Natural English Elementary Tapescript

1. Unit three - about you
3.1
Towns and villages are places where we live.
Basketball and tennis are games.
Coffee and beer are types of drink.
Buses and trains are forms of transport.
Offices and factories are places where we work.
Rice and bread are things we eat.
Houses and flats are types of home.
3.2
Candida So, where do you live?
Jonathan I live in a small town.
C Oh, really? Where?
J Er, just outside London
C Oh, that’s good, and, and do you work there as well?
J No, I work in London.
C Where? What do you do?
J Well, I work in an office (ahh) in the city.
C So how do you get to work then?
J Well, I drive, because the office where I work has a car park.
C Oh, that’s nice.
J Yeah.

2. C So what do you do when you’re not working?
J I listen to music a lot.
C Oh, really? What, what kind?
J Well, classical mainly.
C And – anything else?
J Yes, I like a bit of hip hop.
C Oooh, I like that too!
J Do you?
3.3
I play tennis a lot.
I drink a lot of water.
3.4
A Do you play tennis?
B Yes, I do.
C Do you study English at university?
D No, I don’t.
3.5
tune in
A Hello?
B Oh, good morning. Is that Mr Roberts?

3. A Yes.
B Good morning, Mr Roberts. My name’s Wendy Bolton from Bath City Transport.
A Oh, right.
B Have you got five minutes to answer some questions about transport in Bath?
A Er, yes, OK.
B Right, can you just confirm your address?
A Sure. It’s 26 Kipling Avenue, and that’s Bath, BA2 4PH.
B OK, thank you. And …
listen carefully
B And, what’s your job?
A I’m a history teacher.
B Right. And where do you work?
A I work at the, er, King Edward School on North Road.
B How do you get to work?
A Usually by car.
B Ahh. Why is that?
A Well, because at that time of the morning, the buses are terrible (ahh).
B And how far is school from your home?
A Oh, I’d say about 3 miles.
B Three miles. So, when do you leave home in the morning?
A Usually at about 8.00.
B Right, so what time do you get to school?

4. A About 8.15.
B Thanks…
3.6
listening challenge
B Do you use your car a lot at the weekend?
A Well, I drive to the supermarket on Saturday morning, and er, oh, yes, to football on
Sunday morning.
B Right. And do you use your car in the evening?
A Sometimes I go to the cinema and I’ll drive there.
B What about public transport? Do you use that at the weekend?
A No, no, it’s not very good really.
B Well, thank you, Mr Roberts, thanks for your time.
A You’re welcome.
3.7
Three o’clock
Ten past four
Five fifteen or quarter past five
Six thirty or half past six
Twenty to eight
Eight forty-five or quarter to nine

5. 3.8
A Excuse me, have you got the time, please?
B Yes. It’s quarter past three.
A Thanks.
3.9
travelling
skiing
computer games
cooking
going to the gym
driving
dancing
swimming
shopping
sightseeing
3.10
I really like dancing.
I quite like shopping.
I don’t like computer games.
I hate football.

6. 3.11
Sam You watch TV a lot. When do you watch TV?
Marilyn Oh, I watch TV every night, probably for about three hours.
S Right! You go shopping a lot. Where do you do that?
M I like to go to the local shopping centre. I really like shopping for food.
S Right. Er, you play football or rugby.
M No, it’s football, actually.
S Football, right.
M I play with a women’s team, about once a week.
S And where do you do that?
M Oh, at the local football ground.
R3.1
A What time do you leave, Marc?
B About quarter past four.
A Euro Bank, good morning.
B Oh, hello, erm, is the bank open on Saturdays?
A Yes, we’re open from 9.30.
Good evening, this is Peter Adams, and here is the news at 6.30.
A What time does the film start?

7. B Er, quarter past seven.
The next train on platform two is the 11.15 to Bristol.
A What time do you get to work?
B About quarter to eight.