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the secret to successful socializing

going to a party

are you going to the party on saturday

i was thinking about it are you

yeah i heard it’s going to be a lot of

fun

really well what time does it start

it starts at 8pm and i really think you

should go

well who else is going to be there

from school how do you know it’s going

to be so

fun

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this party is going to have a dj food

and drinks wow that does sound like it’s

going to be fun

so am i going to see you at the party

yeah i will be there making plans

for the weekend

what are you doing this weekend i am not

sure

what are you doing i was thinking of

maybe

taking a drive to the beach that sounds

like a great idea

would you be interested in joining me

sure i would love to go with you

when would you be leaving i thought that

we could leave around

eight on saturday morning that would

give us plenty of time to explore

did you know there is a music festival

on the beach

in santa barbara that was part of my

plan

well then i’ll see you on saturday

thanks for asking me to go with you

inviting a friend to a birthday party

hey robert what are you doing this

weekend

i didn’t have any big plans

we are putting together a birthday party

for mary

that sounds like fun where will it be

we thought it would be fun to have a

pool party at jay’s house

oh good can i bring anything

we will be providing hot dogs hamburgers

and cake but people can bring side

dishes

i am assuming the dress is casual

dress casually and bring your bathing

suit

wonderful just email me the time and

date

and i’ll be there inviting boss

to a dinner party

mr lee i was wondering if you and your

wife had plans for next friday night

yes i think we might be free

what did you have in mind i’ve mailed a

formal written invitation to your home

inviting you to a dinner party at my

home

that sounds great is it casual

actually we thought it would be fun to

have a

formal sit-down dinner for the holidays

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that sounds good it will give my wife a

chance to dress up

yes we’ve invited four other couples

so it should be a good mix of people

that sounds wonderful will there be

anyone there that i know

oh yes everyone we are inviting

is from our company great

i look forward to it we’ll make sure

and check the mail for our invitation

accepting invitation to a party

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joe how are you doing today

pretty good mary i was wondering

if you would like to come to a party on

friday night

i am free that night and a party sounds

good

fine it will be at my house

do you know how to get there i

kind of know where you live but could

you email me your address

i can do that do you have anyone that

you would like to bring with you to the

party

i would really like to bring my friend

jake if that would be okay

oh yeah i remember jake

that would be fine would you like some

help with the food

just bring along whatever it is that you

and jake would like to drink

buying flowers

i need some flowers for my wife because

it is her

birthday we have some fresh red roses

how much are the roses twenty dollars

per

dozen that sounds like a good deal

yes that is today’s sale price

i’ll take a dozen is there anything

else you’d like to get no the roses will

be fine

i’m sure your wife will love them

choosing a gift

i have no idea what to buy for mary

for her birthday me

neither would you like to go in and buy

her a gift together

yes that would be great

we need to think about what she might

like

what are her interests

if i remember right she likes music

skiing and reading

you know maybe we could get her some

concert tickets

who would know her favorite groups

her roommate malia might know what her

favorite groups are

yeah malia would be able to help us

choose a concert

let’s give malia a call and ask her for

help

right now good

maybe malia would like to go in with us

on this gift

greeting a visitor

welcome ron come on in

hi malia what a nice home

we enjoy it too how long have you lived

here

about four years now

well it is very beautiful

ron have a seat and i’ll get us

something to drink

good i am really thirsty

you know it is really hot outside

i have lemonade iced tea and

mango juice mango juice would be perfect

thank you greeting an

old friend

hi i haven’t seen you in a while

yes it has been a long time

how long has it been since we last saw

each other

i think that we last saw each other two

years ago

what have you been doing for the past

two years

i have been going to graduate school at

usc

what are you majoring in i am studying

international communications

you should easily be able to find a job

with that major

i am counting on being able to get a

good job

accepting food or drinks

ashley what a great dinner party

thank you joe what would you like to

drink with your meal

i can offer you wine mango juice or

water

just water would be fine excellent

choice can i dish you up some chicken

yes the chicken looks wonderful

how about some salad to go with your

chicken

sure i love salad

would you like to have rice with your

chicken

yes i think that rice will go perfectly

with my chicken good

i think we are all set

declining food or drinks

mary it’s good to see you

josh and i were just on our way back

home from the beach

and thought we’d drop by i am so glad

that you decided to stop by

yes it has been a long time since we

have seen you

mary can i get josh or you something to

drink

oh no thank you we aren’t all that

thirsty

how about a little snack then no

thank you we just ate lunch a little

while ago

well then how is your family

everyone is doing great my sister

finally had her baby

gossiping

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hi julie how are things going

everything is great tad how are you

i’m doing really well tad i’m pretty

hungry right now

want to walk over and check out the food

table

julie do you know who that woman is over

there

by the window

that is mary i heard that she’s just

moved in with lee

i thought that he was with malia

oh that relationship is history

malia hooked up with a guy she met on

holiday

i bet that lee wasn’t too happy about

that

actually he was okay with it they hadn’t

been getting along too well

wedding discussion

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their wedding was absolutely beautiful

it really was i want a wedding like that

how much do you think they spent on

their wedding

i think it must have cost them a nice

chunk of change do you want a big

wedding like that

not really i’d rather have a small

wedding

i wouldn’t want a small wedding

why not i want my wedding to be

big and memorable it can be small and

memorable too

well to each his own

you are absolutely right

going to the beach

do you want to go to the beach tonight

sure which beach are we going to

i wanted to go to malibu beach

i like santa monica the water there

looks

so dirty i just like the pier they have

at santa monica

i like the pier 2 because it’s beautiful

at night

is malibu beach nice it’s a lot nicer

and i really like it better so

you want to go to malibu if that’s okay

with you

sure let’s go to malibu

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