이것 들리시면 영어 실력 인정

Story 1: The Haircut Disaster

Barber: Hi, how can we help you today?

Customer: Yeah, I’d like to get my hair trimmed a little. Nothing fancy, just a basic trim.

Barber: Well, can we interest you in today’s special?

Customer: Uh no, no. But as I said before, I just want to get my hair trimmed. A little off the top and the sides. That’s all. I mean, that’s all.

Barber: No problem. Relax, you’re in good hands. Okay, here we go… Oops.

Customer: What do you mean oops? Hey, can I see a mirror?

Barber: Nothing to worry about, sir. Relax. There we are. Okay.

Customer: Ow! That hurt. That really hurt. What are you doing anyway?

Barber: Nothing to worry about, sir. Relax.

Customer: That’s what you just said a minute ago! And look at all my hair on the floor. How much are you really cutting off? And where’s a mirror?

Barber: Relax, sir. Relax. I’m almost finished. Voilà.

Customer: (screaming) Hey, hey, what happened to my hair? You butchered it! And what’s left of my hair turned purple. What kind of prank are you trying to pull here anyway?

Listening Test Review:

Customer: “Hey, hey, what happened to my hair? You butchered it. And what’s left of my hair turned purple.”

Story 2: Texting and Driving

Passenger: Hey, are you leaving now?

Driver: Yeah, yeah.

Passenger: Could you give me a ride to the train station?

Driver: Sure, get in.

Passenger: Oh, I’m glad I caught you. My train leaves in about 20 minutes and I don’t have time to walk there.

Driver: Yeah, well, no problem. Oh, I just got a text from my mom about her doctor’s appointment.

Passenger: Wait. You’re not going to text and drive, are you?

Driver: Yeah, I’m pretty good at it. Watch. Now, look here.

Passenger: No, no, hey, hey, hey, to be honest, I feel uncomfortable with you trying to do both at the same time. And it’s against the law.

Driver: I had a lot of practice.

Passenger: Really, I’ll just walk. Pull over. I can catch the next train.

Driver: No, no, no, I’m almost finished with this text. JUST A SECOND.

Passenger: WATCH OUT! (screaming)

Driver: OH, NO, MY CAR.

Passenger: OH, NO. I think it would be a good time for you to text or call the police.

Listening Test Review:

Passenger: “Wait. You’re not going to text and drive, are you? To be honest, I feel uncomfortable with you trying to do both at the same time. I’ll just walk. Pull over. I can catch the next train.”

Story 3: Getting Married (Meeting Jasmine)

Friend/Sibling: Hey, what’s this on Facebook? It says… are you getting married?

Groom: Yeah, didn’t you know that?

Friend/Sibling: No. Why didn’t you tell me about it? Says you’re getting married next week.

Groom: Yeah, and I’m bringing her over to Mom’s house tomorrow. You’ll love Jasmine.

Friend/Sibling: Jasmine?

Groom: Yeah, here’s her picture on Facebook.

Friend/Sibling: Oh. Wow.

Groom: What? What do you mean?

Friend/Sibling: Um, Dad is not going to be impressed.

Groom: Why?

Friend/Sibling: Well, she’s got like a lot of tattoos and a nose ring and I… I’m sorry. The family’s going to be really surprised.

Groom: Oh, she’s so… well, she’s so sensitive and caring.

Friend/Sibling: Mhm.

Listening Test Review:

Friend/Sibling: “Dad is not going to be impressed.”

Groom: “Why?”

Friend/Sibling: “Well, she’s got like a lot of tattoos and a nose ring and I… I’m sorry. The family’s going to be really surprised.”

Groom: “Oh.”

Story 4: Personal Finances & Marriage Prep

Speaker A: Listen, obviously you need to improve your communication skills, and the best thing at this point if you’re really set on marrying Jamie, is—

Speaker B: Jasmine.

Speaker A: Okay, I’m sorry. Jasmine. Anyway, um, you really should take a marriage prep class.

Speaker B: What? What are you talking about? I know all about love and romance.

Speaker A: That’s right.

Speaker B: What do you mean?

Speaker A: Well, look, okay. It’s more than that. What do you know about, say, personal finance?

Speaker B: Well, you know, I…

Speaker A: I mean, how are you going to manage your money together? Are you going to have a joint bank account? Whose salary is going to pay for the bills?

Speaker B: Ah, no problem. We have that figured out. My paycheck is going to be automatically transferred to her overseas bank account.

Speaker A: Oh. What? Uh, where exactly is this account? What’s the name of the bank?

Speaker B: Oh, I don’t know. Jasmine’s going to take care of that.

Speaker A: Oh boy, right.

Listening Test Review:

Speaker B: “We have that figured out. My paycheck is going to be automatically transferred to her overseas bank account.”

Speaker A: “Oh.”

Story 5: The “Casual” Smoker

Speaker A: Hey, are you okay?

Speaker B: Yeah, I just have a cold, I think.

Speaker A: No, no you don’t. You’ve sounded like that for a while. You smoke, and you’re dying from it.

Speaker B: What? Well, you know, I’m just… I’m just a casual smoker. I can quit anytime I want.

Speaker A: No, you can’t. You smoke two packs a day, and I don’t call that a casual smoker.

Speaker B: Hey, it’s my choice. So, butt out. We’ve talked about this before, and I’m tired of you, Mom, and Dad nagging me about it all the time.

Listening Test Review:

Speaker B: “I’m just a casual smoker. I can quit anytime I want.”

Speaker A: “No, you can’t. You smoke two packs a day, and I don’t call that a casual smoker.”

Story 6: Secondhand Smoke and the Kids

Speaker A: Okay, but what about your kids? Don’t you worry about how your smoking is affecting them?

Speaker B: It’s not a problem. I smoke outside.

Speaker A: Yeah, but don’t you worry that they’ll start smoking, too?

Speaker B: No, they won’t. I know my kids. I trust them.

Speaker A: Yeah, yeah. Didn’t you say that Jacob got caught smoking a week ago at school?

Speaker B: Yeah, but it was the first time. He’s under a lot of pressure these days.

Speaker A: Right. The first time you know of. He’s lying to you.

Speaker B: Him?

Speaker A: Really? Well, what about these cigarettes?

Speaker B: Which… what?

Speaker A: Right here. I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.

Speaker B: No, they’re probably not his.

Speaker A: They’re his. He’s following your example. You can’t expect him not to smoke when you smoke yourself.

Speaker B: Hey, don’t tell me how to raise my kids. It’s my job.

Listening Test Review:

Speaker A: “Well, what about these cigarettes?”

Speaker B: “Which… what?”

Speaker A: “Right here. I found them in his clothes when he stayed over last night. Listen.”

Speaker B: “No, they’re probably not his.”

Speaker A: “They’re his.”

Story 7: Susan’s Busy Saturday

Friend: So, Susan, do you have anything planned for this Saturday?

Susan: Uh, I’m kind of busy. Why do you ask?

Friend: Uh, I was wondering if you’d like to get together and do something like catch a movie or take a walk down by the lake.

Susan: I’d love to, but I’m really going to be busy all day on Saturday.

Friend: What do you have going on that day?

Susan: First, my mom asked me to help clean the house in the morning, and then I have a dentist appointment at 12:30. I can’t miss that cuz I’ve canceled twice before.

Friend: Well, what about after that?

Susan: Well, I’m going to be running around all day. After the dentist appointment, I need to meet Julie at 2:00 to help her with a science project that’s due on Monday morning at school.

Friend: Okay, but are you free after that?

Susan: Hardly. Then, I have to pick up my brother from soccer practice at 4:30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5:30. I feel like a slave sometimes.

Listening Test Review:

Susan: “After the dentist appointment, I need to meet Julie at 2:00 to help her with her science project that’s due on Monday morning at school.”

Story 8: Hotel Check-in & Wi-Fi Charges

Mike: Hi, I have a reservation for tonight, and I just want to check in.

Clerk: Sure, what’s your name?

Mike: Um, Mike Adams.

Clerk: Okay, let me check here. Um, here’s your key to open your door. You’re in room 360. Just walk down the hall, and you’ll see the elevators on your right.

Mike: Okay. And what time is the restaurant open for breakfast?

Clerk: It serves breakfast from 6:30 to 10:00 a.m.

Mike: Oh, okay. And uh, where’s the exercise room? I’d like to, you know, run a couple of miles before going to bed tonight.

Clerk: It’s on the second floor, and it’s open till 10:00 tonight.

Mike: Um, and one final question: do you have wireless internet in the rooms?

Clerk: We do. For $7.95 a night.

Mike: Ah. I thought something like that would be free.

Clerk: No, sorry, sir. But you can get free wireless access if you sit in the parking lot on the north side.

Mike: Oh.

Clerk: You see, the hotel next to us has wireless, and—

Mike: Oh, well, great. Um, forget that.

Listening Test Review:

Mike: “I thought something like that would be free.”

Clerk: “No, sorry, sir. But you can get free wireless access if you sit in the parking lot on the north side.”

Mike: “Oh.”

Story 9: Hotel Extra Fees & Cancellation Policy

Mike: And every room has a refrigerator, right?

Clerk: Well, we can have one put in your room for an additional $10 a night.

Mike: Oh, I thought something like that would be included in the price of the room.

Clerk: Sorry, sir.

Mike: Well, you know, it kind of irks me when hotels nickel-and-dime their customers like this. I mean, I checked with several—

Clerk: Really should have checked this one, too, shouldn’t you, buddy? (laughter)

Mike: I guess what I’ve… I’m all flustered now. I mean, all the other hotels provide these amenities for free.

Clerk: Sorry, sir. It’s just the way it is at this hotel.

Mike: And the bed, is that extra, too?

Clerk: Of course not.

Mike: I’ve had it. I’ll just try the hotel across the street. I’m sure they’ll give me better service.

Clerk: Okay, but you’ll be canceling your reservation here, so we’ll have to charge you a cancellation fee of 50% of the cost of the room.

Mike: Oh, forget it. I can’t win either way. What’s my room again?

Clerk: 360.

Mike: Ugh.

Listening Test Review:

Mike: “I’ll just try the hotel across the street. I’m sure they’ll give me better service.”

Clerk: “Okay, but you’ll be canceling your reservation here, so we’ll have to charge you a cancellation fee of 50% of the cost of the room.”

Mike: “Oh.”

Story 10: The Job Interview

Interviewer: Okay, Mr. Taylor. Let’s go ahead and begin. First of all, tell me about your last job.

Mr. Taylor: Well, as I stated on my resume, I worked for 5 years at High-Tech Computers.

Interviewer: Okay, High-Tech. And what do you know about computer networks and operating systems, including DOS, Windows, Macintosh OS, and Unix?

Mr. Taylor: Hmm. Well, I did come in contact with computers every night at my last job.

Interviewer: Hmm. And how about website authoring skills? We’re looking for someone to create and manage our company’s website, which would include the development, configuration, and use of CGI scripts.

Mr. Taylor: Hmm. Uh, webpage. Webpage. Uh, I don’t think I’ve read that book, and I’m afraid I’ve never used those CGI things.

Interviewer: Huh. And what about experience with Java or JavaScript?

Mr. Taylor: Well, I think I’ve tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time, if that’s what you mean.

Interviewer: Huh. Okay, Mr. Taylor. I think I have all the information I need.

Mr. Taylor: Oh, and I really like computer games. I play them every day.

Interviewer: Right. Right. Thanks, Mr. Taylor. We’ll be in touch.

Listening Test Review:

Interviewer: “And what about experience with Java or JavaScript?”

Mr. Taylor: “Well, I think I’ve tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time, if that’s what you mean.”