RobertGordonisphoningtobookahotelroominParis.
Receptionist:45-21-64.AlloRobert:IsthattheSaint-MartineHotel
Receptionist:Oui.Yes,itis.CanIhelpyou
Robert:Haveyougotadoubleroomforthenightof23rdJuly
Receptionist:Onemomentplease.I"lljusthavealook.
Yes,wehavegotadoubleroomonthatdate.Robert:Hasitgotadoublebedortwosingles
Receptionist:Twosingles,monsieur.
Robert:Andisthatwithorwithoutbath
Receptionist:It"saroomwithshowerandtoilet,monsieur.
Robert:Thatsoundsfine.IsthereaTV
Receptionist:Couldyourepeatthat,please
Robert:Isthereacolortelevisionintheroom
Receptionist:Yes,butofcourse.Andavideo,ifyouchoose.Robert:Howmuchwillitbeforonenight
Receptionist:Aboutfourhundredfrancs.Robert:Andwhatdoesthatinclude
Receptionist:Itincludesmorningnewspaper,continentalbreakfastandservice.
Robert:Whereisthenearestmetro
Receptionist:Opera,monsieur.It"sonlyfiveminutesfromhere.
Robert:Andisthereanextrachargeforchildren
Receptionist:Ifthechildisundersixteenandweputanextrabedinyourroom,thechargeisseventy-fivefrancs.Doyouwanttheroom
Robert:Yes,foronenight--23rdJuly.
Receptionist:Oui,monsieur.MayIhaveyourname,please
Robert:Actually,irisformywifeandtwodaughters,Mrs.JeanGordon,LindaandMaggie.
Receptionist:Yes,monsieur.Soyouneedanextrabed.AndwhattimewilltheybearrivingonJuly23rd...
B.Vet:
Interviewer:Nowyou"vebeenaveterinarydoctorforsomethirtyyears;whatwasitthatmadeyoubecomeavetinthefirstplace
Vet:Well,IstudiedasanordinarydoctorinthebeginningbutIslowlyrealisedthatIlikedanimalsverymuch.
Ialmostpreferanimalstopeople.SoItookanextracourseinanimalmedicine.
It"sassimpleasthatreally.Interviewer:AndyoustillenjoyworkingwithanimalsVet:Oh,yes,verymuchso.Infact,morethanevernow.
I"vegottoknowanimalsmuchbetter,yousee,andIgetonbetterwiththemineveryway.
Theirownerssometimesgetonmynerves,though.
Interviewer:Oh...andwhyisthat
Vet:Well,somepeopleknowverylittleaboutanimalsandkeeptheminthewrongconditions.
Interviewer:Whatsortofconditions
Vet:Oh,youknow,somepeoplebuyalargedogandthentrytokeepitinasmallflat;theydon"ttakeitoutenoughtogiveitproperexercise.
Otherpeoplehaveacatandtrytokeepitinthehouseallday,
butacatneedstogetoutandbefreetocomeandgoasitpleases.
Alotofpeopledon"tfeedtheiranimalsproperly.
It"sverycommontogivepetstoomuchfoodwhichisverybadforthem,especiallyifthey"renotgettingenoughexercise.
Ornottofeedthemregularly,whichisequallybad.
Ananimalisaresponsibilitywhichissomethingmanypeopledon"tseemtorealise.
Interviewer:YoumeanpeoplekeeppetsforthewrongreasonsVet:Yes,
somepeoplewantapetbecausethey"relonely,orsimplyfordecoration,orjusttoshowhowrichtheyare.
Interviewer:Andjusthowdoyoudealwiththesepeople
Vet:Well,Itrytotellthemwhattheanimalneeds;whatistherightsortoffood,theproperexercise.
Itrytoteachthemthatanimalsarenottoysandifthey"retobehealthy,theyhavetobehappy.Interviewer:Yes,Isupposeyou"reright.
Inyourthirtyyearsasavetyoumusthavecomeacrosssomeinterestingcases
Vet:Ohyes,therearelotsofinterestingcases.
