SHORT EXTRACTS

You will her people talking in five different situations.
Choose the best answer for each question.

1. You will hear an employee talking to a customer. Where are they?

a. at the dentist’s b. at the dressmaker’s c. at the hairdresser’s

2. You will hear a man talking to someone who is going to do some work at his house. What are they discussing?

a. electrical work b. decorating work c. carpentry work

3. You will hear someone making enquiries at a garage. How does the customer feel?

a. disappointed b. suspicious c. angry

4. You will hear two people talking about a wedding. Who is the woman you hear talking?

a. the bride b. the bride’s mother c. the bride’s grandmother

5. You will hear someone talking to a new employee. Where is she working?

a. in a shop b. in a restaurant c. in someone’s house



KEY TO OFFICE ROMANCES

(1) _marriage / weddings_.
(2) _the Manchester branck_
(3) _friendship/s_.
(4) __a bar or a disco_.
(5) _her client__.
(6) _have an argument_.
(7) __to resign / to leave_.
(8) _don’t say anything_.
(9) _work suffered_
(10) __don’t concentrate_