LISTENING

1.14. Listen to this conversation between two people – Ken and Joyce. The first time you listen, note the kinds of music they like/dislike. Don’t look at the conversation while you listen.

1.15. Listen again and complete the conversation.

K: Do you like opera?

J: No, I …………………………………………….. I find it really boring. Why do you ask?

K: Oh, I’m …………………………………..going to see something at the Opera House and

I’m trying to find someone to go with.

J: No, sorry, I always think operas …………………….too long. I can’t sit still for four hours.

K: ……………………………………..I‘ll try someone else.

J: Have you asked Miriam? I think she likes that kind of music.

K: Oh right. OK. Maybe I’ll ask her. So ………………………………………………………….. music do you like?

J: Lots of things, really. Jazz, Pop, Latin music. I love Tito Lopez.

K: Really? I hate him. All his songs …………………………………… I like jazz, though. Do you like Louis Armstrong?

J: Yes, he’s OK. I quite like some of his tunes, but …………………………Gato Barbieri.

K: Oh, right. I’ve never ……………………………... Who is she?

J: He’s a man. He’s an ………………………………… musician. He’s really good. I’ll lend you a CD ………………………………...

K: Yes, OK. Thanks.

SELF-STUDY

1.16. Fill these small texts with the following words without changing their forms.

Mary (25)

If I have a problem or if I really want to talk to someone, I ring my friend Marian. I’ve known her since I was at school. We often go ……………. together. We spend the whole day going to different shops ……………… things ….......... . We stop for coffee and lunch, and ………………… to each other about everything. We …………………………………. .

Silvia (21)

I’m a twin and I think my sister and I will always be best friends. I see her a lot. We both love ……..……………….. - really hot, spicy food like Indian curries and …………..……….... So we often invite each other for dinner.

Michael (48)

I live with my mother and she is the most important person for me. We do lots of things together. We both like the theatre, so we go a lot. We like ……………………………. kinds of music. We’re both ………………………………. of Andrew Lloyd Webber. I can talk to her about anything.

Daniel (38)

My best friend’s my dog. Dogs don’t lie; they don’t ……………… you and they like ………………….. What more do you want from a friend?

John (29)

I actually don’t have much ………………… with my best friend, Colin. I’ve known him since I was six or seven. When we left university he joined the army and I became an art teacher. He plays a lot of sport like football and he hates going to art galleries and ………………….. I think we actually both love ……………………about films and things in the news.

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