Nick: Every Day is a School Day

1. Listen to the conversation and do the test.

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1. Where is Nick now?
   1.   ?    in England
   2.   ?    in the USA
   3.   ?    in India
2. How long has he been there?
   1.   ?    more than a month
   2.   ?    less than a month
   3.   ?    two weeks
3. What was Nick's job?
   1.   ?    He was a landscape painter.
   2.   ?    He was a teacher.
   3.   ?    He was a gardener.
4. What are Nick's impressions of his new life?
   1.   ?    Everything is different.
   2.   ?    He hasn't got used to it.
   3.   ?    Nothing has really changed.

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2. Now open the script and listen again.

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Mark: So Nick you are from Manchester?
Nick: Yeah.
Mark: How long is it since you left there?
Nick: About three weeks we have been in India now. Yeah.
Mark: Right. You came straight from England to India?
Nick: Yeah. Straight into Delhi. Yeah. It was a bit of a culture shock but we have got used to it now. It is great.
Mark: Oh good. What were you doing in Manchester before you came here?
Nick: In Manchester I was a landscape gardener.
Mark: Oh yeah.
Nick: Yeah.
Mark: That is a nice job working outside.
Nick: Yeah definitely. I enjoyed it. It is ah I definitely enjoyed it. It is totally different being away out here though. It is a totally different environment. (laughs)
Mark: Yeah yeah. India is a great teacher, isn’t it, isn’t she?
Nick: Yeah, definitely. It has definitely opened my eyes to the world a lot more. It is ah.. I would not say “narrow-minded” but a lot is closed off to the rest of the world I would have thought a lot in England so being out here has opened my eyes massively.
Mark: Oh good.
Nick: Yeah it is a really good experience.
Mark: Yeah me too.
Nick: Like we say every day is a school day.
Kath: (laughs)

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