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Everyday situations
- Apologising for being late (Sorry I was late. I was stuck in traffic.)
- Arranging a job interview (I’d like to speak to the personnel manager, please.)
- Asking for and giving directions (Can you tell me how to get to the nearest metro station, please?)
- At the doctor's (I don’t feel very well. I feel tired and my legs and back ache.)
- Talking about music (What kind of music is he into?)
- Buying clothes (I’d like to try on one of those tops.)
- Buying walking boots (What kind of tent are you thinking of?)
- Checking in to a hotel (I’ve got a reservation for three nights.)
- Complimenting a flat (Wow, it looks really good. What a lovely floor!)
- Friends meeting in the street (Hi, Andy! Fancy seeing you here!)
- Giving advice (I wouldn't buy a new computer just yet. Your computer is probably…)
- Introductions at work (You’re Max, aren’t you? Remember me? We worked together a few years ago.)
- Making requests (Excuse me. I wonder if you could help me…)
- Permission and prohibition (I’m sorry, you’re not allowed to use the photocopier.)
- Returning something to a shop (I’d like a refund, please.)
- Warnings (Be careful you don’t break a window with that ball.) Sample
Describing things
- A film (I saw this film the other night called…)
- A flat (The flat’s on the ground floor, in a small building. It’s got a nice garden…)
- Clothes (I go jogging when I can, to keep fit, to keep up my general fitness…)
- Favourite rooms (Because I’m a lawyer I have to wear clothes that give me a serious, formal image…)
- Describing lost objects (It’s quite a big room and it’s very sunny because…)
- Sports training routines (It’s a black bag with shoulder straps.)
Radio programmes
- A charity in Africa (This morning on Radio 6 we are interviewing Tessa Allwright, the president of a charity in Somalia…)
- A radio advertisement (This is from our sponsor Happy Jack's, about our bargain of the month…)
- An expert talking about Dr Livingstone (Finally, in 1843, Livingstone discovered…)
- Interview with a personologist (Our first guest today is Sandra Myers, who works as a personologist.)
- News stories (Many areas of the south-east have been hit today by some of the heaviest snowstorms…)
- Problems and advice (The problem concerns my partner, the person I live with.)
- The illness SAD (seasonal affective disorder) (Today we are talking to Jenny Hall, who suffers from SAD…)
Monologues and discussions
- A conversation about new technology (I don’t know, it seems to me that all we do with technology is…)
- A conversation about what film to buy a friend (Let’s get him a classic movie.)
- A job interview (I've had a look at your application and your references. I see that you've worked in…)
- Eyewitness reports of UFOs (Well, I was walking the dog with my wife – it must have been about 10 o’clock…)
- How you spend your time (Well, it takes me about 10 to 15 minutes to get up.)
- Stories about names (A funny thing happened to me once, actually. I was at a conference…)
- Studying languages (I live in the Republic of Ireland and studied Irish at school…)
- Talking about a new flat (I’ve just moved in, in fact, to a big old flat downtown.)
- Talking about getting help from others (I never learned to swim when I was young because…)
- Talking about job histories (I never thought about being a teacher. When I left school I went to…)
- Thoughts about holidays on the Moon (I imagine that the Moon is not a very nice place.)
- Visiting relatives when you live abroad (I don’t go home that often, actually.)
Story
- The eagle and the tortoise (The tortoise and the eagle didn’t see each other very often.)
Song
- A song about happiness (The flowers of spring, birds and bees and all those things…)
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