Learn English Conversation - Oxford English Daily Conversation Part 3

[Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you wanted to see me mother what oh yes Julia sit down um how long have you been at Apex TV now let's see I started in September last year so about a year and so far you've worked with me on the food program you've done some interviews and you've done quite a lot of research too but how do you see yourself in say five years time as a reporter researcher a producer definitely a producer productions what I like best I thought so well I'm pleased to tell you that from next month you're no longer a trainee but an assistant producer and we're going to give you a permanent contract what really that's wonderful thank you sorry to interrupt Alan Meredith is waiting to see you and is it all right if I go now Rebekah's very quiet this morning she always gets nervous when she sees her family oh yes she's going to her sister's graduation anyway come and meet Alan Meredith he's from Australia he's visiting us for a couple of days um how do I get to look after him show him around introduce him to people you know the sort of thing what do you do at kangaroo TV Ellen I'm the marketing manager what are you doing in the UK we buy a lot of British programmes and we sell some to the UK too so I'm visiting the TV stations that we deal with Gary can I introduce you to Alan Meredith from Australia Alan misses you don't need to introduce this man it's Gary Fenton the newsreader pleased to meet you you're very well known down under we broadcast you on news from the UK program every week that's one of our most popular shows really well I'm just going to record something for that now would you like to come and watch but we're on our way to see Frederick I saw him leaving about half an hour ago he's having lunch with the prime minister okay with you then Julia yes it's fine oh by the way Gary I've got some good news I've been sorry Julia duty calls [Music] [Applause] [Music] what a day you know we've done a report on traffic congestion every year for the last four years and then we were sitting in a traffic jam for two hours oh I've been in this job too long but you used to enjoy it hello that's all right Yeah right what mine is job what foreign reporter traveling to different places all the time that would be great Hey hi Julia you on your own no I'm looking up to this guy from Australia he's just making a phone call I've got some news well let me get you a drink first white wine we had some trouble yesterday with Jason and Carly when I got home they're playing football in the garden and they kick the ball through the neighbors window oh dear but that wasn't all our neighbors had just sat down for dinner and the ball landed right in the middle of the table there was food and glass everywhere you go now what's this news I'm sorry about that Alan let me introduce you to Tim Barnes Tim's one of our reporters and Sean Casey Sean the cameraman oh excuse me I'll up Tim Barnes what can't peek cover it we've just finished for the day okay there's been an accident at the airport oh do you like to come along with Julia sorry I keep doing this okay you can tell me more about Australia on the way by might see you later [Music] hi Rebecca what are you doing I'm writing my Christmas list in September I haven't even started to think about buying Christmas presents yet there's nothing wrong with being organized no nothing at all anyway I've got some news don't put that there I'm sorry Julia I've just had a bad day what's wrong my parents it's always the same Cyndi's the first person in the family to get an mba degree isn't she doing well and then it always turned to are you still working at that TV station Rebecca why don't you look for something better that's not fair you're very good at your job I know and I like the people anyway what's your news oh nothing important just like cup of tea or something George hear my news I've been promoted to assistant producer and I've got a permanent contract that's wonderful Julia well done [Music] [Applause] [Music] this is Gary Fenton with the one o'clock news severe weather has brought problems to many parts of Britain heavy rain has caused floods in the South in the north strong winds have damaged buildings and brought down electricity cables many people in Scotland will be without electricity for several days the storms will slowly move northwards during the day but it will stay very cold for the time of year can't believe this weather supposed to be summer Shawn got soaked this morning largely through a huge puddle and spied water level for Shawn as he dried out yes I hope so we're leaving to do another report in a few minutes well in two days time I'll be on a warm sunny beach that will be all Barbies and surfboards but it's winter in Australia now isn't it well it's nearly spring but the weather's pretty good there all year round actually sounds great oh I like all the different kinds of weather that we have here it's nice and autumn when the trees change color and in winter when it's cold and frosty anyway I better go and call you a taxi okay bell on the left you going to the station on you it's on my way Thanks so just gonna get my bags from Rebecca's office [Music] thanks for everything have a good trip Alan and send us some of that Australian sunshine you're quite interested in Australia auntie - yes well kangaroo TV is expanding and we're going to need some new blood particularly people with the kind of experience you have God it sounds interesting well if you are interested one of our directors Isabel Mendoza is going to be at the intertel conference in Amsterdam next month perhaps you could arrange to meet her there thanks I might do that but remember Julia likes the British climate [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I think it's a good idea don't you huh Gary shall we do something to celebrate Julio's promotion true what about arranging a surprise dinner for her on Friday why Friday she's working late so it will give us time to get things ready you aren't doing anything are you okay so who's going to do what I'll cook my duck a L'Orange you can't do that in a microwave