SmallTalk

1.Greeting

A:Hi,howareyoudoing?

B:I'mfine.Howaboutyourself?

A:I'mprettygood.Thanksforasking.

B:Noproblem.Sohowhaveyoubeen?

A:I'vebeengreat.Whataboutyou?

B:I'vebeengood.I'minschoolrightnow.

A:Whatschooldoyougoto?

B:IgotoPCC.

A:Doyoulikeitthere?

B:It'sokay.It'sareallybigcampus.

A:Goodluckwithschool.

B:Thankyouverymuch.

A:How'sitgoing?

B:I'mdoingwell.Howaboutyou?

A:Neverbetter,thanks.

B:Sohowhaveyoubeenlately?

A:I'veactuallybeenprettygood.You?

B:I'mactuallyinschoolrightnow.

A:Whichschooldoyouattend?

B:I'mattendingPCCrightnow.

A:Areyouenjoyingitthere?

B:It'snotbad.Therearealotofpeoplethere.

A:Goodluckwiththat.

B:Thanks.

A:Howareyoudoingtoday?

B:I'mdoinggreat.Whataboutyou?

A:I'mabsolutelylovely,thankyou.

B:Everything'sbeengoodwithyou?

A:Ihaven'tbeenbetter.Howaboutyourself?

B:Istartedschoolrecently.

A:Whereareyougoingtoschool?

B:I'mgoingtoPCC.

A:Howdoyoulikeitsofar?

B:Ilikeitsofar.Myclassesareprettygoodrightnow.

A:Iwishyouluck.

B:Thanksalot.

2.Weather

A:It'sanuglydaytoday.

B:Iknow.Ithinkitmayrain.

A:It'sthemiddleofsummer,itshouldn'traintoday.

B:Thatwouldbeweird.

A:Yeah,especiallysinceit'sninetydegreesoutside.

B:Iknow,itwouldbehorribleifitrainedanditwashotoutside.

A:Yes,itwouldbe.

B:Ireallywishitwasn'tsohoteveryday.

A:Metoo.Ican'twaituntilwinter.

B:Ilikewintertoo,butsometimesitgetstoocold.

A:I'dratherbecoldthanhot.

B:Metoo.

A:Itdoesn'tlookveryniceoutsidetoday.

B:You'reright.Ithinkit'sgoingtorainlater.

A:Inthemiddleofthesummer,itshouldn'tberaining.

B:Thatwouldn'tseemright.

A:Consideringthatit'soverninetydegreesoutside,thatwouldbeweird.

B:Exactly,itwouldn'tbeniceifitstartedraining.It'stoohot.

A:Iknow,you'reabsolutelyright

B:Iwishitwouldcooloffoneday.

A:That'showIfeel,Iwantwintertocomesoon.

B:Ienjoythewinter,butitgetsreallycoldsometimes.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean,butI'dratherbecoldthanhot.

B:That'sexactlyhowIfeel.

A:Iwishitwasanicerdaytoday.

B:Thatistrue.Ihopeitdoesn'train.

A:Itwouldn'traininthemiddleofthesummer.

B:Itwouldn'tseemrightifitstartedrainingrightnow.

A:Itwouldbeweirdifitstartedraininginninetydegreeweather.

B:Anyrainrightnowwouldbepointless.

A:That'sright,itreallywouldbe.

B:Iwantittocooldownsome.

A:Iknowwhatyoumean,Ican'twaituntilit'swinter.

B:Winterisgreat.Iwishitdidn'tgetsocoldsometimesthough.

A:Iwouldratherdealwiththewinterthanthesummer.

B:Ifeelthesameway.

A:It'ssuchaniceday.

B:Yes,itis.

A:Itlookslikeitmayrainsoon.

B:Yes,andIhopethatitdoes.

A:Whyisthat?

B:Ireallylovehowrainclearstheair.

A:Metoo.Italwayssmellssofreshafteritrains.

B:Yes,butIlovethenightairafteritrains.

A:Really?Whyisit?

B:Becauseyoucanseethestarsperfectly.

A:Ireallyhopeitrainstoday.

B:Yeah,metoo.

A:Isn'titaniceday?

B:Itreallyis.

A:Itseemsthatitmayraintoday.

