English Listening Practice for Beginners: Funny English Conversation for Daily Life

[Music] episode one three plus one this is my house it's not big and it's not small but i like it three people live here this is matt hi i'm matt this is david hello my name is david and that's me hi hello pleased to meet you so there are three people but there are four bedrooms so today is interview day what's your job i'm a jazz musician really what do you play the drums but he's very quiet and friendly no dogs sorry 150 pounds a month great no 150 pounds a week sorry where are you from edenberg but my job's in oxford good this is a nice house thanks we're happy here okay okay anna cigarette i don't smoke we don't smoke do we or no we don't smoke oh sorry this is terrible is next her name is jane she's number eight she's the last so jane tell us about yourself tell you what anything i'm from brighton i'm a drama teacher i don't smoke i like films good food good food yeah italian french chinese do you cook yes i'm a very good cook do you have a dog no cat no no animals do you play the drums no the trombone violin saxophone nothing that's great jane it's your room fantastic when can you move in next week this week tomorrow sure welcome to 53 blackwood road thank you thanks a lot so now there are four of us episode two home movie there are four people in the house now and i'm very happy i'm jane well we all like her morning everybody what's this it's a video film about my new house and my new housemates it's for my sister allison oh right is it okay yeah sure okay allie this is the kitchen and who is this say something say what it's hot by seven in the morning talk to my sister introduce yourself go on david hello i'm david i come from manchester i'm a lawyer that works in oxford that's it what things do you like i like my job i like football swimming i like a quiet breakfast and i don't like video cameras and i start work at eight o'clock so bye bye david's nice really ready just a minute ready hello my name is helen i come from london but i live in oxford what else what do you do i'm a marketing assistant for a publishing company i work in oxford but i sometimes go to the london office i usually go to work at eight o'clock and get home at half past six is it a good job it's a very good job i really like it and what else do i like i also like good food films i go to the gym on the weekends oh and i like to travel i love france and spain i speak a little french and spanish what things don't you like well i don't like noise oh and i don't like cigarettes great you're welcome where's matt i think matthew was still in bed matt matt it's jane can i come in [Music] matt do you want to be in a film for my sister just say something where are you from matt where are you from birmingham he's from birmingham what about your shop manager he's a shop manager he works in a computer game store he likes computer games matt [Music] do you like computer games [Music] and he likes rock music and he loves his bed matt what time do you usually get up about seven it's eight o'clock that's wednesday i start work at one o'clock on wednesdays matt hm it's tuesday a perfect start to a perfect day for matthew [Music] episode 3 do it yourself [Music] my room's big it's comfortable but i don't know the walls the chair everything move the bed where [Music] how about under the window put the hi-fi on the chest of drawers put the chair in the corner i don't know [Music] why don't you paint it paint what paint the room i don't know i'm not very practical i don't like painting i'm always too busy and i don't really have time today i have a lunch appointment at one o'clock it's impossible can we do it for you really yes yeah are you sure of course we're sure what about the color oh i don't know something nice now don't worry you go out enjoy your lunch and leave it with us thank you okay let's go and buy some paint matt do you want to come yeah do you want to get dressed oh right there is a diy store here where that's on this road oh someone hang on excuse me is there a diy store near here yes go straight on to the left at the roundabout go down the road and on the right next to the supermarket thank you [Music] how about this black here are some really nice colors here oh look this is lovely how much is it 16 pounds 49. oh that's expensive hey matt this is the same color as your t-shirt it's gorgeous what do you think yeah i like it how much is it 11 pounds 99 how many do we want that's 2 398 24 pounds that's okay now are there any rollers uh there is some over there [Music] what do you think it looks great i love it looks interesting but good i like it finished yep thanks i really like this color me too the room looks great here she is hello hi helen we're up here can i go in yep welcome to your new bedroom oh matt your t-shirt what the color it's horrible oh next time helen don't ask for help do it yourself episode 4 