Big City Small World:Hello Carlos!
Olivia: Oh no! I don’t understand how this can happen!
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Hi Olivia! What’s the problem?
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s not just here, not just the café...
Sarah: What do you mean?
Tony: Told you so.
Carlos: Excuse me...
Olivia: It’s true!
Sarah: What is?
Olivia: They want to knock down my shop, as well as the café!
Sarah: Demolish it? Get rid of it completely?
Olivia: Yes.
Tony: Told you so.
Sarah: Oh no!
Olivia: That’s what I keep saying...
Carlos: Excuse me!
Tony: Yes?
Carlos: Could I have something to eat please, and a cup of tea?
Tony: Sure, here’s a menu, go and take a seat somewhere...
Sarah: Oh dear...let’s go and sit down – there’s Harry over there, let’s sit with him.
Harry: Hello there. Magda’s on her way. I think we need to have a plan...
Olivia: Yeah, but what can we do?
All: Hey Magda! Hi! We’re over here! Come and sit down!
Magda: Hello everyone! What’s the matter? Why does everyone look so sad?
Harry: The café is going to close...
Sarah: ...and Olivia’s shop too!
Magda: Why? Oh - the property company... they’re building new flats... I remember now...
Harry: That’s right – and they want to demolish this place, and Olivia’s shop next door.
Olivia: They’re offering us compensation...
Magda: “Compensation”?
Sarah: Money...
Olivia: But it’s not enough. I want to keep my shop...
Sarah: Yes, and I want to keep this café open... there’s nowhere else where we can all meet.
Carlos: Excuse me...
All: Yes?
Carlos: I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation...
Magda: Were you listening to us?
Carlos: No, sorry, I wasn’t listening, I just heard what you were talking about...
Olivia: Is this the first time you’ve been here?
Carlos: Well, yes it is, actually...
Harry: It’ll probably be the last...
Carlos: Well, yes, I know... that’s what I wanted to say...
Sarah: What?
Carlos: I’m afraid I work for the company, the building company.
Olivia: The company who want to knock down my shop?
Harry: And our favourite café?
Carlos: I’m afraid so, yes...
Olivia: Can you stop them?
Carlos: Well, no, I’m not sure about that...
Sarah: What do you do for the company?
Carlos: Well, that’s the problem, I’m not one of their top managers, or anything like that...
Harry: That’s a shame.
Carlos: I’m just a caterer.
Magda: Caterer?
Carlos: Yes, I make food for them.
Harry: Hang on a minute, I don’t understand... you’re the caterer... you make food...
Carlos: Yes, that’s right. I’m a chef, actually. Or at least that’s what I’d like to be...
Harry: But you’ve just come in here to get food...
Carlos: Oh yeah...well, you see, the problem is, I don’t really like the food I have to cook for other people. I prefer to try new things – so I came in here!
Harry: Right...
Olivia: Can you help us?
Carlos: I’m not sure what I can do... I don’t really want to lose my job...
Sarah: No... I guess not – but if you work for the building company, you could do some research for us...
Carlos: Research? How do you mean?
Sarah: You could find out some information for us...
Carlos: Erm, well, ok, I mean, if I can... I’d like to help you!
Olivia: Great! Let’s see what we can do... we can save this place!
