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Audio file 6
1. Could you send me some coffee?
2. I`d like 50 lamb kebabs, please.
3. Can we have 40 bottles of water, please?
4. Would you like some bread?
5. We`d like some chicken salads, please.
Audio file 7
Kate, Rebecca, Helen
K
: Hello and welcome to this week's 6 Minute English where and I'm joined again
by Rebecca. Hi Rebecca. Well, when it comes to subject of money and shopping
most of us have been tightening our belts
over the last year or so. This is a phrase
that means that we’ve been trying to spend less money than before.
R
: Yes, but unfortunately many people have found this very difficult for various
reasons and find themselves buying more than they can afford on a regular basis. In
today's programme, we're going to try to understand why we spend money, our
emotional response to it and the first step in how to control it.
K
: So, how about you Rebecca – do your emotions control your finances or are
you quite restrained in your spending?
R:
Well, I'm quite good with money usually. But sometimes I do like buying a
new pair of shoes to make me feel better when I'm a bit down or depressed.
K:
Shopping can be a great way of forgetting our troubles. This is something
which is sometimes called retail therapy
– shopping to make ourselves feel better.
This is great when we have the money to spend freely but what happens when our
spending gets out of control?
R
: Well, we develop a debt culture
.
This is when people live off credit. They
spend money they don’t actually have by using credit cards and borrowing from the
bank. Of course when people don’t have the ability to pay the money back then it
can cause real problems.
K:
Yes, sometimes people who spend a lot of money on things they don’t really
need or can't afford are called shopaholics – these are people who are compulsive
shoppers and simply can't stop themselves buying things
K
: Now we're going to here from a real shopaholic. She's called Helen Macnallan
and when she lost her job, she found that her spending got out of control. Let’s
listen to the type of things she bought:
H:
At first I would buy expensive suits because I was desperate to get back to
work. Then it went on to antique furniture for our house… that didn’t even fit in the
house and that was 25,000 in a day. Then I bought diamond earrings which were
10,000. It was money we didn’t have. I feel sick thinking about it now but at the
time I didn't realise why I was doing it.
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R
: Goodness – she said she bought expensive suits, antique furniture (that didn't
fit into her house) and diamond earrings!!! And she said she didn't realize why she
was doing it.
Audio file 8
Teacher:
Are you ready to give your talk, Nicolas?
Nicolas:
Of course. Good afternoon everybody. In this short talk, I`d like to tell
you about my favourite store – Harrods, the huge department store in London. The
building is beautiful, especially at night, when there are hundreds of lights outside.
It is open every day of the week, including Sundays. There are seven floors, I think.
You can find everything in Harrods: clothes, watches, books and DVDs, children`s
toys, things for your home and sports equipment. You can even buy a famous green
Harrods shopping bag. And Harrods can order anything you want! It is famous for
its fantastic food halls, and there are about 25 cafes and restaurants. One of the
most interesting things is that there is even a doctor in the store – as well as a bank.
To finish, I think Harrods is the best department store in the world! That`s all.
Thank you.
Audio file 9
Interviewer, Martin, Simon, Vicky
Dialogue 1
I:
What was your score?
M:
I got 36, but my flatmate, Richard, only got 25.
I:
Right, and what are you going to do? What changes are you going to make?
M:
Well, I'm going to have showers in the future, no more lovely hot baths for me.
Richard is going to make more changes.
I:
Oh yes, what's he going to do?
M:
Well, he's going to recycle things, like paper and glass. At the moment he
doesn't recycle anything, which is terrible. Also, he's going to turn things off,
especially his CD player as he always leaves that on standby. Oh, and he's going to
cover his saucepans when he's cooking - but that isn't very often!
Dialogue 2
I:
What was your family's score?
S:
Yes, well, we got 40, but we're going to make some big changes anyway.
I:
Oh yes, such as?
S:
Well, we're going to buy a solar panel and some low-energy light bulbs. We
think that the solar panel will be a great idea for us because we'll save money. The
children are young, so they can't do a lot, but they're going to recycle their paper -
they do a lot of pictures and drawings. We aren't going to have showers because we
haven't got a shower at the moment - only a bath.
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Dialogue 3
I:
What was your score?
V:
Oh, it was very good, I got 35.
I:
I see, and what are you going to do to go greener?
V:
Oh, I'm too old to change a lot. I'm not going to do anything new. I recycle
everything, I turn everything off. What more can I do? Solar panels are very
expensive.
I:
Why don't you buy green electricity?
V:
Oh, I'm not sure, is that easy to do? Yes, it is now. We can find a company for
you and you don't need to change anything in your house. That sounds a good idea.
Let me think about it.
Audio file 10
Robert, Sheila, Grace, Brian, Henry, Kate
R:
OK, so that's the expert's view, let's see what you, the public think. Now,
what's your name?
S:
Sheila.
R:
OK, Sheila, are you a mother?
S:
Yes, I am. I've got two young girls.
R:
Great, so what do you think?
S:
Personally, I think mothers should stay at home. I look after my kids and I
think that's best for them and for me.
R:
In what way?
S:
Well, you know, kids should be with their mother, they need my love and,
well, I know what they like and what they don't like. You know it's natural.
R:
OK, does anyone disagree? Yes, you what's your opinion?
G:
Well, I understand her opinion, but sometimes mothers have no choice. They
have to work. Surely, it's better for the family to have money to buy food and stuff.
I mean, what's the point of staying at home with your kids if you can't put food on
the table? We're not all in happy families with two parents, are we?
R:
Indeed. What do you say to that, Sheila?
S:
Well, that's a good point, but I think some mothers work because they want to,
not because they need to. They prefer to work rather than look after their children,
and I think that's wrong, I really do.
R:
OK. Does anyone else have anything to say on this?
B:
Er, I do, Robert.
R:
Yes?
B:
I agree with Sheila. I know loads of mothers who work just because they like
to have a job, not because they need to. And that's a real pity, because they're
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missing out on the best time in their children's lives. You can work anytime, but
you are only young once.
R:
OK, well while we're on the subject of children, let's look at another question.
Basically, should we limit the amount of TV young kids watch? Are they watching
too much TV these days? What's your name and what's your opinion?
H:
Hi, I'm Henry and I'm a dad.
R:
OK, then Henry, what's your view?
H:
Well, what I think is that they shouldn't watch any TV.
R:
What, none at all?
H:
None at all. I never watches TV when I was a kid, and I don't think my kids
need to watch it now, especially when they're young.
R:
Right, wee, I'm sure many people will disagree with you. Let's see. Yes,
madam, yes, you in the red dress.
K:
Well, personally, I completely disagree. TV is part of the modern world, like
computers and phones. We can't hide TV from our kids. I think it's better if
they know that TV is a normal thing, as normal as having dinner, or whatever.
R:
Henry?
H:
Well, that's an interesting idea, but TV is different to phones, and having
dinner. The kids just sit there, like vegetables. It's not good for them, not good at
all.
K:
Why not just control how much they watch? You know, have a maximum of
two hours a day or something.
H:
Well, I know we won't agree, but the best control is to sell your TV. If you do
that, they'll do something else.
S:
That's just silly.
H:
You're the one that's silly.
R:
OK, OK, calm down everyone. Let's take a break now, and after the ads we'll
look at the role of the father in the family.
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