Exercise RC5-6, page CAN YOU understand these people? - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

CAN YOU understand these people?

6.21 Watch or listen and answer the questions.

Katelyn Susie Anna Laura Paula

1 Katelyn has more free time than three years ago because she ___

a has started college b only works during the day

c doesn't have a full-time job

2 Susie likes Athens because of ___

a the people and the weather

b the cafés and restaurants c the monuments

3 Anna is trying to drink ___

a less coffee b more juice c more water

4 Laura describes herself as ___

a more an optimist than a pessimist

b more a pessimist than an optimist

c a realist but also an optimist

5 Paula often dreams about a teacher that ___

a she didn't like b taught her at university

c helped her to pass her A levels

6.21

1.

I = interviewer, K = Katelyn

I: Do you have more free time than three years ago?

K: I actually definitely do have more free time than I did a couple of years ago, so I actually just graduated from college. This is my first year working full time, so working nine to five frees up your evenings, so definitely more free time than before.

2.

I = interviewer, S = Susie

I: What's the most beautiful city you've ever been to?

S: That's such a good question. Um, I think probably Athens.

I: Why?

S: It's, it's just, it's absolutely gorgeous – the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the sights are beautiful. Yeah, it's the best place to go.

3.

I = interviewer, A = Anna

I: What do you drink in a typical day?

A: In a typical day I usually just drink, er, er, a lot of coffee and water, sometimes juice.

I: Is there anything you drink too much of?

A: I probably drink too much coffee.

I: Is there anything you don't drink enough of?

A: I don't drink enough water most days, but I'm trying to get better.

4.

I = interviewer, L = Laura

I: Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

C: I am a realist. Um, yeah, more pessimistic than optimistic.

5.

I = interviewer, P = Paula

I: Do you often dream about the same thing?

P: Yes, I do. I had a really, really awful teacher at high school for history, and she was always really mean. And when I finished high school, I always dreamed that she would say, 'You will never pass your A levels'. And now I always dream of the same teacher from high school telling me, 'You will never finish your degree,' so that's kind of weird, yeah.