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Duties about the House

Spring Cleaning

This dialogue is a conversation between two girl-friends, Mary and Alice. They have just done their shopping together. And now they are on their way home. So, the conversation begins.

Oh, I am so much tired, Mary. I have never been fond of shopping, you know. Besides, it's my sister's duty. But she's coming down with a cold, I'm afraid. So, she has to stay in bed for some days.

- And you have to go shopping. I see. . . But what about your mother? Couldn't she help you?

- Oh, no! It's out of the question. My Mum works till half past six. And after a little rest she can only manage to cook supper.

- Then your father should help her. As for my family, Dad often lays the table and clears it when the meal is over. And sometimes, when Mum goes to the hairdresser's or is busy with some work, he even cooks supper himself.

- And my Dad's duties about the house include beating off the carpets and dusting them with a vacuum-cleaner. He also does some repainting and repairs electrical appliances when they are out of order.

- Then, I suppose, he works only at the spring cleaning, as there're some things which certainly need his help and which we never do daily or weekly.

- Oh, no! Once or twice a month he has to turn out his study, but before it my Mum has to ask him about it for at least some days. And speaking about spring cleaning, are you going to do it this year?

- Yes, of course. In our family it's almost a tradition to give the house a special cleaning in April. This time is always used to wash the ceiling, the walls and the windows, and to clean the narrow space behind the cupboards, wardrobes and bookcases, as it always becomes dusty and dirty.

- And it's also a tradition for us to make the house clean before Easter. And I especially like to get rid of many unwanted and valueless things which I save in my room for years.

- Oh, I throw them out with much pleasure too and buy some new things that I need. For me it's a symbol of beginning a new life in spring.

- But unfortunately there's a lot of housework that we have to do almost every day.

- Right you are. And today I have to send the dirty linen to the laundry because something has gone wrong with my washing-machine.

- And as for me, today I have to take the loose covers off the armchairs and wash them, as Mum has been meaning to ask me for days. So, I'm pressed for time and must go.

- Goodbye then. See you on Monday.

- Bye.

 

Spring Cleaning

This dialogue is a conversation between 2 sisters - Mary and Sara Brown. In England and other countries there is a custom to give the house a special clean in the spring. The Browns are no exception.

- Hi! How are you?

- Fine, how are you?

- I'm fine, thanks.

- I like your sweater! Is it new?

- Oh now, I've had it for years.

- Where did you get it?

- I got it in London.

- It's beautiful

- Thank you.

- It’s a nice day today, isn't it?

- It certainly is, it's a beautiful day.



- It’s a pity to stay at home on such a fine day.

- Sure, but we've got so many things to do.

- I don't know what to do first.

- I suppose we must begin with polishing brass and woodwork.

- Good idea! Let’s beat the carpets, mats and rugs then.

- You see we can’t do it.

- Why?

- Because there are no men to lift these heavy cupboards.

- So what about pressing fresh clothes?

- I believe we must repair the electric iron first - something has gone wrong with it.

- Let me have a look at it. Well, there is nothing the matter with the iron! I'm sure it's the plug. Here you are.

- How clever of you! By the way, have you seen the broom? I've already turned out our flat from top to bottom!

- Are you going to sweep the floor?

- Certainly!

- And why don't you do our room with the vacuum-cleaner?

- Sounds good!

- Oh, yes our floor must be spotless.

- And every chair – dustless.

- So, I will take all the loose covers off the armchairs and wash them.

- That bit of sun early this afternoon will help to dry them.

- Yes, you are right!

- You see, the curtains have been looking shabby for months.

- Oh, I can wash them.

- And after this I will iron them, won’t I?

- Yes, of course.

- We should get rid of valueless objects.

- Just what I think! And then we can buy things that may be needed can’t we?

- Certainly.

- I hope you’ve had a rest.

- Oh no. Since lunch time I’ve been turning out our room. I haven’t quite finished it yet.

- Oh, Mary, you have been working hard!

