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Pre-intermediate Unit 1 Video Podcast Script

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H = Hina W1 = 1st woman etc. M1 = 1st man etc.

H: Hi, I’m Hina. I work for the BBC here in London. I know a lot ofpeople here but I only have a few close friends. I keep in touch with

friends by texting, emailing and using social networking sites likeFacebook.For me, a friend is someone I can trust and depend on, but alsosomeone who makes me laugh. Today, we’re asking people abouttheir friends.

M1: I’ve got a nice circle of friends, they’re not too many but I like tokeep in touch with both old friends and new friends.

W1: I’ve got a small circle of close friends.

W2: I have a few close friends, yeah.

W3: Yeah, I’ve got a lot of close friends. I’ve met them through college… I actually moved over here with 3 friends so we all live together.

M2: I’ve got close friends. I’m not the type of person to have lots of closefriends. I like to have really close, close friends, and then I’ve gotfriends outside of that as well.

W4: Yeah, I do have quite a few close friends.

M3: I’m quite lucky. I have quite a large group of close friends.

M4: I have a number of close friends.

H: How do you keep in touch with them?

M1: I keep in touch in all sorts of ways. I telephone, email… sometimes Imight just call around their house.

W1: The thing we have in common is that we’re all doing a similar kind

of work, so we network within that circle quite a bit. Email,telephone.

W5: Facebook, like, mainly and then MSN.

W2: I’m on MSN a lot. I’m on Facebook. I go to see them but mostlytexting and using the internet, like, social networking sites likeFacebook.


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W3: Mainly, at the moment, through Facebook. I’m always on Facebook.

M2: Usually by mobile phone. I send text messages and make phonecalls.

W4: Skype even, my family mainly.

M3: We live all over the place, so it’s … the internet is the major way wedo that. Email, or, or, networking sites.

M5: Normally through the internet, but I like to write letters very often.

H: What do you look for in a friend?

W3: In a friend, I’d look for someone who’s quite trustworthy. I guess

someone who’s quite creative, like myself; somebody who likesgoing out.

W2: Honesty is probably the first one. If they’re not honest with me thenthey can’t be my friend.

W4: Reliable and loyal. And fun and easy-going, I guess.

M1: Sense of humour, I think.

W5: Mainly like the personality and if they, like, have the same interestsas me.

M3: Mostly it’s people who can make me laugh. Or who I can shareexperiences with.

M5: Loyalty, honesty, creativity.

W1: Someone I can relate to. Someone I feel comfortable with.Someone I can be myself with. Someone who’s easy to talk to.

M2: The qualities I look for in a friend - they have to be funny, they haveto be kind and sincere, they have to be honest, and they have to beabout this tall, otherwise I get intimidated.


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H: Hi, I’m Hina. I work for the BBC in London as a researcher. I’velearnt a lot of skills in my job and I’ve made some good friends at

work. Sometimes my job gets too busy and I don’t get enough time to relax, or even to tidy my flat. What do you do?

W1: I’m an administrator in an Economics department of a university.

M1: I’m an accountant.

M2: I work in advertising.

M3: I’m a filmmaker.

M4: I’m a mechanical engineer for an energy company in Australia.

W2: I work in an office.

W3: I’m a singing teacher. I teach singing lessons.

M5: I’m a private investigator. I run a private investigation company inGermany.

M6: I am a charity worker, so I travel to different places in the world.

M7: Well, I’m semi-retired now, but I worked for many years for apublishing company. Book publishing.

W4: I am the Director of Sales for a software company called B-line.

W5: I’m a college professor. I teach communication and journalism atJackson University.

M8: I work as an expedition leader.

W6: I’m a fashion photographer and I work for a fashion agency.

W7: I work part-time in a music store.

H: Where do you work?

M2: I work in London.

W1: It’s University College London. Also known as UCL.


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M3: I work from home in central London.

M4: I work about 8 hours’ drive from where I live in Brisbane.

W2: I work in London.

M5: I mostly work in Berlin.

M7: The head office is in London, so although I work mostly from homenow, I travel down to London maybe 2 or 3 times a month.

W4: I work here in the City of London.

W3: I work from home and then I also work in schools.

M8: We mainly operate in continents like Asia, Africa, South America, soI spend a lot of my time abroad, maybe about two-thirds of my timeis spent outside the United Kingdom.