surprise surprise this is how it started another exciting evening and 53 blackwood road hi julia how are you yeah sure when's your birthday the 4th of august that's leo you're a lion what's wrong nothing what about you my birthday's the 16th of march i'm a pisces the fish so what's the horoscope sign for this month may the first part is taurus the bull so james is bull is james birthday this month when the 13th the 13th of may it's the 11th of may today that's in two days are you sure that's what you said did you hear no it's jane's birthday on saturday why don't we have a party in two days yeah a surprise party good idea right how many people just the four of us meal the cake something to drink presents okay let's make a shopping list [Music] i got it that's it that looks great where did you get it i bought it at pascal's you know next to the bank how much was it it was 15 pounds did you get the candles you didn't get candles i did thank you when does jane get home usually at half past six after her game of tennis about 20 minutes oh no she's early david help me with the cake matt don't let her come into the kitchen how talk to her for two minutes what do you want me to talk about anything [Music] hi jane hi matt let me thanks did you have a nice day yes what did you do i went shopping what did you buy i bought a t-shirt and some shoes and i bought some food matt are you okay what else did you do i played tennis where at the sports center i had a good day did you i got up at about oh i got up at about 11 o'clock and then i had breakfast i had corn flakes and i had toast and coffee and orange juice and then i watched television and then matt please move now [Music] happy birthday it's not your birthday matthew but you said it was the 13th of may the 30th of may matt not the 13th then what do we do with all of this food and drinks we can still have a party then what about the 30th we're gonna have a party then too sure right two parties but only one present yes oh david what really cheers so that was the surprise party a real surprise for everyone episode 5 a night to remember [Music] are you free this evening for a meal yeah you are that's fantastic it's david's new friend on the phone i think he really likes her it sounds very exciting see you at 7 30. bye david has a date when tonight what's her name julia julia when did you meet her two weeks ago do you mind what is it tonight then cinema theater opera a burger a restaurant which one kong house it's chinese it's very good it's very cheap it's very good well i hope you and julia julia have a great time i'll come with you have a nice evening bye then bye [Music] this is it oh chinese i had a chinese meal yesterday can we go somewhere else oh uh where would you like to go i love italian food is there an italian restaurant near here i don't know yes there is marcos it's about five minutes away marcos yes but that's what's the problem nothing come on it's really lovely here [Music] thanks david don't mention it you know i can speak italian just a little can you i can't speak any languages say something david good morning sir madam come on uh buona sera potere abiamo el menu perfe ah moto bane sorry can you speak more slowly please would you like to see the wine list sir yes please great uh what would you like to start uh the soup looks nice think i'd like the truffles okay the truffles and can i have the soup please certainly the truffles in the soup and for the main course i'd like the lobster and i'd like the roast chicken and to drink how about a bottle of champagne sir um the champagne yes a bottle of champagne [Music] it's hard work but i like my job it's very interesting and i like playing sports at weekends football tennis and i like reading book magazines really this is delicious can we have the bill please certainly sir thank you very much sir what time is your train half past ten half past ten it's half past 10 now oh dear can you ring for a taxi a taxi [Music] thanks for a wonderful evening don't mention it good night night how much is it so far 19 pounds 50 sir but i only have 20 pounds do you take credit cards no visa no american express no a check sorry i only take cash sir thank you very much indeed sir good night thanks very much so that was david's date with julia he got home in time for breakfast episode six close encounters we're all cleaning the house today we don't clean it every saturday but today is different jane's sister is coming to visit what does your sister do she's a student what is she studying film studies gosh that sounds interesting they're finished actually there's uh oh what time is she arriving 2 30. i'm going to my yoga class and then i'm meeting her at the station hello can you turn that off hang on a minute what did you say never mind hello hello can i speak to jane please certainly who's calling it's allison her sister just a moment jane it's your sister why is she calling now it's only 