生活英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)情景口語(yǔ)100主題文本

文檔收集于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，已重新整理排版文檔收集于互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，已重新整理排版.word版本可編輯,歡迎下載支持.11文檔來(lái)源為:從網(wǎng)絡(luò)收集整理.word版本可編輯.生活英語(yǔ)情景口語(yǔ)100主題001StagesoflifeDialogue1A:YouknowIdeii.1don'tknowmuchaboutyou.Wherewereyonbom?B:IwasborninLondon,butIspentmostofmychildhoodinHongkong.Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?Ihadaprettystrictup-bring.andmyparentsandIwerealwaysfightingaboutit.A:Doyougetalongwithyourparentsnow?B:Oh.sure.Oncetheyreachedmiddleage,theybecamealotlessuptight.A:Wheredidyougotouniversity?B:MyparentswantedmetostayinHongkong,butIdecidedtogobacktoEngland.IgraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywithadegreeinEglishliterature.A:What'syourcurrentoccupation?B:FmafreelancewriteriwritemagazinearticlesandfictionbooksA:Didyoualwaysknowyouwantedtobeawriter?B:No,Ididn't.Iwasanenglishteacherforaboutfiveyears,butbydietimeIwastliirty,IdecidedIwantafreshchallenge.A:Howdidyoustartwriting?B:Istartedwrititngmangzinarticlesforfun.andeventurallywasaskedtowriteabook,soIwasprettylucky.A:Areyouwritingabooknow?B:Yes,it'saboutagroupoffriendslivinginaforeigncountry.andallthestrangeexperiencestheyhaveA:Soundsinteresting.Dialogue2A:Whatwasthebiggestluringpointinyourlife?B:IguseeIwouldsaythatwouldbemovingoutofmyparents'housefordiefirsttime.A:Rcally?Whyisthat?B:TillImovedoutofmyparents'home,Ibecamealotmoreindependent.A:Whatwouldyousaywasthelowestpointinyourlife?B:Thatwoulddefinitelybegettingadivorce.A:Whatwentwrong?B:Wejustweren'trightforeachother.Howlongwereyoumarried?Themaniageonlylastedaboutayear.Haveyouremarriedsincethen?Yes,IgotmarriedtoamanthatImetshortlyafterIdivorcedmyfirsthusband.Doyouthinkyou'llevergetadivorceagain?OhIhopenot,myfirstmarriagewasainistake,butthisoneIsn't.Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?About15yearsnow.Doyouthinkyoullstilllovehimwhenheisoldandgray?Ithinkso.hopefullywe41havealongandahappylifetogether.A:I'msureyouwill.002FirstimpressionsDialogue1M:Jacob,areyouinterestedinhelpingmeoutandgoingonablinddatewithafriendofmine?J:Thatdepends.Whatdoesshelooklike?M:Well,she'sgotabeautifulfaceandlongcurlyredhair.J:Howtallisshe?M:She'sfairlytall,maybe2inchestallerthanme.J:Isshechubby?M:Notatall.She*sactuallyveryathletic.J:Itsoundslikeshe'sprettygood-looking.Doesshewearglasses?M:No,butshedoeswearcontactlenses.J:How*sherskin?M:She*sgotagorgeouscomplexionwithafewfrecklesonhernose.J:Doesshehaveanypiercingsortattoos?M:Ithinkshehasherearspiercedandshedefinitelyhasafewtattoos:oneonherlowerback,oneonherleftfoot.J:What'sthetattooonherfootlike?abutterfly-everyoneinherfamilyhasone.J:Evenhermom?M:Yes,evenhermom.J:Whafsherpersonalitylike?M:She*salotlikeme.J:Sothereissomethingwrongwithher