H: What are the best things about your job?

M2: The best things about my job are the different people that I meetfrom all around the world.

W6: I get to travel and… lots of different people every day and every dayis different.

W1: The flexibility.

M1: The variety of work that I have. Meeting people throughout the day.

M3: The best thing is that no day is ever really the same.

M4: I get to be hands-on with everything.

W2: Working with my colleagues and friends.

M8: I’ve made some really good friends over the years, from the localsand natives, from the local crews I work with.

M6: Seeing people’s faces when you do something for them and seeinglittle kids being very happy and laughing – I really love that.

H: And the worst things?

W2: The worst thing about my job is that it can get very stressful.


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W1: As much as I love my job, there are times when I need to take workhome to meet deadlines. I’d say that’s, that’s probably the only badthing I can think of right now.

M6: When you see people who are very poor and very sad and don’thave much opportunity. And there is not much that they can doabout it, then that hurts you a lot.

M2: The worst thing about my job is the hours we work – we can bethere until ten, eleven o’clock.

W6: Long hours. It’s tiring and you’re ‘on call’ quite a lot of the time.

M3: You never know what you’re going to be doing from one day to the

next, so sometimes it’s hard to make plans.

M4: Just the distance … being away from my family.

M8: You miss family, you miss friends. So I think spending a lot of timeout of the UK can have its disadvantages.


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F = Finn W1 = 1st woman etc. M1 = 1st man etc.

F: I like playing music and going to concerts in my free time. This

weekend I’m going to a bar in North London to see my friend’s band. What do you like doing in your free time?

M1: I like to keep fit. I like to be very active. I like to do a lot of sport. I alsolike to see a lot of friends. I like to go to the theatre. I like to go and seeplays.

W1: I like to read, books about … crime novels, for example. And I like to gorunning. And obviously I can’t run when I am at work. In my free time, Ilike to do some exercise.

M2: I have two small children so I don’t have much free time. But seeingfriends is one of my great pleasures. I have some friends, we playmusic together. We’re in a band.

M3: I like coming up here to London to see galleries and theatres, andthings like that. I like eating and drinking a lot. Sometimes inrestaurants, and sometimes, either having friends around for that, orgoing to other people’s houses.

W2: I enjoy jazz so I quite like having friends around to listen to the.. tolisten to some jazz or go out to a jazz club

W3: I like to do many things in my free time. I love to read, I love to studydifferent things. I’m studying oil painting and different languages now.

M4: I enjoy reading. I enjoy playing the guitar. I also enjoy creative writing -and watching films.

F: What are you going to do this weekend?

M2: This weekend, there is a large camping trip of all my son’s school

friends. And we’re all going off camping, which is going to be veryinteresting.

W1: This weekend I’m going to run a half marathon in Nottingham for theRobin Hood festival and raising money for a charity.

M4: I’m going to relax as much as possible after quite a hard week, and astressful week. So I’m going to possibly watch a film and do very little.


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W3: This weekend I’m going to try to relax a little. I just completed a longtrip.

W2: This weekend I’m going to take my son to football. He plays in a local

football team.

M3: This weekend I’m going to see some friends on Saturday night, andhave dinner at their house. And then I’m going to be welcoming somefriends at our house on Sunday night.

M1: I have a friend, who … it’s her birthday. And I’m going to go to thebirthday party on Saturday. And then on Sunday I’m going to go to abarbecue.


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H: I have a full-time job but I like learning new things in my spare time. Atthe moment, I’m studying Spanish. I’m enjoying it but I’m finding it quite

difficult. Today we’re asking people about learning new things.

W1: I’m learning to speak another language, actually. I’m learning French. I’m also learning to drive.

W2: I’m learning to play golf at the moment. My husband and my son playgolf, and when we go on holiday, I feel I want to be able to play withthem.

W3: I’m learning to speak Spanish.

W4: I’m learning Arabic.

M1: Well, I’ve been learning to play the guitar for about 50 years now. Andit’s a constant process, so still learning bits, yes.

W5: I’m learning yoga at the moment, and I’m finding it quite hard.

M2: The courses I’m taking are training courses for leadership, negotiation, evaluation.

M3: I’m learning Swahili.

W6: At the moment, I’m learning to paint and draw in evening classes foradults.

W7: I’m studying part-time after work.

M4: I’ve just lear nt how to do a lot of kayaking.

W8: I’m learning how to design a website, at the moment.

W9: I am in a choir so singing, I guess, is pretty much the only thing I’mdoing at the moment.

M5: At the moment, I’m taking up a new instrument. It’s a traditionalinstrument from Zimbabwe, and it’s called the Imbira. Let me show you.

H: What’s the most difficult thing you’ve ever learnt?

M5: Patience, I think.


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W4: Arabic.

M2: Courage.

W3: Learning a language is particularly difficult for myself, so probablylearning the Spanish.

W6: The most difficult thing I have ever learnt is Mandarin Chinese. I did itin evening classes a few years ago and I found it really, really difficult.

W5: Probably capoeira, which is a Brazilian dance, martial arts, fight thing.It’s a combination of all these things. And yes, that was very difficultbecause there were lots of unusual body movements to learn.

W1: Learning to drive was the most difficult thing.

M3: Well, I learnt some Sanskrit, and that’s got nine cases, two more thanLatin. It’s quite difficult by most standards.

M4: I think I found French very hard at school.

W2: I learnt the trumpet at school. That was pretty difficult. And maybelearning to drive. I hated learning to drive.


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F: I’ve spent a lot of time living in different countries so there isn’t oneplace, I think of as home. I’ve lived in Scotland and Poland and China.

I love going to new places and learning about new cultures. Today, I’masking people about travel.

W1: I love travel. It’s one of my passions.

M1: I enjoy it a lot. I have travelled to India several times. I lived there,and I’ve lived here, and I’ve been to Istanbul once and I enjoyed thatvery much.

W2: I’ve done quite a bit of travelling with holidays and stuff. I think it’sgood- good experience.

W3: You get to meet different people from different backgrounds, and that’spretty important to get an understanding.

M2: It’s always nice to just get out and experience a different culture anddifferent lifestyle.

W4: I get very excited about the thought of going to most countries, anycountry.

W5: I love to travel to different countries.

M3: Absolutely love travelling. I’ve been travelling for about two and a halfyears solid now.

W6: I’ve been to Turkey. I’ve been to Egypt. I’ve been to Malta.

M4: I work as an expedition leader and so I actually operate in differentcountries around the world, many places outside the United Kingdom.

F: What do you like about travelling?

M3: I think you mature a lot when you travel. You learn… oh, justcompletely different experiences to what you’re used to at home.

W6: I like the airport experience. I love that.

M5: I like the arrival more than the travelling.

W5: To see art especially. We love to see theatre in other countries.


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M4: You see some of the most beautiful scenery around the world whichyou wouldn’t experience in other countries.

M2: I just really like getting out there and experiencing a different culture,

getting far away from, you know, what we’re used to in Australia, andmeeting new people.

W4: The anticipation of being in a new place, of seeing very different things,of hearing a different language, of eating different food. Everything thattravel has to offer.

F: What don’t you like?

W6: I don’t like long flights.

W3: I suppose plane journeys are not always the most exciting of things.

W1: Flying. I don’t particularly like flying, but it’s a necessity when you livein Ireland, you know.

M2: I suppose the biggest problem I have with travelling is living out of asuitcase.

W4: In all honesty, I actually see the whole travel as an adventure in itself.So when I was backpacking, and we ran out of money, or we were indangerous situations, I actually quite enjoyed that.

M4: You spend a lot of time outside the United Kingdom and thedisadvantage of that is, that you tend to miss families and friends. Imiss out on normal things in life, so … I’ve been outside the UnitedKingdom for two thirds of the year. I’d say that’s the maindisadvantage.

W5: The hardest thing for me is that I’m handicapped. And so sometimesgetting around, especially very old cities, is very difficult.

M5: My wife’s usually late getting to the airport. It wasn’t until I got marriedthat I actually started missing flights.


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F: Often it’s hard to find a time to exercise when you have a full-time job.Lots of my friends belong to gyms but I prefer to go running outside to

keep fit. How about you? What do you do to keep fit?

M1: I do quite a few things actually. I go to the gym quite regularly. I gofor runs. I’m also a little bit involvedin the sport of rowing. So, I’m down there quite a bit. I actuallycoach rowing as well.

W1: I have three children, and I work full-time. And I don’t have a lot of timeto do any extra organised exercise.

