Part Ⅰ Situational Dialogues
Situational Dialogue 1
Susan works as a secretary to Mr.Brown. Now，Mr.Brown is telling her what to do.
Mr.Brown：Susan，come to my office，please. There are three things I’d like you to do for me this morning.
Susan：Yes，of course.
Mr.Brown：I want you to send this file to HR Department first. And then call Mr.Yang，the General Manager of ABC Company，to make an appointment for me with him.
Susan：When do you want the appointment to be？
Mr.Brown：Any time after 2：30 this afternoon.
Susan：What if Mr.Yang is occupied today？
Mr.Brown：Then make it at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Susan：All right，Mr.Brown. I’ll do that immediately. What’s the third thing？
Mr.Brown：Oh，yes. Please photocopy these two contracts and file them.
Susan：OK. I’ll finish it as soon as possible.
Practice 1
Task 1：Listen to the dialogue and role-play it in pairs.
Task 2：Simulated situational conversation.
Suppose you are Mr.Brown. You are asking your secretary about your schedule for next week.
Situational Dialogue 2
The next day，Mr.Yang，the General Manager of ABC Company，comes to visit Mr.Brown. Susan is receiving him.
Susan：Good afternoon，sir. May I help you？
Mr.Yang：Good afternoon，Miss. Can I see Mr.Brown now？
Susan：Do you have an appointment，sir？
Mr.Yang：Yes. I have an appointment with him at 3 o’clock.
Susan：What name is it，please？
Mr.Yang：Bruce Yang from ABC Company.
Susan：I’m sorry，Mr.Yang，Mr.Brown is on a long-distance call. Would you please wait for a minute？
Mr.Yang：Yes，of course.
Susan：Would you like something to drink？Do you prefer coffee or tea？
Mr.Yang：Thank you. Tea，please！
Susan：Here you are，Mr.Yang. And there are some magazines if you’d like to read them.
Mr.Yang：Oh，good. Thank you very much.