Jeff I like football. Alice I like football too. But I don’t want to talk about football all evening. I’d like to ask Claire and Hugh. They’re nice. Jeff OK. Why don’t we ask Claire and Hugh for a meal? Alice When shall we have it? Jeff What about this Friday? Alice Friday. Why not? Good idea! Could you call them now? Jeff Good idea! Jeff Hello, is that you, Hugh? It’s me, Jeff. Would you and Claire like to come to dinner on Friday? Hugh I’m sorry, we can’t this Friday, Jeff. We’re busy. Jeff Well, would you like to have dinner with us next week? Hugh We’d love to. Jeff What about next Tuesday? Hugh Yes! That’s great! What time shall we come? Jeff About eight o’clock? Hugh Good. We’ll be there at eight. We’ll bring some wine. Would you like red or white? Jeff A bottle of white wine, please. Hugh OK. We’ll see you on Tuesday. Jeff Bye.
He’s awfully nice, a friend at work. Why don’t we ask Matthew too? Oh, no! He’s so boring! Let’s have a party, a dinner party. Let’s have a party tonight. I’ll do the cooking if you’ll be good-looking. Who would you like to invite? Let’s ask Claire. And don’t forget Hugh. And shall we ask Vanessa? Yes, why not? And shall we ask Alan too? Good idea, he’s such a nice man. Let’s have a party, a dinner party. Let’s have a party tonight. Let’s have a party, a dinner party. Let’s have a party tonight. B IT’S NICE TO SEE YOU
+++ Jeff Good. Alice Would you like to cook? Jeff I’ll cook the main course. Where are the recipe books? What shall we have? Alice Shall I do the starter and the dessert? Jeff Yes. How about chicken for the main course? Or shall we have fish? Alice Chicken is a good idea. Jeff? Jeff Yes? Alice Why don’t we ask Max? Jeff Max? Alice Yes. Max Forsythe. You met Max. He’s a nice man. He works in my office. Let’s invite him to the meal on Tuesday. Jeff Why? Alice He’s very interesting. Jeff Is he? Do you think Max is interesting? +++ Alice Hello, Max. Is that you? It’s me, Alice. Max, we’ve invited some friends to dinner on Tuesday. Would you like to come? Max? Max? Max? Are you there? Jeff! What are you doing? Jeff Max is boring. Alice What’s the matter with you? Jeff I don’t like Max. Alice Why not? Jeff Let’s invite Claire and Hugh. Song Time Let’s have a party Let’s have a party, a dinner party. Let’s have a party tonight. I’ll do the cooking if you’ll be good-looking. Who would you like to invite? Let’s ask Max. Sorry, Max who? module 3
Jeff Knives, forks, spoons, glasses and four plates. Coffee cups, saucers and teaspoons. OK. Alice Lay the table after you cook the food. How much did you buy? Jeff I think that’s enough for four people. Alice That’s not enough! How much did you buy? Jeff I bought half a pound. Alice Half a pound! How much chicken is in the recipe? Jeff Half a pound. Alice Half a pound of chicken for four people? This recipe is for two people! You didn’t buy enough chicken! Jeff I’ll get some more. Alice It’s half past seven. The shops are shut. Hugh and Claire will be here in half an hour! Jeff I’ll cook lots of vegetables. Alice Oh, no! This is terrible! Jeff Here’s a tin of best chicken. Alice Jeff! That’s cat food! Jeff It’s very expensive cat food. I know! You lay the table, and I’ll buy some meals from the Indian take-away. Alice OK. Jeff You cook the rice. Add the rice when the water boils. Don’t make it too salty. +++ Alice Come in! It’s nice to see you! Claire Lovely to see you. Hugh Where’s Jeff? Alice Er… he’s… in the bathroom. Hugh Here’s some wine. You like Spanish wine, don’t you? Alice Yes, we do. Claire We bought white wine. Jeff doesn’t like red wine, does he? Alice No, he doesn’t. Hugh Shall I put it in the fridge? Alice I’ll do it. Claire Can I help you in the kitchen? 25