unit one making a phone call hello good morning is Albert there this is al wow this is Bob what are you doing Bob I'm sleeping what time is it it's 8 a. m. time to rise and shine 8 a.
m. huh oh no I'll be late for work no no no no no today's Saturday you do not have to work today Oh Saturday yeah that's right no work today oh that's good hey are you free today huh today is Saturday yeah yeah I'm free would you like to do something together today that sounds good what do you want to do I don't know what do you want to do I don't know either huh why don't you come to my house and we'll think of something okay I'll be there in about an hour okay see you later see ya do it to a friend hello who is it it's me Bob hey Bob come on in I've been waiting for you hi how are you I'm okay yes I'm still a little bit sleepy I haven't had my coffee yet hmm I understand do you want something to drink do you have any fresh-squeezed orange juice Oh No I'm out of orange juice would you like some grape juice grape juice hmm that would be great oh okay sorry out of grape juice - that's too bad have you had breakfast yet no have you no I haven't are you hungry yes I am let's go out and get something to eat okay that sounds good my aunt has a breakfast shop near here great let's go there okay let's go unit three reading and introduction hi al how are you I'm fine thank you in here I'm doing good who's your friend oh this is Bob we went to school together Bob this is Juanita hi nice to meet you honey time hi nice to meet you too you have a beautiful smile thank you you're not that handsome but you look okay wow thanks Juanita is my aunt here no she isn't she should be in around ten here's some menus thank you can I get you anything to drink um I'll have coffee please okay would you like sugar and milk I like my coffee black okay one black coffee I'll have fresh-squeezed orange juice please we don't have any orange juice I'll be right back for breakfast recommendation what do you like to eat for breakfast I like a large breakfast I like a large lunch large lunch makes me sleepy anyway what do you recommend for breakfast hmm the pancakes are good pancakes delicious what else um do you like eggs yes I like eggs huh you could have some scrambled eggs with toast mm or sunny-side up eggs yummy or sunny-side up right or an omelet omelets I love omelets cheese omelets ham omelets vegetable omelets mmm mixed fruit mixed fruit with yogurt makes a good breakfast that's right and fruit has many vitamins too what else what else you could have a cup of coffee and a blueberry muffin hmm muffin and a cup of coffee sounds good so do you you know what you want to get yes I do and thank you for your recommendations you're welcome so what will you get a hamburger a hamburger yes and ice cream by ordering food here is your coffee al and here's your water thank you you guys ready to order what do you like to have for breakfast I usually like to have an omelet okay that sounds good I'll have a cheese omelet okay one omelet do you have pancakes yes how many would you like three please and bacon three pancakes and bacon would you like toast toast hmm toast sounds good yes three pieces of toast would you like anything else do you have any fresh fruit yes today we have fruit salad okay fruit salad and that's all salad how about you Bob what would you like to eat I would like hamburger and ice cream excuse me I would like hamburger and ice cream please a hamburger and ice cream for breakfast are you crazy no I'm I'm hungry okay one hamburger what kind of ice cream do you want what kind of ice cream do you have see we have chocolate vanilla and strawberry vanilla Smith wouldn't know it okay unit six please ha that was a good breakfast yes it was are you full I'm very full you ate a lot I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse good thing we didn't go to the racetrack ha ha ha ah that reminds me what are we doing today let's go see a movie let's pay the bill first then we'll go see a movie ok we'll see a movie I need that check please ok just a moment would you guys like to pay together or separate ah oh my god I forgot my money oh that's ok I have enough uh together please ok the total for your breakfast is 10:30 mm-hmm my and usually gives me a 50% discount oh I'm sorry I forgot that'll be 5:15 here's $7 you can keep the change really keep the change yes it's a tip for you Thank You al yeah thanks al oh I'll pay you back when we get to an ATM oh don't worry it's just breakfast I'll get lunch are you sure I in a lot ooh I forgot about that minute 7 our friend Bob isn't that Michelle Michelle who Michelle love that we all went to school together here she comes hi hey Michelle hi hi um how can I help you it's me al we went to school together all right oh my god how are you I'm fine did you Oh missed you so much Wow thank you I thought I've never seen you again it's some surprise oh you bet Oh how's life are you married no I'm not married yet so you're single then free and single how about you are you working yeah I have a shop at the mall really what do you sell well it's a mobile phone shop so I sell mobile phones and accessories at the mall hey Bob and I are gonna go see a movie at the mall today interesting anyways and then Bob is gonna buy a phone today really well then you can come to my shop what's your shop called it's called ring me I know that shop where is it it's on the third floor at the mall okay yeah well I'm sorry but I have to go now I hope to see you later Bobby bye you too unit 8 how is your car hey al where's your car no I took it to the repair shop oh did you have an