Engaging English Conversations for Language Practice

1 Work in pairs. Look at the lines from Conversation 1. Decide who says them, Janet or Andy? Inside view Answer Janet: 1, 3, 6 Andy: 2, 4, 5, 7 Now watch Conversation 1 and check your answers.

2. Watch Conversation 1 again and answer the questions. Inside view Answers 1 What Janet was doing at the market with Joe. 2 He is right about Andy being late quite often. 3 He says something unexpected has come up. • So that he can check his schedule. • At 2.30. 6 The City of London. Click for more about The City of London.

Language Tip Inside view • I'd better take this. • Are we still on for today? • How about at our local, the Duke of York. • Something has come up. Translate the sentences into Chinese. Pay special attention to the underlined parts. • Keys: • 我得接这个电话。 • 我们今天还有空吗？【on在口语中表示确认之前的约定或安排是否仍然有效。】 • 我们附近的小酒吧怎么样？【local主要用于英式英语，非正式场合，表示附近的小酒馆】 • 出了点儿小意外。【come up 表示（结果、情况或问题，尤指出乎意料地）出现，发生】 Click for more about The Duke of York.

3. Work in pairs and discuss the questions. Inside view Answers 1 He likes her and wants to go out with her. 2 He doesn't seem to like Joe very much but he keeps a professional relationship with him. 3 She seems to like him but she's indirect with him. • He works at the Bank of England Museum. • He'll mainly talk about the Bank and the Museum, but he'll also explain why the Bank didn't help the economy during the credit crunch. The Bank of England

4 Watch Conversation 2 and number the descriptions in the order you hear them. Inside view ☐a reconstruction of a late 18th century banking hall ☐a description of how the modern economy works ☐museum shop ☐the Bank's collection of silver goods and a pile of gold bars ☐story of the early years at the Bank 2 5 1 4 3

Inside view 5. Choose the best answer to the questions. Keys: 1 d 2 c 3 d 4 a 5 c Click here for more about the Bank of England and the credit crunch

6 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences. Inside view Janet So (1) _________ the world of high finance ___________ with our website? JoeWell, I thought we could do something on the Bank of England Museum - it's really quite interesting. Janet So who exactly is Tim Pearson? JoeHe works there and he's coming along today to plan an interview and a tour round the museum. Janet (2) ___________________ doing any filming? Andy No, just asking him more about the Bank and the museum. TimHi. JoeHi, Tim. Andy Hi, Tim. Janet Hi, I'm Janet. what does have to do so we’re not actually >>>>>>

Inside view TimHi, Janet. Right, so where do you want to begin? JoeI've got a plan of the museum. Can we go through it with you? TimFine. (3) ________, the Bank of England Museum tells the story of the Bank of England. There's also a collection of bank notes and gold bars. Andy Any free samples? TimSorry, no chance! Now, (4) _______________________, past the museum shop. Then the first room you enter is a reconstruction of a late 18th century banking hall. Janet And (5) _________________________, on the top right hand side? Basically you come in here on the left moving through to this room >>>>>>

Inside view TimThat's the story of the early years at the Bank from when it was founded in 1694. Janet (6) ______________________________? TimThat's the Bank's collection of silver goods, a pile of gold bars. (7) _____________________________ a description of how the modern economy works. What about this room on the left And this room here below contains Click for more about The Bank of England Museum.

Everyday English You've got me there. He can't make it this morning. Are we clear this afternoon? next to New York No chance! Take your time. Inside view No chance! Key to exercise 7: 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 (a) 5 (b) 6 (b)

Extra exercise: Choose 4 expressions from Everyday English to fill in the blanks. Inside view • A: Such a terrible traffic jam. I hope we can catch the train. • B: _________, it’s already 4:55. Our train will leave in 5 minutes. • 2. There’s no rush— ____________. • 3. __________________________ I have an opera ticket and I wonder whether you can go with me. • 4. Well, the thing is Something unexpected • has come up so I can't ________ in the • morning, I'm afraid. No chance take your time Are you clear this afternoon? make it

Extra activity: story-making Inside view 1) Everyone makes up a story of your own. You should use at least 4 of the expressions in the previous page in your story telling. Try to make your story interesting and logic. 2) Share your story in your group. 3) The group discuss all the members’ stories and vote for the best one. 4) Volunteers share your groups’ best stories with the class.

8. Work in pairs and act out the conversation. Inside view • Work in pairs. Look through the cues and functional expressions in the box on Page 41. • Plan your events. (try to be imaginative while making up the new story ) • One volunteer pairs will perform the example conversation to the class. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation. • In pairs, you work out and perform your own version. • One or two pairs of you will perform your dialogues to the rest of the class.

