Suppose, you are looking for a house. A dialogue between you and
a passer-by.
Myself :
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Excuse me! Do you have some seconds?
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Passer-by :
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Oh, sure! How can I help you?
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Myself:
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Actually, I am in quest of a house.
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Passer-by:
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Do you have the address of the house?
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Myself:
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Yes, I do. It’s 367/2-A, Paikpara, Mirpur.
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Passer-by:
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Can you tell me the name of the house-owner?
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Myself:
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Oh, no! but the house owner is a retired physician.
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Passer-by:
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I think he is Dr. Abid the name of the house is Abid
Castle.
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Myself:
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Yea! How can I get there?
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Passer-by:
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Go along this road and take athe 3rd turning
to the right ad then follow the right. It is 367/2-A Paikpara, Mirpur. But
remember that Charly Homes School is there. Your address is close to the
school.
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Myself:
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Should I take the rickshaw?
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Passer-by:
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Not at all. It’s not so far. You can go on foot.
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Myself:
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Thank you so much.
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Passer-by:
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It’s my pleasure.
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Dialogue between two friends on city life and village life
Maria :
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Hey, how are you today?
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Hridoy:
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Not so good.
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Maria:
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I guessed so by your gloomy face.
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Hridoy:
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Actually, I’m so homesick.
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Maria:
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It means you are missing you hometown, right?
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Hridoy:
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Yea, especially my village life.
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Maria:
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Don’t you like city life?
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Hridoy:
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Enough of it. I’m fed up.
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Maria:
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Curious indeed! People are mad for the city and this
sickens you. What’s the trouble here?
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Hridoy:
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Now ends of troubles. This noise, this crowd, this
congestion, this dirt, this smoke and what not.
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Maria:
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And you prefer a dull sluggish life among a set of
illiterate persons! There’s no cinema, no theatre, no charms, no TV
programmes and not even any good road.
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Hridoy:
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But the sun shines there brightly over the fields and
the streams, the flowers smile and the people, though illiterate, are so
simple they sympathetic and innocent.
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Maria:
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A poet’s dream! Think of the rainy season, the
knee-deep mud, frogs, snakes and the howl of jackals at night.
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Hridoy:
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There’s peace and scared happiness. There’s beauty of
nature everywhere in the village and there life is very easy-going and
peaceful, but not full of din and bustle as we find in the town life.
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Maria:
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However, beauty doesn’t help life. No doctor, no
hospital, no school, no college, no university. In a word, you can’t do
without a city in this 21st century.
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Hridoy:
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Surely a city is a necessity, but there must be the
village occasionally to breathe out a sigh of relief.
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Maria:
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Thank you, my friend. Live in the village and leave me
for the town.
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Hridoy:
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Thank you, too. I will always receive you in my green
and fresh village life.
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Maria:
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I’m waiting for that. Bye
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Hridoy:
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Bye
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Daily phrase:
Easier
said than done- to change one’s
opinion or decision
Example: You
want to climb Mont Everest? Easier said than done!
Example: Moving
into a new home is easier said than done.
Hang in
there - to persevere, to not give up
Example: I
know you are four games behind, but you can still win the tennis match. Just hang
in there!
Example: Hang in there, Jemmy! Your invention will soon be a success.
(to) look
on the bright side - to be optimistic; to think about the positive part
or aspect of a situation
Example: You
lost your job? Look on the bright side, now you’ll have more free time!
Example: You
made so many mistakes while you were talking. Look on the bright side, now you won’t make such mistakes
again.
Out of
work- Unemployed; not working
Example: Gary
was out of work for
a year before finding a new job.
Example: Bob
is out of work. Do
you know anybody who might want to hire him.
Stressed
out- under severe strain; very anxious
Example: Ali
is so stressed out
about his job that he can’t sleep at night.
Example: You’ve
been so stressed out lately. You really need to take a long vacation!
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