2.1 We booked a holiday We walked to the hotel We sunbathed We argued all day They rented a house We decided to go to Sweden. 2.3 Presenter Hello and welcome to today’s Holiday Programme. Today we’ve asked you to call in with your holiday horror stories - holidays where things went wrong. Our first caller today is Sean from Belfast. Hi Sean. Sean Hello. Presenter So where was this holiday? Sean Well, this didn’t happen to me, it happened to my aunt and uncle, last summer. Presenter Where did they go? Sean To Ibiza. Presenter A fantastic place for a holiday. Sean Yes, fantastic place if you’re seventeen - but they’re nearly seventy! Presenter Oh… Sean And they wanted a quiet holiday, a relaxing holiday - you know. They like walking in the countryside, sitting on quiet beaches - things like that. They don’t go abroad very often, but they wanted to do something different. Presenter So why did they choose Ibiza? It’s the party island. Sean Yes, it is now but they didn’t know that. You see, they first went to Ibiza in the late sixties, when it was a beautiful, peaceful island with traditional cafes and restaurants, deserted beaches. And this was exactly what they wanted. So they looked on the Internet - my uncle loves his computer - and they booked a hotel for a week in the same part of the island where they’d been before. And they found some cheap flights. It all seemed so perfect. Presenter So what happened? Sean You can imagine. It was a complete disaster. Their hotel was in San Antonio, a resort that’s full of bars and discos. There was music until 5.00 in the morning, noise of car doors opening, motorbikes, and people shouting. They couldn’t sleep at all. They were too tired to do anything during the day. They tried to get some sleep, but they couldn’t because it was too hot. When they came home they were in a state of shock. Presenter Oh dear - What are their plans for this year? Sean I don’t know. I think they’ll probably stay at home this year …and next year… and probably the year after that… Presenter Thank you Sean. And now… 2.4 Marinette We didn’t know that our picture was so famous until thirty years later. One day I was working in the cafe when the man from the bookshop next door came in. He was holding a new book which had a photo on the cover. Suddenly I said, ‘ I don’t believe it! That’s Henri and I when we were very young!’ I remember that afternoon at the Bastille very well. When the man took that photo we were arguing! Henri was standing very near me. I was saying, ‘Henri, don’t stand so near me, there is somebody behind us.’ Henri We didn’t know that the photographer was taking a photo of us. We were arguing. I can’t remember exactly what we were arguing about. I think I was trying to kiss Marinette and she didn’t want to. Or I think maybe we were arguing about our wedding - we got married a few months after the man took the photo. Marinette People who know this photo always think of us as the eternal lovers, like Romeo and Juliet. But life isn’t like that. It’s very difficult to stay in love when you see your husband every day at home and you see him every day at work too. And I’m very hard-working but Henri is still a dreamer. Ah, those were the days…
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people Livin' for today Ah Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Livin' life in peace You You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
2.19 Mark Here you go, Allie. A cappuccino - see, I remembered! Allie Well done! Thanks. Mark Did you sleep well? Allie Yes, very well. How are things? Mark They’re fine. Allie What are the plans for the week? Mark Well, today we don’t have any free time. But tomorrow I’m going to take you to this great little restaurant I know. Allie That sounds good. Mark And then on Wednesday night there’s a cocktail party here at the hotel, and then a conference dinner on Thursday. Is there anything special you want to do? Allie Well, I’d like to see the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. And I’d like to go shopping if there’s time. Brad Hi Mark, how are you doing? Mark Hi Brad. I’m fine, just fine. Brad Aren’t you going to introduce me? Mark Oh sure. Allie, this is Brad Martin. Brad works in the Los Angeles office. Brad, this is Allie Gray from the London office. Allie Hello. Brad Hi Allie, great to meet you. Mark told me you