Unit 19 Your future 3 While you listen
Now you're talking!
So,have you had any more thoughts about what you're going to do next year,them?
Mm.I don't know,really.
I mean.I was thinking that it might be a good idea to do that art course I was telling you about,
but it all depends on my results.
So what about France?Weren't you talking about going to Paris a while back?
Oh,for that France course?Well,I would still like to do it,
but I just don't know if I can afford it.
Oh,I know what you mean.Money's always a problem,isn't it?
I mean,what I'd really like to do next year is learn to drive and buy a car,
but I'm not sure if I'll have the cash.
The thing is,I'm just so sick of having to get buses everywhere.
Dreadful,aren't they?
You wait half an hour and then three come along at the same time.
So,you're basically just going to be staying around here,
just trying to save up some money,then?
Yes,I suppose so.It depends,really.I mean,if I can find a good job,
then I'll stick around,but otherwise what I was thinking
of doing eventually is going back to Glasgow.
Oh right,because you grew up there,didn't you?
Yes,that's right,yes,so I suppose I do see myself ending up there eventually.
Yeah. So assuming you do this art course,
what do you see yourself doing after that,in the long term?
Oh,I don't know.No idea really.I haven't though that far ahead.
I'll just take it as it comes and see what happens.
Just listen to us.Nick!We just sound so boring!
Why don't we go off somewhere together this summer,you know,maybe
-I don't know-work abroad for six months?
What?You mean picking grapes in France?That kind of thing?
Yeah,or,I don't know-working in a hotel in Spain,or....
Or going to Australia.If the Aussies can work over here,
why can't we go and get a job over there?
Yeah,I'd love to do that.Where's the paper?
What's the cheapest flight to Sydney? Now you're talking!
2 While you read ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH!
Dear Adam,Hi,How're you doing?
Hope everything's all right with you.
I just thought I'd better write to let you know
that I may not be able to come over and visit you in September like I said I would.
The thing is,I've had to take a few weeks off recently
because I've done something weird to my back.
Also,as you know,I've got my end-of -school exams in June
and I can't really make any concrete plans until I know how I've doen in then,
so everything's a bit up in the air for me at the moment.
Hopefully,everything will work work out fine and I will be able to come and see you,
but don't be too surprised if things fall through.
By the way,I also wanted toa ask you for a word of advice.
Since I've been stuck at home a lot lately,
I've been surfing the net quite a lot and spending a lot of time in various chat rooms,
and basically what's happened is I've fallen for this womean I met.
Her online name is Foxy and she sounds amazing.
She's 22,blonde and comes from Denmark.
She's studying alternative medicine and we get on like a house on fire.
The problem is,though,I haven't been entirely honest with her.
I told her I was seven years older than I am,
and said I was already working-in a really well-paid job.
I also told her I had my own apartment right in the centre of town.
Anyway,to cut a long story short,
I've stupidly arranged to meet up with her next week.
I'm really dreading it now!What do you think I should I do?
Hope to hear from you very soon,All the best,Max.