1. Which small talk topics do Orla and Azra talk about?
2. Where is Azra from originally? Where does she live now?
3. What do we learn about:
4. Decide which sentence best describes how Shaun speaks.
O = Orla | A = Azra | S = Shaun | J = Jasmine
Conversation 1: Orla and Azra
Orla: Where do you come from?
Azra: I’m from Turkey. But… I’ve lived in Dublin for years.
Orla: Ah. You’re basically a native now. What do you think about this restaurant?
Azra: It’s… a nice place.
Conversation 2: Shaun and Jasmine
Shaun: Ah, the traveller is here!
Jasmine: Sorry I’m late. The traffic was a nightmare.
Shaun: Friday night traffic! Always terrible. It can be like a car park out there sometimes. It can take me hours to get home.
Jasmine: Really? So you live outside the city?
Shaun: Not as bad as Los Angeles, though. I was at a conference there last year. The traffic was so bad I arrived late and missed my presentation. The boss was not happy. But that’s nothing compared to my flight from Dublin to Bangkok a few years back. Did I ever tell you that story? They lost all my luggage. I tell you, I’m never flying with that airline again.
*So you live outside the city?*
This question is not grammatically accurate, but informally this is how people often speak. The accurate question is: “So, do you live outside the city?”
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