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Ten Days in Manchester
An interactive intermediate business English course featuring Tony Marshall and May Hunter

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It's the final day. Tony and May have a bit more work to do, then it'll be time to pack up and go home. To end their stay they are taking Anita to a restaurant.

Find out what happens by listening to their restaurant conversation. Afterwards, try answering the questions.

listen to the first part of the conversation.

read the first part of the conversation.

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Questions - part 1
1. Who made the reservation at the restaurant?
		a)	Tony did
		b)	Nobody
		c)	May did
		d)	Anita made the reservation three days ago
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

2. What was the problem with the table?
a)	It was in the kitchen
b)	It was too close to the front door
c)	It was too close to the kitchen
d)	It was outside the restaurant in the courtyard
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

3. Has Anita been to this restaurant before?
a)	Yes. She has been there many times
b)	She has been a customer once before
c)	No she hasn't because the restaurant is very famous
d)	No she hasn't because it is not very well known
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

Can't Tony and May get anything right? Will they finally have something good happen? Find out by listening to the rest of their conversation. listen to the second part of the conversation. read the second part of the conversation.

Questions - part 2
4. What was wrong with Tony and May's food?
a)	The food was horrible and the wine was sour
b)	The seafood was awful
c)	The food was cold and Tony's fish was too small
d)	Their fish was too hot and Tony's meal was very small
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

5. Have Tony and May enjoyed their ten days in Manchester?
a)	Everything went according to plan
b)	They had a really terrible time in Manchester
c)	They liked the city but they had a few problems
d)	They wished they could have stayed longer
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

6. How does Tony react when he receives the bill?
		a)	He is surprised by how little the bill is
		b)	He asks the waiter to check the total
		c)	He refuses to pay the bill
		d)	He is shocked when he sees the total
Click on a, b, c or d and then look here

And that's it. All over for Tony and May and just the Word play page for you. Good luck. Go to the Word play page

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