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Elementary

‐

Difficult

Customer

(B0001)

A:Goodevening.MynameisFabio,I’llbeyourwaiterfortonight.MayItakeyourorder?

B:No,I’mstillworkingonit.ThismenuisnoteveninEnglish.What’sgoodhere?

A:Foryousir,Iwouldrecommendspaghettiandmeatballs.

B:Doesitcomewithcokeandfries?

A:Itcomeswitheithersouporsaladandacomplimentaryglassofwine,Sir.

B:I’llgowiththespaghettiandmeatballs,saladandthewine.

A:Excellentchoice,yourorderwillbereadysoon.

B:Howsoonissoon?

A:Twentyminutes?

B:Youknowwhat?I’lljustgogrababurgeracrossthestreet.

Elementary

‐

Calling

In

Sick

(B0002)

A:Hello,Danielspeaking,howmayIhelpyou?

B:Hi,Daniel,Juliehere.

A:Hi,Julie,howareyou?

B:Actually,I’mfeelingquiteilltoday.

A:I’msorrytohearthat.What’swrong?

B:IthinkI’mcomingdownwiththeflu.Ihaveaheadache,asorethroatarunnynoseandI’mfeelingslightlyfeverish.

A:Isee...soyou’recallinginsick?

B:Yes,Iwashopingtotakethedayofftorecover.

A:OK,then.Tryandgetsomerest.

Elementary

‐Daily

Life

‐

Hotel

Upgrade

(C0003)

A:Goodafternoon.WhatcanIdoforyou?

B:I’dliketocheckinplease.Ihaveareservation

underthenameAnthonyRoberts.

A:AllrightR.O.B.E.R.T.S...Oh,Mr.Robertswe’ve

beenexpectingyou&andhereisyourkeycardto

thepresidentialsuite.

B:Buttheremustbesomemistake;myreservation

wasforastandardroom.

A:Areyousure?Letmedoublecheck.

B:Yeah&Here,thisismyconfirmationnumber.

A:You’rerightMr.Roberts,thereseemstobeamixup,

unfortunatelywe’reoVerbookedatthemoment.

B:So&

A:Nottoworry.We’repleasedtoofferyouacomplimentaryupgrade.

B:Presidentialsuitebaby!

Elementary

‐The

Office

‐

I

need

an

assistant!

(C0004)

A:...likeItoldyoubefore,wejustdon’thavetheresourcestohireyouanassistant.

B:Iunderstandthat,butthefactiswe’reunderstaffed.

A:Thetimingisjustnotright.Theeconomyisbad,

andit’stooriskytotakeonnewstaff.

B:Yeah,Iguessyou’rerighthere’sanidea,what

ifwehireanintern?Shewouldtakesomeoftheweightoffmyshoulders.

A:She?

B:Yeah,youknow,arecentgraduate.Shecouldgivemeahandwithsomeoftheseprojectsandwecouldkeepourcostsdown.

A:Thatsoundsreasonable...letmeseewhatIcando.

A:Tony,I’dliketointroduceyoutoyournewassistant.

B:OK,great!Let’smeether!

C:Hi,I’mAdam.

B:Oh...hi...I’mTony...

Elementary

‐Daily

Life

‐

Cut

In

Line

(C0005)

A:Ican’tbelieveittookustwohourstogethere.The

trafficinNewYorkisunbelievable.

B:Yeah,butjustrelaxhoney,we’rehereandwe’regoingonvacation.Inafewhourswe’llbeinHawaii,andyou’llbeonthegolfcourse.

A:Ohno!Lookatthatline!Itmustbeamilelong!

There’snowayI’mwaitingforanothertwohours.

B:Honey...don’t...

C:Heyman,theendofthelineisoverthere.

A:Yeah...

C:Noseriously,Iwasherefirst,andyoucan’tcutin

linelikethis.

A:Sayswho?

C:Ido!

A:Sosueme!

C:Alright...that’sit

Elementary

‐

The

Weekend

‐

Road

Trip

(C0006)

A:So,areweallreadytogo?

