AT THE POST OFFICE
MICHAEL: Excuse me.
COUNTER CLERK:
Yes?
MICHAEL: I want to send
this parcel, please.
COUNTER CLERK:
Do you want to send it by letter. post or parcel post? It'd be three rupees
fifty praise by letter post, and two rupees twenty-five praise by parcel post.
MICHAEL: You'd better send
it by letter post. It might be quicker.
COUNTER CLERK:
All right. Anything else I can do for you?
MICHAEL: Yes. Could you
weigh this letter, please?
COUNTER CLERK:
It's just over twenty grams. It'll cost you one rupee forty praise. Here're the
stamps for the parcel and the letter. Will you affix them, please?
MICHAEL: I also want
twenty inland letter sheets and ten stamped envelopes.
COUNTER CLERK:
By all means. But wait a minute, please. Let me first give you the receipt
for the parcel. Here's the receipt. And here's the postal stationery.
MICHAEL: Thank you very
much. Can I leave the parcel there on the desk in front of you?
COUNTER CLERK:
Yes. But put the letter in the box over there.
MICHAEL: Oh, yes. Thank you very much.
AT THE DOCTOR'S
PATIENT: Good evening,
doctor.
DOCTOR: Good evening,
sir. What's your trouble?
PATIENT: I haven't been
feeling well lately.
DOCTOR: What exactly is
the problem?
PATIENT: I often feel
quite sick. Have had a lot of pain in the stomach for several days. I've also
had severe headaches for over two days.
DOCTOR: What's your
appetite like?
PATIENT: Not at all good.
I don't feel like eating anything. I feel full up all the time.
DOCTOR: Have you had any
fever?
PATIENT: Well, I do feel
feverish all the time. I've also had a bad taste in the mouth since I've been
sick.
DOCTOR: All right, let me
take your temperature first. There! Give me your wrist, please. There's nothing
wrong with the pulse. Now take off your pullover. And your shirt too. Loosen
your clothes a little. I'll examine you, if you lie down on that couch. Do you
feel any pain here?
PATIENT: Yes, some.
DOCTOR: And here?
PATIENT: Oh, that's quite
painful!
DOCTOR: All right. You
may get dressed now.
PATIENT: I hope there's
nothing serious, doctor?
DOCTOR: No, nothing
serious. I'm prescribing two kinds of tablets. Take one before meals. And the
other after meals for three days. Don't eat any fried or spicy food. Drink milk
and have. milk foods as much as you can. And do take some rest.
PATIENT: Do I need to stay
away from work, doctor?
DOCTOR: No, not at all.
Just take it easy and have rest whenever you can. Come and see me if the
trouble does not go quickly.
AT THE DOCTOR'S 11 PATIENT:
Thank you very much, doctor. Good-bye!
DOCTOR: Bye!
BUYING A SHIRT
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Good afternoon, madam. What can I do for you?
CUSTOMER:
Good afternoon, I'd like to look at some shirts.
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Cottons or synthetics, madam?
CUSTOMER: Haricots,
if you have some.
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Sure, madam. Over here, if you don't mind. We have an excellent range of shirts
in try pot. These striped ones are new arrivals.
CUSTOMER:
I rather fancy those blue ones with red stripes.
SHOP ASSISTANT:'
Well, they're men's shirts. But nowadays . . .
CUSTOMER:
Could you take them out, please?
SHOP ASSISTANT:
What's the collar-size, madam?
CUSTOMER:
Fifteen.
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Fifteen? Are you sure, madam?
CUSTOMER:
Yes. I'm sure.
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Here you are, madam.
CUSTOMER:
How much is it?
SHOP ASSISTANT:
That's two hundred and nineteen rupees ninety-five paise. Plus, taxes. Would
you like to try it on?
CUSTOMER:
Try it on? No. Could you gift-wrap it? You see, it's a gift to my husband on
his birthday!
SHOP ASSISTANT:
I see! (Later) Here it is! I've stuck on it a little card saying 'Happy
Birthday!'
CUSTOMER:
That's very kind of you, young man. Bye!
SHOP ASSISTANT:
Good-bye, madam. Call again.
AT THE HOTEL
TOURIST: Good morning.
Have you any room vacant?
RECEPTIONIST:
Yes, sir. Double or single?
TOURIST: I want one
double.
RECEPTIONIST:
I have a double room on the second floor.
TOURIST: Oh, but I wanted
to have one on the ground floor, or the first floor.
RECEPTIONIST:
Let me see if I can . . . I'm sorry, sir. There's no double room vacant at the
moment either on the ground or on the first floor. But I wonder if' you could
wait till the checkout time. I'll have two vacancies then. Could I book one of
the rooms for you in advance, sir?
TOURIST: Yes, I don't mind
waiting for an hour or so. What's your check-out time?
RECEPTIONIST:
It's 12 noon, and it's already a quarter past eleven. So, you'll have to wait
for less than an hour, sir.
TOURIST: How come? My
watch shows ten minutes to eleven! That means there's more than an hour to go.
I'm not going to wait. . .
RECEPTIONIST:
I'm afraid your watch is a little too slow, sir. My watch makes 11.20 now. I
set the time only a few minutes before you came.
TOURIST: Oh, dear, there's
something wrong with my watch. You're right. I'll wait for some time.
RECEPTIONIST:
Thank you, sir. Would you take a seat, on the sofa over there?
TOURIST: Oh, but I don't
know anything about the facilities you provide here. 1 I wonder if ...: a
polite way of making a request. 2 I'm afraid: a polite way of stating an unpleasant
thing.
RECEPTIONIST:
Don't worry about that, sir. Here's a brochure giving all information about the
hotel. On page ten, you'll find everything about the rooms.
TOURIST: Thank you, young
lady.
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