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Series 2 Episode 4
Save the Café!
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 4
This support pack contains the following materials:
Before you listen
Audio script
Comprehension Task
Vocabulary Task
Grammar Task
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first
task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to the definitions.
1. article 2. campaign 3. impressive 4. knock down
5. chef 6. roof 7. optimistic 8. corporation
Definitions:
a. causing a positive impression
b. to demolish (a building)
c. a text in a newspaper or magazine
d. a professional cook in a restaurant
e. a large company or group of companies
f. the top, external part of a building
g. a planned series of events designed to change something
h. hopeful; believing that good things will happen
Sarah knows a secret about the building in which the café
is situated. Will this save the café? Written by Chris Rose.
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Audio script
Tony: Oi! What are you lot doing? What’s that?
Harry: It’s a banner...
Tony: A what?
Harry: A banner – look! See what it says...
Tony: Save… our... café... Oh, I see. Very good.
Do you think it’ll stop them from closing this
place?
Olivia: Well, you never know. Every little bit helps.
Tony: Hmm. I’m not sure having that thing stuck
to the front of my café will change anything.
Bindyu: Oh yes it will, Tony – be positive! My friend
from the local newspaper is coming to take
a photograph, and I’m going to write an
article!
Tony: Hmm… Great.
Olivia: Look Tony – it’s the only thing we can do!
We can organise a campaign here, and at
the same time Sarah’s doing some work as
well...
Magda: Wow! Look at that banner! Very
impressive!
Olivia: Hi Magda!
Magda: Hello everyone!
Olivia: So, go on then, have you decided to take
the job?
Magda: Yeah... I have to accept the job... I mean, I
really want to... it’s a good job, and good
jobs in architecture are difficult to get... and
I need the money!
Olivia: Sure, I understand...
Magda: Johnny’s old flat, where me and Sarah
live… it’s great but it’s so expensive...
Olivia: But you can help us...
Harry: Yeah, if you work for the company who
want to knock down Tony’s café and
Olivia’s shop, you can do something!
Magda: Well, I’m not sure... but I’ll see...
Carlos: Hello everyone!
All: Hi Carlos!
Carlos: Is Sarah here today?
Magda: Er, not yet... but she said she’d be here
soon...
Carlos: Oh. OK, I’ll wait for her. Is it OK if I sit here?
Magda: Sure...
Olivia: Come and join us!
Magda: So, is it true you’re a chef?
Carlos: Not exactly... I’d like to be a chef, that’s
what I want to do, but at the moment I’m a
caterer... it’s different...
Magda: What’s a caterer?
Carlos: A caterer makes food for lots of people – I
make all the lunches for the people who
work on the building site next door. It’s just
sandwiches or soup, or other simple things.
It’s quite boring – I like more of a challenge!
Olivia: Here she is!
Sarah: Hello everyone! Hello Carlos!
Carlos: Hi Sarah! Good to see you again…
Olivia: Carlos was just telling us all about his job...
Sarah: You’re a chef, aren’t you?
Carlos: No... but I want to be!
Sarah: Where are you from?
Carlos: I’m from Brazil! Even if no one believes
me...
Sarah: Why don’t people think you’re from Brazil?
Carlos: I don’t like football, and I can’t dance...
Sarah: Listen, though – we’ve got an important job
to do... we have to save this café, and
Olivia’s shop!
Olivia: That’s right...
Carlos: But how?
Harry: I’ve put up the banner...
Bindyu: And I’m writing an article for the local
paper...
Sarah: Great... and I’ve found out something very
interesting...
Olivia: Oh? What’s that?
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Sarah: Well, you know I have a friend who works at
the local museum – I love going to
museums and art galleries, Carlos – and
she told me something that could be
important...
Olivia: Go on...
Sarah: These buildings – the café and your shop –
are actually a lot older than many people
think...
Olivia: Really?
Sarah: Yes. They’re probably two hundred years
old...
Olivia: Tony! Did you hear that?
Tony: What?
Olivia: Sarah has found out that the café and my
shop are really very old buildings...
Tony: That’s why I’ve got a problem with the roof,then...Harry: It means they can’t possibly knock downthese buildings!Sarah: Right. They have historical value.Tony: It won’t stop them.Olivia: Oh Tony, you must be more optimistic! Trylooking on the positive side!Tony: I can’t see a “positive side”...Bindyu: We’ll make a great campaign – it’ll showhow people can stop big corporations fromdoing what they want!Olivia: Let’s hope so...All: Yeah...Comprehension TaskMultiple ChoiceListen to the episode and answer the questions. Which characters are the questions referring to?Tony, Olivia, Bindyu, Sarah, Magda or Carlos?1. Who tells Tony to be optimistic?2. Who is going to work for the company which is building the flats?3. Who shares a flat with Magda?4. Who wants to be a chef?5. Who is writing an article for the local newspaper?6. Who has a friend working at the museum?7. Who is pessimistic?8. Who has a roof problem?Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 4http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-4-save-cafe© The British Council, 2011 Page 4 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Vocabulary TaskCrossword PuzzleComplete the crossword withopposites of the clues.Across5. Positive7. Difficult9. Interesting11. Accept12. Stop13. Little14. GoodDown1. Friend2. Love3. Similar4. Old6. Front8. Important10. RightGrammar TaskGap FillFill the gaps with the correct verb forms. Use the same verb forms that the characters in this episode of Big CitySmall World used.1. See what it ________ (to say)2. Every little bit ________ (to help)3. Well, I’m not sure... but I ________ (to see)4. At the same time Sarah ________ some work as well. (to do)5. Is it ok if I ________ here? (to sit)6. Have you decided ________ the job? (to take)7. She ________ me something that could be important. (to tell)8. It’ll show how people can ________ big corporations from ________ what they want! (to stop; to do)Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 4http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-4-save-cafe© The British Council, 2011 Page 5 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Answers
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Series 2 Episode 3
Harry's New Girlfriend
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 3
This support pack contains the following materials:
Before you listen
Audio script
Comprehension Task
Vocabulary Task
Grammar Task
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first
task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to the definitions.