B:Yup,Ithinkso.Thecar’spacked;wehave

munchiesandmusic,andthemap’sinthecar.

A:Didyougetthecamera?

B:Gotit!Didyoufillupthetank?

A:Yup,it’sallset.

B:You’resurewe’renotforgettinganything?

A:I’msure...we’vegotallourbasescovered.

B:Well&let’sgetgoingthen!Iloveroadtrips!

B:Um...doyouthinkwecanmakeapitstop?

A:Butwe’veonlybeenontheroadfortenminutes.

B:Iknow,butIforgottogotothebathroombefore

weleft.

Elementary

‐

The

Office

‐

Virus!

(C0007)

A:Ohgreat!Thisstupidcomputerfrozeagain!Thatsthethirdtimetoday!HeySamuel,canyoucometakealookatmyPC?Itsactingupagain.Itmusthaveavirusorsomething.

B:Justgivemeasecond;Illberightup.

B:Iranavirusscanonyourcomputer,anditturns

outthatyouhavealotofinfectedfiles!

A:ButImquitecarefulwhenImbrowsingthe

internet,IhavenoideahowIcouldhavepicked

upavirus.

B:Well,youhavetomakesurethatyouranti-virussoftwareisupdatedregularly;yourswasn’tuptodate,that’sprobablywhatwascausingyourproblems.

A:Ok.Anythingelse?

B:Yeah,trynottokickorhitthecomputer!

A:Umyeah&Sorryaboutthat.

Elementary

‐

Daily

Life

‐

What’s

your

name

again?

(C0008)

A:Nick!How’sitgoing?

B:Oh,hey...

A:Whatareyoudoinginthisneighbourhood?Do

youlivearoundhere?

B:Actually,myofficeisrightaroundthecorner.

A:Itwasgreattomeetyoulastweekattheconference.Ireallyenjoyedourconversationaboutforeign

investment.

B:Yeah,yeah,itwasreallyinteresting.Youknow,I’minabitofahurry,buthere’smycard.Weshoulddefinitelymeetupagainandcontinueourdiscussion.

A:Sure,youstillhavemycontactdetails,right?

B:Youknowwhat,thisisreallyembarrassing,but

yournamehasjustslippedmymind.Canyou

remindme?

A:Sure,mynameisAnaFerris.Don’tworryabout

it;ithappenstomeallthetime.I’mterriblewith

namestoo.

Elementary

‐

The

Weekend

‐

Silence

please!

(C0009)

A:Thosepeopleinfrontofusaremakingsomuch

noise.Itssoinconsiderate!

B:Dontworryaboutit;it’snotsuchabigdeal.

A:Oh...Icanthearathing!Excuseme,canyou

keepitdown?

C:Sure,sorry’boutthat!

A:Someonesphoneisringing!

B:Honey,Ithinkitsyourphone.Didyouforgetto

switchitoff?

A:Oh,no!Youreright.Thatssoembarrassing!

C:Doyoumindkeepingitdown?Imtryingto

watchamoviehere!

Elementary

‐

The

Office

‐

Driving

Sales

(C0010)

A:Allright,people.We’reholdingthismeetingtodaybecausewe’vegottodosomethingaboutoursales,andweneedtodoitNOW!Iwantconcretesolutions.Howdoyouintendtodrivesales...Roger?

B:Well,infact,we’rethemostexpensiveinthemarket,somaybeweneedtolowerourpricestomatchthecompetitors?

A:Lowerourprices?Notverycreative.It’llneverflywithSwan.Whatkindofthinkingisthat?Geez.Anybodyelsehaveabetterplan?Natalie?

C:Um,perhaps,um,asalespromotion.Maybeatwo-for-oneoffer,orsomethinglikethat!

A:What?That’sthesamething.Badidea.Reallybadidea.Dammitpeoplecomeon!Think!TheCEOwillbehereanyminute.

D:Dowehaveanyideasyet?

C:YesMr.Swan,wewerekindofconsideringatwofor-

oneoffertogetmorecompetitive.

