f : ok. tomorrow you should go with me to see the new house .

f : so you are not sure . maybe you will change your mind after you see that car ?

f : so you are so interested in this house that you ca n't wait to buy it .

f : so tomorrow you 're going to look at the house and buy it ?

f : i went to look at those new houses near the sports center this afternoon . m : oh , yes ? f : they 're really nice . there is a lot of space and each house has got 3 bedrooms and a separate shower room . m : hmm ... f : and there is a garden at the back . john , will you put down your book ? are n't you interested ? m : not especially . f : but why i thought you wanted to move ? m : you are the one who wants to move . f : but you said the last time your brother stayed . it is impossible to live without an extra bedroom . m : i did n't say that . i like this flat . i can walk to work . f : you could still walk to work if we move . m : it is farther away and it is being far more noisy near the sports center . f : but it is not exactly quiet living on this main road . it is simply that we need more space . john , will you at least come and have a look at the new houses ? m : very well then . but do not expect to change my mind .


f : we can get to the train station at 6:30 .

f : so we need to go at 8:30 to catch the bus .

f : we 'd better be going now or we 'll be late for the train . m : no rush . it 's 8:30 now , we still have 2 hours .


m : i do n't know yet . i just quitted my job so i need to find one now .

m : i was offered 2 jobs a year ago , so i have decided to take one .

m : i have n't decided how to choose from the two jobs yet .

m : i do n't know yet . i am doing a part-time job and i wo n't find any jobs .

m : i 've just been offered 2 jobs just now . f : congratulations . which one are you going to take ?


m : ok , after i buy the tie , i still have $ 10 to play the game .

m : here 's $ 10 . you need to give me $ 8 back .

m : so i can get this tie for only $ 2 ?

m : then i can use the remaining $ 2 to buy my mother a present .

m : i 'm looking for a father 's day gift . can you help me ? f : ok. how about getting your father a new wallet ? this brown leather one is only $ 25 . m : emm , the design is good and the color is my father 's favorite . however , i do n't have that much money . i 'm just a student . f : ok. how much do you have ? m : $ 10 . i have been helping my mom around the house for the past week to earn some money . this is all i have . f : hmm , how about this tie ? m : that 's really pretty , but the price tag says $ 15 . i know i do n't have that much . f : well , the tie is on sale now . it costs $ 8 only .


m : thanks . i will go to the class now . and after that i would like to talk to the finance aid office .

m : thanks . i will go to the employment office right now .

m : thanks . i will go to he finance aid office now . seems like it is a great idea for me .

m : thanks . i will go to the employment office right now to see if i can quit my job because it might influence my study .

f : how was your economics class ? m : well , to be honest with you , i fell asleep during the lecture . f : was it that boring ? m : no , it was n't the teacher 's fault . the problem is that i ca n't stay awake for a 2 hour lecture . i had been working in the evening at the hospital . f : is n't that going to affect your grades ? m : probably , but i need to work to pay my school fees . f : maybe you should talk to the financial aid office . there 's no point in working so hard to make money , if you were just going to fail your classes . m : but they are going to try to offer me a bunch of loans . i am trying to avoid going into debt . that 's why i 've been working . f : ok , then i have a better idea . why do n't you go to the student employment office and see if they can help you find another job . even if you have to work , there 's no reason why you should work at night .


f : yes , we need to buy some potatoes .

f : why do n't we buy some tea ? i prefer flower tea .

m : are you ready to go shopping ? f : just a few minutes . i need to make a list of the things that we need . m : good idea . remember to write down tea , eggs , red pepper and potatoes .


m : so reference books ca n't be kept for more than 2 days , right ? i will keep it for only one day .

m : ok. i know that reference books ca n't be lent out . i will read it right here .

m : so reference books ca n't be copied in note books , can they ? ok , thanks madam .

m : ok. i know that literature books ca n't be lent out . i will read it right here .

m : good afternoon , madam . f : good afternoon , praveen . what can i do for you ? m : i need to get some information on animal cells . f : what is it for , praveen ? m : i have to make a presentation of animal cells in the discussion next week . f : that 's fine . m : could you tell me where i can get it , madam ? f : look at that last cupboard . it 's marked reference . m : do you mean the one next to the literature cupboard ? f : exactly . there are a number of books in that cupboard . you will find children 's science book there . that 's the right book for your reference . m : oh , i see . may i borrow it for a day or 2 ? f : sorry . the reference books are not for lending .


f : do n't be afraid of lila . she is really cute .

f : i guess that you are scared of lila , the little puppy .

f : why are you so excited about seeing lila ?

f : i 'm excited to show you lila . she does not bite , i promise . is n't she so cute ? m : no , keep it away from me . please leave it in the cage . snakes are so terrible .


f : the steel briefcase your bought looks nice .

f : why did you buy a suitcase in london ?

f : what a lovely cigarette case you bought !

f : did you buy anything when you went to paris ? m : yes , i bought a briefcase . f : what 's it like ? m : it 's a large leather one .


f : sure , hope you have fun during the party at the office .

f : no problem . i 'll send the cake to the park you asked me to do .

f : sure . hope you enjoy the party in the park . have a nice day .

f : what 's your colleague 's address ? so i can sent the pie to him .

m : good morning , i 'd like to buy a cake . f : no problem sir , we have many cakes here , what size would you like ? m : well , it 's for my coworker 's birthday , there are 14 people in the office . f : well , this cake feeds 12 people and this one behind it feeds 20 . m : i 'll take the bigger one , it 's better to have too much than not enough . f : sounds good , do you want it delivered ? m : yes . can you deliver it to my office ? the birthday party will be after work at a park near the office .


f : here you are . the book with a statue on the cover , by milton pike .

f : here you are . the book with a soldier on the cover , by robin smith .

f : here you are . the book with a soldier on the cover , by milton pike .

f : here you are . the book with a stadium on the cover , by milton pike .

m : excuse me , i am writing an essay about ancient greece . are there any books on this topic that you can recommend ? f : geese ? you want to write about ancient geese ? i 've never heard of such a thing . anyway , it would be with a book of some animals , that 's row j. or you want to try science , that 's in row g . m : animals ? but greece is a country , not an animal . f : oh , greece . well , you know , today must be your lucky day . we have just received a new collection of books on that very topic . there are writers over here in row c . m : i see . that 's a lot of books , which do you suggest ? f : well , the one by robin smith is excellent but it is very long . it 's the one with the statue on the cover . there is also one by milton pike . it has a painting of a soldier on the front . as you can see , it 's not very thick , so it should n't take too much time to read . but probably the best book is the one with the picture of ancient olympic stadium . it has won several history works rewards . m : well , it 's hard to decide , but i 'm afraid i do n't have enough time for a lot of reading . i think i 'll get the book by milton pike .


m : all right . so your point is that i am a great driver .

m : all right . i just want to say that my point is men drive more carelessly than women .

m : all right . so your point is that men drive more carelessly than women .

m : all right . so your point is that you seldom use your car .

m : janice how much do you pay for insurance ? f : which kind ? i have many kinds of insurance . there 's car insurance , home insurance , life insurance . m : ah , car insurance ? f : let me see . i pay $ 100 a month . m : wow , that 's cheap . i pay twice that much . f : well , there are a couple of good reasons for that . for one men always cost more to insure than women . m : what ? how can you say that ? f : well , if you look at the number of car accidents in the us that cost insurance companies a lot of money . most of them are caused by men . m : you 're saying that i 'm paying too much money because what other guys are doing wrong . f : exactly . m : but i 'm a great driver . f : really ? how many accidents have you been in this past year ? m : i do n't know . 3 or 4 i guess ? but only one of them was my fault . ok. it may be 2 of them . f : right . do you know how many i 've been in over that same period ? m : let me guess . 0 . f : bingo . m : so that 's the real reason why your insurance is so low . you do n't drive enough . f : i think you missed the point .


f : i 'm excited to hear that tom stood out in the job interview in london .

f : i 'm sorry to hear that tom should have stayed at home for the exam .

f : i 'm excited to hear that tom eventually managed to show up at the party . but he must be tired because he just finished the job interview in new york .

f : i 'm excited to hear that tom eventually managed to show up at the party .

f : tom flew back from a job interview in london last night , and we were not expecting him at the party . m : but he actually made it .


f : i am worried about missing my flight .

f : i am worried that you will miss your flight .

f : i am worried about having a traffic accident .

f : i am worried about being late for the football game . please hurry up .

f : airport , please . i 'm running a little late , so just take the fastest way even if it 's not the most direct . m : sure , but there is a lot of traffic everywhere today because of the football game .


m : are you ill ? i will take you to the hospital .

m : they are your children , what do you mean you ca n't handle them ?

m : again ? i always take the girls to school and i have to go to work early too .

m : ok , i understand . i will take them .

m : wow , wow , i ca n't take the girls to school . you always take them . f : i have to go to work early today .


m : so you mean strawberries ca n't be gotten now , right ?

m : why do you mean they ca n't be gotten now , it 's strawberry season now .

m : so you mean since it 's the right season to grow it , you have lots of strawberries , right ?

m : you mean they have been sold out since it 's strawberry season now , right ?

m : have you any strawberries ? f : i 'm sorry , it 's out of season now .


m : well , the broken ceiling is a big problem , i 'm glad to hear that your landlord fix the problem in time .

m : i have heard that the apartment on the east side of the town where you live was falling , that 's really dangerous !

m : well , i think you should contact with your landlord again about the broken air conditioner .

m : since the landlord told you that he would n't take care of it , you should find a repair person .

m : hello , this is simon . f : hello , simon , this is lisa . sorry to call you at such a late hour . but i 'm in trouble , and i think you might be able to help me out . m : it 's my pleasure , lisa . what 's the matter ? f : well , you know , nancy and i moved into an off-campus apartment in the fall , over on the west side of the town . anyway , we 've been happy with it until the last couple of months . m : sounds good , then what happened ? f : unluckily , the air conditioner broke down . so we report it to mr. green , the landlord . he promised he 'll take care of it , but a month went by , and nothing happened .


f : though you worry about helen 's relationship with parents , she 's doing well in study anyway .

f : wow , it sounds like a good change , since helen has become very outgoing and sociable .

