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Secretary Good afternoon, Mr Smith.
Mr Smith Good afternoon, Miss Wild. Did you finish those letters?
Secretary Yes, sir. I typed them and signed them for you.
Mr Smith Did you photo-copy them?
Secretary Yes, sir. I photo-copied them and posted them.
Mr Smith Did Mr Jackson arrive?
Secretary Yes, sir.
Mr Smith What time did he arrive?
Secretary About two o’clock, sir… but he didn’t stay. He didn’t have time.
Mr Smith What did he want?
Secretary Oh… I didn’t ask, sir.
Mr Smith Er… Did you telephone Mrs Smith?
Secretary Yes, I did… but she wasn’t in.
Mr Smith Hmm… And the table at “Mario’s” for tonight?
Secretary Yes, sir, I reserved a table for two, at eight o’clock.
Mr Smith Good! Did Lulu telephone?
Secretary Yes, sir.
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Willy The Kid arrived in Dodge City one evening.
He walked into the saloon, and looked slowly round the room.
Everybody was afraid. Willy had two guns.
The sheriff was in his office. He was asleep.
The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office: “Willy The Kid’s in town!”
The sheriff hurried to the saloon.
The sheriff shouted to Willy: “Give me your guns, Willy.”
“This town is too small for both of us.”, Willy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Willy moved his hand towards his gun…
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice.
The first bullet missed Willy. The second killed him.
Two cowboys carried Willy away. That was the end of Willy The Kid.
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Anne’s a student at London University. She studies Spanish, and she goes to Spain every summer. She lies in the sun, she drinks a lot of wine, and eats a lot of Spanish food. She always flies by British Airways.
Her mother and father went to Italy last year. They toured Italy by coach. They saw a lot of interesting places. They ate spaghetti in Rome, drank coffee in Venice, and took a lot of photographs. The sun shone every day. They went to Italy by coach.
Professor Hopkins teaches Anne at London University. He went to India last year. He saw the Taj Mahal, and rode on an elephant. He wrote postcards to all his friends. He flew by Air India.
Rob is Anne’s boyfriend. He hitch-hiked around the United States last summer. He stayed there for a month. Of course he ate hamburgers, and drank Coca-Cola! He met a lot of interesting people. He bought a lot of American pop records, and brought them back to England. He flew there by Pan-American.
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Bill Craig and John Fitzgerald are pilots. Last year their plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean. They were in a rubber dinghy for four weeks.
They didn’t have much water, and they didn’t have many things to eat.
They had a few bananas and a little brandy from their plane. They caught a lot of fish.
They had only a little chocolate. They had only a few biscuits and a few apples.
After four weeks, they saw a ship and the ship rescued them.
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Jill Good morning, Shirley…
Shirley Hello, Jill…
Jill Oh, I’m tired this morning!
Shirley Are you? Why?
Jill Well, I went to the concert last night.
Shirley Which concert?
Jill The pop concert, the one at the Town Hall.
Shirley Oh, which group did you see?
Jill I saw “Robbie and the Rebels”… they’re a new group.
Shirley Are they good?
Jill Hmm… they usually play well, but last night they played badly.
Shirley Is Robbie a good singer?
Jill Oh, yes, he usually sings well.
Shirley Did he sing well last night?
Jill No, he didn’t… he sang very badly.
Shirley What about the group?
Jill Oh, the guitarist played beautifully… but the drummer was loud.
Shirley Yes, pop drummers always play loudly.
Jill I know! I had a headache after the concert.
Shirley Hmm… I never go to the pop concerts. I prefer classical music.
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