This document provides examples of common social expressions, questions for making conversation, ways to express time and dates, examples of prices and shopping conversations, expressions for how you feel, directions, short answers, examples of visiting the doctor, conversations at a hotel, and expressions using "so" and "such". It aims to help English language learners practice everyday conversational English.
2. 1. SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS
1. How are you? (12) Sleep well!
2. Hello, Jane! ( 8) Yes. Can I help you?
3. See you tomorrow! ( 5) Good morning!
4. Good night! ( 1) Fine, thanks.
5. Good morning! ( 6) Nice to meet you, Elaine.
6. Hello, I’m Elaine Paul. ( 3) You´re welcome.,
7. Cheers! (11) Thanks.
8. Excuse me. (10) Same to you!
9.Make yourself at home. ( 7 ) Cheers!
10. Have a good weekend! ( 4 ) Bye! See you then.
11. Thank you very much. ( 2 ) Hi, Peter!
12. Bless you ! ( 9 ) Thank you. That´s very
nice of you.
3. 2. MAKING CONVERSATION
1. What a nice day it is (4) I m enjoying it. (6) What was the score?
Today!
(5) Yes , no problems. (3) We went to the beach
2. How are you today? and did some shopping.
(2) Fine, thanks.
3. Did you have a nice (5) The plane was a little
weekend? (6) No I missed it. late, but it didn t matter.
4. How do you like living (7) Thank you. (7) I got in San Francisco
in Texas? last year.
(1) Yes.
5. Did you have a good (2) How about you?
flight? (3) Yes, we had a gread
time. (4) It s was king of strange
6. Did you watch the at first, but I m getting
soccer game used to it.
yesterday?
(1) It s beautiful, isn t it?
7. What a beautiful coat
you re wearing!
4. 3.TIME EXPRESSIONS
( at) Six o clock
___ ( ot) Saturday ( in) 1995
( ) Last nigth (in) December (on) The weekenend
(on) Monday morning (in) The summer ( ) Two weeks ago
(in) The eveninig ( ) Yesterday (on) January 18
evenning
5. 4. PRICES AND SHOPPING
1. A: a book of stamps please.
B:that’ll be six dollar
2. A: how much is this sweater?
B: twenty – eight fifty
3. A: A loaf of sourdough bread and tree rolls, please
B: that’ll be two dollars and eighty – two cents.
4. A:just this book, please.
B: All right. Let’s see… where’s the price?
5. A: How much was your car?
B: fifteen thousand dollars.
6. A: how much was the check for?
B: A hundred and sixty pounds
6. 5. HOW DO YOU FEEL
1. I feel nervous. ( 5) It s so wet and miserable.
2. I don t feel very well. (4) I m going on vacation to bangkok
tomorrow.
3. I m feeling a lot better, thanks.
(7) My grandfather s going into the hospital
4. I m really excited. for tests.
5. I m sick of this weather. (2) I think I m getting the flu.
6. I m really tired. (8) Nothing s going right in my life.
7. I m kind of worried. (1) I have a test today.
8. I feed really depressed right now. (3) I have a lot more energy.
(6) I didn t sleep very well last night.
7. 6. DIRECTIONS
You go down the path, past the pond,
over the bridge, and through the gate.
Then you go across the road. Take the
path trough the park and into the
woods, when you come out of the
woods, just follow the path up the
steps and into the museum. It takes
about five minutes or less.
8. 7. SHORT ANSWERS
1. Do you learning English Ana? yes.
Do you learning English Ana? Yes I do. I love it.
It’s the language of Shakespeare.
2. Are those new jeans you’re wearing? No.
Are those new jeans you’re wearing? No they aren’t.
I’ve had them for ages.
3. Do you know what time it is? No.
Do you know what time it is? No I don’t. I’m sorry.
4. Can you play any musical instruments? Yes.
Can you play any musical instruments? Yes, I can as a matter of
I can play the violin.
9. 8. A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR
ILLNESSES SYMPTOMS
1. I can’t stop sneezing, and my
1. I have a cold.
nose is runny.
2. I have the flu 2. I have a temperatur, my whole
body aches, and I feel awful.
3. I twisted my anckle 3. it hurts when I walk on it.
4. I have diarrhea 4. I keep going to the bathroom.
5. I have a sore throat 5. My glands are swollen, and it
hurts when I swallow.
6. I have food poisonong 6. I keep throwing up, and I have
diarrhea.
10. 9. IN A HOTEL
1. Thank you for calling the Molokai grand hotel, Cathy speaking.
How can I help you?
• I’d like to make a reservation.
2. For what dates?
It’s for two nights. The thirteenth and the fourteenth of this month.
• And do you want a single or a double room.
3. A single. Non- smoking if it’s available.
Ok, yes, that’s fine. I have a room for you. And your name is?
Robert Palmer
• Can you tell me what the rate is?
4. Yes. That’s $150 a night. Would you like to guarantee your reservation with a credit
card.
Yes, sure. It’s a visa. 4929-7983-0621-8849.
Thank you.
• And could I have a telephone number please.
5. Uh-huh. It’s(954) 915-0970.
You’re all set, Mr. palmer.
• We look forward to seeing you on the thirteen. Bye-bye.
6. Thanks a lot. Good bye
11. 10. EXCLAMATIONS WITH SO AND SUCH
1. Their house is such a mess!. (3) I could eat a hourse.
2. There were_so many people at the (5) I don t know where it all went.
party!
(6) You really didn t have to.
3. I m so hungry!
(8) She understands every word I say.
4. Jane and Peter are such nice people!
(2) There was nowhere to dance.
5. I spent so much money this weekend!
(7) Thank you so much for inviting us.
6. A present! For me? That s so sweet!.
(4) But can t stand their kids.
7. We had such a good time!
(1) I don t know how they can live in it.
8. Princess is such a smart dog!.