Language and culture (1): The City of London Inside view The City of London is a small area within Greater London, United Kingdom. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation (指由几个卫星城镇组成的集合城市) grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of the metropolis of London, though remains a notable part of Central London. More about the City of London, please clickhere

Inside view Language and culture (1): The City of London Listen to the audio clip and try to retell the main idea to your partner. Glossary Amphitheatre n.古罗马圆形剧场 the medieval Guild Hall n.（中世纪的）老市政厅 Big Bangn.大爆炸改革（英国伦敦证券交易所1986年进行的证券交易改革，主要内容包括扩展成员范围、放松有关经纪人的规定、实行计算机化等） de-regulate v.撤销对······的规定（或限制）

Inside view Language and culture (1): The City of London Word bank for you reference in retelling commercial area museums tourist financial institution big banks Stock Exchange oldest part Roman remains amphitheatre medieval Guild Hall square mile city bankers residents Big Bang European economy deregulate BACK

Language and culture (2): The Duke of York Inside view The Duke of York is a pub in Victoria Street, London. It is doing a booming trade with local workers and passing tourists, as well as the pre-theatre crowd. It's got big televisions for those sporting events and pub food if you fancy a pre-theatre snack or the restaurant upstairs if you're after something more formal. It's a good place to meet near Victoria Station. BACK

Language and culture (3): The Bank of England Inside view The Bank of England is the state-owned central bank of the UK and acts as the banker for the UK government. It is in the City of London. What IS central bank? A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is a banking institution granted the exclusive privilege to lend a government its currency. Like a normal commercial bank, a central bank charges interest on the loans made to borrowers, primarily the government of whichever country the bank exists for, and to other commercial banks, typically as a 'lender of last resort'. >>>>>>

Language and culture (4): Central bank Inside view A central bank is distinguished from a normal commercial bank because it has a monopoly on creating the currency of that nation. Its primary function is to provide the nation‘s money supply.It may also have supervisory powers. Central banks in some countries? 1) Work in groups and list the names of central banks in different countries. The more the better. 2) Volunteers come to the front to have a vocabulary competition. Let’s see who can be the champion. Reference

Language and culture (4): Central bank Inside view The People’s Bank of China China Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Washington) The United States Europe European Central Bank Hong Kong Hong Kong Monetary Authority Russia Central bank of Russia Japan Bank of Japan

Language and culture (5): credit crunch Inside view Listen to the audio clip, take down as much information as possible about credit crunch and do the exercises on the following page. Glossary buzzword n.流行词 feeling the pinch手头拮据，缺钱 mortgages 抵押贷款 utility bills水电费 to tighten their belts 节省开支 Click for more exercise

1. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. Inside view • People in Britain have lots of spare cash at the moment. • 2. A credit crunch means banks have too much money to loan people. • 3. The credit crunch started in America. • 4. It is harder to borrow money from the bank because it costs more. • 5. The cost of living is becoming more expensive in the UK. False False True True True TO BE CONTINUED

2. Use brief words to answer the following questions. Inside view 1. What do banks have a shortage of during a credit crunch? _______________________________________________ 2. In America, what kind of people took out mortgages that they couldn't repay? ______________________________________________ 3. What happened to the loans the American banks gave out? ______________________________________________ 4. What have banks and other financial institutions increased to compensate for the shortage of money? _________________________________________________________________ 5. What continues to rise in the UK? ________________________________________________ Money to loan people. People with a poor credit history. They were sold on to other banks. Fees and rates (on products such as loans mortgages and credit cards). TO BE CONTINUED The cost of living.

3. Word search: Try to find out the words associated with the credit crunch in the puzzle below. Inside view There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Are you ready? Click here to start! Answer buzzword credit financial loan mortgage shortage lend borrow compensate rates BACK

Language and culture (6): The Bank of England Museum Inside view • Finish the handout about the Bank of England Museumin 2 minutes. Try to memorize as much information as possible. You can jot down some key points, but do not copy the original sentences. 2) Hand in the material. 3) Work in groups and have an oral cloze competition. The student who stands up first and pops out the correct answer will win one point for your group. Let’s see which group will be the champion.

Oral cloze Inside view The Bank of England Museum is located on the _______ side of the Bank of England, London, England. The museum is open to the public, ______ charge, on _________ only and on the day of the__________________. It includes a _____________ of a late 18th century office. Known as The Stock Office, this is where holders of Bank stock would come to collect their _________. Displays in this area cover the history of the bank in roughly __________ order, including many images showing the rebuilding of the Bank in the inter-war years. Another section, called The ___________, uses modern technology to bring the Bank's current activities to a wider audience. eastern free of weekdays Lord Mayor's Show reconstruction dividends chronological Bank Today >>>>>>

Inside view Other displays of examples from the Bank's collections of __________ and coins, books and documents, pictures, furniture, statues, silver and even a real ________ that can be handled can be found in the Rotunda area. Previously access to the Bank's collections had been by ____________ only and visitors were ________ through the Bank to a small display area. In the 1980s the Bank planned to create a new museum which would open in 1994 the year of the Bank's_____________. The new museum, designed by exhibition consultants Higgins Gardner & Partners, was opened in 1988 by the_______. In the same year it received the __________ _______and the Stone Federation Award for Outstanding Craftsmanship. banknotes gold bar appointment escorted tercentenary Queen City Heritage Award BACK

Engaging English Conversations for Language Practice