Лекция: A proud parent
M r s R a n d a l. Are all the children grown up now, Ruth?
M r s R e e d. Oh, yes. Laura is the cleverest one. She’s a librarian in the
public library.
M r s R a n d a l. Very interesting. And what about Rita?
M r s R e e d. She’s a secretary at the railway station.
M r s R a n d a l. And what about Rosemary? She was always a very pretty
child.
M r s R e e d. Rosemary is a waitress in a restaurant in Paris. She’s married
to an electrician.
M r s R a n d a l. And what about Jerry and Roland?
M r s R e e d. Jerry drives a lorry. He drives everywhere in Europe.
M r s R a n d a l. Really? Which countries does he drive to?
M r s R e e d. France and Austria and Greece and Russia.
M r s R a n d a l. And does Roland drive a lorry too?
M r s R e e d. Oh, no. Roland is a pilot.
M r s R a n d a l. Really? Which countries does he fly to?
M r s R e e d. Australia and America.
8. I love it here!
G u y.This is a very beautiful house.
C e l i n e. Thank you. I like it very much, too.
G u y. Celine, you’re American. Why do you live here in London?
C e l i n e. Because I just love it here! The people are fantastic! I love them!
And of course, my husband, Charles, is English, and I love him,
too!
G u y. That’s a very nice photo. Who are they?
C e l i n e. My sons. That’s Matt, and that’s Jack. They go to school here. My
daughter’s at school in the US. Her name’s Lisa-Marie.
G u y. Why does Lisa-Marie go to school in the US?
C e l i n e. Because she lives with her father. My first husband, you know, the
actor Dan Brat. I hate him and all his movies. I never watch them.
G u y. I see. And does Lisa-Marie visit you?
C e l i n e. Oh, yes. She visits me every vacation. She’s here with me now.
G u y. And is this a photo of you and Charles?
C e l i n e.Oh yes. It’s us in Hawaii. It’s out wedding. We’re so happy
together!
9. Who’s at the party?
O l i v e r. Oh dear! Monica, I don’t know any of these people. Who are they?
M o n i c a. Don’t worry Oliver. They’re all very nice. Can you see that man
over there? He’s sitting down. That’s Harry. He’s a musician. He
works in LA.
O l i v e r. Sorry, where?
M o n i c a. You know, LA. Los Angeles.
O l i v e r. Oh yeah.
M o n i c a. And he’s talking to Mandy. She’s wearing a red dress. She’s very
nice and very rich! She lives in a beautiful old house in the country.
O l i v e r. Rich, eh?
M o n i c a. Yes. Rich and married! Next to her is Fiona. She’s drinking a glass
of red wine. Fiona’s my oldest friend, she and I were at school
together.
O l i v e r. And what does Fiona do?
M o n i c a. She’s a writer. She writes children’s stories – they’re not very good
but … anyway, she’s talking to George. He’s laughing and smoking
a cigar. He’s a pilot. He travels the world, thousands of miles every
week.
O l i v e r. And who are those two over there? They’re dancing. They know
each other very well.
M o n i c a. Oh, that’s Roz and Sam. They’re married. They live in the flat
upstairs.
O l i v e r. So … that’s Harry and Mandy and … it’s no good, I can’t remember
all those names.
Josh
T e s s a. Can you use a computer, Josh?
J o s h. Yes, of course I can. All my friends can. I use a computer at school
and at home.
T e s s a. That’s very good. What other things can you do?
J o s h. Well, I can run fast, very fast, and I can draw a bit. I can draw planes
and cars very well but I can’t drive a car of course. When I’m big I
want to be a farmer and drive a tractor.
T e s s a. And I know you can speak French.
J o s h. Yes, I can. I can speak French very well because my dad’s French.
We sometimes speak French at home.
T e s s a. Can you speak any other languages?
J o s h. No, I can’t. I can’t speak German or Spanish, just French – and
English of course! And I can cook! I can make cakes. My grandma
makes lovely cakes and I sometimes help her. Yesterday we made a
big chocolate cake.