C O N V E R S AT I O N S

LESSON 1 & 2 :
W H AT ' S Y O U R
NAME? MEETING
NEW PEOPLE.
HELLO!
• Bill: Good morning, Ms. Smith. My name is Bill.
Ms. Smith: Good morning, Bill. The weather is ni ce today!
Bill: Yes, I love this weather. Summer is my favorite season.
Ms. Smith: Winter is my favorite season.
• Angela: Good afternoon, Kenji.
Kenji: Good afternoon to you too, Angela. I am happy it is Friday!
Angela: I am too.
• Dad: Hey, Jenny.
Jenny: Hi, Dad. It is movie night tonight.
Dad: It is pizza night too!
Jenny: YESSSSSSS!
WHO ARE THEY?
• Peter: Hi, Sarah. How are you? Work is busy today!
Sarah: Hi Peter. I am great, thank you. Yes, we are busy at work too.
Nice picture!
Peter: Thanks. It is a picture from a party at my house.
Sarah: Oh, nice! Who are they?

• Peter: They are my roommates—John, Samuel and Henry.

Sarah: He is cute. Roommate?
Peter: You are silly. He is not my roommate. He is my brother, Eric.
Sarah: Cool! Introduce me next time. Bye!
GOOD MORNING, I’M
VANESSA
• Vanessa: Hello. I am a new student.
Registrar: Good morning. I am Mr. Roberts. This is a form for you to complete.
Vanessa: Ok ... I am not from here. Can you help me?
Registrar: Yes, of course. What is your first name?
Vanessa: Vanessa. Registrar: Ok. What is your last name?
Vanessa: Jones.
Registrar: Ok. Vanessa Jones. What is your address?
Vanessa: 123 Front Street.
Registrar: So, your address is 124 Front Street. Vanessa: No, it is not. It is 123 Front Street. My e-
mail address is VJones@intel.com.
Registrar: Good. Thank you. Your student ID is ready.
Vanessa: Thank you very much. Goodbye.
Registrar: You're welcome. Ciao.
A, B, C PRONUNCIATION
• Kenji: Hi, I am Kenji from Japan. It is morning. I eat rice and soup for
breakfast. I have a drink too. It is green tea.
Vanessa: Hello Kenji, I am Vanessa from Colombia. It is
not morning here. It is afternoon. I eat fish, chicken, or soup and a
dessert for lunch. I drink juice. I like coffee.
Angela: Hey Kenji and Vanessa. I am Angela from
Canada. We are English students. It is evening here. My dinner is early.
It isn't late. I eat pasta, a salad and bread. Goodbye Kenji and Vanessa.
See you next time.
HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?
• Carol: Hi, I’m your new teacher. My name is Carol. That’s C-A-R-O-L. Please
introduce yourself to your partner.
Tom: Hi, my name is Tom. What’s your name?
Emily: My name is Emily.
Tom: How do you spell that?
Emily: It’s E-M-I-L-Y.
Carol: That’s great. Now, write your name in your notebooks. The
pens are on the desk.
Emily: When is your birthday, Tom?
Tom: It’s in March. How about you?
Emily: My birthday is in December. I’m twenty-two years old.
Tom: Me too.
 THIS IS YOUR NEW
TEACHER
• Ms. Johnson: Good morning class. This is Ms. Tanaka. She is the new teacher.
Ms. Tanaka, please introduce yourself.
Ms. Tanaka: Good morning. My name is Reiko Tanaka. I am your teacher
