Olivia: Hey, Harry! How’s it going?
Harry: Not bad, thanks.
Olivia: Are you a millionaire yet?
Harry: Eh? What? Oh ... Fadi’s “FindLondon” business. Actually it’s going pretty well – we’ve set up a website and now we’re taking lots of enquiries, there’s a lot of interest. But I’m only an investor, you know. It’s not my real job.
Olivia: Sounds even better – if you can make money without working!
Harry: Yeah! I guess that’s the plan. That’s Fadi’s plan anyhow! But, as your friend Magda says, there’s more to life than money.
Olivia: Well, that’s certainly true.
Harry: I mean, I want to spend more time with Bindyu – that’s what makes me really happy ...
Olivia: Why don’t you just go out more together?
Harry: Well, we see each other most days ... but it’s not that ...
Olivia: What is it then?
Harry: I’d like to take our relationship a bit more seriously.
Olivia: But?
Harry: But she doesn’t want me to meet her parents.
Olivia: Oh, I see. Why not?
Harry: That’s just it. I don’t know really. I think she’s embarrassed by me, or ashamed of me ... or something ...
Olivia: No! That can’t be true! Why do you think that?
Harry: I don’t know. Perhaps I’m not rich enough, or successful enough. You know, I’m just an ordinary London guy. Anyhow, I must be off now – if you see Bindyu, let her know I was looking for her!
Olivia: Will do! Bye!
Bindyu: Hey there!
Olivia: Hello! Oh, Harry was just in here looking for you.
Bindyu: I knew it! I meant to catch him – but just missed him!
Olivia: He was talking about you, actually.
Bindyu: Oh yeah? All good things I hope.
Olivia: Yes, but ...
Bindyu: But? You mean there’s a “but”?
Olivia: Yeah. He thinks you’re not taking the relationship as seriously as he wants.
Bindyu: Oh no! That’s not true ... Why does he think that?
Olivia: He thinks you don’t want him to meet your family.
Bindyu: Oh, I see. It’s not that I don’t want him to meet my parents, it’s just that it’s ...
Olivia: What?
Bindyu: It’s just difficult, that’s all.
Olivia: Why?
Bindyu: Well ... you know ... We’re so different ... from different backgrounds ... and my family are very traditional.
Olivia: I see ... Still, perhaps you should try.
Bindyu: Yeah – maybe you’re right. I’ll try.
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Thanks for the episode!. :)
good
Hi, How I can download the audio?
Hi Engineer Ahmed,
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Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
It´s I again
In Vocabulary task, the answers b and f of questions 5 and 8 could be used interchangeably?
5. If you want to make_____ , give them a call
8. I don´t care what I do, so long as I make ______
b) somebody happy
f) a lot of money
I enjoyed these exercises, thanks
Hi jpkeiros,
Yes, you're right -- both answers work in both gaps.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Thanks Kirk
Good morning everyone,
My question is about this sentence:
... and my family ARE very traditional
I understand that a family has several members but A family is A unit and it should said IS very traditional, isn´t it?
P.D. Is it correct to use "isn´t it" at the end of the sentence?
Many thanks in advance
Hello jpkeiros,
Collective nouns such as family can be treated as singular (a unit) or plural (a group of people). Thus both is and are are possible here.
The correct question tag for your question is shouldn't it:
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Cool Peter, thanks
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