Borough Market

Victoria Tube Line

Finsbury Park

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss the questions.1 Why do you think Andy is looking in the newspaper?

I think he is looking in the classified ads. It must be something quite important as Janet would not be worried about him buying a new bicycle or something like that. As the unit theme is homes, I think Andy is looking for a place to stay.

2 What is Andy doing?

3 What is Janet worried about?

He is making a telephone call, probably to a number he has just found in the newspaper.

Hard to say – perhaps she doesn’t think he should move, or he is thinking of sharing with someone they don’t know much about. Perhaps he cannot find anywhere and may be on the streets.

2 Work in pairs and decide who says each sentence and what the situation is.

Andy 2, 3, 4, 7

Now watch Conversation 1 and check your answers.

Janet 1, 5, 6

3 Watch Conversation 1 again and correct the sentences according to the conversation.1 Well, I can’t spend more than 100 pounds a week.

2 London is one of the most expensive cities in the world.3 One bedroom for rent in a flat in Shepherd’s Bush, shared with three other people.4 The rent is 110 pounds a week.5 Well, tell him if it’s a personal call, he can do it outside business hours, in his own time.6 Andy, put the phone down, or you’ll be looking for a new job as well.7 I really wish you wouldn’t make private calls at work.

4 Work in pairs and discuss the questions.1 Why do you think Andy has to move out of his flat?

The landlord might want to sell the building.Andy may have been a bad tenant.

2 Why do you think he’d like to stay there?

It sounds as if it is quite cheap. Perhaps it is nearhis work or is very convenient for shops andtransport.

3. If the tube was first built north of the River Thames, what effect do you think this has had on transport south of the river?

It may be less convenient with more road traffic.

Answers 1 (d) 2 (b) 3 (a) 4 (a) 5 (b)

5 Watch Conversation 2 and choose the best way to complete the sentences.

Janet So why does your landlord want you to move out?Andy Well, he’s been living abroad but he’s coming back.Janet Sounds fair enough.Andy Sure, but it’s frustrating, because I’ve lived there for nearly two years now, and I quite like it. (1) _______ _________________________ I was brought up. Janet Yes, it is kind of nice round there.Andy (2) __________________________, as it’s close to a tube station. And (3) _______________, because it’s south of the river.

6 Watch Conversation 2 again and complete the sentences.

It’s just

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round the corner from where

It’s really convenient for workit’s fairly cheap

Janet So living south of the River Thames is cheaper?Andy Oh, yes, kind of. Generally north of the river is more expensive because public transport is better, and it always has been more fashionable.Janet But around Borough Market is very fashionable, isn’t

it?Andy Well, (4) _________________, but it didn’t used to

be.Janet Why is the transport better north of the river?Andy Well, the tube was first built in the centre and north of London. In the south, until a few years ago, there were only a couple of tube lines. Plenty of buses, but (5) ___________________________ to be close to a tube station.Janet How about this? Three bedrooms vacant, large living room, no students, no pets.

it’s fashionable now

it’s always been an advantage

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Andy Where is it? OK, got it. That’s in Finsbury Park. That’s on the Victoria Line. Let’s give it a go.Andy Hello, yes, I’m calling about the flat in today’s Evening Standard. (6) ________________________ ___________? … right, yeah, five minutes from the tube … two bedrooms still vacant … OK, I see … So, it’s £100 but with electricity, gas and water bills (7) ___________________. Can I come round to see it? OK then, I’ll come round this evening. My name’s Andy Harrison … yes, that’s right. Thanks a lot … see you this evening … Bye.Janet Great!Andy It sounds great! I’ll go and see it tonight. Do you want to come?Janet I’d love to.

Can you tell me something about it

to be paid on top

Additional Activity: making a phone call for accommodationSituation:◇ Student A, a landlord or a tenant seeking an extra sharer, wants to know a little about the caller, a prospective tenant;◇ Student B is a prospective tenant who wants to know about location, size, facilities, cost, fellow tenants if any, issues like quietness and general convenience.◇ Both need to supply information that the other party wants to know.

Hello, I’m calling for…

Yes, I’m looking for a sharer…

7 Work in pairs and answer the questions about Everyday English.

Answers

Everyday English

1 (a) 2 (a) 3 (a) 4 (a) 5 (b)

Additional Language tip on Everyday English 1

“He’ll catch you” means “He’ll see you doing sth. wrong”. Here “catch” means “to discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally”. “catch” may have more than 10 different meanings in different contexts.

