| 1 |
would you like to have the opportunity to travel more than you do? |
| 2 |
do you know any people who have achieved their goals in life? |
| 3 |
what do you put a lot of effort into? |
| 4 |
have you ever messed up an exam or an interview? |
| 5 |
do you ever dream of becoming rich or famous? |
| 6 |
do you think you've made the most of the opportunities you've had in life? |
| 7 |
do you always try to do your best at everything you do? |
| 8 |
think of a time when you weren't successful at something? what went wrong? |
| 9 |
do you think the parents should always encourage their children to do what they want in life? |
| 10 |
four weeks ago, i didn't have a clue how to sing opera. |
| 11 |
i'd never sung in public in my life, apart from karaoke, and i'd never dreamed of singing onstage. |
| 12 |
luckily i had a fabulous teacher, Irene, who's been an opera singer for over twenty years. |
| 13 |
she's very good at encouraging people and i was determined to make the most of the opportunity. |
| 14 |
at first i found it impossible to breathe and sing at the same time, but the more i practised, the better i got. |
| 15 |
the hardest part was learning the words, which were in italian. |
| 16 |
i was useless at learning languages at school and i was terrified of forgetting the words. |
| 17 |
fortunately i was able to give a good performance. |
| 18 |
and i couldn't believe it when they told me i'd won. |
| 19 |
it shows that if you put a lot of effort into sth, you can achieve your goals. |
| 20 |
i used to love magic when i was a kid, but i had no idea how to do any magic tricks. |
| 21 |
so when i had the opportunity to become a magician i jumped at the chance. |
| 22 |
my teacher, Silvio, is a very talented magician and he knows how to do some really amazing tricks. |
| 23 |
the most important part of being a magician is misdirection - making people look where you want them to. |
| 24 |
i found some of the tricks quite easy to learn, but i'm no good at doing card tricks - they always seem to go wrong. |
| 25 |
before i went onstage yesterday i was incredibly nervous, but i managed to do all the tricks without messing them up. |
| 26 |
i was disappointed that i wasn't able to win, but i did my best and really enjoyed taking part in the programme. |
| 27 |
i'm going to continue doing magic - and i'll always be popular at kids' parties. |
| 28 |
i was quite good at dancing at school and Vince knows how to salsa, but neither of us had a clue how to do ballroom dancing. |
| 29 |
our teacher, Evelyn, spent four weeks trying to teach us a three-minute dance sequence. |
| 30 |
i was able to learn to dance quite quickly, Vince found it difficult to remember all the steps and he had no idea how to catch me correctly. |
| 31 |
we practised and practised, but unfortunately it all went wrong on the night. |
| 32 |
halfway through the dance Vince missed a catch and i fell onto the floor. |
| 33 |
we managed to carry on and finish the dance, but i was really upset that Vince messed up our big opportunity to become famous. |
| 34 |
i didn't think he'd be so hopeless at dancing in public. |
| 35 |
my friends had a good laugh about it, though. |
| 36 |
i can play tennis quite well ~ i'm quite good at playing tennis. |
| 37 |
i can't remember people's names ~ i'm useless at remembering people's names. |
| 38 |
i don't know how to cook ~ i have no idea how to cook. |
| 39 |
i can understand songs in english ~ i find it easy to understand songs in english. |
| 40 |
i was able to run 15 km last weekend ~ i managed to run 15 km last weekend. |
| 41 |
i have no idea how to change a wheel on a car ~ i have no clue how to change a wheel on a car. |
| 42 |
i can't type without looking at the keyboard ~ i find it impossible to type without looking at the keyboard. |
| 43 |
i find it hard to make decisions ~ i'm no good at making decisions. |
| 44 |
i know someone who can play the guitar very well ~ i know someone who's brilliant at playing the guitar. |
| 45 |
my biggest goal is simply to be a bit more patient with my colleagues. |
| 46 |
i always work very hard to achieve everything i do ~ i always put a lot of effort into everything i do. |
| 47 |
i don't often do something wrong or badly ~ i don't often mess up. |
| 48 |
but sometimes i expect too much from people. |
| 49 |
things sometimes happen in a negative way and that's normal ~ things sometimes go wrong and that's normal. |
| 50 |
i have lots of interests and i get involved in as many different things as i can ~ and i take part in as many different things as i can. |
| 51 |
i can honestly say that i almost always make the greatest effort possible ~ i can honestly say that i almost always do my best. |
| 52 |
my goal is simple: i want to make my child more confident to do the same things ~ i want to encourage my child to do the same things. |
| 53 |
i sometimes imagine being my own boss ~ i sometimes dream of being my own boss. |
| 54 |
i'd love to be in a situation that made it possible to work when i want to ~ i'd love to have the opportunity to work when i want to. |
| 55 |