12 o'clock hello ally where are you hi jane i'm at the station but you're two and a half hours early i know i got the first train ali i can't meet you i have a yoga class at half past 12. that's okay i can come to your house by bus no it's too difficult hold on can anybody meet my sister my yoga class starts in 20 minutes i can i can i can please i hate cleaning okay hello allie matt can meet you there's a cafe near the station rose cafe why don't you wait there okay can you meet ali at the rose cafe sure what does she look like hold on ally she's quite tall and she has long dark brown hair what's she wearing hello allie what are you wearing i'm wearing a cream coat and a black sweater she's wearing a cream coat in a black sweater sorry hold on how long about 15 minutes about 15 minutes and listen any problem call me on my mobile okay see you later bye [Music] sorry sorry hello jane it's allison where is he isn't he there what does he look like he has dark hair and a beard hang on is he wearing a black leather jacket black jeans it's okay he's here see you later bye sorry sorry sorry sorry i think there's some mistake matt i'm allison nice to meet you oh i'm so sorry hi i thought it's okay let's go sorry about that sorry i was late i got a flat tire no problem the car is just around the corner what's the matter why are you carrying that bag it's your bag isn't it no then who we met allison that afternoon oh at last how are you sorry that evening after matt's conversation with the police episode 1 a new neighbor it's a big day today we have a new neighbor and we're all very excited well jane and i certainly are are you ready it's a quarter to seven what time does the film start half past seven okay he's nice he's very nice but not good looking he is good looking hmm it's nearly ten to seven who's that the new neighbor that's a nice car i bet it's fast that thing no it's slow it's very expensive cheap is it oh yeah and it's horrible they say hello no yes hello hey i'm helen i'm simon and i'm jane hi jane come in and meet the others okay [Music] this is matt hi i'm simon hello and i'm david hi would you like some tea or coffee oh yes coffee please matt can you what oh yeah sure milk no sugar right let me give you a hand have us eat thanks so where are you from simon newcastle david's from manchester oh i'm from london i'm from brighton and matt comes from birmingham what do you do i'm a marketing assistant for macdougall's the publishing company i'm a drama teacher david's a lawyer and matt runs a computer game shop what about you i'm a journalist really where do you work i work in london for a sports magazine do you know work out know it i buy it really sometimes hate being late for films biscuit no i go to the office most days but on wednesdays and fridays i work from home here's your coffee no thank you the film starts at 7 30. oh i'm sorry i didn't realize don't worry the cinema is only 10 minutes away come on matt let's wait in the car bye bye nice to meet you tell us about your job simon okay the film starts in a quarter of an hour where are they what do you do at the weekends i play tennis watch football or go to the cinema go to clubs do you have a girlfriend jane nice okay no i don't actually more coffee jane hang on i've got an idea he doesn't have a girlfriend he likes tennis but he also likes football and going to the cinema it's david the film starts in 10 minutes say goodbye to your big boring boyfriend and hurry up uh just a moment hello it's david i really like simon unfortunately jane likes him too but i'm not sure if david does episode 2 to the rescue breakfast is usually a quiet time in our house but not always good morning morning what oh sorry morning where's matt in bed why he owes me 10 pounds oh he doesn't start working till 1 today oh yeah okay see you later you need some breakfast have a slice of toast good idea can i thanks hey it's my toast bye bye enjoy my breakfast [Music] oh no hello matt it's jane hello matt it's jane ah listen matt i need your help i can't find my purse it has my cash card and everything in it i think it's in the kitchen could you look for it okay hold on okay i'm in the kitchen can you see it no sorry is there anything on the table there are some plates there's helen's mug but no purse how about on the work services i can't see it there's only the newspaper can you look under it okay we've got it oh thanks matt i was really worried can you put it on the kitchen table i can pick it up later okay bye bye [Music] keys don't believe it matt also the door please lieutenant and low david price speaking oh david thank heavens you're there jane what's wrong everything first i couldn't find my purse so i couldn't get any money from the bank and now i'm outside the house and i can't find my keys where's matt he was at home before but he's not here now i can't get away at the moment but i'll try to come back in about 20 minutes is that