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I have deliveries for the human
resources and accounting departments
sure they’re both on the fourth floor
all right I also need to pick something
up from the sales department the sales
department has a first and second
division which one is it let’s see it’s
the second division the sales second
division is on the second floor there’s
an intercom at the entrance so please
call the person you’re looking for okay
is that the right elevator over there
I’m so sorry but that elevator is
currently out of service for a safety
inspection do you mind using the stairs
over there not at all thank you very
much a delivery person is talking to a
receptionist
what will the delivery person do next
choose the incorrect answer hi
I have deliveries for the human
resources and accounting departments
sure they’re both on the fourth floor
all right I also need to pick something
up from the sales department the sales
department has a first and second
division which one is it let’s see it’s
the second division the sales second
division is on the second floor there’s
an intercom at the entrance so please
call the person you’re looking for okay
is that the right elevator over there
I’m so sorry but that elevator is
currently out of service for a safety
inspection do you mind using the stairs
over there not at all thank you very
much
how about this one it’s got a nice large
living room hmm I like a big living room
but I want the parking space let’s see
how about this one yeah that’s nice
should we go see this one wait a second
isn’t the closet a bit too small good
point
hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s
perfect
wait how about this one it’s got
everything we need doesn’t it and the
closet is pretty large too let’s go see
this one okay
a husband and a wife are looking at some
floor plans which room are they going to
see how about this one it’s got a nice
large living room hmm I like a big
living room but I want the parking space
let’s see how about this one yeah that’s
nice should we go see this one wait a
second isn’t the closet a bit too small
good point
hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s
perfect
wait how about this one it’s got
everything we need doesn’t it and the
closet is pretty large too let’s go see
this one okay seaside hotel how may I
help you hi I like to stay for one night
on September 22nd certainly one night
from September 22nd how many people -
would you like a smoking or a
non-smoking room sir non-smoking the
only non-smoking room available on that
day is a mountain view room is that okay
well I was hoping for an ocean view room
I’m sorry but the only ocean view room
available on that day is a smoking room
I see is there a non-smoking ocean view
room available on September 23rd yes
there is okay we’ll stay on September
23rd a man is making a reservation at a
hotel which room is he going to stay in
Seaside Hotel how may I help you hi I
like to stay for one night on September
22nd certainly one night from September
22nd how many people - would you like a
smoking or a non-smoking room sir
non-smoking the only non-smoking room
available on that day is a mountain view
room is that okay well I was hoping for
an ocean view room I’m sorry but the
only ocean view room available on that
day is a smoking room I see is there a
non-smoking ocean view room available on
September 23rd
yes there is okay we’ll stay on
September 23rd hi may I help you
hi I’ve got a three o’clock reservation
for Ritchie ah yes welcome miss Ritchie
please come this way what can I do for
you today I’d like to change my
hairstyle a little bit okay
what length would you like about
shoulder length all right and what about
your bangs keep the bangs straight down
or parted on the side to the side a bit
which side may be a little left from the
middle got it we’ll start with the
shampoo so please come this way
a woman is talking to her hairstylist
how would she like to change her hair hi
may I help you hi I’ve got a three
o’clock reservation for Ritchie ah yes
welcome miss Ritchie please come this
way
what can I do for you today I’d like to
change my hairstyle a little bit okay
what length would you like about
shoulder length all right and what about
your bangs keep the bangs straight down
or parted on the side to the side of it
which side maybe a little left from the
middle got it we’ll start with the
shampoo so please come this way
hey what do you think about this job the
hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay
looks great but could you really do a
newspaper delivery route of course I’m
good at riding bikes but I’m worried
about waking up early what about this
one the pay isn’t as high but you can
work two or three days a week and start
working from the evening oh this one a
supermarket cashier huh well it would be
good to work after school this one for a
coffee shop might be good too
oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my
way to school not bad huh hmm which one
should I apply to which two is it
between the coffee shop and the
newspaper delivery route
yeah the pay for the newspaper route is
really nice okay my mind’s made up I
guess I’ll just have to get up early
a male and female student are looking at
job advertisements which job is the
female student going to apply for hey
what do you think about this job the
hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay
looks great but could you really do a
newspaper delivery route of course I’m
good at riding bikes but I’m worried
about waking up early what about this
