UNIT 4 page 45. Exam focus Paper 4 Listening

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Miranda: Hi Phil, fancy seeing you here.

Phil: Miranda! You're looking great. I wondered if I'd meet anyone I knew at this conference. How are things going at the lab!

M: Well, I'm really enjoying it. I mean, the salary's not great initially, not compared to lots of graduate appointments, but to be honest that doesn't bother me so much. I mean I'm learning such a lot by actually doing things rather than just reading about them and the prospects are there. I'm expecting to move up a grade when my post is reviewed next month. And teaching Phil, any regrets?

P: Well, it's certainly challenging. But fortunately the school's quite well equipped, so I can get the kids doing experiments and take them out on trips and all that, so it's quite fun. But it's really great to come here and get back in touch with what's happening in the world of science - I mean the kids are dead keen, come in with lots of questions and stuff they've found on the Internet, but basically the bottom line is you've got to stick to the curriculum or you're in trouble, so it is good to broaden my horizons a bit.

M: Right. And any news of any of the others.

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Tom: Basically, we're both scientists and we met in the lab at the university where we both work, so when we thought of starting a family, a job share seemed the obvious idea and we do one term on and one term off which works really well.

People are constantly surprised by the size of our family, probably because Caroline looks so young. They say: 'I don't know how you keep so calm.' But it's no big deal really.

For us, the biggest hurdle was going from four to five, because George is such a strong character and the wild one!

The downside is that you can't make snap decisions; everything has to be mapped out well in advance.

Caroline: We're not unambitious when it comes to holidays though, even if because of the work commitments, we can't often all go together. Nonetheless, I think it's important to share your passions with the kids, so I took the older ones white-water rafting last year, staying in a guest house I found on the Internet, while Tom held the fort with the younger ones at home. They're pretty resilient actually; we had the usual spats and tears, but basically the trip was hassle-free

Questions:

1. Hi Phil, fancy seeing you here. = I fancy to meet you here = Я так и думала, что встречу тебя сегодня?

Hi Phil, fancy seeing you here. = Fancy that I can see you here = Подумать только, какие люди, какими судьбами.

2. I wondered if I'd meet anyone I knew at this conference. Согласование времен.

3. When we thought of starting a family, a job share seemed the obvious idea and we do one term on and one term off which works really well, не могу понять смысл. Когда мы думали о создании семьи, совместная работа предполагала очевидную идею все делать по очереди/менять местами, и это получилось.