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E (Mr. English): Hello friends and welcome to A Ticket To Tomorrow. Todayu2019s show is about u2026oh please excuse me while take this call, “hello.”
P (Peter): “Hello, this is Peter calling, may I speak to Tamara?
E: Tamara is not here right now. Would you like to leave a message?
P: Yes, please ask her to call me this afternoon. She has my number.
E: Iu2019ll give her the message.
P: Thank you very much.
E: Youu2019re welcome.
P: Bye-bye.
E: Bye.
E: Now, and our show todayu2026 Oh, excuse me again
Y (Yoko): Hello, this is Yoko, may I speak to Tamara, please?
E: Tamara is not here right now. Would you like to leave a message?
Y: Yes, please ask her to call me tomorrow. She has my number.
E: Iu2019ll give her the message.
Y: Thank you very much.
E: Youu2019re welcome.
Y: Bye-bye.
T (Tamara): Hello Mr. English.
E: Tamara, I have some messages for you.
T: Yes, I know, from Peter and from Yoko.
E: Thatu2019s right. Peter would like youu2026
T: To call him this afternoon.
E: Yes.
T: And Yoke would like me to call her tomorrow. Thank you for the messages Mr. English.
E: But, how do you know the messages?
T: Oh, in the 21st century, communication is very different. We donu2019t need telephones.
E: No telephones? So, how can you call someone?
T: We just THINK!
E: You think?
T: Yes, we think about the person and the person can hear us. We think about the message and the person get the message. Imagination is very important in the 21st century.
E: Imagination?
T: Yes, imagination. You know, you just close your eyes and you think, you see a picture in your mind. You can imagine that somebody is standing in front of you. You can imagine that the person is with you. The person isnu2019t really with you, but you can call and send a message, you just use your mind. You think.
E: No telephones?
T: No telephones!
[Sing a song]
IMAGINATION. THAT IS THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION. I THINK ABOUT YOU AND I CLOSE MY EYES. AND YOU KNOW Iu2019M CALLING YOU. BUT ITu2019S NO SURPRISE. YOU GET THE MESSAGE. YOU SEE THE PICTURE. YOU GET THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. I ASK A QUESTION, YOU GIVE THE ANSWER AS SOON AS I GET THE FEELING YOUu2019RE HEARING. YOU ARE ON MY MIND. YOUu2019RE HEARING ME. YOU ARE ON MY MIND AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME. GET THE MESSAGE. IMAGINATION, THATu2019S THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION. [?] I THINK ABOUT YOU AND I SEE YOUR FACE. AND I KNOW YOUu2019RE HEARING ME. IN ANOTHER PLACE, YOU GET THE MESSAGE. YOU SEE THE PICTURE. YOU GET THE MESSAGE AND THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. I ASK A QUESTION. YOU GIVE THE ANSWER AS SOON AS I GET THE FEELING YOUu2019RE HEARING. YOU ARE ON MY MIND. AND I FEEL THAT YOUu2019RE HEARING ME. YOU ARE ON MY MIND. AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME. GET THE MESSAGE.
T: Mr. English, Mr. English, the phone is ringing. Mr. English, where are you? Well, Iu2019ll get it. Hello.
P: Hello, this is Peter calling, may I speak to Mr. English, please?
T: He is not here right now. Would you like to leave a message?
P: Yes, please ask him to call me 5554768.
T: 4786?
P: No, itu2019s 4768.
T: Ok, Iu2019ll give him the message.
P: Thank you very much.
T: Youu2019re welcome.
P: Bye-bye.
T: Bye. Oh, Mr. English, I have a message for you. Peter wants you to call him. His number is 5554768, I think.
E: And now I need to call 5556087. I need to talk to someone of my bank.
M (Machine): Thank you for calling the international saving bank. If you would like accountant information, press 1, now. If you would like information about new cash machine, press 2, now. If you would like to apply [?] a credit card, press 3, now.
E: Oh, this is terrible.
T: Whatu2019s the wrong, Mr. English?
E: Well, I just want to know the hours the bank is open today.
I think they are open this evening. But Iu2019m not sure. The machine is talking to me now. And the machine is not answering my question.
M: If you would like to speak to someone, press 6, now.
E: Oh, good. The line is busy, oh machines! Machines! Machines!
Where is the personal touch?
T: The personal touch?
E: Yes, a really person, someone to talk to. There are so many machines everywhere; sometime it is not easy to feel the personal touch.
