- Would you like a drink, sir?
- Yes, a Diet Coke, please.
- Ice and lemon?
- Just lemon, please.
- Here you are.
- Thank you.
- Coffee? Tea?
- Coffee, please.
- Milk?
- Yes, please.
- Sugar?
- No, thanks.
- Here you are.
- Thanks.
A=Allie, M=Mark
A -Hello, Are you Mark Ryder?
M -Yes. Are you Allie?
A -Yes, I am.
M -Nice to meet you.
A -And you. Welcome to the UK. Your hotel's in the city centre.
M -How far is it?
A -It's about 30 minutes if the traffic's OK.
M -Great!
A -Would you like a coffee first?
M -No, I'm fine, thanks.
A -All right. Let's go. My car's in the car park. Can I help you with your bags?
M -No, it's OK, thanks.
Good evening, sir.
- Hello. I have a reservation. My name's Mark Ryder.
- Can you spell that please?
- R - Y- D - E - R
- For five nights.
- Yes, that's right.
- Can I have your passport, please?
Just a moment. Here you are.
- Can you sign here?
Do you want a smoking or a non-smoking room?
- Non-smoking please
Here's your key. It's room 425, on the fourth floor.
- Thank you. Where's the lift?
- It's over there. Do you need help with your luggage?
- No, it's OK, thanks.
- Enjoy your stay, Mr Ryder.
A = Allie, M = Mark
A Where are you from in the United States, Mark?
M The West Coast. San Francisco.
A Is it nice?
M Oh yeah. It's a great city. Are you from London?
A No, I'm from Cambridge. My family live there but I live here in London.
M Sorry. Hello darling, how are you? ........I'm fine, yeah....... Don't worry. ....Fine, fine.
..... That's great. ...... Bye, darling. I love you. ....... Sorry.
A That's OK. Your wife?
M No, no, my daughter. She always phones me when I'm travelling.
A How old is she?
M She's nine. She lives with her mother in Los Angeles.
We're divorced. Are you married?
A No, I'm not.
M How, old are you?
A That's very personal! What do you think?
M 25? 26?
A Thanks, I'm 27. How old are you?
M I'm 34. Would you like another drink?
A No, thanks. I have to go now, Mark. Our first meeting's at 10.00. See you tomorrow.
M See you tomorrow, Allie. Goodnight.
A Goodnight.
As Can I help you?
M What would you like?
A A capuccino, please.
As Regular or large?
A Large, please.
M And can I have an espresso, please
As To have here or take away?
M To have here.
As Anything else?
A No, thanks.
M A brownie for me, please.
As OK.
M How much is that?
As Together or separate?
M Together.
As That's 6.45 please.
M Sorry, how much?
As 6.45 Thank you.
A Thanks Mark.
M You are welcome. Look, there's a free table over there.
M Here you are. Oh, I'm really sorry.
A Don't worry. It's always the same. When I wear white something like this always happens.
M Look, first I'll get you another coffee, then we can go shopping.
A Shopping?
M Yeah. I want to buy you a new shirt. You can't go to a meeting like that.
A And we don't have time - the next meeting's at 12.30
M We have time. It's only 11.00
A Are you sure?
M Sit down and relax. Let's have coffee and then go.
A Well, OK.
File 4
In a clothes shop
S=shop assistant, A = Allies, M = Mark
| s | Can I help you? |
| A | Yes, what size is this shirt? |
| s | Le'ts see. A small. What size do you want? |
| A | A medium. |
| s | This is medium |
| A | Thanks. Where can I try it on? |
| s | The changing rooms are over there. |
| A | Thank you. |
| s | How is it? |
| A | It's fine. How much is it? |
| s | 34.99 |
| M | Do you take American Express? |
| s | Yes, sir. |
A Thank you very much
M You're welcome. I'm really sorry about the coffee.
A That's OK. It's late. Our meeting's at 12.30
M We can take a taxi.
A. OK. Do you like the shirt?
M Well, yeah, it's exactly the same as the other one.
A The same? It's completely different!
M Sorry!
A Typical man.
M Allie, can I ask you something?
A Yes. What?
M Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?
A Tonight?
M Yeah. You see it's my birthday.
A Oh. Happy birthday! I'm sorry, but I can't have diner tonight. I'm busy.
M Oh. How about Friday night?
A Friday? .. Well. OK.
M Do you know a good restaurant?
A Let me think. Do you like Italian food?
M I love it.
A Well, there's a new Italian restaurant. We can go there.
M Good idea. Taxi!
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