Amirah: Do you like cats? Chris: No, but there . . . lots of other animals I like.

Andrew: Where . . . Alicia come from?

Martin: I think she’s from the United States.

Teacher: Tell me something about your parents, Lucas. Student: My mother and father . . . both very tall.

Ayla: That’s a nice table, Sophie! Is it new? Sophie: Oh no, it’s my . . . old dining table.

Emma: What do you do after school? Chloe: I see my friends. Do you visit people, too? Emma: No, I . . . go out.

Katie: Is Charlotte at school today? Laura: No, she . . . She’s not well today.

Alex: I’d like to make a cake. . . . eggs have we got?

Andrea: Three, I think. Let me check.

Ifrah: Which bus goes to the hospital? Antonia: . . . the 236. It stops outside.

Father: Are we ready to go?

Daughter: No, Mum can’t find . . . hat.

Shop Assistant: Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I’d like to buy . . . trousers.

Mother: Where’s that fish I bought? It was on the table.

Daughter: Oh no! The cat . . . it.

Amanda: I like your new sofa.

Fahima: Thanks. It’s . . . comfortable than the old one we had.

Alicia: I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

Peter: Could you get . . . milk, please?

Karina: When do you want to play football? Aniqa: I . . . to play tomorrow, because I don’t need to go to work.

Manisha: What did you do at the weekend? Nicola: I . . . tennis with my friend on Saturday.

Wife: Have we got any cheese in the fridge? Husband: No, we haven’t. I’m . . . buy some this afternoon.

Laura: Where . . . you last Tuesday? I tried to phone you.

Beatriz: Oh, I was visiting my grandmother. I didn’t have my phone with me.

Miriam: Are you coming to my party on Tuesday?

Brian: I’m really sorry, but I . . . to take my daughter to the airport.

Saif: Why do you like running?

Isabella: Because it’s . . . way to keep fit.

Anna: Have you lived here a long time? Stefan: Yes, over 40 years. I know . . . of people in this town.

Josef: Why didn’t you come to the cinema last week?

Chloe: I wanted to but I couldn’t. I . . . studying for that test we had on Monday.

Anna: That bird’s on the garden table again. I think it’s hungry.

Juliana: Yes, look! It . . . eat the bread we put there.

Sophie: How long . . . married? Ying Yue: Two years. I met my husband when I was working in New York.

David: Have you . . . that new film yet?

Susanna: No, I haven’t. We could go on Thursday if you like?

Shop Assistant: Excuse me, please. Could I get past?

Customer: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m getting in the way, . . . I?

Wife: Advertising is a big business for musicians.

Husband: Yes, musicians . . . a lot of money for writing short pieces of music.

Son: Mum, I’d really like a guitar. Can I have one?

Mother: OK, but if we buy one you . . . have to practise playing it.

Juliana: Do you like Brazilian coffee?

Miriodere: No I don’t, because it’s . . . strong.

Matthew: Would you like anything from the shop?

Alicia: Yes, I’d like one of . . . celebrity magazines, please.

Daughter: Mum, my computer is broken again. I really need a new one.

Mother: I . . . buy one if we had the money, but it’s not possible right now.

Mother: . . . you packed your suitcase yet? We’re leaving early tomorrow morning.

Son: I’ll do it later. It won’t take long.

Lucas: Do you play the piano, Natasha?

Natasha: Well, I . . . play when I was younger, but I’m not sure I remember now.

Martina: What did the doctor say about your stomach pains?

Padma: He asked me what I . . . for the last two days.

Daughter: Everyone has arrived apart from Pamela.

Mother: Don’t worry, she phoned me this morning and said she . . . be a bit late.

Vincent: Did you see the weather forecast? It’s going to be extremely hot this weekend.

Pauline: I know, I can’t believe it! It . . . since Monday.

Ameena: What colour are you going to paint the living room?

Charlotte: I . . . probably choose something bright, like yellow.

Victor: I’d love to go back in history to see how people lived hundreds of years ago.

Simon: Me too! If I . . . choose, I’d probably travel to ancient Rome.

Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday. You . . . have come.

Yuuto: I know. I wanted to, but I had to work late.

