 Lesson
1 - Greetings
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Greetings
Acquaintances
Matt: Good morning.
Maxine: Good morning. How are you today?
Matt: Just fine, thanks. How are you?
Maxine: Wonderful.
Things couldn’t be better.
Good Friends
Dotty: Hi.
What’s up?
Vivian: Nothing much. What’s new with you?
Dotty: Not too much. I’ve been
pretty busy.
Vivian: Me too.
Seems like all I do is eat and sleep.
Dotty: Gotta
go. Call me tonight.
Vivian: Okay. Check
you later.
Family
Mother: Good morning.
Son: Morning.
What’s for breakfast?
Mother: The usual. Eggs, toast, and
cereal. Coffee, if you want.
Son: I think I’ll
just have cereal for a change.
Mother: Help
yourself. The cereal and sugar are on the table. The milk’s in the
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Conversation Notes |
- Acquaintance
- a person one knows but not a close friend
- Things couldn’t be better
- Everything is going well
- Hi
- informal way to say hello
- What’s up
- What’s new? Used informally
- pretty
- rather, somewhat
- Me too
- has meaning of I have been busy, too
- Seems
- It seems
- Gotta
- I’ve got to = I must
- Check you later
- I’ll call you later
- What’s for breakfast
- What are we having for breakfast?
- just
- only
- Help yourself
- Serve yourself
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
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English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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