General English Level 3 V 3
UNIT 05 Getting away TOPIC 04 My dream holiday
Listening LISTENING 01 My dream holiday
Linh and Rose are at Rose's flat talking about their dream holiday.
Rose:
Hi Linh. Come in!
Linh:
Hi Rose. How are you?
Rose: Fine.
Linh: What have you been up to?
Rose: Oh…I've been talking to Pedro and Jim about holidays. They can't decide where to go! Pedro wants to go to Africa on safari and Jim wants to go on a cruise! I'm trying to help them decide.
Linh: Oh! Those two are so funny! Mmm.. you know, Rose, I'd like a holiday but I'm too busy. I work all day on the computer. I never get a break, and Eddie's always busy studying. We never have any money!
Rose: Oh no! That's a pity! ...Hmm… Let's imagine you have a lot of money. Imagine you are a millionaire, Linh. Of all the places in the world, where would you go?
Linh: Um… Let me think. I would go on a luxury cruise to Hawaii. I would lie in the sun all day and eat pineapples. I would have back massages every day and I'd meet the most interesting people from all over the world!
Rose: Oh! That sounds great! And what would you do at night?
Linh: Well, for dinner I would eat the most delicious lobster, and then I'd go to the wine bar and drink champagne all evening. I would listen to the best musicians and, at the end of the evening, I would watch the sun set over the ocean and I wouldn't do any work on a computer!
What about you, Rose? What's your dream holiday?
Rose: Oh…gee, there are so many fantastic places in the world. I'd really like to spend time on the French Riviera.
Linh: Really? What would you do there?
Rose: I'd rent a villa and lie around all day listening to romantic French music. I'd swim in the warm Mediterranean Sea. I'd eat caviar at restaurants every night! I'd go to jazz bars on the beachfront at night and I might even meet someone special! Would you like to go to France, Linh?
Linh: Oh, I've been to France. Eddie and I went there for our honeymoon. I'd prefer to fly to Africa and float down the Nile on a boat and watch the sunset over the river.
Rose: How romantic! And do you think Eddie would like that?
Linh: Eddie? Oh, I wouldn't invite Eddie!

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