today. Are there any questions?
Student: Tanaka—is that a Japanese name?
• Ms. Tanaka: Yes, my parents are from Japan. My grandparents live in
Okinawa.
Student: Really? How old are they? People in Okinawa can be very old, right?
Ms. Tanaka: My grandmother, Naomi, is 102 years old and my grandfather,
Ken, is 103 years old.
Student: Wow!
 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
• Emma: Hey Gina! It's Isaac's birthday on February 3rd. It's a surprise party.
Gina: Oh, how cool! When is the party?
Emma: It's on February 2nd. This is the invitation.
Gina: Nice - but wait. This isn't the right date. This says the first.
Emma: Oops! It's wrong. Oh no! See, it's fixed.
Gina: Oh, Emma. You're funny.
Emma: The e-mail address for your reply is isaacsparty@mail.com.
Gina: Let me send a reply now. I-S-A-A-C-S-P-A-R-T-Y@mail.com. Is
that right?
Emma: Yes, that is right.
 MY NEW PHONE NUMBER
• Isabelle: Hey Patrick. This is my new phone. My number is new too.
Patrick: Hi Isabelle. What’s your new number?
Isabelle: It's 639-555-1238.
Mark: Hello. I'm Mark.
Patrick: Hi, I’m Patrick. These young women are my friends Isabelle and
Kim.
Mark: Hi. Nice to meet you guys. Are you Gina’s friends?
Isabelle: Yes, we are in the same art class.
Mark: Gina is my cousin and my best friend.
Patrick: Who are those women over there? Can I get their phone
numbers?
Mark: Uhm… they’re my sisters.
 LET’S REVIEW!
• Conversation 1: Bob: Good Morning, Ms. Cook. How are you? Great weather today, right?
Ms. Cook: Morning Bob. How is your family?
Bob: Good. It’s my mother’s birthday on Friday.
Ms. Cook: How old is she?
Bob: She is 80 years old! Amazing, right?
• Conversation 2: Mark: Hi, is Veronica there?
Mother: No, she isn’t.
Mark: Ok, this is Mark. My phone number is 459-223-9986. My e-mail address is Mark75@mail.com.
Mother: Mark75@mail.com? How do you spell that?
Mark: That’s M-A-R-K75@mail.com.
Mother: Ok, I got it.
• Conversation 3: Scott: So, Andrea, this is your family?
Andrea: Yes, that’s my sister, Ashley. She is 13 years old. And that’s my brother, James. He is the middle
child. Those are my parents over there - Jill, my mother and Barry, my father. And these are my dogs, Spot
and Blue. Shhhhh!
 WHO’S HENRY?
• Fiona: Hey, Greg.
Greg: Hi, Fiona. How are you?
Fiona: I’m great, thanks, Greg. Who is this?
Greg: Oh, this is Henry. Henry is my cousin. He’s a doctor.
Henry: Hi, Fiona. Nice to meet you.
Fiona: Nice to meet you, too! I’m a nurse!
Henry: Oh, we have great jobs.
Greg: Henry is my favorite cousin. My aunt and uncle are like parents to me. But,
I don’t live with them.
Fiona: I know what you mean.
Henry: I am so lucky I have a cousin like Greg.
 WHERE IS SHE FROM?
• Fiona: Oh, I love sushi!
Joe: Sushi is my favorite food from Japan.
Fiona: Mine, too. Where are you from?
Joe: The United States. My parents are American. They are from New York.