one the pay isn’t as high but you can
work two or three days a week and start
working from the evening oh this one a
supermarket cashier huh well it would be
good to work after school this one for a
coffee shop might be good too
oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my
way to school
not bad huh hmm which one should I apply
to which two is it between the coffee
shop and the newspaper delivery route
yeah the pay for the newspaper route is
really nice okay my mind’s made up I
guess I’ll just have to get up early it
looks very nice on you and it fits
perfectly yeah it fits but I usually
wear plain colors I’m not used to this
kind of a pattern well I think you look
great
yeah still it would take some courage
for me to actually wear this what about
this dress then the pattern is much more
reserved so it won’t feel as flashy
you’re right let me try that one on go
right ahead
what do you think ma’am this one suits
me much more than the last do you have a
long-sleeved version with this design
yes we do Thanks I’ll buy that a woman
is trying on a dress and talking to a
shop clerk which dress is she going to
buy
it looks very nice on you and it fits
perfectly yeah it fits but I usually
wear plain colors I’m not used to this
kind of a pattern well I think you look
great yeah
still it would take some courage for me
to actually wear this what about this
dress then the pattern is much more
reserved so it won’t feel as flashy
you’re right let me try that one on go
right ahead
what do you think ma’am this one suits
me much more than the last do you have a
long-sleeved version with this design
yes we do
Thanks I’ll buy that hey could you do me
a favor there’s a document on my desk
and I need you to deliver it to the
sales department sure which one is it I
think it’s in a blue envelope a blue
envelope well there are two blue
envelopes on your desk ah right there
should be a red stamp in the upper right
corner of the envelope the other one
should have a green stamp but it’s the
orientation guide we hand out to new
employees the one with the red stamp
okay got it great please deliver it to
the sales department by one o’clock and
make sure you give it to the manager
directly you know him right yes we’ve
met several times good and while you’re
at it
could you deliver the other envelope to
HR sure thing
a president and his assistant are
talking on the phone which document is
the assistant going to deliver to the
sales department
hey could you do me a favor there’s a
document on my desk and I need you to
deliver it to the sales department sure
which one is it I think it’s in a blue
envelope a blue envelope well there are
two blue envelopes on your desk ah right
there should be a red stamp in the upper
right corner of the envelope the other
one should have a green stamp but it’s
the orientation guide we hand out to new
employees the one with the red stamp
okay got it great
please deliver it to the sales
department by one o’clock and make sure
you give it to the manager directly you
know him right yes we’ve met several
times good and while you’re at it could
you deliver the other envelope to HR
sure thing hello how can I help you hi I
was at your restaurant for lunch today
and I think I left my scarf there you
left your scarf at the table do you
remember where you receded well it was
in the back of the restaurant were you
in the smoking area or the non-smoking
area the non-smoking area how big was
your table it was a table for four
people okay I’ll go check please wait
for a moment thank you so much
a woman is calling a restaurant on the
phone at which table was she having
lunch
hello how can I help you hi I was at
your restaurant for lunch today and I
think I left my scarf there
you left your scarf at the table do you
remember where you receded well it was
in the back of the restaurant were you
in the smoking area or the non-smoking
area the non-smoking area how big was
your table it was a table for four
people okay
I’ll go check please wait for a moment
thank you so much a man is looking for
an apartment which apartment is he
probably going to choose hi there I’m
looking for an apartment
could you show me some floor plans sure
thing will you be living alone no I’m
married and we’re looking for a
one-bedroom apartment with a study okay
how about this one there are two rooms
plus a living room it’s near a busy
street though
so it might not be very quiet I see I
usually work at home so I need a quiet
place and I’d prefer the living room to
be square shaped well how about this one
it’s located a bit far from downtown but
it’s in a quiet residential area there
are two rooms and the living room but
one of the rooms is a little small hmm
we don’t have too much stuff so this one
might work for us we can show you
another apartment with bigger rooms but
it’s located further from downtown
no thank you let’s have a look at the
second one you showed me
a man is looking for an apartment which
apartment is he probably going to choose
hi there I’m looking for an apartment
could you show me some floor plans sure
thing will you be living alone no I’m
married and we’re looking for a
one-bedroom apartment with a study okay
how about this one there are two rooms
plus a living room it’s near a busy
street though so it might not be very
quiet I see I usually work at home so I
need a quiet place and I’d prefer the
living room to be square shaped well how
about this one it’s located a bit far
from downtown but it’s in a quiet
residential area there are two rooms and
the living room but one of the rooms is
