Hi, I would like to buy a one-way ticket to Brussels, please.<br />Okay, we have an express train departing at 7 every morning and we have a slow sleeper<br />train that departs at 9 p.m.<br />How long does it take to get there on the sleeper train?<br />About 10 hours.<br />Is food served on the train?<br />Yes.<br />There is a dining car where they serve quality steaks, sandwiches and beer, etc.<br />Free coffee will be provided for all the passengers.<br />Great.<br />I'll take it.<br />Hi, I would like to buy a one-way ticket to Brussels, please.<br />Okay, we have an express train departing at 7 every morning and we have a slow sleeper<br />train that departs at 9 p.m.<br />How long does it take to get there on the sleeper train?<br />About 10 hours.<br />Is food served on the train?<br />Yes.<br />There is a dining car where they serve quality steaks, sandwiches and beer, etc.<br />Free coffee will be provided for all the passengers.<br />Great.<br />I'll take it.

Hey, Jeff. You can just throw your stuff in the trunk at the back of the car and then jump in the front with me.<br />Are you sure? I thought your sister would be with you.<br />We have to pick her up so she can sit in the back.<br />So, what's the plan? Are we going straight to your house by the lake?<br />No, we have to make a few stops along the way.<br />Do we have to pick up other people too?<br />Yeah, after we get Susan we need to stop and get Carl and Roger.<br />Roger's on the way out of town so we'll pick up Carl first.<br />Hey, Jeff. You can just throw your stuff in the trunk at the back of the car and then jump in the front with me.<br />Are you sure? I thought your sister would be with you.<br />We have to pick her up so she can sit in the back.<br />So, what's the plan? Are we going straight to your house by the lake?<br />No, we have to make a few stops along the way.<br />Do we have to pick up other people too?<br />Yeah, after we get Susan we need to stop and get Carl and Roger.<br />Roger's on the way out of town so we'll pick up Carl first.

Is that Jenny over there talking to Tom?<br />Yes. She came back from London yesterday for Christmas.<br />How long will she stay in New York?<br />For about ten days. Then she'll go to Paris for a trip.<br />Will she go back to London?<br />Sure. She loves her job there.<br />Is that Jenny over there talking to Tom?<br />Yes. She came back from London yesterday for Christmas.<br />How long will she stay in New York?<br />For about ten days. Then she'll go to Paris for a trip.<br />Will she go back to London?<br />Sure. She loves her job there.

Is that you, Mark? I almost didn't recognize you.<br />Yeah, I've put on 20 pounds in the past half a year. Now I'm 160 pounds.<br />Why did you put on so much weight?<br />You know, Alice is really a good cook. She makes nice food every day.<br />Well, that was why you married her in the first place.<br />Is that you, Mark? I almost didn't recognize you.<br />Yeah, I've put on 20 pounds in the past half a year. Now I'm 160 pounds.<br />Why did you put on so much weight?<br />You know, Alice is really a good cook. She makes nice food every day.<br />Well, that was why you married her in the first place.

Look at Mrs. Brown. What's wrong?<br />Her son Jim has just fallen down some steps.<br />He was running and missed a step.<br />I'm so sorry to hear that. Is it serious?<br />I guess so. Look at her. She must be looking for some help.<br />Maybe she needs someone to take them to the hospital.<br />Mr. Brown works in the center of the city.<br />I don't think he can get back in time. Can you drive?<br />Yes.<br />Let's go and ask if we can give them a hand.<br />Look at Mrs. Brown. What's wrong?<br />Her son Jim has just fallen down some steps.<br />He was running and missed a step.<br />I'm so sorry to hear that. Is it serious?<br />I guess so. Look at her. She must be looking for some help.<br />Maybe she needs someone to take them to the hospital.<br />Mr. Brown works in the center of the city.<br />I don't think he can get back in time. Can you drive?<br />Yes.<br />Then let's go and ask if we can give them a hand.