B:Hopefullyitwill.

A:Howcome?

B:Ilikehowcleartheskygetsafteritrains.

A:Ifeelthesameway.Itsmellssogoodafteritrains.

B:Iespeciallylovethenightairwhenitrains.

A:Really?Why?

B:Thestarslooksomuchcloserafteritrains.

A:Ireallywantittoraintoday.

B:Yeah,sodoI

A:Don'tyouthinkit'sniceout?

B:Yes,Ithinksotoo.

A:Ithinkthatit'sgoingtorain.

B:Ihopethatitdoesrain.

A:Youliketherain?

B:Theskylookssocleanafteritrains.Iloveit.

A:Iunderstand.Raindoesmakeitsmellcleaner.

B:Ilovemosthowitisatnightafteritrains.

A:Howcome?

B:Youcanseethestarssomuchmoreclearlyafteritrains.

A:Iwouldloveforittoraintoday.

B:Iwouldtoo.

A:Ireallywanttogotothebeachthisweekend.

B:Thatsoundslikefun.What'stheweathergoingtobelike?

A:Iheardthatit'sgoingtobewarmthisweekend.

B:Isitgoingtobeperfectbeachweather?

A:Ibelieveso.

B:Good.Ihopeitdoesn'tcooloffthisweekend.

A:Iknow.Ireallywanttogotothebeach.

B:ButyouknowthatCaliforniaweatherisreallyunpredictable.

A:You'reright.Oneminuteit'shot,andthenthenextminuteit'scold.

B:Ireallywishtheweatherwouldjuststaythesame.

A:Idotoo.Thatwaywecanhaveouractivitiesplannedaheadoftime.

B:Yeah,thatwouldmakethingsaloteasier.

A:Iwouldliketotakeatriptothebeachthisweekend.

B:Atriptothebeachwouldbefun.Howistheweathergoingtobe?

A:Theforecastsaysthatitwillbewarmontheweekend.

B:Sodoyouthinkit'llbeperfectweatherforthebeach?

A:Itsoundslikeitwillbe.

B:Ireallyhopeitdoesn'tgetcold.

A:Thatwouldruinthings,Iwanttogosobadly.

B:TheweatherinCaliforniaisunpredictable,soyouneverknow.

A:Thatistrue.Theweatherisconstantlychanging.

B:Itwouldbeniceiftheweatherwouldneverchange.

A:Thatwouldbegreat,thenwecouldplanthingssooner.

B:True.Predictableweatherwouldmakelifeeasier.

A:Itwouldbenicetogotothebeachsometimethisweekend.

B:What'stheweathergoingtobelike?Imaywanttogotoo.

A:Theweatherthisweekendissupposedtobewarm.

B:Willitbegoodbeachweather?

A:Ithinkitwillbe.

B:Itwouldn'tbegoodifitgotcoldthisweekend.

A:Iwantthistriptobeperfect,Ihopeitstayswarm.

B:ThisCaliforniaweatherissouncertain,it'simpossibletoknowwhat'llhappen.

A:Iknow.Everydaytheweatherseemsdifferent.

B:Iwouldloveitifitwasn'talwayssounpredictable.

A:Thatwouldmakeiteasierforustomakeplans.

B:Iknow.Thingsareeasierwhenyouknowwhattheweather'sgoingtobelike.

3.Callingafriend

A:Hello,mayIspeaktoAliceplease?

B:Thisisshe.How'sitgoing?

A:I'vebeentryingtocallyouallday.

B:Sorryaboutthat.Iwascleaningup.

A:It'sokay.

B:Sowhatwereyoucallingmeabout?

A:Oh,Ijustwantedtoseeifyouwantedtohangouttomorrow.

B:Sure,whatdidyouwanttodo?

A:Maybewecangoseeamovieorsomething.

B:Thatsoundslikefun.Let'sdoit.

A:I'llseeyoutomorrowthen.

B:Seeyouthen.Goodbye

A:Hi,howareyou.IsAlicethere?

B:Speaking.What'sup?

A:Whyhaven'tyouansweredthephone?

B:Mybad,Ihadchorestodo.

A:That'sallright.

B:Whatwasthereasonforyourcall?

