Spoken English Dialogues and Conversations Beginner Level
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hello hello hello I’m David Clark
I’m Linda Rivera are you a teacher no
I’m not oh are you a student yes I am
are you from the United States no I’m
not
where are you from I’m from Canada hello
Kenji hi John how are you fine thank you
fine thanks excuse me excuse me yes are
you American ardently are you from the
United States yes we are all I’m
American too
are you here on vacation no we aren’t
we’re here on business please sit down
thank you
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Coffee yeah please cream no thanks sugar
yes please where are you from I’m from
Los Angeles are you here on business
no I’m not I’m on vacation what is it
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what is it is it a fly no it isn’t is it
a mosquito uh yes yes it is oh no it
isn’t a mosquito Mike it’s a bee what’s
your name good evening good evening sir
what’s your name sir my name is Thomas
sir oh yes mr. stern room 15 here’s your
key
thank you you’re welcome is this your
suitcase no it isn’t oh is that your
suitcase over there yes it is good
evening good evening what are your names
please
Johnson mr. and mrs. Johnson oh yes
here’s your key
are these your suitcases here no they
aren’t
oh I’m sorry all those your suitcases
over there yes they are is this our room
what’s the number 14 oh no no it isn’t
that’s our room number 13 I’m cold
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are you yes I am well I’m not I’m hot
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it’s late a plane blade yeah it’s very
late are the tires no they aren’t tired
keep hungry and she thirsty
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they’re tired yes they are
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this is terrible I’m very angry I’m
sorry man that’s so good
yes it is Sam Sam I’m hi yes that coats
very warm there’s a nice apartment this
is a nice apartment miss Garcia look
here’s a floor plan there’s a living
room there’s a kitchen a bedroom and a
bathroom in there about Connie yes there
is and a dining room is there a dining
room no there isn’t a dining room but
there is a dining area in the living
room well this is the kitchen
oh it’s very small yes it isn’t very
large but there’s a stove a refrigerator
and a space for a dishwasher there are
some cabinets and there’s a small shelf
under the sink are there any windows in
the bathroom no there aren’t
but there are two large windows in the
bedroom good it’s a very nice apartment
and where is the bathroom
request
hi a cola see regular or large making a
seat there you go Thanks
how much is that a dollar fifteen thank
you you’re welcome
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could you pass the salt please sure here
you are
Thanks and a pepper no thanks could I
have your phone number
it’s in the phone book what’s your last
name it’s in the book too very funny
okay it’s six three nine seven seven oh
one uniform
how do you do my name is Tiffany
Gonzalez and I’m a flight attendant for
AUSA this is my uniform
a blue skirt a pink blouse and a black
jacket it’s very stylish Carlos de Silva
is a soccer player for Brazil he
searches yellow and green and his shorts
are blue and white hi there I’m Brian
and I’m Diane
we’re lifeguards at Bay Beach our
uniforms are very stylish white shorts
orange t-shirts and green cap Audrianna
Papadopoulos is a firefighter in a small
town in Kansas her jacket is red her hat
is brown her pants are gray and her
boots are yellow Brandon Timmons and
Jason gaiters are baseball players for
the day for speaker their pants are
white and their shirts are black and on
whose is it
hi Erica Stella dance Wow what that it’s
in 1936 Ford a beautiful need your car
no no it isn’t whose car is it it’s
Jessica Montana’s car
Jessica Montana push key my boss there’s
some oil in the bottle
Kelly where’s the oil what where’s the
oil there isn’t any oil in the cabinet
there’s some oil right there in the
bottle on the shelf okay sorry
are there any onions sure where are they
they’re right here there’s some on the
table an American restaurant waiter I’d
like to mini food there you go sir
Thanks
I’d like some soup tomato soup yes and
I’d like a scope rare medium or well
done medium please which vegetables
would you like I like some potatoes and
peas Oh under green salad certainly sir
would you like dressing on your salad
please which salad dressing would you
like sir
French Italian Thousand Island oil and
vinegar oil and vinegar please computer
game okay that’s you on the first level
go right be careful don’t touch the bomb
stop
jump now go up the ladder go right quick
so open the door the last jump be very
careful jump again
don’t touch the soldiers go up the
ladder so go let the light jump don’t go
up the ladder jump again get Maria and
Marco let’s jump twice okay now go back
jump go up the ladder go right go left
come fast go up the ladder and save the
princess press jump twice now go down
the ladder and go left that’s the gold
press jump twice okay that’s level one
good listen to me Robbie turn the vacuum
cleaner off that’s right now turn the TV
on that’s great now turn the TV off go
to the door open it fantastic come here
give me the newspaper thank you
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go to the window close them now go to
the door go out walk to the front door
open it go out and Robbie Bobby
come back here Bobby where are you Bobby
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who’s happy look at this woman
her name is Donna Walton these are her
two children Jane
Darrel and Michelle Donald an English
teacher she’s not rich and she’s not
famous look at her house it’s small and
there’s no pool there are three bedrooms
in the house
Donald’s car is old it’s slow and
uncomfortable there’s no radio or
cassette player in her car there’s an
engine a steering wheel and there are
four wheels and two doors Donna isn’t
happy she’s like a big house a new car
and a lot of money look at this man his
name’s Zack Zebedee he’s a rock star
he’s very rich and famous look at his
house it’s large and expensive and
there’s a swimming pool in the backyard
there are ten bedrooms in the house
