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Conversation 1

A : Kat! Kate! Come here and clean this up for me! Quickly!

B : Jack ， what's going on？ I can hear you yelling from outside.

A : I need Kate help me to clean up.

B : Well that's no way to ask for help. Call nicely and she'll be more than happy to assist you . Just watch : Kate! Please come here for a second.

A : Yes ， Amy？

B : Could you please clean up a little？ It shouldn't take you long.

A : Sure， no problem!

Conversation 2

A : Good morning， sir. How can I help you？

B : Good morning. I left my briefcase behind yesterday. Has anyone handed it in？

A : No ， sir . Where do you think you've left it？

B : I had breakfast in the restaurant， next to the bar.

A : Where were you sitting， sir？

B : At one of the tables on the terrace， near the fountain.

A : (Make a call)Mark， it's Lucy at reception. I've got a gentleman here with a missing briefcase.He thinks he left it in the restaurant at one of the tables on the terrace.(turn to B)Could you describe it， please sir？

B : Yes. It's black leather with a gold lock. It has my initials SW on the side.

A : OK. Thank you ， Mark ...I'm sorry， sir . All they have is a brown one ， but if you give me your details， we'll contact you if we find it.

B : Thanks. The briefcase is important to me. My name is Stephen， Thirty-six， Park Street.

A : And what's your phone number？

B : Three four six nine double eight zero two.

A : OK， I've got it.

Conversation 3

A : Excuse me ， sir？

B : Yes . Is there anything that I can do for you？

A : Could you do me a favor？ My hands are full.

B : Sure， what？

A : Just carry the suitcase for me ， please .

B : With pleasure.

Conversation 4

A : I'm not very busy right now . Do you want any help？

B : I don't think so . I'm just cleaning the room .

A : I'll be glad to help you .

B : Well ， OK . It's nice of you to offer .

A : My pleasure.

Conversation 5

A : Hello ， Jack ， I'd like to ask you for a small favor . I hope you don't mind .

B : No ， of course not . Anything I can do for you ？

A : You see ， Sarah and I are going to give a party and we want to invite a lot of people . But you know our apartment ， which really isn't big enough. We wonder if it's possible for us to have it at your place ， just for one evening ， you know .

B : Well， I'd love to， of course. But just now it would be a little difficult， I'm having the house redecorated.

A : Oh ， no . It wouldn't be now. It'll be in about two weeks.

B : Two weeks， I see. Unfortunately the job won't be finished until the end of the month.

A : Oh， that's a shame. I don't know what we'll do.

B : I'm sorry. I'd help if I could.

Conversation 6

A : Is there anything I can do for you？

B : Oh， no， I'm all right. Thank you.

A : Are you quite sure？ It seems that you are in some troubles .

B : Well ， it's just like this ， my bicycle makes an unpleasant noise.

A : Shall I see if I can get it repaired ？

B : Oh ， that would bring you too much trouble .

A : No trouble at all .