Spoken English Dialogues and Conversations Beginner Level

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hello hello hello I’m David Clark

I’m Linda Rivera are you a teacher no

I’m not oh are you a student yes I am

are you from the United States no I’m

not

where are you from I’m from Canada hello

Kenji hi John how are you fine thank you

fine thanks excuse me excuse me yes are

you American ardently are you from the

United States yes we are all I’m

American too

are you here on vacation no we aren’t

we’re here on business please sit down

thank you

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Coffee yeah please cream no thanks sugar

yes please where are you from I’m from

Los Angeles are you here on business

no I’m not I’m on vacation what is it

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what is it is it a fly no it isn’t is it

a mosquito uh yes yes it is oh no it

isn’t a mosquito Mike it’s a bee what’s

your name good evening good evening sir

what’s your name sir my name is Thomas

sir oh yes mr. stern room 15 here’s your

key

thank you you’re welcome is this your

suitcase no it isn’t oh is that your

suitcase over there yes it is good

evening good evening what are your names

please

Johnson mr. and mrs. Johnson oh yes

here’s your key

are these your suitcases here no they

aren’t

oh I’m sorry all those your suitcases

over there yes they are is this our room

what’s the number 14 oh no no it isn’t

that’s our room number 13 I’m cold

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are you yes I am well I’m not I’m hot

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it’s late a plane blade yeah it’s very

late are the tires no they aren’t tired

keep hungry and she thirsty

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they’re tired yes they are

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this is terrible I’m very angry I’m

sorry man that’s so good

yes it is Sam Sam I’m hi yes that coats

very warm there’s a nice apartment this

is a nice apartment miss Garcia look

here’s a floor plan there’s a living

room there’s a kitchen a bedroom and a

bathroom in there about Connie yes there

is and a dining room is there a dining

room no there isn’t a dining room but

there is a dining area in the living

room well this is the kitchen

oh it’s very small yes it isn’t very

large but there’s a stove a refrigerator

and a space for a dishwasher there are

some cabinets and there’s a small shelf

under the sink are there any windows in

the bathroom no there aren’t

but there are two large windows in the

bedroom good it’s a very nice apartment

and where is the bathroom

request

hi a cola see regular or large making a

seat there you go Thanks

how much is that a dollar fifteen thank

you you’re welcome

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could you pass the salt please sure here

you are

Thanks and a pepper no thanks could I

have your phone number

it’s in the phone book what’s your last

name it’s in the book too very funny

okay it’s six three nine seven seven oh

one uniform

how do you do my name is Tiffany

Gonzalez and I’m a flight attendant for

AUSA this is my uniform

a blue skirt a pink blouse and a black

jacket it’s very stylish Carlos de Silva

is a soccer player for Brazil he

searches yellow and green and his shorts

are blue and white hi there I’m Brian

and I’m Diane

we’re lifeguards at Bay Beach our

uniforms are very stylish white shorts

orange t-shirts and green cap Audrianna

Papadopoulos is a firefighter in a small

town in Kansas her jacket is red her hat

is brown her pants are gray and her

boots are yellow Brandon Timmons and

Jason gaiters are baseball players for

the day for speaker their pants are

white and their shirts are black and on

whose is it

hi Erica Stella dance Wow what that it’s

in 1936 Ford a beautiful need your car

no no it isn’t whose car is it it’s

Jessica Montana’s car

Jessica Montana push key my boss there’s

some oil in the bottle

Kelly where’s the oil what where’s the

oil there isn’t any oil in the cabinet

there’s some oil right there in the

bottle on the shelf okay sorry

are there any onions sure where are they

they’re right here there’s some on the

table an American restaurant waiter I’d

like to mini food there you go sir

Thanks

I’d like some soup tomato soup yes and

I’d like a scope rare medium or well

done medium please which vegetables

would you like I like some potatoes and

peas Oh under green salad certainly sir

would you like dressing on your salad

please which salad dressing would you

like sir

French Italian Thousand Island oil and

vinegar oil and vinegar please computer

game okay that’s you on the first level

go right be careful don’t touch the bomb

stop

jump now go up the ladder go right quick

so open the door the last jump be very

careful jump again

don’t touch the soldiers go up the

ladder so go let the light jump don’t go

up the ladder jump again get Maria and

Marco let’s jump twice okay now go back

jump go up the ladder go right go left

come fast go up the ladder and save the

princess press jump twice now go down

the ladder and go left that’s the gold

press jump twice okay that’s level one

good listen to me Robbie turn the vacuum

cleaner off that’s right now turn the TV

on that’s great now turn the TV off go

to the door open it fantastic come here

give me the newspaper thank you

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go to the window close them now go to

the door go out walk to the front door

open it go out and Robbie Bobby

come back here Bobby where are you Bobby

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who’s happy look at this woman

