英语情景口语100主题

Lesson001Age

Beginner

A:HowoldisKeith?

B:He's21.HowoldisJames?

A:He'sayearolderthanKeith,buthelooksyounger.

B:How'syourfather?

A:He'sfine.Heretiredlastweek.It'saturningpointinhislife.Nowhecanrelaxandenjoyhisretirement.

B:Hecanspendmoretimewithhisgrandchildren.

A:Oh,Idon'tthinkhewantsto.Hewantstotraveltoseveraldifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.

B:So,hewantstohaveamoreactiveretirement.Goodidea!

A:Howdoyouwanttospendyouroldage?

B:Inthesameway,probably.

Intermediate

A:What'sthelifeexpectancyinyourcountry?

B:Tmnotsure,butprobablyabout75years.Howaboutinyourcountry?

A:About70,Ithink.Thisnewspaperarticletalksabouttheproblemsofanagingpopulation.It'saproblem

thatwillsoonaffectmostoftheworld.

B:Iheardthatthegovernmentmightneedtoincreasetheretirementage,becauseotherwisetherewillnotbe

enoughworkerstosupporttheyoungandtheelderly.

A:Perhapsweneedtohavemorebabies!Tinagavebirthtoababyboyyesterday.

B:Didshe?That'sgreat.However,ifwehavetoomanychildren,thatwillhaveabadeffectonthe

environment.

A:How'syoursonthesedays?

B:Oh,he'sfine.Kidsseemtogrowupveryquicklynowadays.

A:He'Hbeateenagerbeforeyouknowit!Teenagersareoftenrebellious!Whendoyouthinkitisagoodage

tohaveachild?

B:IhadminewhenIwas24.That'salittleyoung.Tdsuggestyouwaituntilyouareinyourlatetwenties,or

eveninyourearlythirtiesifyouhaveagoodcareer.

A:Yes,Ithinkyou'reright.Tmthinkingabouthavingachild,butnotjustyet.

B:Isthereabiggenerationgapbetweenparentsandtheirchildreninyourcountry?

A:Yes,thereis.Teenagersdonotwanttolivetraditionallives.Theywanttogoout,havefun,andexplorethe

world.Theywanttodeveloptheirownviewoflife.Parentsusuallytrytodiscouragethem,buttheydon't

oftensucceed.

B:Parentsusuallygivetheirchildrenmorefreedominmycountry.Sometimestheygivethemtoomuch

freedom.

A:It'salmostimpossibletogettherightbalance.Ifyouaretoostrict,kidsmightignoreyou.Ifyouaretoo

lenient,theymightgowild.

Lesson002character

Beginner

A:DoyoulikeBarry?

B:No,notverymuch.He'stooambitiousanddishonest.

A:Iagree.Ilikehisbrother,Paul.Theyarenotalike.

B:Yes.Theyarecompletelydifferent.Paulisverysociableandmuchmorehonestthanhisbrother.

A:Whatkindofpersondoyouconsideryourselftobe?

B:IthinkI'mpolite,careful,relaxedandshy.

A:Oh,Idon'tthinkyou'reshy!Youarealwayschattingwithnewpeoplewhenwegotoaparty.

B:Well,yes,butthosepeoplealwaysstarttalkingtome.Inevertalktothemfirst.PerhapsI'mnotasshyasI

think.Anyway,you'recertainlynotshy!

A:You'reright!Ilovegoingoutandmakingnewfriends.

B:So,you'llbeatmybirthdaypartyonFriday?

A:Ofcourse!

Intermediate

A:Howdoyouthinkpeoplegettheirpersonalities?

B:Ithinkit'smainlyfromtheenvironmentapersonlivesin.

A:Don'tyouthinkpeoplegettheirpersonalitiesfromtheirparents?

B:No,butparentscontrolalotoftheenvironmentthatkidsgrowupin,sotheycertainlyinfluencetheirkids'

personalitiesalot.

A:Sowhydoyouthinkmanykidshavepersonalitiesthataresodifferentfromtheirparents'?

B:Maybewhentheybecometeenagers,theywanttobecompletelydifferenttotheirparents.

A:Youmightberight.1guessmostparentswanttheirkidstobelikethem,butkidstodaygrowupina

differentenvironment.Youknow,theyknowmuchmoreabouttheworldfromtheInternet,newspapers,

andTV.

B:DoyouthinkthatteenagersgetalotoftheirbadbehaviorfromTVandmovies?

