The Flatmates is a fantastic Soap Opera created by BBC for English Learners: based somewhere in England, it revolves around the lives of 5 friends who go through just about every life experience imaginable together; dating, love, money problems, sickness, fights, new jobs and job losses and all sorts of drama. Every episode is based on a topic that we’ll present and discuss so you can improve your knowledge of the language without effort. Meet Helen, Tim, Khalid, Alice, Mihail and Kitty, and follow them in their adventures, listen to their dialogues and, in case of need, take a look at the transcriptions. Finally, check your level of understanding with the quizzes and gain points by getting answers right.
Helen was born in China but has lived in Britain since she was 12. She is at university studying politics and economics. Helen is worried about her exams. She wants to get a good degree but doesn’t study as much as she should.
Tim’s ambitious and very competitive. He’d like to start up his own business and is always on the lookout for people and ideas that can help him make his dream a reality. Until recently, he was working as an assistant manager in a department store, selling jewellery.
Khalid was born in Bahrain, but he is studying English at a language school near the flat. He is also a part-time business student at the University. He loves sport, especially football, and is interested in music and fashion too.
Alice is a nurse from London. She loves her job and gets a lot of satisfaction helping people get better. She wants to get married and have kids but she never seems to meet the right man.
Kitty is a little cat that Alice found abandoned outside the hospital she works in. She decides to bring her home and the characters will have to decided whether they can keep her not, since the landlord prohibits keeping pets in the flat.
Michal is Tim’s cousin from Poland. He came to Britain to improve his English. He was a student in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) school. At first he was shy and he missed Poland a lot.
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