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Preparation
Before you listen
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Transcript
Fadi: Are you ready then, mate?
Harry: Guess so. Ready as I’ll ever be.
Johnny: Got the ring and everything?
Harry: Yep.
Fadi: Blimey. You’re a brave boy!
Johnny: It’ll be your turn next, Fadi!
Fadi: I doubt it. Very much.
Johnny: Look, here she comes now!
Harry: Oh no! She’s with all the others!
Fadi: You’ll have to get her alone.
Olivia/Sarah/Bindyu/Magda: Hi, boys! Hello there!
Fadi/Harry/Johnny: Oh, erm, hello.
Olivia: What’s up? What’s going on?
Harry: Oh, erm, nothing ...
Olivia: Don’t believe you!
Johnny: Olivia! Pssst! Harry’s going to pop the question!
Olivia: Pop the what?
Johnny: The question! He’s going to ask Bindyu to marry him!
Olivia: I know what it means, stupid! I’m just surprised!
Fadi: Are you ready, Harry?
Harry: I can’t do it! I’m not going to ask her now! Not in the café! I’m going to wait for a quiet, romantic moment, when we’re alone together.
Fadi: Oh! Spoilsport! We wanted to watch.
Olivia: So, Bindyu – did you know this was happening?
Bindyu: What?
Olivia: Oh ... I’m sorry – I thought it was planned.
Bindyu: Thought what was planned? What are you talking about?
Olivia: Oh dear – I think I’ve put my foot in it.
Magda: Put your foot in what?
Olivia: Made a mistake, Magda.
Magda: Oh dear! Why?
Harry: Oh no. I’ll have to do it now!
Harry: Well, Bindyu, I’ve got something to ask you ...
Carlos: Hello, everyone! I’ve got some big news!
Johnny: Can’t it wait?
Carlos: Er ... erm ... well ... No! Finally, I’m opening my own restaurant!
Harry: Great!
Carlos: So, what am I interrupting?
Bindyu: I don’t know yet.
Harry: Oh ... er ... erm ... Bindyu? Will you marry me?
Bindyu: Ahhh! I wasn’t expecting that!
Harry: You weren’t? Oh! I thought you’d guessed!
Bindyu: No way.
Harry: Oh.
Olivia: So what’s the answer?
Fadi: Yeah – come on!
Bindyu: Oh ... I ... er ... I’m ... well ... not ... oh! Yes!
All: Hooray!
Harry: Phew! You had me worried there.
Carlos: So, Sarah ... Seeing as I’ve got my own restaurant now, I was wondering – shall we give it another go?
Sarah: Of course! I’ve missed being with you – and now, I’m so pleased you’ve got your own business.
Fadi: I’ve got my own business too – “FindLondon” is doing really well!
Olivia: And me – my shoe shop!
Fadi: Perhaps we should go out some time?
Olivia: I think you’ve asked me that before!
beautiful end because Carlos opened his restaurant and harry married Bindyu
Finally fadi had good business
i love british council now i should be go to find new things to improve my listening
Sorry, but it seems Sarah is a gold digger.
Thank you so much. I enjoyed and learned a lot from this series.