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Agent This is a nice flat, Miss Wilkins. Here's a plan...
Miss Wilkins Hmm...
Agent There's a living-room. There's a kitchen, a bedroom, a bathroom, and there's a toilet.
Miss Wilkins Is there a balcony?
Agent No, there isn't.
Miss Wilkins ... and a telephone?
Agent No, there isn't a telephone.
Agent Well, here's the kitchen.
Miss Wilkins Hmm... it's very small.
Agent Yes, it isn't very large, but there's a cooker and a fridge. There are some cupboards under the sink.
Miss Wilkins Are there any plates?
Agent Yes, there are.
Miss Wilkins Good. Are there any chairs in here?
Agent No, there aren't, but there are some in the living-room.
Miss Wilkins Hmm. There aren't any glasses!
Agent Yes, there are! They're in the cupboard .
Miss Wilkins ... and ...err... where's the toilet?
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A Excuse me.
B Yes?
A Is there a post office near here?
B Yes, there is.
A Is it far?
B No, it isn't very far. First right, second left.
A Thank you very much.
B That's all right.
C Mrs. Connor, could you pass the salt please?
D Certainly.
C Thank you very much.
D And the pepper?
C No, thank you.
E Good evening.
F Good evening.
E Half of bitter, please.
F Here you are, sir.
E Thank you very much. How much is that?
F 15p.
G Are you on the phone?
H Yes, I am.
G What's your number?
H 23306.
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Mrs. Turner Who's that? Who's that?
Tom It's me... Tom.
Mrs. Turner Tom?
Tom Yes, Tom... your grandson, ... from Canada!
Mrs. Turner Oh, Tom! Come in!
Tom This is my wife, Mary.
Mrs. Turner Oh, how do you do?
Tom ... and these are our children, Jimmy and Ethel.
Mrs. Turner Hello, Jimmy. Hello, Ethel. Well, this is a nice surprise!
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Richard: Hello, Jane.
Jane: Hello, Richard.
Richard: Phew! What’s this?
Jane: It’s a Cadillac.
Richard :Hmm. Is it your car?
Jane: Well, no… no, it isn’t.
Richard: Whose car is it?
Jane: It’s Mr. Orson’s car.
Richard: Mr. Orson ? Who’s he?
Jane: He’s my boss. He’s a millionaire!
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There’s some rice in the jar.
There’s some milk in the bottle.
There’s some sugar in the jar.
There’s some oil in the bottle.
There’s some water in the jug.
There’s some wine in the bottle.
There are some apples on the table.
There are some eggs on the table.
There are some oranges on the table.
There are some bananas on the table.
There are some lemons on the table.
There are some onions on the table.
There isn’t any butter.
There isn’t any cheese.
There isn’t any beer.
There aren’t any tomatoes.
There aren’t any mushrooms.
There aren’t any eggs.
The fridge is empty.
Is there any cheese in the fridge?
Yes, there is.
Is there any butter in the fridge?
No, there isn’t.
Are there any eggs in the fridge?
Yes, there are.
Are there any tomatoes in the fridge?
No, there aren’t.
There’s some butter in the freezer.
How much is there?
There’s a lot.
There are some hamburgers in the freezer.
How many are there?
There are a lot.
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