Fiona: I’m from Brazil. My mother is Brazilian. My father is from Medellin.

Joe: Ah! He is Colombian! Do you speak Spanish?
Fiona: Yes, of course. And you?
Joe: I speak English and Japanese. I’m a translator.
Fiona: Really? That’s fantastic! You understand the sushi menu!
Joe: Yes, but I don’t understand all of it.
DO YOU SPEAK GREEK?-LET’S TALK!
• Joe: Your girlfriend is Chinese, right Greg?
Greg: Yes, she has a Chinese passport.
Joe: Do you speak Mandarin?
Greg: A little bit of Mandarin.
Joe: My girlfriend speaks Greek. She has Greek parents.
Greg: Do you speak Greek?
Joe: No, I don’t. I speak Japanese. I use it at work.
Greg: Really? What do you do?
Joe: I’m a translator.
Greg: Wow! I don’t understand anything in Japanese.
Joe: Do you know the expression: “It’s all Greek to me?”
Greg: What does it mean?
Joe: It means you don’t understand anything.
Greg: Well, when you speak Japanese, it’s all Greek to me!
 PASS THE CHESSE PLEASE!
• Greg: What’s for dinner?
Henry: A big salad maybe?
Greg: Sure, good idea! What do we need?
Henry: Well, we need some lettuce and tomatoes.
Greg: Yes, pickles too. And bread.
Henry: How about some olives?
Greg: I don’t like olives. Cucumbers?
Henry: Well, I don’t like cucumbers.
• Greg: What about some cheese?
Henry: That’s a great idea! Can you pass me some cheese? Oh, and grab
that bottle of salad dressing too!Greg: Sure! There you go.
Henry: So, do you want any salad?
Greg: Not really. Can I have a ham sandwich?
 LET’S GET LUNCH!
• Tom: Excuse me, can I buy a ham sandwich?
Clerk: Here you are.
Tom: Thank you. That looks delicious! Can you give me a napkin, please?
Clerk: Sure, here you are.
Tom: Thanks. Where can I find the spicy mustard?
Clerk: It’s on the counter, sir. I can hand that to you. Clerk: Can I get anything
else for you today?
Tom: No. Thanks, again.
Clerk: Sit. Eat. Enjoy your sandwich!
Tom: Can I ask you a question?
Clerk: Sure.
Tom: What time does the deli close?
Clerk: The deli closes at 8:00 p.m.
Tom: That’s great! My wife loves your sandwiches.
 CAN I HAVE A HAM
SANDWICH?
• Tom: This is a nice place to eat. I come here on Mondays for lunch.
Ann: I usually bring my lunch to work. This is a nice change.
Waitress: Do you want to sit inside or outside?
Tom: Outside please.
Ann: Can we order soon? I’m hungry.
Waitress: Of course. I can take your order now.
Tom: Can we get ham sandwiches, please, and coffee?
Waitress: Here you are.
Ann: Tom, can you hand me the ketchup and pass the salt?
Tom: No, I’m sorry, there is no ketchup.
Ann: Excuse me, I need ketchup.
Waitress: Right away, Miss.
 ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS!
• Tom: When is lunch? I’m starving!
Henry: Why are you so hungry? Tom:
Because it’s 12:00 p.m. I always eat lunch at noon.
Henry: Okay. What is for lunch? Tom: Let’s
read the menu and ask a clerk. Excuse me? Can you help us please?
Clerk: Yes, of course. How can I help? Tom:
Where is the lunch menu please?
Clerk: Here it is. Tom:
Thanks. Can we have two sandwiches please?
Clerk: Sure, right away. Henry:
Ummmm... Tom... I have a problem.
Tom: What? No money again? Who pays for lunch today?
Henry: Could you give me a hand? Can you buy lunch... again?
 WHAT ABOUT YOUR
GROCERIES?
• Henry: Now we have everything for a salad. What else do you want to make?
Greg: How about soup?
Henry: OK, I have a great recipe for vegetable soup.
Greg: Yum! Can I help you make it?
Henry: Yes, that would be great, thanks. We need tomatoes and beans.
Greg: The cans of beans are up there.
Henry: Sorry, I can’t reach. Can you help me reach them? I’m short. You’re tall.
Greg: Sure, here you go.
Henry: Thanks. I also put corn in the soup.
Greg: I’ll get some for you. Where is the corn?
Henry: With the vegetables.
Greg: OK, meet you in line at the cashier.
Henry: Perfect.
 DOES FIONA NEED HELP?
• Cashier: That’s $54.96.
Henry: Where is my wallet? Greg, can you pass her your credit card?
Greg: Again???? Now you owe me $27.00. That’s half.
• Henry: You get the groceries.
Greg: Who makes the soup?
Henry: You don’t. I do!
Greg: Good. You’re a very good cook.
Fiona: Hi guys. Where are the groceries? Henry: Here. We
have a lot of things to carry!
Fiona: Do you need any help with the bags?
Greg: Thank you, we’re okay.
Fiona: No problem!
Henry: Can we help you with anything, Fiona?
Fiona: You can cook me a meal!
Greg: Ha, ha, ha! Henry can do that!
 CAN YOU PASS THE
CARROTS?
• Greg: Hmmmm! The soup smells good.
Henry: Greg, can you pass me the carrots and tomatoes?
Greg: Where are they? Oh I see them. Here you go.
Henry: Thanks. Can you cut the bread?
Greg: Sure. What can I do after that?
Henry: That’s it. I love fresh bread!
Greg: You sound like Mom.
Henry: No, I don’t.
Greg: She loves soup with bread. She makes it all the time.
Henry: So, what’s for dessert?
Greg: How about a Belgian chocolate dessert! I can get it.
Henry: Thank you, but it’s my turn to buy!