Recording 82, page 109
Exercise 7a How tall are they? Listen and write the height under each person.
Dialogue 1:
Lisa
Wow! Who’s that guy at the front?
Lisa
The tall guy in a red shirt, standing at the bar.
Lisa
He’s good-looking. And very tall. He could make the NBA.
Jenny
Well, he is in the NBA, in fact.
Jenny
I’m totally serious. He plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He’s 2.01 metres tall.
Dialogue 2:
Reporter
Ariana, is it true that you don’t like talking about your height?
Ariana
No, I don’t mind it. I know I’m short, and I feel OK about it.
Reporter
Do you feel awkward standing beside and talking to a tall person?
Ariana
No, not at all. But if a person is really tall, I like to joke and use fun ice breaker questions, like “What’s the weather like up there?”.
Reporter
Ha-ha. So, how tall are you actually?
Dialogue 3:
Olivia
How many girls are there? Count them.
Jessica
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven.
Olivia
So there are. Six on our side and five on your side.
Olivia
Yes, it is! Ugbad is on your side. She’s very tall. She’s 1.80 metres. She’s like two players.
Dialogue 4:
Frank
Right. Who’s next, please?
Frank
Hi. What’s your name, please?
Frank
OK. As you know, in this casting audition, you need to have a height and weight check.
Frank
Would you please step over here, like this. I’m going to measure your height first.
Frank
You’re 1.78 metres, Timothée. A good height for an actor.
Dialogue 5:
Reporter
Billie, once you said that “success has nothing to do with height, success comes from the heart”. Why did you say that?
Billie
Well, you know, back at school, my schoolmates constantly teased me because I was short. I didn’t really understand why. I just laughed, and went along with the jokes. My answer was: ‘Good things come in small packages’ or ‘They don’t make diamonds the size of bricks’.
Reporter
That’s so true. And how tall are you, if you don’t mind?
Billie
1.61 metres. And you see, being short has at least one big advantage – I can wear very high heels.