okay that's brilliant thanks david no problem see you later bye are you okay jane oh simon hi what's the problem i don't have my keys they're in the house but i think i can get in through the window no you can't it's too dangerous i'll do it okay thanks be careful hi jane hi matt matt where were you i was here couldn't you hear me sorry i it's okay simon matt's here he was at home all the time you can come down now no i can't i think i'm stuck hello simon you all right no i'm not oh dear can somebody help me please david and matt rescued simon in the end but we didn't see simon for a few days after that i think he was a bit embarrassed episode 3 an old friend our favorite bar is fruits we go there a lot especially on friday and saturday evening thanks matt cheers what time are helen and david coming half past eight right hey guess what i saw simon last week really that isn't very strange he lives next door oh ha ha very funny no i saw him in here he has a very good taste do you know i think he really likes oh no what's wrong at the bar don't look ooh hi danny how are you who is she matt she was my girlfriend really really how long were you together a month only a month it was a very long month right when did you last see her about three years ago she moved to london but she sometimes rings me at work so she still likes you unfortunately yes matt oh jane help maddie how marvelous how long is it three years you still have beautiful eyes you are happy to see me aren't you maddie hello my name is jane sorry jane is my fiancee pleased to meet you beyonce i didn't know you were engaged when did you get engaged about six months ago weeks months ago where did you meet on the internet we met in a chat room on the internet and then we met face to face at a club yeah right yes that's right it was at a club and we fell in love didn't we matt yes we did i was very shy at first but matt was wonderful and when did he get engaged the 18th of march oh no it was on the 19th don't you remember oh yes you're right darling where's the ring sorry didn't you buy an engagement ring for jane he did i did i did but i don't wear it because it's a secret nobody knows we're engaged now who wants a drink no thank you same again please darling matt i can't believe it you're engaged i thought yes sorry about that deb don't tell anybody about jane it's a secret oh no what is it look at matt he's with deb or matt he really didn't want to see her again yeah poor matt come on let's go and help him david he needs our help hello deb how are you hello helen hi hi did you tell deb about our news what news not really matt and i are engaged what is it hi everybody what's the matter is something wrong darling so you're engaged to matt and jane is jane's with me but i thought would anyone like a drink jane and i told matt it's okay to have two fiances but he can only marry one of us episode 4 dinner for two david's preparing a romantic dinner for his girlfriend julia unfortunately he isn't the world's most confident cook what is it it's thai chicken with chili hmm i like thai food look julia will be here soon aren't you going out it's not very hot what do you mean i put lots of chili in it hey let me i'll get that that's right it needs more chili powder david it's julia hold on julia is already at the station she's early matt no hey give that to me david don't what's wrong i put some more chili powder in so did i too hot of course it's too hot julia can't eat this and she'll be here in a quarter of an hour we can't cook anything in 15 minutes uh jane and she she's a fantastic cook matt jane isn't here then phone her sorry sorry hello jane it's helen we need your help oh what's wrong julia is coming to dinner and matt ruined david's delicious thai chicken oh dear what can you think of something is there any pasta in the cupboard pasta pasta yes here's some pasta how much is there half a kilo that's plenty what about tuna there are two small tins matt are there any mushrooms and onions yes there are we've got everything okay matt boil some water can i do anything it can't be her it's only ten to eight don't worry we can do this what's next david go this is nice yeah sit down would you like some wine yes please why don't you sit down i can't the first course oh good i'm really hungry fry the onions yep that was delicious what's the main course i can't wait it's a surprise have some more wine thank you i had a really busy day today didn't have time for lunch it's lovely to be here and have a quiet dinner and simply relax i'll just get the main course it's great here you are thank you so much thanks jane jane hi jane you're wonderful no problem thanks thanks how exciting what is it it's called pasta a la julia hmm it smells very good oh hang on i forgot the salad this is much nicer than a restaurant it's more romantic and the food's better too possibly mmm david this is absolutely delicious you give me the recipe oh the