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practical and effective introduction to
the English language and American
culture through video print and audio
step 1 watch a unit on the video
hello welcome to the International
Center my name is Simon and this is my
wife Raquel step 2
watch the unit again read and write in
the workbook step 3
listen and speak with the audio cassette
hello welcome to the International
Center let me introduce myself my name
is Simon and this is my wife Raquel hi
nice to meet you Simon and I are
volunteers here at the International
Center we help immigrants like you learn
about life in the United States in this
program we'll talk about everyday life
and we'd like you to meet some of the
people who visit the center but first
here are some words and expressions
you'll need to know
hello how are you fine thanks and you
this is Ming
nice to meet you
my pleasure
engineer cashier
teacher
social worker
painter waitress United States
Mexico China
Russia
today we're having a party at the
International Center we're going to meet
some new people
and introduce ourselves come and join us
Horta hey hello how are you fine thank
you and you very well thank you oh I'd
like to introduce my wife Elena pleased
to meet you my pleasure and this is my
lovely wife Raquel nice to meet nice to
meet you I'd like you to meet me
pleased to meet you me Ming is from Hong
Kong she's a waitress oh really where I
will have to go there for his dinner
sometime it's a good idea
oh and this is Sasha how are you nice to
meet you and where are you from Sasha
I'm from Russia and what do you do I'm a
painter I paint houses that's a very
useful profession yeah and what do you
do well I'm a social worker and Simon is
an English teacher and Jorge what about
you oh I'm an engineer ah and where are
you from
we're from Mexico oh very nice Chinese
Russian Mexican this truly is the
International Centre and what about you
well Simon is an American and I'm
Dominican
we met on vacation oh that sounds
romantic it was so I start anybody
hungry yes
while they're eating let's review some
useful phrases you've just heard to
introduce yourself say hi i'm simon or
my name is simon to introduce someone
else say I'd like you to meet Ming or
this is Sasha
to answer say nice to meet you or my
pleasure now let's meet some more people
please introduce yourself hi my name's
Jen Manzella and I'm a waitress in a
restaurant in Boston and I'm from
Connecticut hi I'm Paul zaggy Eskie I
live in Boston Massachusetts and I'm a
computer industry analyst I follow
companies that are in the computer
industry and write reports about them hi
my name is Jen Blum and I'm a graduate
student at Boston College
I studied developmental psychology and I
work part-time hi I'm Bruno Rodriguez
I'm originally from Puerto Rico I've
been living in Boston for 27 years and
I'm working currently as a high school
instructor my name is shin pates hi I am
from Taiwan originally and right now I
live in Upper Austin which is an area
outside of Boston I am working for an
information technology company yes my
name is Robert Langley I live in
Brighton Massachusetts
I'm from Melrose originally and I'm a
full-time college student at UMass
Boston hi I'm Eleanor Jewett I live in
Cambridge Massachusetts and I'm a new
media consultant hi my name is Consuela
one Sylas thornell I live in Boston
I'm originally from Colorado and I am of
Mexican descent and I am an entrepreneur
hi my name's Justin Moline I'm 24 years
old I'm a student at UMass Boston my
name is anavar vac I'm from Kiev Ukraine
and currently I'm a full-time student at
UMass Boston
my name is Yali I'm from Taiwan my city
that was born is Taipei and right now I
live in Boston Massachusetts and I teach
kung fu' my name is Jeanie and Cheer
I'm from Brookline Massachusetts and I'm
an independent marketing communications
consultant my name is Manuel Rincon I
come from Medellin Colombia I am am
mayonnaise supervisor my name is Liz
Forte's a mother of two grown sons I was
born in Virginia my name is Sandra
Alvarado I am originally from Puerto
Rico and I am the executive director of
a community organization called
the Latino parents Association hi my
name is Doug Latham I live in a small
town north of Boston I was born in
Boston and raised in the area so I'm a
New Englander from way back
hi my name is Susan Simpson I was born
on the island of Jamaica but I'm
currently a citizen of the United States
hello I'm Ken man Thor and I'm the
director of technology for a small
website my name is Patti Stetson
I am from Shapley Maine and I currently
work at a horse stable
that's all for now it was nice meeting
you don't forget to practice these
phrases when you meet new people see you
next time
hi nice to see you again today I'm going
on a city tour with some of the people
from the International Center why don't
you join us
but first let's go over how to tell time
the days of the week the months of the
year and the seasons
what time is it two o'clock
quarter past 2:00 2:30
quarter to three Sunday
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
January
february/march
April
first
second third
spring summer fall
winter
okay as soon as everyone gets here we'll
get started
hi Raquel hi me am I the first one here
yes you are how was your weekend it was
nice on Saturday I went shopping and on
Sunday I went to a movie
sounds like a fun weekend how about you
well Saturday we went to a baseball game
and Sunday was Simon's birthday really
yeah my birthday is October 20th oh
that's Wednesday happy birthday thank
you
what time is it it's 9:45 oh it's still
early
who else is coming Sasha and maybe some
others what a beautiful day for a tour
yeah fall is beautiful in this part of
the country is everyone what time is it
am i late oh no it's almost 10 o'clock
you're just in time
good I got up late this morning mmm
Sasha you remember me yes we met last
week that's right well let's get started
we'll start with the city library they
open at 10 o'clock but before we go here
are some phrases to remember from this
lesson if you're sorry about something
you can say I'm sorry I'm late
or I didn't mean to miss your party
people might reply that's all right or
don't worry about it if you're surprised
or pleased about something you can say
what a nice car or what cute kids
now let's listen to some people talk
about their schedules at what time they
do things on which days and during which
months
what time do you go to work I go to work
at 8:30 in the morning I go to work
usually around 7 o'clock in the morning
I go to work everyday at about 8 o'clock
in the morning I go to work around 11
o'clock in the morning I go to work
every day at 7 o'clock in the morning I
begin my work at 6 o'clock in the
morning I arrive at work by 9 o'clock
how many days a week do you work I work
about five to six days a week I work six
days a week Monday through Saturday I
wore five days a week Monday to Friday I
work five days a week I work three to
four days a week I usually work
Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday I
work seven days a week normally it would
be five days a week Monday through
Friday but since I work for myself
I also work Saturday and Sunday when is
your birthday
do you have a party my birthday is
October 7th I usually have dinner in a
restaurant with my husband my birthday
is July 3rd and I stop having parties
actually when I was about 10 my birthday
is in June and I usually have a very
small party with just family and friends
my birthday is on October 24th and I do
not have a party my birthday is November
9th 1975 that's fine and I don't usually
have a party but my friends do a good
job of celebrating it with me usually we
might go out to dinner and have some
cake and I get lots of phone calls from
friends and family from around the world
so it's fun what's your favorite season
my favorite season is summer because
it's the baseball season I love baseball
my favorite season is winter because I
snowboard my favorite season is the
summer
because I love the heat and I love to
smell I think I enjoy the fall the most
because of the change of colors and
because it's actually the most fun trail
riding it's a little cooler than the
summer my favorite season of the year is
spring it is not too hot and it's not
too cold my favorite season is the
summertime I love the summertime because
I enjoy being outside my February season
is summer my favorite season is summer I
enjoy outdoor activities like sailing in
golf and that's the time to enjoy them
when do you go on vacation
I usually go on vacation in the winter
and we usually go to visit my wife's
family they live in the Caribbean I go
for vacation two two weeks a year June
and December and I go to Florida I go to
New York
I usually go on vacation in the summer
and I go to Cape Cod our vacation is
usually doing a spring break because
living in New England is so cold and the
winter is so long and my kids goes to
the school and they have two weeks off
in middle of middle of March so usually
we go down to Florida and we put a
Disneyworld and we stayed there for like
two weeks
well the last vacation I went on was to
Barbados and I chose that because I
loved the tropical weather on my
vacation I usually go to Puerto Rico I
usually take my vacation during
Christmas because during that season is
the best time to be in Puerto Rico
