TEXT 1.

Looking for Something Pretty.

Salesgirl: Good morning, madam. Can I help you at all?
Annabel: Well, Im looking for a dress. Something to ear at the theatre. Something pretty.
Salesgirl: Certainly, madam. !o you kno hat si"e you are?
Annabel: Well, I as #$ but I%e lost a lot of eight sin&e Christmas. I%e been on a diet of bananas
and milk.
Salesgirl: 'ananas and milk( )hat doesnt sound %ery slimming. Would it be a good idea if I took
your measurements?
Annabel: I feel about a si"e #*. And look( )hats +ust hat I anted. )hat pink and primrose
&hiffon.
Salesgirl: I hate to tell you, madam, but you are still si"e #$. !ont you think something a little more
tailored?
TEXT 2.
A Horrible Accident.
Helen: ,ello, -llen.
Ellen: ,ello, ,elen. ,a%e you heard? )heres been a horrible a&&ident.
Helen: .h dear( Whats happened?
Ellen: ,ilda ,iggins husband has had an a&&ident on his horse.
Helen: ,o aful( Is he in+ured?
Ellen: /es. An ambulan&e has taken him to hospital.
Helen: ,o did it happen?
Ellen: ,e as hit by an e0press train. It as on a &rossing +ust behind his house.
Helen: ,o terrible(
Ellen: ,es ha%ing an important operation in hospital no. 1oor ,ilda( Shes unhappy(
Helen: 1erhaps hell be all right.
Ellen: I hope so.
TEXT 3.
William: 2y name is William.
Tony: ,o do you do? Im Anthony ,orn. -%erybody &alls me )ony.
William: Im glad to meet you, )ony. Where are you going?
Tony: Im going home. I hope to get some letters there. !o you ant to &ome along ith me?
William: /es, Im not busy today. )odays Saturday.
Tony: /es, todays holiday. !o you get many letters, William?
William: 3o, I dont. I only get to letters a eek. Well, I get more. I get to or three letters e%ery
day. 'ut I rite a lot of letters e%ery day too.
Tony: )o your girl4friends?
William: /es, mostly to girl4friends. 'ut they dont alays anser my letters. Some do, but many
dont.
Tony: 3o hat about you, William?
William: I rite mostly to my parents.
Tony: What are they?
William: 2y father is an engineer and my mother is a dentist.
Tony: Is your family large or small?
William: Its large. 2y sister Gra&e is a s&hoolgirl, and my brothers Ste%e and 5ames are little boys.
Tony: ,o old is your sister?
William: She is eight.
Tony: Is she pretty?
William: I think so.
TEXT 4.
Bill: 'ob, tell me about your ne girl4friend. What kind of girl is she?
Bob: .h, she is a lo%ely girl. Shes gentle, bright, and friendly ith other people.
Bill: Whats her name?
Bob: 6i"
Bill: What does she do?
Bob: She is a student. Shes studying la at a &ollege.
Bill: Is she tall?
Bob: 3o she isnt, she is short.
Bill: Is she noisy or 7uiet?
Bob: She is 7uiet but &heerful.
Bill: Is she pale or rosy?
Bob: She is pale.
Bill: What &olour is her hair?
Bob: Its dark.
Bill: What are her interests?
Bob: Shes %ery athleti& and she likes dan&ing, espe&ially modern.
Bill: 'ob, are you in lo%e ith 6i"?
Bill: I think so, but Im not sure.
Bill: I see.
TEXT 5.
h!t Time "oe# the Pl!ne Le!$e%
Robert: Whats the time?
Emily: )en past to, dear.
Robert: When does the plane lea%e?
Emily: 3ot until a 7uarter to four.
Robert: Why did e get here so early?
Emily: 'e&ause you said e must allo plenty of time for traffi& +ams and a&&idents.
Robert: Wheres my brief&ase?
Emily: Its there, dear, beteen your feet.
Robert: -mily( Where are you going?
Emily: Im going to ask that gentleman hat they ere announ&ing o%er the loudspeaker.
Robert: Whi&h gentleman?
Emily: )hat man o%er there ith all the pa&kages.
Robert: Who is he?
Emily: I dont kno. 'ut he looked as though he as listening to the announ&ement8 /es, I as
afraid so. )he plane is delayed. It ont be lea%ing till fi%e.
Robert: ,o did he manage to hear it if e didnt?
Emily: 'e&ause he as listening. /ou ere talking too mu&h to me.
Robert: What do you mean, I as talking too mu&h?
Emily: .h dear( 3e%er mind.
Robert: What time is it no, -mily?
TEXT &.
ere yo' !t home l!#t night%
Sergeant: Good e%ening, Sir. 2r ,olmes?
