http://fenglish.ru/pimsleur-english-level-2-unit-07/ Listen to this conversation. A — Susan, do you have time for coffee? B — No, I don’t. Not now. A friend of mine is coming to visit and I don’t have much time. A — Do I know your friend? B — I don’t think so. Her nave is Anna Rodriguez. And she is from Mexico. I haven’t seen her for a few years. But maybe later we may have a glass of wine together.
- Good morning, Miss Ramirez. - I’m sorry, what’s your name? - My name’s Charles Johnson. - Oh, yes! And how are you Mr. Johnson? - Not bad thanks. - Do you have time for coffee? - Not now, but a little later.
Why don’t we go - Why don’t we go to the Garden cafе?
At five o’clock? We can have a beer. Or a glass of wine. - I never drink white wine. And I don’t like beer. Sometimes - Sometimes I drink red wine. But I like coffee very much. - Me too. - Then why don’t we have some coffee later? Sometimes I drink red wine. And sometimes I drink coffee. But I never drink beer.
A colleague of mine is coming to visit. A colleague of yours? Yes, her name is Elena Martinez. She is coming with her husband. They are both Mexicans. Unfortunately I haven’t seen my colleague. For a year. I haven’t seen her for a year. She and her husband She and her husband are both from Mexico. But now they live in Washington. -Where do they live? - They still live in Washington. - They’ve lived there for three years. - How long? - How long have they lived there? - They’ve lived there for three years. They are both Mexicans.
Say that they both speak English. - They both speak English. - They always speak English with me. But sometimes they speak Spanish. With my children. - When did they arrive in New York? - This morning. They arrived in New York this morning. They’ve lived in Washington for three years. - Do you have a lot of work today? - No, I don’t have much work. - Do you have time for a glass of wine? -I always have time. For a glass of wine with you
To the Garden cafе, All right, I like the Garden cafе. Sometimes I go there. Sometimes I go there with a friend of mine. I’m going to Boston tomorrow. - I never go to Boston. Sometimes I go there. with a friend of mine We both went there yesterday.
I don’t want to wait. Walk -All right, we can walk. Sometimes I walk. Sometimes I take a taxi. We can walk. Or we can take a taxi. We can both take a taxi. Where is your car? At home. Where? At home. - We can walk. Or we can take a taxi. But my car is at home. I don’t have much time. Because - I’m going to have dinner with a colleague of mine. - A colleague of yours? - Yes, a colleague from Mexico. His name is Miguel Rodriguez. He’s coming to visit today. - Oh, I know him. I think his wife is Colombian. - Yes, and now they live in Boston. They’ve lived there for two years. They both speak English very well. But sometimes they speak Spanish together.
- Where are you going to have dinner? - At home. Sometimes we go to a restaurant. But tonight We are going to eat at home. - Are we going to take a taxi? - No, it’s not far. - Why don’t we walk?
- Do you know my friend Maria Ortiz? She is coming to visit tomorrow. - Maria? Yes, I know her. She lives in Guadalajara, doesn’t she? She still lives there with her son. -Unfortunately I haven’t seen her.
For a few years. But tomorrow she is coming to visit. And tomorrow I don’t have much work.