200 Common English Dialogs for Daily Life

good morning good morning

how are you

fine thanks and you

how’s it going

pretty good

my name is lena ellis i’m a computer

programmer i live in l.a

i’m nick wilson i’m a freshman at

chicago university my major is history

goodbye

bye

see you later okay see you

take it easy

you too

hello mary hi john how’s it going pretty

good how about you busy i’ve been

working a lot these days what do you do

i’m a nurse that’s interesting

where do you work i work at the city

hospital do you like your job

i love it what do you do

not much these days i’m looking for a

job what kind of job are you looking for

i’d like to work as a computer

programmer well good luck thanks

hi nancy what are you doing i’m sending

an email to a friend

do you use email often every day how

about you

me too

i also surf the net for news and sports

the internet is great isn’t it it sure

hey nancy would you do me a favor

i want to check my email too

no problem i’ll be finished in about

five minutes thanks

hello i’m mike quinlan nice to meet you

mike my name is sally stewart it’s a

pleasure where are you from i’m from

atlanta georgia how about you i’m from

vancouver canada

what are you doing in the united states

i’m traveling on business

i’m a little nervous about meeting

cynthia tonight who is cynthia she is my

blind date oh

i can see why you might be nervous yeah

i want to make a good first impression

any advice just be yourself and try to

be polite but how should i start the

conversation

what should i say

ask her about her job and her interests

are you amelia katz yes i am

you must be hal johnson yes it’s a

pleasure to meet you it’s nice to meet

you too

i thought larry jones would be with you

oh yes larry is running a little late

he’ll be here shortly i see

shall we have a coffee while we wait

that sounds nice

your name please my name is linda

johnson

and what do you do linda i’m a high

school history teacher

that’s interesting

where are you from i’m from orlando

florida i see

and why do you want to start selling ice

cream well i have spare time this summer

i’d like to make some extra money

hi steve how’s it going

you look nervous

hi kelly i’m about to meet dr simmons

our biology professor what for

i’m not doing well in that class i want

to drop it what’s the big deal i’ve

never done this before

what should i say

just tell her the truth i’m sure you’re

not the first student to drop her class

good point

thanks

hi i’m wendy i’ll be your waitress today

can i get you something to drink

yes three coffees please three

yeah

my friends should be here any minute

okay i see

three coffees then anything to eat

no nothing to eat just the coffees

please okay three coffees coming up milk

and sugar

hmm

i’m not sure

could you bring some on the side

sure thing thank you

hello speedy deliveries this is jason

speaking hi this is margaret from comtex

i have a question

how long would it take to ship a large

box to singapore

our asian connections have just been

improved

now shipments to singapore only take

three weeks great and how much would

that cost let’s see

that would be 120

per 100 pounds not bad so if the

shipment leaves today it will arrive in

three weeks that’s right

do you have any brothers or sisters

i have two brothers and one sister

how many people are in your family there

are four of us

i’m the middle child i have an older

sister and a younger brother

there are only three of us my father my

mother and me

i’m an only child

which year were you born

in 1942

when’s your birthday on april 12th

how old is your brother he’s 25.

so where are you from

i was born in california but i live in

seattle can i ask you about your family

sure why not okay

do you have any brothers or sisters yeah

i have an older brother and a younger

sister how old are they

my brother’s 33 and my sister’s 12. i

see

and which year were you born

in 1991

how about you

i was born in 1991 too do you have any

brothers or sisters

nope i’m an only child when is your

birthday march 31st when’s yours june

11th

you’re three months older than me

hey linda how large is your family

i have a big family there are seven of

wow

how many brothers do you have

two how large is your family

there are four of us

do you have a brother or a sister a

brother he’s younger than i am do you

get along with him

yeah but sometimes i wish i was an only

child

hi sue

what are you doing hey david i’m making

a birthday card who’s it for

my sister when is her birthday it’s the

day after tomorrow how old is she going

to be

she’ll be 12.

how come you never make me a birthday

card

well when is your birthday on february

28th

okay i’ll make you a card next year

leslie do you have any brothers or

sisters yes i have three brothers and

two sisters that’s a big family

are you the oldest well i’m the oldest

girl how large is your family there are

five of us it sounds like you have

brothers or sisters too right i have an

older sister and a younger brother oh so

you’re the middle child yep i’m right in

the middle

so tell me a little bit about your

family i have a big family there are ten

of us

wow

how many brothers and sisters do you

have i have four brothers and three

sisters

how old are they four are older and

three are younger i’m the middle child

interesting

and which year were you born in 1993

how large is your family mel

it’s not very big there are only four of

us let’s see

mom dad you

and a brother

no an older sister jen how old is jen

she’s 17. and how old are you i’m

hi tad what are you doing here hey

betty i’m looking for a birthday present

whose birthday is it

my friend matt’s his birthday is on

friday really my friend mandy’s is the

same day great

why don’t you shop with me okay

how old is matt going to be 18.

