Q: Read the below conversation.  Pete: Hey Markus. I have a question I'd like to ask you.  Markus: Yes. Go ahead.  Pete: Well, I'm thinking about going to Germany this summer [Great!], and I need some advice. You're the best person I know to answer my questions since you're German.  Markus: Thank you. What do you want to know?  Pete: Well, don't laugh, but I met this really nice woman through an online music mailing list, you know, a discussion group on the Internet [laughter]. I need some advice. You see, Claudia, ...  Markus: Okay. So it's Claudia, oh?  Pete: Yeah, yeah. See, she invited me to spend two weeks in Germany [Hum]. And well, I told here I had studied a little bit about the country and language [Hum], and she's kind of expecting that I know more than I really do.  Markus: Hum. You're really in hot water now!  Pete: Yeah. I think so.  Markus: Well, what do you want to know?  Pete: Well, she's planning on introducing me to her parents.  Markus: Hey. Sounds kind of serious.  Pete: It isn't, at least I think it isn't. Anyway, what should you do when you greet someone for the first time in Germany?  Markus: Well, it depends upon your relationship with the person. Now, speaking of your girlfriend, Claudia, ....  Pete: Hey, I didn't say she was my girlfriend.  Markus: Ah, okay, okay. Now if you're meeting someone formally for the first time, like Claudia's parents, you should make sure you arrive on time.  Pete: Okay, so arrive on time. Uh, what about common greetings?  Markus: Well, Germans often shake hands, and they use the person's family name, unless they're really close friends.  Pete: Okay, what about with Claudia? I'm not sure what I should do in her case.  Markus: Ah. You can call her Claudia [Okay], shake hands, and why don't you take her some flowers?  Pete: Oh, how do you say "Nice to meet you" anyway?  Markus: Oh, "Ich freue mich, Sie kennenzulernen."  Pete: "Ich freu me senselen...? "  Markus: Uhhh. Not exactly. "Ich freue mich, Sie kennenzulernen" [Uhhh].  What would the listener say?
A: Markus: Humm. Honestly, I think you need to take a crash course in German before you leave. Claudia might think you're speaking Chinese or something if you don't.

Q: Read the below conversation.  Police Officer: Hello. 24th Precinct. Officer Jones speaking.  Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean really bizarre.  Police Officer: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report?  Man: Well, I'd like to report a UFO sighting.  Police Officer: A what?  Man: What do you mean "what?" An unidentified flying object!  Police Officer: Wait, tell me exactly what you saw.  Man: Well, I was driving home from a party about three hours ago, so it was about 2:00 AM, when I saw this bright light overhead.  Police Officer: Okay. And then what happened?  Man: Oh, man. Well, it was out of this world. I stopped to watch the light when it disappeared behind a hill about a kilometer ahead of me.  Police Officer: Alright. Then what?  Man: Well, I got back in my car and I started driving toward where the UFO landed.  Police Officer: Now, how do you know it was a UFO? Perhaps you only saw the lights of an airplane [No], or the headlights of an approaching car [No]. Things like that happen, you know.  Man: Well if it was that, how do you explain "the BEAST"?  Police Officer: What do you mean, "the BEAST"?  Man: Okay. I kept driving for about five minutes when all of a sudden, this giant, hairy creature jumped out in front of my car.  Police Officer: Oh, yeah. Then what?  Man: Well, then, the beast picked up the front of my car and said, "Get out of the car. I'm taking you to my master!" Something like that.  Police Officer: Wow? A hairy alien who can speak English! Come on!  Man: I'm not making this up, if that's what you're suggesting. Then, when I didn't get out of the car, the beast opened the car door, carried me on his shoulders to this round-shaped flying saucer, and well, that's when I woke up along side the road. The beast must have knocked me out and left me there.  Police Officer: Well, that's the best story I've heard all night, sir. Now, have you been taking any medication, drugs, or alcohol in the last 24 hours? You mentioned you went to a party.  Man: What? Well, I did have a few beers, but I'm telling the...  What would the listener say?
A: Police Officer: Well, we'll look into your story. Thank you.

Q: Read the below conversation.  M: Do you often ask your kid to help in the kitchen?  W: Yeah, Sarah enjoys pouring, mixing, and serving her creations to family members.  What would the listener say?
A: M: Good! According to an article I've just read, that encourages healthy eating in kids.

Q: Read the below conversation.  M: Hi, Lily, how's your new flat?  W: It's great. I really like it.  M: How big is it?  W: It's one big room, but it has a bathroom and a small kitchen, too.  M: How far is it from the office.  W: It's only about 10 minutes.  M: 10 minutes by bus or by car?  W: On foot. I walked to work this morning. I was 10 minutes early.  M: You are lucky. I was 10 minutes late.  W: What happened  M: All the buses came late.  W: What did Susan say?  M: She was late too.  W: What happened to her?  M: She took the train, and it was late too.  W: Well then you're really lucky after all. But what are you going to do tomorrow.  What would the listener say?
A:
M: I'll start 15 minutes earlier.