Conversation 1 

Woman: Where is Susan? She told me she was comingcame over. 
Man: She just texted me. She said she would be a little latelater. 
Woman: Oh, really? What was the reason she gavegive? 
Man: She said she is stickstuck in traffic. 
Woman: Did she say how much longlonger it would take? 
Man: She said it might take aboutall 30 minutes. 
Woman: Well, I hope she gets here soon. I'm starvedstarving. 
Man: Me, too. She did saidsay we could start without her. 
Woman: No, we can wait. We can have a sneaksnack to hold us over. 
Man: Good idea. I'll go gotget some crackers.

Conversation 2

Man: Have you heard? Beth got a promotion atin work.
Woman: Really? Where did you heardhear that? 
Man: Beth told me about it last night at dinnerdiner.
Woman: I heard that someone was getting promotionpromoted, I just didn't know who. 
Man: Yeah, the company told her that she was being promotedpromotion last Friday.
Woman: That's great news. Did she say what her new roleroll would be? 
Man: She said that she would be leaderleading a new team. 
Woman: Wow. That's a big responsibility. Did she seemseems happy about it? 
Man: Yes, she sounded thrilledthrilling for the opportunity.
Woman: I'm happy for her. Did she mentionmentions when she starts her new position?
Man: She saidsays she would begin next month. 
Woman: Well, when you see her, tell her I saidsay congratulations. 
Man: WillWell do.

Conversation 3 

Man: I was talking to Yuki yesterday, and she said she's dropping outin of school.
Woman: Wow! Why is she doesdoing that? 
Man: She said that she wants to take some time off tofor travel. 
Woman: Really? Did she saysays where she's planning to go? 
Man: She saidsays that she wanted to visit Europe. 
Woman: That soundsounds exciting. Did she sayssay which country specifically? 
Man: She mentioned Italy, France, and Spain isas her top choices. 
Woman: Those are beautiful destinations. I amat so jealous. 
Man: Me, too. She said she'd be thinkthinking of us.
Woman: FunnyFun. 

Conversation 4 

Man: I was told you werewas dating Jason. Congratulations! 
Woman: Who tellstold you that? 
Man: Carol mentionedmentions it to me yesterday.
Woman: What? I told her not to toldtell anyone. 
Man: Well, she didn'tdoesn't say it was a secret. 
Woman: Well, it was. Now everyone will knownknow. 
Man: I promise I won't tellingtell anyone. 
Woman: Thanks. If you see Carol, tell her I said to keepkept it quiet. 
Man: I will. But maybe you better tellstell her yourself. 
Woman: You're right. I'll text her right now. She hashad such a big mouth.