Adam and Rob
Both: Hello!
Rob: I’m Rob.
Adam: And I’m Adam.
Rob: Welcome to Episode 10 of the podcast. In a moment we’re going to hear from Carolina again. There’s a new friend for her and Emily today.
Adam: But first, as usual, we’re going to take a look at some of your messages and comments. Tess and Ravi talked about tea and the British habit of drinking tea – a lot of tea – a hundred and sixty-five million cups of tea every day!
Rob: We asked what the most popular drink was in your country. And for lots of you it’s tea too. All over the world – Indonesia, Libya, China, Iran, Azerbaijan – you’re all drinking lots of tea.
Adam: And so many different kinds of tea. We heard about black tea and red tea in Tunisia, green tea in Japan, mint tea in Egypt, lotus tea and iced tea in Vietnam – and how about this from Shuvanjan in Nepal. He says:
Most people in Nepal are used to drinking milk tea, which is made by mixing milk, sugar, fermented tea leaf granules and spices. The spices mostly include ginger, black pepper and cardamom. However, people living in the Himalaya region mostly take salty tea - tea made with milk and butter.
Rob: Tea with milk and butter? I’m not sure that I like the sound of that.
Adam: Well, I've tried tea in a Nepali restaurant and it was milky and sweet, not salty.
Rob: So, the English aren’t the only tea drinkers – you drink it everywhere. But you’re also drinking lots of coffee. In Italy, of course, but also in Latin America: Mexico, Brazil and this is Franklin from Colombia:
I am Franklin and I am from Colombia, the country of coffee. A lot of people around the world know that the best coffee is produced in Colombia, and it is recognized for its flavor and fragrance. Many cities around the world have shops selling coffee from Colombia.
Adam: The best coffee in the world? Maybe some of our Brazilian listeners disagree!
Rob: We also heard about mate in Argentina – thanks Wences – lassi in India and Karla Lara, the singer in our podcast band, told us about champurrado and ponche in Mexico. Woul from South Sudan told us that milk is the most popular drink there.
Adam: Thanks everyone for all your comments – we love reading them and we hope you read each other’s comments too. Remember that you can send comments to us at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish – look for Elementary Podcasts.
Rob: Also, keep an eye on our Facebook page. Tess and Ravi are answering your questions there and also arranging times that they will be online to answer questions you have for them.
Adam: Right, time to catch up with Carolina. You remember that Carolina is a student from Venezuela who is studying in Newcastle in the north-east of England. Last time we heard from her, she’d got a job in a shop at the university and Jamie, her boyfriend, had started a band. Let’s hear how she’s enjoying the job.
Carolina
Emily: Hello!
Carolina: Hello, Emily.
Emily: Well, this is strange! Look at you in your uniform.
Carolina: I know. It's horrible, isn't it?
Emily: So how are you getting on? Are you enjoying it?
Carolina: It's OK.
Emily: Just OK?
Carolina: Well, you know, it can get really, really busy, and if I'm here on my own… Yesterday was awful.
Emily: Are you here alone all the time?
Carolina: No. There's a woman called Alice – she's here sometimes. But she isn't very friendly. She doesn't like me for some reason. And Mr Spencer, the boss, comes in sometimes, but I don't like it when he's here – it makes me nervous.
Emily: So you prefer it when you're here alone?
Carolina: Well, I told you, I get nervous. I don't like it when it gets busy.
Emily: It isn't busy now. I'm almost the only customer in the shop.
Carolina: Then it's really boring. There's no one to talk to and nothing to do. And Mr Spencer says I'm not allowed to read.
Emily: Gosh, Carolina. You are difficult to please. You don't like being with Alice or Mr Spencer, you don't like being alone, you don't like it when it's busy and you don't like it when it's quiet. What do you want? Do you really hate this job?
Carolina: No, no, I don't hate it. I'm just not enjoying it very much.
Emily: Cheer up. It'll get better. You just need a bit more experience.
Carolina: Yes, I know.
Emily: Why don't we go to the cinema tomorrow? You don't work on Sunday, do you?
Carolina: Actually I'm going to the cinema with Jamie tomorrow, after his band practice.
Emily: Oh yeah – the band. Have they got a name yet?
Carolina: No, not yet. Let's all go to the cinema together – you come too. Jamie would like to see you.
Emily: OK, I'd like to. If you're sure you don't mind. What are you going to see?
Carolina: I don't know. Jamie said it's a great film. It's on at the shopping centre, so we'll meet there.
Emily: What time?
Carolina: About seven? Outside the cinema, next to the ticket office.
Emily: OK. I have to go. I'll probably be in bed when you get home.
Carolina: What time is it now?
Emily: Quarter past seven.
Carolina: Only five more hours to go.
Carolina: So then he asked me to give him some... Oh hello, Jamie.
Jamie: Hi. Hi, Emily.
Emily: Hi.
Jamie: Uh, this is Cameron. Cameron, this is Carolina and this is Emily.
Cameron: Hello.
Emily and Carolina: Hi, nice to meet you.
Jamie: Cameron's in the band. He's the lead singer.
Emily: Cool.
Cameron: Well, I do my best.
Carolina: And are you at the university, Cameron?
Cameron: No, I'm not. I work in First Page, the bookshop.
