M:I don’t remember it being this small. I had the impression that the room was a lot bigger.

W:So did I. But it’ll be OK once we get the furniture out.

M:Ouch, it really hurts terribly here, because I fell over heavily just now.

W:I think you need an X-ray. Shall I help you go to the hospital?

M:No, thanks.

W:Hi, Paul! Good to see you walking around the neighborhood. Are you on the way to the grocery store?

M:Actually, I’m looking for Tina. Did you see her go by here?

W:Yes, I saw her at the cleaner’s about half an hour ago. She said she was on her way to the gym.

M:How was the exam?

W:Not too bad. I think I passed English and math. How about you?

M:I think I failed the history test. It was too difficult for me.

W:Yeah. The history test was awful.

W:This is really your friend’s band? They sound so professional!

M:They’re just starting out, but they got a really good guy to help them with the album.

W:They should thank him. This album sounds great.

W:Hello, this is Leslie Caron in the shipping department.Is that Martin Reynolds?

M:Yes, Ms. Caron. Has my package arrived?

W:That’s what I’m calling about.Your package has just been unloaded from the truck, but it seems it has been damaged during shipment.The box is crushed at one end.

M:That’s terrible.Well, don’t let the delivery driver leave.I’ll be there in five minutes.

W:OK, I will wait for you.

M:Hi, Emily. Let’s go to the hospital and visit Jim. His brother Bob phoned me just now and said he was knocked down by a car.

W:Was he drunk again?

M:Yes. He was drunk when crossing the busy street. He was nearly killed by the car.

W:It served him right. As a friend I’ve warned him again and again not to drink. However, all my warnings have fallen on deaf ears.

M:I know that. Let’s go to see him.

W:OK.

M:So, next year you’re going to start your A levels. Which subject are you going to choose?

W:I’m surely going to choose Spanish because it is my favorite subject and then I’m not really sure...I’d like to do art but I don’t know if it’s very useful for my career.

M:What do you want to do?

W:A journalist. That has been my dream since my childhood. So, I guess history or psychology or something is probably more useful for my career.

M:Do you want to go to university?

W:Yeah, but I’m not going to start university straight after I leave high school. I’m planning to have a gap year, you know, a break from studying for a while.

M:And what would you like to do in your gap year? Any ideas?

W:I want to travel and I’d like to go to Italy. I don’t know if it’s really practical but that’s my dream!

M:David speaking.

W:Hi. This is Julia. Is Alice there?

M:No. My sister is out.

W:Oh, it’s five fifteen.

M:She is out. Her piano class starts at six.

W:She must have gone to her class. Please ask her if she has time this Sunday. Macy and I are going to a fair. It aims to raise money for a children’s hospital.

M:OK. Today is the 18th of October, so this Sunday will be the 22nd of October. Would you like to leave her more information about the fair?

W:Yeah, please tell her the admission fee is twenty dollars. We can eat snacks, do crafts and play games. We can also watch a fashion show. Please ask if she’s interested in it.

M:OK. When will you meet her?

W:The fair opens at ten thirty and closes at five in the afternoon. We want to be there fifteen minutes before the fair opens.

M:All right. I’ll let her know when she gets back. Bye.

  Do you know Friendship Day? It was in 1935 that Friendship Day first began to be celebrated. The holiday is now observed in some countries on the first Sunday of August every year. On Friendship Day you can say to your friends how much you love them and give your best friends cool greeting cards, useful sayings, beautiful poems, splendid stories, inspiring messages and many more related to Friendship Day. The following are a few facts about Friendship Day. Friendship Day celebrations take place on different dates in different countries in the world. The day has been celebrated in several South American countries for many years, particularly in Paraguay, where Friendship Day was come up with for the first time. On 27 April 2011 the United Nations announced that 30 July was official Friendship Day. However, some countries, including India, celebrate Friendship Day on the first Sunday of August. In Oberlin, Ohio, Friendship Day is celebrated on 8 April each year.