Unit4WorkbookListeningManypeoplethinkthatdoingaradioorTVinterviewisfunandinteresting.Buttheremaybeproblems.Whatproblemsdoyouthinkyoumighthave?Discussitwithyourpartner.ThenlistentothestoryaboutGreg’stelephoneinterviewandseewhetherhehadthesameproblemsasyoudiscussed.ListentoPart1andtickthecorrecttimeandplaceoftheinterview.DayMondayThursdayYesterdayTime2pm6:15am6:15pmPlacehomeradiostationBBCTVstation1.WhydidGreghavetogototheradiostationandnotusehishometelephone?Listenagainandanswerthequestions.HehadtogototheBBCradiostationbecausethesoundeffectsarebetterthere.2.HowdidGregdescribethewindowsofthehouse?Whatdoesthatshow?Thewindowsaredescribedaslarge,tiredeyes.ItshowsthatGregwasapprehensive.Hefeltthatthewindowswerelikepeoplewatchinghimwhowerenotveryconfident.ListentoPart2andfillintheblanksbelow.1_______justatthatmomentaman________andopenedthe_______forme.AssoonasIenteredtheroom,the_________rang.Itwasthe__________fromthe“Today”programme.Luckilyappearedstudiotelephoneinterviewer2NeverwasIsorelievedtoseeanyone!Ireally________Iwasgoingtomisstheprogramme.But______Iwasonthe____everythingwasfine.thoughtaironceATRUESTORYItisThursdayandGreg(G)hasjustcomehomefromaradiointerviewonthe“Today”programme.Heistalkingtohiswife,Susan(S).ListeningtextPart1S:Hello.Iheardyouontheradioanditallseemedtogoverywell.G:Yes,itdidassoonaswegotstarted.ButIhadabadtimebeforetheyphonedme.S:Why?Ithoughtyoufixeditupyesterday!G:Yes,Idid.YourememberItoldyouthattheydidn’twanttophonemeathomebecausethesoundeffectswerebetterattheBBCradiostationhereinReading.S:Yes.Iremember.G:Well,Iarrivedatthebuildingbefore6am.Theyweregoingtoringmeinthestudioat6:15tocheckthatallwaswell.S:Sowhatwastheproblem?G:WhenIarrivedIfoundthattherewasnobodywaitingtoletmeintothebuilding.Ithadmanywindowsbuttheywerealldark.Theyremindedmeoflarge,tiredeyes.S:Ohdear!Part2G:Thebuildingwassotallandold.S:Didyoufeelfrightened?G:No,butIdidgetworried.IwonderedifI’dgottherightdayortherighttimeandplace.S:Didyouringthebell?G:Yes,Idid.Itsoundedveryloudandechoedthroughtheemptyrooms.Ibegantofeelveryanxious.IwassureImusthavegotthingswrong.S:Butyouhadn’t.Iheardyouontheradio.G:Luckilyjustatthatmomentamanappearedandheopenedthestudioforme.AssoonasIenteredtheroom,thetelephonerang.Itwastheinterviewerfromthe“Today”programme.S:Soall’swellthatendswell!G:Yes,thankgoodness.NeverwasIsorelievedtoseeanyone!IreallythoughtIwasgoingtomisstheprogramme.ButonceIwasontheaireverythingwasfine.ArrangeameetingonthephoneWhichdaywouldsuityoubest?Iwouldliketoarrange…Whattimewouldbemostconvenient?Thatwill/won’tbeconvenientbecause…Ican/can’tdothatbecause…TalkingWherewouldyouliketomeet?Isuggestthatwemeet…Imaybeabletoseeyouat…Please,canyoutellme…?Ilookforwardtoseeingyou.S1:Goodafternoon.ThisisthesecretaryofWangXinjie,starofstageandscreen.CanIhelpyou?S2:IsitpossibletomakeanappointmenttointerviewWangXinjie?S1:Whichorganizationareyou?SampledialogueS2:“Lookbright”beautyproducts.WewouldliketoarrangeforWangXinjietodosomeworkforusandhelpsellourgoods.S1:OK.WangXinjieisverybusyatthemomentworkingonafilm.Whataboutnextweek?Whichdaysuitsyoubest?S2:TuesdayandThursdayarebetterforme.Doesthatsuither?S1:Well,herdiaryisemptyforTuesdaysoshemaybeabletoseeyouthen.Whattimewouldbemostconvenient?S2:Ithinkperhapslunchtime.S1:I’mafraidshecan’tdothatbecauseshealwayshasrelaxationclassesatlunchtime.SoIsugge...