T: Well, donu2019t worry Mr. English. That will change later in the 21st century, we use machines, but in the future, communication with other people is easy too.
E: But I canu2019t wait for the 21st century. I need to go to the bank today.
[Song a sing]
RROW. WHERE IS THE PERSONAL TOUCH? I DONu2019T NEED VERY MUCH. JUST A LITTLE TIME, JUST A LITTLE HELLO, JUST A LITTLE TIME AND THEN Iu2019LL GO. I REALLY DONu2019T NEED VERY MUCH, JUST A LITTLE A BIT OF THE PERSONAL TOUCH.
IS ANYBODY THERE? CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME? I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO A PERSON NOW. IS ANYBODY THERE? I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION. I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION BUT I DONu2019T KNOW HOW. WOW WOW WOW WOW...
WHERE IS THE PERSONAL TOUCH? I DONu2019T NEED VERY MUCH. JUST A LITTLE TIME, JUST A LITTLE HELLO, JUST A LITTLE TIME AND THEN Iu2019LL GO. I REALLY DONu2019T NEED VERY MUCH, JUST A LITTLE A BIT OF THE PERSONAL TOUCH.
IS ANYBODY THERE? CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME? I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO A PERSON NOW. IS ANYBODY THERE? I HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION. I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION BUT I DONu2019T KNOW HOW.
E:Join us on our next show.Andu2026Oh,thereu2019s another call.On our next show,weu2019ll talk about jobs.So thatu2019s all for now,until the next time,on A TICKET TO TOMORROW
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Program 4: “The International coffee Shop”
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[outside]
Mr. English: Hi, Tamara!
Tamara: Hi, Mr. English. Iu2019m so glad to see you.
Mr. English: Iu2019m glad to see you, too. How are you?
Tamara: Iu2019m fine, but Iu2019m hungry.
Mr. English: Well, it is lunchtime. And thereu2019s a very good restaurant around the corner: The International Coffee Shop.
Tamara: Do they serve only coffee there?
Mr. English: No, they serve food and drinks from many different countries.
Tamara: Oh, thatu2019s wonderful. Iu2019d like to try something new.
Mr. English: Great. Letu2019s go!
[traveling music]
Here we are!
Waiters: WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME! WELCOME!
YOUR TABLE IS READY.
COME THIS WAY.
WEu2019RE SERVING SOME SPECIAL DISHES TODAY!
Mr. English: What are they?
Waiter 1: WE HAVE SPAGHETTI AND MEAT SAUCE FROM ITALY.
Waiter 2: OR YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY A GOULASH FROM HUNGRAY.
Tamara: Whatu2019s goulash?
Waiter 2: SOME PIECES OF BEEF AND SOME VEGETABLES, TOO.
Waiter 3: AND WE HAVE MANY OHER DISHES. HEREu2019S A MENU FOR YOU!
Waiter 4: TAKE YOUR TIIME TO DECIDE.
Waiter 1: BUT MAY I RECOMMEND A SALAD ON THE SIDE?
Tamara: Oh, Mr. English. Look at this menu. Itu2019s very international!
Mr. English: Yes, it is.
Waiter 1: Would you like a taco? A taco is a thin, fried pancake with meat and lettuce inside.
Tamara: What country are tacos from?
Waiter 2: Tacos are from Mexico. Or how about a quiche?
Tamara: Quiche?
Waiter 3: Yes. A quiche is a cheese pie from France.
Tamara: Hmmu2026goulash from Hungary, spaghetti from Italy, tacos from Mexico, and quiche from France. Are there any dishes from the United States?
Waiter 4: Well, you can have a hamburger.
Tamara: Oh, itu2019s very difficult to decide!
Waiter 1: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
Waiter 2: WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
Waiter 3: WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?
Waiter 4: WHATu2019LL IT BE?
Mr. English: Iu2019LL HAVE THE GOULASH AND A CUP OF TEA.
Tamara: AND JUST A CUP OF COFFEE AND A HAMBURGER FOR ME.
Mr. English: A hamburger?
Tamara: Yes, a hamburger.
Waiter 1: How would you like it?
Tamara: Excuse me?
Waiter 1: How would you like your hamburger?
RARE?
Waiter 2: MEDIUM?
Waiter 3 & Waiter 4: OR WELL DONE?
Tamara: Ohu2026I donu2019t know.
Waiter 1: WELL, HOW ABOUT RARE? IF THE HAMBURGER IS RARE, WE COOK THE MEAT FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, AND THE HAMBURGER IS RED INSIDE. ITu2019S RARE.
