Unit 51
1.
| Husband | We can't go to the theatre tonight. There's a strike. |
| Wife | Oh no! I don't believe in strikes. |
| Husband | I think they are necessary sometimes. |
| Wife | But it was wrong to strike tonight. |
| Husband | Well, we should have to think of something else. |
2.
| Wife | I'm afraid we'll have to wait. There's a strike. |
| Husband | Oh, no. |
| Wife | I think it's wrong for people to strike. |
| Husband | It's not always wrong. Sometimes it's right. |
| Wife | But our holiday! We'll miss the plane! |
| Husband | Come on. |
3.
| 1st Woman | Did you hear the news this morning? |
| 2nd Woman | I never listen to the news. |
| 1st Woman | Why? |
| 2nd Woman | It's always bad news. |
| 1st Woman | But it's always true. |
| 2nd Woman | Yes. Sometimes good news isn't true. |
| 1st Woman | Hm. |
| 2nd Woman | But bad news is always true. |
| 1st Woman | Hm. |