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TelephoneCalls

A:Hello,Tracyspeaking,Howmay

Ihelpyou?

B:liketospeaktoyourdirectorofhumanresources,s,

Plea.

A:Justamoment.I'llherwhoiscalling?

B:ThisisBillBurtonfromMilfordInsurance,I'mcallinginregardstoourmeeting

nextTuesday.

A:Thankyou,pleaholdforamoment?I’llchecktoeifshe

isavailable.

B:Noproblem.

A:I'

youliketoleaveamessageforher?

B:Yes,'sbestifshe

cangetintouchwithmebefore3pmtoday,shecanreachmeatmyofficenumber,

635-8799.

A:I''tquitecatchthat,couldyouplearepeatthenumber?

B:Noproblem,rtoaskforextension31.

A:I'msorry,,justtoconfirm,yournameisspelledB-U-R-T-O-N,isthat

correct?

B:Yes,andIreprentMilfordInsurance.

A:sreceivesyourmessageandreturnsyourcallbefore

3pmthisafternoon.

B:Thankyouverymuch.

Memos

A:Ihavebeenwaitinghereintheconferenceroomfortenminutesalready,whattime

isthemeetingstart?Whereisanyoneanyway?

B:Didn'tyouhearaboutthat,ourmeetingwaspostponeduntilFriday.

A:Whythemeetingwaspostponed?Noonetoldmeanythingaboutit.

B:Didyougetthememo?

A:Whatmemo?Theyhaven’tanymemothiswholeweek,Icheckmyinboxevery

ven’tenanything.

B:ldhavemadetoyourinbox,butmaybelost

inallcollectorsonyourdesk.

A:YouknowhowthingsgetpilotaboutmydeskwhenI'ometimes

Idomanypleathings,ButIalwaysreadallthememosgoaround;theygodirectly

surewerendtowholeoffice?

B:Itshouldhavegotaroundtoeverybody,theyalsopostacopyofthememointhe

'tyoueverlookatmessagespostonthebulletinboard?

A:I'musuallytoobusytotakeabunchofcoffeebreakbythewatercooler,Anyway,

I'msurethememonevergettomyinbox,I'llhavetotalkourcretaryaboutit.

'sright,Youwillneverknowwhatyourmissingoutofitifyoudon'treadthe

memos.

PlacinganOrder

A:MayIhelpyou?

B:Yes,astanding

agreementwithyourcompany,sowewillneedthesameamountaslasttime.

A:ullupourrecordsfor

aveanordernumber?Whatnameistheorderlistedunder?

B:beris184796

A:Yes,norderforthreecasofcartridges,itthatwhatyou

wouldliketorefill?

B:Yes.

A:Istherethecorrectbillingaddress?

B:No,pleapostthebillto124HildrodLane,MiltonCounty,98830.

A:dershouldbedelivered

beforetheendofthedayonMonday.

B:Thankyou.

Theworkinglunch

A:Excume,Don?Ihatetobotheryou,

youhavetimetobriefmeontheMartinaccounttoday?

B:Oh,that'suppodtodeliverabriefonthataccounttomorrow.I

,gosh,I

don'tknow....Thingsarereallybusyformetoday,theonlytimeIcanmanageto

squeezeoutmightbeoverlunchbreak....

A:Ihatetomakeyouworkthroughyourlunchbreakwithhowbusyyouare....

B:It'sokay....I'vealreadyhadveraldaysinarowworkingthroughlunch....

A:Howaboutthis....Wecanmakeitaworkinglunchthisafternoon,andI'llorder

'llbemytreat.

B:Youdon'thavetodothat....

A:your

favoritefastfood?I'llcatertoyourtaste.

B:ActuallyIdolikeChine....Let'smakeitadateforChopSueyandthe

Martinaccountatabout12:atsoundgood?

A:Great.I'llbringthefood.

HotelSituations

F:Hello,Idoforyou?

