People in conversation – Andrew – Answers
PART 1:
1. Why is Andrew tired at the start of the interview? Because he’s just come home from work.
2. How long does it take him to get ready to leave for work in the morning? half an hour
3. How does he travel to Finsbury Park? by train
4. Which city does he work in? Welwyn Garden City
5. What mistake does he make about the time he arrives for work? He says he gets to work at 20 to 8, but logically he means 20 to 9.
6. What does he do before he starts work at 9 o’clock? He has his breakfast.
7. Why hasn’t he been having lunch for the last few days? Because it’s been very busy (at work).
8. Does he have a cooked meal at lunchtime? No. He goes to Greggs (a famous chain of bakeries) or a sandwich place and has a baguette or something. (i.e. something similar to a baguette)
9. How long does he work after lunch? from 2 to 5.30/for 3½ hours
10. Does he ever do overtime? Yes. (‘sometimes I’ll have to stay late’)
11. What time is his train back to Finsbury Park? at 10 to 6/at 5.50
12. If he misses that train, what time is the next one? 6.20 (If he misses the first one [the 5.50] he says the next one is half an hour later.)
13. How far is the train station from his workplace? It’s a five-minute walk.
14. What time does he get home? at about 6.30
15. Does he cook his own dinner? No. (‘once I get in usually my dinner’s ready’ So someone else cooks it for him.)
16. Who does he sometimes see in the evening? friends
PART 2:
1. Because Andrew is on a placement year, he has some assignments to do.
2. The university likes him to keep a logbook which he has to update regularly.
3. He has also got to write an essay.
4. If Andrew doesn’t go out or work, he’ll watch a film and go to bed at 11.
5. He has a laptop in his bedroom with a games console.
6. He normally goes out on a Saturday and sees his friends.
7. Sometimes he goes to the park with his friends.
8. If he doesn’t go out on a Saturday, that means he must be ill.