1. space 2. campaign 3. journalist 4. serious
5. banner 6. treat 7. regulars 8. interior design
Definitions:
a. important, not trivial
b. a long poster, usually made of cloth, with a slogan
c. reporter
d. the people who often go to a restaurant, café, shop, etc…
e. a planned series of events designed to change something
f. the amount of room in an area
g. the art of decorating the inside of a building such as a house or office
h. something special that you buy or make for someone
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Audio script
Fadi: Hello Tony! How are you?
Tony: Alright, I suppose.
Fadi: Good to hear you sounding so happy! Hey,
where is everyone?
Tony: Everyone who?
Fadi: You know, the regulars – Olivia, Sarah,
Harry, Magda...
Tony: Don’t know. They’ll probably come in
sooner or later. They’re always here.
Fadi: Hello!
Bindyu: Oh. Er, hello.
Fadi: I haven’t seen you in here before.
Bindyu: No. I haven’t been in here before.
Fadi: That’s probably why then!
Bindyu: Er, I don’t understand...
Fadi: Er, ok, well, never mind then. Listen, can I
get you a drink? Would you like a coffee or
something?
Bindyu: Erm, well, that’s very kind of you, but no
thanks.
Fadi: Go on! Have something! My treat! You can’t
sit here not eating or drinking anything.
Bindyu: Actually, I’m waiting for my boyfriend.
Fadi: Oh. Late, is he?
Bindyu: Well, only a little bit...
Fadi: You can talk to me if he doesn’t show up!
Harry: Hello there!
Fadi / Bindyu: Hi!
Harry: I see you two have already met each
other...
Bindyu: Oh no, not really...
Fadi: No, I was just being polite, y’know...
Harry: Sure! Fadi, let me introduce Bindyu.
Fadi: Nice to meet you.
Bindyu: Nice to meet you.
Harry: Bindyu’s my girlfriend.
Fadi: Oh, er. Great! How long have you been
together?
Bindyu: Oh, not long, only a couple of weeks.
Fadi: You didn’t tell me you had a new girlfriend,
Harry!
Harry: Well, I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
Fadi: No, of course. I was visiting my family... so,
what’s happening here?
Harry: The big news is that they’re trying to close
the café!
Fadi: No!
Harry: Yes, and Olivia’s shop too.
Fadi: That’s terrible! Why?
Harry: A big building company are building new
flats behind here. They want to knock down
the café and Olivia’s shop to make more
space.
Fadi: Oh no... What can we do to stop them?
Harry: Well, we’ve got a few ideas. There’s a guy
who comes in here sometimes called
Carlos – he works for the builders. He might
help us. And Sarah and Olivia said they had
some ideas...
Fadi: We should start a campaign!
Bindyu: Good idea! I’m a journalist. I could write
something in the local newspaper.
Harry: Erm, I thought you wrote for interior design
magazines...
Bindyu: Well, yes, I do, that’s true. But I know
somebody who works for the local
newspaper. And I want to do more serious
journalism...
Fadi: Sounds like a great idea! Good luck! I think
we should put a banner in the window of the
café...
Harry: A banner?
Fadi: Yeah, you know – a big sign that says
“Save Our Café!” or something like that...
Olivia: Hello all!
Fadi: Hey! Good to see you again!
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Olivia: Yeah... you too! How’s it going?