D:Atwo-for-onepromotion?Hmm.Ikindoflikethe

soundofthat.Itsoundslikesomethingweshould

consider.

A:Yeah,exactly.JustwhatIwasthinking!Infact,

that’sabrilliantidea!I’mgladwethoughtofthat.

Verycreative.

Elementary

‐

Daily

Life

‐

New

Guy

in

Town

(C0011)

A:Oh,Idon’tknowifyouheard,butsomeonemoved

intothatoldhousedowntheroad.

B:Yeah,Iknow.Imettheownerofthehouseyesterday

ashewasmovingin.HisnameisArmand.

A:Really?What’shelike?Youhavetofillmein.

B:Actually,he’sabitstrange.Idon’tknow...I’vegot

abadfeelingabouthim.

A:Really?Why?

B:Well,yesterdayIbroughtoverahousewarminggift,butArmandstartedactingreallyweird,andthenhepracticallykickedmeout!Itriedto,sortof,peekintohishouse,buteverythingwassodarkinsidethatIcouldn’treallygetagoodlook.

A:Well,you’llneverguesswhatIsawthismorning.

Adeliverytruckpulledintohisdriveway,anditdroppedoffalong,rectangularbox.Italmostlookedlikeacoffin!

B:Yousee!Whywouldhe...

C:Helloladies...

B:Ah,Armand!Youscaredtheheckoutofme!This

ismyfriendDoris.

C:Apleasuretomeetyou...Ifyouarenotdoinganythingtonight,Iwouldliketohaveyoubothfordinner.Imean...Iwouldliketohaveyoubothoverfordinner.

Elementary

‐

Daily

Life

‐

Cleaning

the

House

(C0012)

A:Honey,thehouseissuchamess!Ineedyoutohelpmetidyupabit.Mybossandherhusbandarecomingoverfordinnerandthehouseneedstobespotless!

B:I’minthemiddleofsomethingrightnow.I’llbe

thereinasecond.

A:Thiscan’twait!Ineedyourhelpnow!

B:Alright,alright.I’mcoming.

A:Ok,here’salistofchoresweneedtogetdone.I’lldothedishesandgetallthegroceriesfortonight.Youcansweepandmopthefloors.Oh,andthefurnitureneedstobedusted.

B:Youknowwhat,Ihavetopicksomethingupatthemall,sowhydon’tyoucleanthefloorsandIllgotothesupermarketandgetallthegroceries.

A:Surethat’sfine.Hereisthelistofallthethingsyou

C:What’sthatupahead?Itlookslike...elves!!Elves!!Whoa,they’reshootingcandycanes!Mayday,Mayday,weareunderheavyattack!Weneedbackup!

Elementary

‐

Making

an

Appointment

(B0023)

A:Hello,FairbrookConsulting,howmayIhelpyou?

B:Yes,thisisJulianneHorton,andI’mcallingtoarrangeanappointmentwithMs.McNealy.

A:Certainly,whatdaywereyouthinkingof?

B:How’sThursday?Doesshehaveanytimeavailablethen?

A:Um...letmedoublecheck...unfortunately,she’sbookedsolidonThursday,howdoesnextMondayworkforyou?

B:Actually,I’vegotsomethingscheduledonMonday.CanshedoTuesday?

A:Sure,Tuesday’sperfect.MayIaskwhereyou’re

callingfrom?

B:Sure,MertonFinancialAdvisors.

A:Oh,actually,Tuesday’snogood.Sorry’boutthat.

Elementary

‐

Where

should

we

eat?

(B0024)

A:Doyoutwohaveanyplansfortheevening?

B:Wewerethinkingofcheckingoutarestaurantintheneigbourhood.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

A:IknowthisreallyniceItalianplace.Thefoodisfantastic,andthed′ecorisbeautiful.I’drecommendgivingitatry.

C:Actually,I’mnotallthatcrazyaboutItalianfood;I’minthemoodforsomethingabitlighter.

