TPO 2 Conversation 2
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Narrator
Listen to a conversation between two students. They are both studying to be English teachers.
Girl
Did you 1)________ already for your classes next semester?
Boy
Yes, I did.
Girl
What are you taking?
Boy
Um…contemporary literature, English style, um… the teaching seminar, and I still have to do my student teaching. I’m gonna help teach a writing class of the 2)________ high.
Girl
That’s a heavy 3)________.
Boy
Yeah, it will be really busy and I’m also taking a theory class. But I have to 4)________ my job a couple of weeks ‘cause it will be just too much.
Girl
Where do you work at?
Boy
Buster’s coffee shop, but just till the end of the month. What are you doing next semester?
Girl
Actually a teaching seminar too. And I will have to start writing my thesis. You know, I’m also going for my master’s 5)________.
Boy
So you are not writing any poetry, I imagine.
Girl
No, I was actually thinking about 6)________ some of my poems and sending them into places for publication.
Boy
Cool, you should. Um, did you hear about that new poetry club, The Poetry Kitchen?
Girl
Yeah, no time.
Boy
It’s fun. It’s Sunday night. You don’t do anything at Sunday nights?
Girl
I do homework Sunday nights.
Boy
Well, it’s only from 7 to 9.
Girl
Is it every Sunday?
Boy
Last Sunday of every month. I don’t know about this month, ‘cause it’s probably a little too close to Thanksgiving, so they might move it up. I don’t know what they are gonna to do, but it’s a good time, it’s fun, some really impressive readings.
Girl
Who? From our class?
Boy
Some people from our class are reading. A lot of them go, sometimes even the professor.
Girl
Really? I don’t know if I would want reading in front of her.
Boy
You wouldn’t have to read, you can just watch. I just watched the first time, but it’s a good environment to read them, I think anyway.
Girl
I probably have to 7)________ , so maybe during the summer, I just can’t now.
Boy
Yeah, it wouldn’t be the same just reading old stuff. Are you going to do 8)________?
Girl
9)________. Otherwise, I will be short 6 credits. I have no choice.
Boy
Yeah, me too. This is the second summer I’ll have to take classes. I gotta go now, my Shakespeare class 10)________starts at twenty minutes.
答案如下：
1）register
2）junior
3）schedule
4）quit
5）degree
6）revising
7）write something new
8）summer school
9）Definitely
10）starts at twenty minutes