English Conversation

       

1 Greetings 

           

 1. Hi. Hello. 2. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening.  3. How are you?  How are you doing? How ya doing? (Informal) 4. Fine. How about you? 5. Okay. Thanks.

2. Introducing Yourself

1.  I’m John.  I’m Jackie.    (Use first name in informal situations)2.  I’m John Kennedy.   I’m Jackie O’Neill.      (Use full name in business and formal situations) 3.  (It’s) nice to meet you.  (It’s) nice meeting you.  (It’s) good to meet you. 4.  Nice to meet you too.

3. Introducing Other People

1. This is my friend, Jack. Hi Jack. I’m Linda. my brother, Bob. my sister, Cindy. my father, Mr. Harris.  my mother, Mrs. Harris my teacher, Ms. Watson.

my student, Carrie.   my friend, Mary Jones.  my boss, Mr. Ritter. my co-worker, Penny Pitcher 2. Nice to meet you   Nice to meet you too.

4.  Identifying People, Things

1. This is Minnie Rivers. That is Mr. Lewis. 2. Minnie is a writer. Mr. Lewis is a barber. Gail is an artist. He is a photographer. She is a secretary. He’s a dentist. She’s a doctor. 3. I am a computer programmer. I’m a businessman.

I’m a businesswoman. I’m not a mechanic. 4. We are writers. They are engineers. You are a student. You are students. 5. This is an apple. This is a banana. That is an orange. That is not a tomato. It is a telephone. It’s a horse. It’s not an airplane.

        

5. Classroom Questions

. What's your name? My name is Robert. You can call me Bob

. What is this? That's a pencil . What is that? It's a desk. How do you say it in English? Eraser. How do you spell it? E-R-A-S-E-R.  Please say it again. All right.  Please speak more slowly. Okay. Listen carefully. I don't understand. Let me explain. I'm sorry. That's okay.

6. Asking for information 

           

1. What is this? This is a table  2. What is that?That is a chair 3. What's this?It's a pen  4. What's that? It's an  apple.    5. What are these? These are pencils 6. What are those? Those are books 7. Where is Mr. King? He is over there  8. Where is Ms. Knight? She's (right) here 9. Where's Johnny?   He's in the house 10. When's the movie? It's at 9:00 11. When's lunch?  Lunch is at noon 12. How is the food?It's delicious.                        

        

7 Giving information         

 . Jeremy is from Ohio.Oh really? What part of Ohio?  Columbus  2. Kelly is a saleswoman. Is that right? What company?  .  Microsoft 3. He’s a university student. Oh. What university? Harvard 4. Ronda lives in Texas. Really?  What city (in Texas)? Dallas   5. I work at a restaurant. Oh really? Which restaurant?  Angelo Meroni's  6. I live in Florida.Oh yeah? Where in Florida? Orlando    8. Where are you from? I'm from Delaware 9. What is your occupation? .  I’m a police officer.            .  .  .  .          

For Conversation practice:

8 Simple Sentences

1. I work in a post office. Are you a letter carrier? No, I'm a postal clerk  2. Greg works in a bank.  Is he a teller? Yes, he is 3. They live in Washington. Are they  senators? No, they aren't 4. I eat breakfast at 8:00 a.m. What do you eat? (I eat) eggs, bacon and toast 5. She goes to work at 9:00 a.m. Where does she work? In the cafeteria  6. Eddy plays basketball every Friday. Where does he play?  At the gym 7. Penny starts class at 10:00. When does she finish?  At 11:00  8. I don't drink beer. Why (not)?  I don't like it.