[0:00]1.1 1 A Where do you work? B Where do you work? Two. A. Are you hungry? B. Are you hungry? Three. A. How long have you been waiting? B. How long have you been waiting? Four. A. Could you tell me the time, please? B. Could you tell me the time, please? Five. A. Why didn't you like the film? B. Why didn't you like the film? Six. A. Excuse me, is this the London train? B. Excuse me, is this the London train? Seven. A. What do you think I should do? B. What do you think I should do? Eight. A. Is this chair free? B. Is this chair free?
[1:26]1.2. 1. What's your favorite kind of music? Two. Have you ever been to a health club? Three. How often do you go away at the weekend? Four. Do you know what's on TV tonight? Five. How long have you been living here? Six. What are you thinking about? Seven. Are you a vegetarian? Eight. What do you do to relax?
[2:04]1.3. And with me, I've got Emily and Alex. Emily, what kind of questions did you ask? Well, the organizers of the event suggested a list of topics, you know, sort of pre-prepared questions. But I thought that they were very, um, artificial, you know, strange. So I asked quite normal questions like, uh, why did you come tonight? Or, uh, have you been speed dating before? Or, uh, what do you like doing in your free time? I found that the conversation ran more smoothly when I asked people these kinds of normal questions. How about you, Alex? Yes, same as Emily, really. I also asked quite normal things like, what do you do? Have you done this before? Do you enjoy living in Oxford? Things like that. Did other people ask you interesting questions? Yes, some were quite interesting. ones I can remember are, if you were an animal, what would you be? Or if you had to choose a different career from your current one, what would it be? one woman even said, I've heard that you were in prison once, is that true? I don't know where she got that from. And you, Emily, were you asked anything unusual? Not really. The most common questions were, are you American or where are you from? The second most common was, why do you live in England? Although one person did ask me, if you could be invisible for a day, what would you do? How did you answer that? I said I'd go to work and play tricks on my colleagues in the office like hiding things. How many matches did you get? I chose six men that I would be happy to see again and of those six, four of them had chosen me too. So I got four matches. I got three. Did you go out with any of the people? Yes, I went on one date with a guy who teaches biochemistry at university. It was a bit of a disaster though because earlier that morning I'd been to the dentist and I'd had an injection. So by the time that we met for coffee, I had terrible toothache and I was in agony. I had to go home after half an hour. We've exchanged a few emails since then, but we haven't managed to meet. We're both very busy. Also, to be honest, I don't think he's really my type. He seems to be really keen to get married and have children straight away and I'm not. What about the other three matches? The second man contacted me directly after the event and invited me to dinner. But then he sent me a text message the next day and canceled. He said that he had met someone else. The other two have been in touch, but we haven't been able to meet yet. But in fact, I've decided that for the moment, I'm actually happy being single. So I don't think I'll be speed dating again anytime soon. How about you, Alex? I emailed one of the matches, a woman I quite liked, and we met at a bar in Oxford. At the speed dating event, she seemed really bubbly and good fun, but after spending a few minutes with her, it was very clear that we had nothing in common. The atmosphere was awful and it was all very awkward, and I think she felt the same, so we just finished our drinks and left. We didn't contact each other again. Then I arranged to meet another of my matches. We'd really got on well at the speed dating, so I was quite excited about meeting her. Unfortunately, on that morning, I'd found out that I'd lost my job, and I was really worried that I would not give the right impression, because I was feeling so unhappy about my work situation. But actually, Susanna quickly made me forget everything and we had a great evening. We then met up the next day and went for a long walk. And, well, to cut a long story short, six months later, I took her to Paris and proposed, and two months ago, we got married. Oh, so a real success story for you then? Absolutely.
[6:09]1.4. 1. Arrogant. Two. Assertive. Three. Bad tempered. Four. Creative. Five. Considerate. Six. Conscientious. Seven. Possessive. Eight. Loyal. Nine. Stubborn. Ten. Impatient. Eleven. Unsociable. Twelve. Immature.
[6:55]1.5, song, you got to be.
