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cooperating processes in the planetary eco-system.

B: If thats true and the planet is getting cooler, what explains the rapid melting of the polar ice caps and the dramatic rise in the global average temperatures?

A: But are global temperatures rising? If you look at the data from nineteen seventy-five youll&

B: Youll be misled. If you were serious, you would look at the record starting in the 1880s. Then you would see how dramatically the earths temperature has changed.

A: Young lady, I beg to differ. Look, the point of the lecture was to emphasize that there is evidence for both sides, and I‘m putting forth the argument that there‘s greater evidence in support of the global cooling hypothesis. Look, it‘s an indisputable fact that the public is being manipulated and scared into believing theres some kind of climate crisis; this scaremongering is done, quite simply, for political reasons.

B: But even without the uncomfortable reality that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide contribute to global warming, isnt the topic appropriate for politicians to discuss?

A: Not if they want to use your tax dollars and mine to fund completely unnecessary initiatives.

B: Yeah, like conservation, protecting endangered species and investing in renewable energy. At the very least, you have to concede that this debate has the potential to end our dependence on foreign oil. Buying oil supports autocratic countries that use these revenues to devastating ends.

A: Why, Ive never been so disrespected in all of my days. I‘m a professor, a scientist and researcher of high regard. B: Yeah, and a duplicitous one at that. Everyone knows youre in the pocket of the oil lobby. Why should we trust your so-called findings more than tobacco institute studies which say smoking doesnt harm health? Youre full of it. A: Some people just cannot handle civil debate!

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Baby, I’m Sorry (C0103)

A: Can we talk?

B: Sure, honey, we‘re talking now, aren‘t we? A: You know what I mean. B: Yeah. I know.

A: I want to know where this relationship is going. I‘m in love with you and I need to know... B: You know, I think you‘re awesome.

A: I‘m awesome. Well, I guess that‘s my answer, isn‘t it. B: Honey...

A: Look, if you don‘t love me, it‘s not a thing, alright, we‘ve had our laughs, but I don‘t appreciate... maybe it‘s just time we...

B: Baby, I love you so much. A: You do?

B: I love you. And I think you‘re awesome. A: Oh, I love you too!

B: Come on. Put the gun down. A: Oh baby, I‘m so sorry.

Elementary ‐ The Weekend ‐ Skiing (C0104)

A: Welcome ski lovers of all ages! My name is Rick Fields and here with me is the man that needs no introduction, Bob Copeland.

B: Thank you, Rick! What a beautiful day here in Aspen, Colorado where the sun is shinning, and we‘ve got twelve inches of fresh powder. It doesn‘t get much better than this.

A: That‘s right, Bob, but today we have a special treat for our viewers. We‘re joined here by Ian Roussy, the four-time giant slalom champion. And on this special edition of the show, Ian is going to teach us the basics of skiing! So, let‘s hit the slopes!

C: Well, first off, let‘s get those boots on. You‘re going to want to make sure your boots fit snugly. That‘s right; now snap them into your bindings.

And you‘re also going to want a good pair of goggles to protect your eyes. It‘s a bright day today, so there‘s going to be a lot of glare out there on

the slopes. We don‘t want you hitting any of thosemoguls! A: Bob, since you‘re a beginner skier and might take a few spills, it is a good idea to have a good warm pair of dry ski gloves.

C: Easy there, Rick! Well, let‘s head on over to the chairlift, and test your skills! All right, we‘re up here on the bunny hill, so, Bob, why don‘t you do a few snow-plow turns. Gnarly run, Rick! Nice carving! You‘ve got some mad skills! That was sick!

A: You wanna see gnarley? Well, see that bump over there, I‘m going to catch some major air. C: Butt plant!

B: Ha ha ha! He lost his skis! Yard sale!!!

A: Ahem, well. Thanks for joining us here today, I think that about does it. Bob, Ian, time for some après-ski? C: No way, man! We‘re off to grab some freshies!!!

Elementary ‐ The Office ‐ Job Well Done (C0105)

A: And so, that concludes my outline for our marketing strategy next year. Thank you very much for your time. B: Hey, that was quite the Presentation! Honestly, I was completely blown away by your strategy outline. I‘ve gotta say, Alex, you really wowed me today.

A: Aw, come on; it was nothing. Im just doing my job. B: No, I think you deserve some recognition here; I mean, if I look back on your previous Presentations, this is a huge improvement.

A: Well, Kristin did give me a hand with the slides. Shes a real wiz on PowerPoint.

B: And I saw that you took on board my feedback about pricing strategies. I really appreciate you taking the time to think though my suggestions.

A: Yeah, well, that was some good advice. You made some really good points.

B: Well, I just wanted to say well done. Really you did a great job.