Zacks car is new it’s a white Lincoln
stretch limo it’s fast and comfortable
in his car there’s a climate control
system a CD player a VCR a phone and a
fax machine
but Zack isn’t happy he’d like a small
house a small car and a family with two
kids
my dad can do everything my dad’s really
wonderful he stayed and strong and
handsome really well my dad can do
everything
pani what he’s really smart
he can take a budget right hi vid what
language you can speak well he can speak
Spanish Italian French German Japanese
Arabic and a lot more so my dad’s very
much athletic aha since when do men play
football pants and baseball oh well can
your dad cook now Stan my dad is a
wonderful cook
really yes and you can paint and play
the piano too Oh
my dad can see that but my mom is
beautiful and smart choices please come
in thank you so no thanks would you like
tea or coffee a cup of coffee tea how
about a cookie no thanks I’m on a diet
excuse me yes can I help you I’d like a
pair of shoes please what color would
you like brown what size are you seven
can I try them on sure hi opposing yoga
cream what flavor strawberry chocolate
or vanilla strawberry in a sugar cone or
in a cup in a cup see there you go
that’s a dollar 95
what do they have hi there friends
my name is Courtney Dallas I’m a famous
actress a superstar I’m from Los Angeles
I have an apartment in New York and a
house in Hollywood with a swimming pool
and a tennis court I have a new Mercedes
and a lot of money in the bank I’m
married and I have three wonderful
children I’ll have everything life’s
great hello my name is I crowd whoops
I’m from Alaska I have a small cabin in
the woods I don’t have a car a TV a
radio or a phone I don’t have a job I
don’t have any money and I don’t have a
family I don’t have anything but life’s
fantastic out here hello there our names
are Tina and Chuck Jackson we’re from
Chicago I’m a nurse and Chuck has a job
in a factory we don’t have a big house
but we have a nice apartment we have two
cars I have a new Honda Chuck doesn’t
have a new car
he has an old Chevrolet it’s beautiful
and we have two great kids life’s good
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that’s awesome
good morning Nancy your passport sure
here it is thank you
hmm okay do you have anything to declare
no I don’t you have six two cases is
that right yes that’s right what do you
have in your cases closed and I have
some contact discs and some perfume
how much perfume do you have one bottle
okay and how many CDs do you have
three fine do you have anything else no
I don’t good now open your suitcase
please huh
what open your suitcase now let’s see
well look at this
you have three portable CD players but
no six large balls of perfume and a lot
of PDA which one hi guys it’s a great
party
thank you how about more salad Thanks
which plate is yours that one’s mine
which one the empty one charlton Lucy
would like to work coffee okay which
mugs are there umm the blue edges and
the white ones hers are you sure um I
don’t know George
give them fresh mug there are some on
the shelf good night and thanks for a
lovely evening
now which coast of yours those cars
which ones the black one and the great
one
ah thanks the gray was mine and the
black ones her horrible
excuse me may I help you I’d like some
information about the trains where to
Montreal when tomorrow morning or
afternoon evening around six o’clock
okay there’s one at 6:40 Thanks excuse
me if is he taken no it isn’t is it okay
if I sit here yes of course is that your
newspaper yes it is
may I borrow it from in it yes sure good
morning I see your ticket please
yes here it is okay do you have any
luggage
yes 1ct put it right here can I turn it
on the plane would think I didn’t heavy
no I’m sorry it’s the wrong side what
are they doing hello oh hi Jamie
yes he is but he’s busy George no he
isn’t working
he’s in the kitchen what are you doing
he’s cooking I’m reading can you help me
Carlos he’s a student he’s staying with
the Flynn’s a family in Boston mrs.
Lynde came help me I’m doing my homework
and I can’t understand this word which
one
oh that’s difficult I’m sorry College I
can’t help you now I’m watching TV I can
help you later
Oh what are you watching I’m watching an
old western with Clint Eastwood
mr. Flynn help me well no he can’t not
now
he’s reading what’s he reading he’s
reading a magazine what about Kate oh
she can’t help you now she’s talking on
the phone we should talk into
I don’t know you’re asking a lot of
questions in iCarly
yes I know
I’m practicing my English shopping can I
help you
pardon me can I help you oh no thanks
I’m just looking can you show me some
cameras please sure what makes you want
I’d like a Minolta this one’s very good
it’s a new model how much is it 180
dollars
oh that’s too expensive how much can you
spend around a hundred here’s one at
9950 great can you show it to me good
morning good morning how may I help you
I’m looking for a textbook what’s the
title
instant English Giamatti yes it’s over
here how much is it twelve dollars won’t
see it please sure there you go thank
you your English is very good
are you studying it no I’m teaching it
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the fossum show
and now ladies and gentlemen here in
Judah Judah is wearing a white silk
flower and the black skirt it’s made of
wool she wearing tan shoes and she’s
carrying a tan leather bag with a gold
chain Thank You Julia now to his reign
she’s wearing dark blue wool pants and a
light blue wool sport coat he’s wearing
a yellow cotton shirt and a red and
yellow spice silk pie Sankey when going
to the movies litter standing outside
the movie theater
he’s waiting for his friend Tanya he’s
looking at his watch because she’s late
an old man’s coming out of the theater a
young woman going into the dead a boys
running up the staff a woman’s buying a
ticket from the cashier some people are
standing in line outside the movie
theater
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now Victor’s in the theater with Sonia
he’s sitting between Tanja and a man
with a mustache a woman sitting in front
of him Victor can’t see the movie
because she’s wearing a hat a man
sitting behind Tanja
he’s eating potato chips Tania’s angry
because she can’t see the movie this is
