People in conversation – Scott2 – answers

Answers.

PART 1

1. Maida Vale is not far from Regent’s Park.

2. Scott moved to Maida Vale just over a year ago.

3. He says Maida Vale is actually a really nice part of London.

4. It’s very quiet.

5. The streets are very wide.

6. Everyone one lives in mansionettes.

7. When you walk down the street, every house looks exactly the same.

8. Mansionettes are something the French are keen on, according to Scott.

9. A mansionette is basically a block of two or three-bedroom apartments.

10. Scott’s address is 96 Elgin Mansions and there is another block next door called Biddulph Mansions.

PART 2

1. What is the name of the road Scott lives in? Elgin Avenue

2. What are mansion blocks in Maida Vale made from? red bricks

3. What is Maida Vale full of? three or two-bedroom apartments

4. How many people live in Scott’s apartment altogether? four

5. Describe them: a couple, Scott and another single guy

6. How many single and double bedrooms are there? There is one double bedroom and two single rooms. (‘there’s a couple in the main room [i.e. the double bedroom] and then there’s me and another um, single guy in the other single room’)

7. Which rooms do Scott and his flatmates share? the living room, kitchen and bathroom

8. Why do young people tend to share flats? Because the rent in London is quite expensive.

PART 3

1. Scott says he’s quite lucky because he and his flatmates get on well.

2. They live like a family.

3. They share the cooking.

4. When Scott first got to London he wanted to live somewhere a bit cheaper.

5. At one time he was sharing with up to 10 people.

PART 4

1. Which countries did Scott’s flatmates in his first flat come from? Australia, New Zealand and Germany (‘Aussies, Kiwis and Germans’)

2. In which part of London was Scott’s first flatshare? Shepherd’s Bush

 

PART 5

1. Scott says it was great fun sharing with lots of people, but it got a bit much after a while.

2. Scott says where he lives now is luxury compared to his first flatshare.

3. He isn’t planning to move any time soon.

4. Scott says he certainly couldn’t afford to buy a house in Maida Vale.

5. Another word for rich is ‘affluent’.

6. Maida Vale is quite near St. John’s Wood which is walking distance to Lords cricket ground.

7. Scott is a cricket fan.

 

PART 6

1. Which other area is Maida Vale close to? Little Venice

2. What does London have a lot of? canals

3. When does Scott like walking from Maida Vale to Regent’s Park and Camden Town? in summer

4. Where did Scott move to Maida Vale from? Hammersmith

5. Which water sport did Scott take up when he lived there? rowing

6. Where did he use to go running? along the river/along the (River) Thames

PART 7

1. The interviewer asks if Scott is slowing down as he gets older.

2. She points out they before moving to Maida Vale, Scott used to go jogging along the river.

3. Now he spends his free time walking along the canal bank and watching cricket.

4. Scott admits he is doing less exercise than he was two years ago.