Card 10 A Friend’s Phone Call

S: Hello! Is that you, Jane?

T: Yes, glad you’ve recognised me.

S: Happy to hear you, Jane. Have you decided about your trip to Moscow?

T: Yes, I have. I’m arriving in Moscow next week. Could you meet me at the airport, please?

S: Sure. What is the number of your flight and the arrival time?

T: Sheremetyevo -2, flight BA 1809, 15 p.m. Moscow time.

S: I’ve put it down. How long will you be staying in Moscow, Jane?

T: For a week.

S: I’m asking you about it because you didn’t see much of Moscow last time. Now I’d like to arrange everything for your visit beforehand: to buy theatre tickets, to find out about new exhibitions and so on. What would you like to see this time?

T: Oh! I really don’t know. I’ll gladly leave it to you.

S: Fine. Have a good trip, Jane. I’m looking forward to seeing you.

T: So am I. Bye-bye. See you in Moscow soon.

S: Bye.

Card 11 Doing sports

S: You're really fit, Paul. Do you exercise very much?

T: Well, I always get up early and do morning exercises for an hour.

S: You’re kidding!!!

T: And then I often go rollerblading.

S: Wow! How often do you exercise like that?

T: About five times a week. What about you?

S: Oh! I hardly ever exercise. I usually just watch TV in my free time.

I guess I’m a real couch potato.

T: I know how to help you. Let’s join a tennis club. Can you play tennis?

S: No, but I’d try. And why would you like to join a tennis club?

T: I like this sport very much but I can’t play tennis well. I’d really like to learn.

S: Great! We’ll be playing together. How many times shall we go to the club?

T: Twice a week, I think. On Wednesday and Saturday, do you agree?

S: Of course, I do.

Card 12 Learning Foreign Languages

S: Kate, I’m starting a course of Spanish in a week.

T: Not a good idea. I think it’s a waste of time.

S: I don` t agree. Spanish is spoken in many countries.

T: In each country you can find an interpreter if necessary…

S: I take you point but it’s more interesting for me to learn about everything by myself.

I don’t like being dependent on anybody.

T: Hm, if you go to Germany, you’ll start learning German?

S: I’ll think it over later. Usually I use English as lingua franca in most countries.

T: Why are going to learn Spanish, then?

S: Firstly, learning foreign languages helps to broaden my mind – I can better understand the people and the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Secondly, I hope to find an interesting job in future, it’s easier to do it if you know two or more foreign languages.

T: You may be right but it takes so much time! You have classes, do homework – it’s so boring!

S: It` s interesting! You meet new people, read books, watch films in class. It` s great! Sign up the course too and you’ll see which of us is right.

T: Mm… I’ll think about it.

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