Melbourne, Sydney, the Eiffel Tower, Brussels, Marie

Listen to two people travelling from London to Paris by train and starting a conversation. Complete the table.

	1	2
Name
Nationality
Destination after Paris
Occupation
In Paris how long?

Now listen again and complete the sentences below.

1.	_____ are you from – England?	No, actually. I’m _____ Australia.
2.	Are you _____ in Paris?	Just for two or three _____.
3.	_____ you from Paris?	No, no. I’m not _____.
4.	What _____ you do?	I’m a _______. I teach small children in a primary school.
5.	I’m sorry, I haven’t _____ myself. My name’s Marc.	Nice to _____ you, Marc.
6.	_____ you like to come and have some breakfast?	Breakfast? Oh, yes! That would be _____.

 19.3 Choose one of the people below. Give him /her a name, a nationality and an occupation, and invent some other information.

Work with a partner, but don’t tell your partner which character you chose. Together, choose one of the places below. Decide where you are travelling to and from. One of you starts a conversation by asking a question. Find out as much as you can about the other person. Try to keep the conversation going as long as possible.

L esson B How often do you come here?

 19.4 Look at the pictures. What do you think the people are talking about? Do they know each other well? What is the relationship between them? Use the words below to help you.

business associates classmates friends neighbours

landlady / lodger colleagues strangers mother and son / daughter

Now listen to the conversations that go with the pictures above. Complete the table.

Before you listen pay attention to the following proper names:

Celia Brown, Frances Young, Hamilton, Toronto, Michael, Kevin Gibson

	Relationship	Conversation about
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3
4
5
6

Listen again and answer the following questions.

a. Who enjoyed their weekend more, the boy or the girl?

b. What did the woman have to eat or drink on their train?

c. Where are the young couple from exactly?

d. Did the young man like the film? What was its title?

e. What is the woman neighbour going to do this weekend?

f. Where and when did the woman buy her pullover?

Now you will hear six questions from the dialogues. Choose the best answer for each question.

1 2 3

a. Thanks. The same to you. b. How about you? c. Yes, it was great! a. Yes, fine thanks… very comfortable. b. Well, just a sandwich and a coffee. c. Oh, thank you very much. a. Yes, we like it very much. b. We’re from a place called Hamilton. c. Yes, we’re here on holiday.

4 5 6

a. It was called The Lost Dream. b. It was all right. c. I think it’ll be good. a. Yes. We like the seaside. b. Yes. We went to the seaside. c. Yes. We’re taking the children to the seaside. a. I’m buying a new one on Saturday. b. Yes, thanks. c. Oh, thanks. Yes, I got it on Saturday.

L esson C What do you think of…?

 19.5 Listen to the following conversation and fill in the gaps.

Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom

Tom! Hello! I __________ you for ages! Goodness! I remember you! It’s erm… Angela, isn’t it? That’s right! You were in the class above me at school! Don’t you remember? Yes, of course I do! How are you? I’m fine. We __________ each other for… oh, three years! How are you? Very well. Do you still live in Manchester? No, I __________ to Paris. Oh! When did you do that? About a year ago. And why did you go? Well, I wanted a change, and I had some friends there, and I like it very much. Yes. I __________ to Paris. It’s wonderful, isn’t it? Mm. And I __________ a job that I like. I work for a film company. That’s great. What about Alan? Are you two still together? No, that ended ages ago. He __________ to South America. I’m going out with a boy called Jean-Pierre. He’s French, and we __________ engaged. Hey, that’s great! Congratulations! Are you going to stay in Paris? Yes. We __________ a flat there. It’s small, but it’ll do. What about your parents? How are they? They __________ now. They __________ a house on the south coast. Now listen! That’s enough about me! What about you? You __________! You __________ a bit of weight, __________ you? Yes, I __________. I think I used to eat the wrong things. Well, let me see. I __________ college…

Now listen to the second part of their conversation and complete the following passage.

Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom Angela Tom

Well, I __________ college. I __________ archaeology. And for the last month I __________ as a postman. And what are you doing in London? I’m trying to find a job. I __________ round museums to see if they need anybody. I __________ letters for weeks! __________ many replies? Well, a few, but not many. I __________ at least thirty letters. Poor old you! Look, let’s go and have a cup of tea, and we can catch up on some more news. What a lovely idea!

L esson D I’ve only know her for 24 hours, but…