Unit 7: What's this? What's that?
1. Are these your suitcases?
Customs Officer | Good morning, sir. Are these your suitcases? |
Priest | Yes, they are. |
Customs Officer | Is this your suitcase? |
Priest | Yes, it is. |
Customs Officer | And is this your suitcase? |
Priest | Yes, it is. |
Customs Officer | Would you open this one, please? |
Priest | Yes. |
Customs Officer | Excuse me. What's this? |
Priest | It's a bottle. This is a bottle of wine. |
Customs Officer | And this? What's this? |
Priest | It's a bottle, too. A bottle of perfume. |
Customs Officer | What's that? |
Priest | It's soap. |
Customs Officer | Soap? |
Priest | Yes, it's soap. |
Customs Officer | And what's this? |
Priest | It's toothpaste. Toothpaste. |
Customs Officer | Thanks. And these? What are these? |
Priest | Cigarettes. These are cigarettes. |
Customs Officer | And these? |
Priest | These are keys. |
Together | They are keys. |
2. Rivers are blue.
Woman | Where are we? |
Man | Look at the map. We're here. |
Woman | What's that? |
Man | It's a river. It's blue. Look. That's a river. Rivers are blue. |
Woman | Is that a river? |
Man | No, it isn't. That's a road. It's red. |
Woman | But there's a road, and it's black. That road is black. Look! Those roads are black. |
Man | And that road is red. |
Woman | Is that grass? |
Man | Yes, it is. It's green. It's grass. |
Woman | What are those? There! |
Man | Those are trees, I think. Wait a moment. Yes. They're trees. |
Woman | And that's a house. And those are houses. And those. Look! They're houses. |
Man | Yes, they're houses. And that's a road. Straight ahead. This way. |
Woman | Hey! Just a moment! |
3. How long is the River Thames?
Quizmaster | Hello. Good evening, and welcome to "The London Quiz". Yes, a quiz about London. Here are six questions. Six questions about London. Here is question one. Question one: What's this? |
Ladies | It's the Tower of London. |
Quizmaster | Yes. And question two is: How old is the Tower of London? Is it 500 years old? Is it 700 years old? Or is it 900 years old? |
Young Lady | 900. |
Quizmaster | Yes. The Tower of London is 900 years old. It's 900 years old. Right. Question three: What's this? |
Old Lady | The River Thames. |
Quizmaster | Yes, it is. Here is question four. How long is the River Thames? Is it 238 kilometres long? Is it 338 kilometres long? Or is it 438 kilometres long? Yes. |
Old Lady | I don't know. |
Man | I think it's 338 kilometres long. |
Quizmaster | Yes, it is. It's 338 kilometres long. Here's question five. Question five: What's this? |
Old Lady | Is it Buckingham Palace? |
Quizmaster | No. No, it isn't. |
Young Lady | Is it Big Ben? |
Quizmaster | Yes. It is Big Ben. And question six is: How high is Big Ben? Is it 78 metres high? Is it 88 metres high? Or is it 98 metres high? |
Man | 88. |
Quizmaster | No. It isn't 88 metres high. |
Old Lady | 78. |
Quizmaster | No. No, it isn't 78 metres high. |
Young Lady | 98? |
Quizmaster | Yes, well done! Big Ben is 98 metres high. It's 98 metres high. |