f : i see . you think that your daughter helen is having problems with her teachers , right ?

f : you mean that helen has changed a lot in terms of character . how does that happen ?

f : you look very anxious this evening . is there anything wrong ? m : i 'm worried about my 15 year old niece helen . f : what 's worrying you . m : i 've seen a big change in her . she used to be very outgoing and sociable , but now she is having problems with other children at school . now , she is totally someone else . f : really ? m : yes . now , she is quiet and does n't want to talk to anyone else . her teacher said things are going backward in her study .


m : you saw the plate of guard 's car was bd160smg ?

m : so you saw the robber 's car plate was bd60smj , right ?

m : the car was bd16smj ? thank you for your information .

m : the robber arrived by the car of bd16smj and left by motor .

m : can you tell me the details of what happened , miss marple ? f : i was waiting outside of the bank , and through the window , i saw the robber approached the cashier , pull out a gun , and demand that she hand over all the money from the drawer . then he shot at the guard before running out and getting in a car . m : do you still remember the license plate number of that car ? f : it 's bd16smj .


f : so paul is using tom 's notes . ok .

f : i understand . linda gave tom 's notes to paul , so paul now has them .

f : alright . tom gave his notes to ivan .

f : have you returned the notes to tom ivan ? linda did n't go to school yesterday . she wants to borrow toms ' notes . m : no . paul took them as soon as i finished with them .


m : okay , we can not stop at a gift shop on the way , and we will meet at my home on saturday .

m : so , we will not buy a present for max and we will meet at a bar on saturday ?

m : so , we will meet at a bar on saturday and we can stop at a gift shop on the way ?

m : okay . we will meet at 6:00 o'clock and we will meet at a shop on saturday .

m : hi , julia , it 's robert . how are you ? i did n't see you in class today and i wondered if you were alright . f : oh yes , i 'm better now , but i decided to take the day off as i woke up with a slight cold . it 's really so nice you called . m : julia , i got you a copy of the main points of the lecture . it was just an introduction to french impressionist paintings . f : i see . i can read it then before the next class . m : uh julia , i 'm calling as i wonder if you are free on saturday night . my friend max is having a party and i 'd like to know if you want to go . f : that would be really nice . i 'll be free then . what time shall we go ? m : how about meeting in the student union bar at 7:00 o'clock ? f : that 'll be fine , but should n't we buy a present for max ? m : well , we can stop at a gift shop on the way . f : fine . i 'll see you then .


m : i woke up late . you woke up so early .

m : you look sleepy this morning , beverly . did you go to bed late last night ? f : no , i slept through my alarm this morning , so i did n't get a chance to shower .


m : why do n't you serve lunch anymore ? you always serve your whole menu for lunch only !

m : i see . one of the cooks is sick so you can ' t serve the full menu until tomorrow .

m : it 's before the lunch time so you have to take some things off the menu for 2 days !

m : alright ! i can totally understand . sorry to hear that one of the cooks is sick .

m : i 'd like a cup of coffee and a cheeseburger , please . f : i 'm sorry , but we do n't have any burgers at the moment . m : but you always serve your whole menu for breakfast , lunch and dinner . that 's why i come here . f : you 're right , but one of our cooks is sick . so we had to take some things off the menu for a while . if you want to come back in half an hour , we 'll definitely have our normal lunch menu .


f : yes , we do have newsweek . here are morning post and newsweek .

f : sorry , we do n't have new yorkers . so here are morning post and newsweek .

f : yes , this is the newest new yorkers .

f : sure , we do have new scientists . here are morning post and new scientists .

f : good morning , sir . can i help you ? m : yes , good morning . i 'd like to buy a copy of today 's morning post . f : yes , here it is . m : thank you . how much is it ? f : morning post is one dollar . m : one dollar ? ok , i 'm also looking for the new yorker 's . do you have it ?


f : going on to study abroad will help improve your chinese write , and you can definitely write more great chinese books .

f : well , working in vietnam will be a different experience , we are looking forward to your more works .

f : oh , since you are a history student , working in vietnam will help you with a totally different culture .

f : so you will start to write your second book after graduation , and you said you plan to work in china , that will help a lot .

f : good evening and welcome to young writers of the year . at only 19 , this oxford student has already published a novel . he is a student in physics , but has a special interest in english writing . as you probably know , his novel is based on his childhood experience and is particularly popular among college students . now , we are very happy to have simon with us tonight . simon , welcome to the program . m : thanks . it 's a pleasure to be here . i was lucky i suppose . here i am now with a published novel on my first attempt . f : so could you tell us more about your novel ? m : well , it 's called my diary and it 's kind of an everyday story of my life and schooling in south africa . you know , my father is a news reporter and i stayed there with him for 3 years . f : we learned that while studying at oxford , you worked as a volunteer in vietnam during summer vacations . are you going to make what you are learning from vietnam , the subject of your next novel ? m : i ca n't say at the moment . i 'm afraid . i 'm very much interested in the history of vietnam , though . i plan to work there when i graduate .


f : well . selling books yourself is tiring . you 'd better ask someone else for help .

f : yes . why will you ask your friends to advertise the book ?

f : hi , jack . it 's several months since i last saw you . m : hi , sue . i 've been busy with my book . f : have n't you finished it yet ? m : i will have in a few days . f : are you going to advertise it yourself ? m : hmm ... some friends suggested i should , but i 'm still in 2 minds about it . f : if i were you , i would . m : thank you for your advice . i think i 'll market it


f : i know , they have quite different personalities . harvey is talkative .

f : really ? i 'm surprised that harvey is not talkative .

f : i agree . john is terrible at maths .

f : i 'm not surprised that harvey is quiet , just like his brother .

m : your classmate john is terrific . he won the first prize in the national maths competition . f : yes , he is very clever . but john is a person who is rather quiet . he hardly says anything . m : well . let me tell you . his brother harvey is quite different from him .


m : yeah , i 'm from victoria . and i think montreal is a marvellous city like victoria .

m : yeah , i 'm from montreal . and i think it is a marvellous city .

m : yeah , i 'm from halifax . and i think montreal is a marvellous city .

m : yeah , i 'm from halifax . and i 'll pay by card . i do n't like to pay by check .

f : what kind of wine did you have sir ? m : we had red wine one bottle of the house wine . f : just a moment , i 'll check with the waitress . all right , sir . i corrected the mistake . m : i like to pay by check , do accept out of town checks ? f : yes , do you have some identification ? m : i have my drivers license and two credit cards , is that alright ? f : yes , that 's fine . ah , i see you 're from halifax . how do you like montreal ?


f : what do you think of the content ? why is it not worth reading at all ?

f : why do n't you like it ? why do you think the content of my book is bad ?

f : thank you for your excellent comments . i 'm very happy that you like my book .

f : are you enjoying the book i lent you ? m : it 's well written i 'm sure , but it 's not my cup of tea .


f : so the most expensive gas station is about two miles from here .

f : so the cheapest gas station is about two miles from here .

f : so the cheapest gas station is about five miles from here .

f : so the cheapest gas station is a couple of blocks away .

f : excuse me , can you tell me if there is a gas station around here ? m : yeah , there are a few . the closest one is only a couple of blocks away . but it 's a little expensive . the cheapest one is about 2 miles from here .


f : i 'm going to buy some sandwiches for you .

f : i want to buy some bread in the cafe . that 's for our dinner .

f : my coat is broken , so i need to buy a new one .

f : i 'll make sandwiches , so i need to buy some bread .

f : have you seen my coat ? i am going to have to go down to the shop for more bread . m : why ?


f : you can borrow lu xun 's book here .

f : will you come to the hospital tomorrow ?

m : what seems to be the problem , mrs. garcia ? f : when i look at the newspapers , i can hardly read it . m : well , you might need a new medicine . let me examine your eyes .


m : thank you . i hope you can win a prize in swimming . after all , you have been fond of swimming since primary school .

m : thank you . you 've always liked running . i do n't expect you to take part in the long jump .

m : thank you . you can run with your classmate lily .

m : thank you . although you can run faster than your classmate lily , you can run together .

m : amy , what 's your favorite sport ? f : ah , it 's hard to say . i loved swimming when i was in primary school , but i like running best at the moment . m : you run very fast , do n't you ? f : yes , but not the fastest in my class . lily runs much faster than i . m : really ? f : yes , lily runs the fastest of all . what about you , mike ? what do you like ? m : you like running , but i like jumping , both the high jump and the long jump . f : did you take part in the sports meet last year ? m : yes , i took part in both the high jump and the long jump . and i won the first prize in the long jump last year . f : you are also going to take part in the long jump this year , right ? m : yes , and i 'll try to make a better record . f : good luck .


m : really ? you son is the monitor at school but he is not the study monitor ?

m : ok , i see . you son is the study monitor at school .

m : really ? you son is the study monitor at school ? oh , my kid is not the monitor in his class .

m : so , you mean your son is the doctor at school . actually my kid is the monitor in his class but he is not busy at school .

m : my kid is busy at school . he is the monitor in his class . f : mine too , but he is the study monitor .


m : alright . have a nice time shopping with your mother then .

m : let 's have breakfast first and then ride along the lake . see you in a bit !

m : i did n't know you went shopping with your mother yesterday .

m : have a nice time celebrating the new year with your mother this morning .

m : would you like to go to right along the lake with me this morning ? f : i 'd like to but i have to go to the city mall with my mother . the new year is coming .


m : as you suggest , i will carefully review the details of her lessons .

m : thank you . i 'm going to refer to my lecture notes and focus on the main points .

m : ok. i 'll pay attention to the main lecture points . how about we prepare together ? it 's also your first time of have her exam .

m : fine . i will talk with her about my learning problems .

m : have you taken professor young 's exam before ? i 'm kind of nervous . f : yes , just concentrate on the important ideas she 's talked about in the class and ignore the details .


f : it is great that mark is hoping to become a professor .

f : since jason never start studying , he can make money from sports .

f : that is great . going to harvard university is good for jason .

f : you are right . i am hoping to go to harvard university .

f : jack , how have your two sons been doing at school recently ? m : do n't ask . mark never start studying and jason never stop studying . f : you are joking . i heard that jason is likely to be at the top of his class after his exams this year . m : yes , so his teachers say he 's been buried in his books every evening for months on end recently . he is hoping to go to harvard university .


