English Comprehension Practice to Improve Your Skills in 2 Hours 30 Minutes

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want to completely understand everything

in your target language in this guide

you’ll learn the top 10 ways to improve

your listening skills with our lessons

let’s begin number 1 take your very

first lesson the best way to practice

listening is to just start listening

expose yourself to native speakers as

much as possible so access any audio or

video lesson on the site and press the

play button to get started you can do

the lessons on the site or on the app

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less than 30 seconds and it’s free then

click on the play button on any lesson

and start learning number to slow the

lesson down now if a conversation is too

fast for you simply adjust the playback

speed in the lesson control bar and

listen to it again at a slower speed

this will help you understand every word

another way to pick apart every word

that you hear is read along as you

listen just read along as you listen and

you’ll never miss a word you can read

along with the lesson notes or a lesson

transcript that come with every lesson

the lesson notes give you the dialogue

the translations and in-depth grammar

tutorials the lesson transcript is the

full word-for-word transcript of

everything you hear you can also read

along with the dialogue study tool which

gives you the line by line breakdown of

the conversation including the audio and

translations number 4 listen to the line

by line breakdown with the very same

dialogue study tool what makes this tool

so powerful is you can listen to each

line individually and replay it as much

as you want until you understand every

single word this is useful for mastering

fast conversations that you would Miss

otherwise number 5 listen to the

dialogue track the dialogue track gives

you the conversation of that lesson in

the target language only no translations

and you have this tool in every audio

lesson listen to it and see how much you

can understand number six

download the dialogue tracks and make a

playlist this is a great immersion

tactic download the tracks to your

computer or mobile device then play them

on a loop to immerse yourself in the

language and improve your listening

skills each track is only about ten to

thirty seconds so it won’t take you long

number seven play the vocabulary

slideshow you get the slideshow study

tool with all of our audio lessons and

vocabulary lists click on start

slideshow sit back and listen you can

also play it on loop and immerse

yourself in the language number eight

get listening assignments from your

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assignments covering reading writing

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teacher these assignments can be

tailored to your goals and needs you can

get a new one

every week or any time you’re ready for

a new one

number nine take the listening

comprehension lessons these lessons are

designed to test your listening skills

you’ll hear a dialogue in the target

language and based on the dialogue

you’ll be asked to answer a question to

check if you understood there are no

translations here except for the

subtitles read along with the subtitles

to understand everything number 10

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listening a woman bought a bed

where is she going to put it your new

bed it’s huge

yep I can’t put it by the door let’s put

it at the other end of the room shall we

put it in the middle No let’s put it in

the corner okay sounds good can you help

me lift it

where is she going to put it

a woman bought a bed

where is she going to put it your new

bed it’s huge

yep I can’t put it by the door let’s put

it at the other end of the room shall we

put it in the middle No let’s put it in

the corner okay sounds good can you help

me lift it

a man and a woman are talking how many

people in total are coming to the party

the party’s tomorrow who’s coming well

the two of us two friends of mine and my

pottery teacher that will make five then

oh well my teachers also bringing his

wife Wow a big party then

how many people in total are coming to

the party

a man and a woman are talking

how many people in total are coming to

the party the party’s tomorrow who’s

coming well the two of us two friends of

mine and my pottery teacher that will

make five then oh well my teachers also

bringing his wife Wow a big party then

a man and a woman are talking

how many people in total are coming to

the party the party’s tomorrow who’s

coming well the two of us two friends of

mine and my pottery teacher that will

make five then oh well my teachers also

bringing his wife Wow a big party then

how many people in total are coming to

the party

a man and a woman are talking

how many people in total are coming to

the party the party’s tomorrow who’s

coming well the two of us two friends of

mine and my pottery teacher that will

make five then oh well my teachers also

bringing his wife Wow a big party then

a woman is looking at clothes in a

boutique what is she going to buy Wow

this blue skirt and that white skirt I

like them both the white skirt is really

popular right now the blue ones a bit

expensive too

well that’s true but it suits you um I

can’t afford both I’ll take the white

one an excellent choice

thank you very much

what is she going to buy

a woman is looking at clothes in a

boutique what is she going to buy Wow

this blue skirts and that white skirt I

like them both the white skirt is really

popular right now the blue ones a bit

expensive too well that’s true but it

suits you um I can’t afford both I’ll

take the white one an excellent choice

thank you very much

a man and a woman are talking how old is

the man now

your birthday is really soon isn’t it

yep it’s the day after tomorrow how old

are you going to be I’m turning 60

congratulations

we should celebrate thank you very much

it’s kind of you to say

how old is the man now

a man and a woman are talking

how old is the man now your birthday is

really soon isn’t it yep it’s the day

after tomorrow how old are you going to

be I’m turning 60 congratulations we

should celebrate

thank you very much it’s kind of you to

say

a woman is in a department store which

floor is she going to excuse me where

are the children’s clothes they’re on

the fifth and sixth floors do you also

have baby clothes yes they’re on the

sixth floor we have a lot there thank

you very much I’ll go and have a look

there

which floor is she going to

a woman is in a department store which

floor is she going to

excuse me where are the children’s

clothes they’re on the fifth and sixth

floors do you also have baby clothes yes

they’re on the sixth floor we have a lot

there thank you very much I’ll go and

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today we’re going to talk about four