Hi Tony, nice to meet you here. So you must have had a lot of fun since the summer vacation.<br />Yes, as my father puts it, have fun while it lasts, as the excitement wears off really fast.<br />And now I'm considering going to New York for a visit, because my parents wanted me to go to an American university for my further education.<br />Indeed, it'll be a good experience to take a vacation to a different country, so that you can learn about different cultures, how I envy your good luck.<br />I'll have to take a part-time job to help support my family.<br />Well, we cannot choose our family background, but we have to try to make a difference.<br />Hi Tony, nice to meet you here. So you must have had a lot of fun since the summer vacation.<br />Yes, as my father puts it, have fun while it lasts, as the excitement wears off really fast.<br />And now I'm considering going to New York for a visit, because my parents wanted me to go to an American university for my further education.<br />Indeed, it'll be a good experience to take a vacation to a different country, so that you can learn about different cultures, how I envy your good luck.<br />I'll have to take a part-time job to help support my family.<br />Well, we cannot choose our family background, but we have to try to make a difference.

I don't like riding the bus. You see, the seats and windows are dirty.<br />Don't they clean the bus every night?<br />I think they do, but next time you catch a bus,<br />be sure to bring something with you to wipe your seat and window.<br />People will think I'm strange.<br />Who cares? Everyone is strange.<br />That's for sure.<br />Don't worry about what people think.<br />I don't like riding the bus. You see,<br />the seats and windows are dirty.<br />Don't they clean the bus every night?<br />I think they do, but next time you catch a bus,<br />be sure to bring something with you to wipe your seat and window.<br />People will think I'm strange.<br />Who cares? Everyone is strange.<br />That's for sure.<br />Don't worry about what people think.

Mom, this is going to take forever.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />It's my favorite program.<br />You know I can't miss it.<br />I know honey, but we have to wait in line to pay for these things we need.<br />You promised we'd be home in time.<br />Be a little patient Jack.<br />We'll get out of here soon.<br />Mom, this is going to take forever.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.<br />Animal World will be on in twenty minutes.

Jane can't come to the party tonight. Her mother told me that she had a fever and needed<br />to rest at home.<br />What happened to her? She was fine yesterday.<br />Do you remember the rain last night? She forgot to take an umbrella. It was too late and there<br />were no buses. So she walked home through the rain. But she didn't expect it would rain<br />hard on the way home. Then she had a fever last night.<br />What happened to her? She forgot to take an umbrella. It was too late and there were no<br />buses. So she walked home through the rain. But she didn't expect it would rain hard on<br />the way home. Then she had a fever and needed to rest at home.<br />What happened to her? She was fine yesterday.<br />Do you remember the rain last night? She forgot to take an umbrella. It was too late and there<br />were no buses. So she walked home through the rain. But she didn't expect it would rain<br />hard on the way home. Then she had a fever last night.<br />Poor Jane. She should have taken a taxi.

I need more information from your side.<br />Could you tell me something about yourself and your family?<br />Okay.<br />I was born in Canada and lived there until I graduated from high school, and then I majored<br />in computer science at a university in the United States.<br />After graduation, I hoped to live in Australia, so I came here.<br />As to my family, my father is a civil engineer, and my mother is a doctor.<br />Both of my sisters are teaching at universities.<br />What made you decide to get into computer science?<br />Well, I just like it.<br />That's good.<br />I'll let you know the result next week.<br />Thank you.<br />I need more information from your side.<br />Could you tell me something about yourself and your family?<br />Okay.<br />I was born in Canada and lived there until I graduated from high school, and then I majored<br />in computer science at a university in the United States.<br />After graduation, I hoped to live in Australia, so I came here.<br />As to my family, my father is a civil engineer, and my mother is a doctor.<br />Both of my sisters are teaching at universities.<br />What made you decide to get into computer science?<br />Well, I just like it.<br />That's good.<br />I'll let you know the result next week.<br />Thank you.