M:Hi,yes,etarycalledandbookedaroomacoupleof

weeksago,therervationshouldbeforadoublebed,nonesmokingroom.

F:Andwhatnameofrervationmadeunder?

M:ItshouldbeunderSteveJohn

F:Mmm,letmee,itemsthereisnoJohnlistedaroomfortonight,isthereany

othernamethatyourervationlistunder？

M:No,hereistheconfirmationnumber,wouldthathelp?Itis898007,Ihadtheroom

bookedwithvisacoldcard.

F:Ah,yes,hereitis,youhaveastandarddoubleroom,nonsmokingonthe3rdfloor,

Ijustneedtoethecreditcardyoubookedtheroomwithifyoudon’tmind.

M:Sure,tbepossibletocheckoutandpaythebillinthemorning,

also,whattimeisbrackrved?

F:Thereisacontinentforbreakfastfrom6:00amto10:ucanpay

yourbillinthemorning,butwerequirea20%departitoffront,butIcanjustkeepa

,I’vegotyouontupifyoucouldjustsignhere,

andinashowhere,hereisyourroomkey,anythingelIcandoforyou?

M:Yes,couldyoucallmeataxiplea?

Friends

A:whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriends?

B:eopleareusuallymoreactiveand

barstogetherorplay

sportstogether.

A:Idon’tliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhoaren’yisvery

importanttome.

B:Ithinkit’blemisthatyoucanusuallyonlyfind

outifsomeoneishonestbygettingtoknowthem.

A;youcanfindoutfromtheirfriends.

B:’trelyonyourfriendstointroducepeople

ike

funnypeople.

A:oh,Idon’n’erknowwhenthey

arejokingandwhentheyarebeingrious.

B:sometimesitcanbehardtotell,butifyouknowthepersonfairlywell,youcan

usuallyefromtheirexpressionwhattheyarereallythinking.

A:tthatwearesuch

goodfriends?

B;maybepeopledon’oplelikealittle

varietyintheirlives-includingavarietyofcharacteristicsintheirfriends.

Party

A:forsayingbehindtohelpmeclearup.

B;’sapitythataglassandaplategotbrokenand

someonespilledadrinkoverthere.

A:esn’illed

drinkwon’tleaveastain,willit?

B:Idoubtit,I‘yitwasn’taglassofredwine,I’lljust

getabowlofwaterandacloth.

A:I’mgoingtoputalltherubbishintothisbigplasticbag.

B:afterwards,hingwillbefinishedwithin

hismagictricks.

A;yes,he’sverygood..isn’the?Hetoldsomefunnystoriestoo.

B:eginningoftheparty,shewasbeing

veryrious.

A;Ithinkthatshehadalittertoomuchofthepunch.

B:whatdidyouputinthatpunch?Ittastedgreat,butwasquitestrong.

A:that’likethesnacksandIprepared?

B:thdaycakewasdelicious,wasn’tit?Emilytoldmethatsheand

karenmadeitthemlves.

A:thatcaketastedsogood!Itdisappearedwithinminutes,soIthinkeveryonelikedit

’sthatstain?

B:readytostartonthewashingup:

Rentinganapartment

a:we'dliketorentaflatneartheuniversity.

b:areyoulookingforsomewherefortwopeople?

a:yes,sly,we'’veheardthat

thereareplacesfor80to100poundsamonth.

b:yes,

haveanyotherrequirements?

a:netreally,'dpreferablyliketoliveinaquietstreet.

b:howmanyroomsdoyouneedintheflat?

a:we'chenanddiningroomcanbeperateor

combined.

b:ok.i''

firstonthelistcosts80poundsamonth,butit'sonanoisystreetandit'salittlefar

fromtheuniverstiy.

a:howfarawayisitfromthecampus?

b:it''sonethat'sabout

tis100poundsamonthandit'sonasmallstreet,

justoffamainstreet.

a:otohavealookatit?we'dliketoeitbeforemakinga

finaldecision.

b:ofcour.i'anwaitforabout15or20

keyouthere.

a:uldbegreat.

