36 That’s Life!

Episode 5
Test your memory, test your listening

1 Read the gapped story and guess the missing words.

Complete the ‘Guess’ part of the table.

2 Listen and complete the ‘Listen’ part of the table.

3 Read the full story and check your answers.

Word Guess Listen Word Guess Listen

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2 8
3 9
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5 11
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1 Monday evening 2 Tuesday afternoon

Jordan Aren’t you going to your yoga class 1____ evening?

Lucy No, I’m not.
Jordan But you go every Monday.
Lucy Well, I’m not going this week.
Jordan Are you worried 2_____ your interview?
Lucy Yes, I am.
Jordan Well, yoga’s good for stress.
Lucy Look. I’m not going. All 3_____?
Jordan OK, OK. I’m only trying to 4____.
Lucy Well, you aren’t helping. Oh, I’m going home. Bye.
Sarah I’m 5_____, Peter. I really like you. But this can’t go on.
Peter I don’t understand. What’s the problem?
Sarah I don’t want to start anything, because I … I know that
I can’t marry you.
Peter But why not? Is it because I’m divorced?
Sarah No, it isn’t. I can’t 6_______. I’m sorry.

3 Wednesday evening 4

Peter Women! 7__ you understand them?
Jordan No, I don’t. Lucy’s got an interview for a new job, and
she’s really 8_______ about it. I try to help, but I always
say the wrong thing.
Peter Sorry. I 9____ help you there.
Jordan Well, I just hope that she gets the job. Anyway, what’s
your 10______?
Peter It’s Sarah. She says she likes me, but she doesn’t want
to go out with me. Do you 11__________ that?
Jordan Well, actually, Peter. I think I 12___ help you there.

Now ...
3 listen and practise saying the story.