*TAPE TRANSCRIPTS FOR ENGLISH 8 UNIT 1 : a,Hoa :Hello,Nam. Nam:Morning,Hoa. Hoa:Nam,I’d like you to meet my cousin,Thu. Nam:Nice to meet you,Thu. Thu:Nice to meet you too,Nam. b,Khai:Miss Lien. I’d like you to meet my mother. Miss Lien:It’s pleasure to meet you,Mrs Vi. Mrs Vi:The pleasure is all mine,Miss Lien. Miss Lien:Oh,there is the principal.Please excuse me, Mrs Vi,but I must talk to him. Miss Vi:Certainly. c,Ba:Bao,come and meet my grandmother. Bao:Hello,ma’am. Grandmother:Hello,young man . Ba:Bao is my classmate,grandmother. Grandmother:What was that ? Ba:Classmate ! Bao is my classmate . Grandmother : I see . d,Mr Lam:Isn’t that Lan’s father ,my dear ? Mrs Linh:I’m not sure.Go and ask him . Mr Lam:Excuse me. Are you Mr Thanh ? Mr Thanh:Yes, I am . Mr Lam:I’m Lam , Nga’s father . Mr Thanh: How do you do ? UNIT 2 : Secretary:Kingston Junior High School.Good afternoon. Woman: Good afternoon.Could I talk to the principal,please? Secretary:I’m afraid Mr.Kelvin is out at the moment.Would you like to leave a message? Woman:Uhm,no.But I’d like to make an appointment to see him. Secretary:I think he will be available on Tuesday. Woman: Tuesday is Ok.Can I see him in the morning? Secretary: Sure,You can.What time would you like to come? Woman: Is 10:30 ok? Secretary:I’m sorry.The principal will have a school visit at 10:30.What about 9:45? Woman: 9:45?Let me see.Yes,it’s alright. Secretary:What’s your name,please? Woman:My name’s Mary Nguyen. Secretary:Is that N-G-U-Y-E-N? Woman:Yes,that’s right.Mrs Nguyen. Secretary:And your address,please? Woman:Number 23,51 st Street.My telephone number is 64683720942. Secretary:Thank you.Mrs Nguyen. Woman:Thank you very much.Goodbye. Secretary: Goodbye. UNIT 3 : Lan:Can I help you cook dinner,Mom? MrsTu:Sure.You can cook the“the Special Chinese Fried Rice” for me.Use the big pan,please. Lan:Okay.How much oil do I put in? MrsTu:Just a little.Wait until it’s hot and then fry the garlic and the green peppers. Lan:Do I put the ham and the peas in now? MrsTu:Yes.And you can put the rice and a teaspoon of salt in. Lan:Yummy!It smells delicious. UNIT 4 : Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family.His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family.One day,he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg.His wife ran to him and they both looked at the eggs in amazement.The wife wanted more,so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs.Unfortunately,he couldn’t finf any eggs when he finished all, the chicken were dead.There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wanted wife. UNIT 5 : Miss Blake:Good evening,Mrs.Chen Mrs.Chen:Goodevening. Miss Blake:I’m pleased to tell you that Sarah has worked very hard this year and her grades are very good. Mrs.Chen:I’m so pleased to hear that. Miss Blake:She missed 5 days of school due to sickness but an attendance of 87 days for the whole term is acceptable.Both her participation and cooperation are satisfactory.So,there’re no problem there. Mrs.Chen:How is she doing in English? Miss Blake:Her speaking and reading are excellent and her writing is good.If she works a bit harder on her writing skills,she should get an A for writing next term. Mrs.Chen:How about listening comprehension? Miss Blake:I’m afraid she not very good at that.I gave her a C. Mrs.Chen:How can we help her improve? Miss Blake:Get her to watch English TV if possible,and encourage her to listen to English radio programs.Also have some cassettes here which you can borrow. Mrs.Chen:Thank you very much,Miss Blake.We really appreciate your help. UNIT 6 : Children of our land unite . Let’s sing for peace , Let’s sing for right . Let’s sing for the love between north and south . Oh,children of our land, unite. Children of the world hold hands . Let’s show our love from place to place . Let’s shout out loud . Let’s make a stand , Oh, Children of the world hold hands. UNIT 7 : Na :Hi,Nam. Nam: Hello,Na.What are you going to do this weekend ? Na : I’m not sure. I just don’t know what to do and where to go in this new neighborhood. Nam : Why don’t we look at “What’s on this week ? in the newspaper ? Na : Good idea.Can you suggest what I should do ? Nam : Do you like movies ? There’s a new film at the Millennium Cinema. Na : What’s that ?The newcommer, an Australian film.I’ve seen this film before.I saw it on Star movies chanel. Nam : You did ? Na : Yes (pause ).Here,the photo exhibition at the Culture House sounds exciting ! Nam :But it does not open during the weekend.And you cannot go to the English Speaking Contest either.It is at Nguyen Khuyen School,and it is on Thursday.