Shopping

A:doyoudoalotofshoppingonline?

B:ookingontheinternetatwhat’savailable,butIusuallypreferto

actuallyeandtouchwhatI’mes,I’lllookat

somethinginashop,butlaterbuyitonlineifit’’tlikebuying

thingsonline,doyou?

A:yes.I’erwho’stryingtofindoutyour

’tyouworryaboutthat?

B:hatithappens,butifyoubuyfromreputablecompanieswith

curewebsites,oughtIuonlineshoppingfacilities,I

don’tthinkit’sthebestwaytoshop.

A:I’htyoulovedanythingtechnological.

B:Ido.I’mabigfanofusingnewtechnology,butIdon’twanttositinfrontofa

peopleneedtogetoutandinteractwithotherpeople.

A:so,howaboutcomingtothedepartmentstorewithme?Iwanttoeifthereare

anynewsummerclothesonsaleyet.

B:sure.I’topbythecomputerstore?Ijustwanttoeif

theyhavesomething.

A:ou’

tobrowthroughtheirbooksiftheyhaveanythinginteresting.

B:ok.I’’sgo.I’lljustgetsomemoneyandmycreditcard.

A;rgottentogetmine.

Askingfordirections

A:ok,I’’schecktheroutefromheretotheairport.

B:wherearewe?Oh,ivetotheA120andturnleft.

A:no,erthatwearecomingfromthisdirection.

B:ohyes!Sorry!ThenwedrivetotheM11motorway.

A;howfaristhat?

B:it’lefttojointhemotorwayanddrivesouth.

A:accordingtothemap,wegetofftheM11atthecondjunctionandjointheM25.

that’sthemotorwaythatgoesaroundtheedgeofLondon.

B:that’sanother15miles,sothat’s22milestotalsofar.

A:becarefultoturnintherightdirection!

B:reachexit15,weturnleftand

gowestalongtheM4.

A:’sthetotaldistance?

B:thejourneyaroundtheM25is33milesandthen3extramilestogettotheairport.

Sohowmanymilesisthattogether?

A:22milestotheM25,33milesontheM25,’satotalof58

miles,isn’tit?

B:itshouldn’erthatwecango

quitefastonthemotorway.

A:wecanonlygofastonthemotorwaysifthereisn’weshould

arlyismuchbetterthanbeinglate

Beginner

A:utyou?

B;yes,Iˉ’sinterestingtoewhoisconsideredthebestintheirfieldandwhich

filmarethoughttobeparticularlygood.

A:,themen

nearlyalwaysjustwearthetraditionaltuxedo.

B:ilmsdoyouthinkwillwinawardsthis

year?

A;Iˉyjustoneortwofilmslookttosweeptheawardsceremony,

butthisyearthereareveralcontenders.

B:you’’syoufavouriteaward

category?

A:youmightthinkthisstrange,butIlikethecategoryfor¨bestforeignlanguagefilm’.

B:it’he¨best

actorandactress〃.

fansandtheiridols

A:you’reabigfanofandylau,aren’tyou?

B:yes,I’’smyidol.

A:howcomeyoudon’thaveallofhisfilmsondvd?

B:someofhiarlyfilmsarehardtofindnowadays,especiallytheoneswhereheonlyplayeda

bitpart.

A:Ie.I’msureyou’ualsohaveveralposterofhim.

B;tthemlastweekandputthemuponmybedroomwalls

yesterday.

A:areyouamemberofhisfanclub?

B:Iwas,butthenIdiscoveredyoucanfindouteverythingforfreeontheinternet,soI’mnota

membernow.

A:didyouetheinterviewwithandylauincosmopolitanmagazinelastmonth?

B:ofcourIboughttwocopies.

A:twocopies?Onetokeepandonetocutthepicturesoutof,right?

chattingonline

A:what’sup?B:zzinginBeijing.

