9- listening 1
1. A: So you're a teacher. Is that right?
B: Yep.
A: Do you enjoy teaching?
B: Yes. I do. The vacations are great, but I've got a really difficult class this year. I try everything, but they just don't want to learn anything. Maybe it's the way I teach.
2. A: So how long have you been a flight attendant?
B: For nearly ten years.
A: Do you like flying?
B: Actually I do. I love it. And I meet lots of interesting passengers. The only thing I don't like is staying in hotels all the time. I miss home cooking.
3. A: So, you're an architect. That must be interesting.
B: Yes, it is. Right now we're in the middle of a big project We're designing a new hotel
A: Uh-huh.
B: The only trouble is the woman I work with and I have completely different ideas of what it should look like.
A: Is that going to be a problem?
B: I hope not. You see, I'm her boss.
4. A: So, you work in an auto shop?
B: That's right. Bob's Auto, on Ford Street Do you know it?
A: Yeah, I think so. Do you enjoy working on cars?
B: Yeah, I really do. I love anything mechanical. The only trouble is the shop's about an hour from my house.
A: An hour? So what do you do? Drive?
B: Sometimes. Sometimes I take the bus. The commute's the worst pan. But the money's good. It kind of makes up for it.
5. A: Where do you work. Rachel?
B: In a bookstore.
A: Oh.
Do you like it there?
B: Yea. it's interesting.
A: Uh-huh.
B: But the boss is a bit strange. Not at all friendly. And he's got a terrible temper.
A: Oh.
6. A: So what do you do. Mike?
B: I'm a hairdresser.
A: Oh, what's it like?
B: Well. I love my customers. Some of them are so friendly. But it's tiring work. I work long hours. and I'm on my feet all day.
A: Yeah. That must be tiring.
