Tina wants to buy a car. She has come to see Brian, who is trying to sell his.
T: So, you don't say much in your advertisement. Is this an old car?
B: Four years old. Come and have a look at it.
T: Were you the first owner?
B: No, I got it two years ago.
T: Have you driven it a lot?
B: Well, I drive to my office in the city centre five days a week, but I don't use it much at weekends.
T: I see. Now, a thing is, I'm a doctor. I've just started work at the hospital inHills Road. I'm on call a lot of the time
and I have to find the car which is really reliable the car I used to have was always breaking down and giving me problems.
B: Oh, this one's very good. It may not be the fastest car around, but it always gets there eventually. And it's got a new set of the tyres.
T: Right. It's good to know that. Can I go for the test drive?
B: Hm, actually, that's not possible right now.
T: Why not?
B: Well, basically, I'm afraid it won't start. You see, the battery is flat.
Dear Sal,
You 'll never guess where I am writing from. I am sitting in the garden of a hotel overlooking Lake Windermere. It's so good to get away. We have been staying here for nearly a week now. Every morning I get up at 7 o'clock and I go for a swim in the lake before breakfast. Since we arrived, we have done a lot of sightseeing but we have not visited the castle yet. We have been watching the boats coming and going all morning and the owner of the hotel has just suggested that we take a boat trip this afternoon. There is a boat that is leaving at 2 o'clock that we can take to cross the lake to Wray Castle - it sounds like fun.
We are travelling to Scotland this weekend to visit relatives and then we are returning to London next week. What have you been doing in Devon since you got there? Email me soon and tell me your news.
Mary