a scene from the movie in this scene a
beautiful young woman’s lying across the
track
she’s shouting help because it’s train’s
coming along track it’s very near it’s
coming around the bend now what’s on TV
tonight hi David I’m home hi how are you
I’m tired how about you I’m tired too
what time is it - quarter to seven also
TV tonight there’s a good program on PBS
at quarter after nine best animated
movies of the year yes and there’s a
great movie on channel 2 at 8 o’clock
after 59 minutes oh wait a minute
there’s a baseball game on at 7:00 oh I
can’t watch that
look there’s ballet on channel 13
it’s beginning now but Melissa it’s my
favorite team it’s a very important game
it’s the World Series well you can watch
it on the portable TV in the bedroom in
prison
Lara we’re gonna leave this place yeah
what are you going to do first
Lauretta free car meet my girlfriend
take her to an expensive restaurant
we’re gonna have lobster caviar what
about you friend
my wife’s going to need me outside the
prison then we’re going to visit her
mother your mother-in-law
you’re kidding no not I’m going to work
for my wife’s mother really you’re not
going to work for your father-in-law
well she has a little diner in Chicago
what are you going to do there I’m going
to be a dishwasher
what washed dishes well I’m not going to
work I’m going to have a good time
you’re lucky I’m going to rob a bank
next week are you crazy why because I’m
happy for in prison a wedding this is an
American wedding the bride and groom are
leaving City Hall the bride is wearing a
long white gown and carrying a bouquet
of flowers
the groom is wearing a tuxedo and a
purple carnation he’s holding her hand
their friends and relatives are throwing
rice the bride and groom are both
smiling because they’re very happy in a
few minutes
you’re going to get into a white
Cadillac and drive to a hotel for the
reception they’re going to have dinner
and the bride and groom are going to cut
the cake some people are going to make
speeches and their parents are going to
cry then everyone is going to dance
later on the bride and groom are going
to change their clothes then they’re
going to leave the reception and drive
to the airport they’re going to fly to
Acapulco in Mexico for their honeymoon
they aren’t going to tell anyone the
address of their hotel computer detail
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hello come in please
good afternoon my name is Jensen Magnus
Jensen I’m looking for a woman friend
please sit down mr. Jensen may I ask you
some questions
what about well about music for example
do you like music yes I do
I like military band music and classical
lead do you like rock music no I don’t I
don’t like jazz uh-huh okay food do you
like foreign food no I don’t I like meat
and potatoes okay uh how old are you mr.
Jensen what listen here young man I
don’t like these personal questions oh
well um can you fill out this form later
and mail it to me a scene from the movie
please marry me Jackie I want you I need
you I really I’m sorry Lawrence but I
can’t Oh Jackie why not no Larry I like
you I like you a lot but I don’t know
what Jackie love isn’t everything Larry
you don’t understand for me love is
everything
do you love another man Jackie yes Larry
I do love Michael Kennedy yes Michael
Kennedy but he doesn’t want you Stephen
King I know
but Jackie might give it a rich man I
can give you everything what do you want
clothes money travel a house in Palm
Beach no Larry I don’t want those things
I only want
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asking for assistance
excuse me yeah do you have any change
what do you need I need some quarters
sure how many do you want
can you change a dollar bill yes I think
so
here are four quarters hello hello how
can I help you could you repair any food
sure what’s the problem
they need new seals no problem when you
need them as soon as possible
it’s Thursday afternoon return yes
that’s great
excuse me yes is there a parking lot
near here yes there is is it far
no not turn right at the first traffic
light it’s on the Left thank you you’re
welcome
an interview
Arnold Rivera the speedy news reporter
is interviewing mrs. Cornelia vandergilt
for the program real people
well mrs. vandergeld please tell our
viewers about an ordinary day in your
life well I wake up at 8 o’clock really
do you get up then no of course I don’t
get up at that time I have breakfast in
bed and I read the New York Times what
time do you get up I get up at 10
what do you do then I read my letters
and dictate the answers to my secretary
and then at 11 I take a walk with Jimmy
Jimmy who Jimmy Jimmy is my dog Oh Oh
what on your watch I had lunch at 12:30
I eat alone um I see well what do you do
after lunch I rest until 6 o’clock and
at 6:00 what do you do at 6:00 I get
dressed for dinner I have dinner at 7
o’clock yes well what do you do after
dinner I read well watch TV I take a
bath at 9:30 and I go to bed at 10:00
You certainly have a busy and
interesting wise mr. vandergilt
you’re welcome every day marks a truck
driver he’s 25 years old he works five
days a week he gets up at 6 o’clock
every day
he’s an enormous breakfast he drink 2
cups of coffee then he kisses his wife
goodbye he leaves for work at 6:30 he
has lunch at a hamburger place he comes
home at 5 o’clock he has dinner and
watches TV he goes to bed at 10 o’clock
what’s my job
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good evening ladies and gentlemen
welcome to what my job we have three
faces here
dr. Troy Walton I see sign a scientist
Bonita Moreno the movie star and rude
team Alice the rock star they’re going
to ask the questions now here’s our
first contestant okay doctor Eisenstein
um do you work outside you I don’t I say
do you work in an office
well yes yes I do do you wear a uniform
no I don’t let’s blow me love Moreno oh
if your job important yes it is
do you get a big salary yes I do
do you have any specialty promise yes I
do wipe you later
now rude me mallet what’s happening you
work with your hands yes I do do you
work on weekend you know I don’t you
travel on your work you know I don’t
that’s a nice question now you can ask
one last question
are you and doctor no I’m not I’m a
dentist
karaoke women computers incorporated
always has an end-of-the-year party for
