聚会
A: are you going to helen’s birthday party on Friday evening?
B: I wouldn’t miss it for the world! It’s sure to be fun. She’s invited a lot of people. Do you thind everyone will be able to get into her house?
A: if everyone turned up, it would be a squeeze, but a feww people said that they couldn’t go, so I think it should be ok?
B: are you taking anything?
A: I’ve got her a birthday present and I’ll take a bottle fo wine too.
B: that’s a good idea. She told she had bought plenty of food and snacks. I think it’s going to be a noisy party. I hope her neihbours don’t mind too much.
A: helen gets on very well with her neighours. I wouldn’t be surprised if they went to the party too.
B: I’m ready looking forward to it. This party is going to be a blast!
A: well, don’t be late. I’ll see you on Friday at helen’s.
住宅与公寓
A: I like this apartment. Do you think we can afford the mortgage?
B: yes. I think so. It’s not a very expensive apartment. It’s in the right area and it has everything that we are looking for. The rooms are quite large too.
A: I love the balcony. We can sit outside and enjoy the sun in summer. We are on the 12th floor, so there’s very nice view from the balcony.
B: the neighbourhood is nice too. There is a park nearby.
A: yes, and there are many houses nearby. I like it that the neighbourhood isn’t full of apartment blocks.
B: it’s a pity we can’t afford a house. A garden would be so nice.
A: yes, it would. Don’t worry. There’s a lawn outside the building and there’s the park nearby. This place will be fine.
B: the building is quite new and well constructed. I’m happy with the fittings too.
A: yes, everything has been well designed.
起居室
A: good morning. I’m thinking about buying some new furniture for my living room. Could you help me?
B: certainly. As you can see, we have several three-piece suites on sale. Feel free to sit down and test how comfortable they are.
A: I came to your store yesterday and have come back today to make a final decision. I think I like the black leather suite. It’s on a real bargain.
B: yes. The price has been reduced by 50%. It’s a real bargain.
A: I’ll take it. I also need to improve the lighting in my living room. Do you have any suggestions?
B: those floor lamps are very nice and you can vary the brightness according to whether you’re reading or watching tv. How big is your living room? A: it’s quite large. It’s about 40 square metres.
B: I’d suggest you buy two. That allows you to change the brightness of the room better.
A: ok. I like the design of this lamps. I also need some cushion covers. I’ll just browse through those ones over there.