English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

119 People and places 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Explore speaking: Using vague language Listen to three conversations. Look at the highlighted expressions in the scripts. Which ones do you use: 1 What’s the relationship between Helen and Pat, and between Helen and Luis? 2 What’s each conversation about? 39 TCD 2/18 Pat is planning to visit her daughter in Mendoza, Argentina. Pat: I’m so looking forward to seeing you, Helen, and meeting your new boyfriend … Luis, right? But what clothes should I bring? Is it warm? Helen: Yes, it’s warm in the day but bring some jumpers or a jacket or something for the evenings. Pat: Jumpers? Thick ones, woolly ones, you mean? Helen: Er, yes, maybe. Pat: Like my blue one? You know the one? Helen: Yes, the blue one or your red one or whatever . It doesn’t matter. A week later, in Mendoza. It’s lunchtime. Pat: So, what are we having for lunch, darling? Helen: Er, I’m not sure yet. Maybe some soup? (later) Pat: Mmmm, this soup’s absolutely delicious. Your cooking has got much better, Helen. What’s in it? Helen: Oh, er, vegetables mainly. Onions, peppers, potatoes and stuff like that . Pat: Right. So, you, er, chop the veg, and then what? Helen: Well, I think you add water and some herbs and things … Sorry, I didn’t actually make it. Luis did. Pat: Ah, OK. Well, tell him it was lovely, and I’d like the recipe! When are we seeing him again? Helen: This afternoon, at three. Later that afternoon, Pat is chatting to Helen’s boyfriend, Luis. Pat: So, Luis, you were born in Spain, right? Luis: Yes, that’s right. In Galicia. Pat: Oh, yes. Where exactly? Luis: Well, actually, in a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere! It was sort of surrounded by mountains. The nearest town was Ortigueira, which is on the, er, the north-west coast. Pat: Oh, right. And did you stay there throughout your childhood? Luis: No. We moved to Argentina, to Buenos Aires, when I was three, so I don’t really remember it at all. But I’ve always had a, a kind of special feeling about the mountains. It’s difficult to explain, but I love being able to see the mountains. It gives me a sense of space, I guess. 1 2 3 40 1 to describe things when you can’t be exact? , 2 to mean ‘and similar things’? , 3 to mean ‘or similar things’? , Pat Helen and Luis Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv