opinion, what would there be outside the front door of his ideal house?4. What would there be around the third speakers ideal home?5. When the fourth speaker got up in the morning, what would he do frist?6. What is Spain famous for?7. According

20、to the fifth speaker, what would she like to have around the garden of her dream house?8. How should one get to the last speakers ideal house?Part III Flat huntingWendy Stott: Oh hello. (Hello.) My names Wendy Scott. Did the estate agent ring you and tell you I was coming?House agent: Oh yes, yes I

21、was expecting you. Do come in. (Thank you.) Have you had the particulars and everything? 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 round this afternoon. You seem to have decorated quite recentlyHouse age

22、nt: Yes, oh, yes, it was decorated last year. Now this is the this is the kitchen.Wendy Stott: Yeser What kitchen equipment are you leaving behind or are you going to take it all?House agent: Well, you know it rather depends on what I end up buying. Ive got something in mind at the moment but as you

23、 know these things can take ages (Yes.) but the place Im going to has no gas so Ill probably be leaving this stove, this oven here.Wendy Stott: Is itis it quite new? Have you had it long?House agent: Oh, no, not long. Its about five or six years old. (I see.) Ive found it very reliable but I shall b

24、e taking that fridge but you can see everything else. Its a fully fitted kitchen.Wendy Stott: Yes, what about the dishwasherumis that a dishwasher under the sink?House agent: No, no, thats a washing machine, I shall be taking that, yes, I will but there is plumbing for a washing machine. (Right.)Wen

25、dy Stott: Is the gas cooker the only gas appliance youve got?House agent: No, no, there is a gas fire but I dont use it very much; its in the main room, the lounge.Wendy Stott: Oh. Right. That seems fine.House agent: Well, then across here if youd like to come in with me, this is the sitting room. (

26、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 niceHouse agent: Yes, yes, they are nice. Its got a very pleasant view and theres a balcony you can sit out on in the summer. (Yes, its a nice view.) Yes, it is nice. Now th

27、en across here this is the smallest bedroom; (Yes.) there are three rooms, this is the smallest and its no more really than a box room but of course you can get a bed in.Wendy Stott: You could make it into a study. It would be more useful I think.House agent: Yes, well I think somebody else has got

28、this room as a study. Then thisthis is the second bedroom. (Yes.) As you can see its got a fitted cupboard and those shelves there they are also fitted.Wendy Stott: Have you got an airing cupboard anywhere?House agent: Oh. Yes, theres one in the bathroom. Ill show you that in a moment. (Oh right.) N

29、ow this is the third bedroom, this is the largest bedroom. (Oh.) Of course its got the wash basin, double fitted cupboard, plenty of space really, there, (Very nice.) and of course this room does take the double bed. Nowumthis is the bathroom. Theres the airing cupboard. (Is that the airing cupboard

30、?) Yes, thats right. Its nice and warm in there; its rather small but I mean it is adequate, you know, and of course there isthere is the shower.Wendy Stott: Is that, did you put that in yourself or was it in with the flat?House agent: Oh, no. No that was in when the flat was built.Wendy Stott: Is i

31、t quite reliable? (Oh yes.) because Ive had problems with a shower recently? (Yes, no Ive never had problems with that. No. Its really good.) Is it gas heated at the water point?House agent: No, that is electric. (Ah.)Statements: 1. Wendy Stott knows nothing about the flat before she comes to have a

32、 look at it.2. The flat was decorated five or six years ago.3. The house owner has used the oven and the stove for about five or six years.4. The windows in the largest bedroom are right down to the floor.5. There is a balcony in the sitting-room.Part IV More about the topic: Property Prices3. In the late 80s, interest rates