Survival Series
Audio samples
Download extra listening exercises from Basic Survival and Survival English for use in your class.
| 264KB | Conversation A | |
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Hiroshi is Japanese. He is on a flight from Tokyo to Vancouver. | |
| Flight Attendant: | Fish, chicken or vegetarian? | |
| Hiroshi: | What's the fish? | |
| Attendant: | It's tuna. | |
| Hiroshi: | Chicken, please. | |
| Attendant: | Anything to drink? | |
| Hiroshi: | Yes. Water, please. | |
| Attendant: | Still or sparkling? | |
| Hiroshi: | Sorry, I don't understand. | |
| Attendant: | This is Evian. It's still. And this is Perrier. It's sparkling. | |
| Hiroshi: | Oh, yes. Evian, please. | |
| Attendant: | There you go. Enjoy your meal. | |
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| 264KB | Conversation B | |
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Alicia is flying from San Diego to Vancouver. | |
| Attendant: | Tea or coffee? | |
| Alicia: | Coffee, please. | |
| Attendant: | Regular or decaffeinated? | |
| Alicia: | Regular. | |
| Attendant: | Cream and sugar? | |
| Alicia: | Cream, please. No sugar. | |
| Attendant: | There you go. | |
| Alicia: | Thank you. | |
| Attendant: | For you, sir? | |
| Man: | No, thanks. I'm fine. | |
| 310KB | Conversation A | |
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Michael Robertson has arrived for another meeting. | |
| Jessica: | Michael! I'd like you to meet Josh Crosby. | |
| Josh: | How do you do, Michael? | |
| Michael: | I'm very well, thank you. It's good to meet you. | |
| Jessica: | Josh is our company lawyer. He's taking car of the contracts. | |
| Josh: | I hear you're from Canada. | |
| Michael: |
Yes, that's right. | |
| Josh: | How long will you be staying in the States? | |
| Michael: | Oh, about three months. | |
| Josh: | How do you like it here so far? | |
| Michael | It's great. Really enjoying it. | |
| Josh: | Well, if you excuse me, I have to go. It was good meeting you. | |
| Michael: | Thanks, good meeting you, too. Hope to see you again sometime. | |
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| 211KB | Conversation B | |
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Michael met Josh several more times. This is six weeks later. | |
| Josh: |
Hey, how are you doing, Mike? | |
| Michael: | Good. And you? | |
| Josh: | Oh, I'm good. How's Jodie? | |
| Michael: | She's fine. | |
| Josh: | Great | |
| Michael: | She's really enjoying Chicago. | |
| Josh: | Lousy weather, though. | |
| Michael: | Well, it's the same in Toronto. | |
| Josh: | Yeah. Listen, I have to be off. I'm already late - but it was great to see you again, Mike. | |
| Michael: | Yeah, good to see you, too. Take care. | |
