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 Lesson
13 - Calling for Help
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Calling for Help
PETER: Hey! That car just ran a red light
and hit that truck!
GAIL: Is anyone hurt?
PETER: I don’t know … let’s call 911. …
Hello? I’d like to report a car accident near the post office on Charles Street.
It looks like a man is hurt. Yes, it just happened. OK, thanks. Bye.
GAIL: What did they say?
PETER: They’re going to send an ambulance
and a police car right away.
GAIL: Good, they’re here. I hope the man
is OK.
PETER: I know. You have to be so careful
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Conversation Notes |
- Hey! This expression is used to show surprise. Notice
how That car just ran a red light and hit that truck! is said with a lot of
energy.
- Is anyone hurt? This is a yes/no question, so the
intonation rises at the end. Notice how this question is asked in a worried
way.
- 911 is the phone number you dial for emergency services.
The person who answers will ask you questions about the emergency situation
and then send out the necessary emergency services, which may include police
officers, firefighters and an ambulance.
- I’d like to report a car accident near the post office
on Charles Street. Notice how the key words “car accident,” “post office”
and “Charles Street” are stressed. These are the important details that the
emergency services need.
- It just happened is a way of saying “It happened a
moment ago.” Notice the stress on “just,” which emphasizes that the accident
happened very, very recently.
- What did they say? Notice how “say” is emphasized, but
the intonation falls at the end of the word. This is a “what” question, so
the intonation falls at the end.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
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English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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