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I have deliveries for the human

resources and accounting departments

sure they’re both on the fourth floor

all right I also need to pick something

up from the sales department the sales

department has a first and second

division which one is it let’s see it’s

the second division the sales second

division is on the second floor there’s

an intercom at the entrance so please

call the person you’re looking for okay

is that the right elevator over there

I’m so sorry but that elevator is

currently out of service for a safety

inspection do you mind using the stairs

over there not at all thank you very

much a delivery person is talking to a

receptionist

what will the delivery person do next

choose the incorrect answer hi

I have deliveries for the human

resources and accounting departments

sure they’re both on the fourth floor

all right I also need to pick something

up from the sales department the sales

department has a first and second

division which one is it let’s see it’s

the second division the sales second

division is on the second floor there’s

an intercom at the entrance so please

call the person you’re looking for okay

is that the right elevator over there

I’m so sorry but that elevator is

currently out of service for a safety

inspection do you mind using the stairs

over there not at all thank you very

much

how about this one it’s got a nice large

living room hmm I like a big living room

but I want the parking space let’s see

how about this one yeah that’s nice

should we go see this one wait a second

isn’t the closet a bit too small good

point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one it’s got

everything we need doesn’t it and the

closet is pretty large too let’s go see

this one okay

a husband and a wife are looking at some

floor plans which room are they going to

see how about this one it’s got a nice

large living room hmm I like a big

living room but I want the parking space

let’s see how about this one yeah that’s

nice should we go see this one wait a

second isn’t the closet a bit too small

good point

hmm there doesn’t seem to be one that’s

perfect

wait how about this one it’s got

everything we need doesn’t it and the

closet is pretty large too let’s go see

this one okay seaside hotel how may I

help you hi I like to stay for one night

on September 22nd certainly one night

from September 22nd how many people -

would you like a smoking or a

non-smoking room sir non-smoking the

only non-smoking room available on that

day is a mountain view room is that okay

well I was hoping for an ocean view room

I’m sorry but the only ocean view room

available on that day is a smoking room

I see is there a non-smoking ocean view

room available on September 23rd yes

there is okay we’ll stay on September

23rd a man is making a reservation at a

hotel which room is he going to stay in

Seaside Hotel how may I help you hi I

like to stay for one night on September

22nd certainly one night from September

22nd how many people - would you like a

smoking or a non-smoking room sir

non-smoking the only non-smoking room

available on that day is a mountain view

room is that okay well I was hoping for

an ocean view room I’m sorry but the

only ocean view room available on that

day is a smoking room I see is there a

non-smoking ocean view room available on

September 23rd

yes there is okay we’ll stay on

September 23rd hi may I help you

hi I’ve got a three o’clock reservation

for Ritchie ah yes welcome miss Ritchie

please come this way what can I do for

you today I’d like to change my

hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side a bit

which side may be a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

a woman is talking to her hairstylist

how would she like to change her hair hi

may I help you hi I’ve got a three

o’clock reservation for Ritchie ah yes

welcome miss Ritchie please come this

way

what can I do for you today I’d like to

change my hairstyle a little bit okay

what length would you like about

shoulder length all right and what about

your bangs keep the bangs straight down

or parted on the side to the side of it

which side maybe a little left from the

middle got it we’ll start with the

shampoo so please come this way

hey what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too

oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my

way to school not bad huh hmm which one

should I apply to which two is it

between the coffee shop and the

newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice okay my mind’s made up I