W2: The main thing I do is I practise yoga. That incorporates different

positions as well as meditation, and different breathing techniques.

M2: Usually, I ride my bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or lessthree to four times a week. And I also watch what I eat.

W3: I dance, and I do yoga - and I just try to be as active as possible - enjoynature also.

M3: I try and walk everywhere because, erm, I don’t r eally enjoy running.

W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as a musician but I do try to keep fit -going to the gym, yoga classes, Pilates classes, sometimes running,and generally keeping active.

W5: I’m a police officer, so I have quite an active job. I can spend eight or12 hours doing foot patrol, walking round the streets of London so Isuppose that keeps me quite fit.

F: What other things would you like to do to keep fit?

M1: I’d love to get involved with some team sports. I really enjoy, sort of,

the team aspect of sport. Particularly I think I’d like to get into hockey.

W1: I’d quite like to learn how to play tennis properly. It’s probably one ofthe only sports I’m interested in, it’s something I would watch on TV.

M2: I’d like to run, but my legs are not running legs, so I prefer to cycle.

W3: I would like to learn to rock climb.


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M3: I would actually like to try to join a rowing club, but unfortunately I don’thave time and it is a little bit expensive.

W4: I really enjoy getting out of London at the weekend and going sailing.

W5: When I was at university, I got quite into swing dancing, which is verylike jive, 1940s jazz dancing. I’d quite like to take that up againbecause it’s an easy way of keeping fit, and you meet a lot of people.

F: Do you do anything that isn’t very healthy?

M1: I have a bit of a sweet tooth. I love dessert, and I love to eat sweetthings.

W4: I definitely drink too much coffee, and I do like chocolate as well.

W2: Eating late is really bad for you so I try and avoid that – as much as Ican, although it does happen quite regularly.

W1: I love chocolate, and I probably eat too much of it.

W5: Because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast food, especially in the earlyhours of the morning.

W3: Gosh, I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. Idon’t drink caffeine.

M3: I eat far too many crisps, and chocolate and biscuits. And because Ibake, I also eat a lot of cake.


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H: I feel good about life at the moment. I live in a fantastic city and I’mreally happy with my job at the BBC. Tell me about you.

W1: I have a fabulous partner, four beautiful children, a great job- and I livein London.

W2: I’m enjoying my life at the moment because I have a good circle offriends. I have a job that I really enjoy and I’ve just bought a flat.

W3: I enjoy living in the UK, and I have been over here for about nine years,so I do enjoy my life.

W4: I am just about to go on holiday so I am, yeah, looking forward to that.

W5: I’m happy with where I am, yeah. I’ve just graduated for two weeks.

W6: My life’s great. I’ve got two lovely children, a great husband and I justfinished paying for my house.

M1: I’ve got a career opportunity going on, progressing a bit, started a newone, just changed the career a couple of years back. Started a familyas well. I bought a house. Things like that, you know. Things are goingwell – so I’m so far, happy.

H: Is there anything you’d like to change?

M1: Eventually yes. But not at the moment, things are going alright.

W2: No, not at all. No, not at the moment, no. A little bit more travel.

W3: I’d like to be richer.

W4: Nothing that I can think of.

M2: I’d like to go on more holidays.

W5: I would like to get into graphic design. That’s something that I’d reallywant to change.

W6: I’d like to be able to afford to join a gym so that I could get fitter.


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H: My life has changed a lot in the past 10 years. I’ve lived in threedifferent countries. How about you? How has your life changed inthe last few years?

W1: My life has changed quite a bit in the last two years. Specifically in thatI had a five-year break from work, put my career on hold and returnedback to full-time employment.

M2: I’ve recently had a young girl, a daughter – my wife’s given birth. Andyeah, that’s a big change in your life.

W4: I’m living in a new area that I hadn’t lived in before. So I wascompletely new to that part of London. So that’s probably the biggestchange.

W3: Ten years ago I was a student and so I used to get up late, and I usedto have lots of time. And now I have to go to work.

W2: My life has changed. I’ve developed more of an established career. I’vemoved around quite a bit since I’ve moved to the United Kingdom.

M1: Yeah, I’ve changed in every possible way really. Career -wise, I made abig decision of changing my career, coming to HSBC. And thenpersonal life - got married, I had my first child, bought my first property.

