Q: W: We have special requirements that our families must meet before they are invited to have our international students. We require that the family lies live within a reasonable distance of the school, have enough living space for the student, and live in a clean, safe and comfortable area. We also work with families who enjoy having international students. We try to match each student with a family as best we can. M: If I stay with a home-stay family, what should I expect? W: The family will treat you as a guest, and you will be expected to obey house rules. All families provide a single or shared room and a choice of meals. In most cases, students will be expected to share the bathroom. Experiences has shown us that living with a family is the most interesting and effective way to learn the language. Remember, your home-stay family will have different customs and habits from what perhaps you are used to. Meals will be prepared by the family. All home-stay families are within 30 minutes, travelling time of the school. The smaller the city, the less time it takes to reach the school. What was said before this conversation?
A: M: How are your home-stay families chosen?
Question: W: It has been a really busy week. Students have been checking out so many books. This always happens around examination time. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: M: Why are you so tired?
[Q]: W: Georgia. I've been waiting to go there for ages. M: Now your dream will come true. When are you off?. W: Next Wednesday evening. M: How are you getting to the airport? Is anybody seeing you off?. W: No, I will take a taxi to go there. My plane takes off at 10:30. M: Are you staying in a hotel in Georgia? Hotels there are particularly expensive and it's hard to book one at this time of year. W: No, not necessary. My aunt lives there and I'm staying with her. What about you? Are you going anywhere? M: Yeah. I'm going to Florida on Friday with my parents. W: How are you getting there? By train? M: No, by plane. W: How long are you staying there? M: It all depends. Maybe a week. See you when we get back. Have a nice time in Georgia. W: Good luck! Have a nice trip! M: Thanks. The same to you. Bye! What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: M: Hi, Betty, where are you going for your vacation?
input: Please answer the following: W: Hi, Gee. Well, to tell you the truth, I have mixed feelings. M: Oh, why? W: I have this great summer job that I really hated to leave I worked at the wild life research center in Maryland. M: That makes sense for a genetic major. What did you do? Clean the cages? W: This is a wild life center, not a zoo. This place breeds endangered species and tries to prepare them for life in the wild. M: You mean the endangered species like the tiger and the panda? W: Well, endangered species, yes. But not tigers or pandas. I work with whooping cranes and sandhill cranes. I taught the baby crane how to eat and drink, and I help the vets to give medical check-ups. M: I can see it was hard to leave that job. But how did you teach a bird how to eat and drink? W: We covered ourselves up with cloth and used puppets made out of stuffed crones to show the baby chicks what to do. Then the chicks copied what the puppets did. M: Cloth? Puppets? Sounds like fun. W: It was. The cloth and puppets are the key tools. We all covered ourselves up, the scientists, the vets, the junior staff, everybody. You see, baby cranes will become attached to their caretakers. M: So if the caretaker is a person, the crane will stay in places where people are. W: Yeah. And their chances for survival aren't very good. But by covering ourselves and using cloth and puppets the chicks are more likely to seek out other birds rather than people. And their transition to the wild has a better chance of being successful. M: A chance of being successful? Hasn't this been done before? W: It's been done with sandhill cranes and everyone is optimistic about its work with whooping cranes too. M: If this works, it should increase the number of cranes in the wild. W: Yeah. It's exciting, isn't it? What was said before this conversation?
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output: M: Hi, Claire. How does it feel to be back on campus?
Please answer this: M: Urn... I'm busy myself in the business. But I can spare a little time. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: The teacher Mr. Chen wants to talk with us about Jack's study. Are you free tomorrow?
Question: M: Oh, I'm just tired. W: Why? M: Well, I've been working until around ten every night this week. W: You should go home at quitting time today and take it easy. M: Yes. I think I will. W: That's good. Say, how's your brother? M: He's fine, but he is awfully busy. He went to the States on a business trip two weeks ago. W: Oh, really? Is he back yet? M: No, he won't come back for several more weeks. W: Wow! He must have a lot to do there. M: Yes, he does. W: I want to be sure of the time because I'm going to meet a friend at five o'clock sharp. M: Well, my watch says 4:30, and that time should be right. I set it with the radio yesterday. W: Good. What was said before this conversation?
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W: What's the matter, Bill? You look kind of pale.