Fadi: Great – I’m going to put a banner in the
café window – “Save Our Café!”Olivia: Good idea... can you save my shop too?Fadi: Let’s hope so! Bindyu’s going to write anarticle in the local newspaper...Olivia: Bindyu?Bindyu: Hello! I’m Bindyu... I’m Harry’s girlfriend...I’m a journalist.Olivia: OK, great, nice to meet you!Carlos: Hi!Olivia: Here’s Carlos! He’s going to help us too!Carlos: Well, I don’t know, I’d like to help, but I’mnot sure what I can do...Harry: You make food for the builders, don’t you?Carlos: Yes, I do.Olivia: You could put poison in it!Carlos: Erm, well, no, I really don’t think...Olivia: Only joking!Carlos: I was looking for Sarah – is she here?Olivia: No, I think she’s coming in with Magdalater... why?Carlos: Oh, no reason... I just wanted to see her...Olivia: I see... oh look, here they are now!Magda / Sarah: Hello everyone!All: Hi!Sarah: Hi Carlos! Good to see you again!Carlos: Hi!Sarah: Listen everybody, Magda’s got some goodnews!Magda: Yes – I got my master’s degree with adistinction!All: Wow! Well done!Harry: So you get a well-paid, full-time job with thearchitects!Magda: Yes I do!Sarah: Which means we can afford to stay in ourexpensive flat...Magda: There’s only one problem, though...Olivia: Oh? What’s that?Magda: I’m not really sure how to tell you this...Olivia: Go on!Magda: Well, the architects I work for...Harry: Yeah? Go on!Magda: They have a big new project...Fadi: Sounds interesting...Magda: And they want me to work on it...Harry: Even better...Magda: Well, not really – you see, the project theywant me to work on...Olivia: Yes?Magda: It’s the new luxury flats... the buildinghere...the people who want to close thecafé and your shop!Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 3http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-3-harrys-new-girlfriend© The British Council, 2011 Page 4 of 4The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Comprehension TaskSelect what’s correctListen to the episode and choose the correct words.1. Bindyu is Fadi’s / Harry’s girlfriend.2. Fadi has been visiting his family / girlfriend.3. Fadi suggests starting a campaign / demonstration.4. Bindyu is an editor / a journalist.5. Sarah is pleased / annoyed to see Carlos.6. Magda / Olivia has got a distinction in her degree.Vocabulary TaskMatch upMatch the words with a word from the box to make eight common expressions that were used in the recording.1. Never _______2. My _______3. No _______4. Hello _______5. Not _______6. Of _______7. Only _______8. Good _______Grammar TaskGap FillFill the gaps in the sentences from the recording.1. I haven’t seen you ________ here before.2. I’m waiting ________ my boyfriend.3. That’s very kind ________ you.4. They want to knock ________ the café.5. I know somebody who works ________ the local newspaper.6. I’m going to put a banner ________ the café window.7. You make food ________ the builders, don’t you?8. Nice ________ meet you!9. I was looking ________ Sarah – is she here?10. I got my master’s degree ________ a distinction.Answersthere joking really idea mind treat course thanksHint! Use these prepositions:in with of to down for
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Series 2 Episode 3
Harry's New Girlfriend
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 3
This support pack contains the following materials:
Before you listen
Audio script
Comprehension Task
Vocabulary Task
Grammar Task
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first
task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to the definitions.
1. space 2. campaign 3. journalist 4. serious
5. banner 6. treat 7. regulars 8. interior design
Definitions:
a. important, not trivial
b. a long poster, usually made of cloth, with a slogan
c. reporter
d. the people who often go to a restaurant, café, shop, etc…
e. a planned series of events designed to change something
f. the amount of room in an area
g. the art of decorating the inside of a building such as a house or office
h. something special that you buy or make for someone
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Audio script
Fadi: Hello Tony! How are you?
Tony: Alright, I suppose.
Fadi: Good to hear you sounding so happy! Hey,
where is everyone?
Tony: Everyone who?
Fadi: You know, the regulars – Olivia, Sarah,
Harry, Magda...
Tony: Don’t know. They’ll probably come in
sooner or later. They’re always here.
Fadi: Hello!
Bindyu: Oh. Er, hello.
Fadi: I haven’t seen you in here before.
Bindyu: No. I haven’t been in here before.
Fadi: That’s probably why then!
Bindyu: Er, I don’t understand...
Fadi: Er, ok, well, never mind then. Listen, can I
get you a drink? Would you like a coffee or
something?
Bindyu: Erm, well, that’s very kind of you, but no
thanks.
Fadi: Go on! Have something! My treat! You can’t
sit here not eating or drinking anything.
Bindyu: Actually, I’m waiting for my boyfriend.
Fadi: Oh. Late, is he?
Bindyu: Well, only a little bit...
Fadi: You can talk to me if he doesn’t show up!
Harry: Hello there!
Fadi / Bindyu: Hi!
Harry: I see you two have already met each
other...
Bindyu: Oh no, not really...
Fadi: No, I was just being polite, y’know...
Harry: Sure! Fadi, let me introduce Bindyu.
Fadi: Nice to meet you.
Bindyu: Nice to meet you.
Harry: Bindyu’s my girlfriend.
Fadi: Oh, er. Great! How long have you been
together?
Bindyu: Oh, not long, only a couple of weeks.
Fadi: You didn’t tell me you had a new girlfriend,
Harry!
Harry: Well, I haven’t seen you for a few weeks.
Fadi: No, of course. I was visiting my family... so,
what’s happening here?
Harry: The big news is that they’re trying to close
the café!
Fadi: No!
Harry: Yes, and Olivia’s shop too.
Fadi: That’s terrible! Why?
Harry: A big building company are building new
flats behind here. They want to knock down
the café and Olivia’s shop to make more
space.
Fadi: Oh no... What can we do to stop them?
Harry: Well, we’ve got a few ideas. There’s a guy
who comes in here sometimes called
Carlos – he works for the builders. He might
help us. And Sarah and Olivia said they had
some ideas...
Fadi: We should start a campaign!
Bindyu: Good idea! I’m a journalist. I could write
something in the local newspaper.
Harry: Erm, I thought you wrote for interior design
magazines...
Bindyu: Well, yes, I do, that’s true. But I know
somebody who works for the local
newspaper. And I want to do more serious
journalism...
Fadi: Sounds like a great idea! Good luck! I think
we should put a banner in the window of the
café...
