4- listening 2
1. A: Hi, Linda. I'm so sorry I'm late.
B: You're really late. You were supposed to be here over an hour ago. What happened?
A: There was heavy traffic on the freeway. and I couldn't call because my cell phone died.
B: That's weird. There isn't usually any traffic at this time of day.
A: I know, but there was a really bad accident on the freeway about ten miles north of here. Traffic was completely stopped for over an hour.
B: Hmm...That's very unusual.
2. A: Hi. Mike.
B: Hi. Kylie. What's wrong?
A: I have to apologize. I wasn't able to finish my half of our class project last night.
B: But it's due today.
A: I know. I feel terrible about it.
B: What happened?
A: My roommate burned her hand while she was cooking last night, and I had to take her to the emergency room. We were there all night.
B: No wonder you look so tired. Is she okay?
A: Her hand is burned pretty badly, but she'll be all right.
3. A: Hey, Ken. Why didn't you come to Alex's party last night? We were all expecting to see you there.
B: Oh. I'm sorry about that. I got lost trying to find Alex's house.
A: Really? But I gave you directions.
B: Well, I wrote the directions down wrong.
A: Well, why didn't you call or use the GPS on your phone?
B: Uh, I didn't have my cell phone with me.
A: That's strange. You always carry your cell phone with you.
4. A: Where have you been? We've been waiting for you. The meeting was supposed to start half an hour ago.
B: I know. I apologize. My car broke down. and I had to wait for a tow truck.
A: Again? Didn't your car break down last week.too?
B: Um. yeah, it did. It's a really old car.
A: And the week before that, you were late because you were helping someone look for their lost cat.
B: I'm sorry. I promise I'll be on time for next week's meeting.