f : ok , i 'll tell sandy the materials for the meeting and tell her that the meeting is scheduled for friday at 10:30 .

f : ok , i 'll tell sandy the time of the meeting .

f : i 'll tell sandy where the meeting is , but why did n't you tell her to bring her report ?

f : well , sandy does n't know the place , although i 'll tell her the time .

m : listen , laura . could you tell sandy that the meetings changed to 10:30 on thursday ? f : does she know the place ? m : yes , and i have told her to bring her report .


m : it is raining now , but the sun may come out in the afternoon .

m : it is sunny now , but it may rain in the afternoon .

m : yes . it is cloudy now and maybe raining in the afternoon .

f : mike , what did tim say just now ? m : he said it 'll rain this afternoon . f : really ? but it 's such a beautiful day .


f : you 'll go on june 7th and return exactly a month later . wait a moment , sir .

f : let me check for you . a return ticket on july 21st from shanghai , right ?

f : so you may need a round ticket from july 10th to 21st to and from beijing .

f : sir , we do n't have flight for you to return from beijing on july 27th . i 'm sorry .

f : good morning , northwind airways . may i help you ? m : yes , do you have any afternoon flights to shanghai on july seventh ? f : one moment please . yes , there is a flight at 12:45 pm and one at 4:40 pm . m : either of those would be fine . can you tell me how much a return flight would cost ? i 'll be returning on july twenty-first .


f : really ? you feel it 's your role as the teacher to make sure we get on all right and you can always do it ? wow , you are a good math teacher !

f : so , you mean as an english teacher , you feel it 's not your role as the teacher to make sure we get on all right ?

f : ok , i see . and i think you are a good english teacher .

f : okay . you mean you 've never found it a real eye opener talking to other english teachers . i think you can talk to some geography teachers because you teach geography .

f : hello , tom . how are you finding teaching here ? m : i get the feeling that somehow the school successful . the buildings and furniture are so old , yet amazingly , the students seem happy . these days you ca n't compete in less you can really provide the best . that 's the trouble with these small family owned schools , so many are taken over by large companies . they seem to offer a whole range of subjects , not just english and maths . f : i think that 's good . because they can bring together a mixture of teachers of different subjects . a geography teacher say might give you fresh ideas that you can apply and teaching english or math . m : i 've always found it a real eye opener talking to other english teachers , because people 's methods of teaching the same subject can vary so much . actually , i sometimes feel that about classes . i feel it 's my role as the teacher to make sure we get on all right , but i ca n't always do it .


f : thanks for showing me the direction . you 're so kind as a postman .

f : okay , i 'll follow your instructions . you are a visitor , right ? i 'm so surprised that you know this place well .

f : thanks , i 'll follow your instructions . i always show my respect for policemen like you .

f : okay , thanks anyway . hope you enjoy your journey here .

f : excuse me , could you tell me how to get to the post office ? m : sorry , i 'm a stranger here . why do n't you ask that policemen over there ?


m : sure . let 's meet at the main gate of disney land . what do you think ?

m : when you arrive at the orland airport on the 15th , lucy , i 'll pick you up .

m : no problem . i 'll take a taxi to the kennedy space center to meet you .

m : on the 12th , i 'll take the airport bus to the space center to see you .

m : janet , it 's oscar . did i wake you up ? f : no , but i 'm going to get up then . m : sorry , listen . i 'll arrive in florida on the fifteenth orlando airport . do you want to meet me then ? f : sure , welcome to florida , and how are you going to disney world ? m : i will take a taxi at the airport , how about meeting there ? f : why do n't we meet at the kennedy space center . it 's not that far from my company .


f : finally , bob is going to london ! good for him !

f : the visitors will go to the coast on the final day .

f : the visitors went to the coast on the final day .

f : bob and joe will like to go to scotland on the final day .

m : now , cathy , do we know when the visitors from india are coming ? f : we offered them 3 choices , the end of march , the middle of april and the beginning of may . and they chose the earliest one , which is good actually with the exams coming up in may . m : right . and how many are coming ? did you say about 12 ? f : yes , they said 12 at first , but changed to 10 this morning . m : good . we have 8 weeks to prepare . here are my suggestions . on the first day , a welcome party . then they can visit the schools in the district on the second and third days . f : we 've got to remember this group wants to look at how computers are being used in the classroom . m : exactly . so i want to ask mr. goodman to give them a talk on this on the afternoon of the third day . f : that 'll fit in very nicely . m : and on their last day , they want to do some sightseeing . we could take them on a tour of london . but many of them may have been there already . and schottland will be too far away . f : why not take them for a walk along the coast ? it should be interesting . m : good idea , cathy . i 'm sure they 'll like it .


m : why is light spin cycle used for sheets and pillow cases ? i am quiet confused !

m : you mean light spin cycle is only used for most of my clothes , right ? i know !

m : you mean light spin cycle is only used for jeans and towels ? i understand .

m : why is light spin cycle used for towels only ? what about sheets and pillow cases ?

f : jonathan , look at all these dirty clothes . it 's time to teach you how to use the washing machine . m : oh mom , do i have to ? f : yes . you 're 16 now . i was doing laundry when i was half your age , your sister has been doing it since she was 10. so it 's your turn to learn . m : fine . it 's just that there are so many buttons and settings . f : it 's easy once you know how to do it . this is the load setting , choose small medium or large based on how many clothes your washing . i 'm sure you can figure that out for yourself . m : i can do that . f : good , next you choose the temperature , cold , warm or hot , just use cold for now . m : ok , and this spin cycle ? f : that is for how fast the machine turns . normal is what you will be using for most of your clothes . heavy is for your jeans and towels , light is for your sheets and pillowcases . but i 'll do those for you .


f : what time do we give you a morning call ?

f : you 're making too much noise and the other guests are asking you to change rooms .

f : room 868 is not reserved . i 'll change it for you right away .

f : sorry , there is no discount on the price of our hotel .

f : reception desk , may i help you ? m : yes , this is smith brown , from room 1016. the last room on the east side of the hotel . f : yes . can i do something for you ? m : you certainly can , i ca n't get to sleep . the people in the next room , room 1014 are making too much noise . they 're probably having a birthday party . all the cheering and laughing are driving me crazy . f : i see i 'll give them a call . m : i wish you would , this has been going on for over 2 hours . f : i 'm sorry . i 'll take care of it right away . m : well , i was really hoping , you could move to a different room . alright , let me check . uh , would room 868 be alright ? on the eighth floor .


m : thanks . we want something sweet , so zhejiang food will be fine .

m : thank you . we would like to have sichuan food today .

m : thank you . we want to have some hunan food today .

m : thanks . we want something spicy , so zhejiang food will be fine .

f : good afternoon , sir . m : good afternoon . we want a table for 4 . f : this way , please . it 's near the window , so you 'll have a good view . sit down , please . m : thank you . do you serve good chinese food ? f : yes , sir . we serve chinese food of various styles , such as hunan food , sichuan food and zhejiang food . the first two are a bit hot . do you want to have a try ? m : no , we like food that tastes a bit sweet . f : then zhejiang food will suit you . here is the menu , and i 'll bring some free juice for you .


f : will there be an overtime since it ended in a tie ?

f : it 's a pity that your team lost the football match .

f : congratulations on your team 's winning .

f : it 's a pity that you lost . but i 'm sure you 'll will win next time .

f : what did you do yesterday afternoon ? m : we had a basketball match . f : what was the result of the match ? m : all of us have tried our best , but we had bad luck .


m : so i can not park them on the road anymore .

m : the scenery behind the building is very beautiful .

m : so let 's park cars behind the building .

m : i always park cars on the road outside , but i heard there were new arrangements for them . f : yeah , now we have to leave them behind this building . as to the keys , you can leave them in the box outside reception .


f : well , as the interviewer , i think i get all the information i need . thank you .

f : so , you think you have read that book ? oh , as your interviewer , i am satisfied .

f : sorry , sir . how about your website reading skills ? i am the shopkeeper and we need the employer .

f : well , sir , we 're looking for someone to manage our shop 's website and i am a waitress .

f : ok , mister taylor . let 's go ahead and begin . first of all . tell me about your last job . m : well , i worked for 5 years at high tech computers . f : ok. hi-tech . how about your website writing skills ? oh , we 're looking for someone to create and manage our company 's website . m : um , website ... ... website . sorry i do n't think i 've read that book .


m : yeah , you 're right , my automotive repair course is really practical and you can learn a lot of things .

m : that 's right , and i 'm sure my fitness course is really practical and you can learn a lot of things with me .

m : right , i totally agree with you that the course is exciting and just as you said , it 's like the real world which is same to the feeling of sitting there reading a textbook .

m : well , though my literature course is difficult , i think you would love it .

m : my program is a course in automotive repair . we teach people from the age of 16 through to adults . we 're located on a high school campus . it 's vocational , which means that we train people in specific skills that they could use in a job . f : i like classes , because it 's more like the real world than when you 're sitting there reading a textbook , not knowing what you 're going to be using it for .


m : ok , let 's go to school together then .

m : you are having classes for the entire day so you wo n't go to the library ? me too .

m : never mind , when are you going to the library since you are not going today ?

m : thank you for willing to help me return the books , you are a life saver !

m : would you please drop this book off at the library for me when you go to school ? f : i would if i were going , but i have to work today .


m : my cat prince never screams . it is very cute , just like your cat .

m : do you mean that prince is the name of your dog ? funny .

m : i am trying to work but your son prince keeps crying .

m : your dog prince is so cute and it never barks . i like it .

m : ru ru . hey , can you get your dog to stop barking ? some people are trying to sleep around here . f : now wait a minute . princes just barking because your cat is screaming all over the place .


f : i do n't think pay for a month is cheaper .

f : i do n't think i can telephone you jackson .

f : ok , i will meet you this week , mary .