Harry: A banner?
Fadi: Yeah, you know – a big sign that says
“Save Our Café!” or something like that...
Olivia: Hello all!
Fadi: Hey! Good to see you again!
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Olivia: Yeah... you too! How’s it going?
Fadi: Great – I’m going to put a banner in the
café window – “Save Our Café!”Olivia: Good idea... can you save my shop too?Fadi: Let’s hope so! Bindyu’s going to write anarticle in the local newspaper...Olivia: Bindyu?Bindyu: Hello! I’m Bindyu... I’m Harry’s girlfriend...I’m a journalist.Olivia: OK, great, nice to meet you!Carlos: Hi!Olivia: Here’s Carlos! He’s going to help us too!Carlos: Well, I don’t know, I’d like to help, but I’mnot sure what I can do...Harry: You make food for the builders, don’t you?Carlos: Yes, I do.Olivia: You could put poison in it!Carlos: Erm, well, no, I really don’t think...Olivia: Only joking!Carlos: I was looking for Sarah – is she here?Olivia: No, I think she’s coming in with Magdalater... why?Carlos: Oh, no reason... I just wanted to see her...Olivia: I see... oh look, here they are now!Magda / Sarah: Hello everyone!All: Hi!Sarah: Hi Carlos! Good to see you again!Carlos: Hi!Sarah: Listen everybody, Magda’s got some goodnews!Magda: Yes – I got my master’s degree with adistinction!All: Wow! Well done!Harry: So you get a well-paid, full-time job with thearchitects!Magda: Yes I do!Sarah: Which means we can afford to stay in ourexpensive flat...Magda: There’s only one problem, though...Olivia: Oh? What’s that?Magda: I’m not really sure how to tell you this...Olivia: Go on!Magda: Well, the architects I work for...Harry: Yeah? Go on!Magda: They have a big new project...Fadi: Sounds interesting...Magda: And they want me to work on it...Harry: Even better...Magda: Well, not really – you see, the project theywant me to work on...Olivia: Yes?Magda: It’s the new luxury flats... the buildinghere...the people who want to close thecafé and your shop!Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 3http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-3-harrys-new-girlfriend© The British Council, 2011 Page 4 of 4The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Comprehension TaskSelect what’s correctListen to the episode and choose the correct words.1. Bindyu is Fadi’s / Harry’s girlfriend.2. Fadi has been visiting his family / girlfriend.3. Fadi suggests starting a campaign / demonstration.4. Bindyu is an editor / a journalist.5. Sarah is pleased / annoyed to see Carlos.6. Magda / Olivia has got a distinction in her degree.Vocabulary TaskMatch upMatch the words with a word from the box to make eight common expressions that were used in the recording.1. Never _______2. My _______3. No _______4. Hello _______5. Not _______6. Of _______7. Only _______8. Good _______Grammar TaskGap FillFill the gaps in the sentences from the recording.1. I haven’t seen you ________ here before.2. I’m waiting ________ my boyfriend.3. That’s very kind ________ you.4. They want to knock ________ the café.5. I know somebody who works ________ the local newspaper.6. I’m going to put a banner ________ the café window.7. You make food ________ the builders, don’t you?8. Nice ________ meet you!9. I was looking ________ Sarah – is she here?10. I got my master’s degree ________ a distinction.Answersthere joking really idea mind treat course thanksHint! Use these prepositions:in with of to down for
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Series 2 Episode 1 – Hello Carlos!
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 2
This support pack contains the following materials:
Before you listen: Vocabulary match up
Audio script
Comprehension Task
Grammar Task: Countable or uncountable nouns
Grammar Task: Order the sentences
Vocabulary Task: Word search
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do
the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.
1. menu 2. overhear 3. caterer 4. actually
5. demolish 6. lose 7. research 8. compensation
Definitions:
a. To be unable to find something
b. Really
c. Study about a subject
d. Person (or company) who provides food and drink
e. A list of food available at a restaurant
f. Destroy (a building)
g. Payment for damages caused
h. To hear something that is not for your ears
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Audio script
Olivia: Oh no! I don’t understand how this can
happen!
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Hi Olivia! What’s the problem?
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s not just here, not just the café...
Sarah: What do you mean?
Tony: Told you so.
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s true!
Sarah: What is?
Olivia: They want to knock down my shop, as
well as the café!
Sarah: Demolish it? Get rid of it completely?
Olivia: Yes
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Oh no!
Olivia: That’s what I keep saying...
Carlos: Excuse me!
Tony: Yes?
Carlos: Could I have something to eat please,
and a cup of tea?
Tony: Sure, here’s a menu, go and take a seat
somewhere...
Sarah: Oh dear...let’s go and sit down – there’s
Harry over there, let’s sit with him.
Harry: Hello there. Magda’s on her way. I think
we need to have a plan...
Olivia: Yeah, but what can we do?
All: Hey Magda! Hi! We’re over here! Come and
sit down!
Magda: Hello everyone! What’s the
matter? Why does everyone look so sad?
Harry: The café is going to close...
Sarah: ...and Olivia’s shop too!
Magda: Why? Oh - the property company...
they’re building new flats... I remember now...
Harry: That’s right – and they want to demolish
this place, and Olivia’s shop next door.
Olivia: They’re offering us compensation...
