04.25 Intermediate | Telephone Services

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Dialogue: A: Hello sir, welcome to Pistolera restaurant. May I take your order?B: Yes, I would like the chicken cheese enchiladas with a side of guacamole.A: I’m sorry sir, but we ran out of chicken. May I suggest our delicious beef burritos or cheese quesadillas? Both include a side of guacamole and jalapenos.B: Sure I’ll have the burrito.. Do you have nachos?A: Of course sir. Our nachos come with melted cheese and chili.B: Sounds good.A: Would you like anything to drink?B: Sure, I’ll have a Corona.

Dialogue: A: Hi I would like to return this TV.B: Sure, do you have the receipt?A: Yeah here you go. Actually I also want to return this keyboard.B: Ok, may I ask what is the reason for returning these products?A:: The TV flickers a lot when I am watching a movie and at times the image is not very clear.B: I see, and what about the keyboard?A: I spilled some coffee on it and now it won’t work.B: I am sorry sir, but we can only exchange or refund defective products, we cannot take responsibility for misuse or damages.A: Fine! I don’t know why they make these things so delicate anyways.

Dialogue: A: Hey Julie, you want to go grab something to eat?B: Sure! What do you feel like having?A: I really feel like having a big juicy steak!B: Oh. ok. I don’t eat meat, but that’s fine, I am sure wherever we are going they will have other options right?A: I didn’t know you were a vegetarian!B: I’m not, I am a vegan.A: A what?B: A vegan. I don’t eat or use any animal based products. I don’t wear leather, eat eggs, drink milk or anything that comes from an animal. I used to be a pescatarian before, which basically means you don’t eat meat, but still have fish and seafood.A: Wow! That’s interesting! It must be tough!B: It’s a bit difficult to find vegetarian friendly restaurants sometimes, but since more and more people are vegetarians or vegans nowadays, it’s getting a bit less difficult.

Dialogue: A: I've never heard of AmLion College. Could you...B: Of course sir, let me give you a brief overview. AmLion College is located in the center of New York city. The school covers a wide range of academic subjects; and eighty percent of the courses are transferable to other state universities. And, last year AmLion College was ranked number one in terms of graduate employment.A: Interesting, and what about the tuition fees, then?B: You'll be looking at somewhere around fifteen thousand US dollars per semester.A: Okay, well.B: And, did I mention our on-campus housing? Students can stay in our newly renovated dorms for as little as three thousand dollars per month!A: Sounds good. Well. I'll just grab one of your flyers.B: Sir, you got the wrong flyer. Sir, sir!

Dialogue: A: The air conditioning is not working! We need to call a handyman before we start to fry in here!B: Dan is on top of that. I think they are also getting the handyman to fix the bathroom toilet that keeps clogging up.A: That would be convenient. They might as well ask him to fix the electrical wiring. The circuit breakers keep going out all the time. It’s really annoying!B: Yeah you are right. This office is falling apart! Frank told me the other day that the gutters outside were clogged and that’s why the parking lot was flooded.A: I know! I was in ankle deep water trying to get to my car that day! The handyman definitely has his work cut out for him.

Dialogue: Lydia: Hello?Maggie: Hey! Do you want to go out tonight?Lydia: No, I think I’ll pass. Mark broke up with me. I feel awful.Maggie: What?!? What happened? Just last week you were talking about going on vacation together!Lydia: I don't know what I did wrong. He said he needed some space to figure things out... He said I didn’t do anything wrong, that I’m a great person... just not the one for him...Maggie: Ugh! That’s so cliché. Mark’s not worth your time, Lydia. You deserve so much better!Lydia: I know we had hit a rough patch but I had hoped we could work it out next weekend, when we both had some time off... I think he found someone else. I had been getting suspicious because he had been spending a lot of time with a coworker...Maggie: Whatever. He’s a jerk, forget about him! There are many more fish in the sea.Lydia: Talk about being cliché, Maggie! But you’re right. There’s no use for me to sulk around... Let’s go out tonight!

Dialogue: A: Telco Mobile, how can I help you?B: Yes, I’d like to activate my voice mail service please.A: Certainly sir, we currently have a special promotion where we include voice mail services ,call waiting and also three way calling.B: Sure that sounds great! Are there any other fees?A: Not at all. No hidden fees or surcharges, it is a flat monthly rate.B: Perfect. I also wanted to know if there is any call forwarding service? I am usually out of town and would like my calls to be forwarded to a local number.A: Yes of course. We can activate all these services in about an hour.

Dialogue: A: I have been looking at this online catalog for over an hour and I still haven’t finished getting all the kitchen appliances that we need!B: What are you getting?A: Well, the first thing on my list is a new blender. I decided to also get a juicer and a new coffee maker.B: Don’t forget to also get a new mixer. I lent the old one to my brother and he broke it.A: Yeah I know. I also decided to throw away the old toaster and get a new one. I am also getting a rice cooker and steamer to make some nice steamed fish or veggies.B: I’m actually thinking of completely refurnishing the kitchen and getting a new stove, oven, dishwasher and trash compacter.A: That’s a good idea ! The kitchen will look amazing!

Dialogue: A: Hey! How was your first day of class? I'm in level two and I'm loving my class this semester! It's great being in a class of international students!B: Mine was ok, except that no one in my class speaks English. I guess it will force me to converse in Chinese more in class so at least I should improve a lot this semester.A: That's both fortunate and unfortunate. It's the United Nations in my class! We have people from all over the world! There are three Germans, a Pole, a Scottish, two French, an American, a Brazilian, a Chilean, a New Zealander, though he prefers to call himself a Kiwi. Who else do we have? Oh, we also have a Moroccan, a Togolese, a Pakistani, and two Indonesians!B: That's quite the array of nationalities. Everyone in my class is from Asia, except me. There are a few South Koreans, several Japanese, Malaysian, Thai, Singaporean, Filipino, Kazakhstani, and one Russian.A: Well, I think you're pretty lucky actually. You'll have the opportunity to learn so much about Asian culture.B: I guess so, but I think it's going to be hard to relate to my classmates, especially with the language barrier. I think I might change classes.A: Don't! Stay the course! Your spoken Chinese will be eternally grateful. I bet you it will even surpass mine with all that practice.B: I highly doubt it. Your girlfriend is Chinese.A: Well, there is that, yes.