!Itwasbeginningtosoundlikeshewastoogoodtobetrue!Dialogue2J:Didyouseethepictureoftheguyonthefrontpageofthenewspaperthismorning?M:No.Ihavenlhadachancetoreadthepaperyet.J:you'vegottoseeit.Itsanunbelievablepicture!M:What'ssointerestingaboutit?J:Well,thisguyfellasleeponthesofaandwhenhewokeup.halfhisfacehadbeenbittenoff!M:What?Howdidthathappen?J:Theythinkhisdogwastryingtowakehimupandcouldn't,soendedupbitinghiminhisface.M:Wow.Whatdoeshislooklikenow?J:Itlooksprettyfrightening.Hedoesn'thaveanylips,soallyoucanseearehisgumsandteeth.Mostofhisnoseandchinaremissingtoo.M:Whatdidhelooklikebeforehisdogbithisfaceoff?J:Hewasactuallyquitehandsome.Whatashame.M:Whafshegoingtodonow?J:Itsaidthathe'shopingtogetafacetransplant,butuntilthen,he*slookingforwardtoHalloweensoheisn'ttheonlyonewearingamask.003GetinpersonalDialogue1A:Areyoualright,Ethan?Youdon'tseemtobeascheerfulasyounormallyare.E:Tobehonest,Ava,I'vejusthadareallybadday.A:Whathappened?E:First,Isleptthroughmyalarmandendeduptwohourslatetowork.A:Whatdidyourbosssay?E:HetoldmethatifIshoweduplateonemore,he*dfireme.He'ssomean!A:That'shorribel.Wasthatthefirsttimeyou'dshownuplatetowork?E:Thatwasmysecondtime.Thefirsttime,Iwasinacaraccident.A:IsyourbossChinese?E:No.he'sfromAustralia.BeforeImethim,IthoughtAustraliansweresupposedtoberelaxedandeasy-going.Ihadnoideahe'dbesofussyaboutthings.A:Whatareyougoingtodo?E:IthinkI'mgoingtolookforanotherjob.Ineedtofindabossthatisabitmoresensitiveandoptimisticthanmycurrentboss.A:Thatsoundslikeasensibleplan.Doyouwantmetohelpyouwithyourjobsearch?E:Thafsverygenerousofyou.Thanksfortheoffer.A:Don*tmentionit.That'swhatfriendsarefor!Dialogue2E:Idon'tknowwhattodoaboutthepeoplewholiveintheflataboveme!A:Why?Whataretheylike?E:They'reincrediblyselfish.TheyTealwaysupuntiltheweehoursofthenightplayingtheirmusicsoloudlythatIhavetowearearplugsinordertofallasleep!A:Haveyouevertalkedtothemaboutit?E:Itriedtointroducemyselftothemwhentheymovedin.buttheyweresoarrogantthatIdidin'twanttoevertalktothemagain!A:Whatdidtheysay?E:Theybothjusttalkabouthowgreattheyareallthetime.A:Theysoudliketheneighboursfromhell!E:Theyare!Besidesbeingloudandarrogant,theyYealsoterriblegossips.They'realwaystalkingabouteverybodyelseintheapartment.A:Ithoughtyoudidn*ttalktothemmuch.E:Idon't,buttheytalksoloudlythatIcanhearwhattheyYetalkingaboutfrommybedroom-andit'snotverynice.A:Whatdotheotherpoepleinyourapartmentthinkaboutthem?E:Mostofmyotherneighboursarescaredofthem.A:Maybeyoushouldthinkaboutmoving.E:Ican'taffordtomoverightnow.A:Well,perhapsyoushouldhaveapartyandtrytogettoknowthembetter.Maybeonceyougettoknowthem,they'llturnouttobemoresensitive.E:Ithinkyou'rebeingabitoptimistic.Ifyoumetthem,you'dunderstand.A:Well,Idon*tknowwhatelseyoucoulddothen.Doyouthinkbribingthemwithchocolatewouldwork?004EverypartofyourbodycanspeakDialogue1E:Idon'tknowaboutyou.butFmfamished.Areyouinterestedingettingabitetoeat?R:Thatsoundsgreat.Tmabsolutelystarving!Whatkindoffoodarcyouinthemoodfor?E:I'dlovesomethingspicy.MaybewecouldgetsomeSichuanHotpot.R:You*reawomanaftermyownheart.Idon'tknowmanypeoplewhocanhandlespicyfood.Areyousureyouareupforhotpot.E:Sure.IfIcould.Iwouldeathotpoteveryday!R:Ok,you'rereallyalleyeswhenitcomestotalkingaboutfood,aren'tyou?E:Well,lefsstopdraggingourfeetandfindaSichuanHotpotrestaurantfordinner!R:Letmethinkaboutitforaminute.Lefssee...ohthenameoftherestaurantisonthetipofmytongue!Givemeasecondandifllcometome.E:Well...?Haveyouthoughtofityet?R:No...E:Nevermind.There'sanauthentictastinghotpotrestaurantnotfarfromtheChinaWorldTradeTowersonChangAnStreet.Haveyoubeenthere?R:Thafsit!That'stheoneIwasthinkingof!ItoldyouI'drememberit!E:Youreallyhaveabidhead,don'tyou!Dialogue2R:So,Emily,howwasyourday?E:Idon'tthinkyoureallywanttohearaboutit.R:Itcan'thavebeenthatbad.Goonandtellmeaboutit.E:Tobehonest,itwashorrible!Mymanagerissuchapainintheneck!R:Why?Whathappened?E:Well,hemadequiteafewmistakesonthemonthlyreportandwhenhissupenisorfoundthem,mymanagerblamedthemonme!R:Thafsnotveryfair.Whatdidyoudo?E:Therewasn'treallyanythingthatIcoulddo.There'salwaysbeenalotofbadbloodbetweenmymanagerandmyself.IfIhadsaidanything,hewouldhavefiredformeforsure.R:Doeshetreateveryoneinyourdepartmentlikethis?E:Hetreatseveryoneprettypoorly,butthewayhetreatsmereallytakesthecake!R:Doyouhaveanyideawhyhetreatsyouworsethantheothers?E:Ireallyhavenoidea.AllIknowisthatthethoughtofhimreallycurlsmyhair!R:Isthereanyoneelseyoucantalktoaboutitatyoucompany?E:Notreally.I'mhopingtolivewithitforawhileuntilIgetapromotion.R:Thafsverysensible.Itsoundslikeyouhaveagoodheadonyoushoulders.E:Itrytobesensibleaboutit,butifsnotveryeasy.Sometimesyoujusthavetogrinandbearit.R:That'ssotrue.Whenyouhaveatasteforsuccess,youcan'tletdishonestpeoplelikeyourmanagergetintheway.005mindyourpostureDialogue1I(Isalella)M(Matthew)I:Matthew,doyouknowmuchaboutbodylanguageincountriesaroundtheworld?M:Sure.Fvepickedupafewthingsfromtravellingaroundforwork.why?I:Well,IhadameetingtodaywithawomanfromJapanandshewouldn'tstopbowing!Ididn'tknowwhattodo!M:Didyoubowback?I:No,Itriedtoshakeherhand,butherhandwassolimpIwasabitoffended.M:Well,JapanesebusinessmenandwomentypicallybowtogreeteachotherinJapan.Shemighthavebeenoffendedbyyourstronghandshake.I:ButshewasinAmerica!Shouldn*tshehaveknownthatstronghandshakesinamericasignigyconfidenceandrespect?M:ThingsaredifferentinJapan.Youknow,insomecountries,makingeyecontactwithothersisconsideredrude.I:Isthatwhyshewouldn'tlookatmeinthemeeting?M:IthinkMhighlypossible,yes.I:Themeetingreallydidn'tgodouwnwellatall.IthinkIneedtoreadupaboutinterculturalcommunicationbeforeIhaveanothermeetingwithsomeonefromanothercountry.M:Thafsagoodidea.Whenyoudon*tknowmuchaboutothercultures,thesimplestthingcanoffendsomeone.I:That'ssotrue.Ifsgreatthatweseeeyetoeyeonthis.Dialogue2M:Well,whatdidyouthinkaboutthelastcandidate?Doyouthinkweshouldhireher?I:Shehadaveryimpressiveresume,butsheseemedtolacktheconfidencethatIthinkagoodmanagerneeds.M:Whatmadeyouthinkthatshewasn'tveryconfident?Didyounoticethewaythatsheavoidedmakingeyecontactwithuswhileshetalked?M:Shewasabitnervous,Iguess.Whatelse?Whenshefirstwalkedintotheroomtogreetus,shedidn'tshakeourhandsorintroduceherselfatall.Ithoughtthatwasabitunprofessional.M:you'reright.Ifshewalkedintomeetingswithourclientslikethat,itwouldmakeourcompanylookbad.wouldn'tit?Itsurewould.Didyoualsenoticethewaysheslouchedinherchairdniingmostoftheintervies?Shehadhorribleposture!M:Iagree.IguessIwaspayingmoreattentiontoheranswersthanherbodylanguage.Ontopfoallofthat,shedidn'tseemtohaveanysenseaboutpeople'spersonalspace,shedidn'tkeepenoughdistancebetweenuswhenduringthemeeting.M:That'strue.Iguesswe'llhavetokeeplookingforamanagerthen.006BloodisthickerthanwaterDialogue1K(kaitlyn)J(Jack)K:Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?Myimmediatefamilyisquitesamll.It'sjustmyolderstep-brother,mymom,mystep-dadandme.Howaboutyou?Ihavealargefamily.Ihavethreeoldersisters,mytwinsister,ayoungerbrother,andmyparents.Ididn'tknowyouwereatwin!Areyouidenticalorfraternal?We'reidentical.Imean,welookexactlythesame,butwecompleteoppositeswhenitcomestoeverythingelse!Interesting.Itmustbegreathavingatwinsister.Areyoubestfriends,too?Weusedtobereallyclose,butthatallchangedonceshemovedtoShanghai.Howaboutyourfamily?Youdidn*tmentiontoyourbiologicalfather.Idon*tknowmuchabouthim.HediedwhenIwasjustababy.EventhoughIdon'thaveabloodrelationshipwithmystep-fatherandstep-brother,Iconsiderthemtobemyrealfamily.Whataboutyourstep-brother'smother?Doeshekeepintouchwithher?No,shealsodiedwhenmystep-brotherwaslittle.Mymotherandmystep-fathermeteachothershortlyaftermyfatherdiedandbecamegoodfriends.Theyendedupgettingmarriedafewyearslater.Soundslikeitwasmenttobe.Dialogue2Haveyoueverthoughtabouthavingchildren,Kaitlyn?MyhusbandandIhavethoughtaboutit,butwe'vedecidednottohaveany.TheyYejusttooexpensive.Besides,withallthenewsaboutglobalwarmingonthenewslately,whoknowswhatkindofworldwe'llhaveinthefuture.Whataboutyou?Well,Fvealwayswantedtohavelotsofchildren.Growingupwithonlyonebrother,Ialwaysfeltabitlonely.Whatdoyouthinkaboutfamilieswithonlyonechild?Forme.growingupinabigfamilyalwaysmademeyearnforattention.IalwayswantedtobeanonlychildsothatIcouldalwaysdowhatIwantedandsothatIwouldifteverhavetoshare.Don'tyouthinkyouwouldmisshavingotherpeoplearound?Noway!Ispent20yearsofmylifewithrelativesaroundme24-7.Youknow,Idon'tthinkI'veeveractuallyspentanytimebymyselfinmyparents1home.Whatdoyouthinkfotheone-childpolicyinChina?IfChinadidn'thavesuchapolicy,canyouimaginehowmanypeopletherewouldbeinChinanow?That'strue.Butasawoman