Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Conversations
Here are 2 groups of beginner conversations. The last 25 are a little longer, and a bit more
complicated, but are very easy to adjust to whatever you need.
1. Who are you?
A. Whats your name?
B. My name is Bobby. Whats yours?
A. Mine is Tom.
B. Where do you live?
A. I live in Lopburi, and you?
B. I live in Saraburi.
A. Its nice to meet you.
B. Its nice to meet you too.
2. Going to the park
A. Where are you going?
B. I am going to the park.
A. What will you do there?
B. I will play football.
A. Who will you play with?
B. My friends.
A. May I play too?
B. Yes, you may.
3. School time
A. What time do you go to school?
B. I go at 7am.
A. How do you get to school?
B. I get to school by bus.
A. What grade are you in?
B. The 6th grade.
A. Do you have fun at school?
B. Yes, I do.
4. Homework
A. Why?
B. I had 2 tests today.
A. In which classes?
B. Math and History.
A. Didnt you study for them?
B. Yes, but they were still hard.
12. Broken bicycle
A. Whats new?
B. I have a problem.
A. Whats wrong?
B. The chain fell off of my bicycle.
A. Did it break?
B. No.
A. I will help you put it back on.
B. Thanks.
13. Wheres the market?
A. Excuse me.
B. What can I do for you?
A. Can you tell me where the market is?
B. Yes. Its 3 blocks down this street, on the right.
A. Is it open now?
B. Yes, it opened at 9am.
A. Thank you very much.
B. You are welcome.
14. New boyfriend
A. Why is Jill so happy?
B. Because, she has a new boyfriend.
A. Whats his name?
B. His name is James.
A. Where did she meet him?
B. I think they met at the mall.
A. I am glad she is happy.
B. Me too.
10
11
12
13
A: Some help.
B: I knew you were going to say that.
44. Lazy
A: Where are you going?
B: Im going to the kitchen.
A: Can you get me a glass of juice?
B: You are so lazy!
A: No, Im not. I cant move.
B: Why cant you move?
A: Because, our teacher told us to save energy.
B: I dont think that is what she meant.
45. Poor girl
A: Karen is always broke.
B: Yes, she never has any money.
A: Is her family poor?
B: No, she just spends too much.
A: She needs to be more careful.
B: She needs to make a budget.
A: A budget helps you save money.
B: Yes, thats how I got my new cell phone.
46. Photos
A: What are you looking at?
B: Photos from our vacation.
A: Where did you go?
B: We went to Japan.
A: How long where you away?
B: We were gone for 2 weeks.
A: Did you see Godzilla?
B: You are so weird!
47. A night out
A: Lets go out tonight.
B: Where do you want to go?
14
A: The movies.
B: We did that last weekend.
A: What do you want to do?
B: I want to go dancing.
A: I dont know how to dance.
B: Dont worry, its easy.
48. Be careful
A: Hey! Watch out!
B: What?
A: You almost walked into that tree.
B: Thanks, I wasnt paying attention.
A: You need to be more careful.
B: I will try to be.
A: What were you thinking about?
B: The pretty new girl in my Math class.
49. Dead battery
A: My cell phone wont work.
B: Whats wrong with it?
A: Im not sure.
B: Will it turn on?
A: No, it wont.
B: The battery is probably dead.
A: I must have left it on all night again.
B: That will do it.
50. Chatting
A: Who are you chatting with?
B: A friend.
A: Where is your friend at?
B: Japan.
A: Is it a boy, or a girl?
B: Hes a boy, his name is Kazuki.
A: Are you sure? It better not be a girl!
B: Dont be so jealous.
15
16
17
18
19
20
A: Ok, what?
B: A grocery list with all those things on it!
16. House cleaning
A: We are going to clean the house today.
B: We?
A: Yes, we.
B: Why do I have to help clean?
A: Because you help make it dirty.
B: Ok, thats fair. What should I do?
A: Clean the bathtub, the sink, and the toilet.
B: Thats a lot of work.
A: Get to work, and tell me when you are finished.
B: No! You will just give me more work to do.
17. The beach
A: Lets go to the beach.
B: Thats a great idea.
A: We havent been there in a long time.
B: Thats true.
A: The last time we went, you almost drowned.
B: I did not.
A: Then, why were you splashing and screaming?
B: I was just having fun.
A: The lifeguard didnt think it was funny.
B: He had no sense of humor.
18. Little brother
A: Whos that?
B: Thats my little brother.
A: Why is he following us?
B: He wants to play volleyball with us.
A: Should we let him play?
B: No, he is too small.
A: Well, he can keep score for us.
B: Yes, I guess thats ok.
21
22
23
24
25
26
John : John.
Jessica : You speak English very well.
John : Thank you.
Jessica : Are you new at this school?
John : Yes, I am.
Jessica : Well, welcome to our school.
John : Thanks a lot.
Jessica : I am sure you will like it here.
John : I am sure I will too.
34. Asking Directions.
Amy : Hi Michael.
Michael : Hi Amy. Whats up?
Amy : Im looking for the airport. Can you tell me how to get there?
Michael : No, sorry. I dont know.
Amy : I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know
where the subway is?
Michael : Sure, its over there.
Amy : Where? I dont see it.
Michael : Across the street, near the corner.
Amy : Do you know if theres a restroom around here?
Michael : Yes, theres one here. Its in the store.
Amy : Thank you very much.
Michael: No problem.
35. Im hungry.
Thomas : Hi Sarah, how are you?
Sarah : Fine, how are you doing?
27
Thomas : OK.
Sarah : What do you want to do?
Thomas : Im hungry. Id like to eat something.
Sarah : Where do you want to go?
Thomas : Id like to go to an Italian restaurant.
Sarah : What kind of Italian food do you like?
Thomas : I like spaghetti. Do you like spaghetti?
Sarah : No, I dont, but I like pizza.
36. Do you want something to drink?
Susan : David, would you like something to eat?
David : No, Im full.
Susan : Do you want something to drink?
David : Yes, Id like some coffee.
Susan : Sorry, I dont have any coffee.
David : Thats OK. Ill have a glass of water.
Susan : A small glass, or a big one?
David : Small please.
Susan : Here you go.
David : Thanks.
Susan : Youre welcome.
37. Thats too late.
Richard : Mary, would you like to get something to eat with me?
Mary : OK. When?
Richard : At 10 Oclock.
Mary : 10 in the morning?
Richard : No, at night.
28
29
30
31
Richard : Im sick.
Karen : Sorry to hear that.
Richard : Its OK. Its not serious.
Karen : Thats good. Hows your wife?
Richard : Shes good.
Karen : Is she in America now?
Richard : No, shes not here yet.
Karen : Where is she?
Richard : Shes in Canada with our kids.
Karen : I see. I have to go now. Please tell your wife I said hi.
Richard : OK, Ill talk to you later.
44. Introducing a friend.
Michael : Robert, this is my friend, Mrs. Smith.
Robert : Hi, Nice to meet you.
Mrs. Smith : Nice to meet you too.
Robert : Mrs. Smith, what do you do for work?
Mrs. Smith : Im a doctor.
Robert : Oh. Where do you work?
Mrs. Smith : New York University hospital in New York City. What
do you do?
Robert : Im a teacher.
Mrs. Smith : What do you teach?
Robert : I teach English.
Mrs. Smith : Where?
Robert : At a high school in New Jersey.
32
33
34
35