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 H- Helen , J -  Julia  
 
1.Receiving a  money order  
 
H: -  Hello , I would like to cash a money order. 
J: - Hello! You should present  your identity  card. 
H: - But, you know , I’d like to receive money order for my  sister . How do I go about it?  
J: - Your identity card and letter  of attorney, please . 
H: - Here you are. 
J: - Well…Unfortunately, I can’t cash your money order – your signature is not witnessed.  
H: - Ok. Than , please, I’d like to cash my money order. 
J: - Take this form and fill it in. May I see your passport? 
H: - Yes. Please. So…Should I write my  full name, my passport number and the sum of 
money that has been sent to me, right? 
J: -  Certainly . How would you like the money? 
H: - I  prefer one  hundred  rouble notes , if you don’t mind. 
J: - Here is your money. 
H: - Thank you 
 
Getting a post-restante.  
 
H: - Hi, Julia! What are you doing here? 
J: - I’m getting post restante letter from Boris… 
H: -Ah, yeah,  remember  him. What is he saying? 
J: - Oh, well…He is asking  to come  to him, and, besides , here is the money-order… 
H: - Oh! Would you like to cash money-order? Have you got your passport with you? 
J: - Yeah, certainly.  
H: - Then, they’ll cash your money order without fail. 
J: - Ok, I’ll go to that counter and speak to clerk.  Wait  for me, please! Can you go and by 
tickets with me after this? 
H: - Certainly! 
 
Discuss the  functions  of post office 
 
H: -  There  are a lot of functions of post office. Of  course , we have  friends in different parts of 
the world, but it’s really   expensive to call   them often. 
J: - Yes. Some people can use  Internet , but not everyone is provided with it. So, then you can 
send letters… 
H: - Oh, yeah! It’s really  convenient ! You can send even photos , is spite of the  fact that the 
envelope is heavy . You can just send registered letter!   
J: - And if you don’t know the exact address of addressee, you can send post restante letters. 
H: - And we can send even gifts for birthdays! Of course, it’s not cheep , but it’s better than 
nothing . I  mean sending parcels. 
J: - Yeah, that’s good . They go not very  fast , but, after all, if there is no occasion to 
congratulate you nearest and dearest, it’s really  nice  thing! But you shouldn’t forget to insure 
your  parcel in case  there is something   valuable .  
H: - Then, we shouldn’t forget about telegrams! Urgent , express, photo , greetings…They are 
so useful if we really need to say something to those who are far! 
J: - And – very pleasant moment – we can cash our money orders!!! 
 
 
 
2. Making a trunk call 
 
H: - I what to make a trunk call, so I’m calling to switchboard. Hello! I’d like to book a trunk 
call. Could  you put me  through to Moscow ? 
J: - Of course. Give me the number of subscriber. Ah, well… The line isn’t engaged, but 
nobody  picks up the receiver.  
H: - Oh, I’ve forgotten to ask – do you have a system of paying by the minute ? 
J: - Yes, you are right. And don’t forget that every subscriber should pay the  telephone   bill in 
time.  
H: - Oh! If you don’t put me through to Moscow in 15 minutes, I’ll have to cancel my order! 
J: - Hey! Are you there? The Moscow is on line! 
H: - Thank you! 
 
 
3. You are displeased with your  room .  
 
H: - I’d like to speak to the receptionist on my  floor . 
J: - It’s me. Is something wrong? 
H: - Yes, it is! First , I’ve booked a  double room, and you’ve accommodated me in a  single  
one. And there are cockroaches in my room!!! 
J: - I’m very  sorry  indeed! We’ll immediately  clean  your room! And please go to the 
receptionist on table, tell  him your problem. 
H: - I’ve booked a double room, and you’ve accommodated me in a single one! 
J: - Oh… Miss Britsyna? Number 223? 
H: - Yes! And, besides, there are cockroaches in my room!!! 
J: - We are very, very sorry! Probably you will be pleased if we suggest you double room with 
bathroom ? 
H: - Well, I’ll think…Ok. I  agree . 
J: - You won’t be displeased! Our hotel has a star  rating of 4 stars !  And don’t forget that 
breakfast is served from 7 till  10. Good night ! 
 
