3 Daily routines
Straight Ahead Tapescript - Unit 3 Page 99 Ex. 16
“Well, I’m not really a drinker you know. I’m 76 now, and I’ve got problems with my liver but I’m not really a drinker. I like my beer, just a couple of pints at lunch time and two or three in the evening. I always have a cup of tea in the morning. I like it with a drop of whisky, but I don’t touch alcohol in the afternoon. I sometimes have a gin and tonic when I go to my daughter’s, but that’s ‘cause (because) they don’t touch beer, you know, they drink wine. I don’t like wine. I never touch it. As I say, I’m not really a drinker.
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Ex. 17
Luke, you get the butter and cheese and don’t forget the strawberry yoghurt for the kids. Luke: O.K. Listen, where’s the milk? Ann: It’s over there, near the butter, but don’t get milk. We’ve got four liters at home. Luke: Oh, O.K. Ann, what vegetables do we need? Ann: We don’t need any, but we do need sausages for the barbecue this evening. You get the sausages and I’ll get the bread. Luke: O.K. But what about the wine? We don’t have any red at home, you know Terry and June only drink red. Ann: That’s right. O.K. Get three bottles. Don’t worry about the white. We’re O.K. for white.
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Ex. 26
First soldier - It’s T-R-E-N-T. - Your first name? - Eric. - What’s your rank? - I’m a Warrant Officer. - Right. Where are you from? - I’m from Philadelphia. - I mean, what country are you from? - Oh. The U.S. - Can you give me your permanent address, please? - Sure. It’s 14 Station Road, Philadelphia, PA. - Right. It’s ten fifteen. What time do you plan to check out? - At fourteen hundred hours, Ma’am. - O.K. Please report here again when you leave. Here is your security badge. Wear it at all times. - Will do. Thank you, Ma’am. - You’re welcome.
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Ann: