The Flatmates episode 1, from BBC Learning English
Тема урока: В аэропорту
Уровень английского: Pre Intermediate
Продолжительность урока: 0 мин. 50 сек.
Преподает: BBC
Tim and Helen are at the airport to meet Michal. But something's not quite right. Practise your English language listening skills with the soap opera from BBC Learning English.
Episode 1: At the airport
Helen: What does Michal look like?
Tim: Well, he's tall and well built. He's got brown eyes and a shaved head.
Helen: Is he handsome?
Tim: Of course he is! He's my cousin.
Helen: And what's he like? Is he like you too?
Tim: No, he's quite shy really.
Helen: Oh look! Is that him?
Tim: Yeah! Michal! Michal! He's crying. I wonder what's wrong.
Vocabulary:
a five o'clock shadow:
is a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two
matronly (adj):
an older woman who is plump
bald (adj):
a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has hair but chooses to shave it off
extroverted (adj):
a confident person who enjoys being with other people