Lesson 4. HWUpI. Nothing but the truth.

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T 4.1

1 Oh dear! It’s not that I dislike him, I just don’t love him. How can I tell him 1 don’t want to marry him without hurting his feelings? Trouble is, I actually fancy his best friend!
2 There’s this group of lads you see - they’re always chasing me and I don’t think it’s for fun. But I can’t tell my mum and dad - if they find out, they'll go to the head teacher and complain and that would make everything much worse.
3 How do you tell someone when they look awful? That dress doesn't suit her at all. But I don’t know how to tell her. She obviously thinks she looks great in it.
4 Me and Emma are going clubbing, but I daren't tell my Dad - he’d kill me. I’ve got an important exam next week and I haven’t done a thing for it.
I haven’t a clue when I’ll be back.
5 I know I’m not really ill. But it’s a beautiful day and I don’t want to sit in a stuffy office all day.
I’m off to play golf. I never have days off usually.
6 I don’t care who it is. I had a late night and I feel really rough this morning. Tell them I’m in an important meeting and I don’t want be disturbed at the moment.

T 4.2

1 Who did she give it to?
2 What do you want to have a word about?
3 Who did you dance with?
4 What do you need it for?
5 Who did you get it from?
6 Who did you buy it for?
7 What are you thinking about?
8 Where do you want a lift to?

 T 4.4

1    A Don't you like ice-cream?

В No. I know it’s weird, but I never have done. Not even vanilla.

2    A Don’t you like learning English?

В No, actually, 1 don’t. I think it’s really difficult.

3    A Don’t you like your neighbours?

В Well, they’re all right, but they make a lot of noise.

4    A Haven’t you ever been abroad?

В Not really. 1 went to Scotland once, but that’s not really abroad, is it?

5    A Haven’t you got a TV at home?

В No. We must be the only people in the whole world without a telly.

6    A Isn’t it Tuesday today?

В Yeap. It follows on from Monday.

7    A Isn't this your pen?

В No, it isn’t, actually. Mine's blue. That’s black.

8    A Didn’t you go to the States last year?

В You bet. All down the east coast from Boston to Florida.

9    A Aren't you going to the races next weekend?

В Uh huh. And 1 bet I'll lose a fortune. Hey ho!

T 4.5

My mate Norman
Part one
My mate Norman’s a funny guy. He’s an insomniac, he’s dyslexic, and he’s an atheist. He’s single, unemployed, and lives all alone in a tiny one- roomed flat without even a pet for company. Also he’s vegetarian and teetotal. He’s -er pretty anti¬social, actually.
Part two
I went round to see him last Sunday. As I walked up the drive, his dog started barking. His wife answered the door, and she called for Norman to come downstairs and join us in the living room. He was in a bad mood because he'd overslept that morning and he’d been late for church. He also had a bit of an hangover, which he told me was the result of a wild party that they’d had at his house the night before. All his friends from his office were there. They’d had a barbecue in the garden with steaks and burgers. One of his favourite pastimes is doing crosswords, and while he was talking to me, he was doing one of those big puzzles from the newspaper.
‘So how are you, Norman?’ I asked him.
‘КО, mate, КО. How about you?’
Anyway, as I said, Norman’s an insomniac, dyslexic, atheist. So the joke is that he lies awake all night wondering about the existence of dog. Get it?