W6: I’ve had a family and so I don’t see so much of my friends any more.We do a lot of family things and a lot of my friends have moved out ofLondon so we don’t get together so much any more.


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F: I spend a lot of time shopping. I like buying shoes and books. I buythings online but I also like visiting street markets. How about you?

How do you feel about shopping?

W1: I don’t really like it very much on the whole. I find it can get verystressful, big crowds, especially in London.

M1: It depends on my mood, but generally yes, I enjoy it.

W2: I think it’s one of the best things to do, ever!

W3: I like shopping – when I can afford it. But I can’t afford it most of thetime.

W4: I love shopping. It’s a good way to spend a day. You can have fun, gowith your friends or family and come home with some new things

W5: Love it. I enjoy it very much. It’s great. Gives you a buzz.

M2: I have mixed feelings about shopping. Sometimes I’m in the mood andother times, I can’t bear the idea of shopping.

W6: I love shopping, because, you like, buy new things. You spend timewith your friends or family. Yeah, it’s good fun.

M3: I hate shopping. I prefer shopping on the Internet, where I can look ateverything and have everything delivered to my house.

W7: I love it and I hate it.

M4: What do I feel about shopping? I don’t like shopping.

F: Where do you usually shop?

W1: For clothes? I like the high street chains. And you find them in lots ofplaces around London.

M1: Usually clothes shops, independent clothes shops.

W2: I’ve been to Harrods. Harrods is really expensive, obviously, but it’s justwonderful to go in there and see what they’ve got on offer and thingslike that.


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M3: I shop on eBay. I like eBay because you can find older things or veryrare items.

W3: Second-hand stores. I like vintage stores and markets, and those sorts

of places.

W4: If I have the money, I go for the more expensive designers. But usually, just mid-range.

W5: I usually shop in large stores, like Selfridges.

M2: I try to avoid the big department stores and find the small independentshops.

W6: I usually shop in High Street stores or vintage shops, because in

vintage shops, you can find rare things that nobody else has.

W8: Because I live in Cape Town, I do most of my shopping in Cape Town,South Africa. But I come to Europe quite often during summer time, soI do my shopping in England, in London or in Italy.

F: Have you bought anything recently?

W1: I have actually. I bought a dress – and I bought a telephone.

M1: Yes, I bought a book – to read on the train.

W2: I bought myself a new coat.

M5: A pair of trainers that I’m wearing at the moment I bought yesterday.So, that’s the most recent thing I’ve bought.

W6: I bought lots of things in the sale, like tops and skirts. And I bought apair of shoes as well, that I had my eye on for a while.

M2: Yes, I’ve bought some very cheap trousers in the sales, which I’m very

pleased about. I bought two pairs because when you find one pair thatyou like, you should always buy another.

W3: I haven’t, no, but my friend Natalie has.

W4: I bought my sunglasses. They’re Chanel so they’re quite expensive. And that’s today. The other week though, I bought a Mimco handbagwhich was also fairly expensive but I think it’s very nice.


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H = Hina W1 = 1 woman etc. M1 = 1st man etc.

F: I like being in the countryside, but I'm always happy to come back tothe city. How about you?

M1: I actually really love the countryside. I grew up on a farm.

W1: I love being in London. I have loved my time in London, but as I'mgetting older, I increasingly want to visit the countryside more andmore.

M2: It's nice, it’s quiet- you know, you can forget about the city.

W2: I love it. I was brought up in the countryside.

M3: I love being in the countryside. I love the quiet, I love the fresh air. It'sgreat.

W3: I love being in the countryside. I come from Hertfordshire so, althoughit’s not… where I live isn’t actually directly in the countryside. If youdrive for 10 minutes, you're in it and it's beautiful.

W4: I love the countryside. It's a nice change to living in London and I enjoytaking weekends out, I enjoy camping.

M4: I enjoy the countryside because I've lived there for about 37 years. And particularly I enjoy gardening - growing a lot of vegetables.

F: The thing I like most about being in the countryside is watching animalsand birds. How about you? Do you like wildlife?

W1: Well, I am an animal lover. I'm a vegetarian as well.

W4: I like wildlife and animals. Since I was a little girl, I’ve always reallyliked foxes, for some reason. And I know a lot of people don’t, butfoxes have always been my favourite animal.

M1: I love wildlife. I really, sort of, enjoy things that you don't see everyday. I enjoy sort of very exotic wildlife that I haven't seen before.

