Lesson 1_Reception_Listening 1
Gilles:What the heck is taking so long with my coffee? Are they growing the beans or something? Well, I'll be. Roshan Mehta! What a pleasant surprise!
Roshan:Hey, Mr. Doucette! Wow. What a coincidence!
Gilles:Pardon?
Roshan:Never mind. It's nice to see you.
Gilles:Claire, this is Roshan Mehta. He was in my class, what, five … six years ago?
Roshan:Something like that.
Gilles:Time flies, eh?
Roshan:Definitely.
Gilles:Oh, sorry, let me introduce Claire Turner, owner and operator of Bear Bottom Campground. Roshan, Claire. Claire, Roshan.
Claire:Nice to meet you, Roshan.
Roshan:Likewise. Wait, did you say the Bear Bottom Campground?
Claire:Yeah, do you know it?
Gilles:Claire and I are organizing the folk festival for next spring. The Bear Bottom Campground will be hosting it this time.
Roshan:Cool.
Gilles:You like folk music, don't you?
Roshan:I'm not really familiar with it. My parents don't know anything about Canadian pop culture except for Russell Peters.
Claire:I feel like I know you from somewhere, Roshan. Your parents don't camp, do they?
Cashier:Extra-large double-double for, uh, Gillian?
Gilles:Ugh, finally. That's me. It's Gilles. Do I look like a Gillian to you?
Cashier:Oh, sorry about that, sir. Extra-large double-double for Jill.
Gilles:I give up.
Roshan:Hmm. Sorry?
Claire:I was just wondering if your family was into camping. Maybe I've seen you around the campground before.
Roshan:Oh, uh, not really. They're kinda indoor people … but, yeah, I think we've met.
Gilles:So do you still play the guitar? Roshan was one of my best students. Such a natural talent.
Roshan:Oh, gee, thanks, Mr. Doucette.
Gilles:Call me Gilles.
Roshan:Oh, okay. Ah, well, I dunno. Mr., uh, Mr. Gilles. I guess I haven't really kept up with it.
Gilles:Roshan won first prize at the band camp talent show. You remember that, don't you? The crowd loved you.
Claire:Wow.
Roshan:Yeah. My buddy Nick and I wrote our own music and performed for all the parents and kids. It was the first time we'd ever done anything like that. That was an amazing summer, and I'll never forget it. We had such a blast, and Mr. Doucette was an amazing teacher.
Gilles:Gilles.
Claire:Have you thought about volunteering at the folk festival? You could even play on amateur night, if you're as good as Gilles says you are.
Roshan:Uh, well, I dunno. I haven't played in ages, and I'm pretty busy with work.
Gilles:Oh, yeah? So what are you up to these days? Fill me in.
Roshan:I'm an electrician now. A1 Electrics.
Gilles:No kidding! Your parents must be so proud of you.
Roshan:…
Claire:Wait, you don't work for Kerry Ames, do you?
Roshan:Actually, he's waiting for me in the truck. The line for the drive-thru was insane, so I'm supposed to be getting the coffee.
Gilles:Say no more. I won't keep you. It was nice running into you like this, Roshan.
Roshan:You, too. Nice to have met you, too, uh, Mrs., er, I'm so embarrassed. I can't remember your name.
Claire:Claire.
Roshan:Really nice to have met you.
Claire:If you change your mind about volunteering, you should check out the folk festival page on SpaceBook. All you young people are on SpaceBook these days, aren't you?
Roshan:Yeah. Thanks. I will. See you later, Mr. Doucette.
Gilles:Gilles!
