LessonLesson 1 1ThisThis IsIs YourYour LifeLife isis oneone ofof thethe mostmost popularpopular programmesprogrammes onon BritishBritish andand AmericanAmerican television.television. EveryEvery weekweek a a famousfamous personperson isis invitedinvited toto a a televisiontelevision studio,studio, withoutwithout knowingknowing thatthat hehe oror sheshe willwill bebe thethe subjectsubject ofof thethe programme.programme. TheThe comprecompre meetsmeets thethe personperson outsideoutside thethe studiostudio andand sayssays ThisThis isis youryour life!life! TheThe personperson thenthen meetsmeets friendsfriends andand relativesrelatives fromfrom hishis oror herher pastpast andand present.present. StudioStudio 4 4 isis wherewhere thethe programmeprogramme isis recorded.recorded. TheThe programmeprogramme beginsbegins atat eighteight oclock.oclock. ItsIts 6:456:45 nownow andand thethe directordirector isis checkingchecking thethe preparationspreparations withwith hishis newnew productionproduction assistantassistant (PA).(PA). TheThe subjectsubject ofof tonightstonights showshow willwill bebe anan actor,actor, JasonJason Douglas.Douglas. TheThe compre,compre, asas usual,usual, willwill bebe TerryTerry Donovan.Donovan. Director:Director: LetsLets justjust checkcheck thethe arrangements.arrangements. WereWere bringingbringing JasonJason DouglasDouglas herehere inin a a studiostudio carcarhehe thinksthinks heshes comingcoming toto a a discussiondiscussion programme!programme! TheThe driverdriver hashas beenbeen toldtold toto arrivearrive atat exactlyexactly 7:55.7:55. Now,Now, thethe programmeprogramme beginsbegins atat eighteight oclock.oclock. AtAt thatthat timetime JasonJason willwill bebe walkingwalking toto thethe studio.studio. TerryTerry DonovanDonovan willwill startstart hishis introductionintroduction atat 8:01,8:01, andand JasonJason willwill arrivearrive atat 8:02.8:02. TerryTerry willwill meetmeet himhim atat thethe studiostudio entranceentrance . CameraCamera 4 4 willwill bebe there.there. ThenThen hellhell taketake himhim toto thatthat seat.seat. ItllItll bebe onon CameraCamera 3.3. JasonJason willwill bebe sittingsitting therethere duringduring thethe wholewhole programme.programme. ForFor mostmost ofof thethe showshow TerryTerry willwill bebe standingstanding inin thethe middle,middle, andand hellhell bebe onon CameraCamera 2.2. TheThe guestsguests willwill comecome throughthrough thatthat door,door, talktalk toto TerryTerry andand JasonJason . andand thenthen sitsit overover there.there. Director:Director: Now,Now, isis thatthat allall clear?clear? PA:PA: YesYes . therestheres justjust oneone thing.thing. Director:Director: Well,Well, whatwhat isis it?it? PA:PA: WhosWhos goinggoing toto looklook afterafter thethe guestsguests duringduring thethe show?show? Director:Director: PaulinePauline is.is. PA:PA: AndAnd wherewhere willwill theythey bebe waitingwaiting duringduring thethe show?show? Director:Director: InIn RoomRoom 401,401, asas usual.usual. PaulinePauline willwill bebe waitingwaiting withwith them,them, andand shellshell bebe watchingwatching thethe showshow onon thethe monitor.monitor. ShellShell telltell themthem twotwo minutesminutes beforebefore theythey enter.enter. PA:PA: I I thinkthink thatsthats everything.everything. Terry:Terry: GoodGood eveningevening andand welcomewelcome toto ThisThis isis YourYour Life.Life. ThisThis isis TerryTerry DonovanDonovan speaking.speaking. WereWere waitingwaiting forfor thethe subjectsubject ofof tonightstonights programme.programme. HesHes oneone ofof thethe worldsworlds leadingleading actors,actors, andand hehe thinksthinks heshes comingcoming herehere toto taketake partpart inin a a discussiondiscussion programmeprogramme . I I cancan hearhear himhim nownow . yes,yes, herehere hehe is!is! JasonJason DouglasDouglas . ThisThis isis youryour life!life! Jason:Jason: Oh,Oh, nono . I I dontdont believebelieve it!it! NotNot meme . Terry:Terry: Yes,Yes, you!you! NowNow comecome overover herehere andand sitsit down.down. Jason,Jason, youyou werewere bornborn atat numbernumber 2828 BalaclavaBalaclava StreetStreet inin EastEast Ham,Ham, LondonLondon onon JulyJuly 2nd,2nd, 1947.1947. YouYou werewere oneone ofof sixsix children,children, andand youryour fatherfather waswas a a taxitaxi driver.driver. OfOf course,course, youryour namename waswas thenthen GrahamGraham Smith.Smith. Te