Maya: Hi, I’m Maya. I live in an apartment. The bedroom is upstairs. The living room is downstairs. It has a couch and a dining table. The kitchen doesn’t have…

I asked my students, who come from a wide variety of countries and religions, if they felt that people had made incorrect assumptions about them because of their background. The…

Interviewer: I’m here with Heather Miller. Heather is a well-known travel writer from the UK. So, basically, you earn money by traveling all over the world and writing about it,…

Pete: Hi, Finn. How was your weekend? Finn: A disaster. My girlfriend Esme told me she’d meet me for lunch on Saturday, at 1 o’clock, but she turned up half…

Carol: The problem is that too many people create too much waste. Alex: Yes, you’re right, Carol. If everyone recycled more, we’d reduce a lot of waste. I mean, look…

Zac: Hi, Leah. Leah: Hi, Zac. What’s this news that you wanted to tell me? Zac: I’ve been offered a promotion, but the job’s based in New York. Leah: Wow,…

Ben: Hi, Jonah. I heard on the grapevine that you’re engaged. Jonah: Hi, Ben. Yes, it’s true. Ben: Congratulations! So, tell me what happened. Jonah: Well, I knew that Lizzie…

Raj: Hi, Derek. What’s the matter? Derek: Oh, hi, Raj. I’m really fed up. I’m not happy at work. Raj: Hey, that’s a shame. Why don’t you like it? Derek:…

It was a dark and stormy evening and Mr. Coulter was driving home, late from work. It was snowing heavily and the road was black and icy. The wind was…

It was raining hard. The cold wind was blowing rain into Sam’s eyes and his face was frozen. People were hurrying along the street, trying to shield themselves from the…