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Selina: Patrick? Is that you?

Patrick: Selina! Hello!

Selina: Well, well. Patrick Eastwood. How have you been?

Patrick: Good. Great, actually. How are you? I haven't seen you for ... how long?

Selina: It's been ages. At least fifteen years. Wow.

Patrick: Yeah. Wow.

Patrick and Selina: So, what are you doing here?

Selina: Sorry, you go first.

Patrick: OK. What are you doing here? I thought you'd moved to London.

Selina: I was in London for a couple of years. But it didn't work out.

Patrick: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Are you ... OK?

Selina: I'm fine! The dream job wasn't really a dream, you know? Um ... and London is great but it's so expensive. I mean, just the rent on a flat is ... uh … crazy expensive.

Patrick: I see.

Selina: So, I came back. I've been back now for almost five months. Living back home with Mum and Dad. Which is err ... interesting. Um ... but anyway, what about you?

Patrick: Me? Oh, nothing new. You know me – 'Patrick the predictable'. I never left here.

Selina: Oh. And is that ...?

Patrick: Oh, I'm very happy. I'm married now. We've just celebrated our tenth anniversary.

Selina: No way! You? Married? To …?

Patrick: I don't think you know her. Her name's Marigold. And we've got two kids. They're five and eight years old.

Selina: Married and with two kids? Wow!

Patrick: Don't look so surprised!

Selina: No, no … I'm just amazed how time flies! I'm happy for you. I really am.

Patrick: Thanks. You should really come round to the house one day.

Selina: That would be great. Let's swap numbers and ...

Worksheet - Meeting an old friend

Exercise One: Listen and choose true or false.

a) Patrick and Selina meet everyday.                        ( T / F )

b) Selina still lives in London.                             ( T / F )

c) Selina is living with her Mum and Dad.                  ( T / F )

d) Patrick has two kids.                                   ( T / F )

e) They haven't been seeing each other for over 15 years.     ( T / F )

Exercise two: Listen carefully and write your answer.

a) Why do you think Selina is surprised about Patrick?

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Exercise three: Talk to your partner freely about any one of the questions below.

a) How often do you keep in touch with your friends?

b) Do you think friends are important in your life?

c) Do you have a close friend?

<Answer sheet>

Exercise 1.  a) F

b) F

c) T

d) T

e) T

Exercise 2.  a) Patrick is predictable person.

So he might have never met someone to go out as long as she knows.

She's surprised that he got married and has two kids but she said she is

happy for it.

PICTURE 1.

PICTURE 2.