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Receptionist What's your address? Jenoy Yes.

113>)) Darly fn Rio? Rob This is Rob. Rob Walker ... From London
l A Acheese and toma to sandwich, please. Receptionist Yes. 24seven?
B That's 7 dollars and 20 cénts. Darly Ir's 350 Avenida Princesa Isabel. Jenny Oh, Rob, yes, of course. Hi.
2 A So Auna, your classes are on Tuesday Receptionist Thar's 350 Avenida Princesa Rob Hi. How are you?
and Thursday mornings. Isabel. Jenny Oh, l'm fine, thanks. A little tired,
B Yes, thar's fine. Thank you. Darly Yes. thar's all.
3 [etblue flight to Los Angeles is now Receptionist What's your zip code? Rob Ican meet you at the hotel tomorrow
board ing at gare number 9. Darly Sorry? morning. ls nine OK for you?
4 A Where to, madam? Receptionist The zip code, you know, a Jenny That's perfect.
B Manchester Road, please, Number 16. number? Or postcode? Rob Great. OK, sce you tomonow at ninc.
5 A I lere's your key.sir.Room 12. Darly Ah, yes. lt's 22011-0lO. Jenny Thanks. See you then. Bye.
B Thankyou. Receptionist 22011-010. Great. Whats Waitress Would you like another tea?
6 A Here we are. your email address? Jenny No, thanks. lt's time for bed.
B Oh no. Ir's closed. Darly It's dbezerra@mail.com. Waitress Good o ight, and eojoy you r sray.
A Look, it says "Closed on Mondays"! Receptionist And what'syour phone Jenny Goocl nighr.
number?
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Dar)y My cell phone number or my home
l The rrain waiting at plarform 13 is thc number in Rio? 1 I have a big table, and on the table I have a
Metroliner to Washington, D.C. Receptionisr Both-home and cell phone. computer anda primer, pens and pieces
2 A Excuse me! flow far is ir to Miami? Darly My phone number in Rio is .55 - rhar's of paper, uh, photos, anda lamp. Loes of
B Ir's about 40 miles. the code for Brazil- 219 560733. things. My table isn't neat. It's very messy.
B Thanks a lor. Recepttonist SS 219 560733. 2 On my desk I ha ve a lamp, a phone, books,
3 15 love. alaptop, a photo of my family, pens and
Darly Yes, thar's right. And my cell phone
4 Will ali passengers 011 flight BA234 to number is 970-555-3784. It's an American pencils, anda loe of pieces of paper. I think
New York please go to gate 60 immediately. cell phone. my desk is near. Not very neat, but neat.
S A How rnuch is that? 3 On my desk I have a lamp, a calendar, a
Receprionist 970-555-3784. Thar's great,
B A pizza and two waters. That's 17 dol lars. Darly. Thankyou. OK, so you're in leve! 6. Spanish-Engl ish dictionary, a computer,
6 A \Vhat's your address? Your first class is on Monda y. DVDs, and sorne pens. Oh, and tissues.
B lt's 80 Park Road. Right now, my desk is very nea t.
A Sorry? What number? 1 44l))
B 80,8zero. Rob Hi. My name's Rob Walker. I live here 1 70)))
7 Teacher OK. Can you be quier, please? in London, l work in London, aud l write Receptionist Good evening, sir. Good
Open your books to page 90. a bout 1 .ondon ! 1 work for a magazine evening, madam.
Student 1 Whar page? called London 24seven. I write abour life Dad Good evening. Can we have two double
Student 2 Page 90. in London. The peo ple, the theater the rooms, please?
restaurants ... lt's fu n! l love London. It's a Receptionist Do you have a reservar ion?
1 39>)) Dad No, we don't.
grear ciry.
Receprionist Helio. A re you a ncw studcnr? Jenny Hi. My namc's [enny Zielinski. I'm Receptionist l'm sorry, sir. The hotcl is full.
Darly Yes, I am. Mom Oh, no!
from New York. The number one city in
Receptionist Sir down, please. I'm the the world. I'm the assistanr editor of a Dad Come ou. Let's go.1 know another hotel
receptionist and my narne's Ma:rk. l'm just magazine, New York 24seven. I'm che new oear here.
going to ask you a few questions. assista 11t editor. Bur this week, I'm on a Poi ice officer Excuse me, sir. Is this your car?
Darly OK. business rrip to London. This is my first Dad Yes, itis. What's the problem?
Receptionist Great. What's your first name? time in the UK. lt's very exciting! Police officer This is no parking, sir. Look
Darly Darly. ar the sigu.
Receptionist T low do you spell that? 1 48l)) Dad l'm very sorry.
Darly D-A-R-L~Y Waitress Is your tea OK? Police officer Can T see your driver'slicence,
Receprlonist 0-A-R-L-Y? Jcnoy Yes, thank you. lr's very quiet rhis please?
Darly Yes, that's right. evening.
Rcceptionist And what's your last name? Waitrcss Yes, very relaxingl Are you on Z,10)))
Darly Bezerra. holiday? Announcer And now on W KOT. Hisjob.
Receptionist Bezerra. Is thar B-E-Z-.E-R-A? Jenny No, I'm here on business. he1·job.
Darly B-E-Z-E-R-R-A. Waitrcss Where are you from? Host Good evening and welcome again to
Receptionist B-E-Z-E-R-R-t\. OK. Where Jcnny l'm from New York. What about you? the íobs quíz, His job, her job. And our
are you from? Waitress I'm from Budapest, io I lungary. ream t0uight is David, a teacher ...
Darly I'm from Braz.il. Jenny Really? Oh, sorry. David [[ello.
Receptionist Wherein Brazil? Waitress No problem. Host ... Kate, who's unemployed ...
Darly From Río. Kate Hi.
Receprionist And how old are you? Jenny Helio? Host . .,ami Loma, who's a writer.
Darly I'm 20. Rob lsthatjennifer? Lorna Good evening.

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Host Aod our first guesr roníghr is ...
Wayne Wayne.
Host Helio, Wayne. Welcome to the show.
Whar's your wife's uame, Wayne?
Wayne Her narne's Tanya.
Host Tanya? Nice name. OK tearn, you have
one minute to ask Wayne quesrions about
his job and then one minute to ask him
about Tanya's job, starcing now. Ler's have
your first question.
David Hi, Wayne. Do you work in an office?
Wayne No, l don't.
Lorna Do you work in the evening?
Wayne lr depends. Yes. sornetimes.
Kate Do you make things?
Wayne No, 1 don't.
Lorna Do you wear a uniform or special
clothes?
Wayne Uh, yes - I wear special clothes.
Kate Do you drive in yotu- job?
Wayoe No, 1 don't.
Loroa Do you work with other people?
Wayne Yes.Ido. Ten people.
Kate Do you have special qual ifications?
Wayne Qualifications? No, l don't.
David Do you spcak foreign languages?
Wayne No, only English.
Host You onJy have time for one more
qucstion tearn.
David Uh, do you earn a lor of money?
Wayne Yes, l do.
Host Your time 's up ...
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Host Now you havc a minute to ask Wayne
about Tanya's job.
Kate Wayne, <loes Tanya work outside?
