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Audioscript for New World 5

Unit 1 Unit 2
page 3, Listening page 9, Listening
Call Center: Could I please speak to Sophie Olivia
Williams? I can’t stand watching horror movies. They make me
Sophie: This is Sophie speaking. scared. I can’t sleep at night and I get all kinds of
Call Center: Hello, Sophie. This is Sheena from nightmares. I’m fond of watching travel
COMMUNICOM. I’d like to talk to you documentaries. I can’t afford to travel, so I can sit at
about your cell phone plan if you don’t home and dream about all these wonderful places.
mind. It’ll only take a minute. Ben
Sophie: Oh, OK. I don’t like watching the news. Everything is so
Call Center: How often do you use your cell depressing. So many people were killed here or
phone? there around the world, so and so was robbed,
Sophie: I use it all the time. another bomb exploded. I enjoy watching sitcoms,
Call Center: Do you call long distance a lot? and comedies. I like shows that make me laugh and
Sophie: Sometimes. make me feel good.
Call Center: I’d like to offer you our Special Saver Mary
Package for local and long-distance I’m a movie buff. I can watch movies all day long, all
calls for only . . . kinds of movies. But I have no time for TV shows,
Sophie: I’m not interested. Goodbye. especially those reality shows. And I can’t stand the
Call Center: Please don’t hang up. I have a special merchandising in the soap operas: The character is
offer for you. When was the last time always drinking this or that brand of soda or driving
you went on vacation? a particular car. I feel like going to the movies today.
Sophie: Look, I’m not interested in buying a Would you like to come?
vacation package either. Josh
Call Center: Actually we are offering people a free I’m not keen on watching TV or going to the movies
vacation. at all nowadays. I miss watching a good old
Sophie: Did you say free? western, but they don’t make them anymore. How
Call Center: Yeah. All you have to do is join our about looking for some of those classic spaghetti
World Wide Service. You get points for westerns to stream on our TV?
every call you make. Think of it. You
can exchange your points for Unit 3
wonderful vacations all over the world. page 15, Listening
Sophie: I’m not interested. Good-bye. Officer: Now, can you please show me your
driver’s license?
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Driver: Sure, officer. I’ll give it to you as soon as I Airline Employee: The bad weather is at the
can find it. I’m sure it was in here in the airport of arrival, ma’am. We’ll
glove compartment. let you know when it’s time for
Officer: Take your time. No hurry. boarding.
Driver: Oh here it is. I put it in my purse before An hour later
leaving home. Ms. Williams: Excuse me! Do you have any
Officer: Now will you please get out of the car? . .. information about flight 295?
Blow into this tube. Attendant: I’m afraid it’s been canceled.
Driver: I haven’t been drinking, officer. I don’t Ms. Williams: Oh, no. Can you put me on
drink at all. another flight?
Officer: We’ll soon find out. . . . Mmm. OK. You’re Attendant: I’m sorry, ma’am, but there
clean. aren’t any other flights today.
Driver: I told you. We can put you on our first
Officer: Why didn’t you stop at the stop sign? flight tomorrow morning.
Didn’t you see it? Ms. Williams: Tomorrow morning?
Driver: Well, I slowed down, and there were no Attendant: We can arrange hotel
cars coming. accommodation for you for
Officer: That isn’t good enough. When there’s a tonight, and the company is
stop sign, you’ve got to stop completely. offering you a free ticket to any
Driver: I’m a law-abiding citizen. I really am. destination in the U.S. to make
Please let me go. up for this inconvenience.
Officer: I’m going to let you go this time. But the Ms. Williams: Yes, I’ll need the
next time I catch you, I’ll give you a fine. accommodations, and I’ll take
Driver: Oh, thanks, officer. I appreciate it. the free ticket. This still is an
inconvenience for me, though.
Unit 4 I’ll miss part of a meeting
page 27, Listening tomorrow.
At the airport
Ms. Williams: Excuse me! I’m on flight 295. Unit 5
I’ve been waiting for an hour page 33, Listening
and you haven’t given Mia
passengers any further I was really nervous. In fact, I was scared to death.
information about the delay. I’d never been on a plane before. I held onto my
Airline Employee: The flight is still delayed friend’s arm and closed my eyes. But after the plane
because of the weather. had taken off and the flight attendants had served
Ms. Williams: But, look, it’s stopped raining, some hot coffee, I felt much better. I lost my fear,
and the sun is shining.
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and I was able to look out the window at the ground Guide: You’d better bring some. Sometimes the
below. mosquitoes are as vicious as the piranha
Christopher fish in the water.
When I opened the door, I heard voices in my
bedroom upstairs. I thought someone had broken Unit 7
into my house while I was out. I know you should page 51, Listening
call the police first, but my curiosity was too strong. Travel Agent: Here are your plane tickets, your
I went up the stairs very quietly and peeped into my hotel voucher, and your medical
room. There was no one there. I’d forgotten to turn insurance package.
off the TV set! Mrs. Taylor: Will there be someone there to meet
us at the airport?
Unit 6 Travel Agent: Yes, look for someone holding a sign
page 39, Listening for the Beachside Resort. The hotel
Sarah: So, what’s the plan for tomorrow? has a shuttle free of charge.
Guide: You must be up by five o’clock to see the Mrs. Taylor: Oh, that’s very convenient. How far
animals. is the hotel from the airport?
Sarah: That’s really early! Travel Agent: About ten to fifteen minutes away.
Guide: Well, we have to be out on the river before When you arrive at the hotel, present
it gets too hot. Also, later in the day many this voucher. Your accommodation
animals hide in the shade to protect and breakfast are paid for.
themselves from the sun and from Mrs. Taylor: What’s the beach there like?
enemies. Travel Agent: It’s fabulous. It has white sand and
Sarah: What wildlife will we see? crystal clear water. You couldn’t find
Guide: Lots. Many species of birds, crocodiles, a more beautiful place.
and you may even see an anaconda, the Mrs. Taylor: What’s the weather like?
huge snake that can measure more than Travel Agent: At this time of the year, the weather
nine meters in length. is warm, and it doesn’t rain very
Sarah: What should or shouldn’t we do during often. It’s the dry season.
the trip? Mrs. Taylor: I can’t wait to get there.
Guide: You must follow all the instructions I and Travel Agent: I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful
the other guides give you. vacation.
Sarah: What should we bring with us?
Guide: You should carry sunscreen lotion and Unit 8
water, and don’t forget your cameras. page 57, Listening
Sarah: Do we need mosquito repellent? Manager: Amy, tell me about your work
experience.
Amy: Sure. I worked in customer service for a
software company over the summer,
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and I was working in a part-time job in 4 It may not be as luxurious as a Mercedes or as

telemarketing in a bank. fast as a Ferrari, but it’s reliable, economical,
Manager: Why did you leave the telemarketing carries two people, and most important: you can
job? park it anywhere.
Amy: Because some of my classes at college
clashed with the work hours. Unit 10
Manager: Why are you interested in this job? page 75, Listening
Amy: The marketing position advertised Here are some tips about cooking.
relates directly to what I am studying at Vegetables

college. Preferably use fresh vegetables. They should be

Manager: What do you know about our company? sliced and cooked quickly. In order to preserve all
Amy: I know it’s one of the most prestigious in the vitamins and nutrients, vegetables should be
the field. So it will be a great opportunity steamed or boiled in a small quantity of water.
for me to gain experience. Potatoes

Manager: What do you think is your greatest Potatoes shouldn’t be left lying around for a long
strength on the job? time after they’re peeled. They become gray. Put
Amy: I think it’s adaptability. I can work in them in water until it’s time to cook them. They may
different areas. be left in water in the refrigerator from one day to the
Manager: And are you a team player? next if necessary.
Amy: I get along well with my fellow workers. Fried Chicken

I’ve never had any conflict with If you’re going to make fried chicken, make sure the
professors or a boss. cooking oil is well heated beforehand. If chicken is
Manager: Now tell me about yourself. What are fried slowly at a low temperature, it doesn’t get
your interests, your goals . . . ? crispy. Instead, it should be fried at high
temperatures. After it’s fried, the pieces should be
Unit 9 drained on kitchen paper to absorb the excess fat.
page 63, Listening One other thing, don’t drip cold water into the pan
1 Sunblock gives a beautiful tan, and it protects while you’re frying. You might get burned.
your skin against the hot sun and the wind. It Rice
lasts all day long. It isn’t greasy, and it doesn’t People are always in doubt as to how much rice
come off in the water. they should cook. One cup of rice serves two to
2 There’s nothing like Fizz to quench your thirst three people. To prevent the rice from burning, use
and make you feel cool. It’s fresh, invigorating, a heavier or thicker sauce pan to cook it.
and tasty. Try Fizz now!
3 I felt terrible. My head was hurting and I felt sick Unit 11
in the stomach. I drank some Relief, and ten page 81, Listening
minutes later I felt fine again. Josh: I wonder why the boss is in such a bad
mood.
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Kate: He must have got up on the wrong side of Doing something stupid: Even smart people do
bed this morning. dumb things like damaging work equipment or
Josh: Maybe he got stuck in the traffic again. taking it home, sending a rude email to a client, or a
Kate: Or, he might have got a ticket for speeding. silly photo to a colleague.
He’s always in a hurry. Questioning authority: Some people have their
Josh: Why don’t you get him a cup of tea? It might own ideas about how things should get done. They
help him calm down. don’t like to be told what to do, and they question
Kate: You must be crazy. I’m not going near him authority. This behavior drives their bosses mad,
when he’s like that. and, as a result, the employees don’t last long.
Josh: Look! He’s going through the sales reports Hating their job: We all try to focus on doing what
now. we like. But that is not always possible, and some
Kate: Hope they’re not mine. Touch wood! jobs can become dull and boring. People stay on
Josh: He’s calling you. We’ll find out soon enough. longer than they should, because they can’t find a
Kate: Oh, dear! Wish me luck. different job. So they show their dissatisfaction by
Josh: I’ll keep my fingers crossed. having a bad attitude, lack of effort, and poor quality
of work.
Unit 12 Hating their boss: Bosses are usually under a lot of
page 87, Listening pressure to deliver. They have to meet budgets and
A Human Resources Person Talks about Getting sometimes lay off workers. As a result, they push
Fired their remaining employees to the limit. That causes
Fired, laid off, terminated all mean the end of a a lot of stress, a bad work environment, and
working relationship. When someone loses his or frustration on both sides.
her job they often ask: Why me? What did I do
wrong? There are many reasons, but in my
experience here are the most common.