Beginner Levels - Learn English through Oxford English video — Transcript
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- 0:03[Music]
- 0:26[Applause]
- 0:27[Music]
- 0:35this is my house it's not big and it's
- 0:39not small but I like it
- 0:42three people live here this is Matt hi
- 0:46I'm Matt this is David hello my name is
- 0:51David and that's me
- 0:54hi Helen pleased to meet you so there
- 0:56are three people but there are four
- 0:58bedrooms so today is interview day
- 1:04what's your job I'm a jazz musician
- 1:08really what do you play the drums
- 1:12[Music]
- 1:24but he's very quiet and friendly no dogs
- 1:37sorry
- 1:47150 pounds a month
- 1:49great no 150 pounds a week sorry where
- 2:03are you from Edinburgh but my jobs in
- 2:06Oxford good this is a nice house
- 2:09Thanks we're happy here okay
- 2:16okay
- 2:17I don't cigarette I don't smoke
- 2:24we don't smoke do we know we don't smoke
- 2:31oh sorry
- 2:42this is terrible
- 2:45who's next her name's Jane she's number
- 2:50eight she's the last
- 2:56[Music]
- 3:03[Applause]
- 3:07[Music]
- 3:12[Applause]
- 3:14sir Jane
- 3:15tell us about yourself tell you what
- 3:19anything I'm from Brighton I'm a drama
- 3:25teacher I don't smoke I like films good
- 3:32food good food yeah
- 3:35Italian French Chinese do you cook yes
- 3:42I'm a very good cook
- 3:46do you have a dog
- 3:48no cat no no animals do you play the
- 3:57drums
- 3:58no the trombone violin saxophone nothing
- 4:11that's great
- 4:13Jane it's your room fantastic when can
- 4:18you move in next week
- 4:20this week tomorrow
- 4:24sure welcome to 53 Blackwood Road Thank
- 4:30you Thank You Sal art
- 4:33[Music]
- 4:35so now there are four of us
- 4:38[Music]
- 4:51there are four people in the house now
- 4:54and I'm very happy I'm Jane well we all
- 4:58like her morning everybody
- 5:02what's this it's a video film about my
- 5:07new house and my new housemates it's for
- 5:10my sister Allison oh right
- 5:13is it okay yeah sure okay Allie this is
- 5:22the kitchen and who is this
- 5:34say something see what it's hot by 7:00
- 5:38in the morning
- 5:39talk to my sister introduce yourself
- 5:43go on David hello I'm David
- 5:48I come from Manchester I'm a lawyer
- 5:53I work in Oxford that's it what things
- 5:58do you like I like my job I like
- 6:05football swimming I like a quiet
- 6:08breakfast and I don't like video cameras
- 6:10and I start work at 8 o'clock so bye bye
- 6:22David's nice really
- 6:24[Music]
- 6:30ready just a minute ready hello my name
- 6:38is Helen I come from London but I live
- 6:40in Oxford what else what do you do I'm a
- 6:45marketing assistant for a publishing
- 6:47company I work in Oxford but I sometimes
- 6:50go to the London office I usually go to
- 6:53work at 8 o'clock and they get home at
- 6:56half past 6:00 is it a good job it's a
- 7:00very good job I really like it what else
- 7:03do I like I also like good food films I
- 7:08go to the gym at the weekend oh and I
- 7:11like travel I love France and Spain I
- 7:14speak a little French and Spanish what
- 7:18things
- 7:18don't you like well I don't like noise
- 7:24oh and I don't like cigarettes great
- 7:30you're welcome
- 7:32where's Matt I think Matthew still in
- 7:36bed
- 7:37[Music]
- 7:46it's Jane can I come in Matt do you want
- 8:00to be in a film for my sister
- 8:08just say something where are you from
- 8:23Matt where are you from Birmingham he's
- 8:31from Birmingham what about your job shop
- 8:36manager he's a shop manager he works in
- 8:41a computer game store
- 8:42he likes computer games Matt hmm do you
- 8:49like computer games and he likes rock
- 8:54music and he loves his bed Matt what
- 9:05time do you usually get up half past
- 9:08seven it's 8 o'clock that's Wednesday I
- 9:12start work at 1 o'clock on Wednesdays
- 9:16[Music]
- 9:23Matt oh it's Tuesday
- 9:31[Music]
- 9:36a perfect start to a perfect day for
- 9:39Matthew
- 9:44[Music]
- 9:54my room it's big it's comfortable but I
- 9:59don't know the walls this chair
- 10:04everything move the bed where how about
- 10:11under the window put the hi-fi on the
- 10:16chest of drawers put the chair in the
- 10:18corner I don't know why don't you paint
- 10:23it paint what paint the room I don't
- 10:30know I'm not very practical
- 10:33I don't like painting I'm always too
- 10:37busy I don't really have time today I
- 10:41have a lunch appointment at one o'clock
- 10:44it's impossible
- 10:46can we do it for you really
- 10:54yes yeah are you sure of course we sure
- 11:01what about the color oh I don't know
- 11:10something nice
- 11:20now don't worry you go out enjoy your
- 11:23lunch and leave it with us thank you
- 11:31okay let's go and buy some paint Matt do
- 11:37you want to come yeah do you want to get