Wayne It depends. Outside and inside.
Lorna Does she work on the weekend?
Wayne Yes, she does,
Kate Does she work with computers?
Wayne No, she doesn'r.
David Does she wear a uniform or special
clothes?
Wayne Yes. she does. She wcars special
clothes,
Kate Does she travel?
Wayne Yes, shc <loes. Alor.
Lorna Does she earn a lor of money?
Wayne Yes, she does. A lot.
Host Thar's time. OK tearn ...
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Host OK ream. So, what's Wayne's job?
Kate OK, so you wear special clothes, you
work wirh ten othcr people, you caro a lor
of money, Are you a soccer player, Wayne?
Wayne Yes, I am.
Host Very good! And Tanya's job?
David Ler's see. She works outside and
inside. She works on rhe weekend. She
doesn't work witb cornputers. Sbe wears
special clothes. She travels a lot. She earns
a lot of money. We rhink she's a fligbt
attendanr.
Host Is rhar right, Wayne?
Wayne No, that's wrong. Tanya is a model.
2 19l)) Rob But it's true!
Kevín Do you like Star Wars? Karen Is this your first time in the U K,
Samantha No,J don't. Jennifer?
Kevin Why not? lt's a fantastic movie. Jenny Yes, it is .. But it .isu't my firsL tüne in
Samantha l don't like scieuce fiction. Europe. l have family in Polancl.
Kevin What kind of movies do you like? Karen Really? And where do you live in New
Samantha I love foreign movies, French, York?
Italian, Spanish. Jenny ln Manhattan. Do you know New
Kevin Oh. York?
Samantha My salad's very good. Karen Yes. My sister lives in Brooklyn.
Kevin Oh. My burger's good, too. Jenny l have family in Brooklyn, too. Where
Samantha What kind of music do you like? does your sister live?
Kevin Music? l love heavy metal. What about Daniel Jennifer!
you? Jenny Daniel?
Samantha Opera. Daniel I-low nice to meetyou, at last. Would
Kevin Opera= that's not really my thíng! you like sometbing to dxink? Tea, coffee,
Kevin What do you do on the weekend? water?
Samantha l go to restaurants, l cook. l Iove Jenny No, ljm fine, thanks.
good food. And yo u? Daniel Greac. Oh, Karen. What time is my
Kevin Well, l don't cook! l meet friends and next meeting?
we play video garues. Karen t\t twelve o'clock.
Samantha You meet friends and you play Daniel That's goocl, we have time. OK. come
video games. Wow. into my office, Jennifer.
Kevin Do you want some more water? Jenny Thank you.
Samantha Oh, excuse me . .Hi. Oh? Why? Daniel Talk to you later, Rob.
Now? OK. See you in a minute. Sorry Rob Ycab. Surc.
KevÍI1. l need to go. Nice to meet you. Bye.
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Kevin Oh. Bye.
Waiter Here's your check. Anna Who's that?
Kevin The check! I ley, Sama otha. Wait! Isabel Thar's my boyfriend, t\lex.
Anna Ile's good-lookiug. I low old is he?
2 25))) Isabel Twemy-six.
Rob Um ... Jennifer? Anna Whatdoes hedo?
Jenny Rob? Isabel He's a police officer.
Rob Yes, helio. Nice to meet you, Jemüfei:. Anna Really? Does he like it?
Jenny Cal! me Jenny. Goocl to meet you, too Isabel Yes, he !oves it. Aod tb..is is my ciad.
Rob Wekome to London. Am ! late? Auna He Looks very young.
Jenny Um ... justa little. Isabel Well, he's fifty-five rhis year.
Rob What time is it? Anna He doesn't look fifty-five! ls that your
Jenny Nine fifteen. mor her?
Rob l'm really sorry. The trafficis terrible Isabel No, that's Gloria, my stepmother.
toda y. Anna Is shc nice?
Jenny No problem. Isabel Yes, sbe's great. She's a bair scylisc -
Rob liow are you? Ilow's r.he hotel? she does my hair for free!
Jenny The hotel's very nice. But breakfast Anna How nícc! Who's that?
isn't great. l'd like a good cup of coffee. Not Isabel Thar's Natalie.
hotel coffee, real coffee. Anna Who's she?
Rob OK, let's geta coffee. Isabel My brocher's girlfriend.
Jenny Do Ihave time? l bave a meeting at Anna She's pretty!
nine-thirty. Isabel Do you think so?
Rob With Daniel? Anna Yes. Don't you like her?
Jenoy Yes. JsabeJ Not very much. Sb.e thinks she's very
inteUigent, but she isn't really.
Rob Don't worry. We bave lots of time, the
office is very neas. So, J enny, where do yo u Anna What <loes she do?
live in New York? Isabel She 's a student. She stuclies Spanish-
bur she can't speak it very well ...
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Rob Here we are. This is the office. And this
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is Kareu. lntervicwer W hat time do you ger up in the
Jenny Hello, Karen. morning?
Rob Karen, this is Jennifer Zielinskifrom the Amelia Me levanto a las seis y media. Nunca
New York office. me quiero levantar porque es tan temprano.
Karen Hello, J ennifer. l get up at six thirty. l never want to get up
Jenny Nice to meet you. because it's ver y early.
Rob Karen is our administrator. We ali luterviewer Do you have breakfast?
depend on her. Amelia Yes, a quick breakfast, and then l go
Karen Don't listen to Rob. ro school.
1 nterviewer How do you go to school?
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 A me] ia By bus. We have these yellow school
buses-we cal! them liebres.
Inrerviewer What ti me do you start school?
Ame] ia At 8 o'clock. In che Iirst class
everyone is really sleepy.
Interviewer How many classes do you haver
Amelía In rhe morning we usually have fíve
but sometimes six.
Interviewer What time do you have lunch?
Amelia At 1 o'clock.
Interviewer Thar's a very long morningl
Amelia Yes, ir is. We're very hungry at
luncbtime.
Interviewer Wheredo you have lunch?
Amelia We have lunch at scbool in the
cafetería. We only bavefifty minutes, so we
doo't have much time to relax. We jusr eat
our food and then run to the ncxr class.
In rerviewer I low many classes do you have
in the afternoon.?
Amella On a good day only three, on abad
day five. After the second dass everybody
is ti red and we don't concentrare on what
the tea e her is tell ing us.
Interviewer What time <loes school finish?
Amclia At five thirty.
Iuterviewer Do you go home then?
A melia lt depends. O n Mondays and
Wednesdays 1 go ro extra classes to prepare
for college entrance exarns, and on Tuesdays
and Thursdays l have basketball pracrice.
In terviewer W hat do you do when you get
home?
A melía l just wam to relax, but it's
i mpossible. I have hornework and exams,
sol need t0 srudyt Sol sit dowu at my desk
and start working again. After dinner, I go
back to my room and study until 11 o'clock,
or sometimcs later,
Inrerviewer What time do you go to bed?
Amelía Abour eleven thirty. 1 lie in bed and
th in k abour the next day and rhe classes !
have. Luckily, ir's Friday toda y! No school
tomorrow!
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GARY
Gary (sings)
Judge 1 Very nice Gary.
Judge 2 Yes, l like it. Good job.
