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MAN: Have you been using the computer this evening? WOMAN: No, but I sent some emails this morning. Is it playing up again? MAN: Well, I can’t seem to get online at all now. I've been trying for the last twenty minutes. WOMAN: It's been like that for a week now. MAN: What about the kids – have...

MAN: So you're going shopping for new clothes tomorrow. Where're you thinking? WOMAN: I usually go to the shopping center by the highway. MAN: Do you mean the huge mall? I always shop downtown as much as I can. I try to support the small local businesses. WOMAN: Yes, but admit it, those stores...

MAN: Hey, there. Looks like you're studying hard. Do you have a test coming up? WOMAN: Oh, hey. No, I just got this letter from the career center. It lists the part-time marketing jobs that are available next semester. MAN: You're thinking of applying for a part-time job? Isn't your schedule...

Woman: I realize the Internet’s really useful, but whenever I’m online, I just know I’m being watched. Man: What do you mean? Woman: Well, marketing companies keep track of everything we do, and the government’s guilty of it, too. Man: Yeah, you’re right. That sort of bothers me, too. Woman: And...

HUSBAND: I can't believe summer vacation is over for the kids. That went by too fast. WIFE: I know, but think about all the amazing things they did. It was such a special summer. HUSBAND: Yeah, they'll definitely remember the trip to the nature center the best. Remember how excited they were to...

F: Young people often ask how to go about setting up a business and it's tricky to advise them. M: Right, because everyone makes slips of one kind or another on the way and that's inevitable. F: And worthwhile too, providing you don't dwell on the errors but absorb the key points from them. M...

WOMAN: So, how many languages do you speak? MAN: I’m really lucky – three. I grew up speaking two in my house and I've lived in different countries, so I've had lots of opportunities. WOMAN: My family moved around a lot, too, but only to English-speaking countries, so there was really no reason...

MAN: You look busy. How's it going? WOMAN: Good, thanks. Just getting everything ready. I'll be gone for two weeks. MAN: You're going to China, right? WOMAN: Actually, plans have changed. I'll be doing more traveling than I had thought, stopping for a few nights each in some cities in Southeast...

WOMAN: So sales abroad are down, are they? MAN: Yes, seven per cent over the last quarter. Even though the new model is quite an improvement. WOMAN: I suppose fluctuations in the exchange rate have had something to do with it. MAN: Yes, when interest rates here shot up in March and April, so did...