| Mike
| Hallo, Jack. Why the rush? Where are you going?
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| Jack
| Hallo, Mike. I’m on my way to meet Joyce at the station. We’re having dinner at a Chinese restaurant and then we’re off to the theatre.
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| Mike
| Do you often go to the theatre?
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| Jack
| Yes, Joyce and I usually go at least once a fortnight; sometimes more. Do you ever go?
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| Mike
| Yes, but I don’t often find time these days. There are so many other things to do.
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| Jack
| True, true.
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| Mike
| Listen, perhaps Janet and I can arrange to meet you and Joyce one Saturday evening. We can have dinner together and go on to a theatre.
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| Jack
| That’s a good idea. Look, I forget the name of the play, but there’s a good comedy on at the Theatre Royal next week. If you like, I can book four seats for next Saturday.
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| Mike
| All right. I’m meeting Janet later this evening, so I can make sure that she’s free next Saturday. I’ll ring you tomorrow to confirm if we are coming.
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| Jack
| Fine. I must fly now. It’s six o’clock already and Joyce’s bus arrives at ten past. She hates waiting around and I don’t want to spoil everything by upsetting her before we start our evening.
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| Mike
| I’ll phone you tomorrow then. Give my regards to Joyce. Have a good evening.
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9. Listen to the dialogue. Practice reading it imitating its intonation. Pay attention to the sentences with the Sliding and Scandent Scales. How do they sound? Write them down; practice saying them, transcribe them and draw tonograms to them.