i've realised that you need to get the maximum enjoyment from every day of the week - not just saturdays and sundays ~ i've realised that you need to make the most of everyday of the week. |
| 56 |
i can honestly say i had no idea how to work with people until i was about 30. |
| 57 |
i was too confident, too ambitious and i couldn't understand why people made mistakes. |
| 58 |
now i've actually messed up a few times myself, i'm able to be more sensitive when someone else does. |
| 59 |
i was so optimistic ten years ago, wasn't i? |
| 60 |
we've now got three children. |
| 61 |
and in the last ten years, i've found it impossible to do half the things i used to. |
| 62 |
i managed to go swimming once a week but my biggest other hobby is sleep. |
| 63 |
did i achieve my goal? |
| 64 |
well, our children know how to be happy which, to us, is the most important thing of all. |
| 65 |
i did it. i started my own company. |
| 66 |
at first, i didn't really have a clue how to run my own business but, two years later, i'm beginning to think i'm actually quite good at working for myself. |
| 67 |
when i worked for my old company, i was useless at meeting deadlines but now i find it easy to control my time. |
| 68 |
and the best thing? i enjoy every day and not just weekends. |
| 69 |
i make friends easily ~ i find it easy to make friends. |
| 70 |
my young son can use a tablet computer well ~ my young son knows how to use a tablet computer well. |
| 71 |
James knows how to make the most of his days off ~ James is good at making the most of his days off. |
| 72 |
i was able to walk when i was ten months old ~ i could walk when i was ten months old. |
| 73 |
my mum can't download a song onto her phone ~ my mum doesn't have a clue how to download a song onto her phone. |
| 74 |
i succeeded in achieving all my goals this year ~ i managed to achieve all my goals this year. |
| 75 |
i find it difficult to make cakes ~ i'm no good at making cakes. |
| 76 |
we receive emails, but we can't send any ~ we receive emails, but we aren't able to send any. |
| 77 |
i'm terrible at getting to sleep at night ~ i find it difficult to get to sleep at night. |
| 78 |
Karen doesn't know anything about running a business ~ Karen has no idea how to run a business. |
| 79 |
i never meet deadlines ~ i'm hopeless at meeting deadlines. |
| 80 |
i run a company that makes personalised gifts. |
| 81 |
basically people send us their photos online and we put them on posters, t-shirts, calendar, mouse mats, that kind of thing. |
| 82 |
all of our customers order online. |
| 83 |
if the internet didn't exist, i wouldn't have a business. |
| 84 |
the most important part of the company is our website because that's how everyone places their order. |
| 85 |
we'd lose a lot of customers if our website crashed. |
| 86 |
it's a very cheap business to run, but one thing i don't like about it is that i never talk to my customers any more. |
| 87 |
it's all just online order forms and emails. |
| 88 |
i'd like to talk to real customer again. |
| 89 |
you know, face-to-face. |
| 90 |
i've owned this cafe for 12 years. |
| 91 |
and i'd say that the internet is essential for my business. |
| 92 |
there's an art college across the road and the students come in here all the time, you know, just to have a coffee and check their email and whatever. |
| 93 |
if we didn't have wifi, this place would be empty. |
| 94 |
they don't need even a password to log on. |
| 95 |
but it doesn't mean people talk less than they used to. |
| 96 |
sometimes i look round and nobody's talking to each other, they're all online in their own little worlds. |
| 97 |
if they turned off the computers, they might make some new friends. |
| 98 |
but it also means they stay longer and spend more money. |
| 99 |
so i can't complain, i suppose. |
| 100 |
i'm the sales manager for a sports equipment company. |
| 101 |
like most people, i couldn't live without the internet or my laptop. |
| 102 |
i'v got all my personal stuff on there and a lot of information about the company too. |
| 103 |
if i lost my laptop, i'd probably lose my job. |
| 104 |
one thing that's changed because of the internet is that a lot of our meeting are online nowadays. |
| 105 |
in some ways they're great, because they save a lot of time. |
| 106 |
but of course this means i hardly ever travel for work any more. |
| 107 |
i used to enjoy visiting other parts of the world and stay in nice hotels. |
| 108 |
if we didn't have some many online meetings i could get out of the office more often. |
| 109 |
what would you do if you lost your laptop. |
| 110 |
if someone asked you to lend them your computer, would you do it? no, i wouldn't. |
| 111 |
if i won a holiday anywhere in the world, i'd go to polar expedition. |
| 112 |
if i didn't live where i do, i'd like to live in Monaco. |
| 113 |
if i could change places with one person in the world, i'd choose nothing. |
| 114 |
if i were a film star, i'd like to make a film with Scarlett Yohanson. |
| 115 |
if i lived in a different country, i'd miss Russia. |
| 116 |
if i could talk to a famous person from history, i'd talk to Suvorov about probable battle with Napoleon. |
| 117 |
what would you do if you suddenly became incredibly rich? |