JUSTIN
[ustin (sings)
Judge 1 1 na wor d ... "rerrib
., ibl e.'"
Judge 2 [usti n, you have a ver y pretty face,
but I 'm sorry, you can't singl
NAOMI
Naomi (sings)
Judge 1 Thank you, Naorni. Very. nice ".
Judgc 2 Naomi, you havo a beautiful voice,
but r can't hear the feeling.
Judge 1 OK. [ustin and Naomi. Thank
you very much, but no thank you. Gary,
congrarulations. See you on the show nexr
week.
Gary Awesome! Thar's great. Thank you.
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lnterviewer Do you have a problem wirh
noisy neighbors, Rebecca?
Rebecca No, l don'r, not at all. But
. sometirnes my neighbors have problems
wíth me! r live in an aparrment building
ancl the house rules here are really strict.
Intervíewer What kind of house rules do
you have?
Rebecca Well, for example, during thc wcek
vou can't make noise between 12:30 and
two o'dock beca use this is when young
children are aslecp and thc sarne is true
after ten o'clock at night. So, for example,
after ten o'clock you can't listen to loud
music without headphones, or play a
musical insrrument. l rhink ir's because
people in Switzerland get up early in thc
morning, so rhey go ro bed very earJy.
Intervicwer Can you watch TV after ten
o'dock?
Rebecca Yes, you can, just not really Ioudly.
So, l watch TV, but with the volume low
and the wjndows closed so that's nota.
problem. But the problem is l can't use
my bathroom, because tbe \.vacer makes
a ooise, and my bathroom is next to my
neighbor's bedroom.
Interviewer So you can't takeashower ora
batli?
Rebecca No, noc aftcr ten o'clock. Tbis isn't
true in ali aparcments in Switzerland, but
in my apartment it is. Maybe beca use the
apanmcnts ai-csmall.
lnterviewer Wbat about on che weekend?
Rebecca On Saturday, the rules are che same.
No noise after ten o'clock in the evening.
lnterviewer What happens if you want to
have a party?
Rebecca You can have a party, but the mus1c
can't be Joud after ten.
Jnterviewer 'vVhat happens if you make a lot
of noise after ten?
Rebecca Well, the neighbors complain and if
it's really loud, they cao ca\l the poi ice.
lnterviewer What about on Sunday?
Rebecca .Sunday is a day of rest in
Switzerland, so you can't make aoy noise in
your apartment at all. For ex~mple, in my.
building you can't move fu rn 1ture, or p~t a
pi.cture oo rhe wall, or rurn on thewasb1 ng
machi ne.
Interviewer Whatdoyou thinkofthese
rules?
Rebecca Well, T 1 ike che rules that control
noise du ring the week a nd oo Sunday. l
th ink it 's a good idea. Buc l think they ne~d
ro be more flexible on Saturdays. 1mean1f
a party is still a little loud after ten, I doo't
thin.k you need to caU che poi ice.
Interviewer Does that really happen?
Rebecca Yes, it happened tome.
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The best tbing about che weather in New
York City is that it's always changing. ln thc
su mmer, it's usually hot and sornetimes sunny
and sometimes cloudy, with temperatures of
about 85 degrees Fahrenheit. And of course, it
sometimes rains.
In the winter, the temperature is usually
between JO degrees and 40 degrees. 1t can be.
windy and cold, but it doesn't snow often. .
ln the spring aod in the fall the weather 1s
very changeable - you can have ali the ~our
seasons in one da y! lt can be su nny or foggy
in che morning, doudy at lunchcimc, raining
in the afternoon, and chen cold and windy in
che evening. Ialways tell tourists to ta.ke their
sunglasses and their jackers when thcy go out!
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Rob Hey, Jcnny! .
Jenny Oh, hi, R.ob. [s that coffee far me?
Rob Yes. A double esprcsso.
Jenny Oh, wow, thanks. Thar's really niceof
you. .
Rob No problem. Do you havc a mcctmg
with Daniel?
Jenny Yes, another meeting. And you?
Rob l'mgoing to theofficc, roo.1 bavc an
interview in cwenty minutes.
Jenny Oh really? With who?
Rob A thea.cer director.
Jenny Sounds interesting. . . .
Rob What time is your meetl.llgw1thDa01el?
Jenny Athalfpastnine.
Rob Ugh!
Jenny Ob, no. Are you OK? l'm so sorry!
Rob l'mfine!
Jenny I'm really sorry. You can't wear that
shirt toan interview!
Rob Don't worry, there's a clothes shop over
there. r can buy a new one.
Jenny OK. Ican help you choose ooe.
Jenny Oh, that's my phone. Sorry, 1 need to
.
answer this. See you in there?
Rob OK.
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Edd ie So, )en ny, what do you thi nk of London?
Jenny l love it, Eddie! It's so cool!
Eddie Wbat about che peo ple in the office?
Jenny They're really nice. And they're very
policc!
Eddie Wbat are you doing right now? You
aren't in the office. l can hear traffic.
Jcnny Right now? l am standing outside a
men's cloth ing store.
Eddie You're what?
Jenny l'm waiting for Rob.
Eddie Who's Rob? Do you have a new
boyfriend alrcady?
Jenny Don't be silly. He's just ~- guy from the
office. He's buying a new shirt.
Eddie Wait a minute. So you're waiting for
a guy named Rob outside a men's clothing
store?
Jenny Stop it. l don'th~ve time to explain it
ali now. Oh, here he 1s now.1 have to go.
Eddie OK.Havefun.
Jenny Bye, Eddie. Love you.
Rob So, what do you think?
Jenny You cannot be serious!
Rob What's wrong? You don'tlikemy new
shirt?

[enny o way! You can'r wear that t~ an
interview' Come un, ler's go back mto rhe
srore aud changeit.
Rob OK.
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Intcrvicwer What's your favorite time of
day?
Martín Ir depends. During rhe week ii.'s
seven in rhe evening, because thar's when l
s= home Frorn work and whe~ [ c~n r~lax.
But on che weekend, my favorire tune is
breakfasc rime. l have a big break fase, and
I have time toread ihe papers and listen to
rhe radio.
lnterviewer \ hat's your favorire day ofrhe
week?
Martin My favorite day of rhe week is Friday,
because rhen I know che weekend is near.
Intervicwcr What's your favorirc month?
Martín Probably May. lr's when rhe wearher
starts to gec warrn and che evenings are long.
Intervicwcr whar's your favorire season?
Martín Spring, because it means rhat winter
is finally over. 1 love ridiog my bike. and
spring is a great time for bike riding-not
too hot and nor roo cold.
Interviewer Whar's your favorire holiday?
Martin Probahly New Year's Eve, because
you don't need to worry about buying
presenrs or cooking a big lunch. and
everybody's in a good mood.
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1 He was an English writer.
He was born in che l érh ccntury.
lle was married wirh three childreu.
He was born in Stratfon.1-upon-Avon.
He is fa mous for his plays, for exarnplc,
Hamlet and Macbetl1.
2 She was born in London in 1932 ro
American parents.
Shc was a famous actress.
She was dark-haired and very beauriful.
She was bestfriend with Michael Jackson.