guess I’ll just have to get up early

a male and female student are looking at

job advertisements which job is the

female student going to apply for hey

what do you think about this job the

hourly pay is pretty high sure the pay

looks great but could you really do a

newspaper delivery route of course I’m

good at riding bikes but I’m worried

about waking up early what about this

one the pay isn’t as high but you can

work two or three days a week and start

working from the evening oh this one a

supermarket cashier huh well it would be

good to work after school this one for a

coffee shop might be good too

oh yeah I love that place and it’s on my

way to school

not bad huh hmm which one should I apply

to which two is it between the coffee

shop and the newspaper delivery route

yeah the pay for the newspaper route is

really nice okay my mind’s made up I

guess I’ll just have to get up early it

looks very nice on you and it fits

perfectly yeah it fits but I usually

wear plain colors I’m not used to this

kind of a pattern well I think you look

great

yeah still it would take some courage

for me to actually wear this what about

this dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on go

right ahead

what do you think ma’am this one suits

me much more than the last do you have a

long-sleeved version with this design

yes we do Thanks I’ll buy that a woman

is trying on a dress and talking to a

shop clerk which dress is she going to

buy

it looks very nice on you and it fits

perfectly yeah it fits but I usually

wear plain colors I’m not used to this

kind of a pattern well I think you look

great yeah

still it would take some courage for me

to actually wear this what about this

dress then the pattern is much more

reserved so it won’t feel as flashy

you’re right let me try that one on go

right ahead

what do you think ma’am this one suits

me much more than the last do you have a

long-sleeved version with this design

yes we do

Thanks I’ll buy that hey could you do me

a favor there’s a document on my desk

and I need you to deliver it to the

sales department sure which one is it I

think it’s in a blue envelope a blue

envelope well there are two blue

envelopes on your desk ah right there

should be a red stamp in the upper right

corner of the envelope the other one

should have a green stamp but it’s the

orientation guide we hand out to new

employees the one with the red stamp

okay got it great please deliver it to

the sales department by one o’clock and

make sure you give it to the manager

directly you know him right yes we’ve

met several times good and while you’re

at it

could you deliver the other envelope to

HR sure thing

a president and his assistant are

talking on the phone which document is

the assistant going to deliver to the

sales department

hey could you do me a favor there’s a

document on my desk and I need you to

deliver it to the sales department sure

which one is it I think it’s in a blue

envelope a blue envelope well there are

two blue envelopes on your desk ah right

there should be a red stamp in the upper

right corner of the envelope the other

one should have a green stamp but it’s

the orientation guide we hand out to new

employees the one with the red stamp

okay got it great

please deliver it to the sales

department by one o’clock and make sure

you give it to the manager directly you

know him right yes we’ve met several

times good and while you’re at it could

you deliver the other envelope to HR

sure thing hello how can I help you hi I

was at your restaurant for lunch today

and I think I left my scarf there you

left your scarf at the table do you

remember where you receded well it was

in the back of the restaurant were you

in the smoking area or the non-smoking

area the non-smoking area how big was

your table it was a table for four

people okay I’ll go check please wait

for a moment thank you so much

a woman is calling a restaurant on the

phone at which table was she having

lunch

hello how can I help you hi I was at

your restaurant for lunch today and I

think I left my scarf there

you left your scarf at the table do you

remember where you receded well it was

in the back of the restaurant were you

in the smoking area or the non-smoking

area the non-smoking area how big was

your table it was a table for four

people okay

I’ll go check please wait for a moment

thank you so much a man is looking for

an apartment which apartment is he

probably going to choose hi there I’m

looking for an apartment

could you show me some floor plans sure

thing will you be living alone no I’m

married and we’re looking for a

one-bedroom apartment with a study okay

how about this one there are two rooms

plus a living room it’s near a busy

street though

so it might not be very quiet I see I

usually work at home so I need a quiet

place and I’d prefer the living room to

be square shaped well how about this one

it’s located a bit far from downtown but

it’s in a quiet residential area there

are two rooms and the living room but

one of the rooms is a little small hmm

we don’t have too much stuff so this one

might work for us we can show you

another apartment with bigger rooms but

it’s located further from downtown

no thank you let’s have a look at the

second one you showed me

a man is looking for an apartment which

apartment is he probably going to choose

hi there I’m looking for an apartment

could you show me some floor plans sure

thing will you be living alone no I’m

married and we’re looking for a

one-bedroom apartment with a study okay

how about this one there are two rooms

plus a living room it’s near a busy

street though so it might not be very

quiet I see I usually work at home so I

need a quiet place and I’d prefer the

living room to be square shaped well how

about this one it’s located a bit far

from downtown but it’s in a quiet

residential area there are two rooms and

the living room but one of the rooms is

a little small hmm we don’t have too

much stuff so this one might work for us

we can show you another apartment with

bigger rooms but it’s located further

from downtown no thank you

let’s have a look at the second one you

showed me excuse me I’d like to order a

birthday cake for my daughter great

could you tell me what kind of cake

you’re looking for my daughter likes

chocolate so I think a chocolate cream

cake would be good and can you put

strawberries on it absolutely we have

round and square cakes which one would

you prefer hmm a round one please

okay how old is your daughter going to

be she’ll be 12 okay then we’ll get 12

candles ready do you want to write a