- You see Sara you do make it hard for me to keep the place looking nice when you leave your books about everywhere.

- Oh I promise not to do that anymore.

- I hope you won’t. Put them into the bookcase please. I’ve been meaning to ask you for days.

- - By the way why can’t we ask our brother to lift the cupboards?

- He can’t do it alone. Moreover he will go off to the office.

- Yes, spring cleaning for men is a time to keep out of the way.

- You are right. Sara, would you like to have some tea first, and then we will do our work.

- Ok, Let’s go.

Spring Cleaning

This dialogue is a conversation between Master Jervis Pendleton and Mrs. Judy Pendleton. They've been married for 6 months and this is their first spring cleaning.

 

M.J.: Judy, dear, you look a bit tired. What have you been doing all day?

 

J: I've been cleaning the whole house, I said I was going to. You know it is the custom to give the house a special clean in the spring.

 

M.J.: Sounds great, but I thought you hate cleaning since the very moment you left the asylum!

 

J : That's true. Being the oldest orphan I had to bear the brunt of it. You know, every floor must be spotless, every chair dustless and every bed without a wrinkle!

 

M.J: Oh, my poor thing! But much water has flown under the bridge since then.Now you are my wife, Judy. I wanted you to wait until the weekend, so that I could help.

 

J: But Jervie, it was just about time , the furniture has been looking shabby for months. So I took all the loose covers off the armchairs and I washed them.

 

M.J.: Oh, Judy you shouldn't have been working so hard! We've got our new maid Merry, if I 'm not mistaken. Before I go off to my office, I want you give me a list of things that may be needed to buy. I guess that during this extra-housework you haven't missed the opportunity to get rid of unwanted valueless objects, have you?

 

J: Oh, what a sort of warm-hearted, careful and generous man my husband is! Surely I haven't. I was sorry for our new maid. I couldn't stand the fact that this young creature would have to do cleaning, dusting, beating of carpets, mats, and rugs alone. I just wanted to help her.

 

M.J.: If you can do it she can do it too. Now I am sure every effort is made to clean the house thoroughly from top to bottom. I wonder if our house doesn't look almost new in a few days!

 

J.: Sounds great! Sounds good! Sounds like fun! I like it! I like it a lot!

M.J.: I'm glad you like it! Oh Judy, don't you know who has been playing with my pipes? Three of them are missing.

 

J.: Yes. I gave three dirty old pipes to an old man at the door. You haven't been smoking them lately.

M.J.: But Judy, you've thrown out my three oldest and best pipes.

J.: Oh!


Our University

- Well, if it isn’t old Susan!

- Oh Lily, it’s you! I haven’t seen you for ages.

- How `ve you been? It’s so good to see you.

- It’s good to see you. How `ve you been?

- Just fine.

- I have heard that you are a first - year student of Penza State Teachers’ Training University.

- Sure. I’ve made up my mind to be a teacher.

- I believe it’s a noble profession.

- Certainly. And what about you? As far as I know, you passed all your entrance exams with excellent marks.

- You are right. So, now I’m a student of the Foreign Languages Faculty, which is more than 47 years old.

- I suppose you are very proud of this fact.

- Just what I think.

- And how many faculties are there in our University?

- There are 11 faculties which train teachers in many subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Russian and Literature, History, Geography, Biology, Ecology, Economics and Foreign Languages.

- I wonder if you find it difficult to master the language.

- Rather. I spend a lot of time in libraries and our English speaking club.

- I expect it gives you a good opportunity to find out your mistakes and to get rid of them in the shortest possible time.

- Yes.

- So you have to work hard to make good progress. And as for me, I have joined our drama society. They say I’m good at acting.

- Oh, that’s very interesting. Do you go in for sports?

- Certainly. I often go to our stadium because I’m fond of athletics. As far as I know, you were good at singing. Why didn’t you join the choir?

- Oh I have no time for it.

- Neither do I. Is it hard to study Mathematics?

- Sure. I spend a lot of time doing my home task. But I’m not at all sorry.