its workers they usually have dinner and
then they gas this year they’re doing
something different they’re having a
karaoke party come on Brittany sing us a
song no way why not I never sing in
public but you can’t sing well I often
sing in a car but that’s different I’m
on my own men only in the car
well I occasionally sing in the shower
but everybody sometimes things in the
shower well there you go you can’t sing
Travis I really don’t want to what’s
your favorite song
I don’t know I hardly ever listen to
rock music I usually listen to opera
they don’t have opera Britney you know
that come on think of a song oh all
right
ladies and gentlemen our next singer is
Britta young from the sales division you
always ask me questions uh namsun a
questionnaire awesome McNair works for a
market research company in San Francisco
he’s asking people about their free time
excuse me ma’am
what I’m from market research
incorporated may I ask you some
questions ah yes all right thank you
first what time you usually get home
from work um I usually get home about 6
o’clock when you usually have dinner I
usually eat about 7:00 but I sometimes
eat at 8:00 or 9:00 my husband works too
and what do you usually do after dinner
well I sometimes go out but I usually
stay home and read or watch TV how often
you go out oh not often about once or
twice a week you open to your friends
yes I do pretty often I sometimes visit
them and they sometimes visit me you
ever go to the Moody
oh yes how often well occasionally I
like
horror movies Frankenstein or Dracula
what about the theater you ever go to
the theater yes I do but not often
in fact I hardly ever go to the theater
you ever go to the ballet no never
I don’t like ballet well thank you Miss
Ross may I ask you a question
yes what do you do in your spare time I
ask questions miss Ross I never answered
them Oh what do they do every day hello
my name is Chuck Seeger I’m a pilot for
global airlines
I fly a 747 I’m not working today I’m
playing golf it’s my favorite sport this
woman’s a violinist
her name’s musical she plays the violin
in the Boston Symphony Orchestra
she isn’t playing the violin right now
she’s dancing with her boyfriend
this is a picture of Joan and Dave they
see Singlish that align with school in
San Francisco they aren’t teaching right
now here in a restaurant they’re talking
about their students this is Cynthia
Graham she dances for the New York City
Ballet
he isn’t dancing right now she’s taking
a bath in her hotel room later she’s
going to dance at the White House or the
president anti-scale well or badly
there’s a baseball game on TV today the
New York rebels are playing the Chicago
Blue Sox they’re both good teams they
usually play well but today the rebels
are playing very well and the Blue Sox
are playing badly we invented er often
has activates this is his fourth
accident this year he’s a bad driver
because he’s a fast and careless driver
he drives past carelessly and badly John
Gonzalez is an excellent driver he
always drives slowly carefully and well
all his friends say John’s a good driver
he’s very careful Susan yamakawa was
very hard she’s a fast worker
her boss often says new yamakawa worked
hard eight hours a day he’s a hard
worker and a good employee
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leisure time
what are you doing this weekend I’m
going out of town oh where are you going
I’m going to Cape Cod for how long just
the two days
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would you like to come to a party well
I’d like to
when is it saturday night oh sorry I’m
busy on Saturday what are you doing I’m
doing my homework
your homework that’s right well maybe
some other time right thanks anyway
would you like today okay you come here
often
sometimes good manners no I don’t would
work in a bank you reckon it’s okay lost
in my Agra fall excuse me I’m looking
for the Skylon power pardon me I’m
looking for the Skylon tower it’s right
behind you you’re standing right in
front of it where can I find the boat
trip to the Falls you want the Maid of
the Mist Plaza walk along this street is
the Niagara Parkway stay near the river
the road goes around to the right the
entrance of the boat trip is just around
the bend
on your right you can’t miss it sorry
could you repeat that
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pardon me how do I get to the United
States just come straight ahead
go across the Rainbow Bridge in your
there this sighs Canada at sides the USA
which are the canadian falls there on
our right the Horseshoe Falls is another
name for the Canadian fall so the
American Falls are across the river on
our left that’s correct
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personal information AMC movie theater
how can I love you I’d like two tickets
for lab for when Saturday at 4 o’clock
defend us 26 4 o’clock bus line bottle
house recipe card numbers 9 9 9 9 8 1 6
mo 2 2 7 7 4 5 3
I’m with the moon which agrees on the
UPS placing date on the car July
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are you sitting there yes it’s my first
day pretty funny
CSS oh really from Sao Paulo and I see
on your screen in Brazil no I’m not
I work for an airline really performs
body do you know it
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hello I’d like a membership card for the
recreation center the centers for the
brentwood area only yes or no do you
live work or go to school in the area I
go to school here do you have a student
ID it’s right here
I’m a student that would tallest okay
can you complete this form I also need a
passport photograph and 20 dollars if
you’re a student just out yes there’s a
discount of 25% $20 is a good contrast
where were you princess Amelia of
sylvania is on a skiing trip to Aspen
Colorado princess Amelia employs three
security guards the outside her hotel
now they’re talking to a photographer
the princess has a lot of problems with
photography okay don’t move what’s your
name bud Hansen Buxton Hansen I work for
the national question right you were
here yesterday no I wasn’t yes you were
you were here yesterday afternoon I
wasn’t I was in Denver yesterday yeah
what about Saturday where were you on
Saturday what time 2:00 o’clock where
