Task 2. Nice to see you !

Hello, John, nice to see you.

Come in, how are you? Fine, thanks, Peter.

And how are you, I expect your patients are keeping you busy at this time of year?

Ah, well, I can't really complain.

Let me take your coat. There we are.

Well, now, I don't think you've met Ann Peterson, have you?

Ann, this is John Middleton.

He's the local schoolteacher.

Oh, how do you do? How do you do?

Well, that's very interesting, perhaps you'll be looking after my son.

Yes, that's right.

Ann and her family have just moved into the old barn, up by the village hall.

They're in the process of doing it up now.

Yes, there's an awful lot needs doing, of course.

Er, please excuse me for a moment, I think that was the doorbell.

Well, if I can give you a hand with anything, I'm something of a handyman in my spare time, you know.

I live just over the road.

That's very kind of you.

I'm an architect myself, so, oh, look, there's someone I know.

Eileen. Ann, fancy seeing you here.

How's life. Oh, mustn't grumble.

Moving's never much fun though, is it?

Anyway, how are things with you?

You're still at the same estate agent's I suppose?

Oh, yes, I can't see myself leaving, well, not in the foreseeable future.

Oh, I quite forgot.

Do you two know each other? Yes, actually, We've met on many an occasion.

Hello, Eileen, you see, we play in the same orchestra. Oh, really, I didn't know anything about that.

Yes, actually, just amateur stuff, you know, once a week, I come down from London when I can get a baby-sitter from Joanna.

Er...excuse me, I hope you don't mind my butting in.

My name's Paul Madison, I couldn't help overhearing what you said about an orchestra.

Come and join the party.

I'm John Middleton.

This is Ann Patterson and Eileen... or...I'm terribly sorry, I don't think I know your surname? Hawkes, pleased to meet you, Paul, you play an instrument, do you?

Yes, I'm over here on a scholarship to study the basson at the Royal Academy of Music for a couple of years.

I'm sorry, it must be all that hard work on the barn.

Well, anyway, we've been working very hard.