Unit 6 / Listening 1B

Listen again and fill in the blanks.



Tom: Well, here we are. Another plane, another journey. - , passport controls, airport announcements, and hours and hours waiting around doing nothing.

Gina: And smiling stewards forever bringing food on little . I love it.

Tom: You're crazy! How can you? It's plastic food!

Gina: I've always loved travelling. I things in England, of course, but the world is so exciting. There's so much to see. One lifetime isn't enough.

Tom: I agree with you there. But I just wish I could be transported to my destination without all the of the journey.

Gina: To me the journey is part of the whole adventure. Even the return journey.

Tom: You're lucky, though. You to sleep on aeroplanes. I don't know how you do it.

Gina: I was three months old when I first took a plane. My parents took me to my grandfather's funeral in Greece. They were afraid I'd cry for the whole journey, but apparently I slept from beginning to end.

Tom: I see. There's nothing like early , I suppose. What was your grandfather doing in Greece?

Gina: Looking for a place to . My grandmother's Greek, you see, so they thought they'd retire there. And just when they'd found somewhere he had a heart attack. My grandmother came back to England. She's still alive; she was ninety-three this year.

Tom. So you have some Greek blood in you. I thought there was something un-English about you, but it was hard to place.

Gina: And this being un-English is a good or a bad thing?

Tom: Oh, good, definitely. A of is always positive, don't you think?

Gina: In an individual, yes. But perhaps it doesn't always help in a marriage.

Tom: How do you mean?

Gina: Well does American and Australian count as a blend of cultures? If so, it didn't do the Faringdons much good.

Tom: No, it didn't. But I dare say it wasn't the main reason they divorced. Judy clearly had other things to worry about.

Gina: Do you think she really did commit suicide?

Tom: She certainly tried once, according to her . But the last entry she wrote doesn't sound like someone about to kill herself.

Gina: I'm sure she didn't kill herself. She said she was to tell the truth.

Tom: My guess is that the person she to tell the truth to was Ben. And I wouldn't be surprised if it somehow explains why he's disappeared. But what's the connection with Beautiful Babes? And why did she pay out so much money?

Gina: I hope we'll find out when we get to Scotland. But if James Foley's the sort of person Michael Faringdon described him as, I'm not sure he'll be very to talk about Judy.

Tom: Nor am I. But we'll see. I phoned Max Johnson at The Move yesterday and asked him to find out everything he can about Foley. As soon as we arrive, I'll check my mail to see if there's anything of interest.

Gina: And when do you want to go to Edinburgh?

Tom: Well, I need at least a day to from this journey and spend a bit of time with Caroline. So I think I'll catch a plane the day after tomorrow, to arrive around lunchtime. Does that sound all right?

Gina: Fine. Just with me to let me know where and when to meet up. And let's just sit back and enjoy all those little trays of food.

Tom: Gina, you're !

Gina: But if you don't want to watch me eating, do you know what you can do?

Tom: What?

Gina: Go to sleep!