| Episode 9: | The favour |
| Michal: | I'm going to see a film tonight. Will anyone like to come with me? |
| Alice: | Oh I'd love to Michal but I have to iron all these shirts for Tim. |
| Helen: | Look, why don't you go with Michal and I'll iron the shirts? |
| Michal: | Oh Helen, that's so kind of you. |
| Alice: | But don't you want to go to the cinema too? |
| Helen: | Yes but I need to study. I'll do the shirts, phone the landlord about keeping the cat and then I'll hit the books. |
| Alice: | Oh thanks, we owe you. Bye! |
| Michal: | Bye! |
| Helen: | Oh Cat! What could I do? They seem made for each other. |
Vocabulary:
favor (n.) - (British spelling "favour")a kind or helpful act that you do for someone
film (n.) - movie, a recording of moving images that tells a story and that people watch on a screen or television
would love to (phr.) - really wanting to do something
to iron (v.) - to use a heated iron to make clothing or fabric smooth
kind ( adj.) - having or showing a gentle nature and a desire to help others, wanting and liking to do good things and to bring happiness to others
cinema (n.) - (British) a movie theater
to phone (v.) - (British) to speak or try to speak to (someone) over a telephone system
landlord (n.) - a person who owns a house, apartment, etc., and rents it to other people
to hit the books (phr.) - to stud, to read, memorize facts, attend school, etc., in order to learn about a subject
to seem (v.) - to appear to be something or to do something, to have a quality, appearance, etc., that shows or suggests a particular characteristic, feeling, etc
They seem made for each other (phr.) - They are a perfect couple.
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