well that's all for now learn the
different ways of telling time and keep
practicing the days of the week and the
months of the year see you next time
hi we're going to show you how to get
around town today using public
transportation to go to places like the
bank the post office the movie theater
here are some important words we'll be
using
bus get on get off
bus-stop
subway
the Machine token
the Train go straight cross the street
bank
corner letter stamp
mailbox post office
block
turn left
turn right
movie theater
and pick up some lightbulbs if you would
like thanks
today I'm volunteering at the
information desk at the International
Center people usually ask me for
directions why don't you come and join
me hi Elena what can I do for you today
can you tell me we are the supermarket
'yes oh it's not far from here oh that's
good you go outside you turn left you
just walk down the street two blocks two
blocks then you cross the street and
it's right there on the corner that's
really near is there an ATM there yes
it's a it's right out front here you can
use this map if you like thanks a lot
you're most welcome
yeah you can put that right over there
thank you go outside and turn left walk
two blocks cross the street and the
supermarket is on the corner that's
really near hey Jorge Elena just went to
the supermarket yes we have a lot of
things to do today is there a post
office around here there's a mailbox
down the street no but I need to buy
stamps oh well in that case you'll have
to take the bus to the post office oh
and where is the bus stop or you go
outside turn right and it's at the end
of the block how much does it cost a
dollar fifty in exact change and how
many stops do I go I think it's about
four you get off at the pharmacy so the
post office is near the pharmacy right
you'll see it when you get there
thank Simon don't mention it
go outside turn right take the boss at
the end of the block go for stops get
over the fantasy cat it
while Jorge works out my directions
let's review some phrases to help you
find your way around town to ask where
something is you say where's the movie
theater or can you tell me where the
hospital is or are there any banks
around here in response you might hear
it's over there or it's right here or
it's across the street now let's listen
to some people give directions
is there a movie theater near you there
is a movie theater near my house it is a
it's a 10-minute walk from my house and
I think it is one two three four five
blocks from my house no there's no movie
theater near where I live there's a
movie theater near my house that's about
1.8 miles away I go there by public
transportation or I walk there is a
movie theater near me but I have to
drive there it's like a 10-minute Drive
is there a convenience store near you
there are two convenience stores near me
one is about a 5-minute walk away and
one is about a three-minute walk away
there is a convenience store near me
it's actually not far from where I live
only about two blocks away yes there's a
convenience store very close to my house
about one block away there is a
convenience store almost across the
street from me there is a convenience
turning in my house and is exactly one
point two blocks away how do you get to
the pharmacy there's pharmacies walking
distance we tend to either walk if it's
a nice day or if we need to we'll take
the car and it's about a two minute ride
I usually Drive to the pharmacy when I
have to go to the pharmacy I usually
have to drive because the pharmacy is
about 1 mile from my house I have to
drive to the pharmacy because it's not
particularly close to where I live I
usually walk to the pharmacy it's about
two blocks from where I live
are there any fast-food restaurants near
you the nearest fast-food restaurant in
my neighborhood is four blocks away
there's no fast-food restaurant in my
neighborhood but there is a deli across
the street there are several fast-food
restaurants near our home a matter of
fact we tend to eat there at least once
a week there are many fast-food
restaurants near my house I can walk to
some of them but the ones that I like
the most I usually have to drive to in
my opinion there's too many fast-food
restaurants
I live that's all for now remember if
you don't know how to get somewhere ask
for directions if you can't understand
the directions look on a map then you
won't get lost
see you next time hi in this unit we're
talking about one of my favorite
activities
shopping for food here are some words
you'll hear in this lesson
apples oranges
bananas strawberries
potatoes onions
carrots
tomatoes
milk
juice
eggs
butter bread
rice
soup
sauce shopping cashier
checkout counter
