Unit 7 / Listening 1A / 1
Listen to the dialogue two or three times, taking notes of what Tom says, until you feel that you've understood everything. Then reconstruct Tom's part of the dialogue (the exact words are less important than the meaning). Tom and Gina are in Nairobi, Kenya .
Tom: I honestly don't know if this is going to be a waste of time or not.
Gina: It's worth a try anyway. It would have been easier to go to Harley Street, but since Jason Freedman's not available…
Tom:
Gina: All the same, it's better to keep on moving than stay at home. The only way to find a missing person is to keep on looking.
Tom:
Gina: It seems to me you're going though a bad patch with her at the moment.
Tom:
Gina: What kind of productions?
Tom:
Gina: Wow, sounds like a great way of keeping an eye on her boyfriend! Pause . Listen, I'm sure things will sort themselves out when you're back at home a bit longer.
Tom:
Gina: Me?
Tom:
Gina: I don't mind talking about it. But there's nothing to tell really. I split up with my boyfriend a couple of months ago. We had the same problems as you and Caroline. He wanted me to settle down, have children. And I do want children. But not just yet. Or not with Jeff anyway. It didn't feel right.
Tom:
Gina: Yes. But I didn't expect to be doing quite as much as this. Africa … I've never been here before. Nairobi. I love the name, but I'm not sure if the city's that wonderful.
Tom:
Gina: Do you know Africa well, Tom?
Tom:
Gina: Really? Why?
Tom:
Gina: I think so. It's a place of extremes - is that it?
Tom:
Gina: Well, human life did begin here, didn't it?
Tom: That's what most scientists believe, yes. In the Olduvai valley. A couple of hundred miles away in fact.
