Pre-Listening Exercise
Eyeglasses are very important to many people around the world. Now, you will hear a recorded message of one eye wear store. You sometimes hear such a message if you call a store after it closes. What kind of information do you hear?
Idioms
“word of mouth” = telling one person to another by speaking
“Many stores sell most of their products by word of mouth.”
“pull out all the stops” = do everything possible to make something succeed
“The company pulled out of the stops to improve business, including cutting prices up to 50%.”
Script (only click after finishing the exercise below)
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Male Voice:
“Hello and thank you for calling American Vision, this area’s finest store in eyeglasses for you and your family. Our store hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. We’re open Saturdays until six. Closed on Sundays.
Please visit our store on Saturday for an additional 20% off on our already low prices on all brands of eyewear. And remember: eye exams are free.”
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences
- finest (adjective): excellent, high quality
– These are the finest glasses I have ever seen. - additional (adjective): extra, added
– Buy now and receive an additional two dollars off the regular price.