- You are glad to be a student of our University, aren’t you?

- Of course I am. By the way, do you know that our University is the fifth most prestigious pedagogical one in the country?

- Really? It’s so good! Hope to see you some day.

- Besides, I often call you and I can’t get through all the time!

- What number do you dial?

- 564534.

- Oh, I have a new telephone number now. It’s 568490.

- Just a second. I must have a pen to put it down. … Yes?

- So I repeat 568490. I’ll be expecting your call. Bye- bye.

- So long then.

University Life

This dialogue is a conversation between two girl-friends, Mary and Helen. They study in the same group. The bell has already gone and the teacher is going to appear in a minute or two. The girls decided to spend the time chatting. So the conversation begins.

- Mary, could you help me?

- What's the matter, Helen?

- Well, my uncle is going to celebrate his birthday next week. So, I intend to buy something for him today and want you to go to the shop with me after classes.

- I'd be glad to help you, but I have to make a report on Charles Dickens's biography. So, after classes I'll go to the reading-room to prepare it. But I'll be absolutely free tomorrow afternoon, so we'll be able to do our shopping.

- Oh, no! You forget about my training at the sports club. I go there to practise volley-ball every Wednesday.

- Then may be Thursday or Friday will suit you?

- No, Friday is out of the question. Don't you remember that this Friday we are going to the language laboratory? We should take the opportunity of working with cassette-recorders.

- As for me, it always helps me to find out all the mistakes and to get rid of them in the shortest possible time. So, we are going shopping on Thursday.

- OK. Oh, have I already told you that I saw Ann the other day?

- Really? But where did you meet her?

- Well, I went to the library on Sunday to get books for our lessons of History and also some plain English books. By the way, do you think it was right to choose two books by Agatha Christie and a book of O. Henry's stories?

- I do. They are very good authors and famous ones. But you promised to tell me about Ann!

- Oh, I'm sorry. I met her in the library and we began to discuss our studies, then our friends, exams and so on. So, we talked for almost an hour.

- I suppose, she took exams in Physics, Mathematics and something like that.

- Right you are.

- And I'm absolutely sure she passed them all with excellent marks. Ann is awfully responsible and so fond of studies. But for me it's almost impossible to understand how one can like Mathematics!

- I told her these very same words. And for her it's impossible to be fond of English and any other humanities.

- And did you tell her that we passed our exams with good and excellent marks too?

- Of course I did. And I also told her that we had learned Latin for the whole semester.

- She was shocked, I guess.

- Yes, almost. She asked me to say something in Latin.I said several proverbs and she listened to them as to the strangest and silliest things in the world.

- Well, did she tell you anything about the people she studies with?

- Yes, she boasted that her group is wonderful. They never quarrel or even argue. They congratulate each other on all the holidays.

- I think, you should have said that our group is very good too and that we even gathered together to see in the New Year.

- Oh, don’t worry, I mentioned this fact.

- OK. I also want to know whether Ann has joined any clubs at her University. I know she is fond of acting.

- Yes, she is a member of the drama society.

- Look! The teacher's entering the room. Let's stop talking.

- OK.

Studies

This dialogue is a conversation between two girl-friends, Mary and Ann. They met in the street quite by chance. The girls used to study at school together, but haven't seen each other for a long time. So, the conversation begins.

- Hello, Ann, I haven't seen you for ages. How are you?

- Just fine, thanks. And you?

- I'm OK. I hear you passed all your entrance exams with excellent marks. So, you're a student now, aren't you?

- I am. And I know that you were lucky at the exams too. But I'm eager to know why you chose the Faculty of Economics.

- Well, both my father and mother are economists, you know. So I made up my mind to follow in my parents footsteps. Besides, I didn't know what subjects I liked better: the humanities or technical ones. And to my mind this faculty combines them wonderfully.

- I see you made the right choice as you are so fond of your studies. As for me, I came to the conclusion of becoming a teacher many years ago when I was quite a little girl. I consider this profession the most noble in the world because teachers devote their lives to children, their education and upbringing.

