Introductions How to get there
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Hi. I m (Mark Ryder). I m (Nicole Delacroix).
Welcome to (Paris). Thank you. How do I get to& ? The easiest way is (to get the& )
You re from (San Francisco), aren t you? Yes, I am.
How long does it take to get there? About (half an hour).
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How do you do? How do you do?
Where do I get off? At (Pyramides).
Did you have a good journey? Yes, fine. No problems.
Where exactly is (it)?
We ve heard a lot about you. Really? All good, I hope.
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How far is (it)?
Great to meet you
Let me introduce you to the team. How many stops is it?
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You ve met (Nicole).
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It s good to see you again.
Requests and permission Suggestions
asking accepting and refusing
making suggestions responding to suggestions
Would you mind (sending me)& ? Of course not.
Why don t you / we (take& )?
I have a better idea.
Could you help me? Sure.
How about (taking her on a
I don t think&
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Is it OK if (I take tomorrow afternoon I m sorry, but&
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Shall we (have lunch after that)?
That s a good idea.
Do you think you could (send me& )?
Let s go (somewhere really& ).
Yes, of course.
That sounds perfect.
Can you (come and see me when& )?
What about (La Renaissance)?
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Giving opinions Apologizing and giving excuses
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saying what you think agreeing / disagreeing apologizing responding
I think (Scarlett) should& I m so sorry.
I m not so sure.
In my opinion, & I m really sorry.
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Actually, I don t agree with (Mark).
It s all right.
Personally, I think&
I m terribly sorry.
I agree with (Jacques).
That s OK.
It was my fault.
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I think that s a great idea.
Don t worry about it.
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What do you think?
Yes, absolutely!
It doesn t matter.
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I did it without thinking.
Don t you agree?
How could I be so stupid?
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I just wasn t concentrating.
Giving and reacting to news
giving news reacting to news
Really?
You re joking.
You ll never guess&
No! I don t believe it.
It s true, I m telling you.
Are you serious?
That s incredible!
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