Unit 9 Last night 1 Lifestyle
Listen to four people talking about what they did last night.
When you have decided what they did,tick the correct number in the list.
1.I hate going there,but I'd run out of things to wear and,
to be honest,some of my clothes were a bit-well,
you know,so I thought I'd better have some clean shirts before work on Monday.
2.It's not something I normally do but I just felt like a bit of fresh air
and it was a nice summer's evening and quite a few shops were open so,
yes,it was really nice.
3.Not much really.I was quite tired when I got in from work,
so I just got myself something to eat and then wrote a couple of letters,
read a bit,watched a bit of TV and before I knew it,it was nearly midnight.
4.Sorry I couldn't ring you last night,
but Wednesdays are my evenings for Art History.
It's something I've always been interesting in,
so I thought I'd try this ten-week course that the university's running this autumn.
2 While you listen While you listen The Worst Disco in Town!
Hey,Rose,there's a letter for you.
Thanks.You must've got in late last night.
I didn't even hear you come in-and I went to bed after one.
I did,actually,I went and met some old friends from college that I hadn't seen for ages.
Oh,did you?That must've been nice.
Yes,we had a drink and chat and caught up with all the gossip.
You know what it's like. UH-huh.
Then we had something to eat and then another drink n
and then we ended up going on to this awful disco in town.
Oh,did you?Which one?Not Stardust.No,surely not Stardust?
I'm afraid it was,actually-and it was really terrible,
just full of kids and the music was so loud I could hardly hear myself think.
It was like being back at school all over again.
Kids of fourteen acting as if they were eighteen!
I could've told you that!
This boy came up to me-you know,bottle of beer in his hand,
acting all macho,an asked me to dance!
I bet hadn't even started shaving! And did you?
What?Dance with him?Of course I did!Then I told him I was thirty-five!
You're so cruel!
Well,I just figured it was better he found out sooner rather than later that I was old enough to be his mum!
I thought you were supposed to be there talking to old friends.
I was,but there was so much noise,you couldn't really have a proper conversation.
And then to top it all.I missed the last train home
and had to get a cab and didn't get in until three!
Didn't you?You must be feeling exhausted this morning,then.
Yeah,I could do with another hour or two in bed,that's for sure.
Anyway,what about you?How was your night?
Oh,it was OK.I just did a bit of shopping on my way home,
cooked myself some ramen noodles.
Cooked youself some what?
Ramen noodles,you know,just Japanese noodles. Oh,OK.
They're really quick and easy,and then I just did a bit of tidying-up,
you know,nothing amazing or anything,read for a bit,
watched a bit of telly-some film-you know the kind of thing that's on late on Channel 4.
Actually,I was so tired,I fell asleep in the middle of it!
Oh,don't!You're making me feel even more exhausted!
1 Responding with auxiliary verbs
Listen and practise saying the expressions in colour.
I met our odl English teacher on the train last night.
Oh,did you?How is she?
She's fine,she's working at aother school now,teaching younger kids.
Hey-great news!I've jsut passed my driving test!
Oh,have you?Congratulations.You msut be really pleased.
Yes,it's excellent.Now all I need is the money for car.
3 Making sure you understand
Listen and practise the dialogues above with a partner.
I surfed the net last night?
You did what last night?
Surfed the net-played around on the Internet.
I went on holiday to Phuket last year.
You went where?
Phuket.It's a beach resort in Thailand.
6 Linking ideas
Listen,then say all these sentences,making sure you stress so.
1.It was so cold,my hands felt like they were going to fall off.
2.I was so exhausted,I just went straight to bed as soon as I got in.
3.I was so hungry,I could've carried on eating all night!