Tim: Alice this is my cousin Michal – our new flatmate. He's really missing his friends.
Alice: Oh, Michal let me take your mind off that... So, where are you from?
Michal: From near Warsaw – the Polish capital.
Alice: Oh, what do you do?
Michal: I'm a guide tourist.
Alice: So interesting! Why are you visiting London?
Michal: To improve my English.
Alice: Oh, well, why not come out with us now? Then we can cheer you up and you can practise your English at the same time.
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Составные слова могут быть одним сложным словом (flatmate), состоять из двух слов (tourist guide) или писаться через дефис (low-paid).