Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions!
- Greg is inviting Helen and her family to ……….. .
- Helen wants to make sure that it’s no problem they ……… .
- Greg’s children are ……….. .
- Greg suggests playing ……….. .
- Near their home there is ……….. .
- Sarah would like to ……….. .
- Helen offers to ……….. .
- She rejects the invitation to the restaurant because ……….. .
- Helen’s family could sleep in ……….. .
- The weather is going to be ……….. .
- In the garden there are ……….. .
- Helen and her family are going to arrive ……….. .
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Plans for a Summer Weekend
- their holiday home
- bring along their daughter
- at a sports camp
- beach volleyball
- a good cake shop
- go boating
- cook something
- doesn’t like fish / fish is not her favourite food
- the kids’ room
- nice, sunny and hot
- some beautiful big trees
- around noon
Plans for a Summer Weekend
Greg: Hello, Helen! How are you? Would you like to come and visit us at our holiday home this weekend?
Helen: Yes, of course. That would be lovely. I could use some time off. We won’t disturb you, will we?
G: Of course not. We’d love to spend some time together and we don’t have any other plans.
H: I think we’d bring along our daughter Sarah, if it’s no problem.
G: Oh, no, of course not. Our kids are away at a sports camp, but I think she’ll have a good time anyway. If the weather’s nice, we could swim, play beach volleyball and go out for ice cream and cookies. There’s a really good cake shop nearby.
H: Could we go boating? Sarah would really love that.
G: Unfortunately, we don’t have a sailboat, but we can go pedal boating. Or there are boat trips to the other side of the lake.
H: I’ll cook something for lunch, so you don’t have to bother.
G: Come on, no need to worry about food. We always have plenty to eat. And there’s a really good fish restaurant on the beach. You should definitely try it if you haven’t been there.
H: Unfortunately, fish is not one of my favourites. But really, let me prepare something delicious for you. You know how much I love to cook.
G: Well, if you insist, I appreciate your effort and your cooking as well. Would you like to sleep over?
H: If there’s room, I think we’d love to.
G: The kids won’t be home, so you could sleep in their room.
H: What’s the weather going to be like, do you know?
G: The weather forecast says it’s going to be nice, sunny summer weather.
H: That means it’s going be hot, I suppose.
G: Well, I think, yes.
H: I can’t stand heat, I’m afraid.
G: You don’t have to worry about it. We have some beautiful big trees in our garden, we can sit out in the shade and there is air conditioning in the room.
H: That’s good, then everything seems to be in place for a perfect weekend. What time shall we arrive?
G: My wife is still working all week, so she won’t be up very early on Saturday, I’m afraid. But if you arrive around noon, that could be good.
H: Can you send me your address? And we will be there, thank you so much for the invitation!
