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