A:Maybesomeofit.IthinkalotofpeopleblameTVandmovieswhentherealproblemisthattheparents

aren'tbringingtheirchildupcorrectly.

B:Parentshaveadifficultjob.Theyhavetobringuptheirchildrenandusuallyhavetoworktoo.

A:Yes,that'strue.Yoursonisdoingwellatschool,isn'the?

B:Yes,heis.He'sveryhardworkingwhenhe'satschool.Thenhecomeshomefromschoolanddoeshis

homeworkbeforedinner.Afterdinner,hegoesoutwithhisfriends.

A:So,he'snotabookworm?It'sgoodthathehasanoutgoingpersonality.Somekidsareveryquietand

introverted.Youwonderhowthey'llsurviveintherealworldwithouttheirparentstosupportthem.

Lesson003Personalappearance

Beginner

A:Thatgirllooksveryattractive,doesn'tshe?

B:Doyouthinkso?Idon'tlikegirlswholooklikethat.Ilikegirlswhoaren'ttooslim.Ifyoulikeher,goand

talktoher.

A:rdliketo,butthere'sherboyfriend.He'sverybroad-shouldered.

B:He'shuge!Hemustgotothegymtohaveawell-builtbodylikethat.

A:Doyouprefertallgirlsorshortones?

B:Idon'tmind,butIlikegirlswithlonghair.

A:Wehavedifferenttastes.Ilikegirlswithshorthair.Iliketallgirls-probablybecauseI'msotallmyself.

B:Haveyoueverdatedagirltallerthanyou?

A:No,never.Idon'tthinkI'veevermetagirltallerthanme!Haveyougainedweightrecently?

B:Yes,Ihave.PerhapsIshouldgotothegym,likethatgirl'sboyfriend.

A:Tmgettingabitplumpmyself.Perhapsrilgowithyou.

Intermediate

A:Let'splayalittlegame.Tildescribesomeoneandyoutryandguesswhoitis.

B:OK.Tmreallyboredatthemoment.

A:OK.Thismanistallandslim.He'sgotblueeyesandcurlybrownhair.

B:Doeshehaveamoustacheorabeard?

A:Goodquestion.Yes,hehasamoustache,butnobeard.

B:SoundslikeMike.Isit?

A:Yes,itis.Youdescribesomeonewebothknow.

B:Right.She'snotverytallandshe'squiteplump.She'sgotblondehair,butIdon'tknowwhatcolourher

eyesare.

A:Issheattractive?Idon'tthinkIknowanyonelikethat.

B:Well,Idon'tfindherattractive,butI'msureyouwoulddisagree.

A:Ilikeskimgirls,soIdoubtIwouldfindaplumpgirlattractive.YoiTHhavetogivemesomemore

information.

B:She'sgottinnyfeetandwearsreallyunfashionableshoes.Infact,shewearsunfashionableclothestoo.

A:Thisdoesn'tsoundlikeanyoneIknow.Igiveup.Tellmewhosheis.

B:She'syourmother!

A:Howembarrassing!Idon'tevenrecognizeadescriptionofmyownmother!Howimportantdoyouthink

appearanceis?

B:Ithinkthatunfortunatelyit'smoreimportantthanaperson'scharacter.Advertisingandstufftellsusthatwe

havetobeattractive.Ithinkit'swrong,butthat'sthewaytheworldisnow.

A:Tmafraidyou'reright.Ichosemygirlfriendbecauseshehasawonderfulpersonality.

B:Well,youcertainlydidn'tchooseherbecauseofherlooks!Hey,Iwasjoking!Don'thitme!

Lesson004Partsofthebody

Beginner

A:I'mgoingtothebeautyparlour.Doyouwanttocometoo?

B:Sure.Let'sgo.Whatareyougoingtohavedone?

A:Iwanttohaveafootmassageandahaircut.

B:Afootmassagesoundslikeagreatidea.Theyareveryrelaxing.Tdalsoliketohaveamudpackonmyface.

Itissupposedtohelpwithyourcomplexion.

A:Goodidea!Weshouldalsogetpedicuresandmanicures.

B:Thiscouldbecomeaveryexpensivetriptothebeautyparlour!

A:Ithinkit'sagoodideatopamperyourselfoccasionally.Don'tyouagree?

B:Oh,Iagree.Webothworkhardandalittlebeautytreatmentcanrelievestress.

