4 That’s Life!

Episode 1
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. Word Guess Listen
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3 Read the full story and check your answers.
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Word Guess Listen 9
1 Britain, British British 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
5 14
6 15

My name’s Lucy Patterson and I’m

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_______. I work for an advertising
agency. I’m a personal assistant.
This is my boyfriend. 2___ name’s
Jordan Morris and 3___ Australian.
He’s a computer engineer, but he
really 4_____ to be an actor.

Cindy Morning, Peter. 11___ are you?

Peter Fine, thanks, Cindy. And you?
I’m Peter Columbo. I’m from the Cindy Yes, OK. Are you busy?
USA, 5___ I live in London. I work Peter Yes, I am. We’re moving to 12___ new offices
for a magazine company. This is
my 6__________, Sarah Chen. She’s
this week.
from Singapore and 7____ a student Cindy How’s Sarah? Is she away at the moment?
at London University. Peter Yes, she’s in Manchester.
Cindy Really? Our 13________, Melanie, is at
university there.
Peter How’s your son these days?
Cindy Russell? I 14___ know. He’s travelling round
the world. He was in Mexico last month.

My name’s Cindy Gaskell and that’s my

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_______, Ryan. I’m from Britain,
but Ryan is from 9_______. This is our Arrival of flight VK964
Internet café. We’ve got 10___ children. from Mexico City.
Melanie is 21 and Russell is 24.

Oh, it’s good

to be 15____!

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