Fadi: Morning Olivia!
Olivia: Hello there!
Fadi: Do you live here?
Olivia: How do you mean?
Fadi: It’s just that every time I come in here, you’re here...it’s like you live here or something...
Olivia: Just taking a break that’s all...
Fadi: You’re always taking a break.
Olivia: Well my shop’s next door, so it’s so easy just to pop in here when things are quiet...
Fadi: Where’s the little thief today?
Olivia: Who? Oh! You mean my little nephew Joe...
Fadi: Exactly...the sweet little pest!
Olivia: He’s with his mum, my sister, today, you’ll be relieved to know.
Fadi: Has Harry been in today?
Olivia: He dropped by the shop before. Said he might pop in here later for a coffee.
Fadi: I think he’s angry with me, perhaps I should avoid him for a bit.
Olivia: Why’s he angry with you?
Fadi: Oh, you know, we argued about money – he was going to do that job for me...
Olivia: Oh yeah, but don’t worry. I’m sure he’s not really angry. And even if he is, he’ll soon forget it. You know what he’s like!
Fadi: Yeah, I guess so. I’ll just let it drop.
Fadi and Olivia: Hi there!
Sarah and Magda: Hello
Fadi: Cheer up! What’s up with you two?
Sarah: Just the usual...
Olivia: How’s the flat-hunting going Sarah?
Sarah: Still nothing. I really need somewhere to live. I’m getting desperate. I’ll end up homeless if things don’t get better!
Olivia: Oh come on, it’s not that bad...
Sarah: No, of course it’s not, but...it’s so difficult to find a place...
Fadi: I’m glad you showed up – I wanted to talk to you about that...
Sarah: Oh yeah?
Fadi: Yeah - I’ve heard of something that might interest you...
Sarah: Great! What is it?
Fadi: A cousin of mine has a spare room in his house.
Olivia: A cousin of yours...how many people are there in your family...?
Fadi: A lot!
Sarah: That sounds good...can I look at the flat?
Fadi: I’ll call him now.
Olivia: Are you sure about moving in there?
Sarah: Look, I really need a place, urgently, and it’ll be ok, I’m sure...
Olivia: Lots of opportunities to see Fadi....
Sarah: You are such a terrible gossip!
Johnny: There’s Fadi, always stuck to that phone, always working...or perhaps it’s girls!
Olivia: Actually, he’s helping Sarah to find a flat.
Johnny: Oh. Ok. Good. Well hello! What’s up? Why does everyone look so glum here?
Sarah: I’m still trying to find a flat...
Magda: And I finish my degree soon, which means I have to get a job, or go back to Poland.
Johnny: And you want to stay here in London?
Magda: Yeah, but it’s so difficult to get a job.
Olivia: That’s not true, there are lots of jobs around...
Magda: Yes, but I don’t want to just work in a bar or a café or a shop...
Olivia: Oh thanks!
Magda: Sorry! I know you work in a shop, but...that’s different..it’s your own shop, and you sell such special things, those lovely handmade shoes! But usually, you know, shop-work isn’t great..
Olivia: Tell me about it...
Sarah: But you’ll be a trained architect, won’t you?
Magda: Yes, exactly...but it’s not easy to get work as an architect. There’s a lot of competition here in London
Johnny: You should go to China...lots of opportunities there right now, lots of building.
Fadi: Listen, Sarah, I spoke to my cousin and we can go round to have a look at the flat this afternoon if you like...
Sarah: “We”?
Fadi: Well, I’ll go with you, show you where it is...
Sarah: Erm, ok...Thanks!
Olivia: Told you so!
Magda: Well you might have solved your problem then...but I might not be here much longer!
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what means " you'll be relieved to know"?
Hello mirjanas,
As I said in response to a similar question on another page, to check vocabulary items like this you can use the Cambridge Dictionaries Online tool, which you can find on the right of the page. Type in your item (such as 'relieved') and you will see links to definitions, examples and grammatical information of relevant entries. It's a very useful tool.
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Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi,
Please, in the activity 2 about orderring events, i can't find in the transcipt that olivia had made a joke about plumbers.
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Neither do I. Someone to help? Thanks.
pls could you explain me this
wts different between they are such noisy children
and
stop being so nosy?! when i ve to put so and such ?!
and i dont understand this question
we use (such/so) before adjectiove (noum or just a noun) could u give me an example?
thank you
Hello Mark828,
First of all, nosy and noisy have different meanings: nosy means being too interested in other people's business, while noisy means making a lot of noise or being very loud.
The meaning of 'so' and 'such' is similar, but we use them differently. We use 'so' to modify and strengthen an adjective:
He is so nosy!
That party is so noisy that I can't sleep.
We use 'such' to modify and strengthen a noun, especially in the construction [such a + adjective + noun]:
That was such a party!
He is such a nosy person!
I hope that clarifies it for you.
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Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Thanks British Council for the help who give me.It is a very useful site because I learn and improve my english skills.
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Thanks for this apportunity that you give us to learn English.
My question: Do you have any test to evaluate our English level and then give us a instruction to start learning english.
Thanks to your reply in advance.
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Hi Hossein Ahmad,
I'm afraid we don't have an online test at the moment, but it is something we're working on.
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