hello again and welcome back to english
today and this is DVD 18 and the first
DVD of your advanced level and in this
DVD you will see another two episodes of
our story that's life followed by our
special TV programs this time a Sports
expert will be talking about golf then
in our Travel section we'll be looking
at the white Knights of st. Petersburg
then in the grammar section we will
study some of the uses of the passive
form in English and then we look at some
more useful phrases for you when you're
socializing
alright so enjoy your viewing
hi Sara
hi Sandra what are you doing we're
making some sandwiches for today's
driving the country what drive hasn't
father told you about the trip today he
wants to take us to visit an old
farmhouse in the country it's supposed
to be very beautiful a perfect example
of rural architecture that's right I
remember now
Paulo told us it was built by some rich
Italian American a really eccentric
character a friend of his mother's okay
good is everything ready we've almost
finished hmm
what a wonderful smell they look and
smell great your hands to yourself no
one's touching these delicacies now
you'll be able to taste them later when
we have our picnic the Paolo about this
outing where is the farmhouse in the
countryside about 20 kilometers from
here it is it true that it's incredibly
beautiful and then it belongs to an
Italian American oh yes but it was
designed by a Dutch hockey dad and it
was built in the style of an 18th
century Tuscan farmhouse right oh right
Oh believe me it's a jewel I didn't know
you were so interested in architecture
oh my dear ladies there are so many
things that you don't know about me as
well as music I have many other passions
I'm full of surprises no one doubts that
Paolo
so tell me more about this house it's
fascinating
all right and you have to see the garden
it's a haven of decent tranquility and
what sort of plants are there Oh
thousands big old trees grapevines olive
groves and many types of roses and it's
huge
ah it Garner's oh really so many it's a
lovely spot
I'm ever histor take me there a lot I
love to lion get onto the oak trees it
gave me a sense of peace that's where I
get my first kiss Wow who would have
thought our Paolo was so romantic
are you making fun of me oh definitely
not
I bet this enchanted house has been the
source of most of your musical
inspiration how do you know that I'm
considering it doesn't take much to
inspire you I can imagine what a
paradise can do oh hi hi sorry what made
you wait palette was just telling us
about the garden Oh
okay let's go I can't wait to see this
place Oh do you know where am I gonna be
shel are they should be here by now Oh
Michele went out for her morning jog
earlier she should be back by now so
she's probably having a shower and
Mike's in his room watching a football
match what a surprise okay I'll go and
give them a shout Oh Sarah have you got
the camera oh no I left it in my room
what are you going get it we should be
able to take some lovely photos today
right
you're right I'll go and get it well
it's good to see Sarah's back to her old
self again isn't it Paolo oh I knew that
being all together would be good for her
okay let's check we've got everything
okay
sandwiches and got them drinks got them
too okay I think we have everything
I feel like I've forgotten something no
no we haven't forgotten anything oh no
wait a minute
just a minute my guitar Oh No Paulo not
the guitar just for today we said it
it'd be a calm and relaxing day what
could be more relaxing than sweet
melodies of my guitar
you
hi again and good to see you now in that
last episode they were talking about an
old farmhouse in the country and
describing it and they were using some
interesting language which I want to
teach you now let me give you some
examples of what they said Sandra said
that the place was the farmhouse was
built by a rich Italian American was
built by now that grammatical form is
called the passive we're going to study
that now but other examples Paolo said
yes it was designed by a Dutch architect
it was designed
he said it's built it is built in the
style of an 18th century Tuscan
farmhouse the passive that's what I want
to look at with you now we'll go to the
screen so that you can see how the
construction works it is actually quite
simple because you need to take the verb
to be in the necessary tense whether
it's past present or future and then you
add the past participle of the main verb
ok so that is the grammatical form when
do we use the passive we use the passive
when it's more important the action
which is happening and not the person
doing it let me give you example try and
make it clearer and look at look at the
screen now when we can combine the
things this is a magazine now I want to
talk about the magazine in the present
and there are various things that I can
say for example this magazine is
published in the United Kingdom is
publish the verb to be plus the past
participle other things that we can say
about it the articles
are written are written by top writers
now notice that if you want to actually
mention the people doing the object the
the action you use by so these articles
are written by top writers okay top
journalists another example it's
delivered worldwide it's delivered
worldwide there again we don't know by
who but it's not important in this case
it's the action which is important so
that's in the present using the verb to
be in the present form is our let's move
on to the past tense now and take these
shoes we can say about these shoes these
shoes were made in Italy okay these
shoes were made notice that the verb to
be is in the past and it's plural
because it's two shoes so not was made
but were made these shoes were made in
Italy the other examples are they were
designed by a top designer and only a
limited number were produced all right
so the verb to be plus the past