Magda: “Compensation”?
Sarah: Money...
Olivia: But it’s not enough. I want to keep my
shop...
Sarah: Yes, and I want to keep this café open...
there’s nowhere else where we can all meet.
Carlos: Excuse me...
All: Yes?
Carlos: I couldn’t help overhearing your
conversation...
Magda: Were you listening to us?
Carlos: No, sorry, I wasn’t listening, I just heard
what you were talking about...
Olivia: Is this the first time you’ve been here?
Carlos: Well, yes it is, actually...
Harry: It’ll probably be the last...
Carlos: Well, yes, I know...that’s what I wanted
to say...
Sarah: What?
Carlos: I’m afraid I work for the company, the
building company.
Olivia: The company who want to knock down
my shop?
Harry: And our favourite café?
Carlos: I’m afraid so, yes...
Olivia: Can you stop them?
Carlos: Well, no, I’m not sure about that...
Sarah: What do you do for the company?
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Carlos: Well, that’s the problem; I’m not one of
their top managers, or anything like that...
Harry: That’s a shame.
Carlos: I’m just the caterer.
Magda: Caterer?
Carlos: Yes, I make food for them.
Harry: Hang on a minute, I don’t
understand...you’re the caterer...you make
food...
Carlos: Yes, that’s right. I’m a chef, actually. Or
at least that’s what I’d like to be...
Harry: But you’ve just come in here to get
food...
Carlos: Oh yeah...well, you see, the problem is,
I don’t really like the food I have to cook for
other people. I prefer to try new things – so I
came in here!
Harry: Right...
Olivia: Can you help us?
Carlos: I’m not sure what I can do...I don’t really
want to lose my job...Sarah: No...I guess not – but if you work for thebuilding company, you could do some researchfor us...Carlos: Research? How do you mean?Sarah: You could find out some information forus...Carlos: Erm, well, ok, I mean, if I can...I’d like tohelp you!Olivia: Great! Let’s see what we can do... wecan save this place!Comprehension TaskTrue or falseListen to the episode and then decide whether these statements are true or false.1. Magda arrives in the café after Sarah.2. The property company doesn't want to demolish Olivia's shop.3. The property company have offered to pay the shop owners money.4. Carlos orders a snack and a coffee.5. Carlos is a top manager with the property company.6. Carlos is afraid of losing his job.7. Sarah doesn’t want Carlos to get information for them.Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 2http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-2-hello-carlos-0© The British Council, 2011 Page 4 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Language TaskGrammarFill in the tableDecide whether the nouns on the left are countable or uncountable. Write them in the correct column.informationresearchproblemteaseatplancompensationfoodmoneycupflatCountable UncountableGrammarOrder the wordsPut the words into the correct order to make sentences from the recording.1. can understand happen I this don’t how _____________________________________2. think have a I plan need we to _____________________________________3. look everyone Why sad does so? _____________________________________4. else we meet can There’s all nowhere _____________________________________5. want I really job don’t to my lose _____________________________________6. find You out information could for some us _____________________________________Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 2http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-2-hello-carlos-0© The British Council, 2011 Page 5 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Vocabulary TaskWord SearchFind eighteen four-letter verbs from the recording.C T Z E D W C K X W M L L M RE O V Z E E A W S M G O L A BR A O M G A E N P P S D E K VH E O K F H J N T E Q Y T E FO C F S P S H I N S E A A B XP H E L P B S T O P K E S U NY R I Z O U E B T D A V T L MB S N D S I H M Z V T A A J QN P Z D I H P N T Q F S L U MU V H M Q V R L T C E K K V AC F I C D F X G U K M O D Q JT D B K A N F Y I M O N M S UJ O E S B T I L B Q L K R O WP E T E E M Z F V A N F L S BP Z C Z W E W Z I L I D L S F_______________________________________________________AnswersThey are: tell, like, help, cook, make, lose, work, find, save, come, stop, want, talk, keep,meet, need, take and have.
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Series 2 Episode 1 – Hello Carlos!
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 2
This support pack contains the following materials:
Before you listen: Vocabulary match up
Audio script
Comprehension Task
Grammar Task: Countable or uncountable nouns
Grammar Task: Order the sentences
Vocabulary Task: Word search
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do
the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.
1. menu 2. overhear 3. caterer 4. actually
5. demolish 6. lose 7. research 8. compensation
Definitions:
a. To be unable to find something
b. Really
c. Study about a subject
d. Person (or company) who provides food and drink
e. A list of food available at a restaurant
f. Destroy (a building)
g. Payment for damages caused
h. To hear something that is not for your ears
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Audio script
Olivia: Oh no! I don’t understand how this can
happen!
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Hi Olivia! What’s the problem?
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s not just here, not just the café...
Sarah: What do you mean?
Tony: Told you so.
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s true!
Sarah: What is?
Olivia: They want to knock down my shop, as
well as the café!
Sarah: Demolish it? Get rid of it completely?
Olivia: Yes
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Oh no!
Olivia: That’s what I keep saying...
Carlos: Excuse me!
Tony: Yes?
Carlos: Could I have something to eat please,
and a cup of tea?
Tony: Sure, here’s a menu, go and take a seat
somewhere...
Sarah: Oh dear...let’s go and sit down – there’s
Harry over there, let’s sit with him.
