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DIALOGUE 21

Sarah: Todd, why do you have three computers?

Todd: I know. It's crazy. I do have three computers. Before, I had four computers. Now, I
only have three computers. I have three computers because I use computers for
my job. So, I have one computer for my house. One laptop computer for my
house. And I always keep that computer at my house. So, it's heavy. It's a
MacBook Pro. And I don't like to carry it, so I leave it home. And I have a MacBook
Air. It's very light. It's not heavy. And I use my MacBook Air when I travel, when I
go to school, when I go downtown to a café. So yeah, I have one computer for
home and one computer for when I travel.

Sarah: And how about the other one?

Todd: Oh, the other computer. The other computer is old. It's also a MacBook Pro, and
it's seven years old.

Sarah: Wow.

Todd: Yeah. It still works. It works really well but I use it as a backup computer. So
sometimes, I need a computer in case one computer fails. Also, sometimes my
friends need a computer and I lend my computer to my friends.

Sarah: Oh, that's nice.

Todd: Yeah. It's easy. I like that.

Sarah: What do you do if you need something that's on the other computer?

Todd: Well, I use cloud computing, so I use Dropbox. So, Dropbox shares everything.
So, all computers are linked and they share all the files. So, it's no problem.

Sarah: How about phones? How many do you have?

Todd: I have three phones, also for my job. I have an iPhone. I have a Samsung Galaxy.
And I have a Nokia Windows phone.

Sarah: Oh really?

Todd: Yeah.

Sarah: Which one do you like the best?

Todd: Hmm, that's tough. I think I like the Samsung Galaxy the best because it's bigger
and it's easy to read. But the iPhone has good apps. I like the apps on the iPhone,
and the iPhone is very reliable. So, it always works. So yeah.

Sarah: How about the Nokia?

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Todd: The Nokia is also a good phone. It's a Windows phone, and I travel a lot so when I
travel, I always take the Nokia phone and I use a new sim card in the country, and
that is my phone when I travel. I usually leave my Galaxy phone or my iPhone at
home.

Sarah: You say you use your phone for work. How?

Todd: So, I create websites and so I need to check how websites look on different
phones. So, every time I make a website, I check it on the Nokia phone. I check it
on the Samsung phone. I check on the iPhone. So, I make sure the website works
on all smartphones.

Sarah: Does the website often have problems with one phone or a different phone?

Todd: Usually not. Usually, everything is okay. But sometimes, media files like audio files
or video files do not work on the phones. So sometimes, I have to change things.
But usually, it works.

Sarah: Ah.

Todd: How about you? How many computers do you have?

Sarah: Well, at home, we have one laptop. And it's kind of big, so I don't usually take it out
with me. And then we have a personal computer, and we also have a tablet, an
iPad.

Todd: Oh yeah.

Sarah: And I don't use the iPad very much. It's usually used by my daughter. She's two,
and she loves to play games on the iPad.

Todd: Right.

Sarah: So, it's an expensive toy.

Todd: So, your daughter likes the iPad, you like the laptop.

Sarah: I like the laptop, yes.

Todd: And the personal computer?

Sarah: The personal computer is my husbands. And we also use it as the family computer
when we want to watch a movie or watch a TV show. Something like that.

Todd: Oh wow. Sounds good. And phones?

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Sarah: Phones. Well, I have my own phone. I have Sony phone. It's an Xperia. And I like
it. It's big, so sometimes my fingers can't reach all the buttons but I can watch
videos on it. I like that. And when I leave the country, I can't use it in other
countries. But I can use the Wi-Fi. So that's convenient.

Todd: Yeah, that is convenient. Okay. Thanks a lot, Sarah.

Sarah: Thank you.

DIALOGUE 22

Todd: So, Greg you were saying you had brothers and they always picked on you like all
older brothers do. Do you have any stories about what your brothers used to do to
you?

Greg: Ah, yes, you know I think back on some of the crazy fights we had and it is
absolutely amazing that we are all still alive. One time, I was closing the garage
door and I didn't see my brother, my oldest brother walking behind me and
I pulled the door down and it hit him in the head.

Todd: Right, ooh, ow!

Greg: A complete accident, but he just got so angry. He had a pair of shoes that he was
holding in his hand, and I think he was going to polish them or something, and he
just took the shoe and he smacked me as hard as he could right in the stomach.