a little small hmm we don’t have too
much stuff so this one might work for us
we can show you another apartment with
bigger rooms but it’s located further
from downtown no thank you
let’s have a look at the second one you
showed me excuse me I’d like to order a
birthday cake for my daughter great
could you tell me what kind of cake
you’re looking for my daughter likes
chocolate so I think a chocolate cream
cake would be good and can you put
strawberries on it absolutely we have
round and square cakes which one would
you prefer hmm a round one please
okay how old is your daughter going to
be she’ll be 12 okay then we’ll get 12
candles ready do you want to write a
message yes please write happy birthday
all right do you want that written in
pink if so we’ll put it on a white plate
otherwise we can write it in white and
put it on a pink plate please write it
in pink and put it on a white plate
a woman is ordering a birthday cake
which cake is she going to order
excuse me I’d like to order a birthday
cake for my daughter great could you
tell me what kind of cake you’re looking
for my daughter likes chocolate so I
think a chocolate cream cake would be
good and can you put strawberries on it
absolutely we have round and square
cakes which one would you prefer
hmm a round one please okay how old is
your daughter going to be she’ll be 12
okay then we’ll get 12 candles ready do
you want to write a message yes please
write happy birthday all right do you
want that written in pink if so we’ll
put it on a white plate otherwise we can
write it in white and put it on a pink
plate please write it in pink and put it
on a white plate I think we should
decide on the moving date and call a
moving company sounds good I was just
looking at some moving companies I don’t
want to pay a lot of money
definitely this company here will give
us a discount of 10% if we book at least
one month before the moving day one
month before then we have to move after
December 15th in order to get the
discount yep and there’s an additional
discount if we book on a weekday a
weekday well I have a meeting that
Monday morning any exhibition is on
Tuesday and Wednesday so Friday would be
good because we could then organize the
new place over the weekend yeah but wait
a second they say 15% off Monday to
Thursday and 5% off on Friday well what
do you want to do let’s go for the
biggest discount I’ll be done with the
exhibition by then anyway
a man and a woman are discussing plans
for their upcoming move when are they
going to move I think we should decide
on the moving date and call a moving
company sounds good
I was just looking at some moving
companies I don’t want to pay a lot of
money
definitely this company here will give
us a discount of 10% if we book at least
one month before the moving day one
month before then we have to move after
December 15th in order to get the
discount yep and there’s an additional
discount if we book on a weekday
a weekday well I have a meeting that
Monday morning and the exhibition is on
Tuesday and Wednesday so Friday would be
good because we could then organize the
new place over the weekend yeah but wait
a second they say 15% off Monday to
Thursday and 5% off on Friday well what
do you want to do let’s go for the
biggest discount I’ll be done with the
exhibition by then anyway
excuse me do you only sell this shirt in
packs of three we can sell them
separately but it’s going to cost you
more per shirt all right well I don’t
need three of the same shirt you know if
you buy this set of three ties we can
give you a discount on shirts so you can
buy three for the price of one I see a
set of three ties and I also get to
choose three shirts for the price of one
that’s right okay I don’t need three
shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to
someone else that’s a nice idea sir
a man is shopping during a sale what
will he buy
excuse me do you only sell this shirt in
packs of three we can sell them
separately but it’s going to cost you
more per shirt all right well I don’t
need three of the same shirt you know if
you buy this set of three ties we can
give you a discount on shirts so you can
buy three for the price of one I see a
set of three ties and I also get to
choose three shirts for the price of one
that’s right okay I don’t need three
shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to
someone else that’s a nice idea sir
here’s a report on the bags that we
started selling last month first of all
when it came to color black was the
number one seller it’s followed by white
and sky blue yellow didn’t sell very
well so yellow was a dud well what about
the size bigger bags sold more than
smaller ones bags that could fit a
magazine or a regular letter sized
notebook in them where the most popular
okay regarding handles leather was more
popular than ones made with a metal
chain I see it looks like bags with a
more formal style sell better that’s
right I think we should use more neutral
colors such as beige or brown for our
new collection okay then let’s go with
the beige for the next new color you can
stop the production of yellow bags got
it
a woman is giving a report about the
sales of bags which bag is selling best
here’s a report on the bags that we
started selling last month first of all
when it came to color black was the
number one seller it’s followed by white
and sky blue yellow didn’t sell very
well so yellow was a dud well what about
the size bigger bags sold more than
smaller ones bags that could fit a
magazine or a regular letter sized
