Dinner Conversation

M: Have you finished eating yet?

W: No, I haven't. Why are you in such a hurry?

M: I'm sorry, but you're such a slow eater.

W: A slow eater? Well, I try to enjoy my food. You just eat and swallow. I don't see how you can even taste it!

Exercise:

1. I don't see how you can even taste it!

M: OK, I'm sorry. Do you mind if I get another glass of wine?

W: No, go ahead. I don't want you to sit there putting pressure on me. I thought we were going to have a relaxing evening.

Exercise:

1. What does she allow him to do?

She allows him to get another glass of wine.

2. A relaxing evening is the opposite of a high-pressure evening.

M: Yes, you're right. I'd like to relax, but I have a lot on my mind.

W: Work related?

M: Yes, it is. I've been getting some strange E-mails from my boss. He wants me to cut down on my expenses. Maybe he wants to fire me.

Exercise:

1. His boss wants him to spend less.

2. I'd like to relax, but I have a lot on my mind.

W: Is business bad?

M: Yes, it is. But I don't want to talk about it.

W: OK, but I'm a good listener. You can tell me if you'd like to.

Exercise:

— What doesn't he want to talk about?

— He doesn't want to talk about his business.

M: Thanks. Maybe some other time. I'll try to stop thinking about it and deal with it tomorrow.

W: Good idea. You need to take a break from work. Your health is important, and so am I.

M: Yes, you are. I don't know what I would do without you.

Exercise:

1. To deal with something means to do something about it.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. Have you finished eating yet?

2. I'm sorry, but you're such a slow eater.

3. I don't see how you can even taste it!

4. I thought we were going to have a relaxing evening.

5. I don't know what I would do without you.