Andy: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. And what‘s this big thing next to your computer?

Leon: That‘s my scanner. I scan in graphics and pictures to put on the web page.

Andy: I see. Oh, cool… And what are these things?

Leon: Those are my DVD players. I got four of em. I have to check out the DVDs before I sell them, you know. Andy: Uh-huh. So you just watch these DVDs all day?

Leon: Well, yeah. I have to be more, um, disciplined, though, you know. It‘s easy to want to watch them all day instead of doing my work.

Andy: Yeah. And what are all these boxes for?

Leon: Those cardboard boxes? They‘re for shipping out orders.

Andy: Whoa, sounds busy. So are you selling a lot of disks?

Leon: Um, no, not yet. But things are looking better all the time.

Unit 13 I can squeeze you in...

Vocabulary Task

Script

Sheila: Tom, I can‘t make that meeting on Tuesday. My schedule is pretty full. Tuesday is impossible.

Tom: Yeah. Looks like you‘ll be too busy. You‘re booked solid all day. Can you make it Monday?

Sheila: I might be able to squeeze it in at 10:00. It‘ll be tight, though.

Tom: How‘s Wednesday? Do you have any free time?

Sheila: Wednesday‘s schedule is pretty light. After 10:00 I‘m open.

Tom: Ok, let‘s try for 11:00 on Wednesday.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. watch his children

2. have dinner with Sandy and see a movie with Sandy

3. see a baseball game with Bob

4. go to work

2 Second Listening

Answers

1. Thursday – add; watch his children from 6:00; remove; Gym

2. Friday – add: Have dinner & a movie with Sandy from 8:00; remove: Drink with Bob

3. Saturday – add: Gym; remove: go out with Sandy?

4. Sunday – add: See a baseball game with Bob (all day) remove: see a baseball game with Bob (all day), add: work for Larry (all day)

Script

1. Voice: Steve, your ex-wife is on line one.

Steve: Mary? Tell her I‘m not here!

Voice: Sorry, too late.

Steve: [sighs] Mary? This is not a good time-

Mary: Steve, are you free on Thursday night? I need someone to watch the kids cause I‘ve got a meeting. Steve: Well, I‘m kinda busy. I go to the gym on Thursday nights.

Mary: Hey, they‘re your kids, too. This meeting‘s important.

Steve: Okay, I‘ll just go to the gym on Saturday.

Mary: You should be here in time to make dinner. Say, six o‘clock?

Steve: Oh, great. Can‘t just buy McDonalds?

2. (one side of a telephone conversation)

Steve: Hello, Sandy? This is Steve, Jack‘s friend. We, uh, met at his party.[…]

Steve: I was wondering if you‘d like to go out for a drink with me on Saturday night. […]