A:’vegotlovelyweatherhere.B:great!Ryinvitingme?

A:laughingoutloud.B:berightback.

A:whererugoing?B;bathroom.

A;ok.I’youlater.

Note:whenpeoplechatonline,reviations,ulowercaletters,

andrarelyupunctuationmarks,especiallyapostrophemarks.

computers

A:hi!Isthatthenewlaptopyoubroughtlastweek?Itlooksverynice.

B;yes,.I’mjustsurfingontheinternet.

A;here?Inthiscafe?Howcanyoudothat?

B;ansIcangetonthenetforfreewhile

I’,Ihavetobuyacupofcoffee!

A:that’doitanywhere?

B;reonlyabout10or12

placesthatofferitinthiscity.

A:so,whatprogramsdoyouhaveonyourlaptop?

B:I’vegotalltheusualonesforwordprocessingandthenIhaveafewforcreatingandediting

photographs.

A:’sveryufulforyoutobeabletodownloadphotos

uattachthepicturefilestoemailsandndthemtoanyone,

anywhere,atanytime!

B:it’swonderful,isn’tit?WouldyouliketoesomephotosthatIlookrecently?

theinternetandemail

:howoftendoyouutheinternet?

B;Iuitalmosteveryday,’toftensurfthenet.

Youutheinternetalot,don’tyou?

A:e

frustratingwhentheconnectionispoor.

B:so,you’reonlineeighthoursaday.

A:yes,mes,Ihelpotherpeopleintheofficeifthey’rehavingtrouble

online.

B;howufuldoyouthinktheinternetisasasourceofinformation?

A;Ithinkit’sfairlyuful,,alotoftheinformationyoufind

,whenyoubuysomethingonline,youdon’teituntilyouactuallygetit.

B;howdoyousolvethewebsiteproblemswhenyou’rebuyingsomethingonline?

A:meonefromourcompanyvisitstheshopand

buyswhenthey’reenthattheproductsaregenuineandsuitable.

advertising

a:howcouldweadvertiourcelebrationstomarkthecentenaryofthefoundingofthe

university?

B;I’sthepresidentcouldinvite

themanddoaninterview.

A:that’dputupsomepostersinandaroundthecampuswithalistofevents.

Itwouldbequitecheaptodoonthecampus.

B:swecouldarrangeforsomesponsorship.

A:wecouldcontactalumniwhoworkforlarge,ghtbeableto

arrangecheapadvertisinginexchangeforsomefreetickets.

B;goodthinking!Weshouldalsoprintsomeleafletsforstudentstodistribute.

A:wesho

peoplevisitthewebsite,they’lletheinformation.

B:edthepricesandtheyare

reasonable.

A;’sgettoworkonouradvertisingcampaign.

newspaper

a:doyoubuythatnewspapereveryday?

B:yes,yshasplentyofarticlesfromcorrespondentsallover

theworldandthebusinessctionisveryufultoo.

A:isthereaSundayeditionofthatnewspaper?

B;everalctions,soit’squitearead!Itusuallytakesmeafewhourstoread

itonSundaymorning.

A:whatctiondoesithave?

B:’sthenewsction,theentertainmentction,sports,business,andworld

affairs.

A;what’sinthatction?

B:worldaffairs?

youbuyadailypaper?

A;Ibuyanationalnewspapersometimes,buyInearlyalwaysbuyalocaleveningnewspaper.I

findthelocalnewsmoreinterestingthannationalorinternationalnews.

Magazine

A;doyouoftenbuymagazines?

B:smeup-todatewithallthelatest

developments.

A;whydon’tyoufindtheinformationontheinternetinstead?

B:ss,Iliketo

readamagazineinacoffeebarsometimes.

A:doyouhaveanonlineeditionofthatmagazine?

B:yes,canonlyaccessallthearticlesifyouhaveasubscription.

A;doyouhaveasubscription?

