Hello and welcome to English today. My name is Louise and I will be your English teacher.

Now, with
this new multimedia course you really will learn the English language and youll have fun. Learning
English with English today is easy , just like watching television : now , in every DVD you will see
some programs led by our presenter Lucy Ross and Eric Brown about cinema , music ,sport , the
weather , travel , as well as cooking and the news just like the real TV network! And along with this
programs you can also enjoy a story thats life; which tell the adventures of five young flatmates.
Now , in each TV programs there will also be an English language lesson : well take you to
through a full immersion course , which will help you learn the language step by step , in an
enjoyable and stimulating way. A really innovative method where you are at the centre of the
learning process. So , are you ready to look at todays program?
Now , in this DVD youll see three episodes of our story thats life! and then two specials TV
programs. The first welcome to the team, the second , an interview about the famous star , George
Clooney. Then after , in the grammar section , well study the verb to be , question words , the
alphabet and possessive adjectives , ok ? well , enjoy your study and have fun ! bye.

Hello again! Now were going to watch our story Thats life! And this story is about five young
people from different countries, from Canada, from Australia, from England and from America. Now
they meet and become friends and all sorts of different situations develop over a period of time, and
they will use the language that we are going to learn here, in this live TV studio. This is where we are
going to do out lessons together. So lets go and join them now, in the first episode of Thats life!
And Ill see you later, bye!
Jack : Hello. Im Jack.
Anne : Hello! My names Anne.
Jack : Nice to meet you.
Anne : Its a pleasure.
Jack : So, this is the house Its really beautiful!
Anne : Yes, it is. But but its very difficult to keep clean
Jack : Sorry not a good start
Anne : Dont worry
Jack : Your accent is very clear. Where are you from?
Anne : Im from Oxford.
Jack : Wow! Oxford! 100% English!
Anne : 100% English! Yes and you are American, is that right?
Jack : Yes, but my family is from Italy, Bologna.

Anne : Oh! Italy is wonderful! My sister is in Italy at the moment
Jack : Where?
Anne : Shes in Rome, studying Italian painters. Shes really happy. Italians are so friendly.
- Oh Thats Alice She is also part of the family.
Jack : Oh, its nice to meet you Alice!
Alice : So this is Jack, the new flatmate.
Anne : Yes, and he is from
Alice: Nice to meet you, Jack Im from Sidney, in Australia, and you are a Capricorn!
Jack : Yes! Amazing! I come from America. Im from New York!
Alice : Wow, the Big Apple!
Jack : Yes Okay Ehm can I put my things in the bedroom?
Alice : Let me help you! Hey this is nice!
Jack : Im glad you like it. Its a Mexican hat! You look great!
Alice : And what is this?
Jack : Its an African mask!
Alice : Is it magic ?
Jack : yes , but look at thisa bottle of Italian wine. Do you like wine?


Did you see the first part of our story , Thats life! Was it difficult? Dont worry, its always
difficult at the beginning. Now, lets do our first lesson: The verb to be. Listen to me carefully: Im
Louise, Im English, Im from Cambridge, and Im your teacher. You youre my student, and youre
here to learn the English language and youre very intelligent, Im sure. He lets look he , he he is
my boyfriend. Hes Mexican, hes a jazz musician, and hes very good-looking. She she yes, she is
my puppy, shes Zukie , shes a Jack Russell Terrier , and shes lovely , Zukie she. Now, it yes its
a hat, its a big hat , its a Japanese hat. Ok? Now, we, were team, and were here to learn the
language together, and you, youre my students. They lets see they! They are theyre my CDs,
theyre music CDs and theyre very expensive!
Now, in every lesson that we do together, we will have a moment like now when I go in this
position , and we will work with a screen. Lets look at that. The screen. Now, this is a moment when
we focus on the grammar . So, all the things that I said then, had the verb to be. So, lets look at
the verb to be. Here we are!