techniques to help you stop translating

in your head and instead start thinking

in your target language this will allow

you to have conversations with ease read

smoothly and better understand native

speakers these are four methods to help

you think in a new language

number one surround yourself with your

target language this way you’ll be

completely immersed in the language

without realizing it you’ll learn

pronunciation sentence structures

grammar and new vocabulary play music in

the background while you’re cooking or

have a radio station on while you study

just use one of our endless podcasts

available to you these are easy to

listen to in the background while doing

other things number two learn through

observation this is how we all learned

our native languages as kids words will

develop their own meanings that relate

better to your target language rather

than meanings that are translated

directly number three speak out loud to

yourself even if you’re a little

embarrassed it forces you to listen to

how you speak it makes it much easier to

spot simple grammar mistakes

number four practice daily if you

practice everything for only one day you

won’t retain the information you learned

the brain can realistically only focus

for about 30 minutes so studying a

little every day allows you to absorb

better follow these steps and have

patience you’ll soon be able to achieve

your language learning goals just make

sure to remember these four methods to

Baker’s are talking how are they going

to display their bread this new cheesy

bread isn’t selling well is it

no we placed it on the top shelf though

hmm maybe it’s too high for some people

they probably can’t see it then let’s

put it on the middle shelf sounds good

they’ll see it when they first come into

the store and why don’t we put a red

cloth on this shelf so that they know

it’s our new bread all right then we’ll

have to move the croissants to somewhere

else

top or bottom why don’t we put our

regular items on the top shelf

they’ll sell well even if they’re not

easy to spot that has to be the French

bread then let’s put it in a basket

so it’ll stand out good idea now the

croissants have to be on the bottom okay

how does it look

looks good let’s see how it goes for a

week and then decide if we need to make

any adjustments

how are they going to display their

bread

two Baker’s are talking how are they

going to display their bread this new

cheesy bread isn’t selling well is it no

we placed it on the top shelf though hmm

maybe it’s too high for some people they

probably can’t see it then let’s put it

on the middle shelf sounds good

they’ll see it when they first come into

the store and why don’t we put a red

cloth on this shelf so that they know

it’s our new bread all right then we’ll

have to move the croissants to somewhere

else

top or bottom why don’t we put our

regular items on the top shelf

they’ll sell well even if they’re not

easy to spot that has to be the French

bread then let’s put it in a basket

so it’ll stand out good idea now the

croissants have to be on the bottom okay

how does it look looks good let’s see

how it goes for a week and then decide

if we need to make any adjustments

a male student and a female student are

talking about volunteer activities which

activities are they going to take part

in I heard we’re supposed to volunteer

for some activity and write a report

about it for class we can choose

anything right what are you going to do

I haven’t made up my mind yet what about

you I haven’t decided yet either I’m

interested in environmental issues so

I’m looking for something in a nature

conservation group I see

so you want to go and pick up trash off

of the ground well that’d be okay

actually but I’m looking for a group

activity I want to learn more about a

leadership role in this kind of

organization as well if possible you

know I have a friend who helps out with

a group that plants trees with kids are

you interested in that kind of thing

yeah that sounds good thanks it’d also

be a great opportunity to interact with

children do you want to do this too

maybe but I’d like to try something a

bit more people focused you know like

helping elderly or disabled people

oh my mother is helping out at the local

Senior Center would that be interesting

to you yes that sounds great

which activities are they going to take

part in

a male student and a female student are

talking about volunteer activities which

activities are they going to take part

in I heard we’re supposed to volunteer

for some activity and write a report

about it for class we can choose

anything right what are you going to do

I haven’t made up my mind yet what about

you I haven’t decided yet either I’m

interested in environmental issues so

I’m looking for something in a nature

conservation group I see so you want to

go and pick up trash off of the ground

well that’d be okay actually but I’m

looking for a group activity I want to

learn more about a leadership role in

this kind of organization as well if

possible you know I have a friend who

helps out with a group that plants trees

with kids are you interested in that

kind of thing yeah that sounds good

thanks it’d also be a great opportunity

to interact with children do you want to

do this too maybe but I’d like to try

something a bit more people focused you

know like helping elderly or disabled

people

oh my mother is helping out at the local

Senior Center would that be interesting

to you yes that sounds great

a woman is reporting to her boss about

the results of a questionnaire which

graph represents the employees from the

bee branch last week we asked 200

employees to answer a questionnaire

about their fitness habits the focus of

this questionnaire was on how many hours

they exercise each week did you tally up

the results for the a and B branches

separately yes and employees had four

options less than an hour

around one to two hours around three to

five hours and six hours or more here

are the results so employees in both

branches answered about one to two hours

the most looks like they’re exercising

about once a week yes and after that

employees in the a branch were most

likely to answer about three to five

hours while in the B branch the next

most common answer was less than an hour

hmm not even ten percent of employees at

the B branch exercised more than six

hours that’s right so I was thinking we

could organize weekly sports events

there that anybody could casually join

that’s a good idea

it did give employees a good chance to

socialize - I’ll leave it to you thank

you I’ll take care of it

which graph represents the employees

from the bee branch

a woman is reporting to her boss about

the results of a questionnaire which

graph represents the employees from the

bee branch last week we asked 200

employees to answer a questionnaire

about their fitness habits the focus of

this questionnaire was on how many hours

they exercise each week did you tally up

the results for the a and B branches

separately yes and employees had four

options less than an hour

around one to two hours around three to

five hours and six hours or more here

are the results so employees in both

branches answered about one to two hours

the most looks like they’re exercising

about once a week yes and after that

employees in the a branch were most

likely to answer about three to five

hours while in the B branch the next

most common answer was less than an hour

hmm

not even ten percent of employees at the

B branch exercise more than six hours

that’s right so I was thinking we could

organize weekly sports events there that

anybody could casually join that’s a

good idea

it did give employees a good chance to

socialize - I’ll leave it to you thank

you I’ll take care of it

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play which two

seats did she get hello this is black

friars Playhouse can I help you I’d like

to get two tickets for King Lear at 5:30

this evening do you still have any

tickets available we do have a few seats

left but I’m sorry to say we don’t have

any next to each other if you don’t mind

though we can get you two seats

separately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests well do you

have any aisle seats yes we have an

aisle seat at the left side of the

center section and to the right of it

three seats over we have another free

seat to the side okay then please book

that aisle seat certainly how about the

other one do you have any seats near the

center the only Center seats we have

left are from the first row to the third

row I’m not too crazy about having

actors spit on me so this room is

relatively small and I think you could

enjoy the play even at the end of the

row on the side is that so

then I’ll take the one you mentioned

before on the left side

which two seats did she get

a woman is calling on the phone to

reserve tickets for a play which two

seats did she get hello this is black

friars Playhouse can I help you I’d like

to get two tickets for King Lear at 5:30

this evening do you still have any

tickets available we do have a few seats

left but I’m sorry to say we don’t have

any next to each other if you don’t mind

though we can get you two seats

separately okay we don’t mind do you

have any particular requests well do you

have any aisle seats yes we have an

aisle seat at the left side of the

center section and to the right of it

three seats over we have another free

seat to the side okay then please book

