The weekend
| MRS. JOHNSON: | Hello. Were you at the butcher's? |
| MRS. WILLIAMS: | Yes, I was. Were you at the butcher's, too? |
| MRS. JOHNSON: | No, I wasn't. I was at the greengrocer's. How's Jimmy today? |
| MRS. WILLIAMS: | He's very well, thank you. |
| MRS. JOHNSON: | Was he absent from school last week? |
| MRS. WILLIAMS: | Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. How are you all keeping? |
| MRS. JOHNSON: | Very well, thank you. We're going to spend three days in the country. We're going to stay at my mother's for the weekend. |
| MRS. WILLIAMS: | Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren't you lucky! |