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Hi, Carol! Where’s Tom?
He’s upstairs. He’s having a bath.
Tom!
Yes?
Sam’s here.
I’m nearly ready.
Hello, Sam. Have a cigarette.
No, thanks, Tom.
Have a glass of whisky then.
O.K. Thanks.
Is dinner ready, Carol?
It’s nearly ready. We can have dinner at seven o’clock.
Sam and I had lunch together today. We went to a restaurant.
What did you have?
We had roast beef and potatoes.
Oh!
What’s the matter, Carol?
Well, you’re going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!
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Hello, Sam. Come in.
Hi, Sam. We’re having lunch. Do you want to have lunch with us?
No, thank you, Tom. I’ve already had lunch. I had lunch at half past twelve.
Have a cup of coffee then.
I’ve just had a cup, thank you. I had one after my lunch.
Let’s go into the living-room, Carol. We can have our coffee there.
Excuse the mess, Sam. This room’s very untidy. We’re packing our suitcases.
We’re going to leave tomorrow. Tom and I are going to have a holiday.
Aren’t you lucky!
When are you going to have a holiday, Sam?
I don’t know. I’ve already had my holiday this year.
Where did you go?
I stayed at home!
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Hello, Ken.
Hi, George.
Have you just been to the cinema?
Yes, I have.
What’s on?
"Paris in the Spring".
Oh, I’ve already seen it. I saw it on television last year.
It’s an old film, but it’s very good.
Paris is a beautiful city.
I’ve never been there. Have you ever been there, Ken?
Yes, I have. I was there in April.
Paris in the spring, eh?
It was spring, but the weather was awful. It rained all the time.
Just like London!
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Is my car ready yet?
I don’t know, sir. What’s the number of your car?
It’s LFZ312G.
When did you bring it to us?
I brought it here three days ago.
Ah yes, I remember now.
Have your mechanics finished yet?
No, they’re still working on it. Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
Isn’t that your car?
Well, it was my car.
Didn’t you have a crash?
That’s right. I drove it into a lamp post. Can your mechanics repair it?
Well, they’re trying to repair it, sir. But to tell you the truth, you need a new car!
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Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale.
That’s right.
May I have a look at it please?
Yes, of course. Come in.
How long have you lived here?
I’ve lived here for twenty years.
Twenty years! That’s a long time.
Yes, I’ve been here since 1976.
Then why do you want to sell it?
Because I’ve just retired. I want to buy a small house in the country.
How much does this house cost?
68,500 pounds.
That’s a lot of money!
It’s worth every penny of it.
Well, I like the house, but I can’t decide yet. My wife must see it first.
Women always have the last word.
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Has Ian sold his house yet?
Yes, he has. He sold it last week.
Has he moved to his new house yet?
No, not yet. He’s still here. He’s going to move tomorrow.
When? Tomorrow morning?
No, Tomorrow afternoon. I’ll miss him. He has always been a good neighbour.
He’s a very nice person. We’ll all miss him.
When will the new people move into this house?
I think that they will move in the day after tomorrow.
Will you see Ian today, Jenny?
Yes, I will.
Please give him my regards.
Poor Ian! He didn’t want to leave this house.
No, he didn’t want to leave, but his wife did!
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Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.He's a pilot.
He was in the R.A.F.
he will fly to New York next month.
The month after next he'll fly toTokyo.
At the moment,he's in Madrid.He flew to Spain a week ago.
He wil return to London th week after next.
He's only forty-one years old ,
and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
Nigel is a very lucky man. But his wife isn't very lucky.She usually stays at home
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Two return tickets to London please.
What time will the next train leave?
At nineteen minutes past eight.
Which platform?
Platform Two. Over the bridge.
What time will the next train leave?
At eight nineteen.
We've got plenty of time.
It's only three minutes to eight.
Let's go and have a drink. There's a
bar next door to the station.
George:
We had better go back to the station
now, Ken.
Tickets please.
We want to catch the eight nineteen
to London.
You've just missed it!
What! It's only eight fifteen.
I'm sorry, sir. That clock's ten
minutes slow.
When's the next train?
In five hours' time!
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I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.
Can you describe it, sir?
It’s a small blue case and it’s got a zip.
There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
Is this case yours?
No, that’s not mine.
What about this one? This one’s got a label.
Let me see it.
What’s your name and address?
David Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
That’s right. D.N.Hall. 83, Bridge Street.
Three pounds and fifty pence please.
Here you are.
Thank you.
Hey!
What’s the matter?
This case doesn’t belong to me!
You’ve given me the wrong case!
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Ow!
What's the matter, Andy?
I slipped and fell downstairs.
Have you hurt yourself?
Yes, I have. I think that I've hurt my back.
Try and stand up. Can you stand up?
Here. Let me help you.
I'm sorry, Lucy. I'm afraid that I can't get up.
I think that the doctor had better see you. I'll telephone Dr Carter.
The doctor says that he will come at once .I'm sure that you need ar X-ray, Andy.