Intensions and Predictions

t1

P: ...and those are three parts of teacher's refresher course. Now you are a qualified teacher in the USA.

J: Yes that's right, I went to college from 1988 till 2002, and I started teaching after college, ten years ago.

P: Excellent, and at the momnet you're staying with your relative

s here in Manchester.

J: With my aunt,yes I came for a vacation, i intended to stay for a few weeks only, but now I'd like to stay much longer.

P: Well I can tell you now: we are going to offer you a place on the course.

J: Oh good ,thank you very much.

P: Not at all. Are you going to stay at you aunt's for the whole year?

J: No, I'm going to look for an apartment.

P: I see.

P: Come in

L: Are you going to have lunch soon,David? Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know...

P: That's Ok. Come in Ruth. I'd like you to meet Jenny Huntter. Jenny ,this is Ruth Mansfield. Ruth is a lecture here.

L: How do u do?

J: Nice to meet you.

P: Jenny is going to take the teachers' refresher course.

L: Oh great.

P Jenny would you like to have lunch with us?

J: Thank you . I'd like that.

A Weekend Picnic

P: Daddy?

J: Yes?

P: What are we going to do next weekend?

J: I don't know. What would you like to do?

P: It depends on the weather.

Is it going to rain?

J: I hope not .let's listen to the weather forcast on the local radio station.

N: ...they are not going to make a decision until 2005, and Mancherster is not going to have a new airport before 2016. That's the end of the news. Now with the local weather forcast, here's Jill Barlow. Are we going to need our umbrellas this weekend ,Jill?

J: I don't think so . Tomorrow, it's gooing to be rainy and windy. But at weekend , it's going to be sunny and dry. The temperatures is going to be as high as 25 Centigrade- that's 77 Fahrenheit. Next week, the weather is going to be change: we are going to have more rain and wind...

J: Well the weather is going to be good. What are we going to do?

P: Let's see a movie.

J: But we don't need good weather to go to a movie theater.

P: Oh, no Um ...Let's have a picnic.

J: Great idea. Now where we are going to have this picnic I have a map...

T3 Talking about films

C: What kind of films do you like , Richard?

R: Well, I really like horror films.

C: Oh, Do you like Science fiction films,too.

2.1

No, I don't like them very much .

Neither do I.

2.2

Uh-huh, I like science fiction films too.

Have you seen that new science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg?

3.1

NO I havn't.

3.2

Yes I saw it last week.

How was it?

I thought it was great . It has terrific special effects and a interesting story.

What's it about ?

It's the story of a child robot that is programmed to love.

Who's in it?

Haley Joel Osment plays the lead.

Oh he is a wonderful child actor. I saw him in the Six Sense.

He was very good in that.

T4 talking about a play

Can you recommend a good play, Carolyn?

2.1

I'm sorry. I can't I haven't been to theater for ages.

2.2

Yes I saw a good play last night . It's called Stones in His Pokets

Who's it by .

It's by Mary Jones. An Irish playwright.

What sort of paly is it?

It's comedy.

Who's in it?

Conleth Hill and Sean Campion. Only two actors are in it, but they play fifteen different characters.

That's the interesting. Who is the director?

The director is McElhinney.

Whereis it playing?

It's playing at the Duke of York's Theatre.

Do you think I can get tikets to see it tonight?

3.1

I think tonight's performence is sold out. But you can probably get tickets for tomorrow matinee.

Good I 'll call the theatre right away.

3.2

Yes I think so .

Great thanks for the recommendation.

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