Unit22Doesanyonestillknit?ListeningandUnderstandingPOLLY:DoyouknowwhereIcanbuyknittingneedles,Annie?ANNIE:No,I’mafraidshopslikethathavedisappearedthesedays.Maybepeopledon’tknitanymore.ListeningandUnderstandingPOLLY:Iknit!I’mknittingsomethingformyniece’snewbaby!OrIwillknitsomethingforher,ifIcanfindtherightneedles.ListeningandUnderstandingANNIE:HaveyoutriedJanner’s?POLLY:Yes,Ihave!IhadamadconversationwiththeSalesAssistantyesterday.ANNIE:Whathappened?ListeningandUnderstandingPOLLY:IaskedherwhereIcouldfindknittingneedles.Shesaidtheydidn’thaveany.IsaidthatIalwaysusedtobuyknittingneedlesonthefirstfloor,nexttoLadies’Fashions.ListeningandUnderstandingPOLLY:ShesaidthatJanner’shadclosedthatdepartmentyearsago.Shesaid,‘Wedon’tsellknittingneedlesnow.Nobodyasksforthemanymore.ListeningandUnderstandingPOLLY:Isaid,‘You’remistaken.I’mhere,andI’mstillaskingforthem!’WordsandExpressions•knitWordsandExpressions•KnitneedleWordsandExpressions•nieceWordsandExpressions•madWordsandExpressions•conversationWordsandExpressions•SalesAssistantWordsandExpressions•mistakenWordsandExpressions•examinerWordsandExpressions•ChineseKnottingWordsandExpressions•localAskeachotherthesequestionsListening1.BecausehewastheowneroftheFordMotorCompany,thebiggestcar-makerintheworld.2.Peopleaskedhimformoney.3.Fivethousanddollars.4.Thathehadgivenfivethousanddollars.5.Whetherhewouldlikethenewspapertocorrectthestory,orifhewouldprefertomakethestorytrue.6.Hehandedovertheotherforty-fivethousanddollars.Match•5•2•4•3•1