Lesson Eighty-one Roast Beef and potatoes
Hi, Crarol! Where’s Tom?
He’s upstairs. He’s having a bath.
Tom!
Yes?
Sam’s here.
I’m nearly ready.
Hello, Sam.
Have a cigarette.
No, thanks, Tom.
Have a glass of whisky then.
Ok. Thanks.
Is dinner ready, Carol?
It’s nearly ready.
We can have dinner at seven o’clock.
Sam and I have lunch together today.
We went to a restaurant.
What did you have?
We had roast beef and potatoes.
Oh!
What’s the matter, Carol?
Well! We are going to have roast beef
And potatoes again tonight!
Lesson Eighty-three Going on holiday
Hello, Sam.
Come in.
Hi, Sam.
We’re having lunch.
Do you want to have lunch with us?
No, thank you, Tom.
I’ve already had lunch.
I had lunch at half past twelve.
Have a cup of coffee then.
I’ve just had a cup, thank you.
I had one after my lunch.
Let’s go into the living room, Carol.
We can have our coffee there.
Excuse the mess, Sam.
This room is very untidy.
We’re packing our suitcases.
We’re going to leave tomorrow.
Tom and I are going to have a holiday.
Aren’t you lucky!
When are you going to have a holiday, Sam?
I don’t know.
I’ve already had my holiday this year.
Where did you go?
I stayed at home!
Lesson Eighty-five Paris in the spring
Hello, Ken.
Hi, George.
Have you just been to the cinema?
Yes, I have.
What’s on?
‘Pairs in the spring’.
Oh, I have already seen it.
I saw it on television last year.
It’s an old film, but it’s very good.
Paris is a beautiful city.
I’ve never been there, Ken?
Yes, I have.
I was there in April.
Paris in the spring, eh?
It was spring, but the weather was awful.
It rained all the time.
Just like London!
Lesson Eighty-seven A car crash
Is my car ready yet?
I don’t know, sir.
What’s the number of your car?
It’s LFZ312G.
When did you bring it to us?
I brought it here three days ago.
Ah yes, I remember now.
Have your mechanics finished yet?
No, they’re still working on it.
Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
Isn’t that your car?
Well, It was my car.
Didn’t you have a crash?
That’s right.
I drove it into a lamp-post.
Can your mechanics repair it?
Well, they’re trying to repair it, sir.
But to tell you the truth, you need a new car!
Lesson Eighty-nine For sale
Good afternoon.
I believe that this house is for sale.
That’s right.
May I have a look at it, please?
Yes, of course.
Come in.
How long have you lived here?
I’ve lived here for twenty years.
Twenty years!
That’s a long time.
Yes, I’ve been here since 1976.
Then why do you want to sell it?
Because I ’ve just retired.
I want to buy a small house in the country.
How much does this house cost?
$68500.
That’s a lot of money!
It’s worth every penny of it.
Well, I love the house,
But I can’t decide yet. My wife must see it first.
Women always have the last word.