how about mandy

first i’ll need some information about

your family okay

what would you like to know how many

people are in your family there are six

of us all right

and do you have any brothers or sisters

i have two older brothers and a younger

sister okay

how old are they

my brothers are 26 and 28

and my sister’s 16.

great

now how old are you i’m 20.

hello is tally pintler there this is

shea i’m from temco and we’re taking a

poll i see what are you asking about

we’re collecting information about

families how large is yours there are

seven of us we have five children great

and how old are your children please

what time does class start it starts at

nine o’clock

what classes are you taking chemistry

english and math

when is the homework due

it’s due on monday

where do you usually study in the

library or at home

how often do you practice usually twice

a week

how long does the exam take

about 90

minutes can i borrow a pen

yes here you go

can you help me out sure what do you

need

could you help me with this question

okay what’s the problem

excuse me can you help me out

sure what do you need

thanks i’m a new student here and i

can’t find my classroom

what class are you looking for

math it’s in room 102

where is that

hey we’re in the same class we can go

together

thanks oh i’m lynn

hi i’m lee nice to meet you

by the way how long does math class last

every class lasts 50 minutes then we

have a 10 minute break

are you in any clubs

i’m on the soccer team and in the school

band

oh i’m in the band too

um when do we practice

practice starts at 3 30 in the

auditorium and lasts until 5.

where’s the auditorium

i’ll show you later

oh hey we’d better get to class it

starts in five minutes

i can’t believe it’s the first day of

school again i know

summer went by so quickly

how’s your schedule for this semester

let’s see

first period is chemistry then history

then music

what time do you have lunch my lunch is

from 11 o’clock to 12 o’clock how about

you what are you taking

i’m taking geometry

physics english french and my lunch is

at noon

what time is your english class

my schedule says it starts at one

o’clock

the teacher is mr brown uh oh

i’ve heard that mr brown gives really

difficult tests and lots of homework

you’re kidding

i think i’m ready for summer vacation

already

hey mike i haven’t seen you in a while

how have you been oh hey gina i’ve been

really busy lately really what’s going

on i’m in the orchestra and we have a

big concert next week you must be

practicing hard how often do you

practice i have practice every day until

eight o’clock so i don’t get home until

almost nine so that’s why you look so

tired

yeah

and i have to wake up at 5 30 for

swimming practice

wow

so when do you have time to study

hey can you help me out sure what do you

need could you help me carry this

equipment to the baseball field no

problem

it looks pretty heavy

by the way how’s the baseball team doing

we’re doing pretty well this year we won

our first three games hey that’s really

good

i wish our basketball team would win for

a change

what do you mean we’re terrible we’ve

lost every single game this year

okay we’re here

can you put the bag down on the ground

over there sure

well good luck with the game on saturday

thanks you too

hey

what are you doing on friday

i don’t have any plans yet

what’s up do you want to go see the new

brad pitt movie oh

i saw that two weeks ago well

what do you want to see i heard the new

comedy with queen latifah’s pretty good

okay let’s see that

it probably starts at seven o’clock so

i’ll pick you up at 6 30.