that aisle seat certainly how about the

other one do you have any seats near the

center the only Center seats we have

left are from the first row to the third

row I’m not too crazy about having

actors spit on me so this room is

relatively small and I think you could

enjoy the play even at the end of the

row on the side is that so then I’ll

take the one you mentioned before on the

left side

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product when is the

deadline for the first design draft for

the brochure we decided to launch the

new product on October 15th and we’d

like to offer you the contract to make

the brochure thank you so much we’re

definitely excited about helping you

with this project so could you tell us a

bit about the schedule when will you

need everything by well considering the

time needed for printing we’d like to

get the brochures to the printing stage

by the end of September so would it be

possible for you to get us the first

design draft by the middle of August

well we’d like to give you three design

options for the initial draft and then

have you choose the one which best fits

your concept then we’ll make the final

design based on your choice so it’ll be

very helpful if you could give us two

more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm

okay maybe one month will be enough time

to choose one of the designs you’ve made

and then decide on the final design all

right we’ll be counting on you you’re in

good hands

our design team is the best thank you so

much

when is the deadline for the first

design draft for the brochure

a woman is talking with a man who works

for an outsourced printing company about

a brochure for a new product when is the

deadline for the first design draft for

the brochure we decided to launch the

new product on October 15th and we’d

like to offer you the contract to make

the brochure thank you so much we’re

definitely excited about helping you

with this project so could you tell us a

bit about the schedule when will you

need everything by well considering the

time needed for printing we’d like to

get the brochures to the printing stage

by the end of September so would it be

possible for you to get us the first

design draft by the middle of August

well we’d like to give you three design

options for the initial draft and then

have you choose the one which best fits

your concept then we’ll make the final

design based on your choice so it’ll be

very helpful if you could give us two

more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm

okay maybe one month will be enough time

to choose one of the designs you’ve made

and then decide on the final design all

right we’ll be counting on you you’re in

good hands

our design team is the best thank you so

much

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use the gym

in the pool at any time on any day of

the week but we also offer early-morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening what are the

hours for early morning members early

morning members can use the facilities

from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night

members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11

p.m. I see so early morning members can

stop by and use the facilities on their

way to work exactly the early morning

type is popular among people with 9 to 5

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those I want to

use both the gym and the pool I think

I’ll use the gym in the early morning

before going to work on weekdays and

then use the pool on the weekend if you

have a membership that covers something

like early mornings for the weekdays but

all day on the weekend we’re sorry but

we don’t offer a membership like that

sir ok I don’t think I can get up that

early on the weekend so I’ll choose this

membership option

what type of membership will he choose

a man is joining a sports club and

getting information on its policies what

type of membership will he choose let me

start by explaining our clubs different

membership options as described in this

brochure regular members can use the gym

in the pool at any time on any day of

the week but we also offer early-morning

memberships where people can use the

facilities only in the early morning and

night memberships for people who only

want to come in the evening what are the

hours for early morning members early

morning members can use the facilities

from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and night

members can use them from 6 p.m. to 11

p.m. I see so early morning members can

stop by and use the facilities on their

way to work exactly the early morning

type is popular among people with 9 to 5

jobs and we also offer memberships just

for the gym or just for the pool if you

only want to use one of those I want to

use both the gym and the pool I think

I’ll use the gym in the early morning

before going to work on weekdays and

then use the pool on the weekend if you

have a membership that covers something

like early mornings for the weekdays but

all day on the weekend we’re sorry but

we don’t offer a membership like that

sir ok

I don’t think I can get up that early on

the weekend so I’ll choose this

membership option

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting which two

charts is he using for his presentation

please look at the handout the Left

chart shows our company’s sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to October of this year now please have

a look at the Left chart it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over

last year

next please look at the right chart the

right chart shows that the campaigns we

ran in April and August were fairly

effective I see but the sales decreased

in May and September following the

campaigns yes but this kind of decreases

unavoidable I expect the annual sales

for this year will show an increase over

last year if we can keep increasing our

sales

which two charts is he using for his

presentation

a man is reporting about his company’s

sales performance at a meeting which two

charts is he using for his presentation

please look at the handout the Left

chart shows our company’s sales over the

past three years and the sales forecast

for the current year and the right chart

shows the monthly breakdown in sales up

to October of this year now please have

a look at the Left chart it shows that

sales have been steadily increasing over

the past three years and if we can keep

increasing our sales the total sales for

this year will show an increase over

last year

next please look at the right chart the

right chart shows that the campaigns we

ran in April and August were fairly

effective I see but the sales decreased

in May and September following the

campaigns yes but this kind of decreases

unavoidable I expect the annual sales

for this year will show an increase over

last year if we can keep increasing our

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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

what will the delivery person do next

choose the incorrect answer

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

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

what will the weather be like in the

upcoming week

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

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 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

which chart shows the results for

fifteen-year-old kids

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 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 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 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

which one is the woman’s brother

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

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 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 9:00 then international law

at 3:00 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

what is the male students schedule on

the day of the meeting

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

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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 ok 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

and while you’re at it could you deliver

the other envelope to HR sure thing

which documents is the assistant going

to deliver to the sales department

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

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

which dress is she going to buy

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

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

which job is the female student going to

apply for

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

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 Richie ah yes welcome miss Richie

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 may be a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

how would she like to change her hair

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 Richie ah yes

welcome miss Richie 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 maybe a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

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 ok 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

which room is he going to stay in

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 ok 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 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

