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WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking Unit 9 Signing an Agreement or a Contract In this unit, you will: A. Review the language of agreements and contracts. B. Learn and understand conversations about agreements and contracts. C. Learn how to express needs and conditions for agreements and contracts. WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING Section A Directions: You will hear 5 sentences. Listen to each sentence, and then decide what the best response should be. Words amp。 Expressions clause n.(法律文件的)條款 valid a.(法律上)有效的 WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING 1. a. For a minimum of 800 words, right? b. I’m so sorry for what I have done. c. Are there any mistakes? d. I really haven’t done so well. 2. a. It’s all right. Don’t worry about it. b. So we’re in business together from tomorrow on. c. I simply can’t wait for such a long time. d. I’m sorry to have lost the opportunity to cooperate with you. 3. a. You must sign here. c. It is not your business. b. Sorry, I don’t know. d. Thank you, but I can do it myself. 4. a. Not at all, it was a pleasure. c. Yes, we’ve covered everything. b. Oh, fet it. d. I can’t agree with you. 5. a. It has nothing to do with you. c. We’ll have to add that clause. b. It doesn’t matter. d. Cover me, please! Key WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING 1. Good, it’s settled. We will pay you one yuan for every word you write. a. For a minimum of 800 words, right? c. Are there any mistakes? b. I’m so sorry for what I have done. d. I really haven’t done so well. 2. This contract will be valid from the day we sign until the end of the year. a. It’s all right. Don’t worry about it. b. So we’re in business together from tomorrow on. c. I simply can’t wait for such a long time. d. I’m sorry to have lost the opportunity to cooperate with you. 3. Would you like me to make a copy of the contract for you? a. You must sign here. c. It is not your business. b. Sorry, I don’t know. d. Thank you, but I can do it myself. 4. Are you ready to sign the agreement? a. Not at all, it was a pleasure. c. Yes, we’ve covered everything. b. Oh, fet it. d. I can’t agree with you. 5. This contract doesn’t cover us in the event of nondelivery of product. a. It has nothing to do with you. c. We’ll have to add that clause. b. It doesn’t matter. d. Cover me, please! WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING Section B Directions: You will hear 5 short dialogues. After each dialogue, you will hear a question. Both the dialogues and the questions will be spoken two times. After listening to the dialogue and the question, choose the correct answer from the four choices. 1. a. Teacher and student. c. Coworkers. b. Patient and doctor. d. Customer and assistant. 2. a. They are chatting. c. They are negotiating a business. b. They are shopping. d. They are making a plan. 3. a. Making an excuse. c. Calming the woman down. b. Expressing his anger. d. Asking for an excuse. 4. a. Her contract. c. Something to eat. b. The soft drinks. d. A glass of beer. 5. a. The man. c. The woman. b. The man’s attorney. d. The woman’s attorney. Key WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING 1. W: This agreement covers terms, dates of delivery, and period of service. M: Good job. I think you’ve covered everything. Q: What’s the possible relationship between these two speakers? a. Teacher and student. c. Coworkers. b. Patient and doctor. d. Customer and assistant. 2. M: How much will it cost to extend our contract for another month? W: We’ll charge the same rate as before. Q: What are the two persons doing? a. They are chatting. c. They are negotiating a business. b. They are shopping. d. They are making a plan. 3. W: You pletely ruined the contract with your bad behavior. M: Well, you know that assistant manager was really rude and thoughtless! Q: What’s the man doing? a. Making an excuse. c. Calming the woman down. b. Expressing his anger. d. Asking for an excuse. WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaking WARMUP LISTENING 4. W: Didn’t our service contract say that you would bring us unlimited soft drinks? M: You’re so right, madam. I will bring out the drinks right away. Q: What does the woman want? a. Her contract. c. Something to eat. b. The soft drinks. d. A glass of beer. 5. W: I thought your attorney prepared these contracts. M: No, I wrote them myself. But I promise you even an attorney couldn’t have done better! Q: Who wrote the contracts? a. The man. c. The woman. b. The man’s attorney. d. The woman’s attorney. WarmUp Skills Listening Dictation Speaki