Stephen: Ashlie, Ashlie? Are you there? Ah, no signal. I’ll have to send her a text. OK, right. ‘Where are you? – You are late – Race about to start.’
Ashlie: ‘On my way.’
Stephen: Ash, you there?
Ashlie: Oh, hi Stephen.
Stephen: The race is about to start. All the runners are getting ready.
Ashlie: I’ve been sorting out my outfit.
Stephen: What? Your outfit? Ash, this isn’t the time to think about your clothes. We’re running a half-marathon. It isn’t a fashion show. Where are you?
Ashlie: I’m nearly there. Where are you?
Stephen: I’m near the starting line.
Ashlie: OK, I’ll come and find you.
Stephen: OK.
Ashlie: Hi, Stephen!
Stephen: Argh!
Ashlie: Like it? It’s my charity outfit. I think it’s really cute. What are you wearing, Stephen? You look like… er… like a, er… a proper runner.
Stephen: This is the very latest in high-tech equipment. I have satellite navigation so I know exactly where I am. I can measure how fast I run, check my heart rate. And look at this…
Ashlie: Yeah. Very impressive, Stephen. Oh look! There’s Kelvin. He’s the organiser.
Ashlie: Hi, Kelvin.
Kelvin: Hi. Great costume, Ashlie.
Ashlie: Thanks. This is my brother, Stephen. He’s running in the race, too.
Kelvin: Hi, Stephen.
Ashlie: I’ll be back in a minute. I’m just going to get my number. See you.
Stephen: So Kelvin, how many runners are there here today?
Kelvin: There’s five thousand people taking part today. And a lot of money’s being raised for charity. It should be a really good day.
Stephen: I’ve been training for weeks. I’ve been training very seriously.
Kelvin: That’s great to hear. Thank you for taking part.
Stephen: That’s OK. I’m hoping to get a really fast time today. I’m ready to go.
Kelvin: Excellent. The race is just about to start. See you at the finish line.
Stephen: OK. Thank you.
Ashlie: Hey, look I got my number. And guess what? There’s a medal for the person...
Stephen: A medal? What for?
Stephen and Ashlie: It’s for the person who…
Stephen: …gets the fastest time. Come on, Ash. I’m ready. Let’s get to the starting line.
Ashlie: Stephen, there’s a medal for the person who raises the most money!
Stephen: Oh come on, Ash. I’ve worked it out. We have to run the first 8 kilometres in 30 minutes.
Ashlie: Really? Why?
Stephen: That’s my race strategy. It’s very complicated. Don’t worry. You’re going too slow, Ash. If you’d trained more, you’d be running faster.
Ashlie: Well, it’s quite a long way, Stephen, so this is fast enough for me.
Stephen: Oh, I’m going on ahead. I’ll see you at the finish line. Good luck!
Ashlie: But Stephen…
Stephen: Well, must be that way. That’s what the GPS says.
Stephen: Excuse me. I think I’m lost. Have you seen a race round here?
Ashlie: Well done, Stephen. You finally made it. And you know what? Look what I won. I raised loads of money for charity. Isn’t it fantastic? Oh, Stephen!
Comments
I'm about to finish Sport Scene.
hi
what does it mean
I'M HOPING to get a really fast time today.
Hello archijais,
'hope' could also be used in the present simple here ('I hope') - the present continuous form places a bit more emphasis on the moment the sentence is spoken. You can find the meaning of 'hope' in our dictionary.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
i notice the following expression: how many runners are there here today? we might say: how many runners are going to take part at race today? or how many peolple are going to came to dolores' party this evening?
i'd know if my sentences are right.
regards
Hi rosario70,
Your sentences are almost perfect, but there is one small error in each. Here are the corrected versions:
How many runners are going to take part in the race today?
How many people are going to come to Dolores's party this evening?
In the first sentence, 'in' is used with 'take part' and in the second, after 'going to' you need to use the base form of the verb, which is 'come', not 'came'.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
I don't mean to bother you with many questions but can you please help me out here. Will it be correct to use the following sentences to talk about where we are or what we are doing:
"I'm on a bus"
"I'm in the lift"
"I'm on the phone"
"I'm on my computer"?
Hello,
All of those sentences look good to me.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Thank you for your assistance!
Hello Sir,
Can you please tell me the meaning of "get a really fast time" (Task 2 Q5)
Hello,
Stephen said this in the video - you can see it in the transcript - and that context might help you to understand it. Stephen wants to run so fast that the time he finishes the race in is a low one.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Pages