Holmes: Good e%ening, offi&er. /es, thats right 9 5ohn ,olmes. Wont you &ome in?
Sergeant: )hank you. 2ay I ask you a fe 7uestions?
Holmes: /es, of &ourse. Wont you sit don?
Sergeant: )hank you. Its about last night. Were you at home, 2r ,olmes?
Holmes: /es, Sergeant, I as, a&tually. I asnt feeling %ery ell.
Sergeant: Were you alone?
Holmes: -r, yes. 2y ife had gone to the &inema ith a friend.
Sergeant: !id you go out at all?
Holmes: 3o, I stayed in all e%ening 9 that is, e0&ept for a fe minutes hen I popped out to post a
letter.
Sergeant: !o you remember hat time this as?
Holmes: /es, it as about 9 um 9 half past eight.
Sergeant: Well, then, thank you, 2r ,olmes.
Holmes: Was glad to help you, offi&er. Good buy.
TEXT (.
)*$e +on ! ,ri-e.
Michael: 5ennifer( Guess hat( I%e on a pri"e(
Jennifer: A pri"e? What sort of pri"e?
Michael: A super pri"e. !inner for to at 2a0imes(
Jennifer: /ou are &le%er( What as the pri"e for? I mean, hat did you do to in a dinner for to at
2a0imes?
Michael: Well, youre not to laugh 9 I ent in for a &ompetition at the Adult -du&ation Centre 9 a
&ooking &ontest.
Jennifer: /ou on a pri"e in a &ooking &ontest( I%e got to laugh( 2i&hael, you &ant e%en boil an
egg(
Michael: I &an boil an egg. I &an s&ramble one, too. 2ost deli&iously. .f &ourse, Im not a Cordon
'leu &ook, like you8
Jennifer: Well, hy ha%ent I e%er on a &ooking &ompetition?
Michael: 1robably be&ause you ne%er go in for &ompetitions. Im glad you didnt go in for this one.
/ou might ha%e on, and then you ould ha%e had to in%ite me to dinner at 2a0imes.
TEXT /.
The 0'ckoo 0lock.
Mrs Cook: Would you like some &ream in your &offee, 2rs Clark?
Mrs Clark: 3o thank you. 'ut Id like a little milk.
Mrs Cook: Would you like some &ho&olate &akes?
Mrs Clark: )hank you.
Mrs Cook: )ake to. ,eres a &ake fork, and heres a8
Mrs Clark: -0&use me, 2rs Cook. 'ut hats that ne0t to your bookshelf? Is it a &lo&k?
Mrs Cook: /es. Its an Ameri&an &u&koo &lo&k.
Mrs Clark: Is it plasti&?
Mrs Cook: .h no, 2rs Clark. Its a %ery e0pensi%e &lo&k. Its an ele&tri& &lo&k.
Mrs Clark: Well, its e0a&tly si0 o&lo&k no, and its %ery 7uiet. !oesnt it say :&u&koo;?
Mrs Cook: .f &ourse, 2rs Clark. 6ook(
Clock: Cu&koo( Cu&koo( Cu&koo( Cu&koo( Cu&koo( Cu&koo(
Mrs Clark: ,o e0&iting( What a &le%er &lo&k(
Clock: Cu&koo(
TEXT 1.
A "!m!ged Tele,hone.
Daisy: !unstone <=$4$<$<.
Donald: ,ello, !aisy. )his is !onald.
Daisy: .h hello, darling.
Donald: What did you do yesterday, !aisy? /ou forgot our date, didnt you?
Daisy: Well it rained yesterday, !onald, and I ha%e a bad &old, so I de&ided to stay at home.
Donald: !id you? I telephoned tenty times and nobody ansered.
Daisy: .h, the telephone as damaged. )hey repaired it today.
Donald: What did !a%id do yesterday? !id he and !otty go dan&ing?
Daisy: 3o, they stayed at home and played &ards ith the &hildren.
Donald: And hat did you do? !id you play &ards too?
Daisy: 3o, Sidney and I listened to the radio and studied. What did you do yesterday !onald?
Donald: I%e +ust told you, !aisy. I tried to phone you tenty times(
TEXT 12.
!iting for Tem,leton#.
Tessa: What time did you tell )empletones to get here, 2artin?
Martin: Any time beteen #> and#<.
Tessa : 'ut its after to( )hey are terribly late(
Martin: Why didnt you &onta&t ?nited )ransport as I told you?
Tessa: 1eter )homson said that )empletones ere better.
Martin: )essa( 1eter )homsons a dire&tor of )empletones. .h( blast it( I%e torn my trousers on
the radiator.
Tessa: .h, 2artin, do take &are(.. ,adnt e better telephone?
Martin: I%e tried. )he telephones not &onne&ted yet.