Shc was farnous for her dark blue eyes.
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... and finally on rhc news today rhe story of
rwo socccr fans wbo missed the big match.
Last week, Chelsea played Arsenal at
Chcl ea's famous sradium, Sramford Bridge in
west London. lt was che match rhat soccer fans
ali over rhe world wanted to watch. Charles
Spencer's daughrer anda friend we~e arnoug
the lucky people with rlckets. The g1rls were
in Althorp, which is abour 85 miles from
Lo ndon, a nd they decided to go by ta xi. Bue
wben the taxi stopped in a small villa ge, ir was
clear that sorneth ing was wrong. They were
in Srarnford Bridge, but nor at rhe Chelsea
stadiurn. The driver had typcd Stamford
Bridge inro bis G PS. But unfortu.natel~,
Siarnford Bridge is also a small village 111 che
norrh of England - and thac 's where thcy werc!
Ofcourse, chey missed the match.
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1 nterviewer W hen was you r memorable
night?
David Te puedo decir exactamente, fue el
once de julio del dos mil diez. 1 can tell you
exactly,it was July llth, 2010.
Intcrvicwcr Why do you rcmcmber thc
date?
David Beca use it was the final of tbe World
Cup, Spain agaiust Hollaud.
lnterviewer Whe.re were you?
David Well, rm a flight attendant and rhat
day I was in Acapulco in Mexico.
Jntervicwer Who wcre you with?
David l was with three ocher pan ish flighc
attendancs.
Intcrvicwer Wbere did you go to watcb tbe
match?
David We didn't go out. We watcbed the
match in che hotel restaurant.
lnterviewer And whatdid you weac rowatch
rhematch?
David We wore Spanish soccer shircs that we
bought in a store, and we also had red and
ycllow scarvcs. . 3 68>))
lntervicwer Tell me aboutthe mght. Whac
didyoudo?
David Well, tbe match was on in tbe
afternoon Mexican time. We wcnt dowo tO
the hotel restaurant early to get a good sea t.
There was a big screen. The restaurant was
foil of Spanish tourists. There was a great
acmospbere.
Interviewer And Spain won che match, of
course.
David Yes. lt wasn't a good match. but wbco
Spain goc their winning goal everyb~dy1
shouted and jumped up. ll was amaztng.
Whcn che match finished we al\ went
out. We waoted to celebrate. We went to
another restaurantnear the beach, and it
was full ofSpanish people. Evcryone was
really happy. We hada great parcy!
lntcrviewcr Wbat was thc weatbcr likc? Do
you remember?
David Yes, it was a warm night. About 20
dcgrces Celcius, 1 think.
1 nterviewer \Vhat ti medid you get back to
your hotel?
David l cau't rcmcmber cxactly but vcry late,
about three in the morning. Luckily, l hada
free day the next day, sol didn't need to get
up early.
lnterviewer Wby was tliis night so
memorable?
David Fi rst, of course, beca use Spain won
rhci_r first World Cup, but also because of
thc circumsrances -we were very far away
from Spa in, thousands ofkilometers away
in anocher country, but we ali felt very
Spanish thac night!
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Rob So, Jenny, wc have a free morning. What
do you wa nt to do?
Jcnny We\l, you're the expert on London lifc!
What do you suggest?
Rob Well, we cao go cyding.
Jcnny I don't have a bike.
Rob We can rene bikes. lt's easy.
Jenny Tbar's cooJ.
Rob OK, great. So we can cycle through che
parks, a nd you can see a bit of L?nd~n. Oh,
bang on. Uh, oh. lt's Daniel. Daniel.' h1! .
Daniel J I i, Rob. You need to do an rncerv1ew
chis morning, with an artist. He's ar the
Tate Modern.
Rob Can f do the imerview on Monday?
Daniel Sorry, he can only do tbis moming.
Rob OK, send me the details.
Daniel Thank you very much, Rob.
Rob l'm sorry.
Jenny That's OK, 1 understand. W?rk is wo_rk!
Rob Sur l can meet you later, outs1de che Tate
Modcrn. lt's on che South Bank.
Jenny Icanflndit. [)uve a map, l cao cycle
rbcre.
Rob Let's meet at twelve o'clock then.
Jenny G reat.
Rob Sorrv about rhe wcacher.
Jen ny \'e~h ... but what a view! lt's a great
bridge too.
Rob It's rhe Millennium Bridge. lt's not for
cars, only for people. lt' as the first new
bridge over thc Thamcs in 100 ycars.
Jenny You sound like a tour guide! .
Rob Sorry ... l ioterviewed the arch1tect last
year. So wbat would you like to visit?
Jenny What is there to see?
Rob Well, we could see the Tate Modern first
as we're here, and then we could go to the
Globc Thcatrc. Do you likc Shakcspearc?
Jenny Not really. l studied too mu:h
Shakespeare in college. lt's Dan 1el. Sorry.
Hi, Daniel.
Daniel Hi, Jennifer. How's your free <lay?
Are you enjoying London?
Jcnny Absolutcly. lt's faotastic ..
Daniel Listen. 1 have sorne free wne today.
\Vould you like to meer for lunch?.
Jenny That's really nice of yo~, Damcl,.but
['m sorry. l can't. l'mreally far away from
rhe officc righr now.
Daniel That's OK. No problem. Maybe
another time?
Jenny Definicely. Bye. .
Rob What did be want? Anydung
important?
Jenny Not at ali. Hey, ler's go inside the Tace
Modernnow.
Rob Yes, of course. There's a great restaurant
on the top floor. The view is fantastic. The
Tate Modern was a power station until
198 l. Di<l you know chat?
Jenny T didn't. Do you know anything else
about che 'l'atc Modern?
Rob Thank you for asking. 1 km.>w a loe about
it acrually.
Jcnny Oh, grcat!
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 4 6)))
Then. the detective questioned Barbara Travers.
Detective What did you do after dinner
yesterday eveui ng? . l ger you?
Barbara A fter dinner? l played cards with
Gordou, and then J went to bed.
Detective Wbat time was rhat?
Barbara It was about eleven thirty. J
remember I Iooked at my watch.
Detective Oid you hear anytbing in your
father's room?
Barbara No. l didn't hear anyrhing.
Detective Miss Travers, did you have any
problems with your father?
Barbara No, 1 did n't have any problems
with him ar all. My father was a wonderful
man and a wonderful father. I'm sorry,
Detective.
Detective Don't worry, Miss Travers. No
more questi.ons.
4 7>))
Next, the detective auestioned Gordon Smiih.
Dctec tive W hat d id yo u do afrcr dinner,
Gordon?
Gordon l played cards with Barbara. Then
she went to bed.
Detective Did you go to bed then?
Gordon No. l stayed in the living room and l
hada cup of tea. Then l went to bed.
Detective What time was that?
Gordon 1 don't remember exactly.I didn't
look at the time.
Detective Did you hear anything during che
night?
Gordon No, I didn't. l wasvery tired. l slept
very well.
Detective You and M r. Travers were
business partners, weren't you?
Gordon Yes, that's rigbt.
Detective Ancl it's a very good business l
understand.
Gordon Yes, Detective, it is.
Detective And now, ir is your business.
Gordon Listen, Detective, l <lid not kill
Jeremy. I fe was my partner and he was my
friend.
4 8>))
Final/y, the detective ouesüoned. Claudia
Simeone.
Detective What dicl you do yesterday
evening, afrer dinner?
Claudia I went to my room and 1 rock a bath
and 1 went to bed.
Detective Whar time was that?
Claudia About 11 o 'clock.
Detective Oíd you hear anything?
Claudia Yes. 1 heard sornebody go into
Jeremy's room. Ir was about 12 o'clock.
Detective Who was it?
Claudia Ir was A manda, his wife.
Detective Are you sure? Did you see her?
Claudia Well, uo, I did n't see her. Bue 1 'rn
sure it was A manda.
Detective You were Mr. Travers's assisrant,
Claudia.
Claudia Yes, 1 was.
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Detective Were you just his assistanr? 4 15)))
Claudia What do you mean?
Leo Helio.
Detective Were you in lave with Mr.
Waiter Goodevening,sir,madam. Whatcan
Travers?
Claudia No, J wasn'r.
Kim How about a coffee? I'm still cold.
Detective The truth please, Claudia.
Waiter Yes, madam. Ancl you, sir?
Claudia Fine, Detective. Yes, 1 was in love
Leo You k11ow1 J'm cold, too. 1'11 also have a
with him, and he saidhe was in love with
coffee, thanks.
me. He said he wantcd to Ieave his wife -
Waiter Here you are!
Amancla-and marry me. l was stupid. I
Leo Well, here's to our new house!
believed him. He u sed me, Detective! 1 was
Kim Yes!
very angry with him.
Waiter You're new around here, areo't you?
Detective D id yo u kili him?
Leo Yes, tbat's right.
Claudia No, Detective, IJoved [ererny.
Kim We just rented rhe big house on Darwin
4 9>)) Roa d.
Waiter Whicb house? The Travers family's
Bejore dinner, Gordon met with [eremy in the
house?
library.
Leo Yes.
Gordoo Happy birthday, [eremy,
Waiter Oh.
Jeremy Ah, thanks, Gordon.
Leo Is something wrong?
Gordon Listen, [ererny, I waut ro tal k to you
\Vaiter Who showed you the house?
about Barbara.
Kim llarbara. The old lady who lived there
Jeremy Barbara? Whar's the problem? .
befo re.
Gordon Ir's not exactly a pr.oblem. I arn m
Waiter Ahh, Barbara. Old Mr. Travers's
love with her, and I want to marry her.
daughter. Some people thoughr rhat sh~
[eremy Marry Barbara? Marry my daughter!
was the one who did it. She never marned,
Are you crazy? Never! You don't love
of course.
Barbara. You only want her moneyl
Kim The one who did what? What
Gordon That's not true, Jeremy. [lave her.
happened? Why did1ú she marry?
Jeremy Listen to me. lf you rnarry Barba~a,
Waiter Didn't she tell you?
when l die ali my money goes to Claudia.
Leo Tell us what?
Gordon To Claudia? To your assistant?
\Vaiter About the murder.
Jercmy Yes.
Leo & Kim Murder??
Gordon Is that your lasr word, Jeremy?
Waüer Yes, Mr. Travers was murdered in
Jeremy Yes,itis.
that house in 1958 ... in his bed.
Amanda Dinner everybocly!
Kim Oh, how horrible!
Reader At mido ight, Gordon was in tbe
Waiter The man who killed Mr. Travers was
liv i11g room. He finishecl his tea and went
Barbara's lover. Thc fa mil y 11ever li:ved
upstairs.
there agai o. They tried to sell the house,
Jeremy Who is it? Gmdon?
but nobody wanted to buy it. Not after a
4 14l)) murder. That 's why that house is always
Barbara Let's go upsrairs. Follow me. Be renred.
careful. The ceili11g is very low here. Leo Kim.
Leo Jt's a very old bouse. Kim Yes.
Barbara Yes·, the house is tbree hu11dred Leo Are you thinking what T'm tbinkiog?
years old. My fam.ily lived here for nearly. Kim Yes--I don't wanr ro slecp in a housc
eighty years. There are six bedrooms. Th1s where somebody was mur<lered. Come on.
was my father's bedroom. Let's go to a hotel.
Waiter Hey, your coffee! You dicln't dri11k
Kim Is therc hear in the house?
Barbara Yes, there is. Wby doyou ask? Are your coffee! Ah, weU.
you cold?
4 24>))
Kim Yes, it's very cold in here.
¡ arrived at Gosforth Hall late in the evening.
Leo That's because we'refrom California.
l don 't bel ieve in ghosts, but yes, 1 felt a 1 ittle
Barbara Let 's go and see the other
nervous. I chccked in, and the front-desk clerk
bedrooms.
gave me the key and showed me to my room.
Leo Yes,ofcourse.
I left my things in theroom andcame
Leo Well, wbar do you rhin.k, K im? 1 lovc it!
dowDsta.irs. There weren't maDy orher guests
Don'tyou?
in the hotel. There were only rhree.1 sat in
K im 1 'm not sure. There's something about
the lo unge a nd 1 talkcd to the manager, s.ara
the bouse 1 do1ú like.
Daniels, abouther hotel. Then l hada dnn.k
Leo Kim, it's perfen for tbe kids. Think of
a11d at 12 o'clock, I went upstairs to my room.
the yarel. And it's a real authentic cou ntry
Room 11 was 011 the cop floor.1 opened the
house. What do you say?
door and turned on the light.
K im 1 suppose so. lf you 're sure. .
Jt was a very big room, very old, and yes,
Leo l am sure! Mrs ... uh, Barbara. We wam 1t.
ir was a l ittle spooky. There was a n old TV on
'Ve want to rent rhe house.
a table - but there wasn't a remate control. I
Barbara ExceHcnt.
turned 011 rhe TV.
Leo W hen can we move i.n?
Barbara As soon as you like.
 There was a movie on. l was happy to see
that it wasn'r a horror movie. I decided to
warch che movie, but l was ti red after my long
trip and after half an hour, 1 went to sleep.
4 25)))
Stephen 1 n che middle ofthe night, 1 suddenly
woke up! I looked ar my warch. It was rwo
o'dock in the morn i ng. The TV was off! Bue
how? Tbere was no remoce control, and l
didn't get up and turn it off The light was
on, bur suddeuly the light went off, roo.
Now l was scared! l couldn't see anything
strange, bue 1 couId feel that there was
somebody or something in the room. T got
out ofbed and turned on the light and TV
again. Little by little 1 started to relax, and l
went ro sleep again. When I woke up, it was
morning.1 had breakfast and chcckcd out.
1 left the hotel abour ten o'clock.
Interviewer So tbe question is, did you see
che ghost?
Stephen o.I didn't see the ghost, but l
definitely felt somethiug or somebody in
the room when I woke up in che night.
Interviewer Were you frightened?
Stephen Yes, 1 was! Very frightcned!
lnterviewer Would you Iike to spend
another night in tbe hotel?
Stephen Definitely, yes.
Interviewer Why?
Stephen WeU, I'm sure rhere was something
strange in that room.I can't explain the
televisión and rhe light. l want to go back
because l want to see the ghost.
