AUDIO SCRIPTS A2 WORKBOOK

UNIT 6.4 page 36, exercise 1 and 2

6 S = Sam, T = Tom, Sal = Sally, J = Jose

6.1 page 32, exercise 5
1 There’s a bed in the living room.
2 There are some chairs next to the table.
3 Is there a sofa in your bedroom?
4 Are there any shelves? No, there aren’t.
5 There are five tables in their house.
6 Is there any food in the cabinet?
7 There’s a stove in the kitchen.
8 There’s no hall in his apartment.
6.2 page 33, exercise 1 and 2
P = presenter, L = Loretta
P: Hello and welcome to Happy Homes. On today’s show, we’re with
Loretta Bretton, who is showing us around her beautiful home in
Columbus, Ohio. Hi, Loretta.
L: Hello, and welcome to my home!
P: What a nice, bright house!
L: Yes! I like to let in as much sunshine as I can. So, there are really big, wide
windows in every room.
P: Tell me a little bit about your house then, Loretta.
L: Well, when my husband and I first bought this house, it was pretty small,
and it only had two bedrooms. Then, we had our family, and we needed
a bigger place to live – we have four children, after all. We didn’t want to
move, so we just added some more rooms. Now it’s not small at all!
P: And you have some really interesting furniture here …
L: Yes. My husband loves traditional furniture, like this heavy table. But I
like modern furniture and bright colors, and so do our children. So, I
painted the kitchen and bathroom, and my husband chose the furniture
and colors for the living room and our bedroom. The furniture was
pretty expensive, but we’re really happy with how the house looks now.
P: And you have a beautiful balcony, too.
L: Yes, I love sitting out there in the summer. It’s really sunny!
P: Well, I think it’s a beautiful house, Loretta. Thanks for showing me
around.
S: Oh, Tom. There are bags of potato chips all over our desk! It’s not easy
sharing a workplace with you!
T: At least we don’t live together.
S: Lucky for me!
T: I met a couple recently, named Sally and Jose – they have the same
problem!
S: Tell me more! …
T: So, this is the home of Sally and José Perez. It’s a modern house
downtown. There’s a beautiful backyard with flowers. But inside it’s
pretty unusual. … Hi guys!
Sal/J: Hi Tom. Good to meet you!
T: What a beautiful house you have here.
Sal: Thanks! We really like it.
T: It’s very different though, isn’t it?
Sal: Yeah, it is! You see, inside, it’s really two houses. That’s because José
and I love each other, but we just can’t live together.
T: Oh, I see. Um, can I ask why not?
J: Well, Sally’s an artist, and I’m a teacher. She listens to rock music while
she paints – it’s very noisy, and she never goes to bed early. For my job,
I have to get up at seven in the morning. So, that’s the first problem.
Sal: And the other big problem is that José’s so clean and neat, and I’m not.
I try to keep things clean, but …
J: Not very often! Her clothes are always on the floor – and there are so
many of them! And there are always dirty dishes in the sink …
Sal: So, this is my house. There’s a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom, and a
bathroom. Then, you see this door? Behind here, there’s Jose’s house.
He has the same rooms as I do. And between the two houses there’s a
hall. That belongs to both of us!
J: Although we don’t live together, we see each other every day. Sometimes
we have dinner in Sally’s kitchen and sometimes in mine. Sally works in
her room, and I can relax in my nice, clean living room. Things are much
better now – we never argue!
T: I think it’s a great solution. I’m sure lots of other people would ...

6.3 page 34, exercise 5

1 That chair’s not very comfortable.
2 Her grandparents’ house is pretty modern.
3 It’s a very famous painting.
4 That restaurant’s not at all expensive.
5 Our balcony is always really sunny.
6 This is a pretty heavy table.
7 The restaurant is very traditional.

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