English language learning serial in 26 episodes ( BBC 2001 )

Episode 02 The Chase

Wordbank for the scenes

Scene 1 The chase continues

run away from the attacker, hide behind a statue, lots of tourists, pigeons, look for the girls, run against / bump into, leave her leather jacket, brochure about the school, the underground ( the tube ), underground station, litter bin, beggar, drop a coin to sy,

Scene 2 Maria calls Antonio

public telephone, call her boyfriend, different time zone,late at night, ask for help, she sounds frightened

Scene 3 The escape

notice the girl, run after her, can’t finish the conversation, manage to escape, the door of the metro carriage shuts


Scene 4 Nancy calls Marc Conti

famous fashion designer, fashion week, give an interview, want to speak to sy, not available,

Scene 5 Black business

swimming pool, emeralds in an alubox, green fire, Vince calls Barantes, tourists arriving in Buenos Aires

Scene 6 At the police station

pollice officers, ask questions, give the video cassette,

Scene 7 Lee, the cutter

Antonio calls Maria’s father, hang up the phone, pack the clothes into a suitcase, big TV studio, Angie busy reporter and news editor, edit suite ( the cutter’s office ), pencil on her ear, throw the plastic cup into the rubbish bin, buy shares, call the stockbroker


Scene 8 Nancy’s call

buy an airline ticket, search in his bedroom, smell his perfume (fragrance), find photos of Maria and Antonio, phone starts ringing, pretend to talk to the cleaner

Scene 9 In the studio

news from all over the world, dead body found floating in a canal in Buenos Aires, fishing boys, man in his forties, well-known emerald dealer, Hamid calls Angie, urgent meeting, financial problems, she is busy at the moment, they’ll be on the air in a minute, countdown to transmission

Scene 10 Leaving for London

read the morning paper, smoke a cigar, not listen ( not pay attention to sy ), tells him about his leaving for London, Barantes knows everything