Unit 3A

Text 1

M: Amy, lunch is ready.

W: Wait a moment. I am sending an e-mail. 

M: Come on.I have to attend a meeting in half an hour.

Text 2

M: I'm so bored. I have nothing to do at work. I just surf the Internet all day long. 

W: I'm so busy at work and it's driving me crazy. I really wish I had your job. 

Text 3

W: Can I help you, sir?

M: Yes, I've been a bit careless and left my driver's license on a train. 

W: Oh dear! Well, let's take some details and see what we can do.

Text 4

M: I think I'll order the chocolate ice cream because it's really hot today.

W: No dessert for me.I can hardly get into my jeans. 

Text 5

M: Can I stay here for just another minute? I really need to look up something on Shakespeare. 

W: Sorry. Everyone is supposed to put books back on the shelf when the closing bell sounds. 

Text 6

W: Dad, why do you like fishing so much?

M: Fishing is a good way to have a clearer mind. 

W: Is that because you stay in nature and everything is so fresh?

M: That's exactly why.

W: Don't you get bored just sitting there and waiting? For me, I'd rather stay at home and do some reading. It is more fun.

M: There is more to fishing than just sitting there and waiting.

W: What do you mean?

M: To be a good fisherman, you have to watch nature and understand nature.

W: Is that what you like most about fishing? 

M: No. I like fishing with you the most. 

Text 7

M: What are you studying in university?

W: I'm studying French. I have been studying French for around three years.

M: Impressive! Have you been to France?

W: Yes. I studied there for a year. 

M: Cool! You must be fluent in French.

W: I wish! I can make simple conversations, but I'm far from fluent.

M: Well, French is known as one of the most difficult languages, especially its grammar.

W: Right. But for me, French grammar is actually not that hard.

M: French words are difficult to memorize, right?

W: True. But for me, the hardest part is its pronunciation, which is very different from my native language, Italian. 

M: I see. Anyway, it's amazing that you speak two foreign languages. I'd be so happy if I could speak another language besides English. 

Text 8

W: What do you think I should do for my birthday this year?

M: You should have a really big party! Maybe a pool party!

W: That would be fun. I don't really like swimming, though. Maybe I'll have a roller-skating party.

M: What about an ice-skating party? 

W: Yeah, that's even better! I'll definitely invite Katie and Sammy. 

M: What about Melinda?

W: Yes, Melinda, too. Do you think I should invite Kelly?

M: No, because she didn't invite you to her party last month. Am I allowed to invite anyone?

W: You can invite one friend, but that's it.

M: Fine. I'll invite my classmate Mike. If Mom and Dad say it's okay to rent the entire place, we can decorate it with balloons. I know your favorite cake is cheesecake, but you should get an ice-cream cake instead. 

W: Those are all great ideas.

M: You can call the party “Patty's Wonderland”. Maybe Mom will let us rent some animals, like deer and penguins! 

W: I don't think that would be possible.

Text 9

W: Good morning, Steve! Did you sleep well last night?

M: I slept like a baby. I didn't wake up once. 

W: That's great news! You look much better than you did yesterday.

M: I feel more relaxed now, but I'm still worried about something.

W: What's that?

M: Well, I have to drive to school for a meeting this morning, and I'm going to end up getting stuck in rush-hour traffic. For me, traffic jams are always quite annoying, because I'm pretty impatient. What can I do then? 

W: Just breathe deeply. 

M: OK. I'll try that.

W: Is there anything else bothering you?

M: Just one more thing. A school called me this morning to see if I could teach a few classes this weekend and I don't know what to do. 

W: Try not to take on more than you can deal with.

Text 10

W: I'm looking for a small apartment or maybe a small house. It is about 60 square metres, nothing big. I only need two bedrooms, one for me and the other for guests. One bathroom will do, and to be honest, I hardly ever cook so the kitchen doesn't have to be very big. It's really important that I don't want to be looking at just another apartment block. An apartment in front of a park would be perfect but a top floor apartment would do fine. Then I would like it to be near a bus station because I don't have a car and use public transportation all the time. I'm single and have no kids so schools are not important. And there is just one other thing — I do a lot of work on the Internet and so I would need a convenient network. Do you think you have anything that matches my requirements?