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Big City Small World – Meet the Cast – Fadi http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/meet-fadi Meet Fadi
Introduction
This support pack accompanies: Meet the Cast – Fadi This support pack contains the following materials: • • • • Before you listen: Vocabulary match up Audio script Comprehension Task: True or false Fadi’s Season 1 – Can you remember what happened to Fadi?
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar. Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions. 1. typical 5. mostly 2. perfectly 6. lousy 3. suppliers 7. marry 4. import 8. going out with someone
Definitions:
a. In most situations b. Normal or as you would expect c. To become someone’s husband or wife d. To buy goods in a foreign country and bring them to your country e. People who sell and deliver goods to businesses f. Being someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend
g. Exactly right for the situation h. Really bad
© The British Council, 2010 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
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Big City Small World – Meet the Cast – Fadi http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/meet-fadi Audio script
Welcome everybody. I’m Fadi, good to meet you. Yeah, you’re right. Fadi isn’t a typical English name. That’s because my family is from Lebanon. I was born there too, but I’ve lived in London ever since I was a kid. Now I think of myself as being both, Lebanese and English. Mostly, I’m a Londoner. London is full of people from all over the world so I fit in perfectly here. What do I do? Well, ideally, I mean, if the world was perfect, I wouldn’t do very much at all. Play football… watch TV… play video games… hang out with my friends. But unfortunately the
Introduction
This support pack accompanies: Meet the Cast – Fadi This support pack contains the following materials: • • • • Before you listen: Vocabulary match up Audio script Comprehension Task: True or false Fadi’s Season 1 – Can you remember what happened to Fadi?
Before you listen
We suggest you do the vocabulary activity below before you listen. Then listen to the episode and do the first task to check your understanding. Finally, practise some vocabulary and grammar. Match the words and phrases in the boxes to their definitions. 1. typical 5. mostly 2. perfectly 6. lousy 3. suppliers 7. marry 4. import 8. going out with someone
Definitions:
a. In most situations b. Normal or as you would expect c. To become someone’s husband or wife d. To buy goods in a foreign country and bring them to your country e. People who sell and deliver goods to businesses f. Being someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend
g. Exactly right for the situation h. Really bad
© The British Council, 2010 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We are registered in England as a charity.
Page 1 of 3
Big City Small World – Meet the Cast – Fadi http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/big-city-small-world/meet-fadi Audio script
Welcome everybody. I’m Fadi, good to meet you. Yeah, you’re right. Fadi isn’t a typical English name. That’s because my family is from Lebanon. I was born there too, but I’ve lived in London ever since I was a kid. Now I think of myself as being both, Lebanese and English. Mostly, I’m a Londoner. London is full of people from all over the world so I fit in perfectly here. What do I do? Well, ideally, I mean, if the world was perfect, I wouldn’t do very much at all. Play football… watch TV… play video games… hang out with my friends. But unfortunately the