(pause ) Ah,yes.Here,the soccer,a match between Le Do School and Quang Trung School –the best U15 teams in our province.I’ll go and see it because my brother plays in the match. Na :Where do they play ? Nam :At the Town Ground.Would you like to join us ? Na : Oh,yes.I’d love to.I’ve never been to a soccer match before.It just be fun to watch a real match at the stadium.And I’d like to visit the Town Ground,too. Nam :Great.I’ll tell Minh and Ba to come to your house,and we all go together.Remember the match starts at 4 pm,but we just be there by 3:30 if we don’t want to miss the opening show. UNIT 8 : Lan:Hello. Aunt Hang:Hello .Is that Lan ? Lan:Yes .Who is this ? Aunt Hang:It’s Aunt Hang. How are you ? Lan:I’m fine . Where are you phoning from ? Aunt Hang:Hue .I’m calling to tell you Uncle Chi and I are coming to visit you next week . Lan:Great ! When are you arriving ? Aunt Hang:On Thursday .We’re arriving in Ha noi in the late afternoon . Lan:Ok. Do you want to speak to my mom ? Aunt Hang: Yes, please . Lan:Hold on a moment and I’ll get her . UNIT 9 : his is the emergency room in a large hospital. A paramedic is wheeling a patient on a stretcher into the emergency room where a doctor is waiting to treat the patient. The patient doesn’t look well. His head is bandaged and his eyes are closed. T A nurse is pushing an empty wheelchair towards the exit. She is probably taking it to a patient in the ambulance. The eye chart on the wall is used to check people’s eyesight. The chart consists of about 28 letters ranging in size from about 5 centimeters in height at the top of the chart to about 1 centimeter at the bottom. A doctor is trying to weigh a crying baby on the scale. The baby’s mother is standing nearby. She’s trying to stop her child from crying.The crutches, which are for someone with a broken leg, are leaning against the wall. UNIT 10 : a) What type of garbage can you put in the compost? Today I’m going to explain how to start a compost heap. First of all, you must use only vegetable matter includes tealeaves, egg shells – but wash the shells first – and tissues. Don’t use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. b) Where is the best place for a compost heap? Find a place in your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. Use pick or shovels to turn the compost regularly so it gets plenty of air. c) Should you water the compost? The compost also needs moisture, but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong plastic if weather is very wet. d) How long does it take before you can use the compost? Keep adding to the pile and after about six months, your compost will be ready to use as fertilizer. UNIT 11 : Tim: Mom, I’m tired. Mrs. Jones: All right. You go back to the hotel and we’ll go and look at the pagoda. Tim: Okay, but how do I get to the hotel? Mrs. Jones: Let me check the map. Oh, yes. It’s Phong Lan Road, just off the highway. Tim: I remember. See you later. Mrs. Jones: Bye. Shannon: I’m hungry, Mom. Mrs. Jones: Can you wait until after we’ve seen the pagoda, Shannon? The restaurant’s in Ho Tay Road. It’s opposite the direction from the pagoda. Shannon: Please, Mom. I’m starving! Mr. Jones: I’ll take you to the restaurant and get something to eat, Shannong. We’ll let your mother go to the pagoda. Shannon: Thanks, Dad. Perhaps we can get some food at the restaurant and eat it beside the river. Mrs. Jones: As you are going in the direction of the bus station, can you book seats on tomorrow’s bus to Ho Chi Minh city? The bus station is just opposite the tourist information center. Mr. Jones: All right. Mrs. Jones: I’ll see you back at the hotel. Shannon: How are you going to get to the pagoda, Mom? Mrs. Jones: I’m going to walk over the bridge and take the first road on the left. If I have time, I’ll also visit an old temple, which is just past the pagoda on the same road. Shannon: Bye, Mom. Have a nice time. Mrs. Jones: I will, bye. UNIT 12 : And here is today’s weather forecast for international traveler. 1. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees. 2. Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two. 3. London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven. 4. Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty four degrees centigrade and d high of thirty two. 5. New York is going to have a windy day. It will be cloudy with a low of eight and d high of fifteen. 6. In Paris is will be cool and dry today. The low will be ten degrees and the high will be sixteen. UNIT 13 : Mrs. Robinson:John, I want you to go to the flower market for me, please. Mr. Robinson: What do I have to buy? Mrs. Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers. Mr. Robinson: What sort of flowers? Mrs. Robinson: Marigold, because they are traditional at Tet. Mr. Robinson: Anything else? Mrs. Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do a few things. Liz: What is that, Mom? Mrs. Robinson: Are you busy? Liz: No. Do you need something? Mrs. Robinson: Yes. Go to the market and pick up some candies and one packet of dried watermelon seeds, please. Liz: Okay. What are you going to do? Mrs. Robinson: I’m going to Mrs. Nga’s. She’s going to show me how to make spring rolls. UNIT 14 : Mr. Robinson: I think this place sounds all right. Mrs. Robinson: You mean the one in far north of Queensland? Mr. Robinson: Yes, it sounds perfect. The Coconut Palm Hotel is right on the advertisement. Imagine getting up in the morning and looking at the Pacific Ocean. Mrs. Robinson: It must be near a rainforest because the hotel offers guided tours. I hope there won’t be a lot of mosquitoes. Mr. Robinson: I don’t think there will be because it’ll be dry when we go. Mrs. Robinson: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is a World Heritage Site, isn’t it? Mr. Robinson: That’s right. Mrs. Robinson: OK. Let’s find out how much it costs. What’s the phone number? Mr. Robinson: 077-6924 3927. Mrs. Robinson: 6924 3927. UNIT 15 : omputers programmers use flow chart to help people understand how events are sequenced. All the shapes on this chart have a particular meaning. For example, the circles indicate a starting or stopping point, the triangles are questions and the ovals are answers. C This flow chart shows how to get a drink from a machine. It shows that the first step is to find a machine. Next ask yourself if you have the correct change. When the answer to this question is “yes”, ask yourself what you want to drink. For example, lemon soda. Finally, insert the coins and press the button to choose the drink you want. Once the drink appears, you may take it from the machine *TAPE TRANSCRIPTS FOR ENGLISH 9 UNIT 1: A visit from a pen pal Tim: Are you hungry, Carlo? Carlo: Yes. Tim: Okay. Let’s go to a restaurant downtown. If we go through the park, we can catch a bus on Ocean Drive. Carlo: That’s fine. I really like walking in the park. You’re lucky to have a place like this close to your home. It’ s so beautiful with all the trees an flowers and a pond in the middle. Tim: Carlo! Be careful. You’re walking on the grass. The park keeper is growing some more-you’ll kill the new grass! Carlo: Oh, sorry. I didn’t see the sign. Tim: Come on. It’s time we caught the bus. Carlo: Is that our bus, Tim? Tim: No. That’s a 103 bus. We want the number 130. Carlo: Where are we going to eat? Tim: It’s up to you. There’s a new Mexican restaurant in town. Carlo: Oh, no. I can eat Mexican food at home. I love American food. I’d rather eat hamburgers. Tim: Okay. I know exactly where we need to go! UNIT 2: Clothing Announcer (on Public Announcement) Attention please. Here is a special announcement. A little girl is reported missing. She was lost seen 20 minutes ago near the main entrance to the Car Fair. Her name’s Mary and she is 3 years old. She has short dark hair. She’s wearing shorts- blue shorts and a long-sleeved white blouse. She’s wearing a pair of shoes- brown shoes. She’s may be carrying a large doll. If you see Mary, please bring her to the Information Desk. Her father’s waiting for her there. Thank you. UNIT 3: A trip to the countryside At 6.30 in the morning, the bus collected Ba and his family from their home. After picking everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and stopped at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then, it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward. This road ran between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of turning left towards a small airport, the bus went the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a rod which went through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus dropped everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening. Unit 4: Learning a foreign language Host: Kate, can I introduce you to Ng? She’s studying English here in London. Kate: Hello, pleased to meet you. Nga: Pleased to meet you, too. Kate: Where are you from, Nga? Nga: I’m from Vietnam. Kate: Why are you studying English here? Nga: I need ti for my job. Kate: Really? So, what do you do? Nga: I work for a bank, an international bank in Hanoi. Kate: Oh, I see. Did you leran English a school? Nga: Yes, and at university, too. But I’ve forget er…forget Kate: Forgotten. Nga: Yes, of course. I’ve forgotten a lot of it. I want to improve my writing skills. You know…sometimes I have to write letters in English. Kate: What about listening, Nga? Nga: It’s terrible. This is my biggest problem. People talk very quickly and I can’t understand them. Kate: Do you like understand English? Nga: Oh yes. It’s an interesting language and it’s very useful; and I can talk to people from all over the world …and I can understand the words of my favorite songs, too Kate: Well. That’s very good. Good luck to you, Nga. Unit 5: The media Chau: Dad, I’m doing an assignment. Can you help me with the information? Chau’s father: What is the assignment about? Chau: It’s a bout the important dates of the media. Where and when did the first printed newspaper appear, Dad? Chau’s father: It first appeared the 7 th or 8 th century AD, in China. Chau: And when the telegraph invented? Chau’s father: Perhaps it was in the late 19 th century. Do you know what two new forms of news media appeared in the early 20 th century? Chau: Radio and newsreel? Chau’s father: Excellent! And when did television become commercially viable, can you guess? Chau: In the 1940s? Chau’s father: No. it was in the 1950s Chau: When did the Internet become a major force in journalism? Chau’s father: In the mid- and late 1990s Chau: Thank you, Dad. Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment. Unit 6: The environment Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly into the sea. Many countries, both developed and developing, are guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage into the sea each year. Thirdly, there are oil spills from ships. A ship has an accident and oil leaks from vessel. This is not only pollutes the water, but it also kills marine life. Next, there are waste materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, which then leads to the sea. And finally, oil is washed from the land. This can be the result of carelessness or deliberate dumping of waste. Unit 7: Saving energy Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resource? Look no further than solar energy from our sun . At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, gas, oil, or nuclear power. This power could be provided by the sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for total population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water. The energy can be stored for number of days, so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too. Sweden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015. Unit 8: Celebrations Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne. Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne? And here’s a hand, my trusty friend and gie’s a hand o’ thine We’ll tak’a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne. Unit 9: Natural disasters If you live in an earthquake zone, you should take some time to look around your house. Place heavy books on the bottom shelf of your bookshelves. Block the rollers on your fridge and washing machine to prevent them from moving. Put hanging potted plants in plastic containers. Check the mirrors in your bathroom and bedroom. Make sure they can’t move. Don’t put your bed next to a window. Planning where you are going to be during earthquake is very important. The first thing to remember is to stay inside. Then you should sit under a strong table or doorway, or stand in the corner of room. Unit 10: Natural disasters Good evening. Welcome to our Science for Fun Program. This week we’ve received a lot of questions asking about life on the moon. We’ve talked to some experts and this is what we’ve found out. There is no water or air on the moon. It is all silent because there is no air. Of course there will be no music, no sounds. There are no rivers and no lakes. At night it is very cold. The temperature goes down to 151 0 C below Zero. But during the day the temperature rises to 100 0 C above Zero. There are great round holes on the moon. They look like big lakes. They are called craters. There are more than 30,000 craters on the moon. There are also high montains. The highest mountains on the moon are about 26, 000 feet or 8,000 meters high. And here is something very interesting to know: on the moon you weigh one sixth of what you weigh on earth. If you weigh 50 kilos, on the moon you will weigh only a little more than 8 kilos. You will be able to jump very high, even higher than an Olympic Champion. You can take very long steps s well. And…Maybe you won’t sleep very well because one day on the moon? I’ll leave the question for you to answer yourself. THE END . . *TAPE TRANSCRIPTS FOR ENGLISH 8 UNIT 1 : a,Hoa :Hello,Nam. Nam:Morning,Hoa. Hoa:Nam,I’d. drink you want. Once the drink appears, you may take it from the machine *TAPE TRANSCRIPTS FOR ENGLISH 9 UNIT 1: A visit from a pen pal Tim: Are you hungry,