Now, when we speak in English, we contract the form so that I am becomes Im',
you are becomes youre, he is becomes hes',she is shes, it is its, we are were,
You are youre, they are theyre.
Ok? So, theyre is quite a difficult pronunciation theyrethey are theyre.
Now, lets look at the sentences:
Im your teacher, youre my student,hes good-looking, shes a puppy, its a Japanese hat,
were a team, youre interested, and theyre very good.
Now, in our story Thats life! there were some phrases using the verb to be.
For example:
Anne said : Im Anne, Im from Oxford.
And then Alice said: Youre a Capricorn, youre American.
Other examples were:Hes from New York, shes really happy,its a Mexican hat, its an African
mask,its really beautiful, Italys wonderful,were flatmates, youre students,and theyre so friendly.
Ok?
Now, thats the verb to be. Be careful with the pronunciation youre,were, theyre.
Now, youre going to see the firs tepisode of Thats life! again, but this time listen very carefully
and see if you can recognise all the parts of the verb to be. Alright? And then Ill see you later,ok?
Bye!

I am - Im - Im your teacher

you are - youre - youre my student

he is - hes - hes good-looking

she is - shes - shes a puppy

it is - its - its a Japanese hat

we are - were - were a team

you are - youre - youre interested

they are - theyre - theyre very good


Jack : Hello. Im Jack.
Anne : Hello! My names Anne.
Jack : Nice to meet you.
Anne : Its a pleasure.
Jack : So, this is the house Its really beautiful!
Anne : Yes, it is. But but its very difficult to keep clean
Jack : Sorry not a good start
Anne : Dont worry
Jack : Your accent is very clear. Where are you from?
Anne : Im from Oxford.
Jack : Wow! Oxford! 100% English!
Anne : 100% English! Yes and you are American, is that right?
Jack : Yes, but my family is from Italy, Bologna.
Anne : Oh! Italy is wonderful! My sister is in Italy at the moment
Jack : Where?
Anne : Shes in Rome, studying Italian painters. Shes really happy. Italians are so friendly.
- Oh Thats Alice She is also part of the family.
Jack : Oh, its nice to meet you Alice!
Alice : So this is Jack, the new flatmate.
Anne : Yes, and he is from
Alice: Nice to meet you, Jack Im from Sidney, in Australia, and you are a Capricorn!
Jack : Yes! Amazing! I come from America. Im from New York!
Alice : Wow, the Big Apple!
Jack : Yes Okay Ehm can I put my things in the bedroom?
Alice : Let me help you! Hey this is nice!
Jack : Im glad you like it. Its a Mexican hat! You look great!
Alice : And what is this?

Jack : Its an African mask! But look at thisa bottle of Italian wine.
Do you like wine?

Hello again! Was that a bit easier? Yeah? Good! Now lets continue with our lesson about the verb
to be, but this time were going to study the negative form. So, listen to me again.

Im not English, Im Welsh. You know Wales? Wales? Scotland, England, Wales? Im Welsh. And Im
not a teacher,Im a singer. You know a singer?But dont worry. Dont worry. Now you arent fluent
in English,yet you arent fluent, but you will be. Now, he my boyfriend: He isnt rich, he isnt
famous, and he isnt tallbut hes still wonderful.she yes. She isnt a pedigree and she isnt very
obedient, but shes smashing. It well, this hat. It isnt very practical, isnt very practical, is it?
Now, we arent friends yet,but we will become friends. So we arent. They those they,
they arent English music. And they arent cheap. Ok?
So those are examples of the verb to be in the negative. And now its time to move
to our language screen, where we can study the grammar together. Now, like in the positive form,
we have a contraction in the negative.
Lets look at the negative!
I am not, you are not, he is not, she is not, it is not, we are not, you are not, they are not.
Now, to contract those when we speak we say: Im not English, you arent',
you see that? Arent' are not arent'difficult pronunciation you arent worried,
he isnt famous,she isnt obedient, it isnt comfortable,we arent relatives,you arent fluent,
and they arent cheap.
So, the difficult here is the pronunciation of are not, which is arent. Ok? Arent. Good!
So, thats the negative of the verb to be and now its time to go back to our story Thats life! .
And Ill see you soon. Bye!
Trio : Cheers!
Alice : Uhm This wine is very good!
Anne : Uhm Yes, its really good! Uhm by the way, you are very lucky. Look, its raining now.
Jack : Yes, I am lucky.
Anne : Uhm, thats my photo album there. The pictures of all my friends are in here.
Jack : Oh, thats interesting! Show me.

