Dialogue 12. A few errands

Felix I'm just going down to the shop to buy some cigarettes, Gertie. Do you want anything while I'm there?

Gertie Yes. what a good idea. There are a lot of things I need, as a matter of fact. Let me see... We haven't got many eggs left, so bring a dozen large ones. And there isn't much cooking-fat in the jar, so bring a pound of lard. And...

Felix Hold on! If you want me to get a lot of things, write them down on a piece of paper, or I'll forget something.

Gertie All right. But wait a minute, while I look in the other cupboard to see what we need.

Felix Hurry up, then! I want to call in for a chat with Gerry on my way back.

Gertie We've got plenty of cocoa, but we've nearly run out of coffee and there isn't a great deal of tea left; bring a large tin of instant coffee and a quarter pound of tea. Oh! And I want some ham.

Felix How much?

Gertie Half a pound will do. We're short of vegetables, too: bring some beans and a tin of carrots...

Felix I only wanted to go out for a stroll and a chat. I'll need a lorry to bring all that home.

Gertie Here's the list. Oh, and you can pick up my coat at the dry-cleaner's while you're passing. And do me a favour while you're at Gerry's: ask Pam if she's free on Thursday morning. We're having a meeting at ten o'clock about the tennis-club dance in August.

Fefix Do you mind if I have half an hour to myself after I've done all your business for you?

Dialogue 13. Food you like

D=Daisy

T=Tom

D I don’t like tea.

T Oh, I do. Well, sometimes, with sugar. But coffee’s horrible!

D Yeah. Disgusting. I don’t like wine or beer either.

T Well – I don’t like wine but I like beer. My dad has beer every day after work and sometimes I have a bit.

D Beer! Yuk! But apple juice is nice. I really like apple juice. It’s delicious.

T Mmmm! Yeah, it’s delicious and it’s good for you. Apples are too! I love all fruit – apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries.

D Yeah. OK. I like fruit, but I hate all vegetables, ‘specially carrots.

T Yeah, vegetables are disgusting. Er – but not all of them, - I quite like peas. Hamburgers, chips and peas. Mmm! That’s one of my favourite meals.

D Yeah – hamburgers, I like. Chips, I like. But peas – yuk!

T My very favourite meal is spaghetti. Spaghetti, then ice-cream after. Yummy! Or yoghurt. I love strawberry yoghurt.

D Ice-cream – OK, yes. Yoghurt, no! Spaghetti – yes. I like all pasta and pizza! But I don’t like it with tomatoes or cheese. I don’t like tomatoes very much and I hate cheese.

T Mmmm! Pizza! The best. But … you can’t have pizza without tomatoes and cheese.

D You can.

T You can’t!

D Can!

T Can’t!

D Well, I can. I don’t like cheese at all!

T What do you like then?

D Well, I like …er… I like chocolate and chocolate biscuits.

T Yeah! I really like chocolate. Everybody likes chocolate.

D Yeah!