B;yes,verybuy

magazines?

A:’tbuyanyregularly.

books

a:whatareyoureading?

B:oh,it’’sasic-fithriller.

A;Ithoughtheusuallywrotehorrorbooks.

B:’’sacaptivatingread.

A;we’ouliketojoinus?

B;yes,obuyatextbookformycourand,asyouknow,Ilovebrowsingthrough

thelatestpaperbacks.

A:

wantstopickupsomechildren’sbooksforherdaughter.

B:Iwanttolookatnelsonmandela’sautobiography.

A:thisissuretobeaworthwhileread.

countries

A:whichcountrieshaveyoubeento?

B:I’vebeentomostofthecountriesinEurope,veralcountriesinAsia-china,Korea,and

Thailand-andtotheunitedstatesandCanada.

A;IthoughtyouhadbeentoAustraliatoo.

B:no,butI’mplanningonvisitingAustraliaandnewZealandsoon.I’veheardthattheyare

sthemostbeautifulcountryyou’vebeento?

A;IthinkI‘anypicturesquefjords,waterfalls,andmountains.

B:isn’titreallycoldthere?

A;well,thenorthofNorwayisalmostalwayscold,butfurthersouthitcanbefairlywarmin

’sawetcountry,sothere’ssnowalmosteverywhereinwinter.

B;I’vebeentootherScandinaviancountries,sIshouldgoanddosome

wintersportsthere.

cities

A:isyourcityahistoricalplace?

B:notrally.200yearsago,itwasjustasmallinsignificantvillage.

A;howdiditgrowintosuchalargeplace?

B:largedeposi

villagequicklygrewintoakeyindustrialcentre.

A:asthecitygrew,itmusthaveabsorbedmanyvillagenearby.

B;yes,esofthovillagesurviveasthenamesofpartsofthecity.

A;reanybuildingmorethan200yearsoldinyourcity?

B;oh,themwereinnsfor

asacastlenearonevillage,soourcityhasacastle

too.

A;really?Soyourcitydoeshavesomeoldhistoryafterall.

Thecountryside

A:I’dlovetohavemyownfarm.

B:sure?

A:Iwouldn’tmindgettingupearlymorningandthephysicalworkwouldmakemefitand

healthy.

B:runningafarmwouldbetotallydifferenttoyoucurrentjob.

A:that’sonereasonI’dliketotryit.I’dreallyliketogetawayfromworking9to5inanoffice.

B;you’’snotsomethingyoucanjustwalk

into.

A:myuncleownsafarmandI’einginthe

countrysidewithfarmanimalsandgreenfields.

B;well,Iˉdbegreattotakeaworkingholidayonafarm.

I’dlovetogetawayfromhustleandbustleofthecityforawhile.

war

a:areyouwatchinganothernewsreportaboutthewar?

B:lmilitary

vilianswereamongthedeadandwounded.

A:howdidthiswarstart?

B:destriedtobuildborderfencesandbegan

attackingeachother.

A:rsidewantstocompromi.

B:reliefagl

Europeancountrieshaveagreedtondaid,butareafraidthattheirplaneswillbeshotdown.

A:whatdoyouthinkwillhappen?

B:,perhaps,

ngistofindtherealproblemforthewarandsolvethat.

A;itwouldbemuchsimplerandcheaperiftheynegotiatedfirst.

religion

A:doyoubelieveingod?

B:notatall.I’?

A;I’’tyoubelievethereisagod?

B;Ithinkeverythinghasascientificexplanationratherthanatheologicalone.

A:,Ibelieveinevolutionforexample.

However,therearemanythingsthatsciencehasn’texplainedyet.

B;I’thatthestrangestthingabout

religionisthatsomanyreligionspeopleactinwaysthattheirreligionclaimsarewrong.

A:forexample?

B;religionspreachtolerance,butmanywarsarecaudbyintolerantreligiousfanatics.

