1.Listen to the tape and write down in one sentence what Leslie does in China.

Leslie does some business in China and her company sells buses.

2.Listen to Part 1 again and tick the things done by Leslie.

__ going to watch Peking Opera

√going out for delicious dinners

__ seeing the Great Wall

√ visiting a mountain

√ going to people’s homes

__ staying in a good hotel

__ swimming in the sea

__ going shopping

3.What does Leslie say about the friends she made in China? Listen to Part 2 again and write your answers in one or two sentences.

She says that she made some friends but they are just business friends because she thinks one cannot make real friends on a short visit. Leslie thinks some of the friends in China may have liked her, but others may try to be nice to her so as to gain a business advantage.

Listening text

Part 1

Leslie Clark, a Canadian from Vancouver, arrives in China to do some business. Her company sells buses. During her stay she meets many Chinese people. Most of them are very kind to her. A few of them invite her to dinners with delicious food and drink.  

They take her to interesting places and to a mountain in the countryside. Some people even invite her to be a guest in their homes. Leslie is asked whether she thinks the Chinese are friendly. “Yes”, she says. “I think. Chinese people are very friendly.”

Part 2

When she gets on the plane to fly home, another Canadian asks her, “So, did you make any friends in China?” Leslie replies. “Yes, I made some good friends. Of course they are business friends. No one can become a close friend when you see them for such a short time. I think some of them really liked me but others may have been trying to be my friend for their own reasons.”