Iwasoncecalledtoalionesswhowasgivingbirthandhavingdifficulty.
Nowthatwasreallyinteresting.
SectionTwo:A.Monologue:
Well,now,ladiesandgentlemen,thatwasourlastitem,
andallthatremainsformetodoistothankourperformerssincerelyonbehalfofusallforthepleasuretheyhavegivenusthisevening.
AndofcourseImustexpressthankstothosewho"veworkedbehindthescenes.
Andespeciallyourproducer.
ButmostofallIwanttosaythankyoutoallofyouforcomingherethiseveningandsupportingthisevent,especiallyinsuchweather.
IthinkperhapsIshouldtakethisopportunityto-renewmysincereapologiestothosesittinginthebackrows.
We"vemadetemporaryrepairstotheroof,butunfortunatelytheraintonightwasunexpectedlyheavy,
andwe"regratefultoyouforyourunderstandingandcheerfulgoodhumor.
Imaysaythatwehadhopedthattemporaryrepairswouldsuffice.
Butwewererecentlyinformedbyoursurveyorthatthewholeroofwillhavetobereplaced:whichisofcourseasevereblowwhenyouthinkit"sonlyfiveyearssincewereplacedtheroofofthechurchitself.
Andsoweshallbehavinganotherconcertsoon,Ihope.
B.Wrinkles:
Manager:Goodmorning,madam.Andwhatcanwedoforyou
Woman:Whatcanyoudoforme
Manager:Yes,madam,whatcanwedoforyouWoman:You"vealreadydoneit,thankyouverymuch.
AndIwantsomethingdoneaboutwhatyoutvedoneforme.
Manager:Issomethingthematter,madamWoman:I"llsaythereis;Iwanttoseethemanager.
Mafiager:I"mthemanager,madam.Now...nowwhatseems,tobetherouble
Woman:Lookatmyface!Manager:YoufaceAhyes.Ohdear.Well,nevermind.What"swrongwithyourfaceWhatexactlyamIsupposedtobelookingatWoman:Mylines,mywrinkles.
Manager:Well,wecansoonputthatright,Madam.
YouneedabottleofourNewGenerationWrinkleCream.Withthiswonderfulnewcreamyourlinesandwrinklesjust...Woman:Shutup!
Manager:...justdisap...Ibegyourpardon
Woman:Isaidshutup!Iwassillyenoughtolistentoyoubefore.I"lllistentonomoreofit.
Manager:Yousayyou"vebeenherebefore,madam.I"mafraidIdon"trecogniseyou.
Woman:Ofcourseyoudon"trecogniseme!LasttimeIcameinhereIwasaveryattractivemiddle-agedwoman.
NowIlookoldenoughtobeevenyourgrandmother.
Manager:Well,yes...er...someofusdoagequickerthenothers.Woman:It"snotaquestionofage,myman,it"saquestionofyourcream.
IuseditfortwosmalllinesundermyeyesandIwokeupnextmorninglookinglikeLadyFrankenstein.
Youradvertisementsays"Losetenyearsovernight.Foronlyfivepoundsyoucanlookyoungandattractiveagain.
Triedbythousands.Moneybackguarantee".Well,Iwantmorethanmymoneyback.
Iwantyoutopayformetohaveplasticsurgery.
Manager:But,madam,theremustbesomemistake.Woman:I"llsaythere"sbeenamistake.
Mymistakewasbelievingyouradvertandbuyingyoursillycream.
Itcandothesameforyou,too,itsaid.Well,it"scertainlydonesomethingforme,butnowwhatitdidfortheladyinthepicture.
Manager:Butourproductistestedandapprovedbydoctors.
Itwasthoroughlytestedonthousandsofvolunteersbyexpertsbeforeitwasallowedtobesoldonthemarket.
Thisisthefirstcomplaintwe"vehad.
Woman:Itoldyou,Iwantyoutopayforafaceliftorltmtakingyoutocourt!Sothere!
Manager:Er,doyouhappentohavea...arecentphotograph,madam
Woman:What...whateverdoyouwantwithaphotographYoucanseethewayIlook.
Manager:Imeanaphotographofyoujustbeforeyouusedthecream.
Woman:DoyouthinkIgotothephotographerseveryday(Pause)Look,justgivemethefivepounds,willyou
Manager:Doyouhaveyourreceiptwithyou,madam
Woman:Er...justaminute...letmehavealook.(Rummagesinbag)Er...no.
No,IseemtohavelostitManager:Thenthere"snothingIcando,madam.Sorry.Woman:(Furious)I"lltakeyoutocourt.I"lltakeyoutocourt.Manager:Youcandoasyouplease,madam.Goodmorning.
C.Shopping:
Right,whatdoyouwantmetogetthen
Right,er...well,gotothegreengrocer"sfirst.
Yeah,thegreengrocer"s.Right,OK.
er,letmesee,potatoes,butnewpotatoes,notmottledones.Imeanthey"rereallynotverygoodanymore.Urm,threepounds...Hangon.I"mtryingtowritethisdown,Newotatoes....Right....threepounds.Yes.
Springonions,onebunch.
Onebunchofspringonions.
Yeah.OK.
And...apoundOfbananas.
Andapoundofbananas.Right.
Andthen,couldyougotothesupermarketaswell
Yes,yes.
Mm,letmesee.Apacketofsugarcubes.Apacketofsugarcubes.
Yeah.Cubes,mindyou,nottheotherstuff.Right.Coffee,instantcoffee,butyeah,getNescafe,Nescafegoldblend.Nescafe
Yeah.Idon"treallylikeotherkinds.OK.Nescafe...whatdidyousayGoldblend.
Goldblend.Yeah.Youknowoneofthoseeightouncejars.
Eightounces.Yes,yes.Cookingoil.Cookingoil.
Sunflower...yousee,Ineeditfor...WhatisitWhat"sthatSunflower.Sunflower
Ineeditforaspecialrecipe.Neverheardofthat.Sunflowercookingoil.Yeah.Right.Wine.
Anyspecialkind
Anydrywhite.
Drywhitewine.Yeah.Andsomebread.
Somebread.Any,again,anyparticularkindNo,anykind.AnykindAnykind,yeah.
OK.Yeah.Anythingelse
No,Idon"tthink.Ohyes,hangon.Iforgetapples.Goldendelicious,urm,fromthegreengrocer"s
Goldendeliciousapples.Howmany
Twopounds.
Twopounds.Yes.
Hi,l"mback.Ah,good.Right,well,let"sseewhatyou"vegotthen.
Right,let"sseewhatwehavegothere.Threepoundsofpotatoes.
Ohlook.These"reoldpotatoes.Ididsaynewpotatoes.These,thesearenogood.
Oh,ltmsorry.Itdoesn"tmakemuchdifference.Yes,itdoes.
l"msorry.Well,actually,Icouldn"t,Ididn"tseeanynewpotatoes.Mm,alright.Whatarethese,onionsOnions,yes.
Butthesearenotspringonions.Oh,theyarenice,nicebigones,though,aren"tthey
Yeah,butnotspringonions.Oh,sorry.Ididn"t,Ididn"treallyknowwhatspringonionswere.Well,youknow,there"slongones...Oh,theyhaveallsorts....thinones.Right.Somebananas.
That,yeah,theyarefine.Great.Good.Twopoundsofapples.
CookingapplesIdidsaygoldendelicious.Theseareforcooking.Iwantedsomeforeating.Youknow,for...ohwell...Ohwell,Ididn"tknow.Ithoughttheywoulddo.Theylooknice.Mm,no.
Right.Abottleofwine.Riesling,OKYeah,fine,great.That"sfine.Andsugarcubeshere.Great.Yes,yes.OK.
Right.Nowtheydidn"thaveanyNescafeGoldBlend,soIgotMaxwellHouse.That"salltheyhad.Alright,allright.Nevermind.Yeah.Andoil.ButnotSunfloweroil.
