First day at School
Tania: Hi. I'm Tania. What's your name?
Jing: Hello. My name's Jing.
Tania: Nice to meet you, Jing. What class are you in?
Jing: I'm in class 1B. And you?
Tania: Me too. I'm in Class 1B too.
Jing: Who's our teacher?
Tania: Mr Smith.
Jing: And where's our classroom?
Tania: This way. Come with me.
Jing: OK. Great.
Describing people
Aurelia: Who’s that boy over there, Hannah?
Hannah: That? Er, that’s my brother, Jem.
Aurelia: Your brother?
Hannah: Yes, and that’s his girlfriend Lucy. The pretty girl with the long, brown hair.
Aurelia: Oh right. So, you’ve got a brother?
Hannah: No, I’ve got two brothers. Jem and Alex.
Aurelia: Really? ... and ... how old is Alex?
Hannah: Alex and Jem are twins, they’re both 15.
Aurelia: 15, mmm ... and does Alex look like Jem?
Hannah: They’re exactly the same! They’re both tall and thin. They’ve both got short
brown hair, green eyes and big ears!
Aurelia: They’re not big, I think they’re cute. And ... has Alex got a girlfriend?
At the liberary- giving personal information
Lucy: Hello.
School librarian: Hello, what's your name?
Lucy: My name's Lucy.
School librarian: And what's your surname, Lucy?
Lucy: Moore.
School librarian: Can you spell that?
Lucy: M-O-O-R-E.
School librarian: Thank you. What class are you in?
Lucy: Class 1B.
School librarian: Class 1B. And how old are you, Lucy?
Lucy: I'm 13.
School librarian: Have you got a photo?
Lucy: Yes, here you are.
School librarian: Thank you ... OK, thank you, Lucy. Here's your school library card.
Lucy: Thanks. Bye.
School librarian: Goodbye.
Getting an ID card
Admin worker: International Student ID card?
Student: Yes, that’s right.
Admin worker: Have you got the form?
Student: Yes, here it is.
Admin worker: OK, let’s see. Name – Ahmed, surname – Saeed, age 14, address ...
(pause) ... oh, what’s your address?
Student: 14 Spring Avenue …
Admin worker: 14 Spring Avenue ...
Student: Leicester.
Admin worker: Can you spell that, please?
Student: L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R.
Admin worker: What’s your postcode?
Student: LE14 2GZ.
Admin worker: LE14 2GS.
Student: No, 2GZ.
Admin worker: OK, 2GZ. And what’s your nationality?
Student: I’m British.
Admin worker: What’s your school?
Student: Newtown Secondary School. N-E-W-T-O-W-N.
Admin worker: And what’s your date of birth?
Student: The 2nd of June 1998.
Admin worker: 02/06/1998 (the second of the sixth, 1998). Have you got a photo?
Student: Yes, here you are.
Admin worker: Thank you. One moment, please ... (pause) ... and here’s your card.
Student: Thanks. Bye
Interview with a swimmer
Interviewer: Hello, Dan.
Dan: Hi.
Interviewer: Can you tell me about a typical day in your life for the school magazine?
Dan: Yeah, sure.
Interviewer: So, what time do you get up?
Dan: Oh, I get up very early. I get up every day at 5 o’clock and go to the pool. Then I
swim from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock.
Interviewer: You get up at 5 o’clock? Wow, that’s early!
Dan: Yeah. Then at 8 o’clock I have a shower, I get dressed and I have breakfast. I
have a big breakfast: cereals, toast, bacon and eggs and orange juice.
Interviewer: What do you do after breakfast?
Dan: At 11 o’clock I go to university. I’m studying sports science and I have classes
from 11 o’clock to 4 o’clock.
Interviewer: When do you have lunch?
Dan: I have lunch at about 2 o’clock at the university.
Interviewer: What do you do after classes?
Dan: Sometimes I go to the gym and sometimes I meet my friends at a café.
Interviewer: What time do you have dinner?
Dan: I have dinner at 7 o’clock, then I watch TV or go online and I usually go to bed at
10 o’clock.
Interviewer: Thanks, Dan. That’s a busy day!
Introducing a friend
Sumi: Hi, Pablo. How are you?
Pablo: Hi, Sumi. I'm fine, thanks.
Sumi: Pablo, this is Greta.
Pablo: Hi, Greta, I'm Pablo.
Greta: Hi. How are you?.
Pablo: I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from, Greta?
Greta: I'm from Germany. Where are you from?
Pablo: I'm from Argentina. Nice to meet you.
Greta: Nice to meet you too.
Inviting someone to cinema
Jack: Hi, Ismael. How are you?
Ismael: Hi, Jack. I'm OK but I've got loads of homework.
Jack: Me too, but would you like to come with us to the cinema tonight?
Ismael: Who's 'us'?
Jack: Me, Jamie, Nicola and Selina.
Ismael: OK, and what's the film?
Jack: We don't know. We can't decide. There's that new horror film, 'Light and Dark'.
Ismael: No, no, no! I don't like horror films.
Jack: OK, well, there's a comedy about a school.
Ismael: Oh, no more school, please! What about a romcom?
Jack: Romcom?
Ismael: You know, romantic comedy, boy meets girl ...
Jack: What? Really? No, I hate romantic films. I like action.
Ismael: Well, there's a new science fiction film, 'Alien attacks'.
Jack: OK, I like science fiction. Let's see that.
Ismael: OK, I'll ask the others if they like sci-fi.
Jack: What time is the film?
Ismael: At 8 o'clock. Let’s meet at 7:30 outside the cinema.
Jack: OK. See you later.
Ismael: Bye.
Ordering food in a cafe
Café worker: Next, please! What would you like?
Andi: Can I have a burger, please?
Café worker: A cheese burger or double cheese burger?
Andi: Double cheese burger, please.
Café worker: Anything else?
Andi: Yeah, I'd like some banana cake.
Café worker: Would you like a drink?
Andi: Yes, can I have an apple juice, please?
Café worker: OK, so that's one double cheese burger, one banana cake and an apple
juice. What's your table number?
Andi: Table 3. How much is that?
Café worker: That's £8.37, please.
Andi: Here you are.
Café worker: Thank you ... that's £10.00 ... and £1.63 change. Next, please ...
A good night's sleep
Host: At exam time it is important to sleep well. Today we have Doctor Baker with us in
the studio and he is going to give us five top tips for getting a good night’s sleep.
Welcome to the show, Doctor Baker.
Dr Baker: Thank you. It’s great to be here. Let’s start with tip one. Don’t go to bed with
the television on. Some people think they can sleep well with the TV on, but the noise
and lights mean you don’t really sleep well, so turn it off!
Tip two: Don’t think too much before bedtime. Do your hardest homework earlier in the
evening. Do easier homework later. If your brain is too busy and full of ideas it takes
longer to get to sleep.
Tip three: Don’t play video games for an hour before you go to sleep. They also make
your brain too busy and active.
Tip four: Turn off your cell phone when you go to bed. What is so important that it can’t
wait until the morning? If possible, leave your phone in another room.
Tip five: Play music if you like. But don’t play it too loud. Turn the sound down low.
Host: Thank you, Doctor. That is very useful advice for our young listeners.
