2. Write а description of your house / flat (real or imaginary) for а website.

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TAPESCRIPTS

Unit 1 Filling in

Receptionist: Hello. Are you a new student?

Mario: Yes, I am.

Receptionist: Sit down, then. I’m just going to ask you a few questions.

Mario: OK.

Receptionist: Right. What’s your first name?

Mario: Mario.

Receptionist: What’s your surname?

Mario: Benedetti.

Receptionist: Benedetti. How do you spell it?

Mario: B-E-N-E-D-E-double T-I.

Receptionist: B-E-N-E-D-E-double T-I. OK. Where are you from?

Mario: I’m from Italy. From Rome.

Receptionist: Are you a student?

Mario: Yes, I am.

Receptionist: And how old are you?

Mario: I’m 20.

Receptionist: What’s your address?

Mario: In Rome?

Receptionist: Yes.

Mario: It’s Via Foro 25.

Receptionist: What’s your postcode?

Mario: Sorry?

Receptionist: Is there postcode? You know, a number?

Mario: Ah yes. It’s Rome 00132.

Receptionist: 00132. Great. What’s your e-mail address?

Mario: It’s mario.benedetti@hotmail.com.

Receptionist: And what’s your phone number?

Mario: My mobile number or my home number in Rome?

Receptionist: Both – home and mobile.

Mario: My phone number in Rome is 06 840 5517.

Receptionist: 06 840 5517.

Mario: Yes. And my mobile number is 348 226 7341.

Receptionist: 348 226 7341. That’s great, Mario. Thank you. Now come and meet the Director of Studies, we need to give you a test…

Unit 2 Typical family

My name’s James, and I live with my mum and my stepfather. I’ve got a sister, Rachel, but I also live with my stepsister, Louise. She’s lived with us for two years, since mum married Richard, her father. Richard’s OK – I like him a lot. He’s really friendly to Rachel and me, but he doesn’t pretend that he’s our dad. But I find my stepsister really. She’s older than Rachel and me, and she tries to tell us what to do all the time – but she’s living in our house! Sometimes she invites lots of her friends round to the house, so Rachel and I can’t get into the kitchen, or watch what we want to on TV. And when we complain to mum about it, she just says that it’s Louise’s home too now, and that we should try to understand her problems! And if we have an argument, Richard always believes her and not us. It’s not fair!