生活英语口语情景口语

生活英语情景口语史上最牛英语口语学习法：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一,个月畅谈无阻！太平洋在线英语，可免费体验全部外教一对一课程：目录001Stagesoflife 错误！未定义书签。TOC\o"1-5"\h\z002Firstimpressions 3003Getinpersonal 5004Everypartofyourbodycanspeak 6005mindyourposture 7006Bloodisthickerthanwater 9007HugeFamily 10008lookingforlove 12009MarryaSoulMate 13010Gettingalong 14011RentingaHouse 16012LivinginaHouse 17013mydreamhome 18014HouseholdAppliances 20015AroundaHouse:Community 21016Shopping 22017ClothesandFashion 24018MoneyinYourPocket 25019AttheBank 27020AthePostOffice 28021EatingOut 29022Insurance 31023 CommonHealthProblems 32024 IllnessandDisease 34025 HealthyFood 35026 BeautyandCosmetics 36027 ShapeandFitness 38028 CopingwithStress 39029 Citysightseeing 40030 BusinessTrip 42031 HolidayDIY 43032 GoingAbroad 45033 ShortWeekendTrip 46034 ThemeTravel 47035 Souvenirs 49036 Cycling 50037 DrivingCars 52038 PublicTransportation 53039 AskingforDirections 54040 TryCooking 56041 SpecialSaucesandHerbs 57042 ChineseFood 58043 Drinks 60044 localsnacks 61045 HowAboutGame? 62046 PetsW川NeverLeaveYou. 64047 WatchingtheOlympics 65048 TruckandFilltheEvents 66049 BallSports 68050 Extremesports 69051 AnyofFestivals 70052 SpecialOccasions 72

053Enteringschool 73054（空缺） 74055Headacheexamsandteachers 74056-058空缺 75059Teamwork 75060TheWorkingDay 77062Careerletter 78063Gettinganinterview 80065Coffeetalk 81066-074空缺 81075Gettingintoaconversation:likesanddislikes ..…81076Feelings 83077PartyAnimals 84078ClosingaconversationSayinggoodbye 85079-080空缺 87081BeethovenandJayChou 87082-084空缺 88085Let'sseeaMovie 88086-088空缺 89089Advertising 89090-092空缺 91093Trafficjam 91094-098空缺 92099Weather 92001StagesoflifeDialogue1A:YouknowIden,Idon'tknowmuchaboutyou.WherewereyouB:IwasborninLondon,butIspentmostofmychildhoodinHongkong.A:Whatwasyourchildhoodlike?B:Ihadaprettystrictup-bring,andmyparentsandIwerealwaysfightingaboutit.A:Doyougetalongwithyourparentsnow?B:Oh,sure.Oncetheyreachedmiddleage,theybecamealotlessuptight.A:Wheredidyougotouniversity?B:MyparentswantedmetostayinHongkong,butIdecidedtogobacktoEngland,IgraduatedfromOxfordUniversitywithadegreeinEglishliterature.A:What'syourcurrentoccupation?B:I'mafreelancewriter.iwritemagazinearticlesandfictionbooksA:Didyoualwaysknowyouwantedtobeawriter?born?A:Howdidyoustartwriting?B:No,Ididn't.Iwasanenglishteacherforaboutfiveyears,butbythetimeIwasthirty,IdecidedIwantafreshchallenge.born?A:Howdidyoustartwriting?B:Istartedwrititngmangzinarticlesforfun,andeventurallywasaskedtowriteabook,soIwasprettylucky.A:Areyouwritingabooknow?B:Yes,it'saboutagroupoffriendslivinginaforeigncountry,andallthestrangeexperiencestheyhaveA:Soundsinteresting.Dialogue2A:Whatwasthebiggestturingpointinyourlife?B:IguseeIwouldsaythatwouldbemovingoutofmyparentshouseforthefirsttime.A:Really?Whyisthat?B:TillImovedoutofmyparents'home,Ibecamealotmoreindependent.A:Whatwouldyousaywasthelowestpointinyourlife?B:Thatwoulddefinitelybegettingadivorce.A:Whatwentwrong?B:Wejustweren'trightforeachother.Howlongwereyoumarried?Themarriageonlylastedaboutayear.Haveyouremarriedsincethen?Yes,IgotmarriedtoamanthatImetshortlyafterIdivorcedmyfirsthusband.Doyouthinkyou'llevergetadivorceagain?OhIhopenot,myfirstmarriagewasamistake,butthisoneisn't.Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?About15yearsnow.Doyouthinkyou'llstilllovehimwhenheisoldandgray?Ithinkso,hopefullywe'llhavealongandahappylifetogether.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?M:It'sabutterfly-everyoneinherfamilyhasone.J:Evenhermom?M:Yes,evenhermom.J:What'sherpersonalitylike?M:She'salotlikeme.J:Sothereissomethingwrongwithher!Itwasbeginningtosoundlikeshewastoogoodtobetrue!Dialogue2J:Didyouseethepictureoftheguyonthefrontpageofthenewspaperthismorning?M:No.Ihaven'thadachancetoreadthepaperyet.J:you'vegottoseeit.It'sanunbelievablepicture!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:What'shegoingtodonow?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:IthindI'mgoingtolookforanotherjob.Ineedtofindabossthatisabitmoresensitiveandoptimisticthanmycurrentboss.A:Thatsoundslikeasensibleplan.Doyouwantmetohelpyouwithyourjobsearch?E:That'sverygenerousofyou.Thanksfortheoffer.A:Don'tmentionit.That'swhatfriendsarefor!Dialogue2E:Idon'tknowwhattodoaboutthepeoplewholiveintheflataboveme!A:Why?Whataretheylike?E:They'reincrediblyselfish.They'realwaysupuntiltheweehoursofthenightplayingtheirmusicsoloudlythatIhavetowearearplugsinordertofallasleep!A:Haveyouevertalkedtothemaboutit?E:Itriedtointroducemyselftothemwhentheymovedin,buttheyweresoarrogantthatIdidin'twanttoevertalktothemagain!A:Whatdidtheysay?E:Theybothjusttalkabouthowgreattheyareallthetime.A:Theysoudliketheneighboursfromhell!E:Theyare!Besidesbeingloudandarrogant,they'realsoterriblegossips.They'realwaystalkingabouteverybodyelseintheapartment.A:Ithoughtyoudidn'ttalktothemmuch.E:Idon't,buttheytalksoloudlythatIcanhearwhatthey'retalkingaboutfrommybedroom-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,butI'mfamished.Areyouinterestedingettingabitetoeat?R:Thatsoundsgreat.I'mabsolutelystarving!Whatkindoffoodareyouinthemoodfor?E:I'dlovesomethingspicy.MaybewecouldgetsomeSichuanHotpot.R:You'reawomanaftermyownheart.Idon'tknowmanypeoplewhocanhandlespicyfood.Areyousureyouareupforhotpot.E:Sure.IfIcould,Iwouldeathotpoteveryday!R:Ok,you'rereallyalleyeswhenitcomestotalkingaboutfood,aren'tyou?E:Well,let'sstopdraggingourfeetandfindaSichuanHotpotrestaurantfordinner!R:Letmethinkaboutitforaminute.Let'ssee...ohthenameoftherestaurantisonthetipofmytongue!Givemeasecondandit'llcometome.E:Well...?Haveyouthoughtofityet?R:No...E:Nevermind.There'sanauthentictastinghotpotrestaurantnotfarfromtheChinaWorldTradeTowersonChangAnStreet.Haveyoubeenthere?R:That'sit!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,hemadequiteafewmistakesonthemonthlyreportandwhenhissupervisorfoundthem,mymanagerblamedthemonme!R:That'snotveryfair.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:That'sverysensible.Itsoundslikeyouhaveagoodheadonyoushoulders.E:Itrytobesensibleaboutit,butit'snotveryeasy.Sometimesyoujusthavetogrinandbearit.R:That'ssotrue.Whenyouhaveatasteforsuccess,youcan'tletdishonestpeoplelikeyourmanagergetintheway.005mindyourpostureDialogue1I(Isalella)M(Matthew)I:Matthew,doyouknowmuchaboutbodylanguageincountriesaroundtheworld?M:Sure.I'vepickedupafewthingsfromtravellingaroundforwork.why?I:Well,IhadameetingtodaywithawomanfromJapanandshewouldn'tstopbowing!Ididn'tknowwhattodo!M:Didyoubowback?I:No,Itriedtoshakeherhand,butherhandwassolimpIwasabitoffended.M:Well,Japanesebusinessmenandwomertypically bowtogreeteachotherinJapan.Shemighthavebeenoffendedbyyourstronghandshake.I:ButshewasinAmerica!Shouldn'tshehaveknownthatstronghandshakesinamericasignigyconfidenceandrespect?M:ThingsaredifferentinJapan.Youknow,insomecountries,makingeyecontactwithothersisconsideredrude.I:Isthatwhyshewouldn'tlookatmeinthemeeting?M:Ithinkit'shighlypossible,yes.I:Themeetingreallydidn'tgodouwnwellatall.IthinkIneedtoreadupaboutinterculturalcommunicationbeforeIhaveanothermeetingwithsomeonefromanothercountry.M:That'sagoodidea.Whenyoudon'tknowmuchaboutothercultures,thesimplestthingcanoffendsomeone.I:That'ssotrue.It'sgreatthatweseeeyetoeyeonthis.Dialogue2M:Well,whatdidyouthinkaboutthelastcandidate?Doyouthinkweshouldhireher?I:Shehadaveryimpressiveresume,butsheseemedtolacktheconfidencethatIthinkagoodmanagerneeds.M:Whatmadeyouthinkthatshewasn'tveryconfident?I:Didyounoticethewaythatsheavoidedmakingeyecontactwithuswhileshetalked?M:Shewasabitnervous,Iguess.Whatelse?Whenshefirstwalkedintotheroomtogreetus,shedidn'tshakeourhandsorintroduceherselfatall.Ithoughtthatwasabitunprofessional.M:you'reright.Ifshewalkedintomeetingswithourclientslikethat,itwouldmakeourcompanylookbad,wouldn'tit?I:Itsurewould.Didyoualsenoticethewaysheslouchedinherchairdruingmostoftheintervies?Shehadhorribleposture!M:Iagree.IguessIwaspayingmoreattentiontoheranswersthanherbodylanguage.I:Ontopfoallofthat,shedidn'tseemtohaveanysensementiontoyourbiologicalfather.aboutpeople'spersonalspace.shedidn'tkeepenoughdistancebetweenuswhenduringthemeeting.M:That'strue.Iguesswe'llhavetokeeplookingforamanagerthen.006BloodisthickerthanwaterDialogue1K(kaitlyn)J(Jack)K:Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?J:Myimmediatefamilyisquitesamll.It'sjustmyolderstep-brother,mymom,mystep-dadandme.Howaboutyou?K:Ihavealargefamily.Ihavethreeoldersisters,mytwinsister,ayoungerbrother,andmyparents.J:Ididn'tknowyouwereatwin!Areyouidenticalorfraternal?K:We'reidentical.Imean,welookexactlythesame,butwecompleteoppositeswhenitcomestoeverythingelse!Interesting.Itmustbegreathavingatwinsister.Areyoubestfriends,too?Weusedtobereallyclose,butthatallchangedonceshemovedtoShanghai.Howaboutyourfamily?Youdidn'tIdon'tknowmuchabouthim.HediedwhenIwasjustababy.EventhoughIdon'thaveabloodrelationshipwithmystep-fatherandstep-brother,Iconsiderthemtobemyrealfamily.Whataboutyourstep-brother'smother?Doeshekeepintouchwithher?No,shealsodiedwhenmystep-brotherwaslittle.Mymotherandmystep-fathermeteachothershortlyaftermyfatherdiedandbecamegoodfriends.Theyendedupgettingmarriedafewyearslater.Soundslikeitwasmenttobe.Dialogue2J:Haveyoueverthoughtabouthavingchildren,Kaitlyn?K:MyhusbandandIhavethoughtaboutit,butwe'vedecidednottohaveany.They'rejusttooexpensive.Besides,withallthenewsaboutglobalwarmingonthenewslately,whoknowswhatkindofworldwe'llhaveinthefuture.Whataboutyou?Well,I'vealwayswantedtohavelotsofchildren.Growingupwithonlyonebrother,Ialwaysfeltabitlonely.Whatdoyouthinkaboutfamilieswithonlyonechild?Forme,growingupinabigfamilyalwaysmademeyearnforattention.IalwayswantedtobeanonlychildsothatIcouldalwaysdowhatIwantedandsothatIwouldn'teverhavetoshare.Don'tyouthinkyouwouldmisshavingotherpeoplearound?Noway!Ispent20yearsofmylifewithrelativesaroundme24-7.Youknow,Idon'tthinkI'veeveractuallyspentanytimebymyselfinmyparents'home.Whatdoyouthinkfotheone-childpolicyinChina?J:IfChinadidn'thavesuchapolicy,canyouimaginehowmanypeopletherewouldbeinChinanow?K:That'strue.Butasawoman,I'mgladthateventhoughIdon'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?I'dlovetoseeit.N:Icanshowittoyounow,ifyoulike.Ithinkitgoesbackabout8generationssofar.S:That'samazing.Doyouhavealargeextendedfamily?N:I'vegot30cousinsonmymom'ssideand10cousinsonmydad'sside.S:Areyouveryclosetoyourfirst-cousins?N:Theonesthataremyagearecloserelatives.NowthatI'molder,Idon'tspendasmuchtimewiththemasIusedto,soIdon'tknowmyyoungerscousinsaswellastheolderones.S:Isee.Who'stheheadofyourhousehold?

N:It'sdefinitelymymother.And,hermotherisdefinitelyS:Wouldyoueverconsiderhavingyourparentslivewithyouthematriarchofthebiggerfamily.N:It'sdefinitelymymother.And,hermotherisdefinitelyS:WouldyoueverconsiderhavingyourparentslivewithyouS:That'sinteresting.Whatdoesyourgrandmotherthinkofyourstep-mother.N:Atfirst,shewasquitecriticalofher,butnowthatthey'vebeenmarriedforafewyears,she'sstartingtoacceptthefactthatmyfatherdivorcedmymother.S:That'sprettymuchhowyoufeelaboutyourstep-mother.Likegrandmother,likegrandson!Dialogue2N:DoyouthinkChinesefamilieshavechangedmuchinthelast50years?S:Ithinkfamilieseverywherehavechangedalotinthelast5decades.N:Whatdoyouthinkisthebiggestchange?S:Well,inthepast,threeorfourgenerationswouldalllivetogetherunderthesameroof.Nowadays,livinginthesamecityasone'srelativesisbecomingrare.N:That'strue.Youknow,somehusbandsandwivesdon'tevenwhentheygetolder?N:IguessI'mabitold-fashioned.I'dratherhavemyparentslivewithmethanliveinaretirementhome.S:That'sveryrespectable,butIcouldneverlivewithmyparents.IusuallyonlyseethematourChristmascelebration-andthat'senough!N:Howaboutyourothersiblings?Dotheyspendalotoftimewithyourparents?S:Twoofmysistersstillliveathome