- 11:41dressed
- 11:41oh right there is a DIY store here where
- 11:51that's on this road Oh someone
- 11:56hang on excuse me is there a DIY store
- 12:00near here yes go straight on to left at
- 12:03the roundabout go down the road and on
- 12:06the right next to the supermarket thank
- 12:08you
- 12:14[Applause]
- 12:27[Music]
- 12:31[Applause]
- 12:37[Applause]
- 12:39[Music]
- 12:42[Applause]
- 12:51[Applause]
- 13:00how about this black there are some
- 13:09really nice colors here oh look this is
- 13:13lovely
- 13:14how much is it 16 pounds 49 oh that's
- 13:18expensive
- 13:24hey Matt this is the same color as your
- 13:28t-shirt it's gorgeous
- 13:30what do you think yeah I like it how
- 13:32much is it 11 pounds 99 how many do we
- 13:37want - that's 2398 24 pounds it's okay
- 13:45now are there any rollers there is some
- 13:49over them
- 13:51[Music]
- 13:54[Applause]
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- 14:00[Music]
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- 14:15[Music]
- 14:17[Applause]
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- 14:37[Music]
- 14:43[Applause]
- 14:45[Music]
- 14:46[Applause]
- 14:47what do you think it looks great I love
- 14:51it looks interesting but good I like it
- 15:03[Music]
- 15:04[Applause]
- 15:11[Music]
- 15:18finished yep thanks I really like this
- 15:23color
- 15:24me too the room looks great is she high
- 15:31heaven can I go in yep
- 15:40welcome to your new bedroom Oh Matt your
- 15:45t-shirt what the color it's horrible
- 15:57next time Helen don't ask for help do it
- 16:01yourself
- 16:08[Music]
- 16:16this is how it started another exciting
- 16:21evening and 53 Blackwood Road hi Julia
- 16:34how are you yeah sure
- 16:46when's your birthday the fourth of
- 16:49August that's leo you're a lion
- 16:57what's wrong
- 16:58nothing what about you
- 17:02my birthday's the 16th of March I'm a
- 17:05Pisces the fish so what's the horoscope
- 17:18sign for this month May the first part
- 17:22is Taurus the Bull
- 17:24so James bull is James birthday this
- 17:28month when the 13th the 13th of May it's
- 17:36the 11th of May today that's in two days
- 17:39are you sure that's what she said did
- 17:44you hear my it's Jane's birthday on
- 17:48Saturday why don't we have a party in
- 17:54two days yeah
- 17:56a surprise party good idea right how
- 18:02many people just the four of us meal the
- 18:09cake sorry to drink presents
- 18:14okay let's make a shopping list
- 18:18[Music]
- 18:30[Music]
- 18:33[Applause]
- 18:47I got it
- 18:52that's it
- 19:00that looks great where did you get to no
- 19:03I bought it at Pascal's you know next to
- 19:05the bank how much was it was fifteen
- 19:07pounds did you get the candles you
- 19:14didn't I did thank you when does Jane
- 19:19get home
- 19:20usually at half past six after her game
- 19:22of tennis about 20 minutes
- 19:25oh no easy
- 19:30Matt don't let her come into the kitchen
- 19:32Oh
- 19:34talk to her two minutes what do you want
- 19:37me to talk about anything
- 19:39[Music]
- 19:40[Applause]
- 19:41[Music]
- 19:43hi Jane I'm at it let me Thanks
- 19:57did you have a nice day yes what did you
- 20:02do I went shopping what did you buy I
- 20:06bought a t-shirt and some shoes and I
- 20:10bought some food Matt are you ok what
- 20:19else did you do
- 20:20I played tennis where at the Sports
- 20:25Center I had a good day
- 20:28did you I got up at about oh I was 11
- 20:32o'clock and then I had breakfast I had
- 20:36cornflakes and I had toast and coffee an
- 20:40orange juice and then I watched
- 20:42television and then it's not your
- 21:03birthday Matthew but you said it was the
- 21:0813th of May the 30th of May Matt not the
- 21:1313th then what do we do with all this
- 21:16food and drink we can still have a party
- 21:21then what about the 30th we're gonna
- 21:23have a party then - sure right two
- 21:29parties but only one present yeah David
- 21:37[Music]
- 21:54so that was the surprise party a real
- 21:56surprise for everyone
- 21:59[Music]
- 22:05[Music]
- 22:11are you free this evening for Amelia you
- 22:17are that's fantastic
- 22:18it's David's new friend and the frozen I
- 22:20think you really likes her it sounds a
- 22:25very exciting see you at 7:30 but david
- 22:32has a date when tonight what's her name
- 22:37Julia Julia when did you meet her two
- 22:41weeks ago do you mind
- 22:43what is it tonight then cinema theater
- 22:47opera a burger a restaurant which one
- 22:53Hong Kong house its Chinese it's very
- 22:57good it's very cheap
- 22:58it's very good well I hope you and Julia
- 23:04gulia have a great time
- 23:08I'll come with you
- 23:25by then
- 23:41[Music]
- 23:46this is it Oh Chinese I had a Chinese
- 23:52meal yesterday can we go somewhere else
