[00:00.69]PART I DICTATION

[00:03.70]Listen to the following passage.

[00:06.46]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.

[00:10.63]During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed,

[00:14.74]listen and try to understand the meaning.

[00:17.69]For the second and third readings,

[00:20.50]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,

[00:23.24]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.

[00:28.20]The last reading will be done at normal speed again

[00:31.81]and during this time you should check your work.

[00:35.00]You will then be given 2 minutes

[00:36.90]to check through your work once more.

[00:40.24]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

[00:44.00]Now, listen to the passage.

[00:48.01]Be a Guest in America

[00:51.18]An American friend has invited you to visit his family.

[00:55.66]If you've never been to an American's home before,

[00:59.31]you may have a number of questions to make clear.

[01:03.48]First, it is the question of whether to bring a gift.

[01:08.25]In American culture, a guest is not required to bring a present.

[01:13.30]Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation

[01:17.92]to their host.

[01:19.76]Other questions may be related with the dress or the time of arrival.

[01:25.62]For most informal dinners,

[01:28.35]you should wear comfortable, casual clothes.

[01:32.07]Plan to arrive on time,

[01:34.03]or else call to inform your hosts of the delay.

[01:38.50]It is also important to make clear of the appropriate time of leaving.

[01:44.19]After the meal, the host may invite everyone

[01:46.94]to move to the living room for dessert.

[01:49.82]After an hour or so of general chat,

[01:53.34]it's probably time to head for the door.

[01:57.23]The second and third readings.

[01:59.53]You should begin writing now.

[02:02.69]An American friend has invited you to visit his family.

[02:22.00]An American friend has invited you to visit his family.

[02:40.88]If you've never been to an American's home before,

[02:59.33]If you've never been to an American's home before,

[03:17.61]you may have a number of questions to make clear.

[03:36.13]you may have a number of questions to make clear.

[03:54.41]First, it is the question of whether to bring a gift.

[04:13.71]First, it is the question of whether to bring a gift.

[04:32.79]In American culture, a guest is not required to bring a present.

[04:52.59]In American culture, a guest is not required to bring a present.

[05:12.45]Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation

[05:16.64]to their host.

[05:33.20]Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation

[05:37.51]to their host.

[05:54.04]Other questions may be related with the dress or the time of arrival.

[06:14.06]Other questions may be related with the dress or the time of arrival.

[06:34.18]For most informal dinners,

[06:51.72]For most informal dinners,

[07:09.68]you should wear comfortable, casual clothes.

[07:27.96]you should wear comfortable, casual clothes.

[07:46.01]Plan to arrive on time,

[08:03.09]Plan to arrive on time,

[08:20.20]or else call to inform your hosts of the delay.

[08:38.69]or else call to inform your hosts of the delay.

[08:57.20]It is also important to make clear of the appropriate time of leaving.

[09:16.88]It is also important to make clear of the appropriate time of leaving.

[09:36.56]After the meal, the host may invite everyone

[09:39.20]to move to the living room for dessert.

[09:56.94]After the meal, the host may invite everyone

[09:59.62]to move to the living room for dessert.

[10:17.17]After an hour or so of general chat,

[10:35.41]After an hour or so of general chat,

[10:53.49]it's probably time to head for the door.

[11:11.32]it's probably time to head for the door.

[11:29.34]The last reading.

[11:31.59]An American friend has invited you to visit his family.

[11:35.83]If you've never been to an American's home before,

[11:39.68]you may have a number of questions to make clear.

[11:43.83]First, it is the question of whether to bring a gift.

[11:48.61]In American culture, a guest is not required to bring a present.

[11:53.65]Of course, some people do bring a small token of appreciation

[11:58.21]to their host.

[12:00.39]Other questions may be related with the dress or the time of arrival.

[12:06.12]For most informal dinners,

[12:08.57]you should wear comfortable, casual clothes.

[12:12.22]Plan to arrive on time,

[12:14.21]or else call to inform your hosts of the delay.

[12:18.56]It is also important to make clear of the appropriate time of leaving.

[12:24.17]After the meal, the host may invite everyone

[12:27.11]to move to the living room for dessert.

[12:30.45]After an hour or so of general chat,

[12:33.64]it's probably time to head for the door.

[12:38.05]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.

[14:45.21]That is the end of part 1 dictation.