【正文】 ot mine. They are Mr. West39。s. — I39。m sorry, sir. Are these yours? — Yes, they are. Thank you. — Whose handbag is that? — Which one? 12 — The big leather one. — Oh, that39。s Miss Clark39。s. — What are you looking at? — I39。m looking at some stamps. — Are they interesting? — Yes. They are very rare ones. — Where39。s Miss Green at the moment? — In her office. — What39。s she doing there? — She39。s typing, I think. — Are there any pencils in the drawer? — No, I39。m sorry. There aren39。t any. — Are there any ballpoint pens then. — Yes. There are lots of ballpoints. — I need some oil, please. — How much do you need, sir? — Three pounds, please. — Thank you, sir. Instructor: Henry wants tickets for Romeo and Juliet so he tries to telephone the box of office. First he hears: (wrong number tone). He has dialed the wrong number. Then he tries again. (busy tone) Henry is fed up but he must get some tickets. He tries again and finally, he gets through. (sound of phone ringing, receiver picked up) Clerk: Cambridge Theatre. Box Office. Henry: Have you got any tickets for Romeo and Juliet for this Saturday evening?39。 Clerk: Which performance? 5 pm or 8:30 pm? Henry: 8:30 pm please. Clerk: Sorry, that performance is sold out. Henry: Well, have you got any tickets for the 5 pm performance? Clerk: Yes, we have tickets at pounds, pounds and 6 pounds. Henry: I39。d like to reserve two seats at pounds, please. Clerk: Right. That39。s two tickets at pounds. Saturday, 5 pm performance. What39。s the name please? Henry: Bishop. Henry Bishop. Clerk: Thank you. You39。ll collect the tickets before 3 pm on Saturday, won39。t you? 13 Henry: Yes, of course. Thank you. Goodbye. Clara: That number has been engaged for ages. Nobody can be that popular. I wonder if her number has been changed. I think I39。ll try again. (Sound of dialing and ringing tone.) Sue: 3346791. Clara: Is that you, Sue? Sue: Who39。s calling? C1ara: This is Clara. Clara Ferguson. Don39。t you remember me? Sue: Clara! Of course I remember you. How are you? I haven39。t heard from you for at least two years. What are you doing? Clara: Nothing very exciting. That39。s one reason I39。m ringing. I need some advice. Sue: Advice. Hmm. That39。s a good one. I39。ve just been sacked. Clara: There are the pips. Hang on, Sue. Clara: What do you mean ... you39。ve just been sacked? Sue, you39。re the most successful woman I know. Sue: That39。s probably why I39。ve been sacked. But let39。s talk about you. You said you needed some advice. Clara: I certainly do. I wanted to ask you about interviews. Have you had a lot of them? Sue: Yes, I have. Too many. Clara: So, could you tell me the sort of questions you39。re usually asked? Sue: Let me think. The first ten questions are almost always the same. I call them the 39。whys39。, 39。hows39。 and 39。wheres39。. (Sound of pips.) Clara: Not again. Don39。t go away, Sue. I39。ve got one more coin. Clara: Are you there, Sue? Sue: Yes, I39。m still here. Clara: Sorry, I didn39。t understand what you were telling me. Could you repeat it? Sue: It39。s very boring, but here you are: I39。m always asked: Why I want to leave my present job? Why I am interested in the new job? How I intend to get to work? How long I intend to stay in the job? Where I live? Where I went to school? How much I39。m paid in my present job? How much I expect to be paid in the new job? Oh yes. I39。m always asked if I39。m married. (Sound of pips.) Clara: That39。s it, Sue. No more coins. I39。ll write to you soon ... and many thanks. 14 I am not going out with Gee again. Last week he invited me to go to a football match. I do not like football, so it was silly of me to say yes. We did not have seats, so we had to stand for two hours in the rain. I was cold and wet and I could not see a thing. So I asked Gee to take me home. He got very angry and said some very unpleasant things. Last week the sun shone and it got quite hot. I decided to put on my light grey summer trousers. But I got a shock. I could not put them on. They were too small. It is possible that they got smaller during the winter, but I do not think so. I am afraid I got bigger. So I am going to eat less and I am going to take more exercise. I am definitely going to lose some weight. LESSON 7 — Is that Mrs. Brown? — No, it isn39。t. It39。s Mrs. Bright. — Is she English? — No, she isn39。t. She is American. — Is there any cream in the refrigerator? — No. There isn39。t any, I39。m afraid. — Is there any milk, then? — Yes, there is plenty of milk. — Where does Pedro e from? — He es from Mexico City. — What language does he speak, then? — He speaks Spanish. — What does your friend do? — He is a bank clerk. — Where does he work? — At the Middleland Bank in Birmingham. — Do you like your apple? — Yes. It39。s nice and sweet. Is yours sweet, too? — No. Mine is rather sour. — Oh, I39。m sorry about that. — Can I help you, Madam? 15 — Yes. I want to see some cardigans. — What size do you take, Madam? — About fourteen inches, I think. — Where is Susan now? — She is in Glasgow. — Is Glasgow in England? — No. It39。s in Scotland. — Who is the man over there? — It39。s Mr. Watson. — Is he a teacher? — No. He is a doctor. — My bag, please. Here is my ticket. — Thank you, Madam. Here39。s your bag. — This is not my bag. It39。s Mrs. Brown39。s. — I39。m sorry, Madam. Is this yours? — Yes, it is. Thank you. — Excuse me. Is this your book? — No. It39。s not mine. — Whose book is it, then? — It39。s Pedro39。s, I think. — Whose bicycle is that? — Which one? — The old green one. — Oh, that39。s Robert39。s. — What are you looki