m : international film club . f : hello , i 'd like some information about the club , please ? m : certainly , first of all , you must be over 15. is that ok ? f : yes , that 's fine . i 'm 16 , are you open on sunday . m : i 'm sorry , we are n't . when we started we opened from tuesday to friday , but now we open from monday to saturday . we get more people now . f : oh , ok. what about times ? m : we open the doors at 7:30 and the film usually starts at 7:45. we close at 11:00 pm . f : is it expensive ? m : it costs $ 7 . 50 to see each film or you can pay for a month , which is cheaper , $ 15 . 00 . f : that sounds good . what do i need to do now ? m : why do n't you come along this week , ask for me ? my name is john smith , my workmate can give me a call if i 'm not here .


f : what size skirt do you want , miss ?

f : i went through the formalities this morning and we are no longer colleagues . good luck .

f : you must hand in your paper to me by ten , it 's the deadline .

f : oh , thank you for telling me that . i 'll call him right now .

f : where did you get this calendar , ricky ? it covers your whole desk . m : i ordered it online . i 'm sure if you ask mr. dennison in the finance department , he 'll order one for you , too .


m : really ? cindy always complains that his son was named ron .

m : come on . cindy was serving ron in the restaurant , so tom is not their son .

m : yeah , cindy loves ron so much . i remember their son is called david .

m : what a lovely couple cindy and ron are ! i think their two kids must be lovely , too .

m : how many children do cindy and ron have ? f : they have 2 children , one son named jack and one daughter called lily .


f : i am glad that you went back home to celebrate christmas . family is the most important .

f : it is good for you to stay with the host family . what did you do to celebrate the new year ?

f : you must had a lot of fun in that parade you joined . it is a good way to celebrate christmas .

f : since you stayed with the host family at thanksgiving , did you do anything interesting ?

f : jay , how were your new year 's celebrations ? m : i celebrated with my host family , since i did n't go home . it 's a long way from here to beijing .


f : it 's amazing that you usually lift weight for 45 minutes !

f : half an hour of lift weight after jogging is ok for you , but too much for me .

f : i usually lift weight for 45 minutes , too . and i never go to health club , just like you . we are similar .

f : how can you manage to lift weight for an hour ?

f : what do you do besides work and watching tv ? m : when i have some time , i 'd like to exercise . f : do you go jogging or do you go to a health club ? m : i joined samsung health club a couple of months ago . f : how do you exercise ? m : i usually spend 30 minutes on the bicycle for the cardio and then i lift weight for 45 minutes .


m : the allied irish bank is only 5 minutes ' walk away from here . that 's not far .

m : i only have to walk 5 minutes to find the bank of ireland that i need .

m : ok , i got it . the bank is only 100 meters away , so i can see it from here .

m : the bank is two blocks away . i think it 's a little bit far .

m : can you tell me how to reach the bank please ? f : which bank ? there are 2 , the allied irish bank and the bank of ireland . m : i have an aib past card and i want to get money from the bank . f : you need to go to the allied irish bank , which is near the local shopping centre , dunnes stores . m : how do i get there ? i have no knowledge of this area . f : cross the road and turn left at the other side , walk along the footpath until you reach the traffic lights . you will see a shopping center on the right hand side . walk across the road and turn right after the shopping center , keep going straight for about 100 meters and the bank is on your left . m : it sounds a little bit difficult . how far is it from here ? f : it 's not so difficult . it 's about 5 minutes walk from here . i can draw a map for you if you wish .


m : really ? it 's expensive to rent a helmet ? and if i bring the bike back after 7:00 pm , i have to pay for the helmet ?

m : ok , i see . you mean it 's free to rent a helmet . but if i bring the bike back after 7:00 pm , i can not get the 50 dollars back .

m : really ? you mean you have no helmet ? and if i bring the bike back after 7:00 pm , i have to pay 100 dollars more ?

m : to choose a motorcycle helmet for me ? that 's great ! and if i bring the bike back after 7:00 pm , i can not get the 50 dollars back , right ?

m : i 'd like to rent a bike for a day . how much does it cost ? f : it 's $ 20 a day . a day is from 9 o'clock in the morning until 7 o'clock in the evening . m : so if i brought the bike back at 7:30 , would i have to pay for an extra day ? f : yes , and there 's a deposit to pay as well . it 's $ 50 . then when you bring the bike back , we 'll give you back the $ 50 . but if you did n't bring the bike back before 7:00 pm , we 'd keep the money of course . m : well . you do n't need to worry . i 'll surely bring the bike back at 5 o'clock . do you have helmets , by the way ? f : of course . it 's free to rent a helmet . let 's go and choose a bike and helmet for you .


f : got it , 87-50-63-38 with double 3. steve would help me change the computers .

f : thanks , 87506638. i 'll thank him for delivering my order on time on the 10th .

f : 8750-6638 , ok. i will call and ask steve to help me deal with the order issue .

f : oh , steve 's number is 8750-3638. i 'll call him tomorrow on the eighteenth .

f : hi , dan , i 'm calling to check on that order of 100 computers were the tenth of september . however , it has been delayed for 2 days . m : yes , i know . i mean to call you and tell you that the factory is short of hands at the moment . they say they can get the order to you by the eighteenth . f : oh , that 's too late . if you can give me steve 's phone number , i 'll call him and tell him about this . do you have his number handy ? m : yes , it 's 87506638 . f : sorry , is that double 6 or double 3 ? m : double 6 .


m : so , it will not be a great success and the name of sam 's band is stay away from the words .

m : you mean sam is very good at playing the piano , and the name of sam 's band is stay away from the world ?

m : really ? you mean sam is not very good at playing the guitar and the name of sam 's band is keep away from the world .

m : really ? the name of sam 's band is stay away from the world ? it will be a great success !

m : mary , i heard that sam is forming his own band . what 's the name of the band ? f : stay away from the world . it will be a great success . sam is very good at playing the guitar .


m : you are right . so we have 30 in total . i think it is enough .

m : all right . we just have 20 cups . what about 5 cups that are sent by your mom ?

m : so we have 10 cups now . 2 of them are bought online .

m : are you sure that 30 hats are enough for us ?

m : how many cups do we need ? f : we have bought 10 online and my mom is just sent 20 over , so we have already got enough .


f : i feel so relaxed , i think i can take another singing lesson .

f : i feel so excited because i got an a in my english class .

f : i felt so tired after the singing lesson .

f : i feel tired but i am happy that i learned new dance movement in the class .

m : how did your dancing lesson go today ? f : exciting , but it was hard work . i really need a rest now . m : yeah , i can see that . go and get relaxed .


f : thank you . i am here just to get my notice letter . i have gotten it .

f : ok. i have found the physics class now and i should go now .

f : thank you . i am here to find my physics class , now i should go .

f : thank you . i have offered my mailing address . i should go to my physics class now .

f : excuse me , could you tell me where physics 403 is ? has it been moved ? m : ok. let me check on the computer . err i 'm sorry , but it says here that the class was cancelled . you should have got a notice letter about this .


f : i 'm sure about the time . my iphone would n't lie .

f : no . my iphone tells me it 's already late in the afternoon .

f : i read the time from my watch . it ca n't be wrong .

f : yes , i know the time from the sun .

m : what time is it , harriet ? i 'm starving , but i guess it 's not time for lunch yet . f : let 's see . according to my iphone , it 's just a few minutes past noon . m : what ? i thought my watch was wrong . should n't the sun be overhead if it 's noon ?


f : although chocolate cakes are your favorite , you need some carrots to keep fit .

f : i know carrots are your favorite food so i did not buy chocolate cakes .

f : since you like chocolate cakes the best , you should not eat the carrots .

f : if you like fruits the best , you do not have to eat these carrots .

m : the carrots taste awful in salty . how do you like them ? f : i like them very much . they are delicious . m : well , you can have all my carrots . i saw you buy some chocolate cakes . i am done with the main course . it 's about time for some dessert . f : oh , you want my chocolate cakes ? m : no , no . i 'm just thinking of some dessert and i have had enough carrots . f : robert , carrots contain much vitamin c. it is good for you . m : i know , but chocolate cake is even better . f : oh , stop it . you know you need vegetables . you will end up fat if you do n't watch your diet now . m : well , actually i do n't mind eating carrots , but chocolate cakes are much better . you know , i was born with a sweet tooth .


f : i 'm counting days . there 's only a week before i see them .

f : just one month before they come to spain to see me .

f : i went back to korea last year . now they 'll come within 7 days .

f : no . my family wo n't come recently , so i 'll see them next year .

m : hello i 'm tom , who are you ? f : i 'm marry . i 'm from korea . m : really ? how nice . how long have you stayed in the us ? f : four years . m : that 's a long time . have you been back to your country ? f : no . m : you must miss your home . f : sure , but gladly , my family are going to visit me next week . m : you must be very excited .


f : are you really sure you want a beer ?

f : what you really want is fish , right ?

f : are you trying to tell me you want some coffee ?

f : you want to say that you hate fish , right ?

m : what 's up ? are you still studying ? f : yeah , i 'll be at it all night . m : when 's the big test ? f : not for 3 days . but i have too many things to remember before then . m : you 're taking this spanish class so seriously . do n't you think you should lighten up a bit ? f : i ca n't . not only do i need to get good grades , but i also have to actually learn this stuff . next year , i 'm applying to a nursing program . and they give special financial help to students who speak 2 languages . m : come on , you 'll do fine . you always do fine . f : only when i study hard . m : ok , but ca n't you take a little break ? hey , you should come get some fish with me . you know fish is actually very good for your brain .


f : so you mainly write reports with your laptop .

f : so you mainly download musics with your laptop even if you do n't have one .

f : so you mainly watch movies with your laptop even if you do n't have one .

f : so you mainly write reports with your laptop even if you do n't like laptop at all .

f : phil , you said you 're a teacher . and did you study education in college ? m : no , i studied construction . actually i worked as a designer when i was younger . that was a really great job . but i kind of came into teaching just to try something different . f : do you like electronic products ? m : yeah , i do . my favorite is my laptop . i think everyone should have a laptop now because it 's so useful . i can watch movies , download music from the internet and most important , i can write reports on my students on my laptop . it 's just amazing what you can do today .


f : okay , i see . i have chosen an appointment for this week . and i will press 0 to finish the voice message .

f : really ? i have chosen an appointment for next week ? okay , i will press 0 to finish the voice message .

f : ok , i see . after the beep i do n't have to leave a message . i just press 1 to finish the voice message .

f : okay . since i have not chosen an appointment for this week , i will press 2 to finish the voice message .

