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Teenager: All right. What are the office hours to get the library card?
Clerk: Monday to Friday, from 8:30 in the morning to 2:00 in the afternoon and from 3:00 in the
afternoon to 8:00 at night. Saturdays, from 10:00 in the morning to 4:00 in the afternoon.
Teenager: Will it take long?
Clerk: Only the time it takes to type your data in the computer and the printing time. At most, 10
minutes. Do you have any other questions?

TRACK 5 (PRACTICE 1, ACTIVITIES 20, 24, 28, 30 AND 31)
Tracy: Office of Vital Records. How may I help you?
Jane: I would like to know how to get a birth certificate.
Tracy: Do you need a copy of your birth certificate, or do you want to register a newborn?
Jane: I need a certified copy of my birth certificate.
Tracy: OK. What you need to do is to come here personally or to go to any of our agencies.
Tracy: Could you please tell me your full name and current address?
Jane: Sure. My name is Jane Smith and my address is 865 Palm Tree Avenue.
Tracy: Then the office nearest to your home is located at 75 Autumn Street.
Jane: What documents will I need?
Tracy: You will need a copy of your valid photo ID, including signature and an application. Once you
hand in this information, we will process your application and we’ll send it to you by mail or courier.
Jane: And what about the fees?
Tracy: It depends on what kind of delivery you wish to receive, either normal or express delivery.
Normal delivery may take 7 days and it will be sent to you by mail with a cost of 28 dollars. Whereas
express delivery may take 2 to 3 days and will be delivered to you by courier with a cost of 50 dollars.
Jane: I’m sorry; will you repeat how long express delivery takes?
Tracy: Yes. It takes 2 to 3 days.
Jane: From what time to what time are you open?
Tracy: Office hours are Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.
Jane: Thank you very much.
Tracy: May I help you in any other way?
Jane: No, there’s nothing else. Thank you. Good-bye.

PRACTICE 2

TRACK 6 (PRACTICE 2, ACTIVITY 7)

“The Milkmaid and Her Pail” By Aesop
A milkmaid had been out to milk the cows and was returning from the field with the shining milk pail
balanced nicely on her head. As she walked along, her pretty head was busy with plans for the days
to come.
"This good, rich milk," she mused, "will give me plenty of cream to churn. The butter I make I will take
to market, and with the money I get for it I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching. How nice it will be when
they are all hatched and the yard is full of fine young chicks. Then when May day comes I will sell
them, and with the money I'll buy a lovely new dress to wear to the fair. All the young men will look at
me. They will come and try to marryme,—but I shall very quickly send them about their business!"

As she thought of how she would settle that matter, she tossed her head scornfully, and down fell
the pail of milk to the ground. And all the milk spilled out, and with it vanished butter and eggs and
chicks and new dress and all the milkmaid's pride.

Moral: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

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