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POLLY You haven't read it, have you?
MATT I have read it, actually.
2 thinks everyone should be able to read
MATT Ooh, that's a bit sexist, Naomi.
NAOMI It isn't sexist, it's a fact.
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MATT Yeah, but you still have, oh, er, about
four or five thousand words left to say.
POLLY No, I don't.
4 M OK, back in a moment.
POLLY And anyway you never listen to me.
MATT I do listen to you.
5 be back about 4.
NAOMI But men exaggerate too.
MATT No, they don't.
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JUDY OK, Mum. We'll see you in a bit.
Bye. Martin, where are you?
MARTIN In here.
J There you are. Can you tidy up all your
things in the living room please, Martin?
You're worse than a kid. Honestly!
M Uh huh.
J Thanks. You know, the thing I don't like
about this house is there aren't enough
places to store things. It always looks so
untidy! But that's mainly because of all
your stuff everywhere.
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J By the way, that was my mum on the
phone. She said they got a bit lost, but
they'll be here soon. You're not listening,
are you?
M I am listening, Judy.
J So what did I say?
M Er, was it something about getting a cat!
J Oh Martin, you are an idiot.
M I'm not an idiot. I married you, didn't I?
J Ah.
M One thing I love about you is you always
laugh at my jokes.
J Don't count on it. Hey, I thought you
were tidying up. Come on, Martin, it's
nearly one o'clock and the living room is
a complete mess. Oh, and where did you
put the stuff for the salad?
M You didn't ask me to get any.
J Oh, Martin, I did ask you. I asked you
this morning.
M Oh, sorry. I'll phone your mum's mobile
and ask her to pick some up on her way.
J You can't do that.
M Yes, I can. She'll do anything for her
son-in-law.
J Yeah, right. Go get the salad.
M Too late. I'll get the door.
M Come in, come in.
ALL Hello, hello ...
VAL Hello, darling. Sorry we're late.
HARRY The thing that amazes me about
your mother is she still can't read a map .
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J I don't know why you don't get a satnav.
V Your dad doesn't believe in them. He 911
MIKE Mike Richards.
maps. ROB Hello, Mike. It's Rob.
J Well, you're here now. Let me take your M Hi, Rob! Long time no hear. How are you
coats. Martin - salad. doing?
M You don't want salad, do you, Val? R Er, not bad, thanks. How's life with you?
J Martin! You do want salad.J don't you, M Oh, er, fine, I guess. I've got a lot of work
Mum? on at the moment, but between you and
v Um ... me, I've been finding it hard to get down
to things recently.
V So where's my lovely grandson? R Maybe it's time for a change.
J Oh, Jack's gone to football practice. He'll M Yeah, maybe. So, is this just a social call,
or, er, ... ?
V Oh, good, so we will see him before we go. R Well, not exactly. I'd like to, um, talk to
H Is this apple pie homemade, Judy? you about a new project I'm working on.
J It certainly is homemade. M Really? What kind of project?
V Oh, it's delicious. R I'd prefer to tell you face to face, if that's
OK.
J Thank you.
V This house is so, um ... M Sure. When?
M Untidy? R The sooner, the better, if possible. What
V Mmm, no, I wasn't going to say that. I about tomorrow? Are you free for lunch?
was going to say - what I like about the M Let me check ... Sorry, I'm having lunch
house is it's so cosy. with my boss tomorrow. I can't really get
J Mmm. But we could do with more out of that.
cupboards. R No, course not. Er, OK, how about some
M Yes, what worries me about the lack of time in the morning? I could get to your
storage space is I have to leave all my stuff office by ten thirty.
everywhere. M Sorry, I'll be interviewing people for
J Oh, so that's your excuse, is it? And I our graduate trainee programme then.
Actually, that'll probably take up the
always thought it was because you're just
naturally untidy! Coffee anyone? whole morning.
R OK, what about the afternoon? Say, four
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family doctor I I problem-solving M Well, I'll have arrived by lunchtime ... ah,
916 but then I have to have lunch with some
clients.
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bus stop I workplace I car park I breakdown I So what time's your talk?
nightclub M It starts at two, so I'll have finished giving
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to chat to lots of people - you know what
daydreaming I hairdryer I coffee shop I
motorbike conferences are like.
Stress pattern 3: ••• R Well, er, how about I buy you dinner?
washing up I double room I civil war I M Yeah, fine. I'm staying in a hotel that
cotton wool night anyway and going straight to work
the next morning.