Long Conversations
1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.)
A:  
 Reggie:  I met a really cool guy at the railroad station. He's the president of the Trenton and Atlantic Railroad!
Mary:  Oh! A railroad president!
 Reggie:  Yes, and he says his system is expanding!
 Mary's Father:  (He is reading a newspaper to look for some stocks to buy.) What's this? Railroad? 
 Reggie:  (Saying to Mary) In the next two years it should be twice the size! He's buying more rolling stock, too!
 Mary's Father:  (Saying to himself) I have to get in on this! I've got to check this out with my stockbroker! (He picks up the phone.)
 Broker:  (Over the phone) Trenton and Atlantic? I'll have to look it up!
 Mary's Father:  I'm sorry, Miss. Fisher. It's not listed! I guess they haven't gone public yet, but with such big expenditure... they'll have to issue stock and I want in on the ground floor! And that goof Reggie is the key to meeting the railroad president! Reggie, my boy!
 Reggie:  (Feeling scared) Er...I was just leaving, Mr. Scare!
 Mary's Father:  Don't go! I'd like to spend some quality time with you!
 Reggie:  You would?
 Mary's Father:  Would you play your guitar for me?
 Reggie:  Really? Okay! (He starts to play.) How did you like that?
 Mary's Father:  What? Reggie, you know what I'd like to do?
 Reggie:  What?
 Mary's Father:  I'd like to meet your railroad president friend.
 Reggie:  Okay! He's invited me over on Saturday. I think he'd like to meet you, too.