Anne : So, this is Mary. Shes from Ireland. Her mother and father are Greek.
Jack : Her parents are from Greece ?
Anne : Yes, they are Greek. Theyre from Athens.
Jack : Oh, and whos that?
Anne : Thats Alice!
Jack : No, thats not Alice
Alice : Yes, it is! After a party a Halloween party
Jack : Thats funny. And oh and who are they?
Anne : Thats Sharon and Peter, they live in the flat near here. Theyre good friends.
Jack : Shes very pretty
Hi again, and how are you? Now, in the last part of Thats life! Did you hear nationalities
and countries? Because thats what were studying now: Nationalities and countries. And to help me
do this, Im going to use my CDs. Lets have a look.
Now, Brazilian samba fantastic! This is from Brazil, the Brazilian samba! What about this
Spanish flamenco! This is Spanish flamenco from Spain. Next one: Irish folk music, very interesting
Irish folk music from Ireland. Next: Italian opera, from Italy. Cool American jazz from America. And
here we have French romantic music from France. And then, unusual Chinese music, unusual
Chinese music from China.
So, those were nationalities and countries. Lets now go to our language screen and look at
those words together.
Now, if you look, on the left you can see the countries and on the right you will see the
nationalities or the languages, because they are the adjectives. Alright? Lets look together. So,
Australia is the country, Australian is the nationality. Brazil is the country, Brazilian is the nationality
or language,
for example:
China, Chinese. England, English. France, French. Italy, Italian. Japan, Japanese. Portugal, Portuguese.
Spain, Spanish. Switzerland, Swiss. The United States, American.
Ok, so those are some of the more important countries and nationalities. Good! So weve
studied the verb to be, and countries and nationalities, and this is the end of our first lesson. But
come back for more, because this is the programme, the live programme where you can learn
English. See you soon. Bye!



Jack : Hello My names Jack. Im the new flatmate. Its nice to meet you.
Peter : Hello Jack! Im Peter Nash. And Sharon? Okay, and this is Sharon.
Sharon : Its a pleasure.
Jack : How are you, Sharon?
Sharon : Fine, thanks.
Anne : Oh, good, youre friends! But so guys Theres work in the kitchen for everyone
Alice : Please help me.
Peter : Sure.
Alice : Heres the form. Im not very good with computers.
Peter : Okay, let me see Yes, its simple What is your last name, Alice?
Alice : My last name is Dubois.
Peter : And where are you from ?
Alice : Im from Australia, but Im proud to have French blood!
Peter: Really?
Alice : Yes! My grandmother was from Avignon!
Peter : Fascinating And how do you spell your last name?
Alice : D-U-B-O-l-S.
Peter : Dubois, and the name is A-L-l-C-E. Okay. Whats your job?
Alice : Well actually Im a student, but I consider myself a painter
Peter : Yes, I know And whats your address?
Alice : The same as you! Forty-Five Trinity Lane!
Peter : Right! How old are you?
Alice : Im twenty-eight years old.
Peter : Are you married?
Alice : Well, Im on the market are you interested?
Peter : You know, Alice, I only love my music
Alice : And what about Sharon?


Did you see Sharons face? She was really surprised to see Jack, wasnt she? And did you
notice in that episode of Thats life! how Peter helped Alice with a job application form? And there
were a lot of questions that she needed to answer about her personal details, those are very
important questions. And now Id like to look at those with you on the screen, because we use them
very often. Alright? The first one is
Whats your first name? . Whats your first name?
Well, my first name is Louise, and you? Whats your first name?
Next:
Whats your surname? Now, we can say surname, last name or
family name, so we have three possibilities for that.
Whats your surname? Well, my surname is Evans, and you? Whats your surname?
Sounds difficult!
Next one.
Where are you from? .
Where are you from?
Im from Cambridge. And you?
Ok! Next question, Whats your job? .
Whats your job?
Im a teacher, and you?
Whats your job?
Next one,
Whats your phone number?
Whats your phone number? My phone number is 0715634121.
And you? Whats your phone number?
Alright, next one
Whats your address? , Whats your address?
My address is 140 Gilbert Road,
Cambridge, England. And your address? Im sure its difficult.

