【正文】 unday, May 23rd. Would you like to e, Sally? Sally: I39。s your new address, Cindy? Cindy: No. 30, 41st Street. Sally: Would you like me to e early? I can help get things ready. Cindy: That would be nice. Could you e around 6? The party begins at 7. Sally: Fine. Who39。ll know them. Would you like to bring someone? Sally: I really would like you to meet my brother. He39。m not the first, am I? Jake: No, the others are all in the dining room. The food39。ll put them in some water right away. Kate: Where39。s in the dining room with the others. Oh, here she es. Amy: Hi, Kate. I like your dress. Kate: Thanks. Amy: Have you had something to eat, Kate? Kate: No, not yet. Amy: The vegetables and dip are over there, help yourself. Kate: Thank you. Amy: There39。m just hanging out. Jake: This is a great song, isn39。s your coat. Thanks for ing. Kate: It was nice of you to invite me. I really enjoyed myself. Amy: Good. You39。s birthday party next month. Kate: Thank you. I39。t know you, I don39。t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests had parked his car in front of our house. So I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to e back. UNIT12 SCRIPT W: Good morning, Bill. M: Hello, Helen. How was the party last night? Did you have a good time? W: Oh, yes. We met a lot of people. We talked, and drank. It was a lot of fun. M: What about Carol? Was she there? W: Yes. And so was Jenny. They enjoyed the party very much, too. By the way, I didn39。t you go? M: I wasn39。s why! SCRIPT What Makes a Good Party? Ron: What do you think makes a good party, Alice? Alice: Um ... I think, Ron, the place is really important. It should be big enough but not too big. Do you agree, Gee? Gee: Yes, it needs to be quite crowded to create an atmosphere ... and dark. Ron: Oh, no, Gee. I don39。t see who you39。s terrible when there isn39。t want to have loads of washingup at the end of the party. Ron: Actually, I think the music is the most important thing. Loud, but not too loud, and the sort of music you can dance to. Gee: I think you need to prepare party CDs with all the best dance tracks, then you don39。s quite important, isn39。t It? Tony: Great party, isn39。m Tony. Lenore: Hi, Tony. I39。s an interesting name ... are you from the States? Lenore: Actually, I was born in Switzerland. My dad39。re a local boy. What do you do? Tony: Right now I39。m an art teacher at Grant High School. Tony: Really? I39。s an exhibition for our graduation next week. I have a couple of paintings in it. Would you like to e? Lenore: I39。s at the Art College. Do you know where it is? Lenore: Yes, in fact it39。t we meet at the main entrance of the college at seven? Lenore: Sure, that sounds good. I look forward to it. Hey, let39。m hungry. Unit13 SCRIPT To make a date is a general expression for an appointment with somebody of the opposite sex. It is usually used when a man asks a girl out to a movie, a dinner, or a dance. In many Western countries, including the United States, it is no longer unusual for a woman to ask a man out for a date. People of all ages make and go on dates. Dates are easily made by phone calls. When making dates, the language used is often casual and informal. SCRIPT This Has Been a Really Nice Evening Bill: Wow, this has been a really nice evening, Kate. I had such a good time. Kate: You did? I did too. Bill: It was fun being with you, talking and ... Kate: You know I haven39。t you? Kate: I hope I didn39。t say anything. Kate: Well, now you know I do have a lot to say. Bill: I guess you39。t know. You did talk a lot on your first date about yourself. I thought you were, sort of, selfcentered, kind of aggressive. Bill: Aggressive? You don39。re really open and gentle. Bill: Oh. Kate: I guess you were just nervous the first time we went out. Bill: I guess that39。m nervous. Kate: Yeah, I guess we were both a little nervous that first time. SCRIPT Dating in Brazil W: Paulo, tell me about dating in your country. M: Dating? W: Yeah. What39。s pretty open. W: Open? What do you mean? M: Well, lots of kids go on dates. W: From what age? M: Oh, about 14 or 15, I guess. W: Are you serious? From 14 or 15? M: Yeah, what39。t start dating until they were 18 or 19. M: 18 or 19? Really? W: Yes, well, we think the first year of university is the right time. M: Where do couples go on dates? W: Oh, they normally go to coffee shops, out to dinner at a restaurant, to the mountains. M: To the mountains? What for? W: For hiking. Lots of young people do that. M: How about movies? Do they go to the movies? W: Sure, sure. Some people do that. That39。s the best way! UNIT14 SCRIPT An Expensive Way to Go for a Date Jack: Kathy, we last heard from you when you were about to meet Tom for the first time. Kathy: That39。s a long way to go for a date! And rather expensive, too. Kathy: Oh, we shared the cost of the flight. Tom39。t wait to meet Tom. Jack: And was he there? Kathy: Oh, yes. I spotted him immediately. He looked just like his photograph. Jack: Hah. Was it love at first sight? Kathy: I39。t have predicted what happened but something put me off him straightaway. I didn39。t been in touch since that day. Jack: Wow, what was it that put you off? Kathy: Well, it39。s a great show at the Grand Theater. W: Monday night? Oh, sorry, I39。t we go out for dinner? Just you and me, very nice and romantic. We could go to that little restaurant you like so much. W: Sounds like a great idea, but I think I might have to help my roommate clean up the apartment. You see, we are having some people in on Wednesday night, so we want the place to look really nice. M: Well, that means you39。m afraid so. M: Well, how about Thursday night? There