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Conversation 1:

Listen to a conversation between a student and a building manager.

Student: Okay. Mr. Fisher. I’ve notified my resident advisor, taking down my decorations that were in the hallway. And I had some fines this semester, but that’s been squared away. So?

Manager: Alrighty, housing violation’s cleared. Okay. Your paperwork’s done.

The only thing left is to make sure your keys are in my office by the end of the day when you are ready to go.

Student: And by the end of the day you mean?

Manager: Well, we usually leave around four.

Student: So if I’m not done by four…

Manager: You can always put them in the mailbox next to my office door if it’s closed. I just need to find the keys waiting and the apartment empty when I come to work tomorrow.

Student: Thanks. They’ll be there. And that apartment will be spotless. I promise.

Manager: Well, don’t go too crazy. We’ll have a professional crew in there anyway. Just sweep and vacuum, you know.

Student: Will do. Thanks for being flexible about the time and all.

Manager: No problem, Melisa. I don’t mind giving tenants a break when I can, especially quiet ones who I don’t have to remind to turn the music down.

Student: Thanks. You know, I wish I were gonna be around next semester, so I could stay in my apartment.

Manager: Graduating?

Student: I wish! I have an internship with an engineering firm. It’s a requirement for my major, but this firm is in my hometown, so I’m gonna live with my parents for the semester, save some money, you know. I’ll be back finishing my classes in the fall.

Manager: You know, it’s a shame you’ve got to go through all this and then turn around to do it all over again in a few months, but what can you do. The university needs any space that becomes available. Just be sure you put in your housing request early if you want to get an apartment again.

Student: Definitely. By the way, I have a couple boxes of books stored in the basement. Can I come back and pick them up in a few days? Maybe Thursday?

Manager: Sure. I don’t see why…Oh, but you won’t have a key to the storage room anymore.

Student: Oh, right.

Manager: Well, come by whenever during working hours and I’ll let you in. But don’t come if the weather is lousy. I heard we are in for some major snow on Thursday.

Student: Yeah, I won’t come if it’s bad out.

Manager: Okay. I don’t know which is tougher, the days when it snows and we got to clear the sidewalks and parking lots or at the end of the school year when everybody is moving out on the same day.

Student: Well, I’m certainly not gonna be moving stuff in the middle of a snowstorm. I’m sure I can live without those boxes for a few more days. After all, they’ve been sitting in that basement for months.

Manager: Well, you let me know when.

Student: Great! I’ll get back to you. Thanks.

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