Next one:
Are you married? , Are you married? Now, Im not married,
but I hope to get married to my boyfriend sometime! Well see.
And you? Are you married?
And the last question How old are you? ,How old are you?
Im not telling you how old I am.
What about you, how old are you?
No? Ok. Tried enough!
Good, so those are some of the most important questions that you need when you are
talking about your personal details. So, memorize them, they are very important to use. Ok? So, now
lets go back and see more of Thats life. Bye!

Jack : Anne, you are a great cook!
Anne : Thank you, Jack Big announcement: Finally I have all the points and I can get that
marvellous set of Chinese plates!
Jack : What?
Anne : Yes, with the cookies. Help me to fill in the form, Jack, please.
Jack : All right. Let me see the questions Whats your name?
Anne : Are you joking?
Jack : Okay okay, A-N-N-E. And whats your family name?
Anne : My surname ?
Jack : Right.
Anne : Baxter.
Jack : B-A-X-T-E-R. And whats your phone number?
Anne : Its o four five four seven eight six two o nine seven.
Jack : O four five four seven eight eight two o nine seven.
Anne : No, its O four five four seven eight six two o nine seven.
Jack : Right.
Anne : You have to remember, this is your telephone number too!

Jack : Youre right Are you married?
Anne : No, Im single.
Jack : girl pretty like are single?
Anne : Stop it Jack, please! Yes,for the moment Im single.
Jack : Next question, please. Where are you from?
Anne : There are a lot of questions!
Jack : Its for your Chinese plates!
Anne : Okay, for the last time! Im from England from Oxford.
Jack : A-X-F-O-R-D.
Anne : No! O-X-F-O-R-D.
Jack : just joking.
Anne : Its okay. Whats next?
Jack : Whats your address?
Anne : The address is Forty-five Trinity Lane,Flat C.
Jack : Whats the postcode?
Anne : EC14RN.
Jack : EC14RNand whats your job?

Anne :Im an employee in a publishing company.

Jack : Oh, you are just the right person for meI have a great love story to write!



Hi, and welcome back to English 2day! That was a lot of questions wasnt it for some
Chinese plates? Now, do you know how to use the English alphabet?Well, Im going to give you a
little test. Now, at home, take a piece of paper and a pen, and write this word. Youre ready? Right!
W just a minute W- E A T H E R R, thats difficult! Let me see what you got! Did you get this?
Weather. Its difficult, especially this R? Its difficult. So what I want to do now is, we go to the
screen and I will explain how the alphabet is divided into different groups, to help you remember.
Ok? So lets look at the screen! The first group is with the sound ei and the letters are A H J and K,
alright? The second group is with the sound I at the end; so the letters are B C D E G P T and V. Ok?
The next group is with the sound eh for example: F L M N S X and Z, /eh/ in the middle. Z, alright?
Next group is ai the sound ai and the letters are I and Y. The next group is ou which is the letter?

O. And then u the sound u and the letters are Q U and W. And then the last one is a and that is
the letter R. And thats difficult. Now, look at the screen and lets have another test.
So, write this word. Ready? K- I look at the screen. T C H E look at the screen N. And
what did you get? Did you get the same as me? This is the word. Kitchen! Not easy, is it? If you
follow that system, it really works. Now, we also heard them using numbers. And I want to look at
that with you now, at the screen again.
So, the easy numbers witch Im sure you know already:
One, two, three, four, five,six, seven, eight, nine, ten. From one to nine we use on the telephone.
And we also say on the telephone o or zero, the American say zero. Lets move on. Eleven,
twelve,now these are interesting numbers thats follow, listen: Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen. Nineteen, now all of those numbers finish with teen and if you are
the age from thirteen to nineteen, then you are called a teenager. Thats where it comes from,
teenager. Ok? Great! Now lets move on: Twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-
four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seveny, twenty-eight, twenty-nine. Thirty, forty, fifty, sixty,
seventy, eighty, ninety and one hundred!
I think thats enough for now, because weve learned a lot of things,weve learned the
alphabet and numbers. So, keep practising those because you are going to use them all the time.
Alright? And Ill see you again in the next lesson here on English 2day. Bye.
Anne : Good morning, Alice. How are you?
Alice : Hi, Anne. Good morningIm fine, and you?
Anne : Fine, thanks. Excuse me, Wheres my watch?
Alice : I dont know,isnt it under the magazines?
Anne : No, it isnt.
Alice : are you sure ?
Anne : Yes, Im sure! Its not under the magazines andand Im late! Ive an appointment at 8
oclock!
Alice : Maybe its here on the table Hmmm, no, the watch isnt here. Behind the apples, next to the
pasta?
Anne : Ah,there it is! Thanks, Alice.
Alice : Youre welcome, Anne.
Anne : Bye!
Jack : Oh no,its late Alice, what time is it?
Alice : Just a momentIts half past seven.

