Dialogue A
A: What took you so long? The manager's furious.
B: There was an accident on the motorway, and the traffic was unbelievably slow. It took me three hours to get here.
A: Oh, yeah, I just heard the news on the radio - that there was a serious accident with three cars and a bus. Now, quick, get these papers, make copies and send them to our partners. Mrs. Lewis has been asking where
they are.
B: Right. Hope she will forgive me.
A: Anyway, it's good that you’ve arrived safe and sound.

Dialogue B
A: Late again, Jim.
B: Sorry, Ms West. I overslept. My alarm didn't go off this morning. I promise, it will never, ever happen again.
A: Unfortunately, it’s not a new story, Jim. It happens almost every week, even twice a week sometimes.
B: I know but I did set the alarm last night, honestly. I don’t know what happened.
A: Perhaps you should buy a new one. Now…, take your seat and open your book at page twelve. We’re discussing the article on traffic congestion.

Dialogue C
A: Oh, my goodness, the traffic is so slow. It’s driving me mad! We've been in this traffic jam for an hour already.
B: Calm down. I think there's an accident ahead. We can’t do anything about it.
A: Can I open the window - it's getting hot in here.
B: Sure. But turn down the music. It's too loud.
A: Why don't we take a different route? I'll look at the map and see what we can do.

Dialogue D
A: I can't believe how bad the weather is today!
B: Yes, according to the weather report, we will be flying through a pretty nasty storm.
A: Won’t they cancel the flight? I don't really like flying in this kind of weather.
B: Cancel? No. Boarding has already been announced. Don’t worry. Usually the pilot gets enough altitude to fly above it. I am sure everything will be fine.
A: I hope so.