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21- ] Conversation & Dialogue .

An Interview With A Film Star .

Actor : My first film was “Holiday Hotel’ . People told me I was quite good in that .

Interviewer : Oh , you were .

Actor : That was in 1986 . And then there was “October Night” . I played a doctor in that film .

Interviewer : I remember .

Actor : In 1871 I was the husband in “Green Valley” . In 1972 I was in “Bus Driver”.

Interviewer : You were the bus drive .

Actor : Of course .

Interviewer : And you got married that year .

Actor : Did I ? Oh , yes , to Samia . Dear Samia . Then in 1973 I was the king in “Small Country” . Some people said I was a big king in a small country .

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Interviewer : Warda . What do you think of her singing ?

Interviewee : I think it’s very good .

Interviewer : And there’s a Abdulhaleem record here . I really like the way he sings . Let’s listen to him .

Interviewee : Sorry .

Inteviewer : Oh , why not ? He’s a better singer than any of these .

Intewrviewee : He’s not better than Amr Diab . He’s a different kind of singer .

Interviewer : Different and better . Amr Diab doesn’t sing as well as Abdulhaleem Hafez . So , let’s listen to Abdulhaleem Hafez .

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20 ] Conversation & Dialogue 

The Job Interview .

Boss : I want the letter to Mr. Khaled .

Employee : I’ve just typed it . Here you are .

Boss : And the letter to Mr. Shaher ?

Employee : I haven’t typed that one yet .

Boss : Has Mr. Hazem telephoned ?

Employee : No . Not yet .

Boss : You need a new secretary .

Employee : Yes , I do . I haven’t got a secretary . Salwa’s gone . She’s got a new job ---

And I’m very busy . I’ve typed twenty-five letters today !

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Employer : What work have you done ?

Interviewee : Well , I was a nurse for six years . Then I worked in a bank . That was a few years ago . And now I’m a secretary .

Employer : How long have you been a secretary ?

Interviewee : I’ve been a secretary for one year . Since last August .

Employer : You’ve been a secretary for one year . In Cairo ?

Interviewee : No , I worked in Alexandria for three months . I came to Cairo nine months ago .

Employer : So , you’ve worked in Cairo since late November .

Interviewee : Yes , that’s right , sir .

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Boss : All right , Salwa . Tell us something about yourself , please .

Salwa : Well , my name is Salwa Said . I’m twenty three years old , and I live at 36 Sadeq Street . My mobile number is 01158141204.

Boss : Very good !

Salwa : I’m single and I live in a flat with my family . I went to Nawal Shaker School . Then I did a course to become a secretary .

Boss : Very good ! Very good indeed !

Boss : You went to Nawal Shaker School until …. ?

Salwa : Until 2008 . I was there from 2004 to 2007 .

Salwa : Ah , yes . And what exams did you take ?

Salwa : Six ‘O’ levels and two ‘A’ levels . English and book-keeping at ‘A’ level .

Boss : Two advanced levels . That’s wonderful !

Salwa : I see . And I’ve been a secretary for four years . I used to work for Brothers Company . I’m working for Johnson’s at the moment .

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Manager : I need a secretary who can type well and fast .

Sarah : As I said in my letter . I type well and fast .

Manager : I need a secretary who can take good shorthand .

Sarah : I take good shorthand .

Manager : I need a secretary who has a good voice on the telephone .

Sarah : I talked to you on the telephone .

Manager : Yes , true .

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Manager : Well , then the job is yours Miss Sarah .When can you begin ?

Sarah : Just a minute , please .

Manager : Yes ?

Sarah : You see , I need a job where I’m a person not a machine .

Manager : Oh .

Sarah : And I need a job where I can decide things not just be told everything .

Manager : I see .

Sarah : Well …

Manager : Good .

Sarah : What ?

Manager : Good . You decide , then .

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Samy : Do you like your new job , Salwa ?

Salwa : No , I don’t .

Samy : What are you going to do ?

Salwa : I’m going to work for my former company again , next week .

Samy : Mr. Hazem  , Salwa says she’s going to work for you again .

Mr. Hazem ; That’s right .

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Interviewer : Come in . Good morning .

Candidate : Good morning .

Interviewer : Please sit down .

 Candidate : Thank you .

Interviewer : Now , Mr. …..er ….I’m sorry , I haven’t got your name . What is your name ?

Candidate : Mr. Saad Salem .

Inteviewer : Thank you . Now , Mr. Saad , you want to be a salesman .

Candidate : Yes .

Interviewer : In Sharm El-Sheikh .

Candidate : Yes .

Interviewer : Can you drive ?

Candidate : Yes , I can .

Interviewer : Have you got a car ?

Candidate : Yes , I have .

Interviewer : How old are you ?

Candidate : I’m twenty nine .

Interviewer : Fine .

Candidate : Can I have the job ?

Interviewer : Yes . Can you go to Sharm El-Sheikh on Friday ? At eight o’clock ?

