Natural English Elementary Tapescript

1. Unit seven - all in the past
7.1
I was born in 1965.
I grew up in a small village.
I left school at 18.
I went to university.
I became a teacher.
I worked in a school in Scotland.
I got married to an engineer.
I had a baby.
7.2
Jill Are the sentences true for you?
Mike Well, most of them, no. I wasn’t born in 1965, and I didn’t grow up in a small village. I
grew up in Liverpool.
Jill What about your education?
Mike Different again. I didn’t leave school at 18, and I didn’t go to university. In fact, I left
school at 16 and got a job.

2. 7.3
She’s tall, thin and quite attractive. She’s got long, dark hair.
He’s short and a bit fat, but quite good-looking. He’s got short, brown hair, with a beard and a
moustache.
She’s quite tall and very beautiful. She’s got medium-length, blonde hair.
7.4
A Erm, Do you want to see some photos?
B Yeah, yeah, let’s have a look … oh, who’s that?
A Oh, erm, that’s Mike – I work with him.
B Oh, right. Let’s have a look at another one.
A That’s Joe and Jenny – I work with them.
B Oh, OK…and who’s that?
A Ah, er, that’s my girlfriend.
B Oh, right! Very nice.
A Yeah, I, er, I met her last month.
B Hmm … And who’s that?
A Erm… that’s me!
B No! That’s not you!
A It is! Yeah, that’s me!

3. 7.5
She knows it.
Does she know him?
She doesn’t know us.
She knows them.
She didn’t know me.
Did she know her?
Does she know you?
7.6
B Who’s that?
A Oh, that’s Mike – er, I work with him.
B Oh, right.
A Yeah, he’s my new boss.
B Oh, really? What’s he like?
A Nice. Actually, he’s quite funny.
7.7
tune in
Lynne
Nick Do you remember any of your school teachers?
Lynne Oh, yes, erm, there was Miss Blake, at my secondary school.
N Oh, right, and what did she teach?

4. L She was a geography teacher …
Glen
Caroline Do you remember any of your teachers at school?
Glen Yes, yes, I do, yes. One in particular, lady, an older lady (right) – Rowena
Robinson, she was called. (Oh!) Yes.
C Lovely name. What did she teach?
G She taught drama.
listen carefully
Lynne
Nick Do you remember any of your school teachers?
Lynne Oh, yes, erm, there was Miss Blake, at my secondary school.
N Oh, right, and what did she teach?
L She was a geography teacher (right) erm…
N And what was she like?
L Well, she didn’t look very attractive. Unfortunately, she had a bit of a moustache …
(right) and she was quite cold and strict and serious,
N Oh, right, and, and how long was she your teacher for?
L She was my teacher for about three years, I think.
N Right. Did, did you like her?
L Well, no, I didn’t like her, but I respected her as a good teacher.
N Right, and when did you last see her?
L Oh, I saw her when I left school, about thirty years ago.

5. Glen
Caroline Do you remember any of your teachers at school?
Glen Yes, yes, I do, yes. One in particular, lady, an older lady (right) – Rowena Robinson, she
was called. (Oh!) Yes.
C Lovely name. What did she teach?
G She taught drama. (Right) And she would sing as much as speak, so it was always ‘Good
morning!’ ‘Hello!’
C How lovely! So what was she like?
G She was very, very, er… well, she was very funny, (yeah) and, er, she was very old-
fashioned, (right) and she liked people to speak properly.
C Yes. And how long was she your teacher?
G Oh, I think about er, four or five years.
C Hm, did you like her?
G Very much, very much.
C And when did you last see her?
G I think it must have been about ten years ago.
C Ah.

6. 7.8 listening challenge
Juliet
Tyler Do you remember any of your school teachers?
Juliet Yes, I do. There’s er, one teacher, in particular, (yeah) Her name was Grace Benn, and
erm, she taught me English, and er, I remember her because she was very serious and clever
(hmm) and interesting teacher, and (right) she really believed in me.
T Did, did you like her?
J Yes, I did, I, erm, I was, I was a little bit scared of her (hmm) because she was so strict,
so serious, but erm, I wanted to do well for her.
T Right, how, how long was she your teacher?
J For about two years, (right) she taught me for about two years.
T So when did you last see her?
J Oh, years ago (Was it?) I mean, this is … twenty-five years ago, something ...
7.9
A When did you last see her?
B Oh, a long time ago.
A When did you last speak to him?
B Last week.

7. 7.8 listening challenge
Juliet
Tyler Do you remember any of your school teachers?
Juliet Yes, I do. There’s er, one teacher, in particular, (yeah) Her name was Grace Benn, and
erm, she taught me English, and er, I remember her because she was very serious and clever
(hmm) and interesting teacher, and (right) she really believed in me.
T Did, did you like her?
J Yes, I did, I, erm, I was, I was a little bit scared of her (hmm) because she was so strict,
so serious, but erm, I wanted to do well for her.
T Right, how, how long was she your teacher?
J For about two years, (right) she taught me for about two years.
T So when did you last see her?
J Oh, years ago (Was it?) I mean, this is … twenty-five years ago, something ...
7.9
A When did you last see her?
B Oh, a long time ago.
A When did you last speak to him?
B Last week.