A;opledon’tappeartobeactinginaccordancewiththeirreligiousbeliefs.

politics

A:haveyoueverybelongedtoapoliticalparty?

B:no,Ihaven’t,butIthoughtaboutjoiningthegreenparty.

A:really?eamemberofthe

pressuregroupgreenpeace,weren’tyou?

B:dn’thaveenoughtimetodevotetoit.

A:erpartiesaretoobigand

popular.

B;you’llerpoliticalandpressuregroupscanofteninfluencelargepoliticalparties.

Anymemberofparliamentcanpropolegislationandpartiesandpressuregroupscanrai

awarenessofissues.

A:tendon’tunderstandtheissuesfully.

B:that’’

readabouttheminnewspaperorhearthemontv.

socialproblems

A:istherealotofcrimeinyourcity?

B:there’ssome,butIdon’tthinkit’itispettycrime,burglaryandcar

’sverylittlemajorcrime.

A:it’thecrimeiscommittedby

drugaddictswhoneedmoneyfordrugs.

B;ty,thereisaverygooddrugrehabilitationprogramme.

Thepoliceandcourtsarealsotoughonpeoplewhocommitcrimes,butIdon’tknowifthat’sthe

reasonforourrelativelylowcrimerate.

A;referamorelenientapproach.

B;peoplehave

similaramountsofmoney,theywillnotthinkofstealingfromothers.

A;that’spossible,butI’mnotsureitwouldreallyhappenlikethat.

theweather

A:iwentshoppingwithoutmyumbrellayesterdaymorning.

B:yesterdaymorningwasbeautifulithoughtthesunningwasgoingtocontinue.

A:'swhyididn'

rainingcatsanddogs.

B:ouringwithrainallafternoon.

A:wouldlivesomewherewhichwere

sunningallyearround.

B:bablywouldnotlikeiteither.

A:justwishtheweathercouldbealittlemorepredictable.

B:ttherisso

changeable.

environment

A;istheenvironmentabigissuesinyourcountry?Itisinmine.

B:mateisdryandsowaterconrvationis

veryimportant.

A:whatmethodsdoyouutoconrvewater?

B:sthatwecannotu

somemodernhouholditems,etoomuchwater.

A:thebiggestenvironmentprobleminmycountryisairpollution.

B:yes,,mycountryis

moreagriculturalandhasmuchlessindustry.

A:wehavereducedemissionofairpollutantsinrecentyears,butcarsarestillamajorsourceof

ieshavebecomecleanerasstricterenvironmentpollutionlawhavebeenintroduced.

B:’tbelievethatanysinglecountrycando

anythingaboutit.

A:Ithinkyou’eedstobeaninternationalrespontothisproblem.

theasons

A:whatdoyoudoinsummer?

B:eingoutinthefresh

utyou?

A:Idon’toftengoforwalks,butIeitherplaysportsoutside-youknow,tennisorbadminton-or

justsitinthesunshineandreadagoodbook.

B;whatdoyoudoinwinter?

A;well,’mfeelinglazy,r

summertowinter.

B;earingnice,colorfulclothesinsummer-youknow,anicedress

’stoocoldforthokindsofclothesinwinter.

A;wouldfreeze!

B:doyouthinkwe’llhaveanicesummerthisyear?

A;thankstoglobalwarming,itcouldbehotterthanever!

thenaturalworld

A:whatareyoudoing?

B:I’mjustlookingatthismapoftheworld.I’mpreparingforageographyclass.

A:therearenocountriesmarkedonthemap.

B;no,therearen’theHimalayanplateau

withthehighestpeaksintheworld.

A:thethied

totheoceans,mostcountriesaretiny.

B;Ifinditincrediblehowmillionsofyearsofvolcanicactivityhavecreatedmountainsthousands

ofmetrestall.

A;rivershavecreateddeepvalleysandcanyonslikethegrandcanyou.

B:theoceansandlandscapesallinfluenceourclimate.

