UNIT 21 WELCOME TO BRITAIN
1．Would you fill in this form, please?
Francis: Hello. Welcome to Britain. Good morning. Do you speak English?
Mr Williams: Yes.
Francis: Have you got a form?
Mr Williams: A form?
Francis: Yes. A form like this, sir.
Mr Williams: No. I haven’t got one.
Francis: Would you fill in this form, please, sir?
Mr Williams: Sorry. I can’t write. Look.
Francis: It doesn’t matter. I’ll fill it in for you.
Mr Williams: Thank you very much.
Francis: Now. What’s your surname?
Mr Williams: Williams.
Francis: Thank you. I’ll write your surname here. Williams. And your first names?
Mr Williams: James Robert.
Francis: Your first names go there. James Robert. And you put Mr,Mrs or Miss there. Next to your name. Mister Williams. Are you married?
Mr Williams: I’m married. My wife is with me. She was with me.
Francis: You’re married. Now, your nationality, please.
Mr Williams: I’m American. I come from the United States.
Francis: American. And what’s your occupation? What’s your job?
Mr Williams: I’m a businessman.
Francis: Businessman. Thank you, Mr Williams. Now, may I see your passport, please?
2． Where do you come from?
Announcer: Welcome to Mr Scotland. Mr Scotland. . .
Compere: Thank you. Thank you very much. Now, Mr Scotland. Can I have name, please?
Mr Scotland: Angus McDonald.
Compere: And where do you come from, Angus?
Mr Scotland: I’m from Scotland. I’m Scottish.
Compere: Yes, Angus. I know that. You’re Scottish and you come from Scotland.But where in Scotland? Where do you live? What town do you live in?
Mr Scotland: Oh, I live in Edinburgh.
Compere: Thank you, Augus.
Announcer: And now, Welcome to Mr Greece.
Compere: Just a moment. We’re not ready. I’m sorry. Would you wait there,please?
Announcer: And now, Welcome to Mr Greece.
Compere: Hello. Where are you from?
Mr Greece: Greece. I’m from Greece.
Compere: Oh, yes. Of course. You’re Greek.
Mr Greece: Yes. I’m Greek. And I live in Athens. My home is in Athens. And I’m twenty-eight years old. And my name is Stavros Papadopoulos.
Compere: What’s your job, Stavros?
Mr Greece: I’m a businessman. I work in an office.
Compere: Thank you. And you, Angus? What do you do? What’s your job?
Mr Scotland: Would you say that again, please?
Compere: What’s your job?
Mr Scotland: I work in a bank. I work for the Central Bank. I was a policeman. But now I work for the Central Bank.
Compere: Do you like your job?
Mr Scotland: Yes. I like my job very much.
Compere: Do you like your job, Stavros?
Mr Greece: Oh, no. I don’t like it. I like holidays and parties and wine and good food . . .
Compere: Yes. Thank you, thank you, thank you.