Conversation Lesson 29
 
 
 
 
Lesson 29 - Weddings

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

Bonnie: Guess what! Paul and Susan are engaged!

Janice: Really? When did that happen?

Bonnie: A week ago. They met last summer­and now, just think…they’ll be married soon.

Janice: Have they set a date for the wedding?

Bonnie: No, not yet. But Susan says they’d like to get married in November or December. Then they’ll go to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
Conversation Notes
  • Guess what
  • Meaning is I have something important to tell you.
  • Really
  • This is a rejoinder meaning Oh, that’s interesting! It is frequently used in conversation in this way. In this usage, really simply expresses an animated interest in the previous speaker’s remark­, it does not question the truthfulness of the remark.
  • just think
  •  This phrase indicates that the speaker is reflecting with interest on what has just been said or (as in this case) on what he is going to say next.
  • set a date
  • Meaning is decided on a day when it will take place.
  • they’d like
  • Meaning is they would like = they want. They’d like is a little “softer,” a little less positive, than they want.
Source: U.S. State Department
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