[7:19]Listen as your day unfolds. Challenge what the future holds. Try and keep your hair up to the sky. Lovers they may cause you tears. Go ahead release your fears. Stand up and be counting, don't be ashamed to cry. You got to be. You got to be bad, you're going to be bold. You're going to be wise. You're going to be hard, you're going to be tough. You're going to be stronger. You're going to be cool, you're going to be calm. You're going to stay together. All I know, all I know, love will save the day. Well, what your mama said, read the books your father read. Try to solve the puzzle in your own sweet time. Some they have more cash than you. Others take a different view. My, oh my, yeah. You're going to be bad, you're going to be bold. You're going to be wise. You're going to be hard, you're going to be tough. You're going to be stronger. You're going to be cool, you're going to be calm. You're going to stay together. All I know, all I know, love will save the day. Takes no questions, it goes on without you. Leaving you behind the feelings of doubt fades. The world keeps on spinning, you can't stop it if you try to. Guess what, this train is staring you in the face. Whoa. Remember, listen as your day unfolds, challenge what the future holds. Try to keep your head up to the sky. Lovers they may cause you tears, go ahead release your fears. My, oh my, yeah. You're going to be bad, you're going to be bold. You're going to be wise. You're going to be hard, you're going to be tough. You're going to be stronger. You're going to be cool, you're going to be calm. You're going to stay together. All I know, all I know, love will save the day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're going to be bad, you're going to be bold. You're going to be wiser. You're going to be hard, you're going to be tough. You're going to be stronger. You're going to be cool, you're going to be calm. You're going to stay together. All I know, all I know, love will save the day. Kiki. You're gonna have to be bad, you're gonna have to be bold, you're gonna have to be wise.
[10:23]1.6. When I arrived, I was shown into Sally's office, which was much more normal than I'd expected. Sally looks like a kind and sincere woman. She says that she inherited from her grandmother the ability to see the past and future of other people. First, she asked me a few basic questions. Was I married? Did I have children? And so on. However, her next questions rather surprised me.
[10:59]Who's Caroline? I'm afraid I don't know. I don't know anybody called Caroline. Well, somebody called Caroline is going to have a powerful and positive effect on your finances. No?
[11:17]Australia is very important in your life. Is it? I've never been to Australia. Well, you'll be going there very soon.
[12:43]I will immediately started thinking about all the people I know, but to be honest, I couldn't think of anyone who fitted the description.
[12:55]1.8. I decided to ask Sally some questions myself. What about my health? Let's see. Your mother suffers from headaches, doesn't she? Yes, she does, actually. She gets bad headaches. Well, you'll need to watch out for headaches. And so will your mother because hers are going to get worse. But in general, you're a healthy woman, and you'll have a long life without any major illnesses. But you must never be tempted to have plastic surgery. If you do, it will go horribly wrong. So far, it had all been quite positive, but I wasn't really convinced. It was only when she started talking about my children that I really started listening. Your son, Connor, is very like you. He's good with language, and he may end up working with words. Maybe a poet or a songwriter. In fact, he does like words and writing. And last week, he won a poetry prize at school. But your daughter Clara is more like your ex-husband. She's not good with words at all. It's true. They're both dyslexic. This was beginning to make me wonder.
[14:35]1.9. I left Sally's office feeling very positive. She gave me a recording of our conversation on a CD because she said I needed to listen to everything she had told me a few times. When I got home, I put on the CD.
[14:59]Who's Caroline? I'm afraid I don't know. I don't know anybody called Caroline. Well, somebody called Caroline is going to have a powerful and positive effect on your finances. I don't know. When I listened again, I realized that for everything that Sally got right, she got several things wrong. I came to the conclusion then that Sally doesn't have any paranormal abilities. She is just very good at judging people's character and makes good guesses about their lives from the information she gets from you. But strangely enough, recently, I've been seeing a lot more of an old friend of mine, who is a professor. He's not Irish, but he has just invited me to join him on a lecture tour of Australia.
[16:04]1.10. 1. Australia is very important in your life. Is it? I've never been to Australia.
[16:16]Two. Yes, Ireland does play a big role in my life. Three. Let's see. Your mother suffers from headaches, doesn't she? Four. Yes, she does, actually. Five. Well, you'll need to watch out for headaches, and so will your mother.
[16:46]1.11. What's your sister like? Well, she's rather shy and quiet. Is she? So is my brother. Isn't your brother a doctor? That's right. And your sister works in a bank, doesn't she? No, she doesn't. She's a journalist. Oh, yes, you did tell me, but I forgot. I think they'd probably get on well. Do you? But if my sister doesn't talk much and neither does your brother. Yes, you're probably right. We won't introduce them then.
[17:19]1.12. 1. I saw your brother last night.