her name is Donna Walton these are her

two children Jane

Darrel and Michelle Donald an English

teacher she’s not rich and she’s not

famous look at her house it’s small and

there’s no pool there are three bedrooms

in the house

Donald’s car is old it’s slow and

uncomfortable there’s no radio or

cassette player in her car there’s an

engine a steering wheel and there are

four wheels and two doors Donna isn’t

happy she’s like a big house a new car

and a lot of money look at this man his

name’s Zack Zebedee he’s a rock star

he’s very rich and famous look at his

house it’s large and expensive and

there’s a swimming pool in the backyard

there are ten bedrooms in the house

Zacks car is new it’s a white Lincoln

stretch limo it’s fast and comfortable

in his car there’s a climate control

system a CD player a VCR a phone and a

fax machine

but Zack isn’t happy he’d like a small

house a small car and a family with two

kids

my dad can do everything my dad’s really

wonderful he stayed and strong and

handsome really well my dad can do

everything

pani what he’s really smart

he can take a budget right hi vid what

language you can speak well he can speak

Spanish Italian French German Japanese

Arabic and a lot more so my dad’s very

much athletic aha since when do men play

football pants and baseball oh well can

your dad cook now Stan my dad is a

wonderful cook

really yes and you can paint and play

the piano too Oh

my dad can see that but my mom is

beautiful and smart choices please come

in thank you so no thanks would you like

tea or coffee a cup of coffee tea how

about a cookie no thanks I’m on a diet

excuse me yes can I help you I’d like a

pair of shoes please what color would

you like brown what size are you seven

can I try them on sure hi opposing yoga

cream what flavor strawberry chocolate

or vanilla strawberry in a sugar cone or

in a cup in a cup see there you go

that’s a dollar 95

what do they have hi there friends

my name is Courtney Dallas I’m a famous

actress a superstar I’m from Los Angeles

I have an apartment in New York and a

house in Hollywood with a swimming pool

and a tennis court I have a new Mercedes

and a lot of money in the bank I’m

married and I have three wonderful

children I’ll have everything life’s

great hello my name is I crowd whoops

I’m from Alaska I have a small cabin in

the woods I don’t have a car a TV a

radio or a phone I don’t have a job I

don’t have any money and I don’t have a

family I don’t have anything but life’s

fantastic out here hello there our names

are Tina and Chuck Jackson we’re from

Chicago I’m a nurse and Chuck has a job

in a factory we don’t have a big house

but we have a nice apartment we have two

cars I have a new Honda Chuck doesn’t

have a new car

he has an old Chevrolet it’s beautiful

and we have two great kids life’s good

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that’s awesome

good morning Nancy your passport sure

here it is thank you

hmm okay do you have anything to declare

no I don’t you have six two cases is

that right yes that’s right what do you

have in your cases closed and I have

some contact discs and some perfume

how much perfume do you have one bottle

okay and how many CDs do you have

three fine do you have anything else no

I don’t good now open your suitcase

please huh

what open your suitcase now let’s see

well look at this

you have three portable CD players but

no six large balls of perfume and a lot

of PDA which one hi guys it’s a great

party

thank you how about more salad Thanks

which plate is yours that one’s mine

which one the empty one charlton Lucy

would like to work coffee okay which

mugs are there umm the blue edges and

the white ones hers are you sure um I

don’t know George

give them fresh mug there are some on

the shelf good night and thanks for a

lovely evening

now which coast of yours those cars

which ones the black one and the great

one

ah thanks the gray was mine and the

black ones her horrible

excuse me may I help you I’d like some

information about the trains where to

Montreal when tomorrow morning or

afternoon evening around six o’clock

okay there’s one at 6:40 Thanks excuse

me if is he taken no it isn’t is it okay

if I sit here yes of course is that your

newspaper yes it is

may I borrow it from in it yes sure good

morning I see your ticket please

yes here it is okay do you have any

luggage

yes 1ct put it right here can I turn it

on the plane would think I didn’t heavy

no I’m sorry it’s the wrong side what

are they doing hello oh hi Jamie

yes he is but he’s busy George no he

isn’t working

he’s in the kitchen what are you doing

he’s cooking I’m reading can you help me

Carlos he’s a student he’s staying with

the Flynn’s a family in Boston mrs.

Lynde came help me I’m doing my homework

and I can’t understand this word which

one

oh that’s difficult I’m sorry College I

can’t help you now I’m watching TV I can

help you later

Oh what are you watching I’m watching an

old western with Clint Eastwood

mr. Flynn help me well no he can’t not

now

he’s reading what’s he reading he’s

reading a magazine what about Kate oh

she can’t help you now she’s talking on

the phone we should talk into

I don’t know you’re asking a lot of

questions in iCarly

yes I know

I’m practicing my English shopping can I

help you

pardon me can I help you oh no thanks

I’m just looking can you show me some

cameras please sure what makes you want

I’d like a Minolta this one’s very good

it’s a new model how much is it 180

dollars

oh that’s too expensive how much can you

spend around a hundred here’s one at

9950 great can you show it to me good

morning good morning how may I help you

I’m looking for a textbook what’s the

title

instant English Giamatti yes it’s over

here how much is it twelve dollars won’t

see it please sure there you go thank

you your English is very good

are you studying it no I’m teaching it

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the fossum show

and now ladies and gentlemen here in

Judah Judah is wearing a white silk

flower and the black skirt it’s made of

wool she wearing tan shoes and she’s

carrying a tan leather bag with a gold

chain Thank You Julia now to his reign

she’s wearing dark blue wool pants and a

light blue wool sport coat he’s wearing

a yellow cotton shirt and a red and

yellow spice silk pie Sankey when going

to the movies litter standing outside

the movie theater

he’s waiting for his friend Tanya he’s

looking at his watch because she’s late

an old man’s coming out of the theater a

young woman going into the dead a boys

running up the staff a woman’s buying a

ticket from the cashier some people are

standing in line outside the movie

theater

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now Victor’s in the theater with Sonia

