1. 1. Excusing me please lady
2. I am coming to be learning the English
3. – You’re early
- No, I am Ali
4. - I am coming to be learning the English
- Yes, yes! You wish to join our new class
5. I am hoping to be unrolled
6. Hopping to be unrolled?
7. Like it say in your sillybus
8. – You mean you’re hoping to be enrolled
- That is what I say – hoping to be unrolled
9. I’m afraid you cannot be unrolled... enrolled until the English teacher arrives
10. She should be here in a few minutes
11. Meanwhile, perhaps you’d care to wait in the classroom
12. Just go down the corridor, turn left at the bottom and wait in room number five
13. – Understand?
- No.
14. I’ll start again
15. – Go down the corridor
- Down the corridor
16. Good
17. – Turn left
- Turn left
18. Right
19. You are confusing me
20. – Left or right?
- Left
21. Look! You just go down the corridor, turn left and wait in room five! Room five!
22. – I am Understanding you now! Room five
- Yes
23. Thank you
24. Oh dear. I am not going where I am looking
25. No, no! I wasn’t looking where I was going
26. That makes the two of us! Excuse me sir
27. – Mrs Courtney
- Miss
28. Oh sorry! I’m your new teacher Jeremy Brown. B.A. Oxon
29. - You’re a man
- Yes
30. This is most unsatisfactory! This won’t do at all
31. I assure you my credentials are Impeccable
32. Academically perhaps, but i’m talking about sex
33. I also assure you that my morals are perfectly respectable too
34. I’m referring to the fact that you are a man
35. I distinctly requested the Local Authotity to send me a woman teacher
36. Especially after the unfortunate incident involving Mr. Warburton
37. He was teaching English to foreign students last term
38. I’m afraid he only lasted a month, then he departed
39. - Dead?
- Demented
2. 40. Yes, the strain was too much for him
41. Typical of the male sex! no stamina
42. He seemed to be able to cope at first, but one day he just snapped
43. – It was really quite disgusting
- Really? What did he do?
44. Climbed out of the classroom window and on to the roof
45. Took all his clothes off and stood there stark naked
46. Singing “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”
47. How distressing! Still you mustn’t worry on my account
48. I’m not likely to climb out of the classroom window
49. I know you aren’t
50. - Thank you for your confidence
- It’s got nothing to do with confidence
51. We’ve had the window frames nailed down
52. How very thoughtful! Well, I would appreciate the job Mrs. Courtney
53. – Miss
- Miss Courtney
54. I am qualified and I do need a job! What with the economic situation and inflation and...
55. Alright, there’s No. need to whimper!
56. – You can start immediately
- Thank you
57. – On a moth’s trial
- Thank you
58. – If you last that long
- I’ll do my best
59. Where will I find my students?
60. – Room five down the corridor and turn left
- Right
61. I’m looking forward to meeting them! I’m sure we’re all going to get along extremely
well
62. Mr. Brown : I am pleased to meet you all
Ali Nadim : We are also pleasing to be meeting you
Mr.Brown : I am Brown
Ali Nadim : Oh, No.
You are committing a mistake
Mr. Brown : Mistake?
Ali Nadim : Yes, you are not brown! We are brown! You are white
63. My name is Brown! I’m your teacher
64. – Ah, you Proffessori
- Yes
65. Would you all like to sit down! Sit down!
66. In fact, I’ll take a note of all your names, nationalities and occupations
67. Well, I haven’t the faintest idea what you’re saying
68. But I’m sure you’re not trying to find the needle-work class
69. – Por favore
- It doesn’t matter! Have a seat!
70. – Por Favore
- Sit down
71. – No, not there
- Por favore
3. 72. Over there
73. Right! I just go round the class and take your names
74. Yes, what is your name?
75. Maximillion Andrea Archimedes Papandrious
76. Yes, I’ll just you down as Max
77. – I take it your Greek?
- Is right! From Athens
78. – And what is your job?
- I walk with sheeps
79. You walk with sheeps?
80. - A shepherd! You work on a farm
- No, no, no! Not farm
81. - But you said you work with sheeps
- No, no! Sheeps. Big sheeps
82. – Ah, sheeps
- Yes, sheeps. Tonkers
83. – Tonkers! Ah, tankers
- Is right
84. – I walk in office
- Thank you
85. – And your name?
- Anna Schmidt! Jarmain au pair
86. – Ah, the usual German efficiency
- Jermans are always efficient
87. Not so
88. Japanes much more efficient
89. Nein, Jermians are zer best
90. Japanes make much better terevision and camelas
91. Please. Please, let’s have no racialism
92. In this class, all are equal
93. - Your name?
- Giovanni Cupello! Italian
94. - What do you work?
- I wprk inna Ristorante del Populi
95. - A waiter?
- No, not a waiter. A cookada
96. – A cookada?
- I cookada raviolo, daspaghetti, dalasagne
97. I cookada everything
98. A chef
99. Your name?
100. What is your name?
101. Me, Jeremy Brown! You?
102. Max, Anna Scmidt, Giovanni Cuppello! You?
103. Yes, yes, write your name down! Good, good
104. No. good! I need your name in English
105. – No, good!
- No, good!
106. Certificate of registration! Jamila Ranjha! Housewife
107. Thank you
4. 108. - And your name?
- I’m Ali Nadim! From Lahor
109. I am working at the moment not anywhere at all
110. – You are unemployed?
- Yes please
111. Only one day week, I am working
112. And what do you do then?
113. I am going to the unemployment exchange to be collecting my money
114. Cor blimey! I get more money fot not be working than when I’m working
115. And before you discovered this secret of eternal wealth, what did you do?
116. I worked at the Taj Mahal
117. – Im Delhi?
- No., Putney
118. The Taj Mahal Tandoori Restaurant
119. Very good chapatti and popadom
120. A thousand apologies for my lateness
121. The omnibus was going backwards
122. I’m sure there must be a more logical explanation
123. It is the absolute truth! I was told to be talking a number 27 omnibus
124. And I complied, but it went in a backward direction
125. I think you meant it was going the other way
126. That is the gist of what I am saying! A thousand apologies
127. It’s all right! Perhaps you’d like to sit next to Ali, your countryman
128. I cannot sit there! It is impossible
129. Why is it impossible?
130. – I am Sikh
- Oh dear
131. I hope it’s not contagious! Perhaps you ought ot come back when you’re better?
132. I do not comprehend the gist of your conversation
133. You said you were sick
134. – How do you feel about Roman Catholics?
- I treat them like my brothers
135. Good, go and sit next to Giovanni
136. Gentlemen please! You are here to learn English not start a holy war
137. - What is your name?
- Ranjeet Singh
138. – And from which country?
- Punjab
139. Good, what is your job?
140. I’m a very important member of the British underground
141. – The underground what?
- Just the underground
142. Mind the doors
143. Oh, that underground
144. - And your name?
- Taro Nagazumi
145. My name card! Japanese
146. Reprensentative of Bushedo Electronics
147. – Vely good! Very good and finally your name
- Por favore
5. 148. – Your name, what is your name?
- Por favore
149. – Nome
- Ah nome, si
150. Juan Cervantes para Seville
151. – No need to ask what nationality you are
- Por favore
152. – Spanish
- Por favore
153. – What is your job?
- Por favore
154. – Trabaje
- Ah si! Tree laggers
155. – You lag trees?
- Si, 1. Jeentonic, 2. Whisky, coka tree laggers
156. – Three Lagers
- Si
157. – You work in a bar
- Bar, si
158.
159. What do you work?