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Conversation Lesson 17

Lesson 17 - Discussing a News Story Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language. Quick Links Conversation Intermediate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Discussing a News Story Helen: Did you hear about that guy who was struck by lightning? Mavis: You mean that man up in Maine? Helen: That’s the one; the blind guy who could see again. Mavis: I read about him in the paper this week. He’d been blind for about eight or nine years. Helen: Uh huh. Wasn’t he also able to hear again after the lightning hit him? Mavis: Right. He didn’t have to wear a hearing aid anymore. Helen: I think it was a miracle! Mavis: Me too!

Conversation Notes Maine state in the northeastern part of the United States Uh huh That’s right Right Correct hearing aid device to help deaf or partially deaf persons hear Me too So do I Source: U.S. State Department

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