Harry: Hello there. Magda’s on her way. I think
we need to have a plan...
Olivia: Yeah, but what can we do?
All: Hey Magda! Hi! We’re over here! Come and
sit down!
Magda: Hello everyone! What’s the
matter? Why does everyone look so sad?
Harry: The café is going to close...
Sarah: ...and Olivia’s shop too!
Magda: Why? Oh - the property company...
they’re building new flats... I remember now...
Harry: That’s right – and they want to demolish
this place, and Olivia’s shop next door.
Olivia: They’re offering us compensation...
Magda: “Compensation”?
Sarah: Money...
Olivia: But it’s not enough. I want to keep my
shop...
Sarah: Yes, and I want to keep this café open...
there’s nowhere else where we can all meet.
Carlos: Excuse me...
All: Yes?
Carlos: I couldn’t help overhearing your
conversation...
Magda: Were you listening to us?
Carlos: No, sorry, I wasn’t listening, I just heard
what you were talking about...
Olivia: Is this the first time you’ve been here?
Carlos: Well, yes it is, actually...
Harry: It’ll probably be the last...
Carlos: Well, yes, I know...that’s what I wanted
to say...
Sarah: What?
Carlos: I’m afraid I work for the company, the
building company.
Olivia: The company who want to knock down
my shop?
Harry: And our favourite café?
Carlos: I’m afraid so, yes...
Olivia: Can you stop them?
Carlos: Well, no, I’m not sure about that...
Sarah: What do you do for the company?
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Carlos: Well, that’s the problem; I’m not one of
their top managers, or anything like that...
Harry: That’s a shame.
Carlos: I’m just the caterer.
Magda: Caterer?
Carlos: Yes, I make food for them.
Harry: Hang on a minute, I don’t
understand...you’re the caterer...you make
food...
Carlos: Yes, that’s right. I’m a chef, actually. Or
at least that’s what I’d like to be...
Harry: But you’ve just come in here to get
food...
Carlos: Oh yeah...well, you see, the problem is,
I don’t really like the food I have to cook for
other people. I prefer to try new things – so I
came in here!
Harry: Right...
Olivia: Can you help us?
Carlos: I’m not sure what I can do...I don’t really
want to lose my job...Sarah: No...I guess not – but if you work for thebuilding company, you could do some researchfor us...Carlos: Research? How do you mean?Sarah: You could find out some information forus...Carlos: Erm, well, ok, I mean, if I can...I’d like tohelp you!Olivia: Great! Let’s see what we can do... wecan save this place!Comprehension TaskTrue or falseListen to the episode and then decide whether these statements are true or false.1. Magda arrives in the café after Sarah.2. The property company doesn't want to demolish Olivia's shop.3. The property company have offered to pay the shop owners money.4. Carlos orders a snack and a coffee.5. Carlos is a top manager with the property company.6. Carlos is afraid of losing his job.7. Sarah doesn’t want Carlos to get information for them.Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 2http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-2-hello-carlos-0© The British Council, 2011 Page 4 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Language TaskGrammarFill in the tableDecide whether the nouns on the left are countable or uncountable. Write them in the correct column.informationresearchproblemteaseatplancompensationfoodmoneycupflatCountable UncountableGrammarOrder the wordsPut the words into the correct order to make sentences from the recording.1. can understand happen I this don’t how _____________________________________2. think have a I plan need we to _____________________________________3. look everyone Why sad does so? _____________________________________4. else we meet can There’s all nowhere _____________________________________5. want I really job don’t to my lose _____________________________________6. find You out information could for some us _____________________________________Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 2http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-2-hello-carlos-0© The British Council, 2011 Page 5 of 5The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Vocabulary TaskWord SearchFind eighteen four-letter verbs from the recording.C T Z E D W C K X W M L L M RE O V Z E E A W S M G O L A BR A O M G A E N P P S D E K VH E O K F H J N T E Q Y T E FO C F S P S H I N S E A A B XP H E L P B S T O P K E S U NY R I Z O U E B T D A V T L MB S N D S I H M Z V T A A J QN P Z D I H P N T Q F S L U MU V H M Q V R L T C E K K V AC F I C D F X G U K M O D Q JT D B K A N F Y I M O N M S UJ O E S B T I L B Q L K R O WP E T E E M Z F V A N F L S BP Z C Z W E W Z I L I D L S F_______________________________________________________AnswersThey are: tell, like, help, cook, make, lose, work, find, save, come, stop, want, talk, keep,meet, need, take and have.
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Series 2 Episode 1 - Fingers Crossed
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 1
This support pack contains the following materials:
• Before you listen: Vocabulary match up
• Audio script
• Comprehension Task
• Grammar Task: verb forms
• Vocabulary Task: phrasal verbs
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do
the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.
1. grumpy 2. soap opera 3. degree
4. demolish 5. cheer up 6. compensation
Definitions:
a. Destroy (a building)
b. Payment for damages caused
c. Miserable and moody
d. A TV series with a continuing storyline
e. Make oneself – or somebody else – happy
f. A university qualification
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Audio script
Olivia: Hey! Good to see you again!
Sarah/Magda: Hey! You too!
Harry: Hello Sarah, hi Magda....
Sarah: How are you Olivia? Harry! Great to
see you too...