were you at 2:00 o’clock I was here on a
ski slope right and where were you on
January 12 I can’t remember it was a
Wednesday
oh really no I can’t remember
I can you were in New York outside
pretty fit familiares hotel and where
were you at seven o’clock this evening
I’m not answering any more questions yes
you are bud you’re outside the swimming
pool with your camera and the princess
within the pool okay
but there wasn’t any film in my camera
Yeah right okay open your camera
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vacations
hi Joe where were you last month
oh hi Diane I was on vacation really you
were on vacation in January yes I was in
Colorado in January where were you last
month I was in Florida Florida what was
it like fantastic
the weather was beautiful and the ocean
was very warm what would the hotel like
excellent there was a swimming pool and
a private beach and there were three
restaurants what were the people like
they were very friendly what Suzanne
with you yes she loves the Sun what
about your children were they with you
no they weren’t they were with their
grandparents in Chicago returned from
space still strong-armed the astronaut
is talking about his journey to the moon
ople Winfred the TV personality is
interviewing Phill
welcome welcome back to earth hey clance
miss Winfred I mean opal
do you have any problems on the trip
industry we didn’t have any serious
problems but it certainly wasn’t a
picnic working we didn’t have a bath or
a shave for two weeks
oh really yes it wasn’t very comfortable
what about food
what little present well we didn’t have
any normal food what peach you had we
have some food tablets and other kinds
of food in - are you going to need
anything
I hope so opal it was uncomfortable and
it’s difficult but it was wonderful
did you get everything Ron Carter goes
downtown every Saturday he went downtown
last Saturday he usually plays pool with
his friends he played pool last Saturday
afternoon after he leaves the pool hall
he usually goes to the supermarket and
gets the food for the week he got the
food last Saturday he usually comes home
by bus but last Saturday’s he came home
by poxy Ron is that you yes through
amber did you come home by taxi yes I
did the were very heavy
did you get everything yes I got roll
almost everything almost everything well
I went to the butcher but they didn’t
have anything they didn’t have any fake
no so I got some hamburgers did you go
to the bakery yes but I didn’t get any
bread you didn’t get any bread well no
they didn’t have any bread but they had
some roll so I guess roll how many rolls
did you get
I can’t remember why yeah what time did
you go to the store I went at five
o’clock the shelves were empty in the
office hello Gloria hi Jane
did you enjoy lunch yes I did did you
finish those report yes I typed them
they’re on your desk
did you photocopy them yes I photocopied
everything and I mailed the letters too
good thank you you’re welcome
Oh mr. Thompson was here chief
accountant did he call for an
appointment sir no he didn’t
what time to be arrived about two
o’clock but he only waited about five
minutes that’s strange
what we want he probably wanted some
free advice
if anybody telephone no nobody Oh No
what’s the matter you mail the letter
yes of course but I didn’t sign them I
sign them it was my name thank you
Thank You Gloria that was great The
Legend of Willie the kid Willie the kid
arrived in Dodge City won today he
walked into the saloon and looked slowly
around the room
everybody was afraid Willie had two guns
the sheriff was in his office he was
asleep the barkeeper rushed into the
sheriff’s office
Willie two kids in town the sheriff
hurried to the saloon give me your guns
Willie so sheriff shouted to Willie
this tile is too small for both of us
Willie replied calmly they walked into
the street the sheriff later will he
moves you hand toward his gun the
sheriff pulled out his gun he fired
twice
the first bullet miss Willy ii killed
two Cowboys carried Willie away that was
the end of Willy the key for invitations
Maria is a student at Yale University
she studies Spanish and she goes to
Mexico
every summer she sees interesting places
live in the Sun and eat a lot of Mexican
food
she always flies to Mexico with
Aeromexico professor Hopkins teaching
Spanish at Yale University
he’s Maria’s teacher he went to India
last summer he saw the Taj Mahal
and rode on an elephant he wrote
postcards to all his friends he flew
with Air India Maria’s parents went to
Italy last year they toured the country
by bus they saw a lot of interesting
places they ate spaghetti in Rome drank
coffee in Venice and took a lot of
photographs the Sun shone every day they
flew to Italy with Alitalia Paulo’s from
Brazil he traveled around the United
States last summer he stayed there for a
month
of course he ate hamburgers and drank
coca-cola he met a lot of interesting
people he bought a lot of souvenirs and
took them back to Brazil he flew there
with Varig
survivors bill Craig and Chris Alonzo
are toast filing last year their plane
crashed in the Pacific Ocean they were
in a rubber lifeboats for four weeks
they didn’t have much water and they
didn’t have many things three they hold
a few bananas and a little apple juice
from the plane they caught a lot of fish
they had only a little chocolate they
had only a few crackers and a few Apple
they lost a lot of weight after four
weeks they were lucky they saw a ship
and rescue them they wrote a book about
their experience it’s called survivor
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5th Avenue Misha Botnick is the director
of 5th Avenue it’s the morning after the
first performance he’s speaking to the
performers well guys I worked hard you
worked hard we all work hard what’s
happened last night you were terrible
the show was terrible Whitney yes miss
Botti look with me you’re a good singer
you usually sing well Thank You mr. back
me but left like you’re saying badly
with me what happened I don’t know with
the botany I sing the last song well
they say the last stone will
you forgot the words Whitney why are you
laughing Jackie sorry mr. bottner J
you’re famous you’re a great dancer
I saw your rings embossed in your dance
very well you’re the star of this show
I’m sorry about last night mr.