good morning central high school hi this

is linda moreno my son jose is a

freshman at your school yes mrs moreno

how can i help you this morning i’m

calling to let you know that my son is

sick today so he won’t be going to

school oh i’m very sorry to hear that

could you please let his teachers know

yes we’ll inform them that jose won’t be

in class today

also his friend emily will pick up his

homework assignments for him okay ma’am

i hope your son feels better tomorrow

thank you

tim could you come here for a second yes

mrs phillips i’d like to talk to you

about your grade in this class

i know i’m not doing very well but

you haven’t done your homework this week

and you look very tired in class

i’m sorry i’ve been studying late at

night so i’m a little tired in the

morning

you should start getting more sleep i

want you to concentrate in my class

yes ma’am i’ll do my best

jason can i borrow your eraser sure

here you can keep it thanks how did you

do on the test last week not so good

i think i failed it why

didn’t you study

of course i did i studied for about an

hour only an hour

you’d better get it together and work

harder the semester ends soon

i know it ends next month

then summer vacation starts

by the way did you write your essay

essay

we have an essay

when is it due are you kidding it’s due

today

care for some hot chocolate yes please i

love sweet things

would you like some tea

okay but i prefer coffee

i’d like steak tonight

i’d rather have chicken

this cake is my specialty

it’s made of flour sugar and chocolate

i love to cook steamed eggs i use sesame

oil and soy sauce

does this pie taste okay it’s good but

it’s a bit too sweet

how’s that soup

it’s spicy

this dinner is super yes it’s delicious

how do you like the fries they’re a bit

too salty

mmm jennifer that dinner was delicious

thank you

can i get you some coffee

thanks but i prefer tea

no problem

so the chicken was okay

it wasn’t too salty no

it was great

i liked the sauce you cooked it in

how did you make it i used some sesame

oil and a little soy sauce oh i see

here’s your tea and some cake for

dessert

wow this cake is fantastic

what’s it made of it’s made of flour

sugar eggs and dark chocolate

it’s really sweet

you’re a super cook jennifer

hey claudia i bought you something

really what is it

here you are it’s a box of chocolates

thanks abraham you know i have a sweet

tooth you really shouldn’t have it’s my

pleasure bob told me about your sweet

tooth it’s terrible really i eat too

much sugar

here would you like one

no thanks i don’t care for sweet things

yum

these are really delicious

i think i’ll have a t-bone steak

what are you going to have

that looks good

but i’d rather have the flank steak okay

one t-bone and one flank how would you

like yours cooked well done is good i’ll

have mine medium should we get some red

wine to drink i prefer white wine if

that’s okay

red wine’s too sweet

all right let’s get white

wow this dish is great christopher

thanks isabel do you really like it you

bet what’s it made of there’s carrots

broccoli asparagus and vinegar

and i mixed in some basil and chopped

nuts it’s delicious can i have the

recipe sure i’ll write it down for you

it’s really simple how long did you cook

it for only 20 minutes

this is delicious

what’s in it

lots of good stuff

there’s noodles and vegetables and soy

sauce and sesame oil there must be some

red peppers too it’s kind of spicy yeah

there are

do you like spicy food it’s okay if it’s

not too spicy

do you want to visit my brother after

dinner i’d rather go to a movie

we can see your brother another time all

right

sarah this is fantastic banana cream pie

thank you it was easy to make would you

like the recipe yes please

what ingredients did you use i used

bananas fresh cream flour and a touch of

honey honey

really

i guess that’s what makes it taste so

sweet yeah honey’s the secret ingredient

hey

could i please have one more piece wow

you’ve got quite a sweet tooth tonight

let’s have the pad see you hmm i’d

rather have the pad thai okay i’ll try

pad thai is it spicy

you can get it mild medium or hot

i like mine hot and spicy i like mine

mild okay then two pad thais

do you want iced coffee to drink um

no i prefer iced tea

all right we’re ready to order

okay we’ve got broccoli asparagus and

vinegar what else do we need let me see

the recipe again

oh yeah we need a half cup of soy sauce

here you go do we have any sesame seeds

i think so if i can find them

yeah here they are great do we need any

more ingredients

well

you want it mild medium or spicy um i

like it medium okay then let’s add a

couple of red peppers there in the

fridge

are you ready to order

yes i’d like a new york steak medium

well

new york steak very good and you sir

i’ll have a t-bone well done and a chef

salad

all right

would you like something to drink could

i have a glass of red wine please

certainly and you

i would like a beer

what time is it it’s 2 30.

could you tell me the time yes it’s ten

till nine

what time will you meet her at half past

six

what day of the week is it it’s monday

when was your birthday it was on the

first of the month

what’s today’s date it’s may 26th

how long was the meeting it was two

hours

how long does it take to get there it

takes 30 minutes

what’s today’s date it’s august 10th uh

i forgot to send a birthday card to my

sister when’s her birthday it’s on the

12th oh that soon you should send it

today

what time does the post office close

today i think it closes at noon

what

why does it close so early

probably because it’s saturday oh yeah

well it’s too late then but it’s only 11

i know but it takes 30 minutes to

get to the post office from here

what time is it it’s almost five great

it’s almost time to go home

why don’t we go get some dinner i’d love

to but i still have some work to finish

how much longer do you think it’ll take

probably a few more hours really

okay then how about tomorrow sure that’s

fine i’ll be free anytime after four

let’s meet at five then

hi terrence

wow you look really tired yeah i am i

hardly got any sleep last night what

time did you go to bed

around six in the morning then i got up

at nine why

did you have trouble falling asleep

no i had to finish the paper for history

class you wrote it all last night yes it

took about five hours to finish it well

it’s good you wanted to finish it early

i guess

then i got up at nine why

did you have trouble falling asleep

no i had to finish the paper for history

class you wrote it

i’m going on a ski trip with some

friends would you like to come too

maybe

how long is the trip going to be we’ll

be gone for five days sounds good

how are you going to get there we’re

traveling by bus it’s a lot cheaper than

flying

how long does it take to get there it is

kind of long it takes one full day

so we’ll need two days just for

traveling

that’s right

let me think about it

which one should we go to

well it’s showing at 12 30 at 2 o’clock

and at 4 15. is that it well there’s

also one at six but i figure that’s too

late

why do you think so because i have to

wake up early tomorrow morning oh

well we can go to the one at 4 15 if

you’d like sure

if you don’t mind of course

did you go to the meeting yesterday yes

how about you i didn’t see you there i

couldn’t make it

did they mention when the next one is

actually it’s tomorrow at 3 p.m great

are you going

no it’s not a required meeting and i’ve

got a lot of work to do oh i see

but could you let me know if they

mention the christmas party sure

it should be coming up pretty soon

well let me know if you find out when

it’s going to be i’m really looking

forward to it

when is spring break this year i think

it’s the second week of march

really

would you like to go to california this

time i’d love to but won’t the airline

prices be too expensive you’re right

they probably will be more expensive

during spring break why don’t we drive

to virginia beach instead that’s a good

idea how long does it take to get there

usually about three hours

that doesn’t sound bad at all okay let’s

plan on that

isn’t your birthday coming up soon it

sure is how’d you know your sister told

when is it exactly the 18th it’s

tomorrow i thought so but i wasn’t sure

i’m sorry i didn’t tell you before don’t

worry about it

are you planning anything special

yeah i’m having a party at my house

would you like to come

when is it i have to work until seven

tomorrow it starts at nine great i’ll

see you there

hey sarah you know what

my parents are coming into town tomorrow

that’s great sam

would you like to meet them we can go to

dinner together

that’s a great idea but i don’t think i

can make it

why not i thought you finished work

early on fridays actually this time i

have to go to a meeting

well we can go after your meeting

when is it going to finish

i’m not sure but i think it’s going to

finish really late oh well

maybe next time

excuse me how do i get to the subway

station go straight for three blocks

what side of the street is it on

it’s on the right side

where should i turn for the supermarket

turn left at the intersection

is it far from here to the airport

no not very

how far is it to the museum it’s about

three kilometers

excuse me is the bookstore on second

street no it’s on third street

is the middle school on elm street

yes it’s opposite the park

is the zoo on first street or main it’s

on the corner of first and main

excuse me could you help me sure what

can i do for you i’m looking for the

miners theater that’s on the corner of

fifth and main is it far from here no

go straight down this road for three

blocks okay

then turn left at the intersection onto

fifth street

left at the intersection on to fifth

yes the theater will be one block down

on the right go three blocks and turn

left then one block down that’s right

thank you so much you’re welcome

does this bus go to seoul station no it

doesn’t it goes to chill university do

you know which bus goes to seoul station

the number 12 bus i think

how far is it from here to the station

it’s about two kilometers

is the station far from the airport not

very far about five kilometers i think i

see

thanks for your help you’re welcome

excuse me

yes is there a parking lot near here

yes there is it’s on 2nd avenue could

you give me directions please sure

turn right at the first intersection

it’s on the left on the left how far

down about a block it’s opposite the

park okay

thanks a lot no problem

excuse me how can i get downtown from

here you could go by bus or by taxi is

it far from here yes a bit far it’s

about 10 kilometers

how often do the buses run do you know

yes every 15 minutes how long does it

take about 20 minutes by bus

where is the nearest bus stop it’s one

block down on bell street

i can’t figure this out

well

it looks like it’s on cotton avenue yes

but how do we get there from time street

it seems like we should turn left at

pine

yeah and then right onto hudson road yes

but hodson doesn’t connect with cotton

look it doesn’t seem to be very far from

here let’s go back to high street and

ask for directions

does this bus go to the university no it

doesn’t it goes downtown do you know

which one goes to the university i think

it’s number 28

is the university far from here it’s

about uh six kilometers

is it on monson street yeah on the

corner of monson and ninth okay

monson a ninth thank you no problem

is there a supermarket near here

yes there’s one on cottage street could

you give me directions

turn left at the intersection and go

straight three blocks three blocks yeah

it’s on the right next to the bookstore

next to the bookstore yep next to the

bookstore and opposite the museum thank

you very much you’re welcome

hi paul how was your trip horrible i got

lost downtown and missed the meeting

what happened well i thought the

convention center was on pine street oh

no it’s on pike

yeah but i found that out too late

didn’t you get directions before you

left yes but i wrote pine instead of

pike did you finally find the convention

center yes but the meeting was over

hello this is john speaking hi john this

is heidi i was wondering if you could do

me a favor sure heidi i’d be glad to i’m

looking for a hotel near the boston

airport um

the red dot is a five-star hotel how far

is it from the airport

not far at all it’s practically right

next door

where did you go

to paris in rome

how was your trip it was great

what did you do mostly sightseeing

have you ever been to thailand

no not yet

have you gone there before

once in 1996.

