The document contains a collection of short dialogues and statements on various topics ranging from congratulating someone to food preferences to scheduling issues. It does not have a clear overall theme or message.

2.  Congratulate someone
 Call someone’s attention to the television set.
 Forbid someone to enter the room.

3.  Refusing someone’s request to pick up the
cleaning.
 Apologizing to help someone wash the dishes.
 Asking someone to hurry in the shower.

4.  There is a wasp in your left ear.
 Someone has broken the space-bar on my
typewriter.
 This gun is loaded.
 You are a fool.
 I love you.
 Would you like a cup of tea?
 Good night!
 I’m awfully sorry I wasn’t at the meeting this
morning.

5.  You are an idiot.
 Someone’s eaten all my ice-cream.
 I need salt.
 I was foolish.
 You must sit down.
 I’ll be here on time.
 Waiter, there is a fly in my soup.

6.  Mike to Annie: Give me some cash
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 Annie: COCO ‘s sick
 Mike : I’ll take her to the vet

7.  welcoming, recommending, undertaking,
appointing a minister, stating, apologizing.

8.  I wonder when the class starts
 Do you think you can help me?
 You’d better read the first chapter.
 Have a wonderful birthday party.
 Can you open the door?

10.  Do you like my new hat?
 It’s pink!
 Coffee?
 It would keep me awake all night.
 Have you finished the student evaluation forms and the reading lists?
 I’ve done the reading list.
 Was the dessert any good?
 Annie, cherry pie is cherry pie.
 His garden looks awful.
 Well, Steve’s got those dogs now.

11.  Did you get the milk and the eggs?
 I got the milk.
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 Did you manage to fix that leak?
 I tried to.
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 Who used all the printer paper?
 I used some of it.
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 I hear you are always late with the rent?
 Well, sometimes I am.
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 This cheese looks funny. The label said to store it in a cool place.
 Yeah, I did.

12.  A: Are you going to Paul’s party?
 B: I don’t like parties.
 b. A: Let’s get the kids something
 B: OK, but I veto I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M
 d. Mike did you pass the driving test?
 No. [Mike knows he passed the driving test]
 e. I really liked that dinner.
 I’m a vegetarian.

13.  f. What time is it? [toward the end of the lecture].
 Its 10:44 and 35.6 seconds.
 g. How are you?
 I’m dead.
 h. Would you like a cocktail? It’s my invention.
 Well, mmm uh it’s not that we don’t not drink.