I had one or two problem one or two else
you lost your shoe then your dance badly
in the love scene I only had one shoe
miss about it finally Jason finally you
fell into the orchestra pit talking
about the past
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hi there I’m David and I’m your waiter
for today are you enjoying your vacation
yes thanks is this your first day in
Orlando no we came here two days ago
where are you from Canada we’re from
Toronto did you go to a theme park
yesterday yes we went to Universal
Studios did you have a good time yes
thank you great now what can I get you
for breakfast
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what did you do last weekend I went to
Tampa really how did you go I went by
car how long did it take you took about
two hours did you have a good time yeah
great
excuse me I left my glasses here this
morning where did you need them over
there I was at the table by the window
well you’re lucky the way I found him
about an hour ago thank goodness I was
really worried there you go
who gave it to me a few minutes ago yes
those are mine they’re new
I lost my last pair the six o’clock news
including me
this is the six o’clock news from
Washington with JC Kennedy and Warren
wolf last night there was an earthquake
in maan Benga the earthquake destroyed
the central bank many buildings fell
down the men wanganeen Army is in the
capital they are helping survivors the
Red Cross sent planes with food and
medicine to the area this morning
the Virginia police are looking for two
climbers in the Blue Ridge Mountains the
climbers left yesterday morning to climb
Mountain blue it began to snow heavily
yesterday afternoon the police sent out
a search party last night they spent the
night on the mountains but they didn’t
find the climbers yesterday Washington
DC Mayor nancy burns opened a new
rehabilitation center in the DC hospital
she met all the doctors and nurses and
spoke to the first patients mrs. burns
does a lot of work with the disabled and
that’s the news for tonight
now over to Jasmin Gonzalez for the
weather report
dinner with a star
Harriett dormer won a magazine contest
the prize was dinner in Hollywood with a
movie star she’s having dinner with
Kevin costly the actor why mr. costly
this is a change I don’t usually eat in
restaurants you know well you’re eating
in a restaurant tonight
oh yes mr. costly it’s wonderful please
don’t tell me mr. costly friends always
call me Evan
all right Kevin and we’re having spill a
minyan I normally have Franks and beans
on Mondays you see my husband doesn’t
like restaurants just tell me about your
husband
what’s he doing now he’s just over there
he’s recording a video for me could you
wave to a mr. tough I mean kidding sure
what his name Andre
hello there Andy good to see you how’s
it going
thank you would you like a drink
champagne maybe
oh I never drink alcohol a diet soda
peace prize
I’d like a diet soda too I’m filming
tonight uh Kevin can I ask you a
question sure area well it’s very
difficult
go ahead ask me
I read some stories in the National
questioner about you and you’re my
favorite actor and all and I just wanted
to ask you
yeah well is that really your hair or is
it a wig oh I’m sorry that wasn’t very
polite but okay all mine you could try
it give it a good Bowl oh yes it’s yours
I’m very sorry
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an accident two cars were going down 2nd
Street in Lawrence Kansas a middle-aged
woman was driving a Chevrolet right
behind her a teenage student was driving
an old Ford the woman was driving slowly
and carefully the student wasn’t driving
carefully he was worrying about his
classes in school he was doing badly in
Spanish and physics he was worrying
about the final exams so he wasn’t
paying attention to the road the traffic
light was green a young woman was
walking down the street a cat was
sitting on the corner near the traffic
light a dog was sitting on the opposite
corner an investigation last night at
9:18 p.m. mr. Scott Shaw a high school
principal was walking from his office to
his car when he was attacked from behind
the attacker hit the principal on the
head the police think the attacker was a
student they are going to question every
student in the school both male and
female a police officer questioned the
victim at the hospital last night
what can you remember about the attack
mr. Shaw well I was working late last
night what time did you leave your
office and about a quarter after 9:00
are you sure yes I am I looked at my
watch what did you do then
well I locked the office door and I was
walking to the parking lot when somebody
hit me on the head did you see the
attacker no he was wearing a mask over
his face he oh so it was a man well I’m
not really sure no no I don’t know
tell me mr. Shaw how do you
you like well when they were putting me
into the ambulance they dropped me
pictures from the past
Josh is visiting his mother he’s with
his new girlfriend Rosa that’s a nice
picture of Josh mrs. Ryan did you take
it
yes Photography is my hobby I have a lot
of pictures of Josh oh really
may I see some why yes there’s an album
here oh no mom not the photographs
please I want to see them oh wow look
Josh could sit up when he was six months
old that’s really cute and you could
talk when he was a year look this is
awful please mom be quiet Joshua wait he
was three he could swim really I
couldn’t swim until I was five or six
this is a picture on the bee mom I’m not
wearing any clothes in that picture
Miami police squad this is a very
important job bling rightful what do I
have to do you have to fly to Bermuda
tonight
Bermuda have I have a girlfriend there I
know that but you can’t visit her to a
bus well where do I have to stay we have
to go to the palm tree Hotel stay in
your room and wait for Eric every time
the potential patients with their sport
do I offer you the British one and don’t
forget you have to sleep with a British
accent
they can’t discover your real
nationality okay do I have to drink tea
yes you do oh no thought I a
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okay Garmin we have to get that painted
here’s the plan go to the palm tree
hotel we have to reserve a room oh you
don’t we reserved a room for you next to
the wing Skynyrd room do I have to stay
in your room no you don’t but you have
to watch Skinner all the time you have
to find that Payton you’ll have to
contact you every day no you can’t it’s
too dangerous for you right because the
wing Skinner’s of very dangerous guy
okay
decide everything oh and you have to
speak with a British accent
he can’t discover that you’re an
American police officer telephoning
hello is it Keiko nothing more of their
credit Birdman hello I’m sorry but I
can’t go down oh well when do you expect
her back I’m not sure could we take a
message
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9x what city San Diego
that’s area code six one nine please
dial six one nine five five five one two
one two for directory assistance Nigeria
Pacific down what name and city Gonzalez
1854 camellia blood phone today the
number is area code six one nine four
five one zero two three nine hello can I
call direct to Rio de Janeiro from my
room yes first press nine for an
external line with raton then press p
international access numbers 0 1 1
okay then press the country code 55 for
brazil and the area code right rios 21
okay that’s correct then just press the
local number that’s great thank you on
the moon the eagle has landed on the
moon
astronaut Phil strong-arm is speaking to
Mission Control in Houston hello Phil
can you hear me yes I can hear you
clearly what are you going to do next
I’m going to open the door hello
milk what are you doing now I’m opening
the door Phil have you open the door yes
I’ve opened it I can see the moon and
it’s fantastic
where’s it gone okay which way the car
yes and safe 34 it’s this way I can’t
see no Kelly it’s gone are you sure yes
it wasn’t space 34 it it isn’t there now
it’s gone Kelly
it really has gone this is terrible it’s
only two months old come on where’s it
gone this is the high-security parking
