source: Dương Thu Thuỷ / Pearson Education, INC 2015年3月3日
* social language: agree to lend something; describe reading material
* grammar: noun clauses
# video script
Interviewer:
Do you folks do a lot of reading?
Herb:
She does.
Blanche:
I do, particularly. I like to read novels and mystery stories, sometimes travel
stories.
Interviewer:
Do you buy books, or do you get them from the library?
Lorayn:
I buy books, and I tend to trade them with friends.
Interviewer:
How about books on tape?
Blanche:
I tried that. They put me to sleep.
Interviewer:
So, novels. You like to read fiction. Who are some of your favorite authors?
Dan:
I just read Nick Hornby--How to Be Good--which
was probably the funniest book I’ve ever read.
Interviewer:
Would you say it’s a real page-turner?
Dan:
Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, belly laughs on every page.
Interviewer:
So, do you read anything else like newspapers, magazines?
Alvino:
I do read magazines, yes.
Interviewer:
Could you tell me, let’s see, what sorts of magazines you like to read?
Alvino:
Fashion. I enjoy fashion--Details,
actually.
Interviewer:
How about how-to magazines? Do you ever buy magazines about home repair or
cooking, for instance?
Lorayn:
I buy my husband magazines on ... how-to magazines. He’s the one that’s good at
fixing things and repair, even cooking.
Interviewer:
How about newspapers? Do you read newspapers?
Dan:
The New York Times when I’m home.
Interviewer:
And what part of the newspapers are most important to you?
Dan:
The front page and “Arts and Leisure.”