A:Iwanttodosomethingtomorrowwithyou.

B:Soundsgood.Whatdidyouhaveinmind?

A:Iwasthinkingaboutseeingamovie.

B:Okay,let'sgoseeamovie.

A:Untilthen.

B:Talktoyoulater.

A:IsAliceavailable?

B:You'retalkingtoher.

A:I'vecalledyouahundredtimestoday.

B:Iwasbusydoingsomething.Iapologize.

A:Noproblem.

B:Didyouneedsomething?

A:Didyouwanttodosomethingtomorrow?

B:Istheresomewherespecialyouwantedtogo?

A:Howaboutamovie?

B:Amoviesoundsgood.

A:Callmetomorrowthen.

B:Iwillseeyoutomorrow.

4.DescribingPeople

A:Haveyouseenthenewgirlinschool?

B:No,Ihaven't.

A:She'sreallypretty.

B:Describehertome.

A:She'snottootall.

B:Well,howtallisshe?

A:She'saboutfivefeeteven.

B:Whatdoesshelooklike,though?

A:Shehasprettylightbrowneyes.

B:Imayknowwhichgirlyou'retalkingabout.

A:Soyouhaveseenheraround?

B:Yes,Ihave.

A:There'sanewgirlinschool,haveyouseenheryet?

B:Ihaven'tseenheryet.

A:Ithinkthatsheisverypretty.

B:Tellmehowshelooks.

A:She'skindofshort.

B:Whatheightisshe?

A:She'sprobablyaboutfivefeet.

B:That'snice,buttellmewhatshelookslike.

A:ThefirstthingInoticedwasherbeautifulbrowneyes.

B:IthinkImight'vebumpedintoherbefore.

A:Areyoutellingmethatyou'veseenherbefore?

B:Ibelieveso.

A:Haveyoumetthenewgirl?

B:No.Haveyou?

A:She'soneoftheprettiestgirlsattheschool.

B:Whatdoesshelooklike?

A:Well,she'squiteshort.

B:Howtallwouldyousaythatsheis?

A:Iwouldsayshe'sonlyfivefeet.

B:Whataboutherfacialfeatures?

A:Shehaslightbrowneyes,absolutelybeautiful.

B:IthinkIknowwhoyou'retalkingabout.

A:Haveyouseenher?

B:IthinkthatIhave.

5.ExpressingConcernforSomeone

A:Whyweren'tyouatschoolyesterday?

B:Iwasn'treallyfeelingwell.

A:Whatwaswrongwithyou?

B:Mystomachwasupset.

A:Doyoufeelbetternow?

B:Idon'treallyfeeltoowellyet.

A:Doyouwantanythingtomakeyoufeelbetter?

B:No,thanks.Ialreadytooksomemedicine.

A:Ihopeyoufeelbetter.

B:Thankyou.

A:Whatreasondoyouhaveformissingschool?

B:Iwassick.

A:Howwereyousick?

B:Ihadastomachache.

A:Diditgetanybetter?

B:I'mstillfeelingundertheweather.

A:Wouldyoulikeanythingforyourstomach?

B:Itooksomethingearlier.

A:Getbetter.

B:Thanksalot.

A:Whydidn'tyougotoschoolyesterday?

B:IstayedhomebecauseIwasn'tfeelingwell.

A:Whatwasyourproblem?

B:Mystomachwasbotheringme.

A:Areyoufeelinganybetter?

B:I'mstillfeelingalittlesick.

A:I'mgoingtothestore,wouldyoulikeanyPeptoBismol?

B:That'sokay.

A:Ihopeyoufeelbetter.

B:I'dappreciatethat.

6.ExpressingJoyatSomeone'sSuccess

A:Didyouhearthegoodnews?

B:No,Ihaven't.

A:Igotapromotionatmyjob.

B:Didyoureally?

A:Seriously,Iamsoexcited.

B:Well,congratulations.

A:Thankyou.

B:I'msohappyforyou.

A:Really?

B:Yes.Youreallydeservedthis.

A:Youthinkso?

B:Yes.Goodforyou.

A:Haveyouheardmygoodnews?

B:Youhaven'ttoldmeanythingyet.

A:Igotapromotionatworkearlierthisweek.

B:Isthatright?

A:It'sthetruth.Iamreallyhappy.

B:Congratulationsonyourpromotion.

A:Thankyouverymuch.

B:Iamreallyexcitedforyou.

A:Areyoureally?

B:I'mserious.Youdeservedthispromotion.

A:Isthatwhatyoureallythink?

B:Yes,Ido.

A:Ihaven'ttoldyouwhathappenedyet,haveI?

B:Ihaven'theardanything.

A:Mybossofferedmeapromotion,andItookit.

B:Areyouserious?

A:Yes,Iamreallyexcited.

B:That'sgreat.Congratulations.

A:Iappreciatethat.

B:YouhavenoideahowhappyIamforyou.

A:Forreal?

B:Ibelieveyouwerethebestchoiceforthatpromotion.Ireallydo.

7.ComplimentingSomeone'sClothes

A:Youlookreallynicetoday.

B:Thankyou.Ijustgotthisoutfittheotherday.

A:Really,wheredidyougetit?

B:IgotitfromMacy's.

A:It'sreallynice.

B:Thanksagain.Youlooknicetoday,too.

A:Thankyou.Ijustgottheseshoestoday.

B:Really?Whatkindofshoesarethey?

A:ThesearecalledAllStarChuckTaylors.

B:Ireallylikethose.Howmuchdidtheycost?

A:Theywereaboutfortydollars.

B:IthinkI'mgoingtogobuymyselfapair.

A:Iabsolutelylovewhatyou'rewearingtoday.

B:Youdo?Ijustboughtthisoutfitacoupledaysago.

A:Seriously,itlooksreallyniceonyou.Wheredidyoubuyitfrom?

B:IboughtitfromtheMacy'sattheSantaAnitamall.

A:Ireallylikethatoutfit.

B:Thanks.Ithinkyoulooknicetoday,too.

A:Thankyou.Ijustboughtthesenewshoesearliertoday.

B:Thosearenice.Whatarethey?

A:ThesearesomeChucks.

B:Thosearegreat.Howmuchwerethey?

A:Igotthemforforty.

B:IthinkImightgoandfindmemyownpairofChucks.

A:Ithinkthatyoulookverycutetoday.

B:Isthatright?Thisisabrandnewoutfit.

A:Whatstoredidyougetitfrom?

B:IwenttoMacy'sandpickeditout.

A:Iloveyouroutfitrightnow.

B:Well,Ithinkyoulooknicetodaytoo.

A:Thanks.Ifoundthesenewshoesearlieratthestore.

B:Ithinkthatthosearesomereallyniceshoes.Whatkindarethey?

A:TheseareChucks.

B:Yourshoeslookreallynice.Howmuchdidyougetthemfor?

A:Theyonlycostmeaboutfortydollars.

B:I'mgoingtogogetapairformyself.

8.LeisureActivities

A:Tellme,whatdoyouenjoydoinginyoursparetime?

B:Ienjoydrawingandpainting.

A:Youknowhowtodrawandpaint?

B:Yes,Ido.

A:Whendidyoulearnhowtodothat?

B:Ilearnedbackinhighschool.

A:Oh,soyoutookanartclass?

B:Yeah,Ilovedthatclass.

A:Iseethatyou'reprettytalented.

B:Thankyouverymuch.

A:IwishIhadatalentlikethat.

B:I'msureyouhaveatalent.It'sjusthidden.

A:Whatkindsofthingsdoyouliketodo?

B:I'vealwayslikedtodrawandpaint.

A:Ididn'tknowyouknewhowtodrawandpaint.

B:Idoiteveryonceinawhile.

A:Howlonghaveyouknownhowtodothat?

B:Ifirstlearnedhowtodoitinhighschool.

A:Didyoutakesomesortofartclassorsomething?

B:Thatwasmyfavoriteclass.

A:Youhavegottobetalented.

B:Thanks.

A:IfonlyIwastalented.

B:Youhaveatalent.Youjustdon'tknowwhatitisyet.

A:Arethereanyhobbiesyoudo?

B:WhenIhavetime,Isometimesdrawandpaint.

A:Oh,youactuallydothat?

B:Everysooften,Ido.

A:Didyoualwaysknowhowtodrawandpaint?