Icouldn"tseethat.Igotthis.Ithinkit"sgoodstuff,goodquality.Yes,itisgood,butit"soliveoilandthat"snotwhatmyrecipewanted.IneedSunfloweroil.
Well,Idon"tthinkyou"llfindit.Andaloafofbread.That"sfine.Allright.Well,IsupposeI"llhavetogooutmyselfagainthen.Well,sorry,butIdon"tthinkit"smyfault.Mm.
SectionThree:
A.SuccessandFailure:
Hughisonthetelephone.ListentohisconversationwithHerrKohler.
Secretary:Ihaveacallforyouonlineone,Mr.Gibbs.It"sMandredKohlerinDusseldort.
Hugh:Oh,yes.Puthimthrough.Hello,HerrKohler.Howareyou
Kohler:Verywell,thankyou.Andyou
Hugh:Justfine.
Kohler:Gladtohearit...uh...l"llcomestraighttothepoint,ifyoudon"tmind.I"msureyouknowwhyI"mphoning.
Hugh:Yes,ofcourse.Aboutthe...Kohler:Exactly.Areyouinapositiontogiveusadefiniteassurancethatthegoodswillbedeliveredontime
Hugh:Well,um...youcancountonustodoourverybest,however...Kohler:Hmm.Excuseme,Mr.GibbsbutI"mafraidthatreallyisn"tgoodenough...Ibegyourpardon,
Idon"tmeanyourbestisn"tgoodenough,butwillyoumeetthedeadlineorwon"tyou
Hugh:I...Iwascomingtothat,HerrKohler.Imustbefrankwithyou.We"verunintoafewproblems.
Kohler:ProblemsWhatkindofproblems
Hugh:Technicalproblems.Nothingveryserious.There"snoneedtoworry.
Kohler:Ihopenot,Mr.Gibbs,foryoursakeaswellasours.
I"msureyou"reawarethatthere"sapenaltyinyourcontractwithusforlatedeliveryandwe"ll...Hugh:Yes,HerrKohler,I"mperfectlyawareofthat.
Butdoyouneedthewholeorderbythe24th
Kohler:"Wewouldcertainlypreferthewholeordertobedeliveredbythen,yes.Hugh:Yes,butdoyouneedthewholeorderthen
Kohler:Whatexactlyareyousuggesting
Hugh:Youcancountonustogethalfoftheordertoyoubythen.
Kohler:Hmm...andhowlongbeforetheotherhalfisdeliveredHugh:Anotherweekatthemost!
Kohler:Hmm...you"resurethat"sallHugh:.Yes,absolutely!Youcandependonustogethalftheordertoyoubythe24thandtheotherhalfwithinaweek.
Kohler:Hmm...yes,thatshouldbealtright...buttheremustbeno,furtherdelays!Hugh:Therewon"tbe!Youcancountonthat.
Kohler:Verywell,Mr.Gibbs.Hugh:Thankyou!You"vebeenveryunderstanding.Kohler:Goodbye,Mr.Gibbs.Hugh:Goodby,HerrKohler.
Andthankyouagain!Phew!Well....that"satleastoneproblemoutoftheway!
B.EIvisPresley:
WhenElvisPresleydiedon16thAugust,1977,radioandtelevision"programsallovertheworldwereinterruptedtogivethenewsof-hisdeath.
PresidentCarterwasaskedtodeclareadayofnationalmourning.
Cartersaid:"ElvisPreslechangedthefaceofAmericanpopularculture....Hewasuniqueandirreplaceable."
Eightythousandpeopleattendedhisfuneral.
Thestreetswerejammedwithcars,andElvisPresleyfilmswereshownontelevision,
andhisrecordswereplayedontheradioallday.
Intheyearafterhisdeath,onehundredmillionPresleyLPsweresold.
ElvisPresleywasbornonJanuary8th,1935,inTupelo,Mississippi.
Histwinbrother,JesseGaron,diedatbirth.
HisparentswereverypoorandElvisneverhadmusicLessons,
buthewassurroundedbymusicfromanearlyage.
