Fun Easy English - new american english standard conversation Voice of America VOA learning English for beginners lesson 6 Where Is the Gym? discourse.

Classroom	Pronunciation	Reductions	Grammar	Conversation	Reading	Listening	Vocabulary	Activities	Videos
Idioms	Slang	Acronyms	Phonics	Portmanteau	Words	Handwriting	Alphabet	Surveys	Tests
Holidays	Movies	Everyday	Environment	Learning	News	Places	Flashcards	Study	Literacy
World	America	History	Drive	Education	Teaching	Dictionary	Resources	About	Contact

Home - Conversation - Let's Learn English Lesson 6

Conversation Lesson 6

Lesson 6 - Where Is the Gym?

In this lesson Anna is looking for the gym in her new apartment building. She meets Pete and he gives her directions. Anna finds many different places in the apartment building. Finally, she finds the gym.

Quick Links
Conversation Beginner	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39
	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52

Lesson Video

Watch the video and then do the activities on this page.

Video Script

Anna: Hi there! I’m Anna and I live in Washington, D.C. Every day I learn more about this great city. People in Washington like to work out! Oh, hi, Pete. How’s it going?
Pete: Hi, Anna. It’s going great. How’s it going with you?
Anna: Things are awesome! Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?
Pete: The gym is across from the lounge. It’s next to the mailroom. Go that way.
Anna: Thanks, Pete!
(Anna walks away)
Pete: No, Anna! Not that way! Go that way!
(In the mailroom)
Anna: Oh, Pete. This is not the gym.
Pete: That’s right, Anna. This is the mailroom.
Anna: The gym is across from … what?
Pete: The gym is across from the lounge.
Anna: Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
(In the lounge)
Anna: Pete! This is not the gym!
Pete: The gym is across from the lounge. It is behind the lobby.
Anna: Right. Right. See you.
Pete: See you, Anna!
Anna: See you.
Pete: See you, Anna.
(In the garage)
Anna: This is not the gym. This is a parking garage.
Anna: Hello? Pete?
(On the rooftop)
Anna: This is not a gym. This is a rooftop.
(In the gym)
Anna: Pete! Pete?
Pete: I want to work out too! Join me!
Anna: I’m good.

Listening

Now practice listening to only the audio portion of the conversation.

Speaking

Watch the video and practice the new words and learn about using prepositions.

Pronunciation

In this video, you learn about how Americans greet each other in informal situations. You will also learn how to ask clarification questions by beginning your sentence with a statement, then making your voice go up at the end of the sentence to form a question.

New Words

across from – prep. on the opposite side from (someone or something)
behind – prep. in or to a place at the back of or to the rear of (someone or something)
elevator – n. a machine used for carrying people and things to different levels in a building
every – adj. used to describe how often some repeated activity or event happens or is done
gym – n. a room or building that has equipment for sports activities or exercise
lobby – n. a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater)
lounge – n. a room with comfortable furniture for relaxing
mailroom – n. a room in which mail is processed and sorted
next to – prep. at the side of (someone or something)
parking garage – n. a building in which people usually pay to park their cars, trucks, etc.
rooftop – n. the cover or top of a building or vehicle
work out – phrasal verb. to perform athletic exercises in order to improve your health or physical fitness

Activity

What are some of the rooms in your house? Write about it in the Facebook Comments section below. Tell us what you do in the rooms. Do the activity and practice writing the names of rooms in an apartment building. Click lesson activity to get the printable PDF version. The page opens to a new window.

Source: Voice of America

Additional Conversation Lessons
Conversation English conversation lessons. 30 lessons focusing mostly on communication and grammar topics....these lessons are for intermediate students.	Conversation 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.
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 Information

Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening, reading)

A video lesson to help with your understanding of American dialects.
The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page.

Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your understanding of American dialects. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

Improve Your Pronunciation by Training Your Ears
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your pronunciation and English language reductions. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Great English pronunciation tips. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

More Conversation Information

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 1
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your understanding of American conversation. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 2
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your understanding of American conversation. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

Giving and Receiving Compliments
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your understanding of American conversation. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

How to Make a Complaint in English
(Beginner - Listening)

An audio lesson to help with your understanding of American conversation. The English is spoken at 75% of normal speed. Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this audio program.

Search Fun Easy English