B:Iwastaughtinhighschoolhowtodrawandpaint.

A:Youhadanartclass?

B:Exactly,itwasmyfavoriteclass.

A:Well,it'sgoodthatyou'resotalented.

B:Iappreciatethat.

A:Talentisagreatthing,IwishIhadone.

B:Everyonehasatalent.Theyjustneedtofindit.

9.FavoriteMovie

A:What'syourfavoritemovie?

B:MyfavoritemovieisSuperbad.

A:Oh,whyisthat?

B:It'sthefunniestmoviethatI'veeverseen.

A:That'strue.Itisaveryfunnymovie.

B:You'veseenitbefore?

A:Yes,Isawthatmoviethefirstdayitcameoutintheaters.

B:Didn'tyoulaughthroughthewholemovie?Idid.

A:Metoo.Thatmoviebroughttearstomyeyes.

B:Minetoo.

A:IhaveitonDVDatmyhouseifyouwanttocomeoverandwatchit.

B:Sure,let'sgo.

A:Whichmovieisyourfavoritetowatch?

B:Ihavetosay,myfavoritemovieisSuperbad.

A:Isthatright?Why?

B:Honestly,itisoneofthefunniestmoviesI'veseeninalongtime.

A:You'reright.Thatmovieishilarious.

B:Ididn'tthinkyousawthatmovie.

A:Iwenttoseeitthedayitcameout.

B:Iwaslaughingthroughthewholemovie.

A:Icouldn'thelplaughing,either.

B:Samehere.

A:Iboughtthemovie.Wouldyouliketocometomyhouseandwatchit?

B:Ofcourse.

A:Outofeverymoviethatyou'veseen,whichoneisyourfavorite?

B:I'mgoingtohavetosaythatSuperbadisthebestmovieever.

A:Youthinkso,howcome?

B:Well,Superbadissuperfunny.

A:You'renotlying,Ifoundthatmovieabsolutelyhilarious.

B:Ididn'tknowthatyousawSuperbadbefore.

A:Imadesuretobeinlinetoseeitthefirstdayitcameout.

B:Icouldn'tkeepfromlaughingthroughoutthewholemovie.

A:Iwaslaughinghystericallythewholetime;mystomachmuscleshurtafterwards.

B:That'sexactlyhowIfelt.

A:IgotthemoviewhenitcameoutonDVD,doyouwanttocomeover?

B:Iwouldloveto.

10.FavoriteMusic

A:Whattypeofmusicdoyouliketolistento?

B:Ilikelisteningtodifferentkindsofmusic.

A:Likewhat,forinstance?

B:IenjoyRockandR&B.

A:Whyisthat?

B:Ilikethedifferentinstrumentsthattheyuse.

A:That'sagoodreasontolikesomething.

B:Yeah,Ithinksotoo.

A:Whatkindofmusicdoyouenjoylisteningto?

B:Ienjoylisteningtoallkindsofmusic.

A:Whatkind?

B:IliketolistentoRockandR&B.

A:Whydoyoulikethattypeofmusic?

B:Ilikethekindsofinstrumentsthattheyuse.

A:Ithinkthat'sanexcellentreasontolikesomething.

B:Thanks,Ifeelthesameway.

A:Whatisyourfavoritekindofmusic?

B:Ilistentovarioustypesofmusic.

A:Whatgenres?

B:IenjoylisteningtobothRockandR&B.

A:Whatinterestsyouinthattypeofmusic?

B:Ienjoythedifferenttypesofinstrumentsthattheyuse.

A:Thatisaperfectreasontolikeacertainkindofmusic.

B:That'sexactlywhatIthinktoo.

11.Sports

A:DidyougotothebasketballgameonFriday?

B:No,Icouldn'tmakeit.

A:Youmissedareallygoodgame.

B:Oh,really?Whowon?

A:Ourschooldid.Theyplayedreallywell.

B:ToobadIwasbusy.Ireallywantedtogo.

A:Yeah,youshouldhave.Itwasreallyexciting.

B:Sowhatwasthescore?

A:Thescorewas101-98.

B:Man,thatwasareallyclosegame.

A:That'swhatmadeitsogreat.

B:I'llmakesureandmakeittothenextone.