accident no I left it with the mechanic for a tune-up when will it be ready the mechanic said it will be ready on Monday that's such a long time yeah it is a long time are you planning on going on a trip no I just take it to the mechanics every 3,000 kilometers or so why do you do that it's very old it needs a lot of care how old is your car it's a 1975 model ha that's not so old my grandmother was born in 1912 well I guess compared to your grandmother my car isn't that old hey wait a minute how are we going to get to the movie huh we can walk or go by train up to you are you crazy walk the shopping mall is much too far well in that case we'll go by train route it 9 about the Train so Bob do you take the train often yes al almost every day almost every day that's a lot well I enjoy the train it's very convenient I see and it's the fastest way to travel across town are there many people on the train during the rush hour well there are many people in the morning before work and there are many people in the evening after work what about other times at other times no not so many people and there's never a traffic jam on the train there's never any traffic jam oh that's good it's the fastest way to travel yeah you know I think it's faster than driving in a car and the Train is not very expensive hey Bob look at that sign the University uh uh we're waiting for the wrong train we're on the wrong platform teacher yes we're on the wrong platform so now what do we do well we can take it taxi taxis are good yes taxis are good let's take a taxi and we won't waste our time waiting for the wrong train unit ten a pair of shoes shoes are lovely can I see them which ones do you like that black hair looks really cool umm the black ones yeah the black ones they're quite lovely imported from Italy I've been to Italy how much are they these shoes are $80 $80 that's so expensive not so expensive only $40 for one shoe do you have another pair of black shoes this pair only twenty dollars why are these shoes so much cheaper because they're made here hmm made here what about the quality the quality is very good these shoes will last a long time how fifteen dollars for the pair oh I'm sorry not enough eighteen I'll give you sixteen okay for you special price sixteen dollars would you like a bag no that's okay thanks anyway I'll wear them unit 11 buying a phone hey Michelle hi hi nice to see you again nice to see you too hey al are those new shoes why yes they are thank you for noticing hmm I got a new pair of shoes and I'm going to get a new mobile phone today oh well you've come to the right place have you ever had a mobile phone before no this will be my first phone don't worry it's easy may I ask why do you want to phone oh because al won't let me borrow his anymore that's a good reason why else well everybody else seems to have a mobile phone maybe I should have one too that's another good reason so what features would you like a loud ringtone take it easy and it should vibrate I recommend this one this one great thanks I'll take it great hey how do you like my new phone unit twelve directions to the toilet is something wrong ah okay do you have a toilet here oh no I'm so sorry there is no toilet in this shop huh okay uh where is a toilet well there is a public toilet close to here yeah where where is it it's really hard to find if you don't know where it is okay okay go out the door and take a left okay okay out the door left and then and then walk 15 meters until you see a pet fish shop okay okay pet shop and then and then you'll see a staircase there go down the stairs up the stairs and then no no no not up the stairs down the stairs and then you'll see a waterfall and then take her right okay right at the waterfall and then and the toilet is there oh thank you thank you um so out the door is it right or left maybe I should draw you a map never mind I'll find the toilet myself hey good luck call me if you get lost unit 13 make an appointment for later oh that was not easy but I finally found the toilet are you ready to go Bob yes al I'm ready do you want to invite Rachelle yeah hey Michelle would you like to go see a movie with us wow that sounds like fun where will you go what will be going in about another ten minutes ten minutes oh that is too soon I have to wait for the staff to arrive when will your staff arrive about an hour please go on without me no no no no no we can wait oh go on without me what about after the movie what will you be free then Michelle well I'm supposed to meet a friend in about two hours and then I'm just going to go home so you're a busy night well why don't you stop here after the movie and tell me how it was yeah that would be great okay uh we'll see you here after the movie in about two hours okay sounds great okay okay bye bye unit 14 choosing a movie wow this sure is a big theater yeah they have ten movie screens do you want to see every movie I don't think so I think one movie is enough what's this about iron ladies - oh that's a foreign film it's about a transsexual volleyball team I've seen it well how about the trek have you seen the trek not yet it's an action movie yeah I want to see that too oh but it's not out yet oh yeah coming soon have you seen our two hearts what's that about oh it's a love story about this man and this woman and they're lucky enough enough if it's a love story I don't want to watch it why not they're so sad and romantic that's right and the last time we watched a love story you cried I remember that how is such a good story let's watch a comedy okay I like to laugh how about full school I read about that in the newspaper it's supposed to be very funny okay let's watch full school but we better hurry it starts in 10 minutes perfect just enough time to get tickets and to go to the snack bar unit 15 what a coincidence hey Michelle we're back I forgot my phone I know I kept it for you [Applause] did you like the movie yeah it was really funny I laughed a lot what movie was it it was called full school oh that's a very nice theater upstairs yeah and it's really comfortable and out ate a lot the food there is really good excuse me hello okay sure see you soon bye bye that was my friend she's coming soon where is she now upstairs upstairs we were just upstairs the theater is upstairs you know I can't wait to go back and visit that snack [Laughter] Juanita hello al hey Bob you know each other I've known Juanita for a long time and I met Juanita just today you're getting money nice my roommate yeah we're amazed what a coincidence yeah that's quite a coincidence hey we should all go out sometime it could be fun that sounds like a great idea why don't we have dinner or something sounds great okay ah sorry not tonight I am too tired huh how about later in the week perfect unit 16 making a date hello hi Michelle this is al hi al how are you fine thank you I'm calling to see if you and wanita are free this Thursday why what's happening this Thursday well if you and wanita are free I would like to invite you to dinner Oh dinner this Thursday um well I'm not free but when it is oh that's too bad I'm sure Bob will be sorry to hear that Oh Bob will be there too yes of course okay let me check my schedule one more time okay hey guess what I am free that evening super and and how about Juanita let me ask her yes um yes she seems to be free too great can we meet at 7:00 p. m.
yes where shall we meet how about KFC KFC I'm just joking yeah actually I'm making reservations at the Chateau de meat isn't that an expensive French restaurant yes but I have a coupon eat for pay - oh that's great so can we meet there at 7:00 p. m. 7:00 p.
m. this Thursday we will be there okay bye bye unit 17 going to the shop Rachelle hmm I'm going to the corner store and you want anything wait where are you going the corner store you know 7-eleven do you want anything yeah I'd like a loaf of bread loaf of bread okay I'll be right back wait wait yeah that was something else a loaf of bread and something else thank you huh I know a roll of tissue right I'm so glad you said that we're out of tissue okay I'll be right back wait wait wait yeah can you check whether they have today's newspaper think by now they're probably out of today's paper well if they have it great if they don't forget about it okay I'll be back wait oh yeah just remembered something can you get me some toothpaste some toothpaste yes mint flavor okay I'll be back and a large box of laundry soap do you have a pen there you go I better write this down okay well bred right bred and tissue mm-hmm and a newspaper if they have them hmm so right mm-hmm oh I know a light bulb for my closet a light bulb for your closet wait I changed my mind changed your mind yeah uncle by myself tomorrow units AC postponing Vinita yes I have bad news bad news what is it I cannot go to the dinner tomorrow I can't go to dinner why not I forgot I have a dentist appointment oh that's no problem just cancel it I can't sure you can it's easy just call the dentist office and cancel it no you don't understand he's a popular dentist it will take me another month just to make another appointment Wow why are you going to the dentist are you in pain no I have to have a cavity filled that's no problem I can fill it for you right here what oh that's all right I was just really excited about going to dinner with al I know I feel terrible and that's okay are you free on Friday yeah in the evening me too hey maybe we can move the date to Friday good idea I'll call al and see if we can postpone until Friday that sounds perfect unit 19 passing a message hello hi Alex Juanita oh hey oh I Nita how are you this evening not so good sorry to say oh really what what's wrong are you okay well I'm fine but I was calling to see if we can postpone our date you want to postpone our date yeah see michelle has a dental appointment and she can't cancel it oh I see mm-hmm well that does sound important it's rather important so when do you want to postpone our date to Friday okay Friday this Friday like the day after tomorrow yes is that okay yeah that that's great I was so happy I thought you were going to postpone it longer no way I've really been looking forward to going out to dinner with you involved and Michelle I know she's been looking forward to it too that's great can you please tell if you see him yeah sure I'll tell Bob that we've postponed dinner until Friday okay that's all thanks well thank you too bye Bob we've postponed dinner until Friday Friday okay no problem unit 20 making a reservation I'm glad they called because you like Michelle well yes but I forgot to make a reservation whoops yeah I'll call and make a reservation now good evening shattered to me hello I'd like to make a reservation please yes sir for what day Friday Friday yes sir how many people in your party four people two men and two women very good for you sir what time would you like the reservation for we will arrive at 7:00 p. m.
I'm afraid I do not have anything available for 7:00 p. m. sir I do have a table available for 7:30 p.
m. 7:30 that would be great would you prefer smoking or non-smoking thank you your name please sir father Albert ha ha very good mr. filfo you have a reservation for for 7:30 p.
m.
