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34- You’ve changed!
Peter: Hi, it's Anna, isn't it?
Anna: Hey, Peter. How are you? I haven't seen you for ages!
Peter: Yeah, I think it was four years ago at Cathy's graduation party. Do you still see her?
Anna: I saw her last week, in fact. She's just had a baby.
Peter: Oh wow! I can't believe that - Cathy, a mother! Anna: I
can't believe how different you look. Peter: Do
you think so? Anna: Yeah!
You've changed your hairstyle completely. You used to have really long hair, didn't you?
Peter: Yeah, I got tired of washing and brushing it five times a day!
Anna: And of course, you used to have a beard. You've shaved that off too.
Peter: Hey, that's true. I haven't had a beard for at least three years now.
Anna: And where are your glasses? You've stopped wearing your glasses with the red frames.
Peter: Oh, they were terrible. I can't believe you can still remember them! I wear contact lenses now.
Anna: They were so "you", those glasses. So, what else is different with you?
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Peter: Hmm... well I've changed my job too. You remember I used to work in the book store ?
Anna: Yeah...
Peter: Well, I have another job now and it's a lot better.
Anna: What do you do now?
Peter: I work for a computer software company in the city. The pay is great and the job is pretty interesting
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Anna: That sounds terrific. What about Benji?
Peter: Benji? Who's he?
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36- Online trouble
Jackie: Good morning, Power Net Software, this is Jackie. Can I help you?
David: Hi, I've been trying to order some of your software from the website but there seems to be a problem
because my order didn't go through. Jackie: Oh,
I'm sorry about that Sir. The technical department sent everyone a memo this morning, saying there was a
problem with one of the servers. That's probably why you had some difficulty. David: Would
it be possible for me to place my order through you now? I really need this software as soon as possible. It's for
my work you see. I don't want to have to wait until tomorrow as I might be out seeing customers.
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Jackie: OK, sure. Now then, what is it you would like to order from us?
David: Your site had a great offer on something called Viva Voce. The price was something like 25% off the
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Jackie: Hmmm, we don't seem to have the Mac version in stock at the moment. It's
arriving this evening or tomorrow morning.
David: One more question for you and then I'll be done. Is there a microphone
included with the software? I tried to find out from your website, but it didn't seem to
be very clear whether there was a mic included or not.
Jackie: Yes, all our speech recognition software comes with a free microphone
although, between you and me, the quality isn't the best. I would recommend you buy
a higher quality one, especially if you are planning to use this for your work.
David: Thanks a lot for that information. Those free mics are usually pretty poor,
aren't they? OK, we're done. I have ordered through you before and my customer
number is 794791. You should have all my contact information and credit card number
on file. 3
Jackie: 794791 ... let's see, oh yes. Here you are, Mr. David Thompson, is that correct?
David: Yes, that's me. How long will the delivery take?
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