Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Introducing real life aspects of listening
Activity 1, Handout 2, Tape scripts
Listening text 1
Length: 1:10 min
Speakers: Receptionist and a guest

In a hotel (at the reception desk)

Guest: Good morning. Can I have two single rooms with a shower, please?
Receptionist: We are rather full up, but I’ll see. How long do you intend to stay?
Guest: I expect we’ll be here for a week or so.
Receptionist: You can have a double room with a shower on the second floor.
Guest: How much is it?
Receptionist: It’s sixty pounds a night, including breakfast.
Guest: All right, I’ll take it. Can I pay by credit card?
Receptionist: Yes, you can. Will you fill in the form, please?
Guest: Surname, Christian name, nationality, permanent address, place and date of birth,
signature. Is that all right?
Receptionist: Yes, that’s all, thank you. Here is your key.
Guest: Can you wake me up at 6 a.m.?
Receptionist: Yes, I can.
Guest: Thank you.

Listening text 2:

Length: 2.40
Speakers: Alex and Rod
In a café (talking about favourite books)
Tapescript symbols:
[…] means that the speakers overlap each other
.. pause
Rod: Hi Alex, good to see you again.
Alex: Good to see you as well.
Rod: Er you know, we were talking last time about er about reading you know, I was wondering what kind of books you read?
Alex: Well these days I don’t read much fiction, but I think it is mostly like military things
military literature, documentaries different sorts.
Rod: Really! Military literature? What kind of military literature?
Alex: For some reasons I’ve got a fixation on the Japanese army, maybe it is a bit weird
but that’s…
Rod: Wow wow the Japanese army erm so do you find a lot of books in English on that
topic?
Alex: Well not so much, the only books in English I’ve got I think I’ve got my collection of
Iris Murdoch.
Rod: Ah, Iris Murdoch. That’s not exactly the Japanese army.
Alex: No no, but that’s the only thing of fiction which I am reading … from time to time at
least.
Rod: And Iris Murdoch… a particular liking for her, why?
Alex: I don’t know really … maybe it is one of the first books in English that I’ve read and it
made sense to me.
Rod: Aha…
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