| Kaz: | Hi. You're listening to The English We Speak. I'm Kaz and today I'm having dinner at Li's house. |
| Li: | Hi, I'm Li and I've prepared some chocolate mousse for dessert. |
| Kaz: | Oh thanks. I love chocolate mousse. Mmm, it's delicious. |
| Li: | Good! Anyway, what was I saying? Oh yes, I don't know if I want to stay in this house. I mean, Chris thinks it's haunted and that there are ghosts here! He says he can sense their presence ... |
| Kaz: | Really? I can't sense anything. |
| Li: | Shhh ... listen? Can you hear something? |
| Kaz: | No Li, I can't hear anything—just the wind outside. If you want my advice, you should take it with a pinch of salt. |
| Li: | OK, I will ... Yuck! That's disgusting. |
| Kaz: | Li, what are you doing? |
| Li: | I just ate my chocolate mousse with a pinch of salt, as you suggested, and it's absolutely disgusting. |
| Kaz: | Li, I was talking about what Chris said about ghosts in your house. In English, if you take something with a pinch of salt, it means you don't completely believe it. |
| Li: | Really? What a weird expression. So if I take something with a pinch of salt, it means I doubt whether something is true. |
| Kaz: | Yes, and sometimes Chris does exaggerate, so you shouldn't always believe everything he says. |
| Li: | Let's hear some examples: |
| Li: | Ah, right. So when Chris told me there were spirits or ghosts in my house, I should take it with a pinch of salt. Maybe he's just making it up to scare me! |
| Kaz: | I'm sure he just said it as a joke. Do you want some more chocolate mousse—without a pinch of salt this time? |
| Li: | Good idea. Mmm, it does taste really nice without salt. |
| | (Sound of banging, creaking) |
| Li: | What was that? |
| Kaz: | It's probably the wind? |
| | (Ghost sounds—oooooo ooooooo) |
| Li: | It's not the wind. Someone's in the house! Look, there's someone coming into the room! |
| Voice: | Ooooo, Oooooooo, I'm a ghost! |
| Kaz: | What the ... ? Hang on a minute, I recognise that voice. |
| Li: | Chris, Chris? Is that you? Why are you covered in a white sheet? |
| Chris: | I'm a ghost that's come to haunt you ... I heard you made some chocolate mousse, Li, so I came over to eat some ... Ooooo ... |
| Li: | You scared us! I really do have to take what you say and do with a pinch of salt. |
| Chris: | Mmm ... delicious! |
| All: | Bye! |
| Li: | Unbelievable! |