A:Inthatcase,Iknowagreatlittlebistro.Theymakeareallytastyseafoodplatter;thefishisoutstanding.

B:Itsoundsfantastic,butI’mallergictoseafood,so...

A:Okay,well,letmethink...Oh,Iknowthisgreatlittleplace.It’sjustaholeinthewall,buttheydothemostamazingsandwiches.Yougottagivethematry.

C:Ella,youtookmetherelasttimeIvisited,andIgotfoodpoisoning,remember?

Elementary

‐Upper‐Intermediate

‐

Planning

For

The

Worst

(D0025)

A:Well,right,let’smovetoournextorderofbusiness,asmanyofyouareaware,inrecentweekstherehasbeenalotofmediacoveragesurroundingthisbirdfluissue.Andit’scometomyattentionthatourcompanylacksanysortofbirdflucontingencyplan.

B:Basically,weneedtocomeupwithaclearplan;weneedtooutlinespecificactionsthatourcompanycantaketomaintaincriticalbusinessfunctionsincaseapandemicstrikes.

A:So,whatI’dliketodois:firstappointsomeonetolookafterdraftingourplan;Ralph,I’dlikeyoutoheadupthisproject.

C:Sure,noproblem.Whatissuesdoyouwantmetoconsider?

B:Well,let’ssee,thereareafewpointsweneedtobethinkingabout...first,I’llneedyoutoanalyzeournumbersandfigureoutwhatkindoffinancialimpactanoutbreakmighthave.

A:You’llalsoneedtothinkabouthowwecanavoidanyofouremployeesgettinginfected;thinkofwaystoreduceemployee-customercontact,perhapssomeITsolutionsthatwillallowourpeopletoworkfromhome.

C:Iguessyou’llneedmetoforecastemployeeabsencesaswell,right?AndI’llthinkabouttheimpactthiswillhaveonourclients.Hey,whataboutvaccines?Shouldwebethinkingaboutgettingvaccinesforouremployees?

A:Exactlyright.So,I’llleavethistoyou,andwe’llreviewthedraftplanintwoweeks.Okay,so,anyonewanttoordersomeKFCforlunch?

Elementary

‐

New

Year

Resolution

(B0026)

A:So,didItellyouaboutmyNewYear’sresolution?I’vedecidedtogoonadiet.

B:Andyou’regoingtocompletelytransformyoureatinghabits,right?

A:Exactly!I’mgoingtocutoutallthatjunkIeat;nomorechips,nomoresoda,nomorefriedfood.

B:I’veheardthisonebefore.

A:ButthistimeI’mgoingtosticktoit.Ireallymeanit!Trustme,Carol,I’mgoingtobeanewmaninoneyear’stime!

B:Well,Iguesswe’lljusthavetowaitandsee.

A:Thanks,honey,thatwasagreatmeal.I’mstuffed.Dowehaveanychipsleft?

Elementary

‐

Asking

for

Time

Off

(B0027)

A:Mr.McKenna,doyouhaveasecond?Ineedtotalktoyouaboutsomething.

B:Sure,Liv,whatcanIdoforyou?

A:Well,Iwasjustwondering...yousee,IknowI’veusedupallmyvacationdaysthisyear,butmysisterisgettingmarried,andtheweddingisoverseas,and,well...

B:Youwannatakesometimeoff,isthatright?

A:Well,sir,IwasjusthopingthatImightbeabletotakesomeunpaidleavethisyear.

B:Whatdatesareyouplanningontakingoff?I’llneedatleasttwomonthsnotice,sothatIcanplanforyourabsence.

A:IwasthinkingoftakingofffromSeptemberfirstuntilthethirtieth.Wouldyoubeokaywiththat?

B:Well,Iguessso.

Elementary

‐Daily

Life

‐

I’m

Sorry,

I

Love

You

II

(C0028)

A:I’msorelievedthatyouranklewasn’tbroken!Ifeeljustawfulaboutthiswholething.Iwannamakeituptoyou.Letmetakeyououttodinnertonight.Mytreat.