Jack : Half past seven? My train is at 8 oclock!

Alice : Hurry up, Jack! Youre late!

Jack : Okay, okayWhere are my keys?
Alice : Theyre here, on the table.
Jack : Thanks Alice.Now, another problem: Wheres my sweater?
Alice : Maybe its on the chair!?
Jack : No, it isnt. Where is it?
Anne : Calm down Jackyoure wearing it!
Jack : Oh! Thanks, Alice,youre a life-saver!
Alice: Hurry up, go, go, go! Ah Too much stressI must go back to bed again.
Hello and welcome back to English2day,the only live TV programme where you can learn the
English language. Now did you see that last episode of Thats life! ? Do you ever have that problem
in the morning? You know you get up and you cant find anything? Yeah? Me too. Now in that
episode there were a lot of questions, and thats what Id like to do with you nowLook in particular
at question words,the words that we put at beginning of questions. Ok? And we need to look at the
screen in order to do that.
Now the most important question words in English are: Where, what, who, when, why,what
time, how, and which. Lets look at those individually now. What? Well lets start with: where.
Now where is a question word which we use for a place. For example Anne said: Wheres my
watch? ,she said: Where are my keys? And Jack said Wheres my sweater? . Alright? So
where next one! What what is used for things. For example I ask: What is your job? Well
Im a teacher, what is your job? Next one: who who is a question word that we use for people.
So for example I ask: Whos your favourite person? .Whos your favourite person? . Well my
favourite person is my godmother. Whos your favourite person? Next when when is a question
word that we use with.the time or with a date. For example,so Whens your birthday? You could
say, Whens your birthday? .Well my birthday is April, the second. When is your birthday? Good,
next one. Why why is a question word we use when we want a reason. So for example: Why are
we here? . Why are we here? . Well, we are here to learn English! Next thing. What time now
what time is used when we want the exact time. So I could ask: What time is it? . Its two oclock,
for example, ok? What time. How how is a question we use when we ask about the state of
things. So for example: How are you? Im fine thanks. And the last one is which, that is a question
word that we use about particular things. For example: Which lesson is this? . Good, so those are
the most important English question words: Where, what, who, when, why, what time, how, and
which, Ok? Very important words when youre conversing in English! Great! Now go and listen to
that episode again, listen for the question words but also listen for some prepositions. Prepositions
for example: On, in, under and well look at that,in the next lesson, ok? So, see you later, bye!
Anne : Good morning, Alice. How are you?
Alice : Hi, Anne. Good morningIm fine, and you?

Anne : Fine, thanks. Excuse me, Wheres my watch?
Alice : I dont know,isnt it under the magazines?
Anne : No, it isnt.
Alice : are you sure ?
Anne : Yes, Im sure! Its not under the magazines andand Im late! Ive an appointment at 8
oclock!
Alice : Maybe its here on the table Hmmm, no, the watch isnt here. Behind the apples, next to the
pasta?
Anne : Ah,there it is! Thanks, Alice.
Alice : Youre welcome, Anne.
Anne : Bye!
Jack : Oh no,its late Alice, what time is it?
Alice : Just a momentIts half past seven.

Jack : Half past seven? My train is at 8 oclock!
Alice : Hurry up, Jack! Youre late!