M4: I like watching them on the telly.

W2: I think, I think animals are living beings and should be treated as so – should be treated with respect.


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M3: I like big cats. They're very graceful, they're very beautiful. Andsomething- I’ve always just had a fascination with from an early age. Ialso quite like large snakes. A friend of mine used to keep them.

W3: My nephew and niece have a guinea pig, which I love.

F: Are there any animals you're frightened of?

M2: Snakes and scorpions. Just ’cause I know that usually one bite, couldmean that’s the end.

W3: I don't like spiders. It's not really an animal - but I hate spiders.

M1: I am very scared of spiders. And even though in Australia, we getsome very small but very dangerous spiders - I'm afraid of very big

spiders.

M4: I don't particularly like horses because they’re big, and they frighten ourdog.

W1: I’m not really frightened of any animals. I love them all.

M3: There's nothing that scares me -that I haven't got any memories ofanimals scaring me as a child.

W4: I'm quite scared of sharks. I don't really like the sea and so whales andanimals such as that, I don't really like. I suppose because it’s theunknown. I just find it quite scary.


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H: I've always enjoyed living in cities. I like the mix of people and all thedifferent things that you can do. Not everyone feels like me, though.

Some people prefer the peace and quiet of the country. How aboutyou? Do you enjoy city life?

M1: No, absolutely hate London. Much prefer the country.

W1: Yes, I love city life. I mean, London’s such a vibrant, active city. There's always lots of things to do.

W2: Where I live is very, very central and it's inner city. So it's what I'm usedto and I enjoy that I can get everywhere really easily.

W3: I enjoy it. It’s a - it suits me. I think it suits my personality.

W4: I really enjoy living in London. It's a great place to be. There’s lots of people around, lots of things happening. Where I live, there’s lots of artshows, and photographers.

M2: I do like city life. I think London especially is very vibrant, and there’salways something going on.

H: What are the good things about living in a city?

W1: London is such a large city. You know, you can never tire of it, really.

W4: I think there's always something to do. Always something to go andsee. And there are lots of events and culture, and you can never bebored.

M1: Obviously culture. I live right next door to the Globe Theatre, the TateModern so … theatre is terrific. Huge choice of restaurants, of course.

W3: The good things about living in the city is, the tube, which is really

amazing. It's cheap and it's really frequent.

M2: I think transport is one of the best things. The fact that you can live,probably miles away from your friends - and you can all sort of, get tothe same place fairly easily, and fairly quickly.

W2: You're so central. Everywhere’s close at hand, there's always lots ofpeople around so you feel quite safe.


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H: What are the main problems in cities?

M1: Traffic is horribly congested.

W1: Sometimes it can be difficult to get round the city quickly, and that canbe frustrating.

W4: I think there's always very much of a go-go attitude- that you have to beon the go the whole time. And there isn’t the time just to chill out ortake time out. And if you're not doing something, you're missing out.

W3: The main problems I'd say, are probably crime, and just not feelingsafe.

W2: I think the crime. I think that the crime’s a huge problem in city life.

M2: I think that we should be trying to encourage more sort of greentransport so, cycling, and encouraging people to walk, and use theircars less.

W3: I think there’s not much that you really can do about crime. Because Ithink it's a social issue. So if people are - you have to, kind of, addresswhy people are committing crimes before you can do anything about it.

W4: I think a city’s a city. You either want to live in a city or you want to livein the countryside, or by the sea. And I think it’s your choice.


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H = Hina W1 = 1 woman etc. M1 = 1st man etc.

H: I love technology. I enjoy reading about new gadgets and I spend a lotof money on technology. I couldn't live without my mobile phone

because I plan my life with it - or without my MP3 player because I lovelistening to music. How about you? How do you feel abouttechnology?

W1: I love technology.

W2: For what I do, I'm probably quite a technophobe. Because I'm adesigner, so I have to use a computer every day. And I only learnt howto use a computer when I was 19.

W3: Oh, I love technology. I love computers, and I love Twitter. And I love

mobile phones… I love technology.

M1: I've got lots of gadgets. I wouldn't be...I wouldn't know what to dowithout my laptop.

M2: I hate technology. I find it frightening and disturbing.

W4: I use technology because I have to.

