Read and match the conversation with the places.at a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boatA: Wonderful, arent they?B: ErIm sorry?A: The cliffs.B: Oh, yes, they are.A: Been here before?B: Pardon?A: Soyou wrote in your application form that youre interested in mountains.B: Yes.A: Have you ever climbed a mountain?B: No.A: Have you ever read any books about mountain-climbing?B: No.at a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boatat a summer school; during a job interview; in a business meeting; on a boatA: When did you arrive?B: Yesterday.A: Nice journey?B: Very nice.A: Did the immigration people ask to see your visa?B: I didnt need to get a visa.A: Really? Why not?B: Because I was born here.A: Oh yes, of course!Answer the questions about the conversations.1. Do you think the conversations are between people who know each other? Give reasons for your answers.No, they arent. In Conversation 1 “Been here before?” indicates they are strangers. The second is an interview between strangers. In the third conversation Speaker A obviously knows something about Speaker B(last utterance), but probably doesnt know him.2. Which of the conversations would you call small talk?3. What do you think about the answers in the interview?A. The answers show that the interviewee is interested in the job.B. The answers are too short.C. The answers are impolite.Listen to the whole of the first conversation and answer the questions.Do the people both speak English as a first language? No, they dont.Why did the woman have problems understanding what the man was saying?She needed to get used to his voice.How did the man help her to understand him better?He spoke slowly and repeated things.M: Wonderful, arent they?F: ErIm sorry?M: The cliffs.F: Oh, yes, they are. M: Been here before?F: Pardon?M: I said: Have you been to England before?F: Sorry, I couldnt hear what you said. No, this is my first vist.M: You must be very excited.F: Yes, I am. Very excited.M: Staying long?F: Im really sorry. I didnt catch what you said.M: Sorry, my fault. I said: Are you going to stay in England for a long time? F: Oh. No. Just three weeks.M: Language course?F: Yes. M: Going anywhere nice?F: Im going to study in Oxford.M: Oxford?F: Yes.M: Lovely place. Go there a lot.F: Sorry? Could you repeat what you said?M: I go there a lot.F: Oh. M: Well, have a good time.F: Thank you. Erexcuse me?M: Yes?F: You neednt have spoken so slowly. I just needed a few seconds to get used to your voice.M: Oh. F: So it wouldnt have been a problem.Choose the correct endings to the lines from the conversation.Sorry, I couldnt _.A. hear what you saidB. understand what you saidI didnt _.A. like what you saidB. catch what you saidCould you _?A. repeat what you saidB. explain what you saidYou neednt have _.A. spoken to meB. spoken so slowlyI just needed a few seconds _.A. to get used to your voiceB. to understand your voice