Jack : Okay, okayWhere are my keys?
Alice : Theyre here, on the table.
Jack : Thanks Alice.Now, another problem: Wheres my sweater?
Alice : Maybe its on the chair!?
Jack : No, it isnt. Where is it?
Anne : Calm down Jackyoure wearing it!
Jack : Oh! Thanks, Alice,youre a life-saver!
Alice: Hurry up, go, go, go! Ah Too much stressI must go back to bed again.

Hi again and how are you? Now, did you see in Thats life how Anne said: Where is my
watch? And it was on the table, or under the magazines, now, on and under are English
prepositions and thats what I want to do with you now. And to help me do that I need to the help of
my assistant, Mr. Monkey. Here he is! He will help me! Now listen, Mr. Monkey is on the table, hes
on the table. Now Mr. Monkey is under the table, under the table. Now Mr. Monkey is in the box, he

is in the box. Then he comes out of, out of the box. Then he goes through, difficult pronunciation
that he goes through,through the box. Now. Where is Mr. Monkey now? Look at this: He is next
to,next to the box, now hes near the box,near the box,next, this: Hes in front of,in front of the box,
and now hes behind,behind the box. Ok? This one here,Mr. Monkey is between the box and the
computer, between ok?
So, those are some of the most important prepositions. Now, lets put Mr Monkey to bed
for the moment, hes tired. And lets go to the screen and look at those prepositions written in
English. So, Mr. Monkey is on the desk, hes under the desk,hes in the box,he comes out of the
box,he goes through the box,hes next to the box,hes near the box,hes in front of the box,hes
behind the box,and hes between the box and the computer. Those are the most important English
prepositions. Great, so. Good lesson? I hope you are learning well,lets continue now and go back
and see more of our story, alright? And Ill see you later. Bye!
Jake : Okay, okay girls:What time is the dinner tonight at the restaurant?
Anne : Uh its at half past eight.
Jake : Are you sure?
Alice : I think its at half past nine.
J ake : Okay, guys when is it?
Alice : Im certain its at eight thirty.
Anne : Sorry, its at nine thirty.
Jake : Okay, okay, its tonight, right?
Alice :Yes, its tonight. But what time is it, by the way?
Jack : Theres a clock over there.
Alice : Its a quarter to seven. So, if its after six,
sharons at home.
Jack : Ah, no she isnt. Shes at work.
Alice : No, usually she comes back home after six Hi Sharon,good evening.
Sharon : Hi guys!
Jack : Sharon, please help us: What time is the dinner tonight?
Sharon : Its quite late; its at half past ten.
Alice : See Jack, half past ten!
Jack : Okay, youre right. Im wrong. Women

Hi, and welcome back to English 2day. How are you? Now did you notice in Thats
life! the girls were very confused about the time for dinner,eight thirty, nine thirty, ten thirty.
Well thats what we are going to do in the lesson now,is look at how you tell the time in English. And
for that, I need a clock,so here we have a clock.

Now, when the hand is in this position on the hour in English we say oclock its, look at
this six oclock, now. If we move the hand into this position, so its fifteen minutes after, we say its
a quarter past six,a quarter past six. Lets move it again, and here we have, half past, this is half
past six, alright thirty minutes after, half past. Lets move again, like this, this is a quarter to six, a
quarter to,forty-five minutes, alright?

Now lets look at those things on the screen because theyre quite difficult to

pronounce. Alright? Lets go and see them now. So, the Question were what time is it? Or whats
the time? . Then we said, its five oclock, we did on the hour, its a quarter past two for example
its half past three. And its a quarter to nine. Those are the examples. Alright? Just a minute!
Hello? Hello? (Im sorry) Yes! Yes! Yes! About the romantic weekend in Paris? Yes, yes. Im very, very
interested! Yes! Its my boyfriends birthday. Ok. What time is departure? Departure at nine fifteen,
okay. And what time is arrival? Ten thirty, ok, thats good. Ten thirty, great. And what about the
romantic dinner for two,yes, in the evening eight ok! Yes, eight oclock thats perfect. And then
there was a boat trip on the Seine, what time is that? Eight forty-five? In the morning? Thats a bit
early, ok, but thats fine! And our departure from Paris? When is that? Ok good. Three forty in the
afternoon. Fantastic! Yes! Thanks great. I love it, yes, Ill book it. Ok, great, thank you very much,
thank you. Yes bye. Fantastic, that is a holiday that Ive booked for my boyfriend and for his birthday
for a romantic weekend. Now, did you hear when I was speaking I was using digital time in English?

