|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
 Lesson
21 - Weather
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
|
|
|
Weather
Karen: Brrrr! I’m cold. I thought it
was supposed to get warmer
today.
Ed: Yeah, I thought so, too.
That’s what the weatherman said.
Karen: It
must be the wind that makes it so cold. I’m freezing!
Ed: Me, too. Let’s go
inside.
Karen: O.K. It’s no fun standing out here, even if the sun is shining. |
|
|
Conversation Notes |
- Brrrr
- A sound made to indicate that the speaker feels very cold. It is
sometimes pronounced with a trilled r or a bilabial trill.
- was supposed to
- was
expected to. The meaning of supposed to here is slightly different than in
Lesson 5,
since here it carries no sense of obligation. Note that was supposed to is
past tense after thought.
- to get warmer
- Meaning is to become warmer (but become would
rarely be used in this context in casual conversation).
- Yeah
- A very informal form of yes.
- That’s what the weatherman said
- A useful pattern. Some other examples: That’s what the
teacher told us. That’s what Mr. Johnson said. That’s what my father always
says. That’s what the students say.
- weatherman
- Note that this word has a primary stress on the first
syllable and a tertiary stress on the third syllable: /wɛɚerm<n˙/. Some other words ending in
man that have a tertiary stress on the final syllable are máilmàn, mílkmàn,
súpermàn snówman. Some words with the suffix man, however, have an unstressed
final syllable (with a consequent obscuring of the vowel sound). Among these are
fíreman, géntleman, póstman, sálesman, Énglishman. Note that póstman and maílman
are identical in meaning but differ in stress pattern.
- It must be the wind
- This is the must of probability or supposition. Other
examples of this usage: It must be going to rain—it’s so dark outside. They
must not be home yet—they didn’t answer the telephone. That tree must be
thirty feet tall—it’s higher than the roof of the house.
|
|
Source: U.S. State Department |
|
|
Additional
Conversation Lessons |
 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
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced 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. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
|
|
|
More Conversation Information |
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. |
|
|
|
|
Search Fun Easy English |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About
Contact
Copyright
Resources
Site Map |
