Conversation & Dialogue [ 3 ]

3- ] Conversation & Dialogue .

At The Police Station .

Sergeant :His name is Shams Hamdan . He was born in this town and he went to the local school around the corner . He was there from September until October 2004 . But he didn’t like the school .

Citizen : No ?

Sergeant : No . And there isn’t a school there now . There was a fire , you see . In October     2004 . A big fire , and no more school .

Sergeant : Do you think he is married ?

Citizen : I don’t know , sergeant .

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Citizen : He said his name was Antar Shadeed . And he said he used to live in Kalubia.

He lives in Cairo , now really . He’s a student at the university . He told me that he took      exams last week .

Sergeant : He old you all that ?

Citizen : Yes .

Sergeant : So , he said he was a student a Cairo University .

Citizen : That’s right . And I’m sure he is , sergeant . He’s very nice .

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Sergeant : What do they want o know ?

 Detective : It says , “Person taking course , please give full name ….”

Sergeant : Full name . Yes .

Detective : “Address and telephone number .”

Sergeant : Yes .

Detective : They want to know if the person is married or single , male or female .

Sergeant : Right . I’ve got that .

Detective : And they want to know the date and place of birth .

Sergeant : OK .

Detective : Now , what’s this ? Oh , yes . They want to know if you’ve done any courses before .

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Wife : This is our stop , isn’t it ?

Husband : Yes , yes , it is . Hurry up or we’ll have to stay until the next one .

[ They got off the bus ]

Now , where’s that museum ? Do you have the map ?

Wife : My bag ! It’s on the bus . I’ve left it on the bus .

Husband : Well , we can’t do anything now .

Wife : Where’s the Lost Property Office ?

Husband : At the station . I think I saw it there .

Wife : Our passports are in that bag . And our money .

Husband : Is that all ? Nothing important . Only money and passports ?

Wife : I’m sorry . But what about the passports ? Should we report the bag to the police ?

Husband : Not yet .

Wife : Well , we should let our consulate know .

Husband : Not yet . We’ll go to the Lost Property Office first , and then see .

[ At the Lost Property Office ]

Wife : Good morning . Has a brown leather bag been handed in ?

Clerk : Do you have any identification ?

Husband : Our passports .

Wife : But they’re in the bag .

Clerk : A lost property claims will be considered only after identity has been established .

Wife : This is ridiculous .

Husband : Absolutely ridiculous . Look , our passports are in the bag . And how can we—

Clerk : Do you have anything else ?

Husband : Nothing .

Clerk : Hmm . When exactly did you lose it ?

Husband : Exactly ? I don’t know exactly . Why ?

Clerk : Well , articles must be reclaimed within seven days of the loss .

Wife : Oh , well , we only lost it yesterday .

Clerk : And which bus were you on ?

Husband : The 12…Hey , there it is ! There . You see ?

Wife : Yes , it’s that one . The brown one .

Clerk : This one ?

Wife : Yes .

Clerk : Now , can you tell me what was in it ?

Wife : Passports , money , maps , handkerchiefs , make-up , pens ….

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