Julia and kevin are old friends. they meet by chance at a station. julia: hello, kevin. (i/not/see) you for ages. how are you? kevin: i'm fine. how about you? (you/look) well. julia: yes, i'm very well thanks. so, (you/go) somewhere or (you/meet) somebody off a train? kevin: (i/go) to london for a business meeting. julia: oh, (you/often/go) away on business? kevin: quite often, yes. and you? where (you/go)? julia: nowhere. /meet) a friend. unfortunately, her train (be) ……. delayed - ……. (i /wait) here for nearly half an hour. kevin: how are the children? julia: they're all fine, thanks. the youngest (just/start) school. kevin: how (she/get) on? (she/like) it? julia: yes, (she/ think) it's great. kevin: (you/ work) at the moment? when i last (speak) to you, (you/ work) in a travel agency. julia: that's right. unfortunately, the firm (go) out of business a couple of months after (i/ start) work there, so (i/ lose/) my job. kevin: and (you/ not/ have) a job since then? julia: not a permanent job. (i/ have) a few temporary jobs. by the way, (you/ see) joe recently? kevin: joe? he's in canada. julia: really? how long (he/ be) in canada? kevin: about a year now. (i/ see) him a few days before (he/ go). (he/ be) unemployed for months, so (he/ decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (he/ really/ look forward) to going. julia: so, what (he/ do) there? kevin: i've no idea. (i/ not/ hear) from him since (he/ leave). anyway, i must go and catch my train. it was really nice to see you again. julia: you too. bye. have a good journey. kevin: thanks. bye.

julia: hello, kevin, (1) i haven't seen (i/not/see) you for ages. how are you?

kevin: i'm fine. how about you? (2) you look (you/look) well.

julia: yes, i'm very well thanks. so, (3) are you going (you/go) somewhere or (4) are you   meeting (you/meet) somebody off a train?

kevin: (5) i'm going (i/go) to london for a business meeting.

julia: oh. (6) do you often go (you/often/go) away on business?

kevin: quite often, yes. and you? where (7) are you going (you/go)?

julia: nowhere. (8) i'm meeting (i/meet) a friend. unfortunately, her train (9) has been (be)   delayed - (10) i've been waiting (i/wait) here for nearly an hour.

kevin: how are your children?

julia: they're all fine, thanks. the youngest (11) has just started (just/start) school.

kevin: how (12) is she getting (she/get) on? (13) does she like (she/like) it?

julia: yes, (14) she thinks (she/think) it's great.

kevin: (15) are you working (you/work) at the moment? when i last (16) spoke (speak) to   you, (17) you were working (you/work) in a travel agency.

julia: that's right. unfortunately, the firm (18) went (go) out of business a couple of months   after (19) i had started (i/start) work there, so (20) i lost (i/lose) my job.

kevin: and (21) you haven't had (you/not/have) a job since then?

julia: not a permanent job. (22) i've had (i/have) a few temporary jobs. by the way, (23)   have you seen (you/see) joe recently?

kevin: joe? he's in canada.

julia: really? how long (24) has he been (he/be) in canada?

kevin: about a year now. (25) i saw (i/see) him a few days before (26) he went (he/go). (27) he had been (he/be) unemployed for months, so (28) he decided / he'd decided   (he/decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (29) he was really looking forward (he/really/look forward) to going.

julia: so, what (30) is he doing (he/do) there?

kevin: i've no idea. (31) i haven't heard (i/not/hear) from him since (32) he left (he/leave).   anyway, i must go and catch my train. it was really nice to see you again.

julia: you too. bye. have a good journey.

kevin: thanks. bye.