participle then if you think about the
future
you can put the verb to be in the future
and let's think about a film that R has
some prospective that is going to be
made in the future let's look at how we
use that in the passive form the film is
going to be set in America now that's a
bit more complicated a verb to be goes
into the future but it's an intentional
future so it becomes
the film is going to be set means filmed
in Russia it's going to be directed by
Spike Lee now hear the information Spike
Lee is important so we add by it's going
to be directed by Spike Lee and it's
going to be released next summer
released taken to the cinemas next
summer so that's the passive form as you
can see if you know the verb to be very
well in all the different tenses past
present and future it's not difficult
and it's actually not different in
English to many other languages all
right so that's the passive see you
again next lesson bye
so it's time to leave what a shame
yeah all right this week has just flown
by
I've had such a I've had a great time
yeah I hope to see everyone again I hope
to see you again very soon
listen Mike um about that I I want to
clear up a few things with you right
well a few days after we arrived I
happened to hear Paolo's song and I knew
that it was about us too and well you
know what I mean right
what well after finding out about this
this thing I realized that I needed to
talk to you straight away but hmm I
didn't have the courage we've known each
other for a long time I've always
thought a lot of you God I don't know
how to tell you this Mike
well then don't be shy it's not easy to
say certain things everything you know
what it's like but yourself in my shoes
I you need to tell me this for years
I've been trying to but maybe as we've
come this form we don't need words hello
what are you doing
become crazy but
but I thought I thought that but you -
that I what I was I was trying to tell
you that I am the that I really like you
and that you're a true friend
but only a true friend nothing more
question here yet I am for a moment I
thought if I feelings for me I'm sorry
my guy I didn't want to to upset you
it's just well the truth is is that
there's someone else in my heart I know
don't worry um let's pretend nothing's
happened okay okay right friends like
before of course um no hard feelings
okay
fine I'll
I'll just go and finish packing see you
in a bit so it's not sure you were only
interested in football and nothing up
what are you trying to say don't play
the fool with me Mike
I understand lots of things now like the
time I told you I loved you do you
remember at that time we were always
together and I thought there was more
between us than just simple friendship
come on Sarah not that old story again I
mean there's no point in going over all
of that again well I think it's time to
put a few things straight once and for
all
at that time you told me you weren't in
love with me
and that you didn't want to deceive me I
felt rejected and thought that football
was to blame I thought that football was
the only passion in your life but now
know what oh stop it Mike I saw you here
just now with Anne wait a minute sir let
me explain things oh you don't need to
explain I'm not angry
in fact you all of you have helped me a
lot in the past few days I'm at peace
with myself again and this is really
important and to be honest I'm glad to
have found out the true reason for your
refusal was another woman and not and
not football I think of you more than
any sponsor
hey guys it's late I'm sorry I was
packing so it's time to say goodbye
already hey goodbyes
I was the sentimental one anyway we'll
be meeting up again soon right right
okay
I have some good news I've decided to
open up a new bar and you're all
officially invited to the opening party
potholed I think I'm going to call it
College in honor of all of you Oh
fantastic
and as for the music in your new bar
Here I am with my guitars cause you know
you're always welcome to counter this
house and be waiting for you all next
year for another wonderful holiday
together a memory of the good old days
yeah friends with anger
you
hi again and said and so it's time to
leave what a shame
well it's true isn't it it's great to
have a reunion with good friends but
it's also sad to say goodbye to them and
she said what a shame do you know what
that means
it's like saying what a pity what a pity
what a shame are the same meaning and it
means that you are expressing sadness
about something and with that phrase I
want to take you into socializing again
and to look at a few more phrases to
help you when you're traveling around
the world socializing with English
language speaking people what a shame is
an example it's a useful form of
socializing so let's look at some
examples
imagine that you receive some good news
or a friend of yours receives some good
news what do you say to your friend when
they receive good news in English yeah
congratulations
or I'm very happy for you I'm very happy
for you okay if you receive the opposite
if you receive bad news what you say
yeah in English we say I'm sorry to hear
that I'm sorry to hear that okay sorry
to hear that or I'm so sorry I'm so
sorry receiving bad news now imagine
that people come to your house they're
visiting you and you want to invite them
to be comfortable what can you say yeah
we say do take a seat and that's a very
polite way do take a seat is a polite
and quite formal way of inviting
somebody to be comfortable
or a nice one is due make yourself at
home do make yourself at home all right
and then you could say can I get you
something to drink you know in England
people often when they meet up
they drink together whether it's beer or
wine or aperitif
so can I get you something to drink
good now imagine that you have got a
drink and you have the glass in your
hand
and you want to pass it to your guests
now what do we say when you give