coupon
Elaina Ming and I are going shopping for
food why don't you join us
Raquel what are you going to get I need
some apples how much are they these are
delicate when t9a pound Oh
I'm gonna get two pounds I think I
prefer bananas
and I'm going to get some oranges
how about the vegetables I need a
five-pound bag of potatoes
onions are on sale only 99 says Jorge
loves salad I'm gonna get lots of
tomatoes me can you hand me a dozen eggs
sure thank you you are I'd like a little
juice can I have a quart of milk
thank you me sure no problem box of
spaghetti and a jar of tomato sauce some
rice a loaf of bread and a can of soup
you know what shopping makes me hungry
how about lunch come to my house I'm
going to make lasagna
that sounds great Elena but only if you
let us help you okay
while we're having lunch here are a few
useful phrases to remember when you go
shopping when you need something you can
say I need some bread and milk or she'd
like a pound of cheese or can we have a
few apples when you need to do something
you say you need to go shopping or he'd
like to eat some grapes or they'd have
to buy some rice
another thing to remember when you go
shopping for food is that you can save
money if you use coupons at the checkout
counter now let's listen to some other
people talk about going shopping how
often do you go food shopping when I
need to purchase food I usually do it
once or twice a month my husband does
most of the cooking in our family and he
stops at the grocery store just about
every day I go food shopping once a week
I hardly ever go food shopping
I usually go food shopping about twice a
week I try to go shopping usually once
every two weeks what do you usually buy
I usually buy fruit for breakfast and
sandwich meat for lunch sometimes I buy
me and vegetables for dinner Oh the
usual stuff that we get milk juice soft
drinks vegetable meat well the stock
market that I go to specializes in
exotic type foods such as venison
ostrich and rabbit and I tend to lean
towards those when I go food shopping I
usually like to get canned goods because
I hardly ever go so I try to pick up
things that will last at least a month
and the fruits and vegetables and juices
I by the general staples that most
people buy milk bread meat cheese
vegetables what's your favorite dish my
favorite dish I would have to say is
curry chicken which is usually with made
with curry and lots of other spices and
we usually have it with plain rice it's
one of the favorite dishes from Jamaica
which is where I'm from my favorite dish
is sushi I like to make homemade pizza
and so I have a homemade pizza crust
with some
and I like to do fresh vegetables such
as onions and mushrooms and peppers my
favorite dish is is called sancocho and
it's it's like us too except that it has
different ingredients not just one or
two you can make it with either chicken
or beef I like it with chicken and it
has different vegetables that we call
roots it has like M and potatoes and
bananas and plantains things like that I
enjoy pot roast which contains carrots
onions potatoes and of course the pot
roast itself my favorite dish is a dish
that my wife cooks
it's called arroz con pollo and I love
it it has chicken and rice and peas and
tomatoes and onions and lots of really
good spices
oh my favorite dish is to eat it really
depends it's like if I go to my mother's
house then she could Chinese and I like
that if we stay home and my
mother-in-law she cooked this dish it's
a Lebanese dish called
loopy which is a lamp and in string
beans and tomato sauce which is really
good where do you buy your food I buy my
groceries in several stores because I
buy my fruits and vegetables at a
vegetable stand and I'll buy my meats
and my staples at a at a supermarket my
husband usually Shops at a store called
bread and circus and they sell all kinds
of groceries and food we do our food
shopping in at least three different
stores two stores that have different
kinds of produce in them and then one
store that has bread that we really like
we go there to buy our bread I go food
shopping at different stores like for
example like the fruits and vegetables I
like to get them in the big supermarkets
like the typical foods I like to go to
the bodegas for them like if I'm going
to pick up plantains and cilantro and
yams I like to go to the bodega which is
like 15 minute drive from where I live
we do our food shopping in several
stores like we go to Chinese grocery
store to get the Chinese ingredients and
if we need cereals for breakfast or
bagels and cream cheese and we go to a
supermarket how much money do you spend
on food each week oh I would say we'll
probably spend about one hundred three
