dialogue 1

Jingjing: Goodafternoon, Mark. Once again, we meet ----------!

Mark: Yeah, it's nice to--------- with nature. It looks like it's -------, though.

Jingjing: Theforecast ----------. Those dark clouds might just------------

Mark: Do you have an --------------?

Jingjing: I have a----------,which I use------------. Have you got ----------?

Mark: Mine is alsopretty------. I have a ------------; but, when I left the house, itdidn't look like we--------------.

Jingjing: Well, it'seither going to be a ------- or we're going to ------------. That's my -------.

Mark: That's a ----------—ahedged-----------, really.

Jingjing: -----------------------------------

Mark: Oh, those are -----------------------.

Jingjing: Thanks, I gotthem-------- but didn't want to wear them ------------. How ----------should we walk?

Mark: See that---------offin the distance? Let's -------- for that. Once we're there, wecould------- our ------- ways or get something ---------.

Jingjing: That-------forme. Hey, I just felt --------!

Mark: Me too. Well, if it's just -------, we might not need to-----------.

Jingjing: Let's hopewe're just -------the rain clouds as----------. It looks like they'recoming ----------, though.

Mark: Yeah, this weirdwind --------------------

Jingjing: Let me get out------------------------

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, did -------------that?

Mark: Of ------------------hthere. It's pretty ----------, though.

Jingjing: I didn't seethe flash----------. But it did sound like it's coming from -----------.

Mark: Oh, and here comesthe---- We're going to---------from the----------- if we don't findshelter.

Jingjing: There's a --------------------

Mark: That's not too---------

Jingjing: Here we are. Good thing they have a-------. It doesn't ---------to great,though.

Mark: It's better than-------. Here, my map says-------------another ---------- meters up ahead.

Jingjing: Hey, put awayyour --------------------------

Mark: I'm not sure Ibelieve all that--------------. Anyway, the ---------- is nowherenear us.

Jingjing: Whoa! That radio tower just -----------------

Mark: Really? Iwasn't--------. Anyway, I found out were we should go. Wanna ----------------

Jingjing: You think weshould--------- minutes, to see if the rain---------------?

Mark: I don't thinkwe're in the ---------. Now would be a good time -----------unless youwant to smell--------------

Jingjing: I'm with you. ---------------

Mark: Whew! We -----it! Are you as ----------as I am?

Jingjing: Yeah, and mynew shoes---------- It seems like the rain is ----------------

new words and phrases

from dialogue 1

give 50/50:

be in for :

a hedged bet (or) hedge one'sbets:

breaking in :

spitting:

from dialogue 2

mumbo jumbo:

make a break for :

has had it: