60 That’s Life!

Episode 8
Test your memory, test your listening

1 Read the gapped story and guess the 1 Felton Windrush is talking to the actors and
missing words. Complete the ‘Guess’ part actresses in his new soap opera.
of the table.

2 Listen and complete the ‘Listen’ part of

the table.

3 Read the full story and check your answers.

Word Guess Listen

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Felton I ’m sure you’ve all heard that there’s been a 1_____ at Wormwood Studio.
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Amber  oes that mean that we 2______ be able to use it?
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7 Felton Y es, unfortunately, Amber. We’ll have to use KP Studio 3_______.
Amber Is that available, Felton?
8 Felton Yes, it is, but only for six 4______.
9 Amber Are you saying that we’ll have to do two months’ filming in six weeks?
Felton Yes, I’m afraid so. We’ll have to 5_____ every weekend from now on.
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11 2 At Jordan's flat ...

Lucy I got the tickets for Paris today.

Jordan Oh, er, what 6_____ is that again?
Lucy It’s 6 September – the weekend before the wedding.
Why? What’s that?
Jordan It’s our new 7_________ for filming, and … 3
Lucy Don’t tell me you’ll have to work
that weekend.
Jordan Yes, it 8______ like it. And the
weekend of the wedding, too.
Lucy What?! And does Peter know
that his 9_____ man won’t be
able to be there?
Jordan No, not yet. Look. I’m really
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______, but …
Lucy Oh, don’t worry, Jordan. I’ll
just have to find someone else
to share the most exciting
weekend of my life. And share the rest of my life, too!
That’s it! We’re 11_________!

Now ...
✓ listen and practise saying the story.