Exercise 70

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Exercise 71

Naomi is about to run a few kilometres after finishing her work on Friday. She asks her colleague Marcus to go with her. What are they saying?

Naomi:

Would you like to run with me, Marcus?

Marcus:

Err ... hardly.

Naomi:

Why not?

Marcus:

I don’t like running.

Naomi:

Don’t like it? And you so fit and strong …

Marcus:

Yes, I’m often at the gym and lifting weights. And sometimes playing basketball. But I don’t like running long distance.

Naomi:

If you’ll accompany me, we can run slowly and pause often.

Marcus:

Hmm ... okay. I’ll go with you.

Naomi:

Hurray!

Marcus:

When will we be going?

Naomi:

Now.

Marcus:

You mean it? All right. Let me get my trainers on.

Naomi:

Do that.

Marcus:

Ready!

Naomi:

Off we go then!

Marcus:

Hey, slower!

Naomi:

This already is slow. If we go any slower, we’ll just be walking.

Marcus:

Oh, running is hard!

Naomi:

Hard in the first minutes. But easy soon. You ought to run twice or three times a week, a short distance. Then it will be easy every time.

Marcus:

Okay. I’ll try that.

Naomi:

And you can help me to learn weight-lifting.

Marcus:

It’s a deal!

Exercise 72

Oli and Frances meet for the first time. At a party of Cornish people in London. What are they saying?

Oli:

Hi. I’m Oliver, but call me Oli.

Frances:

Hi, Oli. I’m Frances. A pleasure to meet you.

Oli:

Pleasure for me too.

Frances:

Where do you come from?

Oli:

Oxfordshire. But my mother comes from Cornwall. That’s how I speak Cornish. What about you?

Frances:

I’m from Cornwall itself.

Oli:

It’s embarrassing! I don’t know Cornwall very well. Except for Saltash. My mother’s town.

Frances:

Where in Oxfordshire are you from?

Oli:

A place called Burford. Thirty miles from Oxford itself.

Frances:

I see ... And what’s Burford like?

Oli:

Nice. It’s up on the hills. It’s only a small town, but an old one. There are houses from the fifteenth century.

Frances:

Wow!

Oli:

Yeah, the town is very pretty. There are good local pubs too.

Frances:

Enticing! I’d gladly like to see it sometime!

Oli:

It’s worth visiting! Where in Cornwall do you come from?

Frances:

Padstow.

Oli:

I’ve never visited that town. How many live there?

Frances:

Three thousand.

Oli:

Oh! It’s not big either.

Frances:

Not at all. Nowhere in Cornwall is big.

Oli:

What fun things are there to do in Padstow?

Frances:

Well, I like the beach. I often go surfing. There’s a museum. And every May Day there’s the famous ‘Obby ‘Oss festival. But lots of people come to Padstow for the up-market restaurants.

Oli:

Do you have any pictures with you of your favourite places?

Frances:

Of course I have! On my phone. Take a look!