It's Time for Bed

DIALOGUE 85 1--Come on, Sue. Natalie. It's time for bed! 2--But it's only nine o'clock! 1--I know, but we need to get up early tomorrow to catch the train. 2--Oh yes. I forget. We're going to London t

At Lunch

DIALOGUE 86 1--How's the new job, Alison? 2--Well, I'm terribly busy. Every day I meet lots of people. But I do lots of typing and filing, too. 1--Don't you like being a receptionist? 2--Oh, I enjoy m

BARRY IS UNUSUAL

DIALOG 26 1--Have you met Barry? 2--I think so, but I don't remember what he looks like. 1--He's a most unusual person. 2--What do you mean by unusual? 3--You'll understand when you see him. 2--You me

FREEZING COLD OUTSIDE

DIALOG 25 (Wind noises) laurance--Brrrr!I'm cold.I thought it was supposed to get warmer today. soony--Yeah,I thought so,too.That's what the weatherman said. laurance--It must be the wind that makes i

BORROWING A BOOK

DIALOG 23 laurance--Whose is this? soony--It's mine.Why do you ask? laurance--Could I borrow it?I've been wanting to read it. soony--Be my guest,but I warn you.It's not as good as they say. laurance--

LEARNING A LANGUAGE

DIALOG 22 laurance--I give up!I simply can't learn French! soony--Why do you say that?I think you're making a lot of progress. laurance--No,I'm not.I try and try and I still can't speak it very well.

I AM HAPPY

DIALOG 21 laurance--You look happy today! soony--I am happy.I just heard I passed my physics exam laurance--Congratulations!I'm glad somebody's happy. soony--Why?What's the matter? laurance--Oh,I'm ju

FEELING SICK

Dialogue 20 laurance--You look rather pal.Aren't you feeling well? soony--Not very.I was sick most of the might .I didn't sleep very well. laurance--What seems to be the matter?Is it the flu? soony--N

WHERE IS IT?

DIALOG 19 laurance--I haven't the remotest idea where it is! Have you looked upstairs? soony--Yes.And downstairs and in the basement.I've even looked in the car. laurance--Well,the last time I saw it,

GOING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

DIALOG 24 laurance--How's school going? soony--Just fine.I finally got the grant to go to graduate school. laurance--Great!Are you starting your doctorate? soony--That's right.I'm going to do it in bi

WATCHING TV

DIALOG 34 laurance--Hey.I'm sorry to interrupt,but there's something important I have to tell you. soony--Can't it wait? laurance--Not really.It's pretty important. jenny--Is it a matter of life and d

WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY?

DIALOG 39 laurance--What do you do in your spare time? soony--Oh, nothing special I read...watch TV...go to the movies. laurance--Don't you have any hobbies,like stamp collecting or things like that?

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

DIALOG 38 (Sound of piano playing) laurance--Listen!Somebody's playing the piano. soony--Yeah,it sounds nice,doesn't it?I wish I could play a musical instrument. laurance--Don't you play the violin? s

AFTER THE GAME

DIALOG 37 laurance--Did you watch the game last might? soony--I sure did.I wouldn't have missed it for anything! laurance--I think it was one of the best games I've ever seen. soony--Me too.I thought

AN ENJOYABLE NIGHT

DIALOG 36 laurance--The other night certainly was an interesting one,wasn't it? soony--You enjoyed it,then? laurance--Immensely.I don't think I've ever been with such a stimulating group of people. so

A GAME OF CHESS

DIALOG 35 laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix? soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess. laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess? soony--Do you think we'll have time? laurance--We ca

TALKING IT OVER

DIALOG 33 laurance--Can't we go someplace and talk?It's so crowded in here. soony--Well,there's a little park down the street about three blocks.It's usually not crowded this time of day. laurance--Le

DISCUSSING THE ECONOMY

DIALOG 32 1--The economic news doesn't look good, does it? 2--Not according to the newspaper yesterday. I saw a similar report last night on TV. 1--I saw that, too. The analysis seemed to be quite rea

ADVICE

DIALOG 31 1--You're going to get into a lot of trouble if you do that. 2--What makes you say that? 3--I don't see anything wrong with what we're doing. 1--That's just the problem. In these kinds of th

THE HUMAN FLY

DIALOG 30 1--Did you hear about that guy who climbed a skyscraper? 2--I don't believe I did. Was it on the TV news last night? 1--Uh-huh. This guy-calls himself