Todd: Oh, that's gotta hurt.

Greg: Oh, it hurt so much. I bent over and I got so angry and I looked in the garage and
I saw a big piece of metal pipe

Todd: Oh, no!

Greg: And I held it like a spear, and I ran after him, and he of course ran away. I was
chasing him around the house and he ran into the front door, and I threw the
spear, as hard as I could, and it went like a, I threw the pipe, and it went like a
spear, through the air, and he closed the door right behind him, and it put a hole in
the door.

Todd: Oh, man, it was gonna hit him. It would have hit him.

Greg: It would have hit him actually.

Todd: Wow. You don't even want to think what could have happened if it had hit him.

Greg: Yeah, it's amazing that we're still alive. We used to have fights with baseball bats
and branches and things.
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Todd: Well, it must have been good, made you tough and strong for all the other kids at
school.

Greg: Yeah, they thought I was crazy.

DIALOGUE 23

Ruth: So, Akane, tell me about your family. Who do you get on well with in your family?

Akane: Well, I think I get along the best with my mother, I would say.

Ruth: So, why is that?

Akane: Well, I think it probably has to do with the fact that we're both female. I mean the
only other people in my family are my father and my brother.

Ruth: So, what does your mom look like?

Akane: Well, she's actually taller than me. She has dark hair and a pretty firm build.
Um, she's not too thin and not too fat, and yeah!

Ruth: And what does your mom do? Does she have a job?

Akane: Oh, good question. She's actually a hair dresser. Yeah, so she does my hair
and she's also an aesthetician as well so I get free skin care products from her.

Ruth: Oh, that's fantastic. So, what does your mom like to do when she is not working?

Akane: Well, she used to take sewing lessons, so she really likes to sew things
like her own curtains and she even made me some clothes a few times.

Ruth: Wow, so she's talented.

Akane: Yeah, she's quite artistic.

Ruth: So, when did you last see your mom or speak to your mom?

Akane: Well, the last time I saw her was this spring. I stayed at my parents’ house for
about a week and, yeah, that's when I saw her.

Ruth: Was that a couple of months ago?

Akane: Yeah, a couple of months ago, that's right.

Ruth: And what was the last thing your mom bought for you?
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Akane: Actually, just before I came here, we went shopping together and because I have
to fly away to a new country, she bought me some new clothes. She bought me a
new coat actually.

Ruth: Wow, that's really nice. Well, thanks for that Akane.

DIALOGUE 24

Akane's Vacation
Last year, I went to Portugal just after Christmas. And I stayed there until… well, just after New
Year's this year. In Portugal, I met up with one of my friends from Toronto. He had family
that lived in Portugal, because his family was originally from Portugal.

So, they were kind enough to let me stay with them. I didn’t know any Portuguese, except for
some simple words like “hello”, and “thank you”. I learned some simple words through an audio
CD, before I went there. And the people that I stayed with didn’t know very much English either.
However, we got along surprisingly well.

They were surprised that I was able to eat some of their exotic foods. They made some
delicious meals every single day, like octopus, tripe and rabbit. It is quite exotic, but I thought it
was quite good. They also made some excellent desserts, like crème caramel, and a rich
sponge cake that they call Paon d’lo.

Howard's Vacation
OK, now I'll talk about my winter vacation. This winter vacation I spent two weeks in my
hometown which is Daytona Beach, Florida. It was wonderful. The weather was warm every
day. It was sunny every day, and the temperature was almost 80 degrees.

I visited my mother and I spent every morning having a nice leisurely cup of coffee and reading
the newspaper and after that I got my bicycle out and rode down to the beach and enjoyed the
sun and the surf, and came back home and read a book and went to bed early.

I had a wonderful time. I saw a couple of new movies, when I was home in Florida. I saw The
Aviator and also an interesting movie called Spanglish, which I hope you all can see because
it's an interesting movie about English and the Spanish.
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DIALOGUE 25

Todd: So, after Laos, where did you go?

Abidemi: After Laos, I flew to Vietnam. And actually, I took the bus into Vietnam.

Todd: OK.

Abidemi: Yes. And in Vietnam, I traveled from the north, from Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City.
But because my time was so short, I could only spend one or two days in each city.

Todd: Ah! What city did you like the most?