- But this profession is very difficult too. Teachers are overworked and underpaid.

- That's not the way I look at it, Mary. It's the job I care about, not the money.

- But you'll have to care about the money too when you have your own family.

- I'm not afraid of difficulties because, as the English proverb goes, "Where there's a will, there's a way".

- I see you're going to become a real teacher. So why did you decide to deal with foreign languages?

- Well, I think it's very important to know foreign languages, because it broadens our intellectual and cultural horizons and lets us communicate with people from other countries.

- But why did you choose English and not French or German?

- Nowadays English has become the world's most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations.

- I understand that it's very interesting, but to my mind it takes a lot of time to study a foreign language properly.

- Right you are. I have to work hard at my English. I spend a lot of time doing my home assignments, but I'm not at all sorry because one always has to work hard to make good progress.

- Well, I have to work much too. We have Mathematics, English, Computing, Economics, of course and also History of our native land, for which I don't care much. I was not very good at History, you know.

- And our most terrible and strangest subject is Latin.

- You don't say so! I can't imagine what Latin words may sound like. And what do you learn at your classes of Latin?

- We study Grammar and learn new words: nouns, verbs, adjectives. And we also learn proverbs.

- Oh, Ann! Say something in Latin, please.

- OK. This is a proverb: "Scientia potentia est".

- But what does it mean?

- It means "Knowledge is power". By the way, do you like your time-table? Is everything convenient to you?

- Yes, we have two or three classes a day. There are breaks between them which last ten minutes. We also have a lunch break between second and third periods.

- Our working day is divided into sections by bells too. There's a joke in our group that we live like fire-horses. And, Mary, what do you usually do during the long break?

- Well, sometimes I go to the buffet with my fellow-students to have a cup of coffee with chocolate or a cake. But when I'm not very hungry I can revise my home task or have a little rest, as well. By the way, what about coming with me to a cafe right now to have some ice-cream?

- With pleasure.

- Let's go then!

The Student’s Life

This dialogue is a conversation between Sasha and Mary. Sasha invited Mary to the cafe to discuss the latest news.

- Hello, Mary!

- Hi, Sasha. I haven’t seen you for a long time.

-We haven’t seen each other for half a year or so, have we?

- Yes, it’s been a long time.

- Now, tell me everything about your student’s life.

- Well, I’m a first-year student at Penza State Teachers’ Training University, you know.

- Really? I didn’t expect you to be a teacher.

- Oh, I made up my mind about it long ago. Both my mother and father are teachers and I think teaching is a noble profession.

- But it’s not a very profitable way of earning one’s living, is it?

- Yes, it is, but teaching is a tradition in our family. I couldn’t help it.

- As for me, I’m a freshman too, but I have made up my mind to be an economist. It’s a pity our universities are far from each other. So we cannot meet often.

- But I should like to show you the main building of our University. I can’t help admiring this old building with its beautiful columns.

- I hear it’s very large. It has eighteen different faculties such as Russian, Literature, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Geography and many others.

- You know, we have a good library and a reading room, and for those, who go in for sports there are good gymnasiums and a stadium. We also have many clubs, but I haven’t joined any of them yet.

- There is a good drama club at our University, too. As for me, I’m already a member of our club and I really enjoy it.

- Yes, such activities really do the student’s life more interesting.

- By the way, do you find the first semester difficult?

- Oh, yes. We have a lot of work as we learn English Practice, Grammar and Phonetics, Russian, History of our native land and even Latin.

- Latin? Do you like it?

- I hate it, it takes me a lot of time and effort. Besides I’m working hard at my pronunciation, so I’m not very good at it. And what about you?

- Oh, we have so many new subjects, I’ve never heard of. Such as Higher Mathematics, Management, Sociology and many others. Well, it’s getting late and I really hate to say good bye, but I’ve got to go home.

- What about going to the movies next Saturday night.

- I’d love to.

- Good bye. See you on Saturday.

- Ok. Bye- bye.

 


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