3. Listen and Understand
Track 23 (Student CD Track 7)
Page 18
A:
So, good morning, everyone. Welcome to Breakfast with J & J,
and Happy New Year! I’m Janet, your breakfast show host, along
with my handsome co-host, James. Hi, James. Welcome back and
Happy New Year.
B:
Thanks, Janet. Same to you. It’s great to be back, though I must say
it was nice to have a week off. So tell me, Janet, how was your
vacation?
A:
It was like a dream, James.
B:
Oh? Sounds interesting. Do tell.
A:
Well, I went to Los Angeles.
B:
Mm. So what happened? Why the big smile?
A:
Well, I just did all the usual sightseeing things, you know, the
Universal Studios tour, shopping on Rodeo Drive. But on my last
night you’ll never guess what happened.
B:
I can’t imagine. What?
A:
Well, my sister and I went for a walk in Hollywood.
B:
Your sister? Are you sure it wasn’t your boyfriend? Do you believe
it was her sister, ladies and gentlemen?
A:
Of course it was my sister. Now let me get on with my story.
B:
Go ahead.
A:
Well, we decided to have dinner in this restaurant just off
Hollywood Boulevard. Anyway, we had finished our meal, and
we were just leaving the restaurant and guess who walked in.
B:
Your boyfriend?
A:
Stop it! No, it was Brad Pitt! I couldn't believe my eyes. He is my
favorite actor. And he was really friendly. He smiled and said
hello, so I did something I never thought I would dare to do. I
walked up to him and said—
B:
“Do you want to be my boyfriend?”
A:
Oh, you’re hopeless. All right then, James, what about you? Are
you ready to tell our listeners about your vacation? You should see
his tan, ladies and gentlemen.
B:
Yeah. Well, I went to Hawaii for my vacation.
A:
And?
B:
And what? I just went sightseeing.
A:
Just sightseeing? I can’t imagine that.
B:
Yeah. You know, a bus trip around the island one day. Visiting a
pineapple plantation another day. That was really interesting, all
the beautiful … you know, pineapple plants. Then we went to see
the big active volcano. You know, the famous one.
A:
Mm. “The famous one.” Right. Very interesting, but I have a
feeling there’s something you’re not telling us.
B:
OK. Well ...I was on the beach one day and guess what happened.
A:
Ah. At last!
B:
I met someone.
A:
I knew it! OK. What’s this new girlfriend’s name?
B:
Well, you can meet her yourself next week. She’s coming here.
A:
Well, time for another song, everyone, while I find out all the
details about the new girlfriend for you. By the way, James, where
is that volcano you saw?
B:
Um … it’s near … um … it’s not far from … um …
A:
Mm. That’s what I thought. OK, here’s that new song you’ve all
been waiting to hear …