A:WereyouabletoattendFridaynight'sbasketballgame?

B:Iwasunabletomakeit.

A:Youshouldhavebeenthere.Itwasintense.

B:Isthatright.Whoendedupwinning?

A:Ourteamwasvictorious.

B:IwishIwasfreethatnight.I'mkindofmadthatIdidn'tgo.

A:Itwasagreatgame.

B:Whatwasthescoreattheendofthegame?

A:Ourteamwon101-98.

B:Soundslikeitwasaclosegame.

A:That'sthereasonitwassuchagreatgame.

B:Thenextgame,Iwilldefinitelybethere.

A:IwasmeaningtoaskyouifyousawthebasketballgameonFriday.

B:Iwantedtogo,butIcouldn't.

A:Itwasagreatgame.

B:It'stoobadthatIcouldn'tmakeit.Whowon?

A:Ourteamplayedhardandwon.

B:IreallywishIwenttothegame.

A:Itwasthebestgameever.

B:Sotellmethefinalscore.

A:Theotherteamlostbythreepoints,101-98.

B:Itmust'vebeenaclosegame.

A:Itreallywas.Youshould'vegone.

B:Hopefully,I'llmakeittothenextone.

12.InvitationtoaMovie

A:Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?

B:I'mgoingtothemovieswithafriend.Howaboutyou?

A:I'mnotsureyet.

B:Well,didyouwanttogoseeamoviewithme?

A:Whatmovieareyougoingtosee?

B:I'mnotsureyet.Istheresomethingyouwanttosee?

A:There'snothingIcanthinkof.

B:So,didyouwanttogo?

A:No,thanks,maybeanothertime.

B:Okay,soundsgood.

A:Doyouknowwhatyou'regoingtodothisweekend?

B:Iamgoingtoseeamoviewithafriendofmine.Whataboutyou?

A:Idon'tknow.

B:Wouldyouliketoseeamoviewithmeandmyfriend?

A:Doyouknowwhatmovieyou'regoingtowatch?

B:Idon'tknow,butwasthereacertainmovieyouwantedtosee?

A:NonethatIcanthinkof.

B:Well,wouldyouliketogo?

A:Thankyouforinvitingme,butIthinkI'llpass.

B:Allright.Anothertimethen.

A:Youhaveanyideasastowhatyouwanttodothisweekend?

B:I'mgoingtothemovietheaterwithmyfriend.Whatareyougoingtodo?

A:I'mnotquitesureyet.

B:Howaboutyouseeamoviewithmeandmyfriend?

A:Whatmovieareyouandyourfriendplanningonwatching?

B:Notsure.Isthereamovieoutthatcatchesyoureye?

A:Nogoodmoviescometomind.

B:Haveyoudecidedwhetherornotyouwouldliketogo?

A:No,thanks.Maybeanothertime.

B:Forsureanotherday.

13.ASickClassmate

A:Didyougotoschooltoday?

B:Yeah,Iwenttoschooltoday.Wereyouthere?

A:No,Ididn'tgo,I'vebeensick.

B:Thatsucks.DidyouwanttheassignmentsfromEnglishclass?

A:Thatwouldbenice,thankyou.

B:Noproblem,you'rewelcome.

A:Iwillbegladtodothesameforyouwhenyou'resick.

B:Well,thankyou.Ihopetoseeyouatschooltomorrow.

A:Haveyouattendedschooltoday?

B:Iattendedschooltoday.Didyou?

A:Iwasn'tabletoattendschoolbecauseIwasfeelingill.

B:I'msorrytohearthat.WouldyouliketheassignmentsfromEnglishclass?

A:Iwouldreallyappreciatethat,thanks.

B:It'snotroubleatall.

A:Ifyougetsick,I'llreturnthefavor.

B:Thanks.Seeyouatschooltomorrowifyoufeelbetter.

A:Haveyougonetoschooltoday?

B:Iwenttoschooltoday.Didyougotoschool?

A:Icouldn'tgotoschooltoday,Iwassick.

B:That'shorrible.I'dbehappytogiveyoutheassignmentsfromEnglishclass.

A:Thankyouverymuch,that'skindofyou.

B:Don'tmentionit.

