Conversation between Caurator and Visitor at the museum

Look at the following conversation between a curator and a visitor at the museum:

Visitor : How old is this fossil?

Curator : It is 5000 years old.

Visitor : How do you arrive at its age?

Curator : Well, it’s by a method called carbon dating.

Visitor : What are these tools?

Curator : They belong to the Neanderthal period.

Visitor : What does this box contain?

Curator : It contains a mummy.

Visitor : Whose?

Curator : Mine. (Disappears into thin air)

Glossary

curator : a keeper or custodian of a museum

fossil : the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock, etc.

carbon dating : the determination of the age of an organic object from the relative proportions of isotopes carbon 12 and carbon-14 that it contains

Neanderthal : an extinct human belonging to ice age Europe between 12,000 — 35,000 years ago

mummy : (especially in ancient Egypt) a body preserved by embalming and wrapping in bandages



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Airport conversation between two people in English

Bharathi : Hello, Saira, how come you are here?
Saira Banu : Hey Bharathi, what a surprise! How are you?
Bharathi : I’m fine, thank you. My son Sanjeevi is returning
from Singapore. I am here to receive him.
Saira Banu : Anything special about his trip?
Bharathi : He got a RANK award (Race for Awareness aNd
Knowledge) given by AIR INDIA. All the awardees
were taken on an ‘Ambassadorial visit’ to Singapore.
They left Chennai on the 7th of this month.
Saira Banu : Congratulations! Great!
Bharathi : Thank you. Are you leaving for Sharjah after
the vacation?
Saira Banu : Of course, I’m.
(There is an announcement)


Arrivals
May I have your kind attention please. AIR INDIA regrets
to inform the delay of AI-447 from Singapore. The expected time
of arrival is 12.45 hrs.
Departure
May I have your kind attention please. All passengers
proceeding by Indian Airlines flight IC967 to Sharjah are requested
to pass through Gate 2 for Immigration, customs and security check.
Bharathi : Well Saira, it’s time for you to check in. Bon voyage!
Saira Banu : Thank you. Remember me to Sanjeevi.

English conversation between people taliking about Passport

Josy : I’m planning to go to Germany for attending the World Music
Festival, 2004.
Suji : Oh, are you? That’s good. Have you got a passport?
Josy : No. Is a passport necessary for going abroad?
Suji : It’s essential.
Josy : How does one get a passport?
Suji : You’ve to apply to the passport officer. Your application
will be processed and the passport delivered to you in 30
days.
Josy : Do we have to wait such a long time?
Suji : Absolutely. That’s the normal procedure.
Josy : Is there no way out?
Suji : Of course. You can go in for Tatkal