Candidate : Yes . Oh ….what’s the product I’m selling .

Interviewer : Souvenirs .

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19- ] Conversation & Dialogue .

Wedding Celebration In United Kingdom .

Nancy : Of course it couldn’t have come at a worse time . I’m writing a new television play and I’ve just got to a very difficult part .

Barbara : Well then , let me make a suggestion .

Nancy : And now I have to stop in the middle of it . You’d never believe how many things need to be thought of when people are getting married . There’s the ceremony to think of , and the hall for the reception ….

Barbara : Nancy , you aren’t listening . I’m just trying to make a suggestion . We’ve got our huge house down there on the coast ---

Nancy : Oh yes , yes , but ---

Barbara : We’ve never found anything really important to do there . I don’t really know why we bought such a huge house .

Nancy : Look Barbara . I know what you’re trying to suggest . And believe me , I’m grateful .

Barbara : But it’s always the bride’s family that has to make the arrangements --- and so on and so on .

Nancy : Exactly . And we have started making the preparations . My husband’s getting the invitation cards printed --- he’s getting an old friend to do it . He knows someone in the printing business .

Barbara : That’s useful .

Nancy : We’ve got two charming little bridesmaids --- but I just thought --- your two very handsome little nephews . Couldn’t they come over and act as pages ? They’d look very sweet .

Barbara : What a splendid idea ! I’ll phone their mother at once . Oh , yes , that will make a beautiful addition to the ceremony .

Nancy : Yes , and of course we want you to ask all your friends and relations to come –

and of course anybody you know in England .

Barbara : But your house ----

Nancy : Oh no , of course our house is much too small . We’re going to hire the local indoor tennis courts for the reception .

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18- ] Conversation & Dialogue .

The Birthday .

Husband : What’s the date today ? It’s Friday , the fifth of April .                                                                     

Wife : My birthday is in April . Shall I write it in your diary ?

Husband : Yes , of course .

Wife : Monday , the fifteenth of April . Salwa’s birthday .

Husband : How old will you be ?

Wife : I’ll be twenty-three . Twenty three years old on the fifteenth of April . When’s your birthday ,  Hassan ?

Hassan : The seventh of July .

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Samia : Hi , Rania .

Rania : Oh , Samia ! I was going to call you tonight .Samia : What’s up ?

Rania : Well , it’s my husband’s birthday on Saturday , and I’m planning a surprise party for him .

Samia : Sounds like fun .

Rania : The idea is this : I’ve asked my husband to go to a movie with me at six . After the movie , we  go back to our apartment to have dinner . So be at the apartment by 7:30 and surprise him .

Samia : OK . Great .

Rania : Uh , can you bring some cake ? Oh , and don’t say anything to my husband .

Samia : No problem .

Apology .

Hameed : Hi , Shukri . This is Hameed .

Shukri : Oh , hi . How are things ?

Hameed : Just fine , thanks . Uh , are you doing anything on Saturday night ?

Shukri : Hmm . Saturday night ? Let me think . Oh yes . My cousin just called to say he was flying in that  night . I told him I would pick him up .

Hameed : Oh , that’s too bad ! It’s my birthday . I’m having dinner with my wife , and I thought I’d invite more people and make it a party .

Shukri : Gee , I’m really sorry , but I won’t be able to make it .

Hameed : I’m sorry , too . But that’s OK .

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Halloween .

Leo ; Did you know next week is Halloween ?

Natasha : So what do you do on Halloween ? We don’t have that holiday in Russia .

Leo : Well , it’s a day when kids dress up in masks and costumes . They knock on people’s doors and ask for candy by saying the words “Trick or treat!”

Natasha : Hmm . Sounds interesting .

Leo : But it’s not just for kids . Lots of people have costume parties . Hey …my friend is having a party . Would you like to go ?

Natasha : Sure . I’d love to .

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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 .

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16- ] Conversation & Dialogue .

Going To The Restaurant .

Hassan: What shall we do this evening ?

Hosam : I don’t know .

Hassan : Let’s go to the cinema .

Hosam : No , not this evening . Let’s stay here .

Hassan : No . Let’s go to a restaurant . Shall we go to an Italian restaurant ?

Hosam : Which one ?

Hassan :Cook Door . I like this restaurant .

Hosam : I don’t like Cook Door . I’m afraid . And I don’t like Italian food very much . I prefer Chinese food .

Hassan : All right . Let’s go to a Chinese restaurant . Is there one near here ?

Hosam : I don’t think so .

Hassan : Yes . Shall we have sea food ?

Hosam : Yes . Let’s have sea food .

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Saleem : Hello , Saleem Ahmad here .

Wife : Hello , Saleem . It’s your wife , Salma . What would you like for dinner ?

Saleem : I don’t know .

Wife : Would you like fish ?

Saleem : I don’t think so .

Wife : What would you like ?

Saleem : I’d like chicken . And I’d like potatoes and some peas and some fruit .