he’s sitting between Tanja and a man

with a mustache a woman sitting in front

of him Victor can’t see the movie

because she’s wearing a hat a man

sitting behind Tanja

he’s eating potato chips Tania’s angry

because she can’t see the movie this is

a scene from the movie in this scene a

beautiful young woman’s lying across the

track

she’s shouting help because it’s train’s

coming along track it’s very near it’s

coming around the bend now what’s on TV

tonight hi David I’m home hi how are you

I’m tired how about you I’m tired too

what time is it - quarter to seven also

TV tonight there’s a good program on PBS

at quarter after nine best animated

movies of the year yes and there’s a

great movie on channel 2 at 8 o’clock

after 59 minutes oh wait a minute

there’s a baseball game on at 7:00 oh I

can’t watch that

look there’s ballet on channel 13

it’s beginning now but Melissa it’s my

favorite team it’s a very important game

it’s the World Series well you can watch

it on the portable TV in the bedroom in

prison

Lara we’re gonna leave this place yeah

what are you going to do first

Lauretta free car meet my girlfriend

take her to an expensive restaurant

we’re gonna have lobster caviar what

about you friend

my wife’s going to need me outside the

prison then we’re going to visit her

mother your mother-in-law

you’re kidding no not I’m going to work

for my wife’s mother really you’re not

going to work for your father-in-law

well she has a little diner in Chicago

what are you going to do there I’m going

to be a dishwasher

what washed dishes well I’m not going to

work I’m going to have a good time

you’re lucky I’m going to rob a bank

next week are you crazy why because I’m

happy for in prison a wedding this is an

American wedding the bride and groom are

leaving City Hall the bride is wearing a

long white gown and carrying a bouquet

of flowers

the groom is wearing a tuxedo and a

purple carnation he’s holding her hand

their friends and relatives are throwing

rice the bride and groom are both

smiling because they’re very happy in a

few minutes

you’re going to get into a white

Cadillac and drive to a hotel for the

reception they’re going to have dinner

and the bride and groom are going to cut

the cake some people are going to make

speeches and their parents are going to

cry then everyone is going to dance

later on the bride and groom are going

to change their clothes then they’re

going to leave the reception and drive

to the airport they’re going to fly to

Acapulco in Mexico for their honeymoon

they aren’t going to tell anyone the

address of their hotel computer detail

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hello come in please

good afternoon my name is Jensen Magnus

Jensen I’m looking for a woman friend

please sit down mr. Jensen may I ask you

some questions

what about well about music for example

do you like music yes I do

I like military band music and classical

lead do you like rock music no I don’t I

don’t like jazz uh-huh okay food do you

like foreign food no I don’t I like meat

and potatoes okay uh how old are you mr.

Jensen what listen here young man I

don’t like these personal questions oh

well um can you fill out this form later

and mail it to me a scene from the movie

please marry me Jackie I want you I need

you I really I’m sorry Lawrence but I

can’t Oh Jackie why not no Larry I like

you I like you a lot but I don’t know

what Jackie love isn’t everything Larry

you don’t understand for me love is

everything

do you love another man Jackie yes Larry

I do love Michael Kennedy yes Michael

Kennedy but he doesn’t want you Stephen

King I know

but Jackie might give it a rich man I

can give you everything what do you want

clothes money travel a house in Palm

Beach no Larry I don’t want those things

I only want

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asking for assistance

excuse me yeah do you have any change

what do you need I need some quarters

sure how many do you want

can you change a dollar bill yes I think

so

here are four quarters hello hello how

can I help you could you repair any food

sure what’s the problem

they need new seals no problem when you

need them as soon as possible

it’s Thursday afternoon return yes

that’s great

excuse me yes is there a parking lot

near here yes there is is it far

no not turn right at the first traffic

light it’s on the Left thank you you’re

welcome

an interview

Arnold Rivera the speedy news reporter

is interviewing mrs. Cornelia vandergilt

for the program real people

well mrs. vandergeld please tell our

viewers about an ordinary day in your

life well I wake up at 8 o’clock really

do you get up then no of course I don’t

get up at that time I have breakfast in

bed and I read the New York Times what

time do you get up I get up at 10

what do you do then I read my letters

and dictate the answers to my secretary

and then at 11 I take a walk with Jimmy

Jimmy who Jimmy Jimmy is my dog Oh Oh

what on your watch I had lunch at 12:30

I eat alone um I see well what do you do

after lunch I rest until 6 o’clock and

at 6:00 what do you do at 6:00 I get

dressed for dinner I have dinner at 7

o’clock yes well what do you do after

dinner I read well watch TV I take a

bath at 9:30 and I go to bed at 10:00

You certainly have a busy and

interesting wise mr. vandergilt

you’re welcome every day marks a truck

driver he’s 25 years old he works five

days a week he gets up at 6 o’clock

every day

he’s an enormous breakfast he drink 2

cups of coffee then he kisses his wife

goodbye he leaves for work at 6:30 he

has lunch at a hamburger place he comes

home at 5 o’clock he has dinner and

watches TV he goes to bed at 10 o’clock

what’s my job

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good evening ladies and gentlemen

