1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present simple or past simple.
e.g. I usually ________ (watch) TV but last night I _______ went to bed early.
The Roxy Show
Roxy: Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Roxy Show. Today's programme is about men who
marry women from other countries. In the studio we have James and Hiroko Stewart. James (1)
____________________ (come) from Scotland and Hiroko is Japanese. They (2)
____________________ (get) married two years ago. First of all, where (3)
____________________ (you / meet) ?
Hiroko: We (4) ____________________ (meet) in Osaka. I (5) ____________________ (be)
James's Japanese teacher.
James: Yes, when I first (6) ____________________ (see) Hiroko I (7)
____________________ (think) she was wonderful! Really patient and kind.
Hiroko: Yes, I (8) ____________________ (like) him very much too. So after a year we (9)
____________________ (decide) to get married and to live in Scotland. We (10)
____________________ (come) here eighteen months ago.
Roxy:
So, Hiroko. How's life here?
James:
Well, Glasgow is smaller than Osaka and quieter but Hiroko (11)
____________________ (like) it a lot.
Hiroko: That's right. I was nervous at first but everything's fine now. I (12)
____________________ (work) in a school in the city. One thing that's good is that in Osaka I
(13) ____________________ (travel) by bus or train everywhere but here I can walk to work
and that's great!
Roxy: What about the food? I'm sure that's very different.
Hiroko: Yes, at first I (14) ____________________ (not / enjoy) eating Scottish food - too
much meat and too many potatoes!
Roxy: Thank you Hiroko and James. After the break we'll talk more about your life here.
1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present simple or past simple.
e.g. I usually ___watch _____ (watch) TV but last night I _______ went to bed early.
The Roxy Show
Roxy: Hi, everyone, and welcome to the Roxy Show. Today's programme is about men who
marry women from other countries. In the studio we have James and Hiroko Stewart. James (1)
____________comes________ (come) from Scotland and Hiroko is Japanese. They (2)
__________got__________ (get) married two years ago. First of all, where (3)
______did you meet______________ (you / meet) ?
Hiroko: We (4) ________met____________ (meet) in Osaka. I (5) _____was_______________ (be)
James's Japanese teacher.
James: Yes, when I first (6) ________saw____________ (see) Hiroko I (7)
____thought________________ (think) she was wonderful! Really patient and kind.
Hiroko: Yes, I (8) __________liked__________ (like) him very much too. So after a year we (9)
_____decided_______________ (decide) to get married and to live in Scotland. We (10)
____________came________ (come) here eighteen months ago.
Roxy:
So, Hiroko. How's life here?
James:
Well, Glasgow is smaller than Osaka and quieter but Hiroko (11)
________likes____________ (like) it a lot.
Hiroko: That's right. I was nervous at first but everything's fine now. I (12)
___________am working________ (work) in a school in the city. One thing that's good is that in Osaka I
(13) ___________traveled_________ (travel) by bus or train everywhere but here I can walk to work
and that's great!
Roxy: What about the food? I'm sure that's very different.
Hiroko: Yes, at first I (14) ____________didn't enjoy________ (not / enjoy) eating Scottish food - too
much meat and too many potatoes!
Roxy: Thank you Hiroko and James. After the break we'll talk more about your life here.