26 What's on television tonight?
John Hello, darling. . . . I'm home!
Anne Hello, John. Are you tired, dear?
John Yes, I am. What time is it?
Anne It's six o'clock.
John Oh ... What's on television tonight?
Anne There's a good programme at quarter past eight. . . 'Paul McCartney In Concert'.
John Yes . . . and there's a good film after the news.
AnneOoh. . .and'Mary in Love' at quarter to seven before Tolice Story'.
John Oh, I can't watch that! There's a football match on ITV at half past six.
Anne But, John, it's my favourite programme!
John Well, go and watch it at your mother's!
International time
Caracas
Rio de Janeiro Greenland
The Azores
It's one o'clock in New York
Mexico City
Istanbul Baghdad Abu Dhabi Karachi
London Rome
Exercise
What time is it?
It's three o'clock.
27 In prison
Tom Well.... Tomorrow we're going to leave this place!
Fred Yes. What are you going to do first?
Tom Hmm . . . first, I'm going to rent a big car, meet my girlfriend and take her to an expensive restaurant. We're going to have steak and drink champagne. What about you, Fred?
Fred My wife's going to meet me outside the prison. Then we're going to have tea with her mother.
Tom With her mother! You're joking!
Fred No, I'm not. I'm going to work for my wife's mother.
Tom Really? You're not going to work for your mother-in-law!
Fred Yes. She's got a little cafe in London.
Tom What are you going to do there?
Fred I'm going to wash up.
Tom What! Wash up! I'm not going to work! I'm going to have a good time!
Fred You're lucky. . . . I'm going to rob a bank next week.
Tom Why?
Fred Because I'm happy in prison!
Exercise 4
champagne
They aren't going to drink champagne.
Exercise 1
prison
He's going to leave prison.
Write sentences with:
car
girlfriend
good time
Tom
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
steak
They're going to have steak
Write sentences with:
car
champagne
good time
Tom and his girlfriend
car
He isn't going to rent a car.
Write sentences with:
steak
champagne
good time
Fred
Write sentences with:
good time
steak
car
Fred and his wife
An English Wedding
1
This is an English wedding. They're standing on the steps outside the church. The bride is wearing a long white dress and is holding some blue flowers in her left hand. The groom is wearing a traditional morning suit and is holding a top hat in his right hand. They're both smiling because they're very happy.
What is this?
Where are they standing ?
What’s the bride wearing?
What’s she holding?
What’s the groom wearing?
What’s he holding?
Why are they smiling?
2
In a few minutes, they're going to get into a Rolls-Royce and drive to a big hotel for the reception. At the reception they're going to cut the cake and drink champagne. Then they're going to open all their presents. Some people are going to make speeches and both of the mothers are going to cry.
What are they going to get into?
Where are they going to drive?
What are they going to cut?
What are they going to dri nk?
What are the mothers going to do?
3
At three o'clock they're going to leave the reception and drive to I ieathrow Airport. They're going to fly to Bermuda. They're going to spend their honeymoon in a villa by the sea.
They're going to be happy for ever and ever and have a lot of children.
What time are they going to leave the reception?
Where are they going to drive to?
Where are they going to fly to?
Where are they going to spend their honeymoon?
How many children are they going to have?
Computer dating
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Come in.
Mr Bull Ah, good afternoon. My name's Bull. . . John Bull. I'm looking for a girlfriend.
Interviewer Please sit down, Mr Bull. May I ask you some questions?
Mr Bull Oh, yes . . . what about?
Interviewer Ah . . . music, for example ... do you like music?
Mr Bull Yes, I do. I like classical music.
Interviewer Do you like pop
music?
Mr Bull No, I don't. . . and I don't like jazz.
Interviewer 1 low old are you, Mr Bull?
Mr Bull What! I don't like personal questions!
Interviewer Oh, well. . . can you complete this form later, and send it by post!
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Exercise 1
Look at John Bull:
Does he like beer?
Write 5 questions.
Exercise 2
Do uou like tool kill?
Write 5 questions.
Exercise 3
Look at Virginia Cherry:
She likes dancing.
She doesn't like television. Write ten sentences.
Exercise 4
/ like films.
I iion 'I like liogs. Write 10 sentences.
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