家庭

　　A: who is cindys husband

　　B: cindys husband is ron.

　　A: how many children do cindy and ron have

　　B: they have two children-one son and one daughter-as well as one daughter-in-law and one son-in-law.

　　A: do they have any grandchildren

　　B: yes, they have three grandchildren-one girl and two boys.

　　A; does their daughters get along well with her in-laws

　　B: yes, she gets along with them quite well.

　　A: do they have a large family

　　B: their family is very similar to cindy and rons family.

　　年龄

　　A: how old is Keith

　　B: hes 21. how old is James

　　A: hes a year older than Keith, but he looks younger.

　　B: hows your father

　　A: hes fine. He retired last week. Its turning poing in his life. Now he can relax and enjoy his retirement.

　　B: he can spend more time with his grandchilder.

　　A: oh, I dont think he wants to. He wants to travel to several different countries around the world.

　　B: so, he wants to have a more active retirement. Good idea!

　　A: how do you want to spend your old age

　　B: in the same way, probably. 性格

　　A: do you like Barry

　　B: no, not very much. Hes too ambitious and dishonest.

　　A: I agree. I like his brother, Paul. They are not alike.

　　B: yes. They are completely different. Paul is very sociable and much more honest than his brother.

　　A: what kind of person do you consider yourself to be

　　B: I think Im polite, careful, relaxed and shy.

　　A: oh, I dont think youre shy! You are always chatting with new people when we go to a party.

　　B: well, yes, but those people always start talking to me. I never talk to them first. Perhaps Im not as shy as I think. Anyway, youre certainly not shy!

　　A: Youre right. I love going out and making new friends.

　　B: so, youll be at my birthday party on Friday

　　A: Of course!

　　婚姻与约会

　　A: how are you wedding plans going.

　　B: very well. We started organizing everything early to avoid a last minute rush to get things done. The only thing that isnt ready yet is my wedding dress.

　　A: when will that be ready

　　B: the dressmakers said that is would be ready in two weeks.

　　A: youre getting married in three weeks. So that should be ok. So, youve prepared the church, catering, transport, hotel-everything.

　　B: yes. Weve taken care of all of that. We decided not to get married in a church though. Neither of us is very religious.

　　A: which hotel will the reception be held at

　　B: the palace hotel theyre taking care of the catering, including the wedding cake. Im sure theyll do a good job.

　　A; oh, yes. Its and excellent hotel. A friend of mine had her wedding reception there and said it was perfect, though very expensive.

　　B: yes. It will be expensive, but we think it will be worth. It gives us great peace of mind to know that our reception is in the hands of experienced people.

　　A; I think you make the right decision.