4 32>))
Host Good afternoon and welcorne to
today's edition of Get Ready! Cook!
Anda big round of applause for today's
contesrants, Jack and Liz. Hello, Jack. So,
do you like cooking?
Jack l love ir. l cook dinner every eveningat
home.
Host How about you, Liz?
Liz Yes, l'm the cook in rny family, too. l cook
every day of course, but what I really like is
cooking for friends on the weekend.
Host OK, so you know the rules. In rhc
bag there are six ingredients, just six
ingredients. You have anhour to make
rh ree d is hes, an appetizer, a mai n cou rse,
anda desserr. A pan from the ingredienrs in
rhe bag, you can also use basic ingred ients
li ke pasea, rice, eggs, sugar, sale, pepper,
and so on, OK? Are you ready? Ler's open
the bag. And today's ingrediems are a
chicken, some carrots, sorne onions, three
oranges, sorne cream cheese, aud sorne
dark chocolate. OK, Jack and l.iz. You have
five minutes to decide what to make, and
then it's Ger readyl Cook!
4 33l))
Host Liz and Jack, you have rwo more
minutes, so 1 hope you're alrnost ready.
OK. Time's up. Stop cooking now, please.
OK,Jack. What did you make?
Jack For che appetizer, there's carrot and
orange soup. for the main course Imade
chicken breases filled with crearn cheese,
and for dessert r made pancakes with
chocolate sauce.
Host That all Iooks delicious. And you, Liz?
Liz Irnade a carrot and onionsalad with
orange dressing. Thcn for the main course,
I made pasta withcreamy chicken sauce,
and for dessert, chocolateand orange
mousse.
Host It aU looks good, too. But now, the
moment of trurh. Let's taste your dishes ...
4 34l))
Host OK, Jack. Let's try yoursoup. Mmm,
that's delicious. lr's a great combinar ion,
carrot and orange. ls there any onion in tbe
soup?
Jack Yes, one onioo.
Host lt's very good, but next time maybe you
could add a littlc crcam, not much, justa
little. OK, oow theclückeo. Mmm, that's
nice. Nor very original, but very tasty. And
finaUy, the pancakes. They look beautiful. ..
and they taste great. Now Liz, let's try you r
dishes. The salad first. Mmm; it's nice, but
che taste of onion is very strnng. How many
on ions did you use?
Liz Thrce.
Host Ithink maybe two are enough for this
salad. OK, the pasta. Mmm, it's very good
but it needs a little more salt and pepper.
A nd finally, the mousse. Thal 's a beautiful
mousse, Liz.
Liz Thank you.
Host Mmm, and it tastes wonderful,
absolurely delicious.
Well, congratulations to you both. f loved
ali your dishes- hur only one ofyou can
win - and today's winner is ... Jack!
4 42>))
Host Question l. What is rhe approximatc
population ofVietnam? Is ita 68 million, b
78 million, or c 88 million?
Contestant 1 l think it's e, 88 mi.Ilion.
Host c is the rigbt answer! Question 2.1 low
many calories are there in a Big Mac? Is ita
670, b 540, ore 305?
Contestant 2 l think it's a, 670.
Host Final answer?
Contestant 2 Final answer, 670.
Host I'm sorry, the right answer is b. A Big
Machas 540 calories. And Quescion 3.
J íow far is it from New York City to Los
Angeles? lsit a about 2,500 miles, b about
1,500 miles, or cabout 3,100 miles?
Contestant 3 About 2,500 miles.
Host /\re you sure?
Contestant 3 Yes. I'm sure.
Host a is tbe right answer!
4 45)))
Host Good evening. Welcome to Quiz NilJllt.
Tonighr's show comes from New York City.
A nd ou r fi rst contestant is Col leen from
Miami. Hi, Calleen. Are you nervous?
Colleen Yes, a little.
H ost Wel l. just try to relax. The rules a re the
same as always. l'm going toread you sorne
semences, and you have ten seconds to say
if rhe semence is true or false. If you get
the first ans\ver right, you win 500 dollars.
Then for each correct answer you double
your money, so if you ger the second answer
righr, you win 1,000 dollars, and for the
rhird correct answer you win 2,000 dollars.
for cight corrcct answc1·s you win 64,000
dollars. But if you get an answer wrong, yoi1
lose ali the money. Remember you can also
calla friend, so if you're nor sure about one
of the answers, you can call your friend to
help you. ls rhat OK, Colleen?
CoHeen Yes, OK.
46l))
Host OK Collccn, first qucsrion for 500
dollars. The North Pole is colder than the
SouthPole. Trueor false?
Co11een The North Pole is colder than the
SouthPoJe. Uh, false.
Host Correct. The South Pole is much
colder, because it's mttch higber than the
Nortb Pole. 1 n che su m mer, che average
temperature at tbe North Pole is 32 degrees
Fahrenheit, but at the South Pole it's
minus 1 S. Now, for 1 ,000 dollars, carrots
are sweeter than coma roes. True or false?
Colleen Uh, l rhink it's true.
Host Correct. Tt's true. Carrots are about five
percent sugar, but tomaroes, even though
thcy are a fruit and nota vcgerable, don't
have any sugar at ali. OK, for 2,000 dollars,
a proron is heavier than an electron.
CoJleen 1 think it's true.
Host Correct. A proron is more than 1,800
times heavier than an electron. Next, far
4,000 dollars, Tbe White House is bigger
than Buckingham Palacc. True or false?
Calleen The White I Iouse is bigger than
Buckiugham Palace. Uh, false.
Host Cor rece. Buckin.gham Palace has 775
rooms, but rhe White IIouse has onJy 132
rooms. Next, for 8,000 doUars, oranges are
healthier than strawberries. True or false?
Colleen Uh, true. No, uh, false.
Host Do you want to caII a friend?
Co11een No, f think it's false.
Host Correct. An orange has 70 milligrams
of vitamin C, but a cup of strawberries, a
normal serving, has 98. OK, for 16,000
dollars, female mosquitoes are more
dangerous than male mosquitoes.
Colleen Uh, true.
Host Correct. Female mosqt1iroes are the ones
tbat bite. Male mosquitoes don't bite. OK,
Calleen, for 32,000 dollars, in judo a g1·een
belt is better tha na blue belt. True or false?
Calleen Uh, l'm sure that's false. My brother
does judo. false.
Host Correct. The order of belts in the lower
stages of judo is white for a beginner, tben
yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, and
black. And finally, the last question. Be
very careful, Colleen. lf you get it right, you
win 64,000 dollars, but if you get itwrong,
you get nothing. Are you ready?
Listening 121
 Collccn Yes, ready.
Hosr OK, for 64,000 dollars, hepatitis A is
worse thanhepatitis B. True or false?
Collccn Uh ... uh...
Host Quickly,Colleen,yourtimeisalmost
up.
Collecn I want rocalla fricnd.
Host OK, Calleen. So, who doyou wantto
call?
Calleen Kevin.
Host Is he your boyfriend?
Calleen Yes.
Host OK then. Hello, Kevin?
Kcvin Yes.