| 118 |
if you didn't study english, which language would you like to study? |
| 119 |
if you had to sing in a karaoke bar, which song would you sing? |
| 120 |
how would your life be different if you lived in the usa? |
| 121 |
if you could have dinner with your famous actor or actress, who would you choose? |
| 122 |
if you weren't in an english class now, where would you be? |
| 123 |
what would you do if you found someone's personal diary? |
| 124 |
if you had to go and live on your own for a month, which books would you take with you? |
| 125 |
how would you life change if you suddenly became famous? |
| 126 |
if you found someone's mobile phone in a cafe what would you do? |
| 127 |
if i didn't have a computer, i wouldn't live without it. |
| 128 |
if i didn't have a mobile phone, i wouldn't live without it. |
| 129 |
if i had a new car, i'd be more happy. |
| 130 |
if i could buy a new flat, i'd become more glad. |
| 131 |
if i would be able to buy a new house, i'd live there for long. |
| 132 |
if i live to be 100, i'll see revolutionized time. |
| 133 |
can you send me a copy of that emails? ~ can you forward me that emails? |
| 134 |
can you please remove that picture of me from your phone? ~ can you please delete that picture of me from your phone? |
| 135 |
when you send him an email can you send it to me at the same time? ~ when you send him an email can you copy me in at the same time? |
| 136 |
have you made a paper copy of the report? ~ have you printed out the report? |
| 137 |
can you make a digital copy of my passport or do i have to show you the original? ~ can you scan my passport or do i ahve to show you original? |
| 138 |
i've put the software onto my computer but it stops working every time i start it ~ i've installed the software onto my computer but it crashes every time i start it. |
| 139 |
i make a copy of anything important once a week and i keep it on a memory stick ~ i back up anything important once a week and store it on a memory stick. |
| 140 |
what computer would you buy if money weren't important? |
| 141 |
i would go to that cafe more often if it had wifi. |
| 142 |
if you didn't put your email address on the web, you wouldn't get so much spam? |
| 143 |
you wouldn't have this problem if you backed up your hard disk. |
| 144 |
would you know what to do if you got a virus? |
| 145 |
if he didn't print everything, he would save a lot of paper. |
| 146 |
if i bought you a smartphone, would you use it? |
| 147 |
we would spend less time on the web if there were more things to do. |
| 148 |
if we had two laptops, the children wouldn't argue. |
| 149 |
what would you do if you lost your memory stick? |
| 150 |
the computer might work more quickly if we deleted some files. |
| 151 |
your computer would stop crashing if you installed the new software. |
| 152 |
if you told me the password, i could use your wifi. |
| 153 |
if i didn't have a laptop, i wouldn't be able to work while travelling. |
| 154 |
if the attachment were a virus, this website would recognise it. |
| 155 |
if i had more time, i would back up my files more often. |
| 156 |
if i messed up my exams, i would take them again. |
| 157 |
we would like him a lot more if he were more patient. |
| 158 |
if you did your homework tonight, you wouldn't have to do it on sunday. |
| 159 |
you wouldn't wake up until the morning if you took a sleeping pill. |
| 160 |
if we weren't be able to pick you up, how would you get home? |
| 161 |
would we be bored if we lived in the country? |
| 162 |
if i didn't meet my deadlines, i would lose my job. |
| 163 |
if you tidied up the house more, i wouldn't get so fed up. |
| 164 |
we never have lie-ins because we have young children ~ if we didn't have young children, we would have lie-ins. |
| 165 |
i get stressed because i have to take work home ~ i wouldn't get stressed i didn't have to take work home. |
| 166 |
he doesn't take part in many activities so he doesn't enjoy school ~ if he took part in many activities, he would enjoy school. |
| 167 |
i don't enjoy cooking because i'm terrible at it ~ i would enjoy cooking if i were brilliant at it. |
| 168 |
i can't remember my password, so i'm not able to use my computer ~ if i could remember my password, i would be able to use my computer. |
| 169 |
i have no idea how to do this, otherwise i would help you ~ i would help you if i knew how to do this. |
| 170 |
i'm on a social networking site such as facebook, google+ or twitter. |
| 171 |
i update my status every day. |
| 172 |
i change my profile quite often. |
| 173 |
i've downloaded one or two new apps recently. |
| 174 |
i sometimes upload videos to websites like youtube. |
| 175 |
i sometimes post comments on news sites and forums. |
| 176 |
i'm on twitter and i tweet quite often. |
| 177 |
i also follow some famous people on twitter. |
| 178 |
i often share links to interesting websites, blogs or videos with my friends. |
| 179 |
these days millions of people organise their lives on social networking sites like facebook, google+ or twitter. |
| 180 |
many of them can't go a day -- or even an hour -- without checking for status updates. |
| 181 |