W5: I am definitely not technophobe. I have learnt to love technology verymuch though in my job.

M3: I love technology – a lot. You know, everything about it like newgadgets, you know, computers, things like that.

W6: I have a mobile phone, and I do have an iPod. But I'm probably theonly person I know that doesn't own my own computer.

M4: Oh no, I have every latest gadget as it comes out.

H: What items of technology do you have with you at the moment?

M1: I've got my mobile phone in my pocket. And my laptop’s just in my filingcabinet. In the office over there.

W3: I have my mobile phone with me. And my mobile phone is connected toTwitter.

W2: I have an iPod, but it's not charged. So that's why I'm not using it.


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W6: On me at the moment, I just have my mobile - that's all.

M3: At the moment, I have my mobile phone on me, and MP3 player.

W5: My laptop.

W1: Just my mobile - but I have two.

M4: An e-book reader, and a laptop, and an iPod, and so… lots and lots ofgadgets.

H: Are there any items of technology you couldn't live without?

W1: I couldn't live without my computer. Why not? Because I’m on it all thetime. It broke down once for three weeks and I felt like my husband had

left me - I’m not even married. I was devastated, so no, I couldn't livewithout my computer.

M1: I couldn't live without my laptop. I could probably live without my phone.I quite like leaving it turned off for a while. But the laptop’s essential.

M3: I really couldn't live without my iPod, my mobile phone of course. Andcomputer, yeah, everyone needs a computer nowadays.

W6: My phone. I think beyond that, I don’t need anything else.

W4: My mobile phone. That would be the only one. And maybe the TV.

W3: I don't think I could live without my mobile phone. And I couldn’t livewithout the computer, and I couldn't live without the Internet - because Idepend on them.


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H: I like reading about famous people and finding out about their lives. ButI wouldn't want to be famous myself. I'm happy being a normal person,

doing a normal job. How do you feel about fame? Would you like tobe famous?

W1: Oh, I would love to be famous.

M1: Not particularly. I like to keep to myself. I'm a fairly private person.

W2: No, I wouldn't like to be famous.

W3: No, I don't think I'd like to be famous.

W4: I think I would, but not too famous.

W5: No.

M2: No.

W6: No, I wouldn't like to be famous. I think that people are too obsessedwith fame, too interested in fame these days.

M3: It's not something I’d actively look for, no.

W7: I'm not sure about that. I would like to be a bit famous but I wouldn’t liketo be like, really really famous, because you just don't have time onyour own any more.

W8: I'm not sure. I think it's very easy to get obsessed with the good thingsthat fame can bring, like the free gifts, and the doors opening for you,and all that kind of side of things.

M4: When I was younger, I used to want to be an actor. And thought, yeah,being famous would be great, but now I'm not so bothered.

H: What would you like to be famous for?

W8: I'd like to be famous for doing something new and exciting.

M4: These days, I'd like to be famous for doing something worthwhile, Ithink. Ah, by the, sort of charitable work.


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W7: Maybe being a model.

W2: I’d like to be well-known as a graphic designer, but that’s not real fame.

W6: If I were to be famous, I would like to be famous for an amazinginvention, I think. Or for perhaps, a medical cure, something to curecancer.

M3: I suppose directing films. If I was going to be famous for anything, thatwould probably be what I'd like to be famous for.

W5: I prefer to be anonymous. I like anonymity when I'm in the street.

H: Which famous person would you most like to meet?

W3: I would love to meet Barack Obama.

M3: At the moment, I'd probably like to meet the President of the UnitedStates, Barack Obama.

W7: Maybe Mischa Barton. Because she does loads of different things, andI think she's really pretty, and I like her style.

W6: I'd like to meet Bob Dylan. I really like his music. I don't know what I'dsay to him, but I think I'd like to meet him.

W2: Famous person I would most like to meet? Probably - quite vacuous – it would probably be Johnny Depp, or somebody like that, ‘cause he'sreally good looking.

W5: I would like to meet Johnny Depp, because I enjoy his movies a gooddeal.

M4: I think I'd like to meet Ranulph Fiennes - just generally because of whathe's done, his sort of Arctic exploration, and the fact that he's beenable to go where other people haven't.

W8: I'd love to meet a famous explorer. If he was still alive I would really liketo meet Edmund Hillary.

M2: I would like to meet the Dalai Lama and Fidel Castro.

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