how was the food a little too spicy

what did you think of the taj mahal

it was magnificent

what was bangkok like it was noisy and

crowded

how was your trip

it was great

where did you go i went to singapore for

the weekend that sounds fun

what did you do i did a lot of

sightseeing

how was the food i loved it i tried

something different every night

what was the weather like

it was really hot i should have taken

more shorts

what did you think of the city oh it’s

clean and modern the beaches are

beautiful

have you gone there before no this was

my first time

how was your trip to canada it was

terrific i really enjoyed it great

how long were you gone i was there for

about six months that’s a long time

was the weather okay yes most of the

time

what was the best thing about your trip

oh that’s difficult to say

but i guess i liked the rocky mountains

the best

how did you spend last weekend ken i

went for a drive in the country on

sunday

that sounds nice where did you go i

drove along the coast to busan

i had a great time how about you

did you do anything special not really i

just worked on my term paper

that’s too bad

maybe we can do something together next

weekend

transnational airlines may i help you

yes i’d like to book a flight to los

angeles for the saturday

what time would you like to leave could

you tell me when the earliest flight

leaves the earliest flight is at seven

in the morning oh i see

can i reserve a seat yes

would you like economy or first class

economy please

that’s really magnificent isn’t it it

sure is the whole city is yeah it’s

gorgeous have you been here before no

how about you

once about 10 years ago

it’s changed since then what do you

think is the biggest change

the number of tourists it’s more crowded

now really

it must have been nice back then it was

it’s nice now too though

hey sandy where have you been i was on

vacation i just got back oh yeah

where did you go i went to australia

with my family cool

what did you do there all kinds of

things we went surfing we fed kangaroos

and we went to the great barrier reef

what did you think of the reef it was

absolutely awesome

so beautiful and so many different fish

hey lance have you ever been to thailand

yeah a couple of times what was it like

well the beaches in the south were clean

and sandy

and the jungles in the north were hot

and lush what did you think of bangkok

it’s a great city

there’s lots to do but it’s crowded i’d

like to go there next summer should i

book a ticket now

yes that’s probably a good idea

i heard that diane is going to paris

next month yeah lucky girl i wish i

could go with her me too

i’m lucky if i can afford to see a movie

have you ever been out of the country

nope have you i went to mexico one time

to cabo san lucas

what was that like oh it was so great

warm sun sandy beaches i miss it

man i never get to go anywhere

hello eagle airlines spencer speaking

yes i’d like to book a flight to madrid

for the 16th

madrid on the 16th

hmm

which flight would you like

the earliest one please that leaves at 5

45 a.m

okay can i reserve a seat first class or

economy

what kind of weather do you like i like

sunny days

what’s the weather like it’s cloudy and

cold

let’s go for a walk no it’s too hot and

humid

is it going to rain today it looks like

how’s the weather it’s nice and cool

how’s the weather going to be today it

looks like snow

is it going to cool off soon

no it’s going to stay warm

will it be cold this weekend

yes it’ll be freezing

what’s the weather like it’s still

raining dark and cloudy did you hear the

weather report yes they said it won’t

clear up until tomorrow that’s too bad i

don’t like rainy days really why not i

think they’re boring there’s nothing to

so what kind of weather do you like warm

and sunny of course

that’s okay but i hate hot and humid

weather me too

that’s almost as bad as rain so do you

want to go out

no let’s just stay home and watch tv

that’s a good way to spend a rainy day

the weather is so nice today

yeah there’s hardly a cloud in the sky

even though it’s sunny it’s really mild

too

and there’s only a slight breeze it’s

been so rainy this week i’m glad it’s

finally cleared up me too

this is perfect weather for going

outside right it might not be so bright

and clear tomorrow

i’d love to go swimming or just take a

walk it’s too bad we have to stay inside

oh well time to get back to work

are you ready to go

yes almost

by the way what’s it like outside it

looks pretty overcast

what’s the temperature i’ll check the

thermometer

it says 85 degrees

i didn’t realize it was that warm i’d

better take off this sweater we should

probably bring umbrellas too

did the weather report say it was going

to rain

i didn’t hear it it’s really cloudy

though

okay

better safe than sorry

are you looking forward to winter break

of course i can’t wait to go skiing me

too

i hope there’s going to be enough snow

i heard it’s supposed to get a lot

colder next week really how long is it

supposed to last the weather reports

said that it would stay below freezing

for a few weeks that’s good news

there’ll definitely be a lot of snow

don’t be too excited you never know how

the weather will turn out

thanks for coming with me today of

course i’m glad to be outside for a

change i really love days like this me

too

i always look forward to this time of

year it’s cool but clear and sunny as

well

and i finally get to wear my new sweater

we should do this again before it gets

too cold yeah it’ll start snowing by

next month probably

i can’t stand this weather what’s wrong

it’s great are you kidding it’s so hot

and humid what’s wrong with that i love

hot weather when it’s like this i don’t

want to do anything not me

i think it’s great to go swimming on

days like this

well i like cool and cloudy days myself

isn’t that sort of boring no way

mild weather makes me comfortable i like

it too but hot weather is better

wow it’s really snowing outside i’d

better wear a coat are you sure you want

to go out well i don’t want to miss

class but it’s snowing so hard it’s

practically a blizzard i haven’t heard

anything about class being cancelled

even if it’s not i think the weather’s