B:Thatsoundsgreat!I’dloveto!Hereismyaddress.Pickmeupateight?

A:Perfect!

B:Thankyouforsuchalovelyevening!Thefoodwasamazing,andIhadagreattime.

A:Metoo.Youlooksobeautifultonight!Iwishthisnightwouldneverend.There’ssomethingIhavetotellyou...

B:Whatisit?

A:Iwokeuptodaythinkingthiswouldbejustlikeanyotherordinaryday,butIwaswrong.Atwistoffatebroughtustogether.Icrashedintoyourlifeandyouintomine,andthismaysoundcrazy,butI’mfalling

Elementary

‐Advanced

‐

Investing

in

Emerging

Markets

(E0029)

A:Dad,I’dliketoborrowsomemoney.

B:Sure,Johnny,howmuchdoyouneed?fivebucks?

A:Comeon,Dad,Ineedthirtythousand.Iwannagetintothemarket.Youknow,I’mtiredofhearingallthisnewsabouttheeconomicdownturn,theinevitablerecession,peoplestuffingtheirmoneyintheirmattresses.Ilookatthisasanopportunity.Thisisachanceformetogetajumpstartonbuildingmynestegg.

B:Idon’tknowaboutthat;withalltheuncertaintyinthemarketsrightnow,itwouldbeaveryunwisedecisiontoinvest.Idon’tknowifyou’reawareson,buttherehasbeenalotofturmoilinthemarketsrecently.Therehavealreadybeenhalfamillionlayoffsinthelastfewmonths,andwehavenoideahowtheproposedstimuluspackagewillimpacttheeconomy.There’sjusttoomuchinstability.Iwouldn’tfeelcomfortableinvestinginthisclimate.

A:Butlookatitthisway,everychallengeisanopportunity.Andanyway,I’mnottalkingaboutinvestinginthedomesticmarket.Thereareemergingmarketsthatpromisegreatreturns.LookatChina,forexample;theyhave1.4billionpeople,halfabillionofwhomhaverecentlyenteredthemiddleclass.Herealone,theaggregatedemandforconsumergoodsrePresentsanamazingwealthgeneratingopportunity.

B:Comeon,son,you’relookingatthistoonaively,theChinesemarkethasexhibitedagreatdealofinstability,andtheircurrencyhasbeendevaluedbyalmostawholepercentagepoint.

A:Fine,then!Ifthat’sthewayyoufeel,sobeit.Butyou’relosingoutonagreatopportunityhere.I’mgoingtogohitupMumforthecash.

Elementary

‐Daily

Life

‐

New

Guy

in

Town

II

(C0030)

A:Oh,Armand,thankyouforsuchathoughtfulinvitation!It’sreallyveryniceofyoutoinviteusoverfordinner,don’tyouthinkso,Ellen?

B:Oh,yesofcourse!We’dlovetocomeover.CanIbringanything?

C:No,don’tworryaboutit;I’lltakecareofeverything.I’llseeyoutonight.Comewithanappetite...IknowIwill!

B:Idon’twantgoovertohisplacefordinner!Hegivesmethecreeps!Whyonearthdidyouaccept?

A:OhcomeonEllen,itwillbenicetogettoknowhim.Besides,he’snewtotheneighborhood,anditwouldberudetodeclinehisinvitation.

B:Iguessso...Youalwaysropemeintothingslikethis!

C:Ladies!Thankyouforcoming!Youlookdelicious...Imeanbeautiful.Pleasecomein.

A:OhOhArmand!Youaretookind!

B:HowdidIgetmyselfintothis...

Elementary

‐

Canceling

an

Appointment

(B0031)

A:Hello,Samanthaspeaking.

B:HiSamantha.ThisisAngelacalling.

A:Oh,hiAngela,what’sup?

B:I’mjustcallingaboutourmeetingtoday.Iwonder,isitpossibletorescheduleourappointmentintheafternoon?IhaveabitofanemergencythatIneedtotakecareof.

A:Letmesee,itshouldn’tbetoomuchofaproblem...