message yes please write happy birthday

all right do you want that written in

pink if so we’ll put it on a white plate

otherwise we can write it in white and

put it on a pink plate please write it

in pink and put it on a white plate

a woman is ordering a birthday cake

which cake is she going to order

excuse me I’d like to order a birthday

cake for my daughter great could you

tell me what kind of cake you’re looking

for my daughter likes chocolate so I

think a chocolate cream cake would be

good and can you put strawberries on it

absolutely we have round and square

cakes which one would you prefer

hmm a round one please okay how old is

your daughter going to be she’ll be 12

okay then we’ll get 12 candles ready do

you want to write a message yes please

write happy birthday all right do you

want that written in pink if so we’ll

put it on a white plate otherwise we can

write it in white and put it on a pink

plate please write it in pink and put it

on a white plate I think we should

decide on the moving date and call a

moving company sounds good I was just

looking at some moving companies I don’t

want to pay a lot of money

definitely this company here will give

us a discount of 10% if we book at least

one month before the moving day one

month before then we have to move after

December 15th in order to get the

discount yep and there’s an additional

discount if we book on a weekday a

weekday well I have a meeting that

Monday morning any exhibition is on

Tuesday and Wednesday so Friday would be

good because we could then organize the

new place over the weekend yeah but wait

a second they say 15% off Monday to

Thursday and 5% off on Friday well what

do you want to do let’s go for the

biggest discount I’ll be done with the

exhibition by then anyway

a man and a woman are discussing plans

for their upcoming move when are they

going to move I think we should decide

on the moving date and call a moving

company sounds good

I was just looking at some moving

companies I don’t want to pay a lot of

money

definitely this company here will give

us a discount of 10% if we book at least

one month before the moving day one

month before then we have to move after

December 15th in order to get the

discount yep and there’s an additional

discount if we book on a weekday

a weekday well I have a meeting that

Monday morning and the exhibition is on

Tuesday and Wednesday so Friday would be

good because we could then organize the

new place over the weekend yeah but wait

a second they say 15% off Monday to

Thursday and 5% off on Friday well what

do you want to do let’s go for the

biggest discount I’ll be done with the

exhibition by then anyway

excuse me do you only sell this shirt in

packs of three we can sell them

separately but it’s going to cost you

more per shirt all right well I don’t

need three of the same shirt you know if

you buy this set of three ties we can

give you a discount on shirts so you can

buy three for the price of one I see a

set of three ties and I also get to

choose three shirts for the price of one

that’s right okay I don’t need three

shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to

someone else that’s a nice idea sir

a man is shopping during a sale what

will he buy

excuse me do you only sell this shirt in

packs of three we can sell them

separately but it’s going to cost you

more per shirt all right well I don’t

need three of the same shirt you know if

you buy this set of three ties we can

give you a discount on shirts so you can

buy three for the price of one I see a

set of three ties and I also get to

choose three shirts for the price of one

that’s right okay I don’t need three

shirts but I’ll give the other shirts to

someone else that’s a nice idea sir

here’s a report on the bags that we

started selling last month first of all

when it came to color black was the

number one seller it’s followed by white

and sky blue yellow didn’t sell very

well so yellow was a dud well what about

the size bigger bags sold more than

smaller ones bags that could fit a

magazine or a regular letter sized

notebook in them where the most popular

okay regarding handles leather was more

popular than ones made with a metal

chain I see it looks like bags with a

more formal style sell better that’s

right I think we should use more neutral

colors such as beige or brown for our

new collection okay then let’s go with

the beige for the next new color you can

stop the production of yellow bags got

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

hi I’d like to make an appointment for a

health check-up sure health checkups are

a bit different from standard

examinations and are available only on

Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays which

day would you like okay then is Saturday

okay yes it looks open we’re only open

in the morning on Saturdays is that okay

morning only hmm what time are you open

until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00

p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on

Wednesdays I see what time do you open

in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next

week we’re full all morning during the

week but if you can wait until the week

after that both Monday and Wednesday are

open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again

after I check my schedule all right sir

a man is calling a doctor’s office what

times are available for the health

check-up

hi I’d like to make an appointment for a

health check-up sure health checkups are

a bit different from standard

examinations and are available only on

Mondays Wednesdays and Saturdays which

day would you like okay then is Saturday

okay yes it looks open we’re only open

in the morning on Saturdays is that okay

morning only hmm what time are you open

until on weekdays we’re open until 6:00

p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 p.m. on

Wednesdays I see what time do you open

in the morning we open at 8:00 a.m. next

week we’re full all morning during the

week but if you can wait until the week

after that both Monday and Wednesday are

open from 8:00 a.m. well I’ll call again

after I check my schedule all right sir

sorry to bother you but could you go and

get my daughter

sure does she know me yeah she’s seen

you in pictures so she should be able to

recognize you that’s helpful so what

does she look like she has curly black

hair she’s slim and taller than average

do you have any idea what she’ll be

wearing she said she’ll be wearing the

Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s

white with a black ribbon it sounds like

it will be easy enough all right I’ll go

get her now thank you

a man and a woman are talking which one

is the woman’s daughter sorry to bother

you but could you go and get my daughter

sure does she know me yeah she’s seen

you in pictures so she should be able to

recognize you that’s helpful

so what does she look like she has curly

black hair she’s slim and taller than

average do you have any idea what she’ll

be wearing she said she’ll be wearing

the Hat I gave her for her birthday it’s

white with a black ribbon it sounds like

it will be easy enough alright I’ll go

get her now

thank you

this is terrible I can’t find my wallet

I must have left it somewhere what do

you remember the last time you used it

no I can’t remember well then let’s try

to think of where you went today okay

first I went to see a movie with a

friend we went to a coffee shop after

that but my friend paid so I didn’t need

to pull out my wallet but did you use it

when you bought the movie tickets yes I

definitely used it there and later we

went to the gym after that I realized my

wallet was gone did you have to use your

wallet at the gym

no because the membership fee is

automatically paid by credit card but

wait I did buy some juice at the vending

machine at the entrance all right then

let’s go there and look for it

a man is talking with a woman about a

lost wallet where will the man go to

look for it

this is terrible I can’t find my wallet

I must have left it somewhere what do

you remember the last time you used it

no I can’t remember well then let’s try

to think of where you went today okay

first I went to see a movie with a

friend we went to a coffee shop after

that but my friend paid so I didn’t need

to pull out my wallet

but did you use it when you bought the

movie tickets yes I definitely used it

there and later we went to the gym after

that I realized my wallet was gone did

you have to use your wallet at the gym

no because the membership fee is

automatically paid by credit card but

wait I did buy some juice at the vending

machine at the entrance all right then

let’s go there and look for it

we have to have a meeting about our next

group presentation right when are you

free I come to school on Mondays

Wednesdays and Thursdays I am here on

Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays so

either Wednesday or Thursday would work

how about Thursday afternoon then on

Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00

p.m. I can make it after economics class

but then I have to be at work at 5

o’clock so I will only be available for

an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short

how about Wednesday then I have modern

history at 9 then international law at 3

so I’m free in between I have Asian

history at noon then a part-time job in

the evening what about meeting early in

the morning and talking before your

first class hmm I’m not a morning person

why don’t we meet on Thursday evening

and that will reschedule my job for

another day okay sounds good I’ll meet

you in the cafeteria after class

a male and a female student are talking

while looking at their class schedule

what is the male students schedule on

the day of the meeting

we have to have a meeting about our next

group presentation right when are you

free I come to school on Mondays

Wednesdays and Thursdays I am here on

Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays so

either Wednesday or Thursday would work

how about Thursday afternoon then on

Thursdays I have lectures until 4:00

p.m. I can make it after economics class

but then I have to be at work at 5

o’clock so I will only be available for

an hour hmm that sounds a bit too short

how about Wednesday then I have modern

history at 9 then international law at 3

so I’m free in between I have Asian

history at noon then a part-time job in

the evening what about meeting early in

the morning and talking before your

first class hmm I’m not a morning person

why don’t we meet on Thursday evening

and I will reschedule my job for another

day okay sounds good I’ll meet you in

the cafeteria after class

I heard you have a twin brother I didn’t

know that I do but people say we don’t

look alike see my brother is in this

picture but can you tell which one he is

hmm I don’t see anyone who looks like

you maybe this one with the cap nope

that’s not him he has black hair just

like me then is it this tall guy nope

he’s not that tall I still can’t find

him you really don’t look alike I know

maybe his glasses are making it more

difficult glasses is he this one second

from the left

yep you found him do you think we look

alike no not really

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a picture which one is the

woman’s brother

I heard you have a twin brother I didn’t

know that I do but people say we don’t

look alike see my brother is in this

picture but can you tell which one he is

hmmm I don’t see anyone who looks like

you maybe this one with the cap nope

that’s not him he has black hair just

like me

then is it this tall guy nope he’s not

that tall I still can’t find him you

really don’t look alike

I know maybe his glasses are making it

more difficult glasses is he this one

second from the left

yep you found him do you think we look

alike no not really

Hey look at this article it’s about the

three most popular subjects among ten

year old and fifteen-year-old kids oh

let me see physical education is on the

top of the 10 year olds list physical

education is still popular even though I

have heard that kids these days spend

less time playing sports yes and music

came in second when you get older you

become interested in different subjects

the most popular subject among the

fifteen-year-old kids is history

right oh and politics came in second

information technology ranked third but

it wasn’t even a subject in school when

we were that age what was the third most

popular subject for ten-year-old kids

let’s see oh it was art I wonder if they

design things in art class using

computer software these days

a man and a woman are talking while

looking at a poll regarding kids

favorite subjects which chart shows the

results for fifteen-year-old kids

Hey look at this article it’s about the

three most popular subjects among 10

year old and 15 year old kids oh let me

see physical education is on the top of

the 10 year olds list physical education

is still popular even though I have

heard that kids these days spend less

time playing sports yes and music came

in second when you get older you become

interested in different subjects the