too bad to drive or even walk

maybe you’re right i don’t want to have

an accident

right and the temperature’s supposed to

drop even more in the afternoon

and i thought this winter was going to

be mild oh well

better get used to snow and ice

the weather’s going to be bad this

summer why what’s it going to be like

first of all it’s going to be much

hotter than usual that doesn’t sound

very good yes and there’s also going to

be a lot of rain

really that’s going to make it really

humid won’t it right and it’s probably

going to last until october that sounds

almost as bad as last year it might even

stay above 100 degrees for a month

looks like i’d better fix my air

conditioner

it’s freezing today i know

it must be below zero outside and it’s

so overcast

nothing but grey clouds yeah it seems

like it’s been this way for weeks

it would be nice if it would snow but

there’s been nothing so far well what

about today i don’t know i didn’t hear

the weather report

what do you do in your free time i enjoy

playing golf

what do you like to do i like reading

and hiking

what kinds of movies do you like i like

action movies the most

how often do you go dancing once or

twice a month

how many times have you visited canada

three times

can you play tennis yes but i’m not very

good

are you good at skiing

no i’m terrible

how well can you play guitar

i can play pretty well

it’s such a beautiful day today yes i’m

glad we have some free time to enjoy it

have you ever come out here before sure

i come to the lake a lot really how

often

usually twice a month if i have time wow

you must really like boating that’s

right i enjoy it very much it’s so

relaxing i agree

actually this is my first time to go

boating here

what you mean you’ve never come here

before

no never

i think i’ve only gone boating three

times in my life

well i hope you know how to swim

don’t worry i’m an excellent swimmer

good then you can save me if i fall in

you’re joking right

you must be a great swimmer too the

truth is i’m just a beginner

what do you usually do in your spare

time keith oh i probably read more than

anything else

what sorts of things do you like to read

all kinds but i really like novels who’s

your favorite novelist i think hemingway

is the best

i like him too

which of his books have you read i’ve

read a farewell to arms and for whom the

bell tolls they’re great

hi jack it’s been a while what are you

up to

not much

what have you been doing nothing special

do you have any plans for the holidays

yeah

but it’s a secret

come on tell me

where are you going to go for your

vacation

okay okay

i might go to england my sister lives

there really how exciting

hey ben what happened i was looking for

you all afternoon oh sorry i must have

been at the pool

really i didn’t know you were swimming

these days yeah i’m swimming three times

a week i really like it

are you going tomorrow too

no i don’t have any plans

well why don’t we play tennis i really

need to practice sure that sounds fine

robert what do you like to do in your

spare time

i like reading and listening to music

how about you i don’t really like books

i like more active hobbies

really like what i love to go roller

skating play volleyball and go hiking oh

and i love to swim you sure are active

do you ever go skiing no

i enjoy jogging and dancing though

what about movies i rarely watch movies

i definitely prefer going outdoors

what kind of movies do you like most

kinds really i enjoy horror movies

romances and comedies i like romances

too

are they your favorite yeah i guess so

don’t you like science fiction movies i

think they’re a little boring actually

do you like them yeah i’m a big fan i

like anything with action

do you have any hobbies tim

well i like photography and i also enjoy

playing computer games do you exercise

or do any sports

i’m not crazy about most sports but i do

like to go bowling sometimes

really me too

why don’t we go bowling together all

right actually i’m going this weekend

with my friend is it okay if i join you

of course

how about meeting me here on saturday at

three sounds good i’ll see you then

what do you feel like doing this weekend

how about going to the river park hey

that’s a good idea

we haven’t been there in a while yeah if

the weather’s nice we can hike or ride

our bikes on the trail i’ll bring some

food so we can have a picnic now you’re

talking

then again

what if it rains

well if it rains i guess we can go to

the new art museum that sounds boring

why don’t we go to karaoke instead in

the afternoon

how was your trip to hawaii

it was wonderful i had a great time

what was the weather like it was sunny

most of the time but it rained

occasionally

what did you do while you were there a

lot i spent one week sightseeing in

honolulu and the volcanoes national park

volcanoes you’re pretty adventurous

did you go to the beach too

of course i went surfing every day i

also went hiking and rented a motorbike

do you think you’ll ever go there again

sure

i hope i can see all of the islands

someday

what’s your favorite sport

i really like tennis

do you like to play football

yes it’s a lot of fun

what do you do for exercise i usually go

jogging

are you good at taekwondo

no i’ve never tried it

are you good at basketball

yes i’m really good at it

how good are you at biking i am pretty

good

how often do you run about three times a

week

do you exercise much

i hardly ever go outside

wow jim you look really tired

yeah i’ve been exercising a lot these

days really when did you start

just a few weeks ago i’m still not used

to it what exactly are you doing

i joined a wrestling club huh i didn’t

know you liked wrestling actually i like

it a lot

it’s a lot more fun than other sports

i’ve done

are you good at it no i’m really

terrible i always lose well you’ve just

started after all how often do you

practice i try to go three times a week

that’s a lot i can see why you’re tired

why don’t you try to you might enjoy it

oh no i hate fighting sports i’d much

rather play tennis

maybe i should try that next

what’s your favorite sport trevor i’d

have to say fishing

fishing

isn’t that sort of boring not to me

i think it’s peaceful and relaxing i

guess you don’t like active sports very

much well actually i like watching them

just not playing them i see

anyway are you good at fishing sure

i usually catch at least five fish what

do you do with them i eat them of course

why don’t we do something this weekend

what do you suggest let’s go see a

soccer game i don’t like soccer very

much there’s not enough action

well do you know if there are any other

games there’s a baseball game in the

park every saturday night hmm baseball’s

okay

actually i love baseball i used to watch

it once a month at least i’m glad you

like something let’s go then

you look pretty healthy cat

do you do any sports i’ve practiced

taekwondo for a few years i had no idea

so you like martial arts not really i

just like taekwondo because it’s fun and

safe

how often do you practice these days i’m

practicing four times a week

wow that sounds like hard work

why do you train so much

there’s a tournament coming soon and i

want to do as well as i can

you must be really good by now i guess

so i got second place in the last

tournament anyway that’s great

just don’t kick me

how do you like this game

it’s okay

it’s not that exciting to me though why

not

don’t you like tennis

i like to play it but watching isn’t

that interesting then what sports do you

like to watch

basketball is really exciting really can

you play it too well i can but i’m

really terrible why don’t we play

sometime

the truth is i’m much better at tennis

you look like you’re in good shape

thanks i try to stay active what do you

do for exercise i usually lift weights

every monday and thursday afternoon

do you do aerobics too sure on tuesday

and thursday mornings

what’s your favorite sport

probably racquetball but i don’t get to

play it very often

do you like any sports badminton is fun

and i like to go bowling too

bowling how often do you go just twice a

month usually do you like bowling too

uh-uh it’s really boring to me

but i do like badminton why do you think

bowling is boring

i like hitting a ball but i don’t like

rolling one i see

well how about tennis no it’s too hard

i really just like badminton okay let’s

go play it then

what sport are you best at

that would probably be fencing

i had no idea

when did you start my parents started me

in a fencing class when i was 10. you

must have practiced a lot

well i had to my coach was really strict

how often did you practice

six days a week

my coach wanted me to go to the olympics

why didn’t you you must have been good

enough maybe i was but the truth is i

didn’t enjoy it very much

are you ready of course you’re

definitely going to lose this time why

do you think that i’m still much better

than you but i’ve been practicing a lot

two hours a day it doesn’t matter how

much you practice i’m still better

i’m sure you’re going to miss every

swing it doesn’t matter how hard you hit

the ball i can still run faster

well the court’s open now let’s find out

you look pale are you okay

no i have a bad stomachache

do you feel well yes i’m fine

how’s your flu

it’s gone i feel much better

what do you do when you have a cold

drink lots of water and get plenty of

rest

i really want to lose weight you should

eat less and exercise more

my skin is so dry and itchy did you try

putting on some lotion

my legs are killing me do you want to

sit down for a while

three i’m so sick of this toothache

you’d better see a dentist

hey tyrone your nose is all red are you

okay

i have bad allergies

they’ve been bothering me all week i’m

sorry to hear that what are your

symptoms my nose is really ruddy and

i’ve got a terrible headache that won’t

go away

that sounds pretty bad

did you take any medicine i did but it

hasn’t helped

actually it seems like it’s getting

worse

you’d better go see a doctor

i don’t know

maybe it’ll get better soon even if it’s

nothing serious you should still have it

checked out you’re probably right

can you recommend the doctor

mine is pretty good i can give you his

number thanks

do i need to make an appointment of

course just call the office and a nurse

will set it up for you i guess i need to

do that as soon as possible

i hope you feel better soon

hi robert how’s your cold

hi karen

it’s better but now i’ve got this cough

i’m sorry to hear that have you had it

long

yeah it’s lasted for two weeks i’m

really sick of it

are you taking anything just some

regular cough medicine but it doesn’t

help much

my throat is still really sore

why don’t you try drinking hot water

with honey it works pretty well for me

i’ve never had that

i’ll try it and see what happens

i’m sure you’ll be better soon

may i help you

yes i think i’ve got the flu what are

your symptoms well i’m really sore have

a lot of congestion and a high fever

i’m not coughing or sneezing though you

need some extra strength flu medicine

how much should i take two tablets every

six hours is enough you shouldn’t take

more than that

should i do anything else get plenty of

rest and drink a lot of fluids if your

flu doesn’t clear up in a week you’d

better see a doctor thanks for your help

why don’t you tell me what’s wrong oh my

stomach is killing me is there anything

else i have really bad indigestion too

it’s awful

when did it start early this morning

after i got up it’s gotten worse since

then

did you eat or drink anything unusual

last night

well it was my birthday so i ate a lot

of cake and other stuff that’s probably

the reason overeating usually causes

those symptoms but it’s never made me

feel this bad before i understand it’s

just a sign that you’re getting older

how are you feeling miss richardson

not so good i’ve had an upset stomach

since this afternoon

what did you have for lunch

just a salad did you notice anything

wrong with the food

well the salad did taste kind of funny i

see

let me give you some antacids let me

know if you feel better after taking

them thanks doctor

doctor recently i don’t see things as

well as i used to what do you mean

during the day i can see just fine but

at night i have trouble seeing signs

when i’m driving when was the last time

you had an eye exam about a year ago why

don’t you come in next week i’d like to

have a look at your eyes do you think

