Lesson 8 Listening and writing, activity 1

Reporter: So Geoff, this is your home!

Geoff: That's right. Do you like it?

R I like it very much. It's a very nice boat. It's so quiet

here on the river.

G It's noisy in the summer with the tourist boats, but in

winter it's perfect.

R How big is it?

G Well, it's a special type of boat for the canals, which

are very narrow in Britain. It's called a narrow boat and

it's ten metres long and about two metres wide.

R Ten metres! Is it difficult to drive it along the canals?

G At first it's difficult, but after a while, with practice,

it's quite easy.

R But I suppose with ten metres, you have a lot of space.

G Yes, well, we're in the living room, and there's a kitchen,

a bathroom and two bedrooms through there.

R How many people live in the boat with you?

G My wife and our baby daughter, three people in all.

R Three of you, I see. And what sort of furniture do you have?

G Well, there's a fridge and a cooker, several armchairs,

a television and a shower, but there isn't room for a bath and

a dishwasher. But it's quite comfortable.

R And what's the most important item for you?

G I suppose it's my computer. Yes, it's my computer.

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