hundred fifty dollars a week I spend
between 50 and 100 dollars on food each
week usually my grocery bills would come
up to about maybe about $80 every two
weeks I try and keep it somewhere
between 80 and $100 I think I spend
about $50 a week on my shopping I spend
about $150 a week we spend about $200 a
week on food we're not a large family
but we like to eat
well that's all for now now you're ready
to go food shopping for yourself see you
next
today I'm going to help Jorge and Elena
find an apartment we're going to look in
the newspaper and then we're going to
visit a real estate office and ask about
the apartments but first let's look at
some important words
newspaper classified ads for rent
real estate office
apartment
building house garage
bedroom bathroom
kitchen living room laundry
entrance
three floors balcony
parking lot large small
new old
looks massive see any apartment you like
or hey a few where are they not far from
here are they expensive well the two
bedrooms are expensive but the one
bedrooms are cheaper which would you
like would like a two bedroom but we can
also take a one bedroom let's call and
ask to see them okay
can I use the phone here go right ahead
yes
hi I'm interested in a few of the
apartments listed in the paper
do you have to know would be great
two o'clock perfect my name is Jorge
Gonzalez okay I see you're - thank you
hi I have an appointment at 2:00 we'd
like to look at some apartments you must
be caught hello come in sit down thank
you
so what are you looking for a
one-bedroom or two-bedroom not too
expensive with laundry and parking no
problem you see there are three
apartments I could show you on Stanford
Street on Owens Avenue and on Beals
Boulevard how much is the rent they're
all under a thousand with heat and hot
water included could you tell us more
about them the one on all ones Avenue is
brand new
what about the one on the Stanford
Street well it's nice but it's old I'm
the one on Beals Boulevard it's pretty
big and not too expensive why don't we
look at that one first all right come
and fill out an application and I'll get
the keys
while Jorge's filling out an application
here are some phrases to remember when
making a request you say can I use the
phone or could we see some apartments
today or can you show us the kitchen or
could you tell us the address
when suggesting something you say let's
call and make an appointment or let's
take the subway to the agency or why
don't we look at the big one first or
why don't you sign the contract tomorrow
now let's listen to people talk about
their apartments
what part of the city do you live in a
part of awesome that I live in is called
Mission Hill a very diverse neighborhood
we live in a community known as Hyde
Park which is part of the city of Boston
from downtown Boston for about a 25
minute train ride I live in the suburbs
of Boston this town call West Roxbury I
live in North Cambridge which is a
couple miles away from Boston how did
you find your apartment I found my
apartment working through a realtor my
apartment a friend of mine owns the
house and it became vacant and then
that's when I rented it I found my
apartment through my doctor I found my
apartment about 20 years ago by driving
up and down the streets of Dorchester I
found my apartment by going through a
real-estate agent
what is your apartment like I have a
great apartment it has two bedrooms a
large living room a dining room small
kitchen and a sunroom which I use as a
study the thing that makes my apartment
terrific is that I have a north east
south and west view so I can watch the
Sun sets our apartment has seven rooms
it has a living room and a dining room a
kitchen three bedrooms and a bathroom my
apartment is actually a duplex which is
a house where two families live it has
three bedrooms one bathroom two floors
so it's very comfortable to live in my
apartment is two floors very spacious we
have three bedrooms a living room a
kitchen and a bathroom my apartments in
a residential area of Brighton it's not
very big four rooms and it suits me I
live with a roommate and we have our own
bedrooms as one bathroom and a small
kitchen living room in a dining area
is your rent very high the rent that I
pay for my apartment is 575 it includes
heat and it's about average for my size
of apartment in my neighborhood no it's
actually pretty low I live with two
other people and we share the rent I pay
300 a month and that includes all my
utilities the mortgage that we had to
pay when we first moved into our house
was very high it was $2,500 a month but
we've been able to refinance our
mortgage and now it's much lower about
$1,500 a month my rent is exorbitantly
