A good night's sleep
Host: At exam time it is important to sleep well. Today we have Doctor Baker with us in the studio and he is going to give us five top tips for getting a good nights sleep. Welcome to the show, Doctor Baker.
Dry Baker: Thank you. Its great to be here. Lets start with tip one. Dont go to bed with the television on. Some people think they can sleep well with the TV on, but the noise and lights mean you dont really sleep well, so turn it off!
Tip two: Dont think too much before bedtime. Do your hardest homework earlier in the evening. Do easier homework later. If your brain is too busy and full of ideas it takes longer to get to sleep.
Tip three: Dont play video games for an hour before you go to sleep. They also make your brain too busy and active.
Tip four: Turn off your cell phone when you go to bed. What is so important that it cant wait until the morning? If possible, leave your phone in another room.
Tip five: Play music if you like. But dont play it too loud. Turn the sound down low.
Host: Thank you, Doctor. That is very useful advice for our young listeners.
At the library - giving personal information
Lucy: Hello.
School librarian: Hello, whats your name?
Lucy: My name's Lucy.
School librarian: And what's your surname, Lucy?
Lucy: Moore.
School librarian: Can you spell that?
Lucy: M-O-O-R-E.
School librarian: Thank you. What class are you in?
Lucy: Class 1B.
School librarian: Class 1B. And how old are you, Lucy?
Lucy: I'm 13.
School librarian: Have you got a photo?
Lucy: Yes, here you are.
School librarian: Thank you... OK, thank you, Lucy. Here's your school library card.
Lucy: Thanks. Bye.
School librarian: Goodbye.
Band auditions
Boy: Ah, band auditions. Great! Id love to be in a band!... Hi. Is this the band audition?
Girl: Hello. Yes. So, you'd like to be in our band?
Boy: Yes, I love music.
Girl: Well, we need a singer, a guitarist and a drummer.
Boy: Oh, I love singing!
Girl: OK, so you can sing. Lets sing the beginning of this song.
Boy: (singing) Tonight I'm going to have myself a real good time. I feel alive...
Girl: Right, OK, mmm, maybe not. Can you play an instrument?
Boy: Err, well, I can play the guitar a little.
Girl: OK, let's hear you. What can you play?... That's it?
Boy: Err, yeah. I can't remember any more.
Girl: Erma, can you play the drums?
Boy: Yeah, sure.
Girl: OK! OK! STOP! That's enough. Erma, what about the maracas? Can you play the maracas?
Boy: Yes, I can. (singing) Young and strong and... err...
Girl: Great, great! Hmm... thanks for coming. Ill call you next week.
Describing people
Aurelia: Whos that boy over there, Hannah?
Hannah: That? Err, thats my brother, Jem.
Aurelia: Your brother?
Hannah: Yes, and thats his girlfriend Lucy. The pretty girl with the long, brown hair.
Aurelia: Oh right. So, youve got a brother?
Hannah: No, Ive got two brothers. Jem and Alex.
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Aurelia: Really?... and... how old is Alex?
Hannah: Alex and Jem are twins, theyre both 15.
Aurelia: 15, mmm... and does Alex look like Jem?
Hannah: Theyre exactly the same! Theyre both tall and thin. Theyve both got short brown hair, green eyes and big ears!
Aurelia: Theyre not big, I think theyre cute. And... has Alex got a girlfriend?
First day at school
Tania: Hi. Im Tania. Whats your name?
Jing: Hello. My names Jing.
Tania: Nice to meet you, Jing. What class are you in?
Jing: Im in class 1B. And you?
Tania: Me too. Im in Class 1B too.
Jing: Whos our teacher?
Tania: Mr. Smith.
Jing: And wheres our classroom?
Tania: This way. Come with me.
Jing: OK. Great.
Getting an ID card
Admin worker: International Student ID card?
Student: Yes, thats right.
Admin worker: Have you got the form?
Student: Yes, here it is.
Admin worker: OK, lets see. Name Ahmed, surname Saeed, age 14, address... (pause)... oh, whats your address?
Student: 14 Spring Avenue
Admin worker: 14 Spring Avenue...
Student: Leicester.
Admin worker: Can you spell that, please?
Student: L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R.
Admin worker: Whats your postcode?
Student: LE 14 2GZ.
Admin worker: LE 14 2GS.
Student: No, 2GZ.
Admin worker: OK, 2GZ. And whats your nationality?
Student: Im British.
Admin worker: Whats your school?
Student: Newtown Secondary School. N-E-W-T-O-W-N.
Admin worker: And whats your date of birth?
Student: The 2nd of June 1998.
Admin worker: 02/06/1998 (the second of the sixth, 1998). Have you got a photo?
Student: Yes, here you are.
Admin worker: Thank you. One moment, please... (pause)... and heres your card.
Student: Thanks. Bye.
Interview with a swimmer
Interviewer: Hello, Dan.
Dan: Hi.
Interviewer: Can you tell me about a typical day in your life for the school magazine?
Dan: Yeah, sure.
Interviewer: So, what time do you get up?
Dan: Oh, I get up very early. I get up every day at 5 oclock and go to the pool. Then I swim from 6 oclock to 8 oclock.
Interviewer: You get up at 5 oclock? Wow, thats early!
Dan: Yeah. Then at 8 oclock I have a shower, I get dressed and I have breakfast. I have a big breakfast: cereals, toast, bacon and eggs and orange juice.
Interviewer: What do you do after breakfast?
Dan: At 11 oclock I go to university. Im studying sports science and I have classes from 11 oclock to 4 oclock.
Interviewer: When do you have lunch?
Dan: I have lunch at about 2 oclock at the university.
Interviewer: What do you do after classes?
Dan: Sometimes I go to the gym and sometimes I meet my friends at a café.
Interviewer: What time do you have dinner?
Dan: I have dinner at 7 oclock, then I watch TV or go online and I usually go to bed at 10 oclock.
Interviewer: Thanks, Dan. Thats a busy day!
Introducing a friend
Sumi: Hi, Pablo. How are you?
Pablo: Hi, Sumi. I'm fine, thanks.
Sumi: Pablo, this is Greta.
Pablo: Hi, Greta, I'm Pablo.
Greta: Hi. How are you?
Pablo: I'm fine, thanks. Where are you from, Greta?
Greta: I'm from Germany. Where are you from?
Pablo: I'm from Argentina. Nice to meet you.
Greta: Nice to meet you too.
Inviting someone to the cinema
Jack: Hi, Ismael. How are you?
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Ismael: Hi, Jack. I'm OK but Ive got loads of homework.
Jack: Me too, but would you like to come with us to the cinema tonight?
Ismael: Who's 'us'?
Jack: Me, Jamie, Nicola and Selina.
Ismael: OK, and what's the film?
Jack: We don't know. We can't decide. There's that new horror film, 'Light and Dark'.
Ismael: No, no, no! I don't like horror films.
Jack: OK, well, there's a comedy about a school.
Ismael: Oh, no more school, please! What about a romcom?
Jack: Romcom?
Ismael: You know, romantic comedy, boy meets girl...
Jack: What? Really? No, I hate romantic films. I like action.
Ismael: Well, there's a new science fiction film, 'Alien attacks'.
Jack: OK, I like science fiction. Let's see that.
Ismael: OK, I'll ask the others if they like sci-fi.
Jack: What time is the film?
Ismael: At 8 o'clock. Lets meet at 7:30 outside the cinema.
Jack: OK. See you later.
Ismael: Bye.