A;it’sallsointeresting.I’apsI

shouldtryandattendyourgeographyclass.

animals

A:Iwaery

interesting.

B:ys,theyareoftenudtofind

illegaldrugsandbombsbythepoliceandcustomsofficers.

A;thedocumentaryalsopointedoutthattheyareudbyshepherdstoroundupsheepandby

rescueworkerstofindpeopletrappedunderrubbleorsnow.

B;hemforsportsandrecreation.

A:don’tforgetthathorsarestilludinmanycountriestopullploughsandcarts.

B:canyourideahor?

A:yes,’utyou?

B:swecouldgohorridingtogetherattheweekend?

A:whatagoodidea!

Plants

A:wersarereallycolorful.

B:os,tulips,iketherockerywiththesmallerflowers?

A:yes,reviolets,aren’tthey?

B;yes,ternoon,I’mgoingtoprunethehedge.

A:;oulikemetocutthemofffor

you?

B:thankyou!sawinthegardenshed.

A:whenthelowerbranchesareremoved,you’llbeabletositunderthetree.

B;tomorrow,I’egardenwilllockperfect.

A;justmakesurechildrendon’tplayintheflowerbedsanddestroytheflowers.

naturaldisasters

a:doyouthinkthatclimatechangeisresponsiblefortherecentfloods?

B:refloodsinthiscountryalmosteveryyear,butinrecentyearstheyhave

beenmorewidespreadandmorefrequent.

A:itemsthattheclimateinthiscountryischanging.

B;tthreesummershavebeenthehottestforthepast200years.

Therehavealsobeenstrongerwinds.

A:Ithinkthatthechangingclimateisasignthatwearecausingtoomuchdamagetothe

environment.

B;Ithinkyou’echangenaturallyovertime,butIthinkthathumanactivitiesare

hatgovernmentwouldjointogetherandtrytoresolvethe

problem.

A:n’tdosomethingsoon,Itmightbetoolate.

naturalresources

a:doesyourcountryexportalotofnaturalresources?

B;weexportsomecoaltoEuropeancountries,butourbiggestexportsiscopper,whichweexport

toEurope,northAmerica,andchina.

A:whichresourcesdoyouhavetoimport?

B:weimportalittleoilfromVenezuela,rtsomeironand

alotofaluminiumfromneighouringcountries.

A:Iheardthatyoucountryrecentlydiscovereddepositsofpreciousstone.

B:yes,that’,ersinmycountryare

ernmentiskeentoexploitournaturalresourcestogetmoney

toimportourcountry.

A:ifyourgovernmentinvestsinyourcountry’sinfrastructure,itwillbemoneywellspent.

B:toputthemoneyintolong-termprojectsratherthanwastingitonshort-term

ones.

distanceandspeed

A:howlongwillittakeustodrivetoLondon?

B;Ithinkit’sadistanceof180kilometersfromheretoLondon,soitshouldbeatwo-hourdrive

onthemotorway.

A;that’dtakethreehours.

B;you’beabletotravelathighspeedsatthebeginningandendofthejourney,

becauwewillbeinbuilt-uparea.

A:so,shallweallowthreehourstocoverthedistance?

B;en’tenmycompanycar,haveyou?

A;’slongerthanmycar.

B:Ithinkit’’maximumspeedofover

200kilometersanhour.

A;wow!That’sfast!Idon’tthinkwewillbetravelingthatfastonthemotorway.

B;wecan’ntthatfast,wewouldbreakthespeedlimit.

quantities

A:whichsportsarepopularinyourcountry?

B:rlsplayitreallywell.

Somepeoplelikeplayingbasketball.

A:domanypeopleliketennis?

B:oplelike

swimming,becauitisfunandkeepsyoufit.

A:inmycountry,manypeopleenjoygolf,ople

likeextremesports,butIthinkthevastmajorityofpeopleareafraidtotrythem.