Olivia: Fine, fine thanks, all well. Tony!?
Could we have some coffees over here please?
Tony: Ok, ok...hold on...I’m rushed off my feet
here...
Harry: He’s always so miserable, so grumpy
that guy....
Olivia: He’s not really, it’s just his way...
Harry: I’ll believe you then...his coffee’s always
good!
Olivia: So, how are you two getting on?
Magda: Fine. It’s great, we’ve got this really
nice flat...
Sarah: We moved into Harry’s old place...
Olivia: Yeah, I remember. How’s it going? No
problems? Still friends? It’s not always easy
sharing a flat...
Sarah/Magda: No, no problems...
Sarah: …except she leaves the top off the
toothpaste tube…
Magda: ...and she spends too much time
watching soap operas on TV!
Sarah: No, really, we’re getting along fine.
Magda: The only problem is the rent...
Sarah: It’s really expensive.
Magda: I still need to find that proper job, and
that depends on me getting the right degree
results...
Olivia: Yeah, I remember you telling me.
When will you find out?
Magda: Next week.
Olivia: Fingers crossed, then!
Magda: Fingers what?
Olivia: Crossed. It’s what we say when we
hope for something good to happen.
Magda: Oh, ok...fingers crossed!
Olivia: Has anybody heard from Johnny?
Sarah?
Sarah: Just because we’re both Chinese
doesn’t mean we keep in touch all the time, you
know! There are a lot of people in China!
(laughs)
Olivia: Of course...sorry...I just thought...
Sarah: He was more of a friend of yours,
wasn’t he Harry?
Harry: Yeah, we’re good mates. I hear from
him all the time.
Sarah: How’s he doing?
Harry: He’s still in Chongqing with his new job.
He says it’s really interesting, really exciting, but
he misses us – and he wants to come back to
London!
Magda: Fingers crossed!
Sarah: And how about you Harry? What are
you up to? Are you still job hunting?
Harry: Yeah, that’s right. I’m still looking for a
new job.
Magda: Any luck?
Harry: I haven’t found anything yet, but I’ve got
a few possibilities. I really liked not working at
first, I really enjoyed the free time, but now –
well, I need the money, and also – well, I just
get bored if I haven’t got something to do all the
time.
Magda: Where’s Fadi, Olivia? I haven’t seen
him for ages.
Olivia: Why ask me?
Magda: I thought you’d know...you know,
you’re like, good friends, aren’t you?
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Olivia: Yes, that’s exactly what we are. Good
friends. Nothing more.
Magda: I wasn’t suggesting anything! (laughs)
Olivia: I hope not! Anyway, he’s away at the
moment, gone to visit his family. He’ll be back
next week.
Tony: Here you are...four coffees...
All: Thanks Tony!
Olivia: Cheer up Tony.
Harry: Yeah...it can only get worse...!
Tony: It might get worse! This café might be
closing down soon, so then you’ll all have to find
somewhere else to go.
All: Oh no....
Olivia: What’s this all about, Tony?
Tony: A big property company - they’re
building new luxury flats, just behind here. They
want to get rid of these old buildings.
Magda: “Get rid of”?
Tony: Yeah...knock them down. Demolish
them.
All: Oh no, that’s terrible.Tony: It is terrible! I’ve worked here for ages. Imean, they’re offering me compensation, but Iwant to stay here.Olivia: Oh no...I’ve just realised...perhaps thatmeans my shop’s affected too...Tony: It might be. Your shop’s only nextdoor...Olivia: They can’t knock my shop down! Wemust do something...Comprehension TaskListen to the episode and answer the questions. Which characters are the questions referring to?Magda, Sarah, Harry, Fadi, Johnny or Olivia?1. Who thinks Tony makes good coffee?2. Who is sharing a flat with Magda?3. Who is waiting for exam results?4. Who is in Chongqing?5. Who is visiting their family?6. Who has a shop next door to the café?Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 1http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-1 -fingers-crossed-0© The British Council, 2010 Page 4 of 4The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Grammar TaskChoose the correct verb form in each sentence.1. I still need find / to find that proper job.2. He wants come / to come back to London!3. It might get / to get worse!4. They want get rid of / to get rid of these old buildings.5. But I want stay / to stay here.6. It might be / to be.7. They can’t knock / to knock my shop down!8. We must do / to do something...Vocabulary TaskMatch the phrasal verbs from the listening with the definitions.1. To hold on a. To destroy something or to throw it in thebin2. To keep in touch withsomebodyb. To stop a business (etc) from functioning3. To hear from somebody. c. To receive news from somebody4. To be up to something d. To maintain contact with somebody5. To look for something e. To wait6. To be away f. To try to find something7. To close (something)downg. To be doing something that you shouldn’tbe doing8. To get rid of (something) h. To be absent from your usual place (e.g. onholiday)Answers
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Series 2 Episode 1 - Fingers Crossed
Introduction
This support pack accompanies:
Big City Small World – Series 2 Episode 1
This support pack contains the following materials:
• Before you listen: Vocabulary match up
• Audio script
• Comprehension Task
• Grammar Task: verb forms
• Vocabulary Task: phrasal verbs
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do
the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar.
Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions.