welcome to what my job we have three

faces here

dr. Troy Walton I see sign a scientist

Bonita Moreno the movie star and rude

team Alice the rock star they’re going

to ask the questions now here’s our

first contestant okay doctor Eisenstein

um do you work outside you I don’t I say

do you work in an office

well yes yes I do do you wear a uniform

no I don’t let’s blow me love Moreno oh

if your job important yes it is

do you get a big salary yes I do

do you have any specialty promise yes I

do wipe you later

now rude me mallet what’s happening you

work with your hands yes I do do you

work on weekend you know I don’t you

travel on your work you know I don’t

that’s a nice question now you can ask

one last question

are you and doctor no I’m not I’m a

dentist

karaoke women computers incorporated

always has an end-of-the-year party for

its workers they usually have dinner and

then they gas this year they’re doing

something different they’re having a

karaoke party come on Brittany sing us a

song no way why not I never sing in

public but you can’t sing well I often

sing in a car but that’s different I’m

on my own men only in the car

well I occasionally sing in the shower

but everybody sometimes things in the

shower well there you go you can’t sing

Travis I really don’t want to what’s

your favorite song

I don’t know I hardly ever listen to

rock music I usually listen to opera

they don’t have opera Britney you know

that come on think of a song oh all

right

ladies and gentlemen our next singer is

Britta young from the sales division you

always ask me questions uh namsun a

questionnaire awesome McNair works for a

market research company in San Francisco

he’s asking people about their free time

excuse me ma’am

what I’m from market research

incorporated may I ask you some

questions ah yes all right thank you

first what time you usually get home

from work um I usually get home about 6

o’clock when you usually have dinner I

usually eat about 7:00 but I sometimes

eat at 8:00 or 9:00 my husband works too

and what do you usually do after dinner

well I sometimes go out but I usually

stay home and read or watch TV how often

you go out oh not often about once or

twice a week you open to your friends

yes I do pretty often I sometimes visit

them and they sometimes visit me you

ever go to the Moody

oh yes how often well occasionally I

like

horror movies Frankenstein or Dracula

what about the theater you ever go to

the theater yes I do but not often

in fact I hardly ever go to the theater

you ever go to the ballet no never

I don’t like ballet well thank you Miss

Ross may I ask you a question

yes what do you do in your spare time I

ask questions miss Ross I never answered

them Oh what do they do every day hello

my name is Chuck Seeger I’m a pilot for

global airlines

I fly a 747 I’m not working today I’m

playing golf it’s my favorite sport this

woman’s a violinist

her name’s musical she plays the violin

in the Boston Symphony Orchestra

she isn’t playing the violin right now

she’s dancing with her boyfriend

this is a picture of Joan and Dave they

see Singlish that align with school in

San Francisco they aren’t teaching right

now here in a restaurant they’re talking

about their students this is Cynthia

Graham she dances for the New York City

Ballet

he isn’t dancing right now she’s taking

a bath in her hotel room later she’s

going to dance at the White House or the

president anti-scale well or badly

there’s a baseball game on TV today the

New York rebels are playing the Chicago

Blue Sox they’re both good teams they

usually play well but today the rebels

are playing very well and the Blue Sox

are playing badly we invented er often

has activates this is his fourth

accident this year he’s a bad driver

because he’s a fast and careless driver

he drives past carelessly and badly John

Gonzalez is an excellent driver he

always drives slowly carefully and well

all his friends say John’s a good driver

he’s very careful Susan yamakawa was

very hard she’s a fast worker

her boss often says new yamakawa worked

hard eight hours a day he’s a hard

worker and a good employee

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leisure time

what are you doing this weekend I’m

going out of town oh where are you going

I’m going to Cape Cod for how long just

the two days

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would you like to come to a party well

I’d like to

when is it saturday night oh sorry I’m

busy on Saturday what are you doing I’m

doing my homework

your homework that’s right well maybe

some other time right thanks anyway

would you like today okay you come here

often

sometimes good manners no I don’t would

work in a bank you reckon it’s okay lost

in my Agra fall excuse me I’m looking

for the Skylon power pardon me I’m

looking for the Skylon tower it’s right

behind you you’re standing right in

front of it where can I find the boat

trip to the Falls you want the Maid of

the Mist Plaza walk along this street is

the Niagara Parkway stay near the river

the road goes around to the right the

entrance of the boat trip is just around

the bend

on your right you can’t miss it sorry

could you repeat that

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pardon me how do I get to the United

States just come straight ahead

go across the Rainbow Bridge in your

there this sighs Canada at sides the USA

which are the canadian falls there on

our right the Horseshoe Falls is another

name for the Canadian fall so the

American Falls are across the river on

our left that’s correct

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personal information AMC movie theater

how can I love you I’d like two tickets

for lab for when Saturday at 4 o’clock

defend us 26 4 o’clock bus line bottle

house recipe card numbers 9 9 9 9 8 1 6

mo 2 2 7 7 4 5 3

I’m with the moon which agrees on the

UPS placing date on the car July

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are you sitting there yes it’s my first

day pretty funny

CSS oh really from Sao Paulo and I see

on your screen in Brazil no I’m not

I work for an airline really performs

body do you know it

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hello I’d like a membership card for the

