SUPPLEMENT 2. ORIGINAL CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH IN DIALOGUES
Dialogue 1. Formal Introductions
Margaret: Mr. ˎWilson, I'd ˈlike you to ˈmeet Dr. ˈEdward ˎSmith.
Mr.Wilson: ˈHow do you ˎdo, Dr. Smith.
Dr.Smith: ˈHow do you ˎdo.
Margaret: ˈDr. ˈSmith is an eˎconomist. He's ˈjust ˈfinished ˈwriting a ˈbook on interˈnational ˎtrade.
Mr.Wilson: ˊOh? ˈThat's ˎmy field, ˎtoo. ˈI ˈwork for the Uˈnited ˎNations.
Dr.Smith: In the Deˎvelopment .Program, by any .chance?
Mr.Wilson: ˏYes. ˈHow did you ˊguess?
Dr.Smith: I've ˈread your ˈarticles on ˈtechnical asˎsistance. They're ˎexcellent.
Dialogue 2. Informal Introductions
Jim: ˈWho's the ˎtall girl ˈnext to ˎBarbara?
Charles: ˈThat's ˈMary ˎAnderson. ˈDidn't you ˎmeet her at ˎSteve's party?
Jim: ˎNo, I ˈwasn't ˎat Steve's party.
Charles: ˎOh! Then ˈlet me introˎduce you to her ˎnow... ˏMary, ˈthis is my ˈcousin ˎJim.
Mary: ˋHi, ˏJim. ˈGlad to ˎmeet you.
Jim: I'm ˈglad to ˈmeet ˎyou. ˈCan't we ˈsit ˎdown somewhere and ˎtalk?
Mary: ˎSure, ˈlet's ˈsit ˎover there.
Dialogue 3. Coincidences
Allen: ˈHaven’t I ˈseen you ˈsomewhere beˏfore?
Julia: ˏNo, I ˈdon’t ˈthink ˏso!
Allen: But your ˈface is ˈso faˎmiliar. ˋWait a ˏsecond … ˋI ˏknow …. ˈWe were on the
ˈsame ˎflight to ˈNew ˎYork last month.
Julia: Oh ˆyes! ˋNow I reˏmember. ˈWhat a coˎincidence to ˈmeet in ˈSan Franˎcisco!
Allen: →Well, you ˈknow what they →say – it’s a small →world.
Dialogue 4. Time
Margaret: ˈWhat ˎtime is it?
Tom: It’s a ˈquarter to ˎfive.
Margaret: ˈAren’t we supˈposed to ˈbe at ˎJim’s house by ˈfive o’ˎclock?
Tom: ˈFive or ˈfive-ˎthirty. He ˈsaid it ˈdidn’t ˈmake any ˎdifference.
Margaret: ˈThen ˈmaybe we could ˈpick your ˎsuit up at the ˎcleaner’s.
Tom: ˎSure, we have ˋplenty of ˏtime.
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Dialogue 5. Birthdays
Patty: ˈHow ˈold ˏare you?
Susan: ˋNine… but ˈI’ll be ˈten on ˈMay the sixˎteenth.
Patty: ˈI’m ˈolder than ˎyou! ˈI’ll be ˈten on ˈMay the ˋfourˏteenth.
Susan: ˈAre you ˈgoing to ˈhave a ˋbirthday party?
Patty: ˎMaybe. I’ll ˈhave to ˈask my ˎmother.
Dialogue 6. Recipes
Shirley: ˈWould you ˈlike some ˎcookies? I’ve just ˎmade them.
Louise: ˎThank you. ˎYes, I ˎwould.
Shirley: ˈThese are ˎchocolate and ˈthose are ˎalmond-flavoured.
Louise: I →guess, I’ll ˈtry a ˋchocolate one ˏfirst. ˎMmmm… ˈthis is deˎlicious.
ˈAre they ˋhard to ˏmake?
Shirley: ˋNo, they are ˈreally quite ˎeasy. ˈWait a ˎminute. I’ve ˈgot the ˈrecipe right ˎhere.
ˎSee … ˈThese are the inˏgredients, and ˈthen you just ˈfollow the diˎrections.
Louise: ˈThat ˎdoes look easy. I ˈthink I’ll ˎmake some toˎnight.
Dialogue 7. Weather
Karen: ˎBrrrr! I’m ˎcold. ˈI ˈthought it was supˈposed to ˈget ˎwarmer today.
