EASY ENGLISH IN
DIALOGUES
PART I
A TV show.
PART 1
TV show.
Gill - Good evening! I'm Gill Joker, and New
Yorker. I’m the host of a popular TV
program “Do you know America?”
(entering the hall)
Margaret - Sorry, I’m late.
Paul - No, just in time. The show has just
started.
Linda - Welcome to our group. I'm
Linda Rea from Greece.
Margaret - I’m glad to meet you. Let me
introduce myself. My name is Margaret.
I'm from Prague. Please call me, Maggie.
Mary – Hush, not so loud! I can't make
out anything!
Margaret - Sorry. I'll zip my lips.
Gill - Welcome to the final game of the
year! Stay with us for an hour and you’ll
learn the names of our 14 winners!
Carlos - I wish I could be one of those
lucky ones! lucky ones!
Gill - Those who manage to answer our
questions will win the grand prize -
$100,000 each and a week’s stay in New
York!
Brian – That's cool! I wish I had that
much money!
Gill – One of them will also get the Green
Card and a chance to live and work in the
States!
Margaret – I wish I could be the winner!
Gill - Which sector will be playing: blue,
red, yellow or green?
Lee - I wish I knew. Oh, I feel jumpy!
Gill - Watch the screen! It's the green
sector!
Сid - It’s our sector!
Margaret - It's us! We're going to play!
All in the green sector - Hurray!
Gill - Congratulations! Let me
introduce our first competitor. This
charming young girl is a student. She
studies music. What's your name?
Sue - Sue Newman.
Gill - Where are you from?
Sue - I'm from Houston.
Gill - What instrument do you play?
Sue - I play the flute.
Gill - Your question is: “What instrument
did President Clinton play?
Sue - That's easy! He played the sax.
Gill - Pardon? What did you say? I didn't
quite get that.
Sue - I mean the saxophone.
Gill - That's right! You really take the
cake! You’re our first winner! Now,
please, meet the second contestant –
Margaret Chapek, from Prague, the city
of castles, towers and ancient cathedrals!
Margaret - Hello everyone!
Gill - What do you do for a living?
Margaret - I’m an architect. I design and
build houses, factories, bridges, hotels
and airports, just about everything!
Gill – Fantastic, so you are an artist! No
wonder you look so stylish! Your
question is: “Which is the tallest
skyscraper in New York?
Margaret - It’s the Empire State Building!
Gill - Absolutely right!
My next question is to Linda Rea, a
teacher from Greece. She's kind and
gentle, and very feminine.
Linda - Hi, everybody! I'm sending my
best regards to all my family – my mum,
my dad, my granny and especially to my
dog Spot!
Gill – What sort of dog do you have?
Linda – It's a tiny mongrel, sleek with
fluffy ears. He's so cute! I love him to
bits! Here is his picture.
Gill – Oh, isn’t he lovely!
Well, Linda, you look very young for a
teacher. How old are you?
Linda - I’m 25.
Gill - Do you like your job?
Linda - I love it. I'm fond of children,
they are so bright, so smart, a bit
naughty sometimes but sweet!
Gill – Even when they skip classes?
Linda – I like them all, even the ones who
play hooky I adore my pupils, we get
on really well.
Gill - I think you are a very lucky person
to have a job you are so interested in.
Your question is: “Who discovered
America?
Linda - It was Christopher Columbus.
Gill - That's correct! Now I'd like to
invite to the microphone Mary Dear
from Yorkshire, the land of beer. Here
she comes. Hello Mary!
Mary - Hello.
Gill - You look so serious, practical and
businesslike. What do you do for a
living?
Mary - I work in a bank. It's one of the
largest banks in my country.
Gill - What’s your position?
Mary - I’m a cashier.
Gill - I see. Your question is: “Who was
the first president of the U.S.?”
Mary - It was George Washington.
Gill – You've got it! Now my question
goes to Cid Siddons, a young scientist
from Sydney, Australia. He is very
sensitive, reflective and
knowledgeable. How many hours a day do you work, Sid?
Cid - 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
That's 160 hours a month. But I think
about my job all the time. I'm thinking
about it even now.
Gill - Even now? So you are a
mathematician, aren’t you?
Cid – No, I’m a computer specialist and I
like making calculations, it never bores
me.
Linda – He's a geek!
Mary – A bright spark!
Gill – Then you should know the answer.
How many stars are there in the
American flag?
Cid - There are 50 stars there and each
star represents a different state.
PART 2
More questions
Gill – Terrific! Now I'd like to speak to
Brian Tyson, a pilot from Iceland. Oh,
what a handsome young gentleman,
carefree, easy-going and manly.
A real macho man! Do you play sports,
Brian?
Brian - Yes, I like sports. I enjoy scuba
diving and rafting in summer, go
skiing and snowboarding in winter,
yachting in autumn...
Gill - What about spring?
Brian - Spring is not a season for sports.
Gill - Really?
Brian - It's time for love.
Gill – I've got it. Your question is: “Can the president change the constitution?
Brian - No, he can’t.
Gill – Great! My next question goes to Jan Van Dam, a courageous sailor from Amsterdam. He's very
independent and persistent. He always achieves his goals even when it means swimming against the
tide. Jan, what do you like doing in your spare time?
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