Wife [ to her daughter ] : He’d like chicken , potatoes , peas and some fruit .

Right . Now Saleem , we’ll need some fruit .

Saleem : All right . I’ll buy some fruit .

Wife : Thanks , Saleem . Goodbye .

Saleem : Goodbye .

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Customer : Right . We’d like roast beef , pudding , potatoes and peas .

Waiter : Very good , sir . Two roast beef , pudding , potatoes and peas .

Customer : One

Waiter : Pardon , sir ?

Customer : I want one toast beef , pudding , potatoes and peas . And two plates . We’re not very hungry , are we ?

Other Customer : No .

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Amr : Hello , Amr Hussein here .

Mahmoud : Hello , Amre . It’s Mahmoud . What are you doing in your office ?

Amr : I’m working . I often work late on Wednesday . I’m busy .

Mahmoud : Come and have dinner with us tomorrow .

Amr : Sorry . I never go out on Thursday night .I always watch football then , on television. .

Mahmoud : Would you come next Friday ?

Amr : Just a moment . Yes , Mahmoud . I’ll come to dinner on Friday.

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Waiter : Good evening , sir .

Man : Good evening . Have you got a table for two ?

Waiter : A table for two ? Of course sir . This way please .

Man : One fish , one steak , two salads .

Woman : Have you got any fresh juice ?

Waiter : Fresh juice ? No . I’m sorry , madam . We haven’t got any fresh juice now . We’ve got some bottles of juice .

Woman : Oh , yes . I like some bottles of juice . Do you ?

Man : Yes ,I do . So – some bottles of juice . One fish , one steak , two salads .

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Waiter : Good evening , sir . Can I help you ?

Man : Yes . Is there a garage near here ?

Waiter : Yes . There’s a garage in the next street . Straight ahead , on the left .

Man : Thank you .

Waiter : Good evening , sir , madam . A table for two ?

Woman : No , thank you . Can you help us ? Are there any hotels near here ?

Waiter : Yes , there are some hotels in this street . The nearest hotel is next to the bank.

Woman : Thank you .

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Adel : Say , do you want to go out to dinner tonight ?

Hosham : Sure . Where would you like to go ?

Adel : Well , what do you think of Indian food ?

Hosham : I love it , but I’m not really in the mood for it today .

Adel : Yeah . I’m not either , I guess . It’s a bit spicy .

Hosham : Hmm . How do you like Japanese food ?

Adel : Oh , I like it a lot .

Hosham : I do , too . And I know a nice Japanese restaurant near here – it’s called Iroha .

Adel : Oh , I’ve always wanted to go there .

Hosham : Terrific ! Let’s go !

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Waiter : What would you like to order ?

Customer : I’d like to have the fried chicken .

Waiter : Would you like rice or potatoes ?

Customer : Potatoes , please .

Waite : What kind of potatoes would you like ?

              Mashed , baked , or French fries .

Customer : I’d like French fries .

Waiter : OK . And what will you like to drink ?

Customer : I guess I’d like to have a cup of coffee .

Waiter : Would you like anything else ?

Customer : No , that’ll be all for now , thanks .

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Waiter : Would you like dessert ?

Customer : Yes , I’d like ice-cream .

Waiter : What flavor would you like ?

Customer : Hmm . I’d like to have chocolate , please .

Waiter : OK . I’ll bring it right away .

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Sameh : Hey , this sounds good – snails with garlic ! Have you ever eaten snails ?

Safi : No , I haven’t .

Sameh : Oh , they’re delicious ! I had them last time . Like to try some ?

Safi : No , thanks . They sound strange .

Waiter : Have you decided on an appetizer yet ?

Sameh : Yes . I’ll have the snails , please .

Waiter : And you , sir ?

Safi : I think I’ll have the fried brains .

Sameh : Fried brains ? Now that really sounds strange !

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Bassams: What’s your favorite snack ?

Sarahan : Oh , it’s a sandwich with peanut butter , honey , and a banana . It’s really delicious !

Bassam : Ugh ! I’ve never heard of that ! How do you make it ?

Sarhan: Well , first you take two slices of bread and spread peanut butter on them . Then cut a banana into small pieces and put them on one of the slices of bread . Finally , pour some honey over the bananas and put the other slice of bread on top . Yum !

Bassam : Yuck ! It sounds awful !

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Noura : What time’s that , Nadia ?

Nadia : It’s half past twelve .

Noura : Yes , it’s half past twelve , and it’s hot .

Nadia : Yes , it is hot .

Noura : And I’m thirsty .

Nadia : So am I . I’m thirsty too .

Noura : And I’m tired .

Nadia : So am I . Let’s go into a café .

Noura : Good idea ! Ah ! Here’s a café . Let’s go in .

[ In the café ]

Nadia : I want coffee .

Noura : I want tea .

Waiter : Yes ? Sorry , madam . No tea .

Noura Oh . I want lemonade , then .

Waiter : One coffee and one lemonade .

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