m : hi , this is gordon . i am not in the office at the moment . you have reached gordon 's voicemail if you are calling for an appointment press 1. if you were calling from ibm press 2. if you are making a personal call press 3 . f : i need an appointment so i 'll press number one . m : you have chosen number one , an appointment . f : that is correct . m : welcome to the appointment section . if you want an appointment this week press 1. if you want an appointment after this week press 2 . f : i need an appointment this week so i will press 1 . m : you have chosen an appointment for this week . after the beep please leave a message including your name and contact information . press the key 0 when you are finished .


f : well , swimming used to be my favorite hobby . by the way , you mean you 've been doing that for 2 years , so now you are 7 years old ?

f : well , swimming used to be my favorite hobby . by the way , you mean you do n't like ice diving and now you are 19 years old , right ?

f : well , swimming used to be my favorite hobby . by the way , you mean you 've been doing that since you were 9 , so now you are 16 years old ?

f : well , swimming used to be my favorite hobby . by the way , you mean you 've been doing that for 7 years , so now you are 16 years old ?

f : where are you from , corey ? m : i 'm from canada . i'v just moved here . f : canada ! are you good at winter sports then ? m : yeah ! i love winter sports very much , such as skiing and snowboarding . i also like ice diving . f : wow , that sounds quite exciting ! m : yeah , i 've been doing that for 7 years since i was 9. what do you do in your free time ?


f : please go and buy the paintbrush for me first . i need it as soon as possible .

f : now go to ask your dad . thanks , my son .

f : go , go . help me ask your dad where is my paintbrush .

m : what are you going to do , mom ? f : i 'm going to mend and paint the shelves in your bedroom today . m : great , anything i can do to help ? f : yes , you can go to the shop and get me a new paintbrush . this one is too old . but before you do that , ask your father what he 's done with the knife . i 've looked everywhere for it . there was nothing in the toolbox , except this box of nails , which i lost a month ago . m : ok , mom .


f : john wo n't be back this evening , sorry .

f : i gave my bicycle to john . maybe you can come and ask me next time .

f : i lent john my bicycle , but he has returned it to me . so , take it .

f : you can ask john to y back quickly .

m : may i borrow your bicycle for a couple of hours and ? f : i wish i could help you , but john is using it , and he wo n't be back until this evening . m : that 's ok. thanks just the same .


m : tell me amy , why did you fail to finish your homework on time ?

m : are you kidding me amy ? you have difficulty preparing for a speech ?

m : bob , if you know nothing about british history , you should go to search it on line !

m : i also have difficulty preparing for a speech just like you !

m : hi , sarah . how 's your speech for professor grey 's class next monday ? f : actually , i 'm a bit worried . m : why should you ? what 's going on ? f : you know , what i chose to talk about is british history . m : really ? that is a big topic . f : yes . there are so many things to cover . i just ca n't see how to do it in a 3 minute speech .


m : so , a quarter of an hour ago , you left her purse on the table and when you came back , you found it was broken .

m : so , a quarter of an hour ago you came back from the restroom and found it was gone .

m : are you sure you left her purse on the chair 20 minutes ago and then you went to the restroom a quarter of an hour ago ?

m : so , a quarter of an hour ago you came back from the restroom and found it was on the chair .

f : i think my purse was stolen sir . m : do you have any reason to believe that your purse was stolen ? f : oh yes , i left it on the table 20 minutes ago and then i went to the restroom . but when i came back 15 minutes ago it was gone .


m : you mean , with hardly any tree in los angeles , it 's very noisy there .

m : what ? there 's no subway and the bus service is terrible in la ? really ?

m : i did n't expect it to be so hot in la . luckily , you could take subway .

m : no subway and terrible bus service ? no wonder you do n't like la at all .

m : hi , jane . welcome back . how was the west coast ? f : terrific . i had a wonderful time . it was really nice to get away from the city for a while . m : what did you think of los angeles ? f : it was alright . i liked it better than i thought i would . it 's very clean and spacious and it 's got a lot of trees . the problem is transportation . the bus service is terrible and of course , they do n't have any subway , so it 's a little difficult to get around . we had to rent a car . m : and was the weather good ? f : oh yes , it was nice and warm in los angelus and cool , but comfortable in san francisco .


f : are you sure you wo n't rest at home ? you really look sick .

f : good to know that you 'll take a sick leave as you look ill .

f : it 's fine you do n't need any drug . you just look a bit sleepy .

f : your throat is perfectly fine ? but you sounds unhealthy .

m : hi , there . i think i 'm coming down with something . i need some medicine to get me through the next few days . f : wow , you look terrible . what 's going on ? m : well , my throat hurts . my nose has been running and i have a bad cough . it could just be cold , but i do n't know for sure . f : you should take some cold medicine and get some rest . you do n't look well . m : i have a very important job and i ca n't miss any work . so , give me something strong .


m : you 're right . i should write my thesis by myself .

m : you have finished the paper . thank you for helping me .

m : you will help me do my work during the weekdays ? thank you so much .

m : you 're right . i should write my thesis by myself . i have enough time and it is not tight .

m : i ca n't believe i 'll have to spend the whole weekend working on this paper . f : yeah , it 's pretty tight . m : maybe you could write mine for me , too . f : not a chance . you wo n't learn anything if you do n't do your own work .


f : what ? why did the thief break the lock ?

f : what ? why did you repair the lock ?

f : what ? why did the woman break the lock ?

m : what happened here ? f : our lock was broken , honey . somebody broke into our house . m : oh , that was me .


f : oh , charlie is jack 's dog . i thought he is their kid .

f : oh , jack 's son called charlie . he is a kind little boy .

f : so charlie is jack 's dog and jack did n't get married , right ?

f : so charlie is one of jack 's wife 's friends , is n't he ?

f : nice to meet you , peter . m : welcome to my home . come in , please . f : who is the man i met at the gate a moment ago ? m : do you mean the man wearing a pair of sunglasses ? he is my neighbor . we have been neighbors for 20 years . f : really ? i have n't met him before , though i have been here several times . m : he is a pilot named jack . he has been to many countries in the world . f : how lucky he is . m : but his wife is n't so lucky . she always stays at home alone . f : i see . have n't they got a child ? m : no , they considered charlie as their son . it 's really a kind pet dog .


m : yeah , i know the spanish course is very difficult , so tell me about what makes it difficult then .

m : well , that 's right the spanish course is pretty easy , that 's because as you mentioned the teacher would never use authentic material .

m : yeah , i know the spanish course is very difficult , but luckily the teacher has never used the authentic material .

m : oh , so the spanish course is not that kind of difficult and it is just so-so , i guess that 's because the teacher never use authentic material in his class .

m : hey , tina ! how 's the spanish course going ? f : tough . our teacher is using a lot of authentic material . you know , stuff off the radio and tv , he even tapes conversations with his friends and uses them in class .


m : thanks for replacing the tv for me .

m : thanks for repairing my tv tomorrow for free .

m : why should i pay half of the repair cost ? it was n't caused by me .

m : i am so glad i only need to pay half of the repair cost . thank you .

m : good afternoon , i would like to speak with the manager , please . f : why ? what 's your problem ? m : well , i just picked up a tv at your store yesterday afternoon . and when i was taking it out of the car . it sort of accidentally fell . it looks ok. but the picture is pretty unclear . do you think i can have someone look at it or get it changed ? f : ok , i will talk to the manager about it right now , please wait a moment . m : ok , thank you . f : well , we can have someone repair it for you , but as it was caused by you . i 'm afraid you have to pay for half of the repair cost and we will pay the other half


f : the plane will arrive at midnight even if the weather is bad , so you should prepare to pick me up .

f : although the weather is bad and the plane wo n't be late , you just have to listen to my phone .

f : so you can listen to the weather report next .

f : the plane wo n't be late because of the weather , but you still need to listen to the weather report .

m : linda , when shall i pick you up at the airport ? f : well , the plane should arrive at midday , but it might be laid if the weather is bad . so i 'll call you as soon as i get in . m : that 's ok .


f : i do n't understand why beth 's cell phone is powered off . she is supposed to meet us at about eight o'clock .

f : i do n't understand why beth 's cell phone is powered off . does she forget to meet us here at 7:00 ? it ’ s 8:00 now .

f : why did beth be involved in a car accident ? she did n't turn off her cell phone .

f : beth completely forgot the time . it 's your fault that you did n't talk to her about it yesterday .

m : you asked beth to be here around 7:00 , did n't you ? f : yes , what time is it now ? m : it 's almost 8.i wonder what happened ? f : um , she might have forgotten the time . why do n't i call and see if she 's on her way . `` a few minutes later . `` , i got her voicemail so she must not have turned on her cellphone . m : i hope she did n't have a problem on the road . her car could have broken down or something . f : of course she may have simply forgotten and done something else today . m : no , she could n't have forgotten . i just talked to her about it yesterday . i guess we should start to order without her .


f : yes . we all have ate meat , fish and soup . our discomfort must cause by the soup .

f : yes . we both had fish , meat and pears . why did n't you wash the pears ?

f : yes . we both had fish , meat and pears . our discomfort must cause by the meat .

f : yes . we all have ate soup , pears and meat . i believe that the soup was the cause .

m : maybe it was the fish or meat we ate . f : yes , it might have been . m : or the soup . f : no , it could n't have been the soup because i did n't have any . m : of course . we sat in the sun for a long time . i suppose it could have been the sun . f : yes , it might have been . but we 've got used to sitting in the sun . m : that 's true . now what else did we both eat ? only those lovely pears i bought . it could n't have been them . we 're used to eating pears and you washed them . f : no , i did n't . i thought you had . m : i did n't wash them . i was sure you did . it must have been the pears then .


m : why is n't there a dining car ? we are on the train , are n't we ?

m : so although we are in the dinning hall , there is no snack bar , right ?

m : why is n't there a dinning hall in the ticket office ?

m : ok , i know , i like this ticket office .

f : one ticket to chicago , please . m : yeah , ok , that 's $ 24.00 . f : does this one have a dining car ? m : yeah , there is a dining car and a snack bar . here 's your change . f : thanks .


f : why did you go to school last night ?

f : did you have a good time chatting with your friends about your future career ?