notebook in them where the most popular
okay regarding handles leather was more
popular than ones made with a metal
chain I see it looks like bags with a
more formal style sell better that’s
right I think we should use more neutral
colors such as beige or brown for our
new collection okay then let’s go with
the beige for the next new color you can
stop the production of yellow bags got
it
hi I’d like to make an appointment for a
health check-up sure health checkups are
a bit different from standard
examinations and are available only on
Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays which
day would you like okay then is Saturday
okay yes it looks open we’re only open
in the morning on Saturdays is that okay
morning only hmm what time are you open
until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00
p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on
Wednesdays I see what time do you open
in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next
week we’re full all morning during the
week but if you can wait until the week
after that both Monday and Wednesday are
open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again
after I check my schedule all right sir
a man is calling a doctor’s office what
times are available for the health
check-up
hi I’d like to make an appointment for a
health check-up sure health checkups are
a bit different from standard
examinations and are available only on
Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays which
day would you like okay then is Saturday
okay yes it looks open we’re only open
in the morning on Saturdays is that okay
morning only hmm what time are you open
until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00
p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on
Wednesdays I see what time do you open
in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next
week we’re full all morning during the
week but if you can wait until the week
after that both Monday and Wednesday are
open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again
after I check my schedule all right sir
sorry to bother you but could you go and
get my daughter
sure does she know me yeah she’s seen
you in pictures so she should be able to
recognize you that’s helpful so what
does she look like she has curly black
hair she’s slim and taller than average
do you have any idea what she’ll be
wearing she said she’ll be wearing the
Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s
white with a black ribbon it sounds like
it will be easy enough all right I’ll go
get her now thank you
a man and a woman are talking which one
is the woman’s daughter sorry to bother
you but could you go and get my daughter
sure does she know me yeah she’s seen
you in pictures so she should be able to
recognize you that’s helpful
so what does she look like she has curly
black hair she’s slim and taller than
average do you have any idea what she’ll
be wearing she said she’ll be wearing
the Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s
white with a black ribbon it sounds like
it will be easy enough alright I’ll go
get her now
thank you
this is terrible I can’t find my wallet
I must have left it somewhere what do
you remember the last time you used it
no I can’t remember well then let’s try
to think of where you went today okay
first I went to see a movie with a
friend we went to a coffee shop after
that but my friend paid so I didn’t need
to pull out my wallet but did you use it
when you bought the movie tickets yes I
definitely used it there and later we
went to the gym after that I realized my
wallet was gone did you have to use your
wallet at the gym
no because the membership fee is
automatically paid by credit card but
wait I did buy some juice at the vending
machine at the entrance all right then
let’s go there and look for it
a man is talking with a woman about a
lost wallet where will the man go to
look for it
this is terrible I can’t find my wallet
I must have left it somewhere what do
you remember the last time you used it
no I can’t remember well then let’s try
to think of where you went today okay
first I went to see a movie with a
friend we went to a coffee shop after
that but my friend paid so I didn’t need
to pull out my wallet
but did you use it when you bought the
movie tickets yes I definitely used it
there and later we went to the gym after
that I realized my wallet was gone did
you have to use your wallet at the gym
no because the membership fee is
automatically paid by credit card but
wait I did buy some juice at the vending
machine at the entrance all right then
let’s go there and look for it
we have to have a meeting about our next
group presentation right when are you
free I come to school on Mondays
Wednesdays and Thursdays I am here on
Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays so
either Wednesday or Thursday would work
how about Thursday afternoon then on
Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00
p.m. I can make it after economics class
but then I have to be at work at 5
o’clock so I will only be available for
an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short
how about Wednesday then I have modern
history at 9 then international law at 3
so I’m free in between I have Asian
history at noon then a part-time job in
the evening what about meeting early in
the morning and talking before your
first class hmm I’m not a morning person
why don’t we meet on Thursday evening
and that will reschedule my job for
another day okay sounds good I’ll meet
you in the cafeteria after class
