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Conversation 1

Hello.

May I speak to Nancy, please?

Speaking.

Uh hi. Um my name is Mari and I'm calling about the room for rent. I saw your ad at the campus housing office.

Oh, right. Okay. Uh are you a student?

Well, right now I'm just studying English, but I'm planning to start college full-time in March.

I see. Where are you living now?

I've been living in a house with some other students, but I don't like it there.

Why? What's the problem?

Well, first of all, it's really noisy and it's not very clean. The other people in the house are real slobs. I mean, they never lift a finger to clean up after themselves. It really bugs me. I need a place that's cleaner and more private.

Well, it's really quiet here. We're not home very much.

What do you do?

I teach English at the college. Wait a minute. Didn't we meet yesterday at the placement exam? Oh, you're the girl from Japan. What was your name again?

Mari.

Right. What a small world.

It really is. By the way, who else lives in the house? The ad said there are three people.

Well, besides me, there's my husband, Andrew, and my cousin, Jeff. He's a musician and a part-time student. Uh are you okay with having male roommates?

Sure, as long as they're clean and not too noisy.

Don't worry. They're both easy to live with.

Okay. Um is the neighborhood safe?

Oh, sure. We haven't had any problems and you can walk to school from here.

Well, it sounds really nice. When can I come by and see it?

Can you make it this evening around 5:00? Then you can meet the guys, too.

Yeah, 5:00 is good. What's the address?

It's 3475 Hayworth Avenue. Do you know where that is?

No, I don't.

Okay. From University Village, you go seven blocks east on Olympic Avenue. At the intersection of Olympic and Alfred, there's a stoplight. Turn left and go up one and a half blocks. Our house is in the middle of the block on the left.

That sounds easy.

Yeah, you can't miss it. Listen, I've got to go. Someone's at the door. See you this evening.

Okay, see you later. Bye.

Bye-bye.

Conversation 2

Hello.

Hi, Dad.

Jeff, how are you?

I'm fine, Dad. How's Mom? Did she get over her cold?

Uh yes, she's fine now. She went back to work yesterday.

That's good. Um Dad, I need to ask you something.

I'm sure, son. What is it?

Well, uh the truth is I'm broke again. Could you lend me $200 just till the end of the month?

Broke again? Jeff, when you moved in with Nancy and Andrew, you said you could make ends meet. But this is the third time you've asked me for help.