Abidemi: I think I prefer Hanoi the most. The food, the street food is amazing. It’s a very
lively city, lots of motorcycles and traffic so it reminded me of Nigeria where I was born a
little bit.

Todd: Oh cool!

Abidemi: Yes.

Todd: And what did you do in Vietnam?

Abidemi: I spent time in Hanoi. I also went to visit Sapa, which has a lot of rice terraces. So,
these are mountains where they’ve planted rice fields. So, the scenery, the view is
really beautiful. And you also get to meet the native people, the local people there.
So, I enjoyed it. And then from there I went to Hoi An, which is a very historical
city, very beautiful night scenery by the river. And then I went to Ho Chi Minh City but I
could only spend one night there before leaving for Myanmar.

Todd: OK. And then, how was Myanmar? What did you do there?

Abidemi: Myanmar was my last stop. And I didn’t have so much time there but I managed to
go—but I managed to visit some of the places I really wanted to see like Yangon,
Bagan, and Mandalay. I would say that Bagan was the highlight. They had many
temples from the past and just seeing that many of them, it was very impressive.

Todd: That’s fantastic.

Abidemi: Yes.

Todd: So, what country was your favorite?

Abidemi: It’s hard to say. They each have their own good points but I think I would definitely
like to visit Thailand again.

Todd: Oh OK. Thailand is such a great place. Anyway, thanks Abidemi.

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Abidemi: Thank you, Todd.

DIALOGUE 26

Todd: Abidemi, what did you do for summer break?

Abidemi: For summer break, I went to visit some countries in Asia.

Todd: Oh, what countries?

Abidemi: I visited Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

Todd: Oh, great. What did you do in each country?

Abidemi: In Thailand, I was there for about a week. I ate a lot of delicious food and I met a
lot of many nice people. I loved Thailand, so I hope to return again.

Todd: What foods did you eat?

Abidemi: I don’t remember the names but I just remembered that they were all good.

Todd: Thai food is so good.

Abidemi: Yes.

Todd: Did you go anymore in Thailand like the beach or the forest?

Abidemi: I was more interested in nature, so I traveled from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and
Chang Rai, and I went trekking and rode elephants. So that was one of
the highlights of my trip.

Todd: Oh nice. How long was the trek?

Abidemi: The trek was about a day. It was a trek for 2, 3 hours but then we also stayed
overnight in a community in the hills. And then the next day, we trekked for a little
bit to come back to the city.

Todd: Nice. So, was Thailand the first stop?

Abidemi: Yes. It was my first stop. It was supposed to be the shortest stop but I loved it so
much that I spent more time there.

Todd: After Thailand, where did you go?

Abidemi: From Thailand, I moved on by land to Laos.

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Todd: And what did you do in Laos?

Abidemi: In Laos, I mainly was in the northern part of the country, and I went zip-lining.

Todd: Oh fun!

Abidemi: It was fun. So—

Todd: So, zip-lining is going flying from tree to tree?

Abidemi: That’s correct. So that was about two days’ worth of zip-lining, and we stayed
overnight in a big tree house.

Todd: Oh, how fun.

Abidemi: It was quite an experience.

Todd: Nice.

Abidemi: I really enjoyed it.

DIALOGUE 27

Katie: Hey Todd, can I ask you a favor?

Todd: Sure, anytime.

Katie: Um, I really need a place to stay, and I heard that your place is on AirBNB.

Todd: It is on AirBNB. I do rent my house, but for you it's free.

Katie: OH, amazing. Can I stay there then?

Todd: You can. How long?

Katie: Maybe a week or two weeks.

Todd: OK, when?

Katie: From next Monday.

Todd: Yeah, actually, you can do that. That works.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! How about a car? Can I park my car?
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Todd: Ah, that's a problem. You can't park your car because there's no space, but there's
a cheap parking lot about maybe two blocks away.

Katie: OK.

Todd: So, it's only a couple dollars a day.

Katie: OK, I guess I can park my car there. How about cooking there? Can I cook?

Todd: Of course, you can cook. I have a stove, a refrigerator. You can bring your own
food. You can do whatever you want.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you. Can I use the Internet?

Todd: You can use the Internet. There's a password. I will write down the password
before I leave, and I will write down the password before you get there.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! I was thinking about asking my friend if he can
stay. Can my friend stay over?

