【正文】 made a mistake when they wanted the cinema. One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs Jones answered it. A tired man said, ‘ At what time does your last film begin?’ ‘ I’ m sorry,’ said Mrs Jones, ‘ but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.’ ‘ Oh, it began twenty minutes ago,’ said the man. ‘ I’ m sorry about that. Goodbye.’ Mrs Jones was very surprised, so she told her husband. Mrs Jones Laughed and said, ‘ The man’ s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard HIM, but she didn’ t hear You. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy!’ LESSON 5 Part B Dialogue 1 How Soon Do I Have to leave? Woman How soon do I have to leave my room? Man Normally it’ s by 12 noon on the day of your departure. Woman Well, you see, my plane doesn’ t go till half past five tomorrow afternoon. Man I see. Which room is it, madam? Woman Room 577, the name is Browning. Man Ah yes, Mrs Browning. You may keep your room then till 2 , if you wish. Woman Oh, that’ s nice. By the way, how long will it take to get to the airport from here? Man It’ s usually a 90minute ride. But you’ d better start off at 2:30 in case there is a traffic jam on the way. Woman Thank you very much. Man With pleasure. Dialogue 2 John Hi, Jack, haven’ t seen you for long. What have you been doing these months? Jack I’ m a bus driver now, working all sorts of hours every week. John Do you? Tell me about it. Jack Well. On Monday I start work at five thirty and finish at thirteen five. John That’ s the early shift? Jack Right. The same shift on Tuesday, but them I start work at five fortyfive and finish at fourteen fifteen.’ John You change the shift on Wednesday? Jack Yes. On Wednesday I work on a split shift. I start work at seven in the morning and finish at ten fortyfive. Then I start again at fifteen hundred hours and finish for the day at nieen thirty. John What about Thursday? Jack On Thursday I work on a day shift, starting at eight and finishing at sixteen thirty. On Friday and Saturday I work on the late shift. On Friday I start at fourteen forty and finish at ten past midnight. John It’ s really a busy schedule. Jack You’ re right. I had trouble remembering all those hours at first. But the money is not too bad. Lesson 6 Part B Dialogue What Time Do You Leave for Work? Larry What time do you usually leave for work, Carol? Carol A quarter past eight. Larry Do you take the subway or bus? Carol I usually catch the 8:30 bus. Larry Oh, you start work at 9:30? Carol Right. Larry What time do you have your coffee break in the morning? Carol Oh, usually around 10:45. Larry Hmm. Do they give you an hour for lunch? Carol Sure. Larry What time will you be at lunch? Carol Between 12:00 and 1:00. Larry What time do you finish work? Carol At 5:30. Larry Can you join me for dinner? I can pick you up after work. Carol But I have to meet my sister Jane at the airport in the afternoon. Larry When id the arrival time? Carol It’ s scheduled 6:30. Larry Then I’ ll pick you up first at about 5:35 and then drive you to the airport to meet you sister at about 6:20. Carol You’ re so nice, Larry. Thank you very much. I’ ll be down at the front gate after work. I may be five minutes late. Is that OK? Larry No problem. Let’ s go to a Chinese restaurant this time for a change. Carol That’ s great. 2020126 17:45:02 superfish PASSAGE I’ ve Come to the Wrong Place It is often difficult these days to find someone to e and fix your television set,or your washing machine, or any other household appliance if it breaks. Everybody wants to sell you new products, but nobody wants to fix them when they stop working. One day Mrs Harris discovered that her bathroom faucet wad leaking, so she phoned her plumber. Three days later, he arrived. ‘ Well, you’ ve finally arrived!’ she said to the plumber. ‘ I calle dyou three days ago.’ The plumber was not at all disturbed by this. He simply took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it. ‘ Three days ago?’ he said. ‘ That was 21st, Wasn’ t it? Well, I’ m sorry but I’ ve e to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs Smith’ s house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th.’ LESSON 7 Dialogue 1 I’ d Go On Studying, If I Were You Jane I can’ t decide whether to go to university or get a job. What do you think? Man Well, if I were you, Jane, I’ d go on studying. Jane But I don’ t even know what to study. Man If I had a chance again, I’ d major in economics. You’ re good at calculating. Jane That’ s what my parents want me to do. Man You should take their advice. They know what’ s best for you. Jane But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun while I spend all my time doing reading and writing. Man But if you go to university, you’ ll still have time for fun. Jane Umm. What you say makes sense. But, you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money and I hate to do so at this age… Man And if you try to find a parttime job, you will have some money, too. Jane You’ re right. Thank you for the advice. Dialogue 2 Why Don’ t You Get a Decent Job Woman Why don’ t you get a decent job for a change? Man But I like my job. Woman Look, digging gardens is not a job for a university graduate. Man But the money’ s not bad and there’ s plenty of fresh air. Woman If I were you, I’ d go on to take a new course, teaching, accountancy… Man Accountancy? Anything but that. It’ s so boring. Woman Come on, you really must think of the future. Why don’ t you just write a few application forms? Man I’ ll tell you what. I’ d like to be a doctor. Woman Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours. Man Yes, maybe. But the idea appeals to me.