a male and a female student are talking
while looking at their class schedule
what is the male students schedule on
the day of the meeting
we have to have a meeting about our next
group presentation right when are you
free I come to school on Mondays
Wednesdays and Thursdays I am here on
Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays so
either Wednesday or Thursday would work
how about Thursday afternoon then on
Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00
p.m. I can make it after economics class
but then I have to be at work at 5
o’clock so I will only be available for
an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short
how about Wednesday then I have modern
history at 9 then international law at 3
so I’m free in between I have Asian
history at noon then a part-time job in
the evening what about meeting early in
the morning and talking before your
first class hmm I’m not a morning person
why don’t we meet on Thursday evening
and I will reschedule my job for another
day okay sounds good I’ll meet you in
the cafeteria after class
I heard you have a twin brother I didn’t
know that I do but people say we don’t
look alike see my brother is in this
picture but can you tell which one he is
hmm I don’t see anyone who looks like
you maybe this one with the cap nope
that’s not him he has black hair just
like me then is it this tall guy nope
he’s not that tall I still can’t find
him you really don’t look alike I know
maybe his glasses are making it more
difficult glasses is he this one second
from the left
yep you found him do you think we look
alike no not really
a man and a woman are talking while
looking at a picture which one is the
woman’s brother
I heard you have a twin brother I didn’t
know that I do but people say we don’t
look alike see my brother is in this
picture but can you tell which one he is
hmmm I don’t see anyone who looks like
you maybe this one with the cap nope
that’s not him he has black hair just
like me
then is it this tall guy nope he’s not
that tall I still can’t find him you
really don’t look alike
I know maybe his glasses are making it
more difficult glasses is he this one
second from the left
yep you found him do you think we look
alike no not really
Hey look at this article it’s about the
three most popular subjects among ten
year old and fifteen-year-old kids oh
let me see physical education is on the
top of the 10 year olds list physical
education is still popular even though I
have heard that kids these days spend
less time playing sports yes and music
came in second when you get older you
become interested in different subjects
the most popular subject among the
fifteen-year-old kids is history
right oh and politics came in second
information technology ranked third but
it wasn’t even a subject in school when
we were that age what was the third most
popular subject for ten-year-old kids
let’s see oh it was art I wonder if they
design things in art class using
computer software these days
a man and a woman are talking while
looking at a poll regarding kids
favorite subjects which chart shows the
results for fifteen-year-old kids
Hey look at this article it’s about the
three most popular subjects among 10
year old and 15 year old kids oh let me
see physical education is on the top of
the 10 year olds list physical education
is still popular even though I have
heard that kids these days spend less
time playing sports yes and music came
in second when you get older you become
interested in different subjects the
most popular subject among the
fifteen-year-old kids is history right
oh and politics came in second
information technology ranked third but
it wasn’t even a subject in school when
we were that age what was the third most
popular subject for ten-year-old kids
let’s see oh it was art I wonder if they
design things in art class using
computer software these days
here is the weather forecast for the
upcoming week the first half of the week
will be mostly sunny with a chance of
occasional cloudy skies in the second
half of the week we will see overcast
skies with scattered thunderstorms as
the weather takes a turn for the worse
around midweek the eastern parts of the
city are most likely to be affected by
these storms
the high temperatures throughout the
week will be about the same as last
year’s average which was 65 degrees
however early in the week the highs will
be in the upper 60s and later in the
week the temperatures will cool to highs
in the low 60s
low temperatures will continue to be in
the low 40s which is slightly colder
than normal the forecast for tomorrow is
warm and sunny perfect weather for your
holiday weekend
there’s a weather forecast on TV
what will the weather be like in the
upcoming week here is the weather
forecast for the upcoming week the first
half of the week will be mostly sunny
with a chance of occasional cloudy skies
in the second half of the week we will
see overcast skies with scattered
thunderstorms as the weather takes a
turn for the worse around midweek the
eastern parts of the city are most
likely to be affected by these storms
the high temperatures throughout the
week will be about the same as last
year’s average which was 65 degrees
however early in the week the highs will
be in the upper 60s and later in the
week the temperatures will cool to highs
in the low 60s
low temperatures will continue to be in
the low 40s
which is slightly colder than normal the
forecast for tomorrow is warm and sunny
perfect weather for your holiday weekend
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