.FingladthateventhoughIdon'twantanychildren,IatleasthaveachoiceinhowmanychildrenIhave.Ontheotherhand.Ican'timaginewhatChinawouldbelikeifthereweren'taone-childpolicy!Doyouthinkmostfamilieswithmanychildrenenvyorfeelsorryforotherfamilieswithonlyonechild?Idon'tknowwhatotherpeoplethink,butI,forone,envyonlychildren!007HugeFamilyDialogue1S(Sophia)N(Noah)S:Doesyourfamilyhavearecordofyourancestors?N:Sure.Mymomhasbeenworkingonourfamilytreeforyears.She'salwaysupdatingit.S:Doyouhaveacopyofyourfamilytreeinyourhouse?Fdlovetoseeit.N:Icanshowittoyounow,ifyoulike.Ithinkitgoesbackabout8generationssofar.S:That'samazing.Doyouhavealargeextendedfamily?N:Fvegot30cousinsonmymom'ssideand10cousinsonmydad'sside.S:Areyouveryclosetoyourfirst-cousins?N:Theonesthataremyagearecloserelatives.NowthatI'molder,Idon'tspendasmuchtimewiththemasIusedto,soIdon'tknowmyyoungerscousinsaswellastheolderones.S:Isee.Who'stheheadofyourhousehold?N:ICsdefinitelymymother.And.hermotherisdefinitelythematriarchofthebiggerfamily.S:That'sinteresting.Whatdoesyourgrandmotherthinkofyourstep-mother.N:Atfirst,shewasquitecriticalofhenbutnowthatthey*vebeenmarriedforafewyears,she'sstartingtoacceptthefactthatmyfatherdivorcedmymother.S:Thafsprettymuchhowyoufeelaboutyourstep-mother.Likegrandmother,likegrandson!Dialogue2N:DoyouthinkChinesefamilieshavechangedmuchinthelast50years?S:Ithinkfamilieseverywherehavechangedalotinthelast5decades.N:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestchange?S:Well,inthepast,threeorfourgenerationswouldalllivetogetherunderthesameroof.Nowadays,livinginthesamecityasone'srelativesisbecomingrare.N:That'strue.Youknow,somehusbandsandwivesdon'tevenliveinthesamecityanymore.S:Wouldyoueverconsiderhavingyourparentslivewithyouwhentheygetolder?N:IguessFmabitold-fashioned.I'dratherhavemyparentslivewithmethanliveinaretirementhome.S:Thafsveryrespectable,butIcouldneverlivewithmyparents.IusuallyonlyseethematourChristmascelebration-andthafsenough!N:Howaboutyourothersiblings?Dotheyspendalotoftimewithyourparents?S:Twoofmysistersstillliveathome,eventhoughtheyhavealreadygraduatedfromuniversityandhavegoodjobs.Theyenjoyspendingtheirfreetimewithmyparents.Iguessinthatrespect.I'mtheblacksheepofthefamily.N:Isee.Doyouparentseveraskyoutocomehometovisitthemmoreoften?S:They'realwaysaskingmetocomehome,butIthinkourrelationshipisbetterifwekeepadistancefromeachother.Wheneverweseeeachother,allwedoisfight.N:Well,youknowwhattheysay.Youcanchooseyourfriends,butnotyourfamily.008lookingforloveDialogue1Howiseverythinggoingwithyourgirlfriend?Didn*tItellyou?It'sover.Oh,I'msorrytohearthat.Ididn'tknowthatyouhadsplitup.Whathappened?Itwasafewthings.Thefirstthingthathappenedwasthatweweresupposedtogooutforaromanticdinnerforouroneyearanniversary,butshestoodmeup.Really?Didshetellyouwhyshedidn'tshowup?No,butIendedupfindingoutlaterthatnightwhenIsawherwithanothermanataclubnearmyhome.Whatwasshethinking?Didyouconfrontheraboutitwhenyousawher?Iwantedto,butIknewthatifIspoketoher.I'djustblowupathensoIdecidedtojustgohome.Icalledherlaterthatnight,butshedidn'tanswerherphone.Ican'tbelieveshewoulddothattoyou.It'ssodishonestandrude.Iknow,Istillhaven'theardfromhei\ThegoodthingisthatI'msoangrywithherthatIdon'tfeelsadaboutnothavingheraround.Ibetyousheregretswhatshe'sdone.Youweresuchagoodcatch!Shereallylostout,didn'tshe?Iguessso.Itwouldbenicetoknowwhyshedidthisthough.Iknow.Ifsalwaysnicetohavesomeclosure.butIdon'tthinkyou'llhaveaproblemfindinganothergirlfriend.Thereareplentyoffishinthesea!Dialogue2A:HowwasyourholidaytoGyprus?ItwassofantasticIdidn'treallywanttocomehome.Didyouhappentomeetsomeone?Howdidyouknow?Youalwaysactlikethiswhenyou*vefalleninlove.Whoishe?Howdidyoumeet?HisnameisTonyandwenetmyfirstnightinPathos.Heworkswithmysisterwholivesthere.Wasitloveatfirstsight?Notreally.Iwasn'tlookingforaholidayromance,butmysistertoldmethatshehadpromisedhimthatshe'dsethimuponblinddatewithme.Ididn'tthinkPdhaveanythingtolose,soIwent.And?Lefsjustsaythatbythethirddate,webothrealizedthatwehadfalleninlove.Thathappenedquickly!Areyougoingtoseehimagain?Luckily,hiscompanyhasapositionavailablehere,sohe'sgoingtoseeifhecangetrelocated.Itsoundslikeheismadlyinlovewithyou.Areyoureadyforsuchaseriousrelationship?well.I'mnotreallyaspringchickenanymore.Wedon'tknowwhatwillhappen,sowelljusthavetowaitandsee.009MarryaSoulMateDialogue1A(Abigail)J(Joshua)A:Haveyouheardthebignews?J:Whatbignews?A:OliviaandNicholasareengaged!Heproposedtohelastnightatafancyrestaurant.J:Ididn'tevenknowtheyweredating!A:AfterNicholas1ex-girlfriendcheatedonhim,theyrealizedthattheyhadagreatfriendshipandthatmaybetheyweremeanttobewitheachother.J:Theyreallyareperfectforeachother.Ican*tthinkofabetter-matchedcouplethanthem!A:Iheardthattheyarepalnningtohaveanextravagantweddingceremonyinachurchwithareceptioninanexpensiverestaurantonthelake.J:Havetheyaskedanyonetobeintheweddingpartyyet?A:IthinkNicholasaskedJacktobehisbestmanandOliviaaskedKaitlyntobehermaidofhonour.Theybothhavebigfamilies,sotheirsiblingswillbethebridesmaidsandgroomsmen.J:Itsoundslikethey'vedonealotofplanninginaveryshorttime.Havetheydecidedwheretheyaregoningtogofortheirhoneymoon?A:Ihavenitheardwheretheywillgoyet,butIbetyoutheywillgotoabeachsomewhere;youknowhhowtheybothlovesurfing.J:Youknow,mostpeople3finditdifficulttofindtheirsoulmate,butthey'vemadeitseemextremelyeasy!Dialogue2J:Whatwasyourweddingceremonylike,Abigail?A:MyhusbandandIgotmarriedinaregistryofficewithjusttwofriendsthereaswitnessess.Butthenwehadthreepartiestocelebrate.J:Threeparties?That'squitealot.Thatmusthavebeenexpensive!A:Well,sincemyhusbandandIarefromtwodifferentcountries,andweliveinathirdcountry,wedecidedtohaveoneineachcountry;Itwasn'tactuallythatexpensive