25 Dialogues

1.
Frank
I heard you are taking a Spanish class at the community college.
Jerry
Yes, I'm going to Guatemala next spring and I thought knowing a little
Spanish would make the trip easier.
Frank
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Jerry
I hae a course catalogue. !e can see whether or not they're o""ering
a French course next semester.
#$ I had done the same thing when I went to lie with my sister who is
liing in France.
%$ It will take you more time to master it.
&$ &ould you tell me how you "ound the course'
($ I'm isiting my )rother in *arseilles next year. *ay)e I should take a
French class.
+$ #re you satis"ied with that course'
2.
Ingrid
#re you going to the post o""ice'
,aul
!hy are you asking'
Ingrid
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,aul
I can hold o"" "or a "ew minutes, )ut that's all.
#$ I'm working on some letters, )ut they are not -uite ready.
%$ I might come with you. .hat's why I'm asking.
&$ I" you are so )usy, I can go instead o" you.
($ I hae already posted the letters, so you don't need to go
+$ I am not going to the post o""ice. I'll go later in the a"ternoon.
3.
Jack
/ae you heard a)out .immy'
,ete
0o, is there something wrong with him'
Jake
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,ete
1eally' I hope it is not too serious.
#$ /e told me that he was on holiday.
%$ 0o, )ut I 2ust wonder i" he is 34.
&$ /e had to )e rushed to the emergency room yesterday.
($ /e recoered "rom his illness long ago.
+$ It could )e, )ut I am not sure.
4.
*aria
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Jenny
!hy not "ind another laundry'
*aria
I hae already done that, )ut nothing changed.
Jenny
.hen, you should try washing them yoursel". .hat might help.
#$ /ow do you manage to clean your clothes spotlessly'
%$ !hat do you think a)out the colour o" my new shirt'
&$ I am not pleased with the way my clothes look when they are cleaned.
($ I hae washed the white colours with )lack ones and ruined all my
clothes.
+$ Since my mother went on holiday, I haen't )een a)le to deal with the
laundry.
5.
*other
!hy are you studying in the liing room'
Son
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*other
.hen we will ask your "ather to look at it when he comes home.
Son
It will )e great as I can't concentrate on my lessons thoroughly in this room.
#$ I got )ored in my room and wanted a company.
%$ .he lamp in my room isn't working.
&$ .here had )een too much noise coming "rom the next door.
($ 3ur )ookshel" is in this room and I am "ed up with going to my room
and coming )ack here.
+$ I hae already asked him to do that, )ut he couldn't mend it.
6.
,eter
/ae you started your research pro2ect "or management class'
*artin
!ell, I hae decided on a topic, )ut haen't actually started the
research yet.
,eter
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*artin
I know. #ctually, I went to the li)rary yesterday, )ut wasn't sure
where to look.
#$ (idn't you hear what the pro"essor said yesterday'
%$ I will also write a)out motiation. !ill this )e a pro)lem "or you'
&$ I guess we should get started today, so shall we head to the li)rary
now'
($ You are late. You don't hae that much time to complete the paper.
+$ I" you want to "ind )ooks on that su)2ect, why don't you try the card
catalogue'
7.
%etty
It's summertime. I thought people only took trips to &rested %utte in
the winter, "or skiing.
!ilma
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%etty
5ike what'
!ilma
It's great "or hiking. 3r, i" you don't "eel like traeling on "oot, you can
rent horses or mountain )ikes.
#$ I 2ust can't )eliee we are going to &olorado.
%$ It is a great place to go in the summer, too. .here are lots to do.
&$ .his trip next week to &rested %utte is going to )e "antastic, isn't it'
($ &ould we get ery "ar on a mountain )ike i" the hills are ery steep'
+$ 3kay, then. I" you don't want to go there, we could go somewhere
else.
8.
&arla
/ow much o" a tip should we leae'
Sally
0o more than a dollar.
&arla
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Sally
0o, not at all. .he serice was slow and the soup was cold.
#$ !hy do you say that' !ouldn't it )e too little'
%$ .hey didn't o""er us co""ee, either.
&$ /ow a)out leaing nothing' I wasn't satis"ied with it.
($ Instead o" leaing a tip, I think we should complain to manager.
+$ I" I were you, I wouldn't leae that amount.
9.
Jane
#lice was so angry when the toaster that she )ought didn't work.
Judy
She certainly was.
Jane
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Judy
She made the company re"und her money.
#$ She should hae examined it thoroughly )e"ore she )ought it.
%$ She always acts too -uickly and gets into trou)le.
&$ !hat did she do when she "ound out'
($ !hy didn't they take it )ack'
+$ Is the new one working )etter'
10.
.im
!ere you a)le to get some sleep last night' I know you were really
tired.
#my
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.im
3h, really. !hat was the pro)lem'
#my
I was distur)ed )y the noisy tra""ic.
#$ .hanks, I slept soundly as soon as I went to )ed.
%$ .he 0%# "ans were eerywhere making a lot o" noise with their cars'
horns.
&$ I was going to do that, )ut some o" my "riends popped in to hae
co""ee.
($ I hae )een haing this pro)lem "or a long time, so I'd )etter take
some sleeping pills.
+$ !ell, actually I was a)le to sleep only a little )it.
11.
0ina
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*ark
.hat's )ecause they neer stop critici6ing me.
0ina
!hy don't you try telling them how you "eel a)out it'
*ark
(o you think I haen't' .hey 2ust don't care a)out how I "eel.
#$ !hy are you always complaining a)out your parents'
%$ !hat's the reason "or her aggressie )ehaiour'
&$ !hy are the policemen running around'
($ !hat makes you think that the exam -uestions will )e di""icult'
+$ #re your parents aware o" the pro)lems you are going through'
12.
,eter
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#ndrew
0o, I'm okay. I can wait until the end o" the meeting.
,eter
I don't think so. You can't keep your eyes open.
#ndrew
I guess you're right. I'll see you tomorrow.
#$ #re you "eeling )etter today than yesterday'
%$ &an you tell me why you're smiling all the time'
&$ Is it possi)le "or you to wait "or the end o" the meeting'
($ You had )etter go home and take a rest.
+$ (o you mind i" I ask you a personal -uestion'
13.
,enny
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(ana
%ut it's not enough i" you want to lose weight.
,enny
I know, )ut it's only a )eginning.
(ana
Sure, it's )etter than doing nothing.
#$ .he dietician said I need to lose ten pounds.
%$ I'e decided not to go to the gym anymore.
&$ I'e stopped eating )read.
($ .he new che" is really good at making snacks.
+$ I'e sold my tennis rackets.
14.
Sandra
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George
.hen you should start wearing glasses.
Sandra
I already hae contact lenses, )ut still I can't see clearly.
George
It's time you changed them, then.
#$ !hen did you last go to an eye doctor'
%$ Should I tell my grandmother to see an optician'
&$ I can't see the sentences on the )oard.
($ #re you a)le to see )etter now'
+$ .his pain in my )ack is killing me.
15.
&hris
Shall we leae the car here and walk'
0ick
I don't think we should, )ecause the )ank is almost "ie hundred
meters "rom here.
&hris
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0ick
I don't care. I can't walk up to the )ank in this weather.
#$ It may lake more than an hour lo walk lo the )ank.
%$ .hey'e decided to open a new )ranch near here'
&$ 0ormally, I walked to school "rom home.
($ %ut it's ery di""icult lo "ind a parking place near the )ank
+$ I agree. .he )ank will hae )een closed )y then.
16.
%etsy
.his weather is killing me. I can't )reathe.
%illy
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%etsy
Yes. I do )ut it's )oiling today.
%illy
You're right. Shall we go to the pool'
#$ It's much higher than the aerage.
%$ I thought you liked hot weather.
&$ (o you listen to the weather report'
($ You don't want to swim today, do you'
+$ You should hae listened to the weather "orecast )e"ore you went out.
17.
*olly
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1icky
I'm not sure. !hy do you think he is'
*olly
/e doesn't een say a word unless he is asked a -uestion.
1icky
It's pro)a)ly )ecause he doesn't hae any "riends yet.