f : what did you say with your friends ?

f : the film on channel 4 last night was great , right ?

f : did you see the film on channel 4 last night ? m : well , i meant to see it , but a friend of mine came to see me . we had a nice long chat about our school days .


f : wow , what animal she got in the mountain ? looks so cool .

f : no wonder ! but can you hold animals in the zoo to take photos ?

f : yeah , it seemed that your aunt dianna was in a mountain .

f : what animal she kept in her garden when she took the picture ?

f : david , the woman in this picture holding an animal , is this at a zoo or in a garden ? m : no . the woman in the picture is my aunt joanna . she took that picture in the mountains .


m : mike , are you going to new york tomorrow . can you bing my artical to professor yang ?

m : thank you for taking my arcital to profssore huang , helen .

m : thank you for helping me ! that helped a lot . when are you going tomorrow ?

m : or may be i can find someone else , becuase you are going to new york tomday .

f : mike , i 'm going to washington tomorrow , do you have anything to be taken to professor yang ? m : yes , helen . i finished the article , if you will take it to him that will save me a trip . f : i 'm glad to .


f : what customer ? is the buyer so important that you 'll cancel our date for him or her ?

f : oh , you have to work at office during the lunch time , but you wo n't miss the play .

f : fine , just go and meet your customer at the office as you said . leave me alone .

f : of course . i understand you need to take care of the kids as my mom is n't available .

m : something important has just happened at the office , anna . so i ca n't meet you for lunch . after all , i 'm afraid . f : what is it ? m : i have to meet an important buyer at the airport . f : that 's really annoying ? what about the play tonight ? you promise to go with me . i already have my mother take care of our kids . m : yes , darling , i promised , but i 'm afraid we 'll have to cancel it .


f : no worries , stay and you will get a good score .

f : you are welcome . just go and have a talk with professor david .

f : you are welcome . wish you well in the new class .

f : so you will continue to stay in professor david 's class ?

m : have you ever taken history 231 ? f : yeah , last term . m : who was the professor ? f : professor johnson . m : i have him this semester . what do you think of him ? f : he 's a terrible instructor and demands a lot , but fortunately we can get high scores easily in his class . m : what did you get ? f : i got an a , but none of my test scores were that high . so i do n't know how i got such a good score . m : really ? i was about to give it up , but after hearing your experience , i think i will continue to stay in the class . f : you will get a better grade than your test scores . m : thanks for the information . i feel relieved now .


m : all right . i will talk to my father about this trip . he will be happy .

m : you are right . before i start the business , i should talk to my father .

m : ok. i will firstly write a business plan about my music business .

m : yes . i should borrow some money from the bank to start my car business .

m : i was thinking of starting my own business . f : what kind ? m : i know you wanted me to take over your restaurant business , but to be honest , i ca n't stand working in the food industry . f : do n't worry , i knew that along time ago . m : i thought maybe you and dad could lend me some money to open a skateboarding shop . f : that 's possible , do you have a business plan ? m : not in writing , but i 've thought of all the details . f : so what would you sell ? m : we 'd sell skateboards , clothing , shoes and other kinds of things . f : what would make your shop different from all the others ? m : i thought we could make own t shirts . f : it sounds ok to me , but you 'll have to talk to your father about this too .


m : i know that you are a computer programmer , so i asked you some questions about it .

m : yeah . i know that you are a high school student of senior 3. i want you to choose computer as your major .

m : i know you once were a computer major in college . i was just asking about you , nothing else .

m : yeah . you are a computer major in college , so i want to start a business in this field .

f : dad , why were you asking so many questions about admission requirements of college ? m : a dad ca n't be interested in his daughter 's schooling ? f : oh , come on , you 've never asked about it before . and i was accepted 3 years ago . m : uh , actually , i 'm considering quitting my job and running a business . f : no way . i like the sound of that , thus the admission questions . m : i was thinking of going into computer programming . i figure maybe i could use my vacation time and take some classes . f : that makes sense . do n't forget , as a computer major i might help you start our family business in the future .


m : no , thank you . i am trying to read something . could you please be quiet ?

m : no , i do n't . why do i need headphones when i am watching a film in my own home ?

m : no , thank you . i do n't want to watch anything during my flight . i just want to relax .

m : sure , thank you . i will be watching this movie during my whole flight .

m : what 's the terrible noise ? f : the engines . the crew is warming them up . we 're about to take gold from vancouver . m : now , my ears hurt . i suppose that 's the atmospheric pressure . how many things can happen to us in an airplane ? f : nothing serious . it 's going to happen to you just sit back and relax . m : a minute later . f : excuse me . do you want headphones for the movie ?


f : thank you . doctor ian . i 'll take all these pills . and i 'm confident to be enrolled in the class .

f : thank you , professor lee . i 'm confident to be enrolled in the class .

f : thanks . you 're so considerate as a manager . and i 'm confident to be enrolled in the class .

m : ross , you look so worried . what happened ? f : well . i wanted to get into mister will 's class that i just found out that there are too many people on the waiting list . i guess my chances are probably small . m : do n't worry , everything will workout just fine .


f : no problem , i will bring you the cheese salad .

f : you are welcome , i 'm bringing you the salad right now .

f : please wait a moment and i will bring you some cheese .

m : excuse me , i asked for this salad without cheese on it , but this one is covered in it . f : i 'm sorry , sir . i 'll take it back and bring you out a new one . can i get anything else for you ? m : just another soda , please . thank you .


f : i have enough cash . i pay in cash .

f : i 'll use wechat pay to give you the money .

f : although it 's convenient to pay by wechat , i prefer to use cash .

f : when will i get the decoration materials ? m : usually , we make the delivery every tuesday afternoon . f : well , i wo n't be at home then . i usually work in the afternoon , but you can put the materials in the downstairs bookstore . m : no problem . and what is your address ? f : i live on the thirty-fourth golden street , portland . m : ok , i have got all the information . f : and how much should i pay ? m : with shipping charges , your total fare will be $ 96 . do you want to pay in cash or ? f : i do n't have enough cash now . could i use wechat pay to give you the money ? m : certainly .


f : today is tuesday . you still have two days to pack .

f : today is tuesday . why do want to come back on friday ? it 's 3 days away .

f : today is wednesday . you are coming back tomorrow , right ?

f : today is thursday . you are coming back today , right ?

f : hello , jack . are you having a good holiday ? m : hi , mom , do n't mention it . it has been raining every day since i got here . f : that 's a pity and it 's been nice and sunny here . when will you be home ? m : i was going to be back tomorrow . but the flights are fully booked , the next available flight leaves on thursday . so i have to be back the day after tomorrow . i just hope it wo n't snow before then .


m : really ? you get nervous enough flying on a plane and you think travelling by train under the ocean is frightening ? okay , i see .

m : so , you mean you do n't get nervous flying on a plane and you think travelling by train under the ocean is exciting ? okay , i see .

m : really ? you get nervous enough taking the train and you think travelling by train under the ocean is frightening ? okay , i see .

m : yeah , they enable people to travel between cities in a matter of mintues . and you mean travelling by train under the ocean is unimaginable ?

m : talking about the twenty first century , i think there will be huge changes in the way people use cars . laws will be made about what kind of car you can own , and when you can use it . f : maybe there 'll just be too many of them on the roads . the air will be so seriously polluted that nobody will be able to breathe normally . m : exactly , people will have to rely on trains . f : why do you say that ? m : well , we wo n't be able to use cars and the airports take too much space . that leaves trains . f : huh ? so do you think there 'll be more efficient train systems between cities ? m : sure , they 'll enable people to travel between cities in a matter of hours . there may even be trains going under oceans to connect the main continents . f : under the oceans ? get out of there , i get nervous enough flying on a plane .


m : oh , i am your coach and i believe you are the best player . and now we won the game !

m : oh , i am your coach and i believe you are the best player . but now we lost the game !

m : oh , really ? you mean it 's not all your fault ? oh , as your boss , i want to tell you that you are dismissed !

m : come on ! you shot the ball and we won the game ! i think you are a good customer and i will sell my goods to you .

m : if you had shot the ball , but not passed it to jesse at the very last momentï¼ we might not have lost the game . f : i 'm sorry , mr. anderson . it 's all my fault .


m : although i know you are losing weight , i do n't know you hate cake .

m : so you do n't have the cake because you are trying to avoid being sick , do you ?

m : although you are on a diet so you do n't eat cake , today is your birthday .

m : atyhough you do n't have the cake because you are trying to avoid being sick , oday is your birthday .

m : why do n't you have some of my cake sue ? i made it just for this party . f : sorry bill , i 'm not into cakes at the moment . i thought you knew about my diet . m : on your birthday ? surely you can eat whatever you want on your birthday , you can start your diet tomorrow . and anyway , you look great . f : well , thanks bill , i am not on a diet to lose weight , actually . my doctor told me to stop eating certain foods . i 'm trying to avoid being allergic to something .


m : i heard that it 's all about your singing style on the press .

m : it was all about your appearance on the news of the national press .

m : en , they said little about your appearance .

m : they concerned mostly on your beautiful voice .

m : today 's guest is singer alisha ryan , who was the winner of a well-known tv talent show a few years ago . tell me , alisha , was becoming a famous singer something you 'd always wanted to do ? f : not really , no . i 'd always enjoyed singing of course , but the idea of becoming a star never occured to me until i saw katie wyatt , who 'd been in my class back in my secondary school days in a talent show . and my brother said i got a better voice than her . i suddenly knew it was something i at least had to try to do . m : and how did you feel when you first went on live tv , and you had that victory ? f : well , i did n't actually sing that well . i was annoyed with myself and i thought my family and friends were a bit disappointed , too . at one point i was convinced i 'd lost , so afterwards i was just glad when the scores were announced and it became clear i had n't . m : you did in fact become famous overnight . f : yes , i realized that the next morning when the national press had all the news about me . m : i imagine they said a lot of nice things . f : yes , though it was mostly about how i had the right look , how stylish my clothes were and that sort of thing , rather than how i 'd actually performed or what they thought of my singing voice .


f : you must be very excited to go back home .

f : so you must be tired because you walk for almost a day .

f : you must be nervous because you are driving now .

