In the Lecture Hall / В лекционном зале

Brad: Hello, I'm Brad Is this seat taken?

Chad: I'm Chad. No, help yourself. I haven't seen you before. Are you new here?

Brad: Yeah. I'm from Australia. I came here to study. I've just switched major from Computer Science to Engineering, too much Math.

Chad: Don't expect it to be any better here.

Brad: I've heard that. But I feel good about it.

Chad: Oh, here comes the professor.

Brad: What's his name? Scary or something like that?

Chad: James Carey. We call him "Big Jim", as he is so short.

Brad: To his face?

Chad: Are you kidding? Of course, not.