B:I’mreallysorry,Ihopeitdoesn’tinconvenienceyoutoomuch,it’sjustthisthingcameup,and...

A:Angela,youknowwhat,Ican’tmakeittoourmeeting,either.Whydon’twepostponeittotomorrowafternoonatthesametime?

B:Soundsgreat.Seeyoutomorrow.

C:Angela..Angela,lookup!Seethatladyovertherewhoistryingonaredleatherjacket?Isn’tthatSamantha?

B:What?Nowondershetoldmeshecouldn’tmakeittothemeeting,oh,no,Ithinkshesawme...

Elementary‐

Daily

Life

‐

Opening

a

Bank

Account

(C0032)

A:Next,please.MayIhelpyou,sir?

B:Hello,yes,I’dliketoopenabankaccount.

A:Certainly,Icancanhelpyouwiththat.Whattypeofaccountwouldyouliketoopen?Achequingorasavingsaccount?

B:WhatWhatfeaturesdotheyoffer?

A:Well,ifyoujusttakealookhere,see,withourchequingaccount,youcanhaveunlimiteddailytransactionsforasmallmonthlyfee,andoursavingsaccounthasahigherinterestrate,butyoumustcarryaminimumbalanceof$10,000dollars.

B:Isee,well,IthinkI’mmoreinterestedinachequingaccount;Iliketohaveeasyaccesstomymoney.

A:Alright,then,withthischequingaccountyou’llbeissuedadebitcardandachequebook.Willyourequireoverdraftprotection?Thereisanextrafeeforthat.

B:No,thatwon’tbenecessary.

A:Inthatcase,I’llgetyoutofilloutthispaperwork;I’llneedyoursocialinsurancenumber,andtwopiecesofgovernmentID.Ifyoucouldjustsignhere,andhere,andhere;we’llbeallset.Wouldyouliketomakeadeposittoday?

B:Yes,I’dliketodepositonebilliondollars.

Elementary

‐

Foul!

(B0033)

A:Hasthegamestartedyet?

B:Yeah,about5minutesago.

A:Whoswinning?

B:TheBulls,ofcourse!

A:What!Thatwasntafoul!C’mon,ref!

B:Don’tworry,Shaqalwaysscrewsupfreethrows.

A:Youwereright!Hedidn’tmaketheshot!

B:Thatwasagreatshot!Athreepointer,yeah!

A:Didyouseethat?Hetraveledandtherefdidn’tcallit!

B:Thisrefneedsglasses.Heyref,openyoureyes!Ican’tbelievehedidn’tseethat!

A:Okay...endofthefirstquarter...Alright,I’mgonnamakeabeerrun.

Elementary‐

Upper‐Intermediate

‐

Live

from

Washington

(D0034)

A:ThisisMadelineWright,forBCCNewsreportinglivefromWashingtonD.C.where,veryshortly,thenewPresidentwilldeliverhisinauguraladdress.Justmomentsago,thePresidentwassworn-intooffice;followingtheUnitedStatesConstitutionthePresidentsworeanoathtofaithfullyexecutetheofficeofthepresidency.

B:Andwhatexactlyisgoingonnow,Madeline?

A:Well,Tom,truetoAmericantradition,thebandhasjustplayed“HailtotheChief”,andthePresidenthasbeenhonoredbya21-gunsalute.Nowwe’rewaitingforthePresidenttotaketothestageanddeliverhisspeech.Tom,it’slikeawho’swhoofthepoliticalworldhereonCapitalHill,withdignitariesrepresentingseveraldifferentcountries.

B:What’sthemoodonthegroundlike,Madeline?

A:Inaword,themoodhereiselectric.Theexcitementintheairispalpable;I’veneverseenalargercrowdhereonCapitalHill,andtheaudienceisshouting,crying,andembracingeachother.Onthis,amosthistoricday,youcanfeelthehopeandtheexcitementintheair.The20thofJanuarywillgodowninhistoryasthe....Oh,Tom,itlookslikethePresidentisabouttobegin...

