Episode 108: Sight-seeing

Helen: The guidebook says ‘The Eiffel Tower weighs 7,300 tons and is 324 metres tall’. Alice: Really? Helen: Yes, but who cares about the facts and figures, let’s go up! Alice: Up there? Oh it’s so much nicer seeing it from the ground. Tell me more about this fascinating piece of architecture. Helen: Mmh, let’s […]

Episode 107: Khalid lends a hand

Alice: Oh what are you up to today, Khalid? Khalid: I’m helping Helen out by taking the cat to the vets. Alice: Oh Khalid. That’s so sweet of you but… Khalid: Helen’s very worried about Bronka. Alice: ‘Bronka’? Khalid listen, I don’t want to talk about Helen behind her back but you need to know […]

Episode 106: Asking for help

Prof Lewis: Come in Helen. How are you? Helen: There’s no point saying ‘I’m fine’ is there? Prof Lewis: Not unless it’s true. But I don’t think you’d have made an appointment with me if everything was OK. Am I right? Helen: As ever, Professor Lewis, as ever. Prof Lewis: So what’s on you mind? […]

Episode 105: Alice swallows her pride

Alice: Thanks for agreeing to meet me. Paul: That’s ok, what’s on your mind? Alice: You must know. I flew off the handle the other morning and I just wanted to say how sorry I was. I wanted everything to go well with me and Ellie, but then she said she didn’t like me and […]

Episode 104: A mini-break*

Upload Music – Embed Audio Files – fm_audio_episode104_070731 Alice: Helen! I’ve got great news for us! Helen: What is it? Is there another letter from Michal? Let me see! Alice: No, forget Michal! It’s something much better! And anyway, I said ‘great news for us’. So, do you remember my friend Gabrielle? Helen: The one […]

Episode 103: Helen’s treat

Waitress: And for the gentlemen? Khalid: I have the spaghetti. Tim: And the cheese and tomato pizza for me. Waitress: And to drink? Helen: Oh, a bottle of bubbly, thanks. Khalid: What do we celebrate? Helen: Our anniversary. It might seem like yesterday but it’s actually almost two years since Tim, Alice and I started […]

Episode 102: Friends again

Helen: Tim, have you got a minute? Tim: Well, it’s not like I’ve got a ton of things to do, is it? Helen: No, no, it’s not. Tim, I want to apologise for the way I spoke to you the other day. Tim: Oh yeah? Helen: Yeah. I was well out of order. I’ve been […]

Episode 101: Smoking in the loo

Tim: Hurry up in there. Khalid: I’ll be out in a minute. Tim: Oh, it stinks in here. Khalid, have you been smoking? Khalid: Yeah but just a quick puff. Tim: It doesn’t matter how tiny it is, you can’t smoke here. Khalid: Why not? It’s not as if I’m smoking in the kitchen or […]

Listen 35 – Small Talks

Listen Music – Embed Audio – 32 Track 32 Listen to the conversations. Is each person greeting or ending the conversation? Check the correct answer. Greeting someone Ending a conversation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Transcripts & Answer keys