A:MaybeweshouldtryaThaimassagetoo.

B:What'sspecialaboutaThaimassage?

A:That'swhenthemasseusewalksonyourbackandmassagesyouwithherfeet.

B:Soundspainful!

Intermediate

A:Ihateitwhenfootballersspitonthefootballpitchduringagame.It'sdisgusting.Iwonderwhytheydoit?

B:I'venoidea,butspittingiscommoninmanycountries.

A:Isn'titimpoliteandunsanitary?

B:It'scertainlyunsanitary.Therearemanycustomsinothercountriesthatmayseemstrangetous.For

example,inThailand,youshouldnevertouchsomeoneonthehead.

A:Interesting.Iknowthatinsomecountries,youshouldn'tblowyournoseinfrontofotherpeople.

B:Ithinkihat'sagoodcustom.Ihateitwhenpeopledothat.

A:AcommonhabitthatIhateischewingwithyourmouthopen.Luckily,adultsrarelydoit.Itseemsthatkids

growoutofit.

B:Doyouoftenscratchyourheadwhenyouarethinking?

A:Yes,Ido.Iwonderwhypeopledothat?Ohlook,Tmdoingitnow!

B:IrubmychinwhenFmthinking.Mymotherscratcheshernose.

A:Tvegotaquestionforyou.Whichpartofthebodydoyoufindmostattractive?

B:Oh,theeyes-definitely.Ireallythinkyoucantellalotaboutaperson'spersonalityfromtheireyes.

A:Iagree.Whichpartofthebodydoyoufindleastattractive?

B:Thefeet!Whyarepeople'sfeetsougly?

A:Idon'tknow,butaccordingtothismagazinesurvey,mostpeopleagreewithyouthatthefeetarethemost

unattractivepartofthebodyandtheeyesarethemostattractive.

B:Really?Whatelsedoesthesurveysay?

Lesson005Movementsofpartsofthebody

Beginner

A:Whenyouarearestaurantandyouwantthewaitertobringthebill,whatdoyoudotoattracthisattention?

B:Ijustmakeeyecontactwithhimandnodmyhead.ThenItellhimwhenhecomesovertothetable.Whydo

youask?

A:IwentoutwithmygirlfriendtoanicerestaurantlastnightandInoticedthatmanypeopleshoutedforthe

bill.

B:Thatseemsalittleimpoliteinsucharestaurant.

A:That'swhatIthought.IjustthoughtFdaskyouandseewhatyouthoughtofit.Anyway,whatdidyoudo

yesterdayevening?

B:Well,itwasawarmevening,soIstretchedmylegs.Iwalkedalongthecanalforacoupleofmiles.Actually,

severalotherpeoplehadthesameidea.IsawBill.

A:Didyou?Howishethesedays?

B:HeseemedOK.Wedidn'tstopandchatbecausewewereonoppositebanksofthecanal.Wejustwavedat

eachother.

A:1needtomovesomefurniture.Couldyouhelpmetoliftit?

B:Ofcourse.Whatdoyouwanttomovefirst?

A:Let'smovethesofa.Canyougetgriponthebottomatthatend?rilliftthisend.Iwanttomoveitsideways

inthatdirection.

Intermediate

A:Canyousuggestafewexercisestohelpmegetfitandstretchmymusclesalittle?

B:Sure.Ifyouwanttostretchyourlegs,agoodexerciseistoliftyourkneeinfrontofyourbody,likethis.It's

averysimpleexercise,butveryeffective.

A:Ineedtoexercisemyarmstoo.HowcanIdothat?

B:Onegoodwayistodopush-ups.Anotherwayistouseweights.Makesureyougriptheweightsfirmly.You

don'twanttodropthemonyourfieet!

A:WhenIdopush-ups,should1bendmyelbowssothatmynosetouchestheground?

B:Youdon'tneedtobendyourelbowsthatmuch.Bendthemsothatyourarmsareata90degreeangle.The

mostimportantthingistoremembertokeepyourbodystraight.Manypeoplebendtheirbodiesatthewaist,

whichreducestheeffectivenessoftheexercise.

A:What'sagoodexerciseformychestmuscle?

B:OnethatIrecommendisthatyoulieonyourback.Youshouldhaveaweightineachhandandstretchyour

armsouteithersideofyourbody.

A:SoIneedplentyofspaceforthisexercise.

