English Listening B1 Episode 08 - Track 06
Fill in the Blanks Exercise
Exercise (Track 6):
MIKE: Oh, that was a
. It's good to be
.
DAISY: So, how did the conference
? Did they like your
?
MIKE: Er, yes, I
. Nobody walked out,
.
DAISY: Well, that's
. So, um, you said that you had something
to tell me.
MIKE: Er, yeah. I had
Rob last night.
DAISY: Yes, you
. How's he doing?
MIKE: Well, he's working
now—magazine articles, that sort of thing. But Rob told me that he was planning to
his own business.
DAISY: Really? What
business?
MIKE: He wants to
a coffee shop. You know, with sofas, newspapers, good music, healthy food, Wi-Fi—somewhere you can really
.
DAISY:
?
MIKE: In
.
DAISY: Oh,
.
MIKE: Yeah, he said he'd been looking for a
since August, and now, um, now he
he's found the perfect place.
DAISY: And where's
?
MIKE: Between the seafront and the
—you know, that nice old
.
DAISY: That's a good
. Lots of tourists and students.
MIKE: Yeah, that's what I
. And here's the thing. Rob asked me if I
to go into business with him.
DAISY: But you've
a job.
MIKE: Yeah, but he'd like, er, do all the
, run the coffee shop and all that.
DAISY: So why does he
you?
MIKE: He's looking for someone to
the business. He said he could raise
the money and he wanted to know whether I could come up with
.
DAISY: How much
?
MIKE: Twenty-five
.
DAISY: What?! Where on earth are we going to get
of money?
MIKE: Well, we've got ten thousand
, and we could, um, take out a
the rest.
DAISY: I'm not
, darling. It's a huge risk.
MIKE: Well, I asked how long it would take for the business to
a profit. He thought about six months, maybe
.
DAISY: Does Rob know anything about
a business?
MIKE: I think so. Look, he's given me a
his business plan. We can go through it
this evening, if you like.
DAISY: Mmm,
.
MIKE: Anyway, he asked me to
in Brighton on Saturday.
DAISY: Mike, I'm really
about this.
MIKE: I'm just going to
him, that's all.
DAISY: Have you discussed this with
at work?
MIKE: No. Rob told me not to talk to
about it—except you, of course.
DAISY: OK, but promise that you'll
this with me before you do anything.
MIKE: Course I will. So, how was
?
