009-A Telephone Call

1-6. A Telephone Call JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you? ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking about you. JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if you’d like to go to a movie tonight. ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing? JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy Lights Out. What do you think? ALICE: Sounds great! JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30. The movie starts at 8:00. ALICE: See you then. Bye! ***LANGUAGE NOTES: Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ___, it’s ___ is a casual and friendly way to say hello on the phone. I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite and indirect way of asking “Do you want to …?” Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a good plan.” I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come to your house so that we can go together.