LESS ON TWELVE (THE TWELFTH LESSON)

DIALOGUES (to be learnt by heart)

Talk about the Weather

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Nick. What 'lovely "^weather we had last week. 11 'hope it 'keeps I dry and 'sunny f this week, "Voo. |

Mary. _/Well, | I 'wouldn’t be ~Vure. I 'Have you 'heard the Jforecast? |

Nick. "^No, | 'what does it *Vay?' J Mary. Occasional 'showers to'morrow _^morning, | 'drizzle and f more cloud later _/on, j un'settled {or the 'rest of the ~\week. |

Nick. ^Oh, | 'isn’t that lawful! | I">do hope it 'clears 'up by ^Saturday. |

Mary. 'Why are you so "Vager? J Nick. 'Don’t you re /member? | We were 'planning an Routing for 'this 'week _/end. |

Mary. 'Oh "\yes, | 'shall I 'ask _jAnn? | 'She is a 'great one for Routings. |

Nick. Of "Vourse. J 'Phone her 'straight a way, | _/will you? |

Mary. 'All fright. [

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Mary. 'Can I 'speak to *\Апп, ^please? |

Ann. ^/Speaking. | 'Is that _/you, Mary? |

Mary. ~\Yes. [ I "Vay, Ann, | 'what are you 'going to 'do over the 'week-end? |

Ann. _/Well, | I haven’t 'made up my 'mind about the "\whole of it _/yet, | but I’m 'staying 'in on 'Saturday ^night. J "\Why?

Mary. 'Nick sug'gests an "Routing on Sunday. | 'Would you 'like to _^join? )

Ann. Of "^course. | A 'camping 'week J end | would’ve been a ^better idea, | only 'I’ve got to 'stay ^in on Satur day. |

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