Hisparentswereveryreligious,andElvisregularlysangatchurchservices.
In1948,whenhewasthirteen,hisfamilymovedtoMemphis,Tennessee.
Heleftschoolin1953andgotajobasatruckdriver.
Inthesummerof1953Elvispaidfourdollarsandrecordedtwosongsforhismother"sbirthdayatSamPhillips"SunRecordsstudio.
SamPhillipsheardElvisandaskedhimtorecord"That"sAllRight"inJuly1954.
Twentythousandcopiesweresold,mainlyinandaroundMemphis.
HemadefivemorerecordsforSun,andinJuly1955hemetColonelTomParker,whobecamehismanagerinNovember.
ParkersoldElvigscontracttoRCARecords.
SunRecordsgotthirty-fivethousanddollarsandElvisgotfivethousanddollars.
WiththemoneyheboughtapinkCadillacforhismother.
OnJanuary10th,1956,Elvisrecorded"HeartbreakHotel",
andamillioncopiesweresold.Inthenextfourteenmonthshemadeanotherfourteenrecords,
andtheywereallbighits.In1956healsomadehisfirstfilminHollywood.
InMarch,1958,Elvishadtojointhearmy.
Hewantedtobeanordinarysoldier.
Whenhishairwascutthousandsofwomencried.
HespentthenexttwoyearsinGermany,wherehemetPriscillaBeaulieu,whobecamehiswifeeightyearslateronMay1st,1967.
In1960heloftthearmyandwenttoHollywoodwherehemadeseveralfilmsduringthenextfewyears.
By1968manypeoplehadbecometiredofElvis.Hehadn"tperformedlivesince1960.
ButherecordedanewLP"FromElvisinMemphis"andappearedinaspecialtelevisionprogram.
Hebecamepopularagain,andwenttoLasVegas,wherehewaspaidsevenhundredfiftythousanddollarsforfourweeks.
In1972hiswifelefthim,andtheyweredivorcedinOctober,1973.
Hediedfromaheartattack.
Hehadbeenworkingtoohard,andeatinganddrinkingtoomuchforseveralyears.
Heleftallhismoneytohisonlydaughter,
—CanIseeZuluonSunday
—I"mnotsure.
—Doyoulikefootball
—Yes,verymuch.
—Wouldyouliketogotoamatchonthe18thofDecember
—I"dliketoseeComingHomeattheRoyalTheatre.
—Whatagoodidea!Doyouknowwhattimeitstarts
—Ithinkitstartsat8pm.
—TomorrowisthethirdofDecember.It"smybirthdayandI"mgoingtotheGeorgeandDragon.Wouldyouliketocome
—TocelebrateyourbirthdayOfcourseIwould.Whatgroup"splaying
—TheRiversideStompers,Ithink.
—Ilikeorganmusic.DoyouknowwhereIcanheararecital
—TrySt.Mary"sChurch.Iknowtheyhaveabeautifulorgan.
—I"dliketogotoarecitalonthe16thofDecember,butI"mworkingfromtentofour.Doyouknowwhattimetherecitalbegins
—Sorry,I"mafraidIdon"t.Whydon"tyoulookatyour"What"son"
1stStudent:Well,firstofall,I"mintendingtohaveagoodholidayabroad,justtravelingroundEurope,andthenwhenIgettiredoftravelingI"mgoingto—well,comebackandstartlookingforajob.Ihaven"tquitedecidedyetwhatjob,butI"mprobablygoingtotryandgetajobinadvertisingofsomekind.
2ndStudent:Well,eventuallyI"mplanningtoopenmyownrestaurant.OnlyIhaven"tgotenoughmoneytodothatatthemoment,ofcourse,soI"vedecidedtogetatemporaryjobforayearorso,andI"mgoingtoworkreallyhardandtryandsaveasmuchmoneyaspossible.Actually,I"mthinkingofworkingasawaiter,orsomejobinarestaurantanyway...
MaleVoice:Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.WelcometotheVictoriaHallforourannualpresentationoftheNurseoftheYearAward.FirstI"dliketointroduceDameAliceThornton.DameAliceisnowretiredaftermorethanfortyyearsofdedicatedservicetothepublicandthenursingprofession.DameAliceThornton.
MaleVoice:DameAlice,youwerethefirstnurseoftheyear.Thatwasthirtyyearsago.Wouldyounowannouncethisyear"swinner
DameAlice:Goodevening.Itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceournurseoftheyear,MissHelenTaylor.
DameAlice:MissTaylor,youhavebeenawardedthisprizeasaresultofrecommendationsfromyourseniorofficers,yourcolleaguesandtheparentsofthechildrenyounurse.Herearesomeoftherecommendations:"efficientbutpatient","helpfulandhappy","strictbutcaring","humanandinterested".Thesearethegreatestrecommendationsanynursecouldreceive.Icongratulateyou!
Jerry:CouldIspeaktoyouforafewminutes,Mr.Sherwin
Sherwin:I"mverybusyatthemoment.Can"titwaituntiltomorrow
Jerry:Uh,...well,it"sratherurgent.Anditwon"ttakelong.
Sherwin:Oh,allright,then.Whatisit
Jerry:It"sapersonalmatter.Uh,yousee,mywifeisillandhastogointohospital.
Sherwin:Sorrytohearthat.Butwhydoyouwanttotalktomeaboutit
Jerry:Because...becausewehaveababyandthere"snobodytolookafterherwhileshe"sinhospital.
Sherwin:WhoYourwife
Jerry:No,no.Mydaughter.
Sherwin:Oh,Isee.ButIstilldon"tunderstandwhatallthishastodowithme.
Jerry:Butthat"swhatI"mtryingtoexplain.I"dliketostayathomeforafewdays.
Sherwin:Butwhy
Jerry:Tolookaftermydaughter,ofcourse.
Sherwin:Ithoughtyousaidshewasgoingtohospital.They"lllookafterherthere,won"tthey
Jerry:No,no,no!It"smywifewho"sgoingtohospital!Notmydaughter.
Sherwin:ReallyIthoughtyousaiditwasyourdaughter.Youarenotexplainingthisverywell.
HereisanalternativedialoguebetweenJerryandMr.Sherwin.Listen.
Jerry:Uh...excuseme,Mr.Sherwin,butIwaswonderingifIcouldspeaktoyouforafewminutes.
Sherwin:Well,I"mratherbusyatthemoment,Jerry.Isiturgent
Jerry:Uh,yes,I...I"mafraiditis.It"sapersonalmatter.
Sherwin:Oh,well,then,we"dbetterdiscussitnow.Sitdown.
Jerry:Thankyou.Uh...yousee,it"saboutmywife.She...uh...well...she...
Sherwin:Yes,goon,Jerry.I"mlistening.
Jerry:She"sillandhastogotohospitaltomorrow.Butwehaveayoungbaby,youknow.
Sherwin:Yes,Iknowthat,Jerry.Youmustberatherworried.IsitanythingseriousYourwife"sillness,Imean
Jerry:Thedoctorssayit"sjustaminoroperation.Butithastobedoneassoonaspossible.And...well...theproblemismydaughter.Thebaby.That"stheproblem.
Sherwin:Inwhatway,JerryI"mnotquitesureifIunderstand.
Jerry:Well,asIsaid,mywife"llbeinhospitalforseveraldays,sothere"snobodytolookafterher.
Sherwin:Youmean,nobodytolookafteryourdaughter,isthatit
Jerry:Yes,exactly.Bothourparentsliveratherfaraway,and...andthat"swhyI"dliketohaveafewdaysoff.Fromtomorrow.
Sherwin:Isee.IthinkIunderstandnow.Youneedafewdaysofftolookafteryourdaughterwhileyourwifeisinhospital.
Jerry:Yes,yes.That"sit.I"mnotexplainingthisverywell.
Sherwin:No,no.Onthecontrary.IjustwanttobesureIunderstandcompletely.That"sall.
