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MARTIN: |
Cara, when are you going to Europe? |
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CARA: |
We're going next month. |
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WALEED: |
Can
we go to lunch now? |
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CARA: |
Howard isn't here. |
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WALEED: |
When is he coming? |
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MARTIN: |
In
a few minutes. |
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WALEED: |
Where are you going in Europe? |
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CARA: |
We're going many places. |
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WALEED: |
Are
you going to Bulgaria? |
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CARA: |
Yes, we are. |
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WALEED: |
When are you going there? |
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CARA: |
Let
me see. In about three weeks. |
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WALEED: |
I
have an uncle in Bulgaria. Can you phone him? |
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CARA: |
Of
course. Please give me his phone number. |
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WALEED: |
OK.
I'm going to bring it next week. |
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MARTIN: |
When did your uncle go to Bulgaria? |
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WALEED: |
Many years ago. He was a student. He studied engineering. Then he
worked in one of the factories for three years. |
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MARTIN: |
Did
he stay there? |
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WALEED: |
Yes, he did. He married. He had children. |
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MARTIN: |
When did you see him? |
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WALEED: |
Twenty years ago. He came to see my father. He is my father's
brother. |
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HOWARD: |
I'm
here. |
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WALEED: |
Good. Can we go now? |
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HOWARD: |
Were you waiting for me? |
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WALEED: |
Of
course. |
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HOWARD: |
Yes, let's go. |
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CARA: |
Martin, when are we going to Georgetown University? |
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MARTIN: |
Next week. The demonstration is on Wednesday. |
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HOWARD: |
What demonstration is that? |
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CARA: |
It
is Environmental Day. There is a big demonstration. |
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WALEED: |
What is Environmental Day? |
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MARTIN: |
The
students are having a demonstration about environmental problems.
Cara and I are going to write a story. |
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WALEED: |
What problems are they demonstrating about? |
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CARA: |
Many problems. |
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MARTIN: |
We're going to write about river pollution. |
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CARA: |
Yes. The university is on the river. We want to listen to the
speakers. We want to write about pollution. |
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MARTIN: |
We
had a story about ocean pollution. |
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WALEED: |
When? |
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CARA: |
A
few weeks ago. We visited the Atlantic Ocean. |
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HOWARD: |
When did you go to the Atlantic Ocean? |
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MARTIN: |
In
the summer. |
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WALEED: |
Did
you see pollution in the ocean? |
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CARA: |
Yes, we did. We saw pollution in some places. |
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MARTIN: |
We
saw pollution in the river too. |
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HOWARD: |
When? |
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MARTIN: |
Last week. Last month.
Last year. We want to write about pollution. |
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