- 23:54where would you like to go I love
- 23:56Italian food is there an Italian
- 23:58restaurant near here I don't know yes
- 24:01there is Marco's it's about five minutes
- 24:03away
- 24:03Marco's yes but that's nothing it's
- 24:13[Music]
- 24:16really lovely here thanks David
- 24:18don't mention it you know I can speak
- 24:21Italian just a little yeah you I can't
- 24:24speak any languages
- 24:25say something - good evening sir go on
- 24:33buona sera party a hobby amo el menú
- 24:37para five or a No - Senora whatever
- 24:42their la lista Divini sorry can you
- 24:48speak more slowly please would you like
- 24:50to see the wine astern yes please
- 24:56[Music]
- 25:05what would you like to start the suit
- 25:08looks nice I think I'd like the truffles
- 25:11okay the truffles and can I have the
- 25:14suit please sir fools and for the main
- 25:21course I'd like the lobster and I'd like
- 25:26the roast chicken won't you drink how
- 25:30about a bottle of champagne so the
- 25:38champagne
- 25:39yes a bottle of champagne it's hard work
- 25:47but I like my job it's very interesting
- 25:52and I like playing sports at weekends
- 25:58for all tennis
- 26:04and I like reading books magazines
- 26:11really delicious can we have the bill
- 26:26please certainly sir
- 26:50much
- 26:53what time is your train half past ten I
- 26:56was ten it's helped us there now oh dear
- 27:00can you ring for taxi a taxi
- 27:05[Music]
- 27:05[Laughter]
- 27:08[Music]
- 27:19[Applause]
- 27:28thanks for a wonderful evening don't
- 27:31mention it
- 27:34good night night
- 27:52how much is it so far 19 pounds 50 cent
- 27:55but I only have 20 pounds
- 27:58do you take credit cards these are
- 28:01American Express a check sorry I only
- 28:06take cash
- 28:16thank you very much indeed set your
- 28:19night
- 28:24[Music]
- 28:37thanks very much
- 28:40so that was David's date with Julia he
- 28:44got home in time for breakfast
- 28:51[Music]
- 29:01we're all cleaning the house today we
- 29:04don't clean it every Saturday but today
- 29:07is different Jane's sister is coming to
- 29:10visit what is your sister do she's a
- 29:17student
- 29:18well she's studying film studies that
- 29:22sounds interesting
- 29:25they're finished actually there's uh oh
- 29:33what time is he arriving 2:30 I'm going
- 29:37to my yoga class and then I'm meeting
- 29:39her at the station hello
- 29:50can you turn it off what hello hello can
- 29:58I speak to Jane please
- 29:59certainly who's calling it's Alison her
- 30:02sister just a moment Jay it's your
- 30:07sister only now it's only 12 o'clock
- 30:15hello Ali where are you hi Jane I'm at
- 30:20the station but you're two and a half
- 30:22hours early I know I got the first train
- 30:25Ali I can't meet you I have a yoga class
- 30:29at half past twelve that's okay I can
- 30:31come to your house by bus no it's too
- 30:34difficult hold on can anybody meet my
- 30:38sister my yoga class starts in 20
- 30:40minutes
- 30:41I can I can I can't please I hate
- 30:45cleaning okay hello Ali mats can meet
- 30:51you there's a cafe near the station the
- 30:54Rose cafe why don't you wait there can
- 30:59you meet Ali at the Rose cafe sure what
- 31:02does she look like
- 31:03hold on Ali she's quite tall and she has
- 31:07long dark brown hair what's she wearing
- 31:10hello Ali what are you wearing I'm
- 31:14wearing a cream coat and a black sweater
- 31:17she's wearing a cream coat and a black
- 31:20sweater sorry hold on how long about 15
- 31:28minutes about 15 minutes blimps call me
- 31:33on my mobile
- 31:35okay see you later bye
- 31:39[Music]
- 31:58[Applause]
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- 32:12[Applause]
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- 33:21[Applause]
- 33:26[Music]
- 33:30[Applause]
- 33:36[Music]
- 33:51[Music]
- 33:53sorry sorry hello Jane it's Alison Mary
- 34:02see isn't he there what does he look
- 34:09like he has dark hair and a beard
- 34:12hang on is he wearing a black leather
- 34:14jacket black jeans it's okay he's here
- 34:17see you later bye
- 34:29don't just go away sorry I think that's
- 34:32a mistake Matt I'm Alyson West I'm oh
- 34:34I'm so sorry hi I thought so okay let's
- 34:38go
- 34:42sorry about that
- 34:48sorry I was late I got a black time no
- 34:51problem
- 34:52the cars just around the corner
- 34:55what's the matter why are you carrying
- 34:57that bag it's your bag isn't it no Ben
- 35:02who he's wearing black jeans and a black
- 35:07leather jacket yes and he's carrying my
- 35:11bag
- 35:17[Music]
- 35:32we met Alison that afternoon sorry and
- 35:38that evening after Matt's conversation
- 35:42with the police
- 35:43[Music]
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