My first impression of Alexander was that he was much older than me. In fact, he was 32, but I thought he was older. But when we started talking, I…

AJ: Hello. Kristin: Hey, AJ, whatcha doin’? AJ: Hey. Oh, not much, just, um, workin’ on a blog post actually. I’m gonna write like a little blog article about our…

The best thing about the weather in New York City is that it’s always changing. In the summer, it’s usually hot and sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy, with temperatures of…

Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He had little to bite…

A: So you work in an office. B: That's right. A: How do you like it? B: Well, it's pretty boring. A: Oh, yeah? What do you do there? B:…

(R = Receptionist; J = Jack; N = Nina; K = Kim) R: Excuse me, have you got your security pass? J: Sorry? R: Can I see your security pass,…

A: So where do you work now, Megan? B: I'm working at a new Café downtown. A: Hey, that's kind of interesting. Are you the manager or something? B: Oh,…

Joe: [exhale] I just saw John at the store. Kristin: Well what happened? You sound kind of bummed. Joe: Well, he told me that Melissa just got busted again for…

(N = Narrator; M = Matthew; D = Darina; C = Claudia; H = Harald; K = Katalin; J = Joseph)   N: What’s your full name? M: Matthew J.…

Anna: Who’s that? Isabel: That’s my boyfriend. Alex. Anna: He’s good-looking. How old is he? Isabel: Twenty-six. Anna: What does he do? Isabel: He’s a police officer. Anna: Really? Does…