Unit 5 Big decisions 2 Who did what?
Listen to these three people talking about their experiences of some tough decisions.
Listen carefully and write down their decisions.
Speaker 1:It was total chaos.We had all our tings lying around all over the place,
makeing it impossible to get in or out of the house.
It took forever to get everything all boxed up and into the van.
We had to make five trips just to shift everything
-and then there was the unpacking!What a nightmare!
Speaker 2:It was a real weight off my shoulders.
Things had been bad for a while
and I'd just got to the point where I just couldn't stand it any more.
Every day there was hell,but then once I'd handed in my notice,
I felt free again,and the future suddenly looked a lot brighter.
Speaker 3:I had my last one and stubbed it out,
and then I felt really pleased with myself,
but a couple of hours later the craving really started
and I found myself absolutely dying for one.
I was so tempted during the lunchbreak,
but I managed to get through the whole day without one,
and after that it was plain sailing.
2 While you listen
Forty a day!
Just time for a quick smoke.Oh sorry,do you want one?
No,thanks.I gave up years ago.
Good for you!I've given up even trying to give up!Yeah,it's a nightmare,isn't it?
Tell me about it!I don't know how you managed it.
Well,it's funny,but it was my job that did it.
I mean,I'd been smoking for years,and you know it's destroying your lungs,don't you,
and I knew I wouldn't be able to become a fireman if I didn't give up.
So,what's becoming a fireman got to do with it?
Is it the fire risk or something?
No,it's just that I knew I'd have to pass a physical to get in,
and I wouldn't be able to do that if I was smoking forty a day.
Forty a day!Just as well you gave up!
So,how come you decided to become a fireman anyway?
Mm,I'd have to think about that.
I suppose it all goes back to when I got out of college.
I wanted to do something exciting and different,you know,
and a friend of my dad's was in the local fire brigade.
Oh,right.So,he helped you,did he?
Yes,he helped me get the job.I mean,
I knew I didn't want to spend my life sitting in an office pushing bits of paper round a desk
or stuck in front of a computer screen!
Yeah,I know exactly what you mean.I'm half-blind alrady!
So,why did you decide to move to London,then?
Was it for work or because of a relationship or what?
Well,it was mainly work,
but also because I was just really fed up with where I was living at the time.
It was down in Crawley,wasn't it?It's pretty quiet down there ,isn't it?
Quiet?Yeah,it's dead.There's absolutely nothing to do there.
So,was it the right decision,then?
What?Becoming a fireman?
No,no,moving to London,I mean. Oh yeah,definitely.
I love it.I don't think I could live anywhere else now.
No,it's the same of me.It gets you after a while,doesn't it?It's like a drug.
2 Jokes
1.How come you drive with your brakes on?
I want to be ready in case there's an accident!
2.How come you were born in New Zealand? wanted to be near my mum!
3.I wish I'd brought the piano with me.
How come? Because I left the plane tickests on it!
4.When I was a kid,I ran away from home.It took them six months to find me.
Six months!How come it took them so long?
They didn't look!