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Mobile Phone Plan (C0106)

B: Yeah, I‘ve just moved here, and I‘d like to activate my

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cell phone, and I‘m not sure if I should go with a prepaid plan, or a monthly rate plan.

A: I see. Well, can I have a look at your phone?Unfortunately, this phone can‘t be used in the US; it‘s not compatible with our 3G network.

B: What? Really? I don‘t really want to have to buy a new phone.

A: Well, you‘re in luck! You see, if you sign up for our three-year plan, we‘ll throw in a handset for free. B: Really? What‘s the catch?

A: There‘s no catch! You just choose a plan, sign a three-year contract and, that‘s it! Actually, we‘re running a special promotion right now, and we‘re giving away a Blackberry Curve with our special Mega Value forty dollar plan.

B: So what does this plan include?

A: Well, you get nine hundred anytime minutes, and you can also enjoy free mobile to mobile calling to other Tel-Mobile clients, one thousand text messages per month, and unlimited evening and weekend minutes. Oh, and we also offer a rollover option.

B: Wow, all this for forty dollars per month?

A: That‘s right, plus the activation fee, the emergancy services fee, the monthly service fee, oh, and any charges for extra minutes, and...

Elementary‐DailyLifeComplainingat aRestaurant (C0107)

A: Excuse me, waiter? Waiter! B: Yes, sir? What can I do for you?

A: I‘ve been sitting here for the past twenty minutes and no one has offered me a glass of water, brought any bread to the table and our appetizers haven‘t been served yet! You know, in this kind of establishment, I‘d expect much better service.

B: I am sorry, sir. I‘ll check on your order right away. C: Relax honey, the place is busy tonight, but I‘ve heard the food is amazing. Anyway...

B: Here you are, sir. The foie gras for the lady, and a mushroom soup for you.

A: Waiter, I ordered a cream of mushroom soup with asparagus. This soup is obviously too runny, and it‘s over-seasoned. It‘s completely inedible!

B: Okay, I do apologize for that. Can I bring you another soup, or would you like to order something else?

A: Take this foie gras back as well, it‘s rubbery and completely overcooked. And look at the portion size! How can you charge twenty-five dollars for a sliver of duck liver?

B: Right away... sir.

C: Honey come on! The foie gras was fine, why are you making such a big deal? Are you trying to get our meal comped again?

A: What do you mean? We are paying for this. If I‘m shelling out my hard earned bucks, I expect value for money!

B: Here you are, sir. I hope it is alright now. The chef has prepared it specially for you. A: Yes, fine.

C: Honey, are you alright?

Elementary ‐ The Office ‐ Bad news, boss. (C0108)

A: ... Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrous first quarter, Ed! Give us some good news. How are things looking for us in terms of sales this month? B: Uh well...would you like the bad news first or the really bad news?

A: What? Ed, don‘t tell me you only have bad news! B: Well sir, our sales have dropped, no plunged, fifty percent in the past month alone. We are currently overstocked and overstaffed and our profits are falling fast. The market is in recession and we have no way of moving our inventory, or getting rid of our staff. If we consider redundancies, it would cost us a fortune because of the new regulations governing compensation packages. It‘s a real mess.

A: For crying out loud... How fast are we losing money? B: Um...how can I put this? Let‘s just say that at this pace, we will be filing for Chapter eleven in less than three months.

A: What! Geez! How could this have happened? So what‘s the bad news?

B: Oh, that‘s the really bad news. Our supplier suffered QC problems and, well, half of our production is faulty. We‘re going to have to recall all items sold in the last quarter. And the worst part? We‘re going to have to shoulder this cost.

A: Are you joking? Get the supplier on the line now! They have to assume the costs of this mess!

B: We tried that, sir. The factory has gone under and the owner apparently has fled the country. A: We‘re doomed!

B: There is some really good news though! A: Really? What!

B: I got offered a new job!

Elementary ‐ The Weekend ‐ Breaking Up (C0109)

A: Honey, do you have a second?

B: Sure! Are you okay? You seem a bit worried. What‘s on your mind?

A: We need to talk. B: Okay...

A: I‘ve been thinking, and well, I think we need to start seeing other people.

B: What? Why? I mean, we‘ve had our ups and downs, and we have the occasional disagreement, but we‘re happy together, aren‘t we?

A: That‘s just it, I‘m not happy anymore, Tim. It‘s not you, it‘s me. I know that I can be hard to deal with, and you are a great guy! You are the type of guy that any woman would kill for!

B: So, what are you saying? You‘re breaking up with me because I‘m perfect?

A: Tim, you are too good for me. You deserve someone who can make you smile and make you happy the way

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that you made me happy. Oh, I could say that I‘ll be all you need, but that would be a lie. I know I‘d only hurt you, I know I‘d only make you cry.

B: Baby, come on. Don‘t do this to me! Whatever it is, we can work it out. Just give me another chance! I know that we can get through this, but we gotta stick together! Don‘t leave me.

A: I can‘t, Tim. I hope someday you can find some way to understand I‘m only doing this for you. I don‘t really wanna go but, deep in my heart I know this is the kindest thing to do. B: Laura...

A: Here are your keys. I‘ll send my sister to pick up the rest of my things next week. I‘m sorry, Tim. I wish you all the best, and I hope that one day we can meet again. I‘ll always love you. Goodbye.

Elementary‐Daily Life ‐Registering for University (C0110)

A: Excuse me? Is this where I register? I‘d like to sign up for my courses for next semester.

B: Yes, of course. I need your student ID please. A: Here you are.

B: Okay, Susan. It says here that you are a business major and you are in your second year. Is this information correct?

A: Yes. I do want to take some additional credits this year to get a minor in psychology.

B: Sure. That‘s not a problem. Do you have the list of courses you want to take this semester?

A: Yeah. Here‘s my list. I‘m not sure if the class schedule will allow me to take all of them though.

B: Yeah, that‘s perfect. What about the subjects for your minor?

A: Oh yeah! Almost forgot! I need to take fundamental linguistics, consumer psychology and neuroanatomy. B: Wow, you are going to be busy this semester! Okay, here you go. You are registered now; you‘ll have to make your first tuition payment before classes start.

Elementary ‐ The Weekend ‐ Golf (C0111)

A: Good morning golf aficionados! My name is Rick Fields, and you guessed it, I am here with my main man, Bob Copeland.

B: Thank you, Rick! As you can see, ladies and gentleman, we are here in beautiful Pebble Beach where the top golfers in the world are trying to win the grand prize of one million dollars!

A: Whoa, that‘s a lot of cash! Let‘s go to the course and see how Tiger Woods is doing.

B: All right, were‘re here at the eighth hole. It‘s a par four, and has some very difficult hazards which many golfers find difficult to avoid. Although, I did see Jack Nicklaus hit a hole in one on this very same hole!

A: Tiger Woods is about to tee off, and let‘s see if he has the same luck as Jack. Tiger is asking his caddie for his driver and, he seems to be very nervous.

B: Oh no! Not a good swing at all! It‘s definitely not his

day today. On the seventh hole he got a bogey and before that he barely made par. He will definitely not get a birdie on this shot.

A: It seems that his ball has flown somewhere deep in the trees. He is having a hard time finding it and even his caddie has climbed a tree to try and spot it.

B: Oh no! A bear! Run, Tiger, run! Somebody call animal control!

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Dr. Plumber (C0112)

A: Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber?

B: Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I‘m so glad you came! This old house is falling apart! Come on into the bathroom. See, here, there‘s water leaking everywhere!

A: I see. Let me have a look. It seems that your toilet is clogged, and that‘s why it won‘t flush. Let me just get my plunger. No, that‘s not working either. I suspect that there‘s some sort of foreign object in the pipes that‘s causing a blockage. That‘s what‘s making your toilet overflow.

B: Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know how kids are.

A: Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway, these water pipes are really rusty, so they also should be changed. That could be causing water to not drain completely; that might lead to more problems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this faucet that isn‘t shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it‘s urgent. B: That would be great! Is it expensive?

A: Let‘s see... I would say about eight hundred dollars. B: What? That‘s more than I make in a day and I‘m a heart surgeon!

Elementary ‐ The Office ‐ Sorry I’m Late (C0113)

A: Where is everyone? We were supposed to start fifteen minutes ago!

B: Jo called and said she‘d be here in a sec. She said she got tied up with a client.

C: Sorry I‘m late everyone. There was a huge traffic jam on the highway this morning.

D: Morning everyone! Were you stuck in traffic as well, Jess? There was a huge pileup on the highway and traffic was backed up for miles.

B: Scott just called and said that he‘s running late. His last meeting ran over, but he‘s on his way now.

A: Guys, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at ten, the meeting starts at ten. Not tenoh-one! And definitely not ten-ten! All right. Let‘s get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our...

E: I‘m really sorry, everyone! I know I‘m late. But really, it‘s not my fault. I was getting a coffee at Starbucks, and the line was way too long. I was waiting for twenty minutes to get my coffee!

Elementary ‐ The Weekend ‐ 1980’s (C0114)

A: Jim! What‘s up man!

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B: Charlie! Is that your ride? It‘s butt ugly, dude!

A: Don‘t be a airhead! This is a nineteen sixty-nine Chevy Impala! I just need to fix it up a bit. In a couple of months, this baby is gonna be wicked!