which room are they going to see

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

a man is choosing his seat for a flight

where is his seat do you have any seats

available for the flight tomorrow night

would you like to sit in regular economy

or Premium Economy regular economy is

fine hmm thank you for waiting we do

have a few seats

great I’d like an aisle seat please I’m

afraid there are no aisle seats left ah

okay could you just not put me in the

middle what a window seat be okay sure

thank you

where is his seat

a man is choosing his seat for a flight

where is his seat

do you have any seats available for the

flight tomorrow night would you like to

sit in regular economy or premium

economy regular economy is fine hmm

thank you for waiting

we do have a few seats great

I’d like an aisle seat please I’m afraid

there are no aisle seats left ah okay

could you just not put me in the middle

what a window seat B okay sure thank you

a man and a woman are talking which

clock are they looking at and what time

is it hey what time is it

sorry no watch today and I forgot my

phone at home

okay I’m a bit worried that we won’t

make the Train look there’s a clock at

the station entrance nice but it looks

like the train will be here in five

minutes that’s the ten o’clock train

right right we’d better hurry up

which clock are they looking at and what

time is it

a man and a woman are talking which

clock are they looking at and what time

is it

Hey what time is it sorry no watch today

and I forgot my phone at home okay I’m a

bit worried that we won’t make the Train

look there’s a clock at the station

entrance nice but it looks like the

train will be here in five minutes

that’s the ten o’clock train right right

we’d better hurry up

a man is renting some DVDs how many DVDs

is he going to rent hello how may I help

you

I’d like to rent these DVDs please three

altogether you know you get a discount

if you rent five

sounds nice but I won’t have time to

watch that many movies so I’ll just take

these three we’re offering a special

discount right now and you can get them

for an extra week really awesome I’ll

get two more

how many dvds is he going to rent

a man is renting some DVDs how many DVDs

is he going to rent hello how may I help

you

I’d like to rent these DVDs please three

altogether you know you get a discount

if you rent five sounds nice but I won’t

have time to watch that many movies so

I’ll just take these three we’re

offering a special discount right now

and you can get them for an extra week

really awesome I’ll get two more

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday

me too it starts at 12 o’clock right

your apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes

that’s right

my apartment is in a 2 building complex

with an east and west tower my room is 1

0 1 8 in the East Building ok please

call me if you have any questions will

do thank you

what is her friend’s apartment number

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday

me too it starts at 12 o’clock

right your apartment is one zero one

eight isn’t it yes that’s right

my apartment is in a two building

complex with an east and west tower my

room is one zero one eight in the East

Building okay

please call me if you have any questions

will do thank you

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday

me too it starts at 12 o’clock right

your apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes

that’s right my apartment is in a 2

building complex with an east and west

tower my room is 1 0 1 8 in the East

Building ok please call me if you have

any questions will do thank you

what is her friend’s apartment number

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday me

too it starts at 12 o’clock right your

apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes that’s

right

my apartment is in a two building

complex with an east and west tower my

room is 1 0 1 8 in the East Building ok

please call me if you have any questions

will do thank you

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday

me too it starts at 12 o’clock right

your apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes

that’s right

my apartment is in a 2 building complex

with an east and west tower my room is 1

0 1 8 in the East Building ok please

call me if you have any questions will

do thank you

what is her friend’s apartment number

a woman will be visiting her friend’s

apartment

what is her friend’s apartment number

can’t wait for your party on Sunday me

too it starts at 12 o’clock right your

apartment is 1 0 1 8 isn’t it yes that’s

right my apartment is in a two building

complex with an east and west tower my

room is 1 0 1 8 in the East Building ok

please call me if you have any questions

will do thank you

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a man is talking with a woman about his

upcoming trip

when is he coming back to Salt Lake City

you’re going on a trip next week right

yes I’m going to Hong Kong on Tuesday

and we’ll stay there for two nights then

you’re going to Taipei yes I’m going to

Taipei on Thursday and we’ll stay there

overnight and then I’ll come back home

so you’ll be at the meeting on Saturday

right

yes that’s right

when is he coming back to Salt Lake City

a man is talking with a woman about his

upcoming trip

when is he coming back to Salt Lake City

you’re going on a trip next week right

yes I’m going to Hong Kong on Tuesday

and we’ll stay there for two nights then

you’re going to Taipei yes I’m going to

Taipei on Thursday and we’ll stay there

overnight and then I’ll come back home

so you’ll be at the meeting on Saturday

right yes that’s right

a woman is talking to a salesperson at

the mall

which computer is she going to buy

excuse me I’m looking for a really light

Ultrabook okay how about this one it’s

really flat and light it looks nice

can you watch DVDs on this computer I am

afraid not

you can watch DVDs on that one but it’s

a little bit larger and heavier hmm yeah

this is too heavy I’ll buy the first one

thank you so much you can choose from

white black or silver I want the black

one

which computer is she going to buy

a woman is talking to a salesperson at

the mall

which computer is she going to buy

excuse me I’m looking for a really light

Ultrabook okay how about this one it’s

really flat and light it looks nice

can you watch DVDs on this computer I am

afraid not

you can watch DVDs on that one but it’s

a little bit larger and heavier hmm yeah

this is too heavy I’ll buy the first one

thank you so much

you can choose from white black or

silver I want the black one

a woman is talking with her boss

what will they drink in the meeting

we’ll be having a meeting with Michael

from our New York office this afternoon

do you know if there are any drinks left

we have some coffee hmm

Michael doesn’t drink coffee do we have

any bottled water yes I think there’s

still some left excellent very good do

you want anything I’ll have the same

thing too

what will they drink in the meeting

a woman is talking with her boss

they drink in the meeting

we’ll be having a meeting with Michael

from our New York office this afternoon

do you know if there are any drinks left

we have some coffee hmm

Michael doesn’t drink coffee do we have

any bottled water yes I think there’s

still some left excellent very good do

you want anything I’ll have the same

thing too

a woman is looking for a bus stop she

asks a man where one is

where is the bus stop excuse me do you

know if there’s a bus stop near here yes

one is very close

first go straight and turn at the second

traffic light then turn left at the

corner of the bookstore you will see a

bank the bus stop is in front of the

bank

got it thank you so much

where is the bus stop

a woman is looking for a bus stop she

asks a man where one is

where is the bus stop

excuse me do you know if there’s a bus

stop near here yes one is very close

first go straight and turn at the second

traffic light then turn left at the

corner of the bookstore you will see a

bank the bus stop is in front of the

bank got it thank you so much

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny

weather all through the morning in the

afternoon though it’s going to get

cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

Sun will start coming out again

what’s the forecast

you’re listening to the weather forecast

what’s the forecast we’ll have sunny

weather all through the morning in the

afternoon though it’s going to get

cloudy and we’ll have rain in the night

the rain will continue through the night

until early tomorrow morning when the

Sun will start coming out again

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone what’s he going to buy hey heading

home now okay could you buy something on

the way home sure what do you want me to

get we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast milk and bread got

