Report each one using the best reporting verbs to show how well you understand it. You should also identify the speakers and the topic and the background of the conversation. Paraphrase if possible
Tóm tắt mỗi đoạn hội thoại, khoảng 3 - 5 câu
Woman Your check was put in the mail yesterday, Mr. Brennan.
Man Yesterday? That means it will arrive next week.
Woman If it doesn’t arrive by Friday, give me a call.
Man You bet I will.
----------------------------------------------
Man Mr. Chu joined the company in August.
Woman Didn’t Ms. Wallace join in August, too?
Man Yes, but Mr. Chu joined the year before.
Woman How time flies.
-----------------------------------------------
Man Are we going at five or six o’clock?
Woman We’re going at six. The show starts at seven.
Man Good. I don’t want to be late.
Woman I know you’d rather wait for an hour than be late by five minutes.
------------------------------------------------
Woman I visited my aunt in the hospital last night.
Man How long has she been sick?
Woman She’s been sick a long time, but she just went to the hospital last week.
Man That’s a long time to be in the hospital. I hope she gets well soon.
-------------------------------------------------------
Man I took Ms. Ono to the airport yesterday. We almost missed the plane—we got there with only a half hour to spare.
Woman I hear she’ll be gone for three weeks.
Man No, only for two.
Tóm tắt nội dung khoảng 3 - 5 câu. (4 đoạn tóm tắt)
Woman Is the coffee machine working yet?
Man Yes, it took all morning to fix it.
Woman I’m sure it will be broken again before too long.
Man Well, enjoy your coffee while you can.
------------------
Man We need a new copy machine. It takes one minute just to copy eight pages.
Woman That’s really slow. That’s less than 500 pages an hour.
Man We’ll never get it finished at this rate.
----------------------------------
Man Every time I call this number, I get a busy signal.
Woman How often have you tried?
Man Every hour. I’ll try one more time.
-------------------------------
Woman When does the mail come?
Man It usually comes just before noon, but sometimes earlier.
Woman Good, I hope it’s early today.
Man Expecting something important?
Woman Your check was put in the mail yesterday, Mr. Brennan.
Man Yesterday? That means it will arrive next week.
Woman If it doesn’t arrive by Friday, give me a call.
Man You bet I will.
----------------------------------------------
Man Mr. Chu joined the company in August.
Woman Didn’t Ms. Wallace join in August, too?
Man Yes, but Mr. Chu joined the year before.
Woman How time flies.
-----------------------------------------------
Man Are we going at five or six o’clock?
Woman We’re going at six. The show starts at seven.
Man Good. I don’t want to be late.
Woman I know you’d rather wait for an hour than be late by five minutes.
------------------------------------------------
Woman I visited my aunt in the hospital last night.
Man How long has she been sick?
Woman She’s been sick a long time, but she just went to the hospital last week.
Man That’s a long time to be in the hospital. I hope she gets well soon.
-------------------------------------------------------
Man I took Ms. Ono to the airport yesterday. We almost missed the plane—we got there with only a half hour to spare.
Woman I hear she’ll be gone for three weeks.
Man No, only for two.
Tóm tắt nội dung khoảng 3 - 5 câu. (4 đoạn tóm tắt)
Woman Is the coffee machine working yet?
Man Yes, it took all morning to fix it.
Woman I’m sure it will be broken again before too long.
Man Well, enjoy your coffee while you can.
------------------
Man We need a new copy machine. It takes one minute just to copy eight pages.
Woman That’s really slow. That’s less than 500 pages an hour.
Man We’ll never get it finished at this rate.
----------------------------------
Man Every time I call this number, I get a busy signal.
Woman How often have you tried?
Man Every hour. I’ll try one more time.
-------------------------------
Woman When does the mail come?
Man It usually comes just before noon, but sometimes earlier.
Woman Good, I hope it’s early today.
Man Expecting something important?