reading: dialogue

Situation: Every year, Rooster Run, a country music band holds a concert at Silverado park. Alex and his two friends are heading toward the park to attend the concert. Alex: Hey Jane, John, there is a musical concert in the park. You want to go see the band play? Jane: I am done with my homework; I can go. John: Me too. Let’s go. Jane: Hey, look at that sport car. Isn’t it neat? Alex: That is exactly the kind of car that I want once I get a good job. I bet it is very fast. I want mine to be red though. Jane: Keep on dreaming, Alex. That car costs a fortune. Alex: It does not hurt to set high expectations. Maybe one day I will make a lot of money, and I might surprise you. John: Talking about cars, why is the traffic so heavy today? Alex: People are probably heading toward the park for the concert. The band does play pretty good music. Jane: Yes, it does. For the last three years, I have never missed the concert. I have always arranged my schedule so that I could attend the event once the band was in town. John: How long ago did the band start playing at our park? Jane: I think it started this tradition five years ago before you moved into our neighborhood. Every year it always arrives the first week of June to play for the whole week. Alex: You will enjoy this evening, John. There will be good Country music, a lot of stomping around, and definitely a lot of hollering. John: It sounds like fun. Jane: My favorite is Rock and Roll music; however, I have to say that country melodies can be quite enticing. I can listen to them all day long. Alex: John, what kind of music do you like? John: Oh, I like all kinds of music as long as it is not Hard Rock. 21 Jane: Wow, look at the number of people who have already shown up for the concert. Good thing that we are here already. Alex: Jane, where do you want to sit? In the shade or in the sun? Jane: In the shade, please. I have been in the sun too much lately. John: There is a food stand over there. Do you two want anything? Jane: Nothing for me, thanks. I already have my bottle of water. Alex: I want a bag of chips and a soda. Are you sure you do not want any chips, Jane? Jane: I am quite sure. Besides, my mother is cooking a good steak dinner, and I want to save my appetite. Alex: Jane, you are so lucky to have such a good cook for a mother. John, you have to taste her cream cakes one of these days. You cannot find better cream cakes anywhere in this town. Jane: I know we will have cream cake for dessert this evening. I will save you a piece if you want, John. John: I always love cake, so please save me a piece. Thanks, Jane. Jane: How about you, Alex? A piece of cake for you too? Alex: You know I will say yes to a piece of your mother’s cream cake any day. Jane: OK, I will save two pieces of cream cake for both of you tonight. We can meet at the cafeteria at lunch time tomorrow and I will give them to you. John: Alex, you better get your chips and soda now if you still want them. It is almost 3:00PM, and the concert is about to start. Alex: For the last time, do you guys want anything? Jane: I am sure I do not want anything, Alex. I am doing fine. John: Me neither, Alex. Alex: OK, save me a seat. I will be right back.

Situation: Laurie, Christie, and Sarah are making plans for the coming weekend. Laurie: So, what are your plans for this weekend? Christie: I don’t know. Do you want to get together or something? Sarah: How about going to see a movie? Cinemax 26 on Carson Boulevard is showing Enchanted. Laurie: That sounds like a good idea. Maybe we should go out to eat beforehand. Sarah: It is fine with me. Where do you want to meet? Christie: Let’s meet at Summer Pizza House. I have not gone there for a long time. Laurie: Good idea again. I heard they just came up with a new pizza. It should be good because Summer Pizza House always has the best pizza in town. Sarah: When should we meet? Christie: Well, the movie is shown at 2:00PM, 4:00PM, 6:00PM and 8:00PM. Laurie: Why don’t we go to the 2:00PM show? We can meet at Summer Pizza House at noon. That will give us plenty of time to enjoy our pizza. Sarah: My cousin Karen is in town. Can I bring her along? I hate to leave her home alone. Christie: Karen is in town? Yes, bring her along. Laurie, you remember Karen? We met her at Sara’s high school graduation party two years ago. Laurie: I do not quite remember her. What does she look like? Sarah: She has blond hair, she is kind of slender, and she is about your height. Laurie: She wears eyeglasses, right? Sarah: Yes, and she was playing the piano off and on during the party. Laurie: I remember her now. Yes, do bring her along Sara. She is such a nice person, and funny too. Sarah: She will be happy to meet both of you again. 27 Christie: What is she doing these days? Sarah: She graduated last June, and she will start her teaching career next week when the new school term begins. Laurie: What grade is she going to teach? Sarah: She will teach kindergarten. She loves working with kids, and she always has such a good rapport with them. Christie: Kindergarten? She must be a very patient person. I always think kindergarten is the most difficult class to teach. Most of the kids have never been to school, and they have never been away from mommy for long. Sarah: I think Karen will do fine. She knows how to handle young children. Laurie: I think the first few weeks will be tough. However, once the routine is set, it should not be too difficult to teach kindergarten. Christie: You are right. The kids might even look forward to going to school since they have so many friends to play with. Sarah: There are so many new things for them to do at school too. They do a lot of crafts in kindergarten. I am always amazed by the things kindergarten teachers do. Laurie: Yes, I have seen my niece come home with so many neat stuff. Christie: Maybe we can ask Karen to show us some of the things that we can do for this Halloween. Laurie: Maybe we can stop by the craft store after the movie. What do you think, Sara? Sarah: I will talk to her. I think she will like that. It will help her with school projects when Halloween comes. Christie: Michael’s is a good store for crafts. It always carries a variety of things, and you can find almost anything there. Laurie: There is a Michaels store not far away from Cinemax 26. I believe it is just around the corner, on Pioneer Avenue. We can even walk over there. Sarah: So, we plan to meet for pizza at noon, go to the movies at two, and shop at Michael’s afterward. Right? Laurie and Christie: Yes.

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