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Where’s Jimmy?
He’s in bed.
What’s the matter with him?
He feels ill.
He looks ill.
We must call the doctor.
Yes,we must.
Can you remember the doctor’s telephone number?
Yes,it’s 09754.
Open your mouth,Jimmy. Show me you tongue.Say,’Ah’.
What’s the matter with him,doctor?
He has a bad cold,Mr Williams. So he must stay in bed for a week.
That’s good news for Jimmy.
Good news?Why?
Because he doesn’t like school!
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How’s Jimmy today?
Better. Thank you, doctor.
Can I see him please, Mrs.Williams?
Certainly, doctor. Come upstairs.
You look very well, Jimmy.
You are better now, but you mustn’t get up yet.
You must stay in bed for anther two days.
The boy mustn’t go to school yet, Mrs.williams. And he mustn’t eat rich food.
Does he have a temperature, doctor?
No, he doesn’t.
Must he stay in bed?
Yes. He must remain in bed for another two day, but you must keep the room warm.
Where’s Mr.Williams this evening?
He’s in bed, doctor. Can you see him, please? He has a bad cold, too!
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What are you going to do this evening, jill?
I’m going to meet some friends, Dad.
You mustn’t come home late. You must be home at half past ten.
I can’t get home so early, Dad. Can I have the key to the front door, please?
No, you can’t.
Jill’s eighteen years old, Tom. She’s not a baby.
Give her the key. She always comes home early.
Oh, all right!
Here you are. But you mustn’t come home after a quarter past eleven. Do you hear?
Yes, Dad.
Thanks, Mum.
That’s all right. Goodbye
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Hello, were you at the butcher’s?
Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher’s, too?
No, I wasn’t. I was at the greengrocer’s. How’s Jimmy today?
He’s very well, thank you.
Was he absent from school last week?
Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Thursday, Wednesday and Thursday.
How are you all keeping?
Very well, thank you.
We’re going to spend three days in the country.
We’re going to stay at my mother’s for the weekend.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren’t you lucky!
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There is a car race near our town every year. In 1995, there was a very big race.
There were hundreds of people there. My wife and I were at the race.
Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too. You can see us in the crowd.
We are standing on the left.
There were twenty cars in the race.
There were English cars, French cars, German cars, Italian cars,
American cars and Japanese cars.
It was an exciting finish.
The winner was Billy Stewart.
He was in car number fifteen. Five other cars were just behind him.
On the way home, my wife said to me, "Don’t drive so quickly! You’re not Billy Stewart!"
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What’s Ron Marston like, Pauline?
He’s awful! He telephoned me four times yesterday,
and three times the day before yesterday.
He telephoned the office yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon.
My boss answered the telephone.
What did your boss say to him?
He said, "Pauline is typing letters. She can’t speak to you now!"
Then I arrived home at six o’clock yesterday evening.
He telephoned again. But I didn’t answer the phone!
Did he telephone again last night?
Yes, he did. He telephoned at nine o’clock
What did you say to him
I said, "This is Pauline’s mother. Please don’t telephone my daughter again!"
Did he telephone again?
No, he didn’t
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The way to King Street
Last week Mrs Mills went to London.
She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.
Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop. "I can ask him the way." She said to herself.
"Excuse me", she said.
"Can you tell me the way to King Street please?"
The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English!
He spoke German. He was a tourist.
Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrase-book.
He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly.
"I am sorry," he said. "I do not speak English."
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Do you have any shoes like these?
What size?
Size five.
What colour?
Black.
I’m sorry. We don’t have any.
But my sister bought this pair last month.
Did she buy them here?
No, she bought them in the U.S.
We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we don’t have any now.
Can you get a pair for me please?
I’m afraid that I can’t. They were in fashion last year and year before last.
But they’re not in fashion this year.
There shoes are in fashion now.
They look very uncomfortable.
They are very uncomfortable. But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!
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Good morning, Mr Croft.
Good morning, nurse. I want to see the dentist, please.
Do you have an appointment?
No, I don’t.
Is it urgent?
Yes, it is. It’s very urgent. I feel awful.
I have a terrible toothache.
Can you come at 10 am on Monday, April 24th?
MI must see the dentist now, nurse.
The dentist is very busy at the moment. Can you come at 2:00 PM?
That’s very late. Can’t the dentist see me now?
I’m afraid that he can’t, Mr Croft. Can’t you wait till this afternoon?
I can wait, but my toothache can’t!
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What are you doing, Carol?
I’m making a shopping-list, Tom.
What do we need?
We need a lot of things this week.
I must go to the grocer’s.
We haven’t got much tea or coffee, and we haven’t got any sugar or jam.
What about vegetables?
I must go to the greengrocer’s.
We haven’t got many tomatoes, but we’ve got a lot of potatoes.
I must go to the butcher’s, too. We need some meat. We haven’t got any meat at all.
Have we got any beer and wine?
No, we haven’t. And I’m not going to get any!
I hope that you’ve got some money.
I haven’t got much.
Well, I haven’t got much either!