1. grumpy 2. soap opera 3. degree
4. demolish 5. cheer up 6. compensation
Definitions:
a. Destroy (a building)
b. Payment for damages caused
c. Miserable and moody
d. A TV series with a continuing storyline
e. Make oneself – or somebody else – happy
f. A university qualification
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Audio script
Olivia: Hey! Good to see you again!
Sarah/Magda: Hey! You too!
Harry: Hello Sarah, hi Magda....
Sarah: How are you Olivia? Harry! Great to
see you too...
Olivia: Fine, fine thanks, all well. Tony!?
Could we have some coffees over here please?
Tony: Ok, ok...hold on...I’m rushed off my feet
here...
Harry: He’s always so miserable, so grumpy
that guy....
Olivia: He’s not really, it’s just his way...
Harry: I’ll believe you then...his coffee’s always
good!
Olivia: So, how are you two getting on?
Magda: Fine. It’s great, we’ve got this really
nice flat...
Sarah: We moved into Harry’s old place...
Olivia: Yeah, I remember. How’s it going? No
problems? Still friends? It’s not always easy
sharing a flat...
Sarah/Magda: No, no problems...
Sarah: …except she leaves the top off the
toothpaste tube…
Magda: ...and she spends too much time
watching soap operas on TV!
Sarah: No, really, we’re getting along fine.
Magda: The only problem is the rent...
Sarah: It’s really expensive.
Magda: I still need to find that proper job, and
that depends on me getting the right degree
results...
Olivia: Yeah, I remember you telling me.
When will you find out?
Magda: Next week.
Olivia: Fingers crossed, then!
Magda: Fingers what?
Olivia: Crossed. It’s what we say when we
hope for something good to happen.
Magda: Oh, ok...fingers crossed!
Olivia: Has anybody heard from Johnny?
Sarah?
Sarah: Just because we’re both Chinese
doesn’t mean we keep in touch all the time, you
know! There are a lot of people in China!
(laughs)
Olivia: Of course...sorry...I just thought...
Sarah: He was more of a friend of yours,
wasn’t he Harry?
Harry: Yeah, we’re good mates. I hear from
him all the time.
Sarah: How’s he doing?
Harry: He’s still in Chongqing with his new job.
He says it’s really interesting, really exciting, but
he misses us – and he wants to come back to
London!
Magda: Fingers crossed!
Sarah: And how about you Harry? What are
you up to? Are you still job hunting?
Harry: Yeah, that’s right. I’m still looking for a
new job.
Magda: Any luck?
Harry: I haven’t found anything yet, but I’ve got
a few possibilities. I really liked not working at
first, I really enjoyed the free time, but now –
well, I need the money, and also – well, I just
get bored if I haven’t got something to do all the
time.
Magda: Where’s Fadi, Olivia? I haven’t seen
him for ages.
Olivia: Why ask me?
Magda: I thought you’d know...you know,
you’re like, good friends, aren’t you?
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Olivia: Yes, that’s exactly what we are. Good
friends. Nothing more.
Magda: I wasn’t suggesting anything! (laughs)
Olivia: I hope not! Anyway, he’s away at the
moment, gone to visit his family. He’ll be back
next week.
Tony: Here you are...four coffees...
All: Thanks Tony!
Olivia: Cheer up Tony.
Harry: Yeah...it can only get worse...!
Tony: It might get worse! This café might be
closing down soon, so then you’ll all have to find
somewhere else to go.
All: Oh no....
Olivia: What’s this all about, Tony?
Tony: A big property company - they’re
building new luxury flats, just behind here. They
want to get rid of these old buildings.
Magda: “Get rid of”?
Tony: Yeah...knock them down. Demolish
them.
All: Oh no, that’s terrible.Tony: It is terrible! I’ve worked here for ages. Imean, they’re offering me compensation, but Iwant to stay here.Olivia: Oh no...I’ve just realised...perhaps thatmeans my shop’s affected too...Tony: It might be. Your shop’s only nextdoor...Olivia: They can’t knock my shop down! Wemust do something...Comprehension TaskListen to the episode and answer the questions. Which characters are the questions referring to?Magda, Sarah, Harry, Fadi, Johnny or Olivia?1. Who thinks Tony makes good coffee?2. Who is sharing a flat with Magda?3. Who is waiting for exam results?4. Who is in Chongqing?5. Who is visiting their family?6. Who has a shop next door to the café?Big City Small World Support Pack – Series 2 Episode 1http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/series-2-episode-1 -fingers-crossed-0© The British Council, 2010 Page 4 of 4The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.Grammar TaskChoose the correct verb form in each sentence.1. I still need find / to find that proper job.2. He wants come / to come back to London!3. It might get / to get worse!4. They want get rid of / to get rid of these old buildings.5. But I want stay / to stay here.6. It might be / to be.7. They can’t knock / to knock my shop down!8. We must do / to do something...Vocabulary TaskMatch the phrasal verbs from the listening with the definitions.1. To hold on a. To destroy something or to throw it in thebin2. To keep in touch withsomebodyb. To stop a business (etc) from functioning3. To hear from somebody. c. To receive news from somebody4. To be up to something d. To maintain contact with somebody5. To look for something e. To wait6. To be away f. To try to find something7. To close (something)downg. To be doing something that you shouldn’tbe doing8. To get rid of (something) h. To be absent from your usual place (e.g. onholiday)Answers
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