Dialogue A

A: What took you so long? The manager's furious.

B: There was an accident on the motorway, and the traffic was unbelievably slow. It took me three hours to get here.

A: Oh, yeah, I just heard the news on the radio - that there was a serious accident with three cars and a bus. Now, quick, get these papers, make copies and send them to our partners. Mrs. Lewis has been asking where

they are.

B: Right. Hope she will forgive me.

A: Anyway, it's good that you’ve arrived safe and sound.

Dialogue B

A: Late again, Jim.

B: Sorry, Ms West. I overslept. My alarm didn't go off this morning. I promise, it will never, ever happen again.

A: Unfortunately, it’s not a new story, Jim. It happens almost every week, even twice a week sometimes.

B: I know but I did set the alarm last night, honestly. I don’t know what happened.

A: Perhaps you should buy a new one. Now…, take your seat and open your book at page twelve. We’re discussing the article on traffic congestion.

Dialogue C

A: Oh, my goodness, the traffic is so slow. It’s driving me mad! We've been in this traffic jam for an hour already.

B: Calm down. I think there's an accident ahead. We can’t do anything about it.

A: Can I open the window - it's getting hot in here.

B: Sure. But turn down the music. It's too loud.

A: Why don't we take a different route? I'll look at the map and see what we can do.

Dialogue D

A: I can't believe how bad the weather is today!

B: Yes, according to the weather report, we will be flying through a pretty nasty storm.

A: Won’t they cancel the flight? I don't really like flying in this kind of weather.

B: Cancel? No. Boarding has already been announced. Don’t worry. Usually the pilot gets enough altitude to fly above it. I am sure everything will be fine.

A: I hope so.