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 Lesson
12 - Games
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Games
George: Say, Joe, do you play bridge?
Joe: No, I don’t play any card games. But
I know how to play
chess. How about you, George?
George: Well, I happen to be
one of the best chess
players around.
Joe: 0.K. Let’s play, then. We’ll see who’s the best. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Say
- An interjection, used very informally as an attention
getter.
- I don’t play any card games
- Notice there is a strong stress on card. It is normal
for this word to be stressed, as it is the first element of the compound
noun CARD games. The unusually strong stress here implies that, although the
speaker doesn’t play card games, he does play other kinds of games (as, for
instance, chess).
- I know how to play chess
- The idiom know how to, meaning to be capable of, to have
the skill to do something, is widely used. For example: Do you know how to
swim? He knows how to drive a car. I don’t know how to write.
- How about you, George
- In this case means Do you play chess, George?
- one of the best chess players
around
- Meaning is one of the best chess players in this
vicinity. Chess players is a compound noun, and therefore has the principal
stress on chess.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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