B:Yes,youdo.Lifttheweightsup,keepingyourarmsstraightallthetime.

A:Great.Thanksforyouradvice!

Lesson006Family

Beginner

A:WhoisCindy'shusband?

B:Cindy'shusbandisRon.

A:HowmanychildrendoCindyandRonhave?

B:Theyhavetwochildren-onesonandonedaughter-aswellasonedaughter-in-lawandoneson-in-law.

A:Dotheyhaveanygrandchildren?

B:Yes,theyhavethreegrandchildren-onegirlandtwoboys.

A:Doestheirdaughtergetalongwellwithherin-laws?

B:Yes,shegetsalongwiththemquitewell.

A:Dotheyhavealargefamily?

B:TheirfamilyisverysimilartoCindyandRon'sfamily.

Intermediate

A:Howmanypeopleareinyourfamily?

B:Asyouknow,Chinahasasingle-childpolicy.Therefore,there?sjustmyhusband,mydaughterandI.What

aboutyourfamily?

A:Ihaveonedaughterandoneson.Thenthere'smyhusbandandI.Whataboutyourparents?Dotheylive

withyourfamily?

B:Notanymore.Theylivewithmybrothernow.Andyours?

A:Myparentslivebythemselvesnow.Whentheygetolder,they'llprobablygotoaretirementhome.Doyou

justhaveonebrother?

B:No,Ihavetwoolderbrothersandoneyoungersisiter.Whataboutyou?

A:Ialsogrowupinabigfamily.Ihaveoneolderbrotherandthreeyoungersisters.

B:Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?

A:Aboutsevenyearsnow.Andyou?

B:Fvebeenmarriedforaboutfiveyears.Whatdoyouthinkaboutdivorce?

A:It'sbecomingmoreandmorecommon.However,Idon'teverwanttogetdivorcedmyself!Whatabout

you?

B:Ifmyhusbandcheatedonmeortreatedmebadly,Iwouldgetadivorce.

A:Ifthathappens,maybeyoucouldmarrymybrotherandwecouldbecomein-laws!

B:(haha)rilkeepthatinmind,butdon'ttellmyhusband!

A:Ofcoursenot!

Lesson007Marriageanddating

Beginner

A:Howareyourweddingplansgoing?

B:Verywell.Westartedorganizingeverythingearlytoavoidalastminuterushtogetthingsdone.Theonly

thingthatisn'treadyyetismyweddingdress.

A:Whenwillthatbeready?

B:Thedressmakerssaidthatitwouldbereadyintwoweeks.

A:You'regettingmarriedinthreeweeks,sothatshouldbeOK.So,you'vepreparedthechurch,catering,

transport,hotel-everything.

B:Yes.We'vetakencareofallofthat.Wedecidednottogetmarriedinachurchthough.Neitherofusisvery

religious.

A:Whichhotelwillthereceptionbeheldat?

B:ThePalaceHotel.They'retakingcareofthecatering,includingtheweddingcake.I'msuretheylldoa

goodjob.

A:Oh,yes.It'sanexcellenthotel.Afriendofminehadherweddingreceptionthereandsaiditwasperfect,

thoughveryexpensive.

B:Yes.Itwillbeexpensive,butwethinkthatitwillbeworthit.Itgivesusgreatpeaceofmindtoknowthat

ourreceptionisinthehandsofexperiencedpeople.

A:Ithinkyoumadetherightdecision.

Intermediate

A:HelloMary.Ihaven'tseenyouforages.AreyoustillseeingPaul?

B:No.Webrokeuplastmonth.Tmtakingabreakfromdatingforawhile.

A:Didyoubreakupamicably?Sometimescouplesrowalotbeforesplittingup.

B:Wejustdecidedtostopseeingeachother.Itwasallveryamicable.AreyoustillgoingoutwithMike?

A:Yes,Iam.We'rethinkingaboutgettingengaged.We'vebeendatingforoverayearnow.

B:Goodforyou!HaveyouseenKellyrecently?IsshestilldatingNick?

A:Ihaven'tseenherforawhile.ShestoppedseeingNickbecausehewascheatingonher.Hewasseeingagirl

fromhisoffice.Oneday,shesawthemholdinghandsandendedtherelationshipimmediately.

B:Shewasrighttodothat.IheardthatNeilandTinaaregettingmarriedsoon.

A:Really?They'vebeentogetherforalongtime.Whenaretheygettingmarried?

