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W: Where have you been? It is a long time since I saw you last month at the company's dinner party. Have you been away on business?

M: No, I've been away on holiday. My uncle and aunt live in London. I visited them.

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W: Tom, I heard you guys study by groups. How big is your study group?

M: Well, there were 8 of us to begin with. Then 3 students left.

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W: Look around us. Almost everyone is sitting at their tables using their cell phones.

M: I never even noticed.

W: That's my point. You didn't notice, because you're so used to it.

M: I'm hungry. What should we get to eat?

W: Look at this. We don't even have to speak to the waitress to order our food. We just select what we want from this electronic tablet.

M: Cool! Let me see that.

W: I think all this fancy technology is turning us into robots. People don't even communicate in person anymore. Something is wrong with this society.

M: Cool! You can play a game on this thing!

W: John?

M: Hold on...Yes! A new high score! Sorry, what were you saying?

W: Never mind.

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M: It's raining again. Time to fix up the backyard garden. I need to pull the weeds out. And tonight, the temperature will be close to freezing. I'll have to cover the plants so they don't die.

W: That's a lot of work! My garden doesn't need so much care.

M: I didn't know you had one. Where is it?