Now lets look at that on the screen. Digital time. Well its very easy because you just read
the numbers, so for example: Nine fifteen is nine fifteen look at the screen, ten thirty, eight
forty-five, so very easy; if you know the English numbers, digital time is very easy. Now, in English
we use the twelve hour clock, so we say, ten oclock in the morning, we dont say ten oclock a.m.,
we say in the morning. We say three forty in the afternoon not p.m., three forty in the
afternoon. Ok? And then we say seven oclock, seven oclock in the evening,we dont use p.m., so
seven oclock in the evening. And then for example eleven fifteen at night. So, in the morning, in
the afternoon, in the evening and at night. Ok? So, that is telling the time in English, thats both
normal time and digital time. So, I think youll find that useful. Good, well, keep studying and
remember to come back and be with us again at English2day where youll be learning English live.
So see you very soon. Take care, bye! Good evening everyone.
Eric : Welcome to our TV programmes. Im Eric Brown.
Lucy : And Im Lucy Ross.
Eric : Well, Lucy and I are the presenters of all the programmes! Are you nervous Lucy?
Lucy : Yes, I am! This is my first time on TV!
Eric : Come on, come on! Youre a great presenter! Well, lets meet our experts now.
Whats your name?
Expert 1 : Sanjeev Gupta.
Eric: Well, hello Sanjeev! Where are you from?
Expert 1 Im from New Dehli
Eric : So youre indian! Indias a fascinating country! And what are your interests?
Expert 1 : I like the cinema! Everything to do with the cinema! I watch lots of films!
Eric : Interesting. Sanjeevs our cinema expert.
Lucy : And you? Whats your name?
Expert 2 : Hello, Im Christine Oteng. Im from Ghana, in Africa but now I live in London. I like
London. I love travellingI adore travelling around the world. In fact, Im the travel expert.
Expert 3 : Are you really from Ghana? Ghanas the number one football team in Africa! People call
the football team the Brazil of Africa
Eric : Oh you you must be John Forbes, our sports expert. Am I right?
Expert 3 : Right, Eric! I love sports, especially rugby and football.

Eric : And how old are you, John?
Expert 3 : Im 45 and Im from Leeds.
Lucy : So youre English, interesting! And what about you?
Expert 4 : Hello, my names Anthony Moore but my friends call me Tony. Im from Brighton but my
parents arent English.
Lucy : Really? Where are your parents from?
Expert 4 : Well, my mothers from Spain and my fathers from America.
Lucy : An international family! And what are your interests?
Expert 4 : I love music. Pop, rock, jazz everything!
Eric : Good! A real music expert! Just right for our music programme. And this charming lady?
Whats your name?
Expert 5 : Hi Ericand thanks for the compliment! Im Susan Ferley, Im English and like all English
people. Im interested in the weather! I love talking about the weather
Eric : Very good! Because theres a programme about the weather and Susans our expert.
Well, now lets meet Marie Cornwell and Tom Bradfield. Theyre the commentators for our
Lets talk discussions.
Lucy : Hello Marie, hello Tom. How are you?
Expert6 : Fine thanks.
Expert 7 : Very well, thank you.
Lucy : And where are you from Marie?
Expert 6 : Im from Manchester.
Lucy : The home of Manchester United I love footballAnd what do you do there?
Expert6 : Im a journalist.
Eric : I see! And you Tom?
Expert 7 : Im a journalist to!
Eric : Very good! Two journalists! Well discuss lots of things with them lots of different things! Well,
thats our team of experts.
Lucy : Were very lucky Eric,theyre all very interesting people!
Eric : Thats right! They were a great team!
Everyone : Yes, we are!
Lucy : Ok, well goodbye for now!
Eric : Well see you soon on our TV programmes.
This is the part of the programme where we look at some useful words and expressions
from our discussions together. Today was the first programme and we all introduced ourselves. So,
to start lets look at some useful questions when you meet someone for the first time, and how to
answer their questions.
Whats your name? Im Lucy. Where are you from?. Im from Edinburgh. How old are you? Im 28.
Or Im 28 years old. This is perhaps not always a good question to ask the first time you meet
someone! What do you do? Which means: Whats your job? Im a journalist. Notice we say a
journalist. Im a student. Im a doctor. Most of these questions can be asked and answered with the
verb to be. Another question is: What are your interests? I like the cinema. When you say what
your interests are you can also use the verbs love and adore which mean to like very much. For
example: I love sports. I adore travelling. You can also say Im interested in for example: Im
interested in the weather.