something to somebody
three words we say here you are now when
we're speaking fluently that becomes
here you are which sounds very strange
doesn't anything what sounds Indian here
you are here you are I mean it's one of
those unusual phrases which if you
separate the words has no meaning but we
use it when you give something to
somebody else so it's very very very
very very common here you are thank you
not at all here you are
all right what about when you're in
discussion and you want to agree or
disagree in English we say I agree with
you we don't say I am agree with you
because many languages translate that
from their own language and make a
mistake with the English construction so
I agree with you and the negative is I
don't agree not I am NOT agree and the
question is do you agree okay it's very
important um what if I say well actually
I don't agree with you do you remember
well actually when do we use well
actually those two golden words yes
that's right it's when you want to
introduce an O but in a soft
first way you prepare the other person
psychologically for know well actually I
don't agree with you or you can say I
agree with you up to a point which means
partially up to a point all right
leaving when you have to leave people
it's often sad you could say well we
really must be going
it's late we really must be going
alright which displays a fact that you
have to do it you don't want to but you
have to you have duties and cetera we
really must be going or another nice one
is we must be on our way we must be on
our way
okay and then showing that you're sorry
as we saw in the episode with our
friends what a shame
what a pity okay well what a shame and
what a pity this lesson has finished but
don't worry there will be another one so
I will see you again in the next one
take care until then I must be on my way
bye
good afternoon everyone and welcome to
Sports special I'm Eric Brown and here
beside me is John Forbes our Sports
expert today we're going to talk with
him about golf hello John
hello Eric hello everyone so John tell
us where did golf start well the game of
golf is believed to have originated in
st. Andrews a small town on the east
coast of Scotland it's thought that
local people started the game by hitting
stones around a grassy area next to the
sea
really that's right Eric today golf's a
very popular game in Scotland and many
towns and cities have municipal golf
courses where everybody can play quite
cheaply today the Royal and Ancient Golf
Club is located in st. Andrews this is
the body that draws up the rules of the
game and answers questions golfers
around the world have about the rules
you know there are six golf courses in
st. Andrews one of these is the famous
Old Course the world's first golf course
right so st. Andrews is the place to go
if you like golf
about the game first of all what do you
need to play golf well to start with you
need a set of golf clubs
you use these to hit the ball around the
course there are lots of different sizes
of clubs but basically there are two
kinds drivers and putters drivers are
used for long shots along the fairways
and putters are used for short shots on
the greens then you need a golf course
there are usually 18 holes on a course
and of course you need a golf ball it
seems easy to play golf but how exactly
do you play the game you start each hole
on the tee from here you use a driver to
hit the ball as far as you can towards
the hole if necessary you hit the ball
again to get it onto the
once on the green you use a putter to
hit the ball into the hole it's as
simple as that
well almost and be careful not to hit
your ball into a bunker an area of sand
it can be difficult to hit a good shot
out of one of these don't worry
I'll be very careful so John how do you
keep score in the game well each hole
has a par the number of shots required
to put the ball into the hole let's say
the first hole at the Old Course in sand
Andrews is par-3 if you complete the
hole with four shots you're 1 over par
if you complete it with 2 shots you're 1
under par the winner is the golfer who
completes all 18 holes with the fewer
shots or the most shots under par and
what happens if the golfer hits the ball
into the hole with just one shot this is
called
a hole-in-one and it is a cause for
celebration this is expensive to play
golf because it looks like it's a game
just for rich people
well golf clubs can be expensive and you
may have to pay a lot to play on a
course but you may be able to hire the
clubs and you may be able to find a
municipal course that charges very
little for you to play 18 holes how
popular is golf it's very popular in
Scotland as you can imagine as the game
started there there are 540 golf courses
in Scotland remember the population of
Scotland is 5 million but golf's also
popular around the world especially in
Europe and North America the games
really taken off in East Asia the games
incredibly popular in Japan Taiwan South
Korea and Singapore there are lots of
professional golfers who take part in
international golf tournaments all over
the world well now we certainly know a
little bit more about golf thank you
John
you're welcome Eric goodbye and goodbye
to you in see you again next week for
another edition all
Sports special okay now let's go back to
the start so where and how do you play
golf the area where you play is called a
golf course a golf course has 18 holes
the aim of the game is to hit a golf
ball into each hole with the few 'its
shots possible a shot is when you hit
the wall to play golf you need
wellyes our golf ball and a set of golf
clubs a set is a complete group and a
golf club is the thing you use to hit
the ball there are two kinds of golf
clubs drivers these are clubs for long
shots and putters for short precision
shots to hit the ball into the hole you
take your first shot on the tee this is
the starting point on the golf course