can you people travel miles for my duck I'll do the vegetables and a dessert and I'll get some champagne [Music] yes Tim I'd like to go to the Intel conference next month it's in Amsterdam oh yes Frederick is going to be one of the speakers there but I thought you didn't like conferences you've always refused to go in the past well yes but I thought it might be a good idea to you know keep up with what's going on in the business okay but you'll need to put in a formal request for funding right could you get the information on the Intel conference in Amsterdam please Rebecca I'd like to know who's going to be there [Music] Larry can you take your shoes off if you're going to stand on the sofa someone get me that drawing then what sir height Gary's found it hello thanks Ted she's just left work so she should be you in about 20 minutes [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's truly a drink isn't it yes hello I'm sorry Pierce we're going to be working together soon I gather oh you're going to be the director of that new series on the paranormal aren't you that's right look you doing anything at the moment no I'm just on my way home would you like to go for a drink well how about having a bite to eat somewhere don't be great it's a safe cooking good good I was like to get to know the people I'm going to work with [Music] my dog will be ruined if I don't eat it soon I'm starving she must have gone somewhere after work that was a very nice meal yeah I like this place I came here with Tim once so you looking forward to your new job yeah it's gonna be great well here's to you Julia congratulations Thanks [Music] can I check in here for Amsterdam yes so can I say your ticket in passport please thank you did you pack the back yourself yes I did does the bag contain any electrical items no it doesn't and has the bag been left unattended at any time No would you prefer a window or an aisle seat mr. Barnes window please okay here's your boarding pass you're in seat 15 a boarding is at 11:15 at gate 27 have a nice flight thank you hi Simon are you going to the inter teleconference - no I'm off to Rome I'm covering the elections there it's lovely in Italy at this time of year see you [Music] okay twenty seconds everyone Gary what sorry it's my new mobile phone I think his model you know put it away five four three two one cue music it's six o'clock this is Gary Fenton with the early evening news the police are warning the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous criminal he is one of three people who robbed a branch of the Southern Alliance Bank this morning the thieves made off with over two million pounds however their car was spotted by the police they were chased for over two miles before the car was hit by a lorry and overturned the lorry driver was not hurt in the accident a man and a woman in the car were arrested and taken to hospital but the second man escaped he is described as in his 30s tall and with fair hair he was probably injured in the crash the police say that if he is seen he must not be approached he is dangerous and could be armed hurry up Julia Gary will be here soon and don't forget to close your window you know what happened last time when I think that no it's going to rain when does Tim get back from his conference on Friday what no when okay see you later Julia Gary's cars being stolen what this cars been nicked we'll have to try and get a taxi from the end of the street hey coming [Music] no-no-no right bye that was the police are you news about your car no it's probably been used as a getaway car at this very moment and look what happened to the car in that robbery yesterday has that guy been caught yet it's a bit scary thinking that there's a criminal out there somewhere that's a criminal out there in my car to people like that should be locked up for life relax Gary it'll be found sooner or later relax you wouldn't say that if it was your car why don't you come round to our place after work for a meal it'll take your mind off things thanks but if I get my hands on the people who've taken my car out nobody messes with Gary Fenton and gets away with it [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I'll get this okay no no I insist could I have a receipt thank you hello Gary what's the matter there's someone inside the flat what did you close your window I told you you shouldn't leave it open my cars have been filed and it hasn't been damaged [Music] could you go in and find out meaning we ought to phone the police go on Gary no way ok then this is my fault I'll do it give me the keys I wouldn't do that if I were you it could be the man the police are looking for Gary all right nobody messes with Gary Fenton and gets away with it our hero [Music] [Music] have you had a good run yes thanks you've been doing a lot of training lately yes I thought had entered the London Marathon wow do you know where the Penta phone messages is I've been using it to do the crossword sorry I know it shouldn't be moved from the phone leave those I'll see to them in a minute and I haven't finished with those yet it's Sunday morning Rebecca relax okay I'm going to have a shower [Music] [Applause] how are you not too bad I suppose Jason and Kylie what have they been doing now they've been talking on one of those telephone chat lines you know where you can talk to people from all over the country we got the phone bill yesterday I don't know what we're going to do with those kids you could try strangling your sister fern just now she'd like you to call her back Cindy she never phones me at work she wants could you let me have a report sometime on the amsterdam conference Tim and I particularly like to know whether you made any useful contacts there sure no problem I'd like to know what you're up to as well I'm sure you would do there [Music] [Applause] it's very strange I've been living in that flat for four years and she's only ever visited me once before do you know what she wants no why do people have to be so mysterious I don't know why they can't just say what's on their mind did you greet him yes yes definitely you've been tithing this flat for the last two hours and it was tidy when you started