WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

Detective Now, Mr Briggs... Where were you yesterday?

Briggs Yesterday? What time?

Detective At two o'clock. Where were you at two o'clock?

Briggs I was at home.

Detective You weren't at home, you were in central London.

Briggs No, I wasn't! I was at home. Ask my girlfriend! She was with me!

Detective Well, we're going to speak to her later. Where is she now?

Briggs Oh... I don't now...

Detective O.K... Now, where were you on January 12th?

Briggs January 12th?

Detective Yes, it was a Wednesday.

Briggs I can't remember.

Detective You were in Manchester.

Briggs Oh no, I wasn't.

Detective Oh, yes, you were.

Briggs Oh no, I wasn't... I was in prison in January.

Detective Oh!

HOLIDAYS

Donald Hello, John! Where were you last month?

John Oh, I was on holiday.

Donald Oh, really?... but you were on holiday in January.

John Yes, I was in Switzerland in January.

Donald Where were you last month?

John I was in Florida.

Donald Florida! What was it like?

John Fantastic! The weather was beautiful... the sea was warm.

Donald What was the hotel like?

John Excellent! There was a swimming-pool and private beach. There were three restaurants and two bars.

Donald What were the people like?

John They were very friendly.

Donald Was your wife with you?

John No, she wasn't. She never comes with me on holiday.

Donald What about the children? Were they with you?

John No, they weren't. They were with their grandparents.

EVERYDAY CONVERSATION

W Can you change this pullover, please?

X Why? What's wrong with it?

W It's the wrong size.

X Is it too big or too small?

W It's too small for me.

X What size are you?

W I'm not sure. Can you measure me?

X Yes, certainly... You're a thirty-six. This one's the right size.

Y I'd like a room, please.

Z A single room or a double room sir?

Y A double, please.

Z With or without a private bathroom?

Y With, please.

Z For how many nights?

Y Just for one night, please.

A Excuse me!

B Yes?

A I think my change is wrong!

B Are you sure? Let me see. Oh, yes... you need another 50p.

A Yes, that's right.

B I'm terrible sorry.

A That's O.K.

C I think English food is excellent.

D Really! I don't think so.

C Why not?

D I refer French food.

RETURN FROM SPACE

Phil Strongarm, the American astronaut, is talking to a reporter about his journey to the moon.

Reporter Well, Phil... Welcome home!

Phil Thank you.

Reporter Did you have any problems on the journey?

Phil Well, we didn't have any serious problems... but it certainly wasn't a holiday!

Reporter Of course not...

Phil We didn't have a wash or a shave for two weeks!

Reporter Really?

Phil Yes. It wasn't very comfortable!

Reporter What about food? Was that a problem?

Phil Well, we didn't have any normal food.

Reporter What did you have?

Phil Well, we had some food tablets.

Reporter Are you going to the moon again?

Phil I hope so. It was wonderful!

YES, DEAR!

Every Saturday Mr Brown goes to town. He went to town last Saturday. He usually has a drink in the pub with his friends. Last Saturday he had four or five drinks. After the pub, he usually goes to supermarket and gets the food for his wife. He got the food last Saturday. He usually comes home on foot. Last Saturday he came home by taxi. His wife was very angry.

Mrs Brown John! Is that you?

Mr Brown Yes, dear. I'm back.

Mrs Brown Did you come home by taxi?

Mr Brown Yes, dear. The bags were very heavy.

Mrs Brown Did you get everything?

Mr Brown Yes, dear. I got everything... nearly everything.

Mrs Brown Nearly everything?

Mr Brown Yes, dear... I went to the butcher's, but they didn't have any steak.

Mrs Brown They didn't have any steak!

Mr Brown No, dear, so I got some hamburgers.

Mrs Brown Did you go to the baker's?

Mr Brown Yes, dear... but I didn't get any bread.

Mrs Brown You didn't get any bread!

Mr Brown No, dear. They didn't have any bread, so I got some rolls.

Mrs Brown How many rolls did you get?

Mr Brown I can't remember, dear.

Mrs Brown John?

Mr Brown Yes, dear?

Mrs Brown Did you go to the pub again?

Mr Brown Yes, dear.

Mrs Brown How many drinks did you have?

Mr Brown Only four or five, dear, ... small ones.

IN THE OFFICE

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.

THE STORY OF WILLY THE KID

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.

FOREIGN HOLIDAYS

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.

SURVIVORS

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.

ROBBIE AND THE REBELS

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.