Dialogs for Everyday Use

Dialogs for Everyday Use.

Dialog 1

Formal Greetings and Farewells

Paul: Hello. How are you?

Don: Fine, thank you. How are you?

Paul: Fine, thanks, (bus sound-effect) oh, excuse me—here's my bus. Good-bye.

Don: Good-bye.

Dialog 2

Informal Greetings and Farewells

Dick: Hi! How are you?

Helen: Fine, thanks – and you?

Dick: Just fine. Where are you going?

Helen: To the library.

Dick: O.k. I’ll see you later.

Helen: So long.

Dialog 3

_{Formal Introductions}

_{Margaret: Mr. Wilson, I’d like you to meet Dr. Edward Smith.}

_{Mr. Wilson: How do you do, Dr. Smith.}

_{Dr .Smith: How do you do}

_{Margaret: Dr. Smith is an economist. He’s just finished writing a book on international trade.}

_{Mr. Wilson: Oh? That’s my field, too. I work for the United Nations.}

_{Dr. Smith: In the development program, by any chance?}

_{Mr. Wilson: Yes. How did you guess?}

_{Dr. Smith: I’ve read your articles on technical assistance. They’re excellent.}

Dialog 4

Informal Introductions

Jim: Who’s the girl next to Barbara?

Charles: That’s Mary Anderson. Didn’t you meet her at Steve’s party?

Jim: No, I wasn’t at Steve’s party.

Charles: Oh! Then let me introduce you to her now…Mary, this is my cousin Jim.

Mary: Hi, Jim. I’m glad to meet you.

Jim: I’m glad to meet you. Can’t we sit down somewhere and talk?

Mary: Sure, let’s sit over there.

Dialog 5

Time

Margaret : What time is it ?

Tom : It’s a quarter to five.

Margaret : Aren’t we supposed to be at Jim’s house by five o’clock?

Tom : Five or five – thirty. He said it didn’t make any difference.

Margaret : Then maybe we could pick your suit up at the cleaners .

Tom: Sure , we have plenty of time .

Dialog 6

A telephone call

(Phone rings)

Barbara: Hello.

Fred: Hello. May I speak to Alice Weaver, please?

Barbara: Just a minute ... Alice, it's for you.

Alice: Hello.

Fred: Hi, Alice. This is Fred. Would you like to go to a movie tonight?

Alice: Thanks, I'd love to. I haven't been to a movie for a long time.

Fred: Good. I’ll pick you up around seven – thirty, then. The movie starts at eight.

Alice: Fine, I’ll be ready.

Dialog 7

Happiness

Linda: You look happy today!

Frank: I am happy. I just heard I passed my physics exam.

Linda: Congratulations! I'm glad somebody's happy.

Frank: Why? What’s the matter?

Linda: Oh, I’m just worried, I guess. I have to take a history exam next week.