W : As a matter of
fact , I'm feeling a bit cold .
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W : Can I help you?
M : Yes . I want some
chocolates and a bottle of orange .
W : Here you are .
It's 13 dollars and 60 cents altogether .
M : Thank you . Bye .
W : Don't forget your
change .
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W : You are having
tea, aren't you?
M : Yes , I always
have tea at noon .
W : What are you going
to eat?
M : I'm going to order
two steaks .
W : That sounds good .
I'll have the same .
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4
W
: Mr Smith . I'd like to invite you to my place for dinner this Saturday .
M : Thank you . What
time?
W : Around six o'clock
. I'd like you to meet my family .
M: Great. I'm looking
forward to meeting them.
W : See you then .
M : See you .
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W : Who was the girl
you were talking with at the party last night?
M : That was Lucy .
She's my future daughter-in-law .
W : She looks nice .
You must like her .
M : Well , she seems
nice , but I don't know her very well yet .
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M : I'd like to join
those boys . They're throwing a volleyball . Do you want to join in too?
W : No .It doesn't
seem very interesting .
M : I think it's great
.
W : I prefer
basketball .
M: Oh, come on, give
it a try .I'll bet you won't be able to tear yourself away from it once you
start.
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W : I couldn't sleep
last night . I had such an awful toothache !
M : That's too bad .
Did you go to see the dentist?
W: Yes, I went this
morning. The dentist said I should have it pulled out, but I don't want to.
M : If I were you ,
I'd take his advice .
W: But I've had three
teeth pulled out already, I'll just have it filled this time.
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M : Hi , I got them ,
two tickets to the French painting exhibition .
W : You are kidding .
How did you do it?
M : I went out at
three in the morning and lined up . I was surprised there were already a lot of
people ahead of me .
W : You should get the
tickets .
M: If you are free
tomorrow, would you like to come with me?
W: Wonderful ! Thank
you very much .
M : Don't mention it .
I know you're an art lover .
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M : Why do we have to
finish this proposal tonight? It's already eight o'clock . Can't we complete it
tomorrow?
W: It has to go to the
post office by midnight. We must make sure that all the figures are correct .
M : But they've been
checked over and over again .
W: The finance office
made some changes late this afternoon . We have to look at them .
M : Why did they wait
until the last minute?
W : The proposal
hadn't been sent up to them before . They weren't very happy about that
,either.
M : Well , all right .
I just hope it won't take too long .
W : Here, we'll have
to go into your office . My office hasn't been cleaned yet .
M : No, mine hasn't
been cleaned either. We can use Jane's, I guess .
W : All right . You
take the adding machine , and I'll read the figures to you .
M: What are you going
to do in case of a mistake? The proposal has been typed already. It looks ready
to go .
W : We'll just have to
write in any corrections by hand .
M : That won't look
very neat . Do you really think we're going to get this business?
W : I certainly hope
so .
M: Well, let's get to
work.
W : Yes , let's . I'm
going to start with the costs for the products . Now the first figure is …
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M or W: Mr Grey was
the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up
to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was
raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was
walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him. “You
may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny
in my pockets. I stopped you in the street and asked you to lend me some money,
and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were willing to take a
chance so as to give a man a start on the
way to success .”
Mr.
Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “Yes,
I remember you. Go on with your story.”
“Well,”
answered the stranger, “are
you still willing to take a chance?”