but what effect is this having on society and how is it changing the way we see our friends? |
| 182 |
the scientist Robin Dunbar suggests that the largest number of active social relationships a person's brain can deal with is 150. |
| 183 |
however, most people have hundreds, sometimes even thousands, of facebook friends, partly because making friends online is so easy. |
| 184 |
when you receive a friend request, you just click 'confirm' and you have a new person to add to your collection of online friends. |
| 185 |
but do you really want to be friends with the person, or are you just trying to appear more popular? |
| 186 |
to illustrate the point, the Burger King chain of restaurants in the US offered to give people a free burger if they deleted 10 friends from their facebook page. |
| 187 |
amazingly, over 530 000 people did just that, which shows how little some people value many of these online friendships. |
| 188 |
experts are also concerned that spending so much time online is making children fee lonelier than ever before. |
| 189 |
according to a children's charity in the UK, the number of calls they receive about loneliness from teenage boys has gone up by 500% compared to five years ago. |
| 190 |
the charity also reports that online bullying is also increasing. |
| 191 |
in another report, a third of people at univercity said they spent too much time communicating online and not enough in person. |
| 192 |
so it's not surprising that young people who are addicted to social networking sites find it harder to form strong, long-lasting relationships. |
| 193 |
for them, to be offline is to be disconnected from their network of friends, which can be very hard to cope with. |
| 194 |
of course, you don't have to be at school or university to use social networking sites. |
| 195 |
many professional people use networking sites Linkedin to make work contacts. |
| 196 |
and of course being part of a global professional network means that people can make the most of opportunities anywhere in the world. |
| 197 |
so if you're a designer working in Dublin or an engineer who's moving to Egypt, the online community is one of the most effective ways to help your career. |
| 198 |
social networking sites are one of the most amazing success stories of the internet and facebook now has over a billion users all over the world. |
| 199 |
however, the effect these sites are having on our friendships is changing our society forever. |
| 200 |
why doesn't Robert Dunbar think we can have 1000 friends? |
| 201 |
why does the writer think some people collect friends? |
| 202 |
how did get people a free burger from Burger Kind? |
| 203 |
what does the british children's charity say about loneliness and online bullying? |
| 204 |
what do some young people find difficult to cope with? |
| 205 |
why do professional people use sites like Linkedin? |
| 206 |
do you know anyone who has just bought a new laptop? |
| 207 |
when did you last have a problem with your computer? did you manage to solve the problem yourself? |
| 208 |
which do you like best, italian food or chinese food. |
| 209 |
where's the best place for tourists to visit in the south of your country? |
| 210 |
would you prefer to go on holiday to the USA or south africa? |
| 211 |
what is/was the best thing about going to school? |
| 212 |
do you know anyone who's a singer or an actor? |
| 213 |
when did you last get an email with a photo attachment? who or what was the photo of? |
| 214 |
which do you like more, cats or dogs? |
| 215 |
what's the worst thing about being in hospital? |
| 216 |
would you prefer to go on holiday to australia or the uk? |
| 217 |
what's the most expensive restaurant in the center of your town or city? |
| 218 |
are you planning to go to a football match next month? |
| 219 |
is anyone in your family a doctor, an architect, or a lawyer? |
| 220 |
here are your drinks. |
| 221 |
we were lucky to get a table, weren't we? |
| 222 |
yes, it's always quite busy in here after work. cheers. cheers. |
| 223 |
how was the meeting? |
| 224 |
it was quite boring, actually. |
| 225 |
Marcus went on about sales figures and cutting costs and stuff like that. |
| 226 |
did you go to the meeting, Simon? |
| 227 |
don't worry about him. he's probably updating his facebook page. |
| 228 |
saying some fascinating like, in pub with people from work or whatever. |
| 229 |
just because i'm online, it doesn't mean i can't hear you. |
| 230 |
i can see why they don't allow people to go on facebook in the office. |
| 231 |
yeah, what did Marcus calle it? social not-working. |
| 232 |
so, how often do you go on facebook, Simon? |
| 233 |
about 10 or 15 times a day probably. |
| 234 |
all of my friends are on it and i like to know what's happening to them. |
| 235 |
are you on facebook, Jenny? |
| 236 |
yes, but i don't check it very often any more. |
| 237 |
i used to do all the time, it's very addictive. |
| 238 |
but i was spending hours and hours on it. |
| 239 |
and it wasn't as much fun as it used to be. |
| 240 |
you're still just sitting on your own in front of your computer screen. |
| 241 |
yeah, i see what you mean. |
| 242 |
actually, i thought it was damaging my friendships. |
| 243 |
i always knew what my friends were doing. and so i never phoned them up for a chat or arranged to meet up with them. |
| 244 |
they didn't seem to be a reason to. |
| 245 |
now i only check it once a week and try to meet up with friends face to face more often. |
| 246 |
so how many friends do you have? |
| 247 |
do you mean real friends or facebook friends? facebook friends. |
| 248 |
about 100, i think. |
| 249 |
is that all? |
| 250 |
i've got, let's see, 762. |
| 251 |
and even my sister's rabbit's got over 200 friends. |
| 252 |
which means your sister's rabbit's twice as popular as Jenny. |
| 253 |
exactly, computers neve lie. |
| 254 |
very funny, what about you, Garry? are you on facebook? |
| 255 |
no, i'm not. but i'm on twitter. oh, right. |
| 256 |
do you tweet a lot. |
| 257 |
no, but i like reading tweets from film stars and footballers and people like that. |
| 258 |
i can spend hours watching videos of baby animals. |
| 259 |
yeah, women love that sort of thing. |
| 260 |
are you on a social networking site, such as VK? |
| 261 |
how often do you update your status? |
| 262 |
when did you last change your profile? |
| 263 |
do you ever post comments on some forums? |
| 264 |
do you follow any channels on youtube? |
| 265 |
if you don't understand sth on a DVD, do you rewind it or just continue watching? |
| 266 |
do you usually unplug all your electrical equipment before you go on holiday? |
| 267 |
do you usually pause a film if sb phones you while you're watching it? |
| 268 |
if your computer crashes, do you usually turn it off and then turn it on again? |
| 269 |
do you ever fast forward through the adverts in programmes you've recorded on tv? |
| 270 |
do you ever have to ask the neighbours to turn down their tv or their music because it's too loud? |
| 271 |
do you switch off your computer every evening before you go to bed? |
| 272 |
do you ever click on ads that appears on your computer screen? |
| 273 |
what was the last tv programme you recorded? |
| 274 |
i was never interested in social networking sites until i tried twitter. |
| 275 |
it's both useful and a lot of fun. |
| 276 |
i follow about a hundred people. |
| 277 |
some are connected with work. |
| 278 |
twitter is great for sharing links to interesting articles. |
| 279 |
others are celebrities or sports stars. |
| 280 |
i don't tweet that often but i sometimes reply to a few people. |
| 281 |
i've had some interesting conversations - some with complete strangers, some with tv stars, musicians and even politicians. |
| 282 |
i've even downloaded an app for my phone so i can use it when i'm on the train. |
| 283 |
i used to use these kinds of sites a lot. |
| 284 |
i spent ages looking for old friends. |
| 285 |
i sent them messages, read all their news and sent them mine. |
| 286 |
i carefully completed my profile with all my old schools, the places i've worked and so on. |
| 287 |
i scanned and uploaded a load of old photos from school. |
| 288 |
i would update my status at least once a day and i would regularly post a comment on friends' pages. |
| 289 |
however, after about a year, my work got really busy and i didn't use it for a while. |
| 290 |
social networking sites didn't begin with facebook. |
| 291 |
the earliest social networking site, the well, appeared in 1985. |
| 292 |
Larry Brilliant, a doctor, and Stewart Brand, an author, started the site in California in the USA. |
| 293 |
when i went back, i just couldn't get interested again. |
| 294 |
i don't miss the sites at all. |
| 295 |
although a few weeks ago i missed a party because one friend only sent invitations to her facebook friends. |
| 296 |
i got one, but just didn't read it. |
| 297 |
at first, the well was a simple website for leaving messages and notices for people. |
| 298 |
in those days, computers used telephones to connect to websites. |
| 299 |
this was before the world wide web. |
| 300 |
the well never became as successful as the sites such as facebook or twitter. |
| 301 |
and its most popular, the site only received a few thousand visits a day. |
| 302 |
however, it still exists today. |
| 303 |
will facebook last as long as this? |
| 304 |
what kinds of people does Greg follow on twitter? |
| 305 |
he follows people, connected with his work, celebrities and sports start. |
| 306 |
how does he use twitter when he's travelling? |
| 307 |
he downloaded an app onto his phone. so he can use it even on the train. |
| 308 |
what personal information did Mel put on the site? |
| 309 |
she put old school photos, the places she's worked and so on. |
| 310 |
was disadvantage of not using social networking sites does Mel mention? |
| 311 |
she missed the friend's invitation to the party. |
| 312 |
how was technology different when the well first started? |
| 313 |
in those days, computers used telephones to connect to websites. |
| 314 |
how successful was the well? |
| 315 |
its most popular, the site only received a few thousands visits a day. |
| 316 |
hello, Tanya. have you got a minute? yes, of course. take a seat. |
| 317 |
right, how can i help? |
| 318 |
i just want to talk about next week's meeting with Sunspot Hotels. |
| 319 |
as you know, they're very important clients and we need everything to go perfectly. |
| 320 |
Jack and Melissa Johnson from Sunspot are flying from over the States on monday. |
| 321 |
can you tell me when they're arriving? |
| 322 |
they're arriving from London to New York at, let's see, 15:23. |
| 323 |
do you know where we've booked them a hotel room? yes, we have. |
| 324 |
Jenny's booked them into the Holiday Inn near the airport. |
| 325 |
fine, and the meeting's on Tuesday morning, is that correct? |
| 326 |
could you tell me what time it starts? |
| 327 |
it starts at 10 and should finish about 12:30. |
| 328 |
then you and i are taking them for lunch at the Rose and Crown. |
| 329 |
you know, that lovely old pub by the river. |
| 330 |
that's a good choice. and what about all the other people, attending the meeting? |
| 331 |
Jenny emailed everyone about it last week. |
| 332 |
i think it's important that, Barry Mackenzi should be there? |
| 333 |
he knows more about the american market than anyone else. |
| 334 |
have you any idea if he's been invited? i'm not sure. |
| 335 |
well, perhaps you could check. |
| 336 |
do you think we should email everyone again? you know, just to remind everyone. |
| 337 |
ok, i'll do that myself this afternoon. |
| 338 |
ok, perhaps we should talk about our presentation. |
| 339 |
do you want to talk about new products? |
| 340 |
hi darly, i'm home. |
| 341 |
hello. good day at work? yes, not bad, thanks. |
| 342 |
that smells good. don't get excited. it's for Harry, not for you. |
| 343 |
you haven't forgotten about his first birthday party on Saturday, have you? |
| 344 |
of course not. what time does it start? |
| 345 |
at 3 o'clock, but some people have said, that they'll be a bit late. |
| 346 |
are your parents coming? yes, of course they are. |
| 347 |
they wouldn't miss their grandson's first birthday. |
| 348 |
when are they arriving? on friday. |
| 349 |
it's a long way to come and they wanted to make a weekend of it. |
| 350 |
they are not staying here, aren't they? |
| 351 |
no, we thought it would be easier if they didn't. |
| 352 |
have we booked them a hotel room? |
| 353 |
yes, i did it this afternoon. |
| 354 |
how many people are coming? |
| 355 |
i'm not sure yet. some people haven't replied. |
| 356 |
should we email everyone again? |
| 357 |
what about your uncle Bob? |
| 358 |
has he been invited? |
| 359 |
i know, you don't get on with him, but he's family. |
| 360 |
just try not to get into argument with him this time. |
| 361 |
perhaps, you can ask him not break my tv this time too. |
| 362 |
that was an accident. |
| 363 |
anyway, come and see what i've got Harry for his birthday. |
| 364 |
can you tell me whether this is Mr. Maxwell's office? |
| 365 |
do you think Elizabeth will be at the meeting tomorrow? |
| 366 |
could you tell me how long he's been working here? |
| 367 |
do you know when Ismay and Ali are going on holiday? |
| 368 |
have you any idea if Wayne went away last weekend? |
| 369 |
can you tell me whether this train goes to Manchester? |
| 370 |
is there a bookshop near here? ~ do you know if there's a bookshop near here? |
| 371 |
how do i get to the station? ~ could you tell me how i get to the station? |
| 372 |
should i give taxi drivers a tip? ~ do you think i should give taxi drivers a tip? |
| 373 |
what time do the banks close? ~ have you any idea what time the banks close? |
| 374 |
where's the nearest post office? ~ can you tell me where the nearest post office is? |
| 375 |
excuse me, could you tell me if there's the cinema near here? |
| 376 |
can you tell me whether the theater over there? |
| 377 |
have you any idea how i get to the station? |
| 378 |
where would you live if you had a lot of money? |
| 379 |
i've been living in england for one and a half years. |
| 380 |
while i was on my way i met an old friend. |
| 381 |
who do you think i should invite to the wedding? |
| 382 |
what's the time, please? ~ do you know what the time is? |
| 383 |
can you tell me what happened? ~ have you any idea what happened? |
| 384 |
do you think you could send it to me? ~ please could you send it to me? |
| 385 |
is he coming later? ~ do you know whether he is coming later? |
| 386 |
could you tell me what the password is? ~ what's the password? |
| 387 |
could you tell me if anyone is a vegetarian? |
| 388 |
do you know whether he's driving or coming by train? |
| 389 |
have you any idea what time the meeting starts? |
| 390 |
do you think they'll want to stay for lunch? |
| 391 |
can you tell me which room the meeting is in? |
| 392 |
do you know if there is wifi in the meeting room? |
| 393 |
do you know what the password fo the wifi is? |
| 394 |
could you tell me how i install this software? |
| 395 |
do you think we can meet again next week? |
| 396 |
can you tell me where the bathrooms are? |
| 397 |
have you any idea if Alis still works there? |
| 398 |
do you know how long the meeting will last? |
| 399 |
hellos, Mike speaking. hi, i'm trying to speak to Erin Carr but she isn't answering her mobile. |
| 400 |