#$ (on't you think the new student is a little strange'
%$ .he teacher warned the new student to come to class on time.
&$ Is your "ather interested in modern education techni-ues'
($ .he taxi drier doesn't see m to know the city ery well.
+$ Is your )rother doing )etter at school this year'
18.
(aid
Shall we watch the "oot)all match tonight in a pu)'
7ictoria
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(aid
Shame on you. .he national team is playing against Germany.
7ictoria
You know I don't like "oot)all ery much.
#$ !hy not' You could come to my place. (on't "orget to )ring some "ruit,
will you'
%$ I didn't know there was going to )e a match tonight.
&$ ,u)s are ery crowded when there is a )ig match on .7.
($ I would rather play "oot)all than watch it.
+$ I am not aaila)le tonight, so why don't we play another day'
19.
*other
I don't want you to come )ack home so late again.
(aughter
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*other
It was too late "or a girl at your age. I don't want to discuss this.
(aughter
3kay, mom. I won't do that again.
#$ It was not late, mom. it was only ten o'clock.
%$ (o you hae any idea what time it is'
&$ 0either do I, )ut I think it's too early to punish her.
($ I" you keep talking, how do you expect me to concentrate on what I
am doing right now'
+$ .his is the "irst time I hae )een so late "or work.
20.
(entist
You don't seem to )rush your teeth regularly.
,atient
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(entist
You know how )ad they are "or general health, don't you'
,atient
3" course, I do. %ut I can't stop mysel".
#$ I don't )ut I promise that i will "rom now on.
%$ I'm warning you. You can't insult me like this.
&$ I'e )rushed my teeth regularly since I was a child.
($ #ctually, I do, )ut I eat a lot o" sweets.
+$ /ow do you know that I don't )rush them regularly'
21.
&ynthia
I'e got to read this report )e"ore I go to the meeting tomorrow.
1a"i
It's not a )ig deal. I" you start now, you will "inish it soon.
&ynthia
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1a"i
.hen you should hae started reading it a long time ago.
#$ %ut the report has got oer two hundred pages.
%$ I guess you're right. I must go )ack to my room now.
&$ I would like to read it, too. I'e got plenty o" time.
($ You don't hae to. 0o one will notice that you'e lost it.
+$ !e don't need to attend the meeting. It's not mandatory.
22.
Jill
.om has got ery good ideas )ut he cannot explain them ery well.
Sam
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Jill
/e takes notes o" his creatie ideas, and I'e read some o" them.
Sam
I would like to )e a)le to hae a look at them.
#$ I know. /e would )e a great scientist i" he were gien a good
education.
%$ Stop telling me a)out .om. You know I don't like him at all.
&$ I used to hae some great ideas too, )ut no one was interested.
($ /ow do you know that he has got ery good ideas'
+$ I don't want to sound rude, )ut I simply do not care.
23.
John
I'm an idiot. I "ailed the math course again.
Ga)y
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John
!ho am I going to )lame then'
Ga)y
,ut the )lame on the system. .hat's what most students do.
#$ #gain' I can't )eliee you. It's time you started to study
%$ (on't )lame yoursel". You studied as hard as you could.
&$ You shouldn't critici6e him so harshly.
($ I don't think you should worry a)out it
+$ !hat a)out the other courses' #re you doing any )etter'
24.
/arry
# group o" "oreign inestors are going to take oer our company.
0ell
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/arry
I'm sure i will hae some trou)le.
0ell
.hen you had )etter start looking "or a new 2o).
#$ #ctually, I don't think it's true.
%$ !hen did you reali6e that you would neer )e promoted'
&$ (o you think this will a""ect your status'
($ I" I had so much money, I would do the same thing.
+$ !e had a lot o" trou)le "inding the )lock where she worked.
25.
(aniel
(o you )eliee in rumors saying #lice will -uit'
0ora
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(aniel
I know there are )ut do you )eliee them'
0ora
I don't know what to )eliee.
#$ I asked her a)out it )ut she didn't say anything
%$ I can't "igure out why there is such an accusation a)out her.
&$ .here are some people saying that.
($ Yes, I do. !hat a)out you'
+$ 3" course I don't )ut you neer know.