Unit 1 Traces of the past Listening to the world Sharing Scripts
H = Hina; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc. Part 1
H: I have a busy social life. I go out most nights after work with friends. Last night, I went out for
a meal with an old friend from university – it was really good to see her. Tell me about your social life. Do you go out a lot?
Part 2
M1: I do go out quite a lot, yeah. I ... I like to go out to bars and I quite like going to friends’
houses and having dinner and things like that.
W1: I like to go to the cinema and um, I think the last movie I saw was The Hangover – it was
very funny. And ... and I like to go to the theater also. W2: No, we don’t go out a lot – um, possibly weekends. We go out for meals or something. 2: Not too regularly. Weekends. I play golf … um, socialize afterwards. M
W3: During the day we do. Er, in the evening, no, no. No, we don’t. W4: My friends and I like to go out quite a lot. We go clubbing; we go to discos. W5: Yes, I go out sometimes in the village. Er, we live in a small village, so a lot of our social life
is in the village, so we go out to friends’ houses, go to parties, go to the pub.
W6: Um, not so much … but I like it a lot. I like to go to the theater, to the cinema, meet friends, eat out.
W7: Sometimes I go out for a ... for a couple of drinks with some good friends, but ... um, not very
often. A couple of times a month maybe. 2 Answers 1) busy 2) friends 3) university 4) social life 3 Answers
1A 2E 3B 4D 5C 6F Part 3
H: Did you go out last night?
W4: We went to this club in Piccadilly Circus and we danced all night. We had a few drinks, but then mostly dancing. And there was (were) a few guys there and they were really cute and we, like,
talked to them.
W5: We had dinner in an Italian restaurant by Tower Bridge and it was lovely. We had a lovely
evening of just looking at the … the river and enjoying the view and enjoying lots of fun with the family.
W6: Well, I went to the cinema – seeing the last Harry Potter film – ah, which I enjoyed a lot. And
afterwards I met some friends for a … for a drink in town. M2: We went to see, er, Mamma Mia! At the Prince of Wales Theater, and it was excellent. W2: We went to the theater. We saw a play by Tom Stoppard called Arcadia, which was
extremely interesting and we enjoyed it very much. Afterwards, we went with friends for a meal. We had a Spanish “tapas” type meal, which was extremely enjoyable.
W1: Um, last night I went to, um, Westfield Shopping Center, which is in the west of London and I enjoyed a delicious meal there.
M1: Last night I went to a friend of mine’s house which is in south London and um, we went out and went to a fish and chip shop, bought some fish and chips and went home and had that with a
beer in front of the television. Culture notes
Tom Stoppard: a British playwright. He is regarded as one of the most important contemporary playwrights in the English language.
Arcadia: a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between order and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. It has been cited by many critics as the playwright’s finest play
fish and chips: a popular takeaway food in the United Kingdom. 4 Answers 1) danced
2) view of the river 3) fun 4) drink 5) west
6) delicious food 7) house 8) television Listening Scripts
I = Interviewer; B = Baruti
I: Thank you for coming on the show, Baruti. We are all very
interested to know more about your work. But, first of all, let’s start from the beginning. Um, where were you born?
B: I was born in Johannesburg in 1962. I: Can I ask you about your childhood?
B: Yes, of course. I was the fourth child in a very big family – there were 11 of us. My father was
a teacher and my mother cleaned houses for rich people. I: Did you go to school?
B: Yes, I did. Education was very important to my parents.
I: When did you decide to work with poor children?
B: When I was in school, one of my friends lost his parents. He had no family … um … no living grandparents, so he moved to a house for orphans. I visited him and when I saw his life there, I decided to work with orphans.
I: When did you open your orphanage? B: We opened it in 1996. I: We?
B: Yes, my wife and I. We got married in 1990. I: And who’s your hero?
B: I’m glad you asked that – it’s Mother Teresa. I often think about her words: “I can do no great
things, only small things with great love.”
I: That’s very interesting. I have one more question: What’s your favorite book?
B: Let me think about that. I like many books, but Long Walk to Freedom is one of my favorites.
It’s the story of Nelson Mandela’s life in his own words. I: That sounds interesting. Thank you. OK … now, it’s time to ask the audience for questions. Are
there any questions for Baruti? … Yes, you at the back … 2 Answers
1 1962 2 fourth 3 1990 4 1996
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