Hosr I'm calling from Quiz Niahc. Colleen
needs sorne help. You bavc 30 seconds,
Kevin. Here she is.
Calleen Hi Kevin.
Kcvin Hi Calleen.
Colleen Listen, Kevin. It's the last quescion.
Hepatitis A is worse rhan hepatitis B. True
or false?
Kevin Uh, J think ir's true. J leparuis A,yes,
rhar's tbc serious onc.
Colleen Are you sure?
Kcvin Yes, dcfinitelyl
Host Tirne's up. OK Col leen, true or false?
Calleen True.
Host Final answer?
ColJcen final answer. ·¡ rue.
Host I'rn sorry, Colleen, ir's false. J lepar iris
Bis much more serious, You can die from
ir. Yo u had 32 ,000 do! la (S, but now you go
home with nothiog.
Collcen Ooh, Kevin. You wair unril l see bim. ...
4 49 >))
Jenny Thanks for showiog me around
London yesterday. J hada grear rime.
Rob Me, too. So, what did you do Jase nigbt?
Jenny Nothing really. l hada lot of work to
do. Emails, phone calls ... What did you do?
Rob 1 wrorc my anide abour rhe anise rhar I Jenny I'rn sorry, Daniel. I'm a litrle ti red.
interviewed yesterday morning.
Jenny Can 1 see it?
Rob Surc, ir's on my laprop. Hang on a
second. There,
Jenny Sorry. Hi, Eddie.
Eddie Happy birthclay, [cnny!
Jenny Thanks! Bue Listen, J can 't talk right now.
Eddie Oh, sure.
Jenny l'm in the office.
Eddie 1'11 cal! you back.
Jenny Yeah, later.
Eddie OK.
Jenny OK. Sorry, but it's my binhday roday.
Rob Really?! Happy birthday! Maybe wc
couldhave dioner ronight?
Daniel Jennifer.
Jenny Oh, hi Daniel.
Daniel l'd likc to takc you out for dinnerthis S 9 >))
evening.
Jenny Thi. evening?
Daniel Yes, for a working dinncr. Wc have a
lot to talk about before you go back to New
York. I kuow a very good restaurant.
Jenny Oh, uh ... yes, of course.
Daniel G rea t. See you la ter.
Jenny Yes, ure. Sorry. Rob. A lan \Vell, there is a websice called
122 Listening
4 SSl))
Daniel So, Jenny. l hear ir's your birrhday
today.
Jcnny Yes,thar'srighc.
Daniel Well, 1-:lappy Birthday! How do you
normally celebrare?
Jenny Oh, uorhingspecial. Maybe l go our for
dinuer with fricnds or sec a movie.
Daniel Well, we could go out sornewhere,
after dínner,
Waitcr Would you Iikc a desscrt?
Jenny Not forme, rhanks.
Daniel OK, oo.
Waiter Coffee?
Jenoy A decaf espresso.
Daniel Tbe samc forme, please.
Wairer Two decaffeinated e pressos.
Certainly, sir.
Daniel You know Jenny, you've gor beautiful
eyes.
Jenoy l gcr rhern from my morher, Anyway,
what are your plans forthe July edition of
rhe magazine?
Daniel The, er, July edition? f urn ...
Jenny l have to rake this. Sorry,
Daniel No problern.
Jenny l li, Barbara.
Barbara [cnny, justa quick call. Wc really
like your idea abour Rob Walker. He's a
grear writer.
Jenny So can l ask him?
Barbara Yes. Go ahead.
Jenny That's grear,
Barbara Good luck.I hope he says yes.
Jenny Me. too.
Daniel G ood news?
Jenny Uh, yeah. That was Barbara my boss
from the Ncw York office. She just gave me
a 1 ittle birrhday presern.
Daniel So, would you like to go somewhere
clse?
Daniel Yes, of course. Waiter, could ¡ have
the bill, please?
5 8>))
Host On roday's travel program, Al~1n Marks
is going to rell us about CouchSurfing, a
new way of traveling. A lan. what exactly is
Couc11 urfing?
Alan Well, CouchSurfing is an exciting aod
cheap way of travcling a nd seeing new
p~a~es. lt's a ve.ry simple idea. \Vhcn you
v1s1t anotber c1ty, you stay in somebody's
apartmem or house. That person. the host,
gives you a room anda bed, and ifhe or she
doesn·r have a bed. rhen you can sleep on
rheir couch, or sofa.
Hose Do you have ro pay for rhc becl?
Alan No, you don't. lt's completely free.
CouchSurfors usually take a small present
for the hosr Or maybe rhey can help with
the housework or make a meal. Bur you
never pay any money.
Hose How do you fi nd these peo ple?
CouchSurfing.org. First, you go tbcrc and
creare a profile. Then you search for the
city you want to visit, and you look for
pcoplc thcrc who are offering a bccl. When
you find somebody, you send rhem an email
and then you can agree on rhe day or days
that you wa ot to stay. The wcbsitc is free.
Host And do you have to offcr a bcd in your
l10use?
A Jan o, not if you don't wanr to. You can
just be a guest or you can be a host and offcr
a room in your bouse, oryou can do both
things. lt's up to ymt.
Host Is CouchSurfing safe?
Alan Yes, it is. You have a lot ofinformacion
on the website about the per on you are
going to seay with. Every time a person
stays with a hose, they wrire a report,
either positive or negative, and you can
read al 1 these reporrs. A lso, you can ema il
the person befare you go and ask any
qucsrions you wam.
Host Does the host usua lly show you his or
her city?
A Jan Well, ir depends on the person. Some
hosts take their guests to see sorne oí
thc sights, bue orhcrs don't. lt depcnds
when you visit, too. Some hosts rake their
guesrs out on the weekcncls, bur are too
busy during the wcek. But hosts usually
recommend things to do, so you often see
things thar tourists don't usually see.
Hose And can 1 C:ouchSurf ali over che
wodd?
Alan Of coursc. ln facr, you can visir 230
countries and more than 70,000 cities.
5 15>))
Part2
"Well l have a problem wirh my boyfriend.
We argue ali tbe time. l'm not sure that he
lo ves me. l wam to know i f we're going to
Stay togethcr. '' '·Picase choose five cards
bur don·c look at them." Jane rook five ca'rds.
The fortune-teller put them on the table face
down. He turncd ovcr the first card. "Ah, this
is a good card. This mea ns you're going lo be
very lucky." ''But am l going to sray wühmy
boyfriend?" Jane askcd. "Maybc," said the
fortu ne-teller. "We oeed to look ar tbe ocber
cards first."
5 17>))
Part4
Thc fortunc-te.Ucr tu roed ovcr a card with
rwo rings. '·Now l can see everything clearly.
You are_going to leave your boyfriend and go
away w1th tbe oLher 111an, with Jim ... to another
counrry. And very soon you 're going to get
marricd." "Marricd?To Jim? But am l going ro
be happy wilh him?" "You'.re going to be very
happy togecher. J'm sure ofit.'' Jane looked at
her watch. "Oh, no, look at che time. l'm going
to be late for work." She stood up, Jefta $50
bill on thc table, and ran out ofrhc room.
