(Text 2)
W: The skirt is great. But thirty-five pounds is too much. I’ll give you 20 pounds. M: No. It’s a bargain, I promise you. I suppose I can knock the five off. W: OK, I’ll take it. (Text 3)
M: Hello! Could I speak to Jean?
W: I’m sorry she’s not in. This is her mother. Can I take a message?
M: This is Tony, Jean’s classmate. Please tell her to bring the book she borrowed from me to school. I need to use it tomorrow. (Text 4)
M: What exactly did you see?
W: I was walking past the park towards the city centre when a cyclist passed me and then a car came round the corner from the right, there. I don’t know. I guess the driver didn’t see the cyclist… (Text 5)
W: Well, thank goodness it’s Friday. It was a long week. We should do something together this weekend. Got any plans yet?
M: How about going to the park or seeing a new film maybe?
W: Can you get tickets for a game? I haven’t been to a football game for ages. (Text 6)
W: Can I help you, sir? Would you like the porter to take your suitcase to your room? M: No, thank you. ⑹I’m afraid I can’t get my suitcase unlocked. I usually carry two keys but I can’t find either at the moment, so I wonder if you have one. It’s a standard lock, nothing special. I tried to break it but I couldn’t. I suppose I could just cut into the top of it as it is fairly soft material but then I’ll have ruined it.
W: I’ll see what I can do for you, sir. I know we have some.⑺Just wait a few minutes and I’ll have a look. (Text 7)
W: Well, hello, Mr. Brown. I haven’t seen you for weeks. Where have you been all this time?
M: Oh, I’ve just been to Peru and worked there.
W: You must really have been getting around. How many countries have you been to? M: ⑼Nearly 60 countries now. I guess I’ m a real world traveler. W: Well, if you aren’t, I don’t know who is.
M: Maybe someday I’ll settle down. I just can’t seem to stay in one place for very long.
W: How many years have you been traveling?
M: I’ve been with the company for 25 years and traveling all the time. (Text 8)
W: Hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you?
M: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunter’s Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine Strong, please?
W: I’m sorry, ⑾but she’s not in right now. M: OK, do you know when she’ll be back?
W: Uh, yes, she should be here later in this afternoon. May I take a message? M: Yes. ⑽Ms. Strong sent me a brochure detailing your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasn’t any information about after-sales service.
W: Oh, I’m sorry. ⑿Would you like me to fax that to you?
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M: Yes, but our fax is being repaired at the moment. Umm... could you try sending
that information to me later?
W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please? M: Yes. Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288. W: All right, Mr. Kordell. I’ll be sure to send you the fax this afternoon. M: OK, bye. (Text 9)
W: Oh, the one thing I don’t like about Britain is the weather.
M: Well, I agree. I’ve lived in a number of countries around the world, and ⒀I always like to come home to Britain. But I don’t usually stay for long because I really enjoy the sunshine, and you just can’t be sure of getting the sunshine at all in Britain. W: Even in the summer.
M: No, of course, sometimes we have a warm summer’s day, but ⒁ it can be really quite cold most of the time. I’d say the average temperature during the summer is about 18 or 19 degrees.
W: Is it easy to get good clothes in Britain?
M: I would say yes. It’s quite easy because there’s the tradition of the cloth industry, especially in the Midlands and the North.
W: ⒂So you can get good clothes but you have not to pay a lot for them? M: That’s right.
W: Do people dress formally in Britain?
M: In comparison with other countries, I’d say no, certainly not in social situations. But apart from the office, most men don’t wear suits, and many people come to dinner parties dressed very casually. (Text 10)
W: Yes, Sir. You called?
M: Yes, I wonder if you could bring me another bottle of beer. W: Certainly. Would you like anything else?
M: Well,⒄my grandson is supposed to meet me in London at the airport. Do you think
he’ll be able to find me? W: I’m sure he will. You don’t have to worry about that. Are you going to be visiting
him?
M: Yes. I’ve never seen my grandson.
W: I think you’ll have a wonderful time in London. It’s beautiful, is this your first time abroad?
M: No, ⒅I saw quite a bit of Europe before, Rome, Berlin, Paris, places like that, but I’ve never been to London.
W: Oh, ⒅then you have flown before too.
M: No, that was during the Second World War and I went to Europe on a large ship carrying soldiers.
W: Things are quite different in Europe nowadays.
M: I’m sure they are. I’m really interested to get there.
W: Well, ⒄⒅it’s 4 o’clock now and we’ll be there at 6:00. Will you be staying long?
M: I plan to stay five weeks.⒇l was a teacher but I have stopped working. My wife has been dead and so I can go wherever I want.
W: I think you’ll have a good time. I’ll go and get a beer for you.
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