UNIT 3, EXTRACT 1 JILL Hello, Sue ... fancy meeting you here! It
is Sue Johnson, isn't it?
SUE Oh, hi, Jill. It must be ages since we've
seen each other. What a surprise! How
are уоu?
JILL Yes, well, ... I'm fine ... just got back
from two years' teaching in Hong Kong,
actually.
SUE I thought you'd gone into computing or
nursing.
JILL No, I
ended up being a teacher after all... And how about you?
SUE Oh, fine. Things are going quite well in
fact.
JILL So what've you been up to over the last
three years?
SUE Working, studying, you know the usual
things ... Oh, and I got married last year.
JILL Congratulations! Anyone I know?
SUE Yeah, you might remember him from our
c o l l e g e days. По you remember Gerry?
Gerry Fox?
JILL Gerry ... Was he the one with the dark
hair and beard?
SUE No, that was Sam, No,
Gerry's got blond hair and glasses. He's pretty tall. Well, we
got married ... finally ...
JILL Great, and where did the wedding take
place? Was it here in London?
SUE No, in the end we decided to get married
in Scotland. Gerry's parents live there, so
we were married in the
small village church, with the mountains in the background. JILL Fabulous. Have you got any pictures?
SUE Well, funny you should ask ... I have
actually got a couple here. They're a bit
battered because I've been carrying
them around in my bag.
JILL Oh, never mind. Let's have a look. Oh,
don't you look wonderful! Who are those
people behind you?
SUE That's my older sister Clara.
JILL Oh, she looks like you.
SUE Do you think so? Everyone says that, but
we can't see it.
JILL Is she married now?
SUE Yes, and she's got three children:
a girl and twin boys as well.
JILL Wow - imagine having twins!
SUE Look, why don't we have dinner together
and catch up on a few things?
Would you like to come over one
evening?
JILL That'd be lovely.
SUE What about next Friday evening?
JILL Fine. What time? Shall I come over about
8 o'clock?
SUE Oh,
come about half past seven. I'm
usually home around 6.30 so that'd give
me plenty of time to get dinner ready.
JILL Fine, and one last thing ... where do you
live? What's the address?
SUE Oh, good thinking ... here's my card, the
address is on the back. We've got
aflat in an old house. We live on
the third floor of a large old house. The house has been
converted into flats. You know, it's a
typical London flat. So when you arrive
you'll need to
press the bell second from the top. JILL The bell second from the top. OK.
SUE There's a little intercom arrangement so
I can let you in.
JILL Right. OK, see you on Friday then.