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 Lesson
15 - Running Errands
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Running Errands
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Hi, there. How can I
help you?
CLAIRE: Well, I’m in town visiting for a
few days, and I need to get some things done while I’m here.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: Sure. What do you
need?
CLAIRE: I need to get my hair cut. I also
need to have my new pants hemmed.
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: OK. Here’s a map of
the city. There’s a good hair salon here, which is just a block away. And
there’s a tailor right here. Is there anything else?
CLAIRE: Yes. I’ll need to have my car
serviced before my long drive home!
HOTEL RECEPTIONIST: No problem. There’s a
good mechanic a few blocks away. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Hi, there. Notice the intonation in this greeting. It
rises after “Hi” and falls after “there.”
- Sure is a friendly expression to mean “OK.”
- Get my hair cut / have my new pants hemmed / have my car
serviced. Notice get/ have + object + participle. This structure is used to
describe actions that someone else does for us. “Get” and “have” are
interchangeable here.
- Is there anything else? here means “Do you need more
information?”
- Before my long drive home! Notice the emphasis and
intonation on “home.” The speaker wants to show humor here. If she doesn’t
get her car checked, she might not get home! She wants to be friendly and
light with the receptionist.
- No problem here means “Don’t worry.” Notice the stress
on “No.” The receptionist laughs first, then puts emphasis on “No” by
lengthening the word. This shows that she understands the car could break
down if it doesn’t get serviced.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
 Conversation
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. |
 Conversation
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. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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