“AT THE DOCTOR'S”
PATIENT : Good evening, doctor.
DOCTOR : Good evening, sir. What's your
trouble?
PATIENT : I haven't been feeling well lately.
DOCTOR : What exactly is the problem?
PATIENT : I often feel quite sick. Have had a
lot of pain in the stomach for several days. I've also had severe headaches for
over two days.
DOCTOR : What's your appetite like?
PATIENT : Not at all good. I don't feel like
eating anything. I feel full up all the time.
DOCTOR : Have you had any fever?
PATIENT : Well, I do feel feverish all the
time. I've also had a bad taste in the mouth sincc I've been sick.
DOCTOR : All right, let me take your
temperature first. There! Give me your wrist, please. There's nothing wrong
with the pulse. Now take off your pullover. And your shirt too. Loosen your
clothes a little. I'll examine you, if you lie down on that couch. Do you feel
any pain here?
PATIENT : Yes, some.
DOCTOR : And here?
PATIENT : Oh, that's quite painful!
DOCTOR : All right. You may get dressed now.
PATIENT : I hope there's nothing serious,
doctor?
DOCTOR : No, nothing serious. I'm prescribing
two kinds of tablets. Take one before meals. And the other after meals for
three days. Don't eat any fried or spicy food. Drink milk and have milk foods
as much as you can. And do take some rest.
PATIENT : Do I need to stay away from work,
doctor?
DOCTOR : No, not at all. Just take it easy
and have rest whenever you can. Come and see me if the trouble does not go
quickly.
PATIENT : Thank you very much, doctor.
Good-bye!
DOCTOR : Bye!
“IN THE MARKET”
JANAKI : (to her
husband Surendra). Why don't we come to the market more often?
SURENDRA : I don't
find it a very enjoyable place.
JANAKI : But I do. I
want to come here every day.
SURENDRA : Come here
every day, then. Who stops you? You have nothing better to do . . .
JANAKI : Now, don't shout, dear. I didn't say I will come here every day; I said I want to come here.
SURENDRA : Let's not
argue any more. Let's quickly do the shopping and go home. The children must be
getting impatient.
JANAKI : OK, here's
the shopping list. We'll first buy toiletries and groceries and then go to the
vegetable stall.
SURENDRA : That's
right. Let's go to the department store next door.
SHOP ASSISTANT : What can I
do for you, madam?
JANAKI : We're new
to this store and we don't know where things are. Can you tell us where the
groceries are? And the toiletries?
SHOP ASSISTANT : For the
groceries turn right, madam, and then walk straight on until you come to the
end of the corridor. And for the toiletries, just turn left and you walk right
into them.
JANAKI : Thanks.
SURENDRA : I want
these 15 items. Please make me the bill quickly.
COUNTER CLERK : I'll take
only a minute, sir. Here's the bill.
JANAKI : Most of the
vegetables I wanted to buy are stale. Some of them are even rotten. You
should've thrown them away.
COUNTER CLERK : Sorry,
madam. In fact, yesterday the wholesale market was closed, and so we couldn't
bring in fresh supplies.
JANAKI : But that
doesn't mean you should sell rotten vegetables.
COUNTER CLERK : Sorry,
madam.
JANAKI : I won't come to this place again.
SURENDRA : Not until
next week! Bye!
“BUY THE SIRTS”
SHOP ASSISTANT : Good
afternoon, madam. What can I do for you?
CUSTOMER : Good
afternoon, I'd like to look at some shirts.
SHOP ASSISTANT : Cottons or
synthetics, madam?
CUSTOMER : Terycots,
if you have some.
SHOP ASSISTANT : Sure,
madam. Over here, if you don't mind. We have an excellent range of shirts in
terycot. These striped ones are new arrivals.
CUSTOMER : I rather
fancy those blue ones with red stripes.
SHOP ASSISTANT :' Well,
they're men's shirts. But nowadays . . .
CUSTOMER : Could you
take them out, please?
SHOP ASSISTANT : What's the
collar-size, madam?
CUSTOMER : Fifteen.
SHOP ASSISTANT : Fifteen?
Are you sure, madam?
CUSTOMER : Yes. I'm
sure.
SHOP ASSISTANT : Here you
are, madam.
CUSTOMER : How much is
it?
SHOP ASSISTANT : That's two
hundred and nineteen rupees ninety-five paise. Plus taxes. Would you like to
try it on?
CUSTOMER : Try it on?
No. Could you gift-wrap it? You see, it's a gift to my husband on his birthday!
SHOP ASSISTANT : I see!
(Later) Here it is! I've stuck on it a little card saying 'Happy Birthday!'
CUSTOMER : That's very
kind of you, young man. Bye!
SHOP ASSISTANT : Good-bye,
madam. Call again.
“HOBBY”
Arya : Hi Erna, why do you collect
many stamps?
Erna : Ohh…. Hi Arya. I am
collecting the stamps for my collection.
Arya : What do you mean?
Erna : Yes, actually my hobby is
collecting stamps.
Arya : Why do you like collecting
stamps?
Erna : Because I like to see the
unique pictures of the stamps. How about you, what is your hobby?
Arya : Hmm… I think I don’t have
hobby. Should we have a hobby?
Erna : Not really. But in our
lives we must have something we like most which is called hobby.
Arya : So, hobby is a pleasure. Then, I think I have a hobby now.
Erna : Of course, so what is your
hobby?
Arya : I like to read comics
especially detective Conan.
Erna : That is your hobby. Reading comic. Do you have all of detective
Conan’s collection?
Arya : Yes, I do. I even go to the black market because the original comics have not yet been published. How about your stamps collection?
Erna : So far I have collected stamps from some countries but I still should find other stamps.
Arya : Do you need much money for your hobby?
Erna : Yes of course I need
much money because I order the stamps so it costs little bit expensive.
Arya : Wow…. Your hobby is expensive.
Erna : Yeah but I like to do
it.
Arya : Okay good luck with
your hobby.
Erna : Thank you.