were very nice but he didn’t tell me you were so beautiful. So, is this your first time in San Francisco? Allie Yes. Yes, it is. Brad Has Mark shown you the sights? Allie Well, not yet. Brad Then maybe I can show you round. I love this city. Mark Allie, it’s time to go. Excuse us, Brad. Brad Well, great to meet you, Allie. See you round. Allie Yes. Nice to meet you too. Goodbye. Brad Bye. 2.20 1. Where did you go on holiday? Well we booked tickets to go to Spain but then I got a new job and we couldn’t go Oh what a pity Well we went to Scotland for a weekend that was nice and we’re going to go to Portugal for a week at Christmas 2. Did you have good weather in Italy? Well, it was good for December. It was cold and sunny. Did it rain? No it didn’t it was dry 3. Where did you take this photo of Tom Cruise? It was in New York. I was coming into the hotel and I saw him coming down the stairs. There were a lot of journalists waiting in reception. Everybody was shouting so I went outside and I waited until he was getting into his car 4. What’s your favourite photo? This one I think. I really like this photo because it’s not the usual way. You see a top model she was waiting with the other girls for the fashion show to begin. The other girls were all talking but she was just quietly reading a book It’s a great photo 5. They made what we all thought was their last album in 2001 and they did a world tour the same year. Everybody said that was the end but suddenly they made another album their last one the next year. 2.22 Anna tell Jane about what happened to you that time. Well, I was driving home from work. It was Friday evening about half past five. It was winter and the weather was horrible it was pouring with rain. I live in the country and to get to my house. You have to go along a road where there are a lot of trees and very little traffic. Suddenly I saw a car stopped in the middle of the road and there was a man standing there waving his arms. He wanted me to stop So did you stop? I didn’t know what to do. But in the end I stopped and got out of my car and said - What’s the problem? Then suddenly another man ran from behind a tree and got into my car and drove away Oh no And then the first man got back into his car and drove away, too. So I was just left standing there in the rain with no car What did you do? Luckily I had my mobile and I rang my friend Pete and he came and found me
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2.1 We booked a holiday
We walked to the hotel
We sunbathed
We argued all day
They rented a house
We decided to go to Sweden.
2.3 Presenter Hello and welcome to today’s Holiday Programme. Today we’ve asked you to call in with your holiday horror stories - holidays where things went wrong. Our first caller today is Sean from Belfast. Hi Sean.
Sean Hello.
Presenter So where was this holiday?
Sean Well, this didn’t happen to me, it happened to my aunt and uncle, last summer.
Presenter Where did they go?
Sean To Ibiza.
Presenter A fantastic place for a holiday.
Sean Yes, fantastic place if you’re seventeen - but they’re nearly seventy!
Presenter Oh…
Sean And they wanted a quiet holiday, a relaxing holiday - you know. They like walking in the countryside, sitting on quiet beaches - things like that. They don’t go abroad very often, but they wanted to do something different.
Presenter So why did they choose Ibiza? It’s the party island.
Sean Yes, it is now but they didn’t know that. You see, they first went to Ibiza in the late sixties, when it was a beautiful, peaceful island with traditional cafes and restaurants, deserted beaches. And this was exactly what they wanted. So they looked on the Internet - my uncle loves his computer - and they booked a hotel for a week in the same part of the island where they’d been before. And they found some cheap flights. It all seemed so perfect.
Presenter So what happened?
Sean You can imagine. It was a complete disaster. Their hotel was in San Antonio, a resort that’s full of bars and discos. There was music until 5.00 in the morning, noise of car doors opening, motorbikes, and people shouting. They couldn’t sleep at all. They were too tired to do anything during the day. They tried to get some sleep, but they couldn’t because it was too hot. When they came home they were in a state of shock.
Presenter Oh dear - What are their plans for this year?
