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Listen and watch the following video about Fadi and do the exercices.
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BEFORE YOU LISTEN:
VOCABULARY
Find 8 words related to the video:
TYPICAL - PERFECTLY - SUPPLIERS - IMPORT - MOSTLY- LOUSY - MARRY - GOING OUT.
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COMPREHENSION:
TRUE OR FALSE?
Choose the correct answer.
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�� � 1. Fadi was born in London. � � � � � � �������������������������������������

��� � 2. Fadi feels like he doesn't fit in in London.������������������������������

� �3. Fadi would like a better job. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

� � �4. Fadi wouldn't like an office job. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ���

�� 5. Fadi's mum wants Fadi to get married. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

� � � 6. Fadi has lots of girlfriends.�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ����
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AUDIO SCRIPT
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Welcome everybody. I�m Fadi, good to meet�
you. Yeah, you�re right. Fadi isn�t a typical�
English name. That�s because my family is from�
Lebanon. I was born there too, but I�ve lived in�
London ever since I was a kid. Now I think of�
myself as being both, Lebanese and English.�
Mostly, I�m a Londoner. London is full of people�
from all over the world so I fit in perfectly here.�
What do I do? Well, ideally, I mean, if the world�
was perfect, I wouldn�t do very much at all. Play�
football� watch TV� play video games� hang�
out with my friends. But unfortunately the world�
isn�t perfect so I have to work. I work for our�
family business. We�re suppliers to restaurants,�
so we import foods from different parts of the�
world, the Mediterranean and Middle East�
mostly, and then sell them on to restaurants. It�s�
ok, not my ideal job but, well it�s the family�
business so I have to be part of it really.�
I get to travel quite a bit for my job too, which is�
ok. I wouldn�t like to be sitting in an office all�
day.�
I love London like I said, there�s loads going on,�
people from everywhere, even if the weather�
here is lousy. I�m 24 now. My mother keeps on�
asking me when I�m going to get married. But�
it�s not going to happen for a few years yet. I�
think 24 is way too young to marry and besides,�
there are too many beautiful girls in this city,�
even if I�m not going out with any of them at the�
moment.�
What else, er� not much really. I like nice�
clothes, night clubs, Arsenal football club, oh�
and hanging out with the people at Tony�s Caf�.�
��������������������������������������������GOOD WORK