CONVERSATIONS

[سيرين]

Peace be upon you

All of us wish to learn and speak English well , and to do so we have to listen , read , and try to speak .
Here , I will introduce conversations taken from " Person to Person "  (by Jack C.Richard , David Bycina and Ingrid Wisniewska ).

In this topic , I will focus on two sections:

- Conversations :The two conversations present examples of the language you will be studying .-Give It a Try : This section teaches the language points from the conversations . You will focus on each one separately .

In addition to the language presented in each unit , here are some expressions that will be very useful to you :

1. Please say that again .
2. I'm sorry . I don't understand .
3.Please speak more slowly .
4.How do you say ...... in English ?
5. What does ...... mean ?
6. I don't know ?
7. May I ask a question ?
8.How do you spell .........?

I hope you get benefit  . Good luck !

[سيرين]

Conversation 1
      
-        Haven't we met before ?

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-        Pete : This is a great film festival , isn't it ?
-        Liz: It sure is . This film looks wonderful .
-        Pete : Yes , it does . Have you been to this film festival before?
-        Liz:Yes , I was here last year .
-        Pete: This is my first time . You know , you look familiar . Haven't we met before ?
-        Liz : I'm not sure .
-        Pete : I think we were in the same computer class last year . With Ms.Clark ?
-        Liz: I remember you now !
-        Pete : My name's Pete . Pete Wilson .
-        Liz: I'm Liz Wu . It's good to see you again .Sorry I didn't recognize you at first .
-        Pete : Well , my hair was a lot longer then , and I wore glasses .
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Give It a Try

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-        1-Conversational openings :
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-           - This is a great film festival , isn't it ?{ It sure is . This film looks wonderful . \ Yes , it is . This film looks very interesting , doesn't it ? \ It sure does .  \  Yes , it does . }
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-        2-Extending the conversation :
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-        -Have you been to this film festival before?{ Yes , I was here last year . \  No , this is my first time . }
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-        -Is this the first time you've  been to this film festival ? { Yes , it is . I'm enjoying it a lot .  \  No , I was here last year . }
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-        3- Asking if you've met before :
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-        -Haven't we met before ?                       { I'm not sure .  \  Have we ?  \  do you ?  }
-        - I think we've met before , haven't we ?
-        -Don't I know you from somewhere ?
-        .........................................................
-        -I think we met at Sam's birthday party .     { Oh , yes. I remember you now .  \ Yes, that's right . \ No, I do not think so .  \ I think you have the wrong person .  }
-        - Weren't you at Sam's birthday party ?
-        - You were at Sam's birthday party , weren't you ?
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-        **Consider this :
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-        People around the world greet one another in different ways:
       -Canada : a handshake .
       -Thailand : a nod with palms together.
       -France : two or three kisses on both cheeks  .
       -China : a nod or slight bow .

[حلواني]

Thank you so much

[مرح]

سيرين,  
thank you so much      
I will save it and read it but I wish there was  a voice record for it

[فارس]

سيرين,  

The BEST by the BEST ... ALWAYS      

thant you for the useful topic. I'll look further into it later  

[سيرين]

حلواني,  
مرح,  
فارس,    

Many thanks for your nice participations

[سيرين]

Conversation 2

I've heard a lot about you .

Luis : Hey . Sorry I'm late .
Liz : That's OK .We just got here . Luis , this is my friend Eun-joo . Eun-joo this is Luis . We met in class last year .
Eun-joo : Hi , Luis . Nice to meet you .
Luis : Hi , Eun-joo . I've heard a lot about you .
Liz : Luis just got back from Hong Kong .
Eun-joo : Really ? How was it ?
Luis : It was amazing .
Liz : You went to a rock concert there , didn't you ?
Luis : Yeah, my friends are in a band , so they gave me free tickets .
Eun-joo : I hear you are a good bass player .
Luis : I'm not bad . But I haven't played that much recently . Do you play music ?
Eun-joo : Yes , I do . Actually , my friends are having a jam session this weekend . Do you want to come ?
Luis : Sounds cool .

**Give It a Try

1- Introducing  friends :

A : Luis , , this is my friend Eun-joo . Eun-joo this is Luis . We met in class last year .
B : Hi , Luis . { It's nice  \  I'm glad  \  It's good  }  to meet you .  
C : Hello, Eun-joo . { It's nice  \  I'm glad  \  It's good  }  to meet you , too .

2- Making small talk (1)

A- I hear you are a good bass player .
B-I'm not bad .
A- Do you play music ?
B: Yes , I do . I play keyboards .{ No , I don't . I'm afraid I don't . }
A: How often do you play ?
B : Whenever I can . { Every weekend . }

3-Making small talk (2)

A: Luis just got back from Hong Kong .
B: Really ? How was it ?
C: It was amazing .
B: How long were you there ?
C: Just five days .
B : What did you do there ?
C : I went to a rock concert .

[R.angel]

the conversations are very useful..  thank u so much  

[سيرين]

R.angel,  

It's nice to see your participation here honey and read your nice words

[سيرين]

Conversation 3

What can we do ?

Jane : Is that your cell phone ? It's really loud !
Pat : Yeah –sorry , just a minute , I'll turn it off .
Jane : You know , it's really a problem when people bring their cell phones to class . Some students even answer their phones and have conversations while class is going on !
Jim : I know what you mean . It's not polite and it disturbs everyone . What can we do ?
Jane : We can have a sign up on the wall , like they do in the movie theater , that says " Remember to turn off your cell phones ."
Pat : That's a good idea , but maybe we could put the sign on the door so you see it before you come into class .
Jim : Let's have a fine for anyone whose phone rings in class .
Pat : Oh , yeah ? like how much ? And who would collect the money ? That's too complicated .
Jim : We can have a box , and when your phone rings , you put in a quarter. How does that sound ?
Pat : Yeah , we can use it to buy drinks for the end-of-semester party !
Jane : leave it to you to think of that .

Give It a Try

1-Identifying a problem :

A- It's really a problem when people bring their cell phones to class .
B- I know what you mean . It's not polite and it disturbs everyone .

2- Making suggestions :

A: What can we do ?
What can we do about students using cell phones in class ?
B: We can have a sign up on the wall , like they do in the movie theater , that says " Remember to turn off your cell phones ."
A: That's a good idea . That would work .
C: Let's have a fine for anyone whose phone rings in class .
A : That's too complicated . That wouldn't work .