recreation center the centers for the

brentwood area only yes or no do you

live work or go to school in the area I

go to school here do you have a student

ID it’s right here

I’m a student that would tallest okay

can you complete this form I also need a

passport photograph and 20 dollars if

you’re a student just out yes there’s a

discount of 25% $20 is a good contrast

where were you princess Amelia of

sylvania is on a skiing trip to Aspen

Colorado princess Amelia employs three

security guards the outside her hotel

now they’re talking to a photographer

the princess has a lot of problems with

photography okay don’t move what’s your

name bud Hansen Buxton Hansen I work for

the national question right you were

here yesterday no I wasn’t yes you were

you were here yesterday afternoon I

wasn’t I was in Denver yesterday yeah

what about Saturday where were you on

Saturday what time 2:00 o’clock where

were you at 2:00 o’clock I was here on a

ski slope right and where were you on

January 12 I can’t remember it was a

Wednesday

oh really no I can’t remember

I can you were in New York outside

pretty fit familiares hotel and where

were you at seven o’clock this evening

I’m not answering any more questions yes

you are bud you’re outside the swimming

pool with your camera and the princess

within the pool okay

but there wasn’t any film in my camera

Yeah right okay open your camera

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vacations

hi Joe where were you last month

oh hi Diane I was on vacation really you

were on vacation in January yes I was in

Colorado in January where were you last

month I was in Florida Florida what was

it like fantastic

the weather was beautiful and the ocean

was very warm what would the hotel like

excellent there was a swimming pool and

a private beach and there were three

restaurants what were the people like

they were very friendly what Suzanne

with you yes she loves the Sun what

about your children were they with you

no they weren’t they were with their

grandparents in Chicago returned from

space still strong-armed the astronaut

is talking about his journey to the moon

ople Winfred the TV personality is

interviewing Phill

welcome welcome back to earth hey clance

miss Winfred I mean opal

do you have any problems on the trip

industry we didn’t have any serious

problems but it certainly wasn’t a

picnic working we didn’t have a bath or

a shave for two weeks

oh really yes it wasn’t very comfortable

what about food

what little present well we didn’t have

any normal food what peach you had we

have some food tablets and other kinds

of food in - are you going to need

anything

I hope so opal it was uncomfortable and

it’s difficult but it was wonderful

did you get everything Ron Carter goes

downtown every Saturday he went downtown

last Saturday he usually plays pool with

his friends he played pool last Saturday

afternoon after he leaves the pool hall

he usually goes to the supermarket and

gets the food for the week he got the

food last Saturday he usually comes home

by bus but last Saturday’s he came home

by poxy Ron is that you yes through

amber did you come home by taxi yes I

did the were very heavy

did you get everything yes I got roll

almost everything almost everything well

I went to the butcher but they didn’t

have anything they didn’t have any fake

no so I got some hamburgers did you go

to the bakery yes but I didn’t get any

bread you didn’t get any bread well no

they didn’t have any bread but they had

some roll so I guess roll how many rolls

did you get

I can’t remember why yeah what time did

you go to the store I went at five

o’clock the shelves were empty in the

office hello Gloria hi Jane

did you enjoy lunch yes I did did you

finish those report yes I typed them

they’re on your desk

did you photocopy them yes I photocopied

everything and I mailed the letters too

good thank you you’re welcome

Oh mr. Thompson was here chief

accountant did he call for an

appointment sir no he didn’t

what time to be arrived about two

o’clock but he only waited about five

minutes that’s strange

what we want he probably wanted some

free advice

if anybody telephone no nobody Oh No

what’s the matter you mail the letter

yes of course but I didn’t sign them I

sign them it was my name thank you

Thank You Gloria that was great The

Legend of Willie the kid Willie the kid

arrived in Dodge City won today he

walked into the saloon and looked slowly

around the room

everybody was afraid Willie had two guns

the sheriff was in his office he was

asleep the barkeeper rushed into the

sheriff’s office

Willie two kids in town the sheriff

hurried to the saloon give me your guns

Willie so sheriff shouted to Willie

this tile is too small for both of us

Willie replied calmly they walked into

the street the sheriff later will he

moves you hand toward his gun the

sheriff pulled out his gun he fired

twice

the first bullet miss Willy ii killed

two Cowboys carried Willie away that was

the end of Willy the key for invitations

Maria is a student at Yale University

she studies Spanish and she goes to

Mexico

every summer she sees interesting places

live in the Sun and eat a lot of Mexican

food

she always flies to Mexico with

Aeromexico professor Hopkins teaching

Spanish at Yale University

he’s Maria’s teacher he went to India

last summer he saw the Taj Mahal

and rode on an elephant he wrote

postcards to all his friends he flew

with Air India Maria’s parents went to

Italy last year they toured the country

by bus they saw a lot of interesting

places they ate spaghetti in Rome drank

coffee in Venice and took a lot of

photographs the Sun shone every day they

flew to Italy with Alitalia Paulo’s from

Brazil he traveled around the United

States last summer he stayed there for a

month

of course he ate hamburgers and drank

coca-cola he met a lot of interesting

people he bought a lot of souvenirs and

took them back to Brazil he flew there

with Varig

survivors bill Craig and Chris Alonzo

are toast filing last year their plane

crashed in the Pacific Ocean they were

in a rubber lifeboats for four weeks

they didn’t have much water and they

didn’t have many things three they hold

a few bananas and a little apple juice

from the plane they caught a lot of fish

they had only a little chocolate they

had only a few crackers and a few Apple

they lost a lot of weight after four

weeks they were lucky they saw a ship

and rescue them they wrote a book about

their experience it’s called survivor

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5th Avenue Misha Botnick is the director

of 5th Avenue it’s the morning after the

first performance he’s speaking to the

performers well guys I worked hard you

worked hard we all work hard what’s

happened last night you were terrible

the show was terrible Whitney yes miss

Botti look with me you’re a good singer

you usually sing well Thank You mr. back

me but left like you’re saying badly

with me what happened I don’t know with

the botany I sing the last song well

they say the last stone will

you forgot the words Whitney why are you

laughing Jackie sorry mr. bottner J

you’re famous you’re a great dancer

I saw your rings embossed in your dance

very well you’re the star of this show

I’m sorry about last night mr.

I had one or two problem one or two else

you lost your shoe then your dance badly

in the love scene I only had one shoe

miss about it finally Jason finally you

fell into the orchestra pit talking

about the past

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hi there I’m David and I’m your waiter

for today are you enjoying your vacation

yes thanks is this your first day in

Orlando no we came here two days ago

where are you from Canada we’re from

Toronto did you go to a theme park

yesterday yes we went to Universal

Studios did you have a good time yes

thank you great now what can I get you

for breakfast

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what did you do last weekend I went to

