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Taking a Cab
Cab Driver: Hello.
Michael: Hello.
Cab Driver: Where do you want to go?
Michael: 70 Maple Street, please.
Cab Driver: 70 Mibble Street.
Michael: No, Maple street.
Cab Driver: Maple Street…let's see… Is that near St. David Street?
Michael: I don't know. I've been here only one week.
Cab Driver: Oh, where are you from?
Michael: Toronto.
I Hate to Get Up
Mike: I hate to get up in the morning.
Ray: Me too! What time do you get up?
Mike: At six o'clock.
Ray: Why do you get up so early?
Mike: I have to be at work by seven.
Ray: I don't get up until eight.
Mike: You're lucky. What do you do?
Ray: I own a bookstore.
Mike: What time does your store open?
Ray: At eight-thirty.
A Hot Day
Mel: This heat is killing me!
Matthew: Me too! It must be ninety-five degrees.
Mel: I would like a cold drink.
Matthew: I'll get you one.
Mel: Thanks. Mmm. This tastes good!
Matthew: It does, jeez, this hot weather makes me lazy.
Mel: Me too, get me another drink?
Matthew: I guess if you're lazy no one else is allowed to be!
Mel: He he he, thanks for understanding!
Phone Out of Order (1)
Gerald: Hey! Hey!
Walter: What's wrong?
Gerald: There is something wrong with the phone. I'm getting a strange noise.
Walter: Are you? I can hear you very clearly.
Gerald: Hello! Hello!
Walter: This pay phone might be out of order. I'll call you again with another phone….
Walter: Hello! How about now? Is there still a strange noise?
Gerald: Yes. Perhaps phone is out of order.
Walter: You should get in touch with the phone company.
Phone Out of Order (2)
Gerald: Hey! What's the matter with the phone?(Handing the receiver to B) Listen to this peculiar noise.
Thomas: It doesn't sound like a dial tone.
Gerald: It must be out of order. We'd better notify the phone company.
Thomas: How do we do that? We can't use the phone.
Gerald: Let's go next door and use our neighbour's phone.
Thomas: He's always complaining about people. I don't want to ask any favours of him.
Gerald: How about across the street?
Thomas: I forgot about Mrs. Riley! I'm sure she'd let us use her phone.
Interactive Phonemic Chart
Learn all of the vowel and consonant sounds in American English with this interactive phonemic chart.
