Travel, Sports and holidays An informal chat.

Roger	It must feel very unreal to be back in England after such a long time in India.
Angela	Yes, it is. I... I mean, it's really nice to see everybody and I very much appreciate having a comfortable bed to sleep in, but can you believe I feel sort of homesick for India now?
Roger	The Indian sun must have gone to your head. How can you prefer India to England? Come on, let's have a look at these photos then.
Angela	Well, I'd rather not for the moment. They're all mixed up. I've got to sort them out first.
Roger	Um, this looks nice. Where is it?
Angela	Oh, no really. I'd rather wait until they are in order.
Roger	Well, I must admit this does look rather luxurious. I suppose it must be some Maharaja's palace. Where is it? Go on. Give me a clue.
Angela	Actually, it's a film set in a Bombay film studio.
Roger	I thought you had been out in India to help the poor in a Leper's colony, not to have a fantastic time with the Indian film stars.
Angela	If you must know, I was there on business.
Roger	Oh, right... Of course, on business. What has the film industry got to do with a lepers' colony?
Angela	Yeah, right. I might have known that you would be incredulous. Actually, I was there looking for sponsorship funds.
Roger	You're joking! That's amazing.
Angela	Nope. Not really. There's a lot of money in the Indian film industry and I was also trying to find someone who would be willing to make a documentary about the colony, either for free or at least subsiding most of the costs.
Roger	Who's the man in the photo by the way?
Angela	Oh, that's er, what's-his-name, the famous Indian actor. He's worth a fortune. I can see you are really interested in knowing if I had any luck with my search for sponsorship!
Roger	Oh, why travel as far as India then, just to see poverty and illness? Isn't there enough here? Although India can't be all that bad if the women look like the one next to the man in the photo!
Angela	Oh really Roger. You're impossible. You can't think of anything except women and money.

Sort	Group or class of people or things which are alike in some way; type
Homesick	Sad because one is away from home
To sort out	To arrange things in groups
Clue	Fact or piece of evidence that helps to solve a problem or to reveal the truth in an investigation
Leper	Person suffering from leprosy
Fund	Sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose
Sponsor	Person or firm that pays for a TV programme, etc in order to use them for advertising
Amazing	Surprising
Nope	No!
Willing	Ready or eager to help
Subsidising	Giving money, paid especially by a government, to help an industry, to support the arts, etc.
Worth	Having a certain value 2.(E) Write the missing words & Read aloud Roger It must feel very unreal to be back in England after ........... a long ........... in India. Angela Yes, it is. I... I mean, it's really nice to ........... everybody and I very much appreciate having a comfortable bed to sleep ..........., but can you believe I feel sort of ........... for India now? Roger The Indian sun must have gone to ........... head. How can you ........... India to England? Come on, let's have a look at these ........... then. Angela Well, I'd rather not for the moment. They're all mixed up. I've got to ........... them ........... first. Roger Um, this looks nice. Where is it? Angela Oh, no really. I'd rather wait ........... they are in order. Roger Well, I must ........... this does look rather luxurious. I suppose it must be some Maharaja's palace. Where is ...........? Go on. Give me a clue. Angela Actually, ........... a film set in a Bombay film studio. Roger I thought you ........... been out in India to help the ........... in a Leper's colony, not to have a fantastic ........... with the Indian film ........... . Angela If you must know, I was there on business. Roger Oh, right ... Of course, on ........... . What has the film industry got to ........... with a lepers' colony? Angela Yeah, right. I might have known that you would be incredulous. Actually, I was there looking for sponsorship ........... . Roger You're joking! That's amazing. Angela Nope. Not really. There's a lot ........... money in the Indian film industry and I was also trying to find ........... who would be willing to make a ........... about the colony, either for free or at least subsiding most of the ........... . Roger Who's the man in the photo by the way? Angela Oh, that's er, what's-his-name, the famous Indian actor. He's worth a ........... . I can see you are really interested in knowing if I had any ........... with my search for sponsorship! Roger Oh, why travel as ........... as India then, just to see poverty and illness? Isn't ........... enough here? Although India can't be all ........... bad if the women look like the one next to the man in the photo! Angela Oh really Roger. You're ........... . You can't think of anything ........... women and money. 2.(F) Answer the questions & Read aloud Has Angela been to India? ...................................... Did she like India? ...................................... Did she take any photos when she was there? ...................................... What kind of palace must it be? ...................................... Was it a pleasure trip? ...................................... Why did she go there? ...................................... What did the man in the photo do? ...................................... What was Roger really interested in? ......................................