Sean I don’t know. I think they’ll probably stay at home this year …and next year… and probably the year after that…
Presenter Thank you Sean. And now…
2.4
Marinette We didn’t know that our picture was so famous until thirty years later. One day I was working in the cafe when the man from the bookshop next door came in. He was holding a new book which had a photo on the cover. Suddenly I said, ‘ I don’t believe it! That’s Henri and I when we were very young!’ I remember that afternoon at the Bastille very well. When the man took that photo we were arguing! Henri was standing very near me. I was saying, ‘Henri, don’t stand so near me, there is somebody behind us.’
Henri We didn’t know that the photographer was taking a photo of us. We were arguing. I can’t remember exactly what we were arguing about. I think I was trying to kiss Marinette and she didn’t want to. Or I think maybe we were arguing about our wedding - we got married a few months after the man took the photo.
Marinette People who know this photo always think of us as the eternal lovers, like Romeo and Juliet. But life isn’t like that. It’s very difficult to stay in love when you see your husband every day at home and you see him every day at work too. And I’m very hard-working but Henri is still a dreamer. Ah, those were the days…
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin' for today
Ah
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin' life in peace
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
2.19
Mark Here you go, Allie. A cappuccino - see, I remembered!
Allie Well done! Thanks.
Mark Did you sleep well?
Allie Yes, very well. How are things?
Mark They’re fine.
Allie What are the plans for the week?
Mark Well, today we don’t have any free time. But tomorrow I’m going to take you to this great little restaurant I know.
Allie That sounds good.
Mark And then on Wednesday night there’s a cocktail party here at the hotel, and then a conference dinner on Thursday. Is there anything special you want to do?
Allie Well, I’d like to see the bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. And I’d like to go shopping if there’s time.
Brad Hi Mark, how are you doing?
Mark Hi Brad. I’m fine, just fine.
Brad Aren’t you going to introduce me?
Mark Oh sure. Allie, this is Brad Martin. Brad works in the Los Angeles office. Brad, this is Allie Gray from the London office.
Allie Hello.
Brad Hi Allie, great to meet you. Mark told me you were very nice but he didn’t tell me you were so beautiful. So, is this your first time in San Francisco?
Allie Yes. Yes, it is.
Brad Has Mark shown you the sights?
Allie Well, not yet.
Brad Then maybe I can show you round. I love this city.
Mark Allie, it’s time to go. Excuse us, Brad. Brad Well, great to meet you, Allie. See you round.
Allie Yes. Nice to meet you too. Goodbye.
Brad Bye.
2.20
1. Where did you go on holiday?
Well we booked tickets to go to Spain but then I got a new job and we couldn’t go
Oh what a pity
Well we went to Scotland for a weekend that was nice and we’re going to go to Portugal for a week at Christmas
2. Did you have good weather in Italy?
Well, it was good for December. It was cold and sunny.
Did it rain?
No it didn’t it was dry
3. Where did you take this photo of Tom Cruise?
It was in New York. I was coming into the hotel and I saw him coming down the stairs. There were a lot of journalists waiting in reception. Everybody was shouting so I went outside and I waited until he was getting into his car
4. What’s your favourite photo?
This one I think. I really like this photo because it’s not the usual way. You see a top model she was waiting with the other girls for the fashion show to begin. The other girls were all talking but she was just quietly reading a book
It’s a great photo
5. They made what we all thought was their last album in 2001 and they did a world tour the same year. Everybody said that was the end but suddenly they made another album their last one the next year.
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Anna tell Jane about what happened to you that time.
Well, I was driving home from work. It was Friday evening about half past five. It was winter and the weather was horrible it was pouring with rain. I live in the country and to get to my house. You have to go along a road where there are a lot of trees and very little traffic. Suddenly I saw a car stopped in the middle of the road and there was a man standing there waving his arms. He wanted me to stop
So did you stop?
I didn’t know what to do. But in the end I stopped and got out of my car and said - What’s the problem?
Then suddenly another man ran from behind a tree and got into my car and drove away
Oh no
And then the first man got back into his car and drove away, too.
So I was just left standing there in the rain with no car
What did you do?
Luckily I had my mobile and I rang my friend Pete and he came and found me
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