Lesson eighty-five: Paris in the spring
Hello, Ken.
Hi, George.
Have you just been to the cinema?
Yes, I have.
What’s on?
‘Paris in the Spring’.
Oh, I’ve already seen it.
I saw it on television last year.
It’s an old film, but it’s very good.
Paris is a beautiful city.
I’ve never been there.
Have you ever been there, Ken?
Yes, I have.
I was there in April.
Paris in the spring, eh?
It was spring, but the weather was awful.
It rained all the time.
Just like London!

Lesson eighty-seven: A car crash
Is my car ready yet?
I don’t know, sir.
What’s the number of your car?
It’s LFZ 312G.
When did you bring it to us?
I brought it here three days ago.
Ah yes, I remember now.
Have your mechanics finished yet?
No, they’re still working on it.
Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
Isn’t that your car?
Well, it was my car.
Didn’t you have a crash?
That’s right.
I drove it into a lamp-post.
Can your mechanics repair it?
Well, they’re trying to repair it, sir.
But to tell you the truth, you need a new car!

Lesson eighty-nine: For sale
Good afternoon.
I believe that this house is for sale.
That’s right.
May I have a look at it, please?
Yes, of course.
Come in.
How long have you lived here?
I’ve lived here for twenty years.
Twenty years!
That’s a long time.
Yes, I’ve been here since 1976.
Then why do you want to sell it?
Because I’ve just retired.
I want to buy a small house in the country.
How much does this house cost?
68,500.
That’s a lot of money!
It’s worth every penny of it.
Well, I like the house, but I can’t decide yet.
My wife must see it first.
Women always have the last word.

Lesson ninety-one: Poor Ian!
Has Ian sold his house yet?
Yes, he has.
He sold it last week.
Has he moved to his new house yet?
No, not yet.
He’s still here.
He’s going to move tomorrow.
When? Tomorrow morning?
No. Tomorrow afternoon.
I’ll miss him.
He has always been a good neighbour.
He’s a very nice person.
We’ll all miss him.
When will the new people move into this house?
I thin that they’ll move into the day after tomorrow.
Will you see Ian today, Jenny?
Yes, I will.
Please give him my regards.
Poor Ian!
He didn’t want to leave this house.
No, he didn’t want to leave, but his wife did!

Lesson nine-three: Our new neighbour
Nigel is our new next-door neighbour.
He’s a pilot.
He was in the R.A.F.
He will fly to New York next mouth.
The month after next he’ll fly to Tokyo.
At the moment, he’s in Madrid.
He flew to Spain a week ago.
He’ll return to London the week after next.
He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
Nigel is a very lucky man.
But his wife isn’t very lucky.
She usually stays at home!

Lesson nine-five: Tickets, please.
Two return tickets to London, please.
What time will the next train leave?
At nineteen minutes past eight.
Which platform?
Platform Two.
Over the bridge.
What time will the next train leave?
At eight nineteen.
We’ve got plenty of time.
It’s only three minutes to eight.
Let’s go and have a drink.
There’s a bar next door to the station.
We had better go back to the station now, Ken.
Tickets, please.
We want to catch the eight nineteen to London.
You’ve just missed it!
What!
It’s only eight fifteen.
I’m sorry, sir.
That clock’s ten minutes slow.
When’s the next train?
In five hours’ time!

Lesson ninety-seven: A small blue case
I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.
Can you describe it, sir?
It’s a small blue case and it’s got a zip.
There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
Is this case yours?
No, that’s not mine.
What about this one?
This one’s got a label.
Let me see it.
What’s your name and address?
David hall, 83, Bridge Street.
Three pounds fifty pence, please.
Here you are.
Thank you.
Hey!
What’s the matter?
This case doesn’t belong to me!
You’ve given me the wrong case!

Lesson ninety-nine: Ow!
Ow!
What’s the matter, Andy?
I slipped and fell downstairs.
Have you hurt yourself?
Yes, I have.
I think that I’ve hurt my back.
Try and stand up.
Can you stand up?
Here.
Let me help you.
I’m sorry, Lucy.
I’m afraid that I can’t get up.
I think that the doctor had better see you.
I’ll phone Dr. Carter.
The doctor says that he will come at once.
I’m sure that you need an X-ray, Andy.

Lesson One hundred and one: A card from Jimmy
Read Jimmy’s card to me please, Penny.
‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’
Eh?
He says he’s just arrived in Scotland.
He says he’s staying at a Youth Hostel.
You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A.
The what?
The Y.H.A., Mum.
The Youth Hostels Association.
What else does he say?
‘I’ll write a letter soon. I hope you are all well.’
What?
Speak up, Penny.
I’m afraid I can’t hear you.
He says he’ll write a letter soon.
He hopes we are all well.
‘Love, Jimmy.’
Is that all?
He doesn’t say very much, does he?
He can’t write very much on a card, Mum