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 .........?

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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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- 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 ?
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- -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 .

Thank you so much

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

سيرين,

The BEST by the BEST ... ALWAYS

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

حلواني,
مرح,
فارس,

Many thanks for your nice participations

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 .





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 .



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 . }



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 .

the conversations are very useful.. thank u so much

R.angel,

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

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 .



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 .