ENGLISH CONVERSATION

BEGINNERS
 1. Greetings
1. Hi.
Hello.
2. Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening.
3. How are you?
How are you doing?
How ya doing? (Informal)
4. Fine. How about you?
5. Okay. Thanks.
 2. Introducing Other People
This is my friend, Jack. Hi Jack. I'm Linda
• my brother, Bob.
• my sister, Cindy.
• my father, Mr. Harris.
• my mother, Mrs. Harris.
• my teacher, Ms. Watson.
• my student, Carrie.
• my friend, Mary Jones.
• my boss, Mr. Ritter.
• my co-worker, Penny Pitcher.
2. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you too.
 3. Classroom Questions
My name
What's your
is Robert.
name?
Whatcan
You is this?
call me Bob
What isa that?
That's pencil
Howa do
It's desk.
you say it in English?
How do you spell it?
Eraser.
Please say it again.
E-R-A-S-E-R.
Please
All right.speak more slowly.
I don't Listen
Okay. understand.
carefully.
I'm sorry.
Let me explain.
That's okay.
 4. Giving Information
1. Jeremy is from Oh really? What part Columbus.
Ohio. of Ohio? Microsoft.
2. Kelly is a Is that right? What Harvard.
saleswoman. company? Dallas.
3. He's a university Oh. What university? Angelo Meroni's
student. Really? What city (in Orlando.
4. Ronda lives in Texas)?
Texas. Oh really? Which
5. I work at a restaurant?
restaurant. Oh yeah? Where in
6. I live in Florida. Florida?
8. Where are you I'm from Delaware.
from? I'm a police officer.
9. What is your
occupation?
 5. Simple Questions(1)
•Yes,AreI you
am. from Canada?
• Is he a doctor?
•No,Is he
thisisn't.
free?
•Yes,
Do ityou
is. like apples?
•Yes,
DoesI do.
she live in New Orleans?
No, she doesn't
 5. Simple Questions(2)
• Is
Yes,
sheshe
going
is. to the dance?
• No,
Are they're
they flying
taking
home?
the bus.
• No,
Are Iyou
have
coming
other to
plans.
the party?
 5. Simple Questions(3)
• I'm a computer
What do you doprogrammer.
(as an occupation)?
• IWhatusually
do stay
you do
homeon the
andweekends?
watch television.
• Where
I'm fromare
Ontario,
you from?
California.
Where do you live?
• IHowlive do
in Arizona.
you say that in English?
• IHow
live do
at the
youChateau
spell yourApartments.
name?
• IHow
don'tdoknow.
you know Mr. Amos?
• S-I-M-O-N.
 Introducing your family
• This is my mother/mom.
• This is my father/dad.
• (These are my parents)
• This is my wife.
• This is my husband.
• There are five people in my family.
(My mother, my father, my older brother, my olde
r sister, me, my younger brother.)
• I have two brothers.
One is older.
 Talking about here and now
1. What is Ms. Chan She is writing a Oh. That's nice.
doing? letter.
2. What is he doing? He's playing hockey. That's interesting.
3. What are you I'm reading a book. Is it interesting?
doing? Frank (is).
4. Who is singing that Oh. It sounds good.
song?
5. Who is washing the The children are. That's great.
dishes?
6. Where are you
I'm going to the
going now?
library. Okay. Have fun.
 Telling Time
7:00 It's seven o'clock. It's seven p.m. / a.m.
12:00 It's twelve o'clock. It's noon / midnight.
3:10 It's three ten. It's ten (minutes) after three.
7:14 It's seven fourteen. It's fourteen after seven.
9:15 It's nine fifteen. It's (a) quarter after nine.
1:21 It's one twenty-one It's twenty-one minutes past
11:052:0 It's eleven oh five. one.
9 It's two oh nine. It's five after eleven.
6:30 It's six thirty. It's nine minutes past two.
4:50 It's four fifty. It's half past six.
10:45 It's ten forty-five. It's ten minutes to five.
8:35 It's eight thirty-five It's quarter to eleven.
It's twenty-five minutes to
nine.
 Talking about the Future
I'll What
1. help mywillmom
you dowith
tomorrow?
the housework.
2. the
In Whenafternoon.
will you finish?
3. What
We'll playwill
somewe doword
in class
games.
today?
4. Where
They'll putwill
it next
theytoput
thethe
window.
table?
5. When
He'll leavewill
right
Joeafter
leavedinner.
for New York?
6. How will he get there?
He'll take the bus.
 Talking about Feelings/Health
Issues
How's the weather It's really cold. Let's stay inside.
today? That's good.
How do you feel? I'm fine. Sorry to hear that.
How are you feeling? Not too good. I feel That's too bad.
Is everything okay? sick. Here's some aspirin
What's wrong? I have a headache. Let me help you.
What's the matter? My leg hurts. That looks serious.
Are you all right? I cut my hand. Call 911!
What happened? He broke his arm.
 Simple Shopping
1. Where are the They're on the second Okay, thanks.
pencils? shelf. Okay. I'll take it.
2. How much is this It's $19.95. How about this one?
mirror? That's too expensive.
3. How much does That one is $5.00. Large.
this cost?
Your change is $3.41
4. How much are They're $4.00 each. Thanks.
these?
What size? Medium or
5. Do you have any t- Large?
shirts?
Here's $30.00.
6. That comes to
Here's $17.50. Keep
$26.59.
the change.
7. That will be $17.48.
 Expressing Thanks
• Thanks
• Thank you
• I appreciate it.
• Thanks for the tour.
• Thanks for your time.
• Thank you for the nice gift.
• I appreciate your kindness.
 Describing a Picture
•Locations
What do you see in the picture?
•OnTherethe right/left
is a
• There's
Near the window
a
•ByThere
the doorare some
•In the
There're
box some
• Isthe
On there
chair
a...?
•Under
Are there
the table
(some) . . . ?

Opinions
• What do you think?
• I think
 Introducing Yourself
1. I'm John.
I'm Jackie. (Use first name in informal
situations)
2. I'm John Kennedy.
I'm Jackie O'Neill. (Use full name in business
and formal situations)
3. (It's) nice to meet you.
(It's) nice meeting you. (It's) good to meet
you.
4. Nice to meet you too.
 Identifying People, Things
1. This
4. We are is Minnie
writers.Rivers.
That isare
They Mr.engineers.
Lewis.
2. You
Minnieareisaastudent.
writer.
Mr. Lewis
You are students.
is a barber.
5. This
Gail is an artist.
apple.
He isisa aphotographer.
This banana.
She is
That is aansecretary.
orange.
He's a
That is dentist.
not a tomato.
She's
It is a telephone.
a doctor.
3. It's
I ama ahorse.
computer programmer.
I'm not
It's a businessman.
an airplane.
I'm a businesswoman.
I'm not a mechanic.
 Situation: At the Store
What aa customer
What clerk might might
say:respond:
•May Yes.
I help
I'm you?
looking for ________________.
•CanDoI help
you have
you?any ___________ (s)?
•Can
Can
I help
youyou
tell me
findwhere
something?
the ___________is/are?
What can I do for you?
What a customer might say:
Excuse me. Do you work here?(
Can you help me?)
Can I ask you something?