Katie: Would you like to go sightseeing or to the beach this afternoon?

Matthew: I don’t mind, I’ll let you decide.

Katie: OK, let’s go sightseeing, . . . we?

Amanda: It said on the news that the president also owns all the national newspapers.

Andrew: That . . . be right! I don’t think that’s true.

Assistant: That meeting was really difficult. What would you have done if you . . . in my position?

Manager: Oh, I think you managed it very well.

Natalia: My new smartphone doesn’t seem to work.

Katie: Oh dear! Perhaps you should take it . . . and ask for a refund.

Chris: I wish I could be with our cousins...

Alison: Me too! By this time tomorrow they . . . on a Greek beach while we’re revising for our history test.

Son: Are you OK, Mum? You don’t seem very relaxed.

Mother: I just wish I . . . an aisle seat so that I could get up and walk around more easily.

Nicola: I love this picture, but won’t it cost a fortune?

Victor: No, it’s just a copy. The original, . . . is a portrait of the artist’s friend, sold for €4 million!

Laura: I can’t believe how talented this artist was.

Emily: I know, it’s amazing. . . . he was almost 90 when he did them, his paintings are beautiful.

Andrea: I want to buy some new shoes for the winter.

Shan: Well, I . . . looking for a new pair of boots for weeks, but I can’t find anything I like.

Client: I don’t have much money – just enough to . . .

Accountant: Well, let me suggest a way of helping you save more.

Pablo: In April next year I . . . here for ten years exactly.

Alison: Wow! It really doesn’t seem that long.

Student: Is it true that it took Bell and Watson ages to invent the telephone?

Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, they . . . on it for about 30 years.

Rachel: This would be a lovely place to sit on a dry day.

Natasha: Yes, I know. I just wish the rain . . .

Student: What’s today’s lesson going to be about?

Teacher: Today we’re going to learn about a tribe . . . descendants live in Lima, the capital of Peru.

Andrea: Did your town have a good market?

Katie: Yes. When I was young we . . . there every Saturday looking for bargains.

Daughter: Joanna has been really supportive. I’m so lucky to have her as a friend. Mother: Yes. Just think – if you hadn’t sat next to her in class at school, you . . . so close now.

David: Did you see the headline this evening?

Nicola: Yes – the Prime Minister was . . . to resign today.

Student: I’m concerned about the chemical test results I’ve just had from the river.

Professor: It . . . be a good idea to check the acid levels as well then.

Aamir: They’ve just announced that our train has been delayed.

Laura: That’s annoying. We . . . have rushed to get here after all.

Liam: So, your Dad’s got a laptop!

Cian: Yes, I bought it for him last year – until then he . . . a typewriter!

Isabella: The flight is fully booked, so I won’t be able to go to Barbados next week.

Safia: If you . . . the ticket sooner, you’d have found a seat.

Receptionist: You . . . taken a taxi to the hotel since you arrived so late.

Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus service from the airport.

Sophie: Have they finished interviewing for the manager’s position yet?

Rafi: No, but they . . . all the candidates by next Friday.

Athlete: . . . hard I try, I can’t run any faster.

Coach: You've improved a lot. I wouldn't worry about it.

Laura: That’s a really beautiful painting. The colours are so vivid.

Jeremy: Yes, it’s amazing to think it was lost for years and . . .

Charlotte: I saw the photos from the film festival. Was that you with the actor from The Hobbit?

Niall: Yes, it was! . . . did I imagine I would ever actually meet him.

Pauline: I hear you got soaked on the golf course this morning.

Chris: Yes. I wish I . . . listened to the weather forecast.

Laura: How was the meeting?

Ricardo: It finished late because Victor didn’t arrive until 5 pm. He told me he . . . been given the wrong directions.

Andrew: I picked up some of that cat food you wanted.

Pedro: Oh good. Once . . . to these new cat biscuits, they won’t want to go back to the other stuff.

Antonia: Has your son done well in his exams?

Phillip: Yes. Only once . . . he wasn’t sufficiently prepared, but he can take that one again.

Son: I had a bit of a stomach ache this morning.

Mother: Oh dear! Well, I did say you . . . eaten that chicken last night.