>>> Do the matching exercise on the next page and

see how well you can understand each “catch”.

a. To discover or come upon suddenly, unexpectedly, or accidentally;

b. To grab so as to stop the motion of;

c. To reach just in time; take;d. To hold up; delay;e. To become subject to or to

contract, as by exposure to a pathogen;

f. To become affected by or infused with;

g. To grasp mentally; apprehend;

h. To attract and fix; arrest;

1. catch the ball, please.2. I was caught in traffic for

an hour.3. The boy is weak and easy

to catch a cold.4. He was caught in the act

of stealing.5. He failed to catch the bus

to town that day.6. All the children in the party

caught the joyous mood of the festival.

7. His sadness caught the teacher's eye.

8. I don't catch your meaning.

1. The red book is on top and the black one underneath.

2. The horse went on top in the backstretch.

3. The racer climbed the hill on top.

4. The course requires a close term-end exam with a term paper on top.

Additional Language tip on Everyday English 2

Translate “on top” in the following exercise, please.

红皮的书在上面，黑皮的书在下面。

马在跑到非终点直道时领先了。那辆赛车全速爬到山上。

这门课程要求参加一项闭卷考试，另外还要写一篇学期论文。

Additional Oral Activity on Everyday English

◆ He’ll catch you.◆ Pity.◆ It’s just round the corner.◆ Yes, kind of.◆ Let’s give it a go.

1. Please have a one-round conversation with your partner;

2. Use the sentences in the above table; 3. You need either to give a quick response to the utterances (sentences in the table); or find out a situation utterance to elicit a proper response utterance in the table.

I failed the test.

Pity.

8 Work in pairs and act out the conversation.

Example answer

Oh, where is the house and how much is the rent?

Additional Listening Activity

Growing Pains

Listen to some dialogues from Episode 21—Saving House, Season 1 of “Growing Pains” and do the exercises.

Background:In this episode, the Seaver family-Jason (father), Maggie (mother), Carol (daughter) and Ben (Son) visit grandpa and grandma. But when they get to the house, they find that some strangers are in the house except forgrandparents. Where are they and what happens to thehouse?

Growing Pains

Listen to Excerpt 1 and answer the questions.

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1. Who do they meet in grandpa and grandma’s house?

2. What is Jason’s profession?

3. What is grandpa’s feeling of Jason’s profession?

A salesman with a realty company and some people who want to buy the house.

He is a psychiatrist.

He is a quack in grandpa’s eyes.

4. What is Maggie’s feeling at the news of selling the house?

5. What do Maggie and Jason decide to do for grandpa and grandma?

6. How does Jason drive away those possible buyers?

She is very sad and almost breaks into tears.

They decide to save the house by stopping them from selling it.

He asks the salesman Harry a question: “What you were saying over there confused me. Were the victim's bodies found in this room or all through the house? ”. So the people are frightened to run away from the house.

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Listen to Excerpt 2 and make notes about:

1. The reason that grandpa and grandma decide to sell the house is:

2. The reason that grandpa refuses Maggie’s offer of financial help is:

3. Jason’s action on this occasion is:

They think this retirement thing is right and then they move to a smaller place, a condo.

Because he believes that he can take good care of grandma and himself without their charity.

He tries to persuade grandpa not to refuse their offerjust because of his bad feeling of Jason.

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Listen to Excerpt 3 & 4 and write a summary of it:

1. Jason brings a bottle of Irish whisky to grandpa;2. Jason suggests having a game on checkers with

grandpa;3. Jason uses a trick to make grandpa beat him in

drinking whisky;4. Accordingly grandpa receives a sum of money—a bet

profit of 6.400 dollars—from Jason; 5. Jason helps grandpa save the house and becomes a real man of the family.

Excerpt 3 Excerpt 4

Borough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, South East London, England. It is one of the largest food markets in the world, and sells a large variety of foods from all over the world.

The Market is located under London Bridge. It is very easy to get there by the Tube. The market is separated into different sections such as French market, Spanish market, produce, seafood, cooked food and so on. It is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. It was quite crowded on Saturday, almost elbow to elbow, but it is really a great way to discover local delicacies.

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The Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is the 4th busiest line on the network in terms of the average number of journeys per mile. It is the only line on the Underground, except for the two-station Waterloo and City Line, which is operated entirely underground. Each platform constructed specifically for the Victoria line from new is 132.6 metres (435 ft) long.

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Finsbury Park is a 46 hectare (115 acre) public park in the London Borough of Haringey. It is also adjacent to Stroud Green, the Finsbury Park district and Manor House. It was one of the first of the great London parks laid out in the Victorian era.

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