Conversation Lesson 24
 
 
 
 
Lesson 24 - Animals

Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language.
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Animals

Connie: That’s a beautiful cat. I wonder who it belongs to.

Gary: It belongs to the Browns. They live across the street from us. They have three cats, two dogs, and a canary.

Connie: They certainly must like pets! But how do all those animals get along with each other?

Gary: Don’t ask me. Ask the Browns!
Conversation Notes
  • Who it belongs to
  • Note the word order of this indirect question. The preposition naturally falls at the end. (I wonder whom it belongs to and I wonder to whom it belongs are also “grammatically correct” but sound awkward and inappropriate in this context.)
  • three cats, two dogs, and a canary
  • Note there is a rising intonation on the first two elements of the series.
  • They certainly must like pets
  • This is the must of supposition or logical inference (see Lesson 21).
  • get along with each other
  • Meaning is live harmoniously and compatibly.
Source: U.S. State Department
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