Problem: Read the below conversation.  F: The blue shoes are so nice, but expensive.  What would the listener say?

A: M: But not as much as the black ones.


Problem: Read the below conversation.  M: I'd dike some red roses.  W: Is it your wife's birthday?  M: No, it's our wedding anniversary. She really likes roses. So I give her some every week. I just wish they would stay fresh longer than they do.  W: If you put a little sugar in the water they will stay fresh for days.  M: Really? I want to try to use white vinegar in the water and it helped a little.  W: Sugar is even better.  M: It is worth trying, I will tell my wife. How much do I owe you?  W: Let's see. They are $ 10 a dozen. So that will be $ 5.00.  M: OK. Here you are.  What would the listener say?

A: W: Thank you. Here are the flowers.


Problem: Read the below conversation.  W: I've really given it some thought, and I'm going to go back to school. I'm going to...  M: Well, When...  W: I'm going to take some night courses and maybe, within a couple of years. I'll have a ...uh... Associate Degree in Business.  M: Well, when are you going to get started?  W: I'm going to start this fall.  M: Now are you sure you can get enough money?  W: I've talked to my parents and it's uh...It's green light from them.  M: Well, that's great. I hope you follow through with it. I've heard about this kind of thing before...you've been talking about it for years.  W: Well, it took me a while to put it together, but I've finally made up my mind where I'm going to go and this fall, it's "go" time.  M: Well, I just hope you follow through with it this time.  What would the listener say?

A: W: I will.


Problem: Read the below conversation.  W: Discoveries is looking for a reporter to travel all over the world and write adventure articles.  M: Oh, it's a good job, I think.  W: So you are interested in working for Discoveries?  M: That's right. write adventure articles, but I'm sure I could. I've written lots of articles for a newspaper.  W: Oh? What newspaper have you written for?  M: Well, so far I've sold articles to the chicago Star and a few other newspaper.  W: Have you ever written an adventure article?  M: No, but I have done some adventurous things to get information for my newspaper articles.  W: Tell me about one of them.  M: Well, I wanted to report on prisons, so I went to a store and stole something. Of course the police came, and I spent ten days in prison. It was horrible. When I got out, I wrote two articles about my experience there. When the police read the articles, they got upset and complained. Since then the prisons have really improved.  What would the listener say?

A:
W: That certainly is interesting.