Jessica: Hey, Neil, wait up! I've been looking for a chance to talk to you. Any plans for the weekend?

Neil: Hi, Jessica! I don't have any big plans. What's up?

Jessica: Alice is having a birthday party. She would like us to come. She said she had tried calling you, but you hadn’t answered. And I tried calling you several times, too.

Niel : Oh! I've got a new phone number, sorry. And a new cell phone. I don't know where my old phone is. I was shopping the day before yesterday and had a coffee in the shopping centre. It looks as if I left it there. Anyway, I'd love to go. It sounds like fun. When is it?

Jessica: It's this Saturday at 5pm at my house. Alice can’t have it at her place.

Neil: Can’t she? Why not?

Jessica: They’re moving house. They want to live closer to the beach.

Neil: That’s great. Alice is so lucky. I’ve always wanted to live next to the

beach too. I go there every day to windsurf in any weather. If I lived closer to the beach, it would save lots of time...

Jessica: That’s ironical, Alice doesn’t like either windsurfing or beach volleyball. The only sport she does is jogging twice a week. Anyway, getting back to her birthday, we are planning to have all the fun at my place. So … this Saturday, at 5 pm.

Neil: This Saturday…uhm…Listen, Jessica I promised to look after Kate, my younger sister. Mum's away on business and she's coming back this weekend. Dad's meeting her at the airport, so there's nobody to stay at home with Kate in the evening.

Jessica: Well, why don't you bring her along? It would be fun. My grandma would really like that. I'm sure.

Neil: Really? That would be great. Shall I bring anything? I mean food or drinks?

Jessica: No need. I've already planned and ordered everything. We're going to have pizza, salads and cakes and we’re going to play some games. Then we may watch a video and have fireworks in the garden. Oh , and could you bring a few CDs?

Neil: Yes, sure. I’ve got a large collection and I’ll find something everybody likes. Have you bought a present for Alice yet?

Jessica: Not yet, I can’t decide what to get her.

Neil: We need to think about what she might like. If I remember rightly, she likes music and reading. She's also a big football fan.

Jessica: Exactly. I don't think a simple book or a CD will be any good. It's too ordinary and uninteresting. Besides, I'm sure, she's got lots of that kind of stuff. I think we need to be creative and come up with something unusual, something that would be a surprise to Alice.

Neil: You know, maybe we could get her some concert ickets. Do you know her favourite groups?

Jessica: Neil, you're a genius! What an idea! Her favorite band is coming here soon. We'll get Alice tickets to their show, she'll be so happy!

Neil: And some flowers, too! I know Alice loves pink roses. Together with the tickets they’ll make a perfect present, don't you think, Jessica?

Jessica: Absolutely.