Topic 11: My life – Cuộc sống của tôi

Practice 31: Listen and fill in the blanks. Nghe và điền vào chỗ trống.

Alek Brosko from Warsaw
Hi! My names’ Alek Brosko. I come from Warsaw in Poland, but now I live and work in Bristol. I live with my wife, Bella and my six-year-old son, Danek. We have …………. ………………………. near the centre. I have my own ……………….. ……………….. business, but Im’ also a ballroom dancer – my wife is too. We both love ballroom dancing!
I’m Polish and my wife is ……………….., so in our home we speak three languages, Polish, Italian and English. We usually speak ……………….. because I don’t speak Italian very well! We eat a lot of Italian food and I like ……………….. ……………….. and… I love an English cup of tea. I don’t like ……………….., but all my English friends love it! I don’t like sports very much, but I love ……………….. – Danek and I are big Bristol Rovers fans. I want to be a famous dancer one day, with my wife, of course!

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Practice 32: Listen and fill in the blanks. Nghe và điền vào chỗ trống.

PARTY TIME
D = Daniel, T = Tam
D:
Hi there! Er, I think I know you? Oh – you’re Tam, is that right?
T: Hi! Yes I am, and you’re…er…oh yes – Daniel! Hello again, Daniel.
D: Hi! Good to see you again, Tam.
T: You too.
D: Now, I know you’re not English, but you speak English very well. Where do you come from?
T: Thank you. I’m from ……………………, from …………………… . And you, Daniel, where are you from? London?
D: No, I’m …………………… . I live in Boston. I don’t live in London, but I often come to London on business.
T: I’m here on business, too. I come to London two or three times a …………………… , but I also work in America, usually in New York.
D: Really? I know New York well. Do you like it there?
T: I do, I love working there – it’s an …………………… city. My company has offices all over the world so I often work in Berlin and …………………… , too.
D: What an interesting job! I don’t know Berlin or Paris. So, do you speak French and …………………… ?
T: I speak French but I don’t speak it very well.
D: I don’t know any foreign languages!
T: Oh dear!
D: This is a great party …and I don’t usually like parties. Great music! Do you like dancing, Tam?
T: I love parties and I love dancing!
D: Yeah, I like it too, but I don’t dance very well.
T: That doesn’t matter! Come on! I want to dance!

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