Task Reporting school activities

1. read the guidelines on page 13 to know what you’re to do and then read the timetable to get a general idea about the talk.

2. listen to the tape and complete the timetable individually. we’ll then check the answers.

tapescript

headmaster: next month we are going to have several talks. we have invited eight people with

different jobs to give us talks on different subjects. each class can choose up to five talks according to your class timetable. monitors, you have to make sure you understand when and where each talk is to be given. you also have to be sure about the subjects and who the speakers are and then report to your class. first of all, we have a famous writer coming on friday, the eighth of october. he is going to talk about how to read a novel. the talk will be held in room two-o-one, building four, beginning at one twenty in the afternoon.

at two fifteen on monday afternoon, the eleventh of october, a fireman is going to talk about fire prevention, in room five-o-three, building three. a student from the usa is going to talk about school life in the usa on wednesday, the thirteenth of october. the talk will be held at three p.m.

we have invited ...

monitor 1: excuse me, mr liu, where is the talk about school life in the usa going to be held?

headmaster: oh, yes. it’ll be held in room four-o-four, building one.

mornitor 1: thank you.

headmaster: ok. on tuesday, the nineteenth of october, we have invited a scientist to talk about outer space in room one-o-five. building two, at eight o’clock in the morning.

monitor 2: that’ll be interesting.

headmaster: i’m glad you like that idea. now, let’s carry on. a doctor is going to talk about fighting aids at half past two in the afternoon on thursday, the twenty-first of october, in room three-o-six, building four. a newspaper reporter from football weekly is going to talk about famous football players, at one twenty p.m. on friday, the twenty-second of october in room two-o-four, building three.

monitor 3: is it about football players in china?

headmaster: not only that. it is about football players around the world.

monitor 3: great!

headmaster: now let’s go on. a policeman is going to talk about traffic signs at ten past ­­__on the morning of wednesday, the twenty-seventh of october, in room four-o-one, building two. now the last talk. the subject is australian pop songs. it’ll be given by a famous singer at ten a.m. on friday, the twenty-ninth of october, in room three-o-three, building four. is everything clear?