T 4.6
My most memorable lie
1 Andrew
Well, one lie I can remember from when 1 was younger was when, with a friend in the basement of my house, we were playing pool, 'cos we had a pool table down there, and decided to smoke our first cigarettes, these fantastic gold-filtered cigarettes, I remember - quite expensive - and halfway through the second or third cigarette, my dad came home, who was very anti-smoking, and we stubbed out our cigarettes and pushed them through a kind of grate underneath the window and he found them about a day later and he asked me if these, you know, if I knew what these cigarette stubs were all about, if I’d been smoking, and 1 completely denied all knowledge of these cigarettes and in fact pool, and the basement, and everything else.
2 Paul
I have one memory of regularly lying as a child and ironically it was to a priest, which sounds a bit alarming, but... erm ... 1 was brought up Catholic and from the age of seven you had to go to confession every week and confess your sins and when you’re that age,... erm ... first of all you’re not quite sure what a proper sin is, and also you just can’t remember, and every week you had to go in and, and tell the priest some sins that you’d committed, so of course it’s, it’s quite common that what you end up doing is just making things up ... erm ... you say, ‘I swore and I stole some biscuits from the pantry in the kitchen ...’ and bizarrely what you end up doing is lying to the priest so that you’ve got something to say in your confession.
3 Carolyn
I can think of a, a time recently when I had to tell a white lie which was... erm ... basically when a friend of mine got married. Erm ... it, they actually got married in America because his wife’s American, so I didn’t go to the wedding but they, they were showing me the photos and ... erm ... basically she looked absolutely awful she had a really horrible dress on that really did nothing for her figure and didn’t suit her at all and just looked much older than she really is and quite frumpy, but... erm ... yes obviously you can't say that when you see someone’s wedding pictures, so I said ‘that’s really pretty, you look really lovely’. 1 felt really horrible as a result.
4 Kiki
One lie 1 can remember telling was when I lost a necklace that my grandmother had made for me especially - it had a ‘K’ on it. And I know where I lost it, I lost it at a party because ... erm ... I was having a very good time and wasn’t taking care of it and I lied and told her it had been stolen in a robbery we had at our house. And to this day I’ve never told her what happened to it. But sometimes when she mentions things like ‘Ooh I should get you another one’,... er... it comes back to me.
5 Sean
The first lie I can really remember ... erm ... was - when I was at school. I must have been about five or six years old and I was in the playground and I was just about to get into a fight and... erm ... the only way I could think of defending myself was to say ... erm ... ‘You can’t hit me, I go to judo lessons’. Erm ... and I don’t know where it came from, I’d never done 

judo in my life and ... erm ... I wasn’t even sure what judo was, but people left me alone... erm ... because they thought 1 did judo. Erm ... but then people started to take an interest, they asked me where I went, and when the lessons were, how much they cost, and ... erm ... eventually somebody’s mother rang my mother to get details of, of these judo lessons, which was when I had to admit that it was all, it was all a lie and ... erm ... it was a bit embarrassing really.
6 Kate
I do remember... erm ... possibly the first time I, I told a lie as a child because it had some rather unpleasant consequences ... erm ... this happened when I was about... er... maybe four or five years old, and I had been ... erm ... playing with the dressing-up box that we had in our children’s playroom, which was an enormous box full of wonderful... erm ... clothes, and you could be a princess, you could be a soldier, you could be whatever, whatever you found in the dressing up box. And I was playing with our pet cat, and 1 put him in the box, and I left him there, and I shut the lid for hours and hours and hours and - 1 was four or five, 1 forgot about him - and I went off and did something else and didn’t think any more of it, and when my mother asked after the cat,... erm ... struck with horror, I lied and, and said that I hadn’t seen him, and 1 hadn’t played with him, and I probably said 'and 1 didn’t put him in the dressing-up box’ because my mother went and found him, and I do remember telling this lie because I was spanked for it.

T 4.7
1 A Gary’s a really successful businessman.
В Yeah, but he’s a complete failure as a family man. He never sees his children.
2 A My grandad’s so generous he gives me £20
every time I see him.
В Lucky you! My grandad’s famous for his meanness. A fiver every birthday, if he remembers.
3 A Well, Henry, I’m pleased there’s been some
improvement in your behaviour this term ... but sadly your work has got worse.
В Didn’t I do OK in the test then?
4 A You’re not going bungee-jumping! It sounds
really dangerous.
В No, honestly, it’s safe enough as long as you're careful.
5 A Our teacher is always criticizing us. I feel
useless.
В I know - it’s not fair, he should give us more encouragement if he wants us to work hard.

T 4.8

1 A What a boring party!

В You’re right, it wasn’t exactly an exciting evening.
2 A I don’t know about you, but I thought the
holiday was awful.
В Well, it wasn’t the most fun I’ve had.
3 A I can’t believe how mean lane is!
В Mmrnm, 1 suppose she’s not famous for her generosity.
4 A That was one helluva difficult exam! 1 couldn’t
do a thing.
В Too right, I’ve seen easier papers.

T 4.9
1 I’m sorry to bother you, but could you possibly change a ten-pound note?
Have you got change for a ten-pound note?
2 Where’s the station?
Could you tell me where the station is, please?
3 A This is a present for you.
В For me! Oh, how kind! You shouldn’t have, really. Thank you so much.
С This is a present for you.
D Thanks.

4 A Can you come to a party on Saturday?
В No, I can’t.
С Can you come to a party on Saturday?
D Oh, what a pity! I’m already going out, I’m afraid.
С Oh well, never mind!
D But, thanks for the invitation anyway.
5 A Excuse me! Do you mind if I sit down here?
В No, not at all.
С Is anyone sitting here?
D No.
6 A Can you give me a hand? I need to carry this box upstairs.

В OK, if you like.
С I wonder if I could possibly ask you a favour?
Would you mind helping me with this box?
D No, not at all.

T 4.11

1 A Do you think you could give me a lift to the station?
  В I’m terribly sorry, I can’t. I have to be at work by 8.30. I’ll order you a taxi, though.
2 A Could you possibly help me find my glasses? I can’t find them anywhere.
  В Sorry! I’m afraid I have to dash or I’ll miss the bus. I'm hopeless at finding things anyway.
3 A Hi! Listen, would you like to come round for a meal tomorrow evening? I’m cooking Chinese.

  В Oh, I’d love to, but I’m afraid I’m already going out.
  A Oh, what a shame! Another time perhaps.
4 A Would you mind lending me your dictionary? В I would if I could but I’m afraid I forgot to bring it with me today. Sorry.
5 A Hi, it’s Susan here. Could I ask you a big favour? I wonder if you could look after my dog next week? I’m going on holiday.
  В I’m terribly sorry, Susan, but I can’t. I’d love to have Molly, you know I adore dogs, but I’m going away myself for a few days.
6 A Do you happen to know where the toilet is?
  В Sorry. I'm afraid I’ve no idea. Ask the guy serving drinks, he’ll know.
7 A Would you like me to help you with this exercise? I think 1 know the answers.
  В That’s really kind of you but I want to try and work it out for myself. Thanks anyway.
8 A Excuse me. Would you mind not whistling?
  В I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was.
  A That’s OK.

T 4.12
A = Anna, В = Ben, H = Henry
В Kim! Hello! Great to see you. Come on in. Let me take your coat. Kim Thanks very much. Oh, these are for you.
A What lovely flowers! How kind of you! Thank you so much. Now, I don’t think you know Henry? Let me introduce you. Henry, this is Kim.
H Hello, Kim. Nice to meet you. I’ve heard a lot about you.
Kim Oh, I hope it was all good!
H Where exactly are you from, Kim?
Kim Well, I’m Canadian. I was born in Saskatoon but I’ve been working in the US for the last couple of years.
H That’s interesting. And what are you doing in London?
Kim Work, I’m sorry to say. Actually, I’m on my way to Amsterdam for a conference, and I thought I’d stop over in London to see Anna and Ben. We used to work together in New York.
H And how do you find London, Kim? Is it like home, or is it very different?
Kim Well, it’s very different from Saskatoon and New York! I know London quite well, actually,
I always love it here.
В Now, Kim. What would you like to drink?
Kim Oh, could I have a beer? No, sorry, I’ll have a glass of red wine, if that’s OK.
В Right. I'll just get that for you.
Kim Thanks.
A Right, everybody. Dinner’s ready. Come and sit down. Kim, can you sit next to Henry?
Kim Yes, of course.
В Has everyone got a drink? Cheers, everybody!
Kim Cheers! It’s great to be here.
A Kim, help yourself. Would you like some Parmesan parsnips?
Kim Parmesan parsnips? I don’t think I’ve ever had them. What are they?
A Well, they’re parsnips coated in Parmesan cheese and roasted? Would you like to try some?
Kim Well, I’d love to but I’d better not - cheese doesn’t always agree with me.
В Another glass of wine, perhaps?
Kim No, I’m alright, thanks very much. But d’you think I could have a glass of water?
В Yes, of course. Sparkling or still?
Kim Just tap water would be fine. That’s great Thanks a lot.
A Well, bon appctit everyone!