【正文】 h ... You mean a lot to me. A: Why won39。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。m afraid so. I39。s too old for a swimmer. If I swam in an international petition now, I wouldn39。d rather not swim at all. Tom: But don39。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 the matter now? These: Er ... are there any chocolate biscuits? Sophie: No, there aren39。s your flat like? David: It39。s fortable. It39。t buy it. It was a present. Christine: Oh, who gave it to you? Libby: A friend. Christine: Anybody I know? Libby: Don39。t it? Anna: Yes, it was. Tom: Charles Bronson was good, wasn39。m packing. Eustace: Why? Luanda: Because I39。re not. Lucinda: Yes, I am. 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。t find one. Mr. Jones: That39。t you look in the cupboard besides the washbasin? You39。s you, Jean. Sorry I had to rush off this morning. How are the boys? Jean: I39。clock, but I39。re going to be all right. Tom: That39。m fine now. I39。ve got a camera for Peter and some records for Paul. Tom: You spoil them. I39。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 example. Woman: How much will it cost to repair this typewriter? Male Assistant: About a pound. Woman: That39。about a pound.39。about a week.39。ll cost about twelve or thirteen pounds. Man: And how long will it take? Female Assistant: A fortnight, more or less. Dialogue B: Woman: Would you have a look at this television set, please? Female Assistant: Yes, of course. Hmmm. How long have you had it? 9 Woman: About eight years. Can you tell me how much it39。s very old. It39。s cheaper to buy a new one. Dialogue C: Man: How much do you think it39。s a 1960 model. About twenty pounds, I39。s rather a lot. And how long will it take? Female Assistant: About a month. Man: Thank you. I39。s that heavy parcel you39。s my old typewriter. I39。ll cost about twenty pounds to repair. Tony: That39。ve got several typewriters. Could you lend me one? Tony: I39。s very cheap. Only eighty pounds. Peter: Yes, but the Anderson bike is even cheaper. It39。s a 1977 model. Frankie: The Curzon is a 1979 model. It39。t decide which bike to buy. Peter: The Anderson bike looks very fortable. Frank: Yes, but the Curzon looks bigger. Pedro: I don39。m German. I live in a small town. I39。t work on Saturday afternoon or Sunday and I have a threeweek holiday in the summer. Instructor: Regine was seventeen then. Now she39。secret39。m the manager. Interviewer: Congratulations, Regine. But please tell us ... do you like your job? Are you happier? Regine: You are asking me two questions. The first answer is 39。 and the second answer is definitely 39。. Good afternoon, my name is Schwartz. That is SCHWARTZ and I e from New York. My wife and I would like a double room with a shower. I have our passports here. We are hoping to stay for about a week. I have a question. Do you know where I can get two tickets for the performance at the theatre tonight? On my first day in London I felt hungry, so I went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. I waited for ten minutes, but nobody came to serve me. Then I saw that there were no waiters. The customers stood in a queue and got their food themselves. That was my first experience of a selfservice restaurant. LESSON 6 — Is that Mr. Smith39。t. It39。s son. — Is he Irish? — No, he isn39。m sorry. There isn39。m sorry about that. — Is anyone attending to you, sir? — No. I should like to see some dressing gowns. — What sort are you looking for, sir? — I fancy a red, silk one. — Where are your parents now? — They are in Zagreb. — Is that in Austria? — No. It39。s Jone Smith. — Is she a nurse? — No. She39。s. — I39。s Miss Clark39。m looking at some stamps. — Are they interesting? — Yes. They are very rare ones. — Where39。s she doing there? — She39。m sorry. There aren39。 Clerk: Which performance? 5 pm or 8:30 pm? Henry: 8:30 pm please. Clerk: Sorry, that perfo