M: Hey Tina, how's the Spanish course going? ,F: Tough, our teacher is using a lot of authentic material. You know, stuff, off the radio and TV. He even tapes conversations with his friends and uses them in class. ,M: So, what are some of the things that make it difficult? ,F: Well, the speed for a start. ,M: What do you mean? ,F: You know, they just talk so fast. I can't understand every word. ,M: Maybe you shouldn't try? ,F: What do you mean? ,M: Well, maybe you should just listen to the keywords, you know, the most important words. ,F: But how do I know what they are? ,M: Well, there usually the words with the most stress.
(A) F: No problem. Find out the key words with the least sress. Now I remember. (B) F: Thank you. Next time I will try to catch the key words as you suggest. (C) F: I am really sorry, I did not catch that. Would you slow down, please? (D) F: Your advise sounds reasonable. I think people will be willing to repeat their words for me, though they already speak slowly.
B