is she at work today? ~ do you know if she's at work today? |
| 401 |
yes, she's here today. can i take a message? |
| 402 |
i'm going to be a little late for our meeting. there's a problem on the Underground. |
| 403 |
ok... what's your name? can you tell me what your name is? |
| 404 |
sorry, i'm Jeff Barnes. |
| 405 |
ok, Mr Barnes. what time will you be here? ~ have you any idea what time you will be here? |
| 406 |
i'll have to come by taxi so ... around 10.30, i think. |
| 407 |
will she still be able to meet me? ~ do you know whether she will still be able to meet me? |
| 408 |
if she can't, she'll call you immediately. |
| 409 |
hi, i'm Jeff Barnes. I have a meeting with Erin Carr. |
| 410 |
i didn't know Erin was here today. Hmm. i can't find anything about your meeting. |
| 411 |
what time was the meeting booked for? ~ could you tell me what time the meeting was booked for? |
| 412 |
yes, well, it was at nine. but i called earlier and said i would be late. |
| 413 |
who did you speak to? ~ do you know who you spoke to? |
| 414 |
his name was Mike. we don't have anyone called Mike in this office. |
| 415 |
you know Erin is now mainly working at out office in North London, don't you? |
| 416 |
could the meeting be here? ~ do you know if the meeting could be here? |
| 417 |
oh, no! how long does it take to get there? ~ have you any idea how long it takes to get there? |
| 418 |
it's only 20 minutes on the Underground, but. |
| 419 |
there's a problem today -- yes, i know. |
| 420 |
they put a lot of effort into everything they do. |
| 421 |
if you work very hard, you'll achieve your goals. |
| 422 |
my dad has always encouraged me to become a writer. |
| 423 |
i'd like to have the opportunity to travel more. |
| 424 |
you should make the most of every opportunity you get. |
| 425 |
i used to dream of becoming a famous footballer. |
| 426 |
whatever i do, it always seems to go wrong. |
| 427 |
i think i messed up my english exam yesterday. |
| 428 |
sorry you didn't win, but you did you best. |
| 429 |
have you ever taken part in a competition? |
| 430 |
Matt can sail ~ Matt knows how to sail. |
| 431 |
Karen can't cook Japanese food ~ Karen has no idea how to cook Japanese food. |
| 432 |
we couldn't understand what he was saying ~ we weren't be able to understand what he was saying. |
| 433 |
Henrietta can't read maps ~ Henrietta is no good at reading maps. |
| 434 |
we got to the meeting on time ~ we managed to get to the meeting on time. |
| 435 |
Christopher can play football very well ~ Christopher is really good at playing football. |
| 436 |
Mark can't play video games ~ Mark is useless at playing video games. |
| 437 |
my mum couldn't speak Italian ~ my mum didn't have a clue how to speak Italian. |
| 438 |
my parents can pick us up from the airport ~ my parents are able to pick us up from the airport. |
| 439 |
my brother can't keep a secret ~ my brother finds it impossible to keep a secret. |
| 440 |
oh no! someone copied me in on an email and when i opened attachment my laptop crashed. |
| 441 |
i think you've got a virus. did you back up all your important documents. |
| 442 |
yes, i always copy them onto this memory stick. |
| 443 |
well, that's good. i'd restart the computer and then delete the email. |
| 444 |
thanks. i really hope my hard-drive is ok because i always store all my photos on it. |
| 445 |
oh, it's probably fine. but i'd install some anti-virus software immediately. |
| 446 |
i'd help you if i had time. |
| 447 |
what would you do if you lost your mobile? |
| 448 |
if i lived in the USA, i'd be able to speak English fluently. |
| 449 |
he'd come out tonight if he didn't have to work. |
| 450 |
if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? |
| 451 |
if i knew the answer, i wouldn't need to aks. |
| 452 |
i follow her on twitter. |
| 453 |
to get to the homepage, click on this link. |
| 454 |
i've just uploaded a new profile for my Facebook page. |
| 455 |
when did you last update your status? |
| 456 |
lots of people posted comment on your blog. |
| 457 |
when did he last tweet. |
| 458 |
i met a film director and an actor last week. |
| 459 |
the actor lives in Spain and the director lives in the USA. |
| 460 |
do you prefer burgers or hot dogs? |
| 461 |
Marco's going to university in the UK. |
| 462 |
Lee's a doctor and he works in the hospital where my son was born. |
| 463 |
it's the biggest hospital in the city. |
| 464 |
where is he? ~ do you know where he is? |
| 465 |
when does it start? ~ could you tell me when it starts? |
| 466 |
where did Pete go? ~ have you any idea where Pete went? |
| 467 |
does this bus go to Ely? ~ do you know whether this bus goes to Ely? |
| 468 |
should we leave now? ~ do you think we should leave now? |
| 469 |
is this Ali's number? ~ can you tell me if this is Ali's number? |
| 470 |
what's it called? ~ have you any idea what it is called? |
| 471 |
has she lost her job? ~ do you think she has lost her job? |
| 472 |
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| 473 |
1. my parents always encouraged me to follow my dreams. |
| 474 |
he puts a lot of effort into everything he does. |
| 475 |
he always tries to do his best. |