Ed: ˎYeah! ˈI ˈthought ˈso ˎtoo. ˈThat’s what the ˋweatherman ˏsaid
Karen: It ˈmust be the ˎwind that ˈmakes it so ˎcold. I’m ˋfreezing!
Ed: ˎMe ˎtoo. ˈLet’s ˈgo inˎside.
Karen: ˈOˎK It’s ˈno ˈfun ˈstanding out ˎhere ˈeven if the ˈsun ˎis shining.
Dialogue 8. Weddings
Bonnie: ˈGuess ˋwhat! ˈPaul and ˋSusan are enˋgaged!
Janice: ˅Really? ˈWhen did ˎ that happen?
Bonnie: A ˎweek ago. They ˈmet ˈlast ˎsummer – and ˎnow, ˈjust ˋthink… they’ll be ˋmarried ˏsoon.
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Janice: ˈHave they ˈset a ˎdate for the ˎwedding?
Bonnie: ˎNo, ˈnot ˎyet. But ˈSusan ˈsaid they’d ˈlike to ˈget ˈmarried in Noˈvember or Deˎcember.
ˈThen they’ll ˈgo to Haˎwaii for their ˎhoneymoon.
Dialogue 9. Animals
Connie: ˈThat’s a ˈbeautiful ˎcat. I ˈwonder who it beˎlongs to.
Gary: It beˈlongs to the ˎBrowns. They ˈlive aˈcross the ˋstreet from ˏus.
They have ˈthree ˏcats, ˈtwo ˏdogs and a caˎnary.
Connie: They ˈcertainly must ˈlike ˎpets. But ˈhow do ˈall those ˈanimals ˈget aˋlong with .each .other?
Gary: ˈDon’t ˈask ˅me. ˈAsk the ˋBrowns.
Dialogue 10. Safety
Peter: ˋThere’s the .shoe store we’ve been .looking ˏfor. It’s ˈjust aˈcross the ˎstreet.
Gail: ˋWait! You ˋcan’t .cross the ˏstreet in the ˋmiddle of the ˏblock.
You ˈhave to ˈcross at the ˎcorner.
Peter: ˈOh, ˋcome ˏon. ˈLet’s ˈgo aˈcross ˎhere.
Gail: ˋLook ˏout! You ˈnearly ˈgot ˋhit by that ˏcar.
ˋNow do you .see .why you should .cross at the .corner.
Peter: I ˋguess, you are ˏright. I’ll ˈbe ˈmore ˋcareful .after ˏthis.
Dialogue 11. Happiness
Linda: ˋYou .look .happy toˏday!
Frank: I ˎam happy! I’ve ˈjust ˈheard I ˈpassed my ˎPhysics exam.
Linda: Conˈgratuˋlations! I’m ˈglad ˋsomebody’s ˏhappy.
Frank: ˎWhy? ˈWhat’s the ˎmatter?
Linda: ˈOh! I’m ˈjust ˎworried I guess. I ˈhave to ˈtake my ˋHistory exam .next ˏweek.
Dialogue 12. Transportation.
Joyce: ˈShall we ˈtake a ˎtaxi or a ˎbus to the .meeting?
Bill: We’d ˈbetter ˈtake a ˎbus. It’s ˈalmost imˎpossible to ˈfind a ˎtaxi ˈduring ˋrush ˏhour.
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Joyce: ˈIsn’t that a ˎbus stop over ˎthere?
Bill: ˎYes … ˎOh, ˎoh! ˈThere’s a ˈbus ˎnow. We’ll ˈhave to ˈrun to ˋcatch ˏit.
Joyce: ˈOˏK … ˈOh, ˎno! We ˈjust ˎmissed it!
Bill: ˋNever ˏmind. There’ll be aˋnother one in .ten ˏminutes.
Dialogue 13. Mistakes
Bruce: ˈWhere did ˎJohn go?
Laura: He ˈwent to the ˎdrugstore.
Bruce: To the ˅bookstore?
Laura: ˎNo, I ˈsaid he ˈwent to the ˎdrugstore.
Bruce: ˎOh, Iˈ misunderˎstood you. I ˈthought you ˈsaid ˎbookstore.
Laura: ˈHow could you ˈmake a misˈtake like ˎthat? ˈWeren’t you ˈpaying at˅tention?
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