W: So that’s what keeps yoso busy recently!

M: Yes, I’ve been tied up with my studies. Now, what worries me a lot is my English.

W: But why? Your English is very good.

M: Thank you. Yoare very kind.

W: No, I’m telling the truth. As an American, I understand yoquite well.

M: It’s very kind of yoto say so.

Text 7:

W: Honey, how long have we been living here?

M: About 10 years. What’s wrong?

W: I am thinking about redecorating our house.

M: That would cost a lot of money. But we do need to do some changes to the house.

W: Right. What about repainting the living room in yellow?

M: Good idea. I like the countryside style.

W: Great minds think the same. And we can also ask someone to draw a picture on the wall.

M: It sounds great. And the curtain should be changed too.

W: OK. Maybe we should make a blue program first.

Text 8:

W: Yosaid yowanted to talk to me about that course I’m doing this term. Music?

M: Actually I was a bit confused because I thought yowere majoring in maths.

W: That’s right, I am. I’m doing four months courses this year. Music is an optional course — yojust choose it if you’re interested. Why? Are yothinking about doing it?

M: Well, I’m not sure. What are the requirements?

W: Well, for a start, it’s distance learning — yodon’t actually have to be at the university to do it.

M: I’m more worried about the actual musical things. Like, I don’t know how to read music.

W: That doesn’t matter. You’ll learn as yogo along. What about computer skills? You’re OK there?

M: Yes, of course. Does that matter?

W: Yes, I’d say they’re necessary. Like I said, it’s all distance learning, so it’s computer-based.

Text 9:

W: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?

M: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.

W: Okay. What is your destination?

M: Well. I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland.

W: Okay. Let me check what flights are available? And when will yobe returning?

M: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. Oh, and I'd like the cheapest flight available.

W: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm…

M: Yeah?

W: Well, the price for the flight is almost double the price yowould pay if yoleave the day before.

M: Whoo. Let's go with the cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it?

W: It's only $980.

M: Alright. Well, let's go with that.

W: Okay. That's flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki.