http://fenglish.ru/pimsleur-english-level-2-unit-17/ A — You and your wife are going to Mexico next week, aren’t you? B — Yes, first we go to Guadalajara for a few days then to Mexico City. A — How nice. Are your children going too? B — Unfortunately not. Our daughter can’t come with us and our son doesn’t want to. A — He doesn’t want to? Why not? B — He has a girlfriend now. He’d rather stay home with her. A — Well, I hope you and your wife have a good trip. I hope - я надеюсь - I’d like a big dish of ice-cream. Let’s go to the Garden cafе. - Where is the Garden cafе? Do you know where the Cafе is? - Yes, it’s over there. Sometimes I go there with my friends. менее дорогой - Less expensive Это было менее дорого- It used to be less expensive. Travelling used to be less expensive - Путешествовать обычно было дешевле I like to travel. But travelling is more expensive now. The weather isn’t very nice. The weather’s not very nice. I don’t like to travel, If the weather is bad. Travelling is expensive too. But next week, I’m going on vacation. I’m going to Mexico City. There’s a lot to see there. Are your children going with you? - Your children are going with you, aren’t they? - No, our children aren’t going with us. My wife and I are going. Without our children. Our daughter has a lot of work. And our son doesn’t like to travel. With us. He’d rather stay home. With his friends. Then, they’re both staying home? Yes, they are. They’re staying home. With their friends. We’re going without our children. Because they’d rather see their friends. That’s too bad. Mexico City is a very beautiful city. And there’s a lot to do there. How old is your son? He’s twenty one. And how old is your daughter? My daughter is nineteen. She’d like to come with us. But she can’t. She has a lot of work. And travelling is very expensive. It used to be less expensive. Then you are going to Mexico... Without your children You are going without them. Yes, unfortunately. We are going without them. Without him. And without her. We’re going without them. They’re staying here with their friends. We’re going without them. Unfortunately I can’t travel now. Because I don’t have enough time. And I don’t have a car. I used to have a car. But I don’t have a car at the moment. I’m going to buy a car next week. My son has a car. How old is your son? He’s twenty five. He lives in New York now. He used to live in San Francisco. He works for IBM. Where does he work? For IBM. He used to work for Apple. I have two daughters too. And how old are they? The older one is eighteen. And the younger one is twelve. - Hello. - Oh, hello. I’m sorry your name is…? - My name is Maria Ramirez. Pleased to meet you. My name is Charles Johnson. Pleased to meet you Mr. Johnson. Now ask him how he is tonight. Not bad. And you. I’m fine, thanks. Fine, thank you. Where do you work? I work here in New York for IBM. And you? I work for Telmex. Oh, really? Are you Mexican? Yes, I’m Mexican. Yes, I am. My son lives in Mexico. He and his wife live there. With their children. With them. Unfortunately I don’t see them I don’t see them Very often I don’t see them very often. My daughter is going to Mexico nest week. She has a very good friend there. How’s the weather there now? It’s beautiful at the moment. This is very good ice-cream. How long are you staying in New York? Until Saturday. I like New York very much. But it used to be less expensive. And your daughter? How long is she staying in Mexico? Кто знает - Who knows. Travelling is very expensive.
1) Please, give me a beer. 2) Is it expensive? 3) We ate at home. 4) Today we can’t stay. 5) Wait! 6) It’s wet paint. 7) Here’s the waiter. 8) This is number eight. 9) He’s eighty. I’m eighteen.