Gerry Thatcher's party The doorbell rings. Maxwell opens the door. Maxwell Yes, sir? Horace Er...Hello. Is this Gerry Thatcher's house? Maxwell : Yes, sir. Horace Oh, good. I've got an invitation to Gerry's party. My name's Horace Smith. Maxwell In that case, please come in, sir. Horace Thank you. Maxwell Mr Thatcher is in the lounge. This way. Horace Er...Thank you. Horace Er. ..Hello. Gerry George! Horace What? Gerry George Wilberforce! Horace Pardon? Gerry How are you, George? Horace Actually, I'm not - Gerry Good, good, good! Horace No, just a minute - Gerry How's your wife? Horace I'm not married. Gerry Good, good, good! The doorbell rings again. Gerry Maxwell, give George a drink. I'll go to the door. Maxwell Yes, sir. Gerry opens the door. Amanda Gerry! Gerry Amanda! How are you? Amanda Fine. Gerry Good, good, good! Come in, come in, come in. Amanda Thank you. Gerry Amanda, I'd like you to meet one of my oldest friends - George Wilberforce. Amanda How do you do, George. Horace Actually, my name isn't George. Gerry Isn't it? Horace No. Gerry What is it, then? Horace It's Horace Smith, actually. Gerry Of course it is! Amanda, I'd like you to meet one of my dearest friends, Horace Smith-Actually. Horace It's just Smith, actually Gerry That's what I said! Amanda I'm very pleased to meet you, Mr Actually. Horace No, it's Smith, actually. Amanda Oh, yes. Mr Smith-Actually. Horace No, no, no... My name isn't Smith-Actually, actually. It's just Smith, actually. Gerry I'm sure it is. Have a drink. Amanda? Amanda Yes, Gerry? Gerry Come and have a look at the garden. Amanda OK. Amanda goes into the garden with Gerry. Maxwell Your drink, sir. Horace Thank you. She's very nice, isn't she? Maxwell Yes, sir. Very nice indeed. Horace I'd like to go out with her. Maxwell Would you, sir? Horace Yes, very much. The trouble is, I never know what to say when I meet people. Maxwell In that case, sir, I think you need this book. Maxwell shows Horace a book. Horace What is it? Maxwell 'English for all situations', sir. It's full of useful expressions. Look - 'Unit I: In a restaurant.'...'Unit 2: On a train.'...'Unit 3: At a party. Useful expressions in English, when you meet someone at a party.' Horace Wonderful! Maxwell (Reading) 'Are you doing anything on Saturday night?' Horace No, I'm not, actually. Maxwell No, sir. That's the first question. Try it. Horace Ah. Are you doing anything on Saturday night? Maxwell Good. 'How about going to the cinema?' Horace How about going to the cinema? Maxwell 'What time shall I pick you up?' Horace Pardon? Maxwell That's the next expression. Horace Ah. What time shall I pick you up? Maxwell I think, sir, that you should suggest doing something before going to the cinema. Horace Good idea. What, for example? Maxwell Well, going to a restaurant - an Italian restaurant, perhaps. Horace OK. Maxwell So you say: 'Do you like Italian food?' Horace Do you like Italian food? Maxwell She’ll say 'Yes', because everyone likes Italian food. So you say. 'So do I.' Horace So do I. Maxwell 'Let's have spaghetti alle vongole before we go.' Horace Let's have spaghetti on a gondola before we go. Maxwell Hmm...And finally you say: 'See you on Saturday!' Horace See you on Saturday! Maxwell Good. Now let's practice. Horace Right. Um...Are you doing anything on Saturday morning? Maxwell Night. Horace Oh, good night. Maxwell Saturday night, sir. Try again. Horace Are you doing anything on Saturday night? Maxwell No, I'm not. Horace What?...Oh, I see. Er...good. How