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Situation 3 Talking about the History of Air Conditioners

Sample Dialogue 1

Anchor: Welcome to the programme.

Hawkins: Well.Thank you.

Anchor: I assume you've got your air-conditioner going great guns.

Hawkins: Oh,yes,we do.Full blast in fact.

Anchor: All right.Take us back,ah,where was the first air-conditioned movie theater in the United States?

Hawkins: Ah,well,it's probably in the Central Park Theater in Chicago,Illinois.Willis Carrier,the king of cool and the founder of air-conditioning,sold his inventions to movie theater operators.And they actually had some of the largest audiences than anywhere else in the country.

Anchor: So does the air-conditioner get credit or maybe the blame,um,for the advent of summer blockbusters?

Hawkins: Um,both,I think it gets both.

Anchor: And also I assume that the theater just stayed open during the summer.

Hawkins: All year long,well,before they were primarily just open from November to May.

Anchor: Well,what are some of the other early places to be cooled down by air-conditioning?

Hawkins: Well,right after the movie theaters,the government buildings in Washington D.C.were air-conditioned,started with the U.S.House of Representatives building,the Senate building,even the White House.

Anchor: When did air-conditioning become a staple of the Middle Class?

Hawkins: Well,actually it started in the 1950s when sales exceeded over one million units.Nowadays,probably 82%of all homes either have room air-conditioning units or central air-conditioning units in America.

Anchor: Thank you for your information.

Hawkins: My pleasure.

Task 5

Pair work.Start a conversation with your partner according to the situation:

You're an anchor of a TV station,and now you are having an interview with the CEO of arefrigeration company to ask about the history and development of air-conditioning.

Situation 4 Asking about a Job Opening

Sample Dialogue 2

Personnel: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd.(Panasonic).May I help you?

Michael: Yes,I'm Michael Seaver.I'd like to inquire whether the job for a refrigeration system engineer advertised in the paper is still open.

Personnel: Yes,the job is still open.We'll accept applications in one month.

Michael: What are the qualifications for the job?

Personnel: The applicants should have at least a master's degree in Heat & Power Engineering,and with some work experience in related fields.

Michael: I've got the degree for three years,and I've been working as a design engineer at Haier for two years.

Personnel: That's good.

Michael: Can you tell me what the salary is?

Personnel: Well,the starting salary is $2,000 a month,with some basic benefits such as health insurance and paid vacations.

Michael: Sounds good.What should I do to apply for the job?

Personnel: You should send us your cover letter.You can also get easy access to the details about the job form in our website.

Michael: Thank you for your information.

Task 6

Pair work.Start a conversation with your partner according to the situation:

You've read about a job opening for a refrigeration system engineer advertised by an electric industrial company in"China Daily"and now you are calling the company to ask about it.

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