Unit 1 Traces of the past Listening to the world Sharing Scripts H = Hina; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc. Part 1 H: I have a busy social life. I go out most nights after work with friends. Last night, I went out for a meal with an old friend from university it was really good to see her. Tell me about your social life. Do you go out a lot? Part 2 M1: I do go out quite a lot, yeah. I . I like to go out to bars and I quite like going to friends houses and having dinner and things like that. W1: I like to go to the cinema and um, I think the last movie I saw was The Hangover it was very funny. And . and I like to go to the theater also. W2: No, we dont go out a lot um, possibly weekends. We go out for meals or something. M2: Not too regularly. Weekends. I play golf um, socialize afterwards. W3: During the day we do. Er, in the evening, no, no. No, we dont. W4: My friends and I like to go out quite a lot. We go clubbing; we go to discos. W5: Yes, I go out sometimes in the village. Er, we live in a small village, so a lot of our social life is in the village, so we go out to friends houses, go to parties, go to the pub. W6: Um, not so much but I like it a lot. I like to go to the theater, to the cinema, meet friends, eat out. W7: Sometimes I go out for a . for a couple of drinks with some good friends, but . um, not very often. A couple of times a month maybe. Part 3 H: Did you go out last night? W4: We went to this club in Piccadilly Circus and we danced all night. We had a few drinks, but then mostly dancing. And there was (were) a few guys there and they were really cute and we, like, talked to them. W5: We had dinner in an Italian restaurant by Tower Bridge and it was lovely. We had a lovely evening of just looking at the the river and enjoying the view and enjoying lots of fun with the family. W6: Well, I went to the cinema seeing the last Harry Potter film ah, which I enjoyed a lot. And afterwards I met some friends for a for a drink in town. M2: We went to see, er, Mamma Mia! At the Prince of Wales Theater, and it was excellent. W2: We went to the theater. We saw a play by Tom Stoppard called Arcadia, which was extremely interesting and we enjoyed it very much. Afterwards, we went with friends for a meal. We had a Spanish “tapas” type meal, which was extremely enjoyable. W1: Um, last night I went to, um, Westfield Shopping Center, which is in the west of London and I enjoyed a delicious meal there. M1: Last night I went to a friend of mines house which is in south London and um, we went out and went to a fish and chip shop, bought some fish and chips and went home and had that with a beer in front of the television. Listening Scripts I = Interviewer; B = Baruti I: Thank you for coming on the show, Baruti. We are all very interested to know more about your work. But, first of all, lets start from the beginning. Um, where were you born? B: I was born in Johannesburg in 1962. I: Can I ask you about your childhood? B: Yes, of course. I was the fourth child in a very big family there were 11 of us. My father was a teacher and my mother cleaned houses for rich people. I: Did you go to school? B: Yes, I did. Education was very important to my parents. I: When did you decide to work with poor children? B: When I was in school, one of my friends lost his parents. He had no family um no living grandparents, so he moved to a house for orphans. I visited him and when I saw his life there, I decided to work with orphans. I: When did you open your orphanage? B: We opened it in 1996. I: We? B: Yes, my wife and I. We got married in 1990. I: And whos your hero? B: Im glad you asked that its Mother Teresa. I often think about her words: “I can do no great things, only small things with great love.” I: Thats very interesting. I have one more question: Whats your favorite book? B: Let me think about that. I like many books, but Long Walk to Freedom is one of my favorites. Its the story of Nelson Mandelas life in his own words. I: That sounds interesting. Thank you. OK now, its time to ask the audience for questions. Are there any questions for Baruti? Yes, you at the back Viewing Scripts Carlos Acosta is one of the greatest living ballet dancers. He was the first black principal dancer at Covent Garden in London. He is famous around the world and in his home country of Cuba he is a national hero. Carlos now travels the world but always sees Cuba as his home. All his family are still there. In Cuba he isnt a foreigner. He says that in Cuba a child learns to dance first and then to speak. He talks about the heat and the sea, about dance and music and happiness. “Cuba is always going to be my home. In my heart, thats the only country, you know, and because thats where all my relatives are, my memories, you know, and this is the o