Recording 58, page 85
Exercise 14a First look at the sentences below. Then listen to Elton talking about his weekend. Tick all the things he mentions.
Jon
Elton, how was your weekend? What did you do?
Elton
Well, on Saturday the weather was awful. It rained all day. So I decided to throw a fancy-dress party. I invited all my friends. In the morning I went to the shops and bought lots of food and drink for the party.
Jon
Smashing! How was the party?
Elton
Oh, it was brilliant! We danced wildly for more than three hours. But you know what happened then?
Jon
What? Your neighbours complained about the noise?
Elton
No. I danced. I suddenly knocked over a bottle, slipped, fell and broke my arm.
Jon
Oh no! What bad luck! I’m really sorry to hear that. Did it hurt a lot?
Elton
It hurt badly. The friends took me to the hospital. My arm’s in plaster now.
Jon
Did you have to stay in hospital?
Elton
No, I came out on the same evening.
Jon
Then you didn’t do much on Sunday, I guess.
Elton
You’re right. In the morning I stayed at home, listened to music and did some reading. Then I took the dog out. We went for a long walk on the beach. In the evening Nick phoned, and we went to the theme park.
Elton
Yes. We went on the Ghost Train. It was very frightening.
