Listening practice for 9 - Graders (2) - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. LISTENING PRACTICE FOR 9-GRADERS (2) Vicky: Because their mum loved the city. She said Venice was a magical place. Anyway, Prosper and Bo made friends with some street children there. ONE Mel: Did the children live on the streets? Gemma: Hey Mum. I want to buy some jeans online. Can I borrow your credit card? Vicky: No, they lived in an old abandoned cinema. Bo and Prosper moved in there. Mum: No, of course not. Their leader was someone called the Thief Lord. He went to the houses of rich people Gemma: Please! I really need some new clothes and these jeans are really cheap. and took things and then gave them to the children to sell to a man called Barbarossa. Mum: No Gemma. You have your pocket money to buy things like this. Mel: It doesn’t sound very magical! Gemma: Yes, I know, but thirty pounds a month isn’t very much. Vicky: Well, there were some great descriptions of Venice in the book, and I liked it Mum: What do you spend it on, then? because when you thought one thing was going to happen another thing happened Gemma: Oh, I don’t know. Going to the cinema, make-up, accessories, sweets, instead. There were lots of surprises and adventures. milkshakes. I usually spend it all in two weeks. Mel: So what happened in the rest of the story? Mum: I’m not surprised! You spend it on a lot of little things! Vicky: It’s a secret! I’ve got the book for you to read, so I’m not telling you the end. You need to be responsible. Your brother always puts his pocket money in his money Mel: You know I don’t like reading. Is there a fi lm of it? bank. Gemma: Yes, but he doesn’t need to buy things, and he’s only 11. He spends all his THREE time on the Playstation. He doesn’t go to the cinema or out shopping with his friends, Nick: Dad says dinner is in ten minutes, Ella. but I’m fourteen! I can’t buy clothes AND have fun with thirty pounds. The cinema is Ella: Great! Which flat did you like best? The one we visited today, or the one from really expensive. yesterday? Mum: Mmm. Isn’t it about £5? Nick: I liked the one we saw yesterday. The bedrooms were bigger and it was more Gemma: No, it’s £10 with a drink or some popcorn! modern. The second flat is really old. Mum says it needs a lot of work, especially the Mum: Ten pounds? I see. So thirty pounds a month isn’t that much then. kitchen and the bathrooms. They’re really ancient! Gemma: No. I’d like to get a job but it’s impossible when you’re 14. Ella: Yes, true, but it has got two bathrooms. The first flat only had one. You spend Mum: What about babysitting? You have some experience with your cousins. You can hours in the bathroom sometimes even when you know I’m in a hurry. ask our neighbours. Some of them have young children so maybe they need a babysitter. Nick: I do not! I always shower really quickly. But two bathrooms is a good idea – one Gemma: Mum, that’s a great idea! for us, and one for Mum and Dad. Mum: And maybe we can give you more pocket money. How about fifty pounds a Ella: I liked the flat today. It’s a lot more interesting because it’s older. Modern fl ats month? like the one we saw yesterday all look the same. Gemma: Great! Can I have twenty pounds now to buy the jeans, then? Nick: Well, maybe. The other thing is, now I think about it, the flat today is closer to Mum: Oh, OK. But first, go and tidy your bedroom! our school. We can walk there in about five minutes. That’s good. I’m bored of catching the bus every day. TWO Ella: Me too. Just think, I could sleep longer every day! Mel: What were you doing yesterday, Vicky? I thought you were coming to my house. Nick: Yeah! Me too! Which fl at did Mum and Dad like, do you think? Vicky: Oh, yes. Sorry, Mel! I was reading and I forgot. Ella: Oh, the one from today. I heard Mum say it was special, and she can make it really Mel: Reading? That’s an unusual excuse! What were you reading? nice, I’m sure. She and Dad were planning a new kitchen while you were deciding Vicky: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke. I couldn’t stop reading it, it was really which bedroom you wanted. exciting. I fi nished it at midnight! Nick: I wasn’t! I was trying to imagine all our stuff in that flat. It’s a bit small. Mel: Wow! What was it about? Ella: Well, it’s bigger than the one we live in now. I think there’s enough space for my Vicky: Well, it was a bit complicated. There were two boys, Prosper and Bo, and when things, but you’ve got a lot of rubbish. You should throw things away! their mother died they went to live with their Aunt Esther. But she only wanted Bo, not Dad: Ella? Nick? Where are you? Dinner’s ready! And we’ve decided which flat to buy Prosper, so they decided to run away to Venice. Mel: Venice! Why did they go there? That’s a strange place to choose. Thẩm Tâm Vy, June 6th, 2019 LISTENING PRACTICE FOR 9-GRADERS (2)