recipe i can but sound but what it's a family secret david really yeah matt jane and i did a good job for david maybe we could open a restaurant episode 5 change of address so why are we having a party on a boat you're joking not really jane's sister alison is staying for the weekend she's going to an engagement party of tom and zoe what are you going to wear i bought a new dress it's really lovely can we see it sure oh that's beautiful do you really think so you're going to look fantastic thanks oh gosh i've got to get a move on where are you going i'm going into town to buy a present for tom and zoey what are you going to get them i have no idea something romantic see you later bye bye what are you doing hi hi is that another new dress it's not mine whose is it it's alison's it's quite nice quite nice it's wonderful what's it made of matt what's that ball oh no it's not good i'm afraid the stain's not coming out oh what am i gonna do allison's gonna be really upset buy another dress what does the label say in new york paris milan i think it's very expensive why never mind okay let's go get another dress all of us this is an emergency mat [Music] okay jane you go with matt take the shops to the left i'll go with david we'll take the shops on the right have you got all the details hi everyone allison oh hi what are you doing we're um planning our shopping okay i see you back at the house yeah right bye bye have you got your motorbike good luck [Music] any news from jane and matt no this is hopeless what about this one it's too small this one looks bigger it's the wrong kind of white the wrong kind of white david look at that that dress is almost exactly the same as alison's excuse me oh no she's going to buy it hang on can i help you yes can i try this on please excuse me i i don't think it's not wide enough i'm sorry i think this one's much better oh really yeah really it's very nice can she try it oh yes the changing room's up there i'll take it phone the others okay how much is it 250 pounds can i pay by american express of course jane we've got one yes we're going home now see you later wow that's perfect how much was it 250 pounds 250 pounds it's alison hi hi what's wrong i had an accident with your dress so i bought another one for you tonight oh thank you it's almost the same as yours oh this dress is much more beautiful it's gorgeous the other one only costs 10 pounds 10 pounds yeah i got it from a second hand charity shop next time helen forget paris milan and new york head straight for the charity shop episode six a long weekend on sunday mornings we usually just sit around and read the papers it's so relaxing after a busy weekend this is good a weekend in barcelona including flights and hotel 120 pounds that's cheap i went to barcelona about three years ago did you have a good time it was brilliant the food was wonderful and the nightlife how long did you stay for a week we stayed in a four-star hotel we who did you go with a friend have you ever been to barcelona no i haven't here's another one paris 190 pounds there is fantastic i went when i was a student i went when i was in high school it was so romantic so you've been to paris too then of course i have where else have you been rome prague i love prague new york new york's great what about you where have you been matt well nowhere no i've been to scotland that's astonishing do you mean to say you've never been abroad only scotland you poor thing why don't you go to barcelona it's really cheap and you haven't had a holiday this year no i went home to birmingham birmingham is not exactly exotic why don't you go no reason how about next weekend what could do i suppose come on let's book your ticket all right how on the internet of course [Music] their flight jm514 to barcelona friday the 23rd of may at nine o'clock in the evening check in at 7 30. what do i do between half past seven and nine o'clock you get your boarding pass and you wait in the departure land hang on haven't you ever flown before no i've never been on an airplane actually i'm a bit nervous terrified oh matt don't be silly flying's really exciting oh what about this one that was a holiday in l.a i had a girlfriend there how long we were together for about six months no i mean how long did the flight take about 10 hours 10 hours what did you do for 10 hours watched films ate slept anyways your flights are only two hours have you packed no i haven't it might be a good idea all right [Music] have you packed everything yes i have passport yes suntan cream yes your toothbrush i packed everything have you found a taxi yet i did it 15 minutes ago that's it go on where are you off to barcelona oh have fun have a great time matt bye adios safe journey hello no i haven't that's impossible i've just taken it out of my pocket i've got it here oh no i've taken yours matt had a wonderful time in barcelona and the flight he loved it in fact he's thinking