Tessa: And the aters still &ut off. We &ant +ust ait here all afternoon in an empty flat ith no
ater and no telephone.
Martin: ,o unin%iting an empty flat is.
Tessa: And it seems tiny, too, no doesnt it?
Martin: Im tempted to take a ta0i straight into ton and stay the night in a hotel.
Tessa: ,o e0tra%agant( 'ut hat a delightful thought(
TEXT 11.
h!t ! 3oring 3ook 4o'*re 5e!ding.
Jonathan: What are you doing, -li"abeth?
Eliabeth: What am I doing? Im reading. What does it look like as though Im doing?
Jonathan: What are you reading?
Eliabeth: A book, silly. What do you think? /ou &an see Im reading a book.
Jonathan: I ish I &ould ha%e a look at it. !o you think I &ould ha%e a look at it, -li"abeth?
-li"abeth, is it an interesting book?
Eliabeth: /es, a %ery interesting book. 'ut an adult book. .k, &ome and ha%e a look at it and then
go aay and lea%e me alone.
Jonathan: 'ut hat an aful book( It looks as boring as anything. ,o &an you look at a book like
that? What does it say?
Eliabeth: 5onathan( /oure an afully boring and annoying little boy( Go aay(
TEXT 12.
6eorge 0h'rchill
Jerry: 5ust outside this %illage theres a %ery dangerous bridge.
John: /es. Charles told me to +eeps &rashed on it in 5anuary. What happened?
Jerry: Well, George Chur&hill as the dri%er of the larger +eep, and he as dri%ing %ery dangerously.
,ed been drinking gin.
John: George Chur&hill( !o I kno George Chur&hill?
Jerry: /es. )hat ginger4haired &hap. ,es the manager of the tra%el4agen&y in Chester.
John: .h, yes. I remember George. ,es alays telling +okes. Well, as anybody in+ured?
Jerry: .h, yes. )he other +eep ent o%er the edge of the bridge and to &hildren and another
passenger ere badly in+ured.
John: Were both the +eeps damaged?
Jerry: .h, yes.
John: And hat happened to George?
Jerry: George? ,es telling +okes in +ail no, I suppose.
TEXT 13.
A S,eci!l !#hing 7!chine.
Mrs Marsh: !oes this shop sell ashing ma&hines?
Mr Sha!: /es. )his is the neest ashing ma&hine, madam.
Mrs Marsh: Is it Sedish?
Mr Sha!: 3o. madam, its -nglish.
Mrs Marsh: 1lease sho me ho it ashes.
Mr Sha!: Shall I gi%e you a demonstration? ,ere are some sheets and shirts. /ou put them in the
ma&hine. /ou shut the door. And push this button.
Mrs Marsh: )he ma&hine shouldnt shake like that. Should it?
Mr Sha!: Washing ma&hines alays shake, madam. Its finished no.
Mrs Marsh: 'ut the sheets ha%e shrunk and so ha%e the shirts.
Mr Sha!: !o you ish to buy this ma&hine, madam?
Mrs Marsh: Im no sure.
TEXT 14.
8oi#y 8eighbo'r#.
Mr "ring: @angrilyA 'ang( 'ang( What are the Bings doing at se%en o&lo&k on Sunday morning?
Mrs "ring: Well, 2r Bing is singing.
Mr "ring: /es, but hats the banging noise?
Mrs "ring @looking out of the indoA ,es standing on a ladder and banging some nails into the
all ith a hammer. 3o hes hanging some strong string on the nails.
Mr "ring: And hat is 2rs Bing doing?
Mrs "ring She is bringing somethink pink for 2r Bing to drink. 3o shes putting it under the
ladder, and 8 .hh(
Mr "ring: Whats happened?
Mrs "ring )he ladder is falling(
Mr "ring: Whats 2r Bing doing?
Mrs "ring ,es hanging from the string. ,es holding the string in his fingers and hes shouting to
2rs Bing.
Mr "ring: And is she helping him?
Mrs "ring 3o. Shes running to our house. 3o shes ringing the bell.
Mr "ring: Im not going to anser. Im sleeping.
TEXT 15.
An E9,en#i$e Holid!y.
Eddie: ,ello, -llen( ,ello, 'en( ,ello, 5enny(
Ben: ,ello, -ddie( ,a%e a &igarette.
Eddie: )hanks, 'en.
Ellen: ,elp yourself to hiskey(
Jenny: Its on the shelf.
Ben: ,o did you spend your holiday, -ddie?
Eddie: I ent to Ameri&a ith a friend.
E#erybody: Well(
Ellen: Were +ealous.
Ben: Was it e0pensi%e?
Eddie: /es. Cery. I%e spent e%erything.
Jenny: ,a%ent you any money left?
Eddie: /es, 5enny, ten pen&e.