Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

2

Dave

Um. I don’t believe we’ve met. I’m, Dave, your 

new neighbour.

Megan

Yes, I know. I’m Megan. 

Dave

Which flat are you in?

Megan

I’m in 4A with my husband, Alex.

Dave

Right. In my case, it’s just me and my dog, 

Sammy. 

Megan

Ah, yes. The dog.

Dave

What’s wrong? Sammy hasn’t been bothering 

you, has he?

Megan

I’m afraid he has. He barks incessantly all day. 

He really is quite a nuisance.

Dave

Well, there isn’t much I can do about that, I’m 

afraid. I have to go to work.

Megan

Of course you do, but listen to him now! The 

doors haven’t opened yet, and you can hear 

him already. You have to do something about it.

3

A resident of a quiet Scottish village has been ordered to cut

back her 13-metre-high garden hedge after a dispute that 

has lasted for over thirty years. Catriona MacGregor of 

Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire, stopped cutting back the hedge 

around ten years after it was planted, and since then it has 

grown out of control. Neighbours complained that the hedge 

prevented sunlight from reaching their houses, with one 

neighbour having to keep the lights on all day. Miss 

MacGregor has until October to cut the hedge to a 

reasonable height – between two and three metres, 

according to the judge’s ruling. If she refuses to comply with 

the order, Stirling Council will go onto her property, cut back 

the hedge and issue Miss MacGregor with the bill.

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Unit 3

1.13 Lesson 3A, Exercises 5 and 6

Speaker 1

I’m not bothered about what we do. I’m not particularly 

interested in that film, but I don’t feel like going to the 

theatre. I’ll let you decide, because I don’t really mind. If we 

decide to go to the theatre, we’ll have to buy the tickets 

soon – although, to be honest, I wasn’t expecting you to 

show any interest in going to a musical.

Speaker 2

I really don’t know what I have to do. I’ve tried pressing this 

button and nothing happens … but that’s what it says I have 

to do in the manual. To be honest, I think that if I press it too

much, I’ll break it. Really, I’m useless with technology and I 

don’t know how anything works!

Speaker 3

What?! You’re joking! No … I can’t believe he did that! … 

I know! I would never have thought David was capable of 

doing such a thing! He seems to think that by making people

frightened of him, he’ll be able to get what he wants. He 

doesn’t realise that if he continues like this, he’ll end up with 

no friends at all.

Speaker 4

Well, Kate, you didn’t work hard enough, did you? If you 

don’t put the work in, you won’t get good results. I have to 

say, I’m disappointed with you. You are an intelligent girl. If 

you get more involved in your work and pay more attention, 

you will do well. If you don’t, you won’t. It’s as simple as that!

1.14 Lesson 3C, Exercise 2