about taking flying lessons episode 1 a clean sweep when you live in a house with three other people there's excitement there's conversation and there's housework morning morning morning did you sleep well okay where's the milk there isn't any milk uh it's on the table what's it doing on the table we're using it sorry would you like me to put it away no leave it there's no bread left why did somebody finish it oh hi there's some in the bread bin there isn't very much and that's mine what you know h for helen not m for matt and there aren't any clean ones i don't believe it how many cups are in this sink does anyone do the washing up in this house i do me too you never do the washing up you always leave it to someone else at least i do some cooking while i clear up the kitchen how often i did it last month right that does it okay everybody as from today we're going to keep this place clean and tidy what's the sheet of paper for i can guess it's a rotor for all the jobs around the house so this week jane you're cleaning the kitchen and cooking on the weekend david is doing the washing up and on friday he's doing the shopping mat cleaning the bathroom and cooking monday to wednesday and i'm cleaning the living room and cooking on thursday and friday has everybody got that yes yep good [Music] hi hi what are you doing what does it look like i'm doing why have you got that shopping let's see because it's my day for shopping but i did the shopping today you're cooking tonight no it's friday you're cooking tonight but that was last friday you did the shopping and i cooked remember uh let's go in and look at the rotor it's my day for the living room no it isn't you're in the bathroom today i cleaned the bathroom yesterday yeah you didn't you were watching television when i came home i did it after you went to bed uh uh let go of it no you let go of it what's going on i came in to do the living room and he was cleaning the carpet it's my turn no it isn't yes it is boys why are you both carrying shopping jane got the wrong day i didn't get the wrong day you did and you did no i didn't i looked on the rota tuesday was the bathroom hang on a minute that's not right i'm doing the bathroom tomorrow look i'm being the bathroom you're doing the kitchen floor no no no no no no that's me i'm positive oh yeah yeah and who's gonna clear that up matt okay so the rota wasn't a great success the house is looking good at the moment episode two a perfect day that saturday i was coming home from the gym and i stopped to admire the view hi oh hi the weather's better today it's certainly better than yesterday yes it is what are you doing tomorrow oh nothing special just another boring sunday would you like to go somewhere what do you mean uh yes with me oh yes i'd love to where how about on the river we can go punting that would be good great i'll call for you at about half past nine no i'll call for you okay i'll see you then see you i'm looking forward to it me too bye bye [Music] hi you're up early i couldn't sleep you're getting out uh yes i'm going to meet a friend in town we're going to have lunch what are you going to do today nothing much well i'll see you later sure bye you ready ready is helen still in bed no she went into town about an hour ago are you just gonna lie there all day yes we could do something go somewhere we could go for a picnic what do you think matt i suppose we could we're going to have a picnic that's not a bad idea i'll make some sandwiches i'll give you a hand i can take my video camera oh have we got anything to drink matt i'll go and get something come on we can go through this gate then along the path between the wood and the farm that's the quickest way it's quicker on the road by car don't be so pathetic come on it'll only take 10 minutes this is perfect it's so much nicer than the city it's beautiful yes it really is it's this way that's jane come on david it's all three of them quick what's the problem they don't know about this what they think i went out for lunch let's go back please simon okay how long did she say it was 10 minutes it's the longest 10 minutes in the history it's just through here simon we're going the wrong way oh no this was a great idea thanks it's a shame helen isn't here look at that what this is really strange it just appeared from nowhere really that's funny what look at that bag it looks just like helen's in one of his plays shakespeare said something about not telling the truth i wish i could remember what it was episode 3 a picture of health mornings aren't my favorite time of day but some learners have definitely worse than others where's helen don't know perhaps we should go and call her don't bother are you all right not really i keep sneezing i can't stop coughing my whole body aches you've got a cold thank you doctor or flu have you got a temperature well you don't feel hot my temperature keeps going up and down i feel awful i have