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Listening

A. Engage yourself

Look at the following informal English words, and try to ¿nd out their
meanings.

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dunno, gonna, gotta, yeah, info, cell, cos, telly

a. Where do you ¿nd these informal English words?
b. Do you use them while writing a letter, chatting or talking?
B. Study time

1. Listen to the telephone conversation, and ¿ll in the blank spaces using
the suitable informal forms of words from the brackets below.

(uni, gonna, dunno, yeah, loads of, info, cos, gotta)

a. I’m ................... email you again.
b. Oh, ...................!

c. ...................! Where’s CDC
it?
d. It’s gonna be late for my college ................... it’s already 8.

e. I’ve found ................... great info and stuff on the net.
2. Listen to the telephone conversation again, and answer the following
questions.

a. Who are talking on the telephone?

b. Why is the girl sending the email again?
c. What did the boy write for the magazine?

d. From where did the boy get information to write the article?

e. Who does the brother meet in the university?

C. Follow-up activity

Work in a pair. Choose a topic of your interest and talk with your
partner using informal English.

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