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 Lesson
30 - Effort
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
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Effort
Debbie: I give up! I
simply can’t learn French!
Helen: Why do you say that? I
think you’re making a lot of progress.
Debbie: No, I’m not.
I try and try and I
still can’t speak it very well.
Helen: Learning any language takes a lot of
effort. But don’t give up. Why don’t we practice those dialogs together?
Debbie: Good idea.
That just might help. |
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Conversation Notes |
- give up
- Meaning is stop trying; abandon effort.
- simply
- Meaning is absolutely, completely, clearly.
- I try and try
- Meaning is I try again and again. Other examples of
repetition of the verb to express continuous or repeated activity: I read
and read, and I still can’t understand it. He writes and writes, but he
never produces a worthwhile composition. The children play and play that
game and never seem to get tired of it.
- Good idea
- Meaning is that’s a good idea.
- That just might help
- Meaning is that might, in fact, be a helpful thing to
do.
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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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