Transcription Practice — Dialogue 3

Two girls are waiting outside a cinema.

BARBARA: Do you think those two boys have forgotten that they were supposed to meet us here at
eight o'clock?

CHRISTINE: They'll probably be here soon. Perhaps they can't find the cinema.

B: Nonsense! Everyone knows where the ABC is. Of course, they may not come at all. They may
never have intended to turn up. We've only met them once, so for all we know they may be sitting in
a pub having a drink.

C: They can't be. They sounded so keen at the disco last Saturday. You know, you can be very
suspicious at times, Barbara.

B: And you can be very naive. They may have asked us out just to see if we'd say 'yes'!

C: There may be a simple explanation. Their car may have broken down. They might even have had
an accident.
B: They might have. But John hasn't got a car.

C: Peter has. He's got a red mini.

B: That's something in his favour. At least he may take us both home afterwards. Look at the time!
It's a quarter past eight. We can't wait much longer.

C: What shall we do, then?

B: We may as well go in and see the film. It would be a pity to miss it after all this waiting.

C: Look, there's a red Mini. Oh dear, now it's gone past. I thought it might have been Peter's.

B: Come on, Christine! Let's go in! I've had enough of this.

C: Not yet. That car may have been Peter's. They may be looking for a place to park.

PETER: I'm sorry we're late. You haven't been waiting long, have you?

B: Eighteen and a half minutes.

JOHN: We had a lot of trouble on the way. First, Peter couldn't start the car. Then we had to stop at
the garage for some petrol, because we thought we might not have enough for the journey home.
Then we couldn't find anywhere to park, but in the end we were able to squeeze into a gap just round
the corner.

B: Well, better late than never.

C: Shall we go inside? The film may have started.

P: No, it can't have. The feature film doesn't start until nine. We've time to have some coffee. That
way we can really get to know you two.

C: OK. Let's go, then.

B: As I said before, Christine, you can be very naive at times. But don't offer to buy the coffee. They
might accept.