WatchConversation 2 again and complete the sentences. Janet: What’s the matter with Joe today? Andy: No idea. He’s a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I don’t really know why. Janet: (1)_________________________. How often does he get like this? Andy: Well, I suppose it’s not very often. But sometimes he really (2) ____________________. Janet: Don’t let it get to you. He’s probably got too much work, and he’s stressed. Andy: Well, he should (3) ________________the studio. Anyway, you’re the expert on Dickens, tell me something about him. Janet: Well, Charles Dickens was one of the most popular novelists in 19th-century Britain. Many of his novels first appeared in magazines, in short episodes. Each one had a cliffhanger at the end that made people want to read the next episode. Andy: And was he a Londoner? Janet: (4)________ in Portsmouth but his family moved to London when he was ten years old. Andy : And he (5) in London, didn’t he? Janet: That’s right. He knew the city very well. Andy: Whereabouts in London are his stories set? Janet: Around the Law Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real-life stories he heard in court inspired some of the most famous characters in his novels. Andy: I think some of his stories (6)_________south of the river? Janet: That’s right, especially around Docklands. The thing was...Dickens was a social commentator as much as he was a novelist - his stories describe the hardship, the poverty, and crime which many Londoners experienced in the 19th century. It makes me want to read some Dickens again. Maybe I’ll just go shopping for a copy of Great Expectations. Andy: Anyway, you did me a huge favour. That was a real brainwave to suggest the new biography. Janet: (7)__________, Andy. It wasn’t your fault. Andy: No, it’s OK. (8)_______. Go on, off you go and enjoy your shopping!