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 Lesson
26 - At the Pet Store
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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At the Pet Store
CONNIE: Oh! What a beautiful cat. What do
you think?
GARY: I think I’d rather get a dog. Dogs
are more loyal than cats.
CONNIE: Yes, but they’re so much work!
Would you be willing to walk it every single day? And clean up after it?
GARY: Hmm. Good point. What about a bird?
Or a fish?
CONNIE: We’d have to invest a lot of money
in a cage or a fish tank. And I don’t really know how to take care of a bird or
a fish!
GARY: Well, we’re obviously not ready to
get a pet yet.
CONNIE: Yeah, you’re right. Let’s go grab
some coffee and talk about it. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Oh! What a beautiful cat “Oh!” is used to show surprise
or excitement. “What a …” is an expression that means “I think this is a
very …” “What a(n) …” is followed by an adjective, which is usually
emphasized. Notice the emphasis on “beautiful” here.
- Dogs are more loyal than cats. Two things are being
compared here (dogs and cats). Notice the structure of the sentences:
(noun/s) plus “is/are more” plus (adjective) plus “than” plus (noun/s). The
nouns and the adjective are content words here, so they are all emphasized.
- Every single day Notice that each word here is stressed.
The speaker wants to make a point, so she emphasizes each word equally.
“Every single day” is a lot!
- Good point here means “I agree with you.”
- Take care of This phrase is used with animals, people
and things. It can mean “watch a child while her parents are away,” “feed
and house someone or something,” or “make sure things work properly.” (I
always take care of my baby brother./ I take care of my bird by feeding it
and cleaning its cage./ I need to take care of the broken sink.)
- Yeah, you’re right. Notice the pronunciation of this
expression — the words all blend together here. This casual expression is
used to agree with someone that you know well.
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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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Conversation Information |
Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening,
reading)
A video lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects.
The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page. |
Are You How You Talk?
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American dialects. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Improve Your Pronunciation by Training Your
Ears
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your
pronunciation and English language
reductions. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed. Great English pronunciation tips.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 1
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Disagreements in Everyday Conversation - Part 2
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
Giving and Receiving Compliments
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
How to Make a Complaint in English
(Beginner - Listening)
An audio lesson to
help with your understanding of American
conversation. The English is
spoken at 75% of normal speed.
Click here to visit the lesson page with the written script for this
audio program. |
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