5 30)))
One of tbe firstthings 1 noticed in Valencia
is that peo ple eat out a lot. They spend a
lot of time in cafes. You find people having

breakfast or tea, not jusr lunch and dinner,
People who work go out to have coffee, they
don't have it in their office. l 11 restaurants, one
chino rhat rcally surprised me was that when
people go out in big groups, the men al 1 sir
ar one cnd of the table and rbe women ar the
other,
Another rhing l notice, maybe because l'm
a. woman myself, is what Spanish w~mcn are
like, or Valencian women ma.ybe. Of course,
l'm a foreigner, bue l find rhar thc wornen
here ralk very fasr and very loudly, rnuch
more than che men. Women dress very well.
cspecially older worncn, and rhey always look
irnmaculatel
Finally, rhere's a myrh rhar the Spa nish
don't work hard, bur J don'r rhink it's true, ir's
[ust that tbey work different hours. Peo ple
have a long lunch break, bue rhey leave work
very late.
5 36>))
Interviewcr Toda y, mase people spcnd a lor
ofrime every day online, but domen and
women use che Internet in che sarne way?
Expert Research shows that in general,
ihev use che Internet in differeru wa.ys.
Fo; exarnple, men and women borb use
the 1 nterner to send ernails, bue men send
more work ernails, wbile women eod more
personal cmails to fricnds a.nd fa mily: :>
lnterviewer What ahout 011 line shopp1ng.
Expert As you can imagine, wornen ~o
more Internet shopping than mcn, I'hey
ofren useonline cores to buy things for
rhc house, clothes, toys, and so on. Men,
on thc othcr hand, prcfcr buying ching on
auction sitcs like cBay.
Intcrviewer What other sites are more
popular wírh men? . about your offer.
Expcrt News sites are more popula~ wirh
mcn than with wornen. Men also like
v isiting sports si tes where rhey can fi nd
out. for example, game seores. In general,
men use che l nternet a lot for fu n. They
download music and play games much
more than wornen do.
lnterviewer Whar do women do more than
men?
Expert Well, wornen often use the 1 nter~~t to
get [nformation aboui healih and medicine.
And rbey are also morcimcrestcd in
websires rhat give them advice, for example,
websircs rhat give advice about how to be
gooJ parents, or dier websites that hclp
rhem to lose weight. They also use che
1 nrerner for dirccríons much more than
meo. They use websires l ike Google maps
when they nced to go omewhcre new. And
rhey use social networks like Facebook
more 1 hao roen do.
Intcrviewer Are therc sorne things rhat both
men and women do?
Expert Yes, they both use rhe lmernet to
book rickets for trains and planes, and to
book hotels. Tbey also both use online
ba.nking, for e.,xample, to pay bilis oc 01ake
transfers.
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Jenny Rob!
Rob Jcnoy, hi. Sorry l'm a bit late.
Jenny No problem.
Rob Rcally?
Jenny Really!
Rob J got you.r messagc.
Jenny Would you like a coffee or so~wthing?
Rob No, l'm fine thanks. So what d1d you
want to talk about? You think Londonis
che bese ciry in che wodd and you don'r
wa nt to go home.
Jenny Not exacrly. We'd like you to come to
New York.
Rob Me?To New York?!
Jenny 1 talked to Barbara about you. You
know, Barbara, my boss? She !oves your
arrides, roo. So, would you like to come
over to New York and work for us? J ust for
a month. And writc a colum11 for Ncw York
24seven. And maybc a Jaily blog?
Rob Wow, souods great! What could 1 call it?
A11 EnBlishmanin New York?
Jenny Why not! Areyou interested?
Rob Yes, very. lt's amazing! But 1 need to
chink about it.
Jenny Ofcour e.
Rob Whrn do 1 need ro decide?
Jcnny Before the end of the week?
Rob OK, greal. Thankyou.
Jcnny And now, l really have to go.
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Jenny Where is it? Whe1·e's my phone?!
Rob Are rou looking for this?
Jenny Rob! 1 can't believe it! My phone!
You're a hero. thank you so mucb.
Rob No problcm. le gave me a chance to see
you again. And 1 bad more time to tbink
Jenny And?
Rob l 'd love to acccpt. J really want to come
and work in New York.
Jenny That's great, Rob! l'm so happy.
Rob Me, too. Oh, you hada cal! fromEddie.
¡ dido't answer it. Is he going to meet you at
the airport?
Jenny Eddie? No. He's at collcge in
California.
Rob In California? Does he teach there?
Jenny Teach? No. he's a scudent.
Rob A student?
Jenny Wcll,hc's only 19. Eddie's ~)'. brocher.
Announcement Next deparrure flight 232
to New York is now ready for boardiog.
Jenny 1 nced ro go.
Rob Well,have a good jouroey.
Jenny Thanks, Rob. Byc.
Rob Bye. And see you in New York!
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Yes, 1have.1 don't usually see movies more
t han once or tw ice. bue I've proba bly seen
/1 's a \Vo11derjiil Life, the old Frank Capra
movie, at least six or seven times because
it's oo TV every Christmas. It's usually on
just aftc.r Ju nch on Cbristtnas Day, which
is when l'm full anda litde sleepy, and 1
want to sit on the sofa and watch a movie.
Actually, 1 think it's a great movic.
2 Yes, Thc r:mpire Strikcs Back, che second
Star Wars movie, welJ, thc fifth episode
in the serics. l've seen ir about twemy
tinles probably. lt's my favorite movie of
ali time, and when 1 meet a girl, 1 always
watch it with hec. lt' a kind of rest. 1 f she
doesn't like thc movic, thcn J th ink that our
relationship isn't going to work.
3 Yes, l have. Flas/1da11ce. l've seen it. oh,
more than a hu ndred rimes. l absolutcly
love it. l love the rnusic, a nd the movie
just makes me feel good. Whenever f feel
depressed 1 rhink. OK, l'm going to watch
Flaslidnnce. lt a.lways makes me feel betcer.
l've bougbr che DV O thrce times beca use
after you've played a DVD a lot, it doesn't
work well.
5 51 >))
Jcss So, whcre are you going to rake me for
my birthday?
Matt [ want to cake you somewbere really
nice. Have you been ro The PekinB Duck un
24ch Streec?
Jcss On 24th Street. Yes, l have. _
Matt Oh, no! When did you go rhere!'
Jess Lasc month. l went wirh some people
from work.
Matt OK. Somcwhere else. Have you ever
eatcn at Appctito on 2nd Avenue?Tbey
makc dclicious pasta.
Jess f know. l've been there twice. Bue we
could go therc. l love ltalian food.
Matt No, listen. Why don't wego back to
LuiBi's? We bad an amazing meaJ last time.
Do you rcmcmber? The ltaJia o waiter sang
foryou. ltwa soromantic!
Jess No, l don't remernber.
Matt You don't?
Jess No, 1 don'l remember beca use it wasn 't
me. !'ve never been to L11i8i's.
Matt Oh. My bad memory a.gain.
Jess So, who did you go tbere witb? Witb
your ex-girlfriend?
Matt No, no, 1 wenc there wich ... my sister.
Yes, witb my sisrer.
Jess You r sister, huh? Let's forge.t it. 1 don 't
think J wanl ro go out on fil}' birthday.
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