Tampa really how did you go I went by

car how long did it take you took about

two hours did you have a good time yeah

great

excuse me I left my glasses here this

morning where did you need them over

there I was at the table by the window

well you’re lucky the way I found him

about an hour ago thank goodness I was

really worried there you go

who gave it to me a few minutes ago yes

those are mine they’re new

I lost my last pair the six o’clock news

including me

this is the six o’clock news from

Washington with JC Kennedy and Warren

wolf last night there was an earthquake

in maan Benga the earthquake destroyed

the central bank many buildings fell

down the men wanganeen Army is in the

capital they are helping survivors the

Red Cross sent planes with food and

medicine to the area this morning

the Virginia police are looking for two

climbers in the Blue Ridge Mountains the

climbers left yesterday morning to climb

Mountain blue it began to snow heavily

yesterday afternoon the police sent out

a search party last night they spent the

night on the mountains but they didn’t

find the climbers yesterday Washington

DC Mayor nancy burns opened a new

rehabilitation center in the DC hospital

she met all the doctors and nurses and

spoke to the first patients mrs. burns

does a lot of work with the disabled and

that’s the news for tonight

now over to Jasmin Gonzalez for the

weather report

dinner with a star

Harriett dormer won a magazine contest

the prize was dinner in Hollywood with a

movie star she’s having dinner with

Kevin costly the actor why mr. costly

this is a change I don’t usually eat in

restaurants you know well you’re eating

in a restaurant tonight

oh yes mr. costly it’s wonderful please

don’t tell me mr. costly friends always

call me Evan

all right Kevin and we’re having spill a

minyan I normally have Franks and beans

on Mondays you see my husband doesn’t

like restaurants just tell me about your

husband

what’s he doing now he’s just over there

he’s recording a video for me could you

wave to a mr. tough I mean kidding sure

what his name Andre

hello there Andy good to see you how’s

it going

thank you would you like a drink

champagne maybe

oh I never drink alcohol a diet soda

peace prize

I’d like a diet soda too I’m filming

tonight uh Kevin can I ask you a

question sure area well it’s very

difficult

go ahead ask me

I read some stories in the National

questioner about you and you’re my

favorite actor and all and I just wanted

to ask you

yeah well is that really your hair or is

it a wig oh I’m sorry that wasn’t very

polite but okay all mine you could try

it give it a good Bowl oh yes it’s yours

I’m very sorry

[Music]

an accident two cars were going down 2nd

Street in Lawrence Kansas a middle-aged

woman was driving a Chevrolet right

behind her a teenage student was driving

an old Ford the woman was driving slowly

and carefully the student wasn’t driving

carefully he was worrying about his

classes in school he was doing badly in

Spanish and physics he was worrying

about the final exams so he wasn’t

paying attention to the road the traffic

light was green a young woman was

walking down the street a cat was

sitting on the corner near the traffic

light a dog was sitting on the opposite

corner an investigation last night at

9:18 p.m. mr. Scott Shaw a high school

principal was walking from his office to

his car when he was attacked from behind

the attacker hit the principal on the

head the police think the attacker was a

student they are going to question every

student in the school both male and

female a police officer questioned the

victim at the hospital last night

what can you remember about the attack

mr. Shaw well I was working late last

night what time did you leave your

office and about a quarter after 9:00

are you sure yes I am I looked at my

watch what did you do then

well I locked the office door and I was

walking to the parking lot when somebody

hit me on the head did you see the

attacker no he was wearing a mask over

his face he oh so it was a man well I’m

not really sure no no I don’t know

tell me mr. Shaw how do you

you like well when they were putting me

into the ambulance they dropped me

pictures from the past

Josh is visiting his mother he’s with

his new girlfriend Rosa that’s a nice

picture of Josh mrs. Ryan did you take

it

yes Photography is my hobby I have a lot

of pictures of Josh oh really

may I see some why yes there’s an album

here oh no mom not the photographs

please I want to see them oh wow look

Josh could sit up when he was six months

old that’s really cute and you could

talk when he was a year look this is

awful please mom be quiet Joshua wait he

was three he could swim really I

couldn’t swim until I was five or six

this is a picture on the bee mom I’m not

wearing any clothes in that picture

Miami police squad this is a very

important job bling rightful what do I

have to do you have to fly to Bermuda

tonight

Bermuda have I have a girlfriend there I

know that but you can’t visit her to a

bus well where do I have to stay we have

to go to the palm tree Hotel stay in

your room and wait for Eric every time

the potential patients with their sport

do I offer you the British one and don’t

forget you have to sleep with a British

accent

they can’t discover your real

nationality okay do I have to drink tea

yes you do oh no thought I a

[Music]

okay Garmin we have to get that painted

here’s the plan go to the palm tree

hotel we have to reserve a room oh you

don’t we reserved a room for you next to

the wing Skynyrd room do I have to stay

in your room no you don’t but you have

to watch Skinner all the time you have

to find that Payton you’ll have to

contact you every day no you can’t it’s

too dangerous for you right because the

wing Skinner’s of very dangerous guy

okay

decide everything oh and you have to

speak with a British accent

he can’t discover that you’re an

American police officer telephoning

hello is it Keiko nothing more of their

credit Birdman hello I’m sorry but I

can’t go down oh well when do you expect

her back I’m not sure could we take a

message

[Music]

