Transcripts Unit 1
1.1 a The first thing I do when I meet someone is say ‘It’s very nice to meet you’. Then I usually talk about my job and I ask questions about their job. I think it shows you are interested if you ask a lot of questions. I don’t tell jokes or funny stories. I only do that with close friends. And I don’t make a lot of eye contact. I’m quite shy so I look at my hands or at the floor a lot of the time.
b When I meet someone for the first time, I tell them my name and I always shake their hand. I think that’s the polite thing to do. I often feel nervous when I meet new people so I sometimes play with my hair. I wish I didn’t do that. What do I usually talk about? The weather and jobs. But I don’t talk about money. That’s just rude!
c I speak four languages – English, French, Arabic and Chinese. So when I meet someone I say ‘Hello’ or ‘Bonjour’ or ‘Merhaba’ or ‘Ni hao’. And I sometimes kiss the person, or I shake hands, or sometimes I bow. It depends on what country the person is from, of course. And conversation? Well, I generally meet people through my job so we talk about money.
d I think the most important thing to do when you meet someone is to be friendly. So I always smile and I tell a joke or a funny story. I never talk about boring things like the weather. Why does anyone want to talk about that? I like interesting conversations about politics and things like that.
1.2 annoyed bored called danced jumped surprised played talked
1.3 Danying I don’t have a TV and I don’t play video games, but I use my phone a lot. Yesterday, I didn’t have my phone and I couldn’t send texts to my friends so I felt very lonely. Marwan I usually listen to music, text my friends and read the news at the same time. But yesterday I went outside and I walked for two hours. My head felt very clear! Erica I love the internet and I spend hours on it every day. During this experiment I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t leave the house! I just stayed in the kitchen and made cups of tea. I wasn’t happy because it was really boring! Brandon I live with my friends, but we don’t talk very much. Everyone just watches TV. But yesterday we chatted and laughed all day. It was one of the best days of the year!
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1.4 I wasn’t happy this morning. I didn’t have a job last year.
1.5 wasn’t didn’t doesn’t don’t
1.6 A So, did you use your phone yesterday? B Yes, I did. I used it all day. A Who did you ring? B I rang my friends Mehmet and Khalid. And I sent a lot of texts and emails. What about you? What did you do?
A I did some research on the internet for my assignment. B Did you finish it? A No. The internet connection was really slow. B Were you at home? A No, I was in the library. There was a problem with the server.
B Oh, no.
1.7 Hanif Hi, Tahsim. How are you doing? Tahsim Pretty good. And you? Hanif OK. But lectures are really boring. My lecturer speaks very slowly and he just reads his notes. What about you?
Tahsim Well, you’re right basically. Lectures are boring. But I think our Engineering lectures are OK.
Hanif
Really? I’m not sure. He never uses slides and his explanations are so long.
Tahsim I see your point, but some lectures are OK. Hanif Well, anything is better than maths. Tahsim I completely agree.
1.8 Lectures are boring. I think our Engineering lectures are OK. What about you? What do you think? You’re right. I completely agree. I disagree. I don’t think so. I’m not sure.
1.9 Chris Oh, hi, Gemma. Have you got a minute? Gemma Yes, sure. Why? Chris Well, it’s just about the kitchen. It was a bit of a mess last night. I had to spend half an hour washing the dishes and cleaning up before I could eat.
Gemma Really? I’m so sorry. But actually most of the mess has been there for two or three days.
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