garage you can’t get out without ticket
and you have to ticket but space 34 is
empty and it’s the right number I wrote
it on the ticket let me see
Oh mark it hasn’t gone we’re on the
wrong floor
look this is flora see the cars on floor
ID hey Bill can you lend me $10 sorry I
can’t I haven’t been to the bank today
um I haven’t been there either and I
need some money we could go now
no the banks closed it’s too late Ross
nasty has he been to the bay yes you
have you always go to the bank on Monday
what have you done
oh no what’s wrong I can’t find my
opinion really it isn’t funny oh yes it
is it is I don’t understand well you
have to look carefully I’ve looked
everywhere
no you haven’t look behind your ear Oh
watch out I’ve just washed the floor no
you haven’t
yes I have well you haven’t done a very
good job look over there
you’ve missed a spot you’re right here’s
the mop I’m so bored well do something
what for example wash your hair
I’ve already washed it call your friend
Susan I’m already talked to her today in
your room I’ve already cleaned it then
do the dishes haven’t you done them yet
no I haven’t oh all right city and
country yeah I’ve got a new job I’m
going to live in New York you are I
lived in New York five years ago did you
like it not very much we go
well there were too many people with too
much noise
love clouds and noise well I don’t and I
don’t like pollution what do you mean
there isn’t enough fresh air in New York
but you can go to concerts from afar LA
and Broadway and I never had enough
money for all that
the rents are very high why well because
there aren’t enough apartment well I
still prefer big city but why I was born
in a small town it was too quiet and too
dull
you were lucky I don’t think so there
wasn’t much to do that’s why young
people go to New York but New York’s too
expensive for young people they still go
they want excitement well I don’t want
excitement
I just want a quiet life that’s all
your local tours Elmer colt is from
Congress
he’s on a 14-day tour of Europe the tour
started in London at the moment he’s in
Prague it’s the 8th day of the tour he’s
already been to seven countries and
stayed in the principal cities he’s
never been to Europe before and he’s
already seen a lot of new places he’s
done a lot of interesting things on the
tour has he finished yet
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Elmer calls home
hello mom is that you Oh Elmer yeah how
are you
well I dunno I’m fine I just arrived in
Prague mom you haven’t entered any post
card war yes I have I’ve sent one from
every fish have you been to Paris
yeah Paloma and I have have you been to
be in a walk no I haven’t we’re going to
be in it tomorrow filmer are you still
there yes mom how many countries have
you seen now well this is an eighth day
so I’ve already seen a country how do
you forms much money well uh yes mom
I bought a lot of souvenirs and I want
to buy some more can you send me a
thousand dollars all right Elmer Elmer
are you listening to me
sure MA have you taken many pictures
Elmer’s yes I’ve taken a lot I’ve used
three rolls of film have you met any
nice girls want
oh yes mom there’s a girl from Texas on
the tour we’ve done everything together
Elmer Elma are you still there
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have you ever have you ever studied the
language before yes I have Oh which one
did you study I studied Spanish in high
school have you ever been to a big
wedding yes I have whose wedding was it
it was my brother
have you ever seen a fire oh yes I have
when did you see it I thought bad fire
in Detroit in 1992 pretty lovely in
sushi yes I have
where did you eat it Maria and I ate
sushi in Hawaii last year have you ever
had the flu yes I have and when did you
have it I had it last winter have you
ever broken a bone
yes I have what did you break I broke my
leg dr. Phil gold invention Dr Finkel an
inventor he has just found a new machine
the machine can change people
his assistant abroad I’m going to try
the machine for the first time is it
safe doctor again yes of crossing in
foreign I’m afraid dr. Hansen this
machine is going to change you you’re
going to be a better person but it’s
stronger of you know healthier happier
well I’m happy now doctor well you’re
going to be happier and more intelligent
I’m intelligent now go to huh
yes well you’re less intelligent than I
am Boris just get into the machine
but doctor yes and younger too sorry
about that father mommy
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a hard life
yes Lloyd is talking to your grandfather
about his new job
it’s horrible grandpa I have to get up
at 7 o’clock because I have to catch the
bus to work because I knew I have to
make the coffee at work I have to work
hard during the week I’m only happy on
weekends and have to work when the
grandfather isn’t very sympathetic I had
their start work when I was 14 I lived
in West Virginia and there wasn’t much
work I had to work in the coal mines
there work 12 hours a day we didn’t have
to work on Sundays and we had to work
the other six days of the week when I
was 18 World War two started on joining
the army I had to wear a uniform
I had to go to Europe we had to obey the
officers a lot of my friends died when I
was 16 I had to go into the hospital
because of the dust of the mines it was
the only quiet time in my life I didn’t
have to work and I didn’t have to earn
money I retired when I was 65 nowadays I
don’t work and I don’t have to get up
early but I have to live on my pension
life is still difficult so Jerry I don’t
feel sorry for you
the city again okay it’s my turn
three one two three
I’m on blue blue that’s geography what’s
the biggest country in the world uh
Canada no rush is bigger than Canada
it’s the biggest country in the world
that’s not right in my geography book
the USSR was the biggest but Russia is
smaller than the USSR the doesn’t matter
Candace Russia is smaller than the USSR
but it’s still bigger than Canada
your turn Megan okay six
what’s that nature what is the most
intelligent animal in the world
that’s easy humans are the most
intelligent no what do you mean no the
answer on the card is whale whales have
a big brain but that’s not the same
thing that’s the answer on the card okay
it’s my turn see end power rhodium Adam
are on vacation in Toronto they’re
visiting the CN Tower
did you get the ticket yes they’re here
where’s the line for the elevators it’s
this way are you okay Adam uh yes it’s
just well I don’t like Heights that’s
all
I feel dizzy if you’d better over here
Adam you can see father don’t go too
near the window come on you can see the
city better from here Oh what’s that
down there it’s an airplane it’s landing
at the airport Lars it’s below us can we
go up to the space deck that’s the
highest level it’s 33 stories higher
than this one what do we have - it’s the
highest public observation gallery in
the world we have to see it ah all right
this is fantastic
it’s the most exciting place I’ve ever
been to think about it autumn we’re on
the tallest building in the world I am
thinking about it come over here this is
the best news you can see Niagara Falls
and it’s a hundred miles away oh sorry
are you okay oh not really
no worse ah put on the crowd again ha I
feel better already
thanks for coming up with me ha that’s
okay Jody you know something I’m not
going to be afraid of heights again
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I’ll do it
how many more sir who are you my name is
withered sir I’m your new personal
assistant where’s mrs. Sharma I want my
coffee I’ll get it sir
there you go sir I do Mother’s ah it’s
Withers sir it’s hot in here will you
open the window please yes sir I’ll get
you a glass of iced water - good please
be quick where you bring me these
suggestions box liver of course I will
sir where is it in the cafeteria people
can put suggestions about food company
in it I’ll get it right away
all right brother let’s there are a
lot of suggestions sir Wow let’s hear
them yes sir this is the first one
why doesn’t Burnett speak politely to
people next why don’t the boss remember
our name and another why don’t we begin
work at 11 a.m.
