dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, today's ___ 11. Did you ____ ordering ___ of stuff?

Mark: Are you kidding? ____ guys have been calling me _____. I should've ___home from work just to ___ all of that.

Jingjing: Doesn't your ______ have an area near the _____ forthat?

Mark: They did during the Covid ____. Now, there's still a little ____, but nothingthat can be ___. What about yours?

Jingjing: Wedo.

Mark: I hadone of those at my ___. I just had to scan the _____ and a little ___door would open, with my __ inside.

Jingjing: That's the one. You should ___ your building managers ___ ____ for one of those.

Mark: So far this year, I've been pretty lucky about stuff ______. It'd be a good thing if I ever order anything really ______.

Jingjing: You bought an ____ last year, didn't you?

Mark: Yeah,and it was the ____ one, a pro version. I _____ delivery when I had a_____ and waited at home for it.

Jingjing: That's a good idea. I ____ an iPad this year, and am ____ on the weekend when I'll be ready to ______.

Mark: Really? I thought you were just ____.

Jingjing: That was my ___, but I saw a good __ on an iPad, and ____ it.

Mark: How does that work?

Jingjing: Well, it was like a ____.

Mark: Andyou ___ out, I gather.

Jingjing: Yep. I started to have ____ after I paid the ____, butcouldn't ____ it unless there weren't ___ people to ___ for the ___ groupprice.

Mark: That sounds like a pretty good ____.

Jingjing: Itis. I don't have to pay the _____ until I've ___ for it.

Mark: Will the delivery guy wait a minute or two while you ___ it?

Jingjing: That's part of the ____.

Mark: Good for you, Jingjing. In a few more days, we can play ____ together.

Jingjing: Haha, ____! You know I don't do computer games!

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, what's that you're ____?

Mark: They're ____ beans. You want some?

Jingjing: Sure. Give me a ___.

Mark: OK,here. ______, though, Jingjing: some of them taste kind of ____.

Jingjing: I'll eat ____, just in case. Eww, what ___ is this supposed to be?

Mark: Do you remember the jelly beans in the __movies? These are the ones. Well,anyway, they're a _____ Harry Potter ____. Bert's EveryFlavor Jelly Beans.

Jingjing: Oh, I thought you could only get those at the shop in ____.

Mark: They started selling them _____—kinda ____ though, because all but the most ____Harry Potter fan might've ____ about them.

Jingjing: I'll never forget them, now. The one I ____ must've been ____flavored.

Mark: Wow, I haven't ____ one of those. _____Double Eleven: did that ____ and those____ arrive yet?

Jingjing: Yeah, they did. Didn't you ___ this new ____ I'm wearing? Andthat's my new jacket _____ over there.

Mark: Oh,those are pretty nice!

Jingjing: Thanks! It ____ to shop carefully. I'm pretty happy withmy _____ this year.

Mark: That'sgood.

Jingjing: Me too, Mark. Well, enjoy the rest of your ___.

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

residential compound: a group ofsimilar buildings and a shared gate, for houses

talk into : persuade someone to do something

spring for: buy something, agree to pay for something (thisis typically something the person might not consider necessary, or somethingmore expensive than usual)

Groupon: a socialmedia coupon, with savings based on a target number of customers

deposit: money putdown to reserve something

remaining balance: moneystill due, beyond a deposit

fat chance: veryunlikely to happen

from dialogue 2

heads up: warning,be careful

licensed product: any kindof product with another company's trademark on it, such as NBA suitcases orBeijing University yoga mats

die-hard fan: a verydevoted fan/supporter

haul: a set ofitems obtained in a short period of time

wares: a set ofitems sold by the same retailer