Steve: Huh? Friday at 8:00 for dinner? I‘m supposed to meet a friend at 9:00 but I can cancel. I gotta work a little late, but I‘m sure I can squeeze you in at 8:00. […]

Steve: What? A movie after dinner? Sure.

3. Bob‘s

Voice: Hi, it‘s Bob. Please leave a message after the beep. [beep]

Steve: Bob, Steve. Listen I gotta cancel Friday night. I know we planned this a long time ago, but something really important has come up. I‘m totally free on Sunday, though. And there‘s a double-header, so let‘s go see the Giants then. My treat! Give me a call when you come home. See ya. [beep]

4. Steve: Hello? Oh, hi, Mr. Wilson. What can I do for you? […]

Steve: What? Work Sunday? I‘d like to help you out, but I‘m booked. I‘ve got tickets to the Giants and Dodgers double-header. I thought Larry was supposed to come in. […]

Steve: His dog died? Oh, I‘m sorry to hear that. But why can‘t he come in? […]

Steve: Okay. I guess if you really need my… Right. Okay, Mr. Wilson. Bye-bye. [hangs up, sighs] Let‘s see, where‘s Bob‘s number again?

Real World Listening

1 Predict

Answer

Go to an autograph signing session

Play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Record a new CD

Do a live online chat on

2 Get the main ideas

Answers

Play at the Summer Fest – Middleburg

Play and sign autographs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland

Do a live online chat and play at the Starlight Dome – Akron

Play at the Waterfront Fair – Pittsburgh

Record a CD – St. Louis

Script

Manager: Ok, time to get up, women! Your public is waiting for you!

Woman 1: Huh? What day is it?

Manager: It‘s Wednesday. We‘re in Middleburg, Ohio, tonight, at the Summer Fest in the town park.

Woman 2: Yeah. Hope it doesn‘t rain.

Manager: Then tomorrow it‘s up to Cleveland to play for Sarah‘s induction into the Hall of Fame, followed by an autograph signing session.

Woman 1: Wish it was us being inducted. The first all-girl rock band in the rock and Roll Hall of Fame… What‘s on for Friday?

Manager: Friday we have to be in the studio in Akron. We‘re doing a live online chat on . come on, guys. You‘ll love it. It‘s at 4:00, and then we‘re in the Starlight Dome that night.

Woman 1: Where are we playing Saturday?

Manager: Pittsburgh, at the Waterfront Fair. We‘ll be there Sunday afternoon, too.

Women 2: This schedule is brutal. When do we get a bay off?

Manager: Hah! We‘re booked through the weekend, but we have a light schedule on Monday. We just have to drive out to record the new CD in St. Louis, but at least you can sleep on the bus. Hmm?

Unit 14 It was a real scorcher!

Vocabulary Task

Answers

Spring ? Summer ??????Fall ?????Winter

breezy ??thunder ?????chilly ???freezing

showers ?lightning ???rainy ????overcast