B:Ithinkit's26lhSeptember.TilcheckandmakesurethatTinarememberstoinviteyoutothehennight.

A:Thanks....Hey,lookatthatguyoverthere.Ithinkhefanciesyou.

B:Hecertainlylooksinteresteddoesn'the?Shallweinvitehimovertoourtable?

Lesson008Friends

Beginner

A:IhadabigargumentwithDavidyesterday.Ihopehe'snotstillmadatme.

B:Whatdidyouargueabout?

A:HeborrowedsomemoneyfrommeandIneededitback.Hesaidhedidn'thavethemoneyyet.

B:Well,heshouldpayyouback.It'sonlyfair.

A:Yes,butIgotangrywithhimtooquickly.HeprobablythoughtthatImistrustedhim.Ishouldn'thavegot

angry.

B:Didyoulendhimalotofmoney?

A:Notmuch.Ihadtopayanunexpectedbill,soIneededthemoneyback.

B:Well,talktohimaboutitnexttimeyouseehim.Heprobablyfeelsasbadaboutitasyoudo.Closefriends

sometimeshavedisagreements.It'snothingunusual.Neitherofyousaidanythingreallynasty,didyou?

A:No,wedidn't.Iguessyou'reright.Weshouldpatchthingsup.

B:Ofcourseyoushould.Youwouldn'twantasillyargumenttoruinalongfriendship,wouldyou?

Intermediate

A:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriends?

B:Ilikepeoplewhoareopenandfriendly.Thosepeopleareusuallymoreactiveandfuntobewith.Ilike

spendingtimewithmyfriends.Wegotobarstogetherorplaysportstogether.

A:Idon'tliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhoaren'thonest.Honestyisveryimportanttome.

B:Ithinkit'simportanttomostpeople.Theproblemisthatyoucanusuallyonlyfindoutifsomeoneishonest

bygettingtoknowthem.

A:Youcanfindoutfromtheirfriends.

B:Ifyouknowanyoftheirfriends.Youcan'trelyonyourfriendstointroducepeopletoyouallthetime.You

havetogooutandmakethefirstmovesometimes.Ialsolikefunnypeople.

A:Oh,Idon't.Theydon'tseemtotakeanythingseriously.Youneverknowwhentheyarejokingandwhen

theyarebeingserious.

B:Sometimesitcanbehardtotell,butifyouknowthepersonfairlywell,youcanusuallyseefromtheir

expressionwhattheyarereallythinking.

A:Itseemsthatwegenerallylikedifferentkindsofpeople.Howisthatwearesuchgoodfriends?

B:Maybepeopledon'tliketohavefriendsthatareallthesame.Mostpeoplelikealittlevarietyintheir

lives-includingavarietyofcharacteristicsintheirfriends.

Lesson009Parties

Beginner

A:AreyougoingtoHelen'sbirthdaypartyonFridayevening?

B:Iwouldn'tmissitfortheworld!It'ssuretobefun.She'sinvitedalotofpeople.Doyouthinkeveryonewill

beabletogetintoherhouse?

A:Ifeveryoneturnedup,itwouldbeasqueeze,butafewpeoplesaidthattheycouldn'tgo,soIthinkitshould

beOK.

B:Areyoutakinganything?

A:TvegotherabirthdaypresentandFiltakeabottleofwinetoo.

B:That'sagoodidea.Shetoldmethatshehadboughtplentyoffoodandsnacks.Ithinkit'sgoingtobea

noisyparty.Ihopeherneighborsdon'tmindtoomuch.

A:Helengetsonverywellwithherneighbors.Iwouldn'tbesurprisediftheywenttothepartytoo.

B:Tmreallylookingforwardtoit.Thispartyisgoingtobeablast!

A:Well,don'tbelate.TilseeyouonFridayatHelen's.

Intermediate

A:Thatwasagreatparty.Thanksforstayingbehindtohelpmeclearup.

B:Itcertainlywasagreatparty.It'sapitythataglassandaplategotbrokenandsomeonespilledadrinkover

here.

A:Iexpectedthatsomethingmightgetbroken.Thatdoesn'tbotherme.Thatspilleddrinkwon'tleaveastain,

willit?

B:Idoubtit.Tildealwithitrightaway.Luckilyitwasn'taglassofredwine.Tiljustgetabowlofwateranda

cloth.

A:Tmgoingtoputalltherubbishintothisbigplasticbag.

