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Conversation Lesson 18
	Lesson 18 - Musical Instruments Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language. Quick Links Conversation Beginner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Musical Instruments Anne: Listen! Somebody’s playing the piano. Betty: Yeah, it sounds nice, doesn’t it? I wish I could play a musical instrument. Anne: Don’t you play the violin? Betty: No, but my sister does. Actually, she’s pretty good at it. Anne: I took flute lessons for a couple of years, but I never learned to play very well. I guess I don’t have any musical talent. Betty: Oh, that’s not true. You sing very well. I can’t even do that! Conversation Notes Yeah An informal variant of yes. Doesn’t it? The falling intonation on this question tag shows that it is simply a conversational element not requiring an answer. I wish I could Note that could is a past tense form, as required after wish. Don’t you play The negative question implies that the speaker expects the answer to be affirmative. It is equivalent to You play the violin, don’t you? with a rising intonation on the final you. my sister does Does is a pro­verb, standing in place of the verb. The sentence means My sister plays the violin. flute lessons A compound noun, with the principal stress on the first word. Source: U.S. State Department 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.