,eventhoughtheyhavealreadygraduatedfromuniversityandhavegoodjobs.Theyenjoyspendingtheirfreetimewithmyparents.Iguessinthatrespect,I'mtheblacksheepofthefamily.N:Isee.Doyouparentseveraskyoutocomehometovisitthemmoreoften?S:They'realwaysaskingmetocomehome,butIthinkourrelationshipisbetterifwekeepadistancefromeachother.Wheneverweseeeachother,allwedoisfight.liveinthesamecityanymore.butnotyourfamily.N:Well,youknowwhattheysay.Youcanchooseyourfriends,liveinthesamecityanymore.butnotyourfamily.008lookingforloveDialogue1Howiseverythinggoingwithyourgirlfriend?Didn'tItellyou?It'sover.A:Oh,I'msorrytohearthat.Ididn'tknowthatyouhadsplitup.Whathappened?B:Itwasafewthings.Thefirstthingthathappenedwasthatweweresupposedtogooutforaromanticdinnerforouroneyearanniversary,butshestoodmeup.Really?Didshetellyouwhyshedidn'tshowup?No,butIendedupfindingoutlaterthatnightwhenIsawherwithanothermanataclubnearmyhome.Whatwasshethinking?Didyouconfrontheraboutitwhenyousawher?Iwantedto,butIknewthatifIspoketoher,I'djustblowupather,soIdecidedtojustgohome.Icalledherlaterthatnight,butshedidn'tanswerherphone.A:Ican'tbelieveshewoulddothattoyou.It'ssodishonestandrude.thatI'msoangrywithherthatIdon'tfeelsadaboutnothavingheraround.Ibetyousheregretswhatshe'sdone.Youweresuchagoodcatch!Shereallylostout,didn'tshe?Iguessso.Itwouldbenicetoknowwhyshedidthisthough.A:Iknow,It'salwaysnicetohavesomeclosure,butIdon'tthinkyou'llhaveaproblemfindinganothergirlfriend.Thereareplentyoffishinthesea!Dialogue2HowwasyourholidaytoGyprus?ItwassofantasticIdidn'treallywanttocomehome.Didyouhappentomeetsomeone?Howdidyouknow?Youalwaysactlikethiswhenyou'vefalleninlove.Whoishe?Howdidyoumeet?HisnameisTonyandwenetmyfirstnightinPathos.Heworkswithmysisterwholivesthere.Wasitloveatfirstsight?Notreally.Iwasn'tlookingforaholidayromance,butB:Iknow,Istillhaven'theardfromher.Thegoodthingismysistertoldmethatshehadpromisedhimthatshe'dsethimuponblinddatewithme.Ididn'tthinkI'dhaveanythingtolose,soIwent.And?Let'sjustsaythatbythethirddate,webothrealizedthatwehadfalleninlove.Thathappenedquickly!Areyougoingtoseehimagain?Luckily,hiscompanyhasapositionavailablehere,sohe'sgoingtoseeifhecangetrelocated.Itsoundslikeheismadlyinlovewithyou.Areyoureadyforsuchaseriousrelationship?well,I'mnotreallyaspringchickenanymore.Wedon'tknowwhatwillhappen,sowe'lljusthavetowaitandsee.009MarryaSoulMateDialogue1A(Abigail)J(Joshua)A:Haveyouheardthebignews?J:Whatbignews?A:OliviaandNicholasareengaged!Heproposedtohelastnightatafancyrestaurant.J:Ididn'tevenknowtheyweredating!A:AfterNicholas'ex-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.I'vebeenfeelingprettylonelylately.H:Butyouhavesomanyfriends!Howcouldyoubelonely?A:Youknowwhattheysay:afriendtoallisafriendtonone.Idon'tfeellikeIreallyknowanyofmyfriends. Infact,Ishouldprobablycallthemacquaintances,notfriends.H:Whataboutme?I'myourfriend.A:Iknowyouare,butyou'remygirlfriend.IwishIhadaguyfriendtohangoutwithsometimes.H:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ifinditdifficulttomakenewfriends,too.It'snotaseasyasitwaswhenwewereyoung,isit?A:Notatall.H:I'vemadealotofnewfriendssinceIstartedlearningEnglish.Maybeyoucouldjoinaclubortakeaclasstomakesomenewfriends.A:That'sagoodidea.H:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinafriend?A:I'mnotsure.IguessI'dliketomeetsomepeoplewhohaveapositiveattitudeandwanttohaveagoodtime.H:PeoplewhoplayultimateFrisbeehaveapositiveattitude;maybeyoushouldjointheultimateFrisbeeclub.A:That'sapossibility.Thanks!Dialogue2A:Youhaven'tspentmuchtimewithSophialately.Areyouspeakingtoeachotheratthemoment?H:No,we'renot.We''vebeendriftingapartforawhile.A:Butyoutwousedtodoeverythingtogether.Ithoughtyoureallyenjoyedeachother'scompany.H:Wedid,butsinceshestartedhernewjob,allshedoesishangoutwithhernewfriendsfromwork.A:Can'tyouhangoutwiththem,too?H:Icould,butalltheyevertalkaboutiswork,soIalwaysendupfeelingleftout.A:Maybeyoushouldinviteheroverfordinner,soit'sjustthetwoofyou.H:Itriedthatafewweeksagoandsheendedbriningapalfromworkwithher!She'ssobusythesedaysthatit'sjustimpossibletohangoutwithher.A:Itcan'tbethatbad.Shewasalwaysareallygoodfriendtoyou.H:you'reright.Shewouldnevertalkaboutmebehindmybackorholdagrudge.Butshejustdoesn'tseemveryinterestedinourfriendshipanymore.A:She'sprobablyjustexcitedabouthernewjob.Youshouldgivehersometime.Itwouldbeashametolosesuchagoodfriend.H:I'vegivenherenoughtime.I'moveritnow.A:Istillthinkyoutwoshouldtrytopatchthingsup.H:IthinkIjusthavetoacceptthefactthatit'stimefor

ustogoourseparateways.011RentingaHouseDialogue1H(Hannah)L(Logan)ustogoourseparateways.011RentingaHouseDialogue1H(Hannah)L(Logan)H:Howisyourhousehuntinggoing?L:Notverywell.Ihaven'tfoundanythingwithinmypricerangeyet.H:Howmuchareyoulookingtospend?L:Icanonlyaffordabout300poundsamonth.H:Lookslikeyou'renotgoingtogetmorethanabedroominasharedflatwiththat.L:Really?That'salotofmoneytopayforoneroom.H:Well,ifyouwanttoliveinLondon,youhavetopaytheprices!L:Doyouknowofanyonewhoneedsaroommate?H:Icanaskaroundatwork.Doyouhaveapreferenceforsmokersornon-smokers?L:I'dprefernon-smokingroommates,butIguessI'llhavetotakewhatIcanget!beafterthat.H:Doyouneedafurnishedorunfurnishedapartment?L:Idon'thaveanyfurniture,soit'dbegreatifitwerefurnished.H:Youknowthatyou'llhavetopayutilitiesontopoftherent,right?L:No,Ithoughtthatwouldbeincludedintherent.H:It'snotusuallyincluded,soyou'llhavetofactorinabout100poundsmoreeachmonthforutilities.L:Idon'tthinkIcanaffordthat.H:Don'tworry.Sometimespeoplewillgiveyouadiscountifyoupromisetodothecleaningortakecareofthechildren.L:That'sagoodidea.I'lllookintofindingsomethinglikethat.Dialogue2L:What'syourapartmentlike?H:It'safurnishedtwobedroomflatinathree-storybuildingoncampus.L:Icansignacontractuptoayear.Idon'tknowwhereI'llL:Whatisitlikelivinginon-campushousing?H:It'snotasbadasIthoughtitwouldbe.Thefreshmenthatlivenearbyarereallyloud,especiallyonthe