104. THE LOST PURSE
Amy: Alan, I can’t find my purse.
Alan: No? When
you last have it?
Amy: I
n’t know. I think I left it in the library.
Alan: If you
left it in the library you wouldn’t
had any money on you. And you wouldn’tdone any SHOPPING on your way home.
Amy: That’s true. Oh, I know, I probably left it at the grocer’s.
Alan: But if youleft it at the grocer’s you wouldn’tused your travel card in the tube.
Amy: Hmm, yes.
Alan: Probably, you just left your handbag open and the purse simply gone out.
Amy: Oh well, my handbag opens easily, it’s too old. If Ibought that nice Italian pigskin handbag I wouldn’tlost my purse.
Alan: Whatyou mean? Which Italian bag?
Amy: The one we saw in that shop on Regent street last week.
Alan: In’t remember. But whyn’t you buy it?
Amy: If Ibought it I wouldn’thad the money to pay for my new summer coat and dress. (The doorbell). I’ll go and see who it
. (Amy goes to open the door).
Alan: Well, who
it?
Amy: A taxi driver.
Alan: What taxi driver?
Amy: The one who drove me here. He brought the purse. I left it in the taxi.
Alan: So you came by taxi…Why?
Amy: Younot get a bonus every day,you? I wanted to give myself a treat.
Alan: Whatyou mean, Amy? You got a bonus. How much? Whereit?
Amy: In my purse, of course! It’s 
there all time.
LISTEN AND REPEAT. THE SENTENSES ARE SPLIT IN TWO
If youleft your purse in the library, Amy, // you wouldn’tdone any SHOPPING on your way home.
If youleft it at the grocer’s // you wouldn’tused your travel card on the tube.
If Ibought that Italian pigskin handbag // I wouldn’tlost my purse.
But if Ibought it - I wouldn’thad enough money to pay for my new coat.
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105. A LETTER FROM NEW ZEALAND
Amy: There’s a letter for you, Alan. From New Zeeland. I’ve put it on your desk.
Alan: Who on earth 
writing to me from New Zeeland?
Amy: That’s exactly what I
asking myself. open the letter, Alan.
Alan: Ah, it’s from old Bob!
Amy: How extraordinary! Youn’t even know heleft London again. If he told us he 
going away we would seen him off.
Alan: Well, I’m dashed.
Amy: Whatit, Alan? What
he say?
Alan: He’s got married.
Amy: Youn’t say. Hen’t seem a marrying sort at all. Whyn’t he let us know that before? Whyn’t he invite us to his wedding?
Alan: What use would that? Even if heinvited us we couldn’t flown to New Zeeland for his wedding, could we?
Amy: No, we couldn’t. But if he let us know we couldwritten to him. We couldsent our congratulations.
Alan: There’s another surprise for you in Bob'sletter, Amy.you know who his wife?
Amy: Somebody from New Zeeland, I suppose.
Alan: Not at all! It’s your dearest friend Debby.
Amy: What? You 
pulling my leg (to pull one's leg = to make fun - шутить над кем-л.), Alan.
Alan: Nothing of the kind! Here, read it yourself. (Amy reads the letter)
Amy: It’s incredible! She always said she would never marry. I had no idea she liked Bob Smiley. She never spoke about him at all.
Alan: But you knew she flying to New Zeeland,n’t you?
Amy: Oh yes, I knew that. But she never related that to Bob Smiley. Why n’t they want us to know? If they'd written to us earlier we would had more time to send them a wedding present.
Alan: Well, we can send them a present now.
Amy: So, we can. It’s a good thing Igot this bonus,n’t it?
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATE
What would the Greensdone if theyknown Bob was going away? -
They would seen him off.
What would they done if helet them know about his wedding? -
They would written to him and sent their congratulations.
What would theydone if Bob and Debbywritten to them earlier? -
They would sent them a wedding present.
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106. GOING TO THE TOURNMENT
Amy: It’s lovely weather,n’t it? A perfect day for your tennis tournament, Jeena.
Jeena: It’s too good to last (слишком уж хорошо, чтобы так могло продолжаться). I bet we’ll have rain just as we start to play.
Amy: ’t 
such a pessimist. I’m looking forward to SEEING you play.
Alan: By the way, Jeena, I
very sorry but I can’t come to the tournament with you. Ito meet an important client of ours at the airport.
Jeena: Oh, Alan you promised.
Alan: Heto come next week. But he had to change his plans at the last moment.
Amy: Oh bother! You
to take us in the car. And now we have to go by tube. And you to pick up Julia on our way, Jeena?
Jeena: Oh well, sheto ring me up in any case. So I can tell her to go by tube as well. But it’s really too bad of Alan (Это очень некрасиво cо стороны Алана). I wanted him so much to come.
Alan: Sorry, Jeena.
Amy: Wait a minute. Perhaps Alan could try and get there at second half. Whatyou think, Alan?
Alan: Well, I’m meeting that man at the airport at 3:40 (three forty). There' s 
a conference at our office at 4:30 (half past four). I might free round about (около) 6.
Amy: Then that's settled. You
to come straight to the tennis court and then youtake us all in the car.
LISTEN, REPEAT AND TRANSLATE
Isorry but I can’t come to the tournament with you, Jeena.
I’m to meet an important client of ours at the airport.
Heto come next week. But he had to change his plans.
But youto take us in the car, Alan. Now we have to go by tube.
And you to pick up Julia on our way, Jeena?
Oh well, sheto ring me up in any case.
Perhaps you can come to the second part of the tournament, Alan.
There’s a conference at our office at 4:30 (half past four). I might free round about 6.
Then that’s settled! You to come straight to the tennis court.