something to drink it hurts what i swallow you should drink something i'll make you a cup of tea are you taking anything for it yet aspirin parcent mall there aren't any what about homeopathic medicine homeopathic better than aspirin i'll get you something on the way home i have to go to work now me too you're not going anywhere like that you must go back to bed i'll telephone the office for you just keep warm drink a lot i'll see you this evening you go up now and i'll bring you the tea on my way out okay [Music] here you are oh thank you take it easy i'll bring you some fruit later thanks [Music] hi helen it's only me hello hello how are you feeling a little better my sore throats god have you been in bed since this morning i felt too weak to get up have you eaten anything no i haven't have you had anything to drink i had a cup of tea at about what o'clock so you haven't had anything to drink for five hours hello we're up here you have to drink a lot when you have flu and you really should try to eat something sorry hi how are you feeling a bit better i got you some aspirin oh thanks actually i've got you this it's much better what is it homeopathic medicine especially for colds what do you mean by it's much better it contains only natural ingredients i bet it tastes disgusting at least it's not full of chemicals aspirins are very effective it's been around for years so is arsenic please you too here you are vitamin c the perfect cold cure i've brought you some soup oh thanks matt but i'm not really hungry but you haven't eaten since last night sorry i don't think you should go to work tomorrow i don't know perhaps you're right you can stay here and watch tennis yeah wimbledon who's that it's simon oh no i look awful don't let him come up yet matt all right here's the patient how are you feeling not too bad you know up and down i didn't know you weren't well i've got some tickets to see a salsa band tonight but never mind i could still go no you can't don't be silly jane's right you shouldn't go out when you've got the flu you have to stay in bed but what about the ticket it doesn't matter about them it's a pity to waste them why don't you go with someone else what well jane could have your ticket and she could go with simon that's not a bad idea yeah go on jane look i'm feeling much better helen stay there you must keep warm okay i'll go and get ready we can go another time so i didn't get to see the salsa band with simon game set and match to jane episode 4 not working out we all like our food in this house but i think david likes it a bit more than the rest of us if nobody else wants it i'll have it david honestly where do you put it you're such a pig if you're not careful you'll put on weight he's already flabby no i'm not apparently simon used to be quite fat i'm not flabby he keeps very fit now he goes to the gym four times a week gyms are so boring i play tennis at least it's competitive you used to play tennis i don't have the time now anyway julia thinks i look good yes but will julia still think that when you look like a balloon [Music] 150 pounds a month and 500 pounds to join actually it's not really what i'm looking for thank you bye unbelievable oh hello i'm interested in joining your health club could you tell me how much it is please you are what i'm going to have a workout this evening where at the new fitness club isn't that expensive it is but they offer a five-day free trial period free yeah oh david you are terrible what's terrible about that anyway i'm starting this evening so i'll meet you as soon as i get out what time will that be i don't know yet i might do a long session but i'll give you a call when i finish and then we're going for a drink absolutely okay over here we have the weight machines free weights now use these to fill up your muscles and to increase strength over here we have the grow the exercise spikes and the treadmills now these are good for the cv exercise cv exercise cardiovascular aerobics use them to increase stamina to keep you more energetic right now i want you to do 10 minutes on each machine do you think you can manage to do that yes i think so okay then let's start you all right yes i'm fine just a bit tired can be tiring the first time this isn't the first time i used to do a lot of exercise i bet that was a long time ago right the weight keep the change thank you oh hi oh hi david hey what is it the taxi why did you let it go but don't you want to walk into town it's much better to exercise come on so that was the end of david's five day or should i say the one day membership of the health club he never went there again episode 5 a dog's tale last saturday we watched a horror film some of us found it really frightening she is going to down the stairs oh no don't do it why is she doing that because it's a horrible film always do stupid things in horror films i can't watch this what happened it killed her really no the