A:Whenyoumissadayofschool,I'llbehappytogiveyoutheEnglishassignments.

B:ThatisgreatlyappreciatedandIhopeyoufeelwellenoughtogotoschooltomorrow.

14.SharingNewsandInformation

A:Didyouhearthenews?

B:Whathappened?

A:Ourcousinwentintolaborandhadherbabylastweek.

B:Shedid?Whydidn'tanyonetellme?

A:Iwould'vethoughtthatsomebodywouldhavetoldyou.

B:No,Ihadnoidea.

A:Well,shedid,herbabywas8pounds6ounces.

B:OhmyGod,that'sgreat!

A:Areyougoingtogoandvisitherandthebaby?

B:IthinkthatImight.

A:Good!IjustthoughtI'dletyouknow.

B:Thanksfortellingme.

A:Haveyouheardwhathappened?

B:Heardwhat?

A:Debrahalreadyhadherbaby.

B:Ididn'tknowthat.

A:Ithoughtyouknew.

B:Ihonestlydidn'tknow.

A:Thebabywas8pounds6ounces.

B:That'sgoodtohear.

A:Willyougoandvisitthem?

B:OfcourseIwill.

A:Ijustwantedtogiveyouthegoodnews.

B:Thanksforlettingmeknow.

A:Haveyouheardthenews?

B:Ihaven'theardanything.

A:Debrahhadherbabylastweek.

B:Nobodytoldme.

A:Ithoughtyouheard.

B:Ireallywasn'ttoldanything.

A:Shewasacute8pounds6ounces.

B:Wow,howexciting.

A:Iknow,youshouldreallygoandseeherandthebaby.

B:OfcourseIwill.

A:Ijustwantedtoletyouknowwhathappened.

B:Iappreciatethat.

15.ChangingtheSubject

A:Didyougotoschooltoday?

B:Ofcourse.Didyou?

A:Ididn'twantto,soIdidn't.

B:That'ssad,buthaveyougonetothemoviesrecently?

A:That'saswitch.

B:I'mserious,haveyou?

A:No,Ihaven't.Why?

B:Ireallywanttogotothemoviesthisweekend.

A:Sogothen.

B:Ireallydon'twanttogobymyself.

A:Wellanyway,doyouplanongoingtoschooltomorrow?

B:No,IthinkI'mgoingtogotothemovies.

A:Didyoumakeittoschooltoday?

B:Ialwaysdo.Didyougotoschooltoday?

A:No,Ididn't.

B:Youshouldhave,buthaveyouseenanymovieslately?

A:Thatwasanoddchangeofsubject.

B:Maybeitwas,butanswerthequestion.

A:No,notrecently.

B:Iwanttogotoseeamoviethisweekend.

A:What'sstoppingyouthen?

B:Idon'twanttogoalone.

A:So,willyoubeatschooltomorrow?

B:No,Iwanttogotothemoviesinstead.

A:Didyouevenbothertogotoschooltoday?

B:Yeah,Iwent.Didyougo?

A:No,Ididn'tfeellikeit.

B:That'snice,haveyoubeentothemovieslately?

A:No,butthatwasarandomchangeofsubject.

B:Itmayhavebeenrandom,buthaveyou?

A:Ihaven'tlately.

B:Iwouldlovetocatchamoviethisweekend.

A:Sothen,whydon'tyoujustgo?

B:Idon'twanttoseeamoviebymyself.

A:Okay,soareyougoingtoschooltomorrow?

B:IthinkImightjustgotothemovies.

16.ReceivingVisitors

A:Thanksforcomingtoseemetoday.

B:It'snoproblem.Iwasreallymissingyouanyway.

A:Imissedyoutoo.

B:Whyhaven'tyoutriedtocomeseemethen?

A:I'vebeenreallybusy.

B:Doingwhat?

A:Working.

B:Iwould'vecometoseeyousooner,butI'vebeenbusytoo.

A:Whathaveyoubeendoing?

B:I'vebeenworkingtoo.

A:Wellregardless,I'mveryhappythatyoucametoseeme.

B:Iamtoo.

A:I'mreallygladthatyoucametoseeme.

B:Ihadto.Iwasmissingyoualot.

A:Iwasmissingyoutoo.

B:So,whyhaven'tyouvisitedme?

