Pre-intermediate Unit 1 BBC interviews script

LISTEN AND COMPLETE

H: Hi, I’m Hina. I work for the BBC here in London. I know a lot
of ................. here but I only have a …........ close friends. I keep in
touch with friends by ….................., emailing and using social
networking sites …........... Facebook.
For me, a friend is someone I can …................. and depend on, but also
someone ….................. makes me laugh. Today, we’re asking people
about their friends.
PUT THE COMMENTS IN ORDER
….....: I have a few close friends, yeah.
….....: I have a number of close friends.
….....: I’ve got a nice circle of friends, they’re not too many but I like to keep in
touch with both old friends and new friends.
….....: Yeah, I do have quite a few close friends.
….....: I’ve got a small circle of close friends.
…......: I’ve got close friends. I’m not the type of person to have lots of close
friends. I like to have really close, close friends, and then I’ve got friends
outside of that as well.
….....: I’m quite lucky. I have quite a large group of close friends.
…......: Yeah, I’ve got a lot of close friends. I’ve met them through college … I
actually moved over here with 3 friends so we all live together.
SORRY, I GOT DISTRACTED. CAN YOU CORRECT ME?
H: How do you keep in touch with them?
M1: I keep in tach in all sorts of ways. I telephone, email… samtimes I might
just call around their house.
W1: The thing we have in commun is that we’re all doing a similar kind of
walk, so we network within that circle quite a bit. Email, telephone.
W5: Facebook, like, mainly and then MSN.
W2: I’m on MSN a lot. I’m on Facebook. I go to sea them but mostly texting
and using the internet, like, social networking sights like Facebook.
W3: Mainly, at the moment, through Facebook. I’m all ways on Facebook.
M2: Usually by mobile phone. I read text messages and make phone calls.
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W4: Skype even, my fun mainly.

M3: We leave all over the place, so it’s … the internet is the major way we
do that. Email, or, or, networking sites.
M5: Normally through the internet, but I like to right letters very ofen.

USE THESE PHRASES TO COMPLETE THE ANSWERS:

EASY RELATE SHARE GOING OUT MYSELF
CREATIVE HONESTY KIND INTIMIDATED HONEST
LOYAL LAUGH EASY-GOING COMFORTABLE FUNNY
FUN HUMOUR SINCERE RELIABLE INTERESTS
H: What do you look for in a friend?
W3: In a friend, I’d look for someone who’s quite trustworthy. I guess
someone who’s quite …....................., like myself; somebody who likes
…........................
W2: …........................ is probably the first one. If they’re not ….....................
with me then they can’t be my friend.
W4: …....................... and …..................... And …................... and
…....................., I guess.
M1: Sense of ….................., I think.
W5: Mainly like the personality and if they, like, have the same …................
as me.
M3: Mostly it’s people who can make me ….................. Or who I can
…............... experiences with.
M5: Loyalty, honesty, creativity.
W1: Someone I can …................... to. Someone I feel ….................... with.
Someone I can be ….................. with. Someone who’s …............. to
talk to.
M2: The qualities I look for in a friend - they have to be …................., they
have to be …................ and …......................, they have to be honest,
and they have to be about this tall, otherwise I get …....................
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H = Hina W1 = 1st woman etc. M1 = 1st man etc.

H: Hi, I’m Hina. I work for the BBC here in London. I know a lot of people
here but I only have a few close friends. I keep in touch with friends by
texting, emailing and using social networking sites like Facebook.
For me, a friend is someone I can trust and depend on, but also
someone who makes me laugh. Today, we’re asking people about their
friends.
M1: I’ve got a nice circle of friends, they’re not too many but I like to keep in
touch with both old friends and new friends.
W1: I’ve got a small circle of close friends.
W2: I have a few close friends, yeah.
W3: Yeah, I’ve got a lot of close friends. I’ve met them through college … I
actually moved over here with 3 friends so we all live together.
M2: I’ve got close friends. I’m not the type of person to have lots of close
friends. I like to have really close, close friends, and then I’ve got friends
outside of that as well.
W4: Yeah, I do have quite a few close friends.
M3: I’m quite lucky. I have quite a large group of close friends.
M4: I have a number of close friends.
H: How do you keep in touch with them?
M1: I keep in touch in all sorts of ways. I telephone, email… sometimes I
might just call around their house.
W1: The thing we have in common is that we’re all doing a similar kind of
work, so we network within that circle quite a bit. Email, telephone.
W5: Facebook, like, mainly and then MSN.
W2: I’m on MSN a lot. I’m on Facebook. I go to see them but mostly texting
and using the internet, like, social networking sites like Facebook.
W3: Mainly, at the moment, through Facebook. I’m always on Facebook.
M2: Usually by mobile phone. I send text messages and make phone calls.
W4: Skype even, my family mainly.
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M3: We live all over the place, so it’s … the internet is the major way we do
that. Email, or, or, networking sites.
M5: Normally through the internet, but I like to write letters very often.
H: What do you look for in a friend?
W3: In a friend, I’d look for someone who’s quite trustworthy. I guess
someone who’s quite creative, like myself; somebody who likes going
out.
W2: Honesty is probably the first one. If they’re not honest with me then they
can’t be my friend.
W4: Reliable and loyal. And fun and easy-going, I guess.
M1: Sense of humour, I think.
W5: Mainly like the personality and if they, like, have the same interests as
me.
M3: Mostly it’s people who can make me laugh. Or who I can share
experiences with.
M5: Loyalty, honesty, creativity.
W1: Someone I can relate to. Someone I feel comfortable with. Someone I
can be myself with. Someone who’s easy to talk to.
M2: The qualities I look for in a friend - they have to be funny, they have to
be kind and sincere, they have to be honest, and they have to be about
this tall, otherwise I get intimidated.