1. What are the people talking about? Listen and match the pictures (a-e) with the conversations (1-5).
2. Listen again. Write which conversations (1- 5) the following sentences refer to.
a One person laughed a lot, the other did not. ………….
b One person really wants to talk about the event. The other is not so keen. ………….
c One person thought something was frightening. The other person thought it was quite (but not very) frightening. ………….
d One person thought something was funny but the other is not so sure. ………….
e Someone doesn't much like art. ………….
f The speakers want to see something again. ………….
g The woman and the man disagree about the picture. ………….
h Two people agree that a picture is lovely. ………….
i Two people really enjoyed being scared. ………….
3. Complete these extracts with one or more words for each gap.
a Look at that girl …………………… - the way the sunlight …………………… her hair.
b It's just so full …………………… .
c She doesn't look like …………………… at all. And all those people ……………………, they're suppose d to be musicians, arc they?
d Well, perhaps I just …………………… .
e I could …………………… most of the time.
f I …………………… laughing.
g But it was ……………………, wasn't it?
h There's …………………… a good piece of live theatre.
Answers
1
a conversation 5
b conversation 3
c conversation 2
d conversation 1
c conversation 4
2
a conversation 4
b conversation 1
c conversation 5
d conversation 4
c conversation 2
f conversation 3
g conversation 2
h conversation 1
i conversation 3
3
a in the background ... catches
b of life
c a real per son ... in the foreground
d don 't like art
c hardly watch
f couldn't stop
g pretty frightening
h nothing better than
Audioscripts
Conversation 1
MAN: What do you think of that?
WOMAN: It's absolutely wonderful!
MAN: Look at that girl in the background ... the way the sunlight catches her hair ...
WOMAN: Yes, it's lovely.
MAN: … and all the farm workers in the foreground, They're so realistic. It's just so full of life.
WOMAN: Yes, it's wonderful. Now let's talk about something else.
Conversation 2
WOMAN: Look at that. Isn't it fantastic!
MAN: Is it?
WOMAN: Don't you think so?
MAN: Not really. Not my kind of thing at all.
WOMAN: Oh come on. Look at that girl in the background.
MAN: What about her?
WOMAN: The sunlight on her hair. Magical.
MAN: So what. She doesn't look like a real person at all. And all these people in the foreground, they're supposed to be musicians, are they?
WOMAN: It's art, Paul.
MAN: Well, perhaps I just don't like art!
Conversation 3
TEENAGER 1: Wow!
TEENAGER 2: Yeah.
TEENAGER 1: I mean, was that frightening or what?
TEENAGER 2: You're right. It was frightening. Absolutely terrifying. I was, like, so scared.
TEENAGER 1: Me Too. I could hardly watch most of the time.
TEENAGER 2: Shall we see it again?
TEENAGER 1: Yes, yes, let's. It was so good.
TEENAGER 2: Brilliant!
Conversation 4
MAN 1: Did YOU enjoy that?
MAN 2: Of course I did. I absolutely loved it.
MAN 1: You didn't think it was a bit. you know, silly?
MAN 2: Silly? No. It was really good fun. I couldn't stop laughing.
MAN 1: I know. You laugh really loudly, you know.
MAN 2: Do I?
MAN 1: Yes, you do.
MAN 2: Well you hardly laughed at all.
MAN 1: I didn't think it was that funny.
MAN 2: You just don't have a sense of humour!
MAN 1: Well. thanks.
Conversation 5
WOMAN 1: Well. did you enjoy that?
WOMAN 2: Yes, of course. But it was pretty frightening, wasn’t it?
WOMAN 1: That was half the fun!
WOMAN 2: Right. You know what was amazing?
WOMAN 1: No, what?
WOMAN 2: Well, we hardly ever actually saw the lady herself, did we? In fact, I'm not even sure if we did. But it was still pretty scary!
WOMAN 1: Yes, it was quite alarming once or twice.
WOMAN 2: You know what I think.
WOMAN 1: No, what?
WOMAN 2: There's nothing better than a good piece of live theatre.
WOMAN 1: Yes, you're probably right.