Poziom: B1+/B2 · Rozmówcy: Emma and Jack, a couple planning to move in together
📄 To nagranie pochodzi z lekcji Let’s Talk: Work & Gender Roles (Lesson 2, Exercise 2) – pełny scenariusz z ćwiczeniami znajdziesz w naszym sklepie.
Transkrypcja nagrania
Emma: So, we’ve agreed on the apartment, the furniture, and even the colour of the sofa. I think we’re doing pretty well!
Jack: Absolutely. Living together is going to be amazing. Just imagine coming home to a nice, clean apartment and a delicious dinner.
Emma: Sounds wonderful. Who’s making this delicious dinner?
Jack: Well… I thought you liked cooking.
Emma: I do. I also like holidays in Italy, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to organise one every evening.
Jack: Okay, okay! I can cook too. I make excellent scrambled eggs.
Emma: Jack, we’re planning to live together for years, not survive a three-day camping trip.
Jack: Fine. We’ll share the cooking. You do Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I’ll do Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Emma: And weekends?
Jack: We order pizza?
Emma: Actually, that’s the smartest thing you’ve said today.
Jack: See? We’re already a great team.
Emma: Now, cleaning. I think we should divide the housework equally.
Jack: Of course! I’m a modern man. I believe in equality.
Emma: Excellent. So you can clean the bathroom.
Jack: Wait. The bathroom? I thought equality meant we both get to choose what we enjoy doing.
Emma: Nobody enjoys cleaning the toilet, Jack. That’s why it’s called housework, not a hobby.
Jack: Fair point. But I could take care of all the technical stuff. You know, fixing things, changing light bulbs, assembling furniture.
Emma: How often do you think light bulbs need changing? Every Tuesday?
Jack: You never know. We might have a very unreliable electrical system.
Emma: Nice try. And what about laundry?
Jack: Easy. We buy a washing machine.
Emma: Brilliant. And does the washing machine magically collect dirty socks from under the bed?
Jack: Not yet. But technology is developing very quickly.
Emma: Jack!
Jack: I’m joking! I’ll do the laundry. Although I should warn you, my white shirts sometimes come out pink.
Emma: That’s because you wash them with your red football socks.
Jack: See? You already know more about laundry. Maybe you should—
Emma: Finish that sentence very carefully.
Jack: …teach me how to do it properly?
Emma: Much better.
Jack: Seriously, though, we both work full-time. I don’t want you doing everything just because you’re a woman.
Emma: Good. And I don’t expect you to fix everything just because you’re a man. We can both learn.
Jack: Deal. We’ll split the chores depending on how busy we are each week.
Emma: Perfect. One last thing. Who’s going to take out the rubbish?
Jack: Whoever fills the bin.
Emma: Interesting. Because according to your current system, the bin is never full. You just keep pushing everything down.
Jack: That’s not laziness. That’s advanced space management.
Emma: Welcome to living together, Jack.
Jack: I’m starting to think we should’ve got separate apartments.
Emma: Too late. I’ve already ordered the pink sofa.
Jack: PINK?!
Emma: Relax. I’m joking.
Jack: Thank goodness.
Emma: It’s purple.