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17 - ] Conversation & Dialogue .

The New House .

Estate Agent : Yes , Mr. Raouf . You want a small house , near the sea .                   

Mr. Raouf : That’s right .                                                                                                 

                   Estate Agent : There’s a very nice house for you near the sea . Look at the map . Now ,            

    where is it ?                                                                                                                         

Mrs. Raouf : It’s south of Marina .                                                                                

Estate Agent : Ah , there it is .                                                                                        

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Estate Agent : There you are . A wonderful new kitchen .

Mr. Raouf : It’s very small .

Estate Agent : There’s the cooker and there’s the refrigerator .

Mr. Raouf : Where ?

Estate Agent : Behind you . The refrigerator’s behind you .

Mrs. Raouf : I can’t open it .

Mr. Raouf : I can put the table outside . Then you can open the refrigerator .

Mrs. Raouf : What’s that under the table ? On the floor ?

Estate Agent : It’s a box .

Mrs. Raouf : What’s inside the box ?

Estate Agent : Spoons , knives , forks …..

Mr. Raouf : Plates …..

Mrs. Raouf : Cups . Where will we put all these things ?

Estate Agent : Put them in the cupboard . There’s a cupboard behind the door .

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Estate Agent : Here’s the front door . No , sorry . It’s the back door . This is the front door . Here’s the living room .

Mr. Raouf : Where ?

Estate Agent : Here . And the kitchen is here , at the back . And you go through the back door into the garden .

Mr. Raouf : So this is the living room , at the front .

Estate Agent : Yes , that’s right .

Mr. Raouf : And what’s the room between the kitchen and the living room ?

Estate Agent : That’s a toilet . And the bedrooms are upstairs . And the bathroom’s upstairs too .

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Man : Come in . Welcome to our new house .

Woman : What do you think of it ?

Mother : I think it’s very nice . I like the chairs .

Father : I don’t like small chairs .

Woman : What do you think of that table ?

Mother : I like it . It’s a nice table .

Father : I’m sorry . I don’t like it . I don’t like small tables .

Man : Coffee or tea ? Which do you prefer ?

Father : I don’t like tea .

Mother : We prefer coffee .

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Boss : Are you tired ?

Hazem : Yes .

Boss : You look very tired . Perhaps you need a holiday .

Hazem : I don’t need a holiday . I need some sleep . What are those men doing ? Why are they taking those things away ?

Boss : You need some new things for your office – A new desk , some new chairs …….

Hazem : I don’t need a new desk . This desk is good enough .

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Wife : Yes . Everything will be all right .

Husband : The peas , for example ?

Wife : They’re on the third shelf , on the left .

Husband : And the sugar ?

Wife : That’s here on the right , on the second shelf . And there’s some more under the counter .

Husband : Good . You remembered .

Wife : Of course I remembered .

Husband : Oh ---- did I tell you where the milk is ?

Wife : Yes . Three times . It’s on the left near the door .

Husband : Good . And if you need some more this afternoon …….

Wife : I can get it from the Dairy , opposite the bank . Their telephone number is in your little book .

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Salman : Excuse me . I’m your new neighbor . I just moved in .

Man : Oh . Yes ?

Salman : I’m looking for a grocery store . Are there any around here ?

Man : Yes , there are some on the next street .

Salman : OK . And is there a laundry near here ?

Man : Well , I think there’s one across from the shopping center .

Salman : Thank you .

Man ; By the way , there’s a barber shop in the shopping center , too

Salman : A barber shop ? Thank you .

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Rasheed : Where do you live ?

Gamal : I live in an apartment downtown .

Rasheed :Oh , that’s convenient , but ….. how much crime is there ?

Gamal : Not much . But there is a lot of traffic . I can’t stand the noise sometimes ! Where do you live ?

Rasheed : I have a house in the suburbs .

Gamal : Oh , I bet it’s really quiet . But is there much to do there ?

Rasheed : No , not much . In fact , nothing even really happens . That’s the trouble .

Gamal ; Hey . Let’s trade places one weekend !

Rasheed : OK . Great idea !

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Husband : What do you think ?

Wife : Well , it has just as many bedrooms as the last apartment . And the living room is huge .

Daughter : But the bedrooms are too small . And there isn’t enough closet space for my clothes .

Husband : And it’s not as cheap as the last apartment we saw .

Wife : But that apartment was dark and dingy . And it was in a dangerous neighborhood .

Husband : Let’s see if the real estate agent has something else to show us .