old Burnett does and another over matter
who wrote the suggestions of a sign them
no sir I’m their names others I will sir
and don’t tell anybody about the
suggestions I won’t sir
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comparing things are you ready yes let’s
go down for breakfast I like your room
it’s the same as yours no it isn’t it’s
different from mine is it yes it is it’s
bigger and it has a better view hi Sarah
good to see you good to see you Sam
are you staying here no I’m at the
Ambassador it’s down the street how is
it
well it isn’t as modern as this hotel
but it’s very comfortable how long have
you been at this conference as long as
you have today funny I haven’t seen you
before
really I saw you in the coffee shop I
waved but you didn’t see me did you
enjoy that presentation not really did
you know I’ve heard a lot of boring
speakers before but you know the most
boring speaker I’ve ever heard are you
going to the next presentation I know
are you no I’m not let’s go and have a
cup of coffee something nothing anything
everything good morning good morning how
can I help you I want some seats for
Tuesday night are there any left no I’m
very sorry there are no seats left every
seat is reserved doctor I think there’s
something in my eyes let me have a look
everything looks plenty and it hurts I
can’t see anything
no I’m sure there’s nothing there
there’s somebody in the other office I
didn’t hear anybody take a look please
okay no there’s nobody there everybody’s
gone home what are you looking for by
10:00 it’s somewhere in this room have
you looked everywhere yes I can’t find
it anywhere
four lives
Herbert Kirk James Brody Nina Rafi and
Charles Phillips all went to the same
school
they finished elementary school in 1978
and High School in 1984 they’ve had very
different career turkey birth between a
politician four years ago he’s very
successful
we brought a country house three years
ago and bought a Jaguar at the same time
he’s been a congressman for four years
Jimmy Brody was very lucky he won a
lottery in 1991 and moved to a Pacific
island
he bought a luxury yacht and next year
he’s still on the island
he’d been there since 1991 he’s had his
shots since 1992
Gina Rossi and Charlie Phillips sell in
lovak school is a hurrivane when I
finished high school she wears it
everyday and she’s never taken it off
they got married in 1988 and they’re
still in love they move to Arizona in
1993
an electronic world pardon me sir is
everything here yours yes that’s right
I’m sorry sir you can’t use any
electronic equipment during takeoff and
landing
and why not it’s an airline regulation
sir you can use the CD player during the
flight but I’m afraid you can’t use the
laptop computer or the portable phone or
the portable CDs I have to use my
computer I need it I’m very sorry but I
can’t live without it what am I going to
do for two hours who can read sir
breathe but I don’t have any books I’ll
get you a magazine sir battle of the
bands this is the National Battle of the
Bands contest all the band has played
and in a moment we’re going to hear the
result of the contest the key finalists
are Dixie chickeny and technocrat all of
the members of technocrat are from
Philadelphia
they’re on the left all of them are
wearing black suits and silver shirts
all of the members of Dixie chickens are
from Atlanta Georgia
none of them are wearing suits Lee
announcer is Tino Rivera she’s standing
with one of the members of Dixie
chickens and one of the members of
technocrats both of them are guitarist
neither of them has been on TV before
both of them are nervous and neither of
them is smiling
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now the judges have voted and Tina has
announced the results this chickens have
won the contest
all of them are smiling the members of
technocrat are happy
none of them are smiling some of the
people in the audience are cheering but
some of them are booing
some of them preferred Dixie chickens
but some of them preferred technocrat
the prizes are great both of the Bands
are going to get record contracts
special occasion can I help you yes I
want to send some flowers to my mother
in Chicago what kind of flowers would
you like now what do you recommend roses
are very nice as a family okay a dozen
pink roses tea would include a message
yes just say happy birthday mom love
Cindy mrs. Martinez yes tone this is a
present for you a present for me
what a nice surprise can I open it now
yes of course
Oh candy I love candy and you very very
much Paul thank you mrs. Martinez you’ve
been very kind to me it’s been a
wonderful party thank you very much but
you can’t go yet the party’s just
beginning I’m sorry but I really have to
I have to catch the last train both did
silly I’ll give you a ride where you go
Montreal oh well thanks for coming and
thanks for the present you’re very
welcome
I’ll see you soon yes
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