Speaker 1 Kevin is very quick to think negative things about people. Even when he talks about his best friend, he always tells you about his faults. And if somebody hasn’t got any faults, he invents them

Dialogue 3

Jack

Wow, when did you get that new laptop?

Ella

Last week.

Jack

It must have been expensive.

Ella

It was – although I managed to persuade them 

to give me a 10% discount because I’m a 

student! I’ve been planning to buy it for a while 

and I spent all my savings on it. I want a good 

laptop for university and this one’s got a really 

good screen and a lot of memory.

Jack

Well, it certainly looks good!

Dialogue 4

Ben

What’s the matter, Max?

Max

I’ve splashed out on things that I didn’t need 

and I’ve had to borrow some money from Lisa 

to pay for my ticket for next week’s concert. 

Now I’ll have to stay in for a few weeks so I can 

pay her back.

Ben

Well, we’ve got exams soon so you can use the

time for revising!