B:Afterwards,wecandothewashinguptogether.Everythingwillbefinishedwithinanhour.Yourfriend

Keithisreallyfunny.Ilikedhismagictricks.

A:Yes.He'sverygood,isn'the?Hetoldsomefunnystoriestoo.

B:Amandatoldsomeveryfunnyjokes.Atthebeginningoftheparty,shewasbeingveryserious.

A:Ithinkthatshehadalittletoomuchofthepunch.

B:Whatdidyouputinthatpunch?Ittastedgreat,butwasquitestrong.

A:That'smylittlesecret.DidyoulikethesnacksthatIprepared?

B:Verymuch.Thebirthdaycakewasdelicious,wasn'tit?EmilytoldmethatsheandKarenmadeit

themselves.

A:Thatcaketastedsogood!Itdisappearedwithinminutes,soIthinkeveryonelikeditalot.How'sthatstain?

B:Allcleanedup.Areyoureadytostartonthewashingup?

Lesson010Rentinganapartment

Beginner

A:Whatkindofplaceshallwerent?

B:Itshouldbeclosetotheuniversity.Neitherofusaregoodatgettingupinthemorningsandthecloseritis,

thelaterwecangetup.

A:Absolutely.That'sthemostimportantthingtotakeintoconsideration.Tmnottooworriedaboutthesizeof

theflat.

B:NeitheramI.SoasmallplaceisOK,butwe'llgetabiggeroneifit'snotexpensive.Doyoumindifit'sina

noisyarea?

A:Idon'tmind.I'mnotalightsleeper,butquieterisbetterforwhenwehavetostudyathome.

B:Goodpoint.OK,let'sgototheestateagentandseewhattheycanofferus.

A:Yes.Ifwe'reluckywe'llfindsomethinginthenextfewdays.Ithinkyouhadagoodideatostartflat

huntingearly.

B:Howmuchdoyouthinktherentwillbe?

A:Iaskedafewpeoplewhoarealreadylivinginplacesneartheuniversityandtheysaiditwouldcostabout

onehundredpoundsamonth.

Intermediate

A:We'dliketorentaflatneartheuniversity.

B:Areyoulookingforsomewherefortwopeople?

A:Yes,weare.Obviously,we'dlikesomethingascheapaspossible.We'veheardthatthereareplacesfor80

to100poundsamonth.

B:Yes,thereareseveralplacesavailableinthatpricerangeneartheuniversity.Doyouhaveanyother

requirements?

A:Notreally,no.We'dpreferablyliketoliveinaquitestreet.

B:Howmanyroomsdoyouneedintheflat?

A:We'llneedtwobedrooms.Thekitchenanddinningroomcanbeseparateorcombined.

B:OK.Tvegotalistofplacesthatfityourrequirements.Let'sjustgothroughthem.Thefirstonthelistcosts

80poundsamonth,butit'sonanoisystreetandit'salittlefarfromtheuniversity.

A:Howfarawayisitfromthecampus?

B:It'sabouttwomilesaway.Thatmightbealittlefartowalk.Here'sonethat'sabouthalfamilefromthe

campus.Thecostis100poundsamonthandit'sonasmallstreet,justoffamainstreet.

A:Thatsoundsideal.Canwegotohavealookatit?We'dliketoseeitbeforemakingafinaldecision.

B:Ofcourse.I'mnotverybusyatthemoment.Ifyoucanwaitforabout15or20minutes,Icantakeyouthere.

A:Thankyou.Thatwouldbegreat.

Lesson011Housesandapartments

Beginner

A:Ilikethisapartment.Doyouthinkwecanaffordthemortgage?

B:Yes,Ithinkso.It'snotaveryexpensiveapartment.It'sintherightareaandithaseverythingthatweare

lookingfor.Theroomsarequitelargetoo.

A:Ilovethebalcony.Wecansitoutsideandenjoythesuninsummer.Weareonthe12,hfloor,sothere'sa

veryniceviewfromthebalcony.

B:Theneighborhoodisnicetoo.Thereisaparknearby.

A:Yes,andtherearemanyhousesnearby.Ilikeitthattheneighborhoodisn'tfullofapartmentblocks.

B:It'sapitywecan'taffordahouse.Agardenwouldbesonice.

A:Yes,itwould.Don'tworry.There'salawnoutsidethebuildingandthere'stheparknearby.Thisplacewill

befine.

