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R Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I'll get -45 I Yes when I was 16 I came here to study
someone to look at it this morning. En~lish. I went to a language school in
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L Thank you. Oh, and I wonder if I could Bath.
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have some more towels, please. I dropped M And where have you been this time?
mine in the bath last night. I Well, last week I went back to Bath ~o
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R Of course. I'll ask room service to get you visit some friends. That was really mce.
ISABEL You know Sam, my new boyfriend?
some more. p And what are you planning to do with the
LOUISE Yes.
L Thank you very much. rest of your time here?
I Well, his parents have invited us to dinner
R You're welcome. I I don't know, really.
this evening ...
L Er where do I go for breakfast? M Well, you should go to Cambridge to see
L Oh, that's nice!
R The restaurant is just along the corridor, the university. It's really beautiful. We've
I ... And I don'[t] wan[t] to do anything
on your left. got some friends there. I'm sure you can
wrong. Can you give me some advice?
L Thank you. stay with them, if you like.
L Yes, of course. Wha[t] do you wan[t]
R Good morning, sir. Can I help you? I That sounds great. Thank you.
to know?
MR COLE I certainly hope so. I'm afraid I've p And Sam should take you to London to
OK, the firs[t] thing, wha[t] time should I
got a complaint. I'm in room 102 and .it's see the sights, of course.
arrive?
much too noisy. I'm right next to the lift S Yes, maybe.
L Well, you shouldn't_arrive late. British
and I didn't get any sleep last night. M Oh, yes. And you must go on the London
people are usually on time, as you know.
R I'm very sorry to hear that, but I'm afraid Eye while you're there.
I Not even a few minutes?
there isn't another room available today. What's that?
L Wel~ a few minutes is OK, but it's. a bi[t]
We're fully booked. M It's a big wheel, about 150 metres high,
rude to arrive more than fifteen mmutes
C Right. Could I speak to the manager, and there's a wonderful view of the whole
late.
please? city from the top.
I Right. Should I take something to ea[t],
R Just take a seat and I'll let him know I Oh, yes, I know what you mean. We
like cake or ice cream?
you'd like to see him. must go there, Sam. And I want to go to
L British people don't~often take food, bu[t]
C Thank you. Oxford Street to do some shopping.
we usually take something for the hostess,
MRS GIBSON Excuse me. Could you S Oh, no!
like flowers or a bottle of wine, or some
help me, please? I I need to buy some presents for my family
chocolates.
R Hello, Mrs Gibson. What's the problem? and I want to get some new clothes.
I Hmm, that's good to know.
G I'm sorry, but I think there's something Maybe we can go on Saturday?
L And when you mee[t] someone you
wrong with the shower. It isn't hot S Clothes shopping in London on a
don'[t] know, it's polite to shake hands.
enough. Would you mind sending Saturday afternoon? You're joking!
British people often kiss their friends
someone to look at it, please? M Sam!
on the cheek, bu[t] no[t] people they
R Of course. I'll send someone up straight ms1
don'[t] know.
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Oh, yes, I knew that.
G Yes, that's right. Thank you very much. INTERVIEWER On Around the World this
L Oh, another thing - you must~ask the
R Not at all. week we're lookin_g_at giving presentsjn
hostess if you can smoke and you
G Oh, and we have to leave today, I'm afraid. different cultures. With mej E)s the
mus[t]n'[t] smoke at the table. These day~
R Oh, so you're not leaving tomorrow? travel writer, Neil Palmer. Welcome to the
mos[t] British people don'[t] smoke, and if
G No, I'm sorry, I got the dates wrong. We programme, Neil.
they do, they usually go outside.
have to get home by this evening. I'm NEIL Thank you.
I Right.
really sorry. J NowJ wc everyone gives presents-L-of
L Oh, and you should wai[t] for the hostess
R Don't worry, it's not a problem, Mrs course. Butjtjsn't~as~easyJj/~as
to start_eating first. And you mus[t] say
Gibson. Check-out is at 12 o'clock. tha0s)t?
you like the food - even if it's terri~l~!
G Thank you very much. N No-L.fwl)t certainlyJ j/jsn't. In some
Er, ooh, anything else? Oh, yes, British places, like China, forJr/~example,
c So there is another room available today.
people like to sit~and talk for an hour it's polite to refusv present onc~or
R Yes, there is now. It's room 303. Do you
or two after they've had dessert, so you
want me to reserve it for you? twice before /r/ acceptin,g)t. If
shouldn'[t] leave immediately after the
C Yes, please. youJw/~ac~pt=it)mmediately, people
meal.
R OK. You can change rooms any time after might think you're greedy. And you
I Right. And is there anything I shouldn'[t]
2p.m. should give the present with both hands,
talk about?
C Right. Thank you very much. not just one hand.
L No, no[t] really, you can talk
R Good morning. The Station Hotel ... I Oh, that'sjnteresting.
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Oh yes, that's the roe kb d , isn tit .... about~anything. Places you've been to, N And even~ opening presents can beJj/~a
an
work, family, and the weather, of course.
And they're just staying for one night? problem. In most Western countries, like
Bu[t] you mus[t]n't~ask people how much
... Yes, their rooms are reserved here this England or the USA, people want you
they earn. British people think that's rude. toJw/~open the present when they giv~t
evening. They're in rooms 301, 302 ...
I OK, thanks a lot. That's really useful. to you. But)n places like Thailand~and
304 and 305 .... Thank you .... Bye.
L No problem. I'm sure you'll have a grea[t] Vietnam it's very rude toJw/~open~a
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42 time! So, what~are you gomg to wear. ~ present)~mediately. You should keep the
1 I wonder if you could ask someone to fix mso present~and~open it when you get home.
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it. a 2 I wonder if I could have some more And is there /r/ anything you shouldn't
ISABEL Mmm, this is delicious!
towels, please. b 3 I'm afraid I've got a giv~as~a present?
MOTHER Thank you, Isabel.
complaint. b 4 Could you help me? a 5 I'm N Well, that depends~on the country. In
SAM Yes, Mum's food is always delicious.
sorry, but I think there's something wrong Japan you must never giv~anything you
FATHER Have you been to England before,
with the shower. b 6 Would you mind can cut with, like knives~or scissors, as
Isabel?
sending someone to look at it, please? a thesLarLJr/~a symbol~of death.
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