m : ah , we 're finally here . what a long trip ! let 's check in . f : so , what do you want to do now ? m : hmm ... let 's call it a day , ok ? i 'm beat from the drive .


m : yeah . i also hope that my salary will raise on monday .

m : yeah . i believe that your salary will raise on tuesday ,

m : thank you . i hope i can get the salary raised on tuesday .

m : thanks . i wish my salary will raise on thursday .

m : hello , 75610 . f : hello , dennis , are you still coming to lunch on saturday ? m : well , you know , i 'm having a party in the evening . i 'm going shopping for it in the morning , so there is n't much time . f : never mind . well , come to tea on sunday . m : and there 's a special tv program i want to watch . i think it 's on at about 5:30 . f : that 's alright . come and watch it here . i 'll make one of my chocolate cakes . m : who can resist your cakes ? fine , tea on sunday then . f : good . and good luck on tuesday . i hope you get your salary raised .


f : although their legs are too tight , the quality of the jeans is great .

f : since their legs are too tight , we can discuss other styles of jeans .

f : now that you are not wearing a boot style now , the color of jeans suits you very well .

f : we can discuss other styles of jeans . maybe one that is neither too tight nor too loose .

f : looking for jeans . ours slim styles are our tightest , we also have straight which are a little looser around the ankles . m : i think i 'm wearing a boot style now , but they 're too loose in the legs . i also have a very small waist .


f : really ? you 'll give me 40 % off whatever i decide to purchase ? well , i were looking for a manager just to set a discount .

f : well , although you make a promise to me , you are not the manager . i were looking for a manager to know the men 's section .

f : really ? you promise that you will not speak with them immediately about this ? but i were looking for a manager to make a complaint .

f : so , you promise that you will speak with them immediately about this ? ok , i were looking for a manager just to make a complaint .

m : ma'am , come in , please . f : excuse me , are you a manager ? m : yes , what can i do for you ? f : well , i have received such poor service from your employees this morning . i felt i had to let you know . m : i 'm sorry , ma'am . please tell me what happened . f : i was asking that woman over there in the black dress where the men section was . and she completely ignored me while continuing to talk on her cellphone . m : that 's not ok . f : there 's more , i waited outside the changing room for 10 minutes only to find the person inside was another staff member . m : that should never happen . iâ¦ f : i 've not finished yet . when i came out of the changing roomï¼a third employee , the lady in red said i looked fat . i was so embarrassed . m : ma'am , i promise you i will speak with them immediately about this . in the mean time , i 'll give you 50 % off whatever you decide to purchase .


f : oh , so we should go to the greenwood park .

f : oh , so we should go to the sweetwater mountains .

f : ok. we will go to the nightstar valley for the jogging activity .

f : oh , i thought we are going to the nightstar valley , but it 's not .

f : have you seen the notification on our companies website , jerry ? m : the jogging activity ? but i promised my friend to go fishing with him on this saturday . f : it says that all the employees are required to join . why not put off your plan to next week ? besides , i heard this is an environmental protection activity . it 's very meaningful . m : you 're right . by the way , the destination is at the greenwood park , right ? f : greenwood park ? i remember it 's at the sweetwater mountains . let me check . m : oh , we 're both wrong . greenwood park is for the sales department and sweetwater mountains for the board of directors . we need to go to the night star valley .


f : you and your wife got married in september , so you think september is the best month of the year ?

f : you hate cold weather but it 's already so cold in new york in november .

f : you 've been working overtime in october . october has been a hard month for you .

f : yes , i also think october is the best in a year .

f : which month do you think is the best in a year ? m : it 's october , because it 's the harvest season and the weather is mild .


f : we must do so . it wo n't be so troublesome if you remembered to take my book .

f : thanks for taking my book , but the show is said to miss the time . i 'm busy .

f : i think so . though i do n't need it as the test is over , i promised to give it away .

f : i know it 's my fault that i forgot to bring your book , darling . please calm down .

m : they should be a great show . let 's go in . f : sure . say , did you bring my book ? m : oh , i completely forgot it . f : you forgot ? but you promised . i needed to study for the test . oh , i knew i never should have lent it to you . m : calm down , melber . after the show , we can drive by my house and pick it up .


m : i agree with you . the decorations in my house are ugly .

m : thanks for your appreciation of decorations in my house .

m : i agree with you . the decorations in your house are beautiful .

m : thanks for your appreciation of decorations in our friend 's house .

m : welcome . f : hi , john . hey , you 've done a good job decorating this place . really nice .


m : i see . i want to see some samples at 2 pm tomorrow . it does n't matter if i stay late .

m : since i have a phone call tomorrow , i think i should have the meeting with mr dawson this morning at 11 .

m : you mean i need to send an email to dawson , so i do n't need to have a meeting with him , right ?

m : so i have a meeting at 11:00 tomorrow morning and a phone call at two in the afternoon , right ? ok , i see .

f : mister jones , i just got off the phone with mister dawson . he wants to schedule a meeting with you for later today or tomorrow . m : what does he want to talk about ? f : one of the factories that makes his products . he said it was pretty urgent . m : well , i do n't want to stay too late like last night , my wife was not happy with me . f : how about tomorrow at 11:00 am ? i checked your schedule and the only thing you have that day is a phone call at 2:00 pm .


m : i guess the meeting is not held in the library because jane had to leave the library for the meeting .

m : i 'm calling you because i saw jane left the library with you .

m : so when will jane come back and meet you at the restaurant ?

m : but i saw jane reading some books at the other side of the library . i do n't think she left the library for the meeting .

m : where is jane , susan ? she said she would be with you in the library . f : she just left since she has an urgent meeting to attend .


m : yes . i also think the watch was not worth $ 300 .

m : yes . i also think the watch was not worth that much .

m : what a nice watch . how much did it cost ? f : $ 400 . a little more than its real worth .


f : doing sports is also my favorite in my childhood .

f : i like to read books in my teenage time too .

f : reading books is really interesting , no wonder you like it so much .

f : now , mark , you 're from canada ? m : that 's right . f : where is it actually that you grew up ? m : i was born in montreal and i lived there for 4 years . the first 4 years , but uh , i grew up in calgary in alberta . f : ok , so what was your childhood like ? were you into nature or sports ? m : when i was young . i was into books . i was a big reader . i used to go to the library with my mother .


m : yes . it is the first book about steve jobs that one of his friend wrote .

m : yes . the book has interviews about walter isaacson other books do not have .

m : yes . the book that steve jobs wrote includes many interesting pictures of him .

m : yes . the book has interviews about steve jobs other books do not have .

m : hey , i just finished reading a great book . it 's about steve jobs . f : really ? but there are so many books about him now . what makes the one you read so special ? m : well , the one i read is by walter isaacson . it 's different from the others , because steve jobs himself asked isaacson to write it . f : uhm , were they friends or something ? m : well , they knew each other well because isaacson used to work for time magazine in the 1980s . and he wrote about apple products . but it was mostly a business relationship i think . f : so , what 's the book about ? m : oh , his entire life . there 's a lot of personal information about steve jobs , because so many people , including his wife , kids and closest coworkers , agreed to be interviewed only for this particular book . f : it sounds interesting . did you learn anything that really surprised you ?


m : ok , thanks for telling me he is sleeping in the office .

m : ok , thanks for telling me he is working in the office .

m : ok , thanks for telling me he is working at a restaurant .

m : ok , thanks for telling me he is at home .

f : hello , this is mary . m : hello , this is john speaking . can i speak to your husband peter ? f : sorry , john . he is at work now . he will be home for lunch though .


f : but i like this rock and roll playing at the dance .

f : yeah , the pop playing at the dance does n't sound good .

f : although i like blues , i do n't like this one playing at the dance .

f : when i 'm alone i like to listen to rock and roll , just like you . but this pop playing at the dance sounds good .

m : wow , this dance is surely cool . there are so many people here . uh , what 's your name ? f : susan , susan dawes . you really do n't know who i am ? you sit behind me in geography class . m : oh yeah , you 're right . i guess i 'm just used to looking at the back of your head , not your face . f : are you ok ? you 're so nervous . m : i 'm sorry for my strange behavior . i do n't know why i pretended i did n't know who you were . i just did n't know how to start the conversation . f : that 's ok. it 's refreshing to talk to somebody who 's actually honest for once . so , do you like this music ? m : not really . i prefer rock and roll mostly , but i like to listen to blues when i 'm alone . anything but this pop stuff .


m : so , as you mean pants start at $ 10 and shirts start at $ 7 , the cheapest shirt is just $ 7 ?

m : really ? you have a great selection of clothes for young boys and the cheapest shirt is just $ 10 ?

m : so , as you mean pants start at $ 15 and shirts start at $ 7 , the cheapest shirt is just $ 7 ?

m : really ? the cheapest shirt is just $ 3 ? oh , i need to buy some clothes for my wife .

f : how may i help you ? m : i need to buy some clothes for my daughter . i do n't know what size to get . can you help me ? f : certainly . how old is she ? how tall is she ? m : she is 9 years old and 4 feet tall . f : we have a great selection of clothes for young girls . pants start at $ 10 and shirts start at $ 7 .


f : the dinner last night at the hotel was delicious !

f : well , we are going to the local restaurant tonight .

f : the dinner last night in the local restaurant was great !

f : we had dinner last night in my friend 's house . it was great .

m : how was your first week in china , linda ? f : it was great . my local friends took me to a restaurant for dinner last night near my hotel . m : cool , how was that ?


m : it 's a good idea . just as what you have said , going around on foot is really good for our health .

m : ok. i will ask the front desk about the rent of bikes then .

m : i agree , i will call the taxi after i finish my hot shower .

m : ok , then we can go to the restaurant by bike and explore the area on foot .

m : what do you want to do on our first day of vacation ? if you 're still feeling the time difference , we can sleep in . that way , we can go to bed as late as possible tonight . f : sleeping in wo n't make the time difference any better . i say we go do as much as we can today and go to sleep early tonight . m : sounds good . ok , i 'm going to have a cold shower and then we 'll call the front desk to arrange a taxi for us . i do n't feel like going around on foot . f : i was thinking , we could rent bikes and explore the area .


m : well , those american students will stay in their home with their family , i guess that 's why you do n't need to be their guide when they go sightseeing .

