Sometimes we don’t have much time for study. But even a short conversation can provide good practice, especially if it’s fun.
In this English conversation Vicki and Kathy are opening their office suggestions box. The first idea they read is to create a Facebook page. They like it. The second idea is to have casual dress days every day of the week. They are not so sure about that. Notice the English phrases used to make […]
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Vicki invites Jay to play a game. He wants to so she explains the game’s rules. They’re both going to put a sweet in their mouths at the same time. (Sweet is a British English word. Americans call it candy.) The winner will be the person who can make their sweet last the longest. Conversation
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Nobody likes giving bad news. If we have to deliver it, we often like to give some good news too. But what happens if the news is all bad? Click here to see some more short conversations for speaking practice. Good news bad news joke Oh hi doctor. What’s up? I’m afraid I have some
Deadlines! They’re so hard to meet when you’re busy. Here we see Vicky and Jay asking for a deadline to be extended so they can have another week. Click here to learn about the difference between the prepositions by and until. Click here to see more short conversations for speaking practice. Click here to see
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Kathy, do you have a moment? Yes? I just received this message and I don’t understand it. What does IDK mean? The letters IDK? Yes. I don’t know. Hmm. I’ll ask Vicki. Vicki, what does IDK mean? I don’t know. Well I don’t know either. People are so hard to understand. I’ll go ask Louise.
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Brrr. It’s so cold today. Yes. It’s a bit chilly. It’s twenty five degrees. What would that be in England? Oooh, minus something. But how did you know I was English? Well, I could tell by your accent. Oh!
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