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A Horrible AccidentHelen: Hello, Ellen. Ellen:Hello, Helen. Have you heard? There’s been a horrible accident. Helen:Oh dear! What’s happened? Ellen:Hilda Higgins’ husband has had an accident on his horse. Helen:How awful! Is he injured? Ellen:Yes. An ambulance has taken him to the hospital Helen:How did it happen? Ellen:He was hit by an express train. It was on the crossing just behind his house. Helen:How horrible! Ellen:He’s having an important operation in hospital now. Poor Hilda! She’s so unhappy. Helen:Perhaps he’ll be all right. Ellen:I hope so. GOSSIPS Judith:Edith Smith is only thirty. Ethel:Is she? I thought she was thirty-three. Judith:Edith’s birthday was last Thursday. Ethel:Was it? I thought it was last month. Judith: The Smiths’ house is worth thirty thousand pounds. Ethel:Is it? I thought it was worth three thousand. Judith:Mr Smith is the author of a book about moths. Ethel:Is he? I thought he was a mathematician. Judith:I’m so thirsty. Ethel:Are you? I thought you drank something at the Smiths’. Judith:No, Edith gave me nothing to drink. Ethel:Shall I buy you a drink? Judith:Thank you.
A Hat in the Window A:I want to buy a hat in the window. B: There are three hats together in the window, madam. Do you want the one with the feathers? A:No, the other one. B:The small one for three pounds? A:No. Not that one either. That one over there. The leather one. B:Ah! The leather one. Now this is another leather hat, madam. It’s better than the one in the window. It’s a smoother leather. A:I’d rather have the one in the window. It goes with my clothes. B: Certainly, madam. But we don’t take anything out of the window until three o’clock on Thursday.
At an Accomodation Agency - Good morning. I want an apartment in central London. - Certainly, sir. How much rent did you want to pay? - No more than $27 a month. - $27 a month? We don’t often have apartments as inexpensive as that. We have one apartment for $29 a month in Northern Avenue. It’s down near the station. - Is it furnished? - No, it’s unfurnished. The kitchen has no oven. It’s forbidden to use the garden. No friends in the apartment after 11 in the evening. No noise and no television after 11.15. No… - No thank you! I want an apartment, not a prison!
NOISY NEIGHBOURS - Bang! Bang! Bang! What are the Kings doing at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning? - Well, Mr King is singing. - Yes, but what’s the banging noise? - He’s standing on a ladder and banging some nails into the wall with a hammer. Now he’s hanging some strong string on the nails. - And what’s Mrs King doing? - She’s bringing something pink for Mr King to drink. Now she’s putting it under the ladder and…Ohh! - What’s happening? - The ladder’s falling. - What’s Mr King doing? - He’s hanging from the string. He’s holding the string in his fingers and he’s shouting to Mrs King. - And is she helping him? - No. She’s running to our house. Now she’s ringing the bell. - I’m not going to answer. I’m sleeping.
EARLY for LUNCH - Hello, Lily. You’re looking lovely today. - Hello, Mr Alien. You’re early for lunch. It’s only 7 o’clock. - When I come later there’s usually nothing left. - What would you like? - Leg of lamb, please. - And would you like a plate of salad? It’s lettuce with black olives. - Marvellous! I love olives. - And would you like a glass of lemonade? - Yes, please, Lily. And a slice of melon and some yellow jelly.
A Proud Parent - Are all the children grown up now, Puth? - Oh yes. Laura is the cleverest one. She’s a librarian in the public library. -Very interesting. And what about Rita? -She’s a secretary at the railway station. - And what about Rosemary? She was always a very pretty child. - Rosemary is a waitress in a restaurant in Paris. She’s married to an electrician. - And what about Jerry and Roland? - Jerry drives a lorry. He drives everywhere in Europe. - Really? Which countries does he drive to? - France and Austria and Greece and Russia. - And does Roland drive a lorry too? - Oh, no. Roland is a pilot. - Really? Which countries does he fly to? - Australia and America.
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