Hello, how, here, how are you, here’s

Paul: Hello! How are you?

Don: Fine, thank you. How are you?

Paul: Fine, thanks. Oh, excuse me – here’s my bus. Good-bye.

Don: Good-bye.

Dialogue 2[s] Informal Greetings & Farewells.

See, so, thanks, just.

See, so, so long, thanks, just, see you.

Dick: Hi! How are you?

Helen: Fine, thanks – and you?

Dick: Just fine. Where are you going?

Helen: To the library.

Dick: O.K. I’ll see you later. So long.

Helen: So long.

Dialogue 3[t - d] Formal Introductions.

[t] – Margaret, to, meet, economist, just, finished, writing, international, trade, too, united, development, articles, technical, assistance, excellent.

[d] – Dr Edward, do, trade, field, united, development, did, read, I’d, I’d like.

Margaret: Mr Wilson, I’d like you to meet Dr Edward Smith.

Mr Wilson: How do you do, Dr Smith.

Dr Smith: How do you do.

Margaret: Dr Smith is an economist. He’s just finished writing a book on

international trade.

Mr Wilson: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the United Nations.

Dr Smith: In the Development Program, by any chance?

Mr Wilson: Yes. How did you guess?

Dr Smith: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. They’re excellent.

Dialogue 4 [i– i:] Informal Introductions.

[i] – Jim, didn’t, introduce, this is, sit.

[i:] – meet, Steve, me.

Jim: Who’s the tall girl next to Barbara?

Charles: That’s Mary Anderson. Didn’t you meet her at Steve’s party?

Jim: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.

Charles: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now… Mary, this is my cousin Jim.

Mary: Hi, Jim. I’m glad to meet you.

Jim: I’m glad to meet you. Can’t we sit down somewhere and talk?

Mary: Sure, let’s sit over there.

Dialogue 5[w] Coincidences.

Somewhere, wait, we, were, what, what a coincidence, well, world, it’s a small world.

Allen: Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?

Julia: No, I don’t think so.

Allen: But your face is so familiar. Wait a second… I know… we were on the

same flight to New York last month.

Julia: Oh, yes. Now I remember. What a coincidence to meet in San Francisco!

Allen: Well, you know what they say – it’s a small world.

Dialogue 6 [ai] Time.

Time, five, by, five – thirty, by five, plenty of time.

Margaret: What time is it?

Tom: It’s a quarter to five.

Margaret: Aren’t we supposed to be at Jim’s house by five o’clock?

Tom: Five or five – thirty. He said it didn’t make any difference.

Margaret: Then maybe we could pick your suit up at the cleaners.

Tom: Sure, we have plenty of time.

Dialogue 7 [m - n] Birthdays.

nine, ten, sixteenth, fourteenth, on May 14th, than

Patty: How old are you?

Susan: Nine… but I’ll be ten on May sixteenth.

Patty: I’m older than you! I’ll be ten on May fourteenth.

Susan: Are you going to have a birthday party?

Patty: Maybe. I’ll have to ask my mother.

Dialogue 8 [l] Recipes.

Shirley, Louise, like, chocolate, almond-flavoured, I’ll, delicious, really, follow, look; would you like, I’ll try, I’ll make, follow the directions, look easy.

Shirley: Would you like some cookies? I just made them.

Louise: Thank you. Yes, I would.

Shirley: These are chocolate, and those are almond – flavoured.

Louise: I guess, I’ll try a chocolate one first. Mmmm… this is delicious. Are

they hard to make?

Shirley: No, they’re really quite easy. Wait a minute; I’ve got the recipe right here. See…

These are the ingredients, and then you just follow the directions.

Louise: That does look easy. I think I’ll make some tonight.

Dialogue 9 [ou] Weather

Cold, supposed, so, OK, no.

Karen: Brrrr! I’m cold. I thought it was supposed to get warmer today.

Ed: Yeah, I thought so, too. That’s what the weatherman said.

Karen: It must be the wind that makes it so cold. I’m freezing!

Ed: Me, too. Let’s go inside.

Karen: OK. It’s no fun standing out here, even if the sun is shining.

Dialogue 10 [e -ei] Weddings

[e] – guess, when, met, set, wedding, yet, get, November, December, then, said

[ei] – engaged, they, date

Bonnie: Guess what! Paul and Susan are engaged!

Janice: Really? When did that happen?

Bonnie: A week ago. They met last summer – and now, just think…they’ll be

married soon.

Janice: Have they set the date for the wedding?

Bonnie: No, not yet. But Susan says they’d like to get married in November or

December. Then they’ll go to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

Dialogue 11 [v -w] A Telephone Call

Weaver, movie, love, seven, haven’t, would.

Barbara: Hello.

Fred: Hello. May I speak to Alice Weaver, please?

Barbara: Just a minute… Alice, it’s for you.

Alice: Hello.

Fred: Hi, Alice. This is Fred. Would you like to go to a movie tonight?

Alice: Thanks, I’d love to. I haven’t been to a movie for a long time.

Fred: Good. I’ll pick you up around seven-thirty, then. The movie starts at eight.

Alice: Fine, I’ll be ready.

Dialogue 12 [t] A Crowded Theatre.

Theatre, seat, taken, it, isn’t, sit, together, not, at, a lot, sit together, not at all.

Bod: Excuse me, is this seat taken?

Larry: No, it isn’t.

Bod: Would you mind moving over one, so my friend and I can sit together?

Larry: No, not at all.

Bod: Thanks a lot.

Dialogue 13 [o] Animals.

Connie, belongs, across, from, dogs, along; across the street, get along with.

Connie: That’s a beautiful cat. I wonder who it belongs to.

Gary: It belongs to the Browns. They live across the street from us. They have

three cats, two dogs, and a canary.

Connie: They certainly must like pets! But how do all those animals get along

with each other?

Gary: Don’t ask me. Ask the Browns!

Dialogue 14 [k] Safety

Looking, across, can’t, cross, block, corner, come on.

Peter: There’s the shoe store we’ve been looking for. It’s just across the street.

Gail: Wait! You can’t cross the street in the middle of the block! You have to

cross at the corner.

Peter: Oh, come on. Let’s go across here.

Gail: Look out! You nearly got hit by that car! Now do you see why you

should cross at the corner?

UNIT 3. TEXTS (from "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde)