(Text 1) 

W: May I have your order for breakfast, sir?

M: I would like a glass of apple juice, three pieces of bread and two boiled eggs.

W: OK, sir.

(Text 2) 

W: Let’s have a party to celebrate Nelson’s birthday at my house.

M: I think we should make it a surprise party. So Mary, don’t mention a word about it when you see Nelson tomorrow.

W: OK.

(Text 3) 

W: What did you get for the tests? 

M: I did OK. I’m sure you passed. I can hear it in your voice.

W: I did pretty well. 

M: I’m not surprised. You are so smart.

(Text 4) 

M: Hi, Katie. Come on in!

W: Hi, Professor Gordon. I wanted to talk to you about my wildlife presentation next week.

M: Have you decided how to organize it?

W: Yes, Professor. I’m going to focus on the cat family.

(Text 5) 

W: Good afternoon. How may I help you sir?

M: I’m here for a two-day meeting nearby, and it’s good to stay in a place where there’re restaurants and shops around, so I’d like to know whether there are any rooms available now, for two nights.

(Text 6) 

M: How can I help you, madam?

W: I’d like a new dress. I’m actually down here for my brother’s wedding, and I need something smart to wear. I’ve just started a new job and I haven’t had time to get anything yet.

M: Well, what about this one?

W: It looks nice. Do you have one in a size 10?

M: Let me have a look. Yes, here. What about a hat matching your dress and shoes? 

W: Sounds good. I’d like the one with a flower. 

M: OK. Here it is.

 (Text 7) 

W: Where would you like to go tomorrow, Carlo? 

M: Well, I’d prefer to go swimming, because I like taking exercise. What do you want to do?

W: Er … I’d like to go somewhere for shopping in a market. I think the market has some interesting clothes.

M: OK. So shall we go to one place that you want and one place that I want?

W: Yes, that sounds great. Let’s do that. Let’s go to the market in the morning, and I can look at the clothes, and then we can relax at the swimming pool all the afternoon. 

M: Good. What shall we do for lunch?

W: I’d like to eat in a restaurant serving local food. 

M: OK.

 (Text 8) 

M: Which teacher do you like best?

W: Miss Jones is my favorite — I like young teachers.

M: Oh, yes. She is your history teacher. Mine is Mr. Benson.

W: Is he the short one with black hair?

M: Oh no, he’s well over two meters! By the way, I like your French teacher, Mrs. Wilson. She’s very beautiful.

W: Yes, she is, but I don’t like her because her classes aren’t interesting. But she is better than our last French teacher, Mr. Wood — he was even older than my grandfather!

M: You know Mrs. Baker, the English teacher … she’s really nice to everyone. 

W: I’ll get her next year. What do you think of Mr. Davis?

M: Oh, the new sports teacher. He lives near me. He once helped my father move the piano. I think he does well in sports.

W: Yes, I agree.

 (Text 9) 

W: I can’t give you a tour now, I’m afraid. I have to stay here at the Help Desk. But I can show you places on this map of the library.

M: That would be helpful.

W: OK, so we’re here at the Help Desk, next to the Service Desk, where you go to borrow and return books. You can borrow ten books at most each time.

M: Yes, I see. 

W: Opposite the Service Desk is the Training Room, which is used by library staff to give explanations about the computer systems to staff and students. But the entrance is round the other side. 

M: Is the Training Room beside the Quiet Room?

W: Yes, that’s right, with the entrance round the front too. It’s important to remember that all mobile phones must be switched off in the Quiet Room.

M: Of course. And what about books — where can I find the books for my course?

W: Good question. If you walk past the Service Desk, turn right, no sorry, turn left and continue on past the History section and Biology section, you’ll find the Geography section. You can always find books you need there.

 (Text 10)

M: Well, now, something about me. I grew up in the north and we were very poor. As a baby, so I was told, I was put in a drawer to sleep because my parents couldn’t afford a bed. I had three brothers and two sisters. All of them were younger than me, so I didn’t get much of an education, although I enjoyed school and would like to stay on longer. Still, with five other children younger than me, my parents couldn’t afford it, so I went to work at the local factory at the age of 14. It was hard work, but I made some friends there. Of course we had no toy to speak of, and my brothers and sisters had to wear hand-me-down clothing. I was a bit lucky, being the firstborn, as my clothes were sometimes new, although even I had to wear some things from my cousins. The only thing my mother insisted we had new was shoes and underwear, of course. We never starved or anything, but it was nothing like what the kids get today. My youngest grandson is a case in point. He insists on the most expensive shoes for sports and now he wants a new computer.