1. A dialogue between a father and a daughter :
Father : Hello Baby.
Daughter : Yes, papa.
F : How are you, dear?
D : Fine. Thank you papa.
F : Don't say thank you baby, say quite well.
D : Ok. Thank you.
F : Where is your hair?
D : It's here papa!
F : What's the color of your hair?
D : Black papa.
F : How many eyes do have you?
D : Two papa.
F : How many hands do have you?
D : Two papa.
F : How many noses do have you?
D : Noses! no papa nose. I do have only one nose.
F : How many teeth do have you?
D : I can't count them.
F : Can you see them?
D : No papa, I can feel them.
F : Alright, show your tongue.
D : It's here papa.
F : How many ears do have you?
D : Two ears.
F : How many fingers do have you?
D : Eight, papa.
F : How baby? There ten fingers.
D : No papa, there are two thumbs.
F : But there are fingers in your feet also.
D : No Papa they are all toes.
F : You are a clever girl.
D : Of course, I am.
F : Won't you go to school today?
D : No papa I am not feeling well.
F : Have you given an application?
D : Papa please write on for me.
F : Why didn't inform your principal on the telephone?
D : She will not believe me Papa.
F : Why?
D : I don't know Papa.
F : Where is your mummy?
D : She is in the kitchen.
F : Why?
D : How do I know Papa?
F : Go and see what she is doing?
D : Ok. Papa wait I am coming.
F : She comes back.
D : She is preparing for breakfast table.
F : Then let's go for breakfast.
2. A dialogue between a house-wife and a hawker :
W : Excuse me.
H : Yes, please. Can I help you?
W: I'd like to buy vegetables. Do you have onions?
H: Here they are. How much?
W: How much per kg?
H: They are 80 taka per kg.
W: Gosh! Very expensive. Yesterday I bought them 60/kg taka.
W: What about cabbage? How much is it?
H: It is 20 taka per kg. It is quite fresh.
W: Everything is very expensive.
H: What is cheaper now-a-days?
W: Yes, it is very hard for a poor-man to survive.
H: All the day we can earn only 100 or 150.
W : Ok. Please give me 1 kg onion and ½ kg cabbage.
H: Here you are.
W: How much?
H: It's 90 taka.
W: Here's the money.
H: Thank you.
3. A dialogue between two friends about importance of cable:
J: Have you got cable at your residence?
G: Hadn't but have now.
J: Why are some people so against it?
G: Everyone has his own temperament.
J: In your opinion, is it something good or bad?
G: It itself isn't good or bad. It is its use that is good or bad.
J: Don't you think most of the channels are sex-oriented.
G: No doubt, there is touch of vulgarity in most of the channels.
J: Then should I go for it or not?
G : It depends on you. Some channels are very informative too.
J. But what to do in the presence of kids?
G: One can make sort of policy.
J: What's meant by policy? I am not getting you.
G:I mean you can lock vulgar channels.
J:Is it practically possible?
G: Yes, it is. It is very simple.
J: What sort of programmes do you prefer?
G: Personally, I love religious channels.
J: Are there scientific and sports channels too?
G: Obviously it is understood.
J: It means, I will have to think about.
G: Don't think have it done.
J: Actually my parents are also not in favor of it.
G: My parents were too but now they are not that much.
J: What channels they are interested in?
G: They are just interested in religious channels.
J: Don't worry, I am going to have it done.
G : I think, you should take a step at the earliest.
J: Sometimes, I feel, I am lagging behind.
G: Yes, you are.
4. A dialogue between two friends about importance of village life and city life :
A: Have you any experience of living in slums?
B: What to talk of experience. I do live in a slum.
A: If it is so, then say something about the life over there?
B: It is a good question.
A: Whether it is or not. Say something about?
B: Hold your horses. I am going to. Rather you tell me what is the difference between these areas and the posh areas of the city?
A: There is a lot of difference.
B: That's what I want to know. The people living in slums are very loving.
A: What about the people of posh areas? Don't they love?
B: Perhaps you didn't get me. They do love too, but generally speaking, people of slums are more caring.
A: Yes, to an extent, you are right.
B: Not to an extent it is almost an established thing.
A: I have heard the people of those areas almost always go on fighting with one another.
B: Who told you? This is, no way true.
A: You can call it my observation.
B: I regard your observation, but actual story is different from it.
A: You are not being a bit biased?
B : This is not bias. I am telling you what the fact is.
A: Yes, yes, expand a bit.
B: Actually these petty quarrels themselves are an expression of love.
A: Isn't it a bit awkward?
B : In your book, it might be but actually it is not so.
A: I am still not clear.
B: I will make it clear sometime later.
5. A dialogue between two friends about food :
A: Let's dine out today.
W : How nice! But haven’t had a bit since morning.
A: Yeah, the good lady (wife) is out.
W: But I haven't any money on me. Who will foot the bill?
A: I will sand a dinner.
W: Let's then have our dinner at a restaurant.
A: Where is the bill of fare?
Waiter: What! Beg your pardon.
A: Where's the menu? What's today's special?
Waiter: Here's the menu, sir.
A: Let's have one plate of polao and half a plate of chicken curry.
W: How do you like it?
A: Oh, it is too spicy. It just whips the tongue.
W: Oh, it stings. My mouth is burning.
A: How about sweets?
W: Would you like to have some rasgullas?
A: Yes, I should very much like to.
W: How many rasgullas can you eat?
A: Four to five.
W: What! Only five! What a tiny appetite you have!
A: Now let's have coffee.
W: Two coffees, please.
A: How did you like this dinner?
W: Of, it wasn't much of a dinner.
A: Yes, it was just an apology for a dinner. Nothing is sweeter than home.
W: Yes, distance lends charms to the view.
A: Let's now hurry home.
6. A dialogue between two friends about personal problem :
A: I have heard this word so many times. What is its meaning?
B: It's very difficult to define it, but you can say extremely boring state.
A: Isn't every second person passing through it?
B: Rather, almost all of us are victims of it.
A: Any definite reason of it?
B: It's difficult to pinpoint one reason of it.
A: It means, it has so many causes.
B: Yes, exactly so.
A: But why did you raise this question?
B: Because I am also very frustrated.
A: What's the cause of your frustration?
B: I have been jobless for the last two years.
A: Then, how do you manage?
B: I can't give you the detail.
A: Ok, don't. I had just asked that I might be helpful for you somehow.
B: Sorry, I took it other way.
A : Now, if you have got my point tell me whats your problem.
B: Actually, I have borrowed money from so many people. Some are pressurizing, some not, but I have to.
A: You know, these things are very part of life.
B: It's true but you know, I am not a man of strong nerves.
A: Almost everyone is passing through one or the other form of injustice.
B: Any tragedy of yours?
A: Perhaps, because of carelessness of doctors, my daughter passed away some time ago.
B: Oh! my God!
A: Anyway, I will give you the money. Don't worry.
A: You are really a generous person.
B: No, only God is generous.
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