Jerry:Will...willthatbeallright
Sherwin:Yes,I"msureitwill,Jerry.AllIwanttodonowismakesurethatthere"ssomeonetocoverforyouwhileyou"reaway.Uh...howlongdidyousayyou"llneed
Jerry:Justafewdays.She...mywife,Imean...shouldbeoutofhospitalbynextThursday,soIcanbebackonFriday.
Sherwin:Well,perhapsyou"dbetterstayathomeonFriday,aswell.Justtogiveyourwifeafewextradaystorestaftertheoperation.
Jerry:That"sverykindofyou,Mr.Sherwin.
Sherwin:Don"tmentionit.
Landlady:4474716.
Student:Hello.IsthatMrs.Davies
Landlady:Speaking.
Student:Goodafternoon.Myname"sStephenBrent.Iwasgivenyouraddressbythestudentaccommodationagency.Iunderstandyouhavearoomtolet.
Landlady:Yes,that"sright.I"vejustgotoneroomstillvacant.It"sanatticroom,onthesecondfloor.It"srathersmall,butI"msureyou"llfindit"sverycomfortable.
Student:Isee.Andhowmuchdoyouchargeforit
Landlady:Therent"stwenty-fivepoundsaweek.Thatincludeselectricity,butnotgas.
Student:Hastheroomgotcentralheating
Landlady:No,it"sgotagasfirewhichkeepstheroomverywarm.
Student:Isee...AndwhataboutfurnitureItisfurnished,isn"tit
Landlady:Ohyes...Er...There"sadivanbedinthecornerwithanewmattressonit.Er...Letmesee...There"sasmallwardrobe,anarmchair,acoffeetable,abookshelf...
Student:Isthereadesk
Landlady:Yes,there"soneunderthewindow.It"sgotplentyofdrawersandthere"salamponit.
Student:Ohgood...Isthereawashbasinintheroom
Landlady:No,I"mafraidthereisn"tawashbasin.Butthere"sabathroomjustacrossthecorridor,andthat"sgotawashbasinandashoweraswellasabath.Yousharethebathroomwiththepeopleintheotherrooms.Thetoiletisseparate,butunfortunatelyit"sonthefloorbelow.
Student:Oh,that"sallright....WhataboutcookingCanIcookmyownmeals
Landlady:Well,there"salittlekitchenettenexttoyourroom.Ithasn"tgotapropercookerinit,butthere"sagasringandanelectrickettlebythesink.Ifindmystudentsprefertoeatattheuniversity.
Student:Isee.Andistheroomfairlyquiet
Landlady:Ohyes.It"satthebackofthehouse.Itlooksontothegardenanditfacessouth,soit"sbrightandsunny,too.It"sveryattractive,really.Andit"sjustundertheroof,soit"sgotalow,slopingceiling.WouldyouliketocomeandseeitI"llbeinfortherestoftheday.
Student:Yes,I"mveryinterested.ItsoundslikethekindofroomI"mlookingfor.Canyoutellmehowtogetthere
Landlady:Oh,it"sveryeasy.Thehouseisonlyfiveminutes"walkfromFinchleyRoadtubestation.Turnrightoutsidethestation,andthenit"sthethirdstreetontheleft.Youcan"tmissit.It"sgotthenumberonthegate.It"sexactlyoppositethecemetery.
Oursisaveryexpensiveperfume.Whenpeopleseeitorhearthenamewewantthemtothinkofluxury.Therearemanywaystodothis.Youshowawomaninafurcoat,inasilkeveningdress,maybecoveredindiamonds.Youcanshowanexpensivecar,anexpensiverestaurant,oramaninatuxedo.Wedecidedtodosomethingdifferent.Weshowabeautifulwoman,simplybutelegantlydressed,besideaseriesofpaintingsbyLeonardodaVinci,anditworks.Becausesheiswearingtheperfume,andbecausesheisnexttoexpensiveandbeautifulpaintings,ourperfumemustbebeautifulandexpensivetoo.Itdoeswork.