high in my opinion my mortgage is
actually very low it's about $800 per
month but I share that expense with my
roommate would you like to move to a
different area we actually would like to
move to a different area we're currently
thinking about purchasing a house and I
would like it to be more of a suburban
area than where we are now I'm pretty
happy with the area I'm in because it's
actually pretty convenient to get into
town if I had to move I would like to
move towards the beach I like the
seashore because it's very quiet no I
would like not to move to a different
area I love where I live oh I'm very
content where I am but if I do want to
move if that's a wish list I think I
would like to move to someplace warm
that's all for now I hope you ask a lot
of questions when you're looking for an
apartment and I hope you find a nice one
see you next time
hi I'm here with Jorge and Elena today
to open up a bank account here are some
words you'll need to know
individual accounts joint account
checking
savings
statement balance
deposit
withdrawal
tell her
deposit slip pay check
ATM
card cash
interest
travelers check
so what can I do for you today we'd like
to open a bank account individual
accounts or a joint account a joint one
is better yes and you can get both
checking and savings do we have to pay a
service fee if you have a minimum
balance of $1,500 there are no fees I
hope we can do that don't worry we both
work okay how much would you like to
deposit now $1,000 now and more next
week you'll get a statement with your
balance every month and when do we get
our checks and ATM cards you'll get
temporary checks now and permanent
checks and your ATM cards in about a
week so we deposit our paychecks at the
tellers window right or ATM yes and some
companies offer direct deposit so your
paycheck can be deposited into your
account automatically so no waiting in
line any other questions can we have a
credit card application - sure you can
fill it out at home and bring it in
later and how do we send money home to
our families in Mexico you can do that
by money order or wire transfer we're
also thinking about buying a car do you
think we can get a loan it depends on
how much you want to borrow when how
much you earn would you like to fill out
an application well let's come back and
talk about it in a few months
good idea thank you for banking with us
thank you see you again soon
goodbye goodbye that wasn't too
difficult was it let's go over some
phrases you'll need at the bank when
someone at a bank or store sees you they
might say how may I help you
or what can I do for you today you can
reply like this I'd like some traveler's
checks or we'd like to apply for a loan
to show ownership you say you have a new
credit card or she has a checking
account here to show that something is
necessary you say you have to mail your
payment on
or she has to open a savings account now
let's listen to people talk about
different bank services
where is your bank account
we actually have two bank accounts while
our main bank account is in Bank Boston
and then we have a household account
which is in a smaller neighborhood Bank
my bank account is with Bank Boston my
bank account is at Fleet Bank the bank
that I do business with is us trust
do you prefer big banks or small banks I
prefer a big bank because they have
experience and a range of services
I prefer small banks preferably because
I think it's more intimate it's more
personal I prefer to work with a large
bank because they have more services and
their ATMs are more available and more
convenient for me I definitely prefer
small banks because I don't have to wait
in line as often they know me when I get
there and I don't have to worry about
whether or not they recognize me or my
account or if I've forgotten something
well I prefer big banks because there's
more of them around town I like big
banks because they are all over the
place having my account in a big bank or
a small bank doesn't really matter
that's not something that I think about
what services do you use at the bank I
have a personal checking account and a
savings account a safe deposit box and
because I own my own business I have a
small business account I have both the
checking and a savings account with a
bank but I also use the ATMs when I go
to the bank the service that I usually
use is the check in and savings account
and the ATM how often do you use the ATM
I have an ATM card which I actually use
a lot is usually about three to four
times a week I use the ATM I would say
on an average twice a week maybe to get
money to go to a movie or for lunch I
don't like to use it too often I use my
ATM card about twice a week and I love