C:MyfellowAmericans,todayIstandbeforeyou...

Elementary

‐

Daily

Life

‐

He’s

not

a

Good

Fit

(C0035)

A:So,Lauren,Ijustwantedtotalktoyouquicklyaboutournewcustomersupportrepresentative,JasonHuntley.

B:Sure,what’sup?

A:Basically,I’vegotafewconcernsabouthim,andthebottomlineis,Idon’tthinkhe’sagoodfitforourcompany.

B:Okay...whatmakesyousaythat?Ithoughtyouwerepleasedwithhisoverallperformance.Didn’tyoujusttellmelastweekhowimpressedyouwerewithhisattitude?

A:Yeah,hisattitudeisgreat,buthe’sreallyunreliable.Sometimeshe’sreallyproductive,butthenothertimes...takelastTuesdayforinstance,hewasforty-fiveminuteslateforourmorningmeeting!

B:Well,I’msurehehadaperfectlygoodreason...

A:Butthat’snottheonlything...youknow,hereallydoesn’thavethebestworkethic,I’mconstantlycatchinghimonMSNandFacebookwhenheshouldbetalkingtoclients.

B:Yeah,butcomeon,Geoff,asifyoudon’tcheckFacebookatwork.Look,youhiredthisguy,we’veinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyinhistraining,sonowit’suptoyoutocoachhim.Makeitwork,Geoff!

A:Makeitwork,Geoff.Youwouldsaythat,wouldn’tyou,heisyourcousin;whatajerk,makemehireyourstupid,useless,cousin.

Elementary

‐

I’m

Sorry,

I

Love

You

III

(B0036)

A:Steven!Wherehaveyoubeen?I’vebeentryingtogetaholdofyouforhours!

B:I...um...therewasanemergencyatwork,so...

A:Iwaswaitingforyouintherestaurantforthreehours!Andyoudidn’tevenhavethedecencytocallme!DoyouhaveanyideahowembarrassedIwas?

B:Honey,Ipromisethiswon’thappenagain,it’sjustthatI...

A:Yeah,right.I’vehearditallbefore.I’mnotgoingtotakeanymoreofyouremptypromises.Thisisthe5thtimeyou’vestoodmeupintwoweeks!Youneedtogetyourprioritiesstraight.I’mtiredofyouputtingyourjobfirstallthetime!

B:Comeon,Veronica,that’snotfair.Idocareaboutyoualot,youknowthat.Itriedto...

A:Youknowwhat?Maybeweshouldjusttakeabreak.Ineedsometimetothinkaboutwherethisrelationshipisheading.

B:But...Veronica,wouldyoujustlistentome?TherewasafirealarmatmyofficebuildingtodayandIwasstuck...

Elementary

‐

Intermediate

‐

Chinese

New

Year

(C0037)

A:I’msoexcitedaboutChineseNewYear!WhendoIgettovisitGrandma?Grandmamakesthebestdumplingsintheworld!

B:Haha,right.Soundstomelikeyou’remoreexcitedaboutthedumplingsthanseeingyourGrandma.

A:OfcourseImissGrandma,too.Ibetshe’sgonnateachmehowtoplayMahjong!Hey,Dad,areyougoingtobuymefirecrackersthisyear?We’regoingtohavethebestfireworks!I’mreallylookingforwardtolightingthem!

B:Son,firecrackersaren’ttoys;they’redangerous!

A:No,fireworksareawesome!

B:Whoa,don’tyouremember?LastyearwhenIsetoffthefirecrackers,youcoveredbothyourearsandhidbehindyourmother?

A:Dad!Iwasscaredbecause...becauseIsawabug.That’sall.

B:Hahaha...really?

A:Oh,andIcan’twaittowatchthedragondance!Dad,canIsitonyourshouldersthistime?

B:Hey,Iofferedlastyear...

A:Well,I...anyways,Iwasjustthinkingoftheredenvelopes.IwannamakealistofallthethingsI’mgonnabuywithmyredenvelopemoney!Ican’twait!I’mgonnahavesomuchmoney!Mom,canIgetapenandapieceofpaper?

