Problem: Read the below conversation. W: I like that picture you put up on the wall yesterday. M: Oh, thank you. It's a photograph that I took on my vacation last year. W: You took it yourself? I didn't know you were a photographer. M: Oh, yes, I've been taking pictures for years. W: It sounds interesting. Do you have any more of your pictures here? And may I see them? M: Yes, certainly. Some of them are faces, just faces of people who I see when I'm walking around. W: Do you let them know that you're taking pictures of them? M: I try not to. I don't like pictures of people who purpose for the camera. I like people who are going about their business without knowing the camera is there. W: I suppose you need a lot of equipment. How many cameras do you have? What would the listener say?

A: M: Well, I have a dozen of them, but I use two of them more than the others.

Problem: Read the below conversation. M: Hey, I'm calling to say that I'm running late to the airport. Can you make sure that the plane doesn't take off without me? W: I'll try. M: Thank you. I'm just sitting here in traffic. There must be an accident or something. I've been here for 30 minutes, and I've barely made it onto the bridge. W: Oh, that's not good. M: This traffic is really stressing me out. I don't want to have to take a later flight! W: I'm sure you'll be able to make it. The plane doesn't leave for another 2 hours. M: Yes, but Google Maps is telling me that I won't be at the airport for another hour and 45 minutes, which means I'll only have 15 minutes to check my bags, get through security, and arrive at the gate. That's impossible! W: You can ask to skip to the head of the line in security. They're usually pretty good about that when you think you might miss your flight. What would the listener say?

A: M: I hope so.

Problem: Read the below conversation. M: How is the weather today? W: It's very hot and humid. M: Quite different from the forecast. W: The weather changes often at this time of the year. It's possible to cool down in the late afternoon. M: How are the summers here generally? W: They are usually hot and rainy. M: I have been here for about a month. It's very hot and humid. W: It's just June now. The rainy season hasn't arrived yet. M: What shall we do today? Good weekends shouldn't be wasted. W: What about swimming? What would the listener say?

A: M: That's a great idea.

Problem: Read the below conversation. W: You know I've often wondered why people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. We are to feel sorry for them. M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us. But of course there is also a kind of humorous satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important making a fool of themselves. W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people who are too fat or physically handicapped, you know, deaf, or short-sighted things like that. After all, it's not really funny to be like that. M: Oh, I think that's because we're embarrassed. We don't know how to cope with the situation. Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, so we laugh. M: What about the custard pie routine? W: What do you mean 'custard pie routine'? M: You know, all those old films where someone gets so outraged with his boss, He picks up a custard pie and plasters it all over the other person's face. W: That never makes me laugh much, because you can guess what's going to happen. But a lot of people still find it laughable. It must because of the sort of the thing we'd all love to do once in a while and never quiet have the courage to. M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. She said it relieved her feelings. W: It must have come a bit expensive. What would the listener say?

A:
M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.