it how many cartons of milk one should

be fine okay anything else one second

let me check if we have butter okay

we’ve got some all right do we have any

beer left yes we still have a bottle

here okay so we don’t need to buy any

right now right I think we’re good thank

you

what’s he going to buy

a man is talking with his wife on the

phone what’s he going to buy hey heading

home now okay could you buy something on

the way home sure what do you want me to

get we need some milk and bread for

tomorrow’s breakfast milk and bread got

it how many cartons of milk one should

be fine okay anything else one second

let me check if we have butter okay

we’ve got some all right do we have any

beer left yes we still have a bottle

here okay so we don’t need to buy any

right now right I think we’re good thank

you

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office where is the old

printer where should we put the new

printer hmm I think we should put it

where the old printer is now but the old

one still works we’re going to keep

using it okay

so we can’t put the new one there it’s

too bad it would be nice to have the new

one in the bookshelf next to the door

but there’s only room for one printer

there okay then I think we should put it

on the other side of the room right how

about next to the window that sounds

good

where is the old printer

a man and a woman are talking about

printers in the office where is the old

printer where should we put the new

printer hmm I think we should put it

where the old printer is now but the old

one still works we’re going to keep

using it okay

so we can’t put the new one there it’s

too bad it would be nice to have the new

one in the bookshelf next to the door

but there’s only room for one printer

there okay then I think we should put it

on the other side of the room right how

about next to the window that sounds

good

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop which

necklace is he going to buy may I help

you

I’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife what do you recommend well what

about this necklace hmm it looks a

little long what about these over here

we have one with the flower pendant and

another one with a heart I’m looking for

something a bit more sophisticated how

much is this pearl necklace over here

it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive

okay

I’ll take the first one sure thing here

you are

which necklace is he going to buy

a man is looking for a birthday present

for his wife at a jewelry shop which

necklace is he going to buy may I help

you

I’m looking for a birthday present for

my wife what do you recommend well what

about this necklace hmm it looks a

little long what about these over here

we have one with the flower pendant and

another one with a heart I’m looking for

something a bit more sophisticated how

much is this pearl necklace over here

it’s $5,000 hmm that’s too expensive

okay I’ll take the first one sure thing

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a man and a woman are talking what did

the woman eat this morning oh I’m hungry

did you eat anything for breakfast yes I

did but only a little what did you eat

I had yogurt and coffee that’s not

enough you’ll need some bread and fruit

too

what did the woman eat this morning

a man and a woman are talking what did

the woman eat this morning oh I’m hungry

did you eat anything for breakfast yes I

did but only a little what did you eat

I had yogurt and coffee that’s not

enough you’ll need some bread and fruit

too

a man and a woman are talking about

summer vacation what is the woman going

to do on her summer vacation

have you already planned for the summer

vacation not yet I’m thinking about

going to the sea or the mountains I’m

going to the beach with some friends

we’re going surfing sounds nice

why don’t you come with us Wow sure

Thanks

what is the woman going to do on her

summer vacation

a man and a woman are talking about

summer vacation what is the woman going

to do on her summer vacation have you

already planned for the summer vacation

not yet I’m thinking about going to the

sea or the mountains I’m going to the

beach with some friends we’re going

surfing sounds nice

why don’t you come with us Wow sure

Thanks

a woman is waiting for a man where is

the woman now hey really sorry but it

looks like I’ll be 30 minutes late okay

I’ll wait for you at the cafe cafe where

is it it’s next to the bookstore there’s

a bakery across from the cafe okay

where is the woman now

a woman is waiting for a man where is

the woman now

Hey really sorry but it looks like I’ll

be 30 minutes late okay I’ll wait for

you at the Cafe cafe where is it

it’s next to the bookstore there’s a

bakery across from the cafe okay

a woman is having lunch in a restaurant

what is she going to order would you

like to have coffee or dessert after the

meal

what desserts do you have we have

pudding and apple pie hmm actually I’ll

just have coffee do you want cream or

sugar cream please

what is she going to order

a woman is having lunch in a restaurant

what is she going to order would you

like to have coffee or dessert after the

meal

what desserts do you have we have

pudding and apple pie hmm actually I’ll

just have coffee do you want cream or

sugar cream please

a teacher and a student are talking when

will the student go to the teachers

office I didn’t really understand

today’s class I see what was confusing

several things do you have time now

actually I am a little busy could you

come to my office in the afternoon I’ll

be there from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

okay I’ll be there at 2:00 p.m.

when will the student go to the teachers

office

a teacher and a student are talking when

will the student go to the teacher’s

office I didn’t really understand

today’s class I see what was confusing

several things do you have time now

actually I am a little busy could you

come to my office in the afternoon I’ll

be there from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

okay

I’ll be there at 2:00 p.m.

a man and a woman are talking what are

they going to do first what do you want

to do today I want to go see a movie

okay I want to watch the baseball game

on TV also I want to go shopping the

baseball game starts at 1:00 o’clock

okay so let’s see the movie first and

then you can watch the baseball game all

right then

we’ll go shopping in the evening

what are they going to do first

a man and a woman are talking what are

they going to do first what do you want

to do today I want to go see a movie

okay I want to watch the baseball game

on TV also I want to go shopping the

baseball game starts at 1:00 o’clock

okay so let’s see the movie first and

then you can watch the baseball game all

right then

we’ll go shopping in the evening

a teacher is baking a cake what did the

teacher put in it today we’re baking a

cake first mix butter and sugar then add

two eggs and mix them well add flour and

mix it a little bit put it in the oven

and bake it for 50 minutes that’s it

what did the teacher put in it

a teacher is baking a cake what did the

teacher put in it today we’re baking a

cake first mix butter and sugar then add

two eggs and mix them well add flour and

mix it a little bit put it in the oven

and bake it for 50 minutes that’s it

a man is at a hamburger place which meal

is he going to order excuse me could I

have the value meal please sure thing

which do you want french fries or salad

french fries okay what will you have to

drink coke please

which meal is he going to order

a man is at a hamburger place which meal

is he going to order

excuse me could I have the value meal

please sure thing which do you want

french fries or salad french fries okay

what will you have to drink coke please

a man is talking with a salesperson at

the mall which shirt is he going to buy

hmm which shirt do you think is better

the white one or the blue one well I

think the blue one is better it goes

well with this gray jacket do you think

so but it doesn’t go so well with this

red tie does it well

that’s true okay then I’ll take the

white one not the blue one

which shirt is he going to buy

a man is talking with a salesperson at

the mall which dirt is he going to buy

hmm which shirt do you think is better

the white one or the blue one well I

think the blue one is better it goes

well with this gray jacket you think so

but it doesn’t go so well with this red

tie does it well that’s true okay

then I’ll take the white one not the

blue one

a man and a woman are talking when are

they going to see the movie why don’t we

go see a movie on Saturday yes I’d love

to but I have to work a shift in the

morning what time will you finish I’ll

finish it two o’clock then let’s meet up

at the cafe at 3 o’clock and see a movie

at 4 o’clock okay

when are they going to see the movie

a man and a woman are talking when are

they going to see the movie why don’t we

go see a movie on Saturday yes I’d love

to but I have to work a shift in the

morning what time will you finish I’ll

finish it two o’clock then let’s meet up

at the cafe at 3 o’clock and see a movie

at 4 o’clock okay

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph which photo are they looking

