Video 01

 

I: What’s your name?

SO: My name is Sofia.

LU: My name is Luciano.

R: My name is Ronaldo.

SA: My name is Sara.

T: My name is Tomomi.

M: My name is Mario.

LA: My name is Larissa.

I: Where are you from?

SO: I’m from Paterna near Valencia in Spain.

LU: I’m from Neuquén in Patagonia in Argentina.

R: I’m from Sao Paulo in Brazil.

SA: I’m from Tehran in Iran.

T: I’m from Kawasaki near Tokyo in Japan.

M: I’m from Siena near Florence in Italy.

LA: I’m from Petropolis near Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

I: What’s your favourite food?

LA: My favourite food is pasta.

R: My favourite food is steak.

SO: Paella.

M: My favourite food is pizza.

T: Well, my favourite food is sushi.

     

I: What’s your favourite drink?

SA: My favourite drink is orange juice.

R: Wine. M: Coke.

T: My favourite drink is green tea.

LA: Water.

SO: Coke.

LU: My favourite drink is beer.

I: What’s your favourite sport?

SA: My favourite sport is swimming.

R: My favourite sport is football.

M: Football.

SO: Er, my favourite sport is hockey.

LA: Volleyball.

LU: My favourite sport is basketball.

 

I: Who’s your favourite singer?

SA: My favourite singer is Justin Timberlake.

T: Alicia Keys.

LA: Robbie Williams.

SO: My favourite singer is Michael Bublé.

LU: My favourite singer is Barry White.

I: Who’s your favourite actor?

LA: My favourite actor is Brad Pitt.

R: Pierce Brosnan.

SA: Clint Eastwood.

T: Matt Damon.

M: My favourite actor is Robert de Niro.

SO: Tom Cruise.

 

I: What’s your favourite film?

SA: My favourite film is Million Dollar Baby.

R: Star Wars.

M: My favourite film is The Lord of the Rings.

T: Ocean’s Twelve.

LA: My favourite film is Just Like Heaven.

SO: Spiderman.

I: What’s your favourite city?

SA: My favourite city is Tehran.

R: Rome.

SO: New York.

LA: My favourite city is Rio de Janeiro.

T: Oxford.

M: My favourite city is Buenos Aires.

   

Video 02

 

N: This is Martine and Jamie. Martine really likes shopping. But Jamie doesn’t like shopping. Martine buys a jacket, a skirt and two pairs of jeans. Jamie buys a T-shirt.

   

M: I really like shopping. I love buying clothes. I go shopping every weekend.

J: I don’t like shopping. I really don’t like buying clothes. I like playing football and going to the pub at the weekend.

M: Really?

J: Yes.

 

N: Martine takes Jamie to seven more shops. She tries on twelve pairs of shoes but doesn’t like them. She buys a card for her sister, some chocolates and some flowers. Jamie is not having a good time. Then Jamie finds a shop he likes.

M: Jamie, you have five guitars!

J: Yeah?

   

Video 03

 

N: This is Primrose Hill. It’s a very pretty park in north London. From the top of Primrose Hill you can see fantastic views of the city. It’s easy to see famous landmarks like St Paul’s Cathedral, the BT Tower and the London Eye. Surrounding Primrose Hill are many large, elegant houses and quiet, leafy roads. Rose Medley lives in the area with her twin sister, Meg. They were born in this house, and they still live here today. Rose has an interesting life. She’s an artist. Rose and Meg get up at about nine o’clock. They always have breakfast together – but it can be a bit difficult. Rose loves traditional fried English breakfasts with sausages, egg and bacon. Meg prefers healthy food, such as cereal and fruit. When Rose is busy, she sometimes works for up to ten hours every day.

I: Rose, what kind of work do you usually do?

R: My work varies widely from portraits of people, murals in houses and bars, and sign writing. At the moment I’m working on a piece for the pub sign for my local pub in Belsize Park. This huge sketch is a sketch for a painting by Salvador Dali that hangs in a tapas bar in Jericho in Oxford. This is my first portrait I ever did, from a photograph taken in Crete of me and my boyfriend in 1999. This is a drawing of a lion, simply because I love lions and I’m a Leo. This is a portrait I did of my mum’s boyfriend David for his 60th birthday. This is a little girl called Laila, who’s about a year old at this point. She’s from Barcelona in Spain. This is the mural I did in my own house for practice. It was very difficult but I’m very pleased with it.

N: When she needs a break from her work, Rose often plays in the garden with her dog, Bray. Bray’s very lively and he enjoys running around.

R: Come here! You’re a good boy, yes you are.

N: And every weekday Rose meets a friend’s son at school and takes him home. She does this to help her friend, who is often busy at work. Although she loves London, Rose also enjoys exploring nearby towns and cities. She especially likes Oxford, which is quite near to London. She goes there to look at the buildings and enjoy the historic atmosphere. If she has time, she goes window shopping. The shops in Oxford give her ideas for her artwork. In the evening, Rose and Meg normally eat together. It’s a relaxing way to end the day. They usually eat in front of the TV. They love watching soap operas.