B: Not even! Check it out! Now that‘s a fresh ride!

A: Too bad the driver is a major dweeb. Anyone can have a car like that if their daddy is loaded like his. B: He‘s coming this way, be cool.

C: Hey guys! What do you think of my automobile? Isn‘t it bad to the bone?

A: Word! The ladies are gonna be lining up to get with you when they see you driving around in that car. C: You really think so? B: For sure! C: Awesome!

A: Psych! haha.. you totally fell for it.

C: You are a real scumbag, Charlie. When I do the nasty with the prom queen, we‘ll see who has the last laugh. B: Dude, don‘t have a cow!

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ I Don’t Feel So Good (C0115)

A: Are you okay, man? You don‘t look very well.

B: Ugh, I feel terrible. I went out last night with Trevor and things got a little out of hand. A: Nice! So, where did you guys go?

B: We hit a couple of local bars, and met up with some friends. Everything was cool until Mike came along, and it turned out that it was his birthday yesterday! A: Oh no! Mike‘s birthday is a drinkfest for sure! B: Tell me about it! We drank everything in the bar! A: Is that why you missed work today?

B: Yeah. I woke up this morning feeling really nauseous. I threw up like five times. A: Eww!

B: I was so dehydrated that I drank like a gallon of water, and my head has been pounding all day. I swear, I‘m never gonna drink again!

A: Too bad man, tonight is Tracy‘s going away party and she asked if you were gonna go. B: Oh, yeah. I‘m there!

Elementary‐The Office‐You MissedTheDeadline! (C0116)

A: And so, I just wanted to check in with you and find out where we are with this project. As you know, you‘ve missed a fairly significant deadline last week, and this will negativity impact the team‘s ability to move forward with the next stages of this project.

B: I know, I‘m really sorry that I missed the deadline. But really, it wasn‘t my fault. You see, we had all of these unexpected technical problems at the last minute, and that I couldn‘t get into the database and extract the kind of information that I needed for the data analyis. You know, if the tech guys would have done their job and kept the CRM stable, then I wouldn‘t have missed my deadline. A: Oh, come on! An excuse like that is tantamount to lying. You‘re essentially blaming the tech team for your

time management issues, rather than accepting responsibility for the fact that you were procrastinating for the past two weeks.

B: No, I‘m not trying to pass the buck here; I know that it was me who is ultimately responsible for getting this done. But the thing is, I could have finished on time if the system hadn‘t gone down. And you know, with everything I‘ve got going on now, I can‘t afford to waste time dealing with technical problems. I‘ve got a lot on my plate and there are only twenty-four hours in a day...

A: I‘m not going to accept this excuse. You‘re using these small technical glitches as a crutch and trying to rationalize the fact that you‘ve missed your deadline. Look, we have standards and I expect you to live up to those standards. No more phoney excuses. If you‘re in over your head, you tell me. No more missed deadlines. Now, I want that data on my desk by nine am!

Elementary‐TheWeekend‐ I’m Sorry I Love You IX(C0117)

Steven: Veronica wait! Come on honey, get back in the car. Let‘s talk it over, okay?

Veronica: No! I‘m tired of your lies! I don‘t know who you are anymore!

Steven: Veronica. It‘s me, the man that has and always will love you. I‘m sorry that I‘ve lied to you. Believe me, it‘s been so hard for me as well, and time and again, I‘ve thought of coming clean. But, I couldn‘t put you, or my mission at risk. It‘s all over now. My assignment is complete and now I have to go back to India.

Veronica: What? Are you kidding? Is there anything else I should know before I never see you again? How could you deceive me like that?

Steven: Yes... Veronica... I know that this isn‘t the best time and that you probably hate me right now but, I want to be completely forthright with you. I know deep in my heart that you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Veronica... will you marry me? Come with me to India baby, I can‘t make up for everything that‘s happened, but I can promise you my undying love. I will be

the most devoted husband, and I will cherish you always. Veronica: Steven... I can‘t just leave everything at the drop of a hat! With everything that has happened between us, I just don‘t know you any more. I just can‘t build a relationship on a foundation of lies. I do love you but... I can‘t go with you. I‘m sorry... I love you...

AIRPORT:This is the last call for flight eight one five from Los Angeles to Hyderabad.

Airline worker: I‘m sorry sir we can‘t wait any longer you must board the plane. Are you waiting for someone? Steven: I was but, I don‘t think she is coming...

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ Baby Talk (C0118)

A: Honey, the baby is up again. B: It‘s your turn! I went last night.

A: Fine! Hello widdle baby! Why are you crying widdle baby? Oh, I see, you made a doo-doo!

B: What‘s going on hun? Why is the baby crying?

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