Brigid: Mrs. Kellerman, why is it that some children perform much better than others at school? Mrs. Kellerman: Obviously, it can't be denied that certain children are brighter than others, but it's not as simple as that. A lot of emphasis is placed...
Interviewer: Hello. My name's Hudson. Dick Hudson. Applicant: I'm Pamela Gable. Interviewer: Well, take a seat, please. Miss Gable-it is Miss, isn't it? Thought so. Well, let me just check that I've got these particulars right. Your surname is Gable,...
Stuart: What did you do last night then? Did you work all night? Judy: Yes, I did some work (Yes) but erm ... I watched a bit of TV ... (Uh-huh) got to relax, you know. Stuart: Did you watch the football? Judy: No, no I didn't. I can't bear football....
Stuart: What did you do last night then? Did you work all night? Judy: Yes, I did some work (Yes) but erm ... I watched a bit of TV ... (Uh-huh) got to relax, you know. Stuart: Did you watch the football? Judy: No, no I didn't. I can't bear football....
Principal: Well it looks to me as if we shall have to fit him in somewhere. What does Monday morning look like? Secretary: Well, Monday morning is extremely busy. You've got all the short list interviews. Principal: Oh goodness. And how long do they...
Lesson 19Presenter: This week's financial talk will be given by our property expert, James Milligan, who is here to tell us about some surprising new developments in the London area. James Milligan: Good afternoon. Not so very long ago it would have...
Host (Michael Parkhurst): Good evening, and welcome again to the 'Michael Parkhurst Talkabout'. In tonight's programme, we're looking at the problem of energy. The world's energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left, but...
Here is a summary of the news. Shots are fired in a south London street by escaping bank robbers. Four rock fans die in a stampede at a concert Chicago. And how an Air France Concorde was involved in the closest recorded miss in aviation history? Sho...
BBC interviewer: It's probably true to say that women have been affected more than men by recent changes in the way we actually live. Over a hundred years ago people began to question whether men were really so much wiser, stronger, altogether more s...
A: Did you hear on the news today about that ... uh ... murderer who was executed? B: I can't believe it. A: Yeah. That's the first time in ten years that they've used capital punishment. B: I just can't believe in our society today that they would a...
