【正文】 ned? Jurg: I39。ve spilt my coffee. Mrs. Scott: Never mind. Here39。s a cloth. Klaus is using the launderette for the first time. Klaus: Excuse me, do you know how this works? Housewife: Yes. Put the washing inside ... shut the door ... the money goes in here, then when the machine starts you have to put the soap powder in through here. Klaus: Is that all? Housewife: Yes, you don39。t have to do anything else until the machine stops. Klaus: Thank you. Terry: Frank39。s getting married. James: Is he really? Terry: Yes he is. James: I don39。t believe it. Terry: It39。s true. James: Who39。s he marrying? Terry: A girl he met on holiday in Spain, I think. James: Good heavens ... where are they going to live? A: Do you love me? B: I39。m very fond of you. A: Yes, but do you love me? B: Uh ... You mean a lot to me. A: Why won39。t you answer my question? B: What question? A: Do you love me? Come on! I want to know. B: I care for you very deeply. You know that. 6 A: That isn39。t the same thing! B: What kind of answer do you expect? A: The truth! I want the truth! B: How can I possibly answer such a question? Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star? She was the girl who broke all the records at the last Olympics. Where is she now? Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home. Tom: Is it true that you don39。t swim at all now? Sally: I39。m afraid so. I39。m too old. Tom: But you are only twenty! Sally: That39。s too old for a swimmer. If I swam in an international petition now, I wouldn39。t win. So I39。d rather not swim at all. Tom: But don39。t you enjoy swimming? Sally: I used to, when I was small. But if you enter for big petitions you have to work very hard. I used to get up at 6 am to go to the pool. I had to train before school, after school and at weekends. I swam thirtyfive miles every week! Tom: But you were famous at fifteen. And look at all those cups. Sally: Would you like to polish them? It39。s true that I have some wonderful memories. I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting. But I missed more important things. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming. What can I do now? There is a small shop at the end of our road. I buy my newspaper there every Sunday. This is the only shop that is open on a Sunday, so it is always very busy. They sell milk, eggs, biscuits, tea and coffee. You can get aspirins, toothpaste or a writing pad there. It is a nice little shop. This evening I am going to the cinema. I sometimes go with Beatriz, but this evening I am going alone. Beatriz is nice, but she talks a lot and when I go to the cinema I like to watch the film. The film I am going to is an old one, but it is very good. It is a Hitchcock film. LESSON 4 Sophie: Here39。s some coffee. Gee: Oh, fantastic ... er ... is there any sugar? Sophie: Sugar ... yes, of course ... here you are. Gee: Thanks ... er ... Sophie: What39。s the matter now? These: Er ... are there any chocolate biscuits? Sophie: No, there aren39。t. Gee: Oh ... 7 Kathy: Where do you live? David: Near Victoria Station. Kathy: In a flat or a house? David: In a flat. Houses are terribly expensive. Kathy: What39。s your flat like? David: It39。s small and the building is old, but it39。s fortable. It39。s very near my office. Christine: When did you buy that new necklace? Libby: I didn39。t buy it. It was a present. Christine: Oh, who gave it to you? Libby: A friend. Christine: Anybody I know? Libby: Don39。t ask so many questions. Tom and Anna saw a film yesterday. Tom: It was exciting, wasn39。t it? Anna: Yes, it was. Tom: Charles Bronson was good, wasn39。t he? Anna: Yes, he always is. Tom: I thought the girl was good too. Anna: Did you? Eustace: What are you doing? Luanda: I39。m packing. Eustace: Why? Luanda: Because I39。m leaving. Eustace: You39。re not. Lucinda: Yes, I am. I39。m catching the first train tomorrow. Instance: But, I ... Luanda: ... and I39。m not ing back. Eustace: Oh, oh ... where are you going? Lucinda: To ... to ... Hawaii. Eustace: Oh darling. Phillip: Excuse me, Mr. Jones. Can you help me? Mr. Jones: Of course. What39。s the problem? Pall: Well, I have to wear an overall but I can39。t find one. Mr. Jones: That39。s easy. Why don39。t you look in the cupboard besides the washbasin? You39。ll find one there. 8 (sound of phone ringing) Jean: 7824145. Jean Williamson speaking. Tom: Oh, it39。s you, Jean. Sorry I had to rush off this morning. How are the boys? Jean: I39。m taking them to the doctor at twelve o39。clock, but I39。m sure they39。re going to be all right. Tom: That39。s good. What about you? Jean: Oh, I39。m fine now. I39。m going to bake a birthday cake for tomorrow. And ... I39。ve got a camera for Peter and some records for Paul. Tom: You spoil them. I39。m going to open a savings account for them. They need to learn how to save money. My grandfather lives with us. He is seventy years old and I like talking to him. Every day I go for a walk with him in the park. My grandfather has a dog. The dog39。s name is Nelson. Nelson is old and he has very short legs and bad eyes. But my grandfather likes him very much. I have a small black and white television and I can get a good picture. But my brother has got a color television. It is bigger, heavier and more plicated than mine. My brother gets a better picture on his television than I do on mine. So when there is something very good on TV, I usually go and see my brother. LESSON 5 Instructor: Listen to these people. They are all taking things to be repaired. Of course, they want to know how much it will cost and how long it will take. Listen to their questions and write the answers you hear. Here is an e