Audio script
Johnny: So, after our successful Christmas, what are we going to do for New Year’s Eve?
Sarah: When is New Year’s Eve?
Harry: Tomorrow!
Sarah: New Year already! Christmas has only just finished!
Magda: Strictly speaking, Sarah, it still is Christmas – Christmas goes on until January 6th. New Year’s Eve is part of Christmas.
Sarah: Wow, it never ends...
Carlos: I can cook again! Is there a special dinner for New Year in Britain?
Harry: Not really
Johnny: In China there are lots of processions in the streets. Are there processions here?
Olivia: Not really
Sarah: In China New Year is a very important holiday. Is it very important in Britain?
Fadi: Not really.
Johnny: So what do people do for New Year?
Harry: Depends... some people have parties, some people go to a pub or a club and drink a lot.
Olivia: Some people go and stand outside – quite a lot of people go to Trafalgar Square in the centre of London...
Johnny: Let’s do that!
Harry: No way! It’s too cold!
Fadi: And usually raining!
Olivia: And too chaotic!
Sarah: Do people drink a lot?
Harry: Some do.
Sarah: I hate drinking beer.
Harry: A lot of people stay at home and watch TV.
Olivia: Then sing a song at midnight
Sarah: What’s the song?
Olivia: It’s a Scottish song really... (sings a bit of Auld Lang Syne)
Sarah: That’s nice. What do the words mean?
Olivia: Erm, well, no one really knows...
Harry: Some people know.
Fadi: In Scotland, probably!
Johnny: So what shall we do, then?
Sarah: I don’t want to go to a pub and get drunk.
Fadi: We could go to a club – I know some great places – we can go out dancing till dawn! Great music, lots of girls...
Olivia: You and your girlfriends...
Fadi: OK, OK... Let’s forget that idea then.
Harry: No, it’s not for me... I don’t think Bindyu would like it...
Fadi: Come on Harry, you can’t let Bindyu organise your life!
Harry: She doesn’t organise my life! I like being with her, and I like doing the things she wants to do...
Fadi: I’ve lost you, mate!
Harry: I think you need a girlfriend too!
Fadi: Hey! No way! I’ve got lots of girls...!
Johnny: Oh yeah? How come I’ve never met them?
Fadi: Well, erm, hey, erm... you know how it is...
Johnny: I think we should have a procession...
Olivia: Where?
Magda: Just around the café.
Tony: What’s that? A procession in my café?! Forget it! Anyway, I close early on New Year’s Eve, so you lot will need to find something else to do.
Johnny: We have to decide now then – what are we going to do on New Year’s Eve?
Harry: I’m going to see Bindyu. I think we’ll stay at home.
Olivia: I’m going to stay at home too. My sister’s going to a party with her husband, so I have to look after my nephew Joe.
Fadi: Now you tell me!
Olivia: Sorry... listen – why don’t you come round?
Fadi: Erm... OK then...
Carlos: Sarah... erm... I... er... would you like to come out with me?
Sarah: I can’t leave my friend Magda on her own!
Johnny: And hang on – what about me, too!?
Olivia: Ok, everyone... I guess you can all come to my house, but only until midnight! Then you all have to go home!
All: Hooray! Great idea! Happy New Year!!!
Comments
I really liked the bit of Auld Lang Syne.
It's a nice song.
Great dialogue, very useful!
Regards :) xoxo
Very interesting for low intermediatre. I'm interested in having this as a PDF file to bring it in my class where there is no internet connection. Thanks.
Mamadou
team
Hello Mamadou,
The PDF file is below the exercises, but above the comments. I hope you find it useful.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Sorry, but I didn't understand the vocabulary test please help me.
team
Hello,
Sorry to hear that! Do you mean you don't understand the questions or you don't understand how to use the exercise?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Great dialogue for teaching celebrations and plans with future tense!
It's maybe strange. but i could not understand the meaning of Supposed and Wonder in the sentences. actually, I know the definition of them but I don't know where we can use them in sentences. for example, the word supposed. I have heard it several times in different sentences but i couldn't understand it. Why we say: I supposed i am ill or something like this. Could you please explain for me. Thanks a lot.
team
Hello Hannah!
The difference is between believing and guessing. When you suppose something, you are not sure of something (you don't know it) but you believe it is likely. Wonder is for guessing and questions. When you wake up in the morning, before you look out the window, you might think "I wonder if it will rain today?" - you just don't know. Then you open the curtains, and see the sky is grey and the clouds are heavy. "Oh, I suppose it will rain today."
Don't forget we have an online dictionary - type in wonder, and the first result is question; type in suppose and the first result is think likely.
Hope that helps!
Regards
Jeremy Bee
The LearnEnglish Team
Actually there are two New Year 's celebrations in Vietnam. One is in the 1st January, and the other is also in the 1st January, but in the Lunar calendar :) The Lunar New Year's celebration is always later than New Year's Eve.
Cause Vietnam is a Buddhist country, so we always get the Lunar New Year's celebration larger than the New Year's Eve. Lots of happy wishes, lots of good foods, and lots of "red develop" for children, too :) you know what it is?
And I also have a question for the LearnEnglish Team.
The Team said that when a member of the site wrote a comment, he (or she) was also improve his (or her) writing skill. I think it is a good opinion, though.
But if we have something wrong with our grammar or our vocabulary, how can we know it?
So could you spend some time to help us about the writing part? I think I'm having a bit trouble with that.
Cheer :)
That's right! Chu Anh Quan,
Red envelop not develop guy! he he Thanks for sharing Tet holiday to us.