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!