 Lesson
28 - Hobbies
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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Hobbies
RYAN: I’m so happy this week of midterm
exams is finished.
TYLER: Same here. I’m looking forward to
relaxing in the mountains this weekend. I’ve planned a little hike in the woods.
And I’m gonna take a canoe trip down the river if the weather cooperates.
RYAN: Oh, fun! I’m going to Michigan. I’m
taking my camera because fall is coming fast. The leaves are already turning all
shades of red and orange. It will be awesome.
TYLER: Next time you go there, I’ll join
you. I’ve heard Michigan is a great place to go canoeing. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Midterm Students at universities in the United States
often take exams mid semester, around October or March of every year. These
exams are called midterms. Exams at the end of the semester are called
finals or final exams and are usually in May.
- Gonna is a colloquial form of “I’m going to.” Other
similar constructions include “wanna” [want to] or “hafta” [have to]. These
are examples of transcriptions of spoken English and should not be used in a
formal context. Some of these examples are now seen in text messages as a
means of shortening sentences.
- Awesome: is a colloquial way of saying “excellent,”
“cool,” “great.” Last night’s rock concert was awesome.
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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. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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