at this is a photo of the soccer team

your son is on isn’t it which one is

your son this one oh he’s the tallest

one yep he’s even taller than the coach

which photo are they looking at

a woman and a man are looking at a

photograph which photo are they looking

at this is a photo of the soccer team

your son is on isn’t it which one is

your son this one oh he’s the tallest

one yep he’s even taller than the coach

a boy is reading from his journal what

was the first thing the boy did today

the weather was great today I went

swimming this afternoon at the pool and

I went to a movie in the evening I also

studied all morning today wasn’t bad

what was the first thing the boy did

today

a boy is reading from his journal what

was the first thing the boy did today

the weather was great today I went

swimming this afternoon at the pool and

I went to a movie in the evening I also

studied all morning today wasn’t bad

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office bye hello how can I help

you what time do you close today

we close at 6 o’clock but please come in

before 5:30 okay thank you

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office by

a man is calling the doctor’s office

what time does he need to be at the

doctor’s office bye hello how can I help

you what time do you close today we

close at 6 o’clock but please come in

before 5:30 okay thank you

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant what’s the man

going to order what are you going to

order the pizza looks delicious I think

I’ll go with that I had pizza yesterday

so okay then what about the hamburger

sounds good

I’ll go with that

what’s the man going to order

a man and a woman are looking over a

menu at a restaurant what’s the man

going to order what are you going to

order the pizza looks delicious I think

I’ll go with that I had pizza yesterday

so okay then what about the hamburger

sounds good I’ll go with that

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore which book does

the woman want to see excuse me I’d like

to take a look at a book on that shelf

which book would you like the one about

cars

one moment please this one yep that’s

right

here you go

which book does the woman want to see

a woman is asking a store clerk

something at a bookstore which book does

the woman want to see excuse me I’d like

to take a look at a book on that shelf

which book would you like the one about

cars one moment please

this one yep that’s right here you go

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a man is choosing an insurance plan

