Conversation Lesson 14
 
 
 
 
Lesson 14 - Sports

Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language.
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Phil: Say, what’s your favorite sport?

Jack: Hmmm… it’s hard to say. I like golf a lot—but I guess I like tennis better.

Phil: Do you play much tennis?

Jack: Yes, quite a bit. How about a game sometime?

Phil: Sorry. I’m strictly a spectator—football, baseball, basketball, golf…I watch them all.
Conversation Notes
  • Say
  • An interjection. See note, Lesson 12.
  • Hmmm…
  • A pause sound, indicating that the speaker is thinking about what he is going to say.
  • it’s hard to say
  • Meaning is that’s a difficult decision to make; it’s difficult to make a clear­cut choice.
  • I guess
  • Meaning is I think (that).
  • quite a bit
  • Meaning is a lot, rather much.
  • How about a game sometime
  • Meaning is would you like to play sometime?
  • Sorry
  • This is a short way of saying something like No, I’m sorry, but I don’t play tennis. Football, baseball, basketball, golf. Note the series intonation, with the rising tone recurring on each item of the series.
Source: U.S. State Department
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