2.17 Exercise - Listening Comprehension - A phone call
Written text
- Brring Brring
- Shirley:
- Hello.
- Gray:
- Hello Shirley, this is Gray
- Shirley:
- Hello Gray, how are you?
- Gray:
- Very well thanks, what about you?
- Shirley:
- Oh, I’m fine thanks.
- Gray:
- How’s John?
- Shirley:
- He’s fine. He’s outside at the moment. He’s painting the wall.
- Gray:
- Oh, how nice. Is Fred helping him?
- Shirley:
- Fred? No, he’s too lazy. He’s in the living room, he’s reading the
newspaper
- Gray:
- How’s my little Godson Mike?
- Shirley:
- He’s fine. He’s sitting on the sofa. Mary’s reading a story to him
- Gray:
- That’s nice. I must send him a new book for his birthday. It’s next week,
isn’t it.?
- Shirley:
- Yes, it’s next Friday.
- Gray:
- How’s Jemima?
- Shirley:
- She’s fine thanks, Gray, she’s got a boyfriend now. They’re playing
with the computer at the moment.
- Gray:
- She’s a bit young to have a boyfriend, isn’t she?
- Shirley:
- Well, she’s 14 now. He’s a very nice boy. He’s very interested in computers
- Gray:
- How’s little Frankie?
- Shirley:
- He’s playing with his little dog at the moment. He really loves that dog.
They go everywhere together.
- Gray:
- That’s nice. Well, I must go now. I’m playing Bingo this evening, so
goodbye Shirley.
- Shirley:
- Goodbye Gray, thanks for ringing.
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