English Conversation

30 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation 3 · 2 EXERCISE Write a question using like for each of the following answers. 1. ...

Describing people, places, and things 31 3 · 4 EXERCISE Match each question in the first column with an appropriate response fro ...

32 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation This chair is comfortable. I could sit here all day. a. so c. no wonder b. plus ...

Describing people, places, and things 33 3 · 8 EXERCISE Complete the following sentences in your own words to explain why you li ...

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35 Striking up a conversation Conversation: Running into a friend Nicole: Hi, Jen. What’s up? I haven’t seen you for ages. Jen: ...

36 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Improving your conversation What’s up? What’s up? is an informal way of asking pe ...

Striking up a conversation 37 Used to (do) can also indicate an action that was done routinely in the past. When we were little, ...

38 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation I’ll bet I’ll bet indicates sincere belief that what you are going to say is true ...

Striking up a conversation 39 The thing is The thing is introduces an explanation for a situation. Why aren’t you ready for scho ...

40 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Another expression that indicates spending a lot of money is go overboard. It was ...

Striking up a conversation 41 Me, too Me, too is a way of saying that you agree with something positive that someone has said or ...

42 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation 4 · 3 EXERCISE Circle the word or words that best complete each of the following ...

Striking up a conversation 43 4 · 5 EXERCISE Match the words or expressions in the first column with those in the second column ...

44 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Fancy meeting you here. a. Yes, what a coincidence. c. Yes, it’s a fancy restaur ...

Striking up a conversation 45 Write three things that you are used to doing now that you weren’t used to doing some years ago. ...

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47 Making dates and appointments Conversation A: Making an appointment with a doctor Receptionist: Drs. Manning and Sharp. How c ...

48 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Conversation B: Changing a lunch date Lisa: Hi, Maria. It’s Lisa. Listen, I’m not ...

Making dates and appointments 49 Modal auxiliaries Following are explanations of the different uses of modal auxiliaries—verbs t ...