for the first shot you use a driver to
hit the ball along the fairway onto the
green the fairway is the area between
the tee and the green the green is the
area of grass around the hole here the
grass is cut very short you must be
careful not to hit the ball into a
bunker a bunker is an area of sand and
how do you keep the score the score is
the points of the players notice we say
keep the score this means count the
points well each hole has a par a par is
the number of points required to hit the
ball from the tee into the hole we say
for example a hole is par 3 this means
you have to get the ball into the hole
with three shots if you need four shots
your score is 1 over par if you only
need two shots your score is 1 under par
and if you complete the hole with just
one shot it's called a hole-in-one the
winner is the golf player with the most
under pars well golf really has two
get off around the world we say
something has taken off when it becomes
very popular ok sports lovers that's all
for me see you next week
the home of the czars and the revolution
and one of the world's greatest museums
this is st. Petersburg a magical city
that definitely won't fail to impress
I'm Lucy Ross and this is the travel
programme today we'll learn about Peter
as the locals call the city with our
travel expert
Christine Oh tank hello Lucy and good
morning everyone well some Petersburg is
beautiful at all times of the year but
it's during the white nights when
darkness never falls that the city
really is at its best
would you agree Christine yes definitely
as you'd expect these long evenings
occur in midsummer particularly during
the last ten days of June during this
period some Petersburg really is a fun
place to be the Sun barely sets it's
still light even at midnight and the
city overflows with festivities to
celebrate the longest days of the year
are there any special events of course
during these evenings it's possible to
watch some of the world's best opera and
listen to some of the best classical
orchestras mind you it's not all
highbrow culture locals often stay out
celebrating all night there's also a
white night Dance Festival with events
ranging from folk through to ballet so
it's possible to see the famous Kirov
Dance Company sometimes it is yes it
doesn't always take part though but it
does usually put on student performances
and what about the city's monuments is
there anything really special that
visitors must see well there really is a
wealth of sight for the visitor to take
in so Petersburg is famous for its many
museums and art galleries The Hermitage
for example is one of the world's
leading museums with a breathtaking
collection of all kinds of art and is
most definitely not to be missed there
are also numerous former imperial
policies that can be visited both in the
city and along the shores of the Gulf of
Finland and try not to miss the city's
churches the main ones at least actually
there are so many that it'd be
impossible to visit them all well tell
us Christine is it true that the city's
called the Venice of the north yes
that's right this is due to the river
neva that flows through the city and the
numerous canals that crisscross the
historical center on this subject
another special midsummer event is the
raising of the bridges over the river
neva thousands flock to the river banks
that to see the raised bridges
silhouetted against the twilight sky
well visitors must remember find out
when the bridges are lowered or they
might not be able to get back to their
hotel that's right if that happened they
just have to stay out celebrating until
dawn
well that doesn't sound too bad and the
food I've heard the food's not very good
is that true well let's say it's not the
place to go for a food trip but if you
like a drink now and again this is the
right place for you Russians love vodka
and they love inviting their friends to
drink with them and Russians can be
disarmingly generous and hospitable but
be careful the vodkas easy to drink but
don't overdo it or you'll feel it the
next morning did you hear that the vodka
is good but don't drink too much and do
enjoy some Petersburg a truly
fascinating City to visit thanks
Kristine goodbye see you again soon to
discover more interesting places with
the travel program so
Petersburg is at its best in midsummer
midsummer is the middle of the summer we
say something is at its best when it's
in its best condition the city is at its
best because in midsummer the Sun barely
sets when the Sun sets it goes down the
moment when the Sun sets is called
sunset or dusk the Sun barely sets means
it almost doesn't set so it stays light
all night so sunset is when the sun goes
down when it comes up in the morning
it's called sunrise it's the moment that
the sun rises this time of the day is
also called dawn so since Petersburg is
a fun place to be in summer it's a fun
place to be
means it's amusing to be there because
there are lots of things to do you can
go to the Opera or a classical concert
mind you it's not all highbrow culture
highbrow culture is classical culture
like opera Shakespeare Dante we use the
expression mind you to introduce a
contrast with something that's just
being said the locals stay out
celebrating all night to stay out doing
something means to spend the night doing
something so the locals stay out
celebrating means they celebrate all
night and don't go home until the
morning there's a dance festival to the
Kirov dance company doesn't always take
part to take part in something means to
participate notice we say take part in
something so the Kirov dance company
doesn't always take part in the festival
but it puts on student performances to
put on something means to organize
something and remember it's not the
place to go for a food trip a holiday
based around trying the local cuisine
but it is the place to go for the vodka
and all-night celebrating so bye for now
see you next week