W: Good evening. Do you have a reservation? A: Yes, a table for two. My name's Allie Gray. W: Smoking or non-smoking? A: Non-smoking, please.W: Come this way, please.  W:…

Conversation 3 Pat: Hello. Do you have any tickets left for the concert tonight? Clerk: Hmmm, let me check. Yes, there are a few tickets. Pat: Brilliant. How much are…

Conversation 1 Gina: I'd like to reserve a place on next month's English course, please. Receptionist: Of course. Is it the morning or the afternoon course? Gina: Oh. How much…

Are men funnier than women? Previous studies show that men tell more jokes, and male comedians outnumber female ones. But why? A professor from Norwich University thinks he knows the…

1. Some friends and I were in the elevator going up to my apartment when suddenly the elevator stopped between floors and wouldn't move. We were able to open the…

Allie: OK. It's this street. No, it isn't. I'm sure she said the first on the right. Mark: No, she said the second on the right. Relax, Allie. Allie: Look,…

Conversation 3 Lorna: How was your trip? Anne: Terrible. It was the worst weekend. Lorna: Oh no, what happened? Anne: Everything went wrong. We got to the hotel and it…

Conversation 1: Bob: Do you know where we can get a taxi? Carlo: Yeah, down there. See the cafe on the corner? There's a taxi rank opposite. You can't miss…

Taressa (Australia) Um, so Queensland has, for a very long time, been seen as sort of the backward state. And then there’s this competition that happens between Sydney, which is…

I. I really don't like those group tours. You know, the guide picks you up at the hotel every day, and you have to go and see all the sights.…