m : alright , so you have to help the american students find particular families and act as their guide when they go sightseeing in osaka , that 's really tiring .

m : so , you need to help those american students settle down in the school and be their guide when they go sightseeing in osaka , right ?

m : well , so you have to help the american students find particular families , right ?

f : do you have anything planned for the summer vacation tony ? m : well , i 'll go to the us with the exchange students . what about you joan ? f : i 'd wanted to go to singapore to stay with my aunt when the vacation begins . but the headmaster told me i should stay in the school to help the students from the us to choose which family to stay with . and act as their guide when they go sightseeing in tokyo .


m : thank you . i am looking forward to meet workmates in all offices in our company .

m : oh , great . so i will meet our workmates there .

m : why you did n't invite our parents to the concert on saturday ?

m : thank you , teacher . i am sure our classmates will attend the lecture on saturday .

f : i hope you can come to the party on saturday . m : i did n't know i was invited . f : sure you are , everyone in our office is invited .


m : yes , tomorrow will be another snowy and cold day .

m : it does n't matter . tomorrow wo n't be as sunny and warm as today , but it will be sunny and cold .

m : why do you think it 's bad ? tomorrow will be as sunny and warm as today .

m : yes , it 's sunny and warm today , and it 's going to be snowy and cold tomorrow .

f : it was fine and warm yesterday , but today , it suddenly becomes cold and snowy . m : the weather forecast says that it wo n't stop snowing until this friday . f : so bad .


f : you are telling the truth . the classes are a bit small . but i have learned a lot of chinese there .

f : i also think the classes are too large . by the way , i am in the third course , and you ?

f : you are right . the classes should be a little larger since many people learn chinese there .

f : i agree with you . the classes are too large . we do n't have chance to practice in class .

f : service is really slow here . i 've been trying to get the waiter 's attention for 10 minutes . m : i hope he can serve us soon . i 'm starving and i have a class at 2 o'clock . f : me , too . i recognize that you were holding an english book . you must be a student at the english language center . m : yeah , i 'm in the fourth course . are you studying there , too ? f : yes , i 'm in the fifth course . i took the fourth course last month . m : i just came here 2 weeks ago . do you like the institute ? f : it 's pretty good . i think i 've learned a lot of english so far . m : yeah , i only wish the classes were a little smaller , because we do n't get enough chance to talk . but i like my teachers a lot .


f : i usually sleep until 11:00 on saturdays .

f : i usually sleep until 10:00 on saturdays and 9:00 on sundays .

f : i usually sleep until 10:00 on saturdays .

f : i usually sleep until 9:00 on saturdays .

m : hello , betty ! it 's me , tim ! am i calling at a bad time ? f : no , not really . m : i have invited some of my friends to dinner at my house this evening . i thought maybe you 'd like to come too . f : well , that sounds good . but i 'm afraid i 've got to do some reading for my english course at home . m : today is friday . you 've got to relax and enjoy yourself on the weekend . f : i know , but there is a lot of reading to do . besides , i really ought to do my washing this evening . m : then would you like to come just for a drink later on instead ? f : actually , i 'd like to go to bed early tonight . i 'm a bit tired . m : ok , have a good rest . i 'll call you again tomorrow . f : do n't call me early . i usually sleep until 9:00 on saturdays . m : what ? that 'll be too late for our saturday country drive !


f : i see . one page of this book is blurry , page 53 .

f : i see . one page of this book is missing , page 63 .

f : i see . one page of this book is missing , page 53 .

f : i see . one page of this book is upside down , page 53 .

f : hello , amazon 's customer service . how can i help you ? m : hello , it 's the book i got from your website yesterday when i was reading it . i found that one page is missing , page 53 .


f : oh no ! the bus is heading to the south !

f : that 's ok. the bus is heading to the south and i am go to the south anyway .

f : oh no ! the bus is heading to the east !

f : that 's ok. the bus is heading to the north and i am go to the north anyway .

f : excuse me , but when does this bus reach san francisco ? m : this bus does not go to san francisco . f : is n't this the number 12 bus ? m : yes , it is . but this bus is going south . you want the bus that goes north .


m : secretaries are often excluded from the team usually , and you are lucky .

m : i can understand your feeling that you are just a secretory , not a member of the team .

m : do you think it is a little bit late to start work at 10:00 since you are the director ?

m : you must be important because you are the only engineer in your office .

m : isabel , how many people work for rolls royce ? f : rolls royce group is a big company . but our office here in france is small , only four people , two directores from germany , one engineer and myself . m : so what is a typical day ? how much time do you spend on the telephone and the email ? f : well , first of all , i make myself a big cup of coffee . then the telephone and daily affairs . ok , it 's not too bad . but i have a lot of emails to write and read . so this may be takes around 75 % to 80 % of my time . m : how many hours per week do you work ? f : in france , we have a 35 hour working week now . so i start to work at 9:00 , have one hour for lunch and finish at 5:15. i even leave at 4:30 on fridays sometimes . m : do you like your job ? f : i do like my job . i like working for a british company and i feel like a member of the team rather than just a secretary . it 's a real pleasure to come here every day .


f : the class project that you 'll do sounds interesting .

f : i understand that you wo n't go to the beach . have a good time with your girlfriend this afternoon .

f : so you ca n't come to the beach with us . what a pity .

f : of course . it 's ok that you go to the zoo next time .

f : let 's go to the beach this afternoon , shall we ? m : i 'd love to , but i have promised jack i 'd take him to the zoo . he has a class project about animals .


f : harry is an italian ? no wonder he can only italian .

f : harry is an italian ? i did n't know that .

f : harry is a french ? i did n't know that .

f : why does harry speak both chinese and french if he is from america ?

f : is harry from america ? what 's he like ? m : he is a nice young man , but he 's not from america . he 's from rome . though he speaks chinese and french very well .


m : since you are a christian , you can go to the church on the east end of the ivy street .

m : i also want to do some research on how western cultures influence christian religion .

m : i am happy to go with you and help you to find the church to finish your research .

m : but i do n't think that church is a good place to kill time . it is 10 blocks from here .

f : so izek , is there a christian church nearby ? m : there is one , just 2 blocks from here , on the west end of the ivy street . so are you a christian if you do n't mind me asking ? f : no . it 's just i 'm doing this essay about the influence of christian religion on western cultures . so i just want to do some research personally .


f : you wife likes middle eastern very much . i have the same taste as your wife .

f : you wife likes thai food . that 's great ! we owned a thai food restaurant .

f : you wife likes thai food but hate middle eastern one ? what about you ?

f : your wife likes mexican food . what about you ? do you like mexican food ?

m : hi , there . did you just move in ? f : yes , my family just moved from dallas . we moved because of my husband 's work . m : i see . well , welcome to the building . i 'm sure you will like the residents very much . f : so far , everyone has been quite friendly . m : and this is one of the best neighborhoods in san antonio , as i 'm sure you know . f : yes , we 've heard great things . m : what does your husband do for work ? f : he owns several restaurants . right now , his brothers are managing them . we moved here , so that he could open another one here . m : what kind of restaurant ? f : middle eastern food . m : how delicious ! that is my wife 's favorite kind of food .


m : i 'm so glad that you stayed the longest in vienna .

m : you made a good choice to stay in paris for the shortst time .

m : i 'm so glad that you stayed the longest in rome .

m : you made a good choice to stay in paris for the longest time .

m : where did you and john go on vacation ? f : we spent 4 days in vienna , one week in paris and 5 days in rome , and we had a 2 day delay in geneva before we went to italy .


f : oh , you are calling only to pay taxes . maybe i can help you .

f : so you are calling only to get information from me , right ?

f : maybe i can give you the information that you need .

f : sir , thanks for answering all the questions from me .

f : hello , xyz accounting . m : hello , could i speak to brian robinson , please ? f : mister robinson is in a meeting right now . can i put you through to his voicemail ? m : no thanks , i 'll try back later . i just have a couple of quick questions about my tax return .


f : okay , so you went to work by car yesterday . and you left your office about 9:15 .

f : okay , so you went to work by bike yesterday . and you left your office about 9:15 .

f : okay , so you went to work by bus yesterday . and you left your office about 8:15 .

f : okay , so you went to work by car yesterday . and you left your office about 8:15 .

f : now mr.snow , what can you remember about the attack ? m : well , i was working late yesterday evening . f : what time did you leave your office ? m : about 9:15 ? f : are you sure ? m : yes , officer . i looked at my watch . f : what did you do then ? m : well , i locked the door and i was walking to my car when somebody hit me on the head .


f : i ca n't believe that neither of us washed the pears .

f : how could we lose a pair of sunglasses ? we must lost them in the bathroom that we washed the pears .

f : yes . how could we buy the wrong fruit ? we must bought the bad pears , so even if we washed them , we still do n't feel well .

f : i ca n't believe that neither of us washed the pears and we did n't feel discomfortable because of it .

m : maybe it was the fish or meat we ate . f : yes , it might have been . m : or the soup . f : no , it could n't have been the soup because i did n't have any . m : of course . we sat in the sun for a long time . i suppose it could have been the sun . f : yes , it might have been . but we 've got used to sitting in the sun . m : that 's true . now what else did we both eat ? only those lovely pears i bought . it could n't have been them . we 're used to eating pears and you washed them . f : no , i did n't . i thought you had . m : i did n't wash them . i was sure you did . it must have been the pears then .


f : so you want to join the basketball team this year to have more time to relax .

f : i am so sorry that you did n't do well in the team . you will join the basketball team this year , right ?

f : oh , you want to join the basketball team this year because it 's new to you .

f : so can you tell me what kind of new thing you would like to try this year ?

f : which school club do you want to join this year ? m : i have n't decided yet . i was in the basketball team last year , and i want to try something different this year .


f : so , you mean you spoke to him this morning and uncle tom will come by motorbike ?

f : you did n't speak to him today but you know uncle tom will come by car ?

f : anna just called and said she was walking here and uncle tom will come by taxi .

f : ok , i see . you mean uncle tom will come by taxi . well , i thought he would come by motorbike .

f : hey listen , i can hear a motorbike . i think that his uncle tom . m : i spoke to him this afternoon , and he is going to take a taxi after his meeting , and anna just called and said she was driving here .