and that's the fourth time you've straightened that pen what is it with you and your family why does everything have to be so perfect ever since I can remember Cindy's always been better at everything she got better grades at school she went to university I went to the local Technical College she's got a high-powered job in the city I'm just a secretary a personal assistant but I don't see what that's got to do have been tidy I've got to show that I'm better at something if I can't be as successful as her I can be neater or more organized or fitter is that where you want to do the London Marathon just relax Tim and I going out so I'll be out of your way soon [Music] Julia I don't know how to say this but there's something I need to tell you I suppose you're wondering why I wanted to go to that conference well hey you'll never believe this Juliet but I'm thinking of going to work in Australia Julia my love Julia I don't know whether you'll like this but of course she won't like it you nerd it's not good I'll wait till I hear whether I've definitely got the job [Music] hi Rebecca is Cindy still here no she's gone you're right only you haven't cleared the table I've had such a strange evening what happened you know Cindy's always been a high-powered business woman with a flash car and loads of money and now this MBA as well yeah well she's met this guy called Jimmy actually they've been going out for about two years she hasn't told mum and dad because they wouldn't approve how romantic and now she's given up her job what yes it seems she's been living a lie all her life she's done all the things she's done just to please mum and dad Wow but you haven't heard the best bit she envies me because I've always done what I wanted and now she's decided to do what she wants to do to going to Africa yes she and Jimmy are going to teach in a school for blind children she won't make any money doing that that's the whole point Gary so you've been competing with each other all your lives for no reason yes we couldn't tell each other how we really felt you were right the other day Julia we should all be more honest with each other [Music] [Applause] [Music] I've gone jogging I've given that up I never really enjoyed it no London Marathon then no I thought I'd just read the paper and maybe do the crossword could you pass me that pen Thanks [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Julia will you marry me I can't I'm editing the news Tim Tim good morning miss Drake this is your wake-up call it's five o'clock thank you [Music] yeah I'm Saddam report thank you how was Isabel sorry stop playing games to him I've been in this business far too long for that Isabel Mendoza and I go way back she's on the board of directors of Kangaroo TV and she was at the Amsterdam conference okay I got a letter from kangaroo TV a couple of days ago offering me a job telling Julia isn't going to be easy well delaying it won't make it any easier I know I've decided to tell her as soon as I see her but she's been away for the past few days oh yes she's doing this series with Zoe Pierce about ghosts and UFOs and things isn't she yes but she's coming back tonight going off to work in Australia is a big step Tim so think about it carefully for your sake and Julius it happened about five years ago one night while driving to the hospital I was doing night duty at the time I heard a voice saying turn the car round go back turn the car around I remember thinking there was somebody else in the car with me but there wasn't then suddenly in my mind I saw my house burning and there were people screaming it was very frightening so I quickly turned around and headed back home when I pulled up outside the house everything looked alright then I noticed a light flickering in the front room and as I walked up the path I could see that there was smoke coming out of the window I rushed in woke up my wife and children had got them outside a few minutes later the whole house was on fire and cut thank you dr. Ackroyd that was great okay thank you right that just about wraps it up for this week we can pack up now and head off thanks Ian thanks it's a weird story you know it's very strange although I don't believe in premonitions no nor do I Julian will you marry me I can't I'm editing the news do you still want me to drop you off at home no you needn't bother we finished a lot earlier than I expected I'll call in at the office there are a few things I want to sort out for next week's shoot you're really enjoying your new job aren't you I love it I've left my mobile upstairs just a minute okay [Music] Tim what's this I hear about you going to Australia how did you know about that gary told me gary means everyone the whole place will move on huh it's good job Julie here isn't there today she is she came in while you were getting your mobile what [Applause] [Music] [Applause] see Joo didn't know what happens revived smoking yet asleep [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I'm looking for you everywhere you know don't you why didn't you tell me I didn't want to say anything until it was definite so what are you going to do I'm going to tell them that I can only take the job if my wife agrees your wife yes Julia will you marry me [Music] he did what Tim asked me to marry him congratulations when's the big day you didn't say yes then no I didn't I told him not to be silly but he said he was serious what did you say I said that I would have to think about it and have you thought about it that is I thought about nothing else since I would like to marry Tim and I wouldn't mind living in Australia but well I'm really enjoying my new job and it's sort of like Tim wants to go to Australia so my job isn't important I just have to give it up to let him do what he wants to do you have to decide what you're going to do soon though won't you well luckily I'm going away tomorrow night I won't be back for the next few days it's a quite a bit of time to think about it [Music] in the 1960s experts predicted that by the beginning of the 21st century work would be a thing of the past they said that almost every job would be done by robots and people would spend all their time on