Unit 5

Listening

A

B: I’m just writing a notice about the Table Tennis Club matches. Let’s see. I’ve written down the events. The fee is forty-five yuan per player. What else do I need to write down?

G: When’s the last day to enter?

B: The seventh of May. The matches up to the semi-finals will be played between the fourteenth of May and the thirtieth of June.

G: What about the finals?

B:They’re on the sixth of July.

G: What time do they start?

B: Well, the Men’s final starts at one forty-five, and the Women’s final starts at two thirty. We’ll have the Boys’ final at twelve noon, and the Girls’ final at one. Anything else?

G: I think you should give a phone number because some people may have questions.

B: Good idea! They can call Maggie Zhu on two eight six, two three one one.

B

Announcer: Now for the results of the matches. In the Boys’ semi-finals, Alex beat John by eleven nine in the first set, and by eleven eight in the second set. In the other semi-final, Mark beat Raymond by eleven three and eleven eight. Mark went on to beat Alex. He lost the first set by eight eleven, but won the next two sets by eleven three and eleven five.