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Episode 04 - Where are you?

Sammy and Julia are happy to go shopping together. What could possibly go wrong?

Transcript

Julia: I love this department store.
Sammy: Me, too. Oh!
Julia: What's wrong?
Sammy: I haven't got any money.
Julia: There's a cashpoint just down the road. There! Next to the traffic lights.
Sammy:  Oh, yes. I'll see you in five minutes?

Sammy: Hi, Julia? I'm here.
Julia: Oh, that was quick.
Sammy: Where are you?
Julia: Take the lift. And when you come out, go straight on, then left a bit and you'll see me.
Sammy: Great.
Sammy: Take the lift, come out, go straight on, then left a bit and you'll see me.

Sammy: '… come out of the lift, go straight on, then left a bit and you'll see me.' But where? There's nobody here. ... Julia, hi.
Julia: Are you coming?
Sammy: Am I coming? Julia, I'm here. Where are you?
Julia: You're here? Sammy, I'm here. And I don't know where you are, but you're definitely not here.
Sammy: No, no, you're right. I'm not here. Look, I can see shoes. Are you near shoes?
Julia: Yes, I am.
Sammy: Really?!?
Julia: Yes. Can you see the trousers? Jeans, shorts ...
Sammy: Yes.
Julia: I'm near the trousers, looking at the dresses.
Sammy: Dresses?! Julia, there aren't any dresses.
Julia: Yes, there are, Sammy. And I'm looking at them now ...
Sammy: No, there aren't! Not on this floor ...
Julia: 'Not on this floor'? Sammy, which floor are you on?
Sammy: Basement. Men's clothes.
Julia: Women's clothes, Sammy. First floor.
Sammy: Julia, you said, 'take the lift'.
Julia: Look, I'll see you in two minutes.
Sammy: OK.

Sammy: Julia!
Julia: Sammy!

Task 1: Check your understanding 1

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Task 2: Check your understanding 2

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Task 3: Directions 1

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Task 4: Directions 2

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Task 5: Clothes

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Discussion

Have you ever had a hard time finding someone in a public place? How did you find them?

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Average: 4.6 (8 votes)

Submitted by dimples on Wed, 20/02/2019 - 13:55

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I had a problem finding someone many times. We always call each other and find ourselves looking for a characteristic place.
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Submitted by Rafaela1 on Sun, 17/02/2019 - 00:27

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When shopping, we usually decide a meeting spot and time not to waste time in looking for the other. ｄ(ゝc_,･｡)ＯＫ♪

Submitted by Lanigo on Fri, 15/02/2019 - 10:04

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Ohh...it often happens in supermarket :) When I cannot find someone usually I use the mobile phone.

Submitted by cagla on Sat, 09/02/2019 - 14:31

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ı usually lose my way so that ı have a lot of hard times to find someone in a public place. ı have been living in ankara, turkey for 5 years and sometimes ı can't find my home :)

Submitted by Ionela Lusty on Thu, 31/01/2019 - 20:11

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Usually I find someone pretty fast, because I have a good space orientation.
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Submitted by Gianfranco on Thu, 24/01/2019 - 22:39

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Not in a public place but sometimes in the university I have hard times finding with a friend in a library for example

Submitted by sandragiron on Thu, 10/01/2019 - 10:56

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I think that many times we don't listen carefully indications and we assume where is a person who are looking for . In this way we lose a lot information
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Submitted by dariusclinton on Tue, 08/01/2019 - 05:40

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I'll tell him to come at the start point, in this case the entry of the store.

Submitted by esrahassan on Tue, 08/01/2019 - 05:36

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somtimes but i use mobile to find them