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 Lesson
6 - A Telephone Call
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
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A Telephone Call
JOHN: Hi, Alice, it’s John. How are you?
ALICE: Oh, hi, John! I was just thinking
about you.
JOHN: That’s nice. I was wondering if
you’d like to go to a movie tonight.
ALICE: Sure, I’d love to! What’s playing?
JOHN: I was thinking about that new comedy
Lights Out. What do you think?
ALICE: Sounds great!
JOHN: OK, I’ll pick you up around 7:30.
The movie starts at 8:00.
ALICE: See you then. Bye! |
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Conversation Notes |
- Hi, Alice, it’s John: Hi, ____, it’s ____ is a casual
and friendly way to say hello on the phone. Although “it’s” means “it is,”
it is used to mean “I am” here.
- Oh, hi, John! Notice the rising intonation here. Alice
is excited to hear from John and is very pleased that he called her.
- I was wondering if you’d like to ... This is a polite
and indirect way of asking “Do you want to …?” John is nervous and does not
want to appear too direct or bold. Notice how the question goes up at the
end, which shows that he is not overly confident.
- Sure! I’d love to means “Yes, I would love to.” Notice
that Alice is very enthusiastic and friendly. She wants John to feel
comfortable about asking her out on a date.
- I was thinking about … / What do you think? Again, John
does not want to appear too bold. He wants to give Alice a chance to suggest
a movie.
- Sounds great! Is an informal way of saying “That is a
good plan.”
- I’ll pick you up is an informal way of saying “I’ll come
to your house so that we can go together.”
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional
Conversation Lessons |
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which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
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which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
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lessons are for intermediate students. |
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lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
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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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