Jane: We‘re both very adventurous. My dad was, like into motorcycles when he was younger…and he was in one of those. You know, motorcycle clubs.

Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?

Jane: Yeah…but that was before he was married. I‘ve been riding a motorcycle myself since I was 17.

Nate: You? No way!

Jane: Yeah, I‘ve always done stuff like that.

Nate: Really, like what else?

Jane: Well, surfing, snowboarding…My dad and I even went skydiving once. We didn‘t tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!

Unit 8 where the heck am I?

Vocabulary Task

Answers/Script

1. Go to the end of this hallway. It‘s the last door on your left.

2. Marla‘s house? Go down this street. Her place is across the bridge.

3. Drive down Spring Street about half a mile.

Turn right at University.

4. Walk until you get to the river. Then go along the river until you get to the tower.

5. The Hard Rock Café is very hard to find. You‘d better take a taxi.

Listening Task

1 First Listening

Answers

1. Hotel Vancouver =3

2. Century Plaza=1

3. Hyatt Regency=4

4. Days Inn=8

Second Listening

Answers

1. Turn left at Thurlow. Go along the park.

2. You‘ll see it on your right. When you get to Burrard turn right.

3. It‘s across Georgia on the left. Turn left at Burrard.

4. It‘s on the corner. Go down to West Hastings

Script

1. A: Excuse me, can you help me? I‘m looking for Hotel Vancouver.

B: Sure! Go along the park until you get to Thurlow Street.

A: Um-hum.

B: Turn left at Thurlow. Walk until you get to Alberni Street.

A: Yeah.

B: Turn right on Alberni and go one block.

A: Okay. so turn left at Thurlow, down to Alberni and turn right?

B: Yep, and you‘ll run right into it.

2. A: The Century Plaza? Yeah, that‘s real close to here.

B: Great!

A: Go down Nelson Street until you get to Burrard Street. When you get to Burrard turn right. And you‘ll see it on you right.

B: Take Nelson to Burrard, turn right and the Century Plaza is on the left?

A: No, it‘s on the right .The hotel on the left is the Sheraton.

B: Okay, thanks.

3. A: Excurse me. I‘m looking for the Hyatt Regency.

B: The Hyatt Regency? Yeah, okay. Go down this street and turn left at Burrard .

A: go down Nelson and turn left at Burrard.