Training 4
Alice: “Yesterday I spent the whole evening trying to talk to Betty on the phone, but she wasn’t at home. What’s more, she had promised to phone me and she didn’t. I had so much to tell her! So I asked her today where she had been. When Betty told me she had a dancing lesson yesterday, I was really amazed. The thing is Betty can’t dance at all. In fact, she hates dancing! But when she added she had met a cute boy, I understood everything. Betty is ready to do anything for a cute boy! And it seems this one is really cute. He is a wonderful dancer. Somebody told Betty that he only liked girls who could dance. So, Betty is taking private dancing lessons because she wants to be near him! Now I am thinking about dancing lessons too. Why, I am pretty and I can dance!”
1. Why couldn’t you talk to Betty yesterday? 2. Why did you want to talk to her so much? 3. Why were you so surprised to hear about her dancing lessons? 4. Who has Betty met recently? 5. Why is Betty taking private dancing lessons? 6. Why are you thinking about dancing lessons now?
1.
Jane: Hey! Is it true that your brother is visiting?
Bob: Yes. He will be here tomorrow.
Jane: I want you to introduce him when he arrives. Does he look like you?
Bob: A little. He’s older than me and bigger, too.
Jane: My sister was here last week.
Bob: Really? I didn’t know that. Why didn’t you introduce me to her?
Jane: Sorry. We were so busy. We went to all the tourist sites and ate in a lot of nice restaurants.
Bob: Is your sister rich?
Jane: Well, she makes a lot of money. She is a film director.
Bob: She’s older than you, right?
Jane: Yes. She’s twenty-eight years old.
Bob: So is my brother. Maybe we should introduce them to each other.
Jane: I don’t know. It depends if your brother is good enough for my sister.
Training 1
Jane: “My elder sister is twenty-eight. She is a film director. She is quite successful, so she makes a lot of money. When she was here last week, we had a good time together. We went to all the tourist sites and ate in a lot of expensive restaurants. My friend Bob has an elder brother who is twenty-eight, too. When Bob heard that my sister was a successful film director, he wanted me to introduce my sister to his brother. I don’t think it is a good idea because my sister meets a lot of famous and successful people in her job. And Bob’s brother isn’t famous.”