something’s seriously wrong

i doubt it you probably just need

glasses okay i see

is there anything else i should do

well try not to drive too much at night

i’m trying to live healthier these days

do you have any suggestions well i read

that you should eat vegetables and fruit

with every meal every meal that’s a lot

some days i don’t eat any fruit at all

you’d better start then the sooner the

better um okay any other ideas keep

active

you should exercise for at least 30

minutes a day

but i don’t have time to go to the gym

you don’t have to

why not walk instead of driving or

taking a taxi if the place you’re going

isn’t too far

now that sounds like something i could

do and don’t skip breakfast it’s the

most important meal of the day

wow you sure know a lot about staying

healthy

honey how did the appointment with the

doctor go

okay i guess

did he find out anything besides your

sore throat yeah he told me that my

glands were swollen

did you tell him that you had a hard

time swallowing yes he did a test to

find out whether or not it’s a viral

infection

does that mean you need to see him again

uh-huh i’ll have to go back on wednesday

this is such a long flight i’m really

starting to feel uncomfortable have you

had a chance to stand up and walk around

no it’s not easy to get up when you’re

in the middle seat that’s true but you

should get up anyway

stretching your legs will help a lot

you’re probably right even a little

movement would help it’ll definitely

help the circulation in your legs okay

i’ll go walk for a little while i just

hope we land soon

what skills do you have

i can design web

pages would you spell your last name

please it’s m-i-l-l-e-r

why did you apply to this company

i’d like to work in a fast growing

company

how do you like it here it’s great

everybody’s really friendly

how long have you been working here i

just started last week

what made you decide to move here

i wanted to live somewhere warm

are you going to finish on time

no we’re behind schedule

can i have time off next week

i’m sorry but we’re too busy right now

how long is it going to take you

at least two or three hours

what’s your name

my name is samuel gada can you spell

your last name for me it’s g-e-t-t-a

you’re applying for a position in our

i.t department what kinds of skills do

you have i’m trained to set up and

maintain computer networks

why do you want to work for us

i’d like an opportunity to work for a

large company

are you willing to travel yes ma’am when

can you start i can start in two weeks

after i give notice at my current job

okay we’ll contact you next week mr

ghetto thank you for your time thanks

can you tell me about yourself yes my

name is liz williams i’m 23 years old i

graduated from indiana university last

year

my major was music and i specialized in

piano

i received the first prize at a major

music contest in indiana two years ago

that’s very impressive

do you have any teaching experience yes

i’ve been a private piano teacher for

three years

when can you start i can start anytime

you’re new here aren’t you

yes i just started last month so how do

you like it here so far it’s great

everybody’s pretty friendly and i like

having a flexible schedule

what did you do before you started here

i was working in a printing shop what

made you decide to change jobs

i had to commute an hour every day so i

wanted something closer to home

so how long does it take to get to work

now it’s only five minutes by motorbike

excuse me ms yang

oh hi paul do you have a moment

sure come on in sit down

what is it

would it be possible for me to take a

couple of days off next month is

everything okay oh yes it’s just that my

sister’s getting married and i have to

go out of town for the wedding

will you be able to get all your work

done it’s going to be a busy month

yes ma’am i’ll get everything finished

on time okay that should be no problem

just remember to fill out the leave

request form

thanks ms yang

hey jenny how do you like your new job

i like it i guess the work’s interesting

and i like my co-workers

you don’t sound very excited about it

well the thing i don’t like is the

office

why

what’s the matter

15 of us work in one room so it’s very

noisy and there’s no privacy really

don’t you have a private cubicle

no we don’t even have our own desks we

sit right next to each other

wow

do you have any personal space at all

no it’s really crowded i only have a

small place for my computer and

telephone

how’s the project coming along tony

we’re a little behind schedule miss yang

what’s the problem two of my people have

been home sick all week that’s no good

the deadline is monday can you finish on

time

i don’t think we can get it done by then

can i have an extension how much more

time are you going to need

i need another 24 hours this is a really

important project i’m depending on you

tony i won’t let you down ms yang i hope

not you’re skating on thin ice this time

what are you doing now mr wilson i work

for bell systems as a programmer i see

how long have you been working there

i’ve been there about five years do you

like your job oh yes i like it a lot

then why do you want to move to a new

company my wife and i are having a baby

so i’d like to increase my income

ms moore can you tell me about your

education i graduated from the

university of chicago in 1996.

what did you major in computer science

are you currently employed yes i’ve been

a graphic designer at moon

communications since 2005. and why are

you interested in working at our company

i’m very interested in photography and

travel and working for your magazine

would allow me to pursue both of those

interests

well let me tell you some things you’ll

need to know if you’re hired

hey martin how did your job interview go

i’m not sure but i don’t think i got the

job that’s too bad what happened i don’t

have enough experience with cooking well

maybe they have another position

available

they also need a delivery driver but i

can’t drive

maybe you can do customer service i

could but they need somebody who can

work every day don’t worry about it i’m

sure you’ll find something soon i sure

hope so i’m tired of not having any

money