T082 - Meeting an old family friend

Gap-fill exercise

Hannah Roberts has met Mrs Woods, an old family friend, on the bus. Complete their dialogue by filling in the correct form of the verb in brackets.


Hannah

Hello Mrs. Wood.

Mrs Wood

My goodness. It's Hannah, isn't it ? I  (not see) you for a long time. How are you ?

Hannah

Fine , thank you .

Mrs Wood

And your parents ?

Hannah

They're very well. Dad   (be) in Russia at the moment.

Mrs Wood

Really! What  (he , do) there ?

Hannah

He  (learn) Russian and at the same time he  (write) a book about Russian schools.

Mrs Wood

How long  (he, stay) there ?

Hannah

He  (be) back next week.

Mrs Wood

How exciting ! And so your Mum is alone.

Hannah

Yes, but she  (be) very busy for the last few weeks.  She  (work) in an office until dad   (come) back and she  (take) a computer course in the evenings.

Mrs Wood

Well, she's very energetic. And what about your brother ?

Hannah

He  (work) for a computer firm. He  (be) there for about four years. When I  (meet) him last week, he  (programme) something new. And Susie is at university.

Mrs Wood

What  (she, study) ?

Hannah

Chemistry and physics. She  (work) very hard at the moment because she  (have) some important exams next week.

Mrs.Wood

And what about you ?

Hannah

Well I'm unemployed at the moment so I  (look) for a job.  I  (have) lots of job interviews so far, but  there's nothing yet. I even  (talk) to my old headmaster a few days ago .

Mrs Wood

Well , I  (hope) you find something soon.

Hannah

Thanks.

Mrs Wood

What have you got in that case ?

Hannah

It's my violin. I  (go) to my violin lesson.

Mrs Wood

Oh, very nice. How often  (you, have) lessons ?

Hannah

Well, usually I  (have) one once a week, but at the moment I  (go) every afternoon because I've got nothing else to do.

Mrs Wood

Well, this is my stop. Give my love to your mother.

Hannah

Yes, I will. Bye.

Mrs Wood

Bye, Hannah.