Read the below conversation. M: Oh, it's you, Mrs. Bramley. Come in and sit down. Now, what was it? Oh, yes, your ankle. Has there been any improvement since last week? W: Well, no, I'm afraid not, doctor. The leg's still the same. M: I'd better have another look at it. HM! It's still very swollen. Have you been resting it, as! told you to? W: It's so difficult to rest it, doctor, you know, with a house to run, and six children to look after. M: Well, I've given you my advise. I'm sorry, but rest is necessary, otherwise I wouldn't have insisted on it. You must sit for at least four hours a day with the leg raised. Otherwise the ankle isn't going to improve. You understand that? W: Yes, I understand, and I'll try to do as you say. What would the listener say?
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Answer: M: Very well then. I'll repeat that prescription for tablets, but the only effective treatment is rest. Ask the next patient to come in please.
Q: Read the below conversation. Daughter: Dad, Dad. What's for breakfast? Dad: [Dad mumbles something] Daughter: Dad? [What?] Daughter: What's for breakfast? Dad: Uh, there's a banana on the kitchen counter. Enjoy. Daughter: Dad, that banana's all bruised, and it looks like the cat took a bite out of it last night ... Dad. Wake up. Dad: Okay. Uh, there's some cereal in the cupboard. Help yourself. Daughter: But there's no milk. Dad: Well, just mix up some powered milk. Daughter: Ah, no way. That stuff is nasty and warm. Come on, Dad. Dad: Uh, okay. I guess I could make some pancakes. Daughter: Uh, no. The last time you made pancakes, they were as hard as a rock. Even the dog wouldn't touch them. Dad: That bad? [Yeah.] Alrigh. Wait! Why in the world are we having this conversation anyway? You're 19 years old. Make your own breakfast. I'm going back to bed. Daughter: Because you love me ... plus you said that you'd make something for me if I cleaned the dishes last night. Dad: Okay. How about some eggs and bacon? I can't go wrong there. Daughter: Okay, but don't put any of that funny stuff in it ... you know, those weird mushrooms like you did last time. Dad: Okay, okay. So, you want me to keep things simple, right? Daughter: Exactly. But, please hurry. My friend is picking me up in a few minutes. Dad: On a Saturday morning? Daughter: Yeah. He's taking me fishing. Dad: Fishing? Since when did you start liking fishing? Daughter: Since Dirk gave me this ring! What do you think? Dad: What? Wait. I'm not going to ask. Let me get breakfast on the table ... Then, we'll have a long chat. Dad: Oh, he's here. I'll just take the $20 bill out of your wallet. I can buy breakfast on the way. Bye. What would the listener say?
A: Dad: Oh, no!
Question: Read the below conversation. W: Daddy, I have decided to give up science and go to business school. What would the listener say?
Answer: M: Well, it is your choice as long as pay your own way, but I should warn you that not everyone with a business degree will make a successful manager.
[Q]: Read the below conversation. Man: Hey. How are you doing these days? Woman: Well, I'm okay, but Brandon isn't doing so well. Man: What do you mean? Woman: Well ..... I don't ... I don't know. It's kind of a strange situation. He was dating this girl ... you know Alex? He was dating her and then he ended up breaking up with her because she was using drugs, and ... Man: Oh, wow. Well, that was a good thing, right? Woman: Well, yeah, that was, but now she's really angry with him, and he's having all kinds of problems with her, like last week, she punched him in the face and in the groin at school. Right in front of everyone. Man: Oh, man! So, what did he do about it? Woman: Well, um ... she told him that if he said anything to a teacher, to the principal or anyone, she would get her friends to beat him up after school. Man: Man. This sounds really bad. I mean, you often think of men becoming aggressive toward women, but I guess it can go the other way. Woman: Yeah, yeah. You don't really think of this, but it happens, so um ... Man: So, what are you going to do about it? Woman: Well, first, Brandon said that, um, he was just going to let it go, but you know, he didn't want to cause any more problems ... Man: Yeah, I can see that. Woman: Then he decided that if she was doing that to do that to him and get away with it, she'd just do it to the next guy, so he went to the principal and the school police officer and reported everything, and now they're going to press assault charges against her. Man: So, isn't he worried about what her friends are going to do to him? Woman: Yeah, but he thinks that the other people in her group were just going along with her. [ Yeah. ] You know, I don't know. We'll see. They're probably frightened of what she might do to them. You know, she'll probably get suspended and have to go to court, but I don't know. He's kind of worried about some backlash. Man: I mean, people have to realize that you can't inflict violence on others, you know, in any type of relationship or friendship. Woman: Yeah,... What would the listener say?
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[A]: Man: Alright, thanks.
Read the below conversation. M: This is Officer Belford. You reported a break-in just now? W: Yes, I did. M: I'll need a little more information about it. W: Just the facts. M: What time did it happen? W: It must have been sometime between 12:00 and 1:30 because I was home until almost 12:00 and I just got back at 1:30. M: What did they get? W: Well, what I know now is some jewellery and the television. M: OK. Good, you're making a list. By the way, did you have your belongings marked? W: Yes. My husband put his name on the TV. M: By the way, where is your husband? W: He's on a trip to Canada. And I haven't told him about the robbery. M: I see, where did you put your jewellery? W: I put it in the refrigerator. But all my good jewellery is in the safe box in the bank. What would the listener say?
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M: OK. I'll be in touch with you as soon as we have found anything about it.