Dialogue A

(A：Mary B：Julia)

A：Hello．I wish to speak to Julia．

B：This is Julia speaking．

A：Oh，how do you do，Julia．This is Mary speaking．

B：Mary，I recognized your voice right away．I'm glad you calledme．

A：Julia，listen，um…I'm calling to ask you some questions aboutJim，you know him，don't you？

B：Sure．

A：What's he like？

B：Well，why are you asking adout Jim？

A：Well，I want to try and get a part-time job at his store…

B：Oh，well，Jim's a nice guy…I mean he'll give you decenthours，a decent wage，and plenty of breaks．

A：Well，that sounds good．Um，what does he look like？I've gotto meet him at the Sunset Restaurant for lunch and I can't re-member．

B：Oh，well，he's about thirty-six…

A：Hu-hum．

B：…six-foot-two…

A：Right．

B：…oh，has dark，wavy hair with a little gray at the temples．

A：Oh，sounds kind of nice．

B：Mm．

A：Um，is he，a formal kind of guy，or does he dress casually？

B：Oh，he rarely dresses casually．He always wears three-piece suitsand ties——dresses very much in style．Oh ，Mary，I'd better gonow．

A．Is the boss coming by？

B：Yeah，and I have to finish this report by four．

A：OK．I'll let you get back to your work．

B：I'll call you again later，OK？

A：Call me at home．I want to hear all about him．

B：(business like，to cover up)Certainly，I'll make sure he getsyour message．Good-bye．