Todd: Yeah, sure, so your friend can stay. Not a problem I don't think.

Katie: He has a dog? Can he bring his dog?

Todd: Oh, that is a problem. Does the dog have a cage?

Katie: Ah, no, but we can get a cage.

Todd: I'm not sure about the dog. If the dog is in a cage, it's OK in the house but I think
you can't have the dog in the house.

Katie: OK, how about smoking? My friend is a very heavy smoker. Can he smoke
outside?

Todd: Yeah, he can smoke outside, just please pick up cigarette butts, but of course, he
can't smoke inside.

Katie: OK, he can't smoke inside.

Todd: No.

Katie: OK, how about if we want to have a party? Can we have a party?

Todd: Yeah, you can have a party. That's OK, but please be quiet. Don't be too loud. The
neighbors live very close to my house.

Katie: Alright, that sounds good. Thanks. And I have one more question. Can I use the
washing machine?
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Todd: Yeah, of course. You can use anything. You use the washing machine. You can
use the Internet. You can use the TV. You can use anything you like.

Katie: Wow, excellent. That sounds great. Thank you so much.

Todd: Yeah, I will write down directions for my house, and I will send you a map, and you
can check it out and get all the information, and just I will leave the key for you with
my neighbor.

Katie: Excellent. Thank you very much!

Todd: Sure, no problem.

DIALOGUE 28

Todd: So, Meg, are you busy this weekend?

Meg: Yes, I'm so busy because I'm moving.

Todd: Oh, no.

Meg: Yeah, there's a lot of work to do.

Todd: What do you have to do?

Meg: First, I have to prepare my apartment, so I need to pack all of my things.

Todd: That's not fun.

Meg: No, it takes a long time.

Todd: Do you need help?

Meg: Yeah, do you have time to help me?

Todd: I can help you on Sunday.

Meg: Ooh, are you busy on Saturday?

Todd: Yeah, on Saturday I have to work. I have to teach two classes, and then after I
teach, I have to grade papers. Oh, it sounds like you're really busy too. Plus, I
have to meet my friends that evening.

Meg: Oh, what will you do with your friends?

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Todd: I'm helping my friend also. My friend has car problems, so I have to take him to
the mechanic, but on Sunday, I can help you.

Meg: OK, that would be great because on Sunday I have to take some trash to
the dump, and I have to finish some paperwork at city hall to prepare for moving to
a new country

Todd: Now, because you're moving, do you have to go to the post office?

Meg: I do have to go to the post office. I almost forgot. At the post office, I have
to submit a form to say my new address.

Todd: Ah, that's good because I have to go to the post office, too.

Meg: Oh, really.

Todd: I have to send my mom's birthday gift to her.

Meg: When is your mom's birthday?

Todd: It was one month ago.

Meg: Ah, so you have to send it quickly.

Todd: Yes, I have to get on it.

Meg: OK, well, let's go together.

Todd: So, I'll see you Sunday. What time should I be here?

Meg: I have to go to city hall by three p.m., so can you come at two?

Todd: OK, but if you want to go to the dump, the dump closes at noon, so we have to
leave early.

Meg: Ah, OK. Can you come at eleven?

Todd: Yes. OK, so I will see you at eleven o'clock.

Meg: Great, see you then.

Todd: Bye.

Meg: Bye.
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DIALOGUE 29

Todd: OK, Katie.

Katie: Yeah.

Todd: Let's take an international test.

Katie: Oh, OK.

Todd: How international are you? Let's find out.

Katie: Let's find out.

Todd: First, have you ever eaten Greek food?

Katie: Greek food? Ah, I've eaten, how do you say it, falafel.

Todd: Oh, is that Greek?

Katie: I think so. I've had that, but apart from that, I've never eaten Greek food. How
about you?

Todd: Ah, I think I have. Like, I've eaten Greek yogurt. Does that count?

Katie: That counts.

Todd: That counts?

Katie: That counts.

Todd: OK, have you ever eaten Vietnamese food?

Katie: Ah, I see it written down. Is it pho?

Todd: Pho, the noodles?

Katie: Yeah, I've eaten pho before.

Todd: Yeah, I've been to Vietnam so I've eaten Vietnamese food a lot. And pho the
noodles is really good.

Katie: Yeah, it's delicious.

Todd: I've had that too.

