Comprehension Check

Order these events

1 Sarah says she is worried about not finding a flat

2 Olivia makes a joke about plumbers

3 Fadi offers to accompany Sarah to his cousin’s flat

4 Fadi arrives at the café

5 Fadi phones his cousin

6 Johnny asks Magda if she wants to stay in London

Vocabulary & Grammar

Vocabulary one - prepositions
 

 Use a preposition from the box to complete these common expressions

so                     up (x2)             drop

in                      by

1 Tom just popped …… to the café

2 I dropped ……. to see what was happening!

3 I guess ….!

4 Please, let it ……..! I don’t want to talk about it

5 What’s ……. ? You look sad

6 Cheer ……..; it’ll be alright

Vocabulary two – collocations
 

 Match the two parts of these common collocations

1 take                                       a here

2 next                                       b machine

3 little                                       c architect

4 flat                                         d a break

5 stay                                       e hunting

6 handmade                              f pest

7 trained                                   g shoes

8 washing                                 h door

 
Grammar one – verb forms

 
Choose the correct form

 
1 I should to avoid / avoid him for a bit

2 He was going do / to do that job for me

3 He’s helping Sarah to find / finding a flat

4 I have to / must to get a job

5 It’s not easy get / to get work as an architect

6 I’d rather to be / be an architect

Grammar two – so and such

 
Complete these sentences from the script using so or such.

 
It’s (1) ……. easy just to pop in

You sell (2) ……… special things

Why does everyone look (3) …….. glum?

You are (4) ……. a terrible gossip!

Now complete the rule using so and such.

We use (5) ………… before an adjective.

We use (6) ………….before an adjective + noun (or just a noun)

Complete these sentences using so and such.

She is (7) ……… happy when she is playing tennis

The book was (8) …………. a success, they decided to make it into a film

They are (9)……… noisy children.

Stop being (10) ………. noisy!

Answers

Comprehension

 
4, 1, 5, 6, 2, 3

Vocabulary one

 
1 in

2 by

3 so

4 drop

5 up

6 up

Vocabulary two

 
1 d

2 h

3 f

4 e

5 a

6 g

7 c

8 b

Grammar one

 
1 avoid

2 to do

3 to find

4 have to

5 to get

6 be

Grammar two

 
1 so

2 such

3 so

4 such

5 so

6 such

7 so

8 such

9 such

10 so

Glossary

Relieved (adjective) Feeling free from anxiety

He was relieved to hear the good news

Homeless (adjective) Having nowhere to live

The charity helps homeless people to find a place to live

Spare (adjective) Kept in reserve for possible use

Has anyone got a spare pen that I can borrow?

A gossip (noun) A person who talks about the affairs of others

Don’t tell Anne, she’s a terrible gossip so she’ll tell everybody

Handmade (adjective) Made by hand rather than machine

The gloves are handmade so they were quite expensive

A degree (noun) An academic title given by a university

Congratulations on getting your History degree!

Audio Script

Fadi: Morning Olivia!

Olivia: Hello there!

Fadi: Do you live here?

Olivia: How do you mean?

Fadi: It’s just that every time I come in here, you’re here...it’s like you live here or something...

Olivia: Just taking a break that’s all...

Fadi: You’re always taking a break.

Olivia: Well my shop’s next door, so it’s so easy just to pop in here when things are quiet...

Fadi: Where’s the little thief today?

Olivia: Who? Oh! You mean my little nephew Joe...

Fadi: Exactly...the sweet little pest!

Olivia: He’s with his mum, my sister, today, you’ll be relieved to know.

Fadi: Has Harry been in today?

Olivia: He dropped by the shop before. Said he might pop in here later for a coffee.

Fadi: I think he’s angry with me, perhaps I should avoid him for a bit.

Olivia: Why’s he angry with you?

Fadi: Oh, you know, we argued about money – he was going to do that job for me...

Olivia: Oh yeah, but don’t worry. I’m sure he’s not really angry. And even if he is, he’ll soon forget it. You know what he’s like!

Fadi: Yeah, I guess so. I’ll just let it drop.

Fadi and Olivia: Hi there!

Sarah and Magda: Hello

Fadi: Cheer up! What’s up with you two?

Sarah: Just the usual...

Olivia: How’s the flat-hunting going Sarah?

Sarah: Still nothing. I really need somewhere to live. I’m getting desperate. I’ll end up homeless if things don’t get better!

Olivia: Oh come on, it’s not that bad...

Sarah: No, of course it’s not, but...it’s so difficult to find a place...

Fadi: I’m glad you showed up – I wanted to talk to you about that...

Sarah: Oh yeah?

Fadi: Yeah - I’ve heard of something that might interest you...

Sarah: Great! What is it?

Fadi: A cousin of mine has a spare room in his house.

Olivia: A cousin of yours...how many people are there in your family...?

Fadi: A lot!

Sarah: That sounds good...can I look at the flat?

Fadi: I’ll call him now.

Olivia: Are you sure about moving in there?

Sarah: Look, I really need a place, urgently, and it’ll be ok, I’m sure...

Olivia: Lots of opportunities to see Fadi....

Sarah: You are such a terrible gossip!

Johnny: There’s Fadi, always stuck to that phone, always working...or perhaps it’s girls!

Olivia: Actually, he’s helping Sarah to find a flat.

Johnny: Oh. Ok. Good. Well hello! What’s up? Why does everyone look so glum here?

Sarah: I’m still trying to find a flat...

Magda: And I finish my degree soon, which means I have to get a job, or go back to Poland.

Johnny: And you want to stay here in London?

Magda: Yeah, but it’s so difficult to get a job.

Olivia: That’s not true, there are lots of jobs around...

Magda: Yes, but I don’t want to just work in a bar or a café or a shop...

Olivia: Oh thanks!

Magda: Sorry! I know you work in a shop, but...that’s different..it’s your own shop, and you sell such special things, those lovely handmade shoes! But usually, you know, shopwork isn’t great..

Olivia: Tell me about it...

Sarah: But you’ll be a trained architect, won’t you?

Magda: Yes, exactly...but it’s not easy to get work as an architect. There’s a lot of competition here in London

Johnny: You should go to China...lots of opportunities there right now, lots of building.

Olivia: You could always get work as a plumber!

Magda: Eh?

Olivia: Sorry, it’s a joke...in Britain we think people from Poland are all plumbers..

Magda: Plumbers?

Olivia: People who fix taps and baths and toilets and washing machines

Magda: I see…...why?

Olivia: I don’t know...we think they’re good plumbers though...but expensive ones.

Magda: I’m not sure about that...I’d rather be an architect, thanks!

Fadi: Listen, Sarah, I spoke to my cousin and we can go round to have a look at the flat this afternoon if you like...

Sarah: “We”?

Fadi: Well, I’ll go with you, show you where it is...

Sarah: Erm, ok...Thanks!

Olivia: Told you so!

Magda: Well you might have solved your problem then...but I might not be here much longer!