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Mr。 Lee （Father）： But my English is not very good。
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： Yes； it is。 And it will get better if you speak it more。
Mr。 Lee （Father）： That is true。 And； even though it will be diffcult； I will do it for my son。
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： Thank you。 I knew you would understand。
Mr。 Lee （Father）： That is what partents are for。 It is our job to help him。
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： Yes。
（Mrs。 Lee looks at the clock。）
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： What time do you have to go to work？
Mr。 Lee （Father）： By nine o'clcok。 Why？
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： Well； it's already eight fifteen。
Mr。 Lee （Father）： Oh！ I should go。
Mrs。 Lee （Mother）： good…bye。 See you tonight。
Mr。 Lee （Father）： good…bye。 I'll be home by seven。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 5 A Telephone Call
（Mrs。 Lee makes a telephone call to Andy's mother； Mrs。 Cho。）
Mrs。 Lee： Hello； may I please speak with Mrs。 Cho？
Mrs。 Cho： This is she。 May I ask who is calling？
Mrs。 Lee： Yes； it's Mrs。 Lee； Michael's mother。
Mrs。 Cho： Oh； Hello！ How are you？
Mrs。 Lee： I'm fine； thank you。 How have you been？
Mrs。 Cho： Fine； thank you。 May I ask you a question？
Mrs。 Lee： Of course。
Mrs。 Cho： Why are we speaking in English？
Mrs。 Lee： Oh； yes。 I am trying to teach English to Michael by speaking only English tohim。 Then I remembered that you majored in English literature in college； so I waswondering if you would help me。
Mrs。 Cho： I would be happy to help you。 But I graduated from college fifteen years ago。My English is not very fluent。
Mrs。 Lee： Then it will be good practice for you； too。
Mrs。 Cho： That's true。 And it would be great for Andy。 He really wants to improve hisEnglish。
Mrs。 Lee： I am so happy。 Thank you so much。
Mrs。 Cho： You are very wele。
Mrs。 Lee： By the way； what are you doing this afternoon？
Mrs。 Cho： I have no plans。 Why？
Mrs。 Lee： Well； I'm going to go to the supermarket。 Would you like to go with me？
Mrs。 Cho： Yes。 That would be great。 I need to go grocery with shopping； too。
Mrs。 Lee： I will drive my car。 What time should I pick you up？
Mrs。 Cho： How is two o'clock？
Mrs。 Lee： Perfect； I'll see you then。
Mrs。 Cho： Okay； see you then。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 6 Grocery Shopping
（Mrs。 Lee drives her car to Mrs。 Cho's house。 Then they drive together to thesupermarket。 ）
Mrs。 Lee： Sorry； I'm late。
Mrs。 Cho： That's Okay。 It's only two ten。
Mrs。 Lee： Yes； but it's cold outside。 I'm sorry。
Mrs。 Cho： No； really； it is no problem。 Where are we going grocery shopping？
Mrs。 Lee： Let's go to the LG Supermarket。
Mrs。 Cho： I've never been there。 How is it？
Mrs。 Lee： It's very nice。 The prices and services are very good。
（They arive at the LG Surpermarket； park the car and go inside。）
Mrs。 Cho： Wow； this is really nice。 They have everything。
Mrs。 Lee： Yes； they do have the very good selection。 What do you need to buy today？
Mrs。 Cho： Today I need to buy vegetables。
Mrs。 Lee： What vegetables are you going to buy？
Mrs。 Cho： I'm going to buy lettuce； mushrooms； tomatoes； potatoes； onions and garlic。
Mrs。 Lee： But tomato is not a fruit； it's a vegetable。
Mrs。 Cho： Oh！ Really？ I didn't know that。 What are you going to buy？
Mrs。 Lee： My husband really likes meat。 So I have to buy a lot of meat。
Mrs。 Cho： What kind of meat are you going to buy？
Mrs。 Lee： I'm going to buy pork ribs； beef steaks and chicken breasts。
Mrs。 Cho： What about fish？
Mrs。 Lee： Oh； I almost forgot。 I'm also going to buy some shrimp； crab and tuna。
Mrs。 Cho： That's a lot of meat and a lot of seafood。
Mrs。 Lee： Yes； but my family eats a lot。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 At Cafe
（Mrs。 Lee and Mrs。 Cho finished their shopping and decide to go to a cafe to talk somemore。）
Mrs。 Lee： Going to a cafe was a great idea。 I have almost no time to rest during a day。
Mrs。 Cho： I understand how you feel。 That is why I go to a cafe for one hour every day。 Itgives me a chance to rest； to think； and sometimes； to talk。
Mrs。 Lee： Yes； I think resting and talking are both very important。 Especially when youare always busy。
Mrs。 Cho： Why don't we order first？
Mrs。 Lee： That's a good idea。 Let's order。 Waiter！
Mrs。 Cho： Oh； excuse me。
（Waiter）： Yes。 May I take your order？
Mrs。 Cho： Yes； I would like an espresso； please。
Mrs。 Lee： I am coffee。
Mrs。 Cho： Oh； that's a Korean expression。 You should say； 〃I'll have a coffee。〃
Mrs。 Lee： Ah； thank you。 I didn't know that。 I'll have a coffee； please。
（Waiter）： One espresso and one coffee； would you like anything else？
Mrs。 Cho： No； thank you。
Mrs。 Lee： Um。。。 actually； could I also have a piece of cake？
（Waiter）： Of couse。 I'll get that for you now。
Mrs。 Cho： I like cake； too。 But I'm on a diet。
Mrs。 Lee： Why？ You're so thin。
Mrs。 Cho： My husband says I need to lose weight。
Mrs。 Lee： That's funny。
Mrs。 Cho： Why？
Mrs。 Lee： Because my husband always says I need to gain weight。 He thinks I'm skinny。
Mrs。 Cho： Ha。。。
Mrs。 Lee： Ha。。。
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 8 Lunch at School
（Back at school； Michael and Andy are eating lunch together。）
Andy： Michael； did you speak English in your classes？
Michael： I tried to； but some of teachers wouldn't let me。
Andy： Me too。 When I spoke English at my Korean language class； the teacher hit myhands with a stick。
Michael： Yeah； that happened to me； too。 But it was my math teacher who hit me。 He said；〃When we've in Korea and we should speak only Korean。〃
Andy： Really？ I didn't think anyone still thought like that。
Michael： I know； but they do。 There are still many people who think that Koreans can'tspeak English well。 But I think if you practice；