 
You want to book a room in the hotel by phone. 
 
H: - Hello! I’d like to book a room in your hotel.  
J: - Hello! Good choice ! We have a star rating of 4 stars!  Would you like to be 
accommodated in a single or a double room?  
H: - What’s the rate for a double room per day? 
J: - 1000 rubles. 
H: - Oh! That’s good. I agree. And I want a double room with bathroom and balcony . 
J: -  Sure ! 
H: - And at what time I must leave your hotel? 
J: - You are  expected to sign out at noon.  
H: - Good! And does your hotel runs laundry and a  pressing  ironing  service ? 
J: - Of course! Besides, we have a  swimming -pool, a bar and a hairdressing saloon. 
H: - Great! And what about breakfast? 
J: - Breakfast is served from 7 till 10. 
H: -  Perfect ! Thank you! Good-bye! 
J: - Bye! See you! 
 
THE  COST  OF  LIVING  
MRS. BROWN : Really, the cost of living  seems to be  going  up all the time. 
MR. BROWN : Perhaps it'll soon begin to come down. 
MRS. BROWN: I don't think so. This week sugar  and flour  are up again . 
MR. BROWN: Never mind, dear . As long as you don't run into debt , I don't mind. 
MRS. BROWN: But I mind. The housekeeping money you give me isn't enough nowadays . I 
can't make  both ends meet. You'll have to give me more. 
MR. BROWN: Why don't you economise? 
MRS.BROWN: Well, I'm as careful as I can be. Nobody could say I'm extravagant. 
MR. BROWN: No; but you get things we could do without. 
MRS. BROWN: What do you mean? 
MR. BROWN: Well, what about that new  dress  you got last week? 
MRS. BROWN: I  hope  you don't think I bought that out of the housekeeping money. I bought 
that out of my dress allowance.1 Besides, I had to have it. I had hardly a rag to my  back . 
MR. BROWN: Really? I hadn't noticed. But if you cut down your expenses  we  shall be better 
off. 
MRS. BROWN: It's no use  talking  about cutting down my expenses. I hadn't had a new dress 
for two  years and was quite  ashamed to go out. What about your expenses? Why don't you 
give up smoking ? You spend several pounds  a month on tobacco, and what is the good of it? 
Several pounds a month just to blow nasty  smoke into the air! 
MR. BROWN: You know very well I have often  given up smoking. The last time I did so it 
was you that asked  me to start again. 
MRS. BROWN: Yes, I remember. You got so bad-tempered you were hardly fit to live with 
until  you got your dirty old pipes out again. 
MR. BROWN: Well, a man can't do without his pipe . At least  I can't. We must think of 
something else. I know! We must make the  children go without new clothes this summer . 
MRS. BROWN: Good heavens! Do you want the  poor  things to go about naked? 
MR. BROWN: All right. Tell me, what do you suggest? 
MRS. BROWN : I suggest that you should increase the housekeeping money. 
MR. BROWN: I can't very well do that. My salary doesn't keep pace  with1 the cost of living. 
MRS. BROWN: Why don't you ask your employer for a  rise ? 
MR. BROWN: I daren't. The last time I asked him, he said he was just thinking  of asking me 
to accept a  reduction . So I  shut up. 
MRS. BROWN: Well, something will have to be done . We shall soon be running  into debt. 
Really, life is getting difficult. 
MR. BROWN: I know what. 
MRS. BROWN: What? 
MR. BROWN: Let's forget all our troubles and go out to the theatre . There's a fine play on at 
the Coliseum. It's a good  idea  when you're  feeling  miserable to go out and give yourself a 
treat . It would cheer us up. 
MRS. BROWN: Well, I  haven 't had an outing 3 for months. Let's go. What's the use of 
worrying? Care  killed the cat, but I'm not going to let it  kill me. I'll be  ready  in a moment. But 
what a strange way to begin to economise! 
 
