1 go to the beach
2 go clubbing
3 go skiing
4 play the clarinet
5 play baseball
6 have a barbecue
7 play cards
8 go horse-riding
12.2
A I
often go to the beach.
B Yes,
me too.
A I
often go to the beach.
C Really?
I don’t.
A I
never play cards.
B No,
me neither.
A I
never play cards.
C Really?
I do.
12.3
tune in / listen carefully
D Chris,
you were in Venezuela for a couple of years, weren’t you? How did you make
friends there?
C Well,
I was really very lucky, because I got a job at the embassy, and at first I met
lots of British people through work (aha) but eventually, they introduced me to
people from other nationalities too – Americans, Dutch, and also some
Venezuelans (aha). I already spoke Spanish, which also helped.
D Yeah.
C We
used to go to salsa bars and the beach (ooh) which was always great fun. (yeah)
Also, I met some people who were really into walking – I’m a great walker, and
we used to go to a mountain north of Caracas, and er, do lots of walking there,
which I did with the Venezuelans.
D Oh,
lovely.
C I
also very keen sportsman, (I know) and I joined a sports club (hmm) and used to
play baseball which is big in Venezuela, and I made lots of friends through
that, and after the matches we used to go and have barbecues, which was always
great fun, and we had lots to drink and eat.
D Yeah,
I’ll bet!
C Er.
And I got to know, friends, neighbours from work, and uh really a very
interesting French woman who used to feed all the local cats.
D Oh,
really?
C So
basically, (ah) I met lots of people from different places, and plenty of nice
Venezuelans too.
D Ah,
wonderful.
12.4
listening challenge
N Hey,
Liz, when you were in Italy, how did you get to meet people?
L Oh,
well, I was teaching out there, I taught for three years, so I got to know
British people through the schools I worked in.
N Oh,
I see.
L Yeah,
and erm, I made friends with my students. (hmm)
We used to go out for drinks or a pizza.
N Oh,
right.
L Yeah.
I shared a flat with one of my ex-students as well.
N Who
was Italian?
L Exactly.
N Ah,
that helped then.
L so
she introduced me to her friends, which was great. I played the clarinet out
there (hmhm) and I was in a jazz band (yeah) so I met musicians (ha). Erm, I’m
really sporty (I know) as well, so, you know, I used to do a lot of skiing in
the winter and horse-riding in the summer, so I met loads of people through
that.
N Oh,
that’s great.
L Erm,
the thing is, the Italians, they’re just so friendly, so it’s really easy to
get to know them.
12.5
A I
got this watch for 20 euros.
B Wow!
I don’t believe it!
A Peter’s
got a job in television.
B No!
I can’t believe it!
A My
grandfather runs three kilometres a day.
B Wow!
That’s incredible!
12.6
A Susie!
How are you?
S Oh,
Adam, hi! I’m really well.
A It’s
lovely to see you! You look exactly the same.
SReally?
A Yes,
you look fantastic. So, what are you doing now?
S Well…
