Unit 1 The First Day
Emi: Oh, no… it?s ten o?clock! I?m late.
Emi: Is this English with Prof. Brown?
Prof. Brown: Yes. This is it.
Emi: I?m nervous.
Prof. Brown: Don?t be nervous. This class is easy.
Emi: Really? It?s easy?
Prof. Brown: Yes. And the instructor is really nice.
Emi: He is? Wait … Are you a student?
Prof. Brown: No, I?m not. I?m the instructor
Emi: You?re Professor Brown?! I?m so embarrassed.
Prof. Brown: Don?t be. Welcome to the class.
Jin: Hi.
Emi: Hi.
Jin: I?m a student too. My name?s Jin.
Emi: Hi. I?m Emi … Emi Okada.
Jin: Oh, you?re Japanese!
Emi: That?s right. And you?re …?
Jin: I?m Korean. This is my first class here. I?m a little nervous, too. Emi: Well, it?s nice to meet you. Your name?s Jean?
Jin: Jin. Jin Koh.
Prof. Brown: OK, everyone. Good morning. I?m Eric Brown. Let?s get started.
Unit 2 A Great Place
Kate: Yes…OK. Mm-hmmm. OK. Goodbye. Bye-bye. Chris: Good morning.
Kate: Good morning. Can I help you?
Chris: Yes, I need a hotel reservation.
Kate: OK. What city?
Chris: New York. Manhattan.
Kate: OK. When?
Chris: Next week. Three nights. The 7th, 8th, and 9th.
Kate: OK. Let?s see. How about the Wellington? Excellent location, it has large rooms, nice views. It?s a little expensive, but very nice.
Chris: Um… I don?t think so…
Kate: Here?s one. The Northgate. It?s very convenient, and it?s not expensive. It?s a great place.
Chris: OK. Sounds good.
Kate: And it?s available for the nights of the 7th through the 9th.
Chris: Good. Can you reserve it for me?
Kate: Sure. Single room, for the 7th, three nights. Can I have your credit card,
please?
Chris: Here.
Kate: OK. That takes care of that… You?re all set. Here?s your confirmation. Chris: Great, thanks.
Kate: Is there anything else I can do for you?
Chris: Nope, that?s it.
Kate: All right. Well, have a great time in New York.
Chris: Thanks, I will.
Unit 3 Whose Stuff
Laura: Hi, Emi.
Emi: Hi, Mrs. Arnello. How are you?
Laura: Good. Oh, Emi… Is this your shirt?
Emi: The blue one? No, that's not mine. It's Maggie's.
Laura: How about this sweater?
Emi: The yellow sweater? Yes, that's mine.
Laura: It's cute.
Emi: Oh, thanks.
Laura: And… these are your socks, right?
Emi: No, but those are mine.
Laura: Well, here's your stuff.
Emi: Thanks, Mrs. Arnello. I really appreciate it.
Laura: Oh, Emi, you forgot this.
Emi: Mrs. Arnello, you know, you really don't need to do my laundry.
Laura: Don?t be silly. It's my pleasure.
Emi: Well, I would feel better if you would…
Laura: No, no, no. I know you're so busy with school and everything.
Emi: But you're busy, too.
Laura: Really, it's OK. I have to do the laundry for Paul and the kids anyway. Emi: Please let me help sometime…
Laura: You know, if you really want to help, Emi… you can get Maggie to clean her room!
Unit 4 Lunch at the Rock
Ana: Chris, what do you want?
Chris: Mmm, I don't know.
Ana: How about grilled Mahi-Mahi?
Chris: What's that? A kind of fish?
Ana: Yes. It's good. Why don?t you try it?
Chris: No, I don't like seafood.
Ana: (Surprised) You don?t like sea-food?
Chris: No, not really.
Ana: All right. How about a Caesar salad?
Chris: A salad? No, I don't really like salads.
Ana: (Asking in a quizzical 嘲弄的, 探询的tone) What do you like?
Chris: Well, I like hamburgers.
Ana: Oh, Chris, everybody likes hamburgers.
Chris: So?
Dave (waiter) approaches the table.
Dave: Hi. Ready to order.
Ana: Yes. I'll have a grilled Mahi-Mahi sandwich … and a small house salad … and some iced tea.
Dave: Sure.
Chris: I'll have a hamburger, with French fries … and a Coke.
Dave: Would you like anything on the hamburger? Cheese, onions, mushrooms, avocado, sprouts?
Chris: No. Um … yeah … avocado.
Dave: OK, anything else?
Ana: No, nothing else.
Chris: Nope.
Ana: Whoa, Chris, very original. (As Dave walks away, Ana teases Chris for his lack of originality)
Chris: Thank you!
Unit 5 A Busy Life
Kate: Dave, you?re so busy all the time. Do you have any free time?
Dave: Hah! I work every day.
Kate: Every day? No days off?
Dave: No way. I?m here every day. I get here at six in the morning.
Kate: You get up at six in the morning? I never get up that early.
Dave: No, I get here at six. I always get up around five.
Kate: Oh, wow! That?s early. When do you go home?
Dave: Around nine.
Kate: Nine, at night?
Dave: Oh, yeah.
Kate: Dave, that?s crazy!
Dave: I know. How about you? What?s your schedule like?
Kate: Well, I work every day, from Monday to Friday, usually from 8:30 to 5:30.
Dave: Sounds like a good schedule to me. Very relaxing!