which plan is he going to sign up for

what kind of trip will you be taking I’m

going scuba diving since I’ll be

bringing all my own equipment I’m a bit

worried about getting it stolen very

smart of you insurance against theft is

included in all of our plans since scuba

diving equipment is an unusual type of

baggage only plan a can cover it though

alternatively you can get insurance

specifically for scuba diving equipment

and add it to other plans plan a is the

most expensive one right what’s the

difference between plan B and Plan C

okay for example if you happen to stay

in a hospital abroad

Plan B covers flight tickets for your

family to visit you but Plan C doesn’t I

see if I get the SPECIAL contract or

scuba diving equipment and add it to

Plan B or Plan C would it be more

expensive than plan a with plan B that

would make it a little more expensive

but with Plan C it would be less

expensive okay by the way is there any

plan that’s cheaper than Plan C yes we

have plan D but it doesn’t cover

accomodation if your flight gets delayed

or cancelled so we don’t recommend this

plan got it I agree that I need coverage

but I don’t think I need coverage for

family plane tickets so I’ll take this

plan and combine it with the insurance

for scuba diving equipment

which plan is he going to sign up for

a man is choosing an insurance plan

which plan is he going to sign up for

what kind of trip will you be taking I’m

going scuba diving since I’ll be

bringing all my own equipment I’m a bit

worried about getting it stolen very

smart of you insurance against theft is

included in all of our plans since scuba

diving equipment is an unusual type of

baggage only plan a can cover it though

alternatively you can get insurance

specifically for scuba diving equipment

and add it to other plans plan a is the

most expensive one right what’s the

difference between plan B and Plan C

okay for example if you happen to stay

in a hospital abroad

Plan B covers flight tickets for your

family to visit you but Plan C doesn’t I

see if I get the SPECIAL contract or

scuba diving equipment and add it to

Plan B or Plan C would it be more

expensive than plan a with plan B that

would make it a little more expensive

but with Plan C it would be less

expensive okay by the way is there any

plan that’s cheaper than Plan C yes we

have plan D but it doesn’t cover

accomodation if your flight gets delayed

or cancelled so we don’t recommend this

plan got it I agree that I need coverage

but I don’t think I need coverage for

family plane tickets so I’ll take this

plan and combine it with the insurance

for scuba diving equipment

a woman is asking about a library’s

lending policy which materials could she

borrow at one time excuse me can you

tell me how to borrow books is it your

first time at this library yes

well then I’ll explain the rules to you

you can borrow up to six books and five

CDs or DVDs at a time per person but you

can only borrow up to ten items in total

at a time everything needs to be

returned in two weeks and if you’d like

to renew please let us know before then

can I also borrow magazines or

newspapers you can’t borrow newspapers

but you can borrow magazines except for

the latest issue can I return them

through the mail we can’t accept returns

through the mail please come to the

library to return them after hours you

can put them in the box next to the

entrance

but items that are overdue please return

them directly to this desk I see thank

you very much

which materials could she borrow at one

time

a woman is asking about a library’s

lending policy which materials could she

borrow at one time excuse me can you

tell me how to borrow books is it your

first time at this library yes

well then I’ll explain the rules to you

you can borrow up to six books and five

CDs or DVDs at a time per person but you

can only borrow up to ten items in total

at a time everything needs to be

returned in two weeks and if you’d like

to renew please let us know before then

can I also borrow magazines or

newspapers you can’t borrow newspapers

but you can borrow magazines except for

the latest issue can I return them

through the mail we can’t accept returns

through the mail please come to the

library to return them after hours you

can put them in the box next to the

entrance

but items that are overdue please return

them directly to this desk I see thank

you very much

a woman and a supplier are talking on

the phone what is the woman going to get

for the sale I need you to deliver some

more sweaters in time for the sale next

month okay

what do you need we need a thousand of

the small red sweaters and four hundred

of the medium red sweaters and we also

need 600 of the small green sweaters and

200 of the medium green sweaters by the

end of this month red and green sweaters

actually we’re running low on green

sweaters and we’re waiting on some green

yarn from our supplier we’ll get you

started with the red sweaters though no

no no we need the red and green sweaters

together so please just get as many

green sweaters ready as you can okay

I think we can get 200 of the green

sweaters to you on time which size has

higher priority the small ones take

priority sorry for such short notice but

we really need your help all right we’ll

do our best we’ll get those green

sweaters to you along with all the red

sweaters you ordered

what is the woman going to get for the

sale

a woman and a supplier are talking on

the phone what is the woman going to get

for the sale I need you to deliver some

more sweaters in time for the sale next

month okay

what do you need we need a thousand of

the small red sweaters and four hundred

of the medium red sweaters and we also

need six hundred of the small green

sweaters and 200 of the medium green

sweaters by the end of this month red

and green sweaters actually we’re

running low on green sweaters and we’re

waiting on some green yarn from our

supplier we’ll get you started with the

red sweaters though no no no we need the

red and green sweaters together so

please just get as many green sweaters

ready as you can okay I think we can get

200 of the green sweaters to you on time

which size has higher priority the small

ones take priority sorry for such short

notice but we really need your help

alright we’ll do our best we’ll get

those green sweaters to you along with

all the red sweaters you ordered

a woman is asking for directions to the

airport at an information center

how is she going to get to the airport

excuse me I need to go to the airport

would you tell me how to get there

sure there are a few ways if you take

bus number one it takes about one and a

half hours to the airport it’s the least

expensive way bus number two is a

non-stop bus it’s more expensive and

leaves once every hour but it only takes

fifty minutes I see what about taxis

there’s a taxi stand in front of the

building and they take about an hour but

they use the expressway and charge extra

for a lot of luggage so it’s going to be

a lot more expensive than the bus I

guess that makes sense and I’d like to

avoid paying too much you didn’t by

chance buy anything at shopping world

while you were here they offer

complimentary shuttle service to the

airport for customers who make a

purchase there Wow I didn’t know that I

haven’t bought anything yet but I was

going to stop by and get some souvenirs

there anyway then you can use that

how is she going to get to the airport

a woman is asking for directions to the

airport at an information center how is

she going to get to the airport excuse

me I need to go to the airport would you

tell me how to get there sure there are

a few ways if you take bus number one it

takes about one and a half hours to the

airport it’s the least expensive way bus

number two is a non-stop bus it’s more

expensive and leaves once every hour but

it only takes fifty minutes I see what

about taxis there’s a taxi stand in

front of the building and they take

about an hour but they use the

expressway and charge extra for a lot of

luggage so it’s going to be a lot more

expensive than the bus I guess that

makes sense and I’d like to avoid paying

too much you didn’t by chance buy

anything at shopping world while you

were here they offer complimentary

shuttle service to the airport for

customers who make a purchase there wow

I didn’t know that I haven’t bought

anything yet but I was going to stop by

and get some souvenirs there anyway then

you can use that

a man and a woman are talking about

office supplies what will the man order

every month you need to check our office

supplies and order any items that are

running low this time

let’s take a look at them together

here’s the checklist ok that sounds good

well starting with the paper it looks

like there’s only one box left we use

lots of paper every day so let’s order

two more boxes ok

the printer is out of color ink should

we order that we don’t really print

documents in color so we don’t need to

worry about that hmm ok

looks like these whiteboard markers are

running out of ink right those need to

be replaced we get a discount if we

order them in sets of five so let’s do

that okay and while we’re at it can we

order a mouse sometimes it works but

sometimes it doesn’t that’s probably

because it’s running out of batteries

let’s check the stock of batteries and

order more if we don’t have many left

sure well we have three batteries here

you can take two of these for your mouse

but buy a six pack of batteries to

replace them

what will the man order

a man and a woman are talking about

office supplies

what will the man order every month you

need to check our office supplies and

order any items that are running low

this time

let’s take a look at them together

here’s the checklist ok that sounds good

well starting with the paper it looks

like there’s only one box left we use

lots of paper every day so let’s order

two more boxes ok

the printer is out of color ink should

we order that we don’t really print

documents in color so we don’t need to

worry about that hmm ok

looks like these whiteboard markers are

running out of ink right those need to

be replaced we get a discount if we

order them in sets of five so let’s do

that okay and while we’re at it can we

