English Conversation

70 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Can you can also be used to request attention to a need. Can you get me to a hosp ...

Making requests and offers 71 Let me know if I can help you or I’ll be glad to help you are formal expressions used by reception ...

72 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Date A date is an appointment with someone—often for the prospect of a romantic c ...

Making requests and offers 73 He missed a week of work when he was sick. You played the wrong card. Now you have to miss your tu ...

74 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation To go ahead means to continue with one’s plans. I’m ready to leave. Then go ahead ...

Making requests and offers 75 Instead Instead indicates a replacement for something else. It is placed after the word that indic ...

76 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation You are talking with your academic adviser at the university. You say: a. How ma ...

Making requests and offers 77 You are in a car with several friends. You want the driver to drop you off at the next corner. A ...

78 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation 7 · 4 EXERCISE Match the words and expressions in the first column with those in ...

Making requests and offers 79 Are you willing to work harder? a. I’ll work instead. c. I’ll get back on track. b. By the way, d ...

80 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation 4. That’s a load off my shoulders. 5. What can I do to help you? 6. I’ll call the ...

81 Expressing doubts and uncertainty Conversation: Advice to a friend Pat: Hi, Katie—I’m calling you to cry on your shoulder. Do ...

82 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation For a start For a start is an expression that precedes the first suggestion relat ...

Expressing doubts and uncertainty 83 After all After all introduces a reason or a justification of what was just said. Don’t exp ...

84 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Work out To work out a problem is to solve it. We’re not going to get married unt ...

Expressing doubts and uncertainty 85 Throw in the towel To throw in the towel means to stop trying to do something. An alternati ...

86 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation Why don’t...? Why don’t...? is another way of suggesting an activity to one or mo ...

Expressing doubts and uncertainty 87 Now and then he sends me an e-mail. We have a family reunion every so often. Occasionally I ...

88 Practice Makes Perfect English Conversation 8 · 3 EXERCISE Match the words or expressions in the first column with those in t ...

Expressing doubts and uncertainty 89 He asked me for a date. a. I think he’s out to get you. c. I think he likes you. b. I thin ...