Emily: Wow, what a great job!
Cameron: Yeah, it's OK.
Jamie: Not for much longer, Cameron. We're gonna be rich and famous, remember?
Cameron: Yeah!
Carolina: Come on, let's go and get the tickets.
Adam and Rob
Rob: That’s an interesting laugh. Carolina doesn’t seem to be enjoying her job very much. I used to work in a shop when I was a student and it can be pretty boring. I’m lucky these days that I enjoy my job so much. I like meeting my students, I like teaching, I love languages…
Adam: I really like reading and answering people's comments on the LearnEnglish website.
Rob: What about you, listeners? Do you like your job or your studies or your school? You all told us about your first jobs, but now we’d like to hear what you like or what you don’t like about your job.
Adam: Is it interesting and exciting or is it boring and badly paid? Write and let us know. And don’t worry – we won’t tell your boss what you said!
Rob: Now, did you hear the conversation when Carolina and Emily met Cameron? Listen again:
Carolina: So then he asked me to give him some... Oh hello, Jamie.
Jamie: Hi. Hi, Emily.
Emily: Hi.
Jamie: Uh, this is Cameron. Cameron, this is Carolina and this is Emily.
Cameron: Hello.
Emily and Carolina: Hi, nice to meet you.
Jamie: Cameron's in the band. He's the lead singer.
Emily: Cool.
Cameron: Well, I do my best.
Carolina: And are you at the university, Cameron?
Cameron: No, I'm not. I work in First Page, the bookshop.
Emily: Wow, what a great job!
Cameron: Yeah, it's OK.
Adam: Lots to listen out for there. What do we say when we introduce people to each other?
Jamie: Uh, this is Cameron. Cameron, this is Carolina and this is Emily.
Cameron: Hello.
Rob: We say ‘This is...’ ‘This is Adam...’ – and what do we say when we meet people for the first time?
Jamie: Uh, this is Cameron. Cameron, this is Carolina and this is Emily.
Cameron: Hello.
Emily and Carolina: Hi, nice to meet you.
Adam: ‘Nice to meet you’ – we often say ‘nice to meet you’ when we meet someone for the first time.
Rob: And did you notice what Carolina and Emily did next? They asked questions.
Carolina: And are you at the university, Cameron?
Cameron: No, I'm not. I work in First Page, the bookshop.
Emily: Wow, what a great job!
Cameron: Yeah, it's OK.
Adam: These are questions to ‘break the ice’ – to start finding out more about the person you’ve just met. We’ve put some exercises to help you find out more about breaking the ice on our website. You’ll find them at www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish
Rob: Well, I think that’s all we’ve got time for this time. We’ll be back soon with Tess and Ravi again. They’ll be talking about something British that you might think is really quite horrible… what could it be?
Adam: And thanks again for all your comments – we love hearing from you.
Rob and Adam: Bye!
Comments
hello i want partcice my english . i looking for new friend to hlep me to teaching . do u can help me
Hi everybody!
I work as an accountant in the private firm. It sounds a little boring and when I was a student I really thought that accountant job was the most boring job in the world. But the irony was that I became an accountant and I like my job. I think it is so important what team you are working in. Fortunately, I'm working with my old friends. Years ago we've founded our firm and still work all together!
Though if I had one more chance in my life, I would become a doctor or a musician.
Hi
I like my job, because is a multinational company and I can practice my english with partners, mates and customers; also they pay me well.
Dear British Council team,
In the first section (Adam and Rob), in the following part, "Most people in Nepal are used to drinking milk tea, which is made by mixing milk, sugar, fermented tea leaf granules and spices." I can not hear the word "leaf" during the audio. Please could you explain me if this is due to the pronunciation.
Hello Ulbester,
You're right - Adam doesn't say the word 'leaf' in that part of the text. The phrase makes sense both with and without the word 'leaf', however, so the meaning is the same.
Thanks for pointing this out to us!
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
hi, I hate my job I'm a security guardian in a shoping mall and I do not like my job it's the most boring job on the world, When i'm working the time doesn't past the shifts are twelve hours and i have to stand a dude costumers all day and stuped managers hwo don't let me speek whit the selsgirls, and the salary is ridicule. I'll change it soon or at least i hope so. Wish me luck.
I work as assistant cost controller at a company has agencies for global cafes & restaurants at airports all over the world at Hurghada airport in Egypt really I don't like my job so much ,I feel little boring because I usually work alone in the work office there's nobody to talk with and my shift is 8 hours , & normally salary is very bad in Egypt and my head department doesn't share me in final reports he prefers the other assistant than me although my grade at university qualification better than them .
Hi every one.I love my job.it's enjoyable but the unique problem is the daily terrible traffic which makes me feel bored and worried about being late. Some times I reached tired because of this bad traffic and that makes me inactive in my work.
Hi English Team
I want to ask about exercise 6, question 3 in series 3,episode 10
when some one asked me "How do you do?".Is it correct to answer "How do you do"> I think the best answer is "I'm very well thanks".
Thank you for your efforts.This is amazing and usfeul exercise.
Hello hayaalqasem,
The answers are correct: "How do you do?" is one standard reply to "How do you do?". People will understand if you say "I'm very well, thanks" in response to it, but it is not a standard reply.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
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