.J:Wereyourparentsupsetthattheyweren'ttheretoseeyougetmarried?A:Iwouldhavelikedthemtobethere,buttheycouldn'taffordtoflyouttoseeus,andwecouldn'taffordtoflyouttoseethem,sotheyunderstood.J:Didyourhuaband'sfamilygettomeetyourfamily?A:Myhusband'sparentsflewouttomeetmyfamilywhenwegotmarriedinmyhometown,sothatwasgreat.Somepeoplespendridiculousamountsofmoneyonextravagantweddingreceptions,butweagreedthattheweddingpartyshouldbelessaboutmoneyandmoreaboutfamily.J:Thatmakessense.Didyougoonahoneymoon?A:Wewaiteduntilourone-yearanniversarytogoonourhoneymoontoAfrica.J:Youreallydidn'thaveaverytraditionalwedding,didyou?A:Notatall.butwedon'thaveaverytraditionalmarriageeither,soitsuitedusperfectly!010GettingalongDialogue1H(Hailey)A(Andrew)H:Howareyoudoing,Andrew?A:Notwell.Fvebeenfeelingprettylonelylately.H:Butyouhavesomanyfriends!Howcouldyoubelonely?A:Youknowwhattheysay:afriendtoallisafriendtonone.Idon'tfeellikeIreallyknowanyofmyfriends.Infact,Ishouldprobablycallthemacquaintances,notfriends.H:Whataboutme?I'myourfriend.A:Iknowyouare.butyou'remygirlfriend.IwishIhadaguyfriendtohangoutwithsometimes.H:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ifinditdifficulttomakenewfriends,too.Ifsnotaseasyasitwaswhenwewereyoung,isit?A:Notatall.H:FvemadealotofnewfriendssinceIstartedlearningEnglish.Maybeyoucouldjoinaclubortakeaclasstomakesomenewfriends.A:That'sagoodidea.H:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinafriend?A:I'mnotsure.IguessIdliketomeetsomepeoplewhohaveapositiveattitudeandwanttohaveagoodtime.H:PeoplewhoplayultimateFrisbeehaveapositiveattitude;maybeyoushouldjointheultimateFrisbeeclub.A:Thafsapossibility.Thanks!Dialogue2A:Youhaven'tspentmuchtimewithSophialately.Areyouspeakingtoeachotheratthemoment?H:No,weYenot.WeMvebeendriftingapartforawhile.A:Butyoutwousedtodoeverythingtogethe匚Ithoughtyoureallyenjoyedeachother'scompany.H:Wedid.butsinceshestartedhernewjob.allshedoesishangoutwithhernewfriendsfromwork.A:Can'tyouhangoutwiththem,too?H:Icould,butalltheyevertalkaboutiswork,soIalwaysendupfeelingleftout.A:Maybeyoushouldinviteheroverfordinner,soit*sjustthetwoofyou.H:Itriedthatafewweeksagoandsheendedbriningapalfromworkwithher!She'ssobusythesedaysthatifsjustimpossibletohangoutwithher.A:Itcan'tbethatbad.Shewasalwaysareallygoodfriendtoyou.H:you'reright.Shewouldnevertalkaboutmebehindmybackorholdagrudge.Butshejustdoesn*tseemveryinterestedinourfriendshipanymore.A:She'sprobablyjustexcitedabouthernewjob.Youshouldgivehersometime.Itwouldbeashametolosesuchagoodfriend.H:Tvegivenherenoughtime.I'moveritnow.A:Istillthinkyoutwoshouldtrytopatchthingsup.H:IthinkIjusthavetoacceptthefactthatit'stimeforustogoourseparateways.OilRentingaHouseDialogue1H(Hannah)L(Logan)H:Howisyourhousehuntinggoing?L:Notverywell.Ihaven'tfoundanythingwithinmypricerangeyet.H:Howmuchareyoulookingtospend?L:Icanonlyaffordabout300poundsamonth.H:Lookslikeyou'renotgoingtogetmorethanabedroominasharedflatwiththat.L:Really?Thafsalotofmoneytopayforoneroom.H:Well,ifyouwanttoliveinLondon,youhavetopaytheprices!L:Doyouknowofanyonewhoneedsaroommate?H:Icanaskaroundatwork.Doyouhaveapreferenceforsmokersornon-smokers?L:I'dprefernon-smokingroommates,butIguessI'llhavetotakewhatIcanget!H:Howlongdoyouwanttosignacontractfor?L:Icansignacontractuptoayear.Idon'tknowwhereI'llbeafterthat.H:Doyouneedafurnishedorunfurnishedapartment?L:Idon'thaveanyfurniture,soit'dbegreatifitwerefurnished.H:Youknowthatyoifllhavetopayutilitiesontopoftherent,right?L:No.Ithoughtthatwouldbeincludedintherent.H:It'snotusuallyincluded,soyou'llhavetofactorinabout100poundsmoreeachmonthforutilities.L:Idon'tthinkIcanaffordthat.H:Don'tworry.Sometimespeoplewillgiveyouadiscountifyoupromisetodothecleaningortakecareofthechildren.L:Thafsagoodidea.Illlookintofindingsomethinglikethat.Dialogue2L:Whafsyourapartmentlike?H:It'safurnishedtwobedroomflatinathree-storybuildingoncampus.L:Whatisitlikelivinginon-campushousing?H:ICsnotasbadasIthoughtitwouldbe.Thefreshmenthatlivenearbyarereallyloud,especiallyontheweekends.But,therentismuchcheaperthanprivatehousing,soit'sworthit.L:Didyouhavetopayadepoist?H:No,butwedohavetopay9monthsrentin6months,soforthefirst6monthswepay1/2month'srenteachmonth.L:Doyouhavetopayutilitiesontopofyourmonthlyrent?H:No,it'sallincluded.Besides,studentsdon'thavetopaycounciltax,soweYesavingquiteabitofmoneybylivinghere.L:Howlongisyourcontractfor?H:That'sthebadthing-thecontractendsinJune,sowellhavetofindanewapartmentsoon.Haveyoustartedlookingagainyet?H:Notyet.Fmhopingwellbeabletofindsomethingcheaponceallthestudentsleavethecityforthesummer.L:Goodluck!012LivinginaHouseDialogue1S(Sarah)M(Michael)S:Haveyoumovedintoyournewhouseyet,Michael?Wejustmovedinyesterday,actually.S:So,whatdoyouthinkabouttheplace?Areyougladthatyoumovedin?M:It'sgreat!Unfortunately,we'regoingtospendafortunedoingeverythingup.S:Howoldisthehousethen?M:It'sabout200yearsold.Ithasalotofhistory!S:Soundsfascinating.Whereisyournewhouselocated?M:Ifsjustoffoftheringroad.S:Doyouhaveabigyard?M:It'sbiggerthanourlastone.Tvegotflowersinthefront,andfruits,vegetablesandafishpondintheback.S:Isyourhousewell'lit?M:Oh,yes.Ourwindowsletplentyofnaturallightin.They'vealsogotwonderfulviewsoftheparkbehindourhouse.S:Howmanyroomsdoesyourhousehave?M:Rightnow;therearethreebedrooms,twobathrooms,akitchen,asittingroom,adiningroom,andalivingroom.We'rehopingtoaddonagreenroomandaguestbedroom.Infact,whentheguestroomisready,youshouldcomeandstaywithusforaweekend.S:I'dbeupforthat!Dialogue2M:HaveyouthoughtofmovingatallSarah?S:We'vethoughtaboutit,butmyhusbandandIcan*tafforditrightnow.Theonlythingwecouldaffordwouldbelivingintheslums,whichissomethingIdon'twanttodo.M:Buyingahousecanbeexpensive,buttherearewaystof