Paul: Bye.
Laura: Bye, sweetie.
Maggie: Bye-bye.
Paul: Bye.
P: OK, I made a list. Now, where is it?
F: It’s in your shirt pocket, Dad.
P: Oh, got it! Frankie, go get some milk, two cartons, okay? And I’ll go get the vegetables and fish.
P: Ah, did you get the milk?
F: No, I didn’t get any milk, but I did get some ice cream.
P: Frankie, put it back. You know we have to cut down on sweets.
F: But, Dad, check it out! Chocolate Crunch!
P: Oh ? hey ? Chocolate Crunch ? Excellent choice.
L: Hi, guys. Oh good, you got the groceries.
F: Yeah! We got a lot of good.
L: Mmm ? did you pick up some lettuce?
P: Oh, lettuce. Darn! I forgot to get that.
L: Oh. Did you remember to buy some tomatoes?
P: Tomatoes? Shoot! I didn’t know we needed tomatoes.
F: But look, Mom, we got a big box of Crunch-O’s cereal, a six-pack of Orange Plus, three bags of chips, and two cartons of ice cream.
Maggie: Hey, Chocolate Crunch ? excellent choice!
L: (Being sarcastic) Good work, guys.
Unit 8 Sound Advice
Emi: What’s wrong, Maggie?
Maggie: Nothing.
Emi: Come on, you can tell me.
Maggie: Well, I wanna ask Brian to the school dance?but I can’t.
Emi: You want to go to the dance, but you don’t want to ask Brian?
Maggie No, I want to ask Brian, but I can’t.
Emi: Sure, you can. It’s easy.
Maggie: It is?
Emi: Yes. Try calling him up. Say, “Do you want to go to the dance with me?”
Maggie: I can’t do it. I’m too shy!
Emi: Don’t be shy. You can do it! I’ll bet he says yes. Most guys would love that. Maggie: Well, OK. I’ll do it. Oh, it’s busy!
Maggie: OK... I'll try again. Oh! It’s ringing!
Brian: Hello.
Maggie: Brian?
Brian: Yeah.
Maggie: Hi, it's Maggie. Maggie Arnello from third period math.
Brian: Hey, what’s up?
Maggie: Um? I was wondering? if you? had a date for the dance on Friday?
Brian: No.
Maggie: Well, I was wondering if you? do you wanna go to the dance with me? We could just go as friends, we could?
Brian: You wanna go to the dance with me?
Maggie: Yeah.
Brian: Cool. But do we have to dance?
Maggie: Well, no? but it is a dance.
Brian: Oh? but I don’t have to dress up, do I?
Maggie: No, you don’t have to dress up. Well, maybe you can pick me up or something? Brian: Sure. What time?
Maggie: Well, the dance starts at 8:00, so maybe, like, 7:30?
Brian: Yeah, cool.
Maggie: OK, great, see you later?
Brain: Later.
Unit 9 Welcome Back
Ana: Kate! Welcome back!
Kate: Thanks.
Ana: You look tired.
Kate: Ahh... I’m exhausted?
Ana: What happened?
Kate: What didn’t happen?! First, I left my hotel in New York at 6:00 this morning. But I forgot my briefcase, so I had to go back and get it.
Ana: Oh, Kate ?
Kate: And then I missed my flight ?
Ana: Ohhh ?
Kate: So I had to wait two hours for the next flight. It was so frustrating!
Ana: I bet.
Kate: And I sat next to this lady who talked and talked, and this little kid kept kicking my seat! I almost lost my mind!
Ana: Oh, no! That’s terrible. Where’s your suitcase?
Kate: Well, when I arrived, my bag wasn’t at the baggage claim!
Ana: That’s SO annoying, I can’t believe it! Well, at least you made it!
Ana: By the way, what were you doing in New York?
Kate: I was there on buissness. Our head office is in New York, and was at a national meeting.
Ana: Oh, I see. Did that go well?
Kate: It was great. Lots of interesting presentations. So much new stuff. I am so-o-o braind-dead now!
Ana: Well, get some rest, and I hope they find your suitcase.
Kate: Thanks, Ana.
Unit10 A Better Place
Landlady: This is a great location. It’s really close to the subway station, and there's a bus stop right across the street!
Kate: Mmm, that’s convenient.
Landlady: And this is the apartment!
Kate: Mm-hmmm.
Landlady: High ceilings, large windows, very spacious.
Kate: Yes, it is big. It’s bigger than my place.
Landlady: And, it has two bedrooms. A large bedroom ? and a smaller one.
Kate: Mmm.
Landlady: It’s a great place. And the rent is only 1,600 dollars a month.
Kate: That’s ? a little more expensive than I thought.
Landlady: Yes, well, rents are going up in this area, you know!
Kate: Oh.
Landlady: It has a lovely view of the ocean.
Kate: That’s a view of the ocean?
Landlady: And this is the garden!
Kate: This is the garden?
Landlady: And here is the kitchen ? fully equipped with all the modern convenicences! Kate: Ah, well, thanks for showing the place to me. I will definitely give this some consideration.
Landlady: Well, I would encourage you to act quickly. This beautiful place won’t last long.
Unit11 Somewhere Around Here
Kate: Luis, where are you from?
Luis: San Francisco, you know that!
Kate: No, no. I mean, where is your family from?
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Unit 12 Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Sam: Emi: Oh, my parents are from Mexico. But where is Mexico? Colima. Calina? That’s close. Where is that? It’s in western Mexico. Is it close to Mexico City? Not far. Here, I’ll show you. It’s somewhere around here?here. Oh, Colima! What’s it like there? It’s near the ocean and the mountains. I think it’s the most beautiful place on Earth! How about you? Where’s your family from? Well, I was born in California. My father moved here from Georgia in the 1950s. Oh? And my mother moved from here from Texas in the 1960s. Uh-huh. They met and got married?and here I am! Wow! Everyone ‘s got a story, huh? It’s Spicy! What’s this little dish? That’s the sashimishoyuzara. The what? It’s a dish that you use for the soy sauce. Oh. And this is the soy sauce, isn’t it? Mm-hmm. And what’s this green stuff? It’s called wasabi. Wasabi? Mm-hmmm. It’s like horseradish. It’s a spice that you mix with the soy sauce. I’ll try it. Careful . It’s very spicy .