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1. to make both ends meet=make income  cover  expenses. 
2. extravagant = wasteful. 
3. dress allowance=money a husband allows his wife  to buy her clothes with. 
4. I had hardly a rag, etc. = sometimes said by  ladies to justify expenditure on clothes. 
A FRIENDLY VISIT  
The other evening , Mary and I were  reading in the sitting-room when the bell rang. The 
maid answered the  door  and showed in our neighbour , Mr. Thomas  Smith. Our  families  
are very friendly. He calls me by my nickname, Bill; though my  real name is William. I call 
him Tom, which is short for Thomas. 
 
I: Hallo, Tom. Come in. Glad to see you. 
TOM: Good evening, Mary. Hallo, Bill. Susan   sends  her regards. She wants you both to come 
with us to the pictures. 
MARY: That's very kind of her. How is she? 
TOM: She's very well, but she's rather  anxious about young  Tommy . 
MARY: What's the matter with him? Nothing  serious , I  hope . 
TOM: I don't think so. He's got a slight temperature, but I  expect he'll be all right by to-
morrow. Anyway, she  preferred to stay  with him. 
MARY: Quite right too. You can't be too careful when youngsters have  temperatures . I hope 
he'll be better soon, or we  shan 't be able to go to the  cinema . 
TOM: Oh, I expect he'll soon get over it. We were thinking of Saturday if that will suit  you. 
MARY: You're not doing  anything  on Saturday, are you, Bill?  
I: No, dear, I've got nothing on on Saturday. 
MARY: That's all right, then. Tell Susan we shall be delighted to come. 
TOM: That's settled, then. Now how about getting there? 
I: Why don't we all go in our car? It's getting on in years, but it  still  manages to go. 
TOM: That'll be fine. By the way, we haven't decided what to see. I  hear there's something 
good on at the  Palace . 
I: Yes, "The  Emperor 's Daughter." But Mary and I have  already   seen that. What about " Desert  
Secret " at the  Alhambra ? 
MARY: That sounds exciting . Let's see that. That is if Susan and you haven't already seen it. 
TOM: No, we haven't. We were thinking of suggesting it ourselves. 
MARY: Good. Now why don't Susan and you come and have some  dinner  with us  before  the 
show? If you come at a quarter past seven , we shall be able to start by  eight . That should give 
us plenty of time. 
TOM: I'm sure Susan will be glad to come. I won't book the tickets1 before  Friday ; for if the 
child is not all right we shall have to call it off. 
MARY: Of course. If you can't come, we shall not go either. But I hope Tommy will be on his 
feet again3 by then. I'll  look in4 tomorrow , tell Susan, and see how he is. 
TOM: Good. I'm sure she'll be glad to see you. Well, I must be getting  along . See you soon. 
Good night. 
MARY: Good night. 
I: I'll see you to the door, Tom. Do you think it looks like rain? 
TOM: No, I don't think so. Anyway, I hope it keeps fine for Saturday night. Good night, Bill. 
I: Good night, Tom. 
 