B:Thebuildingisquitenewandwellconstructed.Tmhappywiththefittingstoo.

A:Yes,everythinghasbeenwelldesigned.

Intermediate

A:So,tellmeaboutyournewhouse.Howisitdifferenttoyouroldone?

B:Well,firstofall,it'smuchbigger.Ithasthesamenumberofrooms,buteachroomislarger.Wealsohavea

largergarden,whichourdogloves,ofcourse!

A:So,it'sathree-bedroomdetachedhouse?

B:Yes.OnebedroomisfbrmywifeandI.There'sanotherforourdaughter.Mywifewantstousethethird

oneasaguestroom,butI'dliketomakeitintoastudy.Ourdaughterisalsokeenonmakingitastudy,so

that'sprobablywhatwillhappen.

A:What'sthekitchenlike?Iknowbothyouandyourwifeliketocook.

B:That'soneofthemainreasonswechosethatparticularhouse.Thekitchenanddiningroomaretogether.It's

reallylarge.

A:Aretheroomsniceandbright?

B:Yes,theyare.That'sveryimportanttous.Weliketoliveinahomewithplentyofnaturallight.Eachroom

haslargewindows.

A:Doyouhaveabalcony?

B:No,wedon't.Wewishwehadone.Thal'stheonlythingwewanted,butdon'thave.Theareaisverynice

andtheneighborsseemfriendly.

A:You'rerightontheedgeofthecity,aren'tyou?Therecan'tbemuchnoiseortrafficthere.Isiteasytoget

intothecitycentre?

B:It'saveryquiteneighborhood.There7ssometraffic,butnotmuch.It'snotverydifficulttogettothecity

centre,butyoumustremembertoturnleftandrightattherightplacesoryou'llgetlost.Sowhenareyou

goingtodropby?

Lesson012Livingrooms

Beginner

A:Goodmorning.Tmthinkingaboutbuyingsomenewfurnitureformylivingroom.Couldyouhelpme?

B:Certainly.Asyoucansee,wehaveseveralthree-piecesuitesonsale.Feelfreetositdownandtesthow

comfortabletheyare.

A:Icametoyourstoreyesterdayandhavecomebacktodaytomakeafinaldecision.IthinkIliketheblack

leathersuite.It?sonsale,isn't?

B:Yes.Thepricehasbeenreducedby50%.It'sarealbargain.

A:Tiltakeit.Ialsoneedtoimprovethelightinginmylivingroom.Doyouhaveanysuggestions?

B:Thosefloorlampsareveryniceandyoucanvarythebrightnessaccordingtowhetheryou'rereadingor

watchingTV.Howbigisyourlivingroom?

A:It'squitelarge.It*sabout40squaremeters.

B:I'dsuggestyoubuytwo.Thatallowsyoutochangethebrightnessoftheroombetter.

A:OK.Ilikethedesignofthoselamps.Ialsoneedsomecushioncovers,riljustbrowsethroughthoseones

overthere.

Intermediate

A:Hello,James.Comein.Gothroughtothelivingroom.

B:HiKate.ThanksWow!Lookatallthisnewfurniture.Youmusthavespentafortuneonit!Iloveyour

newthree-piecesuite.

A:ItoldyouthatIhadbeensavingupmoneytobuysomenewfurnitureanddosomeredecorating.Ifinally

savedenoughanddideverythingatonce.

B:Goodforyou!You'vegotnewcurtainstoo.That'saveryniceshadeofblue.Thissofaisverycomfortable.

Icouldsitonitallday!

A:Doyoulikemycarpet?Behonest!Tellmewhatyoureallythink.

B:Tobehonest,itlookslikeyouroldcarpet.Isitreallynewordidyoujusthaveyouroldonecleaned?

A:Wellspotted!Iactuallyhaditcleanedtwice,becauseitwassodirty.Therugisnew.Youremembermytrip

toChina?Well,Iboughtitthere.

B:Ilovethedesign.TveheardthattheactualcostofrugsinChinaislessthanthecostofsendingithome.

A:That'strue.Iboughtasecondbookcasetoo.

B:Thatwasagoodidea.Before,youhadbooksandmagazinesallovertheroom.Itlookedveryuntidy.Isee

youhavealsoputtwoshelvesupforyourornaments.Youhaven'tboughtanewTVthough.

A:Idon'twatchmuchTVnowadays.I'msobusywithotherthings.

B:Likebu