Tamara: NO, I DONu2019T CARE FOR MEAT IF ITu2019S RARE.
Waiter 2: WELL, HOW ABOUT MEDIUM? IF THE HAMBURGER IS MEDUIM, WE COOK THE MEAT FOR A WHILEu2026 NOT FOR A SHORT TIMEu2026
NOT FOR A LONG TIME. AND THE HAMBURGER IS A LITTLE RED INSIDE—BUT NOT VERY RED. ITu2019S MEDIUM. NOT RARE.
Tamara: NO, I DONu2019T CARE IF MEAT IF ITu2019S RAREu2026OR MEDIUM.
Waiter 3: WELL, HOW ABOUT WELL DONE? IF THE HAMBURGERIS WELL DONE, WE COOK THE MEAT FOR A LONG TIME. AND THE HAMBURGER ISNu2019T RED INSIDE; ITu2019S WELL DONE. NOT MEDIUM. NOT RARE.
Tamara: NO, I DONu2019T CARE FOR MEAT IF ITu2019S RAREu2026OR MEDIUMu2026 OR WELL DONE.
Waiter 4: I BEG YOUR PARDONu2026PLEASE REPEAT.
Tamara: OH, I DONu2019T CARE FOR MEAT!
Waiter 4: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? WHY ARE YOU ORDERING A HAMBURGER? A HAMBURGER IS MEAT!
Tamara: Iu2019M SORRY, SIR. THIS IS NEW FOR ME.
Waiters: WHO IS SHE? WHO IS SHE?
Tamara: Iu2019D LIKE SOME FOOD YOU DONu2019T NEED TO COOK.
Mr. English: WHERE IS THE MENU? HERE, LETu2019S LOOK.
Waiters: WHO IS SHE? WHO IS SHE?
Mr. English: SHEu2019S A VISITOR FROM THE FUTURE.
Waiters: HOW ABOUT SUSHI?
Tamara: Whatu2019s sushi?
Mr. English: Sushi is a dish from Japan, small pieces of raw fish on cold rice.
Tamara: Raw fish?
Mr. English: Yes, the fish is raw. You donu2019t cook it.
Tamara: Sushiu2026 Hmm.
Waiters: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?
WHATu2019LL IT BE?
Iu2019LL HAVE SOME SUSHI!
Tamara: Iu2019D LIKE SOME SUSHI!
HOW ABOUT SOME SUSHI FOR ME?
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Mr. English: Mmmu2026delicious! Iu2019ll have the check, please.
Waiters: AT THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP
THERE ARE SOME VERY INTERNATIONAL DISHES.
WE SERVE SOME VERY DELICOUS FOOD
FOR ALL YOUR INTERNATIOANL MEAL-TIME WISHES.
AT THE INTERATIONAL COFFEE SHOP
YOU HEAR SOME FRIENDLY CONVERSATIONS.
AND THE MUSIC IS PLAYING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND THE DISHES ARE FROM MANY NATIONS. IF YOUu2019RE HUNGRY FOR A MEAL, OR IF YOUu2019RE HUNGRY FOR SOME FUN, IF YOUu2019RE LONELY, OR YOUu2019RE FEELING BLUE—
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN,
THEN STOP—
AT THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE SHOP!
Voices: WHATu2019S FOR DESSERT? WHATu2019S FOR DESSERT? WHATu2019S FOR DESSERT? WHATu2019S FOR DESSERT?
Waiters: HOW ABOUT DESSERT?
Waiter 1: SOMETHING SWEET!
Waiter 2: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CAKE?
Waiter 3: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME PIE?
Waiter 4: WOULD YOU LIKE A TREAT?
Woman: NO, THANK YOU. NO DESSERT FOR ME TODAY.
Man: AND NO DESSERT FOR ME. BUT THANKS ANYWAY!
Waiters: HAVE SOME DESSERT.
Waiter 1: TRY SOMETHING, PLEASE!
Waiter 2: WOULD YOU LIKE A COOKIE?
Waiter 3: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME FRUIT?
Waiter 4: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME CHEESE?
Woman: No, really! No dessert for me today.
Waiters: How about some ice cream?
Woman: Wellu2026 OK!
Voices: Whatu2019s for dessert? Whatu2019s for dessert? Whatu2019s for dessert? Whatu2019s for dessert?
Mr. English: Well, that was a great lunch! Please join us on our next show. Weu2019re going shopping! But thatu2019s all for now—until the next time—on A Ticket to Tomorrow.