A:I'veactuallybeenbusylately.

B:Whathaveyoubeendoing?

A:I'vejustbeenworkingreallyhard.

B:I'vealsobeenbusy.

A:Tellmewhatyou'vebeendoing.

B:Basically,I'vebeenworkingtoo.

A:Wellwhatever,I'mgladyoucame.

B:SoamI.

A:I'mreallyh叩pythatyoucametovisitme.

B:Ireallymissedyoualot.

A:I'vebeenmissingyoulikecrazy.

B:Idon'tunderstandwhyyouhaven'tcometovisitme.

A:Lately,I'vebeenquitebusy.

B:Tellmewhatyou'vebeenupto.

A:I'vereallybeenworkingalotlately.

B:I'vebeenprettybusymyself.

A:Sowhathaveyoubeenupto?

B:I'vejustbeenworkingalot.

A:Whateverthereasonmaybe,I'mgladyouvisitedme.

B:I'mgladIdidtoo.

17.WaitingforanInvitation

A:Hey,didyouhearaboutJessica'spartythisweekend?

B:Yeah,butI'mstillwaitingformyinvitation.

A:Ohreally?Shegavememineearliertoday.

B:Well,she'llprobablyjustgivememyinvitationlaterontoday.

A:Yeah,soareyouplanningongoing?

B:Ithinkso.Itsoundslikeit'sgoingtobealotoffun.

A:Itreallydoes,Ican'twait.

B:Whattimedoesthepartystart?

A:Itstartsat8o'clock.

B:Oh,well,howmanypeoplehasshegiveninvitestosofar?

A:I'mnotsure,butIdon'tthinkshe'sgivenoutthatmany.

B:Well,hopefullyshe'llgivememyinvitelaterontoday.

A:HaveyouheardaboutJessica'spartyonSaturday?

B:I'veheardaboutit,butI'mstillwaitingformyinvitation.

A:Really?Igotminefromherthismorning.

B:I'mguessingthatshe'sgoingtogivememyinvitetodayortomorrow.

A:You'reprobablyright,doyouintendongoingtotheparty?

B:Iwantto.Iheardit'sgoingtobereallyfun.

A:Iknow,itdoessoundprettyawesome.

B:Well,whendoesthepartystart?

A:It'ssupposedtostartatabouteight.

B:Howmanyinvitationshasshegivenout?

A:Ireallydon'tknow,butIdon'tthinkshegaveoutthatmanyyet.

B:Ireallywanttogo,soIhopethatshegivesmemyinvitesoon.

A:HasanyonetoldyouaboutJessica'spartycomingup?

B:Iwastoldaboutitalready.I'mjustwaitingformyinvitation.

A:Isthatright?Ialreadygotmyinvitationfromherearlier.

B:Ibelievethatshewillgivemetheinvitationtoday.

A:Areyouevengoingtogo?

B:Yeah,itsoundslikeit'sgoingtobethebestpartyoftheyear.

A:Exactly,itseemslikeit'sgoingtobeloadsoffun.

B:Whenexactlydoesthepartystart?

A:Theinvitationsaysitstartsat8:00p.m.

B:Hasshegivenoutalotofinvitationsyet?

A:Ihavenoidea,shehasn'tgivenoutmanythough.

B:I'mplanningongoing,butIreallyneedhertogivememyinvitation.

18.AcceptinganInvitationtoaParty

A:Hey,what'sup?

B:Nothingreally.

A:I'mthrowingapartyonFriday.

B:Ididn'trealizethat.

A:Youdidn't?

B:Nobodyhastoldmeanythingaboutyourparty.

A:Didyouwanttogo?

B:Whendoesitstart?

A:At8:00p.m.

B:I'llbethere.

A:I'dbetterseeyouthere.

B:Ofcourse.

A:What'sgoingonwithyou?

B:Fine,What'sgoingonwithyou?

A:I'mhavingapartythisFriday.

B:Ihadnoidea.

A:Isthatright?

B:Ididn'thearanythingaboutit.

A:Canyougo?

B:Whattime?

A:Itstartsat8o'clock.

B:I'llgo.

A:IhopethatI'llseeyouthere.

B:Nodoubt.

A:What'sg