A:Iwantanewtransformer,no,twotransformers...theOptimusPrime,and...maybethewheeljack?I’llgetaPSPgame,hahaha,andI’llbuytheentireclasslunchatMacDonald’s...

Elementary

‐

Daily

Life

‐

Buying

a

Car

(C0038)

A:Hithere,canIhelpyoufolks?

B:I’mjustbrowsing;seeingwhat’sonthelot.Mydaughterwantsacarforherbirthday,youknowhowitis.

C:Dad!I’msixteenalreadyandI’m,like,theonlyoneatschoolwhodoesn’thaveacar!

A:Sheisright,youknow.Kidsthesedaysallhavecars.Letmeshowyousomethingwejustgotin:a1996sedan.Excellentgasmileage,ithasdualairbagsandantilockbrakes;aperfectvehicleforayoungdriver.

C:Dad,Iloveit!It’sawesome!Canwegetthisoneplease?

B:Isee...Whatcanyoutellmeaboutthisone?

A:Oh,that’sjustanoldWorldWarTwotankthatweuseforTVcommercials.Nowaboutthissedan...

B:Whoa,whoawaitaminute.Tellmemoreaboutthistank.

A:Well,Sir,ifyouarelookingforqualityandsafetythenlooknofurther!Threeinchesofreinforcedsteelprotectyourdaughterfromshortrangemissileattacks.

B:Doesthesedanprotectherfrommissileattacks?

A:Itdoesnot.

B:Well,Idon’tknow.Letmesleeponit.

A:DidImentionthetankisatank?

B:I’lltakeit!

C:Dad!

Elementary

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My

New

Boyfriend

(B0039)

A:Irene!Iheardyouwereonadatelastnight!So,howhowdiditgo?Iwantallthejuicydetails!

B:Um...well,actually,wehadafantastictimelastnight.Hewas...amazing!

A:Okay,nowyoureallyhavetofillmein.What’shelike?

B:He’sreallygoodlooking;he’squitetall,around6’1”,he’sinhisearlythirties,andhe’sgotthemostbeautifuldarkbrowneyes...

A:Hesoundshot!Whatdoeshedoforaliving?

B:Youknowwhat,thisisthebestpart.DavidisajuniorinvestmentbankeratFortuneBank,sohe’sgotagreatcareerpathaheadofhim!

A:Holdonasec,hisnameisDavid?

B:Yeah?

A:That’smybrother!

Elementary

‐

Can

I

ask

you

a

favor?

(B0040)

A:Um,sorrytobotheryou,um...mynameisRachel.I’mnewhere.CanIaskyouafavor?

B:HiRachel,welcomeonboard.I’mafraidIcan’thelpyourightnow.I’mgettingreadyforaveryimportantmeeting.

A:Excuseme,butcanIbotheryouforasec?

C:Youknowwhat,I’dlovetohelpyou,butI’mabouttomeetanimportantclient.DoyouwannatrySeaninstead?Hesitsrightoverthere.

A:SorrytointerruptyouSean,couldyoudomeaquickfavor?

D:Actually,I’mworkingonadocumentthatisdueinacoupleminutes.Ireallycan’ttalktoyourightnow.Sorryaboutthat.

A:Geeze!Ijustwanttoknowwherethebathroomis!What’swrongwithyoupeople!

Elementary

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The

Weekend

‐

Movie

Trailer

(C0041)

A:Inadigitalworld,eventhestrongestmustfightforsurvival.Twopeople,possessasecretsovaluable,sopowerful,theyhavetodefenditatallcosts.

B:Idon’tcarewheretheyare,Idon’tcarewhatittakes...youfindthemandbringthemtome!

A:Theyonlyhadonechance!Andtheirchancewastofightback!

D:Youwannaplayrough?Okay,sayhellotomylittlefriend!

A:WithalittlehelpfromaGovernor...

C:Listentome!Wehavetogetthemouttathere!

Nomatterwhat!

A:Nothingw