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1. regards = good wishes. 
2. the pictures - the first name given to films was "living pictures. "The word "living" has 
been dropped, but many people still  talk about the cinema as the "pictures." 
3. that's kind of you = that is a kind action on your  part . 
4. youngster = a friendly way of referring to a child. 
5. to have something on = to have something arranged to have an engagement. 
6. getting on in years =  growing  old. 
GOING TO THE CINEMA 
Susan and Tom have had dinner with us and we are ready to set off for the cinema. Young 
Tommy is quite better, so there is nothing to worry us. 
I: It's about time we set off. Come along. 
MARY: Half a minute. Give us time to put our hats and coats on. 
I: Come on, Tom. We'll get the car out of the  garage  while the ladies are getting ready. 
TOM: I'm with you. [We go to the garage, open  the door and get into the car. I take the 
brake  off, switch  on the  ignition , press the self-starter and the  engine   comes to life.] Shall I 
get out and shut the garage door? 
I: No need to; there's nothing for anybody to steal. [I back the car out of the garage and pull  
up at the  front door. Mary and Susan get into the back of the car.] We're off. Now, Tom, you 
keep a good look-out for the traffic lights . Tell me if you see a red one against us. 
TOM: All right. Your headlights are not very good. 
I: I know. The  battery 's rather  weak . I must get it seen to. 
TOM: It's beginning  to rain. I can hear it on the  roof . 
I: By Jove! You're right. What's more, it's running down the windscreen. I can hardly see 
where I'm going. 
TOM: For  heaven 's sake  drive slowly. We don't want to run into anybody. 
I: Don't be scared. I've never had a serious accident in my life. 
TOM: Well, I hope you won't have one when I am with you. Good heavens, why is the front 
wheel on my side bumping?  
I: Confound it! We've got a puncture. I must pull up. [I put on the brake and the car comes to 
a stop.] 
MARY: What's the matter, dear? We can't have got there already. 
I: No, we haven't; and what's more, we shan't get there for some time yet. We've got a 
puncture. One of the tyres is  flat . Come on, Tom; open the tool -box and get out the jack; I'll 
start taking  off the nuts that hold the wheel on. 
MARY: Be as quick  as you can, dear. We don't want to miss the news-reel. 
I: Great Scot!  Aren 't you going to get out and help? 
MARY: No, thank you. We're all right where we are, aren't we, Susan? Besides, you've got 
Tom to help you. We should only be in the way. [Tom  puts the jack under the front of the 
car turns the  handle and the front of the car slowly rises .] TOM: Is it  clear  of the  ground  
yet? 
I: Nearly . Give it one more  turn . That'll do; just get the  spare  wheel from the back. I'll soon 
have this one off. [I undo the nuts with a tool and pull the wheel off. Tom  wheels the spare 
wheel round to me. I lift it and put it on. The bolts come through the  holes ; I put on the 
nuts and start screwing them tight.] 
TOM: Is it on? 
I: Yes, let her down. [Tom turns the handle of the jack from right to left; the car comes 
slowly down, down, too far down; it leans towards me.] Confound it! 
TOM: What is the matter? 
I: The wretched spare tyre is flat too. 
TOM: Bad luck . Never mind, perhaps we can  pump it up. Give me the pump. Let's see what 
we can do. 
MARY: Do hurry up, dear. We don't want to miss the news-reel. 
I: You'll miss the  whole  show if this tyre won't pump up. [Tom  works   hard  and the tyre 
becomes hard. We take the pump off and start off.] 
MARY: You have been a long time. We shall miss the cartoon as well as the news-reel. 
I: We have been as quick as we could. Do you imagine we were  playing  there in the mud for 
fun? Just try  changing  a wheel in the rain and dark  yourself and see how you like it. 
MARY: All right, dear. Don't lose  your temper . 
I: Well, Tom, we'd better get on quickly; perhaps we'll get there before this one  goes flat. 
TOM: That's the idea. What about stopping at a garage and letting them mend the puncture 
while we're in the cinema? 
I: That's a  bright idea. [We pull up at a garage.] 
MAN: Petrol , sir? Oil? 
I: No, thanks . Got a flat tyre, the spare. Take it off, will you, and get it mended in an hour  or 
two? 
MAN: Very good, sir. Have it ready in a couple of hours . 
I: Off we go again. Hope we don't get another  puncture. We shall only be about a quarter of 
an hour  late . I can see the lights of the cinema. Here we are. Can you see where we can park, 
Tom? 
TOM: Yes. Stop here, under these   trees . 
I: Right. Ladies, we're here. Out we get. Let's hope all the tyres are hard when we come out. 
We are without a spare at the moment. 
MARY: Come on, Susan; let us go first. I do hope the news-reel isn't finished . 
 
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1 windscreen =  glass that protects the  driver from the wind. 
2. Half a minute = wait a short time. 
3. a red light against us =  telling  us to stop. 
4. Get it seen to = hire  someone  to repair it. 
5. scared = frightened. 
6. to bump=to knock roughly. 
7. Confound it! = a  mild curse, spoken out of  annoyance . 
8. pull up = to stop a horse by pulling the reins ; now used of cars. 
9. flat = not pumped up; no air in it. 
10. jack =  instrument for raising a heavy  weight .