9x what city San Diego

that’s area code six one nine please

dial six one nine five five five one two

one two for directory assistance Nigeria

Pacific down what name and city Gonzalez

1854 camellia blood phone today the

number is area code six one nine four

five one zero two three nine hello can I

call direct to Rio de Janeiro from my

room yes first press nine for an

external line with raton then press p

international access numbers 0 1 1

okay then press the country code 55 for

brazil and the area code right rios 21

okay that’s correct then just press the

local number that’s great thank you on

the moon the eagle has landed on the

moon

astronaut Phil strong-arm is speaking to

Mission Control in Houston hello Phil

can you hear me yes I can hear you

clearly what are you going to do next

I’m going to open the door hello

milk what are you doing now I’m opening

the door Phil have you open the door yes

I’ve opened it I can see the moon and

it’s fantastic

where’s it gone okay which way the car

yes and safe 34 it’s this way I can’t

see no Kelly it’s gone are you sure yes

it wasn’t space 34 it it isn’t there now

it’s gone Kelly

it really has gone this is terrible it’s

only two months old come on where’s it

gone this is the high-security parking

garage you can’t get out without ticket

and you have to ticket but space 34 is

empty and it’s the right number I wrote

it on the ticket let me see

Oh mark it hasn’t gone we’re on the

wrong floor

look this is flora see the cars on floor

ID hey Bill can you lend me $10 sorry I

can’t I haven’t been to the bank today

um I haven’t been there either and I

need some money we could go now

no the banks closed it’s too late Ross

nasty has he been to the bay yes you

have you always go to the bank on Monday

what have you done

oh no what’s wrong I can’t find my

opinion really it isn’t funny oh yes it

is it is I don’t understand well you

have to look carefully I’ve looked

everywhere

no you haven’t look behind your ear Oh

watch out I’ve just washed the floor no

you haven’t

yes I have well you haven’t done a very

good job look over there

you’ve missed a spot you’re right here’s

the mop I’m so bored well do something

what for example wash your hair

I’ve already washed it call your friend

Susan I’m already talked to her today in

your room I’ve already cleaned it then

do the dishes haven’t you done them yet

no I haven’t oh all right city and

country yeah I’ve got a new job I’m

going to live in New York you are I

lived in New York five years ago did you

like it not very much we go

well there were too many people with too

much noise

love clouds and noise well I don’t and I

don’t like pollution what do you mean

there isn’t enough fresh air in New York

but you can go to concerts from afar LA

and Broadway and I never had enough

money for all that

the rents are very high why well because

there aren’t enough apartment well I

still prefer big city but why I was born

in a small town it was too quiet and too

dull

you were lucky I don’t think so there

wasn’t much to do that’s why young

people go to New York but New York’s too

expensive for young people they still go

they want excitement well I don’t want

excitement

I just want a quiet life that’s all

your local tours Elmer colt is from

Congress

he’s on a 14-day tour of Europe the tour

started in London at the moment he’s in

Prague it’s the 8th day of the tour he’s

already been to seven countries and

stayed in the principal cities he’s

never been to Europe before and he’s

already seen a lot of new places he’s

done a lot of interesting things on the

tour has he finished yet

[Music]

Elmer calls home

hello mom is that you Oh Elmer yeah how

are you

well I dunno I’m fine I just arrived in

Prague mom you haven’t entered any post

card war yes I have I’ve sent one from

every fish have you been to Paris

yeah Paloma and I have have you been to

be in a walk no I haven’t we’re going to

be in it tomorrow filmer are you still

there yes mom how many countries have

you seen now well this is an eighth day

so I’ve already seen a country how do

you forms much money well uh yes mom

I bought a lot of souvenirs and I want

to buy some more can you send me a

thousand dollars all right Elmer Elmer

are you listening to me

sure MA have you taken many pictures

Elmer’s yes I’ve taken a lot I’ve used

three rolls of film have you met any

nice girls want

oh yes mom there’s a girl from Texas on

the tour we’ve done everything together

Elmer Elma are you still there

[Music]

have you ever have you ever studied the

language before yes I have Oh which one

did you study I studied Spanish in high

school have you ever been to a big

wedding yes I have whose wedding was it

it was my brother

have you ever seen a fire oh yes I have

when did you see it I thought bad fire

in Detroit in 1992 pretty lovely in

sushi yes I have

where did you eat it Maria and I ate

sushi in Hawaii last year have you ever

had the flu yes I have and when did you

have it I had it last winter have you

ever broken a bone

yes I have what did you break I broke my

leg dr. Phil gold invention Dr Finkel an

inventor he has just found a new machine

the machine can change people

his assistant abroad I’m going to try

the machine for the first time is it

safe doctor again yes of crossing in

foreign I’m afraid dr. Hansen this

machine is going to change you you’re

going to be a better person but it’s

stronger of you know healthier happier

well I’m happy now doctor well you’re

going to be happier and more intelligent

I’m intelligent now go to huh

yes well you’re less intelligent than I

am Boris just get into the machine

but doctor yes and younger too sorry

about that father mommy

[Music]

