10. Enternaining
1. Past tenses
Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, the past continuous, or the past perfect.
A man and a woman …………… 1 (have) dinner in a fine restaurant. Their waitress, who …………… 2 (take) another order at a table a few paces away, …………… 3 (notice) that the man …………… 4 (slowly slide) down his chair and under the table with the woman acting unconcerned. The waitress …………… 5 (watch) as the man …………… 6 (slide) all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. Still the woman who …………… 7 (dine) across from him …………… 8 appear) calm and unruffled, apparently unaware that her dining companion …………… 9 (disappear). After the waitress …………… 10 (finish) taking the order, she …………… 11 (come) over to the table and …………… 12 (say) to the woman, 'Pardon me madam, but I think your husband just …………… 13 (slide) under the table.' The woman calmly …………… 14 (look) up at her and …………… 15 (reply) firmly: ' ... '. |
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Now choose which you consider to be the right ending:
'No he didn't. He's just walked in the door.'
'He's a secret agent and doesn't want to be seen.'
'I know. He thinks he's a dog.'
2. Coffee break
It's time for a coffee break. Reorder the following sentences to form a dialogue between you and your guest. The dialogue begins in your office.
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Black with no sugar. Do those croissants have anything inside? |
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2. |
How do you like it? |
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3. |
I'll have a coffee please. |
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4. |
I'm not sure. I'll just ask. Yes, they have a little jam. Would you like one? |
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5. |
It's just over there, through that door on the left. |
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6. |
OK. But please let me pay for these. |
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(your guest returns) Do you often come to this bar? |
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8. |
That sounds like a good idea. Do you have a coffee machine? |
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9. |
That's very kind of you, but this is on me. |
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10. |
(you arrive at the cafe) What can I get you? |
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11. |
This might be a good point to have a break. Shall we go and get a coffee? |
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12. |
This one, or the one across the street. Well, I think we'd better get back to the meeting. |
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13. |
Yes please. While they're bringing it I think I'll just go and freshen up. |
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14. |
Yes we do, but we usually go to a cafe - there's one a couple of minutes away. |
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