it I don't know how I ever lived without
it which do you use more often checks or
credit cards
I use credit cards more than checks I
prefer the convenience of a credit card
in keeping all of my expenses on one
statement I would say I use cheques more
often I tried not to use credit cards
primarily because you can become a bad
habit I usually use a combination of
checks and credit cards depending or
where I'm doing business when I go
shopping I usually use checks I use
credit cards when I ran out of money I
use credit cards more often than checks
my credit card allows me to earn
frequent flyer miles on an airline I use
checks more often I don't like to use
credit cards they cost money
unfortunately I believe I use my credit
card more than I use the checks mostly
because people don't accept checks and
credit card is much easier to use and I
can trace my spending that way I use
checks more often and I use them because
I just don't like having the bills that
come with a credit card
that's all for today don't forget to
practice what you learned when you go to
the bank see you next time hi today
we're talking about using the telephone
to make different kinds of calls but
first here are a few words we'll be
using in this lesson
telephone ring answering machine message
pick up dial busy hang up operator
information
dial tone phone card toll-free number
press Airport flight
schedule luggage
one way
round trip
so your sister's getting married yes I
wish I could go to Hong Kong for the
wedding oh well some airlines have cheap
flights to Hong Kong you know what we
can look in the paper let's see here we
go here's something right here
round-trip ticket for eight hundred and
ninety nine dollars not bad but I can't
afford it
oh well let's call and see if there's
anything cheaper okay okay
but what's the number one eight hundred
five five five tour tour
yes you have to press the buttons for
the letters oh I see
t oh you are right Oh
the nine is dizzy oh well that's okay
let's try again later
oh come in it's open who is that
Sascha said he might stop by me oh hello
come in sit down well guess what what an
old friend from Russia called me he and
his family are arriving today really yes
they finally got the visa after two
years that's so exciting I'm going to
the airport to pick them up do you want
to come okay how are you gonna get there
by train if they have to call for the
times they are arriving on a nine
o'clock flight you can use this phone
yeah I think the number for the train
schedule is five five five nine two four
four
the airport rain right right it takes
about a half an hour
welcome to train check for city trains
press one for commuter trains press two
for City train routes press one for
schedules and prices press two
the a train which goes to the airport
leaves every 15 minutes from Central
Station it takes approximately 30
minutes the fare is $8 one-way or $12
roundtrip it only costs $12 for a
roundtrip ticket to the airport not bad
not bad at all oh I mean can I borrow
your phone
I have to tell Simon I'm gonna be
working late tonight oh of course
Thanks
hi may I speak to Simon please sorry
he's in class oh that's right he's still
in class can I leave a message for him
sure is this his wife yes
it's Raquel could you please tell him
that I'm gonna be working late tonight
okay I'll come the message thank you
you're welcome
okay bye so Ming are you all unpacked
yes mostly but I still have to put up
bookshelves in my room well I can help
you with that Ming
oh thank you let me show you how I want
it set up okay well that's all for now
here are a few phrases you can use on
the phone to ask to speak to someone you
can say may I speak to Simon please
or is Sasha there to introduce yourself
on the phone you say hi this is Raquel
or it's Raquel to leave a message for
someone you can say please call me back
or I'll call you back later or my number
is 555 three eight nine zero or you can
reach me at
now let's listen to people using
different services on the phone making a
local directory assistance call city and
listing please bolston the Museum of
Science please the number is five five
five one seven zero zero calling for
time and temperature
at the tone the time will be 335 p.m.
the temperature is 73 degrees calling
for the hours of the Science Museum the
Science Museum is open Tuesday through
Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. admission is
$10 adults $8 students and 6 dollars for
children
calling for plane fares for fares to New
York press 3 for round trip fares press
for the fare is that's all for now
using the phone can't be confusing but
keep trying we've enjoyed talking to you
about everyday life see you next time
bye