mother shot it what a load of rubbish it's not a load of rubbish it's good fun it was very well made that's just what i was gonna say thank you who wants coffee oh yes please simon i'll get it i wouldn't go in the kitchen if i were you no no simon don't the ghosts oh yeah the ghosts actually what oh nothing what david well there might be a ghost in this house where in the kitchen what kind of ghost the ghost of a dog don't be silly yeah it's true i don't know anything about this well before this house was built when was this house built about 120 years ago go on before this house was built there used to be an old cottage here an old man lived in it and he had a large black dog and every way he went the dog went with him it never left him how do you know all of this one of the neighbors told us anyway the man was killed in an accident a new family moved into the cottage and the dog was taken away by the old man's sister but that very first evening yes the dog went back to the house and started howling what happened then the owners chased it away but it kept coming back every night they chased it away every night it came back and held and then well not long after that the cottage was destroyed by a fire and this house was built ten years later so where's the ghost well when they were building this house they found the skeleton of a large dog in the cellar and the neighbor says that sometimes late at night a dog is heard howling yeah there's always a logical explanation for that kind of thing what would you do if you saw a ghost they don't exist if i saw a ghost i'd run away if i saw a ghost the ghost would run away okay simon go make the coffee but don't say i didn't warn you did you two really hear that story the others fancy some toasts do you want anything no thanks that was a great story who said it was a story you know the funny thing is what well although i don't really believe in that sort of thing yes i have sometimes heard a dog howling late at night and i always thought it was coming from this house hi biscuits matt yes are you all right yes yes i'm fine matt what if i were you i wouldn't turn the light off in your bedroom tonight very funny the next morning matt looked very tired for some reason episode six a brief encounter it was a typical saturday night but matt was acting rather strangely oh thanks are you all right matt yes are you expecting someone no well oh come on matt tell us what's been going on i was working today and i just got off for lunch i was walking into radcliffe square when i saw a girl she was doing a survey you know interviewing people on the street except she wasn't having much luck nobody wanted to stop how long have you been standing here since 10 o'clock and how many people have you interviewed four my boss said he wanted me to interview at least 20. you could interview me okay but my name's matt actually i don't need your name but my name is mel so matt do you live in oxford yes i do how long have you been living here since 2017. how many jobs have you had since two and what do you do now i manage a computer game shop how long have you been working there nearly a year what newspapers do you read she asked me about what newspapers i read the observer the food i like anything what kind of clothes to buy the clothes i buy we got on really well where do you go for entertainment oh the cinema clubs restaurants not really although i quite often eat at frus i've been there a few times really i've never seen you there i'm going there tonight actually oh okay holidays which kind of holiday do you usually prefer i really like going abroad i've been to italy a few times i want to ask her lots of questions but she was asking me so many i didn't really get a chance after the interview i went to buy her a coffee but when i got back she was gone oh matt is she going to be here tonight she said she was coming how romantic we haven't arranged anything oh i'm sure she'll come of course she'll come is that her go over go on matt go for it hi oh hello so you came then yes would you like a drink ah sorry i'm late hi hi oh this is peter peter this is matt nice to meet you there's a table over there are you sitting with this man no no go ahead bye then yeah see you around oh poor jack i'll be back in a minute who's that a boyfriend what do you think sorry are you all right not really i feel a bit of an idiot come on what let's go get some fresh air where are they going i don't know seems a shame to waste their drinks oh david why does it always happen to me it happens to everyone what even you yes matt even me do you like her i thought she was really nice don't worry that'd be someone else where anywhere here [Music] oh you mean you gosh how long have you quite a long time me too what are we going to tell the others we can worry about that later yeah who said there was no such thing as a happy ending you

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