Make this conversation more informal by changing some of the words. Refer to the opposite page if necessary.

• JIM: Annie, can you lend me ten pounds? quid
• ANNIE: What for?
• JIM: I’ve got to go and see my parents, and my bicycle ’s not working, so I’ll have to get a taxi .
• ANNIE: Can’t you telephone them and say you can’t come?
• JIM: Well, I could, but my mobile phone ’s not working, and I want to go because they always have lots of food , and the refrigerator at our flat is empty, as usual.
• ANNIE: Can’t you go by underground ? Anyway, you’re in luck, I’ve got some money , so here you are.