SUSAN AND CHARLES

Susan met Charles in the summer of 2004. | It was Susan’s 21st birthday |and she and her friends went to a club.
|They wanted to dance, |but they didn’t like the music so Susan went to speak to the DJ. | ‘This music is awful,’ | she said.
|‘Could you play something else? |The DJ looked at her and said |‘Don’t worry; |I have the perfect song for you.’ |

Two minutes later the DJ said:| ‘The next song is by Coldplay. |It’s called Yellow |and it’s for a beautiful girl who is
dancing over there.’ |

Susan knew that the song was for her |because she was wearing a yellow dress. |When Susan and her friends left the
club |the DJ was waiting at the door’s club. |‘Hi, I’m Charles,’ |he said to Susan. | ‘Can I see you again?’ |So Susan gave him
her phone number. |

Next day Charles phoned Susan and invited her to have dinner. |He took her to a very romantic French restaurant
|and they talked all evening. |After that, | Charles and Susan saw each other every day. |Every evening when Susan finished
work |they met at 5.30 in a coffee shop in the highway.|

They were in love. |

One evening |in October, |Susan was at work. |As usual |she was going to meet Charles at 5.30. | It was dark and
it was raining. |She looked at her watch. |It was 5.20! |She was going to be late! |She ran to her car and got in. | At 5.25 she
was driving along the highway. |She was going very fast |because she was in a hurry. |

Very close to the coffee shop, |a man ran across the road. | He was wearing a dark coat so Susan didn’t see him until
it was too late. | Although she tried to stop the car, |she hit the man. |Susan was in shock. |She didn’t stop| and she drove to
the coffee shop as fast as she could. | But when she arrived Charles wasn’t there. |She phoned him, |but his mobile phone
was turned off, |so she waited for ten minutes and then went home. |

Two hours later a police car arrived at Susan’s house. | A policewoman knocked at the door. | ‘Good evening, miss,’
she said, | ‘Are you Susan Davis? | I’d like to speak to you. |Can I come in the house?’ |

PRONUNCIATION – PHONETICS TRANSCRIPTION – IPA

suzən mɛt tʃɑrlz ɪn ðə səmər əv 2004. ɪt wəz suzənz 21st bərθde ænd ʃi ænd hər frɛndz wɛnt tu ə
kləb. ðei wɒntəd tu dæns, bət ðei dɪdənt lajk ðə mjuzɪk so suzən wɛnt tu spik tu
ðə dijei. ‘this mjuzɪk ɪz ɑfəl, ʃi sɛd. ‘couldju plei səmθɪŋ ɛls? ðə dijei lʊkt æt hər ænd sɛd ‘dont wəri;
ai hæv ðə pərfɛkt sɒŋ fɔr ju.
tu mɪnəts leitər ðə dijei sɛd: ‘the nɛkst sɒŋ ɪz bai coldplay. ɪts kɒld jɛlou ænd ɪts fɔr ə bjutifəl
gərl hu ɪz dænsɪŋ ouvər ðɛr. suzən niu ðæt ðə sɒŋ wəz fɔr hər bɪkɒz ʃi wəz wɛrɪŋ ə jɛlou drɛs. wɛn
suzən ænd hər frɛndz lɛft ðə kləb ðə dj wəz wetɪŋ æt ðə dɔrz kləb. ‘hi, ajm tʃɑrlz, hi sɛd tu
suzən. ‘canaj si ju əgɛn? so suzən gev hɪm hər fon nəmbər.
nɛkst de tʃɑrlz fond suzən ænd ɪnvajtəd hər tu hæv dɪnər. hi tʊk hər tu ə vɛri romæntɪk frɛntʃ
rɛstərɑnt ænd ðe tɒkt ɒl ivnɪŋ. æftər ðæt, tʃɑrlz ænd suzən sɒ itʃ əðər ɛvəri de. ɛvəri ivnɪŋ wɛn
suzən fɪnɪʃt wərk ðe mɛt æt5. 30 ɪn ə kɑfi ʃɑp ɪn ðə hajwe. ðe wər ɪn ləv.
 wən ivnɪŋ ɪn aktobər, suzən wəz æt wərk. æz juʒəwəl ʃi wəz goɪŋ tu mit tʃɑrlz æt 5. 30. ɪt wəz
dɑrk ænd ɪt wəz renɪŋ. ʃi lʊkt æt hər wɑtʃ. ɪt wəz 5. 20! ʃi wəz goɪŋ tu bi let! ʃi ræn tu hər kɑr ænd
gɑt ɪn. æt 5. 25 ʃi wəz drajvɪŋ əlɒŋ ðə hajwe. ʃi wəz goɪŋ vɛri fæst bɪkɒz ʃi wəz ɪn ə həri.
vɛri klos tu ðə kɑfi ʃɑp, ə mæn ræn əkrɒs ðə rod. hi wəz wɛrɪŋ ə dɑrk kot so suzən dɪdənt si hɪm
əntɪl ɪt wəz tu let. ɒlðo ʃi trajd tu stɑp ðə kɑr, ʃi hɪt ðə mæn. suzən wəz ɪn ʃɑk. ʃi dɪdənt stɑp ænd ʃi
drov tu ðə kɑfi ʃɑp æz fæst æz ʃi kʊd. bət wɛn ʃi ərajvd tʃɑrlz wɑzənt ðɛr. ʃi fond hɪm, bət hɪz mobəl
fon wəz tərnd ɒf, so ʃi wetəd fɔr tɛn mɪnəts ænd ðɛn wɛnt hom.
tu awərz letər ə pəlis kɑr ərajvd æt suzənz haws. ə pəliswʊmən nɑkt æt ðə dɔr. ‘good ivnɪŋ,
mɪs, | ʃi sɛd, ‘are ju suzən devəs? ajd lajk tu spik tu ju. kæn aj kəm ɪn ðə haws?