B:lpeoplefrommyuniversity

enjoythem,knowplaysgolf.

A:replentyofgolfcoursaroundthe

ast,onlyatinynumberofpeopleplayed.

B:agreatdealofpeoplefollowrugbyinmycountry.

A:thereareplentyofrugbyfansinmycountrytoo.

numbers

a;what’stheareaofyourcountry?

B:it’’salittleoverhalfamillionsquarekilometers.

A;thatsoundsquitebig!Howmanypeoplelivethere?

B;themliveinthenorth.

A:what’stheaverageincome?

B;that’mostpeopleearnabouttwothousanddollarsamonth,if

youconvertthemoneyfromourcurrencyintodollars.

A;soyourcountryisfairlyrich.

B:Ithinkwearericherthanmostcountries,

biggestproblematthemomentisunemployment,whichisroughly8%.Ithasdoubledoverthe

lastfouryears.

A:unemploymentinmycountryisafractionofthat.

time

A:howdoyouusuallyspendyourtime,nowthatyou’veretired?

B:well,’sarelongerin

summerthatinwinter,lydosomeexerciwhenIgetup.

A:whatdoyouhaveforbreakfast?

B:Iusuallyhavecereal,butsometimesIcookatraditionalEnglishbreakfast.

A:ouspendyourmorning?

B;odoallmyshoppingin

s

about20minutestodrivethere.

A:howdoyouspendyourafternoon?

B:IusuallymeetsomefriendsandweplaysportstogetherorImightspendsometimealoneon

wintereveningwatchingtv,butIspendsummereveningatculturaleventsifI

havetime.

sizeandshape

A:whatbookisthat?

B:Ijustboughtanewatlas.I’Russia!That’savast

country.

A:Canada,china,andtheuarehugetoo.

B;ieslikeMonacoaresmallerthanmany

cities.

A:ancountriesarerelatively

looksquitebiginEurope,butcomparedtomanycountriesinothercontinents,it’s

notverylargeatall.

B:britainishalfthesizeoffrance,butgreatBritainisstilloneofthelargestislandsintheworld.

A;thethingwithlargecountriesisthatoftentheyhavevastareasoflandthatareulessorhardly

andCanadahaveenormousareasoficeandforest.

directions

A:excume?HowcanIgettothenearestbranchofthenationalbank?

B:there’thisstreetuntilyougettothefirsttoftrafficlights.

Thenturnrightatthetrafficlights.

A;howfarupthestreetarethetrafficlights?

B:150metersperhaps.

A;?

B:’’t

missit.

A:oIgothen?

B;you’’sabigbuildingandyou’lleabigsign

onthefrontofthebuilding.

A:ouverymuch.

money

a:areyoureadytogotothebank?

B:sure,whatdoyouneedtodothere?

A:there’’eedtowithdrawsome

moneyformtheATM.

B:Ihavetoexchangesomemoney.

A:that’’regoingawaynextweek.

B;asaproblemlast

week.

A;’tpayitsoon,thecreditcardcompanywillchargeme

interest.

B:’sagoodideatopayoffyourcreditcarddebts

beforetheyattractinterest.

feelingsandemotions

A:hello!Howareyoutoday?

B:hi.I’adatestandI’mnotsurehowwellorhowbadlyIdid.

A:it’’vedonetestandyoucan’tchangeanyofyouranswers.

B:that’yshouldgohomeandprepareforthenexttest,butI’mfeelingtired.

A:let’llhelpyoutowakeupagain!

B:eyoubeenrecently?

A;oh,youknowme.I’malwayshappy!IfIthinkI’mgettingintoabadmood,Icallsomefriends

andsocializeorhaveachat.

B:that’lyjustsitathomealoneandgetincreasinglymoody.

A:redofitreallyquickly.I’malwayxcited

aboutgoingouttopartyorothersocialeventandmeetingpeople.

B:perhapsI’dgooutmoretooandnotspendtimeworryingabouttests!