[17:27]Did you? Two. I don't like seafood.
[17:35]Don't you? Three. I'd like to live in Australia.
[17:43]Would you?
[17:46]Four. I haven't been sleeping well recently.
[17:53]Haven't you? Five. I'm not very good at cooking.
[18:02]Aren't you?
[18:05]Six. My father's a doctor.
[18:11]Is he?
[18:15]Seven. I was born in India.
[18:20]Were you?
[18:23]Eight. My mother can't drive.
[18:29]Can't she?
[18:33]1.13. 1. Cough. Two. Heart. Three. Asthma. Four. Bruise. Five. Blood. Six. Diarrhea.
[18:59]1.14. Shh. Infection. Pressure. Rash. Specialist. Unconscious. J. Allergy. Bandage. GP.
[19:26]Shh. Checkup.
[19:30]Choking. Temperature. K. Ache. Ankle. Chemist. Stomach.
[19:47]1.15. When I saw the lady's face, I knew it was really serious. Her face was starting to turn blue. I put my arms around her waist, and I pulled hard in and up three times, and the piece of steak came out. Then I just put my arm around the lady and gave her a hug. I knew exactly what to do, because before I started to work as a television presenter, I used to be a flight attendant. We were taught a lot about first aid. The technique I used is called the Heimlich maneuver, and it's what you should do when someone is choking. I must admit, I was a bit embarrassed by all the attention I got in the restaurant, and then the next day the story was in all the newspapers. But I'm very glad I was there to help. And maybe this story will make people think about learning first aid. I really think it's something which should be taught at school. It's so important. 1.16. I knew I was hurting Peter, but I carried on pushing my fingers down his throat. I managed to touch the tomato with two of my fingers and I was able to move it a little. That was enough. Peter started coughing and the tomato came out. But I was very lucky. Afterwards, I found out that my ignorance of first aid had nearly killed my son. Hitting Peter on the back was okay, but putting my fingers down his throat was a big mistake. I could have pushed the tomato even further down his throat, and he could have died. I'd made every mistake possible, and I nearly killed him because of my ignorance. I should have called an ambulance immediately because I don't know first aid. And the ambulance staff would have told me exactly what to do, and what not to do.
[21:49]1.17. Doctor, my son has swallowed my pen. What should I do? Use a pencil until I get there. You look exhausted. Yes, I've been running after a cat. After a cat? Yes, I think I'm a dog, doctor. I see. How long has this been going on for? Since I was a little puppy. Okay, just lie down here on the couch and we'll talk about it. I can't. Why not? I'm not allowed on the furniture.
[22:23]Have they sent you the results of my tests yet? Yes, the news isn't good, I'm afraid. How long have I got to live, doctor? Ten. Ten what? Months? Weeks? Nine, eight, seven, six.
[22:50]1.18. Part one. Frank Clifford is an astrologer and Palmist. What does an astrologer do? An astrologer would take your date, place and time of birth, construct a map of the heavens, a horoscope, that will look at temperament, character, emotional needs, and a number of other different factors. What does being a palmist mean? Well, as a palmist it's quite different from being an astrologer. A palmist will look at your hands as they are now. Of course, we may do a print and have a look at what is being shown in the hands now. But whereas astrology is a birth chart set up a horoscope set up for somebody's birth moment. The hands are your living hand, so they've developed and grown with you, of course. So they reflect you where you are today and what you do, and Palm will read again, character, perhaps past events, possible future events from the hands. So can astrologers and palmists predict people's future? A lot of astrologers and palmists would, um, say that it's not really about reading somebody's future. It's about understanding where they are today, and being able to understand who they are, where they are today and future possibilities. And I think people should come to a palmist or astrologer, not to be told about an unalterable destiny or future, but to be told or given tools enough to make it themselves and be very proactive in that area themselves. So it's our job really to, uh, to encourage people to to live their own lives and decide their own future, not feel as though it's written anywhere. And that they have nothing to do or or say about the outcome. If you saw on someone's hand that they were going to have a serious illness, would you tell them? Um, I'm not a doctor, so I wouldn't. I wouldn't go there. I certainly wouldn't talk about anything medical. But if somebody comes and they've had cancer or they're in the process of being treated for an illness, that's something we might discuss, but it's certainly something I wouldn't, I wouldn't predict. Um, because I don't necessarily believe in, in making predictions.