leisure activities in fact it seems the opposite has happened according to a recent report we now work longer than ever before and more and more people have to work on social hours working at night or at weekends of course there are benefits we all earn more we now have 24-hour telephone banking most shops are open 7 days a week and some like this supermarket are open round-the-clock but what effect is this having on our health and with parents spending more time at work what is it doing to family life it's nearly midnight and I'm going to ask some of the customers and workers here what they think I don't know about other people working long hours I've hardly be at home in the past week you've got tomorrow off yeah but I'm not looking forward to it we're going to see a child psychologist about Jason and Kylie it's because of the incident with the digger oh yes you said that they'd backed it into the news agents window that was after they'd driven it through someone's garden why on earth the workmen let the keys in it I'll never know so where does the child psychologist come into this well the police said that Jason and Kylie would be in serious trouble if we didn't do something about them [Music] I look Tim buzz hey Tim it's me hi are you all right it's 2 o'clock in the morning I couldn't sleep I didn't wake you up did I know we've been working late I was going to wait till I got back but well I've thought about you know getting married yes and hi Tim have you spoken to Julia lately her mobile doesn't seem to be working she phoned me from her hotel the other night she told me that she wanted to marry me but she wasn't going to she said that I'd only asked her to marry me to get myself out of a difficult situation she's very upset about it all you know well she told me that I was going to have to choose Australia or her Oh didn't it go very well with the psychologist he told me that Kylie and Jason weren't the problem I was he said I didn't spend enough time with them but I said it was difficult with my job you do work pretty unsocial hours he asked me what I did so I told him did you tell him that you enjoyed your job too yeah but he asked me which was more important my family on my job he said I had to decide what my priorities were can I speak to Julia drink please checked out okay thank you hello Tim Simon thought you were in Rome I was but I had to come back early Martha wants to talk to me in person and apparently Frederick's going to be there too our managing directors actually here must be something important are you coming to the pub for lunch um I'll see you that I just want to send this email Australia all right mind your own business it's Martha free yet no she's still with Simon and Frederick they've been in there all afternoon Martha's free first thing tomorrow morning it's okay I'll wait Sean was here earlier he told me he'd decided to ask for a transfer to studio work what he hates working indoors he said it was because the hours were more regular and if you were going to Australia it was an appropriate time for a change he's here now actually okay Martha's just asked me to find you she wants you to go in and join them really is this because of Sean's family yes he said he'd realized that the people he loved were more important than his job he said it was all a question of priorities [Music] [Music] that was a bit of a marathon didn't see the ghost I would have run a mile if it had appeared exhausted perhaps you shouldn't have tried to do it all in one day maybe anyway I don't fancy driving back tonight why don't we stay somewhere near here and then we can go straight into work tomorrow okay I'll ring around some of the local hotels can I borrow your mobile mine's not working yes hi Rebecca is Julia back yet and she hasn't called well when you speak to her could you get her to call me I don't mind how late I'm going to be working till at least half past three in the morning Cheers [Music] there's a coffee I suppose this will be our last job together yes I hope the studio worked as well for so do i and good luck with your new job - thanks it'll be good to see some new places - the future Cheers [Music] well good morning Zoey Julia morning Ted oh so you have got a package for you here and you need to sign for it well I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't heard it from Martha see lace is very okay so he's definitely going to Australia yes the kangaroo TV Julia hello timbers what is she alright the general yeah mom away what happened you may well ask Tim Barnes this is all your fault if you hadn't decided to go up to Australia this wouldn't have happened but you should have told me to him could somebody please tell me what's going on I was in reception and I heard Abigail saying that you were definitely going to Australia she said that I was going to Australia well she didn't actually mention your name but I don't think it's very funny if that driver hadn't stopped so quickly Julia would have been killed she wasn't talking about me she was talking about Fredrik I'm not going to Australia [Music] let me get this straight vetrix going to be managing director of kangaroo TV and Martha's taking over then Simon Fletcher's taking Martha's place and they've offered me simon's old job as foreign reporter so as soon as you're well again we can get married but nothing's already changed has it Tim what do you mean you wouldn't have asked me to marry you if you hadn't been offered the job in Australia and you would have gone if Simon's job hadn't come up no I'd already turned the Australian job down I don't believe you how's the patient look I'll show you no I put it under your door is this what you want you really turned it down I emailed that yesterday before I knew anything about the job at Apex it's true Julia I saw him typing it [Music] [Applause] must be nice being a foreign reporter going to all these different places it is I'm off to Barbados today oh really so am i I'm staying at the honeymoon hotel perhaps I'll see you there mr. Barnes perhaps you will mrs. Barnes [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 48min 34sec (2914 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 28 2017