Our experts are all from different countries. Lets take a look at some countries and
nationalities. Notice how the nationalities is a little different from the country. Im from Scotland Im
Scottish. Sanjeev is from India. So hes Indian. Christine is originally from Africa. This means her
origins are African. John is from England. Hes English. Marie and Susan are from England. Theyre
English. Tony is from Brighton. He is English. His mother is from Spain. Shes Spanish. And his father
is from America. Hes American. Ok, well thats all for now. This is how it works, after every
programme. Eric or I will repeat some of the most useful expressions from our discussions and look
at topic-related vocabulary with you. See you soon!

Good morning, good morning from Lucy and welcome to Talk Cinema, the programme about the
cinema. Here in the studio is Sanjeev Gupta,our cinema expert.

Lucy : Hello, Sanjeev, how are you?
Gupta : Im fine, thanks and good morning to all our viewers.
Lucy : Ok Sanjeev, what are you talking about today?
Gupta : Well, about a great Hollywood star George Clooney.
Lucy : Oh, George Clooney?
Gupta : Yes, George Clooney. Are you a fan, Lucy?
Lucy : Yes, of course I am.
Gupta : Well, George Clooney is very good-looking. He has many fans, many young women are his
fans like you Lucy. Hes very handsome.
Lucy : Well Sanjeev,where is George Clooney from?
Gupta : Hes from Kentucky in the USA. And how old is he? Hes 45.
Lucy : Is he only an actor?
Gupta : No, hes an actor,a film director and a screenwriter. An actor, a film director and a
screenwriter,
Lucy : hes a very interesting man.
Gupta : Yes, he is. And hes very rich too.
Lucy : Is he?
Gupta : Yes, he is. He has two villas on Lake Como in Italy and a small house in Lima in Peru.
Lucy : So, what are his interests?
Gupta : His main interest is politics. Hes a democrat with liberal ideas.
Lucy : Like me! And his hobbies?
Gupta : His hobbies are basketball and motorbikes.
Lucy : Really? Hes a very interesting man.Now, another question.
Gupta : Yes?
Lucy : Is he married?
Gupta : No, he isnt, hes divorced.
Lucy : So, he isnt married hes single and hes rich.
Gupta : Yes, and remember,hes an actor, a film director and a screenwriter thats George Clooney a
great Hollywood star.
Lucy : Well, thank you Sanjeev.
Gupta : Yourre welcome and goodbye to everyone.
Lucy : And goodbye from me, Lucy Ross.

Ok now lets have a look at some of the vocabulary , Sanjeev and I just used to talk about
cinema. First of all in American English the word movies means films, a movie is a film, and the
movies means the cinema lets go to the movies! Is an invitation to go to the cinema.
When we talk about cinema the word star means a famous actor who plays principal roles
in films. Star is also a verb, it means to play a role in a film.
George Clooney stars in many films. We all know what an actor is, someone like George
Clooney, who plays a role in a film. But what about Julia Roberts? Shes an actress. An actor is a
man and an actress is a woman.

The person who directs a film,like Steven Spielberg,is called a film directorand the person
who writes a film is called a screenwriter. George Clooney writes films, so hes a screenwriter. He
directs films, so hes a film director and he stars in films so hes also an actor.
Notice how we always use the article a or an before a profession we never say hes film
director we say hes a film director Well thats all for now,
I hope you enjoyed the programme, I certainly enjoyed talking about George ! Bye and see
you next time! Now lets watch the whole episode together,look at the subtitles carefully,listen out
for the language points that we have learned together , ok? Enjoy your viewing!