Recording 1.

6 – How we relax
SALLY: That was wonderful! I haven’t had a meal like that for months.
MIKE: Yes, I didn’t know that you were such a good cook, Jeremy.
JEREMY: I’m glad you enjoyed it. Do you want some coffee?
SALLY: Yes, I’d love some, thanks.
JEREMY: Milk and sugar are on the table.
MIKE: Cheers.
SALLY: Oh, it’s so nice to relax for a change.
MIKE: Yes, I know what you mean. Work’s really busy these days, I don’t seem to get much
time to do anything else.
ANNE: So what do you do to relax, Mike?
MIKE: I do yoga, actually.
ANNE: Really?
MIKE: Yes, every morning when I get up. Only for, umm, about half an hour, but it really
helps me stay calm during the day.
JEREMY: Well, Anne goes to a health club to relax – very expensive it is too.
ANNE: Hey! It doesn’t costs that much!
SALLY: Do you go there a lot?
ANNE: No, not really, only two or three times a month. But I always have a massage when
I’m there. It’s absolutely wonderful – I feel like a new woman afterwards.
MIKE: Don’t you go swimming or do some proper exercise there as well?
ANNE: No, that’s too much like hard work.
JEREMY: What about you, Sally?
SALLY: Me? Well, I relax by doing things. I’m not really good at just sitting around doing
nothing.
JEREMY: So, what do you do?
SALLY: I paint, actually. Watercolours, that kind of thing.
JEREMY: Really?
ANNE: Yes, you should see her paintings. She’s very good.
SALLY: Oh, I’m not really. But you know, I find it very relaxing. I’m in a painting club, and
every Sunday we all go into the country and paint.
ANNE: Well, Jeremy relaxes by sitting in front of the TV every night, don’t you dear?
JEREMY: Err, not every night, no. Maybe, umm, six nights a week, that’s all. It doesn’t matter
what’s on, really. I’m just waiting for my brain to switch off before I go to bed.
SALLY: That’s not very healthy, you know. You should do something more active.
JEREMY: Yeah, I know. But I just never have the energy.
ANNE: Anyway, one day when we all retire, we can all relax as much as we want.
MIKE: Only twenty years to go, then!
Recording 1.6 – How we relax
SALLY: That was ____________! I haven’t had a meal like that for months.
MIKE: Yes, I didn’t know that you were such a __________ cook, Jeremy.
JEREMY: I’m _________ you enjoyed it. Do you want some coffee?
SALLY: Yes, I’d love some, thanks.
JEREMY: Milk and sugar are on the table.
MIKE: Cheers.
SALLY: Oh, it’s so ________ to relax for a change.
MIKE: Yes, I know what you mean. Work’s really ________ these days, I don’t seem to get
much time to do anything else.
ANNE: So what do you do to relax, Mike?
MIKE: I do yoga, actually.
ANNE: Really?
MIKE: Yes, every morning when I get up. Only for, umm, about half an hour, but it really
helps me stay calm during the day.
JEREMY: Well, Anne goes to a health club to relax – very _____________ it is too.
ANNE: Hey! It doesn’t costs that much!
SALLY: Do you go there a lot?
ANNE: No, not really, only two or three times a month. But I always have a massage when
I’m there. It’s absolutely _____________ – I feel like a new woman afterwards.
MIKE: Don’t you go swimming or do some ___________ exercise there as well?
ANNE: No, that’s too much like hard work.
JEREMY: What about you, Sally?
SALLY: Me? Well, I relax by doing things. I’m not really _________ at just sitting around
doing nothing.
JEREMY: So, what do you do?
SALLY: I paint, actually. Watercolours, that kind of thing.
JEREMY: Really?
ANNE: Yes, you should see her paintings. She’s very __________.
SALLY: Oh, I’m not really. But you know, I find it very relaxing. I’m in a ____________ club,
and every Sunday we all go into the country and paint.
ANNE: Well, Jeremy relaxes by sitting in front of the TV every night, don’t you dear?
JEREMY: Err, not every night, no. Maybe, umm, six nights a week, that’s all. It doesn’t matter
what’s on, really. I’m just waiting for my brain to switch off before I go to bed.
SALLY: That’s not very __________, you know. You should do something more __________.
JEREMY: Yeah, I know. But I just never have the energy.
ANNE: Anyway, one day when we all retire, we can all relax as much as we want.
MIKE: Only twenty years to go, then!