a hard life

yes Lloyd is talking to your grandfather

about his new job

it’s horrible grandpa I have to get up

at 7 o’clock because I have to catch the

bus to work because I knew I have to

make the coffee at work I have to work

hard during the week I’m only happy on

weekends and have to work when the

grandfather isn’t very sympathetic I had

their start work when I was 14 I lived

in West Virginia and there wasn’t much

work I had to work in the coal mines

there work 12 hours a day we didn’t have

to work on Sundays and we had to work

the other six days of the week when I

was 18 World War two started on joining

the army I had to wear a uniform

I had to go to Europe we had to obey the

officers a lot of my friends died when I

was 16 I had to go into the hospital

because of the dust of the mines it was

the only quiet time in my life I didn’t

have to work and I didn’t have to earn

money I retired when I was 65 nowadays I

don’t work and I don’t have to get up

early but I have to live on my pension

life is still difficult so Jerry I don’t

feel sorry for you

the city again okay it’s my turn

three one two three

I’m on blue blue that’s geography what’s

the biggest country in the world uh

Canada no rush is bigger than Canada

it’s the biggest country in the world

that’s not right in my geography book

the USSR was the biggest but Russia is

smaller than the USSR the doesn’t matter

Candace Russia is smaller than the USSR

but it’s still bigger than Canada

your turn Megan okay six

what’s that nature what is the most

intelligent animal in the world

that’s easy humans are the most

intelligent no what do you mean no the

answer on the card is whale whales have

a big brain but that’s not the same

thing that’s the answer on the card okay

it’s my turn see end power rhodium Adam

are on vacation in Toronto they’re

visiting the CN Tower

did you get the ticket yes they’re here

where’s the line for the elevators it’s

this way are you okay Adam uh yes it’s

just well I don’t like Heights that’s

all

I feel dizzy if you’d better over here

Adam you can see father don’t go too

near the window come on you can see the

city better from here Oh what’s that

down there it’s an airplane it’s landing

at the airport Lars it’s below us can we

go up to the space deck that’s the

highest level it’s 33 stories higher

than this one what do we have - it’s the

highest public observation gallery in

the world we have to see it ah all right

this is fantastic

it’s the most exciting place I’ve ever

been to think about it autumn we’re on

the tallest building in the world I am

thinking about it come over here this is

the best news you can see Niagara Falls

and it’s a hundred miles away oh sorry

are you okay oh not really

no worse ah put on the crowd again ha I

feel better already

thanks for coming up with me ha that’s

okay Jody you know something I’m not

going to be afraid of heights again

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I’ll do it

how many more sir who are you my name is

withered sir I’m your new personal

assistant where’s mrs. Sharma I want my

coffee I’ll get it sir

there you go sir I do Mother’s ah it’s

Withers sir it’s hot in here will you

open the window please yes sir I’ll get

you a glass of iced water - good please

be quick where you bring me these

suggestions box liver of course I will

sir where is it in the cafeteria people

can put suggestions about food company

in it I’ll get it right away

all right brother let’s there are a

lot of suggestions sir Wow let’s hear

them yes sir this is the first one

why doesn’t Burnett speak politely to

people next why don’t the boss remember

our name and another why don’t we begin

work at 11 a.m.

old Burnett does and another over matter

who wrote the suggestions of a sign them

no sir I’m their names others I will sir

and don’t tell anybody about the

suggestions I won’t sir

[Music]

comparing things are you ready yes let’s

go down for breakfast I like your room

it’s the same as yours no it isn’t it’s

different from mine is it yes it is it’s

bigger and it has a better view hi Sarah

good to see you good to see you Sam

are you staying here no I’m at the

Ambassador it’s down the street how is

it

well it isn’t as modern as this hotel

but it’s very comfortable how long have

you been at this conference as long as

you have today funny I haven’t seen you

before

really I saw you in the coffee shop I

waved but you didn’t see me did you

enjoy that presentation not really did

you know I’ve heard a lot of boring

speakers before but you know the most

boring speaker I’ve ever heard are you

going to the next presentation I know

are you no I’m not let’s go and have a

cup of coffee something nothing anything

everything good morning good morning how

can I help you I want some seats for

Tuesday night are there any left no I’m

very sorry there are no seats left every

seat is reserved doctor I think there’s

something in my eyes let me have a look

everything looks plenty and it hurts I

can’t see anything

no I’m sure there’s nothing there

there’s somebody in the other office I

didn’t hear anybody take a look please

okay no there’s nobody there everybody’s

gone home what are you looking for by

10:00 it’s somewhere in this room have

you looked everywhere yes I can’t find

it anywhere

four lives

Herbert Kirk James Brody Nina Rafi and

Charles Phillips all went to the same

school

they finished elementary school in 1978

and High School in 1984 they’ve had very

different career turkey birth between a

politician four years ago he’s very

successful

we brought a country house three years

ago and bought a Jaguar at the same time

he’s been a congressman for four years

Jimmy Brody was very lucky he won a

lottery in 1991 and moved to a Pacific

island

he bought a luxury yacht and next year

he’s still on the island

he’d been there since 1991 he’s had his

shots since 1992

Gina Rossi and Charlie Phillips sell in

lovak school is a hurrivane when I

finished high school she wears it

everyday and she’s never taken it off

they got married in 1988 and they’re

still in love they move to Arizona in

1993

an electronic world pardon me sir is

everything here yours yes that’s right

I’m sorry sir you can’t use any

electronic equipment during takeoff and

landing

and why not it’s an airline regulation

sir you can use the CD player during the

flight but I’m afraid you can’t use the

laptop computer or the portable phone or

the portable CDs I have to use my

computer I need it I’m very sorry but I

can’t live without it what am I going to

do for two hours who can read sir

breathe but I don’t have any books I’ll

get you a magazine sir battle of the

bands this is the National Battle of the

Bands contest all the band has played

and in a moment we’re going to hear the

result of the contest the key finalists

are Dixie chickeny and technocrat all of

the members of technocrat are from

Philadelphia

they’re on the left all of them are

wearing black suits and silver shirts

all of the members of Dixie chickens are

from Atlanta Georgia

none of them are wearing suits Lee

announcer is Tino Rivera she’s standing

with one of the members of Dixie

chickens and one of the members of

technocrats both of them are guitarist

neither of them has been on TV before

both of them are nervous and neither of

them is smiling

[Music]

now the judges have voted and Tina has

announced the results this chickens have

won the contest

all of them are smiling the members of

technocrat are happy

none of them are smiling some of the

people in the audience are cheering but

some of them are booing

some of them preferred Dixie chickens

but some of them preferred technocrat

the prizes are great both of the Bands

are going to get record contracts

special occasion can I help you yes I

want to send some flowers to my mother

in Chicago what kind of flowers would

you like now what do you recommend roses

are very nice as a family okay a dozen

pink roses tea would include a message

yes just say happy birthday mom love

Cindy mrs. Martinez yes tone this is a

present for you a present for me

what a nice surprise can I open it now

yes of course

Oh candy I love candy and you very very

much Paul thank you mrs. Martinez you’ve

been very kind to me it’s been a

wonderful party thank you very much but

you can’t go yet the party’s just

beginning I’m sorry but I really have to

I have to catch the last train both did

silly I’ll give you a ride where you go

Montreal oh well thanks for coming and

thanks for the present you’re very

welcome

I’ll see you soon yes

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