| 476 |
try and make the most of the opportunity. |
| 477 |
if you try hard, you'll achieve your goals. |
| 478 |
i think i messed up my last exam. |
| 479 |
have you ever taken part in a tv programme? |
| 480 |
i dream of becoming a famous musician. |
| 481 |
everything went wrong at the interview. |
| 482 |
you're very lucky to have the opportunity to live abroad. |
| 483 |
2. i'm able to do this easily ~ i can do this easily. |
| 484 |
Mark doesn't know how to play football ~ Mark is useless at playing football. |
| 485 |
fixing problems on my laptop is very easy. ~ i find fixing problems on my laptop very easy. |
| 486 |
Rachel can speak French well ~ Rachel is very good at speaking French |
| 487 |
i don't know how to do this ~ i've no idea how to do this |
| 488 |
Robin can't play chess at all ~ Robin hasn't (got) a clue how to play chess |
| 489 |
i couldn't swim when i was five ~ i wasn't able to swim when i was five |
| 490 |
Yolanda can't make cakes ~ Yolanda is no good at making cakes |
| 491 |
i passed all my exams, but they were very difficult ~ i managed to pass all my exams. |
| 492 |
3. if i won a million pounds, i'd buy an island in the Pacific |
| 493 |
which countries would you visit if you had six months off? |
| 494 |
life would be so much easier if i lived nearer my work |
| 495 |
if we didn't have air conditioning at home, i'd go crazy |
| 496 |
if Sam didn't work in London, he moved to the country |
| 497 |
we'd live in England if it didn't rain all the time |
| 498 |
if Jack could find a better job, he'd be able to move house |
| 499 |
we wouldn't be lost if you had GPS in your car |
| 500 |
would you do less exercise if you didn't have a dog? |
| 501 |
i might not be so unhappy if my job wasn't so boring |
| 502 |
4. connect your computer to the internet: log on |
| 503 |
part of a computer that stores information: a hard drive |
| 504 |
when a computer or a website suddenly stops working: crash |
| 505 |
produce a copy of a document on paper: print out |
| 506 |
a secret word that allows you to use a computer: a password |
| 507 |
a connection between two pages on the internet: a link |
| 508 |
write sth on a website or forum for other people to read: post a comment |
| 509 |
add a new comment to your page on a social networking site: update your status |
| 510 |
download a computer program from the internet or from a disk: install software |
| 511 |
unwanted emails, usually advertisements: spam |
| 512 |
remove sth from a computer's memory: delete |
| 513 |
personal information you add to your page on a social networking site: a profile |
| 514 |
use a machine to put a document, etc. into a computer: scan |
| 515 |
a small piece of equipment that you use for storing information or photos: a memory stick |
| 516 |
a computer program which stops a computer from working normally: a virus |
| 517 |
5. Bill Gates is a man who created Microsoft, the worldwide leader in computer software. |
| 518 |
born in 1955, Gates grew up in Seattle with his two sisters and their father, who was a lawyer. |
| 519 |
Gates went to a small elementary school near his home to the well-known Lakeside School, where he discovered his interest in software |
| 520 |
he began programming computers at the age of 13 |
| 521 |
in 1973 Gates went to Harvard University. |
| 522 |
while at Harvard, a new type of programming language called BASIC. |
| 523 |
Gates left Harvard before the end of his course to give his time totally to Microsoft, which was the name he hag given the company he'd started in 1975 with his friend Pall Allen. |
| 524 |
in 1999 Gates wrote business the Speed of Thought. |
| 525 |
this was the first book he wrote and it showed how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways. |
| 526 |
Gates and his wife, Melinda, nor run an organisation called the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. |
| 527 |
the aim of this organisation is to provide money for health and education projects around the world. |
| 528 |
these projects include fighting malaria in Africa and providing better internet access for poor people in the United States. |
| 529 |
6. do you know where my mobile phone is? |
| 530 |
have you any idea if John is coming to the meeting? |
| 531 |
do you think we should pick him up from the station? |
| 532 |
could you tell me whether Harry has left me a message? |
| 533 |
do you know what time the train is going to arrive next time? |
| 534 |
can you tell me when Sarah will be back from lunch? |
| 535 |
7. Ali is absolutely brilliant at chess |
| 536 |
i'll do the shopping if you do the cleaning |
| 537 |
i don't know what it's called in English |
| 538 |
what do you think i should do? |
| 539 |
we'll go swimming if it doesn't rain |
| 540 |
that's the most expensive camera in the shop |
| 541 |
i like going to the cinema by myself |
| 542 |
it's stuff for cleaning computers |
| 543 |
i'll believe it when i see it |
| 544 |
when do you usually do your homework? |
| 545 |
i've had this phone since July |
| 546 |
can you copy me in on your email? |
| 547 |
i'll take a map in case we get lost |
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