order a mouse sometimes it works but

sometimes it doesn’t that’s probably

because it’s running out of batteries

let’s check the stock of batteries in

order more if we don’t have many left

sure well we have three batteries here

you can take two of these for your mouse

but buy a six pack of batteries to

replace them

a man and a woman are talking about the

layout of a meeting room how are they

going to arrange the tables

let’s move the tables for tomorrow’s

meeting all right shall we put all the

tables in the center of the room so that

everyone faces each other well there’s

going to be a group session first so

let’s separate the tables into four

sections four people will be seated in

each group okay and I’ll put some pens

and pads of paper on each table thank

you and we’ll have a short presentation

at the beginning of the session so we

need a projector here all right also

we’re going to use a whiteboard aren’t

we is it okay if I put the whiteboard

next to the screen well how about

putting the whiteboard at the other end

of the room that makes sense after the

meeting we need to put everything back

where it was in four rows of two tables

per row

how are they going to arrange the tables

a man and a woman are talking about the

layout of a meeting room

how are they going to arrange the tables

let’s move the tables for tomorrow’s

meeting alright shall we put all the

tables in the center of the room so that

everyone faces each other well there’s

going to be a group session first so

let’s separate the tables into four

sections four people will be seated in

each group okay and I’ll put some pens

and pads of paper on each table thank

you and we’ll have a short presentation

at the beginning of the session so we

need a projector here all right

also we’re going to use a whiteboard

aren’t we is it okay if I put the

whiteboard next to the screen well how

about putting the whiteboard at the

other end of the room that makes sense

after the meeting we need to put

everything back where it was in four

rows of two tables per row

a man and a woman are choosing a hotel

which hotel are they going to choose we

have to decide on the hotel for our trip

next month okay let’s check the internet

the ocean hotel is near the beach it

says $120 a night per person and you get

a buffet breakfast how about the pine

hotel it’s $80 a night I don’t want to

waste too much on accommodations hmm but

the pine hotel is far from the beach and

from downtown and it says you have to

pay for Wi-Fi what about the sunrise

hotel it usually costs a hundred forty

dollars a night but now they’re running

a promotion and we can stay one night

for $90 it’s between the beach and

downtown

plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds good

oh wait it says the deal is for next

week only oh I didn’t see that so how

about this place the Royal Hotel it’s

located in the middle of downtown and it

costs $100 a night the room doesn’t look

so nice but they have free Wi-Fi okay

let’s book this hotel oh it’s already

fully booked shoot then I think the

first one is best is it full no it’s not

great

which hotel are they going to choose

a man and a woman are choosing a hotel

which hotel are they going to choose we

have to decide on the hotel for our trip

next month okay let’s check the internet

the ocean hotel is near the beach

it says $120 a night per person and you

get a buffet breakfast how about the

pine hotel it’s $80 a night I don’t want

to waste too much on accommodations hmm

but the pine hotel is far from the beach

and from downtown and it says you have

to pay for Wi-Fi what about the sunrise

hotel it usually costs a hundred forty

dollars a night but now they’re running

a promotion and we can stay one night

for $90 it’s between the beach and

downtown plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds

good oh wait it says the deal is for

next week only oh I didn’t see that so

how about this place the Royal Hotel

it’s located in the middle of downtown

and it costs $100 a night the room

doesn’t look so nice but they have free

Wi-Fi okay let’s book this hotel

oh it’s already fully booked shoot then

I think the first one is best is it full

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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

which one is the woman’s daughter

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

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

what times are available for the health

check-up

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

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

which bag is selling best

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 the

more formal styles 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

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

what will he buy

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

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

which cake is she going to order

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

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

apartment is he probably going to choose

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 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

at which table was she having lunch

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

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a man and a woman are talking on the

phone when is the man going to see the

dentist I’m sorry but can you please

cancel my appointment for today sure

thing

is there another day when you can come

in how about Saturday the morning is

better for me

I’m afraid this Saturday is fully booked

we can put you in for next Saturday

though actually one of my teeth is

starting to hurt

can we do late afternoon on Thursday yes

both five o’clock and six o’clock are

available six o’clock sounds good sure

thing we’ll schedule you for then

when is the man going to see the dentist

a man and a woman are talking on the

phone

when is the man going to see the dentist

I’m sorry but can you please cancel my

appointment for today sure thing is

there another day when you can come in

how about Saturday the morning is better

for me

I’m afraid this Saturday is fully booked

we can put you in for next Saturday

though actually one of my teeth is

starting to hurt can we do late

afternoon on Thursday yes both five

o’clock and six o’clock are available

six o’clock sounds good

short sing will schedule you for them

a man and a woman are talking who lives

with the man I’d like to introduce you

to my family is there some time soon you

could come over wow this is a big step

could you tell me a bit more about your

family before I meet them sure my father

works in computers and his hobby is

fishing my mother runs a restaurant and

she’s good at cooking they live nearby

do you have any brothers and sisters yes

I have an older sister and a younger

brother my sister is married and is

living abroad my brother is in law

school over on the East Coast it sounds

like you have a nice family I’d love to

meet them

who lives with the man

a man and a woman are talking who lives

with the man I’d like to introduce you

to my family is there some time soon you

could come over wow this is a big step

could you tell me a bit more about your

family before I meet them sure my father

works in computers and his hobby is

fishing my mother runs a restaurant and

she’s good at cooking they live nearby

do you have any brothers and sisters yes

I have an older sister and a younger

brother my sister is married and is

living abroad my brother is in law

school over on the East Coast it sounds

like you have a nice family I’d love to

meet them

a woman is talking to her doctor which

and how many medicines will she have to

take every day well I’m giving you three

kinds of medicine please take them after

dinner every day okay take two of the

round pills one capsule and one ear drop

each time sure I’m giving you a three

day course of medicine if you’re not

better after that come and see me again

thank you very much

get well soon

which and how many medicines will she

have to take every day

a woman is talking to her doctor which

and how many medicines will she have to

take every day well I’m giving you three

kinds of medicine please take them after

dinner every day okay take two of the

round pills one capsule and one ear drop

each time sure I’m giving you a three

day course of medicine if you’re not

better after that come and see me again

thank you very much

get well soon

a husband and wife are shopping online

when with a vacuum cleaner be delivered

which vacuum do you like better well I

think this one looks nice yeah it does

it’ll take three or four days to deliver

can we be here next Saturday no we’re

going to play golf

Saturday morning okay then maybe we can

have it delivered Sunday sounds good

hey let’s remember not to stay out too

late Friday night we have to get up

early on Sunday I know

when will the vacuum cleaner be

delivered

a husband and wife are shopping online

when with a vacuum cleaner be delivered

which vacuum do you like better well I

think this one looks nice yeah it does

it’ll take three or four days to deliver

can we be here next Saturday no we’re

going to play golf

Saturday morning okay then maybe we can

have it delivered Sunday sounds good

hey let’s remember not to stay out too

late Friday night we have to get up

early on Sunday I know

a man is going to have dinner at a

restaurant what time will the restaurant

close excuse me how late are you open

we’re open until 11 p.m. but the kitchen

closes at 10 p.m. is that okay yes sure

thanks it’s pretty late so I thought you

were already closed we used to close

this place at 10:00 p.m. but we pushed

it back oh I see but we closed the

restaurant at 9:00 on Sunday got it

what time will the restaurant closed

a man is going to have dinner at a

restaurant what time will the restaurant

excuse me how late are you open we’re

open until 11 p.m. but the kitchen

closes at 10 p.m. is that okay yes sure

thanks it’s pretty late so I thought you

were already closed we used to close

this place at 10:00 p.m. but we pushed

it back oh I see but we closed the

restaurant at 9:00 on Sunday got it

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