Katie: OK, now let's talk about languages.

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Todd: Oh, OK. Have you ever studied French?

Katie: I have. I studied French for five years.

Todd: Oh, can you still speak French?

Katie: Nope. Not at all.

Todd: Yeah, me too. I once studied French years ago, but I haven't spoken French in so
long I can't remember anything.

Katie: I can't remember anything either.

Todd: Have you ever studied an Asian Language?

Katie: I've studied Japanese. I can still speak it a little bit now, and I studied a little bit of
Korean, but I don't speak Korean.

Todd: Oh, really. OK. Wow, like I've studied Thai because I lived in Thailand for five
years, and like you I've studied Japanese, but my Japanese is terrible.

Katie: How about your Thai?

Todd: My Thai is OK. It's OK. I can talk a little bit. OK, so have you ever met a Spanish
person?

Katie: A Spanish person? Actually, I don't think I have.

Todd: Really?

Katie: I don't think I have met a Spanish person.

Todd: Oh, interesting. I've been to Spain so, I've met a few and we have a Spanish
teacher at our school.

Katie: Oh, maybe I have met a Spanish person then. Maybe, I've met a secret Spanish
person.

Todd: OK, have you met a Chinese person?

Katie: Oh, yes, I've meet lots of Chinese people.

Todd: OK, and have you met a Brazilian person?

Katie: I feel like if I say no, then I have. Probably. Probably, I've met a Brazilian person.

Todd: Yeah, I've met a few people from Brazil, so they're always very nice. Very friendly
people.
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DIALOGUE 30

Meg: Hey, Todd. Are you healthy? Do you eat lots of fruits and vegetables?

Todd: I guess I am healthy. I do eat lots of fruits and vegetables, but I also eat junk
food, sadly. But I try to eat lots of fruits specially to stay healthy.

Meg: What kind of fruits do you like to eat?

Todd: Well, I like all fruits. I love all fruits except pineapple. I hate pineapple. I don't know
why. I just don't like pineapple. I don't like the taste. I don't like to chew it. It
just feels funny. But I love apples, I love bananas, I love oranges. I usually have an
apple every morning for breakfast. It's very easy to eat. And I just love apples
because you can take them to school. You can eat them quickly. They're very easy
to eat. I also like oranges, and I love orange juice. So sometimes, I make fresh
orange juice in my kitchen. So, oranges are great. But my favorite fruits are bananas and
strawberries. I love bananas and strawberries. And I love to eat bananas
and strawberries together, so my favorite snack is to cut up some banana and
then cut up some strawberry and mix them together, and then eat them.

Meg: Well, it sounds like you really a lot of fruits.

Todd: Oh yeah, I do.

Meg: What about vegetables? Do you eat vegetables every day?

Todd: I do. I try to have a salad every day, and I have a special salad I make and I call it
my chunky, crunchy salad. And it's carrots, cucumbers and tomatoes, and I cut the
carrots and cucumbers into small little squares. And then I cut up the tomatoes
and I mix together. And the carrots, tomatoes and cucumbers mixed together, the
colors are really pretty. And when you eat the salad, it's very crunchy and it's
very chunky because it's all little squares. So I call it my crunchy, chunky salad.

Meg: That sounds delicious. Do you ever share it with someone else?

Todd: No, I don't but I want to because I really, I like it so much and I can't cook. So
when I go to somebody's house and I need to bring food, I think, "Oh, I should bring
chunky, crunchy salad."

Meg: Hmm, that's a good idea. Another idea is to cook some vegetables. Do you cook
vegetables?

Todd: Not too much. I do cook asparagus. Asparagus is probably my favorite vegetable,
and it's very easy to cook because asparagus, you just have to cut up into small
pieces. And then you can put the asparagus in a bowl with some water in the
microwave, and you can cook asparagus in about 30 seconds. So, I eat asparagus
a lot. Also, I eat broccoli. I love broccoli. Sometimes I have broccoli and lettuce
together for my salad. And then sometimes, I cook eggplant. I like to cook
eggplant because I like the taste and it's easy to cook.
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Meg: I don't really like eggplant.

Todd: Really?

Meg: I don't.

Todd: Oh no. Why not?

Meg: It has a strange flavor to me, so I prefer not to eat eggplant.

Todd: Well, as long as you eat your veggies.

Meg: Yes.