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Text 1

W: You look tired. Did you sleep well?

M: No. My Friend and I had a party the whole night.

M: You should go home and take a rest.

M: I know, but my boss wants to see me right now.

Text 2

W: May I have a word with you?

M: You’ve called me at a bad time. I’m writing a report and have to finish within an hour.

W: You really like leaving things to the last minute.

M: I know this is terrible habit.

Text 3

W: Steven, I finally deicide to go on a diet.

M: Good for you, but don’t push yourself too hard, Lucy.

W: You are right, but summer is coming, and I do wish to look smart sooner.

M: You are smart already. You see, you are clever and quickly mind.

Text 4

W: My goodness! It’s freezing here in the room.

M: I’m sorry, man, it’ll be OK as soon as I turn the heating on.

Text 5

W: Darling, what do you think of these new shoes?

M: Hmm, I’m wondering where you are going to put them when you are not wearing them.

Text 6

M: How are we going there? Have you deicide yet?

W: Should we fly? It’s fast.

M: But if we fly, we’ll miss the beautiful scenery.

W: You are right. Then forget about airplanes.

M: Let’s drive then. We can rent a car.

W: Drive? That sounds dangerous.

M: Then the only other choices are train or the bus. I’d like to see what American buses like.

W: They are not as nice as trains.

Text 7

W: How are you, John.

M: I’m OK. And you, Carol?

W: Oh, busy. I’ve been working on those book reports for ages.

M: Me too. Have you finished reading the books?

W: I haven’t, and I’m so worried. What about you?

M: I already have, but writing is going so slowly. I feel like I’ll have to read all the books again. I’m so forgetful.

W: Really? Well, what are you going to do after you are finished?

M: I don’t know. I hope I can go to Europe and relax.

W: So do I.

Text 8

M: Can you give me some tips on my coming interview?

W: The first thing is try to make a good impression.

M: How do I do that?

W: First, firmly shake the interviewer’s hand while greeting him or her with a smile. Be sure to keep eye contact.

M: Ah, body language is really important, isn’t it?

W: Yes. The second thing is to have confidence. You get confidence from being prepared.

M: What should I do for that?

W: Learn a little bit about the company before the interview. Also think of possible questions and answers.

M: Should I recite my answers?

W: No, you should sound natural when you speak.

M: Should I ask about the salary?

W: No. You’ll let them bring up the topic of money, or else wait for a second interview.

Text 9

M: Hi, Windy.

W: Oh, Jonny. How are you doing, busy?

M: No, not at all. I’ve been a couch potato lately, killing time by watching TV. Oh, by the way, did you hear the news?

W: No, what is it?

M: They are going to turn the city square into amusement park.

W: Wonderful! I’m glad that big ugly thing will be gone.

M: You really are? In my opinion, the square is 100 times better than an amusement park.

W: I don’t see why.

M: The Square is a symbol of our city and it is a nice place to have a walk for everybody.

W: Well, I don’t know if that huge and boring thing can be our symbol, but I know for sure the city has tens of parks where you can take a nice walk.

M: I know what you mean, but don’t you think we will no longer have peace and quiet once the amusement park opens?

W: Does that matter? To me, more importantly, the amusement park means employment.

M: So what?

W: Income. If you have income, you have money to spend, and in turn, it’ll create more jobs.

Text 10

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