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  UNIT 9   Recording 2

1

A shopping mistake? Um … well my boyfriend wanted to go camping, so I bought him a tent. It was a good tent. I paid seventy pounds for it. Anyway, he put it up in the garden – once, I think. Imagine that, just one time! He never used it again. It was a waste of money. The truth is he really likes hotels!

2

I don’t really know … Oh yeah, last year my wife bought me an exercise bike. I thought it was a good idea, too, but you know, I think I used it three times. It was hard work! A real waste of money!

3

Shopping mistakes? Oh, that’s easy. Clothes. I often buy clothes and then when I get them home I don’t like them. For example, last month I went shopping with a friend and I bought a hat. It cost a hundred euros. My friend said it looked beautiful. My boyfriend said it was terrible … so I sold it … on the internet. I got fifty euros for it. It was a real waste of money.

4

A shopping mistake? Oh yes, all the time. For example, I got my sister’s little boy some drums, for his birthday. I thought it was a good idea. He loves those drums. He plays them all day. So he’s happy … but my sister isn’t happy. Now she doesn’t talk to me! I phoned her yesterday, but she didn’t answer.

5

A shopping mistake. Erm … oh yeah, my mother gave us a lamp. We didn’t like it, but I know it cost her a lot of money. Then after a week I broke it. I tried to fix it but it was impossible. Whoops!

  UNIT 10   Recording 4

Conversation 1

W = Woman    T = Tom

W:      Hi, do you have a minute?

T:       Yeah, sure.

W:      What’s your name?

T:       Tom.

W:      OK, Tom. Can you look at this list? It’s people’s top ten goals in life.

T:       Oh, OK.

W:      So, do you have a goal for this year?

T:       A goal? Yes, I want to learn something new. My girlfriend can cook really well, but she doesn’t like cooking. So I’m going to learn to cook.

W:      Mmm, that’s interesting. Any special type of cooking?

T:       Yeah, Japanese food. I lived in Japan and I love Japanese food.

W:      I see, well …

Conversation 2

W = Woman    F = Fiona

W:      So, Fiona, do you have a goal for this year?

F:       I’m going to change jobs.

W:      That’s a big change!

F:       Yeah, well, I work in an office, and I don’t like it. I’d like to work outside.

W:      Great.

F:       My friend Sheila is going to help me.

W:      Well, good luck with that.

F:       Thanks!

Conversation 3

W = Woman    L = Liam

W:      Liam, do you have a goal for this year?

L:       Yes, I do.

W:      So, what are you going to do?

L:       Well, I work with computers, sometimes twelve hours a day and I often take work home. It isn’t good …

W:      Right.

L:       … so this year I’m going to spend more time with my friends and I’m not going to take work home.

W:      Great.

Conversation 4

W = Woman    R = Rudi

W:      Rudi, what are your goals?

R:       Er … I’m going to get fit. I never do sport. I can’t play tennis or anything, but I’m going to start exercising. Something easy. Take a walk every day.

W:      Sounds good.

Conversation 5

W = Woman    A = Alex

W:      What’s your goal this year, Alex?

A:       I have two goals really.

W:      Oh, and what are they?

A:       One is to save more money. The other is to see my friends more.

W:      That’s great. And what are your plans, with your friends?

A:       Well … hmm … maybe go shopping together.

W:      Go shopping? Then you aren’t going to save money!

A:       Yeah, but I’m not going to stop shopping!