Listening Unit 5 – Inventions

Reporter: Excuse me; I'm from the ABC Discovery Channel. May I ask you a few questions?

Mr Brown: Sure.

Reporter: Your name is ....

Mr Brown: Eric Brown.

Reporter: Yes, Mr Brown. Why are you interested in this test flight in New York City?

Mr Brown: Well... I'm a  (1)

here in this city. You see... there are quite a lot of traffic jams during the (2)

I guess owning a flying car like this might be a good idea.

Reporter: I see. What do you like about this car?

Mr Brown: It's not... not too big, just a little bit bigger than a normal car. So when its wings(3)

,it fits quite well in any garage. Second, it doesn't use too much gas - just five gallons per hour in the air and one gallon per 50 km on the ground.

Reporter: How about (4)

?

Mr Brown: It's OK. It can reach 120 km per hour on the ground and nearly 200 in the air.

Reporter: Anything you don't like about it, Mr Brown?

Mr Brown: Yes. It needs a runway. That's the biggest problem. What happens if it (5)

in traffic and cannot take off?

Reporter: Yeah... Thank you very much for spending time with us...

Reporter: Excuse me; I'm from the ABC Discovery Channel. May I ask you a few questions?

Mr Brown: Sure.

Reporter: Your name is ....

Mr Brown: Eric Brown.

Reporter: Yes, Mr Brown. Why are you interested in this test flight in New York City?

Mr Brown: Well... I'm a  (1)

here in this city. You see... there are quite a lot of traffic jams during the (2)

I guess owning a flying car like this might be a good idea.

Reporter: I see. What do you like about this car?

Mr Brown: It's not... not too big, just a little bit bigger than a normal car. So when its wings(3)

,it fits quite well in any garage. Second, it doesn't use too much gas - just five gallons per hour in the air and one gallon per 50 km on the ground.

Reporter: How about (4)

?

Mr Brown: It's OK. It can reach 120 km per hour on the ground and nearly 200 in the air.

Reporter: Anything you don't like about it, Mr Brown?

Mr Brown: Yes. It needs a runway. That's the biggest problem. What happens if it (5)

in traffic and cannot take off?

Reporter: Yeah... Thank you very much for spending time with us...

Reporter: Excuse me; I'm from the ABC Discovery Channel. May I ask you a few questions?

Mr Brown: Sure.

Reporter: Your name is ....

Mr Brown: Eric Brown.

Reporter: Yes, Mr Brown. Why are you interested in this test flight in New York City?

Mr Brown: Well... I'm a  (1)

here in this city. You see... there are quite a lot of traffic jams during the (2)

I guess owning a flying car like this might be a good idea.

Reporter: I see. What do you like about this car?

Mr Brown: It's not... not too big, just a little bit bigger than a normal car. So when its wings(3)

,it fits quite well in any garage. Second, it doesn't use too much gas - just five gallons per hour in the air and one gallon per 50 km on the ground.

Reporter: How about (4)

?

Mr Brown: It's OK. It can reach 120 km per hour on the ground and nearly 200 in the air.

Reporter: Anything you don't like about it, Mr Brown?

Mr Brown: Yes. It needs a runway. That's the biggest problem. What happens if it (5)

in traffic and cannot take off?

Reporter: Yeah... Thank you very much for spending time with us...

Reporter: Excuse me; I'm from the ABC Discovery Channel. May I ask you a few questions?

Mr Brown: Sure.

Reporter: Your name is ....

Mr Brown: Eric Brown.

Reporter: Yes, Mr Brown. Why are you interested in this test flight in New York City?

Mr Brown: Well... I'm a  (1)

here in this city. You see... there are quite a lot of traffic jams during the (2)

I guess owning a flying car like this might be a good idea.

Reporter: I see. What do you like about this car?

Mr Brown: It's not... not too big, just a little bit bigger than a normal car. So when its wings(3)

,it fits quite well in any garage. Second, it doesn't use too much gas - just five gallons per hour in the air and one gallon per 50 km on the ground.

Reporter: How about (4)

?

Mr Brown: It's OK. It can reach 120 km per hour on the ground and nearly 200 in the air.

Reporter: Anything you don't like about it, Mr Brown?

Mr Brown: Yes. It needs a runway. That's the biggest problem. What happens if it (5)

in traffic and cannot take off?

Reporter: Yeah... Thank you very much for spending time with us...