Carl: Hello?James: Hi, Carl. It's James Henson from the recruitment agency. Carl: Hi, James. Any news on the job yet? Did I get it? James: No, I'm afraid they offered…

Alan: Hi, Sarah. Listen, I can’t make the presentation today. I had a car accident last night. Sarah: That's awful! Are you OK? Where are you? Alan: I'm at home…

Lisa (England) Um, but in London, because it’s a huge city and you need to— … um … In London— because London is so big and there’s so many places…

Phil: What's wrong? Emma: I failed my driving test. I can't believe it. Phil: Oh, I'm sorry. What happened? Emma: I made some mistakes. I was really nervous. Phil: Oh,…

Paul: Thanks for visiting me, Nick. It's very kind of you. Nick: That's what friends are for. How are you feeling? Paul: Not great. My leg's very painful. Nick: How…

I always thought that good manners were good manners wherever you were in the world. But that was until met my friend Jason, who is from Burma-also known as Myanmar.…

Conversation 3 Debs: Hello, what's wrong? Louise: What's wrong? You missed my party last week, and you didn't even say sorry. Debs: I sent you a text. I'm really sorry.…

Conversation 1 Pete: I'm sorry to disturb you, Chris. Do you have a minute? Chris: What's the problem? Pete: I wanted to apologize for getting the figures wrong in this…

Maria (Ireland) I’m not a sports person myself … um … and the only sports really I follow would be Gaelic football, which is … um … obviously an Irish…

Chapter 1 Jim Hawkins’ Story I My father had an inn near the sea. It was a quiet place. One day, an old man came to our door. He was…