What did they do at the beach? They barbecued fish and swam until the sun went down. How many shells has she collected already? What is she going to bring home? Her collection of shells. Where did she go last Sunday? To a really awesome beach. What did she just buy? A “piki-piki.” It’s a little motorcycle. What time does she start work? Early, at seven o’clock. How long has Teresa been in Africa? Since last September. 5 Students listen and check their answers.Īnswers and audio script 1. What are they doing on Sunday? They’re visiting Shakespeare’s hometown. Does he like his host family? Yes, he does. Why did the guy say “cheers” to Tyler? Because he held the door open for him. How long is Tyler going to stay with Dave? A few days. Is this his first trip abroad? No, it isn’t. Where is Tyler spending his junior year? In London. 3 Students listen and check their answers.Īnswers and audio script 1. What kind of person do you think Tyler is? Probably an outgoing, fun, naive, adventurous teen. What does he find strange in London? The name of where his friend Dave lives, why people say “cheers” all the time, food called “black pudding” that looks like a sausage, how people drive on the wrong side of the road.
What kind of text is this? A series of electronic messages that tell about a student’s trip to London. * These are grammatically correct, but borderline in terms of sounding natural. I’ll see you tonight/in two weeks/later/frequently/ sometimes/never. He’s recently been learning Spanish./He’s been learning Spanish for years/recently/for a year/since I was a child. My brother’s frequently flying to Argentina on business./ My brother’s flying to Argentina on business tonight/in two weeks/later.
I never/frequently/recently/later/sometime s wrote to my grandmother./I wrote to my grandmother in the 1970s*/ frequently/for years*/years ago/the other day/recently/ during a snowstorm/later. My grandparents have never/recently lived in Ireland./My grandparents have lived in Ireland for years/recently/for a year/since I was a child. I was born in Montreal in the 1970s/years ago/during a snowstorm. They were working in Canada when I was born/in the 1970s/for years/recently/for a year. They never/frequently/sometimes travel abroad. My parents met in Paris in the 1970s/years ago/during a snowstorm. though as I say that, we flash back to the Gabba, where the covers are on, the rain is spearing down and the puddles are building.Answers 1. Still, you did get to escape the wind and rain of a British December. They’re so unthinking aren’t they? One of my brothers lives in Sydney and he has already said that he is very grateful for home working right now. “I hope the pitch turns out to be a great bowling pitch and we bundle the Aussies out for 56.” “My question is: Doesn’t the English team consider the poor British ex-pats in Australia who have to put up with all sorts from their Australian cousins at times of English cricket frailty? My usual retort, especially being in Perth is… yeah, but how many F1 titles has Lewis Hamilton won, and how many had Danny Ric won? “So I pop out into the staff car park at lunch, here in Perth, where the sun is beating down on a 40C degree day, only to find the English team struggling against an Aussie side that should be in turmoil. He has great people around him, Steve has done it for a long time, a pretty settled group or guys who have known each other for a long time and amongst the bowlers as well which is fantastic.” It’s easy when the day goes really well but at the same time he’s been sensational this week keeping the messaging simple. He has been awesome, pretty chilled which showed in all its cricket since he started and I’m sure he will keep doing the same. He didn’t say too much when we came out to start the innings today, do what we need to do and stick to our guns. He is calm and collected, simple messaging. He hasn’t changed much from the Pat Cummins the bowler. To have some luck and get him around his legs was nice to see. “A yorker is a big part of my game, to be fast and swing it and attack the stumps. Nice to get that first one out of the and we’ve had a pretty decent